New Careers Now Playable in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning The Ruthless Orc Choppa and Dwarf Slayer Answer the Call to Arms

The Call to Arms has sounded, and the Realms of Order and Destruction have welcomed two new combatants to the frontlines of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) – the head-bashin’ Orc Choppa and oath-sworn Dwarf Slayer. Playable from the 18th March, these new careers are brutal, unrelenting fighters who will stop at nothing to claim victory over their opponents on the Realm vs. Realm battlefields of WAR.

The tattooed Slayer is the manifestation of the Dwarfs’ obsession with honour, seeking only a heroic and honourable death in combat. However, dying quietly is simply not in his nature. In WAR, the Slayer is a ruthless and terrifying fighter, throwing himself into battle with no regard for his own well-being. He is a force to be reckoned with and relies on his ever-escalating rage to power each swing of his dual axes.

The ornery and savage Choppa is an offensive juggernaut that embodies the love of a good fight found in every Orc. He has a one-track mind that is dead set on wreaking havoc on enemy lines and bashin' heads! Driven by an inexplicably strong bloodlust, the Choppa is a whirlwind of destruction on the battlefield with a …debatable sense of self-preservation.

These two new careers come to reinforce the plethora of updates and changes that have stepped into the Age of Reckoning:

• The recently added Knight of the Blazing Sun and Black Guard tank careers
• New easy, medium, and hard PQs designed for different group sizes and skill levels
• Increased experience gain in Tiers 3 and 4
• New Influence rewards earned in Open RvR
• A new Domination system to determine Tier 4 zone control
• Frequent, fun and rewarding live events
• New and improved Guild rewards
• Improvements to overall performance and server stability
• Official European WAR Forums

For more information on the Dwarf Slayer and Orc Choppa careers, visit: www.war-europe.com.

Based on the popular tabletop war game from Games Workshop, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm v Realm conflict that will provide players with an engaging battleground for years to come.

Introducing the Strongman Gobliiin - Stucco!

Following the success of its predecessors, Gobliiins 4 continues the hilarious story of the three wacky characters Tchoup, Perlius and Stucco. Typically for goblins, they are not especially bright, and each is capable of one - and only one - type of behaviour. It's up to the player to combine their unique skills in creative ways in order to progress through the game.

An introduction to Stucco!
Stucco is often called Baby Stoo-stoo by his dear old grandmother (who just happens to be a caber tossing champion), but please bear in mind that Stucco doesn’t really like being called that by people other than his close friends. His previous employers include a circus, a brothel and the Royal Navy, but his habit of eating much and working little always cost him his employment. Stucco is very stuck in his ways: he enjoys tomatoes, dislikes jelly and loves exercise. Why, you ask? Because of his loveable personality, of course!

Stucco is, well, strong. Not too smart, quite the opposite, in fact, but he doesn’t complain. Being able to hit stuff – and hit it hard – more than makes up for what he lacks in the thinking department. Stucco is the only goblin who can do heavy lifting, and he is strong enough to climb plant stems and hanging ropes.

Gobliiins 4 will be released on 27th March 2009 for a recommended retail price of £19.99.

Runes of Magic video revels new zone and challenges for high level players.

A new challenge arises in the east of Taborea. With the introduction of ‘Ravenfell’ shortly after the full launch on March 19th, Frogster will expand the online world of Runes of Magic with a new region, complete with new opponents and quests. Featuring idyllic sandy beaches, palm groves and quaint fishing villages, players will need to watch out for freebooters who haunt the Ravenfell region in their quest to solve the puzzle of the long perished kingdoms.

Adventurers with a character level of over 45 will need to take the route north east from the regional capital Varanas to the coastal reaches known as ‘Ravenfell’. Its location by the coast, quickly made the region an important trading location that attracted pirates as well as merchants. Momentous clashes have left their scars on Ravenfell and so players will encounter notorious pirates throughout the whole region. A legendary treasure aboard the ship, the ‘Black Mary’ has long been presumed lost following the disappearance of the pirate leader ‘Snow Blake’. Now treasure hunters scour Ravenfell for clues that might lead them to the discovery of pirate gold.



In the course of their search, players will explore the remotest corners of Ravenfell: from the ‘Shackle Coast’ with its turtle-like inhabitants, the Chelon, to the ‘Nameless Port’. Originally a flourishing trading post, it is now home only to villains and smugglers after being ravaged by pirates.

CID cut scene 9 - Penultimate battle

CID is almost at the end now. But does that mean things are going to get easier? Don't bet on it!

D-Troit’s number one evil robot, Madness, steps up to face CID and he’s been waiting and hoping that he’d get a chance to fight CID!

After having fought so many enemies CID is exhausted and tired but he won’t give up, not when he is so close to saving Mia and accomplishing his goal.

Bring on Madness!

