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Deluxe Cafe Opens on Android

Leading publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced the release of Deluxe Cafe on the Android mobile platform. Deluxe Cafe gives players of all ages an opportunity to create a successful bakery of their own, complete with customized furniture, cooking ingredients and interior design elements, ensuring a massive amount of content to explore. Players can craft customized recipes, acquire and arrange charming furnishings and cook delicious dishes to create a successful restaurant business. The Deluxe Cafe app is free to download on Google Play, with additional content available through in-app purchases as well as incentivized downloads through Tapjoy. ‘With … Continue reading Deluxe Cafe Opens on Android

Stronghold Kingdoms Opens Sixth English Language Server

Firefly Studios, creators of the Stronghold series and free-to-play MMORTS Stronghold Kingdoms, are proud to announce the launch of the game’s sixth English-language game world. ‘World 6’ launched in response to rising player numbers. This increase coincides with the launch of Kingdoms on several new platforms, including Amazon’s Game Connect and most recently Bigpoint. Recent additions to the game include a new Quests system and a prize-giving Quest Wheel, which proved instantly popular with players. Stronghold Kingdoms now has well over 1,000,000 registered users, running their kingdoms from more than 100 different countries. Firefly hopes World 6 will be the … Continue reading Stronghold Kingdoms Opens Sixth English Language Server

Free Internet Browser Is Designed For Gamers

Avant Force is pleased to announce the release of Avant Browser 2012 version 181, a brand new browser specifically designed for the gaming community that prevents games from being interrupted by pop-up messages, Floating tab, offers split view and full screen views and a quick-hide boss key for added gaming pleasure. Available for download at http://www.avantbrowser.com, Avant Browser is a unique Internet utility that maximizes the PC gaming experience by providing these special features: Floating Tab: A detached browser window can be set on top of all other Windows applications, so users can drag the tab button out of the … Continue reading Free Internet Browser Is Designed For Gamers

Live Feed: Mists of Pandaria Launch Event

Blizzard is pulling out all the stops for the Mists of Pandaria launch party, with live events planned for North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. To help kick off this journey, the fantastic people at Machinima.com will be live streaming the North American launch party from Irvine, where Blizzard will be joining players to celebrate the arrival of the expansion. The live stream begins at 9 p.m. PDT. GiN is simulating that feed below. On the evening on September 24, official launch events will be held in Paris, London, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Cologne and Stockholm. But for the first … Continue reading Live Feed: Mists of Pandaria Launch Event

War Of The Roses Behind The Armor Movie

Paradox Interactive and Fatshark today released the latest video in their behind-the-scenes series documenting the design and creation of War of the Roses. The forthcoming medieval combat title required senior producer Gordon Van Dyke and lead designer Marten Stormdal to undertake rigorous research and combat training, and spend several days pretending to be kings. That grueling experience is now available to witness. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=Jy5g_KfyOeM Publishers: Paradox Entertainment Developers: Fatshark Platforms: PC

Fighting Bugs In iPad Augmented Reality

AR23D Studio released its first game ‘Bugs Mayhem’ based on Augmented Reality Technology today. The realistic approach and the quality of Augmented Reality will stir your imagination ‘ this game stands out due to a higher level of technology used in it comparing with all other games you have played before. ‘Our company has released the first game in the sphere of Augmented reality which doesn’t compromise the look and the quality and which doesn’t have simplifications due to which Augmented reality has been considered nothing more than a pretty idea for a long time. In ‘Bugs Maybem’ you don’t … Continue reading Fighting Bugs In iPad Augmented Reality

Borderlands 2 Rips Open Retail

2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today the much anticipated Borderlands 2 is now available in North America and will be available internationally on September 21, 2012 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. ‘Borderlands 2 is a game made by gamers for gamers,’ said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. ‘The unique visual art style, all-new characters, loads of loot, 87 bazillion guns, and role-playing-shooting combine for a truly addictive experience, especially when played with three other friends. The initial response from the press has been fantastic and … Continue reading Borderlands 2 Rips Open Retail

Desponia Series Second Game Announcement

Daedalic Entertainment presents the official teaser to the upcoming second installment of the successful "Deponia" Trilogy, "Chaos on Deponia." The teaser shows that "Deponia’s" hero Rufus still knows how to effectively maneuver himself into the most absurd of situations, providing players with barrels of laughter (even when no barrels can be found). Additionally the newly-launched official site at www.deponia.de/en provides character details, excerpts from the original soundtrack, wallpapers and more recent information about the game.The award-winning hit "Deponia" has been acclaimed by the gaming press and within a short time became the best-reviewed adventure of all time in Germany. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=PJ4Uef5oF3k … Continue reading Desponia Series Second Game Announcement