South Central Vehicle Pack for Midnight Club - Los Angeles now on Xbox LIVE and PSN

MCLA South Central Vehicle Pack 1

We are pleased to announce that the first South Central Vehicle Pack for Midnight Club: Los Angeles is now available on Xbox LIVE and PSN for 240 MS points/$2.99. The pack includes three brand new high-performance vehicles for players to cruise the streets of Los Angeles in, including the luxurious 2008 Audi S5 and 2008 Mercedes-Benz CL 65 AMG, along with the 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT.



To access the new vehicles players will need to download the free South Central Map Expansion that increases the total map size by one-third and adds four neighborhoods to make up the iconic district of South Central.

To commemorate this first vehicle pack we've included an exclusive gameplay clip showcasing the new vehicles in their splendor.



Thanks, and be sure to stay tuned for Vehicle Pack 2 hitting Xbox LIVE and PSN next Thursday, April 23.

Sign up for Cities XL PC video game beta

Monte Cristo, developer and publisher of CITIES XLTM, is pleased to announce that registration for the game’s closed beta will begin at 11 a.m. UTC/GMT on 16 April 2009. Gamers interested in testing the game and offering input into the development of Monte Cristo’s next-generation city builder/MMO should sign up at http://jointhebeta.citiesxl.com.

Be sure to visit http://www.citiesxl.com for more information about the game, and to learn more about the upcoming beta.

CITIES XL allows gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps using an incredible collection of unique structures and monuments based on American, Asian and European-influenced architectural styles. The maps feature a variety of environments: mountains, hills, canyons, beaches and islands, all set in different climates from tropical to desert, Mediterranean to temperate. Players must create the right combinations of social services, leisure activities, special events and other job opportunities within their cities in order to feed, clothe, employ and entertain their citizens. Be it planning and building a new zoo, public park, residential neighborhood or transit system - there's always a fresh and exciting challenge for would-be city managers and mayors in CITIES XL.

“We’re excited to be at the point where we feel we’ve laid very solid foundations for this unique game,” said Jerome Gastaldi, CEO of Monte Cristo, “Now we need to test the architecture to see how players respond to it, and to improve the integration of the online-gameplay and social networking features. In the next weeks, we’ll let more residents into our closed betas and keep stress-testing the edifice correctly.”

The game’s online features and services will allow players to create interconnected cities on virtual and persistent planets. Mayors can share and trade with one another, specialize their economy and team up with befriended cities to create sprawling metropolises. Life on the planet will be punctuated by events and competitions - a concert held in one town may, for example, be attended by visitors from other areas who can also enjoy a walk around the city to admire the urban creations of multiple players. By combining a fantastic single-player game with the social and multiplayer aspects of an MMO, CITIES XL will shape the future of the genre by offering more variety, bigger cities and multiple gameplay layers.

Action-Packed Infernal - Hells Vengeance video game coming to Xbox360

Cult PC hit makes the leap to console!

• Publisher: Playlogic International
• Developer: Metropolis

Cult Hit - Action Shooter of 2007, Infernal – Is coming exclusively to console on Xbox 360 this spring!

Former Etherlite Secret Agent Ryan Lennox, now obsolete and betrayed by those close to him is a man who knows no fear! In a desperate bid to uncover his former employers secret agenda Lennox makes a pact with the devil. Embarking on an action-packed voyage into a world of deception and betrayal, armed with special abilities and military grade weaponry, Ryan Lennox is a man who must succeed.

Lennox will need to master his devilish powers to uncover the truth and restore the delicate balance of good and evil. The captivating plot sees Lennox journey from ancient monastery catacombs and secret mountain hideouts to sprawling harbor docks and industrial oil refineries, before finally facing his ultimate showdown...

Infernal uses a state-of-the-art Physics engine enabling highly interactive worlds with destroyable walls and objects, while giving the player the ability to use a vast array of weapons. This is supported by using high level graphics and a stunning overall design based on locations throughout Europe and the USA.

