Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
World of Tanks Assistant app for iOS now available
Wargaming.net has announced that the first mobile application is now available for their world-famous armored action MMO World of Tanks.
World of Tanks Assistant is a new application that provides instant access to the latest and most important information on World of Tanks.
The Assistant gives access to detailed data on players’ combat statistics and their positions in the Global Rating, displays current progress, shows players’ in-game balance, provides the latest news from the official World of Tanks website, and allows to share triumphs with friends via email and social networks. (more…)
Tags: iOS, wargaming.net, world of tanks
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Party hats at the ready – this year’s “Most Popular Browser Game” (as voted by BBGsite) is about to turn one
Naruto and Bleach inspired MMO brawler, Pockie Ninja is celebrating it’s first birthday throughout March and April! Publisher NGames have revealed some anniversary events to celebrate an amazing first year.
Originally announced as the secretive “Project Ninja” at the start of 2011, Pockie Ninja quickly became one of the fastest growing MMO’s online today. (more…)
Tags: Bleach, mmo, Naruto, NGames, pockie ninja
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Rockstar parent Take-Two has trademarked ‘GTA TV’ and ‘Rockstar TV’, possibly hinting at extensive trans-media promotion for Grand Theft Auto V.
Could we see some GTA-themed TV programming released leading up to and around the game’s launch? Some sort of promotional web series? Your guess is as good as ours. (more…)
Tags: GTA, GTA V, PC, ps3, Rockstar, take two, Xbox
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Monday, February 20th, 2012
Remedy managed to recoup its development and marketing costs for the PC version of Alan Wake within the game’s first two days on sale.
That’s according to executive vice president Aki Järvilehto, who wrote on the game’s official forums: “We are very happy with the sales and hitting #1 on Steam at launch was nothing short of amazing.”
“We recouped our development and marketing expenses during the first 48 hours. And yes, we’re certainly very excited about PC.” (more…)
Tags: Alan Wake, PC, Remedy, xbox360
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Monday, February 20th, 2012
Massive expansion for critically acclaimed game features new gameplay scenarios, strategies, and the return of religion and espionage.
2K Games announced today that Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & Kings, the expansion pack for the award-winning Civilization V, is being developed for Windows-based PC. (more…)
Tags: 2K Games, Civilization V, Firaxis Games, Gods & Kings Expansion, PC
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Monday, February 20th, 2012
BioWare’s released its full ‘Take Earth Back’ trailer for Mass Effect 3
The CGI trailer aired in full on US TV last nigjht, during an episode of The Walking Dead.
As you can see, the video features an all-out attack on Earth by the ancient alien race known as the Reapers. A Mass Effect 3 demo launched last week, covering this section of the game.
A co-op portion of the demo also opened to all on Friday. (more…)
Tags: Action, BioWare, mass effect 3, PC, ps3, RPG, trailer, Xbox
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Sunday, February 19th, 2012
While DrunkenGamer may be the main host of the Drinky Talky Thingy it would be wrong to not acknowledge his co-host Gow. As you can no doubt guess by the title of this episode and the image on the right, he can at times cross a line that makes us wonder if medical help is required.
That said, he probably has to be a little tapped to record this podcast with DrunkenGamer each week, a man that makes so many weird noises in his everyday life that he gives ‘Splosion Man a run for his money on the strangeness league.
But enough about the various mental states of its hosts, you want to know what you can expect out of this weeks show. (more…)
Tags: 'Splosion Man, Beer, Drinky Talky Thingy, DrunkenGamer, Gow, Opinion, Podcast
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Friday, February 17th, 2012
New to AION Free-to-Play: Polished Levelling, Better Graphics, More Challenges
Thousands of players have been calling the fantasy world of Atreia their home since 2009 in the online role-playing game, AION. But what has changed since its launch? The wishes of the community have been answered with several updates, and the game has been continually expanded and improved.
New features and functions have been added, and some MMO essentials have been adjusted, such as new instances, a better rewards system, more opportunities for levelling up through quests, and innovations such as the mentor system, from which beginners as well as experienced veterans can benefit. (more…)
Tags: Aion, F2P, Gameforge, mmo, PC
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Friday, February 17th, 2012
The explosive, brand new official trailer for Max Payne 3 is here – revealing more of the game’s story, beginning with the kidnapping of Rodrigo Branco’s beautiful young wife, Fabiana, while under Max’s protection.
Max fights to uncover the truth and return her to safety amidst a treacherous web of lawless street gangs, ruthless paramilitary units – and his own personal demons.
Watch the new trailer now in high-definition below! (more…)
Tags: max payne 3, PC, ps3, Rockstar, Xbox
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Friday, February 17th, 2012
As far as PR stunts go, this is a winner. EA will launch copies of Mass Effect 3 into space, which fans will be able to track down and keep when they decent back to Earth.
The copies will be sent into the upper reaches of the atmosphere using weather balloons.
Launching over New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Berlin, London and Paris next week, the balloons with carry the games into space before popping, leaving gravity to take over and pull the discs back down to Earth. (more…)
Tags: BioWare, EA, mass effect 3, PC, ps3, Xbox
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World of Tanks Assistant app for iOS now available
