Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel – New Xbox 360 Screen shots

cdv Software Entertainment USA today released new screens for the upcoming action-RPG, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. The new screens, taken from the Xbox 360 version of the game, focus on the Temple Guardian and the Seraphim, two of the six playable characters available in the game, and also show the Temple Guardian and his special “Monowheel” mount for the first time on consoles. Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is set for a March 24, 2009 release on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is a hack-and-slash action-RPG with a rich story that takes place in a giant, open-ended and seamless world. This world contains massive dungeons, treacherous opponents and hundreds of challenging quests. Intelligent enemies, steadily adapting in number and difficulty based on player progress, challenge players in heroic single- and multiplayer battles for up to 16 gamers on the Games for Windows platform, and four-player cooperative matches on consoles.

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel provides hundreds of unique items that can be gathered in this mystical world. A deep reward system further enables advancements in character, individual attributes and character-specific fighting styles, each designed to keep players returning to the world of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel to discover what is around the next bend. Drop-in styled cooperative multiplayer gameplay ensures players will enjoy the game alone or seamlessly with friends at any time. Five unique multiplayer modes round out the experience and offer a refreshing, first-class gaming experience in Sacred 2: Fallen Angel.

Ubisoft Announces The Official Far Cry 2 Map Editing Guide

Ubisoft announced a unique partnership with Charles River Media, one of North America's leading publishers of video game development books. Both companies are working together to create one of the first game design books written by gamers for gamers.

"Designing Wargames: The Official Far Cry 2 Map Editing Guide" will be published in the spring of 2009. Written and edited by David Hutchison, author of “Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom,” the book will comprise of map making techniques and advice contributed by Far Cry 2 map makers around the world.

"This is the next milestone in gamer-generated content," says David Hutchison, Associate Professor at Brock University. "Far Cry 2 makes it easy for both PC and console gamers to create cool new multiplayer maps that they can then share with other gamers. We want to honour this effort by inviting the Far Cry 2 map-making community to contribute to this first-of-its-kind game design book."

As underlined by Jessy-Gosselin Gant of the Far Cry2 development team:“Level design is a defining factor in how the player will experience a video game. It constitutes a key role in production by having the responsibility of presenting all the different game components such as art, animation, AI and gameplay mechanics at their best, so the player can enjoy them in a convincing and attractive environment.”

Far Cry 2 map-makers who are interested in contributing to the book can learn more at the book's website - www.farcrybook.com - where they can submit Far Cry 2 map reviews, map editing quick tips, tactical analyses, and feature articles.

Rock Revolution - New Rhythm Music Game on Mobile Platform

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Rock Revolution is now available in North America for purchase at major carriers. The company that created the music videogame category with breakthrough titles such as Dance Dance Revolution, Karaoke Revolution, Beatmania and Guitar Freaks is taking the music genre on-the-go with Rock Revolution, featuring rhythm-based gameplay created specifically for the mobile platform.

"Konami has led the music gaming experience for over ten years and is excited to bring Rock Revolution to an all-new platform that allows players to take the game with them wherever they go," said Anthony Borquez, Vice President of Konami Mobile and Online. "We are confident casual gamers and fans of the rhythm music genre alike will appreciate the multiplicity of playable characters and instruments available on their mobile phone."

In Rock Revolution, players choose between drums, bass, guitar or vocals for a diverse musical experience. Each instrument has its own difficulty level ranging from "easy" to "superstar," allowing players to increase their skills throughout the game. Players can also rock out as seven different musicians, each with their own talent and unique style.

Rock Revolution is now available for purchase at major carriers in North America. Subscribers can also text (ROCK) to 566264 to purchase the game.

Ben 10 - Alien Force Nintendo DS PlayStation 2 PSP Nintendo Wii design

BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE The Game, based on Cartoon Network’s hit television series, is the only console videogame that allows players to take command of characters from the ALIEN FORCE team to authentically control and experience their adventures.

The game begins five years after Ben put away the DNA-scrambling Omnitrix, but now Grandpa Max has gone missing and the planet Earth is in grave danger. Gamers must help Ben take the Omnitrix out of retirement and lead eight different playable characters—including cousin Gwen, enemy-turned-ally Kevin Levin and five of Ben’s brand new alien forms—Swampfire, Jet Ray, Humungousaur, Spidermonkey and Big Chill—to utilize their all-new super powers and defeat the intergalactic invaders! 

Gamers will experience tons of all-new story content on all platforms, and can even adventure as additional alien forms Echo Echo, Chromastone and Goop exclusively with the Nintendo DS version. Gameplay is fast-paced, 3D, action adventure style offering an unlimited combo system with puzzles and challenges that will engage players of all levels for hours at a time. BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE: The Game comes on the heels of a tremendously successful inaugural game, BEN 10: Protector of Earth, which launched in November 2007 and has sold more than one million units worldwide.

