The Lord of the Rings Online - Mines of Moria - Book 7 - Leaves of Lórien - New content update

Best Overall Game of 2008 Introduces New Content Update for Subscribers

Codemasters Online and Turbine announced the details of the latest major update for subscribers of The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria (LOTRO). Book 7: Leaves of Lórien is the latest of Turbine’s frequent and substantial updates to the Best MMORPG of 2008**. Book 7 delivers the next installment to the epic story for Volume II of LOTRO including a new 12-player raid, major gameplay enhancements, the Spring Festival and access to the full region of Lothlórien. Book 7: Leaves of Lórien will be available to subscribers of The Lord of the Rings Online on March 17, 2009 in North America and shortly after this date in Europe.

“The launch of our first expansion, Mines of Moria, has been a huge success and has firmly established the game as one of the premier MMOs in the world,” said Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online. “For nearly two years LOTRO has been one of the fastest growing games in the industry and with Book 7 we continue to expand the world with the expansion of Lothlórien, the legendary home of Galadriel and the elves and the introduction of new tools and improvements based on player feedback including a new Quest Guide and an enhanced new player experience.”

New Features In Book 7: Leaves Of Lórien:

• The Epic Journey Continues – The first update to Volume II, Book 7 will take LOTRO’s unique storytelling to a new level as it introduces a new reputation faction, the reclusive elves of Lothlórien. Players will need to gain their trust in order to continue their adventure. After earning their favour, players are reunited with the Fellowship and begin a series of quests to root out the Orc influence within Moria ending with a climactic battle against the forces of Mazog and an audience with Celeborn and the Lady Galadriel back in their kingdom of Lothlórien.
• New 12-player Raid – Book 7 introduces Strange Happenings, a new quest arc that begins deep within the Waterworks of Moria. Players will need to team up to unravel a mystery surrounding a newly revealed source corruption in Moria, engaging in a fierce battle with another monstrous threat to Middle-earth.
• New Gameplay Enhancements – LOTRO continues to augment its award-winning experience for players with major improvements such as new daily solo quests for crafters that are very useful and fun and a significantly revamped new player experience for the Dwarves, Elves and Man races. Book 7 also introduces the new Quest Guide, a new set of features designed to make navigating through Middle-earth easier and more fun including display of quest locations on both the mini-map and main map. The Quest Guide will launch with the introduction of Book 7.
• Celebrate the Spring Festival! – The Spring Festival will return to Middle-earth at the end of March. The world will explode in celebration as the free people of Middle-earth ring in the season with special decorations, festive costumes and special quests including a challenging new hedge maze.

The Lord of the Rings Online is the ultimate interactive adventure. This award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game delivers an interactive experience brimming with life and filled with the familiar people, places and monsters from the most beloved fantasy of all time. From the picturesque surroundings of the Shire to Moria, the most fearsome underground realm ever imagined, players will experience the world of Middle-earth as never before. The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria Complete Edition, which includes the original game, The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ (Volume I), all content updates released since launch, and Mines of Moria (Volume II) is now available for purchase at major retailers across Europe. For more information or to download a free trial, visit www.lotro-europe.com.

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Mystery Case Files - Huntsville video game now available on PC CD-ROM

Who’s pilfering goods from the shopkeepers of Huntsville, sneaking counterfeit bank notes into circulation and setting off false fire alarms? Can you examine the crime scenes, collect vital evidence and apprehend the culprits before your time is up?

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville joins Focus Multimedia’s best-selling range of PC casual games courtesy of a recent licensing deal with Big Fish Games, one of the world’s leading casual game developers and the leading online destination for games.

Huntsville is the ideal introduction to hidden object games, which are a fun test of your hand-eye coordination. It challenges you to leave your rookie detective status behind and rise through the ranks as you wipe out lawlessness in the town of Huntsville. You must unravel the crimes, locate the perpetrators and put an end to the chaos in this normally quiet town.

Visit over 20 locations throughout Huntsville, including Alice’s Diner, Rudy’s Barbershop and the Mausoleum. In each location you’re presented with a scene full of items and a list of what you must find – but remember, the clock is ticking! Then it’s off to the Crime Computer where you’ll solve a puzzle and catch the criminal red-handed!

Features:

• For fans of puzzle and adventure games
• 15 complex cases to solve
• More than 20 unique locations
• Thousands of items to find
• A new game each time you play

So go on, grab yourself a copy of the game that started the hidden object craze and prepare to be crime-fighting long into the night!

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville joins Focus Multimedia’s Revival range of games. Each Focus Revival title has the suggested retail price of just £4.89 including VAT.

