A View From the Road: Matchmaker, Matchmaker...

post from The Escapist : Latest News on 22 March 2010 11:12:55 AM. © The Escapist : Latest News

Why would anyone complain about a matchmaking system being too good?

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Mr. Driller DSiWare title sounds exhausting

post from Destructoid on 22 March 2010 11:00:00 AM. © Destructoid

Mr. Driller DSiWare title sounds exhausting screenshot

We already had a good idea this was coming based on a trademark, but Namco Bandai has officially announced Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop.

Set for release as a downloadable DSiWare title this April, the game will feature 40 stages, six playable drillers, and multiple modes -- "Mission" and "Time Attack." And because of the dual screens, Namco says a "new strategic element" is added because you can see the next batch of incoming blocks.

Sounds great, but really? Until I drop? That's quite a bit of drilling, Namco. I'm kind of tired just thinking about it. How about Mr. Driller: Drill Till Your Arms Hurts and Then Take a Break So You Don't Get a Cramp for WiiWare?

Check out a video of the game in action after the jump.

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Japan's Life-Sized Gundam Returns With Active
Weaponry

post from The Escapist : Latest News on 22 March 2010 10:51:35 AM. © The Escapist : Latest News

The good news: The full-scale, life-size Gundam will be rebuilt in Japan. The better news: It's going to have a lightsaber this time around.

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Chain Tower

post from Escape Games 24 on 22 March 2010 10:45:00 AM. © Escape Games 24

Chain Tower is another new Japanese point and click type room escape game from KARABINA-7. In this game, you try to find the items and solve the puzzles to figure out the game. Good luck and have fun!Play This Game

[[ This is a summary only. Visit EscapeGames24.com for game links, walkthroughs, comments, and more! ]]

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God of War III Nutrition Facts: 881g of
Disembowelments

post from The BBPS on 22 March 2010 10:42:43 AM. © The BBPS

You should always know as much as you can about what you're consuming. With the spirit of better health in mind, Gary Hodges of Joystick Division has put together a nutritional facts sheet for God of War III. 1,201g of sadistic gore? 93g of lunacy? Red food coloring? This game has it all.

[Joystick Division via Geekologie]

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Get This: Nora Roberts Vision in White

post from Unigamesity on 22 March 2010 10:33:38 AM. © Unigamesity

Ever since I’ve played Millennium Secrets: Emerald Curse I’ve rediscovered my lost love for adventure and hidden object games and I realized just how well these games battle stress after a tough day at work. Nora Roberts Vision in White is[...]

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Weather forecast for April 1, 2010: more Heavy
Rain

post from Gaming Nexus on 22 March 2010 10:33:00 AM. © Gaming Nexus

by: Jeremy Duff
NEWS - Sony has issued a bleak forecast for April 1, 2010. The outlook, more Heavy Rain. Oh, wait... this news wasn't weather related?!?!? Who knew? Sony will release the first episode of downloadable content for Heavy Rain entitled "The Taxidermist". The new episode will be available on the PlayStation Store on April 1 for $4.99. This entry into the series will only mark the first of many to come according to Sony. The Taxidermist will follow a side adventure based on character Madison Paige.

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EA to sell downloadable games prior to boxed
versions

EA to sell downloadable games prior to boxed versions screenshot

We have heard past comments out of Electronic Arts about how successful Battlefield 1943 was, and how the company would like to do more games in that vein. Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter has some clarification on how exactly this will be done going forward.

EA senior VP Nick Earl "revealed a strategy to release premium downloadable content (PDLC) as a product for sale prior to the release of a packaged product," explains Pachter. This PDLC would range in price from $10 - $15 for release on Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network and "would essentially be a very long game demo, along the lines of 2009’s Battlefield 1943."

"A full-blown packaged game would follow shortly after the release of the PDLC, bearing a full retail price," continued Pachter. "The idea is that if the PDLC gets favorable reviews, it will build word of mouth for the boxed product. If the PDLC has issues, they can tweak the packaged product to address those issues, improving the final product before release."

If this sounds more than a little weird, I'm right there with you. My main concern with this strategy is that once you get the early digital version of a game, what's the incentive to go out and buy the full thing? Especially since the $10 to $15 you spent likely won't go toward the purchase of the retail product.

EA to release paid DLC before boxed games [GamesIndustry.biz]

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Alice in Wonderland Review

post from Gamezebo: Casual Game Reviews, Previews, Cheats, Tips, Forums, Free Games, and More on 22 March 2010 10:24:29 AM. © Gamezebo: Casual Game Reviews, Previews, Cheats, Tips, Forums, Free Games, and More

When people think of Alice in Wonderland, the first things that come to mind are a blond Alice in a blue dress, and a bright and fantastical Wonderland filled to the brink with glowing characters and oddities. In Merscom's latest adventure, however, Alice in Wonderland is a game that reflects a darker side of Wonderland where Alice herself, and many other girls, haven't just gone fantastically mad, but gone missing entirely.

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