'Rocketfuse' Video Game Blasts On To iTunes App Store

The RocketHands team proudly announce the release of their debut title on the iTunes App Store. RocketFuse is a puzzle game for iPhone and iPod Touch that has the player use rockets to help a lost spaceship careen around and blast out of a series of cardboard caves.

RocketFuse is quality, the kind of quality that hits you in the face like a ricocheted piñata; there are the excellent art stylings, the quirky soundscape and a freshness that you won’t find at your grocer.

“It started as a small idea that would help us get used to the development environment,” said Jack ‘beetlefeet’ Casey, programmer, baker and designer for Rockethands. “Soon after we had a prototype up we realised it was a bunch of fun in its own right and we set to work building it.”

RocketFuse can be found on the App Store right now for $1.99USD and $2.49AUD. Although real-life substitutes do exist, RocketHands does not endorse the use of actual fireworks without the aid of trained professionals, and thinks your grandma would probably prefer you play our game to curb your pyromanic tendencies.

For more information, please visit www.rockethands.com

New character classes for 'Bounty Bay Online' Video Game!

The next big expansion of Bounty Bay Online will integrate five character classes with their individual special abilities into the historical world of exploration. Each of the five new classes Royal Military Officer, Imperial Guardian, Caribbean Pirate, Treasure Hunter and Armed Businessman, will receive its own individual skill tree in ‘Beyond the Horizon’. Using talent points, which can be acquired through applying their abilities, players can further expand on their special skills in the three areas of land combat, sea combat, and production (crafting). Players can drag & drop the active skills of the new classes such as certain special attacks into their skill bar and directly execute them from there as required. Passive Skills for the new character classes act as a permanent ‘buff’ or bonus.

Upon meeting the first NPC in Athens in a new Tutorial Quest, beginners will have the choice from one of the five character classes in the upcoming expansion ‘Beyond the Horizon’. A class trainer in the city will further instruct them in on-going use of the new system as the quest series progresses. Advanced players can choose one of the five classes in addition to the abilities they already learned and thereby complement these with the new special functions. All five character classes are playable as either male or female game characters. The choice of character class has no influence on the outward appearance of the characters. But all of the five classes can acquire an impressive new equipment set that awaits them as booty to reward success in high level instances, or as a reward for the victory in a PvP tournament.

The Royal Military Officer is distinguishable as a high ranking officer by particularly mastering firearms and the sword. Together with its land combat strengths, he specialises in the use of cannons in sea combat. The Imperial Guardian also counts among the elite of the army. On land he is particularly adept in the use of the sabre, axe and sword. In sea combat, the class stands ready with special abilities in the use of grappling hooks. The Caribbean Pirate has a passion for plundering and pillaging. As a result he tends to lean towards close combat man-to-man and makes use of the sabre or axe for his style of fighting. In sea combat he is particularly skilled in close combat with cannons. Furthermore he has taught other sea captains to fear his ramming and grappling hook abilities. The Treasure Hunter in contrast, strives to explore every corner of the globe in order to return with valuable treasures. His sea combat strengths lies in the use of cannons at long distance. In addition the explorer has particular abilities with sea mines and ramming tactics. In land combat he is proven to be a sharpshooter with pistols and can deliver valuable assistance in group combat. As a security-conscious trader, the Armed-Businessman’s strengths lie in defence. In sea combat he has particular abilities in ship repair and in healing seafarers. In addition he also keeps on hand special improvements to ships. In land combat, he stands out in healing and supporting roles in group combat. But once attacked, the Armed Businessman also knows well how to defend himself using a pistol.

Frogster is going to publish the expansion ‘Beyond the Horizon’ with its many new features in both German and English language versions. A little later French players of Bounty Bay Online will also be able to check out the new content, such as the new continent South America, six new cities, the five new character classes, the active pet system, new instances, new PvP arenas and tournaments, new ranking systems and new mini-games. In keeping with its predecessors, ‘Beyond the Horizon’ will be available free of charge. Players can obtain regular information bulletins about the up-coming expansion at this info site: http://bth.bountybayonline.com

Madden NFL 10 Announces AFL Legacy Pack add-on download

This season marks the 50th season for the eight original American Football League (AFL) teams, and EA SPORTS is commemorating the celebration with the release of the AFL Legacy Pack game add-on for Madden NFL 10.

