Thursday, March 12, 2009

User Generated Content system, Gwizz, and the online re-launch of the mobile game classic Keep-A-Head

Newly independent casual game publisher Gimme5games.com is pleased to announce the launch of its User Generated Content system, Gwizz, and the online re-launch of the mobile game classic Keep-A-Head.Newly independent casual game publisher Gimme5games.com is pleased to announce the launch of its User Generated Content system, Gwizz, and the online re-launch of the mobile game classic Keep-A-Head.

In Keep-A-Head you control two explorers afflicted with the ‘twofer’ curse, a malevolent spell that leaves their bodies intact, but sharing just the one head! Collect voodoo totem heads in 50 puzzling levels. Avoid head-stealing monkeys, bouncing shrunken heads, flesh eating plants, zombies and deadly lava flows to undo the curse!

But it doesn’t stop there – if 50 levels of head swapping action weren’t enough, Gimme5games has also launched Gwizz, a substantial extension to the www.gimme5games.com site that allows users to build, prove and release their own levels for other users to play. Keep-A-Head is the first outing of Gwizz with many more games planned for the system.

“Gimme5games.com has been pushing its social elements forward with Hi5’s, Gimmes (virtual currency) and Stickees (achievements), Gwizz represents another substantial leap for the site and gives the users even more control of the content, we’re very pleased with it indeed” offered General Manager, Matt Spall.

Matt Spall will be representing Gimme5games at the “Flash Gaming Summit” in San Francisco later this month.

In Keep-A-Head you control two explorers afflicted with the ‘twofer’ curse, a malevolent spell that leaves their bodies intact, but sharing just the one head! Collect voodoo totem heads in 50 puzzling levels. Avoid head-stealing monkeys, bouncing shrunken heads, flesh eating plants, zombies and deadly lava flows to undo the curse!

But it doesn’t stop there – if 50 levels of head swapping action weren’t enough, Gimme5games has also launched Gwizz, a substantial extension to the www.gimme5games.com site that allows users to build, prove and release their own levels for other users to play. Keep-A-Head is the first outing of Gwizz with many more games planned for the system.

“Gimme5games.com has been pushing its social elements forward with Hi5’s, Gimmes (virtual currency) and Stickees (achievements), Gwizz represents another substantial leap for the site and gives the users even more control of the content, we’re very pleased with it indeed” offered General Manager, Matt Spall.

Matt Spall will be representing Gimme5games at the “Flash Gaming Summit” in San Francisco later this month.

An Emperor's Welcome Awaits Returning Veterans in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

Mythic Entertainment has sounded the Call to Arms and is calling on seasoned veterans to re-enlist and return to the ongoing Realm War in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR). Experienced fighters in North America and Asia Pacific who re-activate their game accounts will receive an Emperor’s welcome, complete with all the rested experience they’ve accumulated while absent, a special quest chain with exciting in-game rewards, and 10 free days of game time to discover why WAR is even better than ever!

Returning players will discover a plethora of updates and changes waiting for them, including:

• The recently added Knight of the Blazing Sun and Black Guard tank careers
• New easy, medium, and hard PQs designed for different group sizes and skill levels
• Increased experience gain in Tiers 3 and 4
• New Influence rewards earned in Open RvR
• A new Domination system to determine Tier 4 zone control
• Frequent, fun and rewarding live events
• New and improved Guild rewards
• Improvements to overall performance and server stability
• Official WAR Forums

As if that weren’t enough, the head bashin' Orc Choppa and the oath-sworn Dwarf Slayer are entering the fray as playable careers. The time has never been better to step back into the Age of Reckoning and re-join the WAR!

To learn more about the Call to Arms Re-Enlistment Campaign, visit: www.warhammeronline.com/call_to_arms/re-enlist.php.

Based on the popular tabletop war game from Games Workshop, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. 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.

Helldorado, a gun-slinging tactical action-strategy game

Viva Media, LLC announced its partnership with Spellbound Entertainment AG for the release of Helldorado, a gun-slinging tactical action-strategy game. Helldorado is made by the same talented team that created the Desperados series.

Viva Media CEO Carlo Voelker commented, “Helldorado is simply a fun game that has all the ingredients for success: super graphics, intense fighting and a thrilling story.

We are very excited to bring it to market.” He went on to say, “Spellbound has a great team and we are delighted to be working with them.” Armin Gessert, Spellbound CEO, adds, “We are very happy that Helldorado found the perfect home/publisher with Viva Media. Our game is just in the right hands and we are looking forward to continue a successful story.”

The game is expected to release internationally online April 9, 2009.

