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May 9th, 2007, 20:48 Posted By: wraggster
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CDV Software Entertainment, in co-operation with Legendo Entertainment, is pleased to announce the official North American release date for Attack on Pearl Harbor. Attack on Pearl Harbor is an arcade-style air combat game set in World War II's Pacific Theatre, and will be released for PC in North America in early July 2007. More information can be found at the game's official website: www.pearlharbor-game.com.
The key focus of the game is on accessible, highly entertaining gameplay, with features including:
- Intuitive controls - Pick up and play the game via a simple, straightforward control scheme that'll have anyone flying in seconds.
- Instant action - An accessible interface makes it easy for anyone to jump straight into the biggest aerial battles of WWII.
- Multiplayer dogfighting action - Up to 12 players can fight it out via the Internet or LAN, fly solo or team up in squadrons as either American or Japanese pilots.
- Choose your side - The campaign mode offers players the chance to take on the role of dashing Douglas Knox of the USAAF or fighter pilot Zenji Yamada of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service.
- Riveting action - Take off from the deck of an aircraft carrier in the most prolific fighters, bombers and torpedo-bearing aircraft of the WWII Pacific Theatre!
- Historical Locations - Fight the same battles that determined the outcome of the war including Doolittle Raid, Pearl Harbor, The Battle of Midway and Iwo Jima!
- Unique cutscenes - The campaign is advanced through graphic novel- inspired animation panels which bring an exciting and refreshing feel to the game.
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May 8th, 2007, 20:16 Posted By: wraggster
For that cheapskate in all of us, PopCap has announced that they will be giving away free copies of their mega-hit Bejeweled Deluxe -- as a Mother's Day gift for your maternal caretaker, of course.
Beginning tomorrow, May 9, and continuing through May 23, existing and new subscribers to their newsletter will receive a registration code via email for a full retail copy of Bejeweled Deluxe. The offer must be redeemed before May 30.
If your mother already has Bejeweled or, on the other end of the spectrum, has never figured out how to use a mouse, then consider this a gift for yourself. For most countries, Mother's Day is coming up this Sunday (May 13), so if not this, you better of think of something to give.
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May 8th, 2007, 19:29 Posted By: wraggster
Liam 'Jedi Knight' Neeson will voice the lead role in Bethesda Softwork's role-playing sequel Fallout 3, the company has revealed.
Neeson, who sports a beard the calibre of which young Mike Jackson can only envy, will play the role of the player's father and will appear prominently throughout the game.
"This role was written with Liam in mind, and provides the dramatic tone for the entire game," said Todd Howard, executive producer of Fallout 3.
"It's been a pleasure bringing the father to life and working with the wonderfully talented people at Bethesda on Fallout 3," said Neeson. "I hope the fans of the franchise and the game will be excited by the results."
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May 8th, 2007, 17:42 Posted By: wraggster
Lock ‘n Load Publishing, the sole publisher of Lock ‘n Load board games, announced today that their semi-highly anticipated downloadable masterpiece, Island War Deluxe is ready for purchase (www.locknloadgame.com).
“We really didn’t want to steal Spiderman’s thunder on his big weekend, but the game was ready, so we put it up,” stated Mark H. Walker, founder and owner of Lock ‘n Load Publishing.
Island War Deluxe is Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s most ambitious downloadable project yet. A tactical game covering the battles in the South and Central Pacific in World War II, Island War deluxe places the player in the shoes of a Japanese or U.S. Marine company/ battalion commander. The system design is by Mark Walker, Mark and Bill Wilder (The Proud and the Few, numerous Steel Panthers campaigns and scenarios) designed the scenarios, and the art is by Nicolas Eskubi and David Julien.
Gamers direct squads, leaders, tanks, artillery, and air support across four lush, geomorphic maps as you recreate some of the most famous engagements of the era. They command Marines armed with BARs, M1919A6 and A4 machineguns, flamethrowers, and satchel charges. Order Sherman and Stuart tanks to blast tough cave and bunker emplacements or call on the Navy’s F4F to swoop on the Japanese from above.
As the Japanese players may lead their soldiers in a Banzai charge, infiltrate them behind enemy lines (without any lame hidden placement rules) and pin down the Americans with Type 96 and Type 92 machine guns. The Japanese also have light and medium tanks, in addition to Betty bombers, at their disposal.
