Hired Guns – The Jagged Edge Gets an Update to 1.08

Plenty of fixes lock, loaded, and headed into the jungle!

Matrix Games is pleased to announce that the 1.08.00 update is now available for Hired Guns – The Jagged Edge. The comprehensive update comes with several bug fixes and overall performance improvements to the tactical portion of the game.

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “Hired Guns – The Jagged Edge has improved significantly in game balance and performance since its release. We are working with the development team to continue to improve and expand on the game as time goes on.”

Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge is a turn-based strategy game that puts you command of a squad of specialists for hire in the genre’s biggest game-world yet: the African country Diamond Coast. Diamond Coast is a playground for the cruel and corrupt, each with their own agenda. Choose your friends wisely and buy an army of ruthless mercenaries to unleash mayhem on your foes. Choose “jobs” from different factions and complete them for cash to upgrade your weapons and hire more elite soldiers of fortune.

Tons of firepower and plenty of combat experience will give your team the edge when it comes to fighting, but smooth talk and a wad of bills can also go a long way towards ensuring success. With multiple story lines and endings, you’re in total control of your own fate.

The update is comprehensive and will bring of all previous versions of Hired Guns to 1.08.00. Get more information on Hired Guns – The Jagged Edge from its official product page.

EA sports Serves Up Grand Slam Tennis Nintendo Wii video game

Electronic Arts announce that EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis is now available in North American retail stores and will be available worldwide by June 12, 2009. Developed specifically for the Nintendo Wii by EA Canada, Grand Slam Tennis offers the deepest and richest tennis gaming experience at all four Grand Slams and is the only game to feature Wimbledon. Experience the thrill of playing on famed Centre Court or under the lights at the U.S. Open.

With authentic tennis motions, users will feel like they are actually playing tennis. They can vie for tennis immortality in Grand Slam Career mode by winning all four majors, a feat Roger Federer accomplished yesterday after winning his first French Open. With the win, he tied Pete Sampras with 14 career Grand Slam titles. Both are among the licensed players in Grand Slam Tennis, which includes some of the greatest in tennis history. John McEnroe appears exclusively in the game and graces the North American cover, along with Federer and Serena Williams. Joining the trio is a mix of current stars and legends who collectively own 136* Grand Slam singles titles.

As one of the first titles compatible with the Wii MotionPlus™ accessory, the one-to-one motion in Grand Slam Tennis is taken to a higher and more authentic level. Gamers will be in full command of their players and in control every inch of the court with added shot depth and ball placement. In Europe, Grand Slam Tennis will be exclusively bundled with the Wii MotionPlus™ accessory.

With Tennis Party mode, a fun and social tennis gaming environment comes to life for multiple players. Using a variety of unique rule twists, a dozen party games can be played including “King of the Court”, “Tag Team” and “Drops and Lobs”. With online** capability, connect with new opponents and add to your country’s point total on the Battle of the Nations leader board.

Not only does Grand Slam Tennis combine fun and social gaming, its great way to stay active and in shape. The fitness component allows players to track the calories burned after each match. Personal goals can be set and managed on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, adding a new dimension to the total tennis experience.

Grand Slam Tennis for the Wii has been rated “E” by the ESRB and “3+” by PEGI, and has an MSRP of $49.99 USD in North America. For more information, log onto www.easports.com/tennis. Media can find screenshots and videos of the game at http://info.ea.com.

Top-selling titles and franchises from EA SPORTS include Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL, NBA LIVE, NCAA Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR and NASCAR racing.

*as of June 8, 2009

Overlord II (2) video game trailer - Controlling One's Minions video

All four Minion races return in Overlord II and theyre fiercer, funnier and more disruptive and destructive than they were before, says Lennart, discussing the Minions new skills. In Overlord II, if theres a specific task thats just too filthy for an Overlord to do, he can just possess a minion and get his dirty work done that way.



Prepare to become the master of minions and the squisher of Gnomes in Overlord II the game that puts the laughter into slaughter coming June 26th for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games For Windows.

Let's Tap finger tapping sensation on Nintendo Wii HD game trailers

Lets Tap offers a new and innovative way of playing on the Wii which only a videogame legend such as Naka-san could have ever possibly imagined Commented Gary Knight, European Marketing Director SEGA Europe. Its such a simple yet genius concept and still easy to pick up and play, everyone will be tapping away before you know it!



