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May 9th, 2009, 10:30 Posted By: wraggster
Mezmer Games today announced that the arcade RTS game Stalin vs. Martians will be sold for a special discounted price of $7.99 during the weekend of May 9-10. This limited time offer celebrates the Victory Day (the Russian victory day, what else?) that took place on May 9th, 1945.
The game is available on all major digital download portals worldwide and the price will return to $19.95 on May 11th.
Stalin vs. Martians is a spectacular real-time strategy game developed by an alliance of three independent studios: Black Wing Foundation, Dreamlore and N-Game. The game was released on April 29th and took the mainstream gaming press by storm.
For more information, please visit: http://www.mezmergames.com/group/stalinvsmartians
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May 8th, 2009, 21:11 Posted By: wraggster
Earlier today, Mythic Entertainment announced that it was taking applications for the closed beta test of Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss. The upcoming expansion to the long running MMORPG will allow players to check out and play as the new Gargoyle race, as well as explore their skills and lands within the game. The beta is scheduled to begin later this month and testers will have to be current Ultima Online subscribers. Applicants will be chosen based on their computer system specs, previous testing experience, community involvement and other criteria. Those interested in applying can check out the Ultima Online Beta site, and must be 18 or older.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/981/981119p1.html
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May 8th, 2009, 21:10 Posted By: wraggster
Bohemia Interactive and IDEA Games have today taken steps to unlock some of the mystery surrounding their forthcoming tactical military simulation, ArmA II by revealing the secrets behind the name of the game itself. Project leader Marek Spanel took the time to shed some light on the unusual title. A full version of Marek's musings can be seen at the studio's website.
The word 'Arma' is Latin in origin; a multifaceted word that depending on context can be used to mean defensive arms, shields, soldiers or weapons of war amongst others. The reasons for the team at Bohemia choosing such an ancient and unconventional word are two-fold; to have a name that is easily remembered and pronounced across different languages and to signify that just like the name itself, ArmA II's gameplay is boldly different and not afraid to deviate from tried and tested shooter formulae.
When creating a name for their flagship product, Marek and the rest of Bohemia Interactive were equally keen to avoid videogame name clichés of the past and walk their own line.
"[When naming the title] it felt like almost everyone preferred something along the lines of Battleshock Operation Force 3: Thunderstorm Troops over a simple and strong word, with a strong foundation behind it," commented Marek. "Choosing the right name had been a big deal for us, but ultimately we know the quality of this game will speak for itself."
Featuring the most realistic warfare ever, ArmA II promises to build on the excellent features that have made Bohemia Interactive a respected name among gamers. Players can expect in-depth team-based combat, a comprehensive playbook of military tactics and an enormous battlefield to push strategy to the limit.
ArmA II is coming to North America in 2009 and is exclusively for PC. For all the latest information please visit www.arma2.com
About ARMA2
ARMA 2 is set in a near future, year 2009, in a fictional state of Chernarus, a post-Soviet country where civil war raged for over 2 painful years. As a leader of USMC Force Recon team, you are sent with your squad to prevent further civilian casualties and ensure ongoing stability in Chernarus. ARMA 2 is based on the latest generation technology, offering a large-scale game world, authentic and extremely detailed modern units, weapons, vehicles and environments, challenging single player and a vast array of multiplayer options.
ARMA 2, developed by Bohemia Interactive, will be available across Europe in 2009.
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May 8th, 2009, 21:09 Posted By: wraggster
Independent game developer Nimbly Games today announced the launch of Altitude™, a fast-paced game of aerial combat suitable for all ages. Altitude pits you against up to 64 online opponents as you blast your way across the cartoon skies, unlocking brilliantly original fantasy planes, completing devilish challenges, and customizing your loadout with a wide array of perks along the way. Featuring both strategic team-based and wild free-for-all modes of play, Altitude is available online for PC, Mac, and Linux for US$19.95.
