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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

This week's Nintendo video game downloads for Wii and DS

waterfall with game character jumping streamEight is great for gamers this week as Nintendo adds eight new titles to its ever-growing library of downloadable games. First on the list is LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias, a follow-up to one of the most popular releases on the WiiWare service. Next, Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem makes survival of the fittest the law of the land. Meanwhile, Nintendo DSiWare welcomes Domo, a strange creature who hatched from an egg. Also known as the popular mascot of Japan's NHK television station, Domo stars in five separate new Nintendo DSiWare games. Topping it off is RYGAR, a 1980s arcade gem making its Virtual Console debut.

Level Up - Free Content Pack for Killing Floor Coming Soon

killing floor download monstersIceberg Interactive and Tripwire Interactive are pleased to announce the “Level Up” Free Content pack for Killing Floor. This massive new content pack will be the largest free content pack to date and will be available October 22nd for anyone that owns Killing Floor. To celebrate and to allow as many people as possible to try it out, in cooperation with Tripwire and Steam there will also be running a free weekend on Steam from Thursday October 22nd through Sunday October 25th. Full details on the pack will be available in a detailed preview article on IGN on Tuesday October 20th, so watch for that one.

Shattered Horizon First In-Game Footage of Zero Gravity Shooter Revealed

space man floating in space above earth planetFuturemark Games Studio today released a new trailer showing the first in-game footage from Shattered Horizon, their upcoming multiplayer first-person shooter for the PC. www.shatteredhorizon.com

In Shattered Horizon, a catastrophic explosion on the Moon has filled near-Earth space with billions of tons of rocky debris. Survivors on the Moon are forced into conflict with those trapped on the battered International Space Station. Teams of players fight in zero gravity to control the limited supplies that mean the difference between survival and death in the cold of space.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Vintage console game library now includes 3,200 legally playable games and a free version.

classic video game screensConsole Classix (http://www.consoleclassix.com), has re-launched with an improved user interface, additional video gaming consoles supported and a library of more than 3,000 classic console games. This classic game library includes nearly every game ever released for 10 different systems: Sega Genesis, NES, Super Nintendo, ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. Additionally, with the improved user interface it is even easier to browse for your favorite games and the overall experience is more seamless than previous versions.

APB PC video game Beta Goes Live

apb screen car at side of racetrackRealtime Worlds' crime-action MMO has started testing

As noted on our forum and Kotaku, a number of gamers that signed up for the beta have received keys via email - apparently those lucky enough to try it have a 7gb download ahead of them before they can jump into the action.

Turntable on the Hudson - Exclusive Music in Chinatown Wars PSP video game - listen here...

Turntable on the Hudson logoStepping on to part four of our exploration of the exclusive soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for PSP reveals the genre-hopping international sounds of Turntables on the Hudson.

East India Company Privateer Pre-orders Launch

East India Company Privateer video game expansion title screenPlayers to Receive Early Access to East India Company "Designer's Cut" with Pre-order

Paradox Interactive announced that pre-orders for East India Company: Privateer, an expansion for the popular naval strategy title, East India Company, have started.

Abbey Road will be the First Full Playable Album Available For Download For The Beatles Rock Band

The beatles on stage in the video gameApple MTV Games and Harmonix announce the launch of Abbey Road (1969) as the first Beatles album to be available for purchase and playable as downloadable content in The Beatles Rock Band Music Store.

With “Come Together,” “Something,” “Octopus’s Garden,” “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” “Here Comes The Sun” and “The End” already included on The Beatles: Rock Band game disc, players will now be able to play songs from and complete the entire Abbey Road album.

Need for Speed NITRO on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS release date set for November 6th in UK complete soundtrack list with samples link

need for speed nitro game logoElectronic Arts announce that the award-winning Need for Speed NITRO has gone gold and will be in stores early, arriving to retailers on November 6th in the UK. Developed specifically for the Wii and Nintendo DS, Need for Speed NITRO captures the fun and exhilaration of arcade racing, thrusting players into a world of blazing speed where they must dominate the competition at 200mph.

Master Dominions 3: The Awakening video game Wiki and free demo download link

scorcere in front of crystal ballDominions 3: The Awakening, developed by Illwinter Game Design and published by Shrapnel Games, is known for both its amazingly deep content driven gameplay and the fantastic community that has made the game a favorite around the world. In a time when games have become disposable it is a joy to see multi-player games cranking up each day, years after Dominions 3: The Awakening's initial release to rave reviews.