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Nascar Manager Roars To iOS

To celebrate the start of the 2014 NASCAR season, ETX Racing today released NASCAR Manager, a free-to-play racing strategy game, available for iOS, Google Play, Amazon and featured in the Sprint Zone. This newest addition to NASCAR’s established lineup of officially licensed titles faithfully recreates the week-to-week, moment-to-moment thrill of The Chase, challenging players to manage their vehicle, team and tactics on the road to the Sprint Cup Championship. "Winning the Sprint Cup is about so much more than the fastest driver. Strategic decisions about vehicle specs, crew talent, and resource allocation determines who owns the competition in the long … Continue reading Nascar Manager Roars To iOS

Strider Now Available

The original assassin returns as Strider officially releases across North America today as a $14.99 digital download title on PSN (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3), with versions on Xbox Live (Xbox One, Xbox 360) and PC (Steam) available on February 19. Strider features the same franchise hallmarks of fluid, lightning quick side scrolling combat and free-flowing traversal through the expansive interconnected metropolis of Kazakh City. Perform breakneck acrobatic jumps and mid-air flips while slicing through Strider’s varied enemy types with Hiryu’s indestructible Cypher, a plasma charged weapon that can take on a number of properties. Alternatively, use the climb sickle to … Continue reading Strider Now Available

Requiem: Rise Of The Reaver Is Here

WarpPortal, publishers of Ragnarok Online franchise, have launched their first of a multi-part update for Requiem: Memento Mori, titled Daughters of Frost Blade which will start a whole new chapter in the games story. With this update also comes a new name for Requiem: Memento Mori, which will now be titled, Requiem: Rise of the Reaver. The Daughters of Frost Blade is the first of a multi-part update for Requiem: Memento Mori that will take place throughout the year. This patch will also bring an updated logo and name, Requiem: Rise of the Reaver. Developers: Warportal Platforms: PC

Phoenix Online Publishing Formed

Award-winning independent video game developer Phoenix Online Studios (Cognition, The Silver Lining) today announced the debut of its new indie game publishing label, Phoenix Online Publishing . Recognizing that Every Game Has a Story, the new publishing division will bring titles featuring rich storytelling and atmosphere in every genre from role-playing to strategy and adventure to market via major digital and retail distribution platforms worldwide. Four new games, including legendary game designer Jane Jensen’s Moebius: Empire Rising, indie role-playing smash Quest for Infamy, and international breakout hit The Last Door: Collector’s Edition lead its growing charge into PC, Mac, iOS, … Continue reading Phoenix Online Publishing Formed

Thief Sneak Peek

Square Enix and Eidos-Montr’al, the award winning studio behind the critically acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolution today released a Thief launch trailer to celebrate that Garrett, The Master Thief is almost ready to step from the shadows. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=of_3FxnsCZc Publishers: Square Enix Developers: Eidos Montreal Platforms: PlayStation 4

Irrational Games To Be Dissolved

News broke yesterday that Irrational Games was going to be dissolved. The news came as a shock as the creators of critically acclaimed Bioshock series made the announcement. Below is the official letter that owner Ken Levine wrote to the world. When Jon Chey, Rob Fermier and I founded Irrational Games seventeen years ago, our mission was to make visually unique worlds and populate them with singular characters. We built Rapture and Columbia, the Von Braun and The Rickenbacker, the Freedom Fortress and some of the nastiest basements a SWAT team ever set foot into. We created Booker and Elizabeth, … Continue reading Irrational Games To Be Dissolved

Untold Legends March To PC

The Blackguards story continues on March 4th. The new DLC, Untold Legends, will offer exciting new battles, additional quests and new story elements, taking the adventure even further. The the same day, Daedalic plans to release an important update for the original Blackguards game, which will bring important balancing improvements. Untold Legends sheds new light on the background and heritage of Takate, the former slave and arena fighter, who joins the player’s party in Chapter 2 of the original Blackguards. Takate’s home is in the foothills of the rainforests in Southern Aventuria, where most of the native people of the … Continue reading Untold Legends March To PC

Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry Now Available

Today, Ubisoft announced that single-player adventure, Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry, will be available as a stand-alone game exclusively for download on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment systems for $14.99 on February 18. The game will also be available for PC on February 25 for $14.99. Originally released as an add-on adventure for Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry will not require the purchase of Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag. ‘We decided to release Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry as a stand-alone game for both fans and newcomers to the Assassin’s Creed universe,’ said Tony Key, senior … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry Now Available

A Story About My Uncle

The newly-formed Gone North Games reveal their first teaser-trailer for their upcoming Steam game A Story About My Uncle. A Story About My Uncle is a non-violent First-Person platform adventure game built in the Unreal Engine. It is a story about a boy who searches for his lost uncle and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=YGVbWy6zT34 Developers: Gone North Games Platforms: PC