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There has been plenty of buzz about a Final Fantasy VII remake for years now. Ever since Sony unveiled the Final Fantasy VII Tech Demo for PlayStation 3 at E3 in 2005, fans have been screaming for a remake of the classic title that many consider the greatest game of all-time. Appropriately enough, it is now 7 years later and talks of a Final Fantasy VII HD Remake have once again picked back up and is becoming one of the largest video game rumors circling the Internet. Despite being a longtime Final Fantasy fan that would appreciate a Final Fantasy VII HD remake as much as anyone, I believe it will never happen and here are just 7 of the many reasons why you will never see a Final Fantasy VII HD remake. 7. There is no real market for a Final Fantasy VII HD remake. Let’s face it. Final Fantasy doesn’t sell all that well outside of Japan. Square Enix’s most recent release Final Fantasy XIII-2 hasn’t even reached 1 million sales in North America having barely reached the 700,000 units ...

Spider-Man games have a long history of receiving undeserved criticism even among cult favorites such as Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions . However since developer Beenox and publisher Activision have teamed on numerous Spider-Man titles over recent years, each game has seemingly gotten better with each release, and now with The Amazing Spider-Man film about to hit theaters nationwide next week, fans have a chance to play another fantastic title that may very well be the best Spider-Man game ever. The storyline of The Amazing Spider-Man is set after the events of the movie despite being released a week before the Summer blockbuster. In a terrible series of events, a deadly virus has infected Peter Parker's love interest Gwen Stacy and is rapidly spreading throughout all of Manhattan. If that wasn't bad enough, monsters have escaped their facilities and are wrecking havoc in the city as is mad man Alistair Smythe's robotic army. Luckily, it's n...

Of Orcs and Men , the grand role-playing game, developed by Spiders (Direction and Development) and Cyanide (Concept and Production) for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, unveiled a new series of 5 ingame screenshots today!    These new screenshots will plunge you into the dark world of Of Orcs and Men . In these troubled times, the fearsome legion of Bloodjaws, containing some of the best Orc warriors, is preparing to go on a suicidal mission, one that might very well change the course  of war that has raged on the continent for decades. Today is the day the "greenskins" take arms and fight for their freedom!  The game starts you in the role of an elite Orc warrior, deeply involved in the war against their persecutors, Humankind. You have been sent on a dangerous mission that could change the course of the war: kill the one responsible for all the bloodshed and mobilization of the human race to destroy the green-skinned people--the Emperor ...

Not everyone understands the gaming lifestyle or why we feel so passionately about video games in the first place. Life is about perception and video games are just another way of looking at our world in a different light. Most of us have grew up in the digital age and naturally it is a part of our everyday life. Are we not all in our own little worlds and engulfed in our own version of the game of LIFE? Well here at BioGamer Girl, we are revealing BGG Funnies and a new comic called “Video Game Life.” Enjoy!

No video game is complete without at least one sexy, strong-willed female character within its storyline. Since the dawn of gaming, developers have used the allure and sex appeal of the female body to draw male gamers into their products. Games are some of the easiest ways to escape reality and enter a fantasy world that can only be hindered by your imagination. Now lets take a look at some of the sexiest video game females to enter our deepest fantasies of the PlayStation system! 5) Rikku (Final Fantasy X) She won us over with her fun personality, knock out looks and unique style. Rikku was lively and good-hearted and knew how to have a good time. 4) Cindy Lennox (Resident Evil Outbreak) An often forgotten and overlooked female in the video game universe, Cindy Lennox came into our lives in Resident Evil Outbreak. Cindy was a waitress at J’s Bar in Raccoon City. Besides her obvious physical beauty, she was a cheery and helpful part of the team during the virus outbreaks that to...

The Promised Land is the newest title from Alawar Entertainment. The new strategy game tasks you with building up a civilization using the resources of a foreign land with a limited amount of crew members from your ship. The crew's ultimate goal is to find the Spring of Eternal Happiness and claim it for their home country. For now, you'll have to gather food and supplies and build up a variety of buildings to house all of the materials you'll need on your journey. There are dangers in this land however; you must always worry about invading pirates who wish to claim yours goods for their own and find the legendary spring before you. Helping you along your journey will be your advisor Isabel Right. Isabel will teach you how to get the most out of your workers, how to harvest and utilize the natural resources all around you, how to build up necessary buildings for a successful colony and other important facts you'll need to know to survive in the untamed wilderness...