Available on September 24th, the comprehensive add-on brings the heritage of the AFL to Madden NFL 10 with all-new 1960’s-style presentation elements. Referees don the orange striped AFL uniforms, official AFL markings and logos decorate the field, and more – all while featuring a retro football card-like user interface and classic film grain broadcast camera.



The eight original AFL teams will be represented by name and wear their historic uniforms, including the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs (as the Dallas Texans), New England Patriots (as the Boston Patriots), New York Jets (as the Titans of New York), Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and Tennessee Titans (as the Houston Oilers).

The 15 AFL Legacy Game matchups during the 2009 NFL regular season will include the Legacy Pack presentation in the offline Franchise mode, as well as during the Play Now, and Superstar modes. Historic AFL uniforms can be selected in any mode – offline or online!

Relive some of the greatest moments in AFL history with all-new Madden Moments, which include additional Xbox 360 achievements and PS3 trophies.

The AFL Legacy Pack game add-on for Madden NFL 10 will be available on September 24th for 560 Microsoft Points and $6.99 on the PSN Store.

The award-winning Madden NFL 10, the highest rated version ever for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, is in stores now.

'Cate West: The Vanishing Files' Video Game Character Profiles

As Cate West continues the press tour of her first European story, Oxygen Games, on behalf of her publicist Wesley Carr, are pleased to release new information on the Allies and Enemies Cate encountered in her search for the solution to the Vanishing Files mysteries:

Ben Shepherd
Age: 31 Occupation: Arcadia City Police Detective

Profile:
Ben is a seasoned veteran of the ACPD. He started law enforcement as a beat-cop in New Jersey, though after a series of quick promotions brought him to Arcadia City to as senior detective.

His cynical and sometimes cold demeanor hides a strong sense of justice and duty. In contrast to others in the force, Ben chooses to not carry a gun. This is not because of an accident in the past that Internal Affairs is on his case for, but due to his firm belief that crimes can be solved peacefully with great detective work as opposed to bullets.

He lives alone with Sabi, his Basset Hound.

Hobbies:
Jogging and working out, playing (and winning at) chess and listening to old Jazz records.

ElliotMcCaffrey
Age: 31
Occupation: Arcadia City Police Detective

Profile:
Elliot has been Ben's partner in the ACPD for the last 6 years. Quick to show his emotions, he's very loyal to those whom he consider his friends. Elliot is of Irish descent and loves to wear an old leather jacket in respect of popular 70s TV shows about hard-working, hard-hitting detectives. His colleagues have often joked about his “borrowed” clothes and investigating style.

Hobbies:
Sailing, boxing, playing basketball, 70s Cop shows and going to the movies.


Judge Hilary J Silver
Age: 62
Occupation: Judge

Profile:
Judge Silver majored in law studies at Harvard College and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. After a short career as a lawyer in New York, he was appointed as a Federal District Judge in Arcadia City

The mayor of Arcadia City said … “Judge Silver renders his service superbly -- with dedication, intelligence and energy. He crafts justice with a disciplined compassion forged through thorough understanding and commitment to this nation’s common law and constitution.”

Hobbies:
Theatre, opera, radio chat shows and swimming.

'Romance Of Rome' vide game is now available for Mac!

Awem studio, the developer of such hits as Star Defender 1 - 4, Cradle Of Rome and Cradle Of Persia, announced the exclusive release of the Mac version of its first hidden object game - Romance Of Rome which is now available at http://www.awem.com

Romance of Rome is an enjoyable hidden object game which successfully merges elements of quest and puzzle into one title. Romance Of Rome offers a captivating storyline with notable and smart characters, sets engaging tasks and is filled with lots of pleasant surprises and twists of events. Players will have a great possibility to embark on a gripping journey through the lands of ancient Rome.

"We are happy to announce Awem's first hidden object multi-platform game," said Oleg Rogovenko, Awem studio's CEO. "We hope the Mac audience will greatly enjoy Romance Of Rome and get immersed into this exciting adventure."
Romance of Rome features 21 visually stunning locations and tons of inventory based puzzles. Earn over 30 ancient trophies and synchronize your achievements with your awem account.

