1C Promotes Fantasy Wars with TOURNAMENT

What: Win a custom painted Cosmos 1000 case with original Fantasy Wars artwork by entering this tournament. Simply beat "The King and the General" level in the fewest moves. 2nd and 3rd place receive prizes as well.

Where: The game is available at all major retail outlets or digitally at http://www.gamersgate.com.

When: The tournament opens Midnight, December 3, 2007 until Midnight, January 21, 2008


How: Player's skill will be determined by looking at the following criteria:

1. Difficulty level.
2. The amount of turns made.
3. The execution of additional quests.
4. Towns and fortresses captured.
5. Your army's losses.
6. Your enemies' losses.
7. Money balance.

Simply create an e-mail with the topic "Tournament" and attach the "Profiles" folder. In the email please list your name, age and email address. Send the email to tournament@ino-co.com.

Brand new images from Aion: The Tower of Eternity

NCsoft Europe is pleased to present a collection of new images from its forthcoming MMORPG Aion: The Tower of Eternity. Created using a modified version of the Crytek engine, these screens confirm Aion as the most visually stunning MMORPG ever made.

SAITEK'S NEW R660GT FORCE FEEDBACK STEERING WHEEL GETS THE ADRENALINE PUMPING

Saitek, a leading designer and manufacturer of consumer electronic products for PC and gaming, has announced the launch of its new R660GT Force Feedback Wheel, – the new PC racing wheel with powerful Force Feedback and switchable gearstick.

The unique force feedback technology puts the player in the driver’s seat by translating the racing action into jolts and shudders in the wheel, letting them feel every bump and crash, whether it’s a track barrier, a tree or a rival driver. Feel changes in road surface as you glide from smooth tarmac to rough dirt. Respond to the wheel’s feedback to improve your lap times by taking sharp corners more smoothly, and avoiding a rear-end slide or under-steer.

The Saitek R660GT wheel comes with a solid G-clamp to securely fix the wheel to the desk, so it’ll stay where it’s needed even at 180mph with tyres screaming around a nasty hairpin bend. And the soft handle finish ensures a strong grip so the wheel won’t slip through your fingers, even in the heat of the race.

The R660GT setup includes pedals that can be customised to suit the driver, so that they can operate independently of each other or can be combined to suit different games or a player’s driving style. Unlike many other driving wheels, the R660GT pedals more accurately reflect the positioning of pedals in a real car, pivoted from the top rather than the bottom, whilst the brake offers more resistance than the accelerator.

The R660GT wheel also caters for gamers used to left- or right-hand drive cars with a semi-automatic gear shift lever that can be mounted on the side of the wheel, plus two, fingertip-controlled gear shift paddles.

With its rock-solid stability, powerful and realistic force feedback, and essential controls right where you need them, the new R600GT brings the track to life, improves your lap times and helps you become race champion.

System requirements:
Connectivity: The setup connects to the PC via a single USB 2.0 cable
Windows XP, XP64 and Windows Vista (all versions)

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Malion Roars into Top Spot as Folkore video game competition closes

• Folklore inspires new generation of fantasy artists
• Online competition to offer winning applicant’s entry as download
• Available to downloadable from PLAYSTATION®Store in the New Year

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and Game Republic are delighted to announce that the design of ‘Malion’ is the winner of the Folkore™ ‘Design a Folk’ competition which ran on eu.playstation.com from September 28 – October 22, 2007. Forum members were challenged to design a new character for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) mystery action adventure Folklore - a game populated by mysterious creatures known as Folk. The winning entry is currently being made up by the team at Game Republic and will be available to download exclusively from PLAYSTATION®Store in early 2008.

