Pirates of the Caribbean - Armada of the Damned new video game

New Action Role-Playing Video Game Featuring Open World Exploration and an Original Story in Development at Propaganda Games

Live to tell the tale of becoming a notorious pirate captain or suffer a fate of eternal damnation. Disney Interactive Studios today announced the development of Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, an epic, action role-playing game (RPG) from Propaganda Games, Disney’s video game development studio in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Armada of the Damned is an entirely new experience within the Pirates of the Caribbean universe. The game takes place before the events of the blockbuster films. Players will take on the role of a pirate and embark on epic land and sea adventures. Numerous moral and character choices will need to be made that affect their character and the original story within the world. Players will explore a massive open world while fighting enemies, mystical creatures and Mother Nature, both to gain experience and stay alive. Supernatural elements familiar to the Pirates of the Caribbean world will also affect their character’s story and influence their choices.

“Armada of the Damned is a dynamic action role-playing game that captures all of the franchise’s excitement, unpredictability and action while delving into narrative elements never before explored within this unique universe,” said Dan Tudge, vice president and general manager, Propaganda Games. “Our team’s collective experience with industry-leading RPGs and action titles provides a strong foundation for us to create and build a compelling action role-playing title.”

Armada of the Damned is scheduled to be released in autumn 2010 for next-generation consoles and Windows PC.

Armada of the Damned is an extension of the globally successful Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, which began more than 40 years ago as a theme park attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. The franchise continues to excite park goers with millions of visitors experiencing the four current theme park attractions at Disney parks around the world. The three blockbuster films grossed more than $2.6 billion worldwide in theaters and have continued to be successful on home video. Disney Interactive Studios has shipped more than 6 million units worldwide of self-published multiplatform Pirates of the Caribbean video games, which were inspired by the “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” films.

Yosumin! Puzzler previously for Japanese eyes only but now available via Xbox LIVE arcade and PC download.

Square Enix announce Yosumin! LIVE for Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Yosumin! for Windows are now available globally via Xbox LIVE market place and Windows content digital distribution sites, including STEAM and Big Fish Games.

Yosumin! LIVE and Yosumin! are the latest renditions of the innovative puzzle game Yosumin, previously released only for the Japanese market. Players must give a colourful panel of yosumin a sweeping glance, locate a square or rectangle with four corners of the same colour and click on the corresponding yosumin to make them disappear. Enjoy an engaging puzzle-game experience just by following these simple rules.

While the basic rules and system remain the same, the latest releases include unique modes specific to each platform version. In the Xbox LIVE arcade version, players can compete against the computer or with friends, and when online, with other players around the world. In the Windows version, players can collect pieces of stained glass as they clear the puzzles in “Yosumin Adventure mode,” enjoying the best of both the puzzle and item-collecting experiences.

A free trial version is available for both platform releases.

Yosumin! LIVE
Platform: Xbox 360 (Xbox LIVE Arcade)
Genre: Puzzle
Launch Date: May 27, 2009
Price: Xbox LIVE Arcade 800 Microsoft Points
ESRB: E (Everyone)
PEGI: 3+/4+

Yosumin!
Platform: Windows PC
Genre: Puzzle
Launch Date: May 27, 2009
Price: $19.99
ESRB: E (Everyone)
PEGI: 3+/4+

System Requirements
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista
Processor: 800MHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 65MB
Video Card: On Board Video Card
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (2007 Nov or later)

Distributor Websites
STEAM http://store.steampowered.com/
Big Fish Games http://www.bigfishgames.com/
*Yosumin! will become available at other digital distribution sites at a later time

Fish'em All! video game for WiiWare out 29th May

Fish'em All!, an arcade game with real coin-op flavour!
Alone or with your friends, you will have a great time catching these little fish... they're crazy! Beat your own high scores, take on challenges and solve fun puzzles in a range of amazing stages full of colour and fantasy. Watch out for the dragon, the ninja rat and the sumo toad!

Do you think it looks easy?

This arcade game will bring all the excitement of the great classics to your Nintendo Wii console.
Features:
Nine colourful scenarios.
Three game modes: Arcade, Challenge, Fishtris.
One or two players.

