New Game To Help Us Make Decisions

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-01-20 A prototype computer game that could help improve decision making skills in all aspects of our daily lives has been developed. The game has been welcomed by TIGA - the association that represents the UK games industry.Dr. Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, said of the game

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Hydrophobia Listening Post

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-01-26 The developers of Hydrophobia Pure have launched the listening post, and had this message for their players:

At the end of December we launched Hydrophobia Pure; a significant title update for Hydrophobia based on all the feedback from the community. Your feedback helped shape the changes and we want to continue to listen, which is why we have created the

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Pockie Ninja PVP Video

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-01-27 Pockie Ninja, the anime MMO from NGames, is due for release Q1, 2011, and will be entering beta soon. To whet our appetites, NGames has released a new video showing the game's PVP.



The process of entering a fight can be just as important as the fight itself, and Pockie Ninja doesn't fail to impress with it's pre-battle menus and options. The character selection and VS menus are drenched in Pockie Ninja's gorgeous character artwork, while key stats and options are presented in tidy segments around the screen.

Meanwhile, it looks like players will be able to purchase and equip a selection of special items to utilize in combat, offering individual customisation options for truly dynamic fights.

Any brawler worth it's weight in salt needs to have impressive special moves and, as previously revealed, Pockie Ninja will include some of the most well known abilities to ever grace the world of anime.

The game's special abilities promise to combine fantastic visuals with awe-inspiring animations, resulting in some truly jaw-dropping combat moments. With over 100 characters to choose from, Pockie Ninja will offer a huge variety of unique powers and moves to experiment with.

Finally, a world map screenshot hints at Pockie Ninja being more than just a straight up brawler. Combined with the images released last week, it looks like NGames are preparing a robust gaming experience containing a whole world to interact with and explore. Will each area have a storyline and an end boss?

NGames promise to reveal more in-game details and screens in the coming days. If you're hungry for more information in the meantime, check out the official Pockie Ninja website.

Pockie Ninja will focus on the unique life and journey of a ninja, entrusted with defeating the world's most evil and destructive warrior corporations.

Restless souls in Demon City have awakened and broken free of their seal, escaping the guarded city.

By using forbidden ninjutsu on innocent animals, turning them into puppet warriors, the evils plan to invade Angel City, release their leader and rule the world again. The abuse of forbidden ninjutsu has caused rapid environment deterioration, washing and rocking the land with tsunamis and earthquakes.

As the last hope of the world and the 'chosen one', the player needs to embrace the ways of the ninja, protect Angel City and restore the natural balance of order, utilizing extraordinary ninja skills along the way.



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Anarchy Reigns Announced

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-01-27 SEGA has released details of its upcoming third-person multiplayer brawler, ANARCHY REIGNS, which is being developed by PlatinumGames. ANARCHY REIGNS will be available in Autumn 2011 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

With ANARCHY REIGNS, PlatinumGames will be using their hallmark creativity and technical excellence to challenge the boundaries of the conventional brawler genre by allowing multiple players to get involved in heavy-hitting action simultaneously. ANARCHY REIGNS incorporates a diverse range of multiplayer modes to provide players with different challenges, including Tag Team battles and Battle Royal, where players can challenge others in a full-on fight for victory.



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MicroVolts Closed Beta

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-01-28 Rock Hippo Productions Ltd today launched the second closed beta for MicroVolts. their cartoon-style shooter. This second phase of testing will continue for approximately two weeks in preparation for the official release day. In addition, the company has released all-new screen shots of the game and is holding a special "Free-for-All" tournament which will kick off Saturday, February 5th.

MicroVolts features fast paced, third person shooter action and pits players against each other in a secret battle that has been waged and going unnoticed right in our own backyard for years. No one knows for sure when or where the first toy declared war but rumor has it that the uprising began with four original limited edition figures, code named MicroVolts. Battle lines were drawn when Naomi, Knox, Pandora, and C.H.I.P.-the prototypes a-were soon joined by an endless number of modified versions. Now, toy figures around the world are engaged in an all-out war for valuable battery resources and supremacy of the Micro World. All we can do now is stay out of their way and wait for a champion to be declared!

With a ton of weapons, inventive character designs, and a huge list of customization features, MicroVolts is destined to invigorate and re-energize the Free2play space. Intuitive controls and a third person view make the game easy to play and fun for both newcomers and veterans of shooter games.
Game modes include Free for All, Team Deathmatch, Item Match, Capture the Battery, and many more featuring various maps designed by toy concept. For more information about MicroVolts, and to obtain a Closed Beta Key please visit www.MicroVolts.com



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Realm of The Titans Beta Registration

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-01-31 Aeria Games has officially opened Closed Beta registration for its upcoming DotA-inspired multiplayer title, Realm of the Titans. To register, visit the newly-launched teaser website and sign up for an Aeria games account - or log in to register your interest if you already have an account from one of their other games.

