Undead Labs have released a short gameplay video from the current beta testing of their upcoming zombie game, State of Decay.
Archive - 2012
Namco Bandai Games and Paramount Pictures have announced that the upcoming STAR TREK The Video Game will be released on April 23, 2013.
Additionally, all pre-orders for the game will also include access to the “Elite Officer Pack,” which features exclusive items and unique uniforms for legendary characters Kirk and Spock, who play front and center in a completely new story created especially for STAR TREK The Video Game, written by BAFTA award winner Marianne Krawczyk.
The exclusive “Elite Officer Pack” will include:
- Stealth Pack – Kirk and Spock stealth uniforms, plus Starfleet Type IV Stealth Sniper Rifle and extra ammo
- Brawler Pack – Kirk leather jacket costume and Spock Vulcan Science Academy costume
- Kelvin Pack – Kirk and Spock U.S.S. Kelvin uniforms, plus U.S.S. Kelvin Hand Phaser
- Academy Pack – Kirk Academy Uniform, Spock Officer Dress Uniform, plus Academy Phaser
- Kobayashi Maru Pack – Kirk and Spock Kobayashi Maru uniforms
CHICAGO – Dec. 20, 2012 –SteelSeries, the leading manufacturer of gaming peripherals today announced the availability of the SteelSeries Free Touchscreen Gaming Controls, a mobile gaming accessory that is designed to enhance the gaming experience that is normally found on touchscreen devices. These stick and play, tactile controls help improve movement and click especially in games that mimic controller layouts with on-screen controls. They are compatible with touchscreen devices including: iPod touch®, iPhone®, iPad®, Windows® Smartphones & tablets, and Android® Smartphones & tablets. Available now on the SteelSeries Web Shop and in select retail and e-tail locations, the Free Touchscreen Gaming Controls are $19.99/ €19.99 MSRP.
Included in the package are 3 buttons and a joystick that can be stored in the included, sleek carrying case. The buttons adhere to the screen with high-grade micro suction cups made of a conductive rubber, which transfers the movement from your fingers, through the rubber and to the screen. The analog stick provides directional movements and adheres to the screen with 9 mini suction cups for an unparalleled grip. The SteelSeries Free Touchscreen Gaming Controls are reusable and can be wiped clean to rejuvenate their stickiness.
G-Form is proud to announce the launch of its world-wide MMA video competition from December 18, 2012-January 31, 2013. Contestants can submit their move of the month on the G-Form Facebook page (facebook.com/gformprotects) for a chance to win. Weekly winners will receive a full set of G-Form’s MMA products, including Shin Guards, Crash Shorts, Elbow Guards and Knee Guards. Made with Reactive Protection Technology, G-Form MMA products are soft and flexible but harden on impact, and are now available at g-form.com/moveofthemonth, On The Mat retail locations and otmfightshops.com. The grand-prize winner will win an all-inclusive trip to London for a training session with MMA fighter Brad Pickett. The winner will be announced at ISPO, an international sporting goods trade show in Munich, Germany, February 2013.
Available Now @: www.g-form.com/moveofthemonth, On the Mat retail locations and otmfightshops.com
SINGAPORE – Dec. 20, 2012 – Personae Studios today announced an update forMechWarrior: Tactical Command addressing many gameplay issues based on fan feedback. In addition, the latest update of the game will be on sale Friday, December 21st on the iTunes store for $6.99. Download MechWarrior: Tactical Command at http://itunes.
“Since its launch, we adopted a rapid patching and release cycle and the constant crashes were quickly fixed with every update. We are actively working on addressing all these issues including improved navigation, increased unit feedback/response, and performance enhancements across iPads,” said Sunny Koh, Studio head of Personae Studio. “As we add support for the other iOS devices, we appreciate the patience from all the fans out there.”
View the complete letter from Personae Studio at http://www.mechwarriortc.
The latest update of MechWarrior: Tactical Command includes:
- 3 new difficulty modes
- MechLab for more granular customization.
- Balancing tweaks
- Improved Pathfinding
- Improvements in A.I. Behavior
- Rendering Stability improvements
- Improved stability for low memory devices
- Improved Contextual Menu Response Time
- New feature to unlock Zoom
View the complete update notes at http://www.mechwarriortc.com/
Download MechWarrior: Tactical Command on the iTunes store. On sale on Friday, December 23rd for $6.99: http://itunes.apple.
Twain Harte, CA – December 20, 2012 – 2 Dawn Games and Reverb Publishing today announced Ravaged, the 32-player, post-apocalyptic first-person shooter, is receiving a massive free DLC boost replete with new weapons, vehicles, one new map, and more, just in time to hit Steam’s Winter Holiday Sale. Ravaged, normally priced at $9.99, is now on sale at Steam for $4.99 starting today, Thursday, December 20, and lasting through Friday, January 4, 2013.
Ravaged, which is already packed with more than 40 land and air vehicles and weapons, will see incredible new vehicles such as the monstrous Tractor Tank, new heavily armored Mini-Copters, a variety of weapons such as AK-47s and M16s, a new Nail Gun, VOIP, and more to complement the already robust game.
Download the new screenshots HERE: https://www.yousendit.com/
Ravaged and the new free “Apocalypse DLC Pack” also can be purchased at Rain Digital Games, 2DawnGames, GameStop, GamersGate, Origin, Green Man Gaming, andGameFly.
The complete “Apocalypse DLC Pack” includes:
- Devastating New Vehicles: The Tractor Tank, Quads and Trikes with two seats, and the new Mini Chopper with mini guns on each side for the Resistance and the Scavengers.
- An Arsenal of New Weapons: The new weapon unlock system offers players the brutal Nail Gun, AK-47 (with scope), AK-47 (with silencer),.357 (gold colored), Mp7, M16 Scope, M16 Silencer, MK16 with Ironsight, and AN94 IronSites.