The game ships with over 131 counters, four geomorphic maps, a simple, yet colorful rules system, and seven scenarios. This engaging game can be downloaded, printed, and ready to play in less time than it takes to watch the Yankees blow a three run lead.
But wait, that’s not all. If printing isn’t your style, use the complete VASSAL module that ships with the game. The module includes all the counters, charts, maps, and scenarios (with the counters already laid out) you’ll need to play right away. Better still, the module includes a tutorial that teaches the basics of VASSAL as it applies to Island War Deluxe.
Print and play on your kitchen table, or use your computer at work. You can’t miss. Lock ‘n Load Publishing… More Games, Less Guff.
Scenarios include:
Bloody Ridge: The 2/5 Marines try to fight off the Japanese 35th Infantry Brigade as they attack toward Henderson Field.
Nishi: A Sherman tank helps Marines clear a ridge, laced with caves, near the tip of Iwo Jima.
Taking the Wanna Ridge: Marines go cave busting near the southern edge of Okinawa. The Japanese play hide ‘n seek, moving from cave to cave.
In the Sun: A Marine patrol is ambushed. Can they escape massacre on the beaches of Guadalcanal?
Forerunner: Marines tighten the nose on Mt. Suribachi.
A Place Called Betio: The beaches of Tarawa. Hard fighting. Air support. Japanese and Marine tanks. Enough said.
Healing Under Fire: Navy Corpsmen try to save Marine lives, as the Marines try to save the Navy Corspmen.
ABOUT LOCK ‘N LOAD PUBLISHING
Founded by award winning author and game designer Mark H. Walker, Lock ‘n Load Publishing develops and publishes commercial board and computer games. Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s games include Lock ‘n Load: Forgotten Heroes, Lock ‘n Load: ANZAC Attack, and Lock ‘n Load: Band of Heroes. The games have won numerous awards, including the Origins award for Historical Board Game of the Year, two Wargamer Reader’s Choice Awards, a Charles S. Roberts Award for Best Modern Era Wargame, and International Gamer’s Award for Best Historical Simulation. Lock ‘n Load Publishing is headquartered in Virginia. More information is available at www.locknloadgame.com.
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May 8th, 2007, 17:41 Posted By: wraggster
Elektrogames, an independent video games producer and publisher, is today presenting its simulation/management game Building World, the first new generation Builder for drawing and constructing 3D buildings in real time. Developed by Creative Patterns, Building World is co-produced with Palludio Games, a company founded by professionals from the construction industry. The game will be available for PCs in September 2007.
Building World allows gamers to give free rein to their imagination for drawing and constructing the buildings of tomorrow's world: small blocks of flats, hotels, police stations, banks, schools, town halls, shopping centres, plazas and much more. Acting as real site managers and calling all the shots, they must recruit and manage their teams while working within budget, technical and environmental constraints, not to forget deadlines. Gamers will receive help from six professional advisors specialised in human resources, materials, architecture, building sites, logistics and finance.
Ivan Lebeau, President of Elektrogames, is delighted: "We are especially proud to be jointly producing this game with Palludio Games and Creative Patterns, since their unique expertise had enabled us to offer gamers a fun construction simulation game with flawless realism."
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May 8th, 2007, 17:36 Posted By: wraggster
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The Camo Workshop and Shrapnel Games would like to report that a new patch for winSPWW2 is now available for immediate download from Shrapnel Games. The patch, only about 2 MB in size, upgrades all versions of winSPWW2 to version 2.5.
While small in size the patch addresses several important issues, which are:
36 Updated OOB files
Upgraded ScenHack
There was a problem in the game campaign code affecting some players that would prevent them from deleting a campaign core formation after purchase. This has been fixed.
A bug in ScenHack would prevent players from loading scenarios made with version 2.0. Fixed.
The OOB changes are mainly the result of correcting discrepancies between some weapons and units in the various OOB's that use them. All OOB's were then put through the cost calculator once again to ensure uniformity .
Smoke shells will only be issued to land based 60mm - 159mm caliber artillery and mortar units. Rockets will not have smoke issued except for the German Nebelwerfer 41 15cm rockets.
