Silent Scope video game soon to the iPhone and iPod Touch

Konami’s Popular Rail Shooter Permeates the iPhone and iPod Touch with Multiple Gameplay Modes, Touch Screen Capabilities and Plenty of Action

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today that Silent Scope is coming soon to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Based on the popular arcade game originally released in 1999, players take on the role of the world’s top sniper who must defeat terrorists to save the American First Family, including the President of the United States, who have been abducted by terrorists in Chicago.

“With the release of Silent Scope on the iPhone and iPod Touch, we’re substantiating our commitment to developing quality content that takes our top franchise titles and turns them into a portable gaming experience,” said Anthony Borquez, Vice President of Konami Mobile and Online. “Silent Scope allows players to perfect their sharpshooting skills wherever they go.”

Designed to take full advantage of the iPhone’s unique touch screen capabilities, Silent Scope will feature tap-to-shoot game controls. In this rail shooter, players can choose from different gameplay modes, including Arcade Mode and Training Mode. Inexperienced marksmen can practice precision shooting in the Training Mode, while veteran snipers can go straight to the Arcade Mode featuring up to three stages of gameplay: Story, Shooting Range and Time Attack. Additionally, the Arcade Mode allows players to change the game settings to Difficulty, Player Life and Branch Select.

Silent Scope is coming soon and will be available for download from the Apple App Store on iPhone and iPod Touch.

Dance Dance Revolution iPhone and iPod Touch video game Fact Sheet

DanceDanceRevolution, Konami’s popular music and rhythm franchise, boogies onto the iPhone and iPod Touch, bringing the classic arcade experience to an all-new platform.

In this addictive music rhythm game, players can choose from up to three gameplay modes, including Shake Mode, Game Mode, and Training Mode.

In Shake Mode, players can utilize the Accelerometer to shake the device in the direction of the arrows. While DDR experts can go straight to the Game Mode featuring non-stop dance action to their song of choice, novices can get their DDR training wheels with basic lessons in the Training Mode.

The Training Mode also allows players to grasp the tempo in the game with various tools, including a metronome. Accompanied by a soundtrack packed with both new and old tracks from past DDR titles and features unique to the iPhone and iPod Touch, no dance party is complete without DanceDanceRevolution S.


Key Features
Next iteration in the popular music rhythm franchise re-designed to take full advantage of the iPhone’s capabilities by utilizing the Accelerometer and Multi-Touch
Featuring 26 songs and 18 playable characters
Three gameplay modes including Shake Mode, Game Mode, and Training Mode
Featuring soundtracks with both new and old tracks from previous DDR titles


Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Platform: iPhone, iPod Touch
Genre: Music Rhythm
Release Date: March 5, 2009
Players: 1

VIRUS WAR Xbox 360 video game

Braintonik today announced the release of its first game entitled VIRUS WAR. This game was developed for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Virus War is an intense and fast paced shooter game that will keep gamers on adrenaline. Players will control a nano-ship while fighting attacking viruses.

“We are quite proud of achieving this milestone” said Nicolas Michaud, Founder of Braintonik, ”and we believe that players will enjoy the pumped up environment that Virus War offers. This game started as my kid’s dream and has now become reality”.

NosTale – New Addition to NeoFun Free to play video games

Tale of the Nomads of the Silver Spirit launches on April 16, 2009.

NosTale, a fantasy MMORPG, will be added to the list of games available on NeoFun, the global free-to-play game portal operated by Lizard Interactive.

NosTale has colorful and bright graphics with an easy to use interface. The characters and backgrounds are very pleasing to look at and add to the enjoyment of this fantasy adventure.

Nostale is a tale about the adventures of the Nomads of the Silver Spirit. It is free-to-play with a variety of things for players to do such as chat, quest, train, party, set up shops, go on raids and many other activities. Players start off as Adventurers and then branch off into one of three classes – Swordsman, Archer or Sorcerer. The quest system in NosTale has a story line and is divided into acts. Players can have companions in the game, a pet and Nosmate (NPC) which are also able to attack and defend. There are many raid maps and up to 15 players may take part in raids. There are also Mini Lands that players may decorate and entertain guests. Four types of mini-games may be played in these Mini Lands. In addition, NosTale offers several varieties of Player versus Player combat including dueling and fight arenas.

With well established fan bases around the world in all the major countries, NosTale’s global server is certain to be a favorite destination for all gamers. For free download, please visit the global game portal - www.neofun.com.

LUNA Online Expansion: Rise of Spirit

LUNA Online announces new expansion, Rise of Spirit. A 3rd Job change has open up and players have a choice of 12 different jobs to select. Other than that, 4 new maps are up for characters of higher level to explore.

