This is Vegas - Features Preview

When a ruthless businessman begins turning Vegas into a family-friendly tourist trap, you must start your own powerful empire and resurrect the famous adult playground. Party hard at the hottest clubs to make VIP connections. Grow your bankroll by hitting high stakes tables. Race the fastest cars on the underground circuit to raise your reputation. Fight off enemies with fists and firearms to prove your strength. Where you go and what you do is your call. Whether counting cards, seducing dangerous women, cruising the strip or starting bar brawls, there’s lots of excitement on the way to the top.

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True Crime: Hong Kong - First Look Preview

It's time for gamers to take on a new undercover assignment with Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) announcement of True Crime® - an all-new open-world game inspired by classic Hollywood and Asian cinema style action thrillers. Built from the ground up by developer United Front Games to look, feel and play like a true Hong Kong action flick, True Crime follows the story of detective Wei Shen as he infiltrates one of Hong Kong's notorious Triad crime syndicates.

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Medal of Honor - First Look Preview

Medal of Honor™ returns to the front lines, this time in today’s war. For the first time in the franchise’s 10-year history, Medal of Honor is leaving the WWII theatre and putting players in war-torn Afghanistan. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed that in 2010, Medal of Honor, an all-new first-person shooter game, will introduce the Tier 1 Operator: a relatively unknown entity directly under the National Command Authority who takes on missions no one else can handle. The development team has been working closely with Tier 1 Operators from the US Special Operations Community since the earliest stages of development to create the most authentic modern war experience. Inspired by real events, Medal of Honor reveals the mission of today’s most elite soldier – his will, his mindset and his uncompromising professionalism.

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FIFA 11 - Be A Goalkeeper Preview

EA SPORTSTM has developed a new feature called Be A Goalkeeper for FIFA 11 that will enable fans to experience the thrill of playing as the keeper, and for the first time in a football videogame, will place control of all 22 players on the pitch in human hands. The new feature will be available for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system when FIFA 11 is available in stores September 28 in North America and October 1 in Europe and Asia.

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Play Blur, win BMW

Activision and Playstation3 offer ‘Blur’ players the chance to win a BMW sports car.

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New Screenshots of Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland

21 New Screenshots of Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland have been added

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Tiesto to make his videogame debut in DJ Hero 2

The world’s biggest touring electronic artist and dance music icon to provide likeness and two exclusive mixes to 2010’s best soundtrack in entertainment.

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New Screenshots of SingStar Guitar

6 New Screenshots of SingStar Guitar have been added

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New Screenshots of Time Crisis: Razing Storm

29 New Screenshots of Time Crisis: Razing Storm have been added

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Gamecaster partners with Epic Games

Unreal Engine 3 Integrated Partners Program adds GCS3 virtual camera hardware to Unreal Engine 3’s Unreal Matinee.

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EA Sports named partner of the Premier League

Exclusive partnership to deliver enhanced experiences for EA SPORTS gamers and fans of England’s Barclays Premier League.

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Dead Space animated feature and novel planned

EA continues to expand the franchise with ‘Dead Space Aftermath’ film and ‘Dead Space Salvage’ novel.

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New EA studio in Salt Lake City

Electronic Arts Unveils new state-of-the-art video game studio in downtown Salt Lake City.

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Madden NFL 11 heating up

GameStop counts down to ‘Madden NFL 11’ launch with Madden Mondays and the Gridiron Game Changers Sweepstakes.

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Two-hour Red Faction: Origins movie planned

Live-action film based on THQ’s Red faction video game franchise scheduled to air on Syfy in March 2011.

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Exclusive: 3D Unlimited Detail news

Unlimited Detail, the company that promised to revolutionize the 3D industry, explains why they suddenly fell off the grid.

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New Screenshots of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

11 New Screenshots of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City have been added

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New Screenshots of MicroMachines

43 New Screenshots of MicroMachines have been added

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Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack Review

As corny as these games are, there’s something to be said about mowing down robots with bullets.  This makes a great nostalgia piece for the game guru or perhaps you like some loud noisy destruction.  The games only take about a half hour to play and this pack delivers either way.  The price isn’t steep for reliving this experience though.

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PokePark: Pikachu’s Adventure Review

Compound this with a dialogue that doesn’t always make sense and you’re going to end up with a rather baffled child.  Fortunately, once they get the hang of how the game works they can skip to the mini games fairly easy.  That’s why this makes a perfect starter game for children to play.

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THE SIMS 3 - Console Preview

“We’re bringing players the best console and handheld game for The Sims franchise to date and are excited to offer a unique experience for all types of gamers on their platform of choice,” explained Sam Player, Executive Producer at EA. “Building on the unique traits system, living open neighborhood, lifetime wishes, and endless customization options, we’ve tailored each platform of The Sims 3 with exclusive features to allow for even more control, creativity, and connectivity.”

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PES 2011: Football Evolved Preview

The PES range has long been regarded as offering incredible realism and control, but PES 2011 will reinvigorate the series with the most advanced raft of gameplay additions, control options, and animations to meet the evolution of real-life football. Central to its total freedom of play, PES 2011 introduces a power bar for each player that allows the user to determine the exact strength and placement of every pass and shot. Balls can now be spread absolutely anywhere with utter precision, with long balls into space, short passes to feet and intricate one-twos allowing the player to dictate play and control the tempo of a match.

