Saturday, February 23, 2008
CDV USA Video Game AGEOD's American Civil War
cdv Software Entertainment USA, a leading publisher of strategy gaming titles in North America, today announced a publishing agreement for AGEOD’s American Civil War: 1861-1865 – The Blue and the Gray. Previously only available to North American consumers via limited digital distribution, AGEOD's American Civil War - The Blue and the Gray will allow players to re-enact key battles of the American Civil War in a detailed and historically accurate setting. For more information, please visit http://www.cdvus.com.
AGEOD’s American Civil War: 1861-1865 – The Blue and the Gray is a historical war game that places players at the head of the United States or the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Players take on the roles of military and political leaders trying to lead their factions to military, political or economic victory during five historic years that divided the nation. Players must organize their military forces, all while managing supply and morale as they plan actions over land, sea and by rail. The game consists of challenging scenarios, campaigns and grand campaigns, all played out on the largest American Civil War map ever created for a game.
Strategy gaming fans will face a daunting challenge in this historically authentic title created by Philippe Thibaut, renowned designer of the award-winning Europa Universalis, Pax Romana and Birth of America.
Street Gangs launches on Wii virtual console
Take On The Street This Week With Virtual Console
Get ready to street fight this week as Street Gangs™ launches on Virtual Console. Follow high school students Alex and Ryan on their quest across River City to rescue Ryan’s girlfriend, Cyndi, from a gang hideout at River City High. This urgent journey sees them battle student groups such as the ‘Frat Boys’ and ‘Jocks’ and take on mini-bosses who get in their way. First released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991, this beat ‘em up role playing combo allows players to move freely around the screen executing an array of street fighting moves. Collect cash from defeated gang members to buy improved abilities and special items such as new shoes, books and health snacks! Only for the truly tough, Street Gangs™ is available on this week’s Virtual Console for 500 Wii Points.
If you’re in the mood for something more tropical this week, venture into treacherous territory as Adventure Island™ comes to Virtual Console! First seen on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992, this side-scrolling, action-packed title sees players lured onto the dangerous Adventure Island. In the role of Master Higgins, whose girlfriend has been kidnapped by a treacherous Witch Doctor, players must carefully navigate perilous forests and monster infested caves. Grabbing items as they travel around the island to top up decreasing energy levels, players must call upon all their skill and chart their way through eight exciting worlds! Not for the faint hearted, Adventure Island™ is available to download this week for 500 Wii Points.
Virtual Console offers users the ultimate retro gaming experience. This week’s titles join the list of 189 classic titles already available for Virtual Console in Europe.
IMPORT REAL LIFE SATELLITE MAPS AND CREATE SPECTACULAR CITIES WITH City Life 2008 Edition
City Life 2008 Edition Populates Stores Today
IMPORT REAL LIFE SATELLITE MAPS AND CREATE SPECTACULAR CITIES WITH FAMOUS LANDMARKS
City Life 2008 Edition, the latest version of the popular City Life series is released today by Ascaron. Design, build and maintain magnificent cities, importing real life satellite maps and famous landmarks to create an urban paradise.
The game features a variety of environments on which to base each city. Build residences, industries and businesses and watch the population grow. With total freedom of construction, there are limitless options for designing an entirely new civilisation and watching it thrive. Get it wrong and it could self-destruct.
A successful city is built on a balanced economy with happy citizens. To achieve this, all six sociocultural groups must be attracted to the city, from the wealthy ‘Elite’ to the impoverished ‘Have-Nots’. Make sure all six groups live in harmony to avoid violent clashes. Use the 360° camera rotation and zoom functions to dive into a city and walk its streets, observing the inhabitants and their daily dramas.
Ensure there are essential local services for the citizens by building industries for employment as well as ample recreational areas for leisure time. Environments also have to be safe and free from pollution so watch the location of industries and provide plenty of police stations. A clean and safe environment will make a city run smoothly. Unhappiness will only lead to violence and discord.
Fast facts:
Publisher: Ascaron Entertainment
Web: www.Ascaron.com
Developer: Monte Cristo
Release date: 22nd February 2008
RRP: £19.99
PEGI: 7+
Format: PC
Genre: Simulation
RUN YOUR OWN TV CHANNEL AND EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF SHOWBUSINESS WITH TV GIANT
TV Giant Released Today!
RUN YOUR OWN TV CHANNEL AND EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF SHOWBUSINESS WITH TV GIANT
TV Giant, the PC game that allows you to experience an exciting career in the world of television, is available to buy in stores today.
An opportunity has arisen to become the boss of a brand new television channel, and TV Giant is looking for the right person to take on this important role. The job is challenging, and requires important decisions to be made, strong management skills and a creative approach to a fast moving industry.
Have you got what it takes?
Job requirements include hiring and firing presenters, planning the program schedule, creating new programs, managing advertisements and improving viewing figures. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in broadcast media, a strict approach to poor quality programming and presenting, possess a wide knowledge of what the viewing public wants, and a competitive attitude to rival traditional television companies.
