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OnLive Bringing Console-Like Games To Phones

OnLive, Inc., the pioneer of cloud gaming, announced that it is bringing console-class gaming to tablets and phones with the revolutionary OnLive app for tablet and mobile platforms. The latest, top-tier, high-performance games-previously limited to only consoles and computers-will be available for instant play via the free OnLive app on over 500 million mobile devices over Wi-Fi or mobile networks in the US and UK. A growing library of 25 console-class games have been adapted for touch-screen control, including the gritty, award-winning hit L.A. Noire from Rockstar Games and family titles like LEGO Batman: The Videogame, which will be given … Continue reading OnLive Bringing Console-Like Games To Phones

Nexon Docks SS Wonder Cruise On Facebook

Nexon America is inviting all would-be sea captains aboard "Wonder Cruise," a cruise ship simulation game that lets players don a captain’s hat and man the helm as they make their way across the open ocean. Developed by Thingsoft, "Wonder Cruise" is now officially in its open beta phase and is the third title in Nexon’s portfolio of Facebook games. Wonder Cruise plays like a traditional simulation game that also captures the spirit of running a luxury cruise ship. By keeping passengers comfortable and entertained, players can unlock choice destinations across the globe, opening up new and exciting locales for … Continue reading Nexon Docks SS Wonder Cruise On Facebook

The Secret World’s Scorched Desert

Join us for a behind the scenes look at a brand new game region in the Secret World MMO, the Scorched Desert; truly a hellish furnace filled with death and darkness. The hidden valley holds only a small piece of the puzzle that is The Secret World, but one that is crucial for the picture as a whole. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=-buzaIII4fE Wow. I am just more and more impressed with every trailer I see for Secret World. I have no idea how they are going to make the whole world fit together in the game, but it seems really unique. Publishers: FunCom … Continue reading The Secret World’s Scorched Desert

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