KEY FEATURES:

• Authentically Step Into The ALIEN FORCE World – Play the only console videogame that allows you to command members of the ALIEN FORCE team; investigate never-before-seen locations, enemies and characters, and explore favorite places from the best show episodes.

• Multiple Playable Characters with Special Superpowers – Take control of Ben and his new alien forms Swampfire, Jet Ray, Humungousaur, Spidermonkey and Big Chill to manipulate fire, swim underwater, grow more than 60 feet tall, stick to walls, fly at mach speed, plus lots more! Harness Gwen’s talent to create an energy shield to protect and attack, and use Kevin Levin’s ability to absorb materials to create impenetrable body armor. Adventure as alien forms Echo Echo, Chromastone and Goop exclusively in the Nintendo DS version.

• Solid and Robust Gameplay – Explore action-packed levels and secret sections in arcade-style gameplay as you clash with more than 20 types of enemies; use more than 75 attack options and create unlimited attack chaining with the streamlined combo system; engage in two-player co-op on PlayStation®2 computer entertainment and Wii for hours of fun and replayability.

• Based On a Successful Television Franchise – As one of Cartoon Network’s breakout original franchises, the BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE television series is in its first season as a top-rated show, and is the next generation continuation of the phenomenally successful and Emmy-winning Ben 10 original series. A long form television movie based on BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE will debut on Cartoon Network in fall 2008.

• Exceptional Level of Authenticity – The game’s art style, sound effects and music are 100% authentic, with all audio in the game pulled directly from the show sound vaults and all voice acting provided by the original television cast.

For the Goblins, Orcs, Elves, Humans, Dwarfs, there is only one Big Game, and it's Blood Bowl!

While Americans are busy stocking up on chips, dips, beer and soda for this Sunday's Super Bowl, the rest of the fantasy world already has bone-crushing action in the form of the famed "Blood Bowl" - and throughout the rest of this week, Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide will be showing off the game (Xbox 360 and Windows PC) through daily video releases.
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Each day, we’ll be releasing a brief trailer focusing on one of the game’s many teams, culminating in an action-packed gameplay trailer to be released on Friday. Don’t miss a day!

To launch this Blood Bowl blitz, we’re releasing a new trailer of the Goblin team in action. In this video, watch as these sneaky little gobbos zip around the field doing their best the snatch up the ball and make a run past the other team’s defenses. When all else fails, our fiendish little friend finds a nearby troll to throw him headlong into the end zone!

An ultra-violent mix of American football and other team sports, Blood Bowl takes place in the popular Warhammer universe, and allows players to build the ultimate “fantasy” teams. Would-be team managers can build bone-crushing teams composed of Orcs, Elves, Humans, Dwarfs and many more fantastic creatures – then throw them into the arena for the ultimate blood sport! Blood Bowl is strategic, action-packed and violent, requiring players to use their best tactics, team design – and a dose of pure ruthless bloodlust always helps too!

Published by Focus Home Interactive and developed by Cyanide Studio, Blood Bowl is being developed for the PC and the Xbox 360 as well as for the handheld systems Nintendo DS and Sony PSP and is set for release on Q2 2009.

Celebrity cast pictures for Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 - Uprising sexy jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Holly Vance and Gemma Atkinson

Eclectic Ensemble Cast Stars in Newest Addition to the Red Alert Universe.

Electronic Arts today announced the members of the live action movie cast for Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 - Uprising, the upcoming campaign expansion to last autumn’s award-winning Command & Conquer Red Alert 3.

Picking up in the aftermath of the events in the original, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Uprising features an eclectic cast, starring in the all new, live-action movie sequences the Command & Conquer franchise is known for. From sci- fi legends to rising starlets and masters of the squared-circle, the cast of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising includes (in alphabetical order): Jamie Chung, (Dragonball Evolution), Ric Flair (16-time world heavyweight wrestling champion), Malcolm McDowell (Heroes, Clockwork Orange, Wing Commander), Jodi Lyn O’Keefe (Prison Break), Holly Valance (Neighbours) along with returning fan-favorites Gemma Atkinson and Ivana Milicevic.

“Quality live-action movies and storytelling have always been a unique component to the Command & Conquer DNA and we wanted to make sure we did things right with Uprising,” said Amer Ajami, Senior Producer at EA Los Angeles. “We are really pleased we were able to assemble another large and talented ensemble for Uprising, and we think our fans are going to be pleased by everyone’s performances, not only in the cutscenes, but also in Commander’s Challenge, where you’ll actually be battling some of our stars.”

