City of Abandoned Ships

Fact Sheet


Developer: Seaward.ru
Publisher: Akella
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
Release date: Q1 2008

City of Abandoned Ships is a new naval RPG in which you can take to the high seas and explore exciting new lands. Amass fortune and fame as you navigate the open seas with ruthless enemies in pursuit. In the City of Abandoned Ships you’ll take the leading role as a fearless pirate in a desperate attempt to seize your rightful place as one of the most respected sea dogs in history.

Game description:

Starting out your buccaneering career you can choose to go it alone and become the most feared pirate on the seven seas, terrorizing Spaniard and English gentleman alike. Or prove your loyalty and take the coin of one of four different navies: French, English, Spanish or Dutch.

Sailing the high seas as a swashbuckling dread pirate or as a dashing naval captain, you will explore strange new countries and alien civilization, raid and plunder fortified ports and cities, and search for ancient treasures. But beware, the dead do not sleep easy and in the dark South American jungles myth and reality intertwine.

Solve the ancient mysteries of a vanishing tribe, cross swords with the most notorious swashbucklers ever to sail the ocean blue and make sure that no foe ever sets foot on land again.

Key features:
Explore the accurately-mapped paradise of the Caribbean. Sail your tall ship around the islands of Cuba and Jamaica to Belize and Bermuda.
Vast array of land-based locations, from dense South American jungle to dark Caribbean cave complexes.
Meet real-life historical characters, such as Jamaican governors Colonel Thomas Lynch and Thomas Modyford.
Take your part in quests based around actual historical events.
Experience mirrored missions for different states – defend a Spanish territory in one instance and orchestrate a ruthless attack in another.
Unique P.I.R.A.T.E.S system of character progression: Power, Impression, Reaction, Authority, Talent, Endurance and Success.
Face fierce ship-to-ship combat or stand toe-to-toe with the most feared swordsmen in the Caribbean.
Navigate the City of Abandoned Ships web page in your pursuit of game info, fresh screenshots and other assets the game is fully packed with: http://en.akella.com/Game.aspx?id=32

Gameevil Websites Rank High Among Mobile Websites

In wireless portal rankings, GAMEVIL ranked highest among game companies

Last month, according to NIDA (National Internet Development Agency), GAMEVIL ranked the highest among all game companies in Korea in wireless portal rankings. With 309,855 visits from January 2007 to August 2007, GAMEVIL ranked 7th overall among all mobile portals.

Analysts say that the WINC address played a huge role in this. In GAMEVIL’s case, the company is using “555”, which is convenient for the end user to remember since the number is in the center of the keypad. WINC addresses are just like URLs or short codes that were adopted to enable easier access to a company’s wireless portals.

Mr. Hwang, Manager of Community Operations at GAMEVIL Inc., stated, “GAMEVIL has been promoting the 555 WINC code across all carriers in Korea on all of its promotions. We believe it is becoming more and more popular due to the customer’s increase of interest in mobile games. Games play a very huge part of the wireless data business. This shows that GAMEVIL is not only a top mobile game company, but one of the top mobile websites in Korea. ”

The wireless portal with the largest amount of visits turned out to be the Bus Information Service in Daegu, one of the top 5 cities in Korea. Because of the easy access to phones nowadays, websites of bus companies, which show bus schedules, have been generating a lot of traffic lately. The most popular search engine company in Korea, Naver, was ranked 3rd with 640,592 visits during the term. Daum, another popular search engine, was ranked 5th with 467,056 visits. Among game companies, Com2Us was ranked 9th, garnering 191,347 visits during the term.

The following are the top 10 rankings.

1.Daegu Bus Information Service (WINC Code : 2874636) : 2,103,753
2.GyungGi Bus Information Service (WINC Code : 4247) : 973,031
3.Naver (WINC Code : 369) : 640,592
4.Korean Business TV (WINC Code : 969) : 582,862
5.Daum (WINC Code : 3355) : 467,056
6.Mobile 365 (WINC Code : 365) : 342,688
7.GAMEVIL (WINC Code : 555 ) : 309,855
8.GwangJu Bus Information Service (WINC Code : 5700) : 289,500
9.Com2Us (WINC Code : 777) : 191,347
10.Mobile Pang Pang (WINC Code : 2111) : 63,035

Bratz Super Babyz

Bratz Babyz Super Heroz are here to save the day! Aliens have landed on Earth at the Stylesville Adventure Planet. One of their alien devices, the “Matter Exchanger,” fell into the wrong hands and transformed the Babyz into Super Heroz! With their newfound Super Powers, the Babyz use their abilities to help the citizens of Stylesville and battle the evil invading aliens. Join the Super Heroz for a jammed packed action adventure that is out of this world!