Features:

* Stunning 3rd Person Shooter with deep & engaging storyline
* Explore a range of stunning environments & locations across 3 levels of difficulty
* Over 10 hours of gameplay
* Control a variety of guns and weapons as well as supernatural forces to increase their power
* Engange in Hand to Hand combat, or utilize a range of weaponry
* Duck and cover system to avoid enemy attacks
* Fight intelligent opponents who use the environment to their advantage
* Utilize a vast array of supernatural powers such as telekinesis & teleportation to overcome obstacles and enemies
* Harvest the energy of your enemies to heal and to replenish your Infernal mana


“Infernal was always designed with a console release in mind and it’s great that we’re finally able to release exclusively on XBOX360. The vast array of weaponry and supernatural powers makes Lennox an enviable foe.” Said Adam McGowan, Marketing Director at Playlogic

Infernal will be released exclusively to console on Xbox 360 in Q2 2009!

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Massive update for Combat Arms Europe FPS video game - Free download - the game

A massive update to its popular free-to-play first-person-shooter, Combat Arms Europe, delivering an additional level of excitement and challenge for its enthusiastic players.

The update includes the addition of a new warzone, the “Showdown Map”, which stages a remote warehouse in Southern China’s industrial complex. An expanded offer from the in-game Cash Shop “Black Market” allows players to opt for a new female mercenary “Mei”, and current players can now choose to change their base character from a “covert” array of character models by purchasing the Gender Change item. Characters can be further personalized by attaching the player’s national emblem on the regimentals, and players can purchase new powerful machineries with the in-game currency, Gear Points (GP), or with real money through NEXON Cash (NX Cash) to update their arsenal.

With today’s patch, the interactive feature “Nut Shot” will also be implemented and challenge players to knock over their opponents with humor and skill. “Nut Shot” allows player to aim for shooting the nether regions of their male opponents. “Nut Shot was designed to enhance the entertaining and humorous factor of Combat Arms, challenging the gaming skills of players at the same time,” said Sung-Jin Kim, Directing Manager for NEXON Europe. “We will constantly strive to add new and exciting elements to the game, including contents that reach beyond the traditional FPS game play.”

As nature demands, female characters are exempted from this suffer when being hit, but giggle at their accomplishment after scoring a Nut Shot. Male characters either laugh heartily or fall down in pain, depending on whether they are the harmer or the victim of a Nut Shot which is in either way celebrated graphically with exploding walnuts.

Combat Arms Europe drives on to gain enthusiasm and popularity among European gamers with its exciting mix of various combat styles, battlefields and multiple game modes, presented in eye-catching graphics and customized characters. Combat Arms Europe also features a high level of socialization with in-game Buddy List, Clan System, Community Support and many more.
This essential composition of traditional as well as advanced FPS elements and striking socialization features is free-to-play, representing a truly unique offering in the ever evolving world First-Person-Shooters.
To sign up and to download the game for free, visit http://combatarms.nexoneu.com.

More on the game here on gamezplay.org

The Raskulls Unleashed No1 - Top Five Reasons Why Everyone Loves Raskulls

5 Bones are easy to clean and mould-resistant.
4 Every Raskull has such a distinct outfit – kind of like cosplayers. You know it’s weird, yet you can’t look away.
3 The King is a handsome, fearless leader you should be proud to worship. Would King, the 1994 State Bee-keeping Champion, lend his name to a shoddy product?
2 No, he wouldn’t.
1 They tease and please you in ways only a Raskull can.

Each Raskull is somewhat of an attention seeker, so it’s no surprise that they are quick to give interviews demonstrating their Raskully … leanings. King led the way with his Kingingly funny character profile a while back, so now the rest of the gang is getting in on the idea. It’s difficult to fit in with regular fleshy society, so these interviews and profiles are the best way to go. The rest of the gang will be announcing their bone-laden presence in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for all the Raskulls characters grabbing their time in the spotlight!

