LINUX CLIENT FOR SAVAGE 2: A TORTURED SOUL

Who Says There Aren't Games For Linux?

S2 GAMES ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF HIGHLY ANTICIPATED LINUX CLIENT FOR SAVAGE 2: A TORTURED SOUL

Independent game developer S2 Games today announced the release of the highly anticipated Linux client for Savage 2: A Tortured Soul. Linux gamers can download the client and sign-up for a FREE account at www.s2games.com.

The original Savage: A Battle for Newerth was a gem among the Linux gaming community and won Independent Game of the Year in 2004. Savage 2 builds upon the revolutionary game play defined in the first game, which combines elements of Real-Time-Strategy, First-Person Shooter, and Role-Playing Games into a whole new type of game that defies genre.

“Linux gamers are a whole different crop of players,” said Marc DeForest, co-founder and lead designer of S2 Games. “They are tech savvy, out of the box thinkers who relish creativity and originality. That is one reason why the first Savage was such a hit with them. We couldn’t be more excited to invite them back to Newerth for some savage good times.”

In addition to the release of the Savage 2 Linux client, S2 Games also released the first in a series of Free Content Updates. The completely free content update will bring many new features to Savage 2, including:

· Level Armor Progression

· Full Clan Implementation

· Commander VoIP

· New Hellbourne Unit “Devourer”

· Achievements

· New Community Created Maps: “Dusk” and “Lost Valley”

· Among others…

Savage 2: A Tortured Soul is available for download now at www.s2games.com. More information on this title can also be found at www.s2games.com.

Yakuza 2 Confirmed By SEGA Europe

Earn Respect In The Definitive Japanese Story About Honour

Yakuza 2 Confirmed By SEGA Europe For A 2008 Release

SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced that Yakuza 2 will be hitting shelves in Europe during 2008 exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. The sequel to the critically acclaimed 3rd person action adventure Yakuza features enhanced combat, larger environments and a thrilling storyline continuing a year after Yakuza ended. Yakuza 2 will plunge players deeper into the world of Japan’s notorious underground organisation, where honour and respect are not earned easily.

Kazuma Kiryu, the protagonist of the first Yakuza, is named Fourth Chairman of the Tojo Clan but unexpectedly retires from life in the clan the same day. However, his personally chosen successor is assassinated by a former allied gang called the Omi. These events set in motion an engrossing storyline that sees Kazuma travelling through Japan, on what could be the last opportunity to stave off an all-out war between the Tojo and Omi clans.

“We are thrilled to treat the gamers in Europe to the sequel of the critically acclaimed Yakuza,” said Gary Knight, European Marketing Director, SEGA Europe Ltd. “Yakuza 2 is one of the most requested Japanese titles in our portfolio and we’re delighted to finally announce a European version.”

Yakuza 2 will be available in stores throughout Europe during 2008 exclusively for PlayStation 2.

For more information on Yakuza 2 or other SEGA products, please visit www.sega-europe.com.

X-BLADES OFFICIAL WEBSITE LAUNCHES

X-BLADES OFFICIAL WEBSITE LAUNCHES

Fast-Paced Anime-Action Title Hacks and Slashes onto the Interwebs

SouthPeak Games today announced that the official website for X-Blades is now live. As a hack-and-slash masterpiece with a captivating Anime style, X-Blades will provide breathtaking combat scenes and truly fantastic worlds. Its official website will serve as an ideal source for information on both the game’s features and its final stages of development.

X-Blades stars Ayumi, a dynamic young relic hunter in search of a mysterious artifact. Relying solely on her fighting skill, pistol blades and mystical abilities, Ayumi must battle against armies of creatures and other fortune-seekers determined to stop her from escaping with the relic alive.

“You'll get a first impression of the game from the wide range of materials on the new website - and there's a lot more to come in the next few weeks” said James Seaman, Managing Director at TopWare Interactive. “The site will contain backgrounds on all of X-Blades’ major heroes and villains as well as current news on the development stages of the game.”