About CID The Dummy

A star is born and he's made to last. CID THE DUMMY makes his debut in Oxygen Games’ all-new action platformer. CID THE DUMMY is sure to grab you with its enjoyable, fun gameplay, featuring a totally original character with charisma and lots of moves. CID has many different fighting styles with which to battle enemies, from unarmed combat to weapons like the Bazooka that can freeze, hit and burn.

• Interact as only a crash impact dummy can. Climb walls, swing on ropes, burn obstacles, destroy exploding barrels, use lifters, bounce on springs and with a neat head butt destroy walls all in stunningly realized environments. Game environment interaction is the most important part of the gameplay.
• CID's world is swarming with a host of fearfully fun enemies like the Dumper, Cursed Dummy and the bizarre Failed Experiment.
• Apart from fighting enemies, the player will enjoy solving puzzles, avoiding traps and using acrobatic skills to get out of dangerous situations!

CID The Dummy will be released on Wii, Playstation 2, PSP System, and PC.

Fast & Furious mobile game launched to coincide with new Fast & Furious movie

Best selling mobile racing franchise speeds onto mobile Phones everywhere

I-play, Oberon Media’s publishing division and the world's leading multi-platform casual games publisher, today announced the global launch of Fast & Furious across all mobile devices. Developed in partnership with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group, the new Fast & Furious game is the sixth title to be released in the No1 best selling mobile racing franchise in the world. The Fast and Furious mobile game will launch across all major carriers 24th of March in support of the new Blockbuster movie from Universal pictures, which brings back the original cast of the first film and premiers April 3rd.

“Having sold over 13 million units, our Fast and the Furious franchise is the most renowned title in mobile racing today, “said Don Ryan, COO, Oberon Media, I-play's parent company.”Our new title is the only official game of the new Fast & Furious movie and replicates the film story implicitly.

The Fast & Furious mobile game lets you join the cast from the first Fast and the Furious movie and get behind the wheel of over 32 muscle, import tuner and exotic cars to master 7 exciting racing modes including: Road Race, Drift Race, Drag Race, GPS Race, Tunnel Run, Pursuit and Evade. The stunning graphics, responsive steering and smooth game play delivers the speed and intensity of real street racing while the frenetic one-on-one Pink Slip racing separates the street kings from the Sunday drivers. But remember, if you loose the race, you lose you ride!

Fast & Furious which arrives in theatres on April 3rd in the US and April 10th in the UK see’s Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed. Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller.

The Fast and the Furious mobile game will be available to download from all global mobile carriers 24th of March 2009.

Freaky Creatures tournament Videos

Abandon Interactive Entertainment today released three new trailers showing players battling for supremacy during closed beta in the upcoming online creature building and battling game, Freaky Creatures. Hitting shelves in March 2009, Freaky Creatures combines the best of online multiplayer PC gaming, collectible action figures, virtual worlds and social networking.

In Freaky Creatures, players customize their Creatures using a variety of parts and powers before taking them online to battle their friends. Players are awarded Creature Credits, which can be redeemed at the Creature Club Store online to purchase additional parts, powers and other objects.

The new trailers show highlights of key battles between players in tournaments during closed beta. While in combat, players can stay connected with opponents as well as other players in the lobby via the live chat and spectator feature.

The Freaky Creatures experience begins with a starter pack that includes two action figures and a one-gigabyte reusable flash drive as the key to the Freaky Creatures Universe. Once players have customized their creature they can jump straight into battle or build a lair in which they can care for their creature and hang out with friends. Players can also participate in the Freaky Creatures community, personalize their homepage, play mini-games, join tournaments, check leaderboards, trade items, read animated comics, enter contests, form teams and much more in the ever expanding Freaky Creatures Universe. Starter packs will be available in March 2009 for $19.99.

Google push iGoogle games gadgets at GDC next week

Google are to host an event at GDC they say will focus on gaming's "most iconic characters"

Google said...

“We will be creating an interactive experience that will bring the gaming industry’s most iconic characters to life and allow you to ride through their adventures. You’ll hear some of the game publishers involved in the project.

“As an added bonus, you can see an early preview of a few of the games gadgets that developers are building for iGoogle.”

Or maybe there's another great games announcement from Google...

Legend IV: Tomb of the Qin-Shi Emperor for Silkroad Online Update

New Update Launches for Fantasy MMORPG with Extended Storyline, a Treacherous Dungeon, Challenging Quests, and a Jewel Box Event

Joymax, an independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for the global market, today announced the launch of the Legend IV: Tomb of the Qin-Shi Emperor, an update for historical fantasy MMORPG Silkroad Online. The Legend IV update includes a new Turkey Traditional Outfit item available in the store and adds new features, including a high level dungeon, high grade skills, and quest updates for the Qin-Shi Tomb and Roc Mountain. These new features will provide great challenges for players seeking to restore the Qin-Shi Tomb in Silkroad Online.

"We are dedicated to providing our audience with new and entertaining storylines, challenging quests, and epic battles in Silkroad Online,” said Jina Song, General Manager at Joymax. "We're really looking forward to hearing how audiences react to the Legend IV Update: Tomb of the Qin-Shi Emperor."