Arcade
Can you beat the high score? Play a game in Arcade mode to see how long you can last. Catch as many fish as you can within a time limit. Watch the fish meter. The more points you score catching fish, the faster it will fill up. Each time you manage to fill a whole fish on the meter, you will receive extra time. If you manage to fill them all, you will move on to the next stage.

Challenge
Complete the challenges to unlock stages. You can then select any unlocked stage to play in two player mode.
Each challenge sets you a target. Note how many fish of each colour you need to catch. Sometimes, it will tell you which items you need to avoid or set a time limit.

Fishtris
Even more difficult!
Every time you catch a fish, it will fall into the tube. If the tube fills up, the game will end. To keep on playing, match three or more fish of the same colour to make them disappear.
When you match three or more fish of the same colour, the fish meter will be slightly filled. When you manage to fill a whole fish on the meter, you will receive extra time. If you manage to fill them all, you will move on to the next stage. If things get tough, try and catch the Anglerfish.
It will eat all the fish in the tube.

Unreal Tournament 3 Black Free - Patch 2.1, and All New Content with Phase 3 of Mod Contest

Free Steam Weekend Begins Thursday, May 28 Preload starts Now! Loads of links below...

Epic Games is giving players more reasons than ever to jump online and check out Unreal Tournament 3 Black. This Thursday, May 28, will commence a long weekend in which anyone can log onto Valve’s Steam digital distribution service (www.steamgames.com), download Unreal Tournament 3 Black and play the game through the weekend free of charge. Preload for the follow-up Free Weekend begins today.

During the previous Free Weekend of Unreal Tournament 3 Black on Steam, the game claimed the number one spot on the bestseller list, and simultaneous player numbers jumped by more than 2000%.

Unreal Tournament 3 together with the free Titan Pack constitutes Unreal Tournament 3 Black. The Titan Pack is a massive bonus pack with loads of enhancements and new content including environments, the Titan mutator, the Greed and Betrayal gametypes, the Stealthbender vehicle, weapons, deployables, characters and more. Unreal Tournament 3 Black also includes over 50 Steamworks Achievements.

Players who purchased Unreal Tournament 3 at retail can enter their retail key by using the "Activate a product on Steam" feature in the Steam client, and Steam will automatically update them to Unreal Tournament 3 Black for free.

Unreal Tournament 3 Black now also includes the recently released Patch 2.1 with even more fixes and upgrades such as award progress when using custom maps and characters, mod support enhancements, various gameplay tweaks and bug fixes, and additional user interface improvements.

In addition to Epic’s internal efforts to support Unreal Tournament 3, mod authors all over the world have created new levels, characters, weapons, vehicles and total conversions for the game as part of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest (www.makesomethingunreal.com). Phase 3 of the competition just closed, and the judging process has begun. A few notable entries so far include:

• Improved mods from Phase 2 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=boRLoXYf1_A)
• Community Bonus Pack 3
• Angels Fall First: Planetstorm
• Coda
• Prometheus
• Runestorm
• Snowreal
• The Ball
• The Haunted

And there’s much, much more available at www.makesomethingunreal.com/phase3.aspx.

To download Unreal Tournament 3 Black, visit http://store.steampowered.com/app/13210.

The Conduit's Mark Sheppard (the vioice of Mr Ford) to appear at E3

High Voltage the developer behind the upcoming Nintendo Wii first-person shooter The Conduit, officially announced that Mark A. Sheppard, the voice actor for the game’s main character of Mr. Ford, would be appearing at their booth at next month’s Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3).

Mark Sheppard is the London born actor who played Romo Lampkin in “Battlestar Galactica”, Badger in “Firefly”, Dr. Walker in “Medium”, Tanaka in “Dollhouse”, as well as a host of other characters in films and TV - he can currently be seen as Jim Sterling alongside Timothy Hutton in “Leverage”, and is the voice of Michael Ford in “The Conduit”.

“I’m really excited to be going to E3 and can’t wait to see everyone’s reaction to the game,” said Mr. Sheppard. “I love the fact that these guys are putting their money where their mouth is.”

"All of us at High Voltage are thrilled to have him with us at E3," said Kerry J. Ganofsky, CEO and founder of High Voltage Software. "Mark has been incredibly enthusiastic about the project and we look forward to his future involvement with our studio."

