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Mortal Kombat Komplete Ships

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition is now available at retailers in North America on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition offers a content-rich version of 2011’s acclaimed Mortal Kombat, which has sold more than three million units worldwide and was named 2011’s Fighting Game of the Year by Game Informer Magazine, Spike TV Video Game Awards and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition delivers the critically acclaimed game, all previously released downloadable content (DLC), plus … Continue reading Mortal Kombat Komplete Ships

Meteor Entertainment Raises $10 Million For Hawken

Meteor Entertainment, a newly formed publisher of free-to-play video games including the highly anticipated HAWKEN from Adhesive Games, has closed two separate rounds of financing with top venture capital firms Benchmark Capital and FirstMark Capital. The investment of these strategic players signals Meteor’s position as an emerging leader of next generation games based on a free-to-play economic model. "Succeeding at free-to-play requires a new design paradigm, a new marketing approach, and a new relationship between developers and customers that has more to do with Internet commerce than the traditional games business," said Mark Long, CEO of Meteor Entertainment. "We’re fortunate … Continue reading Meteor Entertainment Raises $10 Million For Hawken

Zone Of The Enders Going HD

Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. today announced the upcoming Zone of the Enders HD Collection, coming this Fall. Zone of the Enders HD Collection will feature the two main Zone of the Enders games in a special, fully remastered series. The collection will be playable for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Kojima Productions, Zone of the Enders HD Collection will include fan favorites Zone of the Enders and its sequel Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner. This will be the first time the games are featured … Continue reading Zone Of The Enders Going HD

I Love Lucy To Become Game

Social and casual game developer and publisher Entertainment Games, Inc. (OTC Pink:EGAM) finalized a deal today with Desilu, Too, LLC and CBS Consumer Products Inc. for rights to bring I Love Lucy to the world of social games. Interactive episodes of I Love Lucy will be featured within Entertainment Games’ online social game platform Retro World(TM). Blending authentic images from the most popular TV show of all time with all new character interaction, exploration, puzzles and mini-games, the result is a unique social experience that lets players jump right into one of the most famous I Love Lucy episodes of … Continue reading I Love Lucy To Become Game

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen Hits Vita

Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen is now available in North America for the PlayStationVita system. Players will step into the role of Zen, a master ninja, through a thrilling dynamic storyline of betrayal and intrigue as he scales sheer walls, leaps across rooftops, and sneaks silently towards prey to expertly dispatch foes with his razor-sharp blade. Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen finds the region of Utakata in the grip of a vicious civil war. Zen soon finds himself betrayed by his companions and left for dead after … Continue reading Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen Hits Vita

Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Launches

Remedy Entertainment and Microsoft Studios announced today that Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, their stand-alone digital spin-off adventure, is now available for 1200 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. This downloadable adventure is a featured title in the third-annual Xbox LIVE Arcade House Party program, delivering the season’s biggest and best digital games. Featuring a thrilling pulp action adventure story mode and an all new "Fight till Dawn" arcade mode, American Nightmare will shine a new light on the world of Wake while appealing to fans and newcomers alike. "With … Continue reading Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Launches

Army Corps Of Hell Deploys

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced Army Corps of Hell is now available at retailers and via digital download from the PlayStationStore. Players can now face the ultimate battle for hell exclusively for the PlayStationVita system. Army Corps of Hell distinguishes itself from the rest of the PS Vita system lineup with its gut-spilling battles, over-the-top humor and heavy metal music. As the King of Hell, players control an army of a hundred goblins of three classes: Soldiers, Magi and Spearmen. Each goblin class has various abilities to defeat a … Continue reading Army Corps Of Hell Deploys

Borderlands 2 Gets September 18 Ship Date

2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today that Borderlands 2, the sequel to the multi-million unit selling breakout hit, Borderlands, will be available on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows-based PC in North America on September 18, 2012 and internationally on September 21, 2012. Currently in development by Gearbox Software, Borderlands 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed four-player cooperative shooter-looter that combined intense first-person mayhem with role-playing gameplay. In addition, fans who pre-order the title from participating retailers will receive access to the Borderlands 2 Premiere Club, … Continue reading Borderlands 2 Gets September 18 Ship Date

The Secret World MMO Goes Live On June 19

Independent developer and publisher of online games, Funcom, today announced that the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game ‘The Secret World’ will launch on June 19th, 2012. Originally slated for an April launch, Funcom has decided to invest more development time into the title in order to apply even more polish before launch. Feedback from hands-on press events and beta testing has proven very positive, and Funcom intends to spend the additional development time focusing on polish and tweaking to maximize the potential of the game. The beta feedback so far is showing very positive reactions to core game … Continue reading The Secret World MMO Goes Live On June 19