Primal Carnage – Launches Today

Oct 29, 2012

Reverb Publishing and developer Lukewarm Media are pleased to announce the release of their team-based multiplayer dinosaur shooter, Primal Carnage, available now at the Primal Carnage website, Steam, GameStop, GamersGate, and Rain for $14.99.

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Steam’s Halloween Sale 2012 is up

Oct 29, 2012

Freaks of the night, rejoice! Steam has unleashed monster savings on ghoulish (and not so creepy) titles. From now until about the time all the pumpkins are smashed, over 80 titles are available at prices so low, it’s scary.

http://store.steampowered.com/sale/halloweensale_2012

Assassin’s Creed III – Launch Trailer

Oct 29, 2012

The time is now at hand! Launch day is tomorrow! Check out the official Assassin’s Creed III Launch Trailer and go deep into the untold history that didn’t only create a new nation, but a new Master Assassin. Experience the hidden truth behind one of history’s most influential wars – the American Revolution – and become a part of the legendary Brotherhood, yourself. Only in Assassin’s Creed III. Ignite the Revolution!

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Live Action Trailer “Surprise”

Oct 29, 2012

The official Call of Duty: Black Ops II live-action trailer takes you into the high-speed world of near-future weaponry.

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Get Your Stomp On, the MechWarrior Online Open Beta comes on Monday, October 29th

Oct 26, 2012

Infinite Game Publishing (IGP) and Piranha Games announced today that MechWarrior Online is set for Open Beta next week on October 29. MechWarrior Online, one of 2012’s most anticipated titles, has been lauded by fans and the games media as the return of true mech combat. Recently the companies jointly announced that the MechWarrior Online Founder’s Program achieved more than $5 million dollars in sales since July.

Set in the year 3049 during the early stages of a massive interstellar war, MechWarrior Online puts you in command of the most powerful war machine to ever walk the field of battle, the mighty BattleMech™.  Command your Mech and customize it to suit your battlefield role; upgrade systems, replace weapons, and tweak armor with endless options.

Get your pilot name and more information at www.mwomercs.com.

Rockstar Games Announces 10th Anniversary of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Oct 26, 2012

Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the 10th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on October 29, 2012. Building upon the success of the groundbreaking Grand Theft Auto III in 2001, the release of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in 2002 pushed the open-world game series deeper into pop culture with a vibrant over-the-top take on Miami, a stunning celebrity voice cast and a loving, satirical look at the cultural excesses of the ‘80s.

In conjunction with the anniversary, Rockstar will release Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for a wide range of iOS and Android devices later this fall.

“Grand Theft Auto: Vice City gave players the freedom of a massive open-world in one of the most iconic and vibrant settings ever realized in a game,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “It was a defining moment in the series and we’re delighted to be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a stunning, updated version for phones and tablets.”

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, there will be a series of commemorative assets released, both old and new, including never-before-seen artwork and a brand new anniversary trailer highlighting some of the most iconic scenes and music from the game.  In addition, a limited run of collectable promotional items will be made available for purchase through the Rockstar Games Warehouse (www.rockstarwarehouse.com), with select items available via online giveaways.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was originally released in October 2002 for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, just one year after its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto III, changed the gaming landscape forever with its combination of open-world freedom, humor and action in a living, breathing city. Vice City expanded upon the open world gameplay of Grand Theft Auto III, combined with nostalgia for the 1980s to create one of the true high points in the marriage of video games and mainstream pop culture, loved by hardcore gamers and casual players alike. The upcoming mobile version of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City brings the full experience to mobile devices, featuring native high-resolution graphics and several enhancements unique to the iOS and Android platforms.

Dance Central 3 getting the Most Requested Tracks as DLC This Holiday

Oct 26, 2012

 With over 180* danceable tracks already available to players, Dance Central 3 is the best way to kick off an awesome dance party with your family and friends this holiday! Critics are raving about Dance Central 3, calling it the best dance gaming experience on any platform, making it the highest-rated Kinect® for Xbox 360 title and dance title according to reviews aggregated on Metacritic!

