New Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise trailer and screenshots drop in

Jul 19, 2012

The upcoming sequel to Naughty Bear is coming to XBLA and PSN soon. A trailer showing off some of the attacks and kills is like a plushy Hitman:

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Double Dragon: Neon releases September 11th and 12th on PSN/XBLA

Jul 18, 2012

Since announcing the fresh new hotness that is Double Dragon: Neon, fans have been tapping their toes waiting for an official release date for the most radical game of 2012 (and 1987, because Double Dragon: Neon is so awesome it rocks across time and space). Finally, we can let the cat out of the bag – Double Dragon: Neon will be coming to PlayStation Network on September 11 for $9.99 and to the Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft on September 12 for 800 Microsoft points.

Assassin’s Creed next book is titled, Forsaken by Oliver Bowden

Jul 18, 2012

A new novelization based on the latest installment of Ubisoft blockbuster Assassin’s Creed – one of the biggest video game franchises in the world– will be published on December 4 for $9.99.

Initially launched in 2007, the first four Assassin’s Creed® games have sold more than 38 million units worldwide, and the franchise is now established as one of the best-selling series ever. Recognized for having some of the richest, most engrossing storytelling in the industry, Assassin’s Creed® transcends video games, branching out into other entertainment experiences including comic books, novels, short films and more. Sales of the Assassin’s Creed® novelizations have now reached more than 380,000 copies!

Assassin’s Creed®: Forsaken is the latest thrilling novelization by Oliver Bowden based on the phenomenally successful game series. The new game, Assassin’s Creed® III, takes one of gaming’s most popular franchises to new heights in its most realistic world yet and introduces a brand new Assassin, Connor.

Set during the American Revolution, Connor has sworn to secure liberty for his people and his nation and unleashes his powerful skills on the chaotic, blood-soaked battlefields of the hostile American wilderness. Assassin’s Creed®: Forsaken is the story behind who Connor really is and how he has become a deadly killer.

The world of the Assassins has become far more lethal than ever before.

For more information on Assassin’s Creed®, please visit the Assassin’s Creed® Official Website: www.assassinscreed.com and facebook.com/assassinscreed.

Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an acclaimed novelist and historian who currently lives in Paris.

Hacker Evolution Duality gets New DLC this Summer and Exosyphen Studios celebrates 10 Years

Jul 18, 2012

Exosyphen Studios, creators of the best-selling Hacker Evolution series celebrates its 10^th anniversary.  To properly celebrate, Exosyphen announces the first ever add-on expansion pack for Hacker Evolution Duality and a massive giveaway of 3,653 copies of Hacker Evolution Duality, one for each day that Exosyphen Studios has been in existence. Be able to win by visiting and liking/following their Facebook and Twitter pages, respectively.

“The Hacker Evolution series propelled us from being a small studio to become a major developer.  We have purposely resisted corporate buyout offers in order to maintain our independence and let our original brand DNA to invent innovative entertainment experiences guide us in our decision.  But our success is mostly due to our fans and so to celebrate our 10^th year in existence we are giving back to the community as a way to say that we could have not done this without you” said Robert Muresan, founder and technical director, Exosyphen Studios.

Hacker Evolution Duality is a hacking simulation game based on the best-selling Hacker Evolution series. Wannabe hackers play as Brian Spencer, brilliant programmer who must stop a malicious Artificial Intelligence (AI) that threatens the safety of the world.  It is a rogue AI that Mr. Spencer previously created but has turned against him.  Hackers must discover vulnerabilities using various tools, from a basic firewall cracker to a sophisticated voice print authentication system to steal money to finance your objectives, purchase hardware upgrades and bribe your way past ever increasingly complex security systems.  Hacker Evolution Duality features both a single player story mode and an open world death match mode where fellow hackers battle against each other.

In addition, Exosyphen Studios are proud to announce the first downloadable add-on pack for Hacker Evolution Duality. The add-on expansion pack includes more than 20 new game levels along with a game update featuring new gameplay features. The add-on expansion pack is set for a summer 2012 release.

To play a free Windows/Linux/MAC OS demo of Hacker Evolution Duality go to http://www.hackerevolutionduality.com/. System requirements are: 1 Ghz CPU, 1GB memory and OpenGL video card.  Hacker Evolution Duality can be found for purchase on Steam D2D, Desura, GamersGate, GreenManGaming, Gameolith and GameStop.

Nival Announces Tablet Version of Kings Bounty: Legions

Jul 17, 2012

Nival is happy to announce a tablet version of “King’s Bounty: Legions”, a cross-platform online turn-based strategy game that has topped the charts at Kongregate and built a loyal audience on Facebook.