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville can be purchased from all good retailers, or may be ordered direct from www.focusmm.co.uk.

Silent Hill final video trailer gun - dungeon - the escape - sexy undead nurse...

A version of Konami's hit survival horror franchise, Silent Hill: The Escape uses the motion technology that employs your cellphone's camera to detect gestures.

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Introduction of O2 Jam PC music video game

In Muracle galaxy, a galaxy formed with 10 planets including O2 Planet, the music-loving residences were having happy moments. But as the unwelcomed neighbors from Zuracle galaxy started to spread the unknown organism called 'Ohm', an ominous atmosphere starts to prevail...

There is only one way to save the residences of the Muracle Galaxy who are suffering under languidness because of 'Ohm': Increasing oxygen level by performing passionately with the oxygen-creating robot from O2 planet, O2mo!
Shall we start the performance of the musical warriors to save the Muracle Galaxy? Let's play!

Main features of the game

- O2jam is the world's first online rhythm action game, the first to embody the online music game.
-O2jam is for Everyone, meaning anyone can enjoy.
- O2jam is good for relieving stress, since the users can have fun by playing the music and feel the beat through tapping keyboard.
- Gold-label includes the best songs, Blue-label is made up with popular songs, Black label lets the users to feel the strong beat, Silver label supports various genres including traditional classics- approximately 400 songs are currently under service, categorized based on individuals' preferences.
- O2jam is the first online rhythm action game that supports 3-key mode (shift+enter+shift), which makes it to be the leader of popularization of rhythm action games.

Current status of O2jam's Oversea services

-A contract about export to Philippine has been made in 2009 January (Launching is planned for 2009 April).

Name of Game: O2jam
Website: http://o2jam.nopp.co.kr
Genre: Rhythm Action Game
Supporting Platform: H/W - PC

Minimum Requirements
CPU Pentium 3 (1.0 GHz or higher)
VGA Geforce 4 MAX 440 or better
RAM 128 Mb

Recommended Requirements
CPU Pentium 4 (1.5GHZ or higher)
VGA Geforce4 5700/Redeon 9000
RAM 512 Mb

Sacred 2 Fallen Angel on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 release delayed to May 12th

The release date for Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 has been changed. The new retail release date is May 12, 2009.

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New Careers Now Playable in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning The Ruthless Orc Choppa and Dwarf Slayer Answer the Call to Arms

The Call to Arms has sounded, and the Realms of Order and Destruction have welcomed two new combatants to the frontlines of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) – the head-bashin’ Orc Choppa and oath-sworn Dwarf Slayer. Playable from the 18th March, these new careers are brutal, unrelenting fighters who will stop at nothing to claim victory over their opponents on the Realm vs. Realm battlefields of WAR.

The tattooed Slayer is the manifestation of the Dwarfs’ obsession with honour, seeking only a heroic and honourable death in combat. However, dying quietly is simply not in his nature. In WAR, the Slayer is a ruthless and terrifying fighter, throwing himself into battle with no regard for his own well-being. He is a force to be reckoned with and relies on his ever-escalating rage to power each swing of his dual axes.

The ornery and savage Choppa is an offensive juggernaut that embodies the love of a good fight found in every Orc. He has a one-track mind that is dead set on wreaking havoc on enemy lines and bashin' heads! Driven by an inexplicably strong bloodlust, the Choppa is a whirlwind of destruction on the battlefield with a …debatable sense of self-preservation.

These two new careers come to reinforce the plethora of updates and changes that have stepped into the Age of Reckoning:

• 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 European WAR Forums

For more information on the Dwarf Slayer and Orc Choppa careers, visit: www.war-europe.com.

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.

Introducing the Strongman Gobliiin - Stucco!

Following the success of its predecessors, Gobliiins 4 continues the hilarious story of the three wacky characters Tchoup, Perlius and Stucco. Typically for goblins, they are not especially bright, and each is capable of one - and only one - type of behaviour. It's up to the player to combine their unique skills in creative ways in order to progress through the game.

An introduction to Stucco!
Stucco is often called Baby Stoo-stoo by his dear old grandmother (who just happens to be a caber tossing champion), but please bear in mind that Stucco doesn’t really like being called that by people other than his close friends. His previous employers include a circus, a brothel and the Royal Navy, but his habit of eating much and working little always cost him his employment. Stucco is very stuck in his ways: he enjoys tomatoes, dislikes jelly and loves exercise. Why, you ask? Because of his loveable personality, of course!