Realm of the Titans is aims to be a new take on the popular action strategy genre. In ROTT, two teams of up to five heroes face off on a dangerous and dynamic battlefield in an attempt to take total control of the map. As each team advances across the field of combat, they seize control points that spawn waves of NPC minions to assist them in the conflict. Players who perform well in battle are awarded points that can be used during the match to upgrade their hero’s powers and abilities. The game is designed to reward teamwork and tactics, and encourage fluid and fast-paced competitive gameplay.

Players selected to participate will receive more information about the test when CB begins in Q2 of this year.



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Majesty Tower Defence - Devenders of Ardania

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-02-01 Dunring the Paradox Interactive Convention this month, Paradox Interactive and Most Wanted Entertainment announced Defenders of Ardania - a next-generation tower defense game that is being developed for four different platforms - PC, iPad, PSN and XBLA. The game is set in the rich fantasy world of Majesty, but adds a twist to the tower defence genre, allowing players to take on the role of the attacker.



Defenders of Ardanias innovative new game concepts include light RTS elements, taking the popular genre to the next level. Players must oversee unit production and upgrades while assembling the most effective army from one of three playable races, each with unique locations, towers, and units. However, without magic, a fantasy game is little more than a toothless lion (or dragon, rather), so a wide range of spells will be available for players to decimate their enemies and protect their forces.

Although Defenders of Ardania includes a single-player portion, the focus of the game is undoubtedly multiplayer, where two to four players can take each other on or compete against AI opponents via Internet, LAN, or PSN. The multiplayer component offers three different game modes where players can assume either the defensive or offensive sides

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Tropico 4 Coming Q2 2011

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-02-01 Tropico 4 is scheduled for release on the Xbox 360 and Windows PC in Q2 2011. Tropico 4 is the latest game in the Tropico series of city building/strategy games that put players in the position of of El Presidente, the iron-fisted ruler of the small island nation of Tropico. Tropico 4 for Xbox 360 and Windows PC will feature new missions, maps, buildings, enhancements to the political and economic systems and much more.

Tropico 4 sees you return as El Presidente, the tyrannical (or benevolent) dictator of the island paradise of Tropico. The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times

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Cargasm - Drive and Build a Harem?

Written by: Etali Date: 2011-02-02 Candella games are hoping to bring about a return of the classic arcade racer, thanks to Cargasm - a supercar racing game with the objective of, erm, building a harem.

All the race tracks are set in meticulously recreated photorealistic real-world locations such as San Francisco, London, Paris, Yosemite National Park, Egypt and Switzerland.

During races, players will be constantly exhorted to go faster by a bevy of Cargasm Girls. If they are fast enough, players can collect these ravishing maidens for their own personal Cargasm Harem. As the players win races, new cars, Ecstasy points and trophies can also be unlocked and uploaded to an online global leaderboard.

The trophies that can be won include Cargasm Rave, Thrust, Lesbos, Orgy, Gigolo, Lothario, Playboy and the most coveted of all, Cargasm Sultan.

The game has been designed from the ground up for social networking. It can be played standalone or in a browser, and players can upload race statistics to sites such as Facebook, update friends about their in-game achievements and invite them to multiplayer sessions.



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Star Trek Online Celebrates 1 Year

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-02-02 Star Trek Online is celebrating it's one-year anniversary. To commemorate the event, the developers are releasing a new Feature Episode Series, continuing to discount C-store offers and Lifetime Subscriptions by 20 percent and hosting special in-game events.

Especially for the game’s anniversary, Cryptic and Atari are discounting Lifetime Subscriptions to Star Trek Online by 20 percent. The discount guarantees users perpetual access to Star Trek Online’s universe for

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Jagged Alliance: Back in Action

Written by: Etali Date: 2011-02-02 Great news for Jagged Alliance fans. After a long wait, it's finally back! Kalypso Media and bitComposer Games have reached an agreement for publishing and distribution of for Windows PC. As part of the agreement, Kalypso Media will publish the game in North America, Asia and English-speaking export countries as well as through its extensive digital distribution channels. bitComposer Games will publish the game in all other European countries, including Russia and Poland.

revives the Jagged Alliance series of mercenary-themed strategy games with significant updates to visuals and gameplay. Back in Action will showcase a fully updated experience, with modernized gameplay, state-of-the-art graphics and premium production values.



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Team Fortress and RIFT Offers

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-02-03 Valve’s Team Fortress 2 is about to be invaded by Rift: Planes of Telera - Trion's MMORPG. Both companies announced today that Steam customers who pre-order Rift by March 1st will receive two exclusive melee weapons in Team Fortress 2: the 'Sharpened Volcano Fragment' and 'Sun-on-a-stick.' Additionally, the Valve team is adding a permanent Team Fortress 2 achievement that grants players a redeemable code for an equally exclusive (and terrifying) headpiece in Rift,the 'Well Spun Hat.'

