Batman: Arkham Asylum website is now live!

The official website and community hub for DC Comics’ Batman: Arkham Asylum - the forthcoming action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in North America has officially launched! You can visit the page at the following URL: http://www.batmanarkhamasylum.com/.

Over the coming months BatmanArkhamAsylum.com will be the main resource for all the latest news and information on the game; including the new screenshots, videos and announcements, along with features and insider content such as developer blogs, interviews, podcasts and more.

The site will also serve as the primary hub for the Batman: Arkham Asylum Community, housing the official game forums - where you can speak directly to the team working on the game, enter competitions, and stay up-to-date with all community news and activity.

Based on the core Batman license, Batman: Arkham Asylum takes the Dark Knight on his greatest challenge yet when he becomes trapped with all of his most dangerous villains inside the insane asylum of Gotham City - Arkham Asylum! With amazing graphics and a moody, immersive setting, Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum – Gotham City's psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst their enemies, and confront The Joker and Gotham City's most notorious villains, who have taken over the asylum.

Be sure to check the game’s new website regularly for updates. You won’t want to miss out!

For more information, please visit: http://www.batmanarkhamasylum.com/

Navis Lamia, the expansion for Rappelz will offer brand new creatures to tame from May 2009

With just a month to go before the Navis Lamia expansion hits the world of Rappelz, the free Fantasy MMORPG, the gPotato team are proud to release the first new information about what is coming player’s way. First up, there will be three brand new creatures introduced into the game which players can tame and train up to be the ultimate fighting mounts.

The wolf starts off as an unimpressive pup, ready to be trained by his master. Full of energy, his attacks start off with bites and pulls, but as he gets older and wiser, he becomes stronger and wiser. Soon he will be able to stand on his find feet and attack combatants with strong swipes of his strong paws. As he evolves over time, his teeth and mane will change until finally he will get a suit of feathers, like all mythical creatures.

Harpy’s appear humanlike, but with a difference. Their upper body is that of a woman, with the lower body of a bird covered in feathers. With its huge wings and a longbow, Harpy’s are beautiful but threatening figures. The shade of their feathers and the size of the bow they can carry will change and improve as they get more experienced.

Eimus are group hunters, coming from a pride dominated by a strong hierarchy. They like to decorate themselves with ornaments to make them stand out and are a very powerful ally if you need an axe and shield backing you up. As an Eimus evolves, their fur will change colour, their mane will evolve and their armour will become stronger. At full strength, Eimus's sport up to six horns to make them intimidating foes.

Try taming these creatures by finding the right cards and defeating them in battle, and they will loyally accompany you on your adventures. Navis Lamia is an update to the free to play fantasy MMORPG Rappelz, published in French and German on the www.gpotato.eu gaming portal.

Acclaimed 'Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima' coming to PC users with 'Games for Laptop' and PC Release

Namco Bandai Games Europe S.A.S today announced the forthcoming launch of Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima, the latest game from the popular brain training series supervised by prominent Japanese neuroscientist Dr. Kawashima. Filled with all-time favourites intended to stimulate different parts of the brain and keep minds active, Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima will be available on PC DVD-rom and ‘Games For Laptop’ mini-DVD at retailers in Europe and PAL regions from 29 May 2009, and will also be available for digital download at the Atari store by visiting www.atari-store.eu.

The development of Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima was supervised by Dr. Kawashima, the renowned Japanese neuroscientist whose revolutionary brain training technique was made popular through the acclaimed Brain Training series on Nintendo DS and mobile phones. Dr. Kawashima’s belief is that our brains, just like our bodies, need regular exercise to stay active and healthy.

In today’s busy society, it is important to spare a few moments every day to give our brains a workout and fight against the natural decline of their abilities. Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima for PC and ‘Games for Laptop’ lets busy people who spend the majority of their day in front of computers enjoy a mental workout when travelling, during a break at work or on the sofa at home. Now there is no excuse for not keeping our minds in great shape!

Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima consists of 36 quick mini exercises divided into three colour-coded categories to train the three main lobes of the brain – frontal, parietal and temporal – through simple arithmetic, memory games and puzzles. The highly intuitive games are played using the mouse to point and click or simple keystrokes. Progress can easily be tracked by viewing the results charts, and can be shared on the official website at www.brainexercise.eu for worldwide ranking.

Dr. Kawashima, the ‘brains’ behind the best-selling and influential Brain Training series on Nintendo DS and mobile phones, oversaw the development of Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima. NAMCO BANDAI Games now broadens the appeal of the acclaimed series by bringing Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima to anyone who spends time in front of a computer with the new ‘Games for Laptop’ mini-DVD format ideal for laptop use on the move. Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima will be available on PC DVD-Rom and ‘Games for Laptop’ mini-DVD at retailers in Europe and PAL regions from 29 May 2009, and for digital download by visiting the Atari store at www.atari-store.eu.

Ubisoft Week at GamersGate

Special Promotion Offers as Much as 50% Off of Select Titles

GamersGate, the leading digital distribution platform for PC games, today announced a special promotion for nineteen Ubisoft titles. The games are discounted up to 50% off. The promotion ends Sunday May 3rd, 2009.

The following games are 50% off:
Assassins Creed
Beyond Good & Evil
Blazing Angels
Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII
Brothers in Arms Hells Highway
Brothers in Arms Road to Hill 30
Far Cry
Far Cry 2
IL-2 Sturmovik 1946
Prince of Persia
Shaun White Snowboarding
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Tom Clancy's End War

The following games are 25% off:
Far Cry 2 Fortune Pack
Grey's Anatomy
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
World in Conflict: Complete Edition
To find out more about GamersGate, please visit www.gamersgate.com.

Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward: Learn the moves & get the hang of the Crazy Gadgets!

The first day as head nurse – what are you supposed to do with all these gadgets?!? It’s important that you make a good impression and get the emergency ward running smoothly. Your challenge it to get as many satisfied patients processed and out of the hospital as healthy and happy as you possibly can – so you’d better know your stuff!

Machines & Equipment

Waiting Room
Try not to keep your patients waiting - cure them quickly to keep them happy and healthy. Juggle them around to stop anyone exploding with rage!

Triage
Always wondered what Triage meant? Nows your chance to find out – here’s your first chance to get the diagnosis right. Remember, the quicker you are the happier and healthier the patient!

X-Ray
It might look like an electric shock – but seriously, it is an x-ray! Patients may need to lie down for a while afterwards.

CAT scans
Get the problem out of the bag with a CAT scan; find out about breaks and fractures to ensure you make the correct referral. No animals are harmed in the process.

Stress treatment
This might not be the most conventional stress relief treatment, though maybe its a bit more fun! This robot cow behaves like a mad and enraged bull and so makes the patient forget the cause of their stress…

Can you keep the emergency ward efficient and keep the patients happy and healthy? Can you treat 15 different medical conditions using a vast variety of cutting-edge equipment ….Can you handle the pressure?

Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward is set for release on Wii, Nintendo DS and PC in May 2009.

Campfu video game surpasses 100,000 Players Worldwide

Rebel Monkey, a Manhattan-based entertainment company best known for CampFu, a browser-based Casual Massively Multiplayer Online (Casual MMO) community, today announced that the site has reached in excess of 100,000 registered players since its late February 2009 launch, demonstrating swift growth and market traction. CampFu users come from 110 countries worldwide, spending on average over 60 minutes playing games and socializing on the site.

The CampFu community gets to engage with a variety of online activities and features, including real-time multiplayer games, a virtual CampGround, chat, hundreds of virtual goods, and fashion-forward avatars that are persistent both in-game and in-world. In CampFu's free-to-play eco-friendly environment, it’s the real-time co-op games set it apart – offering players new levels of online gameplay collaboration, enabling the natural formation of teams and alliances that carry over into the CampGround.

"CampFu is a fun and fresh online hang-out that is different from anything else out on the market,” said Margaret Wallace, CEO of Rebel Monkey. "Players have really responded to the look of our avatars and that you can actually use your avatars inside of the games in real-time – unlike a lot of online multiplayer sites out there where avatars are usually relegated to the sidelines.”

