Shooter, Under Heavy Fire
Heavy Fire Afghanistan is an on-the-rails shooter that attempts to put you directly into the action-packed world of real US Marines fighting in Afghanistan.
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Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar Developers Speak
Developers Rob, Rick, and Britt discuss why we chose the Gallic War and what new features you can expect to see in Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=Wr02aa0kbIs Developers: Longbow Games Platforms: PC
Visualize This!
Beat Hazard challenges you to load up your own music into the game, and use it to drive your defensive firepower. Better hope you like heavy metal and not folk in this week’s Time Waster.
Kingdoms of Amalur Requires Online Pass for Certain Quests
By Tyler Lee Online passes are becoming quite a common thing in new video games. Publishers are using them to makes sure people buy brand new copies, or if not, at least pay for a certain amount of content within the game itself. Like Batman: Arkham City’s Catwomen gameplay, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is keeping a set of missions behind an online pass, effectively keeping gamers from accessing seven individual quests unless they redeem their code that comes with the game. According to Destructoid, an online pass and a message encouraging the player to enter the code to redeem their … Continue reading Kingdoms of Amalur Requires Online Pass for Certain Quests
The Force Is Strong Here
Forget a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO is out now, and offers one of the most immersive experiences ever created for an online game.
Nordic Games To Publish Alan Wake For PC
Nordic Games, part of the Nordic Games Holding AB group, today announced the signing of the publishing deal for the boxed PC version of Remedy’s critically acclaimed Psychological Action Thriller "Alan Wake". The boxed PC version will include both XBLA DLCs "The Signal" and "The Writer". Further information on the exact release date will follow in the next days. "It goes without saying that we are very happy and proud to work together with some of the greatest talents and artists of the games industry", commented Lars Wingefors, CEO of Nordic Games GmbH. "We are really looking forward to the … Continue reading Nordic Games To Publish Alan Wake For PC
The Secret World’s Blue Mountain
Funcom has released a new location video for ‘The Secret World’, the company’s upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online game. Catch a glimpse of ‘Blue Mountain’, a foreboding place haunted a terrifying past, where players will stand face to face with the rising darkness threatening to destroy our world. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=DL5omig6tV0 Publishers: EA Games, FunCom Platforms: PC
Fan-Made Lego Video Pay Homage To Stronghold Kingdoms
At the end of 2010 Firefly asked fans to send in Stronghold or Christmas themed images for the chance to win in-game prizes. Winners were revealed daily in an advent calendar style competition. In 2011 we reached out to these same people, asking them to send in any and all fan-made Stronghold videos. All developers have the occasional fan video sent in, but nothing makes a one smile quite like seeing their game recreated in glorious Lego stop motion. Over Christmas a few players, who are now officially our biggest fans, sent us such a video. They have been contacted … Continue reading Fan-Made Lego Video Pay Homage To Stronghold Kingdoms
Microsoft Showing Off Next Flight Simulator
Microsoft held a press event at their Game Studios at Redmond, Washington in December 2011, to enable members of the community and press to discuss "Flight" in detail and have any questions answered. With Fly Away Simulation being one of the attendees at the event, they have covered the event and discussed the topics raised in detail on their website. Microsoft Flight is the next flight simulator release from Microsoft following on from Microsoft Flight Simulator X. In this release, they dropped the "Simulator" part of the product name in order to open the market up to users who were … Continue reading Microsoft Showing Off Next Flight Simulator
Live and Learn
Everything old is new again with Sonic Generations, featuring memorable gameplay and levels from classic Sonic games, reworked to play perfectly on modern systems.