Magic World Rejuvenation - 2.0 expansion for Magic World Online (MWO) video game

Ingle Games announce the development of Magic World Rejuvenation, the latest 2.0 expansion of Magic World Online (MWO). It is slated to be released on 20:00, Aug 27 2009.

With the new version out, a host of new features and upgrades are being presented, adding more excitement to the game.

1. Equipment Binding System: Artificial binding plus System binding ensures account security.

2. Legal place for PK zealots -World Arena. It is opened for both Empire and Dynasty players, in which players can PK freely without any punishment.
3. More scarce Maps and monsters.

4. The highest char. Level of 120. Lv.80, the once highest level will be expanded to 120, a rise that will not only improve characters’
attributes but also prompt new fighting strategies.

5. New maps and new instances: such as Plague Shadow and Deva Apocalypse, the final resort of devils and last threat to humans.

6. Highly-anticipated Lv.80 class skills. A series of Lv.80 class skills will enable players to survive new maps and instances known as living hell.

These are just some of the surprises that the version is about to bring you. Go and enjoy them all firsthand!

Find more details about MWO Ver.2.0 here: mwo.enjoymmo.com

Impressionware's casual puzzle video game Vempire is scheduled to be released on the 1st of October as part of the PSP Minis first batch of titles.

Last week at the GameCom in Cologne Sony announced the new PSP Minis initiative and the list of titles announced features Impressionware’s game, Vempire.

Impressionware is hard at work finalizing the game and can reveal that Vempire is penciled in as a 1st October launch title.

Vempire (Vampire + Empire) is a casual puzzle game with added strategy. It is more than a classic “match three” type of game. The player will be able to collect artifacts, summon minions and collect powers to be used during the levels. Strategy will be required to tackle the various different levels and the monsters the player will challenge to become king of the monster empire. Vempire is an original title and has not been released on any other platforms before.

Luigi Fumero, Impressionware’s managing director and Vempire designer, said: “We are pretty excited to have a title launched with the new Sony’s channel. Vempire has been one of those titles that we have been thinking about and have been working on for a long time before deciding it was a perfect match for the PSP minis download service. Seeing the game being played by kids at the Sony’s booth at the GamesCom last week has been a very high point of our careers. ”

Impressionware has lately joined forces with another fellow Italian developer, Idoru, to form a new games developer and publisher called Double Jungle. More news about the first results of this joint effort will be released soon.

Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney on cover of FIFA 10 video game box

Electronic Arts unveiled the global cover athletes for EA SPORTS FIFA 10. Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard joins Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney as the face of FIFA 10 worldwide on each available platform — the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, Nintendo Wii, PC, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo DS, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system and mobile.

FIFA 10 marks the fifth year the 23-year-old Rooney has been featured on the global pack cover of the FIFA franchise while the 31-year-old Lampard is on the cover for the first time in the FIFA franchise history.

“It is an honour to be part of the EA SPORTS FIFA franchise. Being on the cover of this fantastic football video game with such a rich history is really a great achievement for me”, said Lampard.

The two football greats will be joined by numerous stars from all over the world on regional packaging, including Karim Benzema in France, Xavi Hernandez in Spain, Giorgio Chiellini in Italy, Bastian Schweinsteiger in Germany and many others all over the world.

Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
GLOBAL	Wayne Rooney	Frank Lampard
UK	Wayne Rooney	Theo Walcott	Frank Lampard
FRANCE	Karim Benzema	Steve Mandanda	Guillaume Hoarau
ITALY	Giorgio Chiellini	Ronaldinho
SPAIN	Xavi Hernandez	Karim Benzema
GERMANY	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Wayne Rooney	Frank Lampard
NORTH AMERICA/ MEXICO	Quauctemoc Blanco	Sacha Kljestan	Frank Lampard
SWITZERLAND	Tranquillo Barnetta	Frank Lampard
AUSTRIA	Andreas Ivanschitz	Wayne Rooney
HUNGARY	Balázs Dzsudzsák	Wayne Rooney
POLAND	Robert Lewandowski	Frank Lampard	Wayne Rooney

Celebrate England’s victory with new video game 'Ashes Cricket 2009' videos!

With England claiming a stunning victory in the nPower Ashes Series, Codemasters is celebrating the win with two new videos from Ashes Cricket 2009, the official game of the series. Both videos feature gameplay footage from the number one selling title; one focussing on the Wii edition and the other showing footage from the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC versions.

Ashes Cricket 2009 delivers all the exciting, athletic, skillful and technical elements that gamers expect from Codemasters, the home of video game cricket. Building on the heritage that Codemasters has enjoyed with its best-selling Brian Lara series, Ashes Cricket 2009 continues to lead the field with great batting, bowling and fielding gameplay and authenticity that made the series a huge hit with cricket fans the world over. Bringing the game to the Nintendo Wii for the first time, players can perform the same bowling and batting motions of their heroes using the Wii Remote.