A free trial version of Romance Of Rome for Mac can be downloaded from the developer's web site: http://www.awem.com/romance-of-rome.html?Mac=1

Full playable FIFA 10 demo out September 10th plus My Live Season Premium Service

EA Sports announced that the Live Season premium service has been expanded into a new game mode for FIFA 10 enabling subscribers to feel the weekly pulse of football with dynamic updates of real-world information to make the game as close to real life as possible.



The new My Live Season premium service in FIFA 10 will feature weekly updates of player form, transfers, injuries, suspensions, fixtures, results and league standings, creating a mode that mirrors the real world, where gamers play their favourite real-world teams’ games in complete authenticity in any of the following leagues: Barclay’s Premier League, La Liga BBVA, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Serie A and Mexican Primera Division. The game mode enables you to visually track your results against real life as you progress.



“Every Wednesday is Live Season day where dynamic real-world data and analytics will be updated in FIFA 10 to match the weekly rhythm of real-world football and subscribers will have the chance to rewrite their clubs’ history,” said David Rutter, producer of FIFA 10.

My Live Season is available for the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360. The service is valued at a recommended retail price of £3.99 for the ongoing season on PlayStation Network and 400 points on Xbox Live Marketplace for each individual league. A package of all leagues will be available for the recommended retail price £7.99 for the ongoing season on PlayStation Network and 800 points on Xbox Live Marketplace.

EA SPORTS FOOTBALL WORLD RE- LAUNCHED

Today marks the re-launch of EA SPORTS Football World, the premier online destination for the latest football game news and inside information from the people making EA SPORTS football games. At EA SPORTS Football World, users can connect with other EA SPORTS football fans, talk to the developers, share their favourite video highlights uploaded directly from the game and much more! Football World is available in English, French and German.

GAME FACE AVAILABLE NOW

Beginning today, fans can log-on to the redesigned EA SPORTS Football World and EASPORTS.com to access Game Face, a new and innovative face creation tool that lets users upload photos of their face to EA SPORTS Football World and EA SPORTS.com to create their virtual likeness on the sites. Further, users can then download their Game Face to be their Virtual Pro in FIFA 10. Game Face takes FIFA 10’s player creation to the next level with unrivalled physical likeness. Fans will be able to download their own face into FIFA 10 when it ships to stores in October and then complete more than 200 on-the-pitch accomplishments to unlock attribute upgrades, skill moves, new player traits, celebrations and extra kit. Virtual Pro is available in any offline or online mode in FIFA 10. On 17th September. Game Face will be localized and available in German and French.

FIFA 10 DEMO

A full playable demo of FIFA 10 for the PLAYSTATION3 will be available for download at the PLAYSTATION Store, for the Xbox 360 on Xbox Live Marketplace and for the PC at WWW.EASPORTS.CO.UK/FIFA10 as of 10th September in Europe and 17th September in North America. Play as Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Marseille and Chicago Fire and discover a soccer experience that will deliver a new standard for authenticity with gameplay refinements and innovations that will make it the most complete and intelligent simulation of football. In addition to playing an exhibition match, for the first time in a FIFA demo users will be able to upload created in-game videos to EA SPORTS Football World.

FIFA 10 will be available in stores across Europe from 2nd October 2009 and in stores throughout North America on 20th October. It is developed under the EA SPORTS brand by EA Canada in Burnaby, B.C. FIFA 10 is localized into 18 languages and sold in 37 countries–-it is the most popular EA SPORTS franchise globally. The game is rated “E” for Everyone by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI in Europe.

EnjoyUp Soccer Video Game Fact Sheet

EnjoyUp Soccer is a funny soccer game that allows you a total control of any action of your team players: Control the ball, dribble and shoot with effect to confuse the goalkeeper and score a goal!

The ball has inertia and will move freely over the field. Show your ability to control it and make short and long passes. Choose the height, effect and power before shooting to the goal. ¡Become a soccer master and make your rival defenders tremble!

Each country has its national team. You can create your own team with the in-game editor: give it the name you like, choose its equipment and the most important, play with your Mii´s saved on the Mii channel of your Nintendo Wii.

EnjoyUp Soccer

-Free Control Ball, the ball has inertial free movement and you’ll need to control it first.
- Total control of height, direction and effect in each pass and shoot you make.
- Create your own teams using your Mii´s.
- Play the World Cup!
- Local Multiplayer option up to 4 players in cooperative or rival mode.
- Choose any available National Team.

