BingBang Studios unveiled the first screenshots of Fork, the upcoming downloadable action puzzle game for Windows. Boasting a unique style of gameplay, these screenshots offer an exciting glimpse into the beautiful world of Fork.
- Unique Style of Play - Grow Nightshade trees by creating new branches - Simple User Interface - 'No Button' control allows you to play by just moving the mouse - Compelling Strategy - Plan ahead and take risks to get a higher score. Easy to learn but difficult to master - Breathtaking Sound and Visuals - Immerse yourself with the soothing soundtrack and background animations
About BingBang Studios BingBang Studios is a game development company based in Orange County, NY, USA. Our goal is to pioneer experimental gameplay while still having a simple user interface. For more information, visit http://www.bingbangstudios.com.
Shrapnel Games and Illwinter Game Design are pleased - nay, giddy like schoolgirls at a High School Musical concert - to announce that work has begun on the next installment of the award-winning, fan favorite, Emmy nominated Dominions series. Dominions 4: Succubi In Heat is now entering beta and is expected to go gold fourth quarter 2008.
That's later this year kids so start saving up those nickels and dimes!
As expected Dominions 4: Succubi In Heat will be available for all major operating systems so whether you're a Windows user, Mac user, or Linux user you'll be able to get your Dominions experience on. In addition for the first time a Dominions game will also be made available on mobile devices (including the telegraph) and a specially designed version for fax play. No more will you have an excuse to not be playing Dominions, now you can play at home, work, on the bus, or even when taking the Pony Express!
This next chapter boasts all the features and gameplay elements you love, but turned up to eleven! There are now over six hundred playable nations, such as: MA Ulm Suffering From A Mid-Life Crisis: It's just like regular MA Ulm but now everyone has a Corvette. Inviso-Nation: No, we didn't forget to do the graphics, all your units are invisible. LA CTD: Can you finish your turn or will you get the blue screen of death? Ooo, feel the excitement!
And yes, there are now thousands of new units, magic items, and spells (including well over two hundred cantrips) to choose from. Some previews include:
•Idiot Game Reviewer (Unit): When unleashed the greasy lonely monstrosity attacks that which he doesn't understand, while screaming about how great Halo is. •Lactose Intolerant (Spell): Give your enemies the gift of an upset stomach when they drink milk or eat cheese. Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! •Velvet Running Suit (Magic Item): Damn society, drape your pretender in velvet!
Dominions 4: Succubi In Heat also boasts a brand new ASCII based graphics engine and a totally new combat system that puts YOU into the game! Called the Live Action Magical Engine Combat System, LAME works by the use of RFID chips. Each game comes with a thousand of these, easily attached to clothing through a velcro backing.
When you enter combat you simply attach the RFID chips to a thousand of your closest friends, find a large open area, and then attack each other. The chips then transmit the coordinates and actions to the game's server, which then in turn translates it to the battle screen. Now YOU'RE in command of the battle!
As amazing as the LAME system is, Shrapnel Games and Illwinter Game Design will be pushing into new frontiers with the delivery system of Dominions 4: Succubi In Heat. Physical media? Pssh, that's so 20th century. Digital delivery? Bah, old news. How about In House Coding?
With In House Coding Illwinter Game Design will come to your house and personally code Dominions 4: Succubi In Heat onto your machine! No more having to keep track of your CDs or registration codes! Best of all, for an extra twenty bucks, they'll add in your own personal multiplayer cheat codes so that everyone can be a winner!
Stay tuned for more information on what will be the smash hit of 2008 as it becomes available. In the meantime you might want to head on over to www.shrapnelgames.com and check out our award-winning line of independent strategy and niche titles that you can play right now. Games such as Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space, winSPWW2, Air Assault Task Force, Scallywag: In the Lair of the Medusa, and many more. All have nifty little demos you can download, and some titles are even available for free!
After a hard day of annihilating anyone who dares to threaten your realm, you probably like to unwind by reading a good book or dabbling in the arts.
You're just the kind of sophisticated, discriminating gamer who should own the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Collectors Edition.
If you think "reckoning" is what Jed Clampett does when he's deep in thought, then it might not be for you.
It will come with hardbound editions of a graphic novel and an art book; an exclusive Grumlock and Gazbag miniature; and bonus in-game items and customization options.
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Customer feedback drives new design, interface and navigationUpdates on hold for two weeks; new-look Store launches mid-April.
This April, PLAYSTATION Store, the online content store on PLAYSTATION Network, is getting a whole new look and feel – and it’s in response to feedback from the millions of PSN registrants in the PAL region.
The revamp comes in response to a survey last year which showed that many PLAYSTATION Store users wanted a better interface and easier navigation. The new design will deliver a hugely improved navigation system, much greater scope for categorisation and a dynamic new user interface. Content will be suspended for two weeks while the improvements are carried out but users can look forward to a special update in mid-April.
There will be no weekly content updates between now and the re-launch, although users can still download content from the back catalogue, such as Warhawk and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.
The PLAYSTATION Store revamp will not affect PLAYSTATION Network accounts or the virtual wallet system.
BingBang Studios unveiled the first screenshots of Fork, the upcoming downloadable action puzzle game for Windows. Boasting a unique style of gameplay, these screenshots offer an exciting glimpse into the beautiful world of Fork.
