Master of the Monster Lair - Nintendo DS game delayed to October

A shovel with insider information and the rare ability to speak aloud has just broken the story that Master of the Monster Lair has slipped out of September and is now scheduled for release on October 21.

“It seems as though Nintendo DS adventurers in search of dungeon-crafting, monster hunting and loot collection will have to wait a little while longer,” stated the trowel, matter-of-factly.

Master of the Monster Lair for Nintendo DS lets players create the dungeon of their dreams, trying to lure in a variety of monsters carrying different types of items and treasure. True master lair architects can trade designs with a friend via local wireless. Dig these features and more when Master of the Monster Lair releases on October 21, 2008.

Official game demo for puzzle-strategy title Red Bull BC One for Nintendo DS

Official game demo for the upcoming puzzle-strategy title Red Bull BC One for Nintendo DS.

To preview the game, click here and stay tuned for Ignition Entertainment's official launch of the Red Bull BC One game site, coming soon!

Red Bull BC One is one of the most important B-Boy competitions in the world. The legendary battle hosts 16 of the world's best B-Boys in a one-on-one, knock-out-battle to determine who is The One. See the latest Red Bull BC One trailers, screenshots, game facts, wallpapers, and access the entire Red Bull BC One universe at www.redbullbcone.com. Visitors will also have the opportunity to view past battles, create their own B-Boy profile and peruse profiles of more than 180 other B-Boys and find out more about the 2008 Red Bull BC One competition this fall in Paris, France.

The Red Bull BC One game lets players become a champion B-Boy. Using the touch screen functionality on your Nintendo DS, you'll control the action of your very own B-Boy by solving puzzles breaking combos under increasingly tough time limits. Set a high score that's worth bragging about and advance your player to the next round. Coupled with a unique graphic flare, 35 original musical tracks and a variety of mini-games, a quick, steady hand and some creativity will throw you right into the Red Bull BC One arena.

FEATURES:

• Officially licensed game, featuring the world of Red Bull BC One competitions
  
• 36 battles throughout 8 stages in story mode, plus training mode
  
• 70+ different dance animations
  
• Many un-lockable mini games and items
  
• 35 unique music tracks
  
• 3D backgrounds (basketball court, urban street, beach and more)
  
• Multiple customization options (outfits, hair, shoes and more)
  
• Battle against a friend in wireless multiplayer mode!
  
• Look for Red Bull BC One to break its way into stores September 16, 2008.
  

Gamedaily - Top 25 Xbox Games

Gamedaily Top 25 Xbox games...

01. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (LucasArts)
02. Halo 2 (Microsoft)
03. Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo)
04. Halo (Microsoft)

05. ESPN NFL 2K5 (Sega)
06. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
07. Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Electronic Arts)
08. Burnout 3: Takedown (Electronic Arts)
09. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Ubisoft)
10. Jet Set Radio Future (Sega)

11. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Ubisoft)
12. Crimson Skies: High Road To Revenge (Microsoft)
13. SSX 3 (EA Sports Big)
14. Jade Empire (Microsoft)
15. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher's Bay (Vivendi Games)
16. Psychonauts (Majesco)

17. Beyond Good and Evil (Ubisoft)

18. Fable (Microsoft)
19. Mercenaries (LucasArts)
20. Panzer Dragoon Orta (Sega)

21. Dead Or Alive 3 (Tecmo)
22. Unreal Championship 2 (Midway)
23. Star Wars Battlefront II (LucasArts)
24. Project Gotham Racing 2 (Microsoft)
25. The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (Sierra)

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Exclusive Lego Universe Video Offers First Game Glimpse

Lego Universe developer NetDevil has given us an exclusive peek into Lego Universe, the massive multiplayer online game where you can use bricks to collaboratively "build in real time", having adventures through maps that span across all Lego themes: from Space to City to Pirates to Ninjas to Underwater, everything will be in there.

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New Virtual Reality video games with VR920 Video Eyewear

The first video eyewear specifically designed to let you step inside virtual worlds, MMOs and 3D games. No more staring at flat screens. The iWear VR920 allows you to enter virtual worlds and communicate with others as if you are really there.