“When I found out that EA wanted me to be part of Command & Conquer, all I could say was ‘Woooooooooooo!’” said 16-time world heavyweight champion, Ric Flair, who stars as Commander Hill, a commander players will have to take on in the new Commander’s Challenge mode. “I had a great time on set and, whiIe I may have retired from the ring, I think my fans are going to love seeing the “Nature Boy” style and profile his way to victory. I know my kids are going to have a great time trying to take it to me on the battlefield.”

Malcolm McDowell, who plays Rupert Thornley, the president of the European Union, and had previously starred in the live-action movies for the Wing Commander franchise, added, “It’s great to be working with good actors and the more good actors you can get to do games, the better. In the past people might have thought you could get away with anything in games and that isn’t a good attitude. Kids are spending a lot of money and time on these games and they deserve first rate performers and I’m glad to say that this is what Uprising is.”

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising will take players deeper into the Red Alert™ universe with four new mini-campaigns set in the aftermath of the events of Red Alert 3. The game also features the new Commander’s Challenge mode, a series of 50 challenging, over-the-top scenarios where players will need to battle through a gauntlet of commanders and obstacles in order to unlock the game’s powerful new units.

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising will be available for digital download this March and has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI. For more information about the game, please visit www.commandandconquer.com, home of Command & Conquer TV, EA’s dedicated online Command & Conquer network that goes beyond the game and brings players all the latest news, tips and strategies straight from the developers. This Friday, fans can go to the website to catch the first episode of BattleCast PrimeTime, the channel’s flagship program, which will have all the latest Command & Conquer news including an interview with Ric Flair.

Valentine's Day-Event in Runes of Magic has just begun

For those players who want to flee from the cold of winter, they can now indulge themselves in spring fever as love is in the air of Taborea. A Valentine’s Day event has just started in Runes of Magic and marks the beginning of an extensive series of events that awaits players of Frogsters’ fantasy online-role-playing game during 2009.

From today until Valentine’s Day on February 14th 2009, fans with a sweet tooth are invited to produce in-game chocolate to strengthen their in-game characters. During this time friends of flowers will also be able to obtain rose seeds on a daily basis. If cared for these flowers will bloom and grant growers a strong buff. To compensate players for all their efforts, roses will be exchanged for special gift boxes. With a bit of luck and perseverance, gardeners will find one of two time-limited mounts designed exclusively for this event: a Pegasus or unicorn. Those who collect 30 roses during the event will be awarded a special title as a reward

Runes of Magic started the open beta with an English and a German version in the middle of December 2008. All interested players can now download the online-role playing game and enter into the fantasy world after creating an account for free on www.runesofmagic.com.

Runes of Magic – a world full of wizardry and adventure
With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free2play MMO games. Runes of Magic conveys an absorbing story through more than 1.000 quests embedded in an atmospheric fantasy setting. Players can choose between six main classes and combined with a secondary class they present 30 individual combinations of character classes over all. All characters possess unique skills with impressive combo attacks and can use mounts like war horses and more. A particularly attractive feature for guilds and players is the possibility to arrange their own virtual homes with individual furnishing. Thanks to an extensive crafting and reputation system, thrilling PVP, as well as demanding dungeons and boss-monsters, no wishes remain unsatisfied. The Taiwanese developer Runewaker has developed Runes of Magic according to western MMO standards within a time frame of three years. The studio will provide new challenges for players every three to four months with free add-ons and updates. MMO fans can find more information, pictures and videos on the official website www.runesofmagic.com.

Features

- Free2play: no monthly fees, free download
- Extensive dual class system (six primary and secondary classes)
- Versatile spell- and attack-combinations
- Enthralling background story
- More than 1.000 quests and quest series on launch
- No zone boundaries thanks to seamless architecture
- Dungeons: Instanced and tile based as well as persistent
- Individually developable skills and spells
- Armour sets with special bonuses
- Dynamic item system with hundreds of runes for upgrading
- Optional PvP system with arena battles and guild wars
- Ranking system with player-ranking lists
- Multitude of unique mounts
- Epic crafting system with the chance to improve existing items
- Personalization of player houses through individual furnishing
- Reputation system
- Customisable user interface with the option to use Add-Ons
- Map and radar system to find dealers, resources and quests easily
- In-game auction houses for trading items
- Teleport-Runes for instant travel
- Mouse and keyboard controls for movement
- Regular updates with new content
- Cross-server fights in three-server-battle in development
- Guild houses in special zones in development

Khemia - Alchemists of Al Revis PlayStation 2 and Mana Khemia - Student Alliance PSP video games

Both Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al Revis (PS 2) and Mana Khemia: Student Alliance (PSP) will be published by NIS Europe for the European countries. The decision comes after increasing demands for hardcore titles in Europe. NIS Europe will release several hardcore titles a year and gradually increase its line‐ups. Hardcore gamers in Europe can expect the same level of quality that the North American gamers have been enjoying for years.