About Helldorado:
Helldorado is a western themed tactical action-strategy game that starts off in a quiet town in the Southwestern desert. Its universe features a full cast of intriguing characters (both good and evil.) Players will be able to immerse themselves into several challenging missions that include bar room brawls, a great train heist, showdowns, a jailbreak, just to mention a few. Fans of the genre will not be disappointed.

Second Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game Expansion Adds Bounty Hunter Cards and New Loot

For the first time ever, Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game players can add the most ruthless bounty hunters in the galaxy to their collections, providing a brand-new dimension of strategy to the game. With today’s launch, Galactic Hunters, the second expansion in the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game from LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE), comes 10 new bounty hunter-themed scenarios, which have been built specifically for both light and dark side players, as well as new keyword abilities and instantaneous in-game stat bonuses.

Galactic Hunters adds 180 new playable cards, each with original Star Wars™ themed artwork, and all-new loot for use in-game:

• The most feared scum and villainy in the galaxy – Players can add a host of powerful, iconic bounty hunters to their card collections, including Boba Fett, IG-88, Bossk, Zuckuss and 4-LOM.
• Bounty hunter-inspired loot cards – More than 20 new bounty hunter-inspired loot cards will be available and are redeemable for virtual items in the Star Wars Galaxies massively multiplayer online game (MMO) *, including the Armored Bantha Mount, the Zam Wesell Airspeeder, plus the first-ever loot collection reward, the Merr-Sonn JT-12 jetpack!

The Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game marks the first ever trading card game of its kind offered exclusively online. Available to both current and former Star Wars Galaxies subscribers*, the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game provides players with an entirely new gameplay experience by combining the challenge of a trading card game with the adventures and community of an MMO. Players can build their own virtual decks to fight in the story mode, and participate in epic one-on-one matches, cooperative heroic encounters, regular sprints and official tournaments.

In addition, all Star Wars Galaxies subscribers with current, valid, paid accounts in good standing are eligible to automatically receive five digital trading card booster packs each month included with their paid Star Wars Galaxies subscription at no additional cost, providing a simple way to build their decks quickly and easily.

Anyone wishing to try the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game can do so at no charge by downloading a trial that includes limited access to a tutorial and practice games with the provided virtual starter card deck.

The Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game may also be accessed from inside Star Wars Galaxies and is available to trial players as part of the Star Wars Galaxies 14-day trial. This trial, offered at no charge for up to two consecutive weeks, also includes all of the content of the base game, Star Wars Galaxies™ An Empire Divided™ and its first expansion, Star Wars Galaxies™ Jump to Lightspeed™. Available by download from www.StarWarsGalaxies.com, the 14-day trial gives players a chance to become part of the Star Wars galaxy, and meet and fight with or against their favorite Star Wars characters as they explore this massive online universe, filled with thousands of other Star Wars fans.

Ceville video game - Patch released!

Kalypso Media have today released a patch for their highly entertaining click and point adventure Ceville. The patch provides the following improvements:

• Fix: Randomly truncated speech output
• Fix: System mouse cursor in main menu, main menu doesn't respond to clicks
• Fix: Video playback problems on some setups
• Fix: Ambrosius is playable, but the camera shows the room
• Fix: Pirate keeps eating nachos when the act is loaded
• Fix: Can use hamster wheel with hamster as Ceville
• Fix: Actress drops through the trapdoor even if she doesn't dance
• Fix: Project folder doesn't disappear once the demon leaves the graveyard
• Fix: Nachos don't disappear when Ceville eats them
• Fix: Crowbar can be clicked once it's broken
• Fix: Lighting issues with the flag
• Fix: Lilly can interact with the flag while it's in the elevator
• Fix: Can't pick up cherry tartlets as Ceville in elevator
• Fix: Druid goes watching the geyser when he's already at the council
• Fix: A number of non-respondant item combinations gave no feedback whatsoever
• Fix: incorrect line breaks in dialog boxes
• A number of other minor script changes
• NPCs background talk volume hardcoded to 0, to stop them from talking during player dialog
• Some attempts were made to reduce game freezes and crashes when looking at the map in act 2, but the cause remains elusive
• Frame limitation
• Prevent launching the game with an invalid language

Patch here... http://www.ceville-game.com/en/

Army of Two - The 40th Day The Ultimate Two-Man Private Military Team is Back in Action

ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY. The ultimate two-man private military team of Salem and Rios return in this epic sequel where they must survive and prevail in a city under siege. EA Montreal is once again leading the next evolution in co-op shooter games offering a fresh, innovative and fluid co-op experience with a deep arsenal of customizable weapons so players can team up with their friends online for the fight of their lives.