About Raskulls

Raskulls is an upcoming puzzle platformer for Xbox Live Arcade. It’s an entirely original IP from Australian developer Halfbrick, and features a lengthy single-player adventure campaign along with rich local and online multiplayer modes. With racing, combat and puzzle elements, not to mention the tongue-in-cheek humor found rampant throughout the entire game, it’s a platformer unlike anything seen before. To be released in Q3 2009.

Batman - Arkham Asylum A biography of Bane... PS3 Xbox 360 and PC video game

Imprisoned from birth to serve his dead father’s sentence, Bane was raised inside the horrific environs of a Santa Prisca prison.

Finding solace in smuggled book and meditation, he developed incredible powers of concentration. When he was subjected to military experiments with the experimental steroid Venom, his iron-forged will helped him survive when other test subjects had died, and he manage to escape.

Determined to prove his worth, he sought out Batman and broke the Dark Knight’s spine. But Batman recovered and managed to best Bane, cutting off the precious Venom supply that transforms Bane into a superhuman.

Attributes:
• Master strategist
• Intense focus
• Abnormally strong reaction to Venom, giving him incredibly enhanced physical abilities
• Determined to best Batman, and all others who challenge him

REAL NAME: Unknown
OCCUPATION: Professional criminal
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Gotham City
EYES: Brown (when on Venom: Green)
HAIR: Brown
HEIGHT: 5 ft 6 in (when on Venom: 6 ft 8 in)
WEIGHT: 140 lb (when on Venom: 350 lb)
FIRST APPEARANCE: Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (January , 1993)

Erin Andrews joins NCAA Football 10 video game team

Sports broadcaster Erin Andrews will be featured as a sideline reporter in EA SPORTS NCAA Football 10 for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3. In addition to delivering in-game news straight from the gridiron, Andrews will also be featured in a major NCAA Football 10 mode that will be revealed at a later date.

Andrews is the newest addition to the NCAA Football 10 broadcast team, joining Kirk Herbstreit, Brad Nessler and Lee Corso in a game that envelopes the excitement and pageantry of college football at its best. Including Andrews as part of the NCAA Football 10 broadcast team complements the franchise commitment to offer the most authentic college football experience available on any gaming platform. Andrews has served as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s College Football Saturdays since 2004.



In a new video released today, Andrews weighs in on a hot topic leading into the NFL Draft: which prospects will be NCAA Football 10 cover athletes? A different player will be featured on the packaging of each of the four platforms, giving Andrews and football fans plenty of opportunity to speculate which athletes will grace the covers this season.



With all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision schools represented in the game, NCAA Football 10 offers fans an exciting way to experience the thrill of authentic college football year-round. NCAA Football 10 brings the college football atmosphere to life with enhanced stadiums packed with school colors, cheerleaders and mascots. Enjoy the sights of game day with new field goal nets, flags waving in the wind and camera flashes exploding during pivotal moments.

Developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon, NCAA Football 10 will be available at North American retail stores on July 14th. The game will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, the PlayStation2 and PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment systems and the PSP (PlayStationPortable).

HISTORY - Great Battles Medieval Historic strategy video game released for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PC

HISTORY Great Battles Medieval, for Xbox 360, the video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3, and PC. Koch Media will distribute the title in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (including French and Italian versions), Spain, Scandinavia, Benelux, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

HISTORY Great Battles Medieval is set against the background of the historic Hundred Years' War, spanning various conflicts between England and France in the 14th and 15th centuries. HISTORY Great Battles Medieval allows players to assume complete control of huge armies with more than 40 different units. From knights on horseback to infantry, French crossbowmen and English longbow archers, all units of the two warring factions are represented in the game, historically correct. Whether in campaign mode, a brief skirmish, or multiplayer mode, HISTORY Great Battles Medieval offers precise, realistic recreations of medieval battles.

To round out this authentic, true-to-detail gaming experience, the game features video clips from the award-winning HISTORY programming library.

HISTORY Great Battles Medieval is the second title in the highly successful Great Battles series, which saw its first appearance with the release of HISTORY Great Battles of Rome in 2007.