New Fallen Earth video game release date announced - September 22nd or September 9th if you pre-order

Fallen Earth, LLC, the creator of the self-titled MMO, has announced that it plans to extend the launch date for Fallen Earth to September 22.

"Our main focus is to make sure that Fallen Earth is easily accessible to as many fans as possible," said Jessica Orr, product manager for Fallen Earth. "We are working on initiatives that are near fruition and we simply need more time."

Pre-order customers will still enter Early Access on September 9, with an additional six days of access before the live program begins.

Blur racing Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 and PC video game HD video released

Blur is the ultimate powered-up racing experience, dropping players into heart-pumping, electrified action with multiple cars trading paint as they charge towards the finish line. Drivers careen through real-world track locations packed with fast curves, sneaky alternate routes and hair-raising jumps in over 50 licensed cars as they collect intense Power-ups, including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, boost their speed, and more.



The game’s story unfolds through Bizarre Creations’ unique and innovative community-based interface, enabling players to build a network of allies, rivals, fans and personalized racing experiences with friends both inside and outside the game. Blur delivers a new style of powered-up racing experience for all gamers.

KEY FEATURES:

• Power-ups that Shock Your Socks off– Drivers will collect and use addictive and intense Power-ups throughout each race, including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, boost speed with Nitros, drop mines and even generate defensive shields to fend off other racers. Players can use each Power-up independently on the fly, or stack three of the same and combo them strategically to multiply the effect on the competition.

• Racing for All Gamers– Blur moves beyond traditional racers by taking genre staples, including licensed cars, photo-realistic graphics and real-world locations and combining them with gameplay designed completely to focus on‘fun’, featuring intuitive pick-up-and-play controls, a unique and innovative social network style user interface, intense Power-ups, and races where players are always in the pack challenging for the lead from beginning to end. Blur is for all types of gamers, regardless of experience or skill level.

• Social Network Interface– Blur’s new, innovative social network user interface is designed to evolve dynamically as players compete in different races, make new friends, rivals and fans, and connect with other racers both in game and in real life. Gamers interact with one another through messaging, trading opinions, challenges and images, and learn what’s going on in the Blur world, including locating where and when the next big races are happening, rallying their fans for support, and taking up challenges designed to suit their favorite racing style.

• It Wouldn’t Be Racing Without Multiplayer– Blur offers gamers a new kind of racing experience that allows them to race with friends and as part of a network of players in high intensity competition and fun. The game supports competitive and cooperative gameplay, including team and objective based race events, and also features 4 player split-screen for playing with friends from the comfort of the couch. Blur also introduces Custom Groups– where anyone can create unique multiplayer modes based on their favorite ways to play the game. These new modes are then shared through Blur’s social network, expanding the game in ways only limited by the gaming community’s creativity.

• Real-World Cars and Locations– Blur features over 50 licensed cars to drive as players race through visually stunning tracks set in real-world locations ranging from L.A. and San Francisco to the streets of Hackney, UK, to the treacherous roads of Barcelona and all the way to Japan. As players progress through the game’s story, they’ll be able to unlock and purchase multiple versions of the cars, each paying homage to different racing cultures, including Rat, Drift, Smooth and Tuner, and each with their own specific performance pros and cons.

• Cinematic Destruction Meets Photo-Realism– CAUTION!– Racers may experience insane collisions featuring loads of damage and destruction, with panels crumpling on photo-realistic cars as they flip and roll down the track.

Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.

Developer: Bizarre Creations

Release Date: Fall 2009

Platforms: Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows.

SRP: $59.99– Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3

$39.99– PC

ESRB Rating:“RP” (Rating Pending– expected E10+)

Capcom Classics: Lost Planet Colonies Edition, Devil May Cry 4, and Dead Rising video game pack out now

For $39.99, gamers can pick up 3 amazing Capcom Classics: Lost Planet Colonies Edition, Devil May Cry 4, and Dead Rising.

Each of these games has been awarded Platinum Hits “Best Seller” status and together have sold over 3 million units in North America alone.

So just in case you missed them the first time around, now’s the chance to jump on this jaw-dropping awesome deal!