Too Human - E3 Trailer launched

Watch the trailer here...

You are now one step closer to becoming a god amongst men. As the powerful cybernetic god Baldur, players will battle their way through ancient machine armies in a quest to save all mankind. Begin fulfilling your destiny with the demo of “Too Human,” the third-person epic action game from renowned Canadian developer Silicon Knights and Microsoft Game Studios. Gamers can also whet their appetites by watching an all-new trailer, available now on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

“Too Human” breaks the genre barrier by combining elements of both the action and RPG genres. Play as Baldur, the cybernetic Norse god, who refuses to turn over humanity to the machines, and experience this new style of gameplay in the demo exclusively available on Xbox LIVE* before the game hits retailers. The demo features part of the first level of the game and will be available beginning Monday, July 14, at 2 a.m. PDT (6 pm GMT)

“Too Human” releases in the UK on Aug. 29th for the estimated retail price of £44.99 and is rated “PEGI 16+”.

Velvet Assassin - E3 Fact Sheet

In the shadows of the Third Reich stalks the

Velvet Assassin

For: Xbox 360, PC
Available: Q4 2008

While in a coma, British Intelligence agent Violette Summer relives both the hushed and heavy horrors that she experienced while sabotaging the Nazi regime. Inspired by real-life WWII heroine Violette Szabo, Velvet Assassin reveals the revulsions of war that are never spoken aloud. With ground-breaking stealth action gameplay, slink through the shadows with Violette as she eliminates her targets one by one.

• Bring your enemies to a violent end that they’ll never see coming with brutal assassinations and sabotage missions like never before.
  
• Explore hyper-realistic, dreamlike settings that are modeled after actual WWII locations and experience the unimaginable horrors of stealthy, off-battlefield warfare.
  
  
• Over 12 breath-taking levels you will go on assassination missions, try to survive Volette’s nightmares, and complete a rescue missions that are anything but life saving.
  


• Complete missions to change Violette’s attributes to suit your playing style whether it be more stealth or strength.
  

Mushroom Men - E3 Fact Sheet

Welcome to the three inch high world of the

Mushroom Men

Mushroom Men - Rise of the Fungi [DS] & Mushroom Men - The Spore Wars [Wii]

For: Nintendo DS, Wii
Available: DS - Oct 2008; Wii - Nov 2008

Mushroom Men inhabit the world that goes on while we humans are looking the other way, in the twilight hours when we sleep. After the comet had passed, the scientists concluded that the strange, green dust had no effect on the world. No one noticed as mushrooms, cacti, flowers and vines began to awaken into full consciousness. Tribes quickly formed, building plant and fungi nations and with nation building… came war!

• As a character the size of a mushroom, players will explore and battle their way through lush and spooky levels in a hostile and oversized world.
  
  
  
• Choose from three different characters on DS or take on the role of heroic misfit Pax on Wii.
  



• Fight hideous spiders, deadly praying mantises, lightning-fast scorpions, enemy Mushroom Men and more!
  
• Wipe out your enemies with unique, spore-based powers, and construct clever new weapons and tools from everyday materials with the “SCAV” system.
  

Legendary - E3 Fact Sheet

As the world crumbles around you, do you have the strength to become

Legendary

For: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
Available: September 2008

Sealed away inside Pandora’s Box are the greatest creatures of myth and lore, locked away by ancient forces to preserve humanity. There they have spent eons waiting to be freed in order to rule the world once more. When a thief named Deckard is hired to steal the artifact he unwittingly triggers a war between man and myth. Now he is the only one capable of preventing the destruction of civilization.

• Modern military firepower meets the tooth and claw of legend. From creatures the size of a child, to Titans over ten stories tall.
  
• A massive, block-buster experience. Encounter three-way firefights: take on the beasts of the box and those who would seek to control them for their own, evil ends.
  
• Dynamic environments crumble, skyscrapers fall; the collapse of modern society in the face of the beasts of myth is realized in breath-taking detail.
  
  
  
• Incredible and unnerving AI: watch as werewolves scale vertical walls to find a path to the player and use objects in the environment to their advantage.
  

Operation Flashpoint 2 - Dragon Rising video game new video

Invading the web the brand new CGI trailer video for Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising, the game that marks the return of the genre-defining military combat series. Live the intense and thrilling conflict on the vast 220km2 Russian controlled island of Skira as the trailer showcases the massive scale involved in OFP2.



