Rohan - Blood Feud video game Crafting System Unveiled

The New Game Feature Is Added to the MMO Today

Online PC game publisher YNK Interactive unveiled the new Crafting System to their free-to-play MMORPG, Rohan: Blood Feud.

“The Crafting System is a highly anticipated feature that is the source of a great deal of excitement among our players,” said Fred White, Director of Marketing & Communications for YNK Interactive.



The Crafting System involves various skills which include Gathering, Producing, Upgrading, and Extracting raw materials in order to craft powerful items with which to equip in-game characters. Players are able to choose from a variety of professions such as a Weaponsmith, Armorsmith, Accessory Producer, and Magic Tool Producer. Each skill enables players to specialize in a certain aspect of the system, which will then differentiate the skills of each player from one another.



A detailed guide on the Crafting System can be found on Rohan: Blood Feud’s site at www.playrohan.com.

BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion video games Bundle

2K Games and Bethesda Softworks team up to deliver a value-packed experience that combines 2006 Game of the Year Winner The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with 2007 Game of the Year Winner BioShock into one complete package. Beginning July 7, the BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle will be available in retailers across North America for an SRP of $39.99 on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and $29.99 for Windows PCs.

With a combined bounty of more than 80 Game of the Year awards from the industry's top publications, the BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle provide two critically acclaimed experiences that have set new benchmarks for their genres.

Taking the world by storm in 2006, Oblivion set a new benchmark for role-playing experiences for current-generation gaming. Lush visuals, expansive worlds and limitless character customization combine with unprecedented levels of player freedom and NPC interaction to form one of the most successful and critically acclaimed games ever created.

BioShock is the genetically enhanced shooter that weaved intricate storytelling with an intense and exciting journey though a decaying underwater Art Deco utopia gone mad. Caught between powerful forces and hunted down by mutated citizens, you are armed with a complete arsenal from simple revolvers to chemical throwers, but are also forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

The BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle is rated M by the ESRB.

Bomberman ULTRA Blasts onto PlayStation Network

Bomberman's Debut on PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system Now Available

Bomberman is making his first ever appearance on PLAYSTATION 3 in Bomberman ULTRA, now available for download on the PlayStation Network. Published by Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm of HUDSON SOFT, Bomberman ULTRA maintains the classic gameplay elements Bomberman fans have come to love. Now with 7-person local and 8-person online multiplayer, Bomberman ULTRA will encourage every player who picks up the controller to blow stuff up!

“This newest online iteration of the Bomberman series expands on all the elements that have made the franchise our most popular,” said Sabine Duvall, Vice President of Product Development at Hudson Entertainment. “Bomberman ULTRA will excite longtime fans of the series and demonstrates our commitment to keep the brand going strong across all platforms.”

Fans of the popular series will be able to compete with the best Bomberman players worldwide, as Bomberman ULTRA delivers frantic 8-player multiplayer battles online in 14 exotic arenas, as well as 7-player local multiplayer. Bomberman ULTRA delivers frantic, explosive action, motivating players to remain competitive and fight to prove that they are the best Bomberman player in the world. Utilizing the extensive leaderboards, players can track their ranking to see just how good they really are, and what they need in order to bomb their way to the top of the chart!

Players can customize their own Bomberman characters with more than 50 character costumes, resulting in more than 150,000 possible combinations! Players can also customize which power-ups appear and which gimmicks appear on each level, allowing them to tailor each session to their skill levels or own personal tastes. With all the customization options, every player can really make this Bomberman gameplay experience their own!

About Bomberman
Originally launched in the US in 1987, the game captured gamers’ hearts with its simple yet challenging gameplay. With over 60 iterations on nearly all major consoles since then, and over 10 million units sold, winning accolades as the best multiplayer game of all time, this classic game has stood the test of time. Along the way, it also pioneered the “party game” genre, encouraging groups of 4 or more friends to duke it out in one room, and was the first series to contribute to Hudson’s reputation as the number one party game company.

Ghostbuster on PC has no Multiplayer option as developers concentrate on console versions...

The developers of Ghostbusters have defended the decision not to include multiplayer in the PC version, which came out in the US this month.

"Multiplayer for the PC version of Ghostbusters is something that Threewave and Terminal Reality always wanted to do," Dan Irish, CEO of multiplayer developer Threewave, told Big Download. "However, our focus was on making the console version the best that they could be."