In the Legend IV update, an ancient white viper named BeakYung has been awakened from her meditation by humans exploring the Tomb of Qin-Shi. Players must fight their way through the dungeon’s powerful guardians and defeat BeakYung in order to restore order to the imperial tomb. The dungeon is playable by characters level 70 or above with six floors containing nearly 50 new monsters that must be defeated before facing BeakYung herself. New quests have been added for the Roc Mountain as well as the Qin-Shi Tomb, and the new Scenario Quest system gives players a true cinematic experience. Players will have access to new weapons and armor, and high-level abilities in order to take on the new monsters and BeakYung.

For a limited time, slain monsters will also randomly drop Jewel Boxes to celebrate the new content. These boxes are valuable artifacts that may be traded in for B-grade Devil’s Spirits and mysterious alchemic stones. Players who are up to the challenge will be able to use these alchemical rewards to craft the most powerful 10th-grade weapons imaginable, tools that should serve them well as they explore dark and dangerous Tomb of Qin-Shi!

To find out more about Legend IV: Tomb of the Qin-Shi Emperor, visit the official website at http://www.joymax.com/silkroad/.

Mass Effect 2 - The Dark Second Chapter to the Epic Science-Fiction Trilogy - Coming Early 2010 for Windows PC and Xbox 360

Leading video game developer BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts, officially announce the development of Mass Effect 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the multi award-winning 2007 hit, Mass Effect. The Mass Effect trilogy is a masterful science-fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life forms and mysterious uncharted planets. In this dark second chapter, Saren’s evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are now faced with an even greater peril…

“We’re going to surpass the extraordinary gaming experience we brought our fans in Mass Effect by delivering intensified combat and expanded weapon options as well as increased depth of planet exploration, all while delivering a powerful, emotionally engaging story,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka, General Manager and CEO, BioWare and General Manager and Vice President, EA. “Mass Effect 2 is shaping up to be an unforgettable RPG-shooter experience, taking players on a non-stop roller-coaster ride filled with stunning plot twists and no-holds-barred action.”

Mass Effect 2 is coming to PC and the Xbox 360 video game system in Early 2010. To see the exclusive new Mass Effect 2 teaser trailer check out the website here: www.masseffect.com

iPhone video game SAGA Tactics Alpha Site launched - FREE to play game

Silverlode Interactive today revealed a persistent Tactics game using the Unity3D engine.

Following the success of the world’s first collectible MMORTS game, SAGA, Silverlode Interactive today revealed their latest product SAGA Tactics and the Alpha website www.sagatactics.com.

SAGA Tactics will allow players using an iPhone to compete against opponents on either a PC or a MAC. A master database will store rankings and user data allowing players to access their armies no matter where they are or what device they choose for play.

Entry into closed beta will be granted first to participants on the Tactics Alpha Forums. Silverlode Interactive invites interested players to visit the forums linked on the Alpha side at www.sagatactics.com and give feedback on troop design. Silverlode Interactive, known for listening to their players, plans to work closely with the community to design cool abilities for SAGA Tactics. This is your chance to help design your next addiction.



SAGA Tactics will be a completely Free-2-Play game. All items at release will be purchasable for gold; this includes troops, weapons, armor and enchants. Gold will be granted for winning PvP battles against other players. Gold will also be available for purchase in the SAGA store for cash to allow players with less time to build the army they desire quickly. The game will initially sell for $1.99 in the Apple Store. However, account creation on the PC/MAC will be free.

To help players learn more about the game that inspired SAGA Tactics, Silverlode Interactive is giving away free registrations to SAGA the MMORTS at www.playsaga.com/tactics.php. All accounts created on this page will become automatically registered for SAGA, which retails for $19.95 at hobby stores.

Military action franchise Blacklight to become video game...

Independent video games developer Zombie Studios has reached an agreement with Fox Atomic, a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, and production company Union Entertainment to develop its military action franchise “Blacklight” as a feature film, comic book series and video game. The announcement was made jointly by Zombie CEO Mark Long, Fox Atomic President Debbie Liebling, and Union President Richard Leibowitz.

An original property created by Zombie Studios, “Blacklight” is a covert military action epic set twenty-five years in the future. The three companies will work together on a movie and comic book series to be produced by Fox Atomic and a multi-platform video game that will be produced by Zombie.

Both the film and the video game will be written by Jason Dean Hall, a veteran writer whose latest film, SPREAD, sold at Sundance to Summit. He is also writing projects for DreamWorks and Universal.

“We are excited by the huge potential “Backlight” has to succeed across multiple platforms - theatrical features, comics books, and video games,” said Liebling, “it offers us a remarkable franchise opportunity for film.”

“From the start, I have envisioned ’Blacklight’ as a story that spans all of the forms of media I enjoy most,” stated Long. “It’s an ambitious project and I’ve been fortunate to find partners at Fox Atomic and Union who share that same vision. We are cooperating on the comic, game and movie at levels that are unprecedented in the industry.”