One of the biggest rock bands in the world Linkin Park is teaming up with game developer kuuluu Interactive Entertainment to create a unique social game with a greater meaning behind the gameplay. Linkin Park is a well known supporter of various charities and programs designed to keep our environment clean and safe including their self founded program called Music for Relief that brings together musicians and music fans that care about helping others through disaster relief, reducing global warming and other helpful volunteer work. Linkin Park also created the Power the World program that is calling for pledges as low as $10 to help 1 million families gain access to the precious renewable resource of electricity that so many have to live without everyday. Linkin Park's Recharge combines these beliefs to create a brand new social game that imagines a near future world where humans have used up all of Earth's natural resources. The few resources that remain have been seize...

Redbana US, publisher of Audition Online in North America,announced today its plan to reform its current music licensing model with the debut of www.RedbanaMusic.com. RedbanaMusic will be the premiere platform for Audition Online players to purchase premium music tracks from a variety of popular artists. “This change will signal a new beginning for Audition Online in the North American region,” said Young Park, CEO of Redbana. “The North American market will be the first to shift to this model and receive one of the best experiences on our new platform before we roll out to our 300 million global players.” RedbanaMusic will allow users to: Browse music and choose songs from the website to play in Audition Online . Purchase MP3 files of songs that are in Audition Online directly from the music website Get streaming previews and descriptions of each song View artist bios  RedbanaMusic is set to launch its beta platform on July 10th; users ...

Today, Ubisoft announced the debut of The Expendables 2 Videogame . Based on the second installment in Lionsgate and Millennium Films’ phenomenal film franchise, the ultimate elite mercenary shooter is coming this summer to PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC digital download. The Expendables 2 Videogame unites four of the world’s most legendary mercenaries – Barney Ross, Gunner Jensen, Hale Caesar and Yin Yang – in a feast of explosive over-the-top action, authentic to the Expendables franchise. Building on the universe created in the high-octane, star-studded movies, The Expendables 2 Videogame invites gamers on an adventure to rescue an extremely valuable, kidnapped billionaire. It’s all business, until all hell breaks loose and the explosive mix of testosterone and kerosene detonates in a massive fireball that never lets up. The adventure concludes right where the new movie begins, creating a ...

Sollmo, developer of the award-winning RPG Buddy Rush , has announced that real-time, co-op Action RPG Operation CrossCounter is now available free for iOS devices. The game, which pits players and their friends against invading robots, will be one of the first mobile games to offer real-time multiplayer across iOS, Android and web browsers. Android and web releases will follow at later dates. Operation CrossCounter  is set in a fully-3D science fiction universe that is under invasion by evil machines known as the Guroken. Players partner with up to two other players or computer-controlled characters to complete missions and beat back the robotic invaders. Each mission is unique and may feature different goals, maps and enemies based on the game’s “War Situation System,” which analyzes each individual mission and bases future metagame events on the results for a unique experience every session. In Operation CrossCounter , every player is fighting for the future! O...

6waves and Brainz, Latin America’s newest game creators, today announced the release of their iOS tower defense and real-time strategy game, Vampire Season ( read our review here ) . Boogiemen, vampires, zombies, and other freaky defenders rise from the dead today to protect the coveted coffin of Dracula sought after by vampire hunters, jocks, interior decorators, and other more-than-likely supernatural haters on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices. It’s up to players’ defense and strategy skills to protect the Count from horde after horde of undesirables. See the game in action on in the launch trailer. Vampire Season is available now for free on the App Store. Vampire Season strives to move away from known Tower Defense mechanics by incorporating Real Time Strategy elements and adding a blend of pop culture and high production values while not taking itself too seriously. Today marks the arrival of nefarious nuclear pumpkins, disco balls, pirates, princes, ninja...

