Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas, in association with GameStop, the world’s largest multichannel video game retailer, today announced HITMAN: SNIPER CHALLENGE, a stand-alone sniper experience exclusively in North America for GameStop customers who pre-order HITMAN: ABSOLUTION. The HITMAN: SNIPER CHALLENGE pre-order promotion will be available starting May 15, 2012. HITMAN: ABSOLUTION will be available on November 20, 2012 for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. Developed by IO Interactive A/S, a Square Enix studio, HITMAN: SNIPER CHALLENGE is not … Continue reading Hitman: Sniper Challenge Announced→
Rising Star Games, Inc. today announced details on the four upcoming DLC packs for its shmup (shoot ’em up) arcade game Akai Katana. Set to launch on May 15 in the U.S., Akai Katana combines the spirit of adventure offered through a true side-scrolling experience with the adrenaline-filled gameplay of today’s bullet hell genre. Players are tasked with restoring peace and order to the world they once knew while taking on a tyrannical empire of bloodshed. The new DLC will include two Akai Katana gamer picture packs containing 10 gamer pictures each, and two theme packs for the Xbox 360 … Continue reading Four Expansions Planned For Akai Katana→
2K Sports today announced the top eight qualifiers for the Major League Baseball 2K12 $1 Million Perfect Game Challenge Tournament. The eight finalists have earned a trip to New York City to compete in a live, single-elimination tournament at the MLB Fan Cave on May 9-10 to determine who walks away with the $1 million grand prize and membership in the Perfect Club. Spike TV will air a half-hour special covering the finals of the Perfect Game Challenge on May 24 at 11:30 PM ET/PT. The show will be hosted by Geoff Keighley of GTTV, and feature special appearances by … Continue reading 2K Sports Announces $1 Million Perfect Game Finalists→
Funcom is excited to share that 200,000 participants are now engaged in battle through ‘The Secret War’, a unique browser-based social experience that draws upon the conflict between the three secret societies in Funcom’s upcoming massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. Launching on June 19th, 2012, ‘The Secret World’ MMO pitches players against each other as they fight for the power to control the world for their secret society, and through ‘The Secret War’ social experience, participants can get a taste of the epic conflict that hits on June 19th. In this unique social experience participants recruit their friends … Continue reading The Secret War Enlists 200,000 Fighters→
TopWare Interactive announced today the upcoming release of "Enclave – Shadows of Twilight" for the Nintendos Wii on May 22nd 2012. In cooperation with development team Dojodoo Enterprise, TopWare will be bringing the franchise to consoles for the first time. "Enclave – Shadows of Twilight" masterfully weaves the features of the award winning 2003 PC release with the unique gameplay possibilities posed by the Nintendo Wii console. The result is a modernization of the fan favorite which elevates the fantasy RPG experience of the Enclave series to heights never before reached! Innovative adaptations to the classic gameplay elements provide an … Continue reading TopWare’s Enclave: Shadows of Twilight Nearing Release→
Slitherine (www.slitherine.com) and Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), along with Illustrious Software (www.illustrious-software.co.uk) and The Lordz Games Studio (www.thelordzgamesstudio.com), are glad to announce the release of Conquest! Medieval Realms for the iOS and Android tablet platforms. Now players will be able to conquer their enemies and bring their kingdom to greatness on the go and utilizing the touch-based interface to enact their decisions. Conquest! Medieval Realms is a universal binary and gives players hours of challenging strategy gameplay, from raising a powerful economy, training your armies, and conquering the surrounding lands. Conquest! Medieval Realms is an easy-to-learn game that appeals to both … Continue reading Medieval Realms Ready For Battle→
Gaikai Inc., the innovative cloud gaming service, today announces the signing of a partnership with Wikipad Inc., makers of the first tablet to offer an attachable, console-quality gamepad controller. The partnership will see the Gaikai client integrated into the tablet, making game streaming available to Wikipad users. Cloud gaming is changing the way video games are consumed. Today gamers have to either drive to a store, wait for games to arrive in the mail, or download games, which can take as long as visiting the store itself. Cloud gaming removes the friction and makes games — no matter how large … Continue reading Gamer Tablet Announced→
The fun and celebration continues in Free Realms as Sony Online Entertainment’s (SOE) family-friendly, free-to-play online game turns three years old. To celebrate its third birthday, Free Realms is inviting players across the PC, Macintosh and PlayStationNetwork to an array of exciting in-game activities including a number of birthday story quests, daily birthday rewards, and an epic in-game world event featuring the return of one of Sacred Grove’s favorite villains, Cakenstein. Through a truly customizable gameplay experience, Free Realms allows players in an online world to do whatever they want, whenever they want. Players can customize their own virtual home, … Continue reading Free Realms Turns Three→
PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video game franchises, today announced it has finalized a number of licensing deals that expand its blockbuster properties beyond the digital realm into new formats, mediums and products for the first time in the company’s twelve year history. PopCap’s first brand licensing agreements have been signed with Trends International, Bioworld Merchandising, Funko, MjC International, Jazwares and Walls360. The first products from PopCap’s partners will begin appearing this spring and will be based on the company’s global hit franchise Plants vs. Zombies, with plans to bring Bejeweled and other franchises to … Continue reading PopCap Games To Get Figures, Sleepwear, Other Merchandise→
Hear the call for heroes in what may prove to be the most anticipated MMO of all time. Bethsoft promises to bring together the worlds of Oblivion, Skyrim, Morrowind and others into one massive, online world of RPG goodness. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=l21W8ho52HY Publishers: Bethesda Softworks Platforms: Mac, PC
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