The panel of judges at the legendary Game Republic Studios in Tokyo decided that the winning entry was from Jeff Read from the UK, but it was a close-run thing with four runners-up coming from France (Chengelin), UK (Legia), Australia (Mordremohrg) and Spain (Nrise). Jeff’s winning design is called ‘Malion’ (see below). Describing his creation, Jeff said, “The Malion (Spore Lion) runs circles around the enemy whilst creating an intoxicating spore cloud from its tail and thorny mane. When the prey is dazed The Malion jumps in for the kill. The tail and claws are primary attacks, but this Folk is highly poisonous… wear protective gloves! The Malion fears fire." The Malion will now get to star alongside the likes of gelatinous Agar Agar, the spike-furred Bug-a-boo, the boulder-bodied Spriggan and the cavern-mouthed Fomoire in Folklore.

Okamoto-san and his team at Game Republic were impressed with the quality of designs the competition produced, “To decide a winner was very difficult because the standard was so high. Congratulations to Jeff, the runners-up and all the people who took the time and effort to design a new Folk. We hope you enjoyed being creative and that you continue designing.”

The winner not only gets his Malion immortalised in the PS3 game, but also receives a Folklore goody bag and a copy of the game, whilst the runners up receive a copy of the game and the goody bag. Head over to eu.playstation.com to see all the competition results and entries, and keep your eyes on PLAYSTATION®Store for the special Malion download pack coming in the New Year.

For more information on Folklore for PS3, take a trip to the Netherworld at www.folklore-game.com.

18 wheels of Steel: American Long Haul now available

GamersGate announced today another worldwide premiere!

18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul is the latest in the truck simulation games series for Windows PC developed by SCS Software, and published and distributed by ValuSoft, a division of THQ Inc. The game is currently available for $19.99 via direct download on GamersGate.

North America's open roads await! You ain't working for the Man any more! You're the owner of your own trucking business and you call the shots.

• Build your empire one rig at a time to dominate the roadways and outbid the competition. Can you handle the pressure? Your American Dream starts behind the wheel of your own big rig.


• Bid – May the best man win. Do you take what the company is bidding for a job or do you move on and lose valuable time? Remember – Profit is King!


• Haul – Start behind the wheel transporting 45+ types of cargo including livestock, chemicals, and mobile homes, cross country to bring in the big bucks.


• Handle – These beasts don't drive themselves! Back up to loading docks, maage your fuel, and maintain your trucks in peak condition.


• Dominate – Move it better and faster than your competition. Build your reputation coast to coast as you long haul across 48 states, Canada and now Mexico! ´


• Grow - Build your business and add rigs to your fleet. Own up to 37 mammoth machines and trailers.

More information about 18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul on GamersGate.

For more information about 18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul please visit http://www.americanlonghaul.com

Availability of Wii, PS3, and great Gift Ideas for Last minute Christmas Shopping

Renchi.com ( www.renchi.com) - a leading import video games, consoles and game gear retailer, has got the last minute shoppers covered. Hard to get in stock items such as the US and Japan versions of Nintendo Wii, and many DS Lite and new Wii accessories can still be had for Christmas.

Renchi has put together a list of great gift ideas for those who lacks time or insight of what's hot in the video game world. These gift ideas (http://www.renchi.com/renchi/NewsDetail?newsID=807) has all the platforms covered, including the hot and hard to find US version Nintendo Wii. Other cool items include the PS3 DualShock 3 controllers, or the popular Assassin's Creed, Mario Party DS and the PS3 official Winning Eleven 2008 Bundle. Renchi also has many Asia-only colors / styles for consoles and accessories.

Also, check out our facebook profile page, just search for "renchi import games" and join us on our fan page.

RenChi.com (www.renchi.com ) is a sister company of RedWolfAirsoft (www.redwolfairsoft.com ), the leading worldwide airsoft supplier for the past 8 years. Based in Hong Kong, RenChi has the advantage of sourcing video games and consoles from various regions, including Japan, for great prices and speed.

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Elf video game Online NPC Show Off

ELF Online has released a series of latest NPC pictures to the public recently; all of them present the humorous and cute style of this game before the players.

ELF Online is a kind of 2D Online game which exploited by Happy MMO only. It adopts the popular internet culture of “spoof” as its main style and possesses a subversive innovation system featuring trick and love, etc. All these funny elements make ELF Online a brand new game. It perfectly interpretes a characteristic online game beyond others for players.

