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Stronghold Kingdoms Hands Out A Million Christmas Gifts

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Over the Christmas period Firefly Studios gave away almost 1,000,000 in-game strategy cards in the Stronghold Kingdoms Christmas Giveaway. Upon login players of the free-to-play persistent online strategy game were greeted to over two weeks of free prizes and festive cheer. In that time a massive 750,000 cards were snatched up and 13,000 rare premium tokens were handed out to Lords and Ladies of English, German, French and Russian descent. The competition was made available across all game worlds and lasted until 1st January 2012. Paul Harris, Producer on Stronghold Kingdoms was ecstatic about the response from users. "This is … Continue reading Stronghold Kingdoms Hands Out A Million Christmas Gifts →

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Source Code For xaitment AI Released

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xaitment, the creators of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) software for video game and simulation developers, today announced that it has made its source code available to all current and future US and European customers who license full versions of its AI software modules, xaitMap and xaitControl. The downloadable source code is available at no extra charge for all platforms supported by xaitment: Windows, Linux, Xbox360, and PLAYSTATION 3. xaitMap and xaitControl provide developers with well-maintained, well-supported libraries and graphical tools for NavMesh generation, pathfinding, movement, character behavioral modeling and game logic. The availability of xaitment source code gives developers the … Continue reading Source Code For xaitment AI Released →

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Twitter Your Way Into Max Payne 3

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Beginning today and continuing through January 13, 2012, Rockstar Games is offering our Twitter followers the unique opportunity to be immortalized as one of eight Max Payne 3 multiplayer gang characters, just by using the #MaxPayne3 hashtag on Twitter. Every week from now until January 13, we will be selecting 10 people at random that have used the #MaxPayne3 hashtag. If selected, participants will be contacted either via tweet or direct message to submit a photo for consideration. Two finalists will be chosen from each group each week (eight people in total), and will have their likeness appear as a … Continue reading Twitter Your Way Into Max Payne 3 →

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Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict GOLD Expansion Ships

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Strategic Command World War Two Global Conflict GOLD is the brand new expansion to the original SC WWII Global Conflict game of grand strategy and global world dominance in the 1940’s. SC WWII Global Conflict GOLD boasts dozens of major new features, changes and improvements to the original game (such as a new interface and fast AI), as well as 4(!) new major campaigns, 4 entirely reworked campaigns (to include the new features), and a whole lot more! SC WWII Global Conflict GOLD is available via download for only $25, as well as via mail delivery ($25 plus S&H) and … Continue reading Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict GOLD Expansion Ships →

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Skyrim Ships 10 Million Copies

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ZeniMax Media Inc. today announced that 10 million units of Bethesda Softworks’ The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been shipped for the Xbox 360 video game entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, and PC, representing approximately $650 million in retail sales since its release on November 11. The PC version of Skyrim in North America outsold all other PC games by a factor of over three to one in the month of its release. Large retail reorders across all platforms and record-breaking digital sales reflect the ongoing global demand by consumers excited to explore this extraordinary fantasy … Continue reading Skyrim Ships 10 Million Copies →

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Tales of Graces f Gets Ship Date

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Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced the release date for next year’s Tales of Graces f, exclusively for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Tales of Graces f combines lush animated graphics, a dramatic storyline and an exciting real-time battle system into a sprawling epic for fans of the Tales of series and Japanese RPGs. Tales of Graces f will be available in North America on March 13, 2012. Tales of Graces f brings the renowned and beloved Tales of series to the PlayStation 3 system for the first time in North America. … Continue reading Tales of Graces f Gets Ship Date →