The 4th entry in the RPG series, Mana Khemia is different from the previous Atelier Iris games. Mana Khemia is a campus sim style RPG, where you can interact with classmates and professors to complete academic quests. You play as Vayne Aurelius, a novice alchemist who was invited to attend Al‐Revis Academy. At the academy Vayne will meet human and not so human(?) alchemists, and together you will solve the mysteries of alchemy.

Key Features

• Multi‐player ‐ A co‐op mode were you can battle monsters together to get rare items. Jump Start‐Install part of the game on to the memory stick to make loads faster.
  
• Academic Quests – Players will take on quests that the professor assigns. If you fail your mission, you may have to stay after school. Also depending on who you work with for your assignments, the outcome of the story will change.
  
• Avatar Crafting ‐ Personalize your characters by “crafting” skills and stats instead of just levelling up through combat. Crafting skills and stats allows the player to create unique characters like a warrior that excels in summoning magic or a magician that’s an expert that s at snipe shooting.
  
• Item Crafting – A comprehensive item/weapon crafting system. Create anything from healing potions to swords through alchemy.
  
• Team Crafting ‐ Craft items using your team’s recipe.
  
• Symbol Encounters – No more random encounters. Visually confirm and engage enemies.
  

Guitar hero tracks from Incubus, Wings, Bob Seger, The Shins and Ryan Adams To Bolster The Roster added

Having already delivered fans over 70 rockin’ downloadable tracks for Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour since the game’s October 2008 launch, three new Track Packs spanning a variety of musical genres and multiple artists will be available throughout February 2009 to Guitar Hero fans across the globe.

On February 12th, rockers Incubus, The Shins and Ryan Adams turn off the amps and electric guitars in the Acoustic Track Pack. Coming to Guitar Hero World Tour are Incubus’ “Drive,” The Shins’ “New Slang” and Ryan Adams’ GRAMMY Award nominated version of “Wonderwall.”

Following their debut appearance on disc in Guitar Hero World Tour with “Band on the Run,” Paul McCartney’s Wings return to the Guitar Hero stage with the Wings Track Pack. “Junior’s Farm,” “Hi Hi Hi” and “Jet,” three top-ten hits from the band’s diverse catalog of music, will be available for download on February 19th.

GRAMMY Award winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Academy Award nominee Bob Seger will make his Guitar Hero downloadable content debut with the Bob Seger Track Pack. After making an appearance in ads highlighting different celebrities jamming on instruments from Guitar Hero World Tour, Seger’s legendary hit “Old Time Rock and Roll” joins "Her Strut" and a live-recording of "Get Out of Denver" in the Bob Seger Track Pack, available for download on February 26th.

The Acoustic, Wings and Bob Seger Track Packs will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 440 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation Store for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system for $5.49. The songs in each Track Pack will be released as downloadable singles for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PLAYSTATION 3 system for $1.99 and Wii™ for 200 Wii Points.

Outsiders Provide Unique Twist to NASCAR Kart Racing

In addition to 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, NASCAR Kart Racing players can take the wheel as one of 10 original animated characters known as “Outsiders”. Hit the off-road courses or take these “Outsiders” for a spin through classic NASCAR tracks like Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Dover International Speedway and Bristol Motorspeedway. Each “Outsider” hails from a racing background outside of NASCAR, providing a unique twist to the NASCAR Kart Racing experience. Players can choose from the following “Outsiders”:

Billy Backfire
Bobby Backfire
Kelly Kates
Linda Leadbetter
Maurice L’éclair
“Shakes” McDaniel
“Thriller” Tadwell
Monica Torres
Luke Trigger
Terri Winsome

NASCAR Kart Racing, the first and only NASCAR racing title available for the Wii, will ship to retailers in North America on February 10, 2009, just in time for the Daytona 500 and the official start of the 2009 NASCAR season. Designed exclusively for the Wii, NASCAR Kart Racing enables players to grab the steering wheel as a famed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, or as an “Outsider”, and speed through treacherous landscapes, wind around rocky cliffs, jump rivers and dodge falling boulders. Up to four players can go head-to-head, via split screen, in a mad dash to the checkered flag, making NASCAR Kart Racing an ideal game to play with family and friends.