"We've been blown away by the community response, from professional gamers to people who'd never played an online game before," explained Erik Measure, CEO of Nimbly Games, "We're excited to show everyone exactly what we've done, and invite them to join this awesome community -- a free weekend seemed like a no-brainer."
Altitude is free to play online with friends. Players can unlock additional planes and perks for a one-time purchase of $19.95. Starting Friday, May 8th at 12:01 AM EST and ending Sunday, May 10th, at 11:59 PM EST, everyone can experiment with all of the goodies for free.
Features of Altitude include:
• Pilot five completely unique planes: Loopy, Bomber, Explodet, Biplane, and Miranda
• Customize your plane with 25 unlockable perks, from twin-fire missiles to rear-mounted flak guns, rubberized armor to reverse-thruster engines
• Complete challenges and compare stats with friends
• Navigate 9 official maps, or create and share your own with the Altitude Editor
• Strong parental controls and cartoon action ensure a safe experience for young children
• Play online with up to 64 players, and always find your friends with slick community features
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May 8th, 2009, 21:08 Posted By: wraggster
Brush up your Simlish – The EA Sims studio just announced that the Sims 3, the latest chapter in the popular franchise, has gone gold for PC and Mac and will be on store shelves as well as via online digital distribution on June 2 for $49.99. Additionally, players will have the option to pick up The Sims 3 Collector's Edition, which will be available at select retailers for $69.99. The Collector's Edition will include the full game, a collectable 2GB The Sims Plumbob USB drive, a strategy guide and in-game European-styled sports car for your Sims to use.
Players will have more options that before to create and manipulate your sims, choosing their appearance and up to five traits to define their personalities. The Sims 3 will feature new goal-oriented gameplay so you can decide which short or long term tasks you want your Sims to accomplish at any time. You can also create edit and upload your own Sim movies and upload them to The Sims 3 online community. The online community will also provide players with additional free bonus content, news and other extras. Developed by The Sims Studio, The Sims 3 is rated T for Teen.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/981/981036p1.html
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May 8th, 2009, 21:08 Posted By: wraggster
Today, Phenomic will release two new maps for BattleForge, the new epic RTS. These two maps represent the beginning of the Renegade Campaign, the game's first free content pack for fans. The new live campaign will have players traveling south, deep into the Wastelands where they will follow the adventures of the white Juggernaut Mo – a monster with a dry wit and a heart as big as his appetite. He searches for his only friend, the savage orc Twinaxe, while his arch enemy, the vicious Captain Blight hunts him across the Wastelands, obsessed with taking down the White Juggernaut Mo. Along their adventure, they come across the trail of the greatest treasure ever known, the stolen treasure horde of the giants. With ogre witch doctors, flying ships and one angry Juggernaut, the Renegade Campaign is filled with adventure at every turn.
The first map being released today is "MO". Mo is a single player scenario that marks the beginning of Mo's search for his only friend Twinaxe.
The second map being released today is "Blight". Blight is a four player co-op scenario where players encounter Mo's arch enemy, Captain Blight. The Skylords meet this madman for the first time while trying to free captives from bandit hands. This map is a frantic race for freedom as the bandit armies call in reinforcements.
BattleForge is available exclusively for the PC. There is no subscription fee. For more information, visit www.battleforge.com.
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May 8th, 2009, 18:52 Posted By: wraggster
Arstechnica has a short article up describing how Microsoft and Intel have 'goofed up' Windows 7's XP Mode, by ensuring many PCs will not be able to use it. (And it won't be easy to figure out in advance if your PC is one of them.) Meanwhile, over at Infoworld, Redmond is criticized for having the 'right idea, wrong technology' with their latest compatibility scheme, and PC World says 'great idea, on paper.' With Windows 7 due to be released in 2010, and Redmond apparently eager to move on from XP, perhaps this is not really a 'goof' at all?
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?.../05/08/1518245
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May 8th, 2009, 18:40 Posted By: wraggster
Nielsen Games has said Second Life is the second-most played game across the US, and the virtual world where people spend the most time.