The version 2.5 patch may be downloaded from the following link:
www.shrapnelgames.com/SPCamo/wSPWW2/6.htm
winSPWW2 is a tactical system covering combined arms combat between the years 1930 and 1946. Featuring both historical and hypothetical engagements, winSPWW2 uses the classic SSI game, Steel Panthers 2, as a foundation to create one of the most detailed and intense gaming experiences on your PC.
Longtime wargamers will appreciate gameplay reminiscent of the best boardgames, with the time-honored use of hexes and turn based play. No real-time clickfest here! Fans of historical simulations in general will love the robust elements found in winSPWW2, such as literally hundreds of individual scenarios to choose from, and a number of scripted long campaigns. winSPWW2 also fully supports multiplayer for two players, either through single-computer hotseat play or via e-mail.
winSPWW2 is available as a FREE download or a purchasable Enhanced CD edition. In both cases the core game remains the same. The free download includes all the scenarios of the Enhanced CD edition, supports multiplayer, and is fully supported. The Enhanced CD edition is just that, providing gamers with a number of enhancements to their core gameplay experience. Owners of the Enhanced CD edition can play the game in resolutions up to 1600x1200, a map editor that supports creating small maps easily out of one large mapfield, 250 secure PBEM slots, encyclopedic sorting, and the ScenHack and CampaignHack utilities.
More information on this title can be found at www.shrapnelgames.com, along with our complete catalog of award-winning titles spanning a spectrum of genres and play styles. Also featured is winSPMBT, the modern day version of winSPWW2. This is also available as both a no-cost download or Enhanced CD edition.
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May 8th, 2007, 17:28 Posted By: wraggster
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Battlefront.com and 1C are thrilled to announce the upcoming "Theatre of War - Battle for Moscow" Add-on, featuring a whole new campaign (Battle for Moscow, 1941) as well as a powerful Map Editor! Better yet, the Add-on will be released for download to Theatre of War players completely for free! (You have to own Theatre of War full international version however to play it)
The Add-on will be made available for download later this month from www.battlefront.com.
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Theatre of War - Battle for Moscow Add-on Contents
Battle for Moscow, November 1941 campaign
This big 10 mission campaign features completely new maps and challenges, and allows the player to re-live the second German assault on Moscow in November 1941 from the German and USSR perspective. The ten battles include historical engagements near Novopetrovsk, Istra, Krukovo, Yadromino, Chismena and Volokolamsk. Meeting engagements, encirclements, heavy assaults and light skirmishes during the brutal winter of 1941!
Theatre of War Map Editor
Fans have been waiting for this! The new Map Editor tool allows players to extensively change any of the existing mission and campaign maps, including changing placement and look of map objects such as buildings, trees, trenches, fortifications, damaged vehicles, and much more.
For more information, visit www.battlefront.com!
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May 8th, 2007, 17:25 Posted By: wraggster
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Swedish publisher Legendo Entertainment is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Attack on Pearl Harbor in co-operation with a variety of distributors across the globe.
Attack on Pearl Harbor is an arcade-style air combat game for the PC set in World War II's Pacific Theatre, releasing in the major markets during the 2nd quarter of 2007. More information can be found at the game’s website: www.pearlharbor-game.com.
The key focus of the game is on playable, highly entertaining gameplay, with features including:
• Finely Tuned Controls – “pick up and play” with little or no training, featuring a simple and straightforward control scheme.
• Jaw-Dropping Visuals – widescreen gaming support coupled with numerous special effects provides a breath-taking rendition of the Pacific Theatre.
• Fight on Either Side – play as “gunner-turned-pilot” Douglas Knox of the USAAF or fighter-pilot Zenji Yamada of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service.
• Aircraft Carrier Action – take off from the deck of an aircraft carrier in the most prolific fighter, bomber and torpedo aircraft of the WWII Pacific Theatre!
• Historically Themed Campaigns – fight it out in the battles that determined the outcome of the war, from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima!
• Multiplayer Dogfights – via LAN or Internet
Attack on Pearl Harbor will be published and distributed in North America and Mexico by CDV towards the end of June. As for the game’s European availability, UK sales and distribution will be handled by Ascaron Entertainment while the markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be served by ATARI Deutschland. NOBILIS will be handling publishing activities in France and Belgium where the title will be released in May in parallel to the Nordic release of the game in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland – where such activities will be handled by SimBin Game ‘n Gear. In addition, Russia and Ukraine will see the game published by local stalwart Akella.