Please visit info.ea.com to view the all-new video featuring the “Outsiders” and to access images of these 10 original animated characters.

Russell Grant's Astrology - new video game for Nintendo DS

Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, today announced Russell Grant’s Astrology, exclusive to Nintendo DS. This is the first astrology/infotainment game to be released for Nintendo's handheld console.

Russell Grant’s Astrology provides users with up-to-date daily horoscopes, helps them keep track of the current position of the moon and their biorhythm, and offers personal advice on all the important spheres of life. Thus, players can get a detailed horoscope based on their birth constellation, as well as predictions for their love life, health and career, and even combine two people's horoscopes to learn more about their relationship.

For those really interested in the subject, the title also offers the opportunity to take part in an extensive training program. Here they will get to know all the fields of astrology step by step, and take part in three courses that will make them real stargazing pros.

Russell Grant’s Astrology also features entertaining games in keeping with the astrology theme, such as a puzzle and a symbol sudoku game.

Russell Grant’s Astrology is developed by Sproing Interactive Media and published by Deep Silver.

Title: Russell Grant’s Astrology
Publisher: Deep Silver
Developer: Sproing Interactive Media GmbH
Genre: Infotainment
Platform: Nintendo DS
Release: Q2 2009
Age rating: 3+
Price: £19.99

Video Games Today - Castlevania Judgment, Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop, Family Ski Snowboard, Silent Hill Homecoming, Godfather II, Ultimate Band

Please click game name for link to relevant post...
Castlevania: Judgment - Nintendo Wii Konami
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop - Nintendo Wii - Capcom
Family Ski & Snowboard - Nintendo Wii - Atari
Silent Hill: Homecoming - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC - Konami
The Godfather II - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC - Electronic Arts
Ultimate Band - Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS - Disney Interactive Studios
No more here sorry!

Resident Evil 5 demo now on Xbox Live

Resident Evil 5 is a game that takes some risks with the series: the controls have been updated, but you have many choices in how to control your character.

The game now has a very strong focus on co-op play, and at CES 2009 Capcom told us straight out that playing with a friend is the "recommended" way to experience the title. Gamers can find out for themselves today if these are worthwhile changes to the game, as the demo has been released on Xbox Live.

While PS3 gamers will have to wait until February 2 to play the game, 360 owners can play three levels, single player or co-op, either online or split-screen, and explore the changes made to the game. The demo is a lightweight 472MB, so you shouldn't have to wait long to get your taste.

You can be sure we'll be playing more than once, in single player and online, to give you our full thoughts tomorrow.

More help for Tales of Pirates - Forsaken City Overview

Tthe folks at Tales of Pirates (http://top.igg.com/ ) are going to tell you about the Forsaken City. Recently, archaeologists in Shaitan City have discovered a deserted city that has more than 1 thousand years of history. You can still feel the past prosperity of the brilliant civilization, although it looks very desolate now. What surprises these archaeologists is the sheer amount of treasure, mystery, as well as hidden dangers there.
Tips

• The Forsaken City is made up of 3 stories. The monsters there range from level 30 to level 45. 
• The entrance will appear in the vicinity of the Magical Ocean for 60 minutes every 3 hours. After the entrance has appeared, you are advised to get in as soon as possible. 
• Don’t forget to bring the Ancient Generator with you; otherwise you will not be able to enter the deserted city.
  
• Players can steer their ships into the entrance. After you arrive at the Forsaken City, you can steer your ships into the port.
• Players can PK freely there. You may also challenge the bosses who guard tons of treasure there.
• Players can also accept some extra quests with big rewards and abundant Exp.Ⅲ
• The bosses in the Forsaken City will drop chests that may contain level 40 and level 30 gear. 
• However, the attributes of the gear is better than that of other gear of the same levels.

Extreme PK, Abundant Exp, and fine gear are waiting at the Forsaken City for you !

Wii Fit tops UK games chart - Week to 24th January 09

1 Wii FIT NINTENDO
2 CALL OF DUTY - WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION
3 SKATE 2 EA SPORTS
4 FIFA 09 EA SPORTS
5 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: CONQUEST EA GAMES
6 WII PLAY NINTENDO
7 MY FITNESS COACH GAMES FOR EVERYONE
8 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO
9 TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD EIDOS
10 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE NINTENDO
11 GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR REDOCTANE
12 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA
13 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER EA GAMES
14 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO
15 CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES 2KPLAY
16 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
17 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES LUCASARTS
18 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 KONAMI
19 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION
20 FALLOUT 3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS

Fantastic Contraption video game on iPhone and iPod Touch

The game that allowed web users to create over five million amazing puzzles is now going mobile! inXile entertainment today announced the release of Fantastic Contraption for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 

Available now on iTunes with the 21 original levels as well as the “All Star Pack” of 20 additional levels for the introductory price of $2.99.