Harmonix is excited to announce that it will continue to support Dance Central 3 with additional downloadable content comprised of the best songs and best dance routines available. In the coming months, fans can expect some of their most requested tracks, including Psy’s international hit “Gangnam Style” and Carly Rae Jepsen’s #1 smash “Call Me Maybe.” Also on the way are hit tracks from Justin Bieber, One Direction, LMFAO, and more. As with all of the tracks in the Dance Central franchise, these routines feature the exciting, authentic choreography and best-in-class controller-free motion detection that players have come to expect from the world’s best dance game franchise! If you’re looking for the best moves, the hottest soundtrack, and the most music available, you’ll find it in Dance Central 3!

[box_light]More details on release dates will be announced in the coming months. Be sure to followDance Central on Twitter (http://twitter.com/dance_central) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/dancecentral) for the latest news![/box_light]

Win a Role in Terminal Reality’s ‘The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct’

Oct 25, 2012

Activision Publishing and Terminal Reality are excited to announce new details for AMC’s The Walking Dead “Dead Giveaway” contest, an eight-week event giving fans an opportunity to win a gruesome role in the upcoming videogame, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.

Clues are revealed during new episodes of The Walking Dead season three on Sunday nights at 9pm on AMC. Fans can enter the clues online at www.amcdead.com and each week one lucky winner will be chosen to appear as a character in the game! Terminal Reality will then use photos of his or her facial likeness to create a unique character whose backstory and chilling death scene may be encountered by players during The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. As on the show, inquisitive survivors will be able to piece together how these characters lived before uncovering the scenes behind each of their horrific ends. Each contest winner will be hidden in a different level. There will even be a special challenge to track down all the winners. Every new episode between now and Sunday, December 2, 2012 offers a new chance to enter and win!

Developed by Terminal Reality, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is a do-whatever-you-need-to-survive first-person action game that brings the deep, character-driven world of AMC’s Emmy Award-winning TV series onto console gaming systems and the PC in a frightening, new way. The game puts players in the role of the mysterious, crossbow-wielding survivor Daryl Dixon, alongside his overbearing brother Merle, on a haunting, unforgiving quest across the Georgia countryside to reach the supposed safety of Atlanta. 

Players will need to tread carefully throughout this grim adventure, as resources are scarce and hope even scarcer. From scrounging for food, water and ammunition to surviving encounters with the undead and the living, gamers will have to use their wits to stay alive in this terrifying, post-apocalyptic world. Do you risk using stealth to go in close for a quiet kill, attack from a distance and hazard attracting a swarm of walkers, or avoid the battle and live to fight another day? Helping survivors can bring benefits – but can you afford to trust everyone you meet? Every path, every action, every choice has a consequence. At the end of the world, no place is truly safe.

AMC’s The Walking Dead, the number one drama series in basic cable history, secured a 2010 Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Series – Drama and won the 2011 and 2012 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup.  Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home. The series stars Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Scott Wilson, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira and David Morrissey.  Season three of The Walking Dead is executive produced by showrunner Glen Mazzara, Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert.

[box_light]The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is scheduled for release in 2013 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. For more information and full sweepstakes rules, please visit www.amcdead.com. For more undead action, visit www.TheWalkingDeadBegins.com and ‘Like’ The Walking Dead on Facebook www.facebook.com/TheWalkingDeadAMC.[/box_light]

Nexon’s Combat Arms: Zombies Is Now Bigger, Better and Free for iOS

Oct 25, 2012

Today, Nexon announced a feature-packed update to its iOS hit, Combat Arms: Zombies, and is celebrating the launch by reducing the game’s price to… absolutely nothing.