In addition to the ever-growing encyclopedia of all things X-Blades, another feature planned for the site includes a mini-manga from the world of the heroine Ayumi - with new stories appearing regularly.

X-Blades will be gunning its way to shelves in autumn 2008.

For the latest up-to-date news on X-Blades check out www.x-blades.com.

Nintendo DS - Powershot Pinball Constructor – out now

Powershot Pinball Constructor – out now!

Release date set for Powershot Pinball Constructor for the Nintendo DS.

Get ready for Pinball with a difference as Oxygen’s latest addition to the Nintendo DS collection, Powershot Pinball Constructor, will be in-store tomorrow.

Powershot Pinball Constructor brings an exciting new challenge of reaching the “hi-score” with a unique multiplayer sabotage feature! Engage either ‘versus’ or ‘team battle’ mode to utilise various pinball mechanisms and impair your opponent’s view of the screen among other things…

Create and design your very own individual pinball table using the table editor. With the ability to store up to six exclusively created pinball tables at any one time, Powershot Pinball Constructor is perfect to pick up and play by anyone, anytime, anywhere.

Play it...with multiple modes. Create it...with the unique table editor. Share it...wirelessly with friends!

Powershot Pinball Constructor looks set to be an instant success when it hits the shelves on the Nintendo DS on 28th March 2008.

Fish Fillets 2 PC video game - Editor download

Fish Fillets 2: Editor

One year after the release of the brilliant puzzle game Fish Fillets 2, the eagerly awaited level editor is here.

You can download it at http://editor.fish-fillets.com.

Did you finish Fish Fillets and waited for more challenges? Do you think you can create better riddles and levels then game developers? Or do you just want to experience this great game in a different way? If yes, your time has come. A year from the release of the original game, there comes the editor that allows you to create your own levels or even whole campaigns!

Fish Fillets 2 is a puzzle game about secret fish agents, orphaned sea horse and sinister . The player controls up to eight different sea animals, figuring out a way for them to escape from more than 110 levels of increasingly fiendish difficulty. The game is full of witty dialogues, wisecracks, and comments.

Fish Fillets 2 official website – www.fish-filets.com

Fish Fillets 2 editor website – http://editor.fish-filets.com

Clues and Hidden Secrets Revealed for DARKNESS WITHIN: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder

Clues and Hidden Secrets Revealed for DARKNESS WITHIN: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder

Leading publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer Zoetrope Interactive today released a full list of additional clues and hidden secrets for their psychological horror Adventure game, Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder. This chilling PC CD-ROM game, inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, is available in major retail stores across Europe.

Erik Schreuder, CEO of Lighthouse Interactive said, “Darkness Within has a very unique scoring system that indicates to players how much of the game’s mystery they have successfully revealed. After receiving an overwhelming number of requests from the Adventure game community, we have decided to release the complete list. Players can now re-enter the world of Darkness Within and uncover the secrets they missed while bettering their gameplay scores.”

To download the complete list, visit:
www.lighthouse-interactive.com

GAME SUMMARY:

As police detective Howard E. Loreid, players are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult. At the top of your list of suspects is Loath Nolder; a highly respected private investigator who mysteriously abandoned his last case for reasons unknown. Rumor had it that he ventured to several exotic places around the world learning from tribe shamans and sorcerers. It remains a great mystery as to why Loath Nolder disappeared so suddenly, resurfacing five years later and resuming his investigations just as abruptly as he had left them. Why does this venerated P.I. now sit on the other side of the law?

Your seemingly routine investigation takes a dramatic twist as strange and terrifying happenings begin to plague your psyche. You experience lucid horrifying dreams and are tormented by paranormal happenings. Why do days pass instead of hours when you sleep? What’s real and what’s not? As you pursue fugitive murder suspect Loath Nolder, you must face dire truths hidden deep within a haunting darkness and the recesses of your mind.

FEATURES:

• Built-in Hint System with 3 Difficulty Levels – Players can choose to play in Standard, Detective or Senior Detective modes.
  