As a result, said Irish, compromises needed to be made elsewhere. "We couldn't do all versions with multiplayer simultaneously with the resources that we had available - there was simply too much to do," he explained. "Something would have to suffer."

Ghostbusters is due out for PS3 and PS2 tomorrow, 19th June, with a PSP version to follow in the autumn and Xbox 360, PC, Wii and DS versions due out later this year - the latter versions having been held up after Sony stepped in to publish the game for Atari at the 11th hour.

Dream Arcades Cuts the Cord With Wireless Xbox 360 Arcade Stick with street Fighter IV in mind...

The Dream StickT by Dream Arcades features the first commercially available wireless arcade control panel compatible with Xbox 360 and Windows PC.

Dream Arcades
(http://www.DreamArcades.com) invites gamers to kick some butt without being tied down while playing fighting games such as Street Fighter IV, and the upcoming King of Fighters XII. The Dream Stick, is made with real arcade parts and will be available on June 30 for $159, just in time for the release of Street Fighter IV for PC (adaptor required for PC) .

Dream Stick pre-orders begin today at a special discounted price of $129.

“Dream Arcades has finally given hardcore fighting game fans the ultimate fight stick that they’ve been looking for simply by eliminating the need for fighting players to have to compromise between corded Japanese style fight sticks and wireless game pads.”

Says Ryan M., Street Fighter fan and Tournament Player. "Dream Arcades Dream Stick is unquestionably a much finer arcade stick than others due to its sturdy construction, arcade authentic controls, and wireless functionality that features no noticeable lag.”

The Dream Stick is made to make it easy for hardcore gamers to modify the stick by customizing joysticks and buttons. The Dream Stick™ bridges the gap between the hardcore tournament market and the home gamers who just want a great stick to play with their friends.

"The Dream Stick™ is the perfect way for us to bring the arcade experience into the home, at a lower price point and a smaller footprint," says Michael Ware, founder of Dream Arcades. “Nothing compares to a real arcade controller for playing arcade games and because there's no wires it's simple to use."

Dream Arcades is the only home arcade manufacturer with a complete line of products from personal arcade joysticks, arcade kits (just add your own computer system or game console), complete arcades (just plug in and play). Since 2002, the company has had one goal – to deliver the ultimate home arcade experience to gamers everywhere.

Official Shin Megami Tensei Persona website for PSP

Atlus gave fans yet another place to waste time on the net by launching the official website for Shin Megami Tensei: Persona for PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, www.atlus.com/persona.

The website launches with special wallpapers and banners that fans can post to their social networking profiles, blogs and forum signatures. Also featured are 2 samples of the bonus CD soundtrack included in each and every launch copy of the game (while supplies last, at participating retailers) as a part of the Atlus Spoils program. Coming soon to the website, fans will get a peek at the characters, gameplay, and story of this first chapter in the critically-acclaimed RPG series.

Completely remastered for PSP system, SMT: Persona boasts a fully redone localization (including content never before seen in North America), all-new music from composer Shoji Meguro, beautiful new animated sequences overseen by famed artist Kazuma Kaneko, and enhanced graphics optimized for the PSP system's widescreen aspect ratio. With new content, adjustments to game balance, and a number of technical and design improvements, this is the definitive version of one of the most sought after RPGs of all time.

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona is currently scheduled to release on September 22, 2009.

About SMT: Persona
The rumor going around St. Hermelin High School holds that if you play the "Persona" game, you can see what the future holds for you. When a group of students-some eager, some skeptical-tries the game out, they experience something quite different. Before long, the city is turned upside-down and demons are roaming the streets, and only the students' newfound power of Persona can set things right again.

Whether you pursue Takahisa Kandori and his abuses of the power he wields as SEBEC's president, or whether you delve into the curse of the Snow Queen that has plagued St. Hermelin for decades, a deep, modern, psychological tale awaits. Remember your true self, and free the tortured psyches of others...

Key Features
• More than the same old JRPG - Dark, philosophical, and complex, Persona sets you up in a modern day Japan that has gone into chaos. Demons run free, and you and your team must navigate corruption, mental frailty, and an alternate version of your world to bring your reality back into order.
• A second chance on PSP - Offering a second opportunity to experience the beginnings of the acclaimed Persona series, this remake boasts a fully relocalized script, revamped user interface, faster battles, expanded soundtrack, and new in-game movies with voice work added just for the North American release.
• Unique tactical opportunities - The inner selves known Personas are your key to progressing through the adventure, adding skills and incredible depth to your battle tactics. Expand and improve your collection through the Demon Negotiation system that offers spell cards that you can later fuse into new Personas.

