Archive for April, 2011
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Reviewed by Cody Hargreaves from MMO Traffic
“Experience the entire universe of Battlestar Galactica and live out the epic, action-packed war between the Colonial Humans and the ruthless Cylons”
I’ve never cared much for Battlestar Galactica. It felt like more of a Star Trek/Babylon 5 thing to me, and I’ve always considered myself to be more on the Star Wars/Firefly side of the fence with all the other ‘nerd, but not too nerd’ nerds, choosing to spend my weekends on more productive things like smoking behind the bike shed and flirting with that girl in my World of Warcraft guild ‘on vent’.
Of course, that was until they turned it into a game, and said game attracted more than a million players in its first 6 weeks of beta. That’s when it started to pique my interest; that’s when I learned that it was Free-to-Play. I had to give it a shot.
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Tags: Battlestar Galactica Online, BGO, Browser-based, mmo, MMORPG, Sci-Fi
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Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Make sure you login to Bloodline Champions and celebrate Easter with Funcom, you’ll receive a free Easter themed outfit.
If you were too intimidated by the quite sinister appearance of the Igniter, don’t worry! Funcom have got this covered, all you need to do is login to Bloodline Champions over the Easter period, and you can claim your free outfit and play as an Egg… Yes! That’s right an Egg, the ‘Eggniter’ outfit is free to everyone that logs in from the 20th – 25th.
After being beaten on by a Christmas Tree thorn Funcom really outdid themselves with this one, I don’t think there’s anything more comical than throwing fireballs across the arena as an Egg.
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Tags: Arena, Bloodline Champions, Discount, Easter, Eggniter, funcom, Patch, PC, Stunlock Studios
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Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Jagex are honoured by the prestigious Queen’s award for Innovation.
If I were to go ahead and mention the name Jagex, I’m pretty sure that the majority of you readers would have heard of them (most notably for their browser title RuneScape), if not you must have been living under a rock for the past decade, or perhaps you just haven’t explored past the realms of your ISP’s homepage.
Nevertheless; Jagex Games Studio are the UK’s largest (and probably most well known) independent games studio, and have proudly announced the receipt of a much celebrated Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation.
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Tags: Browser-based, independant games studio, Indie, Innovation, Jagex Games Studios, Queen's Award, Runescape
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
As if the £45 Augmented Edition wasn’t enough, Square Enix has announced the beefy Deus Ex: Human Revolution Collector’s Edition, which is set to be made available in “extremely limited” quantities on August 26.
The Collector’s Edition, which will be available for all three Human Revolution platforms, comes packed in a specially designed Collector’s Box, and includes the following:
- Highly collectable Adam Jensen action figurine designed by Play Arts Kai
- Explosive Mission Pack: An entirely new mission with a special cameo appearance from one of the original DEUS EX characters
- Exclusive in-game weapons: Automatic Unlocking Device, M-28 Utility Remote-Detonated Explosive Device (UR-DED), Linebacker G-87 multiple shot grenade launcher, Huntsman Silverback Double-Barrel Shotgun, SERSR Longsword Whisperhead silenced sniper rifle
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Tags: Collector's Edition, Deus Ex, Human Revolution, Square Enix
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Rockstar is one of the many major publishers secretly working on Wii 2 titles, claims the latest rumour report from French site 01.net.
According to the site, which last week released supposed tech specs and further controller details for the new console, Nintendo’s specifically targeted Rockstar as part of its campaign to ‘win back’ the hardcore audience.
If true, the move could be a huge win for the platform holder, as – presuming rumours Wii 2 will be more powerful than PS3 and 360 are true – it could have the best looking version of GTA V on its console.
The French site previously released Sony’s NGP specs long before the official announcement.
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Tags: GTA V, nintendo, Rockstar, Wii 2
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
What originally started as a rumour has finally been confirmed, Sonic Generations will be the next title for the loveable blue hedgehog.
Sega has announced the new title to celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog’s 20th anniversary, and will see a return of the classic 1991 character as well as the modern Sonic. Set to be released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Sega intend to deliver the definitive gaming experience for Sonic fans, old and new.
“Sonic Generations will certainly be a fitting celebration for Sonic’s 20th Anniversary” commented David Corless, Global Brand Director for Sonic.
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Tags: Generations, PlayStation 3, Sega, Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog, xbox360
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Monday, April 18th, 2011
In just five days, Xbox LIVE aims to make history and you’re invited!
At 18:00 on Saturday 23rd April, Xbox LIVE and Kinect Sports will attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘largest online 100m sprint’.
So jump off the sofa, work up a sweat and become a world record holder with Xbox.
Join us to take part alongside potentially millions of other Xbox LIVE members in the UK and across the world. To participate, just follow these three simple steps:
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Tags: Free Weekend, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox Live, Xbox Nations, xbox360
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Monday, April 18th, 2011
Watch 12 minutes of gameplay from Battlefield 3 in the full Fault Line reveal, featuring never before shown footage!
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Monday, April 18th, 2011
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today released a new batch of screenshots from the highly-anticipated survival horror game, Silent Hill: Downpour.
The new assets illustrate even more spine-tingling moments from Silent Hill: Downpour that are sure to haunt players as KONAMI continues to unveil the deep and dark storyline of this latest Silent Hill thriller.
Making its return to “next generation” consoles this fall, Silent Hill: Downpour brings a completely original storyline, and all-new soundtrack as players find themselves stranded in the foggy, malevolent world of Silent Hill. Silent Hill: Downpour starts as Murphy Pendleton, the game’s main character, finds himself lost and alone in the woods after his prison transport bus crashes near the town of Silent Hill.
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Tags: Downpour, Konami, Silent Hill
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Monday, April 18th, 2011
ProjectorGames, the respected UK independent games developer, is pleased to announce the massive success of its open world sandbox title, FortressCraft: Chapter 1.
I think the success of this game is most likely due to the fact that it looks exactly like fan favourite Minecraft, just on the Xbox. I can’t imagine that Minecraft creator; Markus Persson would be best pleased about this.
Released around the world on April 8th, the game is now the fastest selling Xbox Live Indie Game of all time, with a massive 16,000 copies sold on launch day. Over its first 5 days on sale, FortressCraft generated more revenue than the current biggest success on the Indie Games service, “I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1″, made in the past 12 months.
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Tags: FortressCraft, ProjectorGames, xbla, Xbox Live, xbox360
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“Experience the entire universe of Battlestar Galactica and live out the epic, action-packed war between the Colonial Humans and the ruthless Cylons”
