The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure in US stores

Got Game Entertainment Ships "The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure" to Stores Across North America

Spines tingle and hairs raise as a ghostly new suspense-adventure game for the PC haunts retail shelves this week

Got Game Entertainment LLC today announced that the “The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure” has shipped to North American retail. Created by adventure gaming legend Jonathan Boakes (“Dark Fall”, “Dark Fall II: Lights Out”) and his Darkling Room team, this highly anticipated suspense-adventure game for the PC combines a dense, rich, spine-tingling story inspired by classic ghost stories with today’s modern ghost-hunting techniques. With an intuitive interface which allows players to wield the tools of a paranormal investigator, an impressive cast of 3D characters, actual E.V.P. (Electronic Voice Phenomena) recordings, and photographs of unexplained entities captured by Boakes while researching the game, “The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure” brings a frightening story to bone-chilling life.

Inspired by the works of Charles Dickens, M.R. James, Arthur Conan Doyle, and E.F. Benson, “The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure” finds ghost-hunters Nigel Danvers and Lucy Reubans investigating a tale of horror and haunting along England's fog-shrouded coastline, famed for its legends of smugglers, pirates, and ghosts. In a cinematic, richly detailed interactive world, part black and white, part vivid color, and against a dramatic backdrop of wind-swept coastlines and crumbling crypts, players are captivated, taunted, and teased by mind-bending puzzles and interactions with the town locals, earthly and otherwise. Skills at ghost-hunting and detecting paranormal activity directly affect how the game continues. While there are those who seek to prevent the disturbance of that which is buried, for those players with nerves of steel, and wits to match, discovery of long lost secrets, previously known only to the dead, awaits.

“A classic ghost story, whether old or new, should have us believe that something ‘unexplainable’ surrounds and influences us,” said creator Jonathan Boakes. “And, if we are lucky, it should scare us into realizing that there truly are ‘more things in heaven and earth’ than the absolute skeptics would like us to believe.”

“The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure” includes the following features:
Spine-tingling ghost story

• Realistic ghost-hunting, featuring actual E.V.P. (Electronic Voice Phenomena)
  
• Photographs of unexplained entities captured by creator Jonathan Boakes while researching the game
  
• Chilling original soundtrack
  
• Point and click gameplay with both first and third person interaction
  
• Cast of virtual actors to share your paranormal adventure
  
• Local legends to investigate, interrogate, and observe
  
• Realistic and integrated puzzles
  

“The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure” makes its retail debut at $29.99 (USD) and is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB for Alcohol Reference, Blood, Mild Language, and Violence.

For more information, visit www.TheLostCrown.com.

Mac and PC - Spandex Force puzzle game now Available For Linux

Spandex Force Now Available For Linux

Independent game developer KarjaSoft announces the Linux version of Spandex Force, a tongue-in-cheek puzzle game with RPG elements.

Spandex Force is a superhero-themed puzzle game that lets the player create his or her own hero to clean up the crime-infested town of Vigilance Valley. The game features many different kinds of minigames, including, but not limited to match-3 battles in which common criminals and wacky supervillains must be defeated. The battles are similar to those of last year's hit game Puzzle Quest, but feature superpowers rather than magical spells.

Previously available for Windows and Mac, KarjaSoft now brings superhero puzzle gaming to Linux as well, officially supporting Ubuntu Linux 7. More information, screenshots and downloads can be found at the official webpage:

http://www.spandexforce.com

Dream Of Mirror Online

Dream Of Mirror Online

Update March 5th: Special pet birth

Hi Dreamers,

Have you enjoyed your adventures with your best friends the Pets? Would you like to have a new fellow in your battles? Now you have the chance to get it!

Next March 5th you’ll be able to discover new pet eggs in the vending machines around the world of Dream of Mirror! If you’re lucky enough, you will be able to get from them a “special edition” egg that will give birth to one of the new pets available with a different colour skin.

Remember that these eggs will be on sale only for one week! So hurry up and give birth to a new friendship!

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FREE GAME TRADES ON GOOZEX FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH

Goozex, Inc., the leading online video game trading community, announced that for the entire month of March all trades will be free. The standard $1.00 trading fee will be waived and members will only need the appropriate amount of Goozex points to acquire games. The company is giving free trades to its members to thank them for their loyalty and word-of-mouth endorsements of Goozex resulting in dramatic user and trading activity growth.