The Atari brand is quite possibly the longest running company in the history of the video game industry with its origins dating back 40 years in 2012. During that span, Atari has become one of the most well known gaming companies in the world for having produced numerous hit franchises such as Frogger , Pong and Pac-Man and for revitalizing the gaming industry during the 1970s and 1980s with its superior versions of home consoles. The company has continued to make a name for itself with newer titles such as Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise, Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale and Tera , and they have also recently released the mobile titles Circus Atari and Centipede: Origins . As part of the 40th Anniversary celebration, the book "Atari Inc. – Business is Fun" will be releasing in the near future as well. Atari Inc. – Business is Fun takes a look at the historic rise of Atari as the major video game brand in the 1970s and 1980s. In the over 300 pages of content, you will...

Take your PvP game to the next level in Rift: Conquest , the latest update to Trion’s hit MMORPG. The center point of the new update is a new PvP system that lets players join one of three Ascended factions – Dominion, Oathsworn, or Nightfall – and battle in an alternate version of Telara’s Stillmoor zone for epic rewards and even more epic bragging rights. A new trailer, available below, outlines the motivations of each new faction. Rift : Conquest features: ·          Conquest – Choose one of three faction groups for an all-out, cross-shard PvP war in an alternate-reality version of Stillmoor. Battle to control the Sourcestone Extractors, craft engines of war to aid your team, and build up bonuses that last beyond victory ·          Instant Adventure – Instant Adventure comes to Freemarch, Silverwood, Gloamwood, and Stonefield ·          Mento...

Immerse yourself in the pleasures of royalty with exciting & unbelievable experiences at Hyderabad's iconic properties Taj Falaknuma Palace and Taj Krishna to live the princely life and experience the Nizam's hospitality. Retrace the steps of Nizams and the enchanting Begums, as you take an exclusive weekend journey to Taj Falaknuma Palace, once the sole preserve of royalty now yours to discover at an unbelievable rate of INR 19,750 + taxes for a Luxury room on double occupancy and INR 21,000 + taxes for a Palace room on double occupancy, valid until 31st July 2012. Feel like royalty in the beautifully restored guest rooms and suites with Italian marble flooring, valance curtains, colonial furniture, 310 Thread Count Egyptian cotton linen sheets and Ploh bathrobes. This summer make your weekends more luxurious as you revel in the opulence of Taj Falaknuma; its large Venetian chandeliers, rare furniture, grand marble staircases and gurgling fountains, priceless...

Did you enjoy the film ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, well then you are going to love the new 8-BITHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER! The new trailer takes retro-style gameplay to a whole new level by combining 8-bit sound design and graphical quality of a 16-bit Super Nintendo side-scrolling beat 'em up. 8-BITHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER comes from game designers and Internet sensations Freddie Wong and Brandon Laatsch who are well known as part of the team behind VIDEO GAME HIGH SCHOOL. 8-BITHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER is a rendition of the movie as an old school video game. The video located on Freddie Wong's Youtube page will take you through several stages where Abraham Lincoln must battle his way through hordes of bloodsuckers to save his wife Mary armed with only his trusty axe and special speech attack. Check out the video for 8-BITHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER below as well as a special interview the team conducted with ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER director Timur B...

Previously released for Nintendo Wii in 2007 and 2009 respectively, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles allowed players to relive classic moments throughout the history of the Resident Evil franchise with on the rails gameplay that you'd find in titles such as Resident Evil: Dead Aim . Now, these two titles are available for download in one single collection with improved high definition graphics for PlayStation 3 in Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection. The storyline of Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection allows you to relive the key moments of the entire Resident Evil series leading into Resident Evil 4 and is the perfect way to get a quick recap of the series' storyline before Resident Evil 6 releases in October. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles combines the better parts of Resident Evil Zero, Resident Evil and Resident Evil 3: Nemsis and also gives you a bonus chapter starring Chris Redfield, Jill ...

Award-winning composers Jesper Kyd , Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan have created the genre-bending musical score for the highly anticipated Role-Playing-Shooter video game Borderlands 2 from Gearbox Software and 2K Games. Borderlands 2 is the sequel to the multi-million selling cooperative shooter-looter that combined intense first-person mayhem with role-playing gameplay.  Composers Velasco/Dikiciyan and Kyd were assigned the task of creating a colorful and dynamic music score for Borderlands 2 's adrenaline-fuelled combat and diverse atmospheric environments. To accompany players' loot-hunting adventures in the cell-shaded, eclectic world of Pandora, the soundtrack fuses multiple music styles and cutting-edge sonic palettes which exude the multi-faceted personality and thrilling co-op action of Borderlands 2 . Borderlands 2 features all-new characters; skills; imaginative, diverse new environments with unique missions and enemies, and more exciting and ...