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May 8th, 2007, 17:24 Posted By: wraggster
leading video game developer and publisher Fireglow GamesTM, best known for its Sudden Strike® series, today presents Steiger – one of the three main heroes of the upcoming cutting-edge RPG/RTS-blend Stranger®. The character for advanced players that like challenging gameplay.
In his home world, Steiger was an educated spy. His last quest was to investigate the bizarre happenings in the City of Wizards. Therefore he knew how to survive in hostile surroundings and adapted very quickly to the world of Stranger, called Kront. Steiger is perhaps the most flexible of our heroes. His ability to powerfully wield an axe in melee helps him to get rid of monsters getting too close. But his skills in using a crossbow are unsurpassed and help him decimate enemies before they come close, including flying ones.
Steiger is not only a valiant fighter because of his fighting ability, but also because of his excellent vision and hearing. While others may pass unaware, Steiger "feels" hidden magic artefacts and machines that could aid his course.
Already being deadly himself, Steiger's full power is to be seen when he is leading a squad of units. His mastery in using the green spectrum of magic crystals allows him to heal wounded soldiers and even to resurrect dead ones. Facing an army that will stand up every time you knock them over might be found hard to overcome…
About Stranger:
Stranger combines epic role-playing with some of the best elements of real-time strategy. The never-before-seen spell and item enchantment system allows a never-before-seen flexibility as players simply have to swap the amounts of used crystals to adapt to their enemies' strategies. The unique level design allows you to fight on several levels at the same time. Seamlessly interwoven maps enable distinctive tactical options.
Features:
• RPG blended with some of the best RTS elements
• 3 main heroes and many units to choose from
• Over 100 different monsters
• Unique and flexible magic system
• Great variety of items and gear
• More than 30 hours of single player campaign
• Multiplayer with up to 8 players
• Level design enables distinctive tactical options
Stranger will be available worldwide from May 2007.
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May 8th, 2007, 17:22 Posted By: wraggster
CellFactor: Revolution, an intense recruiting tool in the form of a first person shooter PC game is now available for download from FileFront (1UP), FilePlanet (IGN Entertainment) and Gamespot recruiting stations. CellFactor: Revolution challenges gamers’ Psionic aptitude and strategic combat abilities in a grueling five level, physics-intensive, gaming environment.
L.I.M.B.O. Corporation has drafted Immersion Games, Artificial Studios and Timeline Interactive to bring CellFactor: Revolution to fruition. L.I.M.B.O. also tapped the power of AGEIA Technologies’ PhysX™ Processor to produce an interactive, physics-based gaming experience. CellFactor: Revolution redefines physical interaction amongst players and the environment. They can manipulate thousands of objects simultaneously causing massive environmental destruction and interact with everything from rolling clouds of toxic gasses, particle beams weapons and dangerous lava; all elements are integral to the stimulating and highly intensive gameplay.
L.I.M.B.O. Corporation and the United Nations (U.N.) are currently the last two remaining power factions fighting for control of Earth. L.I.M.B.O.’s main purpose is to rebuild the world over the ashes of the imperfect and rusted human race. By injecting nanobots into its test subjects, L.I.M.B.O Corporation has fused man and machine. In doing so, it has successfully brought to life a new race of mechanically and cybernetically-enhanced, superior human forms. The GUARD, an elite military group formed by the United Nations, has been recruited to protect and defend international humanitarian rights. They are the only ones strong enough to stand up to L.I.M.B.O. Corporation, which has refused to recognize the power of the U.N.
“Our recruitment standards are high, but so is our mission,” said a L.I.M.B.O. Corporation representative. “We need the best and strongest recruits to join our cause. CellFactor: Revolution will test their mental and physical aptitude and show us who is worthy to join the new race.”
In CellFactor: Revolution players can master three unique character classes with a mix of Psionic, technological or weapon abilities.
Black Ops – This U.N. Soldier was L.I.M.B.O.’s first genetic alteration experiment using Psionic power; he has a mix of Psionic, unique weapons and vehicular abilities.
Guardian - L.I.M.B.O.’s ultimate mechanical soldier. Guardian wields two weapons, can strike his victims down with quick assault and can tear through anything in his path.