Features
• Advanced graphics engine optimized for the capabilities of each platform
• Free form quest map that allows players to decide when and where to fight within a historical framework
• 70 Medieval battles, including 26 historical encounters from the Hundred Years war (like the well-known siege of Orléans or the Battle of Crécy)
• More than 40 different units all accurately researched and carefully modeled
Weapons and shields are added to each unit by the player, giving an almost infinite number of equipment combinations
• Over 100 unique skills to customize your squads

How to erect temples in the upcoming PC Strategy title, Majesty 2 - The Fantasy Kingdom Sim - with video

The process of erecting temples in the upcoming PC Strategy title, Majesty 2 - The Fantasy Kingdom Sim, releasing later this year.

In the diary, Alexey Kozyrev, Lead Developer from 1C: Ino-Co., states:
“Over the centuries, Ardanian true-believers have grown in compassion, and the followers of different confessions now show greater tolerance towards one another.

Certainly there are still conflicts, as when a hotheaded paladin draws a righteous blade upon those evil spirits accompanying a Sister of Krypta. However, compared with the wars of the past, these are mere trifles. After all, in those times one could never imagine the temples belonging to any opposed gods even coexisting! Temples to Krypta and Agrela were never seen side-by-side, but now you are free to build any temple you want, worship any god you choose, and train any hero you wish for the greater glory of the King.”



Well, it may sound like everything is fair in Ardania, but alas, no such luck!
Read the complete entry and find out more about Majesty 2 here

Majesty 2 is scheduled for release during Q3 2009 and will be published worldwide by Paradox Interactive. It will be available for digital download at all larger digital download portals.

For more information about Majesty 2, please visit the official website

Civil War strategy game, Forge of Freedom patch 1.12.2 update released

Matrix Games and Western Civilization Software are pleased to announce the release of the comprehensive 1.12.2 update for their acclaimed Civil War strategy game, Forge of Freedom!

The update comes with a sizeable amount of fixes, rule changes, improvements, and new features and further polishes the gameplay of Forge of Freedom based on player feedback and ongoing game reports.

Specifically for fixes, VPs are now properly assigned only for decisive battles and the National Will bug for capturing empty cities is now fixed. There are also many other improvements and tweaks with detailed battles, especially with the AI and with reinforcements now adding to the Will to Fight. In addition, the US will now lose one additional National Will point if it loses a decisive battle in a US province and the CSA will gain one NW point in the same situation. New features include 10 new special abilities for units, improvements to generals’ statistics, new generals’ biographies (now 300 in total), and much more.

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “Forge of Freedom has proven to be an enduring classic in the American Civil War strategy genre. Anyone looking for an authentic wargame that truly captures the rich strategic and tactical problems facing a commander of that time period should absolutely give Forge of Freedom a try. Western Civilization Software has polished this gem to a mirror finish with their excellent post-release updates.”

More than seven-score years have passed since the start of this conflict that pitted state against state, brother against brother and broke the chains of slavery. Forge of Freedom gives you a chance to relive history from either side in a work of grand strategy.

As the leader of the Union or the Confederacy, you will be faced with historical decisions on the military, economic and diplomatic strategies to pursue. The diplomatic and economic systems have been streamlined and improved since Crown of Glory to be more user-friendly and also suited to the period. Rather than multiple minor nations, each state has its own Governor and they will make demands on you and shift their attitudes according to events. In addition, you will have to manage diplomacy with the European powers to try to sway them towards or against intervention. Over 1,000 historical generals are included along with an option to know their abilities ahead of time or have to find out the hard way, as happened historically. Railroads, rivers and cities all play important roles, as do elections which occur at both state and national levels. Every effort has been made to bring you as thorough a simulation of the American Civil War as is possible, from 1861 to 1865, from the skirmishes and raids in the West to the pitched in the East and the Naval blockade.

This update is comprehensive and will bring any previous version of Forge of Freedom to version 1.12.2. Get more information on Forge of Freedom from its official product page.