This one is a console video game developed by The Behemoth.
The Behemoth announced it during Comic-Con 2006 and after almost two years it is finally here and is available for download via Xbox Live Arcade at the cost of of 12k Microsoft Points which equates to $15 USD.

The game contains 3 modes.
The 1st mode is a take them down kind of where up to 4 players can play, either online or locally.
As subsequent enemies are are defeated, the level progress there by introducing new combos and abilities, and an improvement in players attackin and defending,weapon usage and magic abilities.

Found while taking down a level, or knocking out enemies, Animal Orbs which aids in different ways such as restoring health or aiding attacking abilities

At the end of a final battle, the survivors then one another in a battle so as to get a hard earned kiss from the rescued princess.

Other modes includes Arena, where all the players (maximum 4) can fight one another, plus a competitive eating mini-game called “All You Can Quaff” about which not much is known.

Although the Game is no Soul Caliber but it has been fetching good scores as IGN has given the game 9.0 off 10 plus an Editor’s Choice award, acclaiming its addictive nature and replayability.

Not to forget GameTrailers.com who tagged it with a 7.9/10.0 , GameSpot who marked it an 1.5 short of a perfect 10 followed by an 8.4 from The Top Gamer.com

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Developed by Pandemic Studios and published by EA , Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is a video game sequel to its predecessor Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction is just hours away from the hands of Gamers in the United States and will arrive in Europe on September 5, 2008.

The Game Environment Features the Likes of Venezuela.

The Game will be Out on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The game will feature all the three playable characters, from the original game ie Jennifer Mui, Mattias Nilsson and Chris Jacobs.

The scene sets in August 2010 when the your chosen Player is in the pursuit of the Drug lord Ramon Solano, who contracts the player’s mercenary for a task but then walks away from the deal not only be refusing to pay you but also trying to kill you.

Solano then becomes dictator of Venezuela and takes over the control of country’s oil supply.

These Results in unrest in many parts of the world and Six of the major factions of the world go against Solano.The Factions provided in the game are

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

People’s Liberation Army of Venezuela

Universal Petroleum Corporation

The Rastafarian Pirates (similar to the russians seen in the 1st version)

People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China

Allied Nations resembling UN in the game

The gamer’s task will be to get associated with one of these faction and seek a revenge on Solano plus making some money along side.

New features distinguishing the previous version are a variety of air support and Ariel attacks

It Includes side missions helps in improving or degrading the players repo with a faction and earning extra or loose some money.

Also in the game will be a new co-op mode which allows two or more players to play the game together online and offline.

Plus there will be a huge arsenal of weapons as well as improved and increased number of in game vehicles which are to be just while facing a mission.

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Announced on 22 August 2007 , Sony is now ready with thier PlayTV which  is a twin-channel DVB-T tuner peripheral along with digital video recorder (DVR) software which lets  the users to watch and record television programmes to the HDD of a PlayStation 3 as well as on a Playstation Portable to view it later on.

Thought the Idea seems to be complex but what the users have to do is simply plug the aerial into the RF jack provided on the PlayTV box, and then connect the device via USB to PS3 or a PSP

The PlayTV is a DVB-T box so it will support all the channels supported by DVB-T,which is popularly known as Freeview.

With This the Gamers will be able to watch other channels while some other channel is in the recording stage.

The same goes with the games as gamers can play thier games simultaneously with TV recordings.

PlayTV can be controlled using the a PlayStation controller or Blu-ray remote control.

As far as the Codecs are concerned PlayTV supports MPEG2 SD and HD, and AVC/MPEG4 formats as well.

Other Features Indcludes Parental Lock,Video Librabry,Scheduled Reordings,Screen Size settings etc.

The PlayTV is less than a Month away to hit the Roads of UK and the rest of the Europe however the it will be available in early next year in other parts of the world.

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Announced at the 2008 Games Convention in Leipzig the EyePet is being developed by SCE London Studio who have recently canceled their project :Eight Days.The game will be released in Late  2009 and will be out on PlayStation 3.

The EyePet uses PlayStation Eye camera which  allows your  virtual pet to interact with people and objects Present in the game environment .

The Game features detailed and in depth reality as your pet remains aware of the enviorment around it and reacts and intracts with the objects accordingly.For Example when a stone is thrown at you met it will dodge so as to avoid getting hurt.

However Not much is known about the Game at this point of time but it promises to be a good one.

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I am here with an exciting news for all the House of the Dead gaming series fans, Sega and Headstrong Games are all set to roll out a new installment to its house of dead game series. This new edition is named as “The House of the Dead: Overkill“. This new installement will be exclusively for Wii and will be made available in 2009.

“We wanted to do something really different with The House of the Dead: OVERKILL,” commented Bradley Crooks, Studio Head at Headstrong Games. “With SEGA, we’ve been able to create a fresh look for the franchise. I think you’ll agree it’s like nothing you’ve seen before on Wii.”

