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Archive - 2013
The folks behind the upcoming GameStick handheld gaming console have released some new images of their device, which is slated to launch in April.
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MONTREAL – February 19, 2013 – Infinite Game Publishing and Piranha Games’ latest update to MechWarrior Online drops a metric ton of Mech goodness on you today as the colossal Alpine Peaks map is now live and ready for the taking. Sporting miles between bases, Alpine Peaks offers rising majestic ragged mountains and hills to vertical and horizontal firefights and a chance to really put those long-range weapons to use. Cover is sporadic and flanking opportunities are abundant: Secure the higher ground early or face devastation in the completely new battle environment.
Get a good look at the new environment here: http://mwomercs.com/game/maps/alpine-peaks
The massive content update also includes five (count them: FIVE) versions of the epic Trebuchet now available in the MechLab, a medium weight BattleMech that offers a potent blend of both long and short-range fire support: Fifty tons, 86 km/h, dual LRM-15’s with three medium lasers in reserve, the Trebuchet will hurl a veritable torrent of devastation before an enemy can even get close.
All variants and specs of the five different Trebuchet Mechs can be found here: http://mwomercs.com/game/battlemechs/medium/trebuchet
Also making its debut in this update is Phase III of MatchMaking. The Match Maker will form the best balanced match in terms of both skills and Mech classes of all players involved, and new cosmetic items allow you to proudly display your favorite house faction with Faction Holograms for your cockpit. Dominating the battlefield has never looked so good.
Rounding out the incredibly abundant content drop are a host of balance tweaks and performance enhancing fixes. Sign up for MechWarrior Online and jump into the free-to-play action immediately: www.mwomercs.com.
San Diego – February 19, 2013 – Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (NYSE MKT: MCZ) announced that the F.R.E.Q.7 Surround Sound Gaming Headset featuring Dolby® Headphone Technology is now available for pre-order. Part of the Company’s range of GameSmart products, the F.R.E.Q.7 is compatible with a wide variety of devices and is expected to ship in the first quarter of fiscal 2014.
Ideal for use with gaming, movies, music and more, the F.R.E.Q.7 features Dolby Headphone Technology and Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx technology, expanding stereo and 5.1 audio to rich 7.1 surround sound, perfect for empowering gamers with a competitive edge. In addition, PC gamers can instantly toggle between surround sound and stereo to ensure they have the right audio for their game or music.
Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. stated, “Part of our GameSmart initiative, we believe the F.R.E.Q.7 offers uncompromising levels of performance and versatility which will resonate with the passionate gamer.”
The F.R.E.Q.7 features software driven EQ, providing multiple settings for gaming, voice and music as well as the ability to separately adjust chat and game volume levels. The detachable in-line cable allows for easy conversion from USB to 3.5mm to support stereo audio on iPhone®, tablets and most Smart Devices.
The F.R.E.Q.7 ships with a desktop stand and will be available in matte black, gloss black, gloss white and gloss red colors.
Additional information and pre-order details available at: www.madcatz.com/freq7/
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Feb. 19, 2013 – Razer™, the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware, software and systems, announced the re-release of its peripheral lineup for Blizzard Entertainment’s StarCraft® II: Heart of the Swarm™ expansion, the highly anticipated next installment of the acclaimed StarCraft franchise. The entire suite of StarCraft II peripherals, designed specifically for the prestigious real-time strategy (RTS) game, is once again available in all its glory. The line includes the Razer Spectre™ StarCraft® II Gaming Mouse, the Razer Marauder™ StarCraft® II Gaming Keyboard and the Razer Banshee™ StarCraft® II Gaming Headset.
“The initial response we received on the announcement of the original StarCraft II peripherals was simply amazing and, as a way of giving back to our diehard fans and the StarCraft community, we want to make these products available once more,” said Min-Liang Tan – co-founder, CEO and creative director of Razer. “These peripherals speak to the quality of Razer products as a whole and give StarCraft players the edge they crave on the battlefield.”
The Razer Spectre, Razer Marauder and Razer Banshee all feature custom-backlighting to match any gaming rig and are able to electrify StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm gameplay through an APM (Actions-Per-Minute) Lighting System. The APM Lighting System offers a fully integrated gaming experience that responds directly to a player’s maneuvers and speed, providing vibrant performance feedback that gamers can see. Each peripheral also features a gaming-optimized design with an emphasis on portability for tournament play and is stylized with design elements from the StarCraft® universe.
The announcement comes in the wake of StarCraft II’s successful 2012 tournament season.
Additionally, fans of the popular RTS title can enter for a chance to win each of the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm peripherals by going to www.razerzone.com/HOTSsweepstakes.
MINNEAPOLIS – February 19th, 2013 – Coaster Creator 3D from Big John Games and Gamers Digital will release on February 28th, 2013 in the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DSTM gaming console for $9.99.
Build your own roller coasters using fast and intuitive touch screen drawing and editing controls, and share roller coaster creations with friends and online communities through the use of QR Code® graphics. Make sure to check out your favorite Nintendo news sites for pre-built Coaster content.
Learn the ropes of roller coaster design in career mode from Gill McGee, the owner of Classic Coasters. He’ll guide players through 20 Career Challenges with each player starting as a coaster design apprentice and working their way up to expert level. Along the way you will unlock new theme park locations, cart models, decals, and more!
