Mmmm naise pistol.Image credit: Rockstar Games
The Grand Theft Auto series has (almost) completed its presence on hand-held platform, with GTA:Chinatown Wars for Apple iPhone/iPod Touch. In an announcement at Rockstar Games official website, the game which used to be an exclusive title for Nintendo DS, will be released in Fall 2009.
“Chinatown Wars is a perfect [...]

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So yummy, we are silently OM NOM NOM NOM-ing.Image credit: PlayStation.Blog
It took quite long for Sony to admit it but here it is folks, the Sony PlayStation 3 Slim has finally been officially announced. The unveiling took place at their GamesCon press conference in Cologne, Germany earlier today.
The new unit features a very streamlined design, [...]

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Earlier today, the folks at Blizzard has announced that their eagerly awaited cash cow RTS, the Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty will not see the daylight in 2009. Instead, the game’s release date has been moved to “first half of 2010“.
According to the announcement, the main culprit behind the delay was the upgrade process of [...]

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Like we never mentioned it before, Ostrich Hammer FTW!Image credit: Volition, Inc.
Fancy destroying the world with a banhammer? If that’s the case, Red Faction: Guerrilla could be the game for you. The third person shooter game tells a story about one Alec Mason, a guerrilla member of Red Faction who is in battle against the [...]

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Heroes of Newerth (HoN) is an upcoming online strategy games developed by the US-based S2 Games. Fans might remember their older titles - Savage and Savage 2, which combined FPS and RTS into action-packed games. However, HoN is a totally different beast altogether, as it is heavily based on a very popular Warcraft 3 mod [...]

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Less polygon, more water color: Master Chief in the animated Halo Legends.Image credit: Kotaku
Yesterday, we were treated to the news of Sam Raimi as the director of live-action film adaptation of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. Today, it is Microsoft turn, to unveil yet another Halo-themed work, this time in a form of animation called Halo [...]

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Ohh yess, that’s how you axed an Orc. - Sam Raimi.Image credit: Screenrant.com
Back in 2006, the California-based Legendary Pictures acquired the rights to create a live-action movie adaption of Blizzard’s Warcraft series. Since then, the production plan has shifted its focus to World of Warcraft and has recently signed on Sam Raimi as the director [...]

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While PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have been enjoying Resident Evil 5 for quite some time, Capcom has just announced that the PC edition of the game will be released on September 15 in US and September 18 in Europe.
Capcom said that the PC version will be the ultimate Resident Evil 5 package as it [...]

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OMG, all of them in one place! So cuteeeeee *kaboom!*
Get ready for her royal cuteness! The world famous Hello Kitty is coming to you gaming world with a free-to-play game called Hello Kitty Online (HKO), developed by Sanrio Digital,. The game is set to be launched locally next month by Oriented Games at their game [...]

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CHARGEEEE!!Note: NOT actual game image | Image credit: IAHGames.com
For the MMO guys and gurls out there, the long-awaited Dragonica has just started its Closed Beta earlier today. The 3D side scroller came in two languages: English & Chinese which will be handled by Singapore-based IAHGames and also, local distributor, 8 Interactive respectively.
Due to the amount [...]

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‘Effin Metal. ’nuff said. \m/Image credit: Tilt.TV via ConsoleHero.com
Guitar Hero: Metallica stand alone game has been around the market for quite some time. For a game with such a huge name behind it, we kinda wondered if Activision just missed an money making opportunity by not having any peripherals associated with the game. Turn out, [...]

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You don’t need fingers to play the ‘tar.Image credit: Joystiq
Two Rock Band news in a day? Yeah baby, papa love ‘em plastic guitars. Looks like there will be another Rock Band to be released this year, in the name of LEGO Rock Band. Targeted to lower age and family demographics, it is the third RB [...]

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Wheeee, we are now digital!
Everybody knew The Beatles, right? Since most of us here are occasional music junkie and serial music game addicts, we can’t help but to feel excited about the upcoming Fab Four game, made by the same guys that brought us Rock Band franchise - MTV Games, EA and Harmonix.
The name of [...]

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Ostrich Hammer FTW!Image credit: Volition, Inc.
The master distributor for THQ products for Malaysia - Replay Interactive is offering limited numbers of Xbox 360 demo of Volition’s upcoming shooter, Red Faction: Guerrilla. Now, you might be thinking why you need a key just for a demo…well, the demo will only be released on Xbox LIVE Marketplace [...]

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Go go go vrroooom!Image credit: iAM Interactive
iAM Interactive, a Philippines-based game publishing company, who boasted couple of high profile games for their national market such as Lineage II and the upcoming shooter Exteel, has just added GoGoRacer - an online casual racing game, to its stable. The game is developed by Radiance Digital Entertainment based [...]

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