• Unique Inventory System – Utilizing the ‘thinking screen’ allows players to collect and examine items, and thoughts. Clues can also be researched, combined or used.
  
• Dynamic Puzzles and Features – Traditional adventure game puzzles are complimented by deciphering dreams and underlining excerpts in documents to garner critical clues.
  
• Enhanced Gameplay Experience – The proprietary game engine enables compelling special effects, stunning visuals, and dynamic lighting and shading, in a panoramic first person game environment.
  
• Eerie Gameplay Atmosphere – An immersive experience is created by a fascinating story, chilling real-time cut scenes, and haunting music.
  

To find out more about Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder and to keep up with the latest news on the game, visit www.lighthouse-interactive.com and www.zoetropeint.com/In/gameinfo.htm.

Release Of The Blue Dragon Original Soundtrack From The Xbox 360 Video Game

Sumthing Else Music Works Announces Release Of The Blue Dragon Original Soundtrack From The Xbox 360 Video Game

Original Music by Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu

Sumthing Else Music Works, through its licensing relationship with Mistwalker proudly presents Blue Dragon Original Soundtrack. The 2 disc soundtrack album is now available at US retail outlets through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works label www.sumthing.com and digital download service www.sumthingdigital.com and will also be released on iTunes.

Blue Dragon is created exclusively for the Xbox 360 by famed game producer Hironobu Sakaguchi of Mistwalker game studio. Featuring the character design of Akira Toriyama, who designed Dragon Ball Z, and music by Nobuo Uematsu, the composer for Final Fantasy, Blue Dragon is an epic role-playing game (RPG) centered on a young boy named Shu and several of his friends. These unlikely heroes possess the power to control phantom shadows that mirror the actions of their masters, giving Shu and his comrades miraculous strength and magical powers.

Taking full advantage of the power of Xbox 360, Blue Dragon engages players in a world and characters that are brought to life with vibrant colors and detail, from Shu's wild hair to his martial arts-style garb, conveying the beautiful simplicity and sense of adventure found in this truly next-generation RPG. For more information on the game, visit www.xbox.com/bluedragon.

Obscure: The Aftermath Win A Nintendo Wii Contest

Ignition Entertainment And Draven Launch "Obscure: The Aftermath Win A Nintendo Wii" Contest

Lucky Winner to Receive a Nintendo Wii, Obscure: The Aftermath And Draven Gear

Marina del Rey, CA–Ignition Entertainment USA has partnered with Southern California apparel company Draven to sponsor the “Obscure: The Aftermath Win a Wii” contest. Ignition Entertainment and Draven will award the winner with a Wii console, along with a copy of the survivor-horror videogame Obscure: The Aftermath and a complete Draven outfit. Obscure: The After math will be released for Wii, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and PC DVD-Rom on March 25, 2008.

“We’re nearing the big launch of Obscure: The Aftermath and the excitement is growing,” said Ajay Chadha,president of Ignition Entertainment USA. “This contest gives horror fans and gamers alike the chance to win an awesome game on a great console, while scoring some very cool Draven clothing.”

Draven recently supplied shoes and clothing for a groundbreaking series of live-action videos based on Ignition’ s upcoming survival-horror videogame Obscure: The Aftermath. The videos can be viewed by visiting www.obscureaftermath.com.

“Draven is thrilled to be a part of Ignition’s Obscure: The Aftermath launch,” said Chad Romiti, Marketing Director for Draven. “We’ve always felt a kinship with the gaming community and are excited to deliver one of the hottest gaming consoles into the hands of one lucky Obscure fan.”

“Obscure: The Aftermath Win a Nintendo Wii”

Competition Prizes

Grand Prize:
One Wii game system, one copy of Obscure: The Aftermath Wii software, one Draven tee shirt, one Draven hoodie, one pair of Draven shoes, one Draven hat, and one Draven backpack.

First Prize:
One Draven hoodie, one Draven tee shirt and one copy of Obscure: The Aftermath Wii software.

Second Prize:
One copy of Obscure: The Aftermath Wii software.

