Project Monarch, a fusion RPG combining Eastern and Western fantasy. The company is planning to show stories of distress and ideals as well as hostility that humans experience in the heavenly world where the war of the Gods unfolds.
The major feature of "Project Monarch" - which combines the MO and MMO formats - is the fast and dynamic action of characters. It uses a high-performance game engine independently developed by MAIUS GAMES, and its aim is to enable smooth play even in low-end PCs.
Contrary to the standardized growth in class of most games, the type of growth of "Project Monarch" varies according to which kind of skill-related quest you choose. Furthermore, along with realistic siege warfare using a wide range of siege weapons, you can also engage in community and economic activities through the tax income from managing the area.
Although the development of "Project Monarch" is still at the early stages, it has earned raves after being launched to the public particularly overseas buyers in GSTAR 2008. Currently, the development has progressed to a stage wherein network play is enabled. MAIUS GAMES is set to release a vivid play video soon.
Atlus's Persona 4 will be released across PAL territories in Spring 2009, exclusively on the Sony PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system.
Persona 4 is a gripping new chapter in the ultra-cool Persona universe. Integrating dungeon crawler gameplay with an innovative social simulation element, Persona 4 delivers an all-new story set in the Japanese countryside. A sequence of mysterious deaths hits your town and only you and your team of gifted supernatural detectives can uncover the truth. Will you frustrate this hidden evil's plans before it is too late?
John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Ltd. comments, "Persona 4 epitomises Square Enix's commitment to bringing the best gaming experiences to the European market. This new instalment in the highly anticipated Persona series is the perfect example of an exciting new experience and how the PlayStation 2 still has a lot to offer."
About Persona 4
Story
In the small town of Inaba, nestled in the Japanese countryside, a young man settles in with his uncle and cousin. Sudden circumstances have forced the arrangement, but it is for the most part an agreeable place to live, if a little boring. Everything changes when a shocking and mysterious killing leaves a town aghast and searching for answers. As all signs point to involvement of a twisted serial murderer, a young hero and his friends will discover hidden powers and use them to save innocents from certain death. Together, they must find the trail of the unknown attacker… Before they strike again!
Features
• Balance your double life: Beyond exploring dungeons, engaging in intense battles, combining Personas to make new ones, and creating new weapons exists a normal high school life of making friends and taking part in classes and part-time jobs. The way you manage and integrate your activities within each day will determine your progress through the game.
• Remember, you are mortal: Every day is irrevocable, each decision impacts on your fate – from who you hang out with, to when you decide to enter a dungeon and how far in you choose you go. Plan your progress around the various events of each day and even the weather forecast!
• Unprecedented team control: With an emphasis on developing bonds in the goal to solve the mysterious murders, strong friendships are key to your success. Directly control teammates in battle, earn greater party support for combat, and master individual Social Links to unlock your friends' true potential.
• Find the true ending: 60+ hours of gameplay thrust you into a deep mystery where midnight television leads to serial killings. You must investigate murders, rescue those who can be rescued, and unmask the culprit behind it all - or risk being forever shrouded in the fog of doubt.
• Super-cool art and sound style: taking inspiration from Japanese art, manga and pop culture, the world of Persona is presented to the player in a unique and fashionable way.
• Fully optimised PAL version: allows for the full experience intended by the game creators, even for owners of 50Hz television sets.
Work doesn't have to be a chore. For the third in our series on dream children's careers, Lucy Rodgers meets a man who as a teenager fell in love with video games - and now designs them.
Most modern-day youngsters, and many a 21st-Century adult, will have whiled away a good number of hours playing the latest shooter, vehicle simulation or strategy video game.
But for Jez Harris such virtual pastimes are not just an enjoyable hobby, they are his career. The 28-year-old designer, who has yearned to work in the industry since he was a teenager, is paid to create the simulated worlds we enter from our bedrooms or living rooms.
