Category Archives: Gaming
FIRST OFFICIAL ALIEN RAGE TEASER NOW AVAILABLE
CI Games to reveal logo and showcase game at E3
London, UK – May 17th 2013 - CI Games, a fast growing developer and international publisher of interactive entertainment, today revealed the first official Alien Rage teaser.
The Polish studio will showcase its intense arcade FPS during E3 in Los Angeles in June this year. Alien Rage will be available via digital distribution later this year for PC, PS3 and X360.
Alien Rage (previously known as Alien Fear) is a hardcore sci-fi shooter. It has the DNA of the best classical FPS games together with stunning graphics that will provide long hours of satisfactory gameplay. It also includes a rich arsenal of weapons, various firing modes, 21 types of enemies including 8 bad-ass bosses – Alien Rage is true arcade FPS in a big way!
More information at www.facebook.com/alienragegame and www.cigames.com.
About CI Games: CI Games is an international publisher, developer and distributor of interactive entertainment products with sales in more than 40 countries worldwide. It was established in 2002 and is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since November 2007.City Interactive has development and publishing offices throughout the world including Poland, United States, Germany, UK & Canada. The consistency of our business model allowed for continued development of the company. Apart from the company’s headquarters in Warsaw, CI Games has opened studios in Rzeszow, Bydgoszcz and Poznan. Its global presence distinguishes CI Games as one of the most dynamically developing company in the industry. Currently, has over 220 team members. In June 2010, the biggest production in the history of CI Games, Sniper: Ghost Warrior”, hit the shelves. The game proved to be a staggering success sales-wise, selling more than 3.000.000 copies worldwide. For more information, visit: http://www.city-interactive.com/
Rugby Challenge 2 at GAME Kingston UK
PRESS RELEASE
Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition to be drop kicked to GAME Kingston for first UK hands-on
Tries before you buy
Listen up rugby fans and listen up gamers! Next week GAME Kingston will be giving you the opportunity to get your hands on the upcoming Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition weeks ahead of its worldwide release.
From 2 – 5pm on Wednesday the 22nd of May, the highly anticipated new rugby title developed by the highly regarded Sidhe (due for worldwide release on 13th June) will be available for all comers to play ahead of release.
Gamers heading to Kingston’s GAME store can expect refined and expanded gameplay, as well as a range of new features including quick taps, quick lineouts, mauls from lineouts, interceptions, contesting ball at the breakdown, removing players from the ruck and number 8 scrum pickups.
“We’re thrilled to host the first ever hands-on of Rugby Challenge 2,” said [Rob McManus, GAME Kingston Store Manager. “It’s a fantastic title that’s aptly timed for the British & Irish Lions tour about to take place in Australia, and we’re proud to bring it to GAME customers before anyone else.”
Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition boasts a variety of modes to play in, single player and multiplayer, as well as over 110 teams and 50 stadia, with official team, competition and special licenses. It will be released for PlayStation®3 and Microsoft Xbox 360® on 13th June.
GAME Kingston can be found in the Bentalls Centre, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 1TP – follow @GAMEKingston for updates.
For more information on Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition, visitwww.rugbychallengegame.com and http://www.game.co.uk/en/rugby-challenge-2-217844
Batman: Arkham Origins Teaser
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[Media Alert] Batman: Arkham Origins Teaser Trailer Revealed!
Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment released a teaser trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins™. Be on the lookout for the full trailer, which will be revealed on 20th May.
Batman: Arkham Origins is the next installment in the blockbuster Batman: Arkhamvideogame franchise. Developed by WB Games Montréal, the game features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline set several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, the first two critically acclaimed games of the franchise. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, the game showcases a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, players will meet many important characters for the first time and forge key relationships.
RETURN TO CASTLERAMA: Trailer
Return to Castlerama, which displays stunningly on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, captures an atmosphere of intrigue and mystery – there’s an underlying feeling of menace behind these beautiful scenes.
The player takes the role of a young man called David, who must overcome zombies, a dragon and other monsters, as well as solving puzzles, riddles, and card games, in his quest to save the village of Castlerama and the surrounding Gorendal Valley, from the curse of the evil Artaserses.
“Return to Castlerama is a multi-sensory experience,” says Michele Böhm. “As an adventure, it has a rich narrative strand, while the action sequences are adrenalin-packed – the player will identify with David and his mission, and be immersed in the rich beauty of the game’s environment.”