Featuring five separate game modes with multiple levels and allowing up to four players for multiplayer action, Lets Tap presents an assortment of different finger-tapping challenges for players to master. In Tap Runner players use differing finger tapping pressure to make simple stick figure racers run through an obstacle course.



In Visualizer players are allowed to create dazzling fireworks effects, dramatic paint strokes, amongst other effect as they tap out different rhythm patterns that correspond to different effects.



Silent Blocks finds players taking turns removing blocks from a large stack, tapping too hard will result in a collapsing stack of blocks.



Bubble Voyager allows players to fly through space, blasting obstacles and enemies in order to reach the far stretches of the universe. And finally Rhythm Tap allows players to time the taps of their fingers to high energy music.

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2010 NEW HD video game trailer

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will take players to lifelike Olympic venues where they can choose from a legendary cast of playable characters, including new faces to the series to be revealed later this year. Following the phenomenal worldwide popularity of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, this fresh gaming experience will feature completely new Olympic Winter Games events from the official competition schedule including Alpine Skiing and Speed Skating with more events announced throughout the year.

Puzzle Kingdoms video game on Nintendo DS Wii and PC

A vibrant mix of strategy and puzzle gameplay ensures an entertaining and unique in-game experience. Build your army and conquer territory to unlock new spells and infantry units!
Developed by the same team that brought you Puzzle Quest, Puzzle Kingdoms is set to be the new Puzzle Real Time Strategy smash hit on the Wii, DS and PC.

A vibrant mix of strategy and puzzle gameplay ensures an entertaining and unique in-game experience. Build your army and conquer territory to unlock new spells and infantry units!

Find the hidden secrets held within the magical kingdom by unearthing puzzles, managing heroes and units for utimate victory in battle!

• Choose from numerous heroes including wizards, dwarves,mages and trolls
• Amalgamate units and magic powers to obliterate your opponents for ultimate victory
• Multiple connect 3 style puzzle game-play styles for different key areas of the world
• Choose from numerous heroes including wizards, dwarves, mages

Hellion - Mystery of the Inquisition video game on PS3 Xbox 360 and PC

As the satanic brood turns the world into chaos, today Flying Fish Works announces the main character for their upcoming product “Hellion: Mystery of the Inquisition”. “Godric of Glastonbury”, a European sword master full of honor and devotion to the Holy Roman Church, is a religious servant during the unpromising resistance against the inconceivable evil.

A horrible incidence in his younger days decide “Godric” to become a master of sword fighting. Full of grief and aware of omnipresent injustice he left his homeland to revenge the past. On his journey across Europe, “Godric” joined the Dominicans, dedicated to the Pope, preaching and converting the non-believers. The Dominicans decided to reveal their arcane to “Godric”, including their knowledge of the supernatural and their ways of resisting both spiritual and incarnate evil. “Godric” gained knowledge of exorcism and together with his will to accomplish his fate he became a very unique knight.

“Hellion: Mystery of the inquisition” is an extraordinary First-Person-Shooter set in the 13th century. As an armed man of the newborn Inquisition, the player will battle heretics, execute exorcisms, face demons and unintentionally become part of a political and religious intrigue. It is an epic journey through different medieval cultures full of real-life characters, wild animals, rough warriors, powerful Templar knights, deadly assassins and, ultimately, horrifying demons.

Mahjong Zodiac video game for Windows PC

CasualGameStore announced a price cut up to 50% from the new version of Mahjong Zodiac for Windows.

Artex Studios has released a new version of its Mahjong Zodiac game while lowering the price. The new version brings significant improvements and bug fixes to play the game more intuitively. The price has also been lowered to better reflect the market expectations.

“We have got a great game and we want to make it affordable for even more customers and spread to a wider audience" - said Mr. Trencsenyi.

Firemint Real Racing for iPhone

A Whole New Experience from the Developer that Brought you the No1 Hit Game Flight Control.

Firemint, leading developer of games for the Apple iPhone, iPod touch and other wireless devices, today announced that its highly-anticipated racing game Firemint Real Racing is now available for purchase on the App Store. Anyone with an iPhone or iPod touch can download the game directly to their device from the App Store for $9.99.

Firemint Real Racing is Firemint’s second self-published game and follows on from the phenomenal success of Flight Control, which has gone to the No1 paid app position in 20 countries including the USA, UK and Japan. With over 800,000 downloads so far, Flight Control is one of the most popular games ever to be sold on the App Store.