The first SCREENSHOTS, along with the FORK LOGO and other MEDIA can be found here
- Unique Style of Play - Grow Nightshade trees by creating new branches - Simple User Interface - 'No Button' control allows you to play by just moving the mouse - Compelling Strategy - Plan ahead and take risks to get a higher score. Easy to learn but difficult to master - Breathtaking Sound and Visuals - Immerse yourself with the soothing soundtrack and background animations
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Supported by Glastonbury’s founder, Michael Eavis, Peter Gabriel’s unique Real World studios, and the music industry’s hottest new band Scouting for Girls, RockStar 08 aims to find the next biggest UK rock band.
This year, for the first year, RockStar 08 will offer an opportunity for the best new talent in the UK to pit themselves against each other and impress some of the most influential people in the music industry in the hopes of winning an enviable prize.
The competition will take place in the legendary village of Pilton, the home of Glastonbury and the spiritual home of many of the UK’s greatest music legends.
The competition will kick off after 24 bands have been selected by an experienced panel of judges to take part in live heats. These heats will take place over four shows in August 2008 (1st & 2nd and 22nd & 23rd August) at Pilton Working Men’s Club where the bands will try and impress the judges to get through to the live final on 5th September 2008.
The live final will take place at the famous Pilton Party in front of 1500 regular party goers. Five bands will then battle it out to be crowned "RockStar 08". The party will be topped-off with a set by one of the UK’s hottest bands at the moment, Scouting for Girls, who are no strangers to Pilton.
The winner of this coveted title will receive an amazing prize, including a two day recording session at Real World studios, an amazing set at Michael Eavis’ Autumn Equinox party on 23rd September 2008, where over 4000 dedicated music fans party the night away at his home, Worthy Farm and the winning band will get a chance to play a live set at next year’s Glastonbury Festival.
Michael Eavis said of the competition, “This competition will allow us to gather some of the UK’s new rock talent and ultimately find one of the next big things in the world of music. Glastonbury is all about amazing talent we hope RockStar 08 will find a Glastonbury headliner of the future.”
A spokesperson for Real World studios added, “We are eager to hear and see some of the undiscovered live rock talent the UK has to offer at the moment through this competition. We were thrilled to be asked to be involved and look forward to being part of discovering the next Stadium filler!”
The competition is open to all, bands, solo artists, young, and old, the only criteria is to be unsigned. The judges are looking for undiscovered live rock talent who will become the next big thing.
Entries must be in before the closing date of 27th May 2008.
To enter bands and artists must download and follow the entry form, available at www.rockstarbands.co.uk and send a clear recording, of no less than 2 tracks, of themselves/their band playing to RockStar 08, PO Box 4249, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8UU.
Matrix Games Announces the PureSim Season Opener Sale and a new 1.71 Update!
No, this isn't an April fool's joke! Get 35% off PureSim Baseball now through April 7th!
Matrix Games and PureSim are thrilled to announce the PureSim Season Opener Sale and a new 1.71 Update that adds support for the newly released Lahman 2007 database. Now baseball fans can snatch this award-winning line drive of a game for 35% off the original price starting on April 1st and going until midnight on April 7th. This means the digital download price is now reduced to $19.49 from the original $29.99 – a savings of $10.50! Grab your copy while supplies last!
David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “This Season Opener Sale is really a home run for baseball fans. PureSim Baseball 2007 provides every bit of the excitement and strategy found in baseball and with incredible customization too!”
The new 1.71 update adds a new roster size option of 40, numerous simulation speed improvements and some AI and stat improvements. It also includes support for the new 2007 Lahman Database, allowing you to play with the latest real players and teams as well as historical ones.
PureSim Baseball 2007 uses an automatically-generated dream almanac containing thousands of pages of detailed stats on players and team histories. Directly integrated into the game, it uses standard HTML formatting which allows it to be published onto the web. The Lahman database is fully licensed and integrated into PureSim Baseball 2007, making it easier than ever to play with historical players and teams from 1900 to 2006! PureSim Baseball 2007 includes multiple levels of minors (A, AA, AAA), flexibility in allowing players to simulate any Major League season from 1900 to 2007, with 2008 support on the way. The game's unique player aging system, completely customizable parks and leagues, and the ability to edit any aspect of any detail found within the game all round out a sharper, quicker, and more intense baseball simulation.
PureSim Baseball 2007 also lets the slugger in you design your own teams and leagues, giving you the opportunity to field a real 'fantasy' team against any opponent in online or offline play. Your players, like your organization, will grow; their skills fluctuate, they age, and eventually, they retire. All the while you pull the purse strings and negotiate the hard contracts that will ensure your dynasty has the power it needs to stay on top.
Get more information on PureSim Baseball from its product page. The latest v1.71 update can be downloaded from the Matrix Games Downloads section and will update any version since 1.70b.
New information on the browser-based MMOG Remnants of Skystone has been released on the RoS development blog, along with new screenshots revealing early co-op gameplay and the multiplayer town of Nidaria.
Set to release late 2008 on Kongregate.com, Remnants of Skystone has players entering a steampunk world where alien Mimics have infested the land, and the surviving humans have retreated to floating cities in the sky. With the mission to exterminate the creatures below and retake the surface, players can explore and fight in the 2D platforming environments either solo or co-op, and can mingle and chat in the floating city of Nidaria or in their personal airborne “floats”.
The latest blog entry details the substance called Etherillium and how it is used to reclaim the land, as well as its fortifying properties when used by players in travel-sized Ether Tubes.
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