World Premiere Play Drakensang The River of Time for the very first time at dtp entertainment's GamesCom booth in Cologne

Visiting dtp entertainment’s booth (Hall 8.1, Booth B030) at this year’s Gamescom show in Cologne (August 20th – August 23rd) will be a real fest for RPG players from all over the world.

They’ll see the world premiere of Drakensang: The River of Time and can play the game for the very first time. Drakensang: The River of Time is the prequel to the award winning PC RPG Drakensang: The Dark Eye.

RPG players also have the chance to check out the upcoming role playing games Divinity II: Ego Draconis and Venetica (both PC and Xbox 360), as well as the PC horror adventure game Black Mirror II and So Blonde for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.

Visitors of the dtp entertainment booth also have the chance to win big prizes: dtp entertainment is giving away a powerful gamer notebook, which is worth 1,500 Euros. This prize is sponsored by MSI.

Make sure to visit dtp entertainment’s booth B030 in hall 8.1 at GamesCom, Cologne, Germany (www.gamescom-cologne.com).

Capcoms GamesCon line up Dark Void, Monster Hunt Tri, MotoGP, Lost Planet 2, Spyborgs and Tatsunoko v Capcom: Ultimate All Stars - with videos

Capcom announce a spectacular line-up for consumers attending this year’s GamesCom in Cologne between 19 th – 23 rd August. The show will be the first time that European gamers can get their hands on future titles Lost Planet 2, Monster Hunter Tri, MotoGP 09/10 and Nintendo Wii brawler Spyborgs as well as the action packed sci-fi adventure Dark Void and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Ultimate All-Stars.



The upcoming title Dark Void blasts into center stage at the Capcom booth. Creating a thrilling new gamezplay dynamic for the third-person shooter experience, gamers will defy gravity with Dark Void’s unique vertical combat system and take to the skies with the explosive jet pack. To bring the real life flying experience to consumers Capcom will be hosting the Dark Void Body Flying Machine. Situated right outside the Consumer Hall, visitors can literally blast off in a vertical orientated airstream at 180km/h. Consumers can then leave the show in one of 200 branded Dark Void taxis that will be driving through Cologne, but not before playing the game at the booth and receiving a limited edition Dark Void gift.



After journeying into the Void, gamers can dive into one of the most beautiful titles ever created for the Nintendo Wii. GamesCom marks the western debut of Monster Hunter Tri, with a demo in English appearing for the first time. Visitors can experience the same game that took the Tokyo Game Show by storm last year where the lines of anxious hunters stretched right around the Capcom booth with a waiting time of over five hours. Living the life of a hunter won’t be a solitary experience, as gamers will be able to hunt co-operatively and form a team of up to four players to survive in a living, breathing eco-system where man co-exists with fantastic beasts.



Adding to the list of debuts, racing game fans won’t want to miss the exclusive worldwide showing of MotoGP 09/10. Taking the series in a refreshing new direction, gamers will get the chance to play a hands on demo and experience for the first time some of the new challenges that reward racing style and skill that requires more than just crossing the line in first place.



Going from the race track to the fighting arena, the upcoming, visually stunning Nintendo Wii title Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars will have fighting game fans’ fingers twitching. Players can choose from the combined roster of colorful characters to create the ultimate tag-team with the likes of Street Fighter favourites Ryu and Chun-Li and classic Tatsunoko stars Ken the Eagle (Gatchaman) and Casshan. Each character brings a unique arsenal of moves, including spectacular hyper-combos that literally take over the screen with devastating results.




European gamers will be able to experience the highly anticipated extensive multiplayer action of Lost Planet 2 as the title makes its worldwide debut on the PLAYSTATION 3. This impressive next installment sees a return to the Lost Planet but offers gamers a series of totally new epic challenges with battles erupting on a planetary scale. Players will need to journey across a range of harsh environments and defeat giant Akrid in explosive four player co-operative play where skill and team work will be tested like never before in an epic fight for survival.



Also available to European gamers for the first time is Spyborgs, the upcoming beat-em-up brawler coming exclusively to the Nintendo Wii. Designed around the two-player co-operative experience, gamers will need to slash and pummel their way through hordes of mechanized enemies and wickedly challenging boss battles.



To complete the line-up Capcom has teamed up with Intel to bring visitors to GamesCom the fear they’ll never forget. PC gamers can be among the first to experience the survival horrors of the critically acclaimed Resident Evil 5 for PC. Intel will be showing the game which takes full advantage of the intelligent multi-core technology in the Intel Core i7 processors on a series of high spec PC’s in their dedicated RE5 booth situated in Hall 9.1, 61A.