Experience cyberspace like never before
Step inside with the Vuzix iWear VR920, the world’s first Internet communications and gaming solution that incorporates immersive big-screen 3D, head tracking, microphone and audio. You can move, look around, listen, and communicate with others - almost like being in the ‘real’ world. The iWear VR920 opens amazing new doors to the World Wide Web.



Price: $399.95 (USD)

The Upgraded VR920 v2.2 software adds support for 11 new titles; including Halo, Grand Theft Auto and Lord of the Rings Online.

Version 2.2 Software, expanding the number of VR920 virtual reality supported titles to 62. The v2.2 software provides the user with superior 3D visual quality and compatibility with virtually any graphics card on a 32-bit Windows XP or Vista system. The 11 new titles include:

• Halo: Combat Evolved
• Lord of the Rings Online
• Far Cry
• Falcon 4.0
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• EverQuest II
• Final Fantasy XI
• PlanetSide
• Spore: Creature Creator
• Quake Wards
• X-Plane 9.0

Additionally, v2.2 software upgrade includes Vuzix 3D Stereoscopy and/or head-tracking expanded support for 20 previously supported games. These titles include:

• Call of Duty (multiple titles)
• Roller Coaster Tycoon 3
• Doom 3
• Quake 4
• Crysis
• Half-Life (multiple titles)
• Team Fortress 2
• The Ship
• Dark Messiah
• Garry’s Mod
• Dystopia
• Hidden
• Hypercube
• Insurgency

For a complete list of titles, please visit www.vuzix.com.

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Apple v Microsoft as the British Technology Awards Unveils Shortlist

Sony and Nintendo dominate "best of rest"; nods to BBC for its hugely popular iPlayer

The shortlist for the inaugural British Technology Awards has been unveiled, confirming the British public’s love for all things Apple.

In total, the firm has bagged 11 nominations across the event’s 13 award categories – though Microsoft is close behind with nine.

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The iPhone, iPod Touch, iTunes and Macbook Air all feature heavily, whilst Microsoft technologies such as Xbox 360, Windows Live, Windows Vista and Windows Media Player 11 also vie for attention.

The British Technology Awards will also pit three of the Internet’s heavyweights against each other, as the public decides which is more popular: Facebook, YouTube or the BBC iPlayer.

Following weeks of intensive open nominations, organiser Incisive Media – publisher of ComputerActive, Personal Computer World and Gizmodo – now bracing itself for thousands of votes, as Britain’s gadget fans declare their loyalties.

Thanks to the unique way the awards are structured, the British Technology Awards will see some interesting battles. iTunes is up against Audacity and Guitar Hero in the Music Technology category. The BBC iPlayer takes on the Sony PlayStation 3 and Sky in the Home Entertainment Technology category. And who can predict the winner of Most Indispensable Technology, when the nominations include Google Maps, the Appile iPod, Virgin Media, Sky and Facebook?

Paul Allen, editor of ComputerActive comments: “The British Technology Awards have been designed to be the most mainstream awards of their kind. This isn’t the place for a ‘Best Flastcreen TV’ category – we want to know what the man, woman, young, old on the street thinks. These awards aren’t the preserve of audiovisual nerds – they’re real people who use and enjoy technology on a day to day basis, and we can’t wait to find out how they vote.”

No other technology accolades have the scope and scale of the British Technology Awards. Consumers are the primary focus, with all categories voted for exclusively by the public.

13 awards will be won, across diverse categories as Best Kids Technology, Most Indispensable Technology and Technological Innovation of the year. Rather than restrict the awards to a narrow shortlist, the BTAs should see some interesting battles, as technologies from different sectors compete for the ultimate goal.

Voting on the shortlist is taking place now. The winners will be announced in October 2008.

The shortlist in full:

Gadget of the Year
Apple iPhone
Apple iPod Touch
TomTom Go 720
Nokia N95
Blackberry Curve
Fujifilm F100fd
Archos 605
Slingbox


Music Technology
Apple iTunes
Windows Media Player 11
Audacity
Play.com
Guitar Hero
Ion USB turntable
Creative X-Fi
Napster


Business Technology of the Year
Asus Eee PC
3 3G USB Modem
RIM Blackberry Curve
Panasonic Toughbook
Vodafone USB 3G modem
Intel low-power Xeon quad-core processor
HP Compaq ultra-slim dc7800 PC
Microsoft Windows Server 2008