Features:
Relive all the excitement from the Bratz Babyz Super Heroz DVD Movie
Explore thrilling amusement park mini-games: Haunted House Maze, Bumper Cars, Whack-A-Mole
Go on Super Hero Missions: catching a purse snatcher, stopping a bully, finding a lost puppy
Unlockable features: mini-games, multiplayer levels, new accessories and outfits, clips and stills from the movie
Play as all four Bratz Babyz (Cloe, Jade, Sasha, and Yasmin) and utilize each of their individual super powers
Use the DS Microphone to use Cloe’s Super Shout power

Free Xbox Live Arcade games

Microsoft and Xbox 360 truly bring Friends Together

Xbox 360TM owners rewarded with free Xbox Live® Arcade titles for encouraging a friend to join the Together Experience
Microsoft today announced it would reward Xbox 360 console owners and one of their chosen friends with a selection of Xbox Live Arcade titles for free when they too join the Xbox 360 experience.

To take advantage of this fantastic offer, all Xbox 360 owners have to do is persuade a friend to purchase an Xbox 360 console (which shouldn’t be too hard considering the incredible festive line up of Halo 3, Project Gotham Racing 4, Mass Effect, Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action and many more), then visit http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/10gameseach/gameinformation.htm.

Participants simply fill out the form together, then send off as instructed to both receive an incredible ten Xbox Live Arcade titles, including Every Extend Extra Extreme, Sonic The Hedgehog, Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting, Bomberman Live, Marble Blast Ultra, Spyglass Boardgames, 3D Mini Golf Adventures, Small Arms, Assault Heroes and Zuma Deluxe.

“Going into this holiday period with one of the greatest line ups in video game history is certainly a compelling reason for a friend to jump into the world of Xbox 360” commented Stephen McGill, Head of Gaming and Entertainment, Entertainment and Devices Division, Microsoft UK. “However, this incredible offer also enforces the fact we’ve got an exceptional online service in Xbox Live, which truly does bring everyone together.”

Terms and Conditions apply – please see http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/10gameseach/gameinformation.htm for further information.

Dynasty Warriors release

Dynasty Warriors 6 hits next gen consoles in Mar 2008 bulging with new tricks.

KOEI today announced the release of Dynasty Warriors 6. With worldwide sales of over 15 million the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series are a global phenomenon and Dynasty Warriors 6 is looking to continue this success when it is released across Europe on March 7 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

“With a brand new engine that makes the very most of the next gen consoles and some incredible character animation this is by far the most impressive looking Dynasty Warriors yet. The detail with which the characters have been created and the numerous new additions should ensure that Dynasty Warriors 6 is a massive leap forward for the series.” said Will Curley, Sales Manager for KOEI Ltd.

About DYNASTY WARRIORS 6

Set in Ancient China during the 3rd century, Dynasty Warriors 6 immerses gamers in a truly cinematic kung-fu action experience. Celebrated characters have been completely re-imagined with new weapons and fighting techniques motion-captured from some of today’s leading stuntmen and women in Asia. With the game’s new “Renbu” attack system and game controls, players can execute lightning-fast combos and the most dazzling fighting moves with ease.

Developed from the ground up exclusively for next-generation platforms, the game’s proprietary engine delivers the most chaotic and challenging Tactical Action experience to date. Players can use the landscape to elude the thousands of soldiers swarming the battlefield. But as players move and attack, adaptable enemy A.I. devises offensive and defensive combat tactics, and can retaliate with packs of fierce hunting dogs and patrol boats. All of the explosive action comes to life in high definition, 60 frames per second (fps) graphics.

Based on the epic novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dynasty Warriors 6 depicts the massive battles ignited by the fall of the Han Dynasty when three rebellious states moved to overthrow the Emperor of China.

Online World Rankings With Leader Boards For RACE 07

SimBin Development Team are extremely proud to announce that the global ranking and leaderboard system for RACE 07 is up and running. The system gathers Global online lap times and data from RACE 07 on one unifying location; www.race-game.org

As RACE 07 now has been released it was time for SimBin to release this feature to unite all racing gamers in one major leader board system.

The functionality and support for this online ranking opens up an armada of new opportunities for both independent gamers who just want to see how they stand out in the competition as well as for leagues and communities who wants to create larger organized competition models.

“Our goal is to continue to optimize and build on this ranking system to fine tune it to perfection. We want this tool to be used by people from all over the world and hope that people will enjoy the competition this brings”, said Heidi Nikunen, RACE 07 Producer at SimBin Development Team.

The online world ranking system also serves as base for SimBin official events to be launched with the ambition to unite the world under one giant racing umbrella.