“'Blacklight' plays to Union’s strengths as a film and game production company, allowing us to help bring a great property to consumers in both media,” added Leibowitz, a producer on the project.

Richard Leibowitz will produce and Dmitri Johnson and Dan Jevons will executive produce for Union. Mark Long, in addition to developing the video game, will serve as an executive producer on the feature. Zak Kadison and R. Eric Lieb will oversee for Atomic.

The “Blacklight” film, video game, and comics will feature the same characters and high caliber military action, but with unique, intersecting storylines that complement each other. No release dates for any of the properties have yet been announced.

New iPhone update to include Download Games Content and Multiplayer Games Options...

Today's Apple conference announced the latest iPhone operating system update will include downloadable game content.

The update will also support peer-to-peer multiplayer gaming.

"With the new APIs, you can bring up a standard system panel which finds other touches or iPhones which are in the same app," said Apple's Scott Forstall. "You form an IP connection, and you can game together. This will automatically discover running apps, wirelessly over Bluetooth."

Introduction of NEO Online PC video game

Summary of Neo online:

- Title : N.E.O Online (New Era Odyssey)
- Genre : MMORPG
- Concept of Game: Great ambition for being Legend Traveling Around ‘Gaia' with various people living in Virtual life in the Game.

Game Spec:

Minimum Spec
OS : Window 2000
CPU : P3- 1Ghz
RAM : 512 MB
VGA : Geforce Ti4200
DIRECTX : Direct 9.0c

Recommended Spec

OS : Window XP
CPU : P4-3.0Ghz
RAM : 1GB
VGA : Higher than Geforce 6600 or Radeon X1000
DIRECTX : Direct 9.0c

Feature of Neo online:

1. World Changes
- According to each of player's behavior in the Game, player can enjoy 2 different of world in the game such as Original world and Chaos world.
In the Chaos world, player can enjoy rare items and unique boss mop in there.

2. Unlimited Selection to Class
- Player don’t need to choose certain Job in the game.
We try to give ultimate freedom for users to play the game. It will bring various fun points to player, tired of existing simple character growing and using same weapon.

3. Create Unlimited Clothes Item
- There is no limitation to choose certain clothes according to their own character.
Using color item, player can make any color of clothes what they want.
The color item is one of powerful business model in the game.

4. Can Grow Their Character Enjoying The Living of Job
- Without constant battle in the game, player can grow their Character's Lv enough.

5. Everybody Can Be Hero
- The player will experience various quests and episode in the game. Any player could be “the legend?in the game based on user’s achievement. The player will be attracted to NEO Online with self-contentment.
- The minstrel NPC in the village praises the player who has the best title.
The user could check the rank and history of the title from the NPC

6. Random Ability Item ?Fair Stone
- Using Fair stone, ability of whole items can be enhanced with certain rate.
- It will bring player to encourage collecting more Fair stone.

Sector of Neo online -Various Battle System:
PVP : Player VS Player
PK : Can be joining PK mode reaching certain LV
Group battle : Once Chaos world is coming, Group battle can be breaking
Guild battle : Guild VS Guild
Castle war : The battle among guilds dominating certain supremacy
Technology of Neo online - Seamless World and 3D AI
Applying Seamless World and 3D AI technology, make user concentration and convenience for game maximize!
Enhance the concentration of playing the game? user can transfer another area without time consuming for loading.
Enhanced AI, Finding way with Navigation Mesh : possible to find out mop easily using Navigation Mesh

Official Website: http://neo.nolto.com/main/main.asp

Step up to the plate, with Restaurant Empire 2 business simulator

Paradox Interactive hopes you are ready to feast on its latest mouth-watering treat, Restaurant Empire 2. 

Scheduled to ship in April, Restaurant Empire 2 offers the most exciting restaurant business simulator to date.

For the first course, some competitive cooking is suggested with the chance to carve out your name amongst other legendary master-chefs. 

Sharpen those cooking skills and select the best recipe in your repertoire. Select the finest ingredients and step out and taste the exhilarating atmosphere of the cheering crowds, as they look on. Enhance your chef's chance of winning by testing your own skills against a myriad of mini-games and challenges.

Restaurant Empire 2 is scheduled to ship in April 2009 with an MSRP of $19.99 and will be published in North America by Paradox Interactive and for digital download worldwide through GamersGate.

2029 Online - Alpha Client Available

http://2029.igg.com/) Team is pleased to announce that its Alpha Test version game client is ready now. The test will officially begin at 11：00pm EDT (GMT-4) March 17th and it will last until 11:00pm March 22nd EDT (GMT-4). All Alpha Test participants will be able to begin playing the game for the first time. You are highly recommended to download the game client at http://us-ca-d2.iggcn.com/2029/20090317/2029_setup_1.26.0050.exe to connect to 2029 Online servers.