Combat Arms: Zombies is based on the popular zombie-infested Fireteam Mode from Nexon’s highly successful free-to-play online first-person shooter, Combat Arms. Combat Arms: Zombiesbrings intense action and top-quality visuals to the iPad and iPhone, with players blasting through hordes of undead enemies as they choose from a vast arsenal of weaponry.

Combat Arms: Zombies has now been updated with more than 20 new weapons and a new map for the game’s Arsenal mode, in addition to general gameplay improvements. The game is available for free on the iTunes App Store, in HD and standard editions, at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/combat-arms-zombies-free/id561898814?ls=1&mt=8.

[box_light]For more information on Combat Arms: Zombies and Nexon’s other games, visit: http://sng.nexon.net/mobile/.[/box_light]

Wizardlings, fantasy RPG comes to iOS from Square Enix

Oct 25, 2012

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced that Wizardlings™, a casual “tap adventure” role-playing game (RPG) set in a fun, fantasy world, is now available for download for iPhone® and iPad®. Wizardlings can be downloaded from the App Store today for free, and it will be available soon on other smartphone devices.

As a young wizard or witch, Wizardlings players embark on a quest to banish the darkness and revive a cursed fantasy world. Along the way, players collect interesting and unique treasures, find ingredients to brew powerful spells, and battle menacing creatures to purify the world of evil.

Wizardlings challenges players to explore unique landscapes by using magic wands to fight back the shadows that cover the world and reveal the vibrant land hidden beneath. With each new tile uncovered, the player reveals flowers, trees, buildings, and hundreds of other objects and treasures – some of which are used as ingredients to create mighty spells.  Beware – lurking in the shadows are dangerous monsters guarding various tiles that players must defeat in order to bring the Light back to all corners of the world. Brew powerful spells from the magical Spellbook to vanquish these monsters and reclaim the oppressed land.

Wizardlings features include:

• Exploration and Discovery: By tapping the various tiles, players reveal the world around them as they play. Hidden in the darkness are treasure items, ingredients for spells, quest items, and vibrantly colored landscape items.
• Highly Stylized Art and Animation: In the gorgeous fantasy setting of Skywind, Wizardlings features beautiful and playful art and animations that will look stunning on mobile devices.
• Fun, Magical Combat: Players use a spellbook to brew and cast magic from five schools of elemental powers: Fire, Water, Charge, Air and Holy. Players brew new spells from ingredients discovered within the world and select spells from each school of magic that best defeats the monsters they encounter.
• Tons of Collectibles: Treasures, ingredients, and quest items are hidden throughout the land waiting to be discovered. With hundreds of unique treasures and items to find and collect, even the most tenacious treasure hunters will be challenged to discover them all!

Wizardlings is available now as a free-to-play download for the iPhone and iPad via the App Store and will be available soon on other smartphone devices.

RIFT: Storm Legion Open Beta Starts November 2nd

Oct 25, 2012

An open beta event for the first RIFT® expansion, Storm Legion™, will take place November 2-5, Trion Worlds announced today. Launching November 13^th, the expansion triples the size of the existing world of Telara, adding two expansive continents, an increased level cap to 60, player Dimensions, new dungeon and raid content, and a new player soul for each class calling. All expansion content will be available during the open beta period to those who create a RIFT account and download the client from www.stormlegion.com/beta.

“The first two closed beta stress tests were big successes, and we appreciate all the valuable feedback that we’ve used to improve and polish Storm Legion,” said Scott Hartsman, Executive Producer on RIFT and Trion CCO. “After months of hard work, we’re ready to show this incredible game to the world, and we encourage RIFT fans old and new to log in and try it out before the official launch on November 13^th.”

Participation in open beta couldn’t be easier. Interested players simply need to create an account and download the beta client from www.stormlegion.com/beta. Once the beta begins at 10am PDT on November 2^nd, players can create new characters, or transfer their current RIFT characters to the beta server, log in, and play. The open beta event will end at 8am PST on November 5^th.