Team Fortress 2 players will automatically receive the melee weapons beginning today, while players lusting after the Well Spun Hat must complete the new

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Fallen Earth State of The Game

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-02-04 The Fallen Earth developers today released their latest State of the Game address. In the address, Senior Game Designer Marie Croall announces new content slated for PTS this month, upcoming in-game events as well as plans with the team's favorite heavy-metal record label:

"So the groundhog saw no shadow

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WWE All Stars Facebook App

Written by: Etali Date: 2011-02-07 The WWE All Stars Fantasy Warfare Facebook Application is officially live!
The game lets you decide who is the greatest WWE Superstar of all time by pitting the biggest WWE Superstars of today against the WWE Legends of yesterday. If you play it and share your results with friends, you can unlock some game exclusive loot.

The WWE All Stars Fantasy Warfare Application is a deep interactive video experience that showcases five Fantasy Warfare matchups between one WWE Superstar and one WWE Legend. Matchups feature a gameplay video in which users can choose from their favorite signature maneuvers to determine how they would finish off their opponent. It's up to you to determine the greatest WWE Superstars of all time!

Some of the Fantasy Warfare matchups will contain WWE Superstars and WWE Legends from the WWE All Stars roster who have yet to be unveiled! With nine ways to watch each match, a voting system and unlockable, exclusive

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Fray - Simultaneous Turn Based Strategy

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-02-08 Brain Candy, an independent French game developer, today revealed the first details for its upcoming sci-fi title, Fray, coming to PC and Mac in 2011. Fray is a turn-based, multiplayer, real-time strategy game that eliminates the waiting involved with most turn-based games by introducing simultaneous play.

Fray is a gritty sci-fi game set in 2098, a world where civil society is on the brink of collapse. Three mega-corporations vie for control of the Earth and its remaining resources. In a world where most human interaction is confined to cyberspace, mankind has created a variety of virtual reality modules in which to escape the harsh realities of life and experience the full range of human emotions once known by generations past. Some modules are created for human enjoyment while others have been created to serve more devious purposes. One of the most pivotal virtual environments is the combat module, Fray.

Players will enter Fray with a squad of four characters, each with their own specialties. Outfit your squad with a variety of weapons, items and abilities to prepare them for combat. Once inside, Fray is played in turns, where all players choose their actions simultaneously. When actions are chosen, or the timer has run out, the action then plays out in real time cinematic fashion with dynamic camera angles. By virtue of the simultaneous action selection system, the delay and frustration of most turn-based strategy games has been eliminated.



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Battlestar Galactia Online Launches

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-02-08 Bigpoint has launched Battlestar Galactica Online. Based on the modern re-imagination of the Battlestar Galactica TV show, Battlestar Galactica Online is a free-to-play, browser-based space combat MMOG that combines high-quality, 3D graphics with intense gameplay. Following a successful closed beta period that started in late 2010, the free-to-play game can now be enjoyed by players worldwide.

David Eick, Executive Producer of Battlestar Galactica, said,

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Cities in Motion Goes Gold

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-02-09 Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order have today announced that their PC mass transportation simulator, Cities in Motion, has gone Gold and will be officially released on on February 22nd. In addition, anyone who pre-orders the game from today will receive five exclusive bonus vehicles.

The five bonus vehicles will expand the player’s transit capabilities in their cities while providing their citizens with new and exciting commuting options. They include the Jubilee Blim bus, one of the iconic minibuses of the early 1960’s, the Skylark III helicopter, a civilian version of the French military model, and the Arnauld Porte metro train which first entered service in London in 1915.

Developed by Colossal Order Ltd, Cities in Motion sees players develop and operate their own public transport company building a travel network across Vienna, Berlin, Helsinki and Amsterdam using more than 30 different modes of transport including buses, trams, subway trains and water buses. As each city develops and grows the player must continue to meet the ever changing transport needs of its commuters, while at the same time ensuring it remains as profitable as possible.

Featuring an in-depth campaign mode made up of 12 scenarios along with an open ended sandbox mode, an advanced map editor that allows players to create their own cities, plus much more, Cities in Motion will challenge players to create the perfect public transport system that has no cancellations, no delays and where the passengers are always happy!



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Nuclear Blast Records and Fallen Earth

Written by: Erila Date: 2011-02-10 Fallen Earth LLC has announced a partnership with heavy metal music label Nuclear Blast Records. The pair plan to incorporate several of the label’s most popular tracks into the game, with the addition of a brand new underground bunker bar in game, along with the introduction of Nuclear Blast Radio, which will feature tracks from several of the label’s artists including Meshuggah, Soilwork and Testament.



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