Watchmen - The end is nigh voice-over talent announced

Stars of Upcoming Watchmen Film Patrick Wilson and Jackie Earle Haley to Reprise Their Roles, Bringing Characters to Lifein an Action Brawler Videogame

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is proud to announce that Patrick Wilson and Jackie Earle Haley, stars of the upcoming Watchmen film, will lend their voices to the long-form downloadable videogame Watchmen: The End is Nigh. Developed by Deadline Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Watchmen: The End is Nigh will feature the voices of Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl, a refined fighter well-versed in martial arts and cutting-edge gadgetry, and Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach, a feral, streetwise fighter who can disarm enemies and use their own weapons against them.

A prequel to the Watchmen film directed by Zack Snyder, the videogame Watchmen: The End is Nigh will be released on March 4, 2009, two days before the movie opens in theaters nationwide. Watchmen: The End is Nigh extends the film experience and will delve into the characters, rivalries and challenges in a mature action-brawler. The game explores the crime-fighting partnership of urban vigilantes Nite Owl and Rorschach, who track and beat down criminals to uncover a dangerous conspiracy.

Watchmen: The End is Nigh will be released on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC, and on March 5, 2009 on the PlayStation Network

Please visit the official Watchmen: The End is Nigh website at http://www.watchmenvideogame.com. Give your readers an early glimpse at Watchmen: The End is Nigh by posting the news to your site!

ABOUT “WATCHMEN”: Opening nationwide on March 6, 2009, “Watchmen” is a complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, “Watchmen” is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the Doomsday Clock—which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union—moves closer to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the outlawed but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach uncovers a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with catastrophic consequences for the future.

Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures present, in Association with Legendary Pictures, a Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Production, a Zack Snyder Film, “Watchmen.” The film stars Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Patrick Wilson. “Watchmen” is directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay is by David Hayter and Alex Tse, based upon the graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics. Herbert W. Gains and Thomas Tull are the executive producers, with Wesley Coller serving as co-producer.

DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.

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Battle Group Commander - Episode One! Brand New Game Series From ProSIM Company!

In a gaming world obsessed with the big Dubya Dubya Two one developer, ProSIM Company, has represented the spearhead in providing gamers with exciting alternatives in the form of the ultimate in modern land combat simulations. From the early days of BCT Commander to their latest title, Air Assault Task Force, ProSIM has given PC gamers the very best in real time simulations, allowing players to fight in North Korea, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Somalia, and more using today's tools of conflict. Their titles have changed the way gamers view real time gaming and what a wargame actually can deliver, and in 2009 ProSIM is once again ready to set the wargaming world on fire.

Publisher Shrapnel Games and developer ProSIM Company are extremely proud to announce the launch of a brand new episodic series of modern warfare simulations for the PC entitled Battle Group Commander. A Battle Group is a British Army term for a battalion-sized formation that brings together armor, infantry, artillery and other assets into a combined arms team.

Battle Group Commander: Episode One is designed by Gary Bezant, former member of the British Army and designer of the controversial ProSIM title, The Falklands War: 1982 (also published by Shrapnel Games). Episode One allows players to step into the boots of a Battle Group Commander (imagine that!) and fight a Soviet-style enemy in the Salisbury Plain Training Area of England (analogous to the NTC in the US). No word yet on whether steaks will also be involved.

Powered by the Air Assault Task Force engine, Battle Group Commander: Episode One gives players everything they've come to expect from a ProSIM title. Players can command units individually or by company in pausable real time. Detailed weapons modeling allowing for individual weapon destruction. Terrain that is derived from real world digital elevation mapping. Intuitive GUI. Aggressive AI that uses a variety of operational plans for great replayability. Realism and playability, the dream of every wargamer, all found in Battle Group Commander: Episode One.

What's most exciting though about Battle Group Commander: Episode One is the episodic nature of the series. Priced at a very affordable $14.95 and available as a direct download, it is a perfect way in these challenging economic times to enjoy quality wargaming without breaking the bank.