The Goozex trading system is based on giving members a fair market value for their video games. To do this, the system finds a match with other members so that you can directly trade your game with someone. The fair market value of video games on the website is represented by Goozex points, which range in value from $5.00 to $50.00. To acquire a game, a member needs the appropriate amount of points plus one trade credit valued at $1.00. This one trade credit has been waived for the month of March.

Once a game trade has occurred, Goozex points are transferred from the buyer to the seller. The member that has just received Goozex points can use them to trade for any game they choose. Currently there are over 7,500 unique titles available on the Goozex trading system. The entire Goozex inventory of games is user generated on a peer-to-peer network, and makes it one of the largest on the Internet today.

“We have just experience enormous user growth and we are trading at the highest levels yet,” said Mark Nebesky, CMO & Co-Founder of Goozex. Mark continued “We wanted to give back to our community of gamers and offer free trades. This has always been a member favorite and we felt now a great time to run with free trades. We expect our trading activity to reach a higher rate than ever before by the end of March.”

Goozex, your game trading community www.goozex.com

Warriors Orochi's gargantuan cast of legendary Warriors on PC & Sony PlayStationPortablePSP

THE BRAWL TO END ALL BRAWLS SPILLS ONTO PC & PSP

Warriors Orochi's gargantuan cast of legendary Warriors decide to meet after school for the mother of all scraps. Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

KOEI today announced the release of Warriors Orochi on PC and PSP. For the first time in the history of the multi-million selling Warriors’ series Warriors Orochi combined the entire casts of both Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors for one almighty tear up. Now, this pulsating recreation of historical battlefield action is coming to the PSP (PlayStationPortable) System and PC and will be available to buy in store on March 28, 2008.

“Having received so much feedback from fans who were desperate to have the full Warriors console experience in a portable format we’re really pleased to now be able to give them exactly what they’ve wished for.” Said Will Curley, Sales Manager for KOEI Europe. “For the first time on PSP the huge battlefields from the console versions of Warriors Orochi have been recreated and crammed into a portable gaming experience along with the entire cast of characters. Warriors Orochi is a massive step forward for Warriors games on PSP and we’ve been really impressed with just what we can do on PSP. Bringing our unique brand of tactical action to PC is also a very significant move for us as we look ahead to achieving much more on this platform. Warriors Orochi is just the first step as we look towards a number of new releases on PC in the coming months.”

About WARRIORS OROCHI

Warriors Orochi boasts an amazing roster of 77 playable characters from both the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors franchises, while four action-packed “crossover” storylines unveil events where characters from either series are pitted against one another.

The game’s new “Team Battle System” and “Weapon Fusion” push Tactical Action to a whole new level. For the first time in KOEI’s Tactical Action games, players can create their own three-person tag team. At any given time, one warrior will be engaged in battle, while the other two are recuperating; restoring their Life Meters and Musou Gauges. Every character is categorized according to offensive ability, and with new fighting techniques, it’s up to the player to find the most lethal combination of warriors. “Weapon Fusion” lets players combine the attributes from different weapons for more devastating results.

Dark Sector – Multiplayer Features on Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft XBox 360

Game Types - Dark Sector's multiplayer is broken up into two distinct game types: Infection and Epidemic.

Infection - The Infection game type is a match between Hayden and the Lasrian military. One player assumes the role of Hayden while all others (up to nine) assume the roles of Lasrian Troopers. Hayden is considered the infected target, and it is up to the Troopers to bring him down. Once Hayden is brought down (“finished”), the Trooper responsible becomes infected and a new round begins. A match will run until either time expires, or a set number of points are reached. The ultimate goal of an Infection match is to have the most number of points when the match is over. Points are granted to Troopers by either stunning Hayden, finishing Hayden, or assisting in bring Hayden down and points are awarded to Hayden by killing Troopers (Troopers can lose points by committing suicide).

As a Trooper, the player will be armed with either an assault rifle or a shotgun, have a couple grenades, and one proximity mine. Troopers can only attack Hayden, and so they can either work together (communicating via a shared chat channel) or go solo. In order to bring Hayden down, they must inflict a set amount damage which will stun him, and then, while he is stunned, perform a “finisher.” The Trooper that performs the “finisher” becomes infected and plays as Hayden in the next round.