Football SuperStars Releases First Character Renders And Calls For Testers For Closed Alpha

CyberSports, the new games industry publisher of world-class global, massively multi-player online (MMO) sports games using leading-edge technology, today released the first character renders for its premiere title, Football SuperStars.

With the game just about to enter its closed Alpha stage, where select external Testers are poised to be the first people to get ‘hands on’ with this eagerly awaited sports MMO, CyberSports and developer Monumental Games have released the first character renders to give people a taste of what to expect.

An online MMO game for the PC, Football SuperStars will immerse players in a utopian soccer-styled virtual world and take part in 3, 5, 7 and 11-a-side football matches. Players will take control of a single footballer and will interact on and off the pitch, living the football superstar lifestyle whilst pursuing fame, glory and success, striving to join the best clubs, competing at the highest level and progressing within the game through skill and sporting prowess. The player will exist in a persistent football-themed world and be able to join or form their own teams and manage their careers whilst engaging in various leagues.

“Game-play and realism are revolutionary,” said Malcolm Clark, CEO of CyberSports. “Playing in and against teams of real people is simply the right way to play a football game, and the MMOG platform is perfect to bring like-minded gamers and football fans together. Football SuperStars will be a totally immersive football experience combining the most realistic football matches ever played with a true lifestyle environment for the budding superstars to explore and show off their trappings of success and become famous.”

Rik Alexander, CEO of Monumental Games, added “We are extremely happy with how Football SuperStars is progressing, and now we have almost reached Closed Alpha we can release some images so people can see how far we’ve come. The realism of the human controlled teams and the superb graphics of the character avatars and stadiums make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, like you are walking onto the pitch in real life.”

“It’s all coming together,” Malcolm Clark, commented further “The full 11-a-side matches we play in the studio have the atmosphere and tension of a real football match. In a week or so we’ll start to choose Closed Alpha testers from the people who have registered, so if you would like to be part of Football SuperStars and be among the first to experience the most realistic football game ever, then go to www.footballsuperstars.com and sign up now. We can’t wait to see your reaction.”

Football SuperStars will enter its Closed Alpha stage in the coming weeks and selected external Testers will at last be able to take part in the creation of the game. During the coming months, more and more external Testers will be needed to ensure that Football SuperStars is the best game it can possibly be. Anyone who would like to take part as an external Tester can nominate themselves by visiting www.footballsuperstars.com and registering their details.

Football SuperStars will be available to play on the PC and is scheduled to go live in Q2 2008

Vivendi and Activision to Create Activision Blizzard - World's Largest, Most Profitable Pure-Play Video Game Publisher

Combination Brings Activision's Best-Selling Video Games, Including Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and Tony Hawk, Together With Vivendi Games' Portfolio of Leading Franchises, Including Crash Bandicoot and Spyro, and Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft, Diablo and Global No1 Subscription-Based World Of Warcraft

Vivendi to Contribute Vivendi Games Valued at $8.1 Billion, Plus $1.7 Billion in Cash in Exchange for Approximately 52% Stake in Activision Blizzard at Closing; Total Transaction Valued at $18.9 Billion

Activision Blizzard Will Commence Post-Closing Cash Tender Offer for Up to 146.5 Million of its Shares at $27.50 per Share, Representing 31% Premium for Activision Stockholders Based on 20-Trading Day Average

Transaction Will Unlock Value of Blizzard Entertainment's Massively Multiplayer Online Games Business and Will Be Accretive to Stockholders of Activision and Vivendi

Free Mission for all Simmers - Flight Scene video game Holiday Present

Between now and half december we may expect the release of a very interesting free mission for FSX. Actually it's 2 FUN Missions for the 2007 Holidays. One plays in Autumn and the other in Hard Winter.The missions are not easy to play, but doing them over and over you'll grow to a great Cessna Pilot.

Stay tuned, it's not just a freeware Gift, it's a tribute to all you dedicated Simmers!

More at www.fscene.com