Best Home Entertainment Technology
BBC iPlayer
Nintendo Wii
Freeview
Sky
Panasonic Viera HDTV series
Sony Bravia HD LCD TVs
Sony PS3
Microsoft Xbox 360


Best Kids Technology
Nintendo DS
Windows Vista parental controls
Advent Kids laptop
Scalextric Digital
Hornby DCC trainsets
Lego Mindstorms NXT
Fisher Price Kid Tough digital camera
Bebo


Most Stylish Technology
Apple iPhone
Apple Macbook Air
Sony Vaio TZ
Acer Ferrari ultraportable laptop
Canon SX100 IS camera
LG Viewty
Dell XPS One
Samsung LE series LCD TVs


Best Gaming Technology
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii Fit
Sony PS3
Microsoft Xbox 360
Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Nintendo DS
Guitar Hero
Sony PSP


Best Mobile Technology
Apple iPhone
Nintendo DS
RIM Blackberry Curve
Nokia N810
Asus Eee PC
Sony PSP
Google Mobile
Samsung Q1 Ultra


Most Indispensable Technology
Google Maps
BT Broadband
Apple iPod
BBC iPlayer
Sky
Apple iPhone
Virgin Media
Facebook


Technological Innovation of the Year
Apple iPhone
Windows Vista
Intel Core 2 Quad processors
Apple Macbook Air
Asus Eee PC
Adobe Photoshop Express
Belkin Wireless USB Hub
Google Docs / Apps


Best Online Technology
BBC iPlayer
Skype
You Tube
Facebook
Google Docs
Windows Live
BT Digital Vault
Pinnacle PCTV to go


Retailer of the Year
Amazon
Play.com
John Lewis
Ebuyer
Tesco Direct
PC World
Maplins
Argos


Greenest Technology of the Year
Bye Bye standby
Toyota Prius
Windows Vista
Lexus LS600H
Fujitsu Siemens Scenicview P22W-5 ECO
G-Wizz
Oneclick Intellipanel
Apple OS X

In-Game Advertising to Rising Eagle, a Free-To-Play First-Person Shooter

Rising Eagle - Futuristic Infantry Warfare, a new and free-to-play first-person shooter. The debut title from Israeli developer Invasion Interactive, Rising Eagle is a team-based tactical combat game designed for online competitive and cooperative play, featuring realistic urban cityscapes as well as a range of exciting game modes and weaponry. The PC game can be downloaded at www.rising-eagle.com.

The Rising Eagle announcement builds off the momentum of other ad-sponsored launches -- original titles such as Trackmania and the highly-anticipated Quake Live both leverage the benefits of IGA’s in-game advertising, creating value for the entire gaming community.

The partnership with IGA benefits advertisers, publishers, developers, and players. Advertisers access a coveted, highly engaged demographic; publishers harness advertising revenue to offset rising development costs; developers continue to create compelling story lines and advanced game play features; and consumers are able to enjoy revolutionary titles such as Rising Eagle free-of-charge.



On behalf of premium advertisers, IGA places relevant, contextual advertisements within the game’s dynamic urban environment. Seeing familiar well-known brands on billboards and shop fronts further enhances the all-encompassing sense of realism for the gamer.

Ed Bartlett, VP Publisher Relations – Europe of IGA Worldwide says: “The release of a top tier title like Rising Eagle: Futuristic Infantry Warfare for free demonstrates IGA’s continued drive to offset the rapidly rising cost of developing premium games. As in-game ad budgets steadily increase the “freemium” model which IGA pioneered will further illustrate the company’s commitment to bringing games to market in a manner that benefits consumers, developers, publishers and advertisers.



Yaron Dotan, CEO of Invasion Interactive says: “The ability to freely distribute a high quality shooter such as Rising Eagle, while maintaining a solid revenue stream from in-game advertising, is a revolutionary capability made possible by IGA Worldwide. Having the ad-serving technology easily accessed through a single point of contact enables us to focus our efforts on delivering quality game-play experiences.”

Cabal Online - Perfect World II - Free to play MMORPG video games

Cabal Online have announced a new multiple language contract for "Perfect World II" with Perfect World Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: PWRD), a top online games developer and operator in China.

The exclusive agreement will see Games-Masters.com publish multiple languages including English, German, Spanish, Turkish and French of the widely acclaimed online role playing game "Perfect World II" in 2008.