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Orcs Must Die! 2 Now Available to Pre-Order on Steam

Jul 17, 2012

Robot Entertainment has announced that Orcs Must Die! 2 is now available for pre-order on Steam. Players who order the game before its release on July 30^thwill pick it up for a discounted pre-order price of $13.49. For War Mages interested in taking on the orc mob with a friend, Orcs Must Die! 2 is also available in a co-op 2-pack with a discounted pre-order price of $22.49. The original Orcs Must Die! is currently available on Steam for 50% off for a limited time, and players who own both games will unlock 10 extra classic levels in the sequel.

Pre-order Orcs Must Die! 2: http://store.steampowered.com/app/201790/

Orcs Must Die! 2 begins just days after the ending of the original game. With the rifts closed and the magical Order dead, the War Mage finds himself suddenly thrust into a new battle against the mindless orc mob. He has a powerful, if questionable, new companion in the Sorceress, an ex-War Mage responsible for the destruction of the Order.

Orcs Must Die! 2 Key Features:

• Co-Op! – Play as the War Mage, the headstrong hero who charges into danger, or play as the more strategic Sorceress who keeps the mob at bay with mind-control and magic.
• Story-based Campaign – Pick up where the original game left off with a brand new story-based campaign that you can play in Single-Player or Co-Op!
• Endless Mode – Play alone or join a friend to put your skills to the test against endless waves of increasingly difficult enemies.
• Classic Mode – Steam players who own the original Orcs Must Die! will automatically unlock co-op versions of 10 fan-favorite levels from the original game featuring new enemies!
• Over 20 Deadly Enemies – Face an army of vile new creatures like Earth Elementals, Trolls, and Bile Bats. And they’ve brought all of your favorite trap-fodder from the original Orcs Must Die! along with them!
• More than 50 Traps, Weapons, and Guardians – Choose from an enormous armory of new and classic defenses, including an all new assortment of magical trinkets.
• Massive Upgrade System – With more than 225 persistent trap and weapon upgrades to unlock, you can build an arsenal perfectly suited to your slaying style.

Raptr Rewards to offer RaiderZ Beta Keys today

Jul 17, 2012

Raptr’s looking for a few good demon hunters — we’ve secured 10,000 spots in the upcoming closed beta for RaiderZ (beta launches August 8th), by eminent publisher Perfect World Entertainment!

This beautiful open-world game, set in the mythical land of Rendel, is all about partying up with other players and eradicating giant demons via action-based combat (as opposed to autoattacks and tab targeting). Nothing is wasted while on the hunt — gamers will harvest weapon improvements and ultimately feast on the kill as they strive to uncover the origins of the monsters’ invasion.

To earn your spot in a RaiderZ hunting party, you must be ranked Amateur or above in any Perfect World game and have your Facebook synced with Raptr. (Run the Raptr PC Desktop App to track all your Perfect World gameplay hours. Details on our ranking system here .)

This reward is available internationally. Winners will receive a code that they must redeem via Perfect World’s website, and they will then be notified once the beta goes live.

Nival Unveils New Heroes for Prime World

Jul 17, 2012

If there’s one thing everyone agrees on regarding “Prime World”, it’s that it has some of the most colorful hero design you’ll find in any battle arena or action strategy game. The first Hero announcement this past spring introduced unique faction characters as well as a surfing embodiment of lightning and other out-of-the-ordinary Heroes that you will control in “Prime World”.

Now Nival is announcing the second batch of Heroes, each available to both factions but under different names:

• Phantom/Faceless: A stealthy assassin whose mastery of the knife and ability to blink out of danger will serve him well – if he can strike quickly
• Cryo/Blizz: This ice queen slows her enemies and can even freeze them in place, doing extra damage with her chilly magic.
• Jaeger/Wolf Dancer: This fighter has a pack of wolves at his command and can deal damage proportional to the wild beasts under his control.

“Prime World” is now in open beta in Russia and will soon be coming to North America, with new game modes, a castle management system to help you upgrade your heroes and connections to Prime World titles on other platforms.

Medal of Honor Warfighter LIMITED EDITION includes access to EXCLUSIVE Battlefield 4 BETA

Jul 17, 2012

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced access to the exclusive beta for Battlefield 4, the next entry in DICE’s award-winning shooter series, to players that pre-order Medal of Honor Warfighter Limited Edition* prior to the game’s launch on Oct. 23. The most authentic shooter this holiday, Medal of Honor Warfighter is the only game that puts players in the boots of the world’s most aggressive, precise and disciplined warfighters, fighting battles that are ripped from headlines around the globe. Powered by the ground-breaking Frostbite™ 2 engine, Medal of Honor Warfighter delivers tomorrow’s technology on today’s platforms with advanced gameplay, visuals and sound design.

