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Quick News: Cheap Games Alert!

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

I love Ubi, you love Ubi. Heck, we ALL love Ubi…

…and it looks like Ubisoft love us too, because we just got a message telling us they’re running a massive promotion on their PC download titles (preorders excluded) in the official Ubishop, offering a whopping 40% off!

Just use this discount code when buying and you can get some top games for a ridiculously low price: ACB18MARCH

Oh, and act quick - the offer ends at midnight, Monday 28th Feb. – http://shop.ubi.com

Note: The offer is UK Only.

(Apologies to our foreign friends, much love)

Lucha Fury – Remaining Two Characters Revealed!

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

lf_tanker_2 We’d like to introduce you to the remaining two characters from Lucha Fury a brand new beat ’em up, due to be released by Punchers Impact on XBLA and PSN in March 2011 and PC later in the year.

Lucha Fury follows the adventure of four young and talented wrestlers who spend their lives loafing around until a mysterious shortage of the energy drink they are all hooked on bring them into a journey to fight against the most incredible worldwide conspiracy ever!
No blood and real violence, only fun and wacky action in non-stop evolving environments for surprising gameplay variations.
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Fourth Runes of Magic Chapter Starting with Closed Beta

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

runes-of-magic-chapter-4-logo_de_en_nl ‘Chapter IV – Lands of Despair’ opens its doors to the first players in early April

Frogster will be releasing the fourth chapter of the online role-playing game, Runes of Magic, called ‘Chapter IV – Lands of Despair’ at the start of April. A small selection of players will be among the first to get access to the new content in the first closed beta. The new zone boasts an exciting background story with unexplored zones, dungeons, and a new level cap of 70, amongst other new features.

‘Chapter IV – Lands of Despair’ tells the story of a mighty, yet mysterious demon who is throwing the world of Taborea into turmoil. As part of his devious plan he has released a horrifying contagion across the land, turning the inhabitants of entire villages into soulless zombies. Even Annelia, daughter of Lord Grafu, has joined his ranks as a young apprentice and has been consumed by the darkness inside her.
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New Trailer from The Cursed Crusade™

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

4451thecursedcrusade_conceptart_02 See This Summer’s Epic Blockbuster Adventure Game in Action!

dtp entertainment and Kylotonn Entertainment, today released the “Ambitions” trailer from the upcoming action-adventure The Cursed Crusade. Players learn about the ambitions of the heroes Denz and Esteban while they fight through the cities of Zara and Constantinople.

The action-adventure game concentrating on cooperative gameplay will be released this summer for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC.
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World Championship in Video Games at CeBIT 2011

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

iem_nice Intel Extreme Masters World Championship at CeBIT 2011 – Total prize purse of 400,000 US Dollars in the fifth season of the league.

Turtle Entertainment, the leading company in the field of competitive gaming, together with Intel, the world’s leader in silicon innovation, presents the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship – the grand finale of the most prominent international league in video games.

The event will take place on March 1 – 5, at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany the largest IT expo in the world. After seven months of rivalry and a series of live events around the globe the best professional gamers from Europe, Asia and America will clash for the title of the World Champion and a share of 130,000 US Dollars – a portion of 400,000 US Dollars, which is the total prize purse in this season of the league.
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PopCap Launches Bejeweled® Blitz LIVE for Xbox LIVE Arcade

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

bejeweled_blitz_live_8 The Most Competitive Adaptation Yet: Popular Gaming Phenomenon Comes to Xbox LIVE.

Featuring 16-Player Party Mode, Battle Mode and More…

PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced the global release of Bejeweled®Blitz LIVE on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The game delivers the same fun and frantic action found in other popular variants of Bejeweled, but is packed with all-new, highly competitive multiplayer modes and a brand new look designed specifically for the Xbox LIVE audience. Bejeweled Blitz LIVE is being featured in Microsoft’s House Party promotion for Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360.
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The Dead Space 2 Story Continues – New DLC!

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

dead_space_2_17 Have you finished the new gold standard in action horror games known as Dead Space™2? Are you already screaming for more? If so, you’re not alone.

Visceral Games has the answer with an all-new digital download pack — Dead Space 2: Severed. Releasing on March 2, Dead Space 2: Severed extends the Dead Space 2 story with the addition of two stand-alone single-player chapters.

This digital pack will take players through the haunting story of Gabe Weller, who fans will remember from the award-winning game Dead Space Extraction. As a security officer, Weller comes equipped with a one-of-a-kind security suit and an upgraded, more powerful Pulse Rifle that will help him unleash his own blood-curdling adventure across the Sprawl.
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Supremacy MMA Brings the First Women Fighters to an MMA Game!

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

pose8 Female fighters Felice “Lil Bulldog” Herrig and Michele “Diablita” Gutierrez get the right to fight for the first time in the MMA videogame genre.

Global videogame publisher 505 Games and developer Kung Fu Factory have revealed today that real-life female MMA fighters Felice “Lil Dog” Herrig and Michele “Diablita” Gutierrez will appear in Supremacy MMA™. This marks the first playable femme fighters in the history of MMA games.

“Female fighters are not represented in MMA games and face a giant glass ceiling in the fighting world,” said Ricci Rukavina, CEO and Creative Director, Kung Fu Factory. “We’re proud to be a part of raising their profile and giving these tough-as-nails fighters their due in the virtual cage.””
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FishCraft Released for Xbox 360 Live Indie Games – Let the Fishies Fly

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

fishcraft_1-1024x576 Angry Fish!! No, wait…

A wise man once said, “Originality is dead” – [We don't know who, he was one of those really boring types]
You know what, he might have been on to something.

We’re all for games and movies borrowing elements from eachother, it’s the way the world works. Heck, even Avatar was just Pocahontas in a 3D-disguise.
But sometimes a new game comes along that so clearly, unashamedly resembles a current classic that it’s almost impossible to judge it before it’s released.
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Gears of War 3 Release Date Confirmed, Nerdgasm Incoming!

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Us gamers are prone to the occasional hype-fuelled nerdgasm. It’s just one of them things – they happen to us, and we accept them as part of our DNA make up.

None-gamers don’t understand them. In fact, sometimes they even go as far as taking the piss out of us because of it. But you know what, screw them! They’re missing out.

Nerdgasms usually happen when watching an awesome preview trailer, or when you get your hands on a demo you’ve waited ages for and find that it exceeds even your loftiest of expectations.
But it’s pretty rare that a simple news header can get the nerd juices flowing, especially when the actual content of said news only contains one sentence of info you didn’t know already. But today, Epic Games made that happen, and I’ve just had my very first first premature nerdjaculation because of it (honest, it’s never happened before!). (more…)