In order to take part in this great event all you have to do is press the ingame Register button in the World Leader board menu and a registration tool will popup. The ingame Register button will afterwards change into a button which says Ranking Servers and this is where the action begins.

You will be able to view the top rankings both in game and via the game website at http://www.race-game.org/race07/worldranking/

Make sure to go there and check YOUR laptimes!!

Cellphone Game: "Bobby Carrot 5: Forever"

Bobby Carrot 5 is the fifth and final installment of the
critically acclaimed puzzle series, played and loved by more
than a million mobile users worldwide. Enjoy tons of new
puzzles, traps and amazing environments, when you accompany
riddle-hare Bobby Carrot into the world of his own dreams.

Please download/watch the trailer here:
http://www.fdgsoft.de/download/BC5_Trailer.wmv

CHARTTRACK WEEKLY CHARTS - UK

All formats

(Full price) Week ending 17 November 2007

1 ASSASSIN'S CREED UBISOFT
2 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION
3 THE SIMPSONS GAME ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2008 THQ
5 SUPER MARIO GALAXY NINTENDO
6 FIFA 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008 KONAMI
8 LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA LUCASARTS
9 RATATOUILLE THQ
10 THE SIMS 2: CASTAWAY ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 CRYSIS ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 HALO 3 MICROSOFT
13 MYSIMS ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO
15 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2008 SEGA
16 MOTORSTORM SONY COMPUTER ENT.
17 MARIO PARTY 8 NINTENDO
18 RESISTANCE: FALL OF MAN SONY COMPUTER ENT.
19 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: PHANTOM HOURGLASS NINTENDO
20 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS

Speedball 2 – Tournament makes leap to dynamic ads

PC online remake gets dynamically-updated adverts and branded content via IGA Worldwide

Frogster Interactive Pictures, Co-Producer of Speedball 2 – Tournament, and
in-game advertising expert IGA Worldwide have signed an exclusive agreement to feed the action-sports-game with perimeter advertising boards and other in-game branded placements.

As well as contextual arena-side billboards, players will also see sponsored tournaments offered by IGA, reflecting increasing demand for multiplayer leagues and events. Speedball 2 – Tournament will also feature branded in-game items, such as team skins or team tags, adding valuable content to the game free of charge.

Speedball 2 – Tournament will feature an innovative community and multiplayer platform for the game called the ‘game-center’. Here, players can acquire
add-ons like new teams and share game replays and screenshots which will also include branding served by IGA.

IGA’s leading proprietary Radial Ad Network™ includes a game portfolio of more than 50 titles. The addition of this blockbuster title will give advertisers access to more than 11 million active users.

“The possibilities for branding within the game couldn’t be ignored,” commented Dirk Weyel, COO at Frogster. “Having sponsored tournaments and branded skins renders the game more realistic. Matches take place in huge and
highly-stylised 3D arenas replete with contextual pitch-side advertising – just like real life.”

He added: “We chose IGA not just for their proven technology but also because the company understood the game and the significance of the gameplay experience. Together, we’ll create the context and relevance of the adverts to achieve maximum impact – particularly for technology, gadget and men’s lifestyle brands.”

“Speedball was of one of the industry’s first mega-hit franchises, selling over two million units across more than ten different platforms,” said Justin Townsend, CEO and co-founder of IGA. “Advertising within the new game offers a cutting edge opportunity for brands aiming to reach a loyal and media-savvy gaming demographic. Their dynamic nature means the adverts stay fresh and on-message.”

“Speedball 2 – Tournament will offer brands two bites of the cherry, reaching those who remember the game first time around – as well as the new younger male gamer demographic.”

Space mission with Inlogic software – Star Defence

This time even Inlogic software has decided to enter the Space, releasing its new game Star Defence. The player puts himself/herself into the role of commandant of space headquarters and his/her main task is to defend the headquarters against the attacks by enemy alliance.

Developing company Inlogic software, s.r.o. has launched its new game entitled Star Defence situated in remote future full of battles initiated by enemy alliances.

“Star Defence is a strategic - tactical game situated in the year 2107. The player`s task is to protect the headquarters against the attacks by enemy alliance. According to first acclaims, the game is catchy, people like it and that`s why we believe in its success”, says Michal Lacko, Head of Development of the company Inlogic Software s.r.o. and adds: “We wanted to expand our portfolio by a game with sci-fi theme, which was missing there.”

It is the year 2107. The Earth has been disturbed by a war between the alliances WGi and DCa for decades. The long-standing war lead to an absolute lack of mineral resources on the Earth. The battles spread even to the space stations which provide supply of resources from neighbouring planets. So it is very important to protect them. As a commandant you have to protect the station NCX87 at any costs.

Losing it, it would mean the end of the WGi!