The research company randomly sampled 180,000 homes across the country and found that, on average, 760 minutes are spent playing Second Life each week.
World of Warcraft only claims 653 minutes a week, but accounts for a massive 47 per cent of total minutes played. Second Life, at two, only represents three per cent of that figure.
No other MMOs feature, but Second Life beats the likes of Half-Life 2, StarCraft and Civilization IV.
Massively finds that, on average, people spend 47 minutes on YouTube each week, 84 minutes on Facebook and just 10 minutes on MySpace.
Second Life is a virtual world based on our own, where players and sell property and services to each other. The in-game currency can be legitimately purchased with real money, however, which has lead to some Second Life "companies" turning over real-business-like profits and gaining real-life value.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/se...ost-spare-time
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May 8th, 2009, 17:16 Posted By: wraggster
Nival Online’s star RPG set for an expensive overhaul to become a free-to-play MMO
Russian game group Nival Online has reinvented its star franchise as a free-to-play MMO in the nation’s most expensive development project ever.
Role-playing title Allods – called Rage of Mages in the west– is said to be the most successful ever game to be developed inside Russia. Now with a record budget of $12 million, Nival will re-develop the game as an MMORPG and release the title on Gala Networks’ gPotato gaming portal.
Allods Online will launch this autumn, adding to Nival’s portfolio of titles which includes the 2006 PC title Heroes of Might and Magic V.
In 2008 the developer picked up the awards for Best Online Game and Best Game Developer during the Russian Game Development Conference.
“We are excited to work with Nival Online who has proved their mastery of PC and online games for over a decade” said Hyun Hur, CEO of Gala Networks Europe.
“We are confident that Allods Online will have a major impact on the overall online games industry and demonstrates that top quality games can be free, giving players a strong alternative to subscription-based MMORPGs,” Hur added.
http://www.developmag.com/news/31818...er-game-budget
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May 8th, 2009, 17:05 Posted By: wraggster
Today, Paradox Interactive announced their E3 lineup, which is being represented by three anticipated strategy games, all scheduled to come out in Q3 of this year. The first is Hearts of Iron III, which takes the third installment of the World War II series, which will provide more than ten thousand separate provinces to conquer. Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim will allow players to create a kingdom while managing heroes that explore the land defeating evil. Finally, East India Company will allow players to create a powerful trade empire, manage your company and battle with ships in large naval battles. Paradox also mentioned that information will be revealed on Mount & Blade: Warband and its sub-label Mezmer Games at the show.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/980/980722p1.html
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May 8th, 2009, 17:04 Posted By: wraggster
StarCraftWire reports that Blizzard has started taking beta sign-ups for StarCraft II. Quoting: 'Interested parties must simply visit their Battle.net profile page, choose to opt-in for the beta, and re-submit their current system specs by way of a small downloadable piece of software.' Blizzard's Chris Sigaty said in an interview, 'As with previous betas for our real-time strategy games, the StarCraft II beta test will be multiplayer only, and players will have access to all three races — terrans, protoss, and zerg — and all of their units. We'll include a selection of multiplayer maps, but they won't necessarily include all of the maps that will be in the final version of the game. We're making some great progress on the single-player campaign, but we don't plan to do a public beta since we want to keep the story under wraps until the game's out
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl.../05/07/1639228
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May 8th, 2009, 17:01 Posted By: wraggster
World of Warcraft remained the most-played PC title in the US in March, according to the latest data from Nielsen Games. However, Second Life exceeded the game in terms of the average number of minutes played per week.
Blizzard's market-leading title is the only traditional MMO game in the top ten, but at 46.7 per cent it dominates the list in terms of the percentage of total minutes played compared to the rest of the top 100. By comparison, virtual world Second Life has a percentage of just 3.2 per cent, although its total for the average minutes per week is higher - at 760 (12 hours, 40 minutes) to 653 (10 hours, 53 minutes).