As the boss, you must make certain your channel is everyone’s favourite. Your choices must keep the audience happy and the viewing figures high. Whatever you decide, make sure rival channels don’t steal your popularity and your viewing public. If you lose the ratings war you will lose your job. Welcome to show business!
If you think you’re up to the job, visit www.tvgiant-thegame.com to find out more.
Fast facts:
Publisher: Ascaron Entertainment (UK) / Nobilis
Web: www.tvgiant-thegame.com
Developer: Nobilis
Release date: 22nd February 2008
Price: £19.99
PEGI: 3+
Format: PC
Genre: Simulation
Imperium Romanum and AGON The Lost Sword of Toledo now live
Imperium Romanum and AGON The Lost Sword of Toledo now live
GamersGate announced today that Imperium Romanum and AGON The Lost Sword of Toledo are now live and available for direct download on GamersGate.
Imperium Romanum is the much-awaited sequel to best seller Glory of the Roman Empire. In the game, players will take on the role of a governor of a Roman province and strive to build a well-organised, prosperous and commanding settlement.
Features include:
- History mode with timeline, where missions are based on real events and locations
- Interactive mission mode: the players activate the goals when they choose
- Improved battle system where players commands their own armies
- Player-constructible bridges, fortifications, walls, towers and gates
- Introduction of currency, crime, historically accurate buildings, natural disasters, and siege machines
- New interface design, and improved economy and overview dialogues
The Lost Sword of Toledo is the second game and 4th episode in the AGON adventure series. It follows the quest of Prof. Samuel Hunt as he gets entangled in a complex hunt for the Lost Sword of Toledo. Help him solve the mystery as he's confronted by mysteries, family revenge, black magic, lost bets, thrilling intrigues and much more.
Read more about Imperium Romanum: http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?page=product&what=view&sku=DD-IR
Read more about AGON The Lost Sword of Toledo: http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?page=product&what=view&sku=DD-TOLEDO
To find out more about GamersGate, please go to http://www.gamersgate.com or contact pr@gamersgate.com.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Prepare for Battle! Sudden Strike 3 goes Gold
Prepare for Battle! Sudden Strike 3 is Gold
cdv Software Entertainment USA and Fireglow Games are pleased to announce that Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory has gone gold. The game, set to begin shipping to North American retail outlets on March 10, is the latest in the critically acclaimed and best-selling series of Sudden Strike WWII RTS games that drop players into some of the biggest and most furious battles of WWII. For more information about Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory, please visit http://www.suddenstrike.com/.
Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory features new campaigns, massive battles, and historically modeled units, along with significantly expanded gameplay so players can wage war across a variety of terrains and environments. For more information about Sudden Strike 3, please visit http://www.suddenstrike.com/.
About cdv Software Entertainment USA
cdv Software Entertainment USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of cdv Software Entertainment AG, is a leading publisher of third-party video games and interactive entertainment with offices in New Jersey and headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. cdv Software Entertainment USA has published critically acclaimed and commercially successful titles including Divine Divinity, Blitzkrieg, American Conquest, Codename: Panzers, City Life, DarkStar One, War Front: Turning Point and the acclaimed Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened. The company will continue to expand its offerings with upcoming titles including Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory and the highly anticipated Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. For more information, please visit http://www.cdvus.com.
Shock Force v1.07 download patch released!
CM: Shock Force v1.07 patch released!
Greetings everyone. Today, we are pleased to announce the availability of the new Combat Mission: Shock Force v1.07 all inclusive game patch.
This All Inclusive (cumulative) game patch is available in 3 flavors; for the Battlefront.com, Gamersgate and Paradox Interactive versions of game. Links to each patch are listed below. Depending on the version, the patch is between 174 to 241 megs in size. While its only been two weeks since the last patch was released, we were able to pack in a bunch of improvements in this version not to mention the addition of 32 brand new Quick Battle Maps. Other important tweaks have been made to unit pathfinding, combat behavior, area fire as well as fixes to a couple of pesky bugs which popped up recently.
As these are All Inclusive patche s, they will work regardless of if, or to what level, the game has already been patched in the past.
A newly updated v1.07 Combat Mission: Shock Force Demo is planned to be released soon!
View the full v1.07 Readme here: http://www.battlefront-store.com:8080/patch_readme.txt
Download the Combat Mission Shock Force v1.07 Patch Here: http://www.battlefront-store.com:8080/downloads.html
Legion Gold Now Available From Matrix Games
Legion Gold Now Available From Matrix Games
The successful Slitherine Strategies hit is now available at Matrix Games!
Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and Slitherine Strategies (www.slitherine.com) are excited to announce that the classic game of ancient warfare strategy and tactics, Legion Gold, is now also available from Matrix Games. In Legion Gold, players can command massive armies that march across the ancient world and build mighty cities that will last through the ages while also standing amid the blood and mud on the battlefield and commanding the tactical action of every battle!
Well-received by gamers and critics alike, Legion Gold is the expanded and improved version of its predecessor, Legion, and includes not only the original Legion game but a hefty expansion pack too! The “Gold” expansion brings gamers even more hours of gameplay on top of the already addicting Legion system. Improvements in Legion Gold over Legion include vastly improved diplomatic, economic, and management elements, improved strategic and tactical elements in the battle system, 3 new campaigns, new races, units, structures, and more!
