For the Goblins, Orcs, Elves, Humans, Dwarfs, there is only one Big Game, and it's Blood Bowl!

While Americans are busy stocking up on chips, dips, beer and soda for this Sunday's Super Bowl, the rest of the fantasy world already has bone-crushing action in the form of the famed "Blood Bowl" - and throughout the rest of this week, Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide will be showing off the game (Xbox 360 and Windows PC) through daily video releases.
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Each day, we’ll be releasing a brief trailer focusing on one of the game’s many teams, culminating in an action-packed gameplay trailer to be released on Friday. Don’t miss a day!

To launch this Blood Bowl blitz, we’re releasing a new trailer of the Goblin team in action. In this video, watch as these sneaky little gobbos zip around the field doing their best the snatch up the ball and make a run past the other team’s defenses. When all else fails, our fiendish little friend finds a nearby troll to throw him headlong into the end zone!

An ultra-violent mix of American football and other team sports, Blood Bowl takes place in the popular Warhammer universe, and allows players to build the ultimate “fantasy” teams. Would-be team managers can build bone-crushing teams composed of Orcs, Elves, Humans, Dwarfs and many more fantastic creatures – then throw them into the arena for the ultimate blood sport! Blood Bowl is strategic, action-packed and violent, requiring players to use their best tactics, team design – and a dose of pure ruthless bloodlust always helps too!

Published by Focus Home Interactive and developed by Cyanide Studio, Blood Bowl is being developed for the PC and the Xbox 360 as well as for the handheld systems Nintendo DS and Sony PSP and is set for release on Q2 2009.

Celebrity cast pictures for Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 - Uprising sexy jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Holly Vance and Gemma Atkinson

Eclectic Ensemble Cast Stars in Newest Addition to the Red Alert Universe.

Electronic Arts today announced the members of the live action movie cast for Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 - Uprising, the upcoming campaign expansion to last autumn’s award-winning Command & Conquer Red Alert 3.

Picking up in the aftermath of the events in the original, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Uprising features an eclectic cast, starring in the all new, live-action movie sequences the Command & Conquer franchise is known for. From sci- fi legends to rising starlets and masters of the squared-circle, the cast of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising includes (in alphabetical order): Jamie Chung, (Dragonball Evolution), Ric Flair (16-time world heavyweight wrestling champion), Malcolm McDowell (Heroes, Clockwork Orange, Wing Commander), Jodi Lyn O’Keefe (Prison Break), Holly Valance (Neighbours) along with returning fan-favorites Gemma Atkinson and Ivana Milicevic.

“Quality live-action movies and storytelling have always been a unique component to the Command & Conquer DNA and we wanted to make sure we did things right with Uprising,” said Amer Ajami, Senior Producer at EA Los Angeles. “We are really pleased we were able to assemble another large and talented ensemble for Uprising, and we think our fans are going to be pleased by everyone’s performances, not only in the cutscenes, but also in Commander’s Challenge, where you’ll actually be battling some of our stars.”

“When I found out that EA wanted me to be part of Command & Conquer, all I could say was ‘Woooooooooooo!’” said 16-time world heavyweight champion, Ric Flair, who stars as Commander Hill, a commander players will have to take on in the new Commander’s Challenge mode. “I had a great time on set and, whiIe I may have retired from the ring, I think my fans are going to love seeing the “Nature Boy” style and profile his way to victory. I know my kids are going to have a great time trying to take it to me on the battlefield.”

Malcolm McDowell, who plays Rupert Thornley, the president of the European Union, and had previously starred in the live-action movies for the Wing Commander franchise, added, “It’s great to be working with good actors and the more good actors you can get to do games, the better. In the past people might have thought you could get away with anything in games and that isn’t a good attitude. Kids are spending a lot of money and time on these games and they deserve first rate performers and I’m glad to say that this is what Uprising is.”