“The refreshing new visual style, bold art direction and visceral gameplay of The House Of Dead: OVERKILL truly makes it standout on the Wii,” says Sean Ratcliffe, Vice President of Marketing for SEGA of America, Inc. “SEGA is committed to delivering unique gameplay experiences and The House of the Dead: OVERKILL certainly qualifies as one of our most innovative SEGA games coming to the Wii.”

I am excited by watching this uncut trailer, hope you all also like it.. enjoy.

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Now heres a video game which features on the struggle between the Norse Gods,The Machine Presence and the Immortal men.

This one is developed by the Canadian Silicon Knights and will be Published by Microsoft Game Studios.

No Prices for guessing as the Game will be out on XBox 360 on Aug 19th in North America and on Aug 28th and 29th in Japan and Europe respectively.

The Human controlled Character Baldur is one of the Norse Gods whose job is to protect the human race from the rage of an advancement in machine presence determined to eradicate all human life.

The gods are using cybernetic implants to supplement their own abilities, thus becoming more like machines.In doing so the Machine Army is harvesting human Blood thereby taking out signs of Humans.

Baldur is an over enhanced God and hence he is better known as Too Human by the Other ones around.

This one will be a Third Person Game and will feature fast-paced melee and ranged combat mode.

With Different selectable classes, customized weapons, armor and cybernetics, skill tree progression and item hunting Too human has around 15 different weapon classes, which includes two-handed swords, hammers, polearms, etc.. The game features skill trees unique to all the various classes that is customizable to the gamers’ desires.

Gamers Seeking for an online gamepaly can connect to Xbox live n grab their share of fun.

Its Just a Matter of Few Hours that Too Human will be on Too many human Hands.

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The eighth installment in the Ratchet & Clank series will be known as Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty and will be out worldwide on the PlayStation Network, and also on Blu-Ray Disc by this months end. The Game continues from where Tools of Destruction left off.

Like the previous versions the game will be developed by Insomniac Games and will be Published by sony computer Entertainment

Plot Outline of the Game Goes as Clank was kidnapped by the mysterious Zoni, and Ratchet is determined to get him back.

The Game will be a Short one in the Series amounting to just 3-4 hours and will be priced lower than the previous versions in the series.

Although Not much is known about the Game but it will feature more puzzle solving and platforming than previous versions in the series,there will be some new features as well, such as the ability to pick things up with the Omniwrench.

Also included will be a be Light/Dark gameplay where Ratchet must pick up creatures called Heliogrubs with the Omniwrench, to light up a dark area.

The game is believed to have 4 levels all amounting to a Minimum 3-4 hours of gameplays.

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Being Developed by the Slant Six games the Sequel to the SOCOM :US Navy Seals series. will be known as SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation and will be out on Playstation 3 by Mid October.

As usual the game will be published by Sony Computer Entertainment

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The Game will be available on a Blu-Ray Disc as well as at a Playstation store and will be able to support upto 32 players at a time.

According to the game designer Seth Luisi there will be seven different North African maps, which includes the redesign “Crossroads” ,”Desert Glory” and “Frostfire” from the previous version and of the maps will be brand new ones.Each map allows for up to seven different game modes.

The game will contain a lobby system,An auto match-making system,and a custom game set up system as seen in the previous versions.

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It will also be having a party system, that allows for players to form a team up with their friends and join an online game.

Clan support will also be in-depth, with team tournaments and clan ladders rewarding top players with different weapons and game items. Gamers will be able to access and manage their clans via the website SOCOM.com

The Game will contain a brand new over the shoulders move along with the traditional views
It also supports Six axis which helps in advanced and accurate movements.
Along with these there are several other combat modes such as melee knife ,close quarter and new sprint system.

The different Special Ops squads available in the game are:

* Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEALs, United States)
* Special Air Service (SAS, United Kingdom)
* Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK, Germany)
* Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UOE, Spain)
* 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d’Infanterie de Marine

As discussed earlier the game will be released in two ways ie digital download via the PlayStation Network, and on traditional Blu-ray Disc.The Blu Ray DIsc also brings along the Bluetooth Headset.

Developers have promised that there will be updates and add ons available post release such as new maps ,missions etc

The public beta is scheduled to take place when the next month starts till the month ends. Gamers will be able to join the beta getting a voucher from Gamestop by preordering the game and then can invite up to two friends to join them in the beta.

For those who purchased the June edition of Qore will be able to join the beta not before than 8 September 2008.

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Don’t miss this new trailer for Warriors Orochi 2.

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EA is bringing back the Mario Puzo’s mafioso drama with godfather II. This sequel is scheduled for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC platforms in February of 2009.

According to Hunter Smith, Executive Producer of The Godfather II, the game will have expanded territory to include criminal operations in Cuba, Florida and Godfather mainstay New York City.

This time EA is coming up with a new feature in godfather II by introducing an additional strategy element to the game called “The Don’s View,”. This new enhanced feature will allow the players to build, defend and expand their crime rings, while at the same time keeping an eye on rival families.

Every single member of the family will specialize in a particular act (demolitions, arson, engineering, first-aid etc.) and the player will act as the don of NY, sending these members on specific missions.

So far the press release made by EA gives the following details, till we come up with more updates enjoy your stay with us..

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