Atari, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and developers of interactive entertainment, today commemorates its 40 th anniversary, which comes on the heels of the recent mobile releases Circus Atari and Centipede : Origins . In celebration of this milestone, Atari has released an infographic highlighting its many pivotal moments in video game history, as well as a sizzle reel with footage from a 1980s commercial and the company’s progression over the years to its recent mobile hits.  “Over its 40 years of operation, Atari has become one of the most iconic and recognized brands around the world, responsible for mainstreaming video games with blockbuster franchises including Asteroids, Breakout and Centipede ,” said Jim Wilson, CEO of Atari. “Today, we aim to keep the tradition alive through new and creative development efforts based on what made us great in our early days – offering our devoted and growing fan base fun but challenging games on mobile and ...

Here’s the wind-up, and the pitch! Hothead Games steps up to the plate and hits a homerun! Feel the excitement of going for the Big Win in Big Win Baseball , the newest game from the Big Win Sports series, available today on the iTunes App Store and Google Play. Get out of the stands and into the dugout and create your own unique dream team to compete against online opponents from around the world. Manage players by boosting their pitching, hitting and fielding skills then watch your team battle it out on the diamond and in the dust! Aim to beat your opponents using Big Impact cards, and watch the game play out as your fans cheer you on to victory! Once you have mastered your team, get ready to compete against your friends in Friend’s Pennant mode, or take onthe world in the Daily Pennant for the ultimate BIG WIN! Big Win Baseball features: Full team and player customization for your very own fantasy baseball team Bronze, Silver and Gold card packs to find ne...

Telltale Games has announced that The Walking Dead: Starving For Help will release on June 27th for Xbox 360 and June 29th for PC and PlayStation 3. The Walking Dead is a five-part, episodic game series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s Eisner award-winning comic books. Play as Lee Everett, a man convicted of a crime of passion given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead. With corpses returning to life and survivors stopping at nothing to ensure their own safety, protecting an orphaned girl named Clementine may offer him redemption in a world gone to hell.

SEGA of America, Inc. is thrilled to announce that London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games releases today, June 26, 2012 on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. The title will release in Australia on June 28 and across Europe on June 29. SEGA Studios Australia’s London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games is the only authentic videogame replication of the London 2012 Olympic experience. Dive in to the extensive Olympic Games mode and forge a career as a Gold Medal winning professional athlete! Challenge your friends and family in individual events available as single or multiplayer competitions or enjoy a more arcade experience with Party Play modes, featuring both Kinect and PlayStation Move support. Medals won in Online Multiplayer modes earns you National Pride points to contribute towards your Nation’s standing in London 2012’s global leaderboard system....

Sam Hulick provides the new original score for Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut . The DLC includes new and extended cinematics that feature more of the emotionally impactful material Hulick was responsible for in Mass Effect 3 . The only composer to have worked on all three games in BioWare / EA’s blockbuster sci-fi trilogy, Hulick’s latest contributions to the Mass Effect universe include 15 minutes of original music for the Extended Cut . For more information visit:  http://samhulick.com   The Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut is a downloadable content pack that expands upon the events at the end of Mass Effect 3 . Through additional cinematic sequences and epilogue scenes, the Extended Cut includes deeper insight to Commander Shepard’s journey based on player choices during the war against the Reapers. The Extended Cut is available now to download at no additional charge on Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3. For more information visit: http://www.masseffect.com/ab...

