The much awaited demo for the Batman: Arkham Asylum was released on August 7 2009 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Batman: Arkham Asylum is an upcoming title of the action-adventure stealth genre from Rocksteady Studios and is based on DC Comics' Batman. This title in which most of the game is played from Batman's perspective through an over-the-shoulder, third person perspective, is slotted for a September 2009 release for PC and a late August release…
Immortal Cities - Nile Online the new browser based MMO themed on Egypt from Tilted Mill Entertainment is now out of Beta and is available for playing. This online MMO will be very much enjoyed by city-building simulator fans with an inclination for building Pyramids and Monuments. Players will start off by building a small city with local resources and build up trade with other cities along the Nile valley. This title is available for free online…
Egosoft, a German development company, and Deep Silver, a distribution label, have today announced a partnership for the upcoming release of a new edition of the game X3: Gold Edition. As specified by the two companies, the agreement will cover the whole world except for USA, Mexico, Canada and Caribbean. This Edition will have X3: Reunion, X3: Terran Conflict and X3: The Aldrin Missions and will be available by June 2009.
According to Japanese Newspaper Sankei Shimbun, the Japanese Association of Psychiatric Hospitals has asked Gamecock Media Group - the developer of Dementium: The ward game title – via it’s distributor InterChannel to pull this Nintendo DS title off the store shelves. This survival horror FPS depicts the tale of a man who is trapped in a derelict hospital that is frozen in time. He has to fight for his life against deadly…
TNA impact, the upcoming professional wrestling game for PS2, PS3, Wii and XBOX 360 by Midway Studios based on TNA has been delayed a month. It is the Wii version which is now delayed, but the portables for other consoles are right on schedule and is expected to meet the 9th September 2008 release date.
After taking the console world by storm and after a Guinness record breaking sales performance GTA IV, the sandbox-style action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed by Rockstar North is going to take it’s avatar on Windows machines. Rockstar Games made an official announcement today – 6th August 2008 – regarding this. The PC version is expected to be out in the markets by 18th November 2008 and 21st November 2008…
APB or All Points Bulletin, the upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online Crime title, is expected for a very sooner release. This was confirmed by Colin Macdonald – Realtime Worlds Studio Manager. Speaking at Develop in Brighton he indicated that the launch of this highly anticipated MMO is closer than many thought.
All demolition derby fans watch out, as the third title in the Flatout demolition-racing franchise - Flatout: Ultimate Carnage - is getting ready for its PC Avatar. Empire Interactive, has announced that the PC version of this title – which was released for XBOX 360 in last year – will be out in the European markets August 2008. The American release is set for the first quarter of next year. The game is expected to be out in the Windows…
This will thrill all the Wii fans to the core as they are in for an overdose of Zombies, Psychopaths and survival horror experience as Dead Rising – the capcom title which had its life on the XBOX 360 in 2006 – is coming to the Nintendo Wii Plaform. Famitsu – the Japanese gaming bible – has revealed that Dead Rising, which is an action adventure title with a survival horror theme, is being ported to the Wii but further information…
In an Interview Cesar Stastny –the PC Version chief of the upcoming FPS shooter from Activision – pointed out that the PC version of the much anticipated Call of Duty 5: World at War will be at par with the Console Avatars of the same title. He commented that with a gaming PC with enough juice to churn out the required polygons the game will look cool enough with higher resolutions and will produce console like experience. He also commented…
Reuters - Blatant disregard for oncoming traffic and speed limits will get you into serious trouble on the road, but drivers seeking similar thrills can indulge in a fleet of new racing video games due out soon.
Reuters - Sony Corp has unveiled its new motion-controlled video game system, pitching it to both casual and hard-core gamers alike, as the company looks to ride one of the hottest trends in gaming.
PC World - Sony's upcoming motion controller finally has a name--the PlayStation Move--and it looks like a pair of aircraft traffic wands with glowing blue and pink bulbs on the ends. The company announced the name during the 2010 Games Developer Conference before proceeding to demonstrate several games and inviting attendees to give the technology a spin for themselves.
AP - First lady Michelle Obama challenged software and video game designers Wednesday to develop games and tools that get kids, especially 9- to 12-year-olds, excited about eating better and exercising more.
Reuters - OnLive is set to launch its "cloud-based" video game service in June, as the closely watched start-up looks to challenge home console heavyweights with the promise of on-demand gaming.
AFP - The US military plans to step up the use of video-games, hoping to curb casualties on the battlefield by training troops through simulations, a commander said Wednesday.
AP - During the 1990s, the Square brand was synonymous with the role-playing video game. A generation of gamers got hooked on the challenging quests, quirky characters and sweeping story lines of Square RPGs like "Chrono Trigger," "The Secret of Mana" and, of course, the "Final Fantasy" series.
Reuters - The directors behind the Oscar-winning animated short "Logorama," are moving into the live-action world -- but they aren't going Hollywood just yet.
