Big League Sports for Nintendo Wii this holiday season. Developed by Koolhaus Games exclusively for Nitendo Wii, the game offers instant access to the most action-packed moments in sports. The result is a title with a singular focus on putting players in the most thrilling situations while competing in their favorite sports.
“Big League Sports evolves the family friendly 'pick up and play’ sports gaming experience on Nintendo Wii,” said Dave Oxford, Activision Publishing. “Featuring some of the world’s most popular sports in one title, ‘game night’ will take on a whole new tone as up to four players swing, kick, dunk, charge and skate their way to victory.”
Six sports are represented for a combined total of 22 events, each using instinctive controls that mimic real athletic movement with the Nintendo Wii Remote. Each sport – tennis, basketball, football, soccer, lacrosse and hockey – has its own kind of “hit the shot at the buzzer” kind of heart-pounding action, and this is exactly what Big League Sports captures.
This is the perfect party game or family activity. Big League Sports allows up to four players to compete in a variety of modes, including single game, marathon and tournament modes that offer hours of non-stop action. Players can also view their statistics and overall progress, as well as the trophies they have won. A character creation feature allows players to craft a character to their liking with dozens of customisation options.
Sherlock Holmes – The Awakened Remastered Edition: Downloadable Demo Available Focus and Frogwares are pleased to release today a brand new English-language demo for "Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened" (Remastered Edition) which contains all of the remastered edition's updates and changes. Play successively as the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend Dr. Watson as you investigate a mysterious series of disappearances. You begin your quest at London's docks, looking for a sailor who might have essential information for your case. Question the dock workers, explore the area and look carefully for clues that are likely to help you in your investigation. Your sharp mind and reasoning will be your most valuable allies in this adventure...
Download the demo (570mb) from the following mirrors -
Since its release in 2007, "Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened" has attracted a huge worldwide audience, earning high marks from reviewers and consumers alike. Regarded by many as one of the best uses of a license (earning GameSpot's "Best Use of a License" award in 2007) – The Awakened is one of the key titles in the adventure genre is the past several years.
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Remastered Edition will be released on PC DVD on October 23 2008.
In the original game, players were immersed in the world of Sherlock Holmes through a first-person style of gameplay. While this was a seen by many as a fresh and new take on the genre, many fans felt the game could be improved by adding a more traditional and familiar third-person perspective. To better serve these fans of "classic" adventure games, Frogwares is now pleased to announce an updated version of "The Awakened," offering a third-person gameplay mode.
Updated features of "Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Remastered Edition" include:
• Two view modes – the original 1st – person mode, along with the new 3rd-person mode, which brings a fresh new perspective to the game
• A new Help Bar which allows players in the 3rd-person mode to instantly discover all the available actions on the screen
• An updated help system that offers gamers step-by-step solutions to the game's puzzles
• Improved graphics which feature new lighting, HD effects, shaders, shadows and new animations.
Evolution Vault announced today the launch of a new patch for their space RTS Galactic Dream: Rage of War.
In the 24th century, a terrible apocalypse threatens humanity, as a devastating galactic-scale event, the second Big Bang, is set to bring forth a permanent era of darkness. The dark light is coming to consume our world, thus several colony ships were prepared to leave the solar system, in the search for a new home.
Galactic Dream: Rage of War allows you to easily create a large army and rush your enemies - a classic real time strategy with resource collection, base building, massive battles and pure destruction.
Below are the changes for patch v1.2i.
Fixed:
- Small problem with loading missions; - Issue with unit selection; - A bug that could lead to crash in very rare situations; - Some misspellings were fixed.
Added:
- Additional voice overs to the tutorial; - Changed system voice and several unit responds. - Five new soundtracks in full game version.
Improvements:
- Simplified the Campaign and added more hints; - Small optimizations to the engine.
Patch v1.2i can be downloaded from the game's official Website: www.rageofwar.net.
