Realtime Worlds has released their official box art for the upcoming MMO, APB. APB is due out on June 29th across North America for Windows PCs and forces players into choosing to fight on the side of the criminal gangs or enforcers trying to keep the peace. European gamers will have the option to get into the act starting on July 1st.
Checkout a MUCH larger image of the box art, After the Break!
booq, a maker of quality laptop bags, has just unveiled a new messenger which will make on-the-go people swoon: the Mamba Catch. The Mamba Catch features a ton of internal space for a bag designed to accommodate up to a 15” laptop. The unit can even be wrapped around a luggage cart handle using velcro for easier towing.
Official Features:
# Ballistic nylon exterior fabric with water-repellant coating
# Densely padded laptop compartment with super soft plush interior
# 1 removable zipper accessory pouch can be used as a wallet or accessory organizer
# 6 internal lining slip pockets for cables, hard drives and other laptop accessories
# 2 internal elastic mesh pockets for mouse and power adaptors
# 3 external zipper pockets for securing and allowing quick access to plane tickets, mobile phone, MP3 player, pens or wallet
The Mamba Catch is on sale now at booq’s website for $149.95, also remember to checkout some additional shots of the Mamba Catch, After the Break!
Team 17 has released a new trailer touting the co-op campaign mode of their isometric action-shooter, Alien Breed: Impact. The game is available on Steam right now for $14.99 and there is also a demo to try out, should you not want to purchase at this moment. We also reviewed the game should you want to read our thoughts on it.
Razer has announced it is creating some new PC gaming peripherals for the upcoming film, TRON: Legacy. The peripheral-maker will create a gaming keyboard, mouse, and mouse mat – each themed in the same style as film characters look while inside the computer system. Details are still a bit sketchy, but we do know that the mouse will feature Razer’s 3.5G sensor with 5600 dpi sensitivity. Also, the price points of the devices is said to range from $79 to $139.
Checkout some more images of the peripherals, After the Break!
Square Enix has announced that The Tales of BearsWorth Manor games are now available on WiiWare for the Nintendo Wii. The games, subtitled ‘Puzzling Pages’ and ‘Chaotic Conflicts’, are action-puzzlers rated ‘E’ for Everyone by the ESRB. The games cost 1,000 Wii Points each.
XS Games announced today that The Red Star, a game based on Christian Gossett’s graphic novel of the same name, has hit the Apple App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Red Star, previously released on the PlayStation 2 and the PSP go, brings intense gunplay and action brawling to the mobile platform. Red Star takes place in an alternate universe in a land known as the United Republics of the Red Star (URRS), a place fairly close to our own cold war USSR. The URRS keep control of their lands through the use of a technologically advanced army, that is bolstered in strength by the use of sorcerers and magic. Players will be able to play as one of two characters from the graphic novel at first, and can unlock a third through game play. The Red Star is available from Apple’s App Store for the iPhone for $4.99
Looks like Electronic Arts is finally getting around to the long-awaited sequel to American McGee’s Alice, which was released back in 2000. Trademark super-watchdog, Superannuation, discovered that EA has filed for servicemarks of the title ‘Alice: Madness Returns‘. Will this new title signal a return for McGee, who’s latest bits of gaming have not yielded the highest of praises (Bad Day LA, American MsGee’s Grimm)?
gamigo AG has released a new trailer for their browser/iPhone/Facebook-based dueling title, The Witcher: Versus, showing off some gameplay as well as other game features including some PvE and co-op stuff. The Witcher: Versus is free to play and available now.
Next up on our tour of 2K Games at the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo is their 3rd person war shooter Spec Ops: The Line. As I made my way into the viewing room it was almost like being transported to a broken down palace in Dubai. Once again 2K Games went over the top to make sure their rooms were themed for the game they are showing. The lights went down and we were greeted by a couple of the games producers and off we went into the war torn desert…(cont.)
Check out the rest of the story and some screenshots, after the break!
(cont)…Spec Ops is based in a sand filled Dubai that has been left uninhabitable by a horrible sandstorm. The land is filled with rebels and insurgents vying to take a part of the land. Huge palaces now serve as headquarters for some of the most ruthless armies in the world. You are a Spec Ops solider sent in with your team to hunt down an American general who is running one of the main faction in town…The 33rd Platoon.
The demo started with the Spec Ops team entering one of the broke down palaces being used as a base by some looters. The game is a 3rd person shooter and the action was fast and furious from the start. You can either order your team to do specific commands or if you want to take the less strategic route they will simply just assist you. As the player made their way through the palace they came across some Intel that alerted them to where this person they were looking for is located. Once exiting the palace the developer made his way into the sand filled world. One interesting thing that was told to us is the player can use certain sand environments to attack the bad guys. If you noticed a sand dune over some groups a well-placed shot may just drop that entire dune on a group of baddies.
According to the developers the game is full of scripted events and has a real focus on story. They want the player to make moral choices that will; affect the way things play out. This seems to be a running theme this year with shooter games at E3.As the demo continued we made our way to a location and encountered the 33rd Platoon for the first time. This situation showed off the cover system and the use of blind firing that is widely used in most 3rd person shooters. The 33rd Platoon members were taken out and on we went to a pretty rough scene.
The scene consisted of your target being held at gunpoint. You have orders not to fire but what choice do you make? Do you wait it out and see what happens or fire that sniper shot to rescue your target. This is the type of decision that can change the story for the player. In this case they chose to fire and all hell broke loose until they had their target safe in their hands. The question is are you really safe in the middle of the war?
The devs ended the demo session and had some time for a little Q&A. There are tons of weapons in the game including the ever popular sticky grenade. The sticky grenade can provide some hilarious moments as bad guys run around blowing up their friends. What they really want you to feel is the up close and personal battles instead of watching from the outside. One interesting revelation is that there will be a team based co-op mode. This could add some more fun to the game as player with your friends is always a plus. Not to mention that multiplayer will be a part of the game with a beta starting in the near future.
Spec Ops: The Line is an interesting take on the third person war shooter. If the story is compelling enough I can see the game getting a lot of play time especially with the moral choices players have to make. This is one title to keep your eye on as it releases in 2011 for the Xbox 360 and PS3.
SouthPeak Games sent over word today that they have released a trailer for their upcoming wrestling game TNA Impact! – Cross The Line. The trailer is for the PSP version and shows a lot of gameplay footage. In Cross The Line you can battle it out against your favorite TNA stars in tons of match modes. The game hits store shelves on June 29th for the PSP and Nintendo DS gaming systems.
