Savage 2 Game - free to play all week

S2 Games has opened up the doors of Savage 2 to all players, allowing unlimited, free access to the game for the week of July 21-27.

The Savage 2 game client, as always, is completely free to download.

Traditionally, Savage 2 demo accounts are subject to a 5 hour restriction on play time and cannot access some of the playable characters. For this free week of Savage 2, demo accounts will find themselves completely unrestricted and able to access any of the in-game classes and units.

This is a great opportunity for new players to check out the contents of S2 Games' recently released Free Content Patch 2.

Free - Blizzard Online Magazine launched!

The makers of the popular online gaming (MMO, MMORPG & Console) magazine, Thirteen1 have launched a special edition magazine exclusively covering Blizzard's World Wide Invitational event.

Packed with giveaways, Q&A’s, announcements and more the magazine is bursting at the seams with features on all of the main Blizzard titles. (World of Warcraft -Wrath of the Lich King, Diablo and Starcraft 2).

Make sure you read the magazine to find out how you could win an amazing bundle of Blizzard gifts including the Collectors edition of the Burning Crusade and a WoW Battle Chest.

What is Thirteen1?

Thirteen1 is a free to read online gaming e-magazine that requires no downloads to read. With features on games of all sizes from smaller MMORPG’s to MMO’s to console games Thirteen1 covers every corner of the gaming world.
Launching at 1PM on the 13th of every month it is quickly become world re-owned for being the best monthly fix a gamer can get.

Issue#4 of the magazine is still available to read online with titles reviewed and previewed such as Jumpgate Evolution, Battlefield Heroes, Habbo Hotel, Metal Gear Solid plus prize giveaways and more.

http://www.thirteen1.com/

I Heart Geeks! Pop puzzle game on Nintendo DS - Fact Sheet

Pop culture mogul to co-produce physics-based puzzle game for Nintendo DS.

I Heart Geeks! is the ultimate puzzle experience, challenging players to create sophisticated and humorous contraptions using dozens of objects and the laws of real-world physics to solve over 100 brain teasers.

Produced in cooperation with Marc Ecko Entertainment, the game features a tongue-in-cheek story and hip art style where the brainy Geek overcomes the brawny (and bullying) Jocks, winning the heart of the beautiful Cheerleader.

A friendly interface and helpful tutorial make it easy for players to jump right in. Cheerful animated characters introduce new mechanisms and laws of physics in puzzles of increasing complexity, many that can be solved multiple ways. Wireless support allows up to two players to face off against one another in timed puzzle-solving races.

Key features

• Fast and fun gameplay challenges players to solve unique puzzles with dozens of devices – rockets, sponges, candles, fans, conveyor belts, liquids, and more – combined with real-world application of the laws of physics -- inertia, friction, gravity, magnetism and others.
  
• Stylus-driven gameplay allows players to easily move components, test out possible solutions, and fire up their crazy machines to see the results. 
  
• Over 100 puzzles of varying difficulty gradually increase the challenge, ensuring appeal to a wide range of abilities, even those with limited knowledge of physics.
  
• Multiple ways to solve most puzzles means that there is no single correct answer. 
  
• Compete head-to-head against friends and family in multiplayer timed skill tests. Hip artwork and backstory developed by urban icon Marc Ecko and his team; challenging game mechanics based on a cooperative design by German television giant SAT1.
  

South Korean Telecoms Bring Logic Puzzles to Mobile Phones

Mobile puzzle games such as the new Puzzle Paradise and other brain-training games are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to digital hype in South Korea. South Koreans are living in the near future of the digitally converging technologies from the viewpoint of the rest of the world.

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New Nintendo DS planned for Taiwan, China

Sony and Nintendo are planning to expand their operations in the Asian market outside of Japan, targeting Taiwan and South Korea specifically.

According to the Japanese daily Nikkei, as reported by Thomson Financial, Nintendo is working on a special "localised" version of its DS handheld in Taiwan, to be sold through mobile phone stores.

No specific information was available as to what form that localisation will take, but it will be available by the end of July, with plans to extend the SKU into China by the end of 2008.

