Turtle Entertainment, operators of the Electronic Sports League (ESL), and Blizzard Entertainment are pleased to announce their partnership on multiple tournaments in the 2012 StarCraft II World Championship Series. Electronic Sports League will bring their expertise to twelve events of Blizzard’s StarCraft II World Championship Series. The WCS, which kicked off in April this year, has already provided intense competition for thousands of viewers to enjoy and promises even more heated battles for eSports viewers as the series progresses. ESL and Blizzard are partnering for eleven Nationals events around the world, which will follow online qualification stages, plus one of … Continue reading ESL And Blizzard Announce European StarCraft II Tournaments→
How can acting bad be so wrong when it feels so right? Paradox Interactive today announced that kinda-co-op-but-mostly-I-killed-you-on-purpose title Magicka has received its latest DLC adventure. Entitled The Other Side of the Coin, the evil expansion features a new campaign that puts evil-doers in the shoes of the baddies as they seek out to destroy all things good and gooder. We know one of those words in the last sentence doesn’t exist, but hey’when we say we’re bad, we mean bad at everything, including spelling. Take that, elementary school teachers! Developed by Pieces Interactive in partnership with Arrowhead Game Studios, … Continue reading Magicka: Other Side of The Coin DLC Ships→
2K Games and Firaxis Games announced today that Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & Kings, the expansion pack for the award-winning Civilization V, is now available for Windows-based PC and Mac in North America and will be available internationally on June 22, 2012. Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & Kings enhances the Civilization V experience with new gameplay content and provides even more ways for players to achieve world domination. Spanning the breadth of human civilization, the Gods & Kings expansion pack takes players from founding the first Pantheon of the Gods and spreading religion across the world, to deploying … Continue reading Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & Kings Ships→
Gather your ground assault troops and combat vehicles to drill through the defense and capture what’s rightfully yours. Can your empire defend against an endless wave of rebels? Can your forces penetrate the line of duty bound soldiers? Soldiers are moving out and the Terran Republic is on the attack. Sony Online Entertainment today released the latest PlanetSide 2 gameplay footage showcasing the glorious battles to come in the highly anticipated MMOFPS. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=1HNlModij9A Publishers: Sony Online Entertainment Platforms: PC
Although Prototype 2 bills itself as a revolutionary new type of action game, our reviewer finds the same type of gameplay found in a myriad of other similar titles.
Dark Vale Games, an independent developer based in Southern California, has announced FORGE, a PC-only multiplayer game that will deliver first-of-its-kind player-versus-player (PvP) combat by bridging the gap between the instant action of first-person shooters and the strategic competition of Massively Multiplayer Games. FORGE is powered by Epic Games’ award-winning Unreal Engine 3 and is expected to release for personal computer later this year. ‘FORGE is pure PvP, bringing strategic MMO gameplay to fast-paced FPS multiplayer while removing the tedium and randomness of grinding and ‘rolling’ for hits,’ said Timothy Alvis, COO/CTO of Dark Vale Games. ‘We’ve taken inspiration from … Continue reading Dark Vale Forms, Announces FORGE Game→
Super Ninja Skydiving Plus Zombies challenges players to combat clouds of deadly undead while falling from an airplane and trying to reach your parachute. That enough action for ya?
Game Review- Star Wars: The Old Republic Legacy Update
Star Wars: The Old Republic recently added the Legacy system to the game, enabling players to create family groups with shared perks. We kick the tires on this new feature.
‘The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav’ reached gold status. Daedalic Entertainment and Deep Silver successfully completed the development and test phase. The game will be released on June 22nd and is available as a retail box in selected countries as well as on steam worldwide. Players take on the role of Geron, who gets involved into an uncanny intrigue. The kingdom of Andergast, whose inhabitants are well known for their superstition, is in clinch with the neighbored Nostria, but first steps into the direction of an enduring peace are taken. But a mysterious plague of crows disturbs all upcoming hope. … Continue reading Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav RPG Gets Release Date→
The Time Waster this week is Cardboard Box Assembler, and no, it’s not some odd factory job training video. Instead, it’s a pretty ingenious puzzle game from Adult Swim that’s wacky and challenging.
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