Fantastic Contraption is a physics puzzle game that challenges players to build a machine to solve a puzzle. The brainchild of independent developer Colin Northway, and named Game of The Week recently by www.CasualGaming.biz, Fantastic Contraption (www.fantasticcontraption.com) was first released in July of 2008, and to date over 11 million people from almost every country in the world have visited the site, creating thousands of YouTube videos.

The Reviews from users on iTunes have been overwhelming:

• “This is by far a five star physics puzzle game…” - Cypher3378
• “Fantastic indeed!” - The Wa…
• “…even better than the PC Game…one of the best physics puzzle games ever made.” - Jonxwill…
• “I didn’t think they could do it, but they made a game better than Line Rider for the IPhone.” - Blood splatter

“inXile entertainment’s user generated content strategy focuses on products and web destinations that allow people to tap into their own creative ideas, and with the release of Fantastic Contraption on iTunes we are allowing this amazing internet game to go mobile,” said Brian Fargo, chief executive officer of inXile entertainment. “We know that people love to show-off their creations, much like an online Reality TV Show - that is joy of user generated content. Once players beat a level in Fantastic Contraption, they can easily download other people’s solutions or contraptions to see how they beat the same level. It is in that sharing of contraptions that player’s imaginations are stimulated and in the end, will provide iPhone and iPod Touch users with an almost endless supply of mind-blowing puzzles.”

In Fantastic Contraption, players build a machine from simple parts in order to move objects to a goal. Every level in Fantastic Contraption challenges players to solve puzzles anyway possible. Using basic tools consisting of nothing more than wheels and rods, players can create tanks, conveyor belts, catapults, slingshots, ramps, pulleys and whatever else the imagination can come up with in order to beat each stage. The iPhone and iPod Touch version of Fantastic Contraption will allow users to not only share the contraptions they have made to solve the built in levels, but they can use the level editor to create new levels and share them with other iPhone and iPod Touch users.

Engimo and Cro-Mag Rally, as well as Billy Frontier, Bugdom 2, Antimatter and Nanosaur 2: Hatchling $.99 this week

Pangea Software, Inc. announced today a special one week promotion for all Pangea Software games available for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Consumers who purchase any of the applications beginning Monday, January 26, through Sunday, February 1, 2009 will enjoy a special promotional price of $.99.

Included in the promotion:

Enigmo is the ultimate 3D puzzle game for the iPhone and iPod touch! To complete each level players manipulate various streams of flowing liquid so that the droplets can reach their destination. The faster players complete each level the more bonus points they receive. Enigmo was named as a “Showcase Winner” at the Austin Independent Games Festival, voted “Best iPhone Game” at Apple’s 2008 World Wide Developer Conference and most recently honored as the “Best Puzzle Game” at the 2008 Best App Ever Awards.

Cro-Mag Rally is the wildest racing 3D game since man invented the wheel! In this prehistoric racer players take on the role of a speed-hungry caveman (or woman) who race with primitive vehicles through the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages. The game is visually stunning and utilizes the accelerometer allowing for intuitive and fun driving physics. Cro-Mag Rally was recently voted as the “Best Racing Game” of the year by fans at the 2008 Best App Ever Awards.

Billy Frontier is a spaghetti space-western with four games in one - Dueling, Shootout, Stampede, Target Practice - and is truly the most diverse 3D game available for the iPhone and iPod touch. Test your dueling reflexes, attempt to outrun a stampeding herd of Kanga-Cows, hunt down alien bandits in first-person shooter gun battles, and blast catapulted critters out of the sky in the Shooting Gallery!

Bugdom 2 is a clever action packed title that has players take on the role of Skip, an enthusiastic grasshopper who battles roaches, flies, frogs, and other critters on a quest to regain his knapsack that was high-jacked by Bully Bee. To reclaim what rightfully belongs to Skip, players will have to accomplish a variety of tasks: explore outside the yard, inside the house, slide down the drain pipe and even go on balsa airplane bombing missions!

Antimatter is the premier arcade game for the iPhone and iPod Touch! To complete each level the player will need to control a stream of antimatter particles and use it to affect Cosmic Strings in order to alter their color before the Antimatter Energy Meter runs out, all while collecting power-ups and bonus points. This remarkable title was designed specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch, featuring a simple and intuitive control scheme that allows for a true interactive experience.

