First Trailer, Screens, and Feature List Released for World of Cars Online MMO Virtual World

This summer, Disney Online will launch World of Cars Online, a 3D online world based on the hit movie CARS. Players will be able to take an amazing ride into a wacky world full of fun and adventure by designing their own car, becoming a racing legend, making new friends, and playing mini-games with Lightning McQueen and the rest of the cast.

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Just some of the features World of Cars Online will include are:

- Create a Car – Players can pick the body style, color, wheels and name to trick out their own ride

- Race for the Cup – Players start on local dirt tracks and work their way up to the national circuit to become a Piston Cup Champ

- Explore the Open Road: Starting in Radiator Springs and driving beyond Carburetor County, players can explore a whole new world of snow racing, dune jumping, and beach wheelies

- Build Your Own Race Track and Garage: Players can expand and decorate their Garage as well as build their own racetracks and invite friends over to race on it

- Play Fun Mini-Games: There are awesome mini-games like tow truck driving, tractor tipping, stunt shows, and more

- Cool Car Add-Ons: Players can earn coins to upgrade their Car with new paint colors, spoilers, rims, fins, bigger engines, and more one-of-a-kind items

- Make New Friends: Players can meet and chat with Mater, Guido and Luigi, and other wacky characters from the movie as well as thousands of other players

- Become a Legend: Players can steer their way to earning fans, sponsors and winning the Piston Cup, joining Doc, Lightning McQueen, and other elite racers!

To provide players with a sneak peek into The World of Cars Online, Disney Online recently launched The World of Cars Online TEST TRACK at www.WorldofCars.com. Now live for PC and Mac users, the TEST TRACK allows players to create their own Car and race it on test tracks, which earns players Car Coins that they can spend when The World of Cars Online launches this Summer. Features of The World of Cars TEST TRACK include:

- Car Creator – Three simple steps to creating a player’s own Car, including a Garage where they can customize their ride

- 2 Tracks: Training Track and Carburetor County Speedway

- Leaderboards: Players can compare their track times against other players on the Racing Sports Network leaderboard

- Unlock Collectibles including a Bonus Track - Race Codes are located inside specially marked Cars die-cast toys from Mattel

Fans can check out the latest Crews News and info about the game from the Disney Online Development Team at http://blog.worldofcars.com.

Guiness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition out February 11th

The globally-recognised authority on record-breaking achievements, Guinness World Records, announces the latest and greatest in video gaming with the publication of Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition.

As Great Britain experiences the heaviest snowfall in eighteen years, launch celebrations for the UK version are postponed until 11th February.

Hailed by critics as the "gamer's bible" in 2008, this year's edition promises to keep gamers occupied for hours with 216 pages of original records, facts and trivia. The all new 2009 Gamer's Edition encompasses everything from the history of gaming to individual scores and facts from all genres of video games.

Records include the Largest Virtual Army (America's Army, with more than 8 million registered users – almost 15 times larger than the actual US Army); the Longest Drum Marathon On Rock Band (26 hrs, 40 min); Most Controls on a Video Game (Steel Battalion, which features 49 different input devices, including foot pedals, a gear level, two control sticks and a button that activates in-screen windscreen wipers); Most Successful Entertainment Product Launch (Grand Theft Auto IV); and the Most Played Online Game (Call of Duty 4, with more than 1.3 million players daily on Xbox 360 alone).

Editor-in-Chief of Guinness World Records, Craig Glenday, says: "Our intention behind Gamer's Edition is to offer a snapshot of the gaming universe uniquely through the eyes of Guinness World Records – in a format that appeals to both casual and hardcore gamers."

The book covers all consoles and gaming levels, as well as a special section on banned and controversial games (pinball machines were banned in the U.S. for 34 years), War Games (Metal Gear, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor), Superhero Games (Batman, Spider-Man, Superman), Space Games (Star Trek, Wing Commander, Star Wars). The 2009 Gamer's Edition also features interviews with key gaming industry heroes, such as Ralph H. Baer, investigates the growing craze in healthy gaming, and offers Twin Galaxies' leaderboard of high scores and fastest times.

Concurring with Glenday's view, records manager and gaming specialist Gaz Deaves adds: "As with the amazing achievements in the main book, we are always happy to welcome new record breakers in to Gamer's Edition and the Guinness World Records family. Anybody who's dedicated to breaking a record in the video gaming world can contact us with a claim through our website www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gamers."