As of October 19^th, the NDA on Storm Legion is officially lifted.

For more information about Storm Legion, visit www.stormlegion.com.

Storm Legion features: 

A VAST NEW WORLD
• Adventure across two huge new continents that more than triple the size of the existing world
• Experience epic stories that reveal the true power in Telara … and the gateway to the planes
• Make your move to the island city of Tempest Bay, a new stronghold for both Guardians and Defiant

10 MORE LEVELS, 4 MORE SOULS
• A new Soul for each Calling expands the Ascended Class System – build the hero you want!
• Rise to new heights of power through 10 challenging levels, increasing the level cap to 60
• Play your way! Choose how you level with questing and Instant Adventure everywhere, onslaughts, rifts, events, and more

BRAVE THE STORM
• Achieve greatness with 7 new dungeons, 3 raids, a Chronicle, and more!
• Join the Hunt: New rift gameplay propels you into battling increasingly-challenging planar bosses
• Fight legions of fantastic creatures, including a Colossus that interacts with – and ravages – the world like you’ve never seen

MAKE TELARA YOUR OWN
• Dimensions: Customizable spaces allow players and guilds to own a sliver of Telara
• Take your professions to new heights with Grandmaster crafting
• Become the talk of the town and boost your stats with stylish new capes
• New puzzles, artifacts and collectibles, achievements, mounts, pets, titles, and much more

FUS1ON Tournament Controller by PowerA Now Available in Stores

Oct 25, 2012

Gamers seeking more precision control  can now dominate the competition as PowerA™ today announced that the FUS1ON™ Tournament Controller is now available in stores. After consulting a select group of professional gamers, PowerA fused elements of history’s best controllers and incorporated leading-edge technology and materials into a single premium controller. With unique analog thumbsticks, a pro gamer-inspired D-pad, high-grade components and more, this tournament level controller offers the same precision control to any gamer seeking a competitive edge. The FUS1ON Tournament Controller for Xbox 360^® and PS3^®  is now available at Best Buy and GameStop as well as online at Amazon.com and PowerA.com for a suggested retail price of $79.99 USD.

“We worked alongside pro gamers from the very beginning of the development process to get real-life insights into design, aesthetics and control,” said John Moore, Vice President of Product Development at PowerA. “Extensive testing and rounds of refinement for each individual component produced the FUS1ON Tournament Controller – a brand-new, best-in-class controller designed from the ground up. We’re excited that every gamer now has the chance to play like a pro.”
The FUS1ON Tournament Controller represents the top-of-the-line offering from PowerA, makers of the MOGA Mobile Gaming System. Key features of this controller include:

• Perfect Analog Control: High grade components are finely tuned to provide durability and precision accuracy.
• Unique Analog Stick Design: Reduces thumb fatigue during extended play sessions.
• Precision D-Pad: Pro gamer-inspired design for precise 8-way control.
• Custom Illumination: Controller accents and analog sticks light up in 5 different LED colors.
• Interchangeable Grips: Two sets of interchangeable ergonomic grips offer multiple styles of comfort.
• Braided 10-Foot Cord: Wired for tournament play and regulations; stay competitive and avoid latency.
• Protective Travel Case: Stores and protects the FUS1ON Tournament Controller when gamers light up the gaming circuit.
• Available for Xbox 360 and PS3

Codemasters Unveils First F1 Race Stars Gameplay

Oct 25, 2012

Today Codemasters launched the first gameplay trailer for F1 RACE STARS, the fast-to-the-fun arcade racing game featuring official FORMULA ONE cars, teams and circuits as they’ve never been seen before. Set to arrive November 13 and available for pre-order now, the first trailer video is now playing at www.F1RaceStars.com.

In the gameplay video, the cast of F1 RACE STARS speed through loop-the-loops, soar through the sky making huge jumps and charge through tunnels whilst collecting and using a range of fun power-ups to boost ahead or slow down their rivals.

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