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Rock Hippo Productions has announced that its Open Beta phase is now live for the highly-anticipated free2play online multiplayer action game, Brawl Busters.  Starting today, everyone will be able to brawl their way through two new modes, battle with new weapons and outfits and join the Brawl Busters community online at the Busters Centre.   In addition, all Closed Beta players will receive an exclusive item as a special thank you gift for their participation. Read the rest of this entry »

Fire up the grill and become everyone’s favorite meat man with the BBQ CHEF skill pack for Dead Rising 2 Off The Record from the Capcom Vancouver Game Studio. Get beefier attacks with the knife and cleaver, gain more health from delicious meats, cause bigger explosions to charbroil any zombies in range and make fatal use of the condiment bar! Read the rest of this entry »

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, currently in development at Slant Six Games for Capcom, will deliver a true third-person team-based shooter experience set within the dark and sinister Resident Evil universe. Not only does this setting provide a rich backdrop to the action but it also delivers a unique and brutal triple-threat battle. Zombies and Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.W.s) add to the mix as players compete against their team’s opposing squad and tackle this third, unpredictable element that could only exist in the twisted Resident Evil universe. The result is a brand new style of gameplay that breaks the conventions of traditional third person shooters. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the most stylish, haunting and affecting titles of the year, The War of the Worlds from Other Ocean Interactive, now has awesome Avatar items for Xbox LIVE users. Show off to your friends with these stylish items that let them know you’re ready to take on the alien invasion. The War of the Worlds is available now on Xbox Live for 800 MS Points and is rated E10 by the ESRB. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions has announced that its upcoming online multiplayer action game Brawl Busters will begin the Open Beta phase on Thursday, November the 3^rd.  To kick off the Open Beta, Rock Hippo has released a new trailer, new screens and will be announcing a variety of all-new features for the game.  Read the rest of this entry »

Other Ocean Interactive, an acclaimed independent developer with a mastery of creating modern games with a retro feel like Dark Void Zero and the XBLA conversion of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, has announced that its highly anticipated side-scrolling platformer, The War of the Worlds, has launched on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® for $10.00 (800 Microsoft Points). The War of the Worlds offers an awe-inspiring take one of the most well-known science fiction stories of all time. Read the rest of this entry »

Crossover events are something TV viewers are used to seeing during ratings sweeps, but now  Namco Bandai Games America Inc. and Ubisoft Entertainment have announced that elite assassin Ezio Auditore from the Assassin’s Creed™ series will be a playable guest character in SoulCalibur^® V for the PlayStation^®3 and Xbox 360^®.  This monumental collaboration will let players control Ezio and his wide range of assassination tools including a Roman Longsword, Stiletto, Crossbow, Hidden Gun and his trademark Hidden Blade.  SoulCalibur V delivers exhilarating 3D fighting mechanics, breathtaking visuals, and new characters, as well as expanding the online and character creation modes.  SoulCalibur V is scheduled to launch on January 31, 2012 in North America. Read the rest of this entry »

Eidos-Montreal used some of the latest game development technology from Autodesk, Inc.  to develop the critically acclaimed “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” video game. Autodesk Scaleform middleware helped the developer build immersive user interfaces (UIs) — from interactive world objects and the hero’s Augmented Reality bio-engineered enhancement, to basic menus and heads-up displays (HUDs). Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk MotionBuilder software were used to create and populate the game’s large futuristic world. Read the rest of this entry »

TransGaming Inc. and  Activision Publishing, Inc. have announced that Activision’s innovative new game, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure™, has been brought to the Mac platform using TransGaming’s Mac enablement technology so that Spyro fans around the world can enjoy the game on their Mac computers. Read the rest of this entry »

Deus Ex: Human Revolution™ – The Missing Link downloadable content (DLC) is now available in Europe and PAL territories for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, OnLive®, and Windows PC platforms via Steam® and other participating online retailers. It will be available in these territories for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system tomorrow, October 19. Read the rest of this entry »