In addition, Galactic Dream: Rage of War demo has been also updated.
Lord of the Rings Online - Mines of Moria On November 18, 2008 the Mines of Moria will open for players across North America and Europe to begin their journey to the vast, terrifying and unparalleled world beneath Middle-earth.
“Beginning November 18th players across North America and Europe will journey with the dwarves deep into Middle-earth to reclaim the ancient kingdom of Khazad-dûm from the minions of Saruman,” said Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online
Codemasters Online also recently announced the commencement of the European Mines of Moria pre-order program, an exclusive pre-order campaign that awards players who pre-order Mines of Moria with special subscription pricing and exclusive bonus in-game items. Players can join the limited-time offer by pre-ordering the title at www.lotro-europe.com.
MINES OF MORIA PRE-ORDER PROGRAM
Special Pricing Offer -- Players who pre-order Mines of Moria qualify for a special lifetime membership pricing offer:
• Just £119.99 / €149.99 special lifetime membership offer
Unique In-Game Items -- Players who pre-order Mines of Moria will receive three unique in-game items that are only available with this special offer:
• The Cloak of Sunset, a unique cloak emblazoned with an image of the Hollin Gate. • An exclusive in-game Moria character title - “Moria Expeditionary”. • 1 in-game token, which allows you to choose 1 of 8 unique in-game items after launch.
The Lord of the Rings Online is the ultimate interactive adventure. This award-winning massively multiplayer online role playing game delivers an online experience brimming with life and filled with the familiar people, places and monsters from the most beloved fantasy of all time. Mines of Moria expands the online world of Middle-earth™ to let players adventure into the largest and most dangerous online underground environment ever created while extending the challenge to new heights with two new classes, ten additional levels and hundreds of new quests. Players will be able to explore the ancient underground cities of the dwarves, battle epic characters in the depths, face off with the Watcher, be a part of the fateful release of Durin’s Bane and more. For more information on The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, please visit www.lotro-europe.com
To experience the The Lord of the Rings Online now, download the 7-day free trial at www.trylotro.com
3D-sidescrolling MMORPG Dragonica will soon be available in English, French and German languages via the European gPotato gaming portal [www.gpotato.eu] on the first quarter of 2009.
Dragonica offers features that will surely capture your gaming senses. The game offers a whole new level of combat system wherein you can perform chain attack combinations paired up with humorous skills that are easy to learn but difficult to master. Community functions such as guilds, parties, marriage system and a lot more will encourage interaction between players. You can also acquire different pets that can be used as mounts or battle assistants and have your own house which you can furnish and decorate. A crafting system will also be available to all 4 character classes which will further evolve into more than 28 different classes. Nominated as “The most anticipated game” by Gamespot Korea after the GStar 2007 convention, Dragonica combines fun, humor, extensive content and innovative gameplay.
As a well established free-to-play online games publisher, Gala Networks Europe Ltd. will operate the European version of Dragonica via the gPotato.eu gaming portal. Dragonica will be the first English-speaking game that will benefit from the extensive community management of the gPotato team which made them very popular in France and Germany.
Please see attached materials about Dragonica.
Updates and developments about Dragonica will be released in the upcoming months.
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection action introduced to classic RPG for first time
Find a sacred sword and use it to save a kingdom as Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon heads to Nintendo DS! For the first time in the classic Fire Emblem RPG series, there is the option of multiplayer action over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, adding a whole new dimension of gameplay and strategic planning that can be shared with friends and fans of the series. Using skill, tactical battle-planning and no small amount of magic, players must embark on a quest to destroy the resurrected dark dragon Medeus, who seeks to conquer the entire world. Charging into battle in Europe on 5 December, 2008, the game is based on Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, which was created in 1990 for the NES console but never released in Europe, despite becoming the most popular in the series in Japan. Now the remake of this NES classic has the popular weapon triangle system integrated for strategic enhancement.