AT Information:

1. Make sure you have downloaded the Alpha test client and installed it to your computer. To download the Alpha test client, click on: http://2029.igg.com/download/download_client.php.
2. You must activate your test account to get access to the game. Check out the following link to activate your test account: http://www.igg.com/member/active_game.php?gid=13
3. Although the Alpha test will last for only a short time, we will be holding plenty of events for testers to participate in in-game or in our forum.
4. All the accounts we have issued will still be available in the upcoming Closed-Beta Test.
5. All testers’ character data will be removed after Alpha test is finished. However, Alpha testers can take part in the coming Closed Beta test with their Alpha accounts. We will also be giving prizes to these testers during Closed Beta phase. (Prizes will be distributed after the end of the Alpha test.)
6. There is no need to remove the Alpha test client from your computer before the Closed Beta test. The client will be either automatically updated or manually updated to the Closed Beta version at the start of the test.

AT Note:

1. The Alpha test priorities are fixing bugs, problems and any other general improvements that need to be made before the game goes into general release. Testers can contact us via the service center (http://livechat.igg.com/livesupport.php?gid=13) or in emails (2029gm@igg.com) with bug information or any other feedback about game quality or problems.

2. Bugs will be fixed and preparations will be made for the upcoming Closed Beta Test. And we will continue to offer players more download websites and patch download links.

For more information on 2029 Alpha Test, please visit http://2029.igg.com/news/view.php?aid=198 .

Introduction of Trinity Online PC video game

Synopsis:
In the near future, they built perfect virtual reality world by means of evolutionary brain wave interface. The name of the virtual world is [E-MERS].

People go crazy about the new world and fall into it rapidly. But, the server which controls everything in that cyber world is suddenly shut down without any reason. The world is getting wasted. Finally, the system controls the users' brains whoever access the E-MERS, and leads them to coma. This massively sensational event will be called 'The Destruction of E-MERS' in the future.

One guy who is main character tried to access E-MERS by hacking and he succeeded it. After he broke the High-Tech securities, he faces mysterious white Knights. They call themselves 'Security Guard' and after him. In this chaotic world, he keeps tracing and running to find his lovely sister, 'Awen'.

Strength:

▪ Brilliant 3D environment
▪ Enabled three directional attack (Left, Right, Diagonal; giving more strategic action)
▪ Various arena with PVP and PVE
▪ Provide community essentials like Raid dungeon to strengthen the solidarity between users
▪ Provide special arenas and raids for the full level users

Homepage: http://trinity.goorm.com
Genre: 3D Side Scroll Action MORPG
Target Age: 12 ~ 35
Schedule: March 2009 - Open Beta Test
Minimum Requirement: P4 1.6, 512MB, Geforce4 Ti, DirectX 9.0C
Recommended Requirement: P4 Core2Duo, 2GB, Geforce 7600GT, DirectX 9.0C

Parphenty the Cat - Adventures in the country PC video game

Cats Who Play is happy to present its new project - attractive arcade for kids – “Parphenty the Cat: Adventures in the country”!

Parphenty the Cat – a lazybones and philosopher – he is a standard favorite pet happily living in a common city family. And all would be well enough but his Little mistress is being sent to her grandma and grandpa for Summer… and, of course, she is taking Parphenty along!

A village for a city cat is a real nightmare! Instead of a feather bed on the windowsill there is straw bedding near the threshold, instead of tinned food for cats, served according to schedule – only what he can get by himself… and these awful rude local cats! It is a grave reason to droop… But Parphenty is not built that way! He will man himself to the proof of his city cat’s superiority over the country ones!

Getting a title “The bee's knees around here” is not an easy way but a very absorbing adventure!

- Sprint events,
- Dangerous “stealing fish” missions,
- Acrobatic walking across house roofs,
- A battle with unbridled wolves,
- Poetic contest for intellectuals,
- And much more adventures lying on the Cat’s way to the cherished aim!

Will Parphenty be able to make friends with a simple-minded mongrel cat Vasily, an arrogant “summer resident” Persian Prince and to fascinate a clever and beautiful Siberian longhaired Lukerya? The answers to all these questions are to be revealed in April 2009!

Wheelman video game soundtrack features by Rod Abernethy and Rednote

In-Game Soundtrack Immerses Players Into Barcelona Setting With Flamenco Orchestrations

Composer Rod Abernethy and Rednote Audio (www.rednoteaudio.com) announce their involvement in the production of the authentic and edgy score for Wheelman, the highly-anticipated driving game starring action-film megastar Vin Diesel as an expert driver for hire. Wheelman is developed by Midway Studios - Newcastle Ltd in close association with Vin Diesel's video game production company Tigon Studios and is being published worldwide by Ubisoft and Midway.



Combining spectacular Hollywood-style stunts with a gripping storyline, Wheelman provides an adrenaline-fueled, cinematic thrill ride through the winding streets of Barcelona, Spain. To enhance the experience of over-the-top car chases in this stylish setting, Rod Abernethy and Rednote Audio created the majority of the game's intense hybrid score blending Flamenco guitars, modern electronica and hi-octane orchestral music into a heart-pounding audio experience that matches the gameplay and on-screen sequences.