To celebrate the UK launch of the new edition on the 11th of February, British eccentric motoring inventor Edd China will unveil his latest wacky creation on four wheels – the Fastest Mobile Gaming Rig. Complete with all three "current generation" consoles and monitors, this unique piece of mobile furniture will tour the streets of London with three gamers onboard after setting a speed record on the A40.
Also in celebration of the UK launch, the world’s Youngest Professional Gamer, Lil Poison (Victor De Leon III), is due to visit London for the very first time on 9th February. 10-year old, Long Island (NY) native, Lil Poison claimed the title after signing with MLG recruiters as a Pro Gamer at the age of six.
Today, on the other side of the pond, reigning Guinness World Record-holder Danny Johnson will attempt to reclaim his "Guitar God" status on Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock in New York City. Johnson will try to best the previous record of 899,703 points on Guitar Hero’s toughest song – "Through the Fire and Flames".

Even prior to its launch, 2009 Gamer's Edition received critical acclaim from with Kotaku, stating: "With entries for professional gaming, top selling games in history, the history of hardware and Guitar Hero, the Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition looks to be a must have for fans of gaming."

A-Train 8 PC video game - become manager of a railroad company

The A-Train brand has become one of the most respected and sought after titles and with A-Train 8, as manager of a railroad company, elected as mayor of your city, you will have your time engaged with many motivating tasks. The aim is to create the best public transport systems possible, manage them and adapt fares to successfully improve your city though the year, taking into account the different seasons and the effect they could have on the system you create!

Create cities as realistic as you wish and the choice of options and parameters are as impressive as the structures offered. You can choose from any of the main monuments which include Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower or even the Empire State Building. See the setting you have created spring into life and watch the city vibrantly take on a persona you have personally adapted. A-Train is a simulation with its graphical interface that is unsurpassed in terms of details and virtual authenticity; all orchestrated with simple and intuitive mouse and keyboard key strokes and movements

It’s more than the fame and respect in creating a network that runs smoothly but also the ideal in making ‘loads of money’, and building a fortune by speculating in the unique stock exchange system that has been developed in A-Train but ensuring you don’t go bankrupt is also something you might encounter if you don’t plan property. The need to watch what you are in investing in is paramount!

With every great empire, the ground work of course has to be implemented and the cycle of events leading up to the final outcome has to be put in place. In A-Train your city develops around its train stations so first players will build the station that will serve as the centre of your city’s growth. A station and a network of roads to the station have to be plotted as do the actual railway tracks. With each task there are a number of equations. Where you build, even the elevation of the land has to be taken into account. You could be laying the perfect track from a destination point and find that your progress is barred by an expanse of water, which can be solved by building a bridge but at the same time your expenditure should also be gauged for you do not have a limitless budget! A single station on its own will serve no purpose so building up interconnecting stations where there is a thriving populous is also mandatory for success!

A-Train goes deeper than any other game of its type. Subtle ways of encouraging growth around stations, making use of rich agricultural expanses can also be mapped and taken into consideration. Building, growth, and future prosperity requires resources and so constructing commercial, as well as residential, buildings is key to a great balance and untold prospects. Freight and containment buildings, houses, factories, along with roads, multi tracks are all part of a bigger plan and the evolving community and an importantly increasing bank balance. Stop and things will stagnate, be bold and speculate and become rich beyond your wildest dreams. Build subsidiaries, buy stocks and shares, increase your funds by managing companies – move onto bigger real estate and new uncharted areas!

Features include

• Real replicas of trains with an inner view of the locomotives.
• Approx thirty preconceived maps that can be modified and enlarged.
• City editor with a choice of 120 buildings and 53 trains
• Innovative stock system exchange with 50 companies
• Changing seasons and moments of the day
• Options to integrate your own music in game
• Permanent evolution of the game to create a consistent network
• Train Window Mode
• Detailed management
• Map construction option

A-Train’s sheer pictorial and statistical information makes for compulsive gaming and the intuitive building and manipulation sequential evolution will have players captivated and only by playing can you understand the real depth of ideas on offer. The game’s all important interface is inventive in allowing the player total control and freedom when decisions are made.

A-Train is an unmissable simulation!

Released on 27th February 2009

Website launch for PC FPS NecroVisioN

1C Company, Aspyr and 505 Games have unveiled a website – www.necrovision-game.com - for upcoming horror FPS NecroVisioN, the game that sees players crawling through the trenches of World War One straight into the jaws of Hell. NecroVisioN is launching exclusively on PC in February 2009.