Bishop - Genetically altered by L.I.M.B.O., the Bishop wields hypercharged Psionic powers in lieu of mechanical weapons. All of her abilities rely on physics and manipulating the environment around her as a weapon.
“This is has been an exciting and very rewarding project that pushed boundaries both artistically and technically,” said Julian Castillo, art director, lead designer and co-owner of Immersion Games. “By incorporating the PhysX processor into the game, we’ve introduced a whole new range of gameplay possibilities. We’re eagerly anticipating stories of players favorite kills.”
Jeremy Stieglitz, president of Artificial Studios added, “CellFactor: Revolution is a new kind of competitive first person shooter, which emphasizes massive physical interactivity to take down your opponents. I’m very excited that gamers can now experience this intense action whether it’s at a LAN party, fighting AI bots or designing new environments with the modding tools.”
CellFactor: Revolution caters to players with and without the AGEIA PhysX card. The game automatically detects systems with a PhysX card, offering players the option to progress through a single-player campaign mode that includes three “extreme PhysX” levels. PhysX users can also challenge humans and AI-enemies in four LAN-based multiplayer modes. The multiplayer skirmish game types support up to eight humans and 10 artificial intelligence controlled enemies, either in a PhysX hardware only, or software only mode. Gamers without a PhysX processor can play two levels in skirmish modes or choose to install the processor to enable the full game experience.
“The sheer entertainment value of PhysX in CellFactor: Revolution cannot be overstated,” said Manju Hegde, CEO of AGEIA Technologies, Inc. “We’re honored to work with cutting-edge development teams who have used PhysX technology as the backbone for this fun and original experience, now available for the masses.”
Built on flexible code architecture, CellFactor: Revolution will ship with modding tools. Gamers can use these tools to build new game settings and scenarios.
To download the game for free, please visit any of the following recruiting stations: www.gamespot.com; www.filefront.com brought to you by 1UP; www.fileplanet.com hosted by IGN Entertainment. Visit the newly redesigned www.cellfactorrevolution.com website to download game assets, read developer interviews and more.
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May 8th, 2007, 17:08 Posted By: wraggster
Activison and our mate Splash Damage have just shot their latest Quake Wars screenshot barrage in our general direction and well, here they are for you to see.
We recently went hands-on with the long-awaited multiplayer shooter and it's certainly on the top of our PC watch list for the next 12 months.
Stealing someone's clothes, stealth-stabbing a sniper in the back and then stroggifying his flailing-body for your own evil purpose; how does that not sound like bloody great fun?
Screens Here
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May 7th, 2007, 21:55 Posted By: wraggster
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Tubergame.com is glad to announce that today you can find out how the “Adventures of Tuber”
began! Check out our exciting new FREE game intro with author’s music. Besides 3D engine of the game demo has been optimized, which let decrease the demo size. Now it is only 14.2 Mb! This 3D arcade will be challenging for players of all ages! You are welcome to take part in these fun mind-stretching activities!
How did Adventures - “Map of treasures” start?
Tuber was sitting in his comfortable rocking-chair and having a rest after his long journey, logs were peacefully cracking in the fireplace, when suddenly a strong wind swept into the house … The wind carried away papers from a table and made a heavy ancient picture fall down from the wall.
Something caught Tuber's attention: where the fallen picture used to hang, a niche in the wall was revealed. Tuber jumped from his chair into slippers, came up to the niche and noticed a piece of folded old paper. He couldn’t believe his eyes… it was a real Map of Treasures like in pirate stories! Tuber couldn’t waste another second and set off on his trip immediately!
What is “Map of treasures” about?
“Map of treasures” is a friendly and exciting 3D Arcade game based on classical collect-all-the-treasures concept! The main character
- a friendly explorer – Tuber, takes you on an underwater adventure of problem-solving fun! The game has elements of a logic game and is aimed at development of craft and intuition! The further you explore this fairy world, the more inventive you become, moving from easier to more difficult levels of the game! The game gets even more challenging as the main aim of the game level (collecting of all coins) can be achieved in different ways!
Actually 12 unique levels with tricky tasks to solve provide exciting play for gamers of different ages!
It’s a peaceful game: all the tasks can be solved only with the help of your logic and creativity!
What are the game features?