"Working on Wheelman was a very rewarding experience," said composer Rod Abernethy. "My goal with Wheelman was to create a cinematic, hard-hitting score that has a traditional Spanish feel with a powerful, modern style."

Wheelman is expected to ship to retailers March 24, 2009, in North America and has a scheduled street date of March 27, 2009, in Europe. Wheelman will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, and for Windows PC. For more information on Wheelman, please visit http://www.wheelmangame.com/.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on Nintendo DS in US stores now

Rockstar Games is pleased to announce that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is now available in stores across North America, and will be available in Europe on March 20. Developed by the award-winning studio Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is available exclusively for the Nintendo DS.

"Our teams set out to create the most massive and intense action experience on the DS," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "Rockstar Leeds has innovated on what the 'Grand Theft Auto' series has stood for and the end result is something we’re incredibly proud to share with our fans."

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is an entirely original entry into the critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series, and brings a new level of interactivity to the world of Liberty City. Players will assume the role of Huang Lee, a member of the Chinese Triad crime syndicate who must navigate his way through the streets to uncover the truth behind an epic tale of crime and corruption.

Game Informer magazine wrote, "Working on a smaller platform isn't stopping Rockstar from thinking big. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars commandeers the Nintendo DS to deliver the same bombastic mix of humor, violence, and vehicular mayhem found on consoles." IGN.com said, "Believe me...this game is the business."

G4.com wrote, “To call Chinatown Wars feature-laden would be an understatement on par with calling glaciers slow...Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars hits the DS on March 17th and with it comes a whole new rap sheet for Nintendo's handheld…Chinatown Wars looks pretty sick."

Official Nintendo Magazine recently reviewed the game, saying “With the arrival of Chinatown Wars, the DS can now boast a GTA title that's every bit as compelling, impressive and fun to play as its home console cousins.”

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more information, please visit www.rockstargames.com/chinatownwars.

Soundtrack details here on gamezplay.org...

Resident Evil tops UK chart beating off Tom Clancy's HAWX and Prof Layton...

All format video games 14 March 2009 from ChartTrack



1 RESIDENT EVIL 5 CAPCOM -
2 WII FIT NINTENDO 3
3 TOM CLANCY'S H.A.W.X. UBISOFT 4
4 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE NINTENDO 6
5 KILLZONE 2 SONY COMPUTER ENT. 2
6 FIFA 09 EA SPORTS 8
7 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION 9
8 EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR SEGA 1
9 HALO WARS MICROSOFT 5
10 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA 17
11 SOCOM: US NAVY SEALS CONFRONTATION SONY COMPUTER ENT. -
12 BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE D3P 10
13 STREET FIGHTER IV CAPCOM 7
14 MARIO POWER TENNIS NINTENDO -
15 WII PLAY NINTENDO 14
16 CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS -
17 DISNEY'S BOLT DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 12
18 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR 15
19 SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION SEGA 11
20 MY FITNESS COACH GAMES FOR EVERYONE -

Introduction of - Seal PC Online video game - with video trailers

Gag action 'Seal Online' reformed the PC game Seal into online game, and it is the first online game that embodied 3D cartoon-rendering. Its special features include bright and cheerful worldview, over 1,000 various quests, time-warp system, and unique battle system that contains fairytale-like background with cute and comical monsters and characters.

One example that shows the comical characteristic of Seal Online is 'Sleeping Skill', a skill that characters can use to increase their health point. Characters literally go to sleep in the middle of the game, and depending on the skill level, the materials they use vary from a piece of newspaper to a bed. Also, when users hit monsters in the game, the monsters response in ridiculous ways, such as 'Why are you hitting me!' or 'I really don't want to die', which provides humor to make users laugh.

'Seal Online' started its open service in 2003, and over 30% of the entire users are female. It is well known as a couple-making game, for the fact that over 30 marriages were done by the couples inside the game. As the first online game to reach over $10 million export to China in 2004, 'Seal Online' has been servicing for 6 years now, yet it is still being loved by the users.







Game Title : Seal Online
Developer : YNK GAMES Inc. (Representative Yoon Yeong Seok)
Publisher : YNK KOREA Inc. (Representative Chang In Woo)
Genre : MMORPG
Official Website : www.sealonline.co.kr
Date of Service : Formal service started in January 14th, 2004

A Market Day in Cronous - Meet up, chat, and trade with players from different servers!

Cronous, a popular MMORPG developed and published by Lizard Interactive, will be having a Market Day event from PST March 27th to 29th 2009 where players from different servers can be in one place and trade items with each other.

