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Monday, October 20, 2008

Moto GP 08 bike video game racer - Fact Sheet

The official game of the 2008 season, MotoGP 08 features all the official riders, bikes and tracks from this year’s event providing the definitive 2 wheeled racing experience.

The development team’s overriding aim is to deliver an unparalleled handling model that allows access points for gamers of all skill levels and just as importantly provide a challenge to meet each player’s abilities.

ALL 3 MOTOGP CLASSES
MotoGP 08 puts the player at the centre of the MotoGP experience by letting them join a team and compete alongside their sporting heroes in all three race classes – 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP. Recent MotoGP titles had excluded 125cc and 250cc at a cost and Capcom is keen to ensure that all the riders are faithfully represented, which also enables complete progression through the ranks as well as giving the gamer a different racing experience per class. The game features a scaled and competitive AI which adjusts within limits to give a more enjoyable race experience on the lower levels but shows no mercy in the higher levels.

TUTORIAL MODE
Also new for this year is a tutorial mode. This allows the player to decide what motorcycle and racing style suits them best. But rather than the tutorial mode taking players ‘out of the main game’, this mode will transport them immediately into an arcade race and offers hints and tips from the beginning. By pressing START players can pause the game, allowing them to test out and alter the racing model (from ‘Arcade’ to ‘Advanced’ or ‘Simulation’), change transmission options or leave the tutorial mode entirely. Players can also choose the option to automatically see live tips whilst playing, where the game will judge riding style and offer help and advice where needed.

MAIN MODES
Career mode – new for this year is the ability for players to create their own rider (in previous MotoGP titles you’ve only been able to select an existing rider of the MotoGP event) and develop their racing skills for up to 5 seasons with the aim of becoming the ultimate MotoGP champion. Choosing a team and bike class at the beginning of each season, riders can make customisations through a selection of bike helmet designs that unlock as players progress. As races are won, stronger teams will be looking to recruit for the following season, enabling players to race better performing bikes. As progress is made players will also be able to access certain bike upgrades which improve the rider’s performance across a range of parameters such as straight line speed, acceleration, braking and cornering.

Quick race – Players can choose their favourite track, rider, difficulty level, bike class, riding model, transmission type, number of laps and weather conditions and go race.

Time Attack – set the best time at each circuit, competing against yourself to shave vital seconds off your personal record. Select the circuit and rider and off you go. Players decide whether they want a ghost rider to compete against, improving where they can to beat their previous lap times.

Championship – Select any class, rider and team and compete in and re-create the entire 2008 season. Practice and qualifying modes are optional whilst the weather conditions, difficulty setting, number of laps and handling model can also be decided, allowing players to shape their own season. Before each race players can tweak the set-up of their bike, including changing tyres, suspension settings and gear ratios. During the championship rider standings can be checked to see where players rank and view individual performance statistics for the real aficionados. If players are still not happy with their own performance the practice racing circuit can be tried out alone (solo) in free practice mode.

CHALLENGES
If that wasn’t enough there are 50 unique challenges for players ambitious enough to accept them. On completing the challenges players will be rewarded with hidden content. The challenges are divided up into the following categories:

Speed – stay above the speed indicated and finish inside the allotted time
Brakes – Use a limited amount of braking sparingly to complete a circuit of the track
Racing Line – Don’t stray too far from the optimal racing line
Checkpoint – Reach each checkpoint before the time runs out in order to complete the lap
Single race – Compete in an actual race scenario from MotoGP
Championship – Compete in an actual championship scenario taken from MotoGP
1 vs.1 – Beat a single opponent to the finish line on the final sector of a circuit

ONLINE
Playstation 3, Xbox360 and PC will allow you and up to 12 friends to race on any track from the MotoGP season. Online players will be free to select any bike from the 125cc, 250cc and GP class and race any of the manufacturer bikes, competing in individual races. Players will have the ability to set up a custom match search and create their own match setting of up to twelve players in total. The 360 version will include headset voice chat support. Also for the Xbox360 there will be ranked matches (which affect your online Live ranking), leader boards, friends, reserve slots, invites and of course achievements.

MotoGP 08 will also mark the debut of the series on both the PlayStation 3.

New for 2008 is also the inclusion of the all new Indianopolis track in the US (the home of US racing) plus the spectacle of night racing at the Qatar circuit.