Writer/Producer/Director Thomas J. Churchill readies to release his film “ Emerging Past ” later this fall.  From the Press Release Churchill is very proud to finally unleash his true vision to all horror fans, “Call it a Director's Cut...Call it a Reboot...I call it pure horror, the way the film is meant to be. It’s darker, edgier, scarier and most of all a true horror film.” Horror fans should prepare for his new darker, more horrific version along the lines of “The Exorcist” meets “The Shining.”   Church Hill Productions will allow a glimpse of what they can expect when the teaser trailer debuts June 29 th   on the film’s website and Facebook page . The previously released festival/preview edition was available for a very limited time and became a fan favorite at conventions and festivals, winning 6 awards as it played the circuit (Best Picture twice, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Song, Best Trailer). Taking a cue from George Lucas, Churchill insists “That version ...

Today Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is now available for Windows PC in North America. PC Version Key Features: • Support DX11 (adding stunning amount of visual details on characters through displacement mapping, as well as some global illumination effects) • More complex materials (like parallax occlusion mapping or gloss and specular maps) • Improved dynamic lighting • Volumetric lighting effects • Soft shadows • Improved post-processing with better HDR and motion blur • Playable with keyboard and mouse, or with wired and wireless X360 pads • Windows XP patch coming shortly after release It can be purchased online at: www.ubishop.com/ghostrecon

Get ready for classic arcade video game action with a whole new modern look and feel as Activision Publishing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard Inc., (Nasdaq: ATVI ) and Disney Interactive today announced a collaboration to produce and distribute a Wreck-It Ralph video game. As a story extension to the highly anticipated upcoming blockbuster film of the same name from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the Wreck-It Ralph video game is set to inspire a whole new generation of young gamers as a classic, arcade-style side scroller featuring Ralph – the misunderstood villain of his own arcade game who sets out to prove he can be a hero too.  Debuting this autumn to tie into the film release, Wreck-It Ralph will bring all the fun from the big screen right into the living room for the Nintendo Wii system and the Nintendo 3DS and DS hand-held systems. “ Wreck-It Ralph, as a brand, is perfectly suited for video game stardom,” said David Oxford, Executi...

Leading gaming peripherals manufacturer Nyko Technologies®today released the Power Grip for PlayStation® Vita, a clip-on grip that features a built-in rechargeable battery and a sleek ergonomic design. With double the battery life and an ergonomic design that provides enhanced comfort and control, the Power Grip gives players everything they need for a marathon PS Vita gaming session. Grab your very own Power Grip today for $29.99 from your local GameStop!   “The Power Grip’s enhanced comfort coupled with increased battery life provides the ideal solution for those who don’t want to put their favorite PlayStation Vita game down,” said Chris Arbogast, director of marketing at Nyko. “And when they do, its lightweight design and comfortable grips make the new Power Grip perfect to take with them no matter where they go. “ The Nyko Power Grip features: Comfortable Grips: Reduces strain on hands Rechargeable Battery: Offers double battery life f...

Today, after a successful showing at E3 that saw the company take home more than 100 awards, Ubisoft provided updated release dates for some of its biggest titles being launched this holiday season. Far Cry 3: Far Cry 3 will be released on November 29 in EMEA and on December 4 in the U.S. Far Cry 3 will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. Just Dance 4: Just Dance 4 will be released on October 2 in EMEA and October 9 in the U.S. Just Dance 4 will be released on the Wii system from Nintendo, Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation Move for PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. The game also will be released on the Wii U system from Nintendo during its launch window. Rocksmith: Rocksmith , now with new content that allows players to plug in and play with a bass guitar, will be released on September 27 in EMEA for the Xbox 360 video game and enter...

"Small Time Records" is in BIG TIME trouble! Mr. Sleez, the unbelievably evil hip-hop music manager, has threatened to eliminate the only remaining independent record company in town. "ABOUT TO BLOW UP PART 1" is a hilariously insane hip-hop cartoon adventure jam-packed with crazy characters and mind melting puzzles! The gameplay features classic point and click action, "golden age" style 2D animation, a huge cast of zany cartoon characters, an old school Hip Hop soundtrack, laugh out loud dialog and slap stick humor. Believe it or not, the game was drawn with a  real pencil on real paper while working onboard a moving cruise ship during rough seas (TRUE STORY!). When a wise old rat asks you what you're going to do with your life, you'd better have a good answer! "ABOUT TO BLOW UP PART 1" is your usual unusual "if you can't join 'em, beat 'em" story, full of shattered dreams, triumphant over-coming...