As Hayden, the player has no allies, but is armed with a Tekna 9mm, the Glaive, all three Evolutionary Powers, and any weapons dropped by the Troopers or lying around the various maps. Hayden also has access to the elements fire, ice, and electricity (depending on the level) to use against the attacking Troopers.

Epidemic - The Epidemic game type is a team based match between the Lasrian military, and the Agency. Players are divided into two teams where (on each team) one player assumes the role of Hayden, and all others assume the roles of Troopers. Matches end based on a time limit, or point total, and rounds end whenever a Hayden is brought down. Team points are awarded whenever an opposing team brings down the other team’s Hayden, and individual points are awarded to players based on kills and assists (players can also lose points by committing suicide). Players can only communicate with other players in the same team, and can only attack players on the opposing team. Both the Troopers and the Haydens retain the same functionality they have in the Infection game type.

In both game types, players will respawn at designated spawn points when they are killed.

Multiplayer Customization

On the X360, MP games can either be played using Xbox Live, or System Link. On the PS3, MP games can either be played on the Playstation Network, or LAN.

Each multiplayer game type supports up to ten players and has access to five different maps. The maps are unique in size, detail (such as weather effects), and layout. For example, the map called the Deck promotes a more close combat oriented play style, whereas the Court promotes a more team-based play style with its symmetrical layout and numerous opportunities to surround opposition. Multiplayer games can also be customized in terms of time limit, number of players, score limit, and the existence of bots.

Leaderboard

A Leaderboard is available for both the PS3 and the X360, however the X360 board uses TrueSkill™ rank and the PS3 uses a traditional scoring system. A player’s score on the board (either PS3 or X360) is based on the multiplayer game performance game performance.

PS3 vs. X360

Both systems will allow players to create, join, and search for multiplayer games. However, only the X360 gives players a Quick game option, a Custom game option, and a Ranked game option. The Quick game option will pick a game for the player based on their preference of Infection or Epidemic. The Custom game option allows players to set up their own games with the customizable settings of time limit, score limit, number of players, and the availability of bots. Ranked games are directly linked to the X360 Leaderboard. A player’s performance in a Ranked game will determine their position on the X360 Leaderboard. The PS3 allows players to search for or create multiplayer games.
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Wildfire Studios Launches Tumblebugs 2 - Sequel to 2005 best selling game

Wildfire Studios Launches Tumblebugs 2 - Sequel to 2005 Best Selling Casual Game

Wildfire Studios today announced the launch of Tumblebugs 2, the long awaited and highly anticipated sequel to Tumblebugs. Tumblebugs was one of the best selling casual titles online in 2005 and has had over 25 million downloads since its release.

The game follows the adventures of our hero, Tumble, as she battles her way through backyard USA to set her beetle buddies free before they fall into the depths of the black bug lair.

In Tumblebugs 2, the black bugs are back and they’re meaner, faster and nastier! Once again it's Tumble to the rescue...

Darren Baker, CEO of Wildfire Studios says, “Tumblebugs 2 offers the same, wonderfully addictive gameplay that made Tumblebugs such as huge success, but the game also takes everything to the next level. My team has once again created a stunning title with exceptional art, beautiful special effects and immersive audio…not to mention tremendous fun.”

Tumblebugs 2 introduces fun new features including animal helpers which assist Tumble on her mission, exciting new powerups, three different game modes including the all-new one hour rescue mode, new bonus and gold ring challenges and two levels of difficulty. The player will journey through 30 stunning, all-new backyard locations spanning 90 levels offering hours and hours of addictive, bug-popping fun!

Tumblebugs 2 carries a retail price of US$19.99. A free trial version for Windows is available for download at http://www.wildfire.com.au and the game will be available from all leading game portals in coming weeks.

Become King of Zing with mind-boggling new puzzle game from Ojom bouncing rubber ball mobile cellphone game

Become King of Zing with mind-boggling new puzzle game from Ojom

Ojom GmbH, a leading creator and global publisher of mobile games, today announced the launch of King of Zing, a highly addictive puzzle game that will keep you entertained for hours.

You control an excitable, bouncing rubber ball and your objective is simple – to keep the ball in play. Control the ball with your mobile phone keys and take advantage of the pillars and various other obstacles to find the right path to the exit and progress to the next level. But watch out – a wrong decision and you will be flung into oblivion and out of the game.