The game is the brainchild of fine artist Michele Böhm, who set up the studio Codenrama in Milan, Italy, together with graphic designer Francesco Palenga, in order to create the game, developed using Unreal Engine technology.
Böhm has exhibited throughout Italy and Europe over the last 33 years, and taught in Milan and at the University of Rome. Throughout this professional life he has always been passionate about the potential of bringing computer technology and art together.
Developed using Unreal Engine technology, Return to Castlerama is designed for all iOS devices: iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch (5th generation). As well as the beautifully crafted graphics, it features a mesmerising soundtrack composed by Fernando Fera and Leandro Piccioni.
Return to Castlerama will be available from June 20 in the App Store. You can find out more about the game on the official website, on the Return To Castlerama Facebook page and by following @castleramagame on Twitter.
Guardians of Middle-Earth – Mouth of Sauron
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[Media Alert] Guardians of Middle-earth Announces New DLC Character – Mouth of SauronGamers can download and play as Sauron’s deadly ambassador, Mouth of Sauron in Guardians of Middle-earth on Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network. As the only person who directly communicates with the Dark Lord, Mouth of Sauron provides orders to the armies of Gorgoroth, the northwestern region of Mordor. He briefly encounterd Aragorn before the Battle of the Black Gate, dismissing him as the new King of Gondor and Arnor. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Monolith Productions also released new character art, bio, ability details and a new video about playing as the Mouth of Sauron.
In Guardians of Middle-earth, gamers team up as the most powerful heroes from the greatest fantasy epic of all time, bringing up to 10 players together in a competitive multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game. Featuring select characters from the film,The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the game allows players to develop and master more than 20 iconic characters. Play as Gandalf, Gollum, Legolas, Sauron and more, forming memorable and unlikely alliances with and against friends. Gamers will have the ability to connect with other players via an in-game voice communication system, as well as access to a comprehensive online stat and leader board system where they can track friends’ victories and defeats, and more. Now available at select retail stores for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and via download for Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network. For more information, check out guardiansofmiddleearth.com, “like” us on Facebook at<gp_link type=”http” loc=”//www.facebook.com/Guardiansofmiddleearth”>http://www.facebook.com/Guardiansofmiddleearth and follow us on Twitter@GuardiansME. |
System 3: Putty Squad’s Comeback
Press release
System 3 reveals Putty Squad’s comeback in new teaser trailer
Teaser trailer unleashes the return of the blue hero Putty, in the fun-filled Putty Squad, coming summer 2013
London, United Kingdom – May 15, 2013: The UK’s most successful independent games publisher, System 3, is proud to announce the return of gaming’s most loved stretchy blue blob this summer, in the revolutionary platform action-adventure, Putty Squad.
The critically acclaimed Putty Squad first made its way on gamers screens on the Amiga in 1992 and now the old-skool hero, Putty, returns to celebrate System 3’s 30th year anniversary. Putty once again takes on a stirring quest to rescue his kidnapped friends in a reinvigorated and reimaged modern platform game.
You can now watch the teaser trailer here:
“Working on such a prestigious title again and to bring it up-to-date, brings back many great memories. Fans of the original are excited to get their hands on the return of the morphing blue blob hero,” stated Mark Cale, CEO of System 3. “Putty Squad will be available on multiple platforms, where gamers can reconnect with their classic hero, discovering Putty unlike before.”
Putty Squad has taken a complete overhaul in graphics to give a modern immersive experience, the gameplay has been finely tuned and downloadable free levels will be available. With Putty you can inflate, morph, stretch, lie flat and absorb. The unlikeliest of heroes has unique powers than any other imaginable.
Games Features:
· One of retro gaming’s most-loved heroes returns
· Critically acclaimed platform-adventure
· Front and Rear Touch Screen used
· Location-based services used for extra content
· Plays even better now than it did originally
Putty Squad will be available in summer 2013 on platforms PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Windows 8, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
For more information on Putty Squad, please visit System 3’s official website.