“With ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY, we’re pushing the tactical two-man military team into new battlegrounds offering a completely organic and rich co-op experience to deliver an action-packed co-op shooter this winter,” says Reid Schneider, Executive Producer, EA Montreal. ”As chaos blankets Shanghai, China, you must rely on your partner to survive as you weave through a broken city left devastated in a mysterious wake.”

When a disaster of epic proportions strikes Shanghai, China, Rios and Salem find themselves right in the middle of it all—the wrong place, the wrong time, but the right team. A carefully orchestrated series of mysterious catastrophes is dragging Shanghai to the brink of ruin, and now the Army of Two must fight their way through ravaged city districts as they try to beat the odds and uncover the secret of the 40th Day.

ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY features a bigger playbook of new co-op moves that either player can use at any time, opening up new strategies and countless choices for both players. The result is a bigger, better, more organic and immersive co-op experience that lets gamers put their best two-man tactics to use whenever and wherever they want.

ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY will be available for the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system, the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and the PSP (PlayStation Portable) this winter.

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Top seven Nintendo DS titles sell over 10 million...

Announcing that the DS handheld has now sold over 100 million units worldwide, Nintendo also reveal that some seven games have now passed the 10 million sales milestone.
List...

Nintendogs
New Super Mario Bros
Brain Age
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Mario Kart DS
Brain Age 2
Animal Crossing: Wild World

These are the games that have now topped this hefty tally.

Apparently, a whopping 83 games have now also passed one million in sales, a testament to the phenomenon the DS has undoubtedly become.

A new model of the system - the DSi - is now available in Japan, and it will be heading to Europe and North America soon.

Nintendo DS sales have topped a whopping 100m units worldwide, the videogames giant has claimed.

The figure’s a combination of sales for all the DS variants: the original DS, released back in November 2004, the DS Lite, which appeared in 2006, and the DSi - which was only launched into Japan in November last year and won’t arrive in the UK until next month.

"Consumers have shown their love for Nintendo DS - 100m times over," gushed Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime.

By comparison, Sony said last month that - as of late January - it had shifted 50m PlayStation Portables worldwide. The first PSP launched in Japan during December 2004, a month after the DS.

But DS sales still have some way to go before they overtake those of another classic Nintendo handheld - the Game Boy. It’s sold just under 120m units worldwide, but has had a significant head start on the DS, of course - Nintendo released the original Game Boy back in 1989.

Source includes: Play.tm

New Professor Layton game coming to Nintendo DS - Professor Layton and the Devil's Flute

Layton and the Devil's Flute hitting Japan this fall.

New game - with video hereProfessor Layton and the Unwound Future

In a state of despair over how Japan's enjoyed three Professor Layton DS games and so far we still only have the first one available in English? Prepare to continue to despair, ladies and gentlemen - in addition to a live-action film (Professor Layton and the Eternal Songstress) scheduled for an early-2010 theatrical release in Japan, Level-5 is preparing a brand-new trilogy of Layton games for the Nintendo DS - starting with Professor Layton and the Devil's Flute, which they announced this week in Famitsu magazine.

A new iteration of DS hit Professor Layton could be on the way; earmarked for release alongside new film, Professor Layton and the Eternal Songstress, which will be released in Japan next year according to Famitsu.

"The series wrapped up its trilogy with Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel, so there was a bit of resistance to making yet another new title," Level-5 head Akihiro Hino told Famitsu. "However, we received word from a lot of gamers during development asking if this was really the end, and that was all the inspiration we needed to create a new trilogy, a 'second season' of Layton."

Devil's Flute is a new start both for the series and for the good professor himself. The game is set three years before Professor Layton and the Curious Village, before our top-hatted hero met his erstwhile sidekick Luke. The Professor has dropped by a mysterious fog-enshrouded town that's home to a legend of a great giant who menaces the countryside whenever a certain flute is played. The young Luke plays a key role in this legend, it turns out, and so does Remi Altava - a female colleague of Layton's and a new heroine you'll be meeting for the first time in this game.

As Hino explained to Famitsu, Devil's Flute is part of a brand-new trilogy of DS games - and developing the series as a trilogy from the get-go will result in a truly novel experience. "With this trilogy, we've got puzzles and tricks that go across all three games," he said. "I think each individual game is going to take a lot more time to complete than before. We're challenging ourselves here because we don't want people to think it's the same thing over again."

Devil's Flute is set to come out this fall for the DS in Japan, just in time for the Eternal Songstress film. And it's a good thing, too - the game and the movie are actually connected plotwise, with Eternal Songstress positioned as the continuation of the story in Devil's Flute.

Source: 1up

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

New game - with video hereProfessor Layton and the Unwound Future

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