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Konami Confirms E3 2011 Pre-Show

2011/05/25
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Konami has released some more official details of their first annual E3 2011 pre-show which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 2nd at 4pm at the Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City, CA. No word on just what exactly we will be seeing yet, but it is a safe assumption that there will be some Silent Hill goodness to go around – especially given that Sony Pictures is behind the upcoming film, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D.

We will bring you all the excitement from the pre-show as soon as it unfolds.

First Auto Club Revolution Screenshots

2011/05/25
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Eutechnyx, developer of the highly-acclaimed racer Nascar the Game 2011, has released the first screeshots from its upcoming Auto Club Revolution. ACR is an online car ownership and racing game which will be released later this year. Beta tests are scheduled to begin in July, and you can register to take part in them over at the game’s official website.

Eutechnyx’ COO, Darren Jobling said, “Auto Club Revolution will be a game changer for online racing and today’s screenshots barely touch the surface of what is probably the deepest car racing and car ownership experience ever developed.” He continues, “working together with the largest brands in motoring, we’ve fused online games and social motoring communities to build a truly new and exciting platform, with degrees of motor manufacturer involvement that are unprecedented in the history of real-world racing games, details of which we will be revealing shortly.”

The Screenshots

New Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad Screenshots

2011/05/25
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2XL Games has released some new screenshots from their upcoming Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad. The game is due out this Summer on the Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network. It features both single and multiplayer racing as well as a variety of off-road vehicles to control.

“I’m a huge fan of gaming and always have been, and being able to represent my transition from Supercross to short-course off road racing in a game is an awesome opportunity,” said Jeremy McGrath. “Having seen the work that 2XL Games has done with racing games in the past with Rainbow Studios and more, they are the perfect team to work with to create a fast-paced, intense racing experience that fans will want to get their hands on.”

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Community Unlocks More Content on Facebook

2011/05/25
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Square Enix and Eidos Montreal have announced that the gaming community has unlocked over 50% of the “Phase 1” exclusive content on their Deus Ex: Human Revolution Facebook page. The community has also unlocked a behind-the-scenes video, which you can see at the game’s Facebook page. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is due out on August 23rd in North America on the Windows PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 platforms.

Unlocked Screens and Concept Art:

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.