Capcom’s Booth is situated in Hall 6.1, corridor A, No 31.

Pogo video game players get chance at Monopoly World Championship

Pogo players can participate in the first ever worldwide online qualifier for the MONOPOLY World Championships where one lucky Pogo player will earn a seat to compete against the MONOPOLY elite at the MONOPOLY World Championships 2009 in Las Vegas in October.

Starting August11th, budding hopefuls are invited to register for free with Pogo on any one of its four sites around the world to play as many games as possible of MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition. Every time a player wins a game, they will be awarded one entry into the draw for the online semi-finals. The more games they win, the more entries into the draw, the more chances of reaching the semi-finals.

Thirty two winners (worldwide) will be picked at random and invited to participate in the semi-final, a moderated online skill-based tournament on Pogo. The ultimate winner of the online tournament will get a seat to compete at the MONOPOLY World Championship in Las Vegas**.

Play MONOPOLY between 11th August and 0800GMT on 19th August to be eligible for the prize drawing.

For complete official rules please click on the rules link at:

UK - http://uk.pogo.com/hotdeploy/uk/promotions/marketing/monopoly-vegas/

Play MONOPOLY now and you could be a WORLD CHAMPION!

Scratch Ultimate DJ video game back on track with the help of ex rockstar Ubisoft and EA developers

Scratch Ultimate DJ Video Game! has new developers: Commotion Interactive, the music and party game division of Bedlam Games. That's great news, as we can get back on track for early 2010 release on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Nothing has changed as far as development or game direction goes. Fred Galpern, Gaming product manager at Numark said.

"The game itself will remain true to what has been released in the press so far," Galpern says. "The core gameplay has received some well deserved praise through focus tests and the sweet party we threw at E3. With so much positive feedback, we’re not planning to change the core features."

"The Commotion team is comprised of developers that come from a wide variety of respected studios including Rockstar, Ubisoft and EA," Galpern tells us. "While this is Commotion’s first music game, the combination of their game development background and true appreciation of hip-hop makes them the perfect team."


And as far as the competition, Activision's DJ Hero, goes, they don't sound worried at all: "We are focusing launching our own game and making it the best in the genre."

Snax Cooking Xbox Live Arcade Game available now in Japan

Snax Lite (Cooking Arcade Game) will be available for the Xbox Live Indie Games service. The game is priced at 80 microsoft points. The story behind Snax is that you're the chef at your barbecue and all your friends are dying just to get a piece of the grill action! Cook up and serve your guests in a limited time frame. It's a race against the clock and the grill!

Snax Lite (Cooking Arcade Game) features 6 Challenging levels of fast game play action and a Massive 80 Minute Marathon Mode. Do you have what it takes to become the Master Chef?

Formed in 2007, Phased Games has sought out to create games that are simple yet fun. We are an independent studio based in Toronto, Ontario. Our love for games and the development of them has led to our first major release: Snax Lite.

Here at Phased Games we believe that innovation, dedication, originality and enjoyment are at the heart of amazing games. That is why created Snax in the first place. We will continue developing more titles that follow the same principles.

We specialize in the development of games that are easy to play, easy to learn, and most importantly fun! We hope to captivate gamers of all ages from various backgrounds to enjoy the games we have to offer! We'd like to thank all of you for your current and future support!

Allods Online video game Melee and Ranged fighters for both the Empire and the League explained and illustrated

Allods Online is the upcoming free-to-play AAA MMORPG developed by Astrum Nival and published by Gala Networks Europe across Europe. It will be available as a free-to-play download from the gPotato.eu portal this Autumn.

Allods Online gives players twenty eight playable classes to choose from. These are derived from the game’s six races and eight archetypes. Each of these classes has its own class-specific special move, as well as their own armour set.

This will allow players to develop their own range of powers, appearance and gameplay strategy. The gPotato team is proud to unveil an overview of the melee and ranged fighters in Allods Online. These feature classes from both the League and Empire, and cover the Warrior, Scout and Templar archetypes.

Every party that wants to survive an adventure in the dangerous world of Allods Online will need a heavily armoured fighter with them. Taking the hits and protecting their companions are the Warrior archetype. This archetype has combat advantages which put them squarely in the front line of battles. The Kanians have their ‘Champions’, the Gibberlings have ‘Brawlers’ that use their agility to hold their own in a fight, the Xadaganian ‘Vanquisher’ has higher magic resistance than his peers, while the Orc ‘Brute’ is a strong, tough fighter.

