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12/04/2008 DICE Announces New Mirror’s Edge Time Trial Map Pack If you have already bested all of your friends’ time trials in DICE’s innovative action title Mirrors Edge, new content is coming your way which will further test your skills. DICE announced today that a new time trial map pack is coming to both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems. [more info]
12/04/2008 EA Announces NASCAR Kart Racing If Mario Kart isn’t intense enough for you, EA has something up its sleeve that will deliver an even bigger rush. Electronic Arts introduced NASCAR Kart Racing today, a title which is slated to be the first NASCAR game for the Wii. Shipping in North America on February 10, the release corresponds directly with the Daytona 500, an event which signifies the start of the 2009 NASCAR season. [more info]
12/04/2008 8-Ball DLC Pack Races Into GRID [more info]
12/04/2008 Microsoft Throws Silver Members A Bone In December [more info]
12/03/2008 SCi Picks Up Eidos Name According to EdgeOnline.com, EK publisher SCi has dropped its name in favor of the more recognizable Eidos moniker. Edge reports that the publisher filed a request to switch names with the Registrar of Companies only yesterday, and has now taken the name officially. [more info]
12/03/2008 Fable II Patch Update Via the Lionhead studios community blog, we just acquired details of the upcoming Fable II update. Although we still don’t have an exact date for the patch’s launch, we are assured that is “coming along nicely.” [more info]
12/03/2008 City of Heroes Issue 13 Officially Launched For those of you still devoting your life to NCsoft’s City of Heroes, you are probably more than aware that Issue 13: Power and Responsibility launched today. For the rest of us, Issue 13 includes several new features, many of which are intriguing enough to warrant picking up the game again. The additons are detailed below. [more info]
12/03/2008 December Guitar Hero DLC Revealed New songs! That’s right people; we’ve got a list of upcoming DLC for Guitar Hero: World Tour. Starting tomorrow and continuing through the rest of the month, players will have access to songs from the Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, the Eagles, Slightly Stoopid, Pepper and Expendables. The best part is some of it is free! Check out the full list below. [more info]
12/02/2008 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Coming To North America In addition to the announcement that Kingdom Hearts RE: Chain of Memories has hit retail, Square Enix dropped another bit of news regarding the successful franchise. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is now conformed for North American release, and will be the first in the Kingdom Hearts franchise to be designed specifically for the Nintendo DS. [more info]
12/02/2008 The Witcher Confirmed For Consoles Those who have been waiting for Projekt Red’s The Witcher to venture into console territory are in for a treat. Today at the Atari Live event in London, Atari and Projekt Red announced a global release of The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Both are expected to release in fall of 2009. [more info]
12/02/2008 Petroglyph Announces New Strategy Title Mytheon True Games Interactive and game developer Petroglyph teamed up today to announce their newest project, Mytheon. Mytheon is being described as an online action-strategy title that will feature a micro-transaction infrastructure. Highlighted in the announcement we learned that the title will have a heavy focus on collectability and combat, while still including the best parts of action, strategy and RPG play. [more info]
12/02/2008 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time Confirmed for NA Square Enix just announced that the newest title in the Chrystal Chronicles franchise will be making its way to North America spring of 2009. Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time is in development for both the Nintendo DS and Wii, and will allow players to team up with friends or work alone at any point in time of play. Echoes of Time will also allow for cross-platform play for the first time. [more info]
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