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Nival to Launch King’s Bounty: Legions on Facebook

2011/05/25
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Nival has announced the launch of their new social strategy game, King’s Bounty: Legions, to take place this Summer on Facebook. Legions features turn-based, PvP combat and will also be released on the iOS and Android platforms at a later date. King’s Bounty: Legions is being developed under license of the 1C Company, who created the Windows PC retail King’s Bounty titles.

“King’s Bounty: Legions is the very definition of a social strategy game, offering the combination of competitive, tactical gameplay with fun social interaction,” said David D Christensen, general manager of Nival’s North American operations and executive producer of King’s Bounty: Legions. “With its mixture of fun for both hardcore and social gamers, we like to think of King’s Bounty: Legions as the chocolate and vanilla swirl cone of Facebook gaming.”

Beta testing of the game will commence early this Summer where players will be able to participate for free.

Pride of Nations Walkthrough Video

2011/05/25
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Paradox Interactive and Paradox France/AGEOD have released a new walkthough trailer for their upcoming Pride of Nations. PoN is due out on June 7th for the Windows PC platform. The game puts players in command of their very own nation and its armies during the time period between 1850 and 1920.

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Age of Conan Soon to be Age of Conan: Unrated

2011/05/25
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Funcom has announced that their MMO, Age of Conan, would be re-launching this Summer as Age of Conan: Unrated – removing censorship from the equation and adding much more mature content. Additionally, this update would implement a hybrid business model where players could choose between free ‘standard’ and pay ‘premium’ subscription types!

‘Age of Conan’ has always been a Mature gaming experience, but going Unrated gives the development team freedom to stay even more true to the original works of Conan author Robert E. Howard, and use even more of the barbaric, brutal and sexy setting that is Howard’s Hyboria. Funcom is already in the process of developing new locations, monsters, equipment and storylines for ‘Age of Conan: Unrated’. This includes the movie tie-in adventure pack announced yesterday, that will introduce content and characters from the upcoming ‘Conan the Barbarian’ movie.

Age of Conan launched back in 2008 and is available exclusively on the Windows PC platform.

THQ Partners to Distribute Upcoming Codemasters Games

2011/05/25
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THQ has announced that its THQ Partners division has made a deal with Codemasters to publish some of their titles in North America. The games covered include the upcoming Operation Flashpoint: Red River as well as three other games.

“The THQ Partners initiative truly resonated with us,” said Rod Cousens, CEO of Codemasters. “THQ stands as a publishing force in North America and provides us the mindshare, commitment and resources of their organization to successfully drive Codemasters products in this very important market.”

THQ Partners will distribute the following Codemasters titles:

  • DiRT 3: DiRT 3 delivers action sports racing by the bucketful with more than double the track content of DiRT 2™ and three times the rally-specific content, including the best rally cars from the sport’s last five decades. Available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, DiRT 3 will hit shelves May 24.
  • Operation Flashpoint Red River: The brutal new chapter in the world-renowned, multimillion-selling franchise, Operation Flashpoint Red River takes the tactical military shooter to new levels of intense authenticity. On a deadly new battlefield where one bullet can kill, Operation Flashpoint Red River takes players closer to the experience of a U.S. Marine Corps campaign than ever before. Available for the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and PC Games for Windows® on June 7.
  • BODYCOUNT: Set to deliver the best gunplay experience in FPS gaming, BODYCOUNT is an adrenaline-pumping arcade shooter packed with powerful firefights. Gamers will experience the intense satisfaction of spectacular close-quarters combat in a shreddable world as players and opponents tear through cover to execute explosive kills. Available for the Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 later this summer.
  • F1 2011: The sequel to hugely successful F1 2010 FORMULA ONE game that has sold more than 2.3M units globally to date, F1 2011 will race into stores September 23. In F1 2011 players will be challenged to ‘be the driver, live the life, go compete,’ with wide-ranging technical and gameplay advancements on and off track and vastly extended competitive and co-operative multiplayer components. Now available for pre-order, F1 2011 will be available for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360® with Nintendo 3DS™ and Sony NGP to follow.