As well as the authentic Ashes experience with fully licensed teams, kit, players and stadia from the npower Ashes series 2009, Ashes Cricket 2009 also allows players to take to the field as a variety of different nations for Test matches, One Day Internationals and 20 Over games. Ashes Cricket 2009 is available now on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and Wii.

Video Game 'Section 8' to feature original music by BAFTA winning Jason Graves

BAFTA award-winning composer Jason Graves (www.jasongraves.com) has created an original music score for the intense first-person shooter SECTION 8 developed by TimeGate Studios. Renowned for his cinematic and prolific orchestral music on video games such as Dead Space and the Star Trek franchise, Graves delivers a powerful and anthemic score for SECTION 8 featuring vintage synth and guitar elements blended with orchestra to portray the futuristic, sci-fi setting of the game. SECTION 8 is being released by SouthPeak Games for Xbox 360 and PC on September 1st, 2009.

"SECTION 8 was a great opportunity to combine my three musical passions: orchestra, electronics/synths and guitars," said composer Jason Graves. "It was so much fun playing guitar and tweaking my analog synths. I treated them as additional members of the orchestra, sometimes taking the spotlight and other times adding textural background."

SECTION 8 gives players unprecedented strategic control over the battlefield, employing tactical assets and on-demand vehicle deliveries to dynamically alter the flow of combat. Set at the crossroads of a growing insurrection among its colonies, Earth dispatches the elite 8th Armored Infantry to turn the tide. Utilizing advanced powered armor suits, these brave volunteers are the only ones crazy enough to smash through enemy defenses and drop directly into the battlefield from 15,000 feet, earning them the nickname "Section 8."

"The music focuses on the two primary locations of the game," added Graves. "One is more orchestral in nature and the other has a hybrid rock edge to it. TimeGate gave me a lot of freedom to try different things - it was refreshing to experiment with such a diverse sound palette."

For more information about the game please visit www.JoinSection8.com.

Give Your Mind A Mental Work Out With Puzzle Video Game Brainiversity 2

3 Blokes Studios, one of Australia’s leading casual and social games companies today announced that their new brain training game, Brainiversity 2, is available for Windows computers for USD $19.95.

Brainiversity 2 is a brain-training game designed to stimulate your brain and keep the mind active with 24 different games covering Language, Math, Memory and Analysis.

“Fans of the original Brainiversity, as well as new players, will love the sequel,” said John Passfield, Chief Creative Bloke of 3 Blokes Studios. “We’ve created a bunch of brand new games that will give people a mental workout in a fun and engaging way.”

Brainiversity 2 also includes numerous trophies to earn, a fun avatar system and a Daily Exam mode that records your daily workouts – the results of which are viewable on a monthly chart.

Your host, Edison, will keep you informed of your progress, make jokes, give you fun facts and let you know if someone famous was born on the day you are playing.

A Mac and iPhone version will be released soon.

For more information on Brainiversity 2 visit: www.brainiversity.com

Free Heavy Metal Content Pack download for horror FPS Killing Floor video game

Up and coming video game publisher Iceberg Interactive today announced that Tripwire Interactive released a free Heavy Metal Content Pack for the hit co-op survival horror title, Killing Floor. This entirely free update brings 2 new weapons, a brand new map and a bunch of other new features to the game. The major ones:

• 2 new weapons: the AK-47 assault rifle beefs up the Commando Perk, with heavier hitting power in semi and full automatic fire modes. The Katana is a classic melee weapon that combines speed, reach and cutting power.
• A brand new map: KF-Foundry. This map is set in a Horzine manufacturing facility, tucked away in an old steel foundry. Multiple levels, strange machinery and molten metal all serve to create an eerie and frantic location to fight off the specimen hordes!

Further new features in this free update include:

• Added "On Fire" behavior to all Specimens. When a specimen burns a certain amount, they will now freak out and behave like a burning zed should, making the flamethrower more effective.
• Updated the flashlight to look and act in a more realistic fashion.

Tweaks in the update include:

• Added smoke to the Scrake's Chainsaw.
• Adjusted the spawning of the Patriarch boss character to prevent cases where the boss was spawning too close to players.
• Adjusted Bullpup's firing sound to have more bass.
• Adjusted "Crisp up" settings for some of the Specimens when on fire.
• Updated Mutator and Map White Lists (see Killing Floor forums for more details)



Minor bug fixes in the update are:

• Fixed Scrake's head glowing when decapitated.
• Fixed "The Long War", "The Hard War", and "The Completely Suicidal War" achievements not unlocking.
• Fixed known exploits on KF-Farm, KF-Manor, KF-Offices, and KF-WestLondon.

The update pack is free to everyone who owns the game and will update automatically.

Star Wars the Clone Wars Republic Heroes video game on Nintendo Wii Lightsaber Duels and Jedi Alliance on Nintendo DS

Now everyone can experience the fun and excitement of a Lightsaber fight. Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels immerses you in the characters, locations, and epic duels from the all-new Star Wars animated feature film and television series set between Episode II and Episode III.

