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Microsoft announces two games for summer (Vampire Rain)

2/04/2007

Summer vacation totally sucks; youre not in a strict learning environment and you regularly have the soul-crushing decision of either staying in bed until noon or waking up early to trick youngsters into painting fences for you. Before you even think about hitting that mid-July slump, Microsoft has already tasked its super-scientists with conquering the flesh-eating disease that is Summer Boredom with combat-space-shooter, Project Sylpheed and the stealth-horror-shooter, Vampire Rain. Project ...

Playboy's Best Games of 2007 (Vampire's Rain [import])

29/12/2007

Here are the winners and runners-up for all the categories:

Game of the Year: BioShock
Runners-up: Rock Band, Mass Effect, Super Mario Galaxy, The Orange Box

Most Innovative: Rock Band
Runners-up: Portal, Assassin's Creed, Crush, Super Paper Mario

Best Writing: Mass Effect
Runners-up: BioShock, Portal, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Best Adrenaline Rush: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Runners-up: God of War II, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Project Gotham Racing 4, Halo 3

Best Jiggle Factor: Heavenly Sword
Runners-up: Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Conan, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Guiltiest Pleasure: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Runners-up: Stranglehold, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Overlord, Mario Strikers Charged

Best Portable Game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Runners-up: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow, Silent Hill: Origins, Dead Head Fred

Worst Game: Vampire Rain
Runners-up: Jackass: The Game, Lair, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, The Eye of Judgment, Hour of Victory

[ Judges: Scott Alexander, Damon Brown, John Gaudiosi, Scott Jones, Marc Saltzman, Scott Stein and Scott Steinberg ]

Kotaku's 2007 Games of the Year and Overall Game of the Year (Vampire's Rain [import])

29/12/2007

Kotaku's Brian Crecente writes:

"Our first-ever Game of the Year awards was a pretty straight forward deal. I asked all of the writers to submit a list of three games for each category and the three that showed up most in each category made it as a finalist. Once we had the list of finalists I asked each writer to go through and order the finalists and then tallied the vote. The one with the most points was named Game of the Year, the runner-up was named Not Quite Game of the Year. The game with the most votes for Worst Game of the Year received that dubious honor."

Super Mario Galaxy won Kotaku's Overall Game of the Year award. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune came as second, it won the Not Quite Game of the Year award. (Kotaku posted the overall results as a separate post, see the link at the Alternative Sources below for more details.)

Vampire Rain Demo Is Out On Xbox Live Marketplace (Vampire's Rain [import])

7/08/2007

Vampire Rain Demo
The price is free
Availability Not available in Germany, Korea, Taiwan or the United States
Size 844.71 MB
(ESRB: M (MATURE) Blood and Gore, Intense Violence] Vampire Rain combines stealth, survival horror and shooter aspects of your favorite games as you lead a black ops unit to secretly eliminate the deadliest supernatural enemies you've ever faced.

Content: Vampires Rain (Vampire's Rain [import])

25/07/2007

AQInteractive thank fans for supporting Vampire Rain by releasing a bonus mission for Free! You can download this content via Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace (New Arrivals).

VR Bonus Level 2
Thanks for supporting Vampire Rain. Ready for another gathering mission? Play as Duane Hanson in this bonus level to see how fast you can pick up all required equipment for your mission. Difficulty: 3 stars. Requires full retail game.
Price: Free

New releases for week ending July 06 (North American and Europe) (Vampire's Rain [import])

2/07/2007

After last week's mini release resurgence, which perhaps topped out with Starbreeze Studios' incredibly atmospheric pseudo RPG-edged, first-person shooter The Darkness (PS3, Xbox 360), this week sees a typical trough arriving hot on the heels of a modest peak. And so, it's off back to the summer doldrums following a tantalisingly brief glimpse of what the gaming scene really should look like.

GamerSquad has the full listings.

"Vampire Rain" for Xbox 360 goes gold (Vampire's Rain [import])

7/06/2007

Microsoft Brings the Rain

"Vampire Rain" for Xbox 360 goes gold, unleashing an assault on Nightwalkers everywhere with the launch of the game's official website, Fan Site Kit and new trailer

Microsoft today announced that "Vampire Rain," the frighteningly entertaining Xbox 360 title developed by Artoon, has gone gold and will be shipping to stores on July 3 with an estimated retail price of $59.99.

"Vampire Rain" combines stealth, survival horror and shooter aspects of your favorite games as you lead a black ops unit to secretly eliminate one of the deadliest supernatural enemies you will ever face. Known as Nightwalkers, this highly evolved new breed of Vampire is intensely fast with super agility and they are converting humans to their kind at an alarming rate. Gamers prepared to enlist in an elite hit squad to rid the world of Nightwalkers can find additional information at the game's official website, which launched today at www.vampirerain.com.

For the truly courageous, and those who aren't afraid to go out in the rain without their umbrellas, the game's official Fan Site Kit is also available and can be downloaded at www.vampirerain.com. The Fan Site Kit includes artwork, skins, screenshots, forum avatars and more assets for webmasters to create their very own "Vampire Rain" fan site.

Still not scared of the Nightwalkers? Check out a new trailer of the game, which will surely make players want to sleep with the light on. The trailer is available for free download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and at www.vampirerain.com.

Nightwalkers beware, it's about to rain, or better yet, it's about to pour!