During the launch of expansion, all players will get a chance to get a free skill reset, providing players an opportunity to rebuild their character.

LUNA Online is an MMORPG with many social interactive functions such as Match-Making, farms, couple instances and many more for players to explore.

To further provide a better gaming experience for players from around the world, LUNA Online will be upgrading their internet connection in May 2009. Players will be able to roam the Blueland with low latency and higher performance.
Official English Website: http://luna.runup.com.sg

LUNA Online Team

LUNA Online
Luna online is a MMORPG where Elfs and Humans must bond together to fight the evil that invades their Blue land. Game characters are super cute style, with very manga-like (cartoon-like) facial expression. The game also provides the unique “Friendship system” and “Family system”, and it has a very convenient trading, dating, family and community system for everyone. You can also build up your farm, plant, business, train and feed your own lovely mounts and pets.
Official Site: http://luna.runup.com.sg

IGN get a look at Six Days in Fallujah the controversial video agme

ign have posted their views after a first look at Six Days in Fallujah the new FPS war game from Atomic Games.

I what looks like a standard FPS war game Atomic have added almost total destruction to the landscape and buildings. ign seemed disappointed with the graphics but it is early days and they could be improved...

The Battle of Fallujah took place in November of 2004 and was one of the bloodiest battles in the Iraq War. The aim of this game is not political. Don't expect there to be any message of who was in the right or wrong. The aim is simply to tell the true stories of the men and women that lived through the fight. A group of 42 marines offered up diaries, recollections, photos and videos to ensure the game you play is as close to the real thing as possible.

Read the full post here on IGN...

Helldorado PC video game - go for your gun cowboy

Viva Media announced the release of Helldorado today, a tactical-action strategy game set in the old Wild West. Viva Media CEO Carlo Voelker commented, “This is a rich and detailed strategy game complete with exciting action and a thrilling storyline. Fans of the genre will not be disappointed.”

Helldorado was developed by Spellbound. The developer is well-known for excellence in its prior western-themed games, Desperados and Desperados 2.

1883, SANTA FE. Peace in this town has been shattered by a shocking kidnapping. Gather your men and ride on a series of challenging missions to stop treacherous, marauding outlaws in this story of nasty blackmail and revenge. The cast of characters include John Cooper, Kate O’Hara, Doc McCoy, Sam Williams, Pablo Sanchez, and Hawkeye. Capture a train a load of loot, dodge through saloon fights, a jail-break, and shoot-outs! The stage is set for this Wild West Adventure. Will you live to tell the tale?
Welcome to Helldorado. Is your trigger finger twitching yet?
At a glance:
-Quickly start the action by playing the exciting tutorial
-More than one way to play... Play it your way... or all ways
-60 different enemies with tactical behavior driven by our advanced AI system
-Multi-character game play: Play as 6 different characters, each with different specialist skills, abilities, and weaponry.
-3 levels of difficulty
-Movie Mode: Record your heroic deeds!
-Wild West: Experience truly authentic Wild
West locations on the PC, from a stormy train robbery to bloody sunsets and beautiful old New Orleans, and more.
-Technology: Switch between tactical view & actions view seamlessly, Bloom and HDR rendering, nVidia PhysX technology
-Weapons and Equipment: 6 shooter pistol, shotguns, rifle, bow and arrow, derringer, knifes, tomahawks and other weapons found in an 1880’s arsenal.

Sean Mort's Iconic Gaming Revolution T-shirt from threadless

Sean Mort has designed the fist of rvolution using video game controllers.

The T-shirt is available to buy from treadless here...

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Playing Pong with Street Fighter IV - video

Both players are handicapped so they have a pixel of health, and both have selected Rose as their character.

They are playing best of 9. At the beginning of each round, one of them "serves" by performing Rose's "Soul Spark" move - a half-circle towards on the joystick, and a punch button.

Then, they take it in turns to perform her "Soul Reflect", which can reverse projectiles; this is a quarter-cirlce away on the stick, with a punch button. Whoever fails to time the parry correctly will get hit by the "ball", and the other player will win the round.



Source: Infovore blog

Nintendo WiiWare for truly innovative games, not Mario

WiiWare supporters looking for killer apps to define Nintendo's downloadable game service shouldn't pin their hopes on seeing a Mario game hit the virtual platform. Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime says it's not the best fit.