• The game aim is development of logic;
• 12 exciting levels of vibrant underwater and land
world;
• Juicy 3D graphics;
• Amazing visual and sound effects;
• Author's music.
You don’t need special Hardware for this high quality PC game which makes it so easily accessible!
Join Tuber’s world! In this mysterious underwater world a lot of various treasures, tricky traps and new discoveries are waiting for you!
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May 7th, 2007, 21:53 Posted By: wraggster
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Nexon America Inc., the U.S. division of Asia’s leading online game company Nexon Group, is proud to announce the two year anniversary of its first massively multiplayer online (MMO) game release in North America, MapleStory. In-game festivities during the month of May include five coordinated events awarding special prizes, and ample opportunities for the community to showcase its collective talent with contests driven by user generated content. MapleStory currently boasts more than three million registered users in North America, making it one of the fastest growing massively multiplayer online games. According to Xstatics, compiled by Xfire.com for the month of April, MapleStory is fourth among the top ten MMOs currently being played online, and 15th among the top 20 PC games currently being played online.
“We would like to thank our 50+ million users worldwide and rapidly expanding U.S. audience for helping us mark the two-year anniversary of MapleStory in North America,” says John H. Chi, chief executive officer of Nexon America. “Nexon looks forward to celebrating MapleStory in the years to come by providing even more innovative content and unique gameplay for our passionate community.”
Through the month of May, various anniversary events will take place in the MapleStory universe in which community members can participate. The “Massive Maple Item and Weapon Hunt” promotes an all-out hunt for monsters carrying unique Maple Items and Weapons. The “Birthday Present Blow-out” features cake and candle monsters designed exclusively for this event carrying birthday presents for users based on their level. “Cody’s Quest” will offer users who complete the celebratory and birthday themed quests an extraordinary and rare game item. In addition to these commemorative events, special GameMaster events will take place in MapleStory each day during the week of May 9-16. Finally in a special “thank you” to the community, Maplers will be “Seeing Double” as experience points (EXP) and drops will be doubled from May 11-31.
MapleStory will also offer players opportunities to submit content for future in-game inclusion with three contests in the month of May. Building off the success of previous fan art contests, players will be asked to capture the spirit of MapleStory’s 2nd Anniversary by uploading original fan art for “Fan-tastic Art!” The Top three submissions will receive limited MapleStory dolls, one converted poster of their fan art, and 100,000 Maple Points. The “Design a Weapon” contest invites players to create a new weapon design with one lucky user being awarded 50,000 Maple Points, the privilege of naming the weapon, and the honor of having their new weapon implemented into the game. Lastly, “It’s A-A-A-L-L-I-V-E-E!!” will allow players to design and name a monster to be brought to life in the game; the winner receives a MapleStory doll and 25,000 Maple Points, in addition to having their monster join the unique horde already featured in-game.
“There is no doubt that we’ll see some very creative, funny, and downright eccentric designs and artwork submissions from a community exceeding 3 million users,” says Min Kim, director of game operations at Nexon America.
Until May 16, all items in the cash shop will be on sale during the “Cash Shop Sale.” Players will be able to buy hip, popular items for 1,000 Nexon Cash. Mysterious packages with a bonus 2x Exp cards will also be sold in the cash shop for a limited time.
MapleStory continues to expand in North America as one of the fastest growing massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG). Averaging 45,000 new registered users a week, the award-winning game is known for its robust and active community with the ability to personalize game characters in endless combinations. Filled with vibrant backgrounds and charming characters, players interact with each other online through chatting, trading, mini-games, and coordinated events. Groups of players can also ally together in parties or guilds to socialize, hunt monsters, and venture through the immersive lands on thrilling quests.
In MapleStory, players can purchase in-game apparel and accessories that enable them to create unique identities, utilizing an innovative cash shop system (microtransactions). These features are purely optional, and players can try out items prior to purchase in virtual dressing rooms, ranging from colorful outfits to fire-breathing pets.
As the pioneer of the microtransaction, or Item Selling business model, Nexon has sold millions of virtual items worldwide through MapleStory and other hit titles such as KartRider and BnB: Crazy Arcade. In 2005, Nexon Corporation reported $250 million in revenue, driven primarily from millions of microtransactions.