High Voltage Software's booth will be located in the first row of the West Hall, Booth 4500. 2009 marks the first year for High Voltage Software as an E3 exhibitor. Booth hours will match those of the trade show, from Tuesday, June 2, through Thursday, June 4. Visitors at the booth will have a chance to play the final version of The Conduit, which is scheduled for release on the Nintendo Wii on June 23. The Conduit received a number of awards at last year's E3, including Best Overall Wii Game from IGN.com and Gametrailers.com.

Rake In Grass releases Westbang for iPhone/iPod Touch

Rake in Grass is proud to present the release of an action game for iPhone and iPod Touch – Westbang.

Westbang is an action game in the old wild west. The player - as a sheriff - must protect city banks from bandits and raiders. Classic game mechanics are delivered as an extremely fast paced action with great comic-style graphics.

More than 20 unique characters, 3 game modes, with dubbed level intermissions and an over 2 minutes long animated intro. Players can compete with friends and post scores on-line.

Mind-bending iPhone puzzler Modulo receives expansive free update 60 new stages added

Electric TopHat adds 60 new stages, aesthetic makeover and more via App Store.

Just when gamers thought they had escaped the addictive allure of Electric TopHat’s rotation-based puzzler Modulo, the Gentleman Coders at Dundee’s newest independent developer launch the first in a series of update packs on the Apple App Store today. Prepare to get hooked all over again.

For a month now Modulo has been bending the minds of iPhone gamers the world over with its intricate, and devious, blend of rotation and colour matching puzzles. The game has received widespread critical acclaim across the mobile and general gaming press and to celebrate, Electric TopHat has launched update 1.1 free of charge as a way of saying thanks to everyone who bought the game first time round.

Modulo Update 1.1 includes:
• Updated Graphics
• Improved Gameplay (we made the cogs go a little faster for you)
• 60 Additional Puzzles
• New Attack Mode
• Puzzle Ranking and Overall Difficulty Level Ranking
• User Audio Playback Support

Modulo is exclusively designed and developed for Apple hardware. The game moves away from traditional puzzle titles and asks you to think outside the box. Players must rotate a set of coloured cogs until they are all facing in the same direction. The aim is simple, but the game is incredibly devious and requires a great deal of lateral thinking, as tethered cogs make life difficult for you. This really is Sudoku for the iPhone generation.

Bert McDowell of Electric TopHat, said: “We are very happy with the positive reaction Modulo has received from gamers and critics alike. We’ve found that once people start playing the game, they find it very hard to put it down and that is extremely gratifying to see. Update 1.1 expands on the core game and in some ways it’s our big thank you to everyone who picked up Modulo at the initial launch.”

Modulo is available to buy via App store now for £0.59 / $0.95 / €0.67. Update 1.1 is free to existing owners and will be available to download via App Store from May 27th.

Allods Online, the Massively Multiplayer Iteration of the Popular Russian Series

Fantasy meets Space Opera in the first AAA free-to-play MMORPG boasting the largest games development budget in the Russian history, by the makers of Heroes of Might and Magic V.

Nival Online, the Russian game developer behind the Allods series of role-playing strategy games (known as Rage of Mages in Europe and America), and Gala Networks Europe, the free-to-play MMORPG publisher that operates the gPotato.eu gaming portal are proud to announce Allods Online, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on Russia’s most successful gaming series.



The free-to-play title brings MMO fans across Europe into a universe of epic fantasy and fierce conflict with a deep and captivating storyline. Allods Online takes place after the destruction of the planet of Sarnout and the subsequent formation of the namesake Allods. These mystical islands float in the Astral, an expansive living substance that makes up the compelling game world. Adventurers will explore the numerous Allods as they battle against a wide range of enemies – and each other.

Allods Online will feature classic fantasy MMORPG gameplay that fans of the genre’s most successful titles can enjoy. It features extensive questing, intense player-versus-player combat, grand exploration, in-depth character development and plenty of social interaction. In the Astral, players will have the chance to put their wits and brawn to the test in larger-than-life Astral battles, the game’s giant fights between competing ‘Astral ships’ manned by multiple players. Adventurers from all over the world will have to choose between six races and eight character classes before choosing their allegiance between the two warring factions: the League and the Empire.