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising will take players deeper into the Red Alert™ universe with four new mini-campaigns set in the aftermath of the events of Red Alert 3. The game also features the new Commander’s Challenge mode, a series of 50 challenging, over-the-top scenarios where players will need to battle through a gauntlet of commanders and obstacles in order to unlock the game’s powerful new units.

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising will be available for digital download this March and has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI. For more information about the game, please visit www.commandandconquer.com, home of Command & Conquer TV, EA’s dedicated online Command & Conquer network that goes beyond the game and brings players all the latest news, tips and strategies straight from the developers. This Friday, fans can go to the website to catch the first episode of BattleCast PrimeTime, the channel’s flagship program, which will have all the latest Command & Conquer news including an interview with Ric Flair.

Valentine's Day-Event in Runes of Magic has just begun

For those players who want to flee from the cold of winter, they can now indulge themselves in spring fever as love is in the air of Taborea. A Valentine’s Day event has just started in Runes of Magic and marks the beginning of an extensive series of events that awaits players of Frogsters’ fantasy online-role-playing game during 2009.

From today until Valentine’s Day on February 14th 2009, fans with a sweet tooth are invited to produce in-game chocolate to strengthen their in-game characters. During this time friends of flowers will also be able to obtain rose seeds on a daily basis. If cared for these flowers will bloom and grant growers a strong buff. To compensate players for all their efforts, roses will be exchanged for special gift boxes. With a bit of luck and perseverance, gardeners will find one of two time-limited mounts designed exclusively for this event: a Pegasus or unicorn. Those who collect 30 roses during the event will be awarded a special title as a reward

Runes of Magic started the open beta with an English and a German version in the middle of December 2008. All interested players can now download the online-role playing game and enter into the fantasy world after creating an account for free on www.runesofmagic.com.

Runes of Magic – a world full of wizardry and adventure
With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free2play MMO games. Runes of Magic conveys an absorbing story through more than 1.000 quests embedded in an atmospheric fantasy setting. Players can choose between six main classes and combined with a secondary class they present 30 individual combinations of character classes over all. All characters possess unique skills with impressive combo attacks and can use mounts like war horses and more. A particularly attractive feature for guilds and players is the possibility to arrange their own virtual homes with individual furnishing. Thanks to an extensive crafting and reputation system, thrilling PVP, as well as demanding dungeons and boss-monsters, no wishes remain unsatisfied. The Taiwanese developer Runewaker has developed Runes of Magic according to western MMO standards within a time frame of three years. The studio will provide new challenges for players every three to four months with free add-ons and updates. MMO fans can find more information, pictures and videos on the official website www.runesofmagic.com.

Features

- Free2play: no monthly fees, free download
- Extensive dual class system (six primary and secondary classes)
- Versatile spell- and attack-combinations
- Enthralling background story
- More than 1.000 quests and quest series on launch
- No zone boundaries thanks to seamless architecture
- Dungeons: Instanced and tile based as well as persistent
- Individually developable skills and spells
- Armour sets with special bonuses
- Dynamic item system with hundreds of runes for upgrading
- Optional PvP system with arena battles and guild wars
- Ranking system with player-ranking lists
- Multitude of unique mounts
- Epic crafting system with the chance to improve existing items
- Personalization of player houses through individual furnishing
- Reputation system
- Customisable user interface with the option to use Add-Ons
- Map and radar system to find dealers, resources and quests easily
- In-game auction houses for trading items
- Teleport-Runes for instant travel
- Mouse and keyboard controls for movement
- Regular updates with new content
- Cross-server fights in three-server-battle in development
- Guild houses in special zones in development

Khemia - Alchemists of Al Revis PlayStation 2 and Mana Khemia - Student Alliance PSP video games

Both Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al Revis (PS 2) and Mana Khemia: Student Alliance (PSP) will be published by NIS Europe for the European countries. The decision comes after increasing demands for hardcore titles in Europe. NIS Europe will release several hardcore titles a year and gradually increase its line‐ups. Hardcore gamers in Europe can expect the same level of quality that the North American gamers have been enjoying for years.

