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PC, X360 / RPG / Release: Sep 1, 2009 / ESRB: T

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Midnight Club: Los Angeles Delayed; Now In October

Publishing label Rockstar Games announced a delay for Midnight Club: Los Angeles today, as the Rockstar San Diego developed PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 racer is now due October 7.Rockstar had previously indicated a September 9 ship date for the game. As before, the PSP game Midnight Club: LA Remix, developed by Rockstar London, will ship on the same day.

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"Damn. I've been waiting for this game and it keeps getting pushed back. I hope it's worth the wait!"
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Champions Online Screens Charge Psychic Shields

Developer Cryptic Studios today unveiled three new screenshots for its upcoming superhero MMO Champions Online, which the company asserts will offer "near-infinte" customization options.

Champions Online is in development for PCs and unspecified consoles, and due for release in the spring of 2009.

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"I so want this to be good, but so far I have yet to see anything that makes me believe this ..."
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Champions Online Screenshots Make Zaps, Pows

As if in response to today's earlier City of Heroes news, developer Cryptic Studios has released a couple new screenshots of its upcoming superhero MMO Champions Online.

The game promises a near-infinite amount of character design possibilities, along with the ability to customize avatar back-stories and abilities. Read more »

"Customization is probably one of the greatest things to happen to gaming. I think the amount ..."
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Midnight Club: Los Angeles Ships This September

Publisher Rockstar Games today announced that Rockstar San Diego's open-world racing game Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, X360) will ship September 9 in North America. Also shipping that day will be the PSP version of the game - Midnight Club: LA Remix, developed by Rockstar London.

"People are going to be blown away when they see how true-to-life Los Angeles looks in this game," said producer Jay Panek. "We've added some great twists and turns that let players experience the authentic vibe and feel of the city at blistering speeds that you simply couldn't get away with in real life." Read more »

"Maybe they could use that new environment and put the next GTAIV DLC in LA? :)"
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Take-Two Dates Borderlands, Mafia 2 for FY 2009; Midnight Club: Los Angeles This Fall

Take-Two Interactive today clarified a number of release dates for its upcoming titles.

The publisher revealed that Gearbox Software's Borderlands (PC, PS3, X360) and 2K Czech's Mafia II (PC, PS3, X360) are positioned for release sometime in Take-Two's 2009 fiscal year, which runs from November 1, 2008 through October 31, 2009. Read more »

"Don't really care about Borderlands (I'm in wait-and-see mode on that hype), but I hoped Mafia 2 ..."
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Champions Online Trailer Released

Cryptic Studios has released the first trailer for Champions Online, their recently announced PC / XBox 360 superhero MMO. The video runs for about a minute and includes gameplay footage.

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"Uh... that looks exactly like CoH. If I had seen that video without knowing what it was before ..."
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City of Heroes Devs Announce Champions Online

Cryptic Studios, developer of the superhero MMO City of Heroes, have today announced their next project: Champions Online, a self-published superhero MMO based on the popular pen-and-paper game Champions RPG.

The key bullet point of Champions Online will be customization, with Cryptic boasting a "near infinite" amount of character-defining traits.

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"Your article is in accurate. Cryptic is not the developer for City of Heroes...they are the ..."
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Cryptic Prepping Superhero MMO for PC, Consoles; New Red Faction, Aliens Games Named

With Marvel Universe Online (PC, X360) officially canceled and the studio no longer involved with City of Heroes (PC), the latest effort from superhero MMO developer Cryptic Studios is Champions Online, a super-powered MMO planned for PC and consoles.

Word of the project comes from a writeup detailing gaming publication Game Informer's March issue. No further details are available at this time. Read more »

"I'm a TOTAL FAN of the ALIEN movies (esp. Aliens). And I think AvP and AvP2 did a fine job of ..."
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Midnight Club Los Angeles Preview

Computer & Video Games has a Midnight Club: LA preview posted, checking out the racing game sequel from Rockstar San Diego.

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Midnight Club: Los Angeles Media

Rockstar Games released media from Midnight Club: Los Angeles today, showing off the racing game sequel which was announced back in May. We have six screenshots, and there's a HD trailer on FileShack.

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"see i have no idea what system this is for. please consider putting the tiny console/pc icons ..."
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