Terminal Reality's Infernal Engine is the Power Behind Upcoming Titles The Hunt and The Strike

Piranha Games' The Hunt and The Strike show off the amazing versatility of Terminal Reality's Infernal Engine

Tired of fighting aliens? Maybe its time to take a trip to the great outdoors: or at least the virtual outdoors.

Terminal Reality officially announced today that the award-winning Infernal Engine is the technology behind Piranha Games' bass fishing title The Strike, as well as their hunting simulation The Hunt.

"The world of videogames is a varied one. Everyone knows about Ghostbusters, but we at Terminal Reality believe in the extreme versatility of the Infernal Engine," said Joe Kreiner, VP Sales and Marketing at Terminal Reality. "The inclusion of The Strike fishing pole and The Hunt rifle by Griffin International shows how well the Infernal Engine works with gaming peripherals."

Developers love the ease with which the Infernal Engine scales between systems and both titles will be available for Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii, and PC. In addition to being a top notch development platform, the Infernal Engine comes with best in class support and a streamlined content pipeline to maximize productivity.

"We used the Infernal Engine to develop Bass Pro Shops The Strike. The engine was very versatile, allowing us the freedom to create immense environments with a high level of realistic detail," said Russ Bullock, President of Piranha Games. "Most impressive is that we did not have to sacrifice the level size when we developed The Strike for the Nintendo Wii. This truly is a cross-platform engine. As well, the support we received from Terminal Reality was really impressive."

Terminal Reality will be showing the Infernal Engine to interested developers and publishers by appointment only at the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) from June 2 - 4 in Los Angeles, CA.

Visceral Games the new name for Award - Winning EA Redwood Shores Studio

Electronic Arts announce that its award-winning EA Redwood Shores Studio has been renamed and rebranded Visceral Games to better reflect the studio’s culture, identity and focus on creating intense action-oriented intellectual properties.

Visceral Games is focused on developing best-in-breed action games with state-of-the-art technology, visuals, audio, gameplay and a relentless focus on excellence that spawned the breakthrough, award-winning franchise Dead Space.

The studio is currently working on the highly anticipated games, Dante’s Inferno and Dead Space: Extraction, and two other unannounced titles.

Visceral Games is part of the EA Games Label and is led by Vice President and General Manager Glen Schofield. The studio falls under the auspices of Senior Vice President Nick Earl who manages all Games Label studios in California including Maxis™, EALA and Pandemic™.

“Action, intensity, excellence. It isn’t just in our DNA, it’s in our blood,” said Glen Schofield, VP and GM of Visceral Games. “For the past two years, we have adopted a new culture that prizes excellence above all else. Primal action is the beating heart of the studio and now our new name reflects that.”

Visceral Games is located in Redwood Shores, California at the same site location as the EA corporate headquarters. The same location is also home to The Sims™ Studio. Visceral Games has a branch office in Melbourne, Australia. The two teams work in partnership to create the next generation of action games. For more information about Visceral Games, please visit: www.visceralgames.com.

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 and Grand Slam Tennis to in store one week early

Electronic Arts, announce that both Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 and EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis will ship to stores June 8 in North America, one week earlier than originally announced. EA SPORTS recently announced that the Nintendo Wii version of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 will be available packaged with the Wii MotionPlus accessory in both North America and Europe.

In Europe only, EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis will be available with Wii MotionPlus at launch.

“This was important for us to bring in our ship dates for Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 and EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis to hit right at the launch of the new Wii MotionPlus accessory in North America,” said Todd Sitrin, Group Vice President Global Marketing, EA SPORTS. “Fans deserve great games that use the new accessory, and now they’ll have two that deliver authentic sports motion as soon as the Wii MotionPlus hits stores.”

Both Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 and EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis have been rated “E” by the ESRB. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 has an MSRP of $59.99 when bundled with the Wii MotionPlus. Both products will be available for $49.99 without the accessory.

BOH video game update runs natively on Mac - Free download

BOH just got better and now it even runs natively on MacOS X!