Built from the ground-up for Nintendo Wii, Lightsaber Duels features an intuitive motion-controlled combat system that puts the Lightsaber weapon in your hand. Mastering the Jedi's distinctive weapon is now within any player's grasp.

* Fight the most memorable duels from The Clone Wars feature film and TV series.

* Wield your Wii Remote like a lightsaber and experience first-hand the unique weapon of the Jedi Knights with intuitive controls, so no matter what your gaming experience you can become a lightsaber master.

* Play with your friends as your favorite Clone Wars hero or villain — from familiar characters like Anakin Skywalker and General Grievous to new faces like Ahsoka Tano and Asajj Ventress — each with a unique fighting style and set of skills.


* Exploit your interactive surroundings to defeat your opponent: slice down pillars and Force throw them against your foe.


* Duel your way through significant Clone Wars locations, such as Tatooine and Teth.

NaturalMotion morpheme used to create Ashes Cricket 2009 video game

NaturalMotion, the animation technology company behind the euphoria engine, today announced that Transmission Games used the company’s morpheme middleware to power animation in the Codemasters game Ashes Cricket 2009.



morpheme is robust animation middleware designed to give developers and animators unprecedented creative control over the look of their final in game animation by allowing them to author and preview blends, blend trees and transition graphs in real time. The middleware’s seamless integration with NVIDIA PhysX provides a unique toolset for creating lifelike characters.

“We have reaped the benefits of using morpheme in our development of Ashes Cricket 2009,” said Tony Parkes, Studio Head, Transmission Games. “Our team has been able to efficiently and cost effectively produce believable animation in a fraction of the time we would normally expect.”

“Codemasters has a strong reputation for publishing world class cricket titles and Transmission Games will no doubt continue the tradition," said Christian Staack, Vice President of Sales for North America at NaturalMotion. “We are delighted to support such a talented and dedicated studio and are confident that morpheme will help them create the most authentic Ashes experience possible.”

Ashes Cricket 2009 has been developed by Transmission Games and is published by Codemasters for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PC and Nintendo Wii.

Kevin Pietersen signs as face of Ashes Cricket 2009 video game

Ashes stars past and present show their support for new cricket game as Kevin Pietersen, Ricky Ponting, Ian Botham and Shane Warne all sign for Codemasters.

Kevin Pietersen, the explosive England batsman, will be the face of Ashes Cricket 2009, the official video game of this summer’s tournament, Codemasters announced today. Pietersen will be the game’s cover star and joins Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne and Sir Ian Botham in playing a prominent role in the game.

Pietersen’s powerful, attacking style has helped make him one of the most prominent athletes in the sport, especially following his and England’s success in the 2005 Ashes series. Now gamers will have the opportunity to emulate that success, playing as him or against him in Ashes Cricket 2009, which will feature fully licensed players, kit, stadia and equipment to give a truly authentic experience.

“I am delighted to be involved with the official game of the Ashes,” commented KP. “The game looks fantastic and I’m sure both England and Australia fans are going to relish the opportunity to take part in a virtual Ashes series. Representing your country in the Ashes is a huge honour and I can’t wait for it to start.”

Joining Pietersen as a headline star in the game will be Australian captain Ricky Ponting whose image will adorn the game’s pack art in his home country. Speaking about the prospect of gamers recreating the Ashes at home Ricky said: “I think it’s going to be massive. There are guys all over the world playing against each other trying to recreate us playing against England at grounds like Lords. We have some bad memories from our last trip to England to play in the Ashes so we are desperate to put it right.”

Ashes stars of the past are also included in Ashes Cricket 2009 with Sir Ian Botham and Shane Warne taking on commentary duties and hosting the game’s comprehensive ‘Legends Mode’. Beefy and Warney will talk players through the basics of every aspect of the sport, progressing to more advanced techniques before setting player challenges based on classic moments from the history of cricket.

“Recording commentary for the game was a lot of fun and I am really pleased with the result. It’s always good to have some banter with Beefy,” commented Warne. “I played in eight Ashes Series and it’s an amazing feeling to represent your country on the biggest stage. Hopefully Ashes Cricket 2009 will allow cricket fans a taste of what that feels like.”

Botham added: “I’m sure cricket fans in England, Australia and all around the world will have a lot of fun playing against each other on Ashes Cricket 2009. I’m very pleased to be involved in the game and hope that the people who play it enjoy the Legends Mode. In 2005 we all saw what kind of positive effect a successful Ashes series can have on the country and hopefully the boys can emulate that this year.”

Coming from the home of video game cricket, Ashes Cricket 2009 will build on the heritage that Codemasters has enjoyed with its best-selling Brian Lara series of games and will continue to lead the field with great batting, bowling and fielding gamezplay and authenticity that made the series a huge hit with cricket fans the world over. Produced by Codemasters, the game is currently being developed by Transmission Games and will be released for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PC. A Nintendo Wii version, developed by Gusto Games, will be released in August.