Transformers The Ride Gets Ready To Roll
Get a glimpse into the magic behind Universal’s exciting Transformers: The Ride-3D that will be opening May 25th! http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=vyVHxsiijEc Platforms: Miscellaneous
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What’s Hot in Japan?
Here at Gameindustry.com, we cover the game industry from all around the world. Someone is always making news somewhere, and we strive to make sure you are always in the loop. Our Asian Markets Correspondent Febriani Sihombing has rounded up all the top stories coming out of Japan this week in the form of Tweets, Facebook postings and articles from top Japanese gaming magazines, developers and publishers. So here’s what’s hot in Asia this week: Metal Gear Solid T-shirts on sale in Uniqlo Japan to mark the 25th anniversary of the game series. Price 1500 yen ($19) Link Here **Famitsu … Continue reading What’s Hot in Japan?
Play Diablo III All Weekend, Free
Blizzard announced a free beta play weekend for Diablo III, with open access to all players with a valid Battle.net account. Beginning today, April 20th, everyone is invited to log in and help us put the game and servers through their paces in a three day stress test as the game moves toward the May 15 release date. Players can begin downloading the Diablo III client immediately for Mac or Windows here: https://us.battle.net/account/download/index.xml Once done, players will be able to play Diablo III from Friday, April 20 at 12:01 p.m. PDT (noon), until Monday, April 23 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. … Continue reading Play Diablo III All Weekend, Free
DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition to Fight Obesity
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the company’s worldwide sensation DanceDanceRevolution, will move its way into schools across the nation this Fall with the debut of DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition, a PC based DanceDanceRevolution game crafted specially for schools and fitness classes. Sweeping the nation one classroom at a time, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. has collaborated with the nation’s leading health and fitness organizations including the American Diabetes Association, The National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition and Let’s Move in Schools to promote fitness in schools through the new DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition. Like its award-winning predecessor, DanceDanceRevolution, DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition … Continue reading DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition to Fight Obesity
Prey 2 Pushed Back A Year, But Not Cancelled
Responding to rumors of cancellation, Bethesda Softworks sent out a note to press clarifying the situation. In it they state that the game is not cancelled, but instead being pushed back past 2012. The exact note is as follows: "Development of Prey 2 has not been cancelled but the game will not be released in 2012 as planned. The delay is due to the fact that game development has not progressed satisfactorily this past year, and the game does not currently meet our quality standards. Prey 2 has shown great promise and we regret disappointing our fans. We have made … Continue reading Prey 2 Pushed Back A Year, But Not Cancelled
Felicia Day To Host IndieCade Ceremony
Felicia Day, actress, writer, producer as well as an avid gamer, will host the fifth annual IndieCade Red Carpet Awards Ceremony, taking place Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, in Los Angeles County. The 2012 IndieCade Awards ceremony is part of the annual IndieCade Festival, a public event that brings together independent game artists, media and consumers. The attendees take part in a weekend full of gameplay, workshops, panels, art displays and product giveaways. Day, who recently launched her own premium Youtube channel, Geek and Sundry, is known for her work on award-winning television and in web series including Buffy the Vampire … Continue reading Felicia Day To Host IndieCade Ceremony
Dragons of Atlantis Hardcore Casual MMO Expands
The Year of the Dragon continues! In the latest expansion to Dragons of Atlantis players are called to assist the beleaguered Desert Nomads by building a new Outpost in the arid Solarian Highlands. The expansion includes a new quest, outpost, unit and the powerful Helio Dragon, which possesses a massive resistance to the elements that makes it one of the most feared dragons in all of Atlantis. Developed by Kabam, the leading developer of hardcore social games, Dragons of Atlantis is available to play for free on Facebook, Google+ games and Kabam.com. "The Desert Nomads expansion adds a new layer … Continue reading Dragons of Atlantis Hardcore Casual MMO Expands
Pre-Orders For Theathythm Final Fantasy 3DS Begins
Square Enix, Inc., the publishers of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced a pre-order offer for THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY for the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system. North American customers who pre-order the game will receive one gripped stylus while supplies last. Players can customize the game-themed accessory with 17 stickers that feature the FINAL FANTASY franchise’s most popular characters including: Cloud, Moogle, Lightning, Chocobo, Tidus, Cecil, Terra and Squall. Adorably redesigned heroes from the catalogue of FINAL FANTASY titles set out on an adventure to combat memorable villains with the rhythmic taps of the player’s stylus. THEATRHYTHM … Continue reading Pre-Orders For Theathythm Final Fantasy 3DS Begins
SpellForce 2 Faith in Destiny Delayed
Nordic Games GmbH hereby announces that the release of the second stand-alone add-on of the SpellForce 2 series – Faith in Destiny – will be postponed to 19th of June 2012. "As many already know, hell breaks loose on 15th of May 2012 and may possibly cause a global decrease in productivity, "sick leaves", and consumption of vacation days. We think that this is a very unfavorable time for the release of SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny and have therefore decided to postpone it. Due to lowered resistance values, even we here at Nordic Games are not immune to said … Continue reading SpellForce 2 Faith in Destiny Delayed
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition Ships
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and CD Projekt RED announced today that the award-winning, epic fantasy role-playing game, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, is now available on consoles for the first time. The game launched in North America for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC with a quest handbook, a game world map and a soundtrack CD, all for $59.99. Defining new standards for realistic, non-linear game narration, The Witcher 2 delivers a mature, thought-provoking story to produce a matchless RPG experience. The deep story of Geralt of Rivia draws players … Continue reading The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition Ships