The video opens with US Special Ops carrying out a stealth mission to destroy a Chinese forward observation post. Suddenly, their mission is compromised and the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) attacks. US reinforcements are called in and a full-scale battle develops between the PLA and the marines.

Previewing the total conflict experience using footage created from rendered game models, the trailer is now available to view and download here (age restrictions apply).



Then, regroup with your unit on the forum to discuss the trailer, the gameplay elements and the improvements since the first episode of the Operation Flashpoint series.



You'll find our forums here

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Sacrifice on Nintendo DS - Screenshots

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Space Chimps video game coming to Xbox Wii and PlayStation 3

Hollywood talent from the upcoming animated movie, Space Chimps, will be featured in their videogame of the same name. Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm, RV) and Patrick Warburton (Bee Movie, Seinfeld) reprise their roles from the movie, Luna and Titan respectively, for the videogame. Based on the highly anticipated film produced by Vanguard Animation and presented by Starz Animation, the videogame is slated for release on 1st August 2008.

In the Space Chimps game, players follow the adventures of pioneering primates on a mission into outer space. Cheryl Hines as Luna, is a by the books, go-getting chimp, who graduated top of her astronaut training class. As the interactive plot of the game unfolds, Luna’s level head becomes an asset, and players take control of the character to explore alien territories and complete quests that explore lands and characters beyond the plot of the movie. Patrick Warburton as Titan, is the commanding officer of their space craft, and uses his deep stern voice to keep his crew in line. However, his quick temper and tendency to go bananas makes leading a squad difficult at times for this commanding chimp.

“I think it is really fun to have a videogame that goes along with the movie,” explained Cheryl Hines, who voices Luna in Space Chimps the game and the film. “It gives fans a chance to be part of the movie by playing as their favourite characters, while exploring new adventures.”

Space Chimps the game will be available for the XBOX 360, PLAYSTATION 2 computer entertainment system, and the Wii and Nintendo DS videogame systems from Nintendo. The game is rated ‘E’ by the ESRA and will be available at retailers nationwide on 1st August 2008.

Free iPhone and iPod Touch games grab them quick

Apple iTunes launched it's new applications store with tons of free games to download for your new G3 iPhones and iPod touch and older iPhones with the software update.

You'll have to have the latest software on your PC and iPod and at the time of writing the update is unavailable due to demand on the Apple servers (UK).

Picked up a G3 iPhone today but O2 the UK carrier has yet to connect it as their computer systems went down almost as soon as the opened their doors today.

Top Free games



iPint - pour a virtual pint then navigate it along the bar to your friend

Cube Runner - Fly your ship across a landscape filled with cubes

Blip Solitare - Classic Virtual Tennis Game

Jirbo Match - Match Memory Game

Advent - Colossal Cave Adventure iPhone game

Plus loads more and some top games from only $9.99 including

Super Monkey Ball
Enigmo
Texas Hold'em
Cro-Mag Rally
Bomberman Touch
Bejeweled 2
Moto Racer

plus loads more...

all here www.itunes.com/appstore/

Totem Destroyer - Cool Jenga-style Physics Free Flash game

Your mission is to destroy the totems without letting the golden Idol (aka Tot) fall into the ground. Use balance to keep Tot up. It’s a mix of strategy, hand-eye coordination, and luck, with the goal being to blow up blocks in the right order to gently lower the totem to the ground. A cool physics based puzzle game!

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Soulcalibur IV - Character designer Hideo Yoshie talks about Algol

Algol

Answered By Hideo Yoshie, Character Designer

We aimed to make a character that is the “king” of an ultra ancient civilization and a character that obviously proves the setting of being the strongest character ever in SC series.

So, he’s wearing a costume from the ancient kingdom that isn’t recorded in history, and it was really difficult and troublesome to make the design of his costume as so just by looking at it.
The final motif of the amour ended up being the “bird,” but there were many other ideas like the lion, cobra, dinosaur and more.


I believe the design combined dynamism and splendor, and is very cool.

His right hand glows red and his left hand glows blue because he holds the Soul Edge in his right and the Soul Calibur in his left.

Also he has 10 kinds of weapons built in his body and shows a variety of fights never seen before, including flying in the air and sitting in the throne.

I want people to have fun by his buzzard actions.

There was an idea for an additional option which he causes an off-site brawl with a pipe chair instead of the throne, but we were not able to put the idea in the game this time.

By the way, the Algol that shows up in the opening demo is Algol when he was still a human.. That’s why his hair has a different color from within the game. There are some more detailed differences, so please go on and find more differences on him for fun through the game.