Working alongside these walking tanks are other important fighters: Templars. The Templar archetype has special self-shield that will absorb some of the damage they receive. Players will be able to choose from the Kanian ‘Knight’ and Elven ‘Paladin’ that can inflict heavy damage on their opponents. Alternatively, they can choose a Xadaganian ‘Commissar’ who can lower damages on his entire party with his battle cry, or an Orc ‘Reaver’, destroying everything in its path.

Finally, the last of the non-casting archetypes is the light-footed and stealthy Scout. The Scout archetype can enchant their arrows with various types of magic. Kanian ‘Stalkers’ can shoot a blinding arrow. Gibberling ‘Tricksters’ are specialist in rooting their enemies with their net. Xadaganian ‘Saboteurs’ are specialists with anything to do with explosives, and a penchant for laying mines, while Orc ‘Headhunters’ are fierce trackers that few of their targets are able evade and survive.

Depending on the Archetype chosen, each class has its own special abilities, look, style and tactics. This gives players plenty of choice depending on whether they want to side with the league or the Empire. Further information on the casting classes will be released in the not too distant future, but for the latest news on Allods Online, check out the official European website at http://allods.gpotato.eu.

Gardening Guide – How To Get Green Fingers video game on Nintendo DS

Koch Media, a leading distributor of entertainment software, today announces the release of a brand new gardening guide endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society. Developed and Published by Mindscape, Gardening Guide – How To Get Green Fingers, will be available on Nintendo DS from 14th August 2009.

More of a guide than a game, Gardening Guide – How To Get Green Fingers will appeal to keen gardeners and novices as they embark on creating their perfect virtual garden. The guide can be used in two ways – as a tool for planning what to do with a real life garden – and also for anyone wanting to grow a garden without the need for outdoor space.

Gardening Guide – How To Get Green Fingers features an encyclopaedia of over 400 popular and commonly grown plants selected for inclusion by horticultural experts. Users can look-up different varieties and get handy tips on how and where the different plants can be grown.

Paul, the virtual gardener, will help the player throughout the game - from the first time they launch the game and enter the tutorial – to every time the user turns on the guide and Paul welcomes them with new advice about a plant or a gardening quiz.

The guide includes a calendar which will remind the user of tasks they need to complete in order to make the most of their garden, and will give of update on seasonal changes to take in to account. The calendar can also be manually changed should they use to add their own tasks and reminders.

Achille Coenegracht, International Marketing Director from Mindscape comments: "We are very proud of this unique gardening guide for the Nintendo DS, which has been made in association with the absolute gardening authority in the UK: the Royal Horticultural Society. For the first time ever, gardening lovers can now enjoy a unique moment of green entertainment anywhere and anytime on their Nintendo DS."

Guy Barter, from the Royal Horticultural Society, commented, “This is a funky and fun guide to gardening basics, just right for beginner and younger gardeners, and it will amuse all gardeners. It is like having a gardening friend in your pocket offering help and tips on how to care for your plants and reminding you what you should be doing at different times of year.’

Microsoft explain Games on Demand pricing - Mass Effect is 6000MS points in Australia but only 1600MS Points in the US

Kotaku asked the question on Microsoft GoD pricing...

Microsoft's Games on Demand pricing isn't exactly consistent across this orbiting ball of dirt we all call home. What costs $20 in one place costs $40 (or sometimes more) in another. So we asked Microsoft, why the discrepancy?

Microsoft HQ said the pricing decisions outside the US were the responsibility of that particular territory. So, for example, if Mass Effect is priced at 6000 Microsoft Points in Australia (as opposed to only 1600 MSP in the US), then that's Xbox Australia's decision. That's fine. So we asked Xbox Australia. Their response?

No one retailer has the lowest pricing for every product, and our program is about giving people 24 x 7 convenience and selection when shopping for Xbox 360 games.

We're incredibly excited about what Games on Demand means for digital distribution, and will continue to evaluate and evolve the service to meet market and consumer demands.

Video of Burnout Paradise played using project Natal on Xbox 360

After it was revealed at E3 this year, Project Natal has created a buzz around the globe. Now CNET have managed to visit Microsoft and get their hands on a copy to demo the playing of racing game - Burnout Paradise. Watch this video and see what you think...