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May 7th, 2007, 21:48 Posted By: wraggster
Gameeel Entertainment releases Exocubes - an action-oriented, high-energy cube-matching game. Trapped in an unknown dimension in space, the stick-figured protagonist Cubert woke up to a cube-like room. You must guide him through seemingly endless cube rooms, each with their own distinct challenges and hazards.
In each room, you must manipulate magical cubes, energize them with scanners, and blast walls blocking the way! Keep an eye out for special items, because they will aid you in dire times; however, some cubes might turn nasty and impede your progress. Players that are able to play strategically will be rewarded with thrilling combo effects and great score!
Exocubes is priced at $19.95 and available for the Windows platform (Windows 98 SE or higher).
Additional information:
http://www.gameeel.com/exocubes
Game Video Footage:
Demo Download:
http://www.gameeel.com/download.php?...cubes_DEMO.exe
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May 4th, 2007, 17:16 Posted By: wraggster
Major UK videogames retailers are indicating that the release date of Halo 2 on PC has slipped slightly.
GAME, Virgin Megastore and HMV are all listing the game as a May 25 release. It was expected on May 18, to coincide with the launch of Games for Windows - Live on these shores.
We've contacted Microsoft for clarification and are awaiting a response.
Halo 2 on PC is a Vista-only title, and it features new maps, a map editor allowing you to create your own levels that you can share over Games for Windows - Live and achievements which were revealed in March.
But whether that new stuff's enough to entice to buy a game that came out on the original Xbox in November 2004... And you can only play it you have Vista. Will you be buying it? Let us know in the comments field below.
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May 4th, 2007, 15:01 Posted By: JKKDARK
New update of the PC-Engine emulator for Windows 2000, XP and Vista.
Changelog:
-The sound processing was considerably sped up. In sound chip so not fast or personal computer environment so not fast, a clear sound might have come to be played. And, tone quality has improved, too.
- Graphic processing was sped up a little.
- In "Langrisser", ADPCM-voice is correctly played.
- The forwarding of V-RAM was modeled on a real machine. In "Langrisser", the status display when scrolling became correct.
- The processing timing when CD-ROM was accessed was modeled on a real machine. "Ys IV", "Popful Mail", and "Mugen Senshi Valis", etc. have improved. ("Ys IV" and "Popful Mail" can be played with stability by installing data by "Install" of "CD-ROM" menu.)
- In "Card Angels", It came to be able to do men's tip (when winning, it keeps pushing I and II buttons). And, three button pad is automatically connected.
- The processing speed was modeled on real machine more. In "Chou Aniki", the problem that the screen uncommonly falls into disorder was solved.
- In "Super Darius II", a little disorder of the high score list display was solved. And in the scene of shop of "Forgotten Worlds", the same problem was solved.
- If the game that has executed "Install(CD speed-up) menu" is started, the display of the message of the CD-ROM recognition changes from the display of "CD:" into "In:".
- Additionally, a detailed part has been improved and corrected.
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May 4th, 2007, 11:50 Posted By: wraggster
The Europe pack became available last month, now check out the newest FSX edition being released 'USA&Canada' all seasons.
Since Microsoft's Flightsimulator X (FSX) is not 100% backward compatible with previous FScene versions, Ruud faber - the designer of these replacement texttures - rearranged and added many textures to fit FSX and at the same time left important advantages of FSX intact, thus combining the best of two worlds.
As a bonus the updated 2006 pack for use in FS9 is included.
More information: www.fscene.com
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May 3rd, 2007, 17:35 Posted By: wraggster
KarjaSoft releases Sheeplings, a thrilling mix of puzzle solving and sheepherding action. As Windsor the sheepdog you must protect and guide your flock toward the final goal: the sheep-jumping competition in Woolyville. Armed with only your bark you will face ravenous wolves and eagles, sheep-napping bandits, logic puzzles, stubborn sheep, hidden powerups and much more.
Sheeplings is designed to provide fun for the whole family. The casual and non-violent gameplay is suitable for kids, but adults will also find themselves challenged by more than 80 wool-raising levels divided into three quests. Sheeplings also features an innovative unlocking scheme that lets you tackle the levels in any order you want.
Sheeplings is priced very sheeply at $19.99 and is available for Windows 2000 or higher, and Intel Mac OS X 10.4.4 or higher.