Fantasy action-RPG also nominated in five other categories at the German Developer Awards
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel has earned two awards and five nominations in the prestigious German Developer awards for 2008. The action-RPG, currently available for Windows PC and set for a March 2009 release on next-generation consoles, took home awards for “Best German Action Game” and “Best International Game for 2008”at the prestigious European video game awards show, held in Essen, Germany. Sacred 2 was also nominated in five other categories, including:
Best Game Design
Best Story
Best in-game graphics
Best sound
Best German Game of 2008
For more information about Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, which is available now for Windows PC throughout the United States and Canada, please visit http://www.sacred2.com or http://www.cdvus.com. Sacred 2 will be available for next-generation consoles in March 2009. Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is an Action-RPG with a rich story that takes place in a giant, open-ended and seamless world. This world contains hundreds of dungeons, treacherous opponents and a variety of challenging quests. Intelligent enemies, steadily adapting in number and difficulty based on player progress, challenge players in heroic single- and multiplayer battles.
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel provides numerous unique items that can be gathered in this mystical world. A deep reward system further enables advancements in character, individual attributes and character-specific fighting styles, each designed to keep players returning to the world of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel to discover what is around the next bend. Drop-in styled cooperative multiplayer gameplay ensures players will enjoy the game alone or seamlessly with friends at any time. Five unique multiplayer modes round out the experience and offer a refreshing, first-class gaming experience in Sacred 2: Fallen Angel.
Help our hero, Little Blue fend off hungry creatures that are eager to steal his town’s fish supply.
To thwart these hungry animals, you’ll strategically place defense mechanisms throughout the town with each possessing unique strengths that are geared for specific animals.
With the perfect combination of tower utilization, defensive placement, timing and strategy, Little Blue’s food supply will be saved and you won’t go home hungry.
Professional Bull Riders, announced today that the Professional Bull Riders - Out of the Chute for PSP (PlayStationPortable) system and PC is exclusively available for download from www.us.playstation.com/PSN/mediamanager and www.direct2drive.com.
Capturing all the adrenaline and challenge of the Toughest Sport on Dirt, Professional Bull Riders - Out of the Chute lets you play as a top pro bull rider or as a rank bull in multiple events leading up to the World Finals in Las Vegas.
"As the fastest growing sport in North America, PBR brings high-octane action and incredible excitement to PSP system and PC gamers everywhere," says Scott Orr, President of D2C Games. "PBR Out of the Chute is a great family game and fun social experience where players take on the roles of rider and bull in the ultimate battle of brains vs. brawn."
"A two-ton bull is a lot less dangerous on the PSP system or PC than it is in a PBR arena, but D2C and Totally Games managed to capture the essence of the sport in this game", says Sean Gleason, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of PBR. "We are extremely proud of PBR Out of the Chute and couldn't be happier about the relationship with such great game developers and publishers."
Players may create their own characters and compete as a professional rider or a rank bull through 10 three-round events in multiple www.direct2drive.comocations including New York, Anaheim, and Atlanta. Challenge the best or play as top riders including Guilherme Marchi, Justin McBride, and Chris Shivers. Even compete as one of the tour's rankest bulls, complete with signature moves! Intuitive controls and three difficulty levels allow everyone to pick up and play, have fun, and be challenged for hours.
Multiplayer Mode allows players to compete against each other as rider vs. bull in 8 seconds or unlimited time modes. Season Mode features un-lockable riders, bulls, and videos as players compete to become the best rider or bull through the PBR season and win the World Finals in Las Vegas. Become part of the Millionaire's Club by beating some of the meanest, rankest bulls in the history of the PBR. Realistic sounds, pre-ride commentary, official rules, and heart-pounding music capture the essence of the PBR experience.
PBR Out of the Chute is now available for PSP system and PC at a suggested retail price of $14.99.
About the Professional Bull Riders
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, ESPN, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 400 hours of prime time programming annually, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over 1.5 million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. The PBR prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in five countries.