The 4th entry in the RPG series, Mana Khemia is different from the previous Atelier Iris games. Mana Khemia is a campus sim style RPG, where you can interact with classmates and professors to complete academic quests. You play as Vayne Aurelius, a novice alchemist who was invited to attend Al‐Revis Academy. At the academy Vayne will meet human and not so human(?) alchemists, and together you will solve the mysteries of alchemy.

Key Features

• Multi‐player ‐ A co‐op mode were you can battle monsters together to get rare items. Jump Start‐Install part of the game on to the memory stick to make loads faster.
  
• Academic Quests – Players will take on quests that the professor assigns. If you fail your mission, you may have to stay after school. Also depending on who you work with for your assignments, the outcome of the story will change.
  
• Avatar Crafting ‐ Personalize your characters by “crafting” skills and stats instead of just levelling up through combat. Crafting skills and stats allows the player to create unique characters like a warrior that excels in summoning magic or a magician that’s an expert that s at snipe shooting.
  
• Item Crafting – A comprehensive item/weapon crafting system. Create anything from healing potions to swords through alchemy.
  
• Team Crafting ‐ Craft items using your team’s recipe.
  
• Symbol Encounters – No more random encounters. Visually confirm and engage enemies.
  

Guitar hero tracks from Incubus, Wings, Bob Seger, The Shins and Ryan Adams To Bolster The Roster added

Having already delivered fans over 70 rockin’ downloadable tracks for Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour since the game’s October 2008 launch, three new Track Packs spanning a variety of musical genres and multiple artists will be available throughout February 2009 to Guitar Hero fans across the globe.

On February 12th, rockers Incubus, The Shins and Ryan Adams turn off the amps and electric guitars in the Acoustic Track Pack. Coming to Guitar Hero World Tour are Incubus’ “Drive,” The Shins’ “New Slang” and Ryan Adams’ GRAMMY Award nominated version of “Wonderwall.”

Following their debut appearance on disc in Guitar Hero World Tour with “Band on the Run,” Paul McCartney’s Wings return to the Guitar Hero stage with the Wings Track Pack. “Junior’s Farm,” “Hi Hi Hi” and “Jet,” three top-ten hits from the band’s diverse catalog of music, will be available for download on February 19th.

GRAMMY Award winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Academy Award nominee Bob Seger will make his Guitar Hero downloadable content debut with the Bob Seger Track Pack. After making an appearance in ads highlighting different celebrities jamming on instruments from Guitar Hero World Tour, Seger’s legendary hit “Old Time Rock and Roll” joins "Her Strut" and a live-recording of "Get Out of Denver" in the Bob Seger Track Pack, available for download on February 26th.

The Acoustic, Wings and Bob Seger Track Packs will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 440 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation Store for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system for $5.49. The songs in each Track Pack will be released as downloadable singles for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PLAYSTATION 3 system for $1.99 and Wii™ for 200 Wii Points.

Outsiders Provide Unique Twist to NASCAR Kart Racing

In addition to 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, NASCAR Kart Racing players can take the wheel as one of 10 original animated characters known as “Outsiders”. Hit the off-road courses or take these “Outsiders” for a spin through classic NASCAR tracks like Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Dover International Speedway and Bristol Motorspeedway. Each “Outsider” hails from a racing background outside of NASCAR, providing a unique twist to the NASCAR Kart Racing experience. Players can choose from the following “Outsiders”:

Billy Backfire
Bobby Backfire
Kelly Kates
Linda Leadbetter
Maurice L’éclair
“Shakes” McDaniel
“Thriller” Tadwell
Monica Torres
Luke Trigger
Terri Winsome

NASCAR Kart Racing, the first and only NASCAR racing title available for the Wii, will ship to retailers in North America on February 10, 2009, just in time for the Daytona 500 and the official start of the 2009 NASCAR season. Designed exclusively for the Wii, NASCAR Kart Racing enables players to grab the steering wheel as a famed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, or as an “Outsider”, and speed through treacherous landscapes, wind around rocky cliffs, jump rivers and dodge falling boulders. Up to four players can go head-to-head, via split screen, in a mad dash to the checkered flag, making NASCAR Kart Racing an ideal game to play with family and friends.