Stucco is, well, strong. Not too smart, quite the opposite, in fact, but he doesn’t complain. Being able to hit stuff – and hit it hard – more than makes up for what he lacks in the thinking department. Stucco is the only goblin who can do heavy lifting, and he is strong enough to climb plant stems and hanging ropes.

Gobliiins 4 will be released on 27th March 2009 for a recommended retail price of £19.99.

Runes of Magic video revels new zone and challenges for high level players.

A new challenge arises in the east of Taborea. With the introduction of ‘Ravenfell’ shortly after the full launch on March 19th, Frogster will expand the online world of Runes of Magic with a new region, complete with new opponents and quests. Featuring idyllic sandy beaches, palm groves and quaint fishing villages, players will need to watch out for freebooters who haunt the Ravenfell region in their quest to solve the puzzle of the long perished kingdoms.

Adventurers with a character level of over 45 will need to take the route north east from the regional capital Varanas to the coastal reaches known as ‘Ravenfell’. Its location by the coast, quickly made the region an important trading location that attracted pirates as well as merchants. Momentous clashes have left their scars on Ravenfell and so players will encounter notorious pirates throughout the whole region. A legendary treasure aboard the ship, the ‘Black Mary’ has long been presumed lost following the disappearance of the pirate leader ‘Snow Blake’. Now treasure hunters scour Ravenfell for clues that might lead them to the discovery of pirate gold.



In the course of their search, players will explore the remotest corners of Ravenfell: from the ‘Shackle Coast’ with its turtle-like inhabitants, the Chelon, to the ‘Nameless Port’. Originally a flourishing trading post, it is now home only to villains and smugglers after being ravaged by pirates.

CID cut scene 9 - Penultimate battle

CID is almost at the end now. But does that mean things are going to get easier? Don't bet on it!

D-Troit’s number one evil robot, Madness, steps up to face CID and he’s been waiting and hoping that he’d get a chance to fight CID!

After having fought so many enemies CID is exhausted and tired but he won’t give up, not when he is so close to saving Mia and accomplishing his goal.

Bring on Madness!

About CID The Dummy

A star is born and he's made to last. CID THE DUMMY makes his debut in Oxygen Games’ all-new action platformer. CID THE DUMMY is sure to grab you with its enjoyable, fun gameplay, featuring a totally original character with charisma and lots of moves. CID has many different fighting styles with which to battle enemies, from unarmed combat to weapons like the Bazooka that can freeze, hit and burn.

• Interact as only a crash impact dummy can. Climb walls, swing on ropes, burn obstacles, destroy exploding barrels, use lifters, bounce on springs and with a neat head butt destroy walls all in stunningly realized environments. Game environment interaction is the most important part of the gameplay.
• CID's world is swarming with a host of fearfully fun enemies like the Dumper, Cursed Dummy and the bizarre Failed Experiment.
• Apart from fighting enemies, the player will enjoy solving puzzles, avoiding traps and using acrobatic skills to get out of dangerous situations!

CID The Dummy will be released on Wii, Playstation 2, PSP System, and PC.

Fast & Furious mobile game launched to coincide with new Fast & Furious movie

Best selling mobile racing franchise speeds onto mobile Phones everywhere

I-play, Oberon Media’s publishing division and the world's leading multi-platform casual games publisher, today announced the global launch of Fast & Furious across all mobile devices. Developed in partnership with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group, the new Fast & Furious game is the sixth title to be released in the No1 best selling mobile racing franchise in the world. The Fast and Furious mobile game will launch across all major carriers 24th of March in support of the new Blockbuster movie from Universal pictures, which brings back the original cast of the first film and premiers April 3rd.

“Having sold over 13 million units, our Fast and the Furious franchise is the most renowned title in mobile racing today, “said Don Ryan, COO, Oberon Media, I-play's parent company.”Our new title is the only official game of the new Fast & Furious movie and replicates the film story implicitly.

The Fast & Furious mobile game lets you join the cast from the first Fast and the Furious movie and get behind the wheel of over 32 muscle, import tuner and exotic cars to master 7 exciting racing modes including: Road Race, Drift Race, Drag Race, GPS Race, Tunnel Run, Pursuit and Evade. The stunning graphics, responsive steering and smooth game play delivers the speed and intensity of real street racing while the frenetic one-on-one Pink Slip racing separates the street kings from the Sunday drivers. But remember, if you loose the race, you lose you ride!

Fast & Furious which arrives in theatres on April 3rd in the US and April 10th in the UK see’s Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed. Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller.

The Fast and the Furious mobile game will be available to download from all global mobile carriers 24th of March 2009.