Simply Knitting, the UK’s leading knitting magazine has ventured into new territory, and in a flash of cross-genre inspiration is bringing the star of LittleBIGPlanet ‘Sackboy’ to life!
Perfect for both gamers and knitters, the cute star of LittleBIGPlanet has been given the full treatment by Alan Dart, the hugely popular designer of knitted toys – described as “the Grand Theft Auto of knitting” by Dan Dawkins, Editor of Future games magazine PSM3.
Tying in with the launch of Sony’s groundbreaking new PlayStation 3 game, the unofficial pattern will help you bring to life the knitted hero, building on the game’s near limitless potential for players creating and sharing their own custom-designed objects, ideas and levels.
Sackboy can be completely customised and accessorised within the game, so once you’ve got your knitted Sackboy all sewn up you can photograph your finest creation with your PlayStation Eye to put it into the game itself! Simply Knitting’s very own Sackboy can be seen indulging in a spot of the woollen craft!
On sale now, the knitted toy matches the digital version right down to the fingers, so there should be just enough time to knit a Sackboy for the gamer in your life! Future’s sister titles Official PlayStation3, PSM3 and GamesMaster will also be featuring Simply Knitting’s knitted wonder in their issues, on sale in December.
Debora Bradley, Editor of Simply Knitting said, “Sackboy will be tremendously popular and this is the perfect time of year to knit the little chap. Knitting and customising him means that he will be utterly unique and a very cool accessory. We’re very lucky to have him in the magazine and we hope that he’ll help to increase the already sizable crossover between the great communities of gamers and knitters, online or not.”
Issue 49 of Simply Knitting is on sale now, priced at £4.49.
Arcade-Style Multi-Player Action Hunting Comes to Wii for the First Time
Video game publisher Mastiff announced today that the award-winning arcade-style, multi-player hunting game Deer Drive for Nintendo Wii will ship to major gaming retailers across North America on Dec. 16, 2008.
Deer Drive brings arcade-style hunting action to the living room with single player, two-player head-to-head and four player party modes. In Deer Drive players can challenge friends to head-to-head competition or enjoy the ultimate four player hunting party. And we do mean 'party.'
In Hunting Party 2 or 4 players compete not just to see who has the best aim, but to win items to use against their rivals like the Screen Shake, In Your Face screen block, and the ultimate challenge - the Upside Down Screen.
"Hunting season is open - big time" says Bill Swartz of Mastiff. "Grab a copy of Deer Drive, lock, load and take down some bucks. But be careful or bear, moose and other dangerous animals might be the ones taking you down."
Deer Drive Features:
• Arcade-style action hunting on Wii for the first time. • Single and head-to-head competitive mode • Hunting Party mode for 2-4 players • Optimized to work with Wii Remote or the Wii Zapper accessory. • Changing weather, dynamic hunting conditions over varied terrain. • Ethical hunting integral to game. • Challenging for casual and hard-core players alike.
Just Flight is pleased to announce the planned release of 747-200/300 Series, the latest airliner expansion for FSX and FS2004 in its widely acclaimed F-Lite series.
The UK ship date for 747-200/300 Series is scheduled for 19th December 2008 at a great value price of just £19.66 / €24.95 / $29.99 for boxed and download versions. In addition, owners of 747-200/300 will be able to expand it further with three keenly priced upgrade packs, available exclusively from the Just Flight website.
Costing just £4.88 each, the upgrades will add a range of additional aircraft and liveries to the Jumbo fleet.
The 747 is acknowledged as the world's most easily-recognised aircraft. Say the word 'airliner' to anyone and it's the image of the Jumbo Jet that springs to mind! From the award-winning team at CLS comes a 747 package featuring the -200 and -300 passenger variants with three engine configurations spread across 21 different liveries.