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Madden NFL 10 Ties to Preseason Super Bowl XLIII Rematch on ESPN August 13 NFL Legends and Celebrities Compete in Pro-Am Flag Football Game

Just hours prior to the highly anticipated launch of Madden NFL 10, Electronic Arts and the 21st edition of the franchise will be woven into ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” programming on August 13, which will feature a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals at 8 p.m. ET. The preseason matchup game features the teams of Madden NFL 10 cover athletes Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu in their first meeting since Super Bowl XLIII.



“The launch of Madden NFL is an event that our fans look forward to throughout the year,” said Nathan Stewart, marketing director for EA SPORTS. “With our ever-expanding audience, we wanted a launch for Madden NFL 10 that would not only show the depth of our connection with NFL football, but also reach our fans in all corners of the country. It’s going to be a full week of excitement the likes of which only Madden NFL can create, culminating when the game goes on sale at midnight on August 14.”

Madden NFL 10 on ESPN “Monday Night Football”

On August 13, EA SPORTS Madden NFL 10 will take a prominent position across ESPN media, including extensions on-air, online, on mobile and in social media applications. The date was chosen not only because it is one day before Madden NFL 10 hits stores, but because it coincides with the return of “Monday Night Football” to ESPN. EA SPORTS Madden NFL 10 will tie into the special Thursday night pre-season kick off of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” with Madden NFL 10 footage, advertising spots and other Madden NFL 10 content throughout the broadcast.

Additionally, Madden NFL 10 custom billboards will be featured across ESPN programming throughout the day, including “SportsCenter” and “NFL Countdown.” Viewers will also see Madden NFL 10 mini-mercials throughout the morning on “SportsCenter” telecasts. Madden NFL 10 advertising will be featured prominently on the ESPN.com homepage with a unique eight-second interstitial execution.

As part of the integration, EA SPORTS Madden NFL 10 will also be featured in ESPN Mobile including video, messaging, mobile web and ESPN's popular ScoreCenter iPhone app.

Madden NFL 10 Pigskin Pro-Am

In the week leading up to the launch of Madden NFL 10, television networks including ESPN2, NFL Network and VH1 will air the Madden NFL 10 Pigskin Pro-Am Game, a match-up pitting two teams mixed with NFL legends and Hollywood celebrities in a high-scoring, fun-filled flag football game. Competing from Malibu, California, the two teams are led by Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Joe Montana and John Elway, and feature an all-star roster including NFL legends Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, and Deion Sanders and celebrities Jeremy Piven, Maria Menounos, Kevin Dillon and Allison Sweeney. Broadcasts of the game will appear on the following networks during the week of the Madden NFL 10 launch (all shown in eastern time):

August 13 - ESPN 2 - 11 p.m. to Midnight
August 15 - VH1 - 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
August 17 - NFL Network - 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

For the third year running, Spike TV will support the launch with “GTTV PRESENTS MADDEN NFL 10 KICKOFF,” premiering Wednesday, August 12 at Midnight. Host Geoff Keighley meets up with players and celebrities at the Pigskin Pro-Am event, heads behind the scenes at EA Tiburon to meet the game makers, and learns which NFL stars should be in a gamers’ fantasy draft.

Madden NFL 10 in Stores on August 14

Following the “Monday Night Football” broadcast integration featuring Madden NFL 10, select retail stores throughout the country will be ready for Madden NFL 10 fans to pick up their copies of the new game when sales begin at 12:01 a.m. on August 14, 2009.

Madden NFL 10 launch partner Walmart will also be offering special assistance to Madden NFL players throughout the country. Walmart is offering customers “turf talk” tips from celebrities and NFL greats on www.Walmart.com/madden. In stores, the retailer will have special offers to help gamers get ready for the days ahead, including a limited edition Gillette Fusion NFL team logo razor with a code to download a Mini Madden NFL 10 Strategy Guide and $8 rose bouquets to help ease the burden on their potentially neglected partners – all located near shelves where Madden NFL 10 is sold.

For more information about the Madden NFL 10 launch events, broadcasts, and promotions, and to view the Madden NFL 10 Pigskin Pro-Am trailer, visit www.maddennfl.easports.com/launch.

Madden NFL 10 is developed in Orlando, Florida by the award-winning EA Tiburon studio. EA SPORTS™ is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA Football, and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR.



Madden NFL 10 will be available for the Xbox 360 video game system from Microsoft, PlayStation 2 and PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment systems, Nintendo Wii, PSP (PlayStationPortable) handheld entertainment system and is rated E by the ESRB. Madden NFL 10 will also be available for feature phones this month, and on the App Store in September.