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Max Payne 3 Hits The PC

Max Payne 3 for PC is now available worldwide at retail and via digital download. Developed in parallel with the critically acclaimed console versions, Max Payne 3 for PC delivers the ultimate Max Payne 3 experience, supporting a wide range of PC specifications, plus advanced graphics options, scalable high-resolution textures and character models, DirectX11 features, LAN support, multi-monitor support and stereoscopic 3D compatibility. Max Payne 3 is the story of former New York City detective, Max Payne. His life in ruins and unable to move on from the tragic events of years past, Max looks for a new start working … Continue reading Max Payne 3 Hits The PC

bitComposer Entertainment Expands Into Russia

The bitComposer Entertainment AG is expanding to Russia. The newly established subsidiary, bitComposer Russia, situated in Moscow, will immediately direct the Eschborn-based publisher’s East European business. Serguei An, moving from Akella to bitComposer Russia, could be won over as managing director. The Moscow team will be marketing not only in-house products, but also promising third party products. Furthermore, new areas of business in Russia are to be developed. Serguei An looks back on ten years of gaming industry experience. He has acquired, among others, projects on the mobile, retail and digital distribution sectors for companies such as Namco Bandai Partners … Continue reading bitComposer Entertainment Expands Into Russia

E3 Expo: Dust 514 Gameplay Trailer

Today CCP Games is proud to announce a number of new details for its upcoming free-to-play massively multiplayer first person shooter, DUST 514, scheduled for release this year exclusively on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. The details, coming out of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), focus on the first beta event of the summer, as well as how the game supports the PlayStation ecosystem with a custom PlayStation Home Space and the PlayStation Vita companion app DUST 514: Neocom. The premier beta event for DUST 514 is scheduled to begin on Friday June 29th, and will run throughout … Continue reading E3 Expo: Dust 514 Gameplay Trailer

E3 Expo: 2K Pushing Tablet Gaming

Grab your tablets and smartphones and get ready for gaming, as 2K Play today announced that their innovative new slate of mobile games will be unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2012, taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 5-7. The games are designed to deliver a play-anywhere-play-anytime social experience and will be available beginning this summer for mobile devices. "From our blockbuster Carnival Games series to our exciting new original properties like Herd, Herd, Herd, to our election year tie-in with Comedy Central, we’re thrilled to introduce a lineup of games that are with you … Continue reading E3 Expo: 2K Pushing Tablet Gaming

E3 Expo: Xcom Enemy Unknown Combat

2K Games has released a new trailer for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the highly anticipated action-strategy game from Firaxis Games. The trailer focuses on the intense tactical combat, the terrifying alien enemies, and the wealth of strategic options that players will encounter when XCOM: Enemy Unknown invades stores on October 9, 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=UNyhyzjYCks Publishers: 2K Games Developers: Firaxis Games Platforms: PC Events: E3 Expo 2012

E3 Expo: Capcom Showing Resident Evil 6, Others

Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed the next wave of upcoming titles it will be showcasing at the 2012 E3 Expo in Los Angeles which opens officially tomorrow. In addition to playable debuts for Resident Evil 6 and Lost Planet 3 there will also be new content for DmC Devil May Cry. Street Fighter X Tekken for PlayStationVita handheld entertainment system will premiere the Cross-Platform Play functionality. Capcom’s full roster of titles on display at its booth 1047 in the South Hall of the LA Convention Center includes: Resident Evil 6 Playable for the … Continue reading E3 Expo: Capcom Showing Resident Evil 6, Others

E3 Expo: Activision Reveals Show Lineup

Cutting-edge innovation and experiential digital entertainment will be on display from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 5 – 7, 2012. Highly anticipated and fan-favorite titles Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Skylanders Giants and TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON lead Activision’s line-up of blockbuster titles being showcased in the South Hall, booth #647. "The level of creativity driving video games has never been greater. Our industry has the greatest talent in the world and E3 … Continue reading E3 Expo: Activision Reveals Show Lineup

Konami Working On Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is in development for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Building on the critically acclaimed action-adventure title, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 expands upon the series-favorite with a new storyline, villains and visuals. "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 underscores KONAMI’s commitment to bringing only AAA titles to the market," said Tomoyuki Tsuboi, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. "The rich storyline, vibrant graphics and series surprises are unparalleled ‘ making Castlevania: Lords of … Continue reading Konami Working On Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure Was Top Selling Console Game

Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), is pleased to announce that Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, which launched to great acclaim and record-setting sales in October 2011, was the #1 best-selling console and handheld video game title between January and April 30, 2012 worldwide based on revenue inclusive of toys and accessories, according to The NPD Group, GfK, Charttrack and Activision internal estimates. ‘This achievement is incredibly gratifying, and quite an honor for everyone at Activision and our team at Toys for Bob,’ said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. ‘It was a simple idea … Continue reading Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure Was Top Selling Console Game