Nanosaur 2: Hatchling is the most advanced 3D game on the iPhone and iPod Touch! You pilot a flying dinosaur from the future whose mission is to locate stolen dinosaur eggs and return them to safety by throwing them into wormholes. You'll battle other dinosaurs and mechanized sentries while collecting various power-ups and weapons such as heat-seeking missiles, blasters, bombs, etc.

The unique games offered by Pangea Software have truly captivated audiences across the globe by offering the most diverse game play available for the iPhone and iPod touch with over 1 million videogame downloads worldwide.

To purchase applications by Pangea Software, please visit the App Store at: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=281736538.

Wonderland Online - New Version 4.0 The Cursed Palace

The Wonderland Online Team (http://wl.igg.com/main.php) recently announced that they have been working hard to prepare the launch of the new Version 4.0. The new version—The Cursed Palace, is crammed with tons of amazing new content. What does the new version bring? Find out soon! But for right now, they’re giving a peek at what’s available…

Everyone knows that one of the very unique features of WLO is that so many different civilizations from many different countries are open for players to enjoy and explore. In previous versions, the mysterious Pyramids of Egypt or the Mayan Jungles or other ancient and amazing maps could be explored. This time, the new version brings an even more amazing array of crumbling ruins, ancient monsters and archeological danger just waiting to be uncovered!

The new Wonderland Online 4.0—The Cursed Palace will even lead you into challenging strong bosses you've never met before in Ancient Greece!

WLO 3.0 is currently in Open Beta, and has a vibrant community of players just waiting for another partner to help them explore!

Rumble Fighter Celebrates New Year, New President

Rumble Fighter, the massively multiplayer online brawler from OGPlanet, is commemorating special events this month with the introduction of new items.

Rumble Fighter players can now outfit their characters in new "Yes We Can!" t-shirts. These in-game items feature the famous slogan on the front and President Barack Obama's likeness on the back.

Rumble Fighter is also celebrating the Chinese New Year beginning today with the new, in-game Ox Mask. This mask was specially designed to usher in the Year of the Ox.
Both the Yes We Can t-shirt and the Ox Mask can be purchased with Astros, OGPlanet's official currency, in the Rumble Fighter item shop.

About Rumble Fighter

One of the most unique fighting games around, Rumble Fighter allows up to 8 players to battle it out online in simultaneous melee action. Featuring an advanced combo attack skill system with multitudes of real fighting styles to choose from, Rumble Fighter allows players to build the fighter they've always wanted to be.

Knight Online Forever Saga Begins

Chapter 1: Vigilance

In Knight Online Forever the world of Carnac embarks upon a new chapter of chaos and turmoil as players struggle against the wills of manipulative gods. A plague of small dragons has descended upon the land. Though not as terrifying as their massive cousins, they nonetheless pose yet another threat in a land already rife with danger…and some believe them to be heralds of even darker evil to come. Where have these unwanted visitors come from? Why are they here? And most importantly, what do they plan on doing during their stay?

Knight Online Forever is a brand new eight-chapter saga of storyline events starting January 27th that charges players with solving the mystery and restoring order to the world. Chapter One kicks off with reports that small dragons have appeared to wreak havoc on the countryside. As players arrive to defeat them, however, it becomes clear that not everyone wants them to quell the menace. Prospective dragon hunters may visit the web site for clues behind the sudden appearances and find useful information on how to put a stop to them.

Chapter 1 Event begins January 27 and ends February 1, 2009

HandyGames Unleashes the Hordes of Darkness Mobile phone game

Grab a sword and enter the fray against the spawn of hell! Devils and Demons, the hack & slay action spectacle of the year, will make your mobile quake! Devils and Demons takes you to the dark world Desola threatened by an ancient pact.

Large armies of devilish creatures arise, waiting for the order to wipe out all humanity. One tribe decides not to accept its fatal destiny and sends Desola's best mages and warriors to defeat the lords of hell and their forces and to seal their portal to the world of living once and for all.

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Join this final battle whether as a strong Earthquaker wielding large battle axes, as dainty Child of the Sun shooting burning rays of sunlight or as Windcaller summoning powerful elements! Upgrade your equipment and train your skills to drive back the demons and devils that lurk in the abyss of the evil lord Beelzebub!

Devils and Demons the brand new hack & slay action hit from HandyGames is available for download from 27th of January 2009. Prepare for an epic battle against evil on your mobile!