Specifically, this update:

* makes the game run natively on MacOS X Tiger/Leopard machines;
* adds zooming to full screen modes;
* allows the choice of the screen mode among those notified by the system;
* replaces zooming routines with more optimized ones (especially 3x and 4x);
* adds the possibility of disabling interpolation (for slow computers);
* adds the possibility of disabling the rendering of barriers;
* improves a bit the original themes;
* enriches slightly the Evil Masters AI;
* adds timer ticking during time-limited missions;
* adds map zooming;
* adds the option of sorting missions by difficulty;
* allows the use of joypads/joysticks with just 1 button;
* fixes the following bugs: bad joypad handling (detection was inhibited by a '2' in place of a '1'; sometimes up/down movement could stick); [PAGE UP/DOWN] handling (repeat delay handling was missing); a bad optimization of ray-tracing routine (which had no practical effects thanks to the way maps and themes were made);
* improves and extends the user's manual;
* links the AmigaOS 4 version to libSDL 1.2.13;
* applies some other minor changes.

BOH owners can enjoy the update by downloading it for free from the DOWNLOADS page of the official website at www.bohthegame.com.

Freesky Online - Closed Beta starts May 7th

The Freesky Online closed beta test will be released at 9:00pm on May 7th, 2009(GMT-4). For all you potential beta testers out there don’t worry, your hard earned information and character data will be retained. The majestic castles, vast fleets, and miraculous miracles will be ready to greet players shortly.

In addition, the activation page for Freesky Online will be released on May 4rd (GMT-4), and players can visit the page to use their activation codes to activate accounts.

Freesky Online has prepared a lot of events for players to win registration codes. Check out these events and get your CB code now!

1. Alliance Recruitment - The Alliance leader will be given plenty of activation codes, and the Alliance can apply to create a special group in the forum with the Alliance name.

2. Post for activation codes - Post a thread containing content relating to Freesky Online in other forums. Each player can earn only 3 activation codes at most.

3. Blog Event - Players can link Freesky’s pictures to their blogs, share wonderful moments with their friends and get activation codes.

Note: All character info, including character data will be retained.

Ping Time comes in at No10 on Major Nelsons’ list of top selling community games

After just ten days of sales, Ping Time shocked its creator by coming in at No10 on Major Nelsons’ list of top selling community games.

With an average of 48 sales per day, Ping Time totaled 331 sales and 5319 trials during this period., giving it a surprising conversion rate of 6.2%.

To date, Ping Time has grossed over $1600 thanks to its odd popularity.

Ping Time is available for just 200 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360. Join the growing number of people who find clocks amusing, by logging in to Xbox Live and looking for it on Xbox Live Community Games, or go to http://xblcg.info/link/ping-time to queue up the trial or full product.

Grab Soldier ants iPhone game for $0.99

If you haven't already grabbed yourself a copy the Worms inspired SoldierAnts nows your chance with a limited time offer price of only $0.99.

SoldierAnts is a great turn based strategy/action game where you pitch your wits against 1 to 4 players that can be either AI or your friends. It supports two game modes, quick battle ideal for a 5 minutes burst of fun and campaign mode where you can wage a longer war to control all the territory on the map.

The aim of each battle is to defeat the opposing team and to do this you are given a large selection of weapons; Sniper Rifle, AK47, FlameThrower, Prod, Grenade, RPG, Missile, Mine, Petrol Bomb, Cluster Bomb, Time Bomb and Airstrike. There’s also a selection of special weapons such as Snowball, Atomic Carrot and Inflatable Aardvark. You may want to avoid incoming attacks or gain a better vantage point and to do this you can walk the SoldierAnts left and right, flick them to jump, use a jetpack, teleport or simply dig yourself a hole with a mole and cower.

If you have ever played Team 17s classic Worms then you will have a pretty good idea what SoldierAnts is all about. It has five different destructable landscapes, a slick interface, intuitive control scheme, great gameplay and lasting appeal. Packing more firepower than the A-Team your band of SoldierAnts are all set to wreak havoc.

