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Mat Kearney Added To Full Sail University Concert Lineup

Full Sail University has just announced the addition of Universal Republic Records recording artist, Mat Kearney (www.matkearney.com) to the 4th Annual Hall of Fame week celebration. Kearney will perform live in concert at the Full Sail Live venue at 8pm EST on Saturday, February 16. This free concert is open to the public and admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. As a Nashville-based singer/songwriter, Kearney has released three full-length studio albums, has had four singles in the Billboard Top 20, and has toured with artists including John Mayer, Keane, and The Fray. The songs off his latest album, 2011’s … Continue reading Mat Kearney Added To Full Sail University Concert Lineup

Skyrim’s Dragonborn DLC Flies To Steam

The Skyrim Dragonborn DLC is now available to PC users. The English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish versions can be downloaded from Steam for $19.99. With this official add-on for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, journey off the coast of Morrowind, to the island of Solstheim. Encounter new towns, dungeons, and quests, as you traverse the ash wastes and glacial valleys of this new land. Become more powerful with shouts that bend the will of your enemies and even tame dragons. Your fate, and the fate of Solstheim, hangs in the balance as you face off against your deadliest adversary … Continue reading Skyrim’s Dragonborn DLC Flies To Steam

ESA Looking For Game-Making Students For E3 Prize

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today launched a new program aimed at recognizing the best student talent in video game development. The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) College Game Competition provides colleges and universities with computer and video game development programs an opportunity to display their game at E3. Each higher education institution will submit one game representing their college or university. The finalists will receive a special showcase display and related opportunities at this year’s E3, the world’s premier trade show for computer and video games. Competing schools are required to submit story details and content assets from their own … Continue reading ESA Looking For Game-Making Students For E3 Prize

Spicy Horse’s Akaneiro: Demon Hunters Gets Funded

Spicy Horse Games, makers of "Alice: Madness Returns," "BigHead BASH," and "American McGee’s Grimm" announced today that "Akaneiro: Demon Hunters" reached its funding goal on Kickstarter over the weekend. The $204,680 pledged means that the Spicy Horse team can speed development time and devote more resources to features like co-op gameplay, crafting, Linux support, and the much-anticipated iOS and Android versions of the action RPG. "We spent most of the weekend on the Akaneiro launch and helping push the Kickstarter over the finish line, so we haven’t had a chance to work out an exact roadmap yet, that’s something we’ll … Continue reading Spicy Horse’s Akaneiro: Demon Hunters Gets Funded

Bad Piggies Rooting Out PC Gamers

Those Bad Piggies are at it again as ValuSoft Cosmi, the 30-year value-priced consumer software pioneer and Rovio, an entertainment media company, and the creator of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise, today announced that Bad Piggies has shipped for PC and is now available at major retailers nationwide. Winner of IGN’s ‘Best Mobile Game of 2012,’ Bad Piggies is a puzzle game that challenges players to create the ultimate flying, driving and crawling machine that will steer them safely to their destination. ‘Bad Piggies marks our fifth collaboration with Rovio,’ said Steve Graham, COO of ValuSoft Cosmi. ‘The formula … Continue reading Bad Piggies Rooting Out PC Gamers

Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods Announced

Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a proponent of all religions, and Paradox Development Studio, today announced a new expansion to the world of Crusader Kings II, the critically acclaimed RPG strategy title. The forthcoming expansion, titled Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, will add a number of widely requested features to the game, including the ability to play as a Pagan or Zoroastrian ruler, expanding empires through war, pillaging, and ruthless brutality. Players will also be able to begin their in-game reign as far back as the year 867 AD, making The Old Gods officially the Paradox title … Continue reading Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods Announced

Sherlock Holmes Crimes And Punishments Announced

Since early 2000, the Sherlock Holmes series of six video games for PC captivated millions of players around the world. In 2012, the famous detective’s latest investigation–The Testament of Sherlock Holmes–abandoned the traditional point and click gameplay and, in a revolution for the series, created a genuine third-person gaming experience befitting consoles and PCs. The title earned praise from players and critics despite some minor technical glitches and brought the famous detective to a wider audience. The new Sherlock Holmes game Crimes and Punishments will build upon that success with important changes on the graphical side as well as the … Continue reading Sherlock Holmes Crimes And Punishments Announced

Wargaming Acquires Console Developer Day One Studios

Wargaming, one of the leading free-to-play MMO developers and publishers, today announced its acquisition of Chicago-based Day 1 Studios for USD 20 million. Following the acquisition, the newly formed studio will focus exclusively on the development of an unannounced console title. The acquisition sets a key landmark in Wargaming’s strategy of delivering compelling and console-focused gaming experiences, and further reinforces the company’s steps toward multiplatform game development. Wargaming previously announced the acquisition of Australia-based Big World Pty Ltd, which provided the company with streamlined development and server middleware tools. "The move into console game development is a huge step for … Continue reading Wargaming Acquires Console Developer Day One Studios

CD Projekt RED announces REDengine 3

Combining a non-linear story and open-world RPG for the first time, CD Projekt RED’s REDengine 3 brings a new level of realism to the gaming experience. The REDengine 3 is the third iteration of CD Projekt RED’s in-house technology. It is created for RPGs set in vast, open worlds with improved tools for spanning truly non-linear stories that are based on real player choices and consequences. ‘If we look at RPGs nowadays we find two approaches, one which emphasizes the story but limits the game world, and one that builds a vast, open world but hampers and simplifies the story. … Continue reading CD Projekt RED announces REDengine 3

Masters Of The World Simulation Nearing Completion

Eversim is announcing the mid-February release of Masters of the World, the third version of Geopolitical Simulator for PC and Mac. Geopolitical Simulator Concept In this geopolitical simulation of today’s world, players can play as heads of state or government (president, king, prime minister, etc.) of a country that they choose when they begin. They can take action in a number of areas: economic, social, military, political (domestic and foreign), environmental, cultural, transportation, etc. All the countries of the world are represented with their own variables and ways of functioning. The game includes phases for economic management, trade, wargame, construction, … Continue reading Masters Of The World Simulation Nearing Completion