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The Force Is With The iPhone

THQ Wireless announced that Star Wars: Cantina, Star Wars: Yoda Soundboard and Star Wars: Lightsaber Duel – a sequel to the highly popular Lightsaber Unleashedapplication – are now available for worldwide download on iTunes. Featuring a colorful cast of characters from classic Star Wars films, the new products immerse players in “a galaxy far, far away,” …

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First Details of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Unveiled

The first details of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, the newest entry of non-stop heroic action to star the iconic wall-crawler were unveiled. The video game is scheduled for release in September 2010 and will allow players to travel through four different worlds as distinctly different versions of Spider-Man from four universes …

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Tor Publishes EVE: The Burning Life Novel

Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC — the largest publisher of science fiction in the world — and CCP Games launched Hjalti Daníelsson’s grand new space opera set in the universe of EVE Online, PC Gamer’s 2009 Massively Multiplayer Online Game of the Year and one of the …

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Learn The Secrets Of The Street Fighter R Universe

Enter the video game world of Street Fighter R, where fighters of every size, shape and color collide in a global battle for supremacy! Combatants fight for reasons as diverse as their nationalities, each with their own unique moves and fighting styles. This June, gamers can get the full story behind the world’s greatest …

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Hasbro “Rolls Out” Transformers Hall of Fame

After more than 25 years of “MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE” action, Hasbro is announcing the TRANSFORMERS Hall of Fame that will honor both “ROBOTS IN DISGUISE” and those influential in creating and building this iconic entertainment brand. Heroic AUTOBOTS OPTIMUS PRIME and BUMBLEBEE, as well as evil DECEPTICONSMEGATRON and STARSCREAM, will be …

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Bakugan Battle Trainer Hits Retailers

Putting a brand new spin on the immensely popular Bakugan video game series, Bakugan Battle Trainer is a brawler’s dream. Players develop their Bakugan’s skills and maximize their battling abilities as they take on a shadowy invader who has imprisoned fellow Bakugan. “Bakugan Battle Trainer nails the classic elements that …

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Announcing Revelation, The Free Expansion For Champions Online

Revelation, the first full-fledged expansion for the ultimate superhero universe, Champions Online, which originally launched in September of 2009 has launched. The Revelation expansion is available at no additional cost to current Champions Online players. Revelation will allow players to venture into the brand new zone of Vibora Bay, a …

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New Recruit Unveiled in Mass Effect 2

BioWare revealed an all-new playable character to the Mass Effect 2 universe, a master thief named Kasumi. Coming this April, the Kasumi – Stolen Memory PDLC pack will introduce Kasumi Goto, the galaxy’s most enigmatic and cunning master thief. In addition to being able to recruit Kasumi in all new missions, players will …

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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Launching in 2011

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, an epic multiplayer action/RPG video game based on the renowned novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, is set to launch on the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360, and Windows® in 2011. Developed in association with Middle-earth Enterprises, …

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Square Enix and Wildstorm Team On Nier

Square Enix and DC Comics imprint Wildstorm have teamed to create a custom comic series that will explore the rich and mysterious back story of the upcoming Action-RPG NIER. NIER, whose unique content, characters and hidden, twisting storyline has transfixed gamers and media alike for months, will be available for …

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