The contest is now open and entries may be submitted to the official contest website at www.draven.com/contest.php from March 24 until April 24, 2008. All entrants must be 18 years or older at the time of entry and a U.S. citizen.

Published by Ignition Entertainment and Playlogic International N.V. and developed by Hydravision Entertainment, Obscure: The Aftermath is rated “M” for Mature. For more information about Obscure: The Aftermath please visit www.obscureaftermath.com.

For more information about Draven please visit www.draven.com.

Rock Band for Nintendo Wii will be released as a Special Edition bundle

Wii Will Rock You!

The number one selling game in February 2008 is coming to Nintendo Wii

Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of MTV Networks, which is a division of Viacom, along with distribution partner Electronic Arts, today announced plans to release the award-winning music video game Rock Band on the Wii home video game system from Nintendo in the U.S. and Canada on June 22, 2008 for the suggested retail price of $169.99.

Rock Band for Wii will be released as a Special Edition bundle including the software, drums, microphone and a wireless guitar. Stand alone instruments will also be available on June 22nd for people who want to build their band one instrument at a time or want to play the drum versus drum game mode. The game will feature 63 songs including five bonus songs for Wii gamers to enjoy.

“The Wii’s success among casual and core gamers of all ages makes it an ideal match for the cross-generational appeal of the music featured in Rock Band,” says Bob Picunko, Vice President of Electronic Games and Interactive Products, MTV

“The social interaction and addictive nature of the Rock Band experience is a perfect fit for the Wii and will undoubtedly be fun for the entire family,” says Steve Singer, licensing VP from Nintendo.

Rock Band is an all-new platform for music fans and gamers to interact with music like never before. The game challenges players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune – all while learning to master lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals. Featuring the most master recordings of any music game ever by the world’s biggest rock artists, Rock Band includes tracks that span every genre of rock ranging from alternative and classic rock to heavy metal and punk. Rock Band has garnered over 40 awards this year including Game Critics Award: Best of Show E3 2007 and three awards at The 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards including Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, Family Game of the Year, and Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack.

Rock Band is rated “T” for Teen (lyrics, mild suggestive themes) by the ESRB.

Rock Band is currently available on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, and on the PLAYSTATION 2 computer entertainment system.

Maximum Football 2.0 is Updated to 2.2

Maximum Football 2.0 is Updated to 2.2!

Strap on the helmet head into the game – A major Maximum Football Update is ready!

Matrix Games and Wintervalley Software are proud to announce that a major new v2.2 update is now available for Maximum Football 2.0. The new update brings plenty of improvements and enhancements in areas like editing, managing and combining playbooks, improved quick simulation features, new trackable statistics, and much more.

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “It may not be prime football season these days but this new Maximum Football 2.0 update is just the thing I need to get me back into the spirit of gridiron fun!”

David Winter from Wintervalley Software also stated, “Our goal with each new iteration of Maximum Football is to improve and augment this great game system. Anyone who’s already a fan and those who like football management sims should download this update to see how far Maximum Football has come since the original release.”

Maximum-Football 2.0 is the latest and greatest release from the acclaimed sports management video game studio, Wintervalley Software. Bringing a whole host of new features like full Xbox 360 controller support, full DirectX 9.0 utilization, and scores of other upgrades and improvements, Maximum-Football 2.0 delivers on gameplay and fun like a bullet pass through double coverage. Like its predecessor, Maximum-Football 2.0 allows players to experience the thrill of managing a team in any league!

Design and play in leagues where you pick the size and layout. Play against others in user created leagues. The sky is the limit to how far you can take Maximum-Football 2.0. Get down and dirty with the editor as you create new plays and playbooks, design your own uniforms and helmets, and even select nicknames to appear on jerseys.

Maximum-Football 2.0 is the football fan’s dream. Whether you are a head coach or an armchair quarterback, Maximum-Football 2.0 has the features for you.

Get more information on Maximum Football 2.0 from its product page. This update is comprehensive and will bring the version of the game up to 2.2.