Fans looking for a classic old-school FPS experience, can use the website to uncover more information about the B-movie style plot of NecroVisioN. Why are the dead rising from their graves? How did a mad German scientist build a huge robot in 1917? What is the mysterious war between vampires and demons? The answers to all these questions and more, can be found within the different pages of the site.

Alongside details about the plot, the site also contains a range of screenshots from NecroVisioN, exclusive videos of the game in action and wallpaper for desktops. Plus, there’s also a forum where players can chat about tactics for disposing of the undead with other zombie hunters.

NecroVisioN is a fast-paced and furious first-person shooter from The Farm 51 that blends historical detail with horror and alternative reality. Players are put in the shoes of Simon Bukner, an American soldier, who decides to help the British effort to take out the German threat. But that’s only the start of his troubles and Bukner soon realises that there’s something far more terrible stirring in the trenches: a string of hideous beasts and demons.

Wii Rock Band add new tracks including Boston

Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of six new tracks to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Wii home videogame console from Nintendo. The line up features four tracks from classic rock band Boston including “Hitch a Ride,” “Peace of Mind,” “Smokin’” and “Something About You.”

In addition to the Boston tracks Rock Band 2 Wii fans will also gain access to“Hanging on the Telephone” by Blondie and “Dirty Little Secret” from All-American Rejects.

All six tracks are part of the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content already released to owners of Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. Wii fans can expect a rollout of the previously released downloadable content until the entire back catalogue of more than 550 songs is available. In addition, the regularly scheduled future DLC releases for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system will also be available for Rock Band 2 Wii owners soon.

Release Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Tracks:

Boston “Hitch a Ride”
Boston “Peace of Mind”
Boston “Smokin’”
Boston “Something About You”
Blondie “Hanging on the Telephone”
All-American Rejects “Dirty Little Secret”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track

Location: In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store (Wii Points must be purchased
through the Wii Shop Channel)

Mystic Mine on PC, Mac and Linux now available!

Koonsolo is pleased to announce the release of "Mystic Mine", a refreshing game for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In Mystic Mine you guide a gold car through a mine, switching rails with a single button. You can only go down, but thanks to an optic illusion in the levels, you can always reach every point. Play this game alone or invite some friends and play against each other. The game supports up to 6 people on one keyboard. You've never played a game like this before!

Mystic Mine features:

• Family friendly gameplay for all ages.
• Single-button gameplay.
• Multiplayer with up to 6 players on 1 keyboard.
• Accessible to people and children with limited mobility.
• Adapts the difficulty to your skill.

Visit www.mysticmine.com now and download your free demo of Mystic Mine.

Warhammer Online on the Road - First Stop, New York Comic Con!

The great WAAAGH! rolls on in 2009! Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic Arts studio, will be invading NY Comic Con, February 6-8, with the latest for Warhammer Online - Age of Reckoning. Executive Producer, Jeff Hickman, and Creative Director, Paul Barnett, will be on hand with a special presentation to share exclusive details about the upcoming Night of Murder live event, Call to Arms live expansion, Land of the Dead dungeon, and new Orc Choppa and Dwarf Slayer careers.

Stop by booth No 1449 for the chance to chat with the WAR team, play the game, score exclusive in-game items and get your hands on new WAR gear. The WAR team will also be hosting its first Developer Meet and Greet Saturday night at Dave & Buster’s in Time Square.

New York Comic Con Schedule of Events

Saturday, February 7th

11:15AM – 12:15PM: WAR Presentation by Jeff Hickman and Paul Barnett (Room No 1A24)
2:30PM – 3:30PM: Poster Signing (WAR booth: No 1449)
5:30PM – 6:30PM: MMORPG Panel; Jeff Hickman to participate (Room No 1A24)
9:00PM – 12:00AM: Developer Meet and Greet (Dave & Buster’s, Times Square)

Sunday, February 8th

12:00PM: Realm vs. Realm Competition (WAR booth: No 1449)

If you can’t make it to NY Comic Con, don’t worry! WAR is once again hitting the road with a great lineup of events for 2009. Stop by the WAR booth for a chance to play the game and speak to the development team, as well as meet other players in the area. You'll have a chance to play new content and score exclusive in-game items and great WAR gear. There will be presentations to attend, contests to win, and Developer Meet & Greets at many of the events. Mythic’s 2009 show schedule includes:

New York Comic Con: Feb 6-8, New York, NY

Games Day Baltimore: May 9, Baltimore, MD

Games Day Toronto: June 20, Ontario, CA

San Diego Comic Con: July 22-26, San Diego, CA

Games Day Chicago: July 25, Chicago, IL

GenCon: August 13-16, Indianapolis, IN

Penny Arcade Expo: September 4-6, Seattle, WA

For more information about these events, check out the Warhammer Online monthly newsletter or WAR Herald here.

