The Rundown: April 16, 2009

A light day on The Rundown, but here are a few late night notes for you:

G4BOX and Wicked Interactive have launched SubaGames.com’s free military first-person shooter Cross Fire. Cross Fire is a free-to-play, persistent world, military shooter developed by SmileGate and Neowiz.

Think Services passed along word that the call for submissions for the 2009 Game Developers Conference Austin (GDC Austin) is now open. The submissions to present lectures, roundtables and full day tutorials will be accepted for review by the GDC Austin advisory boards through Friday, May 8th. GDC Austin is a four-day event taking place at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas September 15-18, 2009.

Indie developer Spiders, a studio founded by the creators of Silverfall and Earth Awakening, have released the first video of their upcoming game - Mars, reflecting the dark and ambient mood of this new universe. This video, shot from the version shown on PS3 at the GDC in San Francisco this year, is revealed on the official web site.

The Rundown: April 14, 2009

We’re busting it out Twitter-style (check out my twitter feed or Crispy Gamer’s for regular updates):

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Barrons chatters lightly about a renewed rumor of a Take-Two take-over. Not much info but interesting.

TOMY brings Party Fun Pirate to WiiWare. Based on the Pop-Up Pirate toy, up to four players, Mii support, and lots of mini-games.

Blazblue composer and Guilty Gear series creator Daisuke Ishiwatari will be at the Anime Expo in July. It takes place in Los Angeles in July.

Tetris Online announces Tetris Party Tournament No. 4 with Tetris Party for WiiWare. Register at TetrisParty.com to win a bunch of Wii Points.

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG SHONEN JUMP Championships announced. It will begin in late April. $20 to enter, five booster packs free. Register here.

Atlus reveals Droplitz for XBLA, PSN, PC, and iPhone. This is the company’s first puzzler for digital download. Details here.

EYA Interactive’s MMORPG Titan Online will go open beta on April 28.

Legacy: World Adventure is released. International adventure across 30 locales, world facts, 3 different game types? Check.

MTV Networks’ Entertainment Group promotes Shane Satterfield to vice president, content, Spike digital entertainment. Grats.

Direct2Drive.com is now offering digital downloads of Assault on Dark Athena and Godfather II.

The Rundown: March 10, 2009

Welcome to the New York City edition of The Rundown. As you can see from the shot above there’’s no money in this month’s budget for socks or shoes. Oh well, if General Washington’s boys can do it, why can’t I? Thank you very much Mr. President. Actual news is available after the jump, I swear..

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The Rundown: March 9, 2009

Today on The Rundown, rockers Fall Out Boy and Rise Against get a mention, Patapon 2 hits the web, TrackMania DS gets a demo, EA reveals its Fight Night cover athletes, Mysims rides again, and Burn Zombie Burn! is revealed. The whole song and dance after the break…

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The Rundown: March 5, 2009

Today on The Rundown we detail Days of Arcade, a new mode in ZENO Clash, WCG Ultimate Gamer, the Titan Pack for Unreal Tournament 3, Troy S. Goodfellow’s awesome podcast, and a whole lot more. Come on in, take off your skin and rattle around in your bones - after the break, of course.

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The Rundown: Feb. 11, 2009

Today we tackle a lot of interesting news including Merscom’s latest deals, the release of the first NASCAR Kart racing title, demos for H.A.W.X. and NecroVisioN, some talk of half-naked girls fighting zombies and a whole lot more. All of these stories and more await after the break.

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The Rundown: Feb. 9, 2009

Today on The Rundown Star Wars: The Force Unleashed wins a Writers Guild Award, D.I.C.E. sells out, and Rush invades Rock Band for Wii.

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