Since "Perfect World II's" release in 2006, the free-to-play online game has taken the Asian market by storm, winning a host of awards and topping gaming charts around the region and attracts millions of players worldwide.

"Perfect World II" is a vast online role-playing game set in a fantasy world with many extra features such as character customization to an unprecedented in game level with self built characters. In addition the fighting experience is taken to literally a new level with extensive fighting whilst in flight to offer the gamer a truly unique 3D experience.

The excitement is further enhanced by Guild territory ownership and the ability for guilds to build structures on their territory. The world has its battles and quests in land, sea and air in a huge, open and continuous world with different areas is real time simulations with a natural day-and-night-cycle, changing weather (sun, rain, thunder, snow, clouds ...).

Millions of players experience an immersive and huge open world, with an unbelievable number of varied quests, varied terrains and highly challenging dungeons, bosses and a complex game-economy. There is a massive crafting system, with pets and tame animals to ride if you are good enough!

The integrated chat system, the in and out Game Messenger and the individual mailing system also brings a new standard of communication in the world of Massive Multiplayer Online Role- Playing Games (MMORPG).

In a rare and welcome move, "Perfect World II" will be hosted and localized into multiple languages. Ian Powell, Chairman of Games-masters.com Ltd, said "The ""Perfect World II" Multi-language service, free-to-play game, will present MMORPG players across Europe with a new level in gaming. We fully expect the game to become one of the most popular games in Europe, reaffirming Games-Masters.com's ambition to be the leading provider of international MMO games in Europe."

"Perfect World II" MS (Multilanguage Service) is set for release in 2nd half year 2008, starting with a localized German and Spanish version in addition to English. This will be followed by releases in other languages in early 2009, as well, to provide one of the most comprehensive localizations ever seen in the games market. For more information and BETA pre-registration visit the official website at http://www.perfectworld.ms or http://www.perfectworldeurope.com

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Birth of America II - Wars in America out soon on PC

Birth of America II: Wars in America 1750-1815 is the sequel to the successful strategy PC game Birth of America. Due for release in September 2008 by Ascaron and AGEOD, the new battle strategy game allows players to experience historic wars in North America between the years of 1750 and 1815.

Turn based strategic gameplay requires players to decide tactical moves in order to win each campaign, destroying their opponent’s armies and conquering and defending certain cities. Birth of America II: Wars in America 1750-1815 is based on true historical events and uses authentic characters and units to allow players to experience important historical American events.

Birth of America II: Wars in America 1750-1815 features new scenarios that include; Dunmore’s War (1773-1774), the Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794) and the Battle of New Orleans (1815), all offering the player the opportunity to experience genuine historic battles. Improved AI and a new turn based strategy system truly enhance gameplay, whilst the Replay option allows victorious moves to be viewed again and shared with friends.


This latest version of the Birth of America series also features new orders such as; “spike the guns”, “surrender with the Honour of War”, “remove a leader” and “unload ships from a distance”. There are also different updates and rules including combat, Indians, minutemen, blockades, naval transport and German mercenaries.



Extensive maps that cover America and Europe create a highly realistic and authentic battle strategy experience, whilst in-game music is recreated with historical accuracy. Players can truly immerse themselves in the experience of commanding infamous historic American battles.

Fast facts:

Publisher: Ascaron Entertainment
Web: www.Ascaron.com
Developer: AGEOD
Release date: 19th September 2008
PEGI: 3+
Format: PC
Genre: Historical Strategy

Ace Combat 6 - Fires of Liberation new content to download

Xbox Live Market Place Downloadable Content. Available 24 July 2008 Special Aircrafts Colors

CFA-44 –ACES - (200 Microsoft Points)
A fighter with a streamlined payload and excellent maneuverability. After all, a remarkable sense of control is the sign of a true ace!

Rafale M –ESPADA - (Free)
A heavy command cruiser escort, this fighter's improved turning ability places it at the pinnacle of air combat. Despite a decrease in speed performance, Its light and quick movement ensure its dominance over the enemy. The Sapin Air Force 9th Air and Land Division 11th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Espada. This squadron has fought in countless battles as they evolved from a group of mercenaries to members of the terrorist group "A World With No Boundaries".