Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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DC Universe Coming Late 2009, Early 2010

11:20PM December 3, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

Marvel Universe may be dead, but DC Universe is not. It’s alive. And it’s coming. But when? Speaking with MTV, DC comics writer Geoff Johns – who’s working on the game – says it won’t be with us anytime soon.

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These Are The 2008 PlayStation Award Winners

11:00PM December 3, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

To acknowledge hit PlayStation platform games, Sony has the “PlayStation Awards.” These are given to PlayStation titles that are “hits” in Japan. There are two categories: Gold Prize and Double Platinum Prize.

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A Cheap, Quick PS3 Bundle For The Holidays

10:20PM December 3, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

Don’t look now, but it’s another holiday console bundle. This one’s for Europe, and is for the PlayStation 3. It includes an 80GB PS3, a DualShock 3 and a copy of 300 on Blu-Ray.

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Chronicles of Riddick – Here We Go Again In The Best Possible Way

10:00PM December 3, 2008 | AJ Glasser

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena does gamers one better than a next-gen port – it’s got a completely independent game in there to go with Escape from Butcher Bay.

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Rip-Off Chinese MMO Publishers Respond To WoW-Rip-Off Allegations

9:30PM December 3, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

It’s Limbo of the Lost all over again. No sooner have allegations of mass copyright infringement been levelled against Chinese browser MMO Aurora Blade than the game’s publishers have responded, wiping their hands of it.

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Even Pikachu Rides The Train In Japan

9:00PM December 3, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

To recap: Pokémon planes and Pokémon bullet trains. We’ve touched on both rapid forms of Pikachu approved transport before. But what about something slower? Like a regular subway train? Pikachu likes them, too.

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Video Game To Sponsor Pro Football Team

8:30PM December 3, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

Games companies sponsoring sporting teams is nothing new. Sega (Arsenal), Nintendo (Fiorentina) and Microsoft (Seattle Sounders) have all tried their hand at it. But a game sponsoring a football team, that’s new.

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PS2 Gets SNK Love Next Year With King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match

8:00PM December 3, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

Hey, PS2, who still loves ya, baby? SNK does! The Osaka-based developer is releasing The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match next February. It’s a remake of KoF 2002.

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Excellent Radio Show Releases Excellent Games Music CD

7:30PM December 3, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

Savvy readers may also be savvy listeners , so long as they’re tuned into British radio show/podcast OneLifeLeft. It’s a great show, made great not just by it’s presenters, but by its music.

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How Splinter Cell Voice Actor Survived Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

7:00PM December 3, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

In late November, we brought word that game voice actor Michael Rudder (Far Cry Instincts, Prince Of Persia: The Warrior Within, Splinter Cell) was among the casualties in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

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