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JUST DANCE 2 - FULL TRACKLIST Preview

Just Dance 2’s tracklist offers a wide range of songs drawn from classic hits and legendary songs to today’s chart-toppers, including Donna Summer’s Hot Stuff, I Got You by James Brown but also Rihanna’s S.O.S., When I Grow Up by the Pussycat Dolls and many other famous songs for perfect dancing parties! It also features new music styles such as Bollywood or Reggaeton. And for those who still want more, they will be able to download tracks from an expanding catalogue of new hits using WiiWare.

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FIFA 11 - STREET FOOTBALL MODE Preview

EA SPORTS announced that there are now two ways to play FIFA 11 Wii—traditional 11 versus 11 football matches plus a new street football mode. Hit the pitch for a Wii-specific take on customary 11 versus 11 football matches with over 30 officially licensed leagues, 500 teams, more than 15,000 players to choose from. Or, hit the streets to compete in 5 versus 5 street matches with the world’s elite players.

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Green Day Rock Band Review

In short, if you are fan of Green Day and you love Rock Band, this game is a must.  For everyone else, it makes a great option to play with friends.

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Dragon’s Lair Trilogy announced

Experience the fantasy adventures that became a cultural phenomenon as Destineer brings classic arcade games to Wii.

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Tiesto to make his videogame debut in DJ Hero 2

The world’s biggest touring electronic artist and dance music icon to provide likeness and two exclusive mixes to 2010’s best soundtrack in entertainment.

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New Screenshots of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

10 New Screenshots of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 have been added

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New Screenshots of Sports Island Freedom

6 New Screenshots of Sports Island Freedom have been added

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New Screenshots of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

15 New Screenshots of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock have been added

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This is Vegas - Features Preview

When a ruthless businessman begins turning Vegas into a family-friendly tourist trap, you must start your own powerful empire and resurrect the famous adult playground. Party hard at the hottest clubs to make VIP connections. Grow your bankroll by hitting high stakes tables. Race the fastest cars on the underground circuit to raise your reputation. Fight off enemies with fists and firearms to prove your strength. Where you go and what you do is your call. Whether counting cards, seducing dangerous women, cruising the strip or starting bar brawls, there’s lots of excitement on the way to the top.

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True Crime: Hong Kong - First Look Preview

Set in Hong Kong, True Crime takes gamers through diverse neighborhoods, ranging from the high class Central HK to the bustling fish markets of Aberdeen and beyond in a wide variety of story missions and sandbox activities. The game also introduces handfuls of intriguing characters for gamers to interact with as they navigate through a truly unique and dangerous city.

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Medal of Honor - First Look Preview

Medal of Honor™ returns to the front lines, this time in today’s war. For the first time in the franchise’s 10-year history, Medal of Honor is leaving the WWII theatre and putting players in war-torn Afghanistan. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed that in 2010, Medal of Honor, an all-new first-person shooter game, will introduce the Tier 1 Operator: a relatively unknown entity directly under the National Command Authority who takes on missions no one else can handle. The development team has been working closely with Tier 1 Operators from the US Special Operations Community since the earliest stages of development to create the most authentic modern war experience. Inspired by real events, Medal of Honor reveals the mission of today’s most elite soldier – his will, his mindset and his uncompromising professionalism.

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FIFA 11 - Be A Goalkeeper Preview

EA SPORTSTM has developed a new feature called Be A Goalkeeper for FIFA 11 that will enable fans to experience the thrill of playing as the keeper, and for the first time in a football videogame, will place control of all 22 players on the pitch in human hands. The new feature will be available for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system when FIFA 11 is available in stores September 28 in North America and October 1 in Europe and Asia.

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DLC for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Crystal dynamics announces downloadable content to be released with its upcoming Tomb Raider game for Xbox 360.

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Lunch of the new portal and community site for WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. -August 23, 2010 -THQ Inc.today announced the full launch of the company’s new WWE videogames portal at wwe.thq.com, as well as the official community website for WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2011 at community.smackdownvsraw.com.  The two sites will feature the latest WWE videogame content, official forums, an exclusive blog written by WWE Superstar The Miz®, a Create-a-Superstar application and much more.  The new WWE videogames portal and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 community site will be the ultimate online destinations leading up to and beyond launch.

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Haunted House remake

Original Atari favorite re-imagined for Wii, Xbox LIVE and Windows PC download in time for Halloween 2010.

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Medal of Honor Limited Edition announced

Exclusive in-game content offers players the authentic Tier 1 Operator experience and exclusive access to the MP7, a unique weapon utilized by the operators.

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Eric Hirshberg named CEO of Activision Publishing

Advertising industry veteran further strengthens company’s senior management team.

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Fan-made King’s Quest: The Silver Lining is out

The first of highly anticipated PC game episodes based on the famous King’s Quest series premieres today for free.

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A Tale in the Desert 4 coming to an end

Players will decide the fate of the game and choose a Pharaoh, which will have gameplay implications.

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Sid Meier’s Civilization V Special Edition details

2K Games announces a retail package that will include behind-the scenes content, metal figurines, soundtrack CDs and more.

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Disciples III demo released

‘Disciples III: Renaissance’ demo will give players a chance to play as one of three races of Nevendaar.

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BioWare confirms Dragon Age 2

The sequel to 2009’s RPG of the year is in development at BioWare’s Edmonton-based studio and promises a more responsive combat system and a dynamic story.

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Unreal Engine 3 powers NASA’s “Moonbase Alpha”

NASA’s new online game “Moonbase Alpha,” developed with Unreal Engine 3 by Virtual Heroes, launches today free of charge on Valve’s Steam network.

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