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning has been recognized by numerous critics’ in 2008 as one of the year’s best MMOs, receiving end-of-year awards from IGN, GameSpy, G4 TV, and more.

Based on the popular tabletop war game from Games Workshop, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm v Realm conflict that will provide players with an engaging battleground for years to come. Available now for PC, WAR is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB.

Gods War Online - Gear System

The automatically-generated gear system of GodsWar Online is its major feature. The players can obtain a wide range of gears in the course of adventure and upgrade them with various stones. As the complement and support to the Gear system, there is also strong Avatar clothes-transfer system. However, it is not easy to get a senior gear. You need spend more time and energy on continuous gaming and even you need luck sometimes.

Overview:
Gears are not only used for changing the characters’ appearance, but also add all kinds of attributes, special effects and functions to the characters, which will strengthen the power of characters and bring more fun to the players. They individualize the characters and present the feature of the game.

There are many ways to obtain the gears. You can get them through completing quests, killing monsters and manufacturing etc. Some gears have level limitation and class division. You can choose your beloved gear according to the class you belonged and your current level. Also the gears applied to all classes are available.

Divisions of Gears
Since there are varieties of gears in GodsWar Online, according to their different functions, they can be divided into two categories: offensive gears and defensive gears

Offensive gears: Sword, Axe, Hammer, Spear, Javelin, Bow and Wand etc.

Defensive gears: Heavy and light Armor, Helm, Gloves, Boots, Shields, Masks and Rings etc.

Attributes of Gears
In addition to the basic attributes such as attack, defense, immunes, level, and stamina, there are more additional attributes to enhance your character. More details about them will be coming in next section.

Postal Star Jackie Tohn Set to Become Next American Idol

From Running With Scissors Film to Hollywood!

Jackie Tohn the female lead in Uwe Boll’s film adaptation of Running With Scissors’ video game franchise, POSTAL, has taken another step into the showbiz universe, winning a coveted finalist position on the upcoming season of "American Idol.”

“Jackie’s a talented girl, a real hot number and Running With Scissors supports her all the way,” RWS agitator-in-chief Vince Desi proclaimed after viewing Tohn’s latest success. “We hope our fans will be tuning in and casting their votes her way.” Then he added: “But when the set’s glass walls came crashing down behind the American Idol judges, Jackie must have thought she was on an Uwe Boll set!”

The stunning actress appeared in a range of TV series from “The Sopranos” to “Veronica Mars” before Boll cast her as Goth girl “Faith” in his ambitious attempt at full-out “Postal” satire. But talent-wise, Jackie can do more than act; she’s a guitarist with an impressive set of vocal chops. So she packed up her acoustic guitar and headed for the Big Apple and the eighth season of “American Idol” auditions. “Once again the tentacles of the RWS POSTAL brand have reached into the hearts of America, I’m truly touched,” continued the teary-eyed RWS chief Judge Vince Desi.

“I’ve been doing this [singing and playing guitar] for ten years,” Jackie told the infamous judge Simon Cowell and his merry crew, adding “maybe this is a way that I can share what I’ve got.” And share she did, literally bringing down the walls during her successful audition.

You can pickup your copy of POSTAL: The Movie, starring Jackie Tohn, here.

Running With Scissors is an extreme entertainment company. For more information on RWS and Postal games and gear visit http://www.runningwithscissors.com, and be sure to check out Prime Cuts for in-depth coverage of the RWS scene.

Trapped - Undead Infection horror video game on iPod Touch and iPhone

Com2uS Launches "Trapped: Undead Infection" for iPhone and iPod touch on Apple App Store

Trapped: Undead Infection, a new action-horror adventure game for iPhone and iPod touch, is now available on the Apple App Store.

Trapped: Undead Infection has tense, thrilling game play that features cool effects using darkness and light, claustrophobically narrow rooms, and nefarious brain-eating zombies. You play a scientist in the near future trapped in a large bio-research facility swarming with the undead. As you wander the shadowy corridors and rooms, defend yourself from the zombies with pipes, stun guns, handguns, and machine guns. Use intelligence and strategy to solve puzzles as you move through the large, open-ended levels. A detailed map helps you escape, and spooky sound effects add to the intense atmosphere.

Trapped: Undead Infection is available for $1.99 from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or here