- New Map: Introducing The Dust Bowl, a large map built for vehicle gameplay.
- Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VOIP): Players can now voice chat with their squad instead of using third-party software.
- More Visible Squads in UI: Player squads are easier to locate.
- Auto-Kick: For players that don’t spawn for three minutes
- New Skins: Three new skins for the mini-helicopters.
“This new DLC Pack is a gift from us to our community,” said Boris Ustaev, founder at 2 Dawn Games. “We strongly believe this new assortment of maps, vehicles, and weapons will increase the chaotic team-based fun so many people have already enjoyed with a whole new level of depth and replayability. And the best part? It’s free.”
Unlike other publishers that have dropped dedicated PC features over the years, Ravaged supports a surplus of them including public dedicated servers, competitive support, advanced graphic settings such as Eyefinity and Crossfire, and the anti-cheat system FairFight by GameBlocks, which deters cheating. Ravaged is available at the exceptional value of $9.99, and the multi-unit “Clan Pack” containing four games and normally sold for $39.99, is also on sale for $29.99 (a $10 discount).
Ravaged is rated M for mature due to the violent subject matter, and is not intended for younger audiences.
Look for more DLC updates to Ravaged in 2013. For more details on DLC and community events such as “Hunt the Devs,” listen to the development team’s regular podcasts on 2dawn.com. Be sure to follow 2 Dawn Games on Twitter and Facebook.
CD Projekt RED has sent out a well-produced holiday card, along with the following message:
There are a lot of quests for you in 2013, we’re sure. Before you embark on your adventures, though, we would like to give you our best wishes and let you know we hope you will have:
– a great party of friends who will accompany you wherever you go
– unforgettable memories to fill your journal with
– a chance to unlock all of your achievements that you’re working on
– the might to vanquish all of the nasty critters in your life
Happy Holidays from us to you!
CD Projekt RED
2K Games has released the official launch trailer for Borderlands 2’s third DLC Pack, Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt.
Trailer
1C Company has sent out a holiday card from the post-apocalyptic world of their upcoming RPG, Nuclear Union. You can read more about the game over at its official website.
THQ President, Jason Rubin, has sent out a letter to the gaming community explaining what today’s events actually mean. In short, the Chapter 11 filing and asset acquisition by Clearlake Capital Group seems to be giving the studio a fresh start while allowing them to continue developing and putting out the current roster of games, which includes the South Park RPG as well as next in the METRO game series.
The Letter from Jason Rubin
Today THQ announced that it has secured an investor, a private equity firm named Clearlake Capital Group, who is interested in purchasing most of what you think makes up THQ: the teams that make the games (Relic, THQ Montreal, Vigil and Volition), THQ’s Intellectual Property (titles, source code, etc.), THQ’s contracts (like the ones with Crytek, South Park Digital Studios, 4A games, Obsidian, and Turtle Rock) and the support staff that are required to help the teams succeed.
In fact, Clearlake is even providing the company the money it needs to keep working on the products as the process plays itself out. And importantly, when the purchase is complete, Clearlake has committed to invest additional ample capital to let us finish the games we are making and continue making games going forward.
In short, they are investing in a new start for our company.
The sale needs to be completed through a Chapter 11 proceeding of the Bankruptcy code, which we filed today. Given the intense speculation that we have experienced in recent weeks and months, this news probably isn’t that surprising.
But what does “Chapter 11” mean? What will happen to the games you are expecting? The series you love? And what about the people and teams that make them?
The most important thing to understand is that Chapter 11 does not mean the end of the THQ story or the end of the titles you love. Quite the opposite is true, actually.
Chapter 11 is a safety net for U.S. companies. American Airlines is currently in Chapter 11 restructuring, yet I flew back and forth on that airline when I visited Volition two weeks ago. Donald Trump and his companies have been in Chapter 11 four times. You can add to that list household names such as Macy’s, Eddie Bauer, the Chicago Cubs, Chrysler, Delta Airlines, General Motors, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Marvel Studios, and MGM, among many others.
MGM filed Chapter 11 two years ago, and this year it released “Skyfall” and “The Hobbit,” two of the biggest titles of the year. That’s what I mean when I say new start!
Our Chapter 11 process allows for other bidders to make competing offers for THQ. So while we are extremely excited about the Clearlake opportunity, we won’t be able to say that the deal is done for a month or so.
Rest assured that the goal throughout the sale process has been to preserve our teams and our products. So no matter what the outcome in 30 days, as long as we have accomplished this goal, I will be satisfied.
Whatever happens, the teams and products look likely to end up together and in good hands. That means you can still pre-order Metro: Last Light, Company of Heroes 2, and South Park: The Stick of Truth. Our teams are still working on those titles as you read this, and all other rumored titles, like the fourth Saints Row, the Homefront sequel, and a lot more are also still in the works.
Finally, you might be asking, why would THQ file for Chapter 11 right before the holiday season? Admittedly, the timing is unfortunate. But as we announced a few weeks ago, we have a January 15 deadline approaching for our bank funding. So if you work backwards to allow the necessary time to complete a sale, you end up at this week. Since all of THQ’s worldwide employees are off for a week and a half of paid vacation starting Friday for the holidays and will return to work on January 2nd, it hardly matters anyway.
So THQ made headlines today – and I am sure there will be tons of click-grabbing headlines over the next month or so. But what matters to us is not what is happening to THQ right now, but what the company and its teams will make of ourselves after we complete the sale.
In short, the teams will be unburdened by the past and able to focus on what they should be focusing on — Making great games.
I’m excited about the future and hope to have more to report soon.
Feel free to tweet me @Jason_Rubin
–Jason Rubin, President of THQ Inc.