As you learn new skills, you can put them into practice in the coaster sandbox, where it’s possible to design and ride almost any roller coaster you can dream up. There are five exotic theme park locations to choose from. You’ll be able to select a steel, wooden, or inverted track type, and then draw the basic track design on the touch screen. Coaster Creator 3D will turn this design into a completed roller coaster in full 3D in just seconds.
From there you can refine and embellish your coaster in the Track Editor. With touch screen controls, you can move, bend, twist, lengthen, or shorten any part of the track in 3D. Special features like loops, corkscrews, and 360-degree twists are added instantly using the Track Editor’s Track Wizard. Within the Track Editor, players can simulate the ride at normal speed, slow motion, fast forward, or even reverse to fine-tune every moment of your coaster experience. Using the Park Editor, each theme park location provides players with a wide variety of park objects for decorating the grounds under and around the coaster track in the park editor. You can customize the colors of the track and carts, select from different cart styles, and apply decals or special attachments to the lead cart. Finally, play the star-smashing Star Roller game in between your coaster creations. Every coaster you can create becomes its very own thrilling Star Roller level to ride.
Coaster Creator 3D is rated E for everyone and will be available for download February 28th, 2013 from the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS for $9.99. Be sure to check out upcoming Coaster Creator 3D screenshots, videos, and news as they become available, and watch for new coasters available via QR Codes from bigjohngames.com after the February 28th release date. Also, make sure you visit your favorite Nintendo news sites for more pre-built Coaster Creator 3Dcontent.
Miami, FL – February 19, 2013, 9:00 A.M. EST— ORIGIN PC announced today the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN graphics card to their award-winning desktops for gamers, artists, enthusiasts and professionals and will be available for sale starting on February 21, 2013. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN has a rare combination of raw power and efficiency to run today’s most demanding games at the highest of resolutions. Featuring 2,688 NVIDIA CUDA® cores and support for up to 4-WAY SLI, TITAN takes the crown with the fastest graphics performance to date for a single GPU. ORIGIN PC has also worked closely with EK Water Blocks to be the first to offer their CRYOGENIC Liquid Cooling Solution and Professional Overclocking that will be available on TITAN’s official launch date!
NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Features:
- World’s Fastest Single GPU Card
- 2,688 NVIDIA CUDA® cores
- Chromium-plate Aluminum Design*
- ORIGIN PC Professional GPU Overclocking
- Up to 4-WAY SLI Support
- Exclusive CRYOGENIC Liquid Cooling
- *Chromium-plate Aluminum Design is for air-cooled cards only.
“When NVIDIA first showed us TITAN, we were simply blown away by its single GPU performance on even the most demanding games and applications.” said Kevin Wasielewski ORIGIN PC CEO and co-founder “Just wait until you see it running on an ORIGIN PC . With support of our CRYOGENIC Liquid Cooling Solution, Professional Overclocking and up to 4-WAY SLI, TITAN brings us the first true gaming supercomputer.”
New York, NY – February 19, 2013 – 2K Sports today announced that the critically acclaimed NBA 2K13 will be paired with the upcoming MLB 2K13 in a combination pack, available for purchase on March 5, 2013 at participating North American retailers for $79.99, for both the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
“Bundling two of the biggest sports franchises again just made sense,” said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “In the same way that fans don’t limit themselves to one sport, sports video gamers seek the level of variety and convenience offered in this package. Combining NBA 2K13 and MLB 2K13 will make it easy for fans to discover the latest entries to these popular franchises at an incredible value.”
The NBA 2K13/MLB 2K13 Combo Pack will feature a full retail version of 2K Sports’ new baseball title, MLB 2K13, along with a full retail version of NBA 2K13, both of which currently retail for $59.99 individually. Fans who purchase the NBA 2K13/MLB 2K13 Combo Pack, in addition to those who purchase the standalone MLB 2K13 title, will be eligible to compete in this year’s Perfect Game Challenge*, which will award a sum total of $1 million across 31 prize pools for gamers who pitch the best perfect games in this year’s contest.
“I’ve been a fan of NBA 2K13 cover athlete Kevin Durant for years and to share a video game cover with one of basketball’s elite players is a big honor,” added David Price, Cy Young award-winning pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays and MLB 2K13 cover athlete. “Fans can expect to experience 2K Sports’ signature authenticity throughout this new package, from the sting of my fastball to Kevin’s clutch shooting.”
“Being named as a face of NBA 2K13 was an honor, but adding a Cy Young winner like David makes the cover that much more memorable,” concluded Kevin Durant, NBA 2K13 cover athlete. “Fans can expect the ultimate sports package with him and me gracing 2K Sports’ latest bundle.”
Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio, NBA 2K13/MLB 2K13 Combo Pack is rated E for everyone by the ESRB.
To pre-order the NBA 2K13/MLB 2K13 Combo Pack, visit http://2kgam.es/BuyMLB2K13.
For more information on 2K Sports, visit www.2KSports.com. For more information on NBA 2K13, visit www.facebook.com/NBA2K. For more information on MLB 2K13, visit http://www.facebook.com/MLB2K.
2K Sports is a division of 2K, a wholly owned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
*OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 U.S. (D.C.), 13 OR OLDER (EXCLUDING AZ, CT, MD, ND, & VT). VOID IN AZ, CT, MD, ND, VT.
2K and Irrational Games have released a new trailer for their upcoming BioShock Infinite, titled “Lamb of Columbia”.
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Paradox Interactive has released the launch trailer for their new strategy title, March of the Eagles, now available on Windows PCs.