Episode One contains four scenarios and supports both single and multi-player gaming. As a standalone product new players can enjoy the simulation, with a detailed web-based tutorial, streamlined yet comprehensive electronic manual, and pre-set scenario planning. Veterans of ProSIM games will find that although made more noob-friendly, Battle Group Commander: Episode One boasts all the detail you're used to. Nothing has been "dumbed down", and in fact owners of Air Assault Task Force (or the older Armored Task Force) can install Battle Group Commander: Episode One and gain access to all the units and the map found in the new title!

So, not only is Battle Group Commander: Episode One an exciting standalone digital wargame that hearkens back to days of the cardboard microgame (big gaming for very little money), it's also the equivalent of an expansion for owners of Air Assault Task Force or Armored Task Force! A win-win for both new and old fans alike!

Future episodes in the Battle Group Commander series will feature British operations in other settings and situations. Later this year another series will launch, March To Baghdad, whose episodes will cover Operation Iraqi Freedom.

For more information on Battle Group Commander: Episode One please visit its official product page. Please note that since this is an episodic release there will not be an official demo for the title. To experience the engine it is based upon please download the demo for Air Assault Task Force, found here.

Battle Group Commander: Episode One is available for Windows and only as a direct download. It is priced at just $14.95.

GTA IV – The Lost and the Damned for the Xbox 360 is out on the 17th February

Without an Xbox 360 you'll be left empty handed, at least when it comes to GTA The Lost and The Damned. This extra content is exclusively available on the Xbox 360. Now for the good news though.

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From the 17th to 22nd February Xbox Live users who “only” have a silver account will have the chance to run riot on in the GTA 4 and GTA 4: The Lost and the Damned multiplayer mode.

According to the information already out, the additional content will cost 1,600 Microsoft points, which is about 20€ (around £18). We’re not talking about peanuts here, but gamers who do make this investment will be able to enjoy new characters and a new gameplay, that is to say new missions in Liberty City.

Some PC gamers might think that the money involved in this DLC might have been better spent ironing out some of the bugs in GTA 4 PC.

Who knows though – maybe Rockstar might have a surprise on the horizon for PC gamers – it would be very welcome at least.

House of the dead - Overkill

Hot on the heels of the nefarious Papa Caesar, the third mission of The House of the Dead: OVERKILL brings our heroes to a deserted freak show just outside Bayou City. Detective Washington and Agent G know that demented clowns bar their progress but the hunt for the truth must go on, and nothing in this twisted county fair will stand in their way.

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The pair will shoot a path through stands, arcades, and tents, braving all manner of horrific mutant horrors. Before long though they will reach the big top, wherein wait Nigel and Sebastien, the biggest freak of them all…

The House of the Dead: OVERKILL uncovers the ugly, terrifying, red hot secrets behind the House of the Dead; the daddy of all over-the-top shooters. While staying true to the classic gameplay this hugely successful SEGA series is getting a new retro look, with distinctive graphics, sound and attitude that will add to its horror cool status. Plus, thanks to the Wii Remote™, players will fight off zombies when they get too close; pistol-whipping jaws off and smashing in skulls with their shotgun butt.

The House of the Dead: OVERKILL will be released in February 2009, exclusively for Nintendo Wii.

Nintendo own half the console market

Nintendo once more led game console shipment numbers, according to market research firm NPD.

The company accounted for 57% of shipments in January and is quickly approaching a 50% share of current-gen game consoles shipped overall – despite a one year market advantage of the Xbox 360.

Of 39.5 the million consoles sold to date, Nintendo shipped almost 18.4 million units, and its share grows every month.

Source: tgdaily

F.E.A.R. 2 Project origin video game Black cats promotion

Warner Bros unleashed a group of black cats across London on Friday to promote the launch of its new computer game F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.

The trained cats are prowling the city wearing branded cat jackets aiming to play on the superstitions of passers by spooked by Friday 13.

The game was released on Friday 13 because of its horror inspired content.

A hotline for cat owners wanting to turn their own pets into walking ads for the game has also been launched.

Warner Bros claims it had been inundated with calls from cat owners requesting the branded cat jackets.

Sony Set To Releasing Hybrid Blu-Ray Movie - Game Discs

In a bid to reinvigorate the appeal of its PS3 consoles, Sony has announced that it is working on a technology to launch Blu-ray/videogame hybrid discs, which would let consumers to access their favourite movies and games using a single disc, sometime this year.