An Arena Server will available during the event period where players can gather together. It is open to all players, it doesn’t matter which server you are playing in. Market Day event offer more than a chance to meet up, chat and trade with players from different servers. A Union, an aggregation of guilds, can own a castle through Siege Warfare and impose taxes to non Union members in buying and selling of items. Depending on the Union owning the castle, imposed taxes may be huge. In the Arena Server, during the event, there will be no taxes imposed. This means you can buy and sell items with no burden.

GMs of Cronous are also preparing special events and prizes to be given away to add festivity to the Market Day. For further information, please visit the official website cronous.neofun.com.

RAN online 3d MMORPG gets massive update

- Modern School Action with verisimilitude and accessibility possessed full 3D MMORPG.
- Global Online game enjoyed together by the users from 10 different nations around the world.

1. Introduction
Genre : 3D MMORPG
Developer : Min Communications Inc.
Service : Min Communications Inc.
Official Site : www.ran-online.co.kr
System Requirements : Geforce 2 GTS, Pentium3 1.0 GHz

Scenario :
18 years ago, all Asian regions faced phenomenon of sudden solar eclipse with meteoric shower. 16 years have passed by and the Saint cooperation which has a nation like a force was founded and it has built 4 special educational systems in Asia.
The Geomantic scholar Dr. Choi, Tae Kyu has discovered that the meteoric shower was an incident that connected this world with other realm and started an unrealistic experiment called "Great Geomantic Studies". During the experiment, some gang members have lost their lives and gang started a bloody fight against school.

During this battle, strangely dressed people intruded and the battle seemed to be in favored to Chung's side but from this point the world started to change unpredictably. With this change some students awakened powers of 'Stone' hidden inside of their body. Finally, the forces of this world's 'Ultimate Point' and other realm's 'Stone' have isolated Saint Cooperation and its surrounding regions. The impact of this sudden phenomenon turned people into something else and students were scattered after losing their fight near the school. As their hidden powers were awakened little by little and guided them to remember the missions they received from their fore lives, the new battles begin to clear their missions.

2. Special Features

1) The Chemistry created with realistic theme.
RAN ONLINE's theme is about 'Modern' and 'School' and it has various of familiar streets and downtown sights and items, 'School' which everyone would have experienced in their lives at least once is the main story point. Users can enjoy more accessible game theme than very unrealistic fantasy themes.

2) Unique Game Contents
Ran provides the independent game play as a package game by isolating other players from the party or the character whom are participating in certain quests.

The quests connected to scenario provides the feeling of leading the game to the users to play the game more actively
Not only the normal game mode of hunting monsters and doing quests but also users can play the game together with other users without concerning the scenario to give more fun and uniqueness to users when playing RAN ONLINE.

3) Character Control
Mix of skill combinations are main attacking method of this game and to execute the skills, number keys from 1 to 0 will be used when skills are assigned. Plus, Q,, W, E, A, S, D buttons are used to move and eat healing potions to maximize console like feeling of game playing.

When the character is in the motion preparing to execute a skill, it would be canceled if pushed by another player. So, the use of 'Cancel Skill' naturally embosses the control ability of a character.

PK, between the characters with same level and item settings, ways of using skill combinations and 'Cancel Skill' can make whole lot of difference in the result.

4) Various Game System
Unlike the general items, Question Box with '?' is dropped in a very low rate. The trait would be a secret and it could be a plus or minus in SPEED, POWER, EXP to a character for certain time. Question Box is expected to bring more tension and concentration into the game.

The fact that MMORPG needs to be played for very long time, game interface has been created for the convenience of the user. The navigation function called 'Auto Path Finding which allows character to go through a labyrinth to a destined location with just one click and 'Auto Attack' function which will automatically catch up to running away enemy to the end with a click of 'Ctrl key + Click' are the example.

5) Game Engine Technique
RAN ONLINE is created with using the first Korean made 3D game engine. The combination of the tools possesses and provides very high financial efficiency, shortening of Development term, and high expandable system.

In Addition, the game engine's harmony between the Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Physical Engine, Sound Engine, and Etc made it possible to create the RAN ONLINE the result of pure development technology.

Ninja Gaiden 2 (Xbox 360 Exclusive!) video game coming to PlayStation 3...

Kotaku are reporting that the Exclusive Xbox 360 video game Ninja Gaiden 2 is coming to PlayStation 3.

With all the bells and whistles this brings - PSN support and new content...

Looking at the Kotaku post, a Japanese magazine was first to report the story...

You can read the full post here...

Class FPS video game - STING introduction with video

From its beginning, 'STING' has been developed to target the international market.

In order to satisfy the FPS game users' high expectation standard, 'STING', a classic FPS game, was made based on thorough planning with 5 trial tests.

To target the international market, 'STING' went through careful consideration for choosing a best-suitable engine for game development, and by finally selecting Source Engine, created by 'Valve Software' and rated as the best existing FPS game, 'STING' was created with exquisite graphic and realistic contents.