SUMMARY

Features:

• Three different handling models - arcade, intermediate and simulation - provide varied racing experiences and accessibility for all
• Ride as yourself and compete against riders from the world’s premier motorcycling championship – racing up to 33 opponents
• Select from 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP bike classes with each offering a different race experience
• First time MotoGP series will appear on PlayStation 3
• Set competitor AI to match skill level with 4 AI levels – Easy/Medium/Hard/Champion
• Pit your riding skills against players from across the globe in a number of online modes
• Includes new 2008 season additions of night racing and Indianapolis circuit

Release Date: October 24th
Genre: Racing
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, PS2
Rating: PEGI 3+
Developer: Milestone
Price: TBC

Combat Arms Europe on the mark - Closed Beta begins on October 28

Closed-beta schedule for its free-to-play, online first person shooter “Combat Arms Europe”.

Starting from October 28, a selected group of players will have the chance to fire away for two consecutive weeks in the European version of the anticipated shooter game, which has already created a huge sensation among FPS fans in the North American region since its local launch in May.

The distribution of the first set of beta keys for the upcoming closed beta will run exclusively through www.eurogamer.net and www.onlinewelten.com, giving away 10,000 beta keys respectively beginning on October 24, at 13:00 (GMT+1).

The closed beta runs for a limited time with a limited amount of testing accounts only, and interested players are encouraged to sign up as soon as the beta key distribution goes live on October 24th.

Stay tuned and check out the official teaser site for more details at http://combatarms.nexoneu.com

About Combat Arms:

Combat Arms is a fast-paced, multiplayer shooter, designed for non-stop action on the grounds of various battlefields where players are recruited to get engaged with their enemies in multiple game modes. While integrating the traditional attributes of the FPS genre, Combat Arms advances further by evolving striking features such as character customization as well as weapon modification system, enabling the players to adjust their weapons with attachments such as scopes, silencers and extended magazines. Additional eye-catching feature is the unique backpack system, which allows players to combine a set of multiple weapons from the extensive armory for a more sophisticated combat experience on the battlefield.

Combat Arms is easy to adapt for newcomers with handy control while providing deep gameplay mechanics to veteran gamers. In-game currencies and experience points are rewarded based on the number of victories and kills made, and when accumulated, it will help the players to rank up and to mount with new weapons and equipments, while having access to their actual performance stat anytime during the gameplay. Moreover, the extensive community features within the game actively support the clan system, where players can easily recruit, manage, and communicate with their clan members.

Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel video game - The arrival of the Carrier Imp Collectors edition video

The new Collectors Edition of Action RPG SACRED 2 – Fallen Angel will come with a special, limited edition, Carrier Imp.

This magical beast of burden can be called upon, in game, at anytime to bring you your character chest and help you cope with the direst of situations. Whether it be a quick change in wardrobe or carrying away a vast treasure hoard, the Carrier Imp will be there to help.

The hotly anticipated video can be downloaded from the official SACRED 2 homepage: www.sacred2.com.

SACRED 2 – Fallen Angel releases in 2008 across all major territories in time for the festive season, and the Collectors Edition is available exclusively in the UK from GAME, in store and online.

SACRED 2 – Fallen Angel homepage: www.sacred2.com

Nirvana tracks added to Rock Band download music store

Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of seven new tracks to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content. This week’s mammoth lineup features seven master recordings from legendary, alternative grunge band, Nirvana, including, “Breed,” “Lounge Act,” “On a Plain,” “Polly,” “Something in the Way,” “Stay Away,” and “Territorial Pissings.” These tracks join “In Bloom” from the original Rock Band soundtrack and “Drain You” featured on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack to make for a total of nine Nirvana songs available in the Rock Band music catalog.

Each Track will be available starting October 21, 2008, for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and October 23, 2008, for PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. The cost is $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points) or $10.99 (880 Microsoft Points) for the Nirvana 7-pack.

Release date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360)
Thursday, October 23, 2008 (PlayStationStore)

Tracks: Nirvana Breed

Nirvana Lounge Act
Nirvana On a Plain
Nirvana Polly
Nirvana Something in the Way
Nirvana Stay Away
Nirvana Territorial Pissings

Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$10.99 (880 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the Nirvana 7-pack

(All tracks are original master recordings)

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SPORE PC video game patch download and details

The Spore universe continues to evolve with a new patch available now for download. In response to Spore players' and community members' feedback, this patch fixes reported bugs, tunes gameplay, offers an added way of selecting multiple items to delete/ban in Sporepedia and introduces a cool new cube planet style.

To get the patch, launch the EA Download Manager to download and install it. If you didn't install the EADM when you installed Spore, you can get it from: http://files.ea.com/downloads/eacore/eadm-installer.exe

This is a PC only patch. There will be one available to Mac users in the near future.