The exclusive Battlefield 4 beta will be available in Fall 2013. Additional details regarding Battlefield 4 will be revealed at a later date.

“Though Battlefield and Medal of Honor Warfighter each offer players a completely unique experience, they are united by their underlying technology base – Frostbite. These are two of the hottest shooters, coming together to deliver a one-two punch of action, intensity and shooter entertainment,” said Frank Gibeau, President of EA Labels.

Written by U.S. Tier 1 Operators while deployed overseas, Medal of Honor Warfighter is set to deliver this year’s most authentic military shooter experience inspired by real warriors, real operations and real places. From rescuing hostages in Abu Sayyaf’s stronghold in the Philippines to assaulting Al-Shabaab’s “Pirate Town” on the Somali Coast, Medal of Honor Warfighter puts players in the boots of today’s most highly trained and skilled warriors to experience missions that have a dotted line to real world terrorist threats. Medal of Honor Warfighter features real world hotspots in the single player campaign and introduces international Tier 1 Operators from 10 different nations in multiplayer allowing players to show their national pride online.

“Frostbite 2 is an amazingly powerful technology that challenges us to break the multiplayer mold. The unique premise of global warfighters in Medal of Honor Warfighter has inspired us to pioneer new multiplayer concepts such as Fire Teams and the idea of having Tier 1 Operators from around the world go head-to-head in online competition,” said Greg Goodrich, Executive Producer, Medal of Honor.

Developed by Danger Close Games, Medal of Honor Warfighter will be available in the UK on October 26, 2012 for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system, PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment system and PC. For more information on Medal of Honor Warfighter, please visit www.medalofhonor.com, and for the latest news visit www.facebook.com/medalofhonor or follow on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/medalofhonor. Press assets are available atwww.eagames.co.uk/press.

• Conditions and restrictions apply. See http://www.medalofhonor.com/bf4-beta for details.

Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances Celebrates One Million Players

Jul 16, 2012

The weight of the world is in your hands. Command & Conquer™ Tiberium Alliances, the free-to-play, browser-based, massively multiplayer online (MMO) strategy game from EA Phenomic™, is proud to announce that in less than two months since launch, the game has surpassed one million registered players. The war between the Global Defense Initiative and the Nod rages on stronger than ever before and to celebrate this milestone, EA is giving away 1,000,000 Starter Packs to Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances players.

Between now and July 20^th  2012, players can login or create an account to redeem the following code, HMKV-VWGN-8GEH-6BTZ and receive a Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances Starter Pack*, including:

• · +1 Bonus Package Storage for a 7 day duration
• · One Command Point Supply Crate
• · Four Tiberium Supply Crates from player rank 2-5
• · Four Crystal Supply Crates from player rank 2-5
• · Four Credit Supply Crates from player rank 2-5
• · Four Power Supply Crates from player rank 2-5

To start playing for free and to redeem their free Starter Pack, players can visit www.tiberiumalliances.com.

New Fortnite screenshots from Comic Con

Jul 12, 2012

Today at San Diego Comic-Con, Epic Games revealed the very first look at the co-op sandbox survival game Fortnite during its panel along with new details about the title.

During the panel, Epic Games announced that Fortnite is the very first game using Epic’s revolutionary Unreal Engine 4 and is being developed for PC release in 2013. In Fortnite, players will explore, forage, collaborate and build by day in their own dynamic and expanding world. At night, they’ll work together to defend their prized fortress from the forces of darkness.

Classic Mode Detailed for Orcs Must Die! 2

Jul 12, 2012

Robot Entertainment today announced that they will be rewarding owners of the original Orcs Must Die! on Steam with 10 maps from the original game playable in a special co-op Classic Mode in Orcs Must Die! 2. War Mages will head back into their favorite old fortresses, but this time they’ll bring along a friend and a huge new arsenal of traps, spells, weapons, and trinkets. Even the best players will have to rethink their tried and true strategies as they face angry mobs featuring all of the sequel’s new monsters. Players who own the originalOrcs Must Die! on Steam will automatically unlock these 10 exclusive levels for free in Orcs Must Die! 2. Players who haven’t yet downloaded Orcs Must Die! can pick it up for 50% off on Steam for a limited time.

Download the original Orcs Must Die! here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/102600/

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Cyborg and Nightwing announced for Injustice: Gods Among Us

Jul 12, 2012

Today Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment released new screenshots from Injustice: Gods Among Us revealing two new characters that will appear in the game – Cyborg and Nightwing.  San Diego Comic-Con attendees can get their chance to play the game at DC Entertainment’s booth, #1915.

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an all-new game in development by award-winning NetherRealm Studios, creators of the definitive fighting game franchise Mortal Kombat. The game is scheduled for release in 2013 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Wii U™ system from Nintendo.