David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “Legion Gold is the definitive version of this Roman empire-building classic and we’re glad to be able to offer it at Matrix Games. With so many historical strategies and options available to the player, Legion Gold can offer near endless fun!”
The Matrix Games Online Store now offers the full range of ancient world strategy games from Slitherine Strategies, including Chariots of War, Gates of Troy, Spartan, Legion Gold and Legion Arena Gold.
Legion Gold is a revolutionary, high-level strategy game that incorporates strategic and tactical elements in a unique Roman Empire adventure. Control vast armies and attempt to carve out an Empire at the strategic level. At the tactical level, position your armies and make use of the best formations to achieve victory. Each map can be replayed a number of times in different settings, with different nations, giving you hours of gameplay.
Features of Legion Gold include:
- Many sides – Play against many unique tribes, nations and AI opponents from the Roman Empire era
- Detailed economy - control your cities, allocate workers, construct new buildings, build fortresses for protection and train new regiments
- Historical Accuracy - all maps, soldiers’ uniforms and weapons are accurately modeled to capture the flavor of the ancient world and its warfare
- Diplomacy - with so many opponents, careful use of diplomacy will be required if you're going to succeed
- 3D battlefields - 3D rendered terrain affects the combat model
- Huge realistic battles – based on historical data, the combat model provides a realistic look and feel as hundreds of men are displayed in epic battles
Get more information on Legion Gold from its official Matrix Games webpage.
Avatar Reality Collaborates with e frontier to Add Realistic Home Models to Upcoming MMVW Blue Mars
Avatar Reality Collaborates with e frontier to Add Realistic Home Models to Upcoming MMVW Blue Mars
Shade 10, Shade Home Design Software Provides Opportunity for Blue Mars Users to Experiment with High-quality Architectural Environments and Design
Avatar Reality Inc., a development entity dedicated to the advancement of online community building, today announced collaboration with e frontier Inc. to utilize their Shade 10 and Shade Home Design software to bring a variety of architecture home designs into Blue Mars, a new massively multiplayer virtual world (MMVW) launching at the end of 2008.
Set in Terraformed Mars, Blue Mars players will live out their celestial fantasies through personalized avatars. Using Shade 10 and Shade Home Design, players will easily create realistic home models and have access to a vast library of highly detailed 3D objects such as furniture, musical instruments, cars and buildings. Blue Mars occupants will have the opportunity to virtually design and inhabit their homes with these objects before actually purchasing the property.
“Our goal is to deliver a highly entertaining, imaginative and cost effective experience for our Blue Mars users,” said Kazuyuki Hashimoto, president of Avatar Reality. “We will offer the enjoyment of being able to experiment with a living environment and socializing with friends and family in a chosen dream home. This experience alone sets Blue Mars a world apart from all the other MMVWs.”
“With rich environments and innovative game playing experiences, we feel certain that Blue Mars is poised to be the most played and talked about MMVW game for years to come,” said Kenichi Ando, president & CEO, e frontier Inc. “With over 200,000 users worldwide, e frontier’s Shade has been used for projects in architectural and interior design, product design and prototyping, character design and rendering as well as animations. We can’t wait to see how all our content plays out in Blue Mars.”
Blue Mars will launch in beta version at the end of 2008.
Avatar Reality Collaborates with e frontier to Add Realistic Home Models to Upcoming MMVW Blue Mars
Avatar Reality Collaborates with e frontier to Add Realistic Home Models to Upcoming MMVW Blue Mars
Shade 10, Shade Home Design Software Provides Opportunity for Blue Mars Users to Experiment with High-quality Architectural Environments and Design
Avatar Reality Inc., a development entity dedicated to the advancement of online community building, today announced collaboration with e frontier Inc. to utilize their Shade 10 and Shade Home Design software to bring a variety of architecture home designs into Blue Mars, a new massively multiplayer virtual world (MMVW) launching at the end of 2008.
Set in Terraformed Mars, Blue Mars players will live out their celestial fantasies through personalized avatars. Using Shade 10 and Shade Home Design, players will easily create realistic home models and have access to a vast library of highly detailed 3D objects such as furniture, musical instruments, cars and buildings. Blue Mars occupants will have the opportunity to virtually design and inhabit their homes with these objects before actually purchasing the property.
“Our goal is to deliver a highly entertaining, imaginative and cost effective experience for our Blue Mars users,” said Kazuyuki Hashimoto, president of Avatar Reality. “We will offer the enjoyment of being able to experiment with a living environment and socializing with friends and family in a chosen dream home. This experience alone sets Blue Mars a world apart from all the other MMVWs.”
“With rich environments and innovative game playing experiences, we feel certain that Blue Mars is poised to be the most played and talked about MMVW game for years to come,” said Kenichi Ando, president & CEO, e frontier Inc. “With over 200,000 users worldwide, e frontier’s Shade has been used for projects in architectural and interior design, product design and prototyping, character design and rendering as well as animations. We can’t wait to see how all our content plays out in Blue Mars.”
Blue Mars will launch in beta version at the end of 2008.
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