With Jay Mohr once again hosting the show, three games walked away from the 11th annual Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) awards last night with 12 of the 26 total awards. Along with the top spot for Game of the Year, Call of Duty 4 took home the honors for Console Game of the Year, ...
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There have been rumors for quite a while that PlayStation 3 downloadable title flOw would be making the migration to the PlayStation Portable -- and plenty of reason for the rumors as well. The game is simplistic both graphically and conceptually, so it would make a good fit for a downloadable title...
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In a press release sent out today to announce the appointment of Adam Roberts as Managing Director, D3Publisher of Europe quietly dropped a puzzle-based bombshell: a sequel to sleeper-turned-smash hit Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (PSP version pictured) is in the works for a 2008 release. ...
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It's been rumored for a long time, but now David Jaffe has finally confirmed that a PlayStation 3 iteration of Twisted Metal is developer Eat Sleep Play's next project. Twisted Metal: Head On: Extra Twisted Edition for PlayStation 2 promised to carry a clue about his studio's next project, which was...
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In their statement on Monday about the decision to keep hard drive-lacking Core/Arcade Xbox 360 owners offline in Burnout Paradise, Criterion said the choice was made in the interest of maintaining Paradise's seamless online experience. The major impediment revolved around their plans for downloadab...
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Last time we checked in with Saints Row 2 (in EGM's November 2007 cover story), we brought along information on how the developers at Volition are looking to expand their sequel by focusing on big features like online co-op while incorporating lots of smaller ideas like the ability to take human shi...
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The award-winning multimedia kid's brand, "Cogno" is making a name for itself among kids, parents and educators with its "Star Wars-Meets-Magic School Bus" approach to fun and learning. Leading agency FOG Studios will now take the Cogno characters, stories and products into the ...
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It's easy to imagine Activision in its current state as one of those super successful rockers. You know the kind: the ones who kick back on enormous thrones made out of one million hundred dollar bills, while knocking back tequila shots and enjoying the salad days and hyperconsumptive good life that...
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Miss the days when Las Vegas was ruled by the mob and not business men? When the idea of hitting it big and making a name for yourself was actually possible, and not a carefully crafted marketing image to attract tourists? This is the setup for This is Vegas, a new game from Midway that has you crea...
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The video game industry's most influential leaders have gathered in Las Vegas for the 2008 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit, kicking off today and continuing through Feb. 8 at the Red Rock Resort. The conference includes three days of seminars with some of the most celebrat...
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Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore is now available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Toge...
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GameStrata, the premier developer of community tools for gamers, today announced that it has brought its unique brand of game-sharing and tracking technology to Facebook. Users of the top-ranked online social network can now set up leaderboards for their Facebook friends, display their game statisti...
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Since making the transition to this round of consoles, EA Sports' Madden NFL football franchise hasn't always looked like a playoff contender. But last year's edition on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 definitely reminded us of the good ol' days, earning high review scores from this here website. So ...
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UPDATE: Developer 3D Realms has informed Shacknews that it never confirmed a release target for Duke Nukem Forever to the Dallas Business Journal, and that specific release details are still unavailable. ORIGINAL STORY: With the recent trailer hitting the web and reports of polishing up the finishin...
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Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, today announced This is Vegas, an open world, lifestyle action experience, where players will live out their Vegas fantasies by fighting, gambling, driving and partying their way through the most dec...
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The latest issue of Japanese mag Weekly Famitsu revealed six more characters who will be duking it out in Street Fighter IV. All six are veteran fighters from Street Fighter II: Chun-Li, Zangief, Blanka, Guile, Dhalsim, and E. Honda. Add those to the three already announced - Ryu, Ken, and newcomer ...
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We'll leave the debate to more appropriate venues, but whatever your thoughts are on the war in Iraq, the fact remains that close to 160,000 men and women in our armed forces are currently deployed there right now. And when they're not risking their lives in combat, many of them enjoy passing their ...
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Following his appointment by the Board during its meeting on 30th January 2008, Infogrames Entertainment welcomes David Gardner as CEO, who arrived in Lyon on Monday, February 4 for a series of meetings with Company employees. Mr. Gardner is one of the top executives in the interactive entertainmen...
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Lost Planet Colonies is a title we've heard a couple times over the last several months. In May of last year, Capcom registered the trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and then in November, the title was rated by the German USK ratings board. Today, the story gets a bit dee...
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It was bound to happen sooner or later, but Burnout Paradise has the distinction of being the first high profile (non-MMO) Xbox 360 release to have significant portions of the game unavailable to those without HDD-equipped consoles. Specifically, Burnout Paradise's seamlessly integrated online mode ...
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