Third in the list is first person action game Dark Messiah of Might & Magic with 582 average minutes per week, followed by Take-Two's expansion pack Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword on 668 minutes and PopGames' Bookworm on 169 minutes.
Nielsen has also updated its home console usage chart for the month, with the PlayStation 2 remaining the most popular format with a 22.0 per cent total. The Xbox 360 was in second place on 21.2 per cent, followed by the Wii on 17.9 per cent and the PlayStation 3 on 10.3 per cent.
The full top ten of PC game titles for March, ordered by the percentage of total minutes played, is as follows:
1. World of Warcraft (46.7%)
2. Second Life (3.2%)
3. Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (3.0%)
4. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2.7%)
5. Bookworm (2.3%)
6. Half-Life 2 (2.2%)
7. Civilization IV (2.1%)
8. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (1.7%)
9. Chessmaster Challenge (1.7%)
10. Starcraft (1.7%)
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...pc-usage-chart
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May 8th, 2009, 17:00 Posted By: wraggster
Frogster America, Inc. today announced that it has added a new dungeon to Runes of Magic, the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) that is redefining the standard for free-to-play titles. The new
The ghost ship the 'Black Mary' will soon lie awaiting daring adventurers in a dark sinister grotto. In the very near future, the entrance to the high level dungeon 'Treasure Trove' with its long-forgotten pirate gold will open. The new instance is found in the online world of Runes of Magic in the newly created Ravenfell territory and furthers the story of the area's involvement with the Black Sail Pirates. Currently, the Treasure Trove is undergoing final tuning on the test server.
A huge branching cave system awaits adventurers, its inhabitants; however, have long since said farewell to the world of the living. The entrance is guarded by undead pirates. The further players dive into the secret of the Treasure Trove, the more they will encounter 'Bashing Drybone' and skeletal warriors. Those who master this challenge will discover an abundant treasure trove on their quest for pirate gold. But be careful: one false step and players will find themselves waylaid by the giant octopus 'Will's Curse'.
The final battle awaits adventurer groups on board the 'Black Mary'. The vanished pirate leader 'Snow Blake' and her company will square off against intruders in her cabin, where she will employ all of her undead phantom abilities to finish them off.
About Runes of Magic
With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic is redefining the standard for free-to-play titles. Runes of Magic conveys an absorbing story through more than 1,600 quests in an exciting and dangerous fantasy world. Players can choose between six main classes and combined with a secondary class, choose to create a character from 30 character class combinations. All characters possess unique skills with impressive combo attacks and can use mounts including war horses.
A particularly attractive feature for guilds and players is the ability to decorate their own virtual homes with individual furnishings. Thanks to an extensive crafting and reputation system, thrilling PVP, as well as demanding dungeons and boss monsters, Runes of Magic has something for everyone. The Taiwanese developer Runewaker, has developed Runes of Magic according to western MMO standards and put more than three years of development into the game. The studio will continue to provide new challenges for players every four to five months with free add-ons and updates. MMO fans can find more information, pictures and videos on the official website at: www.runesofmagic.com.
Runes of Magic features:
• Free-to-play: no monthly fees, free download
• Extensive dual class system (six primary and secondary classes)
• Versatile spell- and attack-combinations
• Enthralling background story
• More than 1,600 quests and quest series
• No zone boundaries thanks to seamless architecture
• Dungeons: Instanced and tile based as well as persistent
• Individually developable skills and spells
• Armor sets with special bonuses
• Dynamic item system with hundreds of runes for upgrading
• Optional PvP system with arena battles and guild wars
• Ranking system with player-ranking lists
• Multitude of unique mounts
• Epic crafting system with the chance to improve existing items
• Personalization of player houses through individual furnishing
• Reputation system
• Customizable user interface with the option to use Add-Ons
• Map and radar system to find dealers, resources and quests easily
• In-game auction houses for trading items
• Teleport-Runes for instant travel
• Mouse and keyboard controls for movement
• Regular updates with new content
• Guild castles in special zones
• Cross-server fights in three-server-battle in development
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