One hundred years since Medeus was slain and the Kingdom Altea founded on the continent of Akaneia, Medeus is back and it falls to exiled prince, Marth, to save the kingdom from ruination. Success for Marth and his comrades rests on finding his father’s sacred sword, Falchion and the Fire Emblem. Only when these are united in Marth’s hands will he be able to confront the dark pontifex Gharnef, avenge the murder of his father and kidnap of his sister, destroy Medeus once and for all and win back the kingdom of Altea.
Turn-based gameplay challenges the player’s strategic thinking, with the nature of the terrain, the strength of enemy forces and the positioning of your own units all needing careful consideration. The Nintendo DS’s Touch Screen enables quick placement of units and the game boasts polished graphics that make the best use of the Nintendo DS system.
A wide range of characters, with unique powers and integrated storylines, adds depth to the game, which features a range of new side stories and several difficulty levels to suit newcomers and seasoned strategists. Using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, players can battle over the internet or against one another in the same room, using their own characters – with their own special skills and experience. These battles can be enjoyed even more by using the Mic Chat feature during battle. Playing over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection also offers access to a special armoury shop where players can buy special items that allow them to gain a new class of character and also sell weapons to make money. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection also enables players to loan their battle-seasoned units to other players in order to provide a boost to that player’s forces. Additional units can be uploaded to a server and also borrowed from the server or from a friend by exchanging friend codes.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon makes its way to Europe on 5th December 2008
STAR OCEAN - The Last Hope will be released across all PAL territories in 2009, on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system.
With this highly anticipated prequel, acclaimed development studio tri-Ace Inc. brings the STAR OCEAN series to Xbox 360 for the first time. STAR OCEAN - the Last Hope continues the series traditions of soaring space opera, blending science fiction with fantasy for a unique RPG experience. The refined gameplay features four party members and team-oriented combat, while maintaining the innovative real-time battle system that has become a trademark of the STAR OCEAN series.
The newest STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE trailer can be viewed at the Square Enix booth at the Tokyo Game Show 2008. Additionally, STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE is playable for the first time at the Microsoft booth.
John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Ltd. comments, “STAR OCEAN has already proved to be a popular series in Japan, we now hope that players around the world can discover why. With STAR OCEAN: The Last Hope arriving in 2009, there’s never been a better time to enjoy a STAR OCEAN adventure.”
About STAR OCEAN - The Last Hope
Story The year is S.D. 10. In the aftermath of World War III, humanity voyages into the stars in search of a new home… and a second chance.
Features A prequel that combines sci-fi and fantasy elements, spanning multiple planets and the vastness of space itself to recount the origins of the STAR OCEAN universe. Exhilarating combat expands upon the franchise’s famous real-time battle system, including the amazing graphics and visual effect only possible on the Xbox 360 Feature breathtaking CG movies by Visual Works, the cutting-edge studio whose previous work includes cut-scenes for the acclaimed FINAL FANTASY RPG series Fully localised for PAL territories with French, German, Spanish and Italian subtitles and menu screens
With music ranging from one of the first and most influential alternative rock bands, R.E.M., to the timeless GRAMMY award-winning rock anthem “Jessie’s Girl” by Rick Springfield, Activision today announced a rich and diverse lineup of launch week downloadable content for the highly-anticipated Guitar Hero World Tour. Available exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for two weeks starting October 30, the R.E.M. Track Pack features three songs, which can also be downloaded as singles, from the band’s newest album, Accelerate, “Horse to Water,” “Man-Sized Wreath” and “Supernatural Superserious.”
Available at the launch of Guitar Hero World Tour is the Classic Rock Track Pack that offers fans three rocking party anthems “Rock and Roll Band” by Boston, “Hot Blooded” by Foreigner and “Jessie's Girl” by Rick Springfield, also available for download individually.
Created specifically for Guitar Hero World Tour, the Guitar Duels, original compositions by Ted Nugent and Zakk Wylde, will be available for free at launch to download and play outside of the Career.