King of Zing is an engaging game that will challenge you to the limit as you navigate your way around 250 levels of zinging madness. The game is packed full of exciting features, bonuses and mini puzzles. And with colourful animated backgrounds and atmospheric sound effects you will quickly be immersed in the world of Zing!

King of Zing has three game modes to play – puzzle, arcade and survival. The Puzzle Mode challenges you to solve 250 puzzles in four difficulty levels. The objective in Arcade Mode is to maximise your bonus points by collecting all level items and using as few moves as possible in the shortest amount of time. Survival Mode is about solving as many puzzles as possible with limited time, moves and only one rubber ball.

Marc Busse, Sales Manager at Ojom GmbH, said: “King of Zing is one of our most addictive games - you just won't want to put it down. Luckily you don't have to as you can continue your quest to become the King of Zing wherever you go on your mobile phone. The game is perfect for puzzle fans of all ages and has a wealth of exciting features to keep you entertained for hours.”

For more information, visit the Ojom website at www.ojom.com

Games2Gaze: GAMES TO GAZE! Offer a new dimension of video gaming beyond the today's stereotypes

Games2Gaze: GAMES TO GAZE!

Games have a special place in our modern fast-paced life and nobody can deny it. They are there when we want to spend some quality hours with fun and joy. Some of them offer an alternative way of education and entertainment.

Games2Gaze comes to cover this need. "The company was formed to offer a new dimension of video gaming beyond the today's stereotypes. Our purpose is to release premium games that surpass existing ideas and bring an innovative experience to players. Games you will want to play, you want to have, you want to dazzle you, and you want to excite you. The company's mission is to be a true innovator in the modern games industry", Mr. Chiotis, Art & Technology Director, said.

Throughout 2007, Games2Gaze garnered significant industry support through its partnerships. Partners include (among others): ImmersionFX, Ink Design, and Pedro Camacho (IGF 2008 nominee in "audio excellence" category).

"We are thrilled to be partnering with significant companies that provide us with a phenomenal opportunity to get our products in the hands of thousands of casual game lovers around the world. Without our partners, the success will be impossible. Our partners continue to deal with Games2Gaze because we work within their parameters and don't force them to fit within ours. Today, when we are celebrating the lunch of Games2Gaze, I'd like to thank our partners for their contribution. But Games2Gaze is not stopping here. We are looking ahead toward an even more inspiring future. We hope more partners and players will join us in 2008" continues Mr. Chiotis.

Explore Games2Gaze' site at www.games2gaze.com. There, investors and gamers will find detailed information on Games2Gaze, its evolution, and achievements. There, you will also find trial version of the games for Windows.

ENTERTAIN THROUGH INNOVATION - DEDICATE TO AMUSE!

OGPlanetCABAL ONLINE - Offers Full-Service MMORPG Using Free-to-Play Model Download now

CABAL ONLINE Launches in North America

OGPlanet Offers Full-Service MMORPG Using Free-to-Play Model

OGPlanet, an innovative provider of multiplayer online games, today announced the North American commercial launch of CABAL ONLINE, a full-service massively multiplayer online game that already boasts nearly 1 million players in more than 12 countries throughout Asia and Europe .

"The launch of CABAL ONLINE is a huge event for us," said David Hoffman, Executive Producer for OGPlanet. "The beta testing periods were met with a very positive reception, and we're anxious to watch CABAL's popularity in North America grow. We're thrilled to be able to provide an MMO of this caliber under a free-to-play model."

Although CABAL was developed with a subscription-based model in mind, OGPlanet is offering the game under a free-to-play system, consistent with the company's model. An option to purchase in-game items does exist, but the purchasable items will not be integral to the gameplay experience.

"It is important to us to find a balance ensuring our players the full experience of CABAL Online without paying a penny," said Hoffman. "The items purchasable by Astros, our OGPlanet-wide in-game currency, will give players ways to make it from 'Point A' to 'Point B' more quickly, but won't give them any sort of permanent advantage over players who might not have the budget to utilize the Cash Shop. We're very pleased with the result: a free-to-play MMORPG with everything you would expect from a subscription-based game."

CABAL ONLINE can be downloaded at http://cabal.ogplanet.com/.