Vampire Rain Demo Out On Xbox Live Japan (Vampire's Rain [import])

6/06/2007

If you are a brave soul, you might want to check out the Japanese Xbox Live Marketplace for the Vampire Rain demo. Of course, there were rumors circulating for a while that MS was banning accounts that downloaded outside their region so, be careful.

Microsoft to drop three Japanese 360 games in June (Vampire's Rain [import])

10/05/2007

Summer is a notoriously slow time for game news and releases; when everyone is talking about something as poor as Spider-Man 3, you know you're in trouble. Microsoft has a plan, though: dump three games developed in Japan on the same day, June 29. If nothing else it'll be good for a story (ahem) and it will show that Japan hearts the 360. It's a stretch, but it's the summer. What can we expect to see?

Gamestop Removes This is Vegas From Computers, WB Replies (This is Vegas)

8/10/2009

Gamervision reports: "In what appears to be an ongoing trend this year, GameStop has removed This is Vegas from their computers. The Midway title was supposed to be released last year, but was pushed back around the same time The Wheelman was. Since then, The Wheelman was released, and until this point, the release of This is Vegas was up in the air. Amazon still lists the title for a November 30th release, but with no screenshots, trailers, previews, or news in the past few months, GameStop is likely acting on more than a hunch.When asked for a comment, WB PR was quick to reply."

This Is Vegas Still In Production Says Publisher (This is Vegas)

3/08/2009

Rumors about This is Vegas' demise started to boil over this past weekend when it was noticed the game's SKU had suspiciously been removed from Gamestop's database.

Add to the fact that little news about the title has come out since January, and that that its original publisher, Midway Games, was purchased by Warner Bros. isn't helping things.

So has the game been canned?

IGN contacted Warner Bros. to clear some of this up, and the publisher issued them the following statement, simply saying: "This is Vegas is currently in production."

Rumor: This Is Vegas Canceled (This is Vegas)

2/08/2009

The Examiner writes: "It would appear there is yet another casualty of the downfall of publisher Midway. This Is Vegas, an open-world game based around one mans efforts to keep Vegas from becoming a family-friendly tourist trap, appears to have been canceled by new owners Warner Bros. Interactive."

New This is Vegas Info "Coming Really Soon" (This is Vegas)

9/05/2009

That Gaming Site writes: "Not much is known about Midway's upcoming open world title "This is Vegas"; this may change shortly however according to Midway's community manager."

This Is Vegas Xbox360 UK Packshot (This is Vegas)

10/09/2008

The xbox360 packshot for This Is Vegas.

Midway Releases All-New Trailer and Screenshot for Highly Anticipated Open-World Action Game THIS IS VEGAS (This is Vegas)

22/08/2008

Midway, in conjunction with the Games Convention 2008, today released never-before-seen screenshots, as well as a brand new trailer for THIS IS VEGAS.

This is Vegas isn't out this year (This is Vegas)

6/08/2008

Eurogamer writes: "Midway has decided GTA rival This is Vegas is better off in 2009, according to its latest financial statement.

The PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 game had been expected this autumn, but no reason was given for the delay. Perhaps the move was made to unclog what interim Midway boss Matt Booty called "possibly our strongest holiday line-up in recent years" in the money report."

This is Vegas moves to 2009 (This is Vegas)

2/07/2008

Gamespot Writes:

As a de facto den of indulgence where long nights have been known to stretch into even longer days, Las Vegas doesn't necessarily encourage punctuality. With Midway Games seeking to recapture the total Vegas experience in its upcoming This is Vegas, it's not entirely surprising that the game won't be sticking to its originally announced release date.

Always enjoy responsibly.

A Midway representative confirmed for GameSpot today that This is Vegas has been delayed to 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. However, it will be appearing in playable form at the E3 Media & Business Summit.

More after the Jump.

Midway's taking open-world gaming to a "superior level" (This is Vegas)

1/05/2008

Speaking to MCV following Midway's 2008 Gamers' Day in Las Vegas, International Executive Vice President Martin Spiess has blown the trumpet of the publisher's upcoming open-world game and big hope for 2008, This is Vegas.

"We have taken open-world gaming to the next level. All the things you want to do in a GTA kind of game but can't - like walking through a building and everything - you can actually do in This is Vegas. You can use the slot machine, go into a nightclub and do things you always wanted to do," said Spiess.

Just in case we were left in any doubt as to how spectacular a gaming experience Spiess hopes This is Vegas will be, he added: "You can experience something completely new. That's the superior level we've taken these open-world games to."

IGN: This Is Vegas Blog: Get The Party Started (This is Vegas)

23/04/2008

By Andre Maguire:

"A big challenge in open world game development is getting all the game play elements to play nice with each other. This is Vegas! focuses on 4 main game play pillars: Racing, Fighting, Gambling and Partying. ButÂ¿ really this is just a foundation. Certainly we've spent quite a bit of time developing these parts of the game but, we are Open world! It doesn't just end there. Cross pillar compatibility is where it gets interesting".

This is This is Vegas (This is Vegas)

21/04/2008

Whereas some people feel the need to keep the map of their open-ended sandbox city under lock and key, a mysterious conglomerate called Boyercrop has seen fit to send us a detailed, and remarkably tourist friendly, visual aid on the thrills that await you in Midway's This is Vegas. It's everything you need to plan your descent into debauchery later this year, packed with enough coupons and boobies to keep the Missus safely at home. (They had us at the 99 cent Texas-Mesquite Fudge Sundae!) ...