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

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New Famed Shadow Moses map for Metal Gear Online released

Konami unveiled today, a new map, character and reward mode, all now available for METAL GEAR ONLINE, the ultimate squad-based, tactical-espionage action title based on the popular METAL GEAR SOLID franchise. The latest content will be available to players who have purchased the SCENE Expansion Pack.

Best suited for medium-to long-range combat, the new map - Icebound Inferno - will be recognized by fans of the franchise as the famed "Shadow Moses" map from the first METAL GEAR SOLID game. The map features an Arctic Island that consists of a large snowfield with buildings of varying heights.

In addition, the download allows players to use Old Snake as a unique character and the Octo-cam suit as a weapon. In a twist, Old Snake will not become completely invisible when using the suit, but will automatically blend with the environment. The latest download will also include an Auto Matching Reward mode in which the winner of the match wins more reward points than normal. When playing an individual match in this mode, only the winner receives the reward points while in a team match, the team member ranked first will win the reward points.

Metal Gear Online is the online multi-player experience that is included free in the retail version of METAL GEAR SOLID 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS, developed exclusively for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. Three expansion packs - GENE, MEME and SCENE - are currently available for purchase via METAL GEAR ONLINE's in-game shop and Konami's shop (https://mykonami.net/mgo/). In addition to traditional methods of payment for purchase, the PlayStation Network Wallet prepay system which is now available as a form of payment.

Pre order Aion stunning fantasy MMORPG Limited collector's edition video game

NCsoft, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today announced the start of its preorder program and availability for the highly anticipated Western launch of Aion, its new visually stunning fantasy MMORPG scheduled for release this fall. Players can now secure their copy by preordering the Aion Limited Collector’s Edition (only 50,000 being produced worldwide) which features a variety of exclusive items, or the standard edition featuring an exclusive SteelBook case limited to the first production run. Aion’s Western availability comes on the coattails of its phenomenal launch and success winning the Grand Awards of 2008 in Korea and setting launch participation records in China.

Players who preorder Aion receive guaranteed entry to all scheduled Aion beta events, exclusive in-game digital items, early access to the servers at launch and special game benefits including character and server preselection privileges. Featured in-game digital items for Aion preorders, include an exclusive Black Cloud Hat and Lodas' Amulet, as well as one of five different Ancient Rings of Power dependent on retail purchase location.

To take advantage of the special preorder promotion and secure their copy of Aion, players may visit one of several participating retailers. For complete Aion preorder program details, visit www.aiononline.com/preorder.

All Star 5 a side Football Squad video game comes to Nintnedo DS with Lionel Messi, Luis Figo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Herman Crespo and more!

Go head to head and play the beautiful game 5 a-side style with some of the world's greatest football stars!

Oxygen Games announce an addictive and frantic arcade football game, All Star 5-A-Side Football, will be released on 21st August 2009. The game is aimed at young male Nintendo DS owners and is packed with fast and furious football fun.

Create your own football dream team and join 24 of the world’s greatest players including Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Fernando Torres and more in fast-paced, arcade-style 5-on-5 football matches. No interruptions, no distractions – just frantic 5 a-side football. Train individual players to accomplish a host of freestyle tricks and skills such as overhead kick and the Ardiles Flick and play football the way you play with your friends.

“With frantic and addictive gameplay, All Star 5-A-Side Football is a fresh take on the world’s most popular sport and will appeal to all boys who want to show off their football skills with their friends”, said Oxygen Games CEO Jim Scott.

Key Features:

* World-Famous Players: 24 of the world’s best footballers are ready to show off their 5 A-side skills in indoor and outdoor arenas. Build your team with all-star players like Lionel Messi, Luis Figo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Herman Crespo and more!
* Complete Cup Tournaments: Play through the 3 cup tournaments to unlock special coaches and goalies to strengthen your team and bring your entire team to the next level!
* Build Your Players & Team: Win matches to unlock training minutes and build your team’s skills in the Training Ground. Spend training minutes to teach your players special moves and boost their stats!
* Challenge Your Friends: Take on your friends in heated 5 a-side action. Challenge your friends locally via DS Wireless Communications, or find challengers around the world via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection!

All Star 5-A-Side Football is available in the UK and Europe on August 21st 2009.