Also Features –

Randomly generated maps
Excellent graphical effects including explosions and smoke effects
Particle effects that react to the environment
Map themes include: Winter, Western, Ruins, Jungle, Fruit, Countryside, Beach
Great music and sound effects
Full in game save functionality

Lock and Load.

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Rogue Warrior video game on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3

Rogue Warrior is a character-driven, first-person-shooter, featuring Richard "Demo Dick" Marcinko's explosive personality in an action-packed single player campaign, and intense multiplayer combat.



Story:

Playing as Richard "Demo Dick" Marcinko, you go behind the iron curtain to disrupt a suspected North Korean ballistic missile program. Soon into the mission, you uncover a conspiracy that could turn the tides of the Cold War in the communists' favor. You must then take the mission into your own hands as you enter into the bowels of the USSR to destroy a technology that could change the balance of geopolitical power, leaving a trail of destruction in your wake!

Key Features:

* Play as a Real Life Legend
Play as Richard "Demo Dick" Marcinko – a real-life American badass. His defiant, crude, and sometimes ruthless behavior has earned him both glory and infamy in the history books. Now you take on his explosive nature as you engage in black ops and go against the rules of conventional warfare to get the job done.

* Brutal Kills
With more than 25 uniquely brutal kill moves, do what it takes to take out the enemy. No trick is too dirty as you maintain the element of surprise whenever possible - find and kill the enemy before they find you.

* Targets of Opportunity
Be an instrument of destruction as you create tactical advantages by eliminating any and all targets that would otherwise benefit the enemy

* Multiplayer Mode
Go head to head against others online and even perform brutal kill moves on your friends.

* Award-winning Talent
Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke voices Dick Marcinko's in-game character.

WET - third person shooter on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 - Screenshots

WET is a highly-stylized third person shooter that seamlessly blends gun play, sword kills and over-the-top acrobatics to create the ultimate interactive action experience. The game allows you to shoot anywhere, anytime. You will have the freedom to shoot while running, sliding down ladders, sliding across the floor, or performing any number of acrobatic moves.


Featuring an ironic mix of humor and violence, unique retro film visual treatment, and original 70's inspired music, WET is a third- person shooter experience unlike any other.

Story:

When Rubi Malone, a gun-for-hire, agrees to fix a wealthy man's problem by finding and bringing back his wayward son, she thinks the job is going to be cut and dry. She thought wrong. The job turns out to be more complicated than expected and the man who hired her isn't who he appears to be. On the run and looking for the man who betrayed her, Rubi is leaving a massive body count in her wake.

Key Features:

* Three Types of Gameplay
Seamlessly combines three types of gameplay: 360 degree slip-aiming mechanics, sword fighting and acrobatic abilities.

* Acclaimed Writer Duppy Demitrius
Written by Demitrius who is best known for his work on the action-packed TV series 24.

* Ultimate Interactive Action Experience
Over-the-top acrobatics with constant action that features aerial sword attacks, fantastic sword skills and high body count.

* Cinematographic Style
Unique retro film visual treatment with stylized over-the-top characters, an original 70's inspired soundtrack and locations that span three continents.

* New Iconic Character
Rubi combines attitude, style and killer instinct!

Call of Duty 7 Vietnam Cuba or Africa?

A source we consider reliable has told TVGB that Activision is looking to licence music for “Call of Duty 7,” music that gives some serious hints as to the locations the game may take us. Mentioned were Vietnam War era tunes, as well as Cuban, African, and Soviet Union music. The source says Call of Duty: World at War’s senior producer Noah Heller is involved, so it looks like Treyarch is once again developing.

Credibility to the change from WWII is added by Heller himself who last year said they “are showing the final battles of the Pacific and the European Theatre and that lets us put a close to the war. I’m sure game companies will be making World War II games for years to come and World War II is a very classic war. But we’re happy that we put the war to bed.”

While Modern Warfare 2 is still six months from release, someone under Activision already working on a new Call of Duty game isn’t very hard to believe when considering the cold hard fact that there’s been a new release in the series every single year since 2005, and Modern Warfare 2 will continue that tradition this year with its November 10 release.