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hExistentialism (hEx) is a very unique puzzle game, developed by Ayumusoft. You are given a layout with 21 tiles. Each tile has a background color, design, shading (all, half or no color) and position (up or down). The object is to score points and clear out the tiles by matching either a tile with a single design to a tile with a similar double design, to a tile with a similar triple design; or you could match up three tiles with the same design or same color or position… etc.; there's actually quite a few ways to match up the various tiles. The included tutorial went over 8+ different ways to match up these tiles.

As you clear out the tiles, you'll gain points and you can add random tiles into the newly created blank spaces to help further drive up your score, but you'll lose your score multiplier. The tiles don't have to be touching one another either. You just touch the tile with your finger and continue on. Read more

Need for Speed SHIFT will be racing to stores in North America on September 22nd and in Europe on September 17th for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation Portable.Read more

Dead Space Extraction will tell the story of a handful of space colonists desperately struggling to escape from a horrific infection on the Aegis VII mining colony deep in the furthest regions of space.

You will play as the crew who fall victim to a mysterious contagion aboard the ship. Also, you will be introduced to Lexine, an important new heroine, who could be the crew's only hope for survival.

As a Nintendo Wii exclusive, Dead Space Extraction will push the hardware to new limits with its deep and polished visuals. This action-horror title will hit store shelves on September 29th. Currently, there is no information on the MSRP, but some speculate that it will be around $40-$50.

You can grab the full press release here.

Among the awesome titles coming out this summer, one is a highly anticipated, hugely hyped "summer blockbuster." Does inFAMOUS live up to the hype? Or does it become another infamous bust?

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For a sandbox game, the environment is quite realistic and the explosions give a satisfying visual display. Considering the type of horsepower the PS3 offers, I expected more physic based interaction. Simply put, if I jump 10 stories off a building and land on a car, I expect it to be completely messed up, not look exactly the same before I landed on it.

- 17/20

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That's right! On June 9th, you can rock out with 12 Iron Maiden songs that will feature a mixture of master tracks, as well as recent live recordings from their tour documentary, Flight 666.

The 12 songs are:

• "Aces High (Live)"
• "2 Minutes to Midnight"
• "The Trooper"
• "Wasted Years"
• "The Number of the Beast"
• "Run to the Hills"
• "Can I Play With Madness"
• "The Clairvoyant"
• "Powerslave"
• "Fear of the Dark (Live)"
• "Hallowed By Thy Name (Live)"
• "Iron Maiden (Live)"

Technically, there is no word on a price, but I'm pretty sure each individual song will cost you $1.99/200 Wii Points/160 MS Points; however, I have no idea on a bundle price.

UPDATE: Official pricing information in press release.

Sushi Go Round is a very addictive game on MiniClip - www.miniclip.com/games/sushi-go-round/en/ - that has been picked up by SouthPeak Games. It will appear on the Nintendo Wii and DS systems this winter. The basis of the game is that you must run your own sushi restaurant, in which you must memorize recipes, prepare food, order fresh ingredients and – most importantly – work hard to keep the constant stream of customers happy.

The visuals, sound and animation will all be updated to provide a fresh new look to the game. SouthPeak Games has stated that they will add more to the game to increase its replayability. This will probably end up as a downloadable game.

Get the full press release here.

Those of you interested in this game will already know what it's about. Those of you who don't, it's a 2D (with 3D character models) fighter on a 3D plane based off of one of the hottest animes currently being read and watched. Also, this is the 6th game to be released for the PSP. This first one has yet to be released in the states; however, all PSP games are region free and it's easy to import titles. I do it all the time (30+ Japanese PS2 games with a white Japanese PS2, 2 Japanese PS3 games, 4 Japanese PSP games and 3 Korean PSP games).Read more

Capcom just announced that for a limited time, Xbox 360 owners can purchase the digital download title, Bionic Commando: Rearmed, for half price - just 400MS Points on Xbox Live Arcade.

Bionic Commando: Rearmed is a reworking of the classic 8-bit title, Bionic Commando, which originally released 20 years ago on the NES. BCR brings intense side-scrolling shooting and action up-to-date with new HD visuals, weapons and bionic arm functionality.

Other new additions include a 2-player co-op mode, updated music soundtrack, online ranking system and Challenge Rooms. Also, completing certain sections in Bionic Commando Rearmed will unlock items in the new 3D sequel, Bionic Commando, that just launched on May 19th.

This half price offer is available from May 27th until June 3rd.

With a focus on a mass free-for-all, players will be able to fight on the ground or grab an X-Wing and duke it out in space. The PSP version will offer up to 16-player skirmishes, while the DS will offer up to 4-player matches. The single player campaign is said to take players through the entire saga, and beyond.Read more