747-200/300 Series is part of Just Flight's popular F-Lite range which guarantees the highest quality and ease of use. Virtual Jumbo jockeys can choose to fly using the FMC or INS systems and the level of detail in this aircraft will impress both the casual captain and the expert aviator!
• Three additional upgrade packs – Classic Liveries, Cargo and Passenger & Combi – great value at just £4.88 each!
• Delight in the detail – 2D and 3D interactive cockpits, wingview, pushback truck, doors, thrust reversers… and much, much more!
• Take your choice of engines – Pratt & Witney, General Electric and Rolls-Royce variants are included.
• Exciting special effects including tyre/wet runway water effects, engine start and touchdown tyre smoke, wingflex and mind you don't over-rotate or you'll see the underbelly spark effects!
• Layered paint kit for enthusiasts who want to create their own liveries.
• Comprehensive, detailed manual includes flight tutorial and all the information virtual pilots will need for Jumbo flight.
"The accuracy is simply amazing" FlightsimWorld.com
"This aircraft is revolutionizing the way that we think of flight simming" Flightsim.com
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: Flight Simulator X (Acceleration, SP2 and DX10 Preview compatible) or FS2004, Windows Vista or XP
MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: PC with 3.0GHz equivalent or higher processor, 1.0Gb RAM. 256Mb video card, 1.0Gb free hard drive space
Title 747-200/300 Series Label Just Flight Developer Commercial Level Simulations Genre Flight Simulation UK Release 19th December 2008 SRP £19.66 / €24.95 / $29.99
Mobile Version of Latest Bejeweled Installment Revolutionizes Fun On-the-Go, a Brilliant New Way to Play
A remarkably faithful translation of its highly acclaimed Bejeweled Twist game will be available to a wide array of handsets from major North American and European wireless carriers in Q2 2009.
PopCap's fourth in-house title for mobile – and the first new Bejeweled title in more than three years – Bejeweled Twist puts a completely new spin on the top-selling puzzle franchise of the 21st century. Since its launch on the PC six weeks ago, Bejeweled Twist has been a top-seller at retail and has garnered glowing critiques from media outlets of all kinds. Additionally, Bejeweled Mobile was the No2 best-selling game in North America in 2007 and held that spot through Q3 2008
"Gamers anxiously awaited the launch of Bejeweled Twist on the PC, and it has more than lived up to players' expectations, which is why we're thrilled to bring an amazingly accurate translation to the mobile market, featuring all the same game modes and challenges as the original," stated Andrew Stein, director of mobile business development at PopCap. "Bejeweled Twist is a rare achievement in the casual games category: accessible to novice players, but with unmatched challenge and flexibility in its gameplay. The mobile version is well suited for gaming on-the-go, offering four distinct ways to play from fast-paced action and strategy to a stress-busting, Zen-like experience."
Bejeweled Twist features a revolutionary new style of play and the highest production values of any casual game ever created, and removes the barriers of traditional match-3 games. Instead of swapping adjacent jewels to make a set, players rotate an entire 2x2 block of gems clockwise in an effort to create a line of three or more gems of the same type. Additionally, in Bejeweled Twist, players don't have to make a match with every move – instead they can freely rotate gems anywhere on the board, allowing far greater liberty of movement and vastly increased strategic freedom to plan combinations, cascades and chains.
Beyond the completely different method of moving gems, Bejeweled Twist provides a wealth of new power-ups and obstacles. New gem types include Flame, Lightning and Fruit gems that produce fiery explosions and other powerful effects; and new obstacles such as Bomb and Locked gems as well as Coal will challenge players as never before. In addition, four game modes (Classic, Blitz, Challenge and Zen) offer vastly different ways to experience Bejeweled Twist.
The game will also offer touch support on compatible phones.
Contrary to the standardized growth in class of most games, the type of growth of "Project Monarch" varies according to which kind of skill-related quest you choose. Furthermore, along with realistic siege warfare using a wide range of siege weapons, you can also engage in community and economic activities through the tax income from managing the area.
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