Meanwhile Sony has announced its own plans for Taiwan, which includes working with the government on training local education authority staff on game development, and making new titles available via the PlayStation Network.

Sony will also expand its operations in South Korea, a territory in which Nintendo has begun working with local developers and expects to ship 20 DS titles before the end of this year.

Source: Games Industry

Details on the New Xbox Experience

Here are a couple interesting takeaways from our tour of the New Xbox Experience...

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US top 10 Video Games in June 08

NPD just released their June 2008 game sales results… lets check this out.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) — 774,600 units - gameranking (GR) 92%
Guitar Hero On Tour (DS) — 422,300 - GR 78%
Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360) — 372,700 - GR 92%
Wii Fit (Wii) — 372,700 - GR 80%
Wii Play (Wii) - 359,100 - GR 61%
Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360) — 346,800 - GR 85%
Mario Kart Wii (Wii) — 322,400 - 82%
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure (Wii) — 294,500 GR mid 70s
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure (DS) — 267,800 GR mid 70s
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure (PS2) — 260,300 GR mid 70s

Metal Gear Solid 4 ranks number 1, which is finally some good news for the PS3 owners. With the “PlayStation 3 80 GB Metal Gear Solid 4 Pack” bundle, the numbers hit 1 million units in the US.

LEGO Indiana Jones hits hard with 3 different systems, getting top ten placement on Wii, DS and Ps2. Guitar Hero shows how it can make the music experience work on the DS and GTA is nowhere to be seen.

And these are there Hardware Sales

Nintendo DS — 783,000
Wii — 666,700
PlayStation 3 — 405,500
PSP — 337,4000
Xbox 360 — 219,800
PlayStation 2 — 188,800

June was a Nintendo month.

Source: Americajin

Moment of Zen - The History of Video Game consoles in a slideshow

Practically every home video game console known to man from the Odyssey to the Wii. I thought I had heard of every console, but there’s some incredibly obscure ones in here.

Watch it here

Into the Pixel 2008: Amazing Art from Videogames (Pictures)

Video Games are an influential aspect of pop-culture and entertainment whose impact goes beyond the digital arts to influence perspectives in art, cinematography, and even fashion. Behind every game character and dynamic environment are artists whose talents birthed the image seen in the 3-D world.

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WALL.E video game - Free video game download

REPOSTED DUE TO POPULARITY....

WALL.E, the video game based on the highly-anticipated Disney Pixar film, has shipped into retail outlets throughout North America for Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, Nintendo DS, Games for Windows, Mac and mobile phones.

Developed by Heavy Iron Studios, the game will also be made available worldwide in more than 69 countries including UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Australia over the coming months. WALL.E is rated E for everyone and is now available for the suggested retail prices of $49.99 (Wii, Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system), $39.99 (PlayStation 2 system), $29.99 (PSP system, Nintendo DS) and $19.99 (Games for Windows, Mac).

THQ's long-running and successful relationship with Disney.Pixar has achieved shipments of more than 35 million units worldwide. The launch of WALL.E marks the second installment in the company's well-established and successful association with Disney.Pixar, which includes rights to create games based on four newly created Disney.Pixar film properties. Last year's Ratatouille video game was the first property released by THQ under this agreement and was a top performing kids title in 2007.

About the WALL.E Video Game

Players take control of WALL.E and EVE through a fast-paced adventure based on the upcoming Disney.Pixar film. The game allows fans to relive some of the movie's most thrilling moments as they explore more than nine massive environments filled with non-stop action and adventure, along with head-to-head multiplayer challenges.

Players will recognize the storyline, characters and key locations from the WALL.E film as they carry out intense missions, dodge dangerous enemies and navigate their way through a futuristic world. In addition, the game contains new storylines and environments that movie-goers will not see in theaters. WALL.E also features major movie "voice" talent, including Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Academy Award -winning sound designer Ben Burtt.



To download a free demo of the WALL.E video game, please visit www.bigdownload.com. For more information about this game and the rest of THQ's line-up of family-friendly titles, please visit www.playthq.com.