"When we're gonna work on a Mario title, we're gonna bring it to Wii or DS," Fils-Aime told Geoff Keighley on the most recent episode of GameTrailers TV. The company announced last year that the Mario and Zelda teams were hard at work on new titles, one of which it recently announced.


Read full post on Kotaku here...

Watch the GameTrailers episode here...

Video Recording in iPhone OS 3.0 images of 3.0 beta show video on the iPhone.

The iPhone is amazing for a laundry list of reasons, but one thing that always struck us is why certain features that are otherwise found on lesser, punier phones, still haven't made the cut. A smartphone that can't handle MMS? Really?

Waiting for the 3.0 update so that we can copy/paste text? Huh? But the biggest offender has to be the lack of video recording support from Apple, something that hopefully a newly uncovered screenshot of iPhone 3.0 software proves may just be around the corner.

Gizmodo's worker bees (by way of Boy Genius Report and Mac Rumors) posted up images that were found buried inside the latest iPhone OS 3.0 beta, which clearly show an app designed for video recording. According to the main screenshot, there's a toggle button to switch back and forth between a still camera and video camera, and a big fat recording button in the middle. Within the configuration files where the screenshot was found were notes on potential features for the video software, including an auto-focus camera, magnetometer, and voice control.

So will the 3.0 software transform your existing camera into a video monster? Doubtful, in order to work, the firmware needs to read that a video camera is present, something that we don't think the current camera will register as, so what we're looking at is probably beta files for a next generation iPhone killer app. Still, the concept of video recording, even if we have to wait for it, is exciting.

The Serpent of Isis video game free demo download PC and Mac

The Serpent of Isis Exclusive

In the early 1900`s the legendary artwork, the Serpent of Isis, was stolen at the grand opening of the Egypt Museum in Cairo. Originally discovered by your grandfather, you have been searching for the missing masterpiece your entire adult life.

One day, a mysterious letter arrives indicating that the person who possesses the artwork can be found on board the Mont Palu Express. Catch the train and solve the ancient mystery!

* Solve intriguing puzzles
* Find bonus items to earn extra hints
* Beautiful locations

Download a FREE one hour demo here...

System Requirements:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
CPU: 800 Mhz
RAM: 512 MB
DirectX: 7.0
Hard Drive: 111 MB

Also available for Mac

Atari 2600 - How 128k of RAM spawned the birth of the PlayStation 3 Xbox and Wii consoles we have today...

It is an unmistakable artifact: the woodgrain deck with its bank of switches, the rubber-gripped joysticks with their single button in inviting PUSH ME orange, the primitive-looking games with their bright, blocky graphics and bleep-blorp sound effects.

But for authors Nick Montfort and Ian Bogost, the Atari VCS – more popularly known as the Atari 2600 – was and is much more than a piece of '80s iconography; it is a unique piece of technology that changed the world forever.

In Racing the Beam, their new book which inaugurates the Platform Studies series at the MIT Press, they explore how the arcane inner workings of the once ubiquitous system shaped and informed the games that went on to shape and inform human culture.

Read the full post here on thestar.com...

Batman: Arkham Asylum Collector's Edition Details and Official Facebook/MySpace Pages

When Batman: Arkham Asylum reaches stores this summer, the DARK KNIGHT will be taking a fully loaded arsenal along with him for the ride. At his disposal is a complete suite of gadgets and accessories that includes everything from a sonar resonator and a Batclaw to an explosive gel aerosol. Batman will make use need it all to take down the insane criminals that prowl Arkham Island.

The North American collector’s edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum, co-published by Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. features a full array of iconic collector’s items, including:

• 14" Batarang with stand
o Matches the Batarang’s in-game design


• Arkham Doctor’s Journal


o 48 pages of notes on Arkham’s inmates
o Embossed leather dust jacket


• 2 Sleeve Digi-pack, including:


o Game disc
o Behind-the-scenes DVD


• Code for downloadable Challenge Map


o Exclusive “Crime Alley” map, available immediately


• Full-color Manual




For Batman fans who want to keep up with all the latest news and development on the game, the official Facebook.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Batman-Arkham-Asylum-The-Official-Page/70233106632 and MySpace.com http://www.myspace.com/batmanarkhamasylum pages are now live - offering fans a central hub to network and learn about one of the hottest upcoming games of Summer 2009. True Batman fans can now keep up with all the latest developments, and preapare to get their hands on the Bat’s famous gadgets this summer.

Grab a Nintendo DSi in the UK for £130 at Morrisons this Easter

If you live in the UK, Morrison's supermarkets have reduced the price of the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo Wii consoles this Easter.