The 1990’s era-defining “No Rain” by alternative rock group Blind Melon will be available as downloadable content during the launch week of Guitar Hero World Tour. The breakthrough single off the band’s quadruple platinum, self-titled album reached No. 1 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock and U.S. Modern Rock charts and firmly planted the group in 1990s pop culture.
Fans who have been shredding to Metallica’s critically acclaimed Death Magnetic on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock since its day-and-date release with the album need not purchase the album again as it is forward compatible and will integrate seamlessly with Guitar Hero World Tour. The Death Magnetic downloadable album, compatible with both Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero World Tour, will continue to be available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and in the PLAYSTATION Store for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment.
The R.E.M Track Pack, Classic Rock Track Pack and “No Rain” single will be available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and in the PLAYSTATION Store for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment.
When the house lights go down in November, a new generation of guitarists, drummers and fearless frontmen will come together and rock with Guitar Hero World Tour.
The latest installment in the No.1 best-selling video game franchise of 2007, Guitar Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero’s signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced wireless controllers with new revolutionary online* and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player “Battle of the Bands,” which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online for the first time ever.
The game features a slick newly redesigned guitar controller, drum kit controller and a microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock ‘n’ roll anthems. Music creators will also be able to share their recordings with their friends online through GHTunesSM where other gamers can download and play an endless supply of unique creations.
Developed exclusively for Xbox 360 by acclaimed developer Bungie, “Halo 3: Recon” is a stand-alone expansion that extends the award-winning “Halo 3” experience with hours of new campaign and multiplayer gameplay.* The release adds a new dimension to an all-encompassing universe that gamers around the world have known and loved for more than six years.
The new campaign chapter predates the events that unfold in “Halo 3” and gives players a new perspective through the eyes of a new hero in the “Halo” universe. New multiplayer maps ensure that the award-winning Xbox LIVE experience of “Halo 3” continues to thrive.
Features:
Top features include the following:
• All-new campaign content. The “Halo 3: Recon” campaign is an intriguing side story that takes place during the terrifying events leading up to the Master Chief’s return to New Mombasa in “Halo 3.” Experience the fate of Earth from the brand-new perspective of a special forces ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper), adding a unique outlook and new gameplay elements to the events that unfold in the trilogy’s finale. While the feel of this new chapter will greatly resemble that of previous “Halo” experiences, “Halo 3: Recon” will require players to employ more elements of stealth and cunning than ever before.
• A new hero: Prepare to drop. Known for their courage, valor and, at times, insanity, ODSTs are among the fiercest UNSC soldiers, priding themselves on being the first unit deployed into hostile situations. While not as large or supernaturally gifted as their Spartan comrades, these “Hell Jumpers” more than compensate with their ferocious attitudes and unwavering nerve.
• Expanded multiplayer collection. No “Halo” experience would be complete without groundbreaking multiplayer content,* and “Halo 3: Recon” gives fans more of what they love. With exclusive new maps and full Forge options, players will find more multiplayer content than ever before with “Halo 3: Recon.”
• Ever-growing community options. Players will continue to enjoy all the great “Halo 3” technological innovations, including Saved Films, screenshots, Campaign Scoring and four-player co-op. All of the new multiplayer maps fully support the Forge editor, offering endless gameplay customization possibilities for fans.
“Halo 3” is the conclusion to the epic trilogy and picks up where “Halo 2” left off, answering questions about the fates of the beloved protagonist Master Chief and his artificial intelligence sidekick Cortana as they struggle to save humankind from destruction at the hands of the alien coalition known as the Covenant. In addition to the rich storyline, “Halo 3” continues the franchise’s grand tradition of delivering innovative online multiplayer experiences via Xbox LIVE. Title: Halo 3 - Recon Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Developer: Bungie Format: DVD for the Xbox 360 video game system; Xbox LIVE-enabled Availability: Fall 2009
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