PC Magazine - In the ongoing battle for content, Sony said Tuesday that it had locked in the five top studios to supply HD content to the PlayStation Network.
Macworld.com - Perhaps you’ve seen that recent Microsoft demo where a game could save and load progress from Xbox 360, Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 Series devices. My first thought upon seeing that was “So, why doesn’t Microsoft have something that can do that on Xbox and PC right now?” My second thought was “Boy, wouldn’t it be nice if there was something like that for the iPhone and Mac OS X?” It turns out that I wasn’t alone.
PC World - People in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei will on Tuesday be able to surf the Internet, watch Web TV, play online games and more in 1000 taxis that have been equipped with Mobile WiMax wireless broadband service.
PC World - Sony will begin selling 3D TVs in Japan on June 10 and worldwide at about the same time, it said Tuesday. A firmware upgrade to its PlayStation 3 console that adds 3D support and other 3D-compatible home electronics products will also be available to coincide with the television launch.
PC World - Begging trouble, Strategy Analytics forecasts Sony's PlayStation 3 will outsell both the Xbox 360 and Wii by the time things are winding down for all three. That's not all: In a report titled "Taming the Waves: Games Console Life Cycles and Platform Competition," the company offers specific figures, predicting everything from transitional timeframes to life unit sales.
AFP - 2K Games on Monday announced a deal with Playboy to use some the iconic magazine's vintage covers and centerfold photos to set the mood in its "Mafia II' videogame.
PC Magazine - The Sony PlayStation 3 may be the number-two console now, but one analyst group predicted that the console will be the last man standing. The firm also speculated on when the industry will have to start shifting consumers to next-generation devices.
Activision announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire video game publisher RedOctane, the publisher of the popular Guitar Hero franchise. This acquisition will provide Activision with an early leadership position in music-based gaming, which the company expects will be one of the fastest growing genres in the coming years.
Lara Croft has garnered a Guinness World Record as the most successful human video-game heroine of all time, according to Eidos Interactive, publisher of the "Tomb Raider" franchise. Guiness awarded the recognition because Croft has transcended the boundaries of video games, Guinness noted.
Battle of Europe is a fully 3D arcade action game. Taking place in the skies over Europe, players are taken through breathtaking terrain modeled for London, Norway, Dunkirk, and Berlin.
No surprise, despite Microsoft's promise of impenetrable security, the Xbox 360 has been hacked. Xbox-Scene has video proof and a detailed text description of the hacking process.
The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess will have special, unique controller functions when played on Nintendo's upcoming console, codenamed "Revolution."
Sony's launch of the PS3 console could be delayed if industry specifications for some of its technology are not finalized soon, although it is still aiming for a spring rollout. Visit the PS3 forum for complete details.
THQ announced a deal with developer People Can Fly to bring their forthcoming title to consumers. Through this strategic relationship, People Can Fly joins THQ's studio system, which includes 12 internal studios and more than 25 independent development teams.
Microsoft has upgraded the Dashboard operating system that controls many of the Xbox 360's functions. The update fixes a few key quirks, adds a few small features, and is rumored to smooth out in-menu performance.
SCE delivers six new PSP titles. The upcoming titles span across multiple genres and will provide innovative, exciting entertainment content to gamers of all ages, continuing the momentum for the PSP system post-holidays. Visit the PSP forum for the latest details about these 6 games.
Ubisoft announced it has signed a licensing agreement with Sonnori of Korea to publish Astonishia Story worldwide excluding Korea and Japan. Astonishia Story is a role-playing game for the PSP. The game will first be available in North America in March 2006.
Microsoft expects to ship some 5 million plus units of the Xbox 360; long overdue to meet exceeding demand. Visit the Xbox 360 forum for latest news and releases.
Take-Two said net income for the quarter ended October 31 fell to 27 cents per share on net sales of $308 million. Its net income for the year-earlier quarter was 91 cents per share.
Night At The Museum 2, the sequel to the 2006 ‘Night At the Museum’ portrays the happenings in the life of Larry Daley played by Ben Stiller. After his adventure in the first movie where he thwarted the ploy of 3 night guards to steal The Tablet from the museum, Larry is now the head of his own company. Upon visiting he finds that the American Museum of Natural History is closed for upgrades and renovations, and some of the museum pieces are being replaced by interactive holograms due to budget costs. The actual exhibits are due to be moved to the Federal Archives at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
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Night At The Museum 2, the sequel to the 2006 ‘Night At the Museum’ portrays the happenings in the life of Larry Daley played by Ben Stiller. After his adventure in the first movie where he thwarted the ploy of 3 night guards to steal The Tablet from the museum, Larry is now the head of his own company. Upon visiting he finds that the American Museum of Natural History is closed for upgrades and renovations, and some of the museum pieces are being replaced by interactive holograms due to budget costs. The actual exhibits are due to be moved to the Federal Archives at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.