Please visit info.ea.com to view the all-new video featuring the “Outsiders” and to access images of these 10 original animated characters.

Russell Grant's Astrology - new video game for Nintendo DS

Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, today announced Russell Grant’s Astrology, exclusive to Nintendo DS. This is the first astrology/infotainment game to be released for Nintendo's handheld console.

Russell Grant’s Astrology provides users with up-to-date daily horoscopes, helps them keep track of the current position of the moon and their biorhythm, and offers personal advice on all the important spheres of life. Thus, players can get a detailed horoscope based on their birth constellation, as well as predictions for their love life, health and career, and even combine two people's horoscopes to learn more about their relationship.

For those really interested in the subject, the title also offers the opportunity to take part in an extensive training program. Here they will get to know all the fields of astrology step by step, and take part in three courses that will make them real stargazing pros.

Russell Grant’s Astrology also features entertaining games in keeping with the astrology theme, such as a puzzle and a symbol sudoku game.

Russell Grant’s Astrology is developed by Sproing Interactive Media and published by Deep Silver.

Title: Russell Grant’s Astrology
Publisher: Deep Silver
Developer: Sproing Interactive Media GmbH
Genre: Infotainment
Platform: Nintendo DS
Release: Q2 2009
Age rating: 3+
Price: £19.99

Video Games Today - Castlevania Judgment, Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop, Family Ski Snowboard, Silent Hill Homecoming, Godfather II, Ultimate Band

Please click game name for link to relevant post...
Castlevania: Judgment - Nintendo Wii Konami
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop - Nintendo Wii - Capcom
Family Ski & Snowboard - Nintendo Wii - Atari
Silent Hill: Homecoming - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC - Konami
The Godfather II - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC - Electronic Arts
Ultimate Band - Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS - Disney Interactive Studios
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Resident Evil 5 demo now on Xbox Live

Resident Evil 5 is a game that takes some risks with the series: the controls have been updated, but you have many choices in how to control your character.

The game now has a very strong focus on co-op play, and at CES 2009 Capcom told us straight out that playing with a friend is the "recommended" way to experience the title. Gamers can find out for themselves today if these are worthwhile changes to the game, as the demo has been released on Xbox Live.

While PS3 gamers will have to wait until February 2 to play the game, 360 owners can play three levels, single player or co-op, either online or split-screen, and explore the changes made to the game. The demo is a lightweight 472MB, so you shouldn't have to wait long to get your taste.

You can be sure we'll be playing more than once, in single player and online, to give you our full thoughts tomorrow.

More help for Tales of Pirates - Forsaken City Overview

Tthe folks at Tales of Pirates (http://top.igg.com/ ) are going to tell you about the Forsaken City. Recently, archaeologists in Shaitan City have discovered a deserted city that has more than 1 thousand years of history. You can still feel the past prosperity of the brilliant civilization, although it looks very desolate now. What surprises these archaeologists is the sheer amount of treasure, mystery, as well as hidden dangers there.
Tips

• The Forsaken City is made up of 3 stories. The monsters there range from level 30 to level 45. 
• The entrance will appear in the vicinity of the Magical Ocean for 60 minutes every 3 hours. After the entrance has appeared, you are advised to get in as soon as possible. 
• Don’t forget to bring the Ancient Generator with you; otherwise you will not be able to enter the deserted city.
  
• Players can steer their ships into the entrance. After you arrive at the Forsaken City, you can steer your ships into the port.
• Players can PK freely there. You may also challenge the bosses who guard tons of treasure there.
• Players can also accept some extra quests with big rewards and abundant Exp.Ⅲ
• The bosses in the Forsaken City will drop chests that may contain level 40 and level 30 gear. 
• However, the attributes of the gear is better than that of other gear of the same levels.

Extreme PK, Abundant Exp, and fine gear are waiting at the Forsaken City for you !