Portal 2 DLC Announced

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the first game add-on for the year’s highest rated multiplatform game, Portal 2, is in development and targeted for this summer. Portal 2 DLC #1 will offer new test chambers for players, leaderboards, challenge mode for single and multiplayer modes, and more. Targeted for release this summer, Portal 2 DLC #1 will be offered free of charge for the PC, Mac, Xbox 360, and PS3. Portal 2 was released April 19 and currently holds … Continue reading Portal 2 DLC Announced

Dungeon Siege III Web Comic Launches

As previously announced at C2E2, fans will be reintroduced to the world of the Dungeon Siege video game franchise with an all-new digital comic revealing essential pieces of this epic role-playing saga! The Dungeon Siege III web comic will deliver three exciting vignettes by writer Jeremy Barlow (Star Wars: Rebellion) and artists Iban Coello (Iron Man: Iron Protocols) and Sergio Abad (Transformers: Prime). This will be the first comic to be available digitally through www.digital.darkhorse.com. The 10th Legion has fallen, but heroism is not dead in the kingdom of Ehb, even as the Azunite faction continues their control… The three … Continue reading Dungeon Siege III Web Comic Launches

Avadon: The Black Fortress RPG Launches

On May 2nd, 2011 Spiderweb Software (http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com) will bring Avadon: The Black Fortress to the Windows platform. This epic 40 hour RPG will place you in a new setting from the creators of the fantastic worlds of Avernum, Exile, and Geneforge. As a Hand of Avadon, ruthless and efficient enforcers of peace, your missions will take you to the 5 lands of The Pact and beyond. Battle those who seek to disrupt peace in the land while dealing with spies and assassins who wish to use the power of Avadon for their own gain. As your comrades are picked off … Continue reading Avadon: The Black Fortress RPG Launches

Majesty 2 Collection Released

Paradox Interactive and developer 1C Ino-Co are proud to announce (and also a bit emotional), that the royal event of the year is finally upon us as Majesty 2 Collection, the Fantasy Strategy coupling of Majesty 2 and its three regal expansions, has released today in retail for $19.99/€19.99. Don’t forget your confetti! Paradox Interactive is delighted to proclaim its latest trailer in honor of the release of the most majestic of strategy compilations – the Majesty 2 Collection. Cavort through over forty challenging missions, stretching across four fiendishly difficult campaigns. Each packed with an absolute treasure of new features … Continue reading Majesty 2 Collection Released

Sho Online Announces Free-To-Play Sign MMO

BAG Entertainment, the new owner of the oriental martial art fantasy MMORPG Sho Online, has announced on their official homepage http://1000do.com that the first episode of the The Beginning of Chaos trilogy titled Sign will be released as an update on April 21, 2011 in the Korean version of Sho and sometime in the mid May in the global Sho Online (www.shoonline.net). The Beginning of Chaos trilogy will consist of Sign, Chaos, and Darkness with Sign marking the beginning of the trilogy. Detail of the update in English will be available on www.shoonline.net. The Beginning of Chaos – Sign will … Continue reading Sho Online Announces Free-To-Play Sign MMO

Black Mirror 3 Ships

Viva Media announced this morning that the last chapter in the acclaimed Black Mirror series is shipping now into North American retail locations and is available now via digital distribution. About the Game: In the final chapter of this acclaimed horror trilogy, Black Mirror 3: Final Fear picks up right where the thrilling ending to Black Mirror 2: Reigning Evil left off. Only a short time ago, Darren Michaels was a quiet store clerk in a sleepy New England town. Now in Willow Creek, England, a tormented Darren barely reacts as police handcuffs are closed on his wrists. All the … Continue reading Black Mirror 3 Ships

ESRB Streamlines Rating Process For DLCs

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) today announced it is introducing a new streamlined rating process for games that will only be sold and downloaded through console and handheld storefronts such as Microsoft Xbox LIVE Arcade, Nintendo Wii or DSi Shop and Sony PlayStation Store. These games will receive the same recognizable ESRB ratings via a process whose efficiency and ease of use provides the scalability necessary to address the steady increase of games delivered digitally across an ever-expanding multitude of new devices and outlets. Starting today, publishers of these downloadable games will complete a different submission form than is … Continue reading ESRB Streamlines Rating Process For DLCs