Still several weeks shy of its first 100 days as a live service, CampFu has attracted an incredible range of players including teens, online gamers and people who enjoy social networking and being a part of online communities. With an estimated 231 million casual gamers worldwide and an expected 180 million registered users of virtual worlds such as Club Penguin or Habbo Hotel, Rebel Monkey stands at the nexus of several exciting market trends.

CampFu is powered by the company’s Monkey Wrench multiplayer gaming platform. Claiming to own the real-time co-op gaming space, “if you want to play as a group with your avatars inside of a real-time casual gaming environment, you are really only going to find that at CampFu,” adds Rebel Monkey CCO, Nick Fortugno. “Expect more kinds of real-time co-op games to come – exploring deeper levels of team play and collaboration.”

To commemorate this 100,000 user milestone, Rebel Monkey will be launching new parts of the CampFu CampGround and a full site re-design this week. More co-op games, social networking features and ways to customize your avatar and cabin are coming later this spring. To explore CampFu, visit www.CampFu.com.

Calling All Petrol Heads - 5,000 Beta Testers Wanted!

If you've got a PC and fancy yourself as the next Lewis Hamilton then you could be just the person to join the Beta test for iOpener's new live play technology; "Opener Enabled". The revolutionary software will give petrol heads everywhere the opportunity to be among the first to race in real-time against professional drivers!

iOpener is looking for 5,000 of the world's best race gamers to put its technology through rigorous testing in mid-June 2009 prior to public launch later this year. To register for your chance to be selected for virtual pole position visit www.real-timeracing.com

Andy Lurling CEO of iOpener Media said, "We know that gamers and race enthusiasts have been waiting to be able to race against professional drivers in real time. It's actually a very complicated thing to do but we've cracked it. Now we're ready to put the technology in the hands of some of the best race gamers to see what they can do with it."

iOpener Media's patented technology works via an 'Orange Box' placed inside a racing car which then feeds the telemetry and GPS data to gamers via internet with out lag. Gamers will be able to join games and test their driving skills in 1-on-1 and 1-to-many during a live race.

Behold the might of the arcane arts in Elven Legacy

Today Swedish wizards of strategy Paradox Interactive, aims to cast a potent spell of enchantment upon you. From across the lands of Eiola, an explosive new trailer has been summoned to demonstrate the might of the arcane arts. This deadly power holds the key to victory, as the war continues to reclaim the lost – Elven Legacy.

Magic. It is a power without equal. Available to each of the warring races. This ancient energy can be manipulated by warriors and champions alike. Yet only the most sage of priests and sorcerers can master its greatest secrets. Manifesting itself in one of three ways, magic can take the form of a myriad of powerful spells. It can also be bound to mystic objects called Artifacts. Some lie strewn across the land, hidden in secret lairs. Others can be found in the possession of conquered foes. Magic can also be granted as innate talents called 'Perks', to warrior regiments, as they level up in experience.
Behold the manifestation of ultimate power, by clicking here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQWsnpLx-00

More destructive than the largest war-machines, magic can strike down a mass of enemies in one fatal blow. Yet it can possess a subtle touch, curing the wounds of an injured champion or mage. Magic can also be used to augment the protective and offensive capabilities of your troops. Making the weakest warriors a force to be reckoned with. In some cases, magic can terrify the opposition into paralysis, removing their effectiveness in battle. While some spells enable spectral beings to be conjured into existence, to fight on the side of the caster.

Magic is truly a force to be reckoned with. It possesses the ability to alter the balance of power on any battlefield, granting victory to those who can successfully yield its potency. Yet care must be taken with its use. For by its very nature magic can only be discharged a finite number of times, before requiring the need to be restored. This can only be performed after each battle is decided. So use it wisely!
The Elven Legacy demo was recently released and allows players to play the tutorial along with one mission from the Campaign mode.

The demo can be downloaded from the following location;
http://www.elven-legacy.com/index.php/downloads/demo/

Elven Legacy is available from retailers everywhere, along with all good digital download outlets for a suggested retail price of €29.99.