With over 12 million USD in funding, Allods Online is the best-funded Russian game development project in history. In addition, the team behind the title at Nival Online recently received the Best Online Game & Best Game Developer award at the 2008 Russian Game Development Conference.

“We have spiced up a full-blown fantasy MMORPG with the most compelling elements of space opera and science fiction, with epic battles between huge Astral ships,” said Sergey Orlovskiy, founder of Nival Online. “At the same time, we are keeping a deep focus on characters. Allods Online is not about Astral ships, but about the people on them.”

“We are excited to work with Nival Online who has proved their mastery of PC and online games for over a decade” said Hyun Hur, CEO of Gala Networks Europe. “We are confident that Allods Online will have a major impact on the overall online games industry and demonstrates that top quality games can be free, giving players a strong alternative to subscription-based MMORPGs.”

Allods Online will be available in French, German and English on autumn 2009 on the gPotato.eu Game Portal.

BRAINPIPE For The Mac Updated! New Patch Released For The OS X Version!

How BRAINPIPE Will Change Your Life

BRAINPIPE: A Plunge to Unhumanity is the award-winning latest game from the masters of post-modern hallucinogenic computer gaming, Digital Eel, and is published by Shrapnel Games, home to eclectic genius since 1999. It is available for both Windows and Mac as a direct download for the amazingly low, low price of only $14.95.

BRAINPIPE: A Plunge to Unhumanity will change your life in many subtle ways. At face value you will enjoy the thrill of racing through your subconscious over the course of ten levels of ever-increasing challenge. Using a one click control scheme you'll bob and weave, snatching glyphs all the while avoiding the terrible dangers that will shatter your well being and plunge you to the bitter edge of insanity. Race long enough and experience what it means to transcend. Plus, grab yourself a groovy high score!

But there's more going on with your life when you play BRAINPIPE: A Plunge to Unhumanity. The sky is a little bluer. The grass a little greener. The breakfast burrito a little less greasy. Brimming with self-confidence you'll get that promotion, get the girl (or guy), and finally discover why you should never trust a space whale selling vinyl siding. Yes, the game is just that good.

Experience BRAINPIPE: A Plunge to Unhumanity for yourself. Download the demo or grab a copy today.

Free-to-Play NinjaTrick Launch New Ranking System win an iPod

NinjaTrick Championship: The Ninja Trials – Contest Ends on June 18, Rewarding the Most Clever Ninjas with iPods

CyberAgent announce a new ranking system for free-to-play multiplayer action game NinjaTrick. Currently in open beta, NinjaTrick is a Flash-based game for everyone that is easy to pick up and play, but deep enough to reward players who employ clever strategies on the battlefield.

The ranking system, which tracks the progress of players as they compete in Ninjutsu matches, is currently live in the game’s open beta. And as part of the NinjaTrick Championship: The Ninja Trials (the “Contest”), aspiring ninjas have a chance to compete for gems, glory – and if they’re truly skilled, an iPod Touch, iPod Nano or iPod Shuffle!

Contest Details
During the Contest, each entrant will compete with other randomly selected entrants in Ninjitsu matches in various elements: Fire, Wind, Lightening and Ice. CyberAgent America’s ranking system will track the progress of each entrant in the Contest, including the number of wins and ranking within each element. The contest winners will be determined based on ranking placement on June 18, 2009. Winners will be announced on June 25, 2009 on the NinjaTrick official blog at http://info.ninjatrick.com/ See Contest Rules at info.NinjaTrick.com for additional details.

“NinjaTrick is a player-versus-player game at its core, and so having a great ranking system is very important to us,” said Toshimichi Namba, CEO for CyberAgent America, Inc. “The contest is a great way to get the competition heated up as we continue to polish and refine the gameplay during our open beta.”

Aspiring ninjas everywhere are urged to point their browsers towards www.NinjaTrick.com to get in on the intense Ninjutsu action – and possibly win an iPod Touch, Nano or Shuffle if their Jutsu is strong enough!

Join the NinjaTrick open beta at www.NinjaTrick.com. Add the Facebook application here: http://apps.facebook.com/ninjatrick/