“Firemint Real Racing is about as different as you can get from Flight Control in terms of scope, depth and features, but the two games both show our absolute commitment to delivering a highly polished, incredibly fun experience to players”, said Robert Murray, Firemint’s founder and CEO. “Firemint Real Racing has been a labor of love for the Firemint team since we first began building the game more than a year ago. Over the years we’ve had lots of experience in mobile racing game development, and our main goal with Firemint Real Racing was to create the most realistic, highest quality racing simulator ever to debut on a mobile device. We believe we have delivered on that goal.”

Firemint Real Racing provides gamers with the most thrilling racing experience on any wireless device by featuring a unique in-car view, the best, most realistic visuals of any iPhone game to date, and carefully balanced, intuitive accelerometer support. Players will also enjoy a full suite of social networking features enabled by Firemint’s revolutionary Cloudcell™ technology, which allows users to automatically upload video replays of their best laps to their YouTube account, and lap time records to social media sites like Twitter - all straight from the game.

Murray commented, “In terms of features and budget, Firemint Real Racing would have to be the biggest independent mobile game ever made. Our solid experience and track record made us confident in taking this risk, and the App Store made it possible for us to self-publish the game.“

Kynan Woodman, Firemint’s Development Director said “We believe we have set a new standard for iPhone racing games. Firemint Real Racing realizes the promise of power and elegance that the iPhone presents as a gaming platform.”

The innovative features and technical excellence of Firemint Real Racing have already been recognised by the games industry. At the 2009 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Firemint Real Racing won the coveted Independent Games Festival Mobile award for Technical Achievement. The game was also awarded for Excellence in Connectivity at the 2009 International Mobile Gaming Awards, held as part of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Firemint Real Racing features include:

* Boasting via broadcast – Upload video replays of your laps to YouTube with the push of a button
* Unique in-car view – Cockpit view with animated driver and dashboard instruments showing actual race data
* Custom control options – Firemint Real Racing includes several different control methods including a combination of accelerometer or touch-based steering as well as automatic or touch-based acceleration and braking. Players can adjust handling and sensitivity to suit their personal preferences
* Huge variety of cars and tracks – Players can unlock 36 cars in three classes (hatch, sedan and muscle) and 12 unique tracks designed for racing, each with its own challenges
* Endless hours of racing thrills – Players can choose from five game modes: local head to head over WiFi, Time Trial, Quick Race, Online League play and a massive single player Career mode
* Best in class graphics, sound and handling – Firemint Real Racing delivers consistently high frame rates, carefully detailed trackside environments and cars, 3D sound effects, licensed music and cinematic cut scenes. Accurate surface variations including asphalt, grass, gravel and ripple-strips affect vehicle speed, responsiveness and handling
* Connected racing for extended gameplay – In addition to YouTube functionality, players can sign up for online leagues and set up customized personal leaderboards on a purpose-built community web site

Swords & Soldiers is now available on WiiWare in Europe

You are about to meet the largest peppers in your life! Swords & Soldiers is out!

At long last Ronimo Games releases their highly anticipated Swords & Soldiers. The game is available in America for WiiWare on June the 8th 2009. 1000 Wii Points will get you a fresh and innovative side scrolling realtime strategy game with lots and lots of tactic peppermowing, barbecue action and epic fights for sauce and glory.

There's the Vikings, Aztecs and Chinese factions, each with their own very unique units and spells. They can battle it out across 30 campaign levels. In single player skirmishes against an AI or in the splitscreen multiplayer against a friend! During the campaigns, players can also unlock challenge modes which twists the gameplay into exciting highscore challenges. To top it all off, there's an achievement system to track your awesomeness in the world of Swords & Soldiers!

Also, the secret code contest is now open for NTSC regions! If you want to win one of the Swords & Soldiers goodie bags, make sure you get all 25 achievements and unlock your unique secret code. But make sure you are fast, only the first three secret code submitters win the prize! For PAL regions, the first few winners have already been chosen, and we sent out their goodies today. Both regions will also receive a second round of goodie-giving, so keep on sending those codes! Check www.swordsandsoldiers.com for submission info.

About Swords & Soldiers
Swords & Soldiers is the first side-scrolling strategy game on Wii, allowing for accessible and deep gameplay, a clear overview of the battlefield, and most importantly, for our artists to show off their beard-drawing skills. Players can choose from three powerful and unique factions as they let loose their armies and cast awesome spells to destroy the enemies' castle. Swords & Soldiers is developed and published by Ronimo Games.