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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Uforia launches the first closed Beta for its military FPS video game, 'Mercenary Wars'

Rooftop Sniper in action
Uforia, an online game publisher specializing in massively multiplayer online games, today launched the first closed beta and the full website for its upcoming Online Military FPS, Mercenary Wars.

Need for Speed Demo out October 1st for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

cars crashing into each other at the corner of street race trackElectronic Arts announce that the console demo of the highly rated Need for Speed SHIFT will be available for download on October 1 on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE. The demo gives players a chance to see for themselves just how SHIFT delivers on the Need for Speed promise of speed, adrenaline and precision racing. Need for Speed SHIFT has been commended by AOL GameDaily as “one of 2009's best racing games” and as “outstanding” by IGN.

New Golden Monarch expansion for Rappelz is now live in Europe - New creatures and high level content

man with blade fighting wolf like being holding shield standing on two legsThe dark world of Rappelz, the free fantasy MMORPG boasting more than 2.5 million players all around the world, enters a new era with the “Golden Monarch” expansion launched today on the European servers. This expansion brings three new tamable creatures, a new marketplace area, and the brand new dungeon of El Kassia protected by the terrible boss monster RĂ .

World of Kung Fu also brings the special Chinese festival to all the WOKF players

World of Kung Fu battle with giant spiderMiddle Autumn Festival is a time for reunion, and a big day for Chinese people. Moon cakes and lanterns are both the most important elements on that day. Family members will come back home no matter how far away they are. Various distinctive ceremonies will be held to make an environment for people to enjoy the fun and recall the myths and stories about the festival.

Official Super Street Fighter IV website launched!

Famitsu Dee Jay screenshots
The official announcement finally arrived from Capcom this morning, confirming the two characters shown yesterday - T. Hawk and Juri. From the looks of the website, there are going to be regular updates to release new information as time goes by. Also, it appears a 2010 release date for SSFIV is in place, and although there isn't any specifics on the main website, it has been said that Q1/Q2 (Spring) is most likely at this point.

Also, screenshots from Famitsu magazine have surfaced, containing returning character 'Dee Jay', which means that all of the predictions/rumours thus far have all been correct. Read on to see the main SSFIV site and screenshots of Dee Jay!

DRiiFT Mania fast-paced, multiplayer racing experience for Nintendo Wii

driift game screenshot showing snow track with cars racing roundKonami's Exciting New Top-Down Racer Speeds Its Way to the Nintendo Wii.

Konami announce that DRiiFT Mania is now available exclusively for Nintendo WiiWare. Providing a fast-paced, multiplayer racing experience for Nintendo Wii fans and racing enthusiasts alike, players can put the pedal to the medal in this new downloadable title.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Juri character added to Super Street Fighter IV new screens revealed! - plus HD videos

Juri - New Character in SSFIVLess than a day away from Capcom's announcement, screenshots of 'Super Street Fighter IV' have already surfaced, revealing one of the newly added characters, known as 'Juri', and returning character 'T, Hawk'. The folks over at JV247 have managed to get several screenshots of these new characters, as well as the SSFIV logo, resembling that of 'Super Street Fighter II'.

Dragonball Online beta update - report and information

dragonball beta screen showing statistics for the gameLast weekend, the most anticipated DragonBall Online released its grand closed beta test in South Korea for the first time. Some common players have been invited to take part in that test. Now, let's take a quick look at the trial report!

Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility video game information

girl in front of video game logoThe Harvest Goddess has disappeared, the Harvest Sprites have gone, and your fellow islanders have lost touch with nature.

Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility invites you to work your farm, start a family, and restore your town to greatness. Your efforts will ensure the rebirth of the Harvest Tree and the return of the Harvest Goddess.

£5 OFF - Civ 4, EVE online, Bioshock, Manhunt, Max Payne, Titan Quest Bundle and Prey video games at Direct2Drive UK

bioshock glowing maskDirect2Drive, the UK’s leading digital download specialist, is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a £5 promotion that is setting record levels of traffic on its site. Styled the ‘Direct2Drive Turns 5’ promotion, PC gamers are being offered five weeks of themed promotions that have major titles being offered for £5 within a limited time.