John Koller, director hardware marketing for PS3 consoles, said that the company is endeavouring to come up with a way to launch movies and games integrated on the same disc, so as to bolster offerings of its PS3 consoles.

Quoting the worth of this new venture, Koller said in a statement, “There are a lot of developers who say, we have this game based on a movie, wouldn’t it be great to marry these concepts? We will definitely see this stuff this year”.

Asserting the move as a “curious solution”, Daniel Dawkins, editor PSM3 magazine, said that the Sony requires “a Unique Selling Point” to distinguish its high-priced consoles from those of Microsoft’s Xbox 360.

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FIFA Manager 09 PC patch download No 3

EA Sports FIFA Manager 09 gives football fans full control over the management of their clubs. Whether founding a club, becoming a national coach, or finally leading their favourite club to international glory, all options are open to players in the EA SPORTS football management simulation for PC.

The game contains all areas of club management, from signing new players to training to extending stadiums.

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Bioware reveals all six Dragon Age origin stories

BioWare's Spiritual Successor to Baldur's Gate Weaves an Epic Tale that Begins in One of Six Different Ways

Leading video game developer BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts announced today the highly anticipated details of all six Origin Stories featured in the upcoming dark, heroic fantasy Dragon Age - Origins. Each Origin Story starts the player off with a unique series of locations, characters and events that establish their motivations and lay the groundwork for the adventure to come.

With each Origin Story boasting several hours of unique game play, as well as challenging strategic combat and exploration, these 6 distinct preludes make Dragon Age: Origins the first BioWare game to offer not only multiple endings, but also multiple beginnings. Players will start their adventure in one of the following roles:

Dalish Elf
As one of the last "true elves", you were content to spend your life wandering with your clan... until a chance encounter with a relic of your people's past threatens to tear you away from everything you've known.

City Elf
You have always lived under the heavy thumb of your human overlords, but when a local lord claiming his “privilege” with the bride shatters your wedding day, the simmering racial tensions explode in a rain of vengeance.

Dwarf Commoner
Born casteless in a land where rank is everything, bound as the lackey and thug of a local crime lord, you have spent your life invisible... until chance thrusts you into the spotlight, where you can finally prove whether you will be defined by your actions or your birth.

Dwarf Noble
The favored child of the dwarven king, you proudly take up your first military command... only to learn that the deadly intrigues of dwarven politics pose an even greater danger than that faced on the battlefield.

Mage
Gifted with a power considered a dangerous curse by most, you have spent most of your life secluded in the remote tower of the Circle of Magi to be trained and watched closely by the dreaded templars. Now your final test is upon you -- succeed and prove your strength, fail and you will perish.

Human Noble
Born to wealth and power second only to royalty, you find your training in both diplomacy and war put to the test when your father's castle is betrayed from within on the very night your elder brother is to lead the family's forces to war.

The player’s choice of Origin Story lays the foundation for a profound journey based on the character’s past experiences, establishing how they perceive the world and how the world perceives them. The choices you made during an Origin Story will influence the way the game unfolds, including different story elements, dialogue options and even plot branches, providing a wealth of replayability.

Dragon Age: Origins offers an immersive, beautiful and often threatening world in which the player will live out a fantasy of epic proportions. With six unique paths to choose from, the choice of Origin Story will be the first of many important decisions players will face in Dragon Age: Origins.

Virtua Tennis 2009 will use Wii MotionPlus

Whereas the press release of Sega let plane the mystery, there are not now more reasons to doubt: Virtua Tennis will indeed use the future accessory of Nintendo.

It is the jacket revealed by the site of Sega off America which confirms it via the small news pelletizes blue in bottom on the left. One will thus have to expect to see this magic pastille applied to the plays using Wii MotionPlus, as that is done already for the plays compatible with Wii Balance Board.

Thanks to the use of this extension, the movements will be calculated much more precisely than with Wiimote only and it will be even possible of retransmettre your gestures in real-times, in 1:1. From there to think that Virtua Tennis 2009 announces from the start like the best representing kind on the console, there is only one size of tennis.

With a poster of players and players which will not make shame with formats HD, a large variety of courts and a online mode, the play of Sega can right now make tremble the future Grand Slam Tennis from Electronic Arts of which we for the time being do not have still any detail.