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Cool to Be Clever App Stabs At Bullying

For all those children intentionally getting lower grades to avoid being ridiculed as a "nerd" or a "geek," a just-released iPad app provides an inspiring message – it’s "COOL to be CLEVER" – based on the true story of Edson C. Hendricks, the genius who invented the design for the Internet. When Hendricks was bullied at school as a youngster, he retreated into an imaginary world where he had machine parts, rather than biological organs and emotions. Years later, as a computer scientist working in IBM’s Cambridge Scientific Center in the early 1970s, Hendricks’ unique ability to "think like a … Continue reading Cool to Be Clever App Stabs At Bullying

A New Beginning Climate Change Game Ships

The multi-award winning adventure game A New Beginning, developed by Daedalic Entertainment, can now be downloaded on several digital platforms in a full English version. The unusual PC game is available at online shops including http://adventureshop.gamesplanet.com and http://www.gamersgate.com. The cinematic, interactive adventure-thriller A New Beginning deals with an impending global climate cataclysm: At locations all around the globe, players will have to try and stem the tide – with the whole world hanging in the balance. Scientist Bent Svensson has had to give up on his life’s work of trying to bring an eco-friendly alternative energy source to reality. But … Continue reading A New Beginning Climate Change Game Ships

Stronghold 3 Adds Free Build Battle Mode

7sixty and Firefly Studios are pleased to announce that since Stronghold 3 launched this fall, a keep full of new features and improvements have been added to the medieval castle builder to enhance the gaming experience. The latest is the ‘experimentation panel’ which allows players to put their stronghold to the test in the Free Build mode. "Although Stronghold 3 wasn’t designed with a skirmish mode in mind," said Simon Bradbury, lead designer, "we have listened to what the fans have been saying, so beefed up the Free Build mode to give players lots more flexibility and the ability to … Continue reading Stronghold 3 Adds Free Build Battle Mode

4Story Gets More PvP

Zemi Interactive, Inc., Korea’s leading MMORPG developer and service provider of famous free to play MMO "4Story" www.global.4story.com has announced the news of the coming update. Besides the in-game money purchasable cash items, 4Story will be introducing some new PVP areas. According to the source, the new PVP area will be designed to be similar to Chaos Online, which is a pvp based mmorpg in the Warcraft III background. The new pvp area will take shape in the form of a new Mission War map, or a Document war as some may have call it. Only the outline of the … Continue reading 4Story Gets More PvP

Heavy Fire: Afghanistan

Heavy Fire: Afghanistan is a super fast playing, high-intensity experience set in modern-day Afghanistan. Whether fighting up close and personal with guns and grenades, raining down fire from a helicopter or laying waste with a main battle tank, Heavy Fire: Afghanistan is all about constant, edge-of-the-seat action and beautiful graphics combined with straightforward, intuitive controls to give hardcore gamers and novices an immediately fun, pickup-and-play experience. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=GoDNLapD_OI Publishers: Mastiff Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Wii

Konami’s Neverdead Gets January Ship Date

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that NeverDead for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will be available in stores on January 31st, 2012. The brainchild of Shinta Nojiri, and co-developed with Rebellion Software, NeverDead stars an immortal hero named Bryce Boltzmann who, alongside his partner Arcadia, works for an agency tasked with defeating demonic incursions. While demons from the dawn of time emerge on present-day Earth, players take on the role of the immortal demon slayer, Bryce, as they seek and destroy the hostile invaders. "In NeverDead, we’ve gone all out to change the approach the player takes in … Continue reading Konami’s Neverdead Gets January Ship Date