Features

Hold down the Control key in Sporepedia to select multiple creations for deleting or banning
Hold down the Shift key in Sporepedia to select a range of creations for deleting or banning
New planet style: Cubes

Graphics/Aesthetics

Fix for game entry screen turning black when banning a creature in a Saved game
Fixed issue with flora card in Sporepedia
Space phase: Fixed graphic issue with water levels not updating properly with terraform tools so that visible water and atmosphere levels will now correspond in the Atmosphere monitor
Fixed problems introduced via atmospheric and drought terraforming tools
Improved gaits for multi-legged creatures
Improved gaits for creatures with 2 limbs, but without any feet

Audio

Space phase: Fixed missing VOX in some animations in Comm Screen
Fixed audio issue with switching mode to 5.1 breaking music and VOX
Fixed audio syncing issue when minimizing and/or maximizing Spore before opening video
Fixed crash with city music player when Save and Load dialogs are present
Fix for audio lag and missing models due background loading slow-down on certain single-processor machine configurations. This fix improved overall stability on this machine configuration

Tuning

Space phase: Tuned relationship status to update in communication window after completing a mission
Tribe phase: Tuned Normal difficulty mode to make social game easier

Miscellaneous

Fixed the ESC key to consistently skip the Spore introduction movie
Creators: YouTube video uploads are set to private. Go to YouTube.com and log in. Then go to Account >> My Videos to set them to Public if you want to share your videos with the world
Creators: Fixed limb joints not being selectable behind other limbs
Tribe phase: Fixed crash while harvesting fruit and fish
Space phase: Fixed timing bug using Planet Buster during Grox invasion
Space phase: Fixed destroyed turrets mission
Space phase: Fixed crash when zooming out to full galactic view from the center of the galaxy
Fixed for game entry screen staying zoomed in after deleting a game and entering/exiting Sporepedia
Space phase: Fixed City Hall updating bug. City Hall will now update to correct version if player has chosen a new City Hall during the transition from Civilization phase to Space phase
Space phase: Fixed Vehicles updating bug. Vehicles chosen in the Colony planner will now update without requiring the player to leave and re-enter a planet's atmosphere
Fixed crash when transitioning from Tribe phase to Civilization phase
Discontinued the Bad Baby Achievement

All SPORE posts on gamezplay.org here...

Darth Vader and Yoda download for Soulcalibur IV

Fan Reaction Prompts Acclaimed Fighting Franchise to Deliver New Content Fan Reaction Prompts Acclaimed Fighting Franchise to Deliver New Content From a Galaxy Far Far Away

Due to overwhelming fan response, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today revealed that Sith Lord Darth Vader and Jedi Master Yoda will be downloadable characters for Soulcalibur IV on Thursday, October 23 from Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION Network for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. Once console exclusive characters, players will soon be able to pit these adversaries against each other for the true epic battle between dark and light. Soulcalibur IV has shipped millions of units worldwide since its July 29 launch and continues to win audiences over with its rich gaming experience and robust feature set.

Set to reveal the origins of this ongoing story, Soulcalibur IV features new and familiar faces from across the galaxy who seeks the rival swords for their own ambitions. The line-up of weapon-wielding fighters grows as new characters add to the mythos including Hilde, a striking armor-clad warrior who wields a short sword and spear. In addition to the iconic Star Wars characters, the Secret Apprentice from LucasArts’ STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed also makes an appearance as a guest character for both Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system.

Retooled from the ground up, Soulcalibur IV perfects its highly celebrated weapons-based fighting system with stunning high definition graphics and new gameplay mechanics. Adding to the depth of combat, players can now destroy protective armor; weakening their enemy’s resolve and unleash Critical Finish moves to defeat opponents in one spectacular blow. Also new to the series is the ability to battle online against players from around the world using customized characters or fan favorites to challenges others for global domination.

Soulcalibur IV is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB and is currently available in stores for a suggested MSRP of $59.99. The downloadable characters will be available for 400 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and $4.99 on the PLAYSTATION Network. For more information please visit: www.soulcalibur.com or

http://www.namcobandaigames.com

Football Superstars video game sign Reebok

Reebok uses partnership to launch Football Ambassador Programme to thousands of gamers worldwide

Reebok announces its partnership with IGA Worldwide, the leading provider of in-game advertising, to become an integrated partner for the forthcoming free-to-download online game, Football Superstars. Created by UK based company CyberSports, Football Superstars is the first MMOG (massively multi player online game) of its kind, recreating a 3D virtual football world that enables thousands of human players to compete alongside, as well as against one another online. Experiencing all the luxury trappings that come with being a top-flight footballer.

