Gaming » Friday 03 July 2009
the *.views: reviews, previews & interviews
03-07-09
21:46
GMTReviews PC Spore Galactic Adventures @ GameSpy [4/5] Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen @...
1979 asteroids video game being made into a movie
03-07-09
21:46
GMTUniversal Studios has secured the rights to take the classic Atari video game Asteroids to the big screen following a four-studio bidding war. While no official storyline exists for Asteroids, it will be up to writer Matthew Lopez to create a convincing story around the relatively simplistic “shoot the asteroids” video game concept.
The relatively simple [...]
gaming news tidbits: ladies? night
03-07-09
21:46
GMTWhat an angry week it’s been! Internet protesters forgot all their rage about Left 4 Dead 2 once it came out that StarCraft II would be missing one feature in the name of security. The silver lining is huge, friends - have another look at our huge preview to remind yourself of everything the year’s [...]
weekly music game downloads: punk is still alive
03-07-09
21:46
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It’s summer, the time for concert tours and lazy days spent improving one’s Guitar Hero score by that extra 100 points. This week’s downloadable songs have gone punk. Rock Band gets another pack in honor of the Warped Tour, while Guitar Hero World Tour gets the “Punk-O-Rama” track pack featuring some of punk’s original bad [...]
batman arkham asylum "inside the asylum" trailer
03-07-09
21:30
GMTTake an indepth look into Gothams home for the criminally insane.
the estuary by derek gunn is now available!
03-07-09
21:06
GMTImage: http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd269/permutedpress/Book%20Covers/TheEstuaryFullCover-1.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1934861243/permutedpress-20)
Derek Gunn's new zombie novel The Estuary is now available for purchase from many stores including:
* Permuted Press...
two worlds ii announced
03-07-09
21:06
GMTForsooth, there will be a new sequel to Two Worlds. Two. Two Worlds II (http://www.twoworlds2.com/).
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In the coming winter, the role-playing world of Antaloor will once again open its portals to PC, Mac and Next-Gen consoles. Following the fantastic worldwide sales success of the...
resident evil 4: afterlife revealed
03-07-09
21:06
GMTShocktillyoudrop.com is reporting (http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10969#) that a 4th Resident Evil movie is in the works for a 2010 release.
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In spite of what any of the talent involved in Resident Evil: Extinction told us during the press tour (mostly, "this is...
left 4 dead 2 pre-orders are double those of the first game
03-07-09
20:00
GMTLeft 4 Dead 2 (X360)Despite fan backlash Valve says its new sequel currently has twice the pre-orders of the first game.
no more wii no more heroes
03-07-09
20:00
GMTNo More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii)Grasshopper's Suda 51 states that Desperate Struggle will be the last No More Heroes game on the Wii.
round up: gamasutra network jobs, week of july 3
03-07-09
20:00
GMTIn this round-up, we highlight some of the notable jobs posted in big sister site Gamasutra's industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Blizzard, Microsoft Game Studios and more.
Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.
It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites
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strong bad's cool reversible pc game cover for attractive people
03-07-09
20:00
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The vector art cover for Telltale's PC DVD edition of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (which collects all five episodes of the series) is attractive enough, but pulling out and reversing that cover will reveal a fantastic alternate Atari 2600 version bullet-pointing the adventure title's notable features: pointing, clicking, and pixels.
Sure, the Venture Brothers third season DVD set pulled a similar stunt with its jacket several
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apparently something wrong with fat princess (fat princess)
03-07-09
19:30
GMTA phonecall with a Sony employee confirmed that apparently there's something wrong with Fat Princess being delayed.
l4d2 pre-orders twice that of original (left 4 dead 2)
03-07-09
19:30
GMTEurogamer:
Valve has told Eurogamer that pre-orders for Left 4 Dead 2 are twice what they were at this stage last time, despite the internet backlash and boycott threats.
"Our pre-orders are currently double what they were for Left 4 Dead 1 at this point in time away from launch," said Valve marketeer Doug Lombardi. "We're like 20 weeks out or something like that."