CODEMASTERS REVEALS GRID 2
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| CODEMASTERS® REVEALS GRID 2TM DRIFT EVENTS AND ASIAN LOCATIONS |
| FROM DRIFT IN JAPAN TO STREET RACING IN DUBAI, NEW GAMEPLAY VIDEO SHOWCASES ASIAN GRID 2 CONTENT |
Wednesday 15th May 9am UK – Today Codemasters® released a new GRID 2™ gameplay video that showcases the game’s intense Drift events and reveals key Asian locations, including the addition of Hong Kong, set to feature in the game;The ‘World Series Racing 3: Asia – New Frontiers’ video focuses on the Asian cars, clubs and locations set to star in GRID 2. Racers earn points for style and form in Drift events on steep and aggressive mountain roads filled with hairpins inspired by Okutama in Japan. Open Road racing is represented with Touge events in Hong Kong, where players must close the gap and take their chance to pass in one-on-one, contactless sprints. |
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WB Announces Lego Friends
PRESS RELEASE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES LEGO® FRIENDS LEGO Gaming Reaches Broader Audience Than Ever Before as the Popular LEGO Friends Property Comes to Nintendo 3DSTM and Nintendo DSTM This Autumn LONDON, UK. – 14th May, 2013 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced LEGO® Friends, currently being developed for the Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ handheld systems. Scheduled for release this autumn, LEGO Friends will offer creative gameplay based on the fun and excitement found in the already-popular LEGO Friends collection of building sets, which launched in 2012 and introduces new adventures in 2013. For more details and related images please click here
Wii U: Eurogamer Expo 2012
We’re at the Nintendo stand checking out the new Wii U. We get a breakdown on some of the launch titles, explore the console and get player feedback.
Hitman Absolution
A quick developer interview for Hitman Absolution at the Eurogamer Expo 2012. Developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix.
Assassins Creed 3
A developer interview at the Eurogamer Expo 2012 for Assassins Creed III available on PS3, 360, Wii U and PC. We talk to Ubisoft UK’s Community Manager to give us the lowdown on their latest release in the series.
The event was held on 27th-30th September at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, UK.
Dance Central 3
A developer interview at the Eurogamer Expo 2012 following the 3rd game in Kinect dance series, Dance Central 3.
This game is exclusively available on XBOX 360 Kinect and is the no.1 dance game.
The event was held on 27th-30th September at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, UK.
Res Evil 6 Developer Interview
Eurogamer Expo 2012
A developer interview at the Eurogamer Expo 2012 for Fable: The Journey available on XBOX 360. This is one of the few great Kinect titles at the show.
The event was held on 27th-30th September at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, UK.
STAR TREK: THE VIDEO GAME
STAR TREK: THE VIDEO GAME arrives Friday at retail locations across Europe and Australasia, with an original Star Trek story that takes place between 2009′s blockbuster hit Star Trek and the upcoming Star Trek: Into Darkness. The game combines the talents of the film’s cast — including Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban and Anton Yelchin — with amazing co-op game play that lets players become either Kirk or Spock in this incredible adventure.
Warner Bros. Launch Announcement
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Turbine Announce The Lord of the Rings Online™: Helm’s Deep™
The Fifth Expansion to the Critically-Acclaimed MMO Launches in Autumn 2013
LONDON, UK – 24th April, 2013 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment unveiled today The Lord of the Rings Online™: Helm’s Deep™, the next expansion to the award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) developed by Turbine. Helm’s Deep will continue the Epic Story into the western plains of Rohan, allow players to take a direct role in the battle for Helm’s Deep and advance the level cap to 95.
“With Helm’s Deep, we’re bringing the War of the Ring to players on a monumental scale,” said Kate Paiz, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online, Turbine. “Our team is thrilled to create another iconic moment in Middle-earth, and put players in the center of the action.”
THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE: HELM’S DEEP FEATURES:
- Experience the Battle for Helm’s Deep – Fight to defend Helm’s Deep starting at level 10, as your character enlists as a soldier in the Battle of the Hornburg, the most massive conflict yet in The Lord of the Rings Online. Earn rewards for your contribution to the war effort – win or lose, your aid makes a difference!
- Explore new landscapes across Western Rohan - Explore the Westemnet of Rohan and rally each of the five Ridings as Rohan returns to glory. Traverse the capital of Edoras, mysterious Dunharrow, and the fortress of the Hornburg, deep within Helm’s Deep.
- Advance from levels 85 to 95 - Experience 10 new levels, from 85 to 95, with new skills and completely updated class specializations. Both mounted and un-mounted combat will challenge you as you war against the evil of Saruman.
- Continue the Epic Story - Encounter beloved characters such as Aragorn, Éowyn, and Éomer. Restore King Théoden to his rightful lordship and defend the peoples of Rohan at Helm’s Deep.
The Lord of the Rings Online™ is the ultimate adventure! This award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game delivers an interactive experience brimming with life and filled with the familiar people, places, and monsters from the most famous fantasy of all time. For more information, visit www.lotro.com.
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