The Nintendo DSi is selling for £130 (£20 off) and The Nintendo Wii is £150 (£30 off) - but you'll have to be quick...

Source: Cubed 3

Six days in Fallujah video game comes under fire from UK media

Father of killed soldier expresses concern that Muslim fanatics will buy the game.

Just hours after news emerged that Konami has signed a publishing deal with Atomic Games for its upcoming Iraq war title Six Days in Fallujah, UK newspaper The Daily Mail has reported on the ‘outrage’ felt by some connected to the armed forces.

“Considering the enormous loss of life in the Iraq War, glorifying it in a video game demonstrates very poor judgement and bad taste,” Reg Keys, whose son was killed serving in Iraq in 2003, stated. “It is particularly crass when you consider what actually happened in Fallujah.

“These horrific events should be confined to the annuls of history, not trivialised and rendered for thrill-seekers to play out, over and over again, for ever more. It's entirely possible that Muslim families will buy the game, and for them it may prove particularly harrowing.

Read full post on CDV here...

Lara Croft Tomb Raider (Alison Carroll in Poland video )

Found this video of the latest 'real life' Lara Croft - Alison Carroll performing as the character in Poland.

She goes through some gymnastic movements in front of a live audience of journalists...

Watch the video on YouTube here...

Let us know if you want Tekken 6 on the Nintendo Wii...

If Nintendo Wii owners are passionate and make it known they really want the series (Tekken) on their system, we would love to be able to answer that request.

- Katsuhiro Harada, Namco



Speaking openly to Gamepro magazine, Katsuhiro Harada, clearly states that if the demands there for the Tekken series to appear on the Nintendo Wii, then they will be more than glad to cater for us.

Source: MyWii

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Riddick 2 - Dark Athena

The newest title in the critically acclaimed Riddick franchise, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena brings the hit first-person shooter to a new audience.
The action-packed game, a hi-definition re-imagined version of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena features an entirely new chapter in the Riddick Saga and for the first time, intense online multiplayer combat.

Download Riddick 2 - Dark Athena here...



Features :

- Multiple forms of combat - Unique blend of first-person range and melee combat with stealth kills and counter-attacks

- Atmospheric and cinematic first-person shooter - Great story telling in sci-fi environments handled with AAA Hollywood treatment for an immersive journey through Vin Diesel's blockbuster universe

- Multiplayer modes - Variety of fast-paced multiplayer and online options available for the first time in the Riddick franchise

- Bonus material - Escape from Butcher Bay, considered as one of the best games of 2004, has been re-mastered and is included.

Spellforce the order of dawn video game

In their immeasurable greed and constant thirst for power, the thirteen most powerful Mages of all time doomed the land, hurling it into an endless spiral of chaos and despair. Entire countries were wiped out in the blink of an eye when the devastating power of the Elements was unleashed – Elements summoned by dark rituals. Continents shattered like glass, the pieces strewn about like leaves in the wind. Huge armies, bound by the the power of ancient runes, brought war and destruction to the lands that survived the initial onslaught. All that was left were a few islands, connected by magic portals.

Now, only a few years after the end of the Convocation, evil is back – stronger and more powerful than ever before – to finish what was started.

Yet there is still hope. The prophecies tell of a human. A human damned to immortality, bound forever by the power of the blood runes…

Soon, the time will come when the power of one may change the destiny of many. For better or for worse...


Summary of the most important features

* Innovative game design: The unique mixture of RTS and RPG elements offers a brand new game experience.
* High degree of identification with the hero-avatar, whose skills and strengths can be improved by the player
* Click’n’Fight: This revolutionary control system guarantees instant action, the best possible overview and completely new tactical possibilities in battle
* 6 races – Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Dark Elves, Orcs and Trolls – that can be used simultaneously (!) to build settlements and fight battles
* More than 30 different enemy races, from cowardly goblins to powerful demons and dragons
* A multitude of spells, divided into different categories of magic (white, black, elemental, etc.)
* Persistant game world with continuous, gripping storyline and myriad sub-quests
* Awe-inspiring 3D graphics with zoom levels from isometric to 1st-Person-views


System Requirements

Minimum

* Intel Pentium III 1GHz
* 256 MB RAM
* 3D-Graphic card with 32 MB RAM (compatible with GeForce2 or better)
* Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
* DirectX 9.0a or higher
* 2 GB free fixed disk storage

Recommended

* Intel Pentium 4 1,8 GHz
* 512 MB RAM
* 3D-Graphic card with 64 MB RAM (compatible with GeForce4 Ti or better)
* 2 GB free fixed disk storage
* Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
* DirectX 9.0a or higher