Read more about Sheeplings at http://www.sheeplings.com
Download a Windows trial version from http://www.sheeplings.com/files/Shee...emoInstall.exe
Mac trial version is available at http://www.sheeplings.com/files/SheeplingsDemo.dmg
About KarjaSoft
KarjaSoft was founded in 2003 but changed focus in 2006 from small applications to family-friendly games with innovative gameplay. Current plans include world-wide market domination in fluffy sheepherding games by 2008. For more information, visit http://www.karjasoft.com
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May 3rd, 2007, 17:31 Posted By: wraggster
PLAYXPERT LLC today announced the availability of PLAYXPERT, the next generation community management toolset for gamers via the PLAYXPERT website www.playxpert.com. The PLAYXPERT platform of in-game tools is geared toward any PC or MMO game, but has special initial features for World of Warcraft (WoW) enthusiasts interested in an enhanced community and gaming experience. Future add-on widget releases geared toward other popular games to follow soon.
The initial out-of-the-box features include a universal chat system widget (supporting chat communication with PLAYXPERT users as well as the XFire, Yahoo, AOL, ICQ, and MSN communities), and a wide array of widgets for World of Warcraft players. With PLAYXPERT gamers users can stay in-game and query information about users, professions, items, or anything else about the game world. World of Warcraft widgets include an Armory Widget, Thottbot Widget, WoWWiki Widget, and a Wowhead widget. PLAYXPERT also provides a Google widget with this initial installation so that gamers of any game can find key information online and access it without having to leave the in-game experience.
Future PLAYXPERT releases will also offer gamers PC diagnostic capabilities, additional community features, game stat tracking, clan and team management, and in-game music features.
“Online gaming is intrinsically social, with millions of young adults around the globe interacting constantly. To maintain an interactive social gaming environment , gamers use VOIP applications, websites, clan forums, IM, and other disparate tools. Historically, to use these tools, gamers have been forced to alt-tab out of game and thereby leave the immersive experience that games deliver. We solved this problem today. PLAYXPERT brings together all of the critical pieces that gamers need directly into the game enabling players to reach out to their gaming community via a semi-transparent overlay, directly from the game they play,” said Charles Manning, CEO of PLAYXPERT.
PLAYXPERT utilizes an in-game overlay technology that works with any game using DirectX (OpenGL support is scheduled for release later in the summer). Through an extensible widget architecture, PLAYXPERT brings the key tools that gamers need into the game, giving them more control over their multiplayer gaming community, a richer set of social networking tools and a wider variety of gaming experiences. PLAYXPERT can serve as user’s primary communication platform even outside the game community.
In addition to providing outstanding tools for gamers, PLAYXPERT is a completely customizable platform giving gamers, game developers and the mod’ing community the power to build new in-game widgets without the engineering challenge of developing in-game overlay. PLAYXPERT has published their widget application programming interface (API) so that community-built widgets can be delivered for the PLAYXPERT ecosystem.
To download PLAYXPERT for free, please visit www.playxpert.com
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May 3rd, 2007, 17:22 Posted By: wraggster
Limited sporting ability is for losers – at least in Speedball 2. In the latest in-game footage teaser, Frogster shows spectacular scenes from the forthcoming cult futuristic sports game Speedball 2, now under development at Kylotonn under the supervision of veteran game developer Mike Montgomery (The Bitmap Brothers). The teaser presents a short look at the impressive scenes from the trailer that Frogster will release in May 2007.
The teaser is available for download at these direct links:
http://www.frogster-interactive.de/d...!33!358,1.html (MOV) or
http://www.frogster-interactive.de/d...!33!359,1.html (MP4).
Speedball 2 will be released in Q3 2007. Newly released for PC it will transform the futuristic game setting into a vibrant online sporting spectacular using state of the art technology. With international leagues, a worldwide ranking system and a virtual market place, Speedball 2 will tick all the boxes for a modern multiplayer action game. Fully customizable characters ranging from cyborg to amazon, dynamically changing sports battles and endless community support will inspire enthusiasts of sports, action and e-sports alike. For more information visit www.speedball2.com. A newsletter about the game provides exclusive information corncerning every step of the development progress. Subscribers regularly receive news, previously unpublished material and access to competitions. If you want to be kept up-todate with Speedball 2, register now on www.speedball2.com
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