The Secret World Issue 3:The Cat God gives players new missions, villains and the first seasonal tie-in of the modern day MMO. Continuing with their ambitious post-launch update schedule, Funcom are announcing a new batch of content in their third update to their modern world MMO The Secret World. "The Cat God" will bring with it a new storyline, a brand new villain and a tie-in w...
Read More »Trion Worlds announced that End of Nations will be localized in Russian. This is a wonderful day for any Russian fans of End of Nations, of which apparently there are many: “The tremendous interest we have seen from the Russian End of Nations community during Beta testing has demonstrated that there’s a huge passion for massive scale military strategy gaming in Eastern Europe,” s...
Read More »PlayJam is making it easier for developers to bring their content to Smart TV, or specifically, “developers using the Marmalade SDK to create native games in C++ for Smart TV will be able to call on PlayJam's suite of APIs to add a number of in-game features specifically designed to enhance, cross-promote and monetize content on TV.” "The combination of Marmalade's cross...
Read More »Some of you may have recieved an over the air update from your carrier on Samsung Galaxy S III devices. This post is to clear up any confusion as to what that update actually achieved. The update is being rolled out, and is planned to roll out on other Samsung devices too, so I would be surprised if you haven't gotten an update notification yet. It patches a flaw that could be used to wipe yo...
Read More »GOG.com the digital DRM free website have announced that Carmageddon: Max Pack is now available to download for $9.99 (around £6.00) on their website. Carmageddon is bundled with the expansion “The Splat Pack”. The Splat pack expansion features 18 new tracks, 15 new cars and many new environments. Carmageddon is a port of the 1997 racing game which combines normal racing mechanic...
Read More »Today, 2K Sports announced the “month of NBA 2K” set to kick off October of this year on the Tencent Games portal in China, with NBA 2K Online. NBA 2K Online will present four different game modes, counting NBA Mode, where pretend ballers can create their own avatar and join a NBA team. Free Mode and Street Mode will allow a more team orientated flair which gives players control of an ...
Read More »Brothers- A Tale of Two Sons is a cinematic, emotionally charged game from 505 Games & Starbreeze studios which is scheduled for an early 2013 release. Brothers tells the story of two sons desperate to cure their ailing father. With all other avenues closed the brothers embark on a journey to find & bring back the “Water of Life” & must rely on one another to survive. The g...
Read More »CJ Games Global have announced the new open beta date for it’s highly anticipated free to play FPS, District 187: Sin Streets. The beta will begin on Tuesday 9th October and will include a number of major updates including new maps and weapons. CJ Games Global have also announced that they will hold a ‘play and win’ event this weekend to promote the game. District 187: Sin ...
Read More »Giant robots might be one of the most recognizable icons of nerd culture. Comic books, movies, books, and especially video games all use giant robots in ways to make our media fascinating. One of the more recognizable game franchises that use giant robots is – no surprise – the MechWarrior Real Time Strategy series. Players guide a squad of Mechs (giant robots with bi...
Read More »Angry Birds, everybody’s favorite app-based game, is now available for consoles with Angry Birds Trilogy. Now you can play your favorite smartphone game on your console, and pay between $30-$40 for that privilege. I have Angry Birds on my iPad. You know why I have it? Because it was free. That’s it. And the industry wonders why consoles might be heading in the same direction as arcades...
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