'STING' embodies realistic character movement and firearm usage, physics processing related to objects, and accurate network synchronization with this, and by exhibiting an online FPS of 'extreme-realistically form' that advanced from previous FPS games through thorough investigations related to firearms that are used in actual fields, 'STING' provides tension and concentration that originated from realistic and accurate game characteristic to users.

Game Title : STING
Developer : YNK GAMES Inc. (Representative Yoon Yeong Seok)
Publisher : YNK KOREA Inc. (Representative Chang In Woo)
Genre : FPS(First Person Shooting)
Website : www.stingonline.co.kr
Date of Service : OBT starts on December 20th, 2008

Protect yourself will playing PC games online...

Introduction of 'nProtect GameGuard'

System Requirements

- Server
Any WEB Server supporting WEB
- Client
OS : Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
System : Intel Pentium 133MHz
Memory : 32MB Minimum
First library drive : 1.2M Maximum

About nProtect GameGuard
Online games have changed from a device for pure entertainment to a part of internet society consisting of five hundred thousand people connected 24 hours, and the huge community is still in the process of growing.

nProtect GameGuard protects the users from illegal manipulations, viruses and malignant codes by blocking various cheats and hacking programs. This provides the game service suppliers a safe game playing environment, minimizing the outflow of incomes and assets.

nProtect GameGuard is being accepted as the number one global market share holder by various corporations, and has already been distributed globally in around 100 games in 250 different game clients, providing approximately 100 thousand end-users' PCs safe gaming environment.

Why nProtect GameGuard?

*Background
Rapidly growing illegal online hacking tools has reached the point to harm the game industry and is being recognized as a criminal act. Recently, hacking attacks trying to obtain game items to trade for cash has occurred, attacking not only game companies like in the past but also stealing and abusing information of individual PC users, and therefore, general users are also being exposed to the dangers of hacking.

- Private data outflow - Legal problems
- Game's imbalance - Users' upset
- Unnecessary server load - User complaints and higher maintenance cost
- Faster character growth - Game's lifecycle shortened

* Benefits

• Provides user security policy in Internet service
• Covers the vulnerability of Internet service
• Enjoys marketing effects by protecting clients against online crimes
• Auto-update enables prompt response against new hacking tools and viruses
• Reduces maintenance cost for client security
• Increases clients' loyalty among users by providing a high-quality security system
• Prepare against new danger factors through consistent service management

Special Features of nProtect GameGuard

*Provides stable security service for online games
Having the longest experience and accumulated know-hows in the game security industry, nProtect GameGuard possesses database on game hacks based on security references from around 100 online games consisting of approximately 260 game clients. Therefore, nProtect GameGuard provides most stable and fast counteraction against new hacking tools and viruses in various game genres such as MMORPG, racing and casual games.

*Blocks hacking tool technologies for fair game plays
nProtect GameGuard blocks critical functions of online game hacking tools, disabling the attempts to hack from the basis. This function of GameGuard minimizes the harms done to the general users from the users who attempt to hack games illegally. As a result increase of users who try to illegally hack games will be stopped and the damages that games will receive due to hacking tools will be minimized.

*Blocks online outflow of personal information
nProtect GameGuard has its own vaccine engine, blocking personal information stealing malignant tools such as keyloggers or backdoor programs. This function of GameGuard provides high-quality security services to protect users' personal information from the hackers trying to illegally abuse other peoples' personal information.

*A security solution pursuing high-end functions and fast counteractions
GameGuard engine will be updated automatically to the latest version when the game is run. The latest hacking prevention technologies will be applied in GameGuard through automatic updates, protecting the users' PC from fast evolving hacking technologies and viruses.

*Real-time hacking tool blocking
nProtect GameGuard will not only diagnose various patterns latest hacking tools that can harm games, but also memory debugging prevention technology will be applied, completely blocking hacking tools through real-time hacking tool monitoring and blocking function.

*Blocks hacking attacks through memory scan
nProtect Gameguard will not only protect games by blocking access to the memories which the game program is using from other programs, but also, it will diagnose malignant codes(viruses, backdoors, Trojans) that are running in the users memory, allowing the game user to enjoy the game safe from hacking attempts.

*Real-time server authentication
nProtect GameGuard constantly communicates with the game server and checks whether GameGuard is functioning correctly and whether the version of GameGuard is correct. This function will prevent hacking attempts that try to hack game clients and disable GameGuard functions by detecting the attempts in the game server.

*Provides packet encryption service
nProtect GameGuard provides public key based packet encryption module. This service not only provides basic packet encryption but also protects game packets by checking for packet variations or duplications.

*Proxy server prevention function
nProtect GameGuard can block attempts to detour game servers by using proxy server settings. This function will block users who try to connect to the game server by faking connection IP addresses. Therefore, GameGuard will diagnose connection status real-time, and will detect hack whenever the connected IP address is not a confirmed one.

*Log server
You can collect and receive report on hacking attempts that nProtect GameGuard has blocked real-time. This will help you to understand the latest hacking trends and counteract effectively according to the information that has been received.

Website : www.inca.co.kr