To add to the games virtual football experience, Reebok will use the platform to launch its Ambassador Programme, a global search offering amateur players across the world the chance to win a sponsorship deal with Reebok and join its stable of footballers such as Thierry Henry, Ryan Giggs and Iker Casillas and win a professional-style boot deal. Successful entrants will be transported into the world of the professional footballer, winning a supply of Reebok boots and kit (in and outside of the game), in game currency, custom apparel for their avatars, as well as the chance to interview Barcelona and France striker Thierry Henry, as part of the Reebok Ambassador Programme.

Virtual Advertising hoardings, provided by IGA, will appear around the numerous Football Superstars pitches to support Reebok’s Ambassador Programme. There will also be as a registration link on Reebok’s home page offering three months ‘premium’ subscription to Football Superstars and registrants will also be eligible to enter the Reebok Ambassador Programme.

John Zaheer-Flaherty, Reebok’s Global Head of Football said, “We‘re excited to join the virtual world of Football Superstars. The game and the platform is a perfect fit for Reebok, allowing gamers to express themselves rather than telling them how to play the game.”

Giuseppe Bellanca, VP Ad Sales Europe at IGA Worldwide added, “This game offers brands the unique chance to reach the European market. We are thrilled to be involved with a partnership which combines a high-profile sports brand with the first MMO to pioneer the inclusion of a virtual world in its game. Reebok’s investment into this space demonstrates the ever-growing appeal and almost limitless possibilities of this medium.”

In Football Superstars - developed by Nottingham based Monumental Games – players re-create themselves online as a footballer and then have free reign in the state of the art interactive virtual world. Players can play their way from 3-a-side up to 11-a-side matches, gaining attributes and skills in order to specialise in their chosen playing position. Away from the pitch players can socialise in restaurants, bars and clubs and visit shops where you can buy the latest equipment and designer clothes. Players can train in gyms and on training pitches to enhance their skills or flirt with the paparazzi in a bid to boost their fame and status and gain access to the most exclusive clubs and venues.

Andy Law, Head of Business Development at CyberSports, said: “This is a great deal for us and Football Superstars. Reebok are a high profile and firm favourite football brand and they will bring an even more realistic dimension to the game play, blurring the reality between the virtual and the real worlds which is what Football Superstars is all about.”

Sunday, October 19, 2008

FIFA 09 add your video content to EA beta website

EA Sports Football World beta allows user to save and publish their content allowing other to comment and add the best to their sites.

With 'Forums', 'Blogs', 'Polls' and 'My Live Season' EA hope users will built a football community.

Video sample here...

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Dig out your Soul tracks Oasis new album added to Guitar Hero World Tour

'Bag it Up,' 'Waiting for the Rapture' and Hit Single 'The Shock of the Lightning' to arrive in November; Full Album Available in 2009

Gamers looking to shred, drum and wail away to the new sounds of beloved, multi-platinum UK rock band, Oasis, need not wait much longer as music from the band's critically acclaimed Dig Out Your Soul album will soon be available for download in Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® World Tour.

Featuring "Bag it Up," "Waiting for the Rapture" and the hit first single "The Shock of the Lightning" from the band's seventh studio album, the Oasis Track Pack will be available on November 6th for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. In addition, the three tracks will be released as single downloadable songs for both the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3. The Dig Out Your Soul album, in its entirety or via individual singles, will be available for download in 2009.

When the house lights go down on October 26th, a new generation of guitarists, drummers and fearless frontmen will come together and rock with Guitar Hero World Tour. The latest installment in the #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 GHTunes(SM) where other gamers can download and play an endless supply of unique creations.

Guitar Hero World Tour is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system. The Wii version is being developed by Vicarious Visions. The PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system version is being developed by Budcat. The game is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB. For more information on Guitar Hero World Tour, please visit http://worldtour.guitarhero.com/.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Design your own Presidential Candidate with The Political machine video game

Take a ride to the White House.. The Political Machine - OUT NOW!!

The Political Machine is a PC Strategy game in which players run for President. Players can choose an existing candidate or can design their own from scratch, then choose a map/scenario to campaign in. From there, players must tackle the issues and battle against their ideological opponent for victory on Election Day.

Features include:

Design your own Presidential Candidate or choose from one of several existing ones.
Campaign against a devious computer opponent or against other people over the Internet.
Run for President in 2008 or in selected campaigns from different moments in history.
Appear on popular television programs on cable TV and learn how to avoid answering the tough questions.
Run as a Democrat or a Republican and campaign on the issues you think people care about - or take out ads to make them care about those issues.
Modern Day Scenario uses real-world data. See how different candidates might actually do in the election months before it happens.

The Political Machine is avaiable now priced at £19.99
www.kalypsomedia.com

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