 

SteelSeries Announces Medal of Honor Gaming Gear

2011/05/24
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SteelSeries has announced a new line of Medal of Honor-themed gaming peripherals beginning with two new headsets. The 5Hv2 is a PC-based gaming headset while the Spectrum 5XB is for both the Xbox 360 home entertainment system and PC platforms. Both headsets feature braided cabling as well as optimized sounds for first-person shooter combat. The headsets are scheduled to become available in the quarter two of this year.

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SplitFish Unveils FragFX Shark 360 Game Controller

2011/05/24
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SplitFish has unveiled a new version of their FragFX line of video game controllers – this time, for the Xbox 360. The FragFX Shark 360 runs off of 2 AA batteries and features SplitFish’s mouse and remote control-style setup. The controller is optimized for first-person shooter games, promising to bring PC gaming mouse precision to the console environment. It features 2.4GHz wireless play and up to 500 hours of standby time when not in use.

“The FRAGFX design for XBOX 360 has been the most requested gaming periphery device from FPS gamers by far. We literally have thousands of emails where gamers have inquired about when a FRAGFX SHARK for 360 would be here. Finally it is!”

The Frag FX Shark 360 is available to pre-order now for $89.99.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gets OFFICIAL Release Date

2011/05/24
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Activision and Infinity Ward have confirmed: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is due out on November 8th, 2011. This is in contrast to a previously-rumored November 11th release date. The game will pickup after Modern Warfare 2 and deal with a series of strikes on Western powers by rogue military forces.

“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is by far the most epic Call of Duty experience yet.   The teams at Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games have worked tirelessly to create for the Call of Duty  player a scale that is unimaginable with a level of polish and creativity that will push the genre forward,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, Inc.  “The passion and energy of our developers is reflected in everything about the title.  From the innovative gameplay, to the cinematic intensity, to the most advanced multiplayer ever, Modern Warfare 3 will raise the bar for this already incredible franchise.”

Also be sure to checkout the game’s official reveal trailer.

Duke Nukem Forever GOLD

2011/05/24
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It looks like it is almost time to “Come Get Some!” as 2K Games has revealed that Gearbox Software’s upcoming Duke Nukem Forever has officially gone gold and has been sent off to pressing. DNF has been in production for about 15 years, going through several incarnations along the way.

“Duke Nukem Forever is the game that was once thought to be unshipppable, and yet here we are, on the precipice of history,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “Today marks an amazing day in the annals of gaming lore, the day where the legend of Duke Nukem Forever is finally complete and it takes that final step towards becoming a reality.”

The game is due out June 10th internationally and on June 14th in North America for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows PC platforms.

WBIE Announces Nightly Concerts for E3 Booth Attendees

2011/05/24
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that any E3 attendees who visit their booth on the show floor and participate in the demo for their upcoming The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, will receive a wrist band allowing them access to nightly concerts/cocktail receptions featuring veteran video game composer Inon Zur. Zur has scored a number of AAA titles, including Baldur’s Gate II, Crysis, and Prince of Persia Two Thrones, and will conduct vocalists as well as a 40-piece orchestra during the shows.

Official Info:

E3 attendees that visit the WBIE Booth (South Hall, #2401) and participate in a demo of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North will receive a wrist band, granting them entrance to these nightly concert and cocktail receptions.

Concert Schedule:

Daily from Tuesday, June 7th – Thursday, June 9th Tuesday & Wednesday: 5:30pm – 7:00pm, Thursday: 4:30pm – 6pm

NZXT Unveils Avatar S Gaming Mouse

2011/05/24
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Maker of PC gaming computers and peripherals, NZXT, has unveiled their newest gaming mouse – the budget-minded Avatar S. Featuring  up to 16kb of on-board memory as well as three-step dpi switching of up to 1600 dpi of sensor resolution. The Avatar S gaming mouse retails for $39.99 and is available now.