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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Supreme Commander 2 Infinite War Battle Pack Downloadable Content for PC and Xbox 360 - full details

SUPREME COMMANDER 2 is now available for PC and for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Developed by critically-acclaimed developer Gas Powered Games, the SUPREME COMMANDER 2 Infinite War Battle Pack will deliver new maps, units, experimental, tech tree upgrades and boosts to the PC and a map pack DLC for Xbox 360.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Playable Demo of WRC video game for PC Users is now available!

World Rally Championship logo
Black Bean Games officially announced today that the WRC Demo is now available for PC users. The game is already available for Xbox Live Gold and Silver members and Playstation Network users will have to wait a just 2 more days before they get to take part in a rallying adventure that features some of the world’s greatest drivers.

RSPCA launches 'Think Pig' video game on Facebook

Think Pig logo
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has launched a social game on Facebook to promote the core messages of their THINK PIG campaign in an entertaining and engaging way. The THINK PIG campaign uses a fun Facebook word game to raise awareness of the standards in which pigs are reared. As well as being entertained, players will learn what labels to look out for to buy higher welfare products in the supermarket. The RSPCA is reaching a new audience through this casual gaming approach.

The game, a word quiz that challenges Facebook users to rack up scores against their Facebook friends, includes competitive and engaging features to spread the RSPCA campaign’s message.

Video Game 'A Shooter' released on XBox 360!

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Sorcery Games (http://www.SorceryGames.com) announces 'A Shooter' for the Xbox 360. 'A Shooter' is not surprisingly a side scrolling shooter.

Finding shooters hard to get into? The starting difficulty too hard? Then you need to play A Shooter on your Xbox 360. This game starts off in a measured way to introduce novices to the art of side scrolling shooters. Later as you achieve Mastery of the shooter elements it packs the screen full of interesting and daunting enemies to crush.

Indie horror video game 'The Path' title wins at hóPLAY Bilbao

The Path logo
The first edition of the hóPLAY International Video Game Festival has ended with the announcement of its competition winners during an amusing ceremony at the Alhóndiga center in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. Indie horror title The Path by Belgian development studio Tale of Tales has received two of the six awards: one for Best Design and one for Best Sound. Each award is good for 6,000 Euros. Tale of Tales is celebrating with a 50% discount on the game.
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"We're very proud of these awards," exclaim designers Auriea Harvey and Michael Samyn. "Our work is often praised for its experimental nature and its artistic depth, and somewhat marginalized because of this. But at hóPLAY, The Path won for its design and its sound without any reservations. This makes us proud and very hopeful for a future in which artistic achievement is rewarded as a natural aspect of videogame creation."

Unity Technologies Wins Prestigious Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award

Unity logo
Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity development platform for highly interactive 3D content on the web, iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac, Android, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, today announced that Unity won The Wall Street Journal 2010 Technology Innovation Award in the software category. This year — the awards\' 10th — The Wall Street Journal received 597 applications from companies, organizations and individuals in 30 countries. The list of winners can be found at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703904304575497473735761294.html.

“We couldn’t be more excited to be recognized thus by one of the world’s most respected and widely read publications. This is the latest in a series of accolades for Unity,” said David Helgason, CEO of Unity Technologies. “We remain doggedly focused on simplifying game development tools to make them available to everyone from the individual enthusiast to the most demanding of game development studios.”

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Iceberg Interactive makes Review code for 'Wings of Luftwaffe' video game available

Wings of Luftwaffe screenshot
The review code for “Wings of Luftwaffe” is now available from Iceberg Interactive. Please contact our PR department on the contact details below if you would like to review this official add-on for Wings of Prey, the most realistic and authentic WWII combat flight simulator for PC.

Additionally, though already released on a small scale, we would like to highlight again the teaser trailer and pack shot for anyone who has missed them the first time.

Battle lines drawn in the fight for Strategy Video Game Of The Year at the Golden Joystick Awards!

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A wide range of best selling games feature in the nominations list for the Strategy Game of the Year, in the world’s biggest video games awards event, the Golden Joystick Awards.

A universe of different worlds collide in this diverse line-up of contenders. From the bizarre space age strategy of Command & Conquer, to the Napoleonic intrigue of Napoleon: Total War to plant life and zombies in Plant vs. Zombies.

"Call of Duty: Black Ops" Video Game Signature Series and Limited Edition strategy guides to be released on 9th November 2010!

Call of Duty: Black Ops logo
BradyGames today broke from deep cover and revealed that it has been working alongside developer Treyarch on the official strategy guides to the most anticipated video game launch of 2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Whether it’s a complete walkthrough to the gritty Cold War-era Campaign mode, tips and tricks to rank up in Multiplayer, how to excel in Co-Op, or fight back the relentless Nazi Zombie horde, BradyGames’ guides are set to be an essential companion for Call of Duty fans, and will be released day and date alongside the blockbusting Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC game on Tuesday, 9th November 2010.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

PDC World Darts Pro Tour video game with PS 3 and Wii motion plus Support out soon

PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour On Target For PlayStation Move and Wii Motion+
The definitive darts experience lines up at The Oche on 26th November for Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. O-Games announce that the latest iteration of its phenomenally successful PDC World Championship Darts franchise has evolved to support the latest developments in motion control gaming and will feature full PlayStation Move motion controller and Wii Motion+ support, in addition to standard PS3 and Xbox 360 control pads – allowing more players more ways of joining the game.