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Features:
- Up to 3 individual character classes to choose (depending on device)
- Skill tree system for special talents
- Campaign mode with up to 46 levels and upgradeable items to improve values (depending on device)
- Arena mode for endless battles
- Nonlinear game play with free choice of levels
- Random structures of hell by generated levels
- Highscore from hell
- Supports touchscreen technology (depending on device)

Campaign Mode
In the campaign mode, the player experiences the background story of Devils and Demons. His travel leads him through various dangerous districts and to hell itself. In each area he may choose a level after the first one has been completed. If all levels within an area have been solved, the boss of that area gets unlocked and may be confronted to open the way to the next area.

Arena Mode
In the arena mode, the heroes fight against approaching devils and demons and have to survive for a certain time. Victories and survived time add points to the highscore which might unlock new arenas that can be chosen.

New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, four-player action fighting video game announced

Ubisoft announced that it will launch an all-new, original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) video game – the first that is not tied to a TMNT movie, television show or comic book – which will be a four-player action fighting title. The game is being developed by Game Arts, noted for working on the critically acclaimed Super Smash Bros.

Brawl for Nintendo Wii. Scheduled for release in autumn 2009, the video game will be a key event in the year-long “Shell-ebration” of the 25th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which, in addition to the video game launch, will include new and exciting products and experiences for TMNT fans in the U.S. and around the world.

The success of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in various media has been sustained over the last 25 years with numerous “bests,” including: the best-selling video game on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in 2007; and in the late ’80s and early ’90s, the No.1-rated Saturday morning TV show in the US; the No.1-rated daily syndicated animated TV strip for children; the No.1 Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy Advance video game in the world and the No.1 live touring arena show in the U.S.

“We’re really excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first TMNT comic and we have a number of radical ‘Shell-ebration’ events planned for 2009,” said Gary Richardson, CEO of Mirage Studios. “The awesome new video game that Ubisoft will release in 2009 is an important part of celebrating this Turtles milestone with fans around the world.”

“There is no better tribute to the Turtles than the creation of a brand-new game that will help to launch the next 25 years of success,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft. “It’s our pleasure to partner again with Mirage as part of the worldwide birthday celebration for the Turtles.”

Zu Online - New Area Occupation

What is the most eye-catching aspect in Zu Online (http://zu.igg.com/)? It must be the fights between talented, veteran players. In the upcoming Zu Online version, a brand-new place to fight will be the “Area Occupation” that's been added. We hope this will bring even more intense fights for players to enjoy.

During the “Area Occupation”, any guild member can manipulate the Lead Pillars which have not yet been occupied, and then occupy the area where the Lead Pillar stands. Occupation of this area will earn the guild some funds as an everyday reward, until another guild comes and takes it.

Any guild members can manipulate the Lead Pillar owned by another guild in the same faction. When a guild’s Lead Pillar is captured, all the online members of the guild will receive a system prompt announcing the loss. Then, they can rush to the area and try to prevent the attackers from fully occupying their area. If the attackers finally occupy the area, then they will start to earn the guild funds as an everyday reward, until another guild occupies it.

Guild members can also manipulate the Lead Pillar occupied by a guild in a different faction. When a guild’s Lead Pillar is captured, all the online members of the guild will receive a system prompt announcing the loss. Then, they can rush to the area and try to prevent the attackers from fully occupying their area. If the attackers finally manage to occupy the area, then all the players in the same faction as the attackers and standing near the Lead Pillar will get handsome rewards. Other online players in the same guild as the attackers will get some rewards too. Additionally, the guild will gain some guild funds as a daily reward from the next day on until the area is occupied by another guild.

Sample Area Occuptation
If guild A from faction Xun captures the Lead Pillar owned by guild B from faction Tai, then all the online members of guild B will receive a system prompt about it. If guild A finally occupies the Lead Pillar, then all Xun players who are near the Lead Pillar will get big rewards while other members of guild A will also get some rewards too. Additionally, guild A will gain some guild funds as a daily reward starting the next day on until the area is occupied by another guild. But if guild B successfully defends the Lead Pillar, they will continue to occupy the area and receive the guild funds.

Gumboy Tournament on Steam plus free demo download

Cinemax is happy to announce new price of Gumboy Tournament on Steam. Gumboy Tournament is now available for
4.99 USD / 3.99 EUR.

There is no excuse now! Just try the game for free and see for yourself what is all that Gumboying about! Download now on www.gumboytournament.com.

Gumboy Tournament Full version available on Steam Gumboy Tournament, the latest in the critically acclaimed arcade gaming series, is now available via Steam. Gumboy Tournament adds new levels, bonuses, and multi-player modes to the game-play that earned its predecessor, Gumboy: Crazy Adventures, numerous honors including Gametunnel's Game of the Year Award in 2006. Available now for special price. More information about Gumboy Tournament may be found via www.steamgames.com