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Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods Release Date and Gameplay Trailer

2013/04/24
Jerry Paxton
News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

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NEW YORK – April 24, 2013 – Soon Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studios will welcome you to a past darker than you can imagine, where there are few shining knights or mighty castles and the kings of Europe are more petty warlords than imposing rulers. We stand only 400 years from the fall of Rome, and a mere 200 from the revelations of Mohammed and much of the world still clings to an ancient code written with iron and blood.

This is the world of Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, and it is yours for the taking on May 28.

The latest trailer for The Old Gods is the first trailer to show gameplay from the expansion. Feast thy eyes on river-going vessels, the new map and brand new powers that will compete for prestige and prominence.

Pray to the old gods or risk the wrath of Odin – watch the trailer here:

Theme Park Studio to Support Oculus Rift VR Headset & Razer Hydra

2013/04/24
Jerry Paxton
News, Tech News, Windows PC News

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Porter Ranch, Calif.–April 24, 2013–Pantera Entertainment announced they will be adding support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset for 3D games to the upcomingTheme Park Studio. The advanced theme park and roller coaster builder for PC has generated excitement and acclaim among fans of the genre, and has reached over 40 percent of its Kickstarter goal in just 11 days, earning it a spot on the Kicktraq Top Ten. Support for the Razer Hydra motion sensing controller will be added if the Kickstarter goes beyond its initial goal and hits at least $85,000.

“We’re very excited to be at the point of merging of our 3D stereoscopic technology into Theme Park Studio. Imagine walking through your virtual theme park, waiting in line, getting in your coaster, and going on your favorite scream machine, all while being immersed in a stunning virtual experience in stereo 3D!” said Steve Fielding, president of Pantera Entertainment. “Oculus Rift lets players fine tune their 3D experience and slip into a world of their own creation and feel like they are actually there, while the Razer Hydra lets them actually reach out and interact in that world.”

“The Razer Hydra is a perfect interface for building rides and roller coasters because it  allows the user to interact with the virtual world in 3D, with the position and orientation of each hand tracked in real time” said Amir Rubin, president and CEO of Sixense  Entertainment, Inc., which developed the motion tracking technology that powers the Razer Hydra. “We believe that native support for the Razer Hydra in Theme Park Studiowill make building more natural and intuitive for novices and enthusiasts alike.”

Pantera Entertainment has extensive background in stereoscopic integration, earning Platinum grades on GameGrade3D, and having received Nvidia’s 5 Star 3D Vision Ready rating. The Company also develops software for the medical industry, having created the Neuro-Vision Rehabilitator software, a product used to treat veterans with impaired vision and balance problems due to traumatic head injuries, as well as the ‘Computer Orthoptics VTS4,’ which uses 3D stereoscopic functionality extensively and is currently being used to treat patients with visual impairments.

Theme Park Studio is a powerful set of tools that allows players to build amazing theme parks of their own design. The simulator includes a robust coaster editor that is both easy to use and flexible, allowing rails to be bent, twisted, and shaped into almost any design imaginable. With brakes, accelerators, tunnels, and custom mesh, there is virtually no limit to what players can come up with. Prefabricated templates also provide the ease of click-and-drop designs.

More information on Theme Park Studio and the Kickstarter campaign can be found athttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1011099242/theme-park-studio-create-the-ultimate-theme-park

World of Tanks Update 8.5 Released

2013/04/24
Jerry Paxton
News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

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24th April, 2013 – Wargaming, the leading free-to-play developer and publisher, today announced the release of Update 8.5 for its award-winning World of Tanks free-to-play action MMO. This newest update further expands the tank rosters for both Germany and the USSR, as well as introduces new premium feature options for non-paying players. Update 8.5 will release on April 24th in Europe, April 25th in Southeast Asia and the United States, and May 7th in South Korea.

The German tech tree will be updated with new, powerful medium tanks, including the legendary Tier X Leopard 1, while the Soviet tree will be strengthened with three new light tanks.

Also of note in Update 8.5, players will now be able to purchase all premium consumables with credits. Previously, premium consumables were only purchasable with gold, the in-game currency purchased with real-world money. In addition, all players, both paying and non-paying, will be able to create 3-member platoons and companies.

Update 8.5 is further rounded out with the introduction of a new battle arena, Pearl River, as well as visual revamps of the Siegfried Line, South Coast, and Malinovka maps.

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Dungeonland Screens and Update Details

2013/04/23
Jerry Paxton
News, Screenshots / Photos, Windows PC News

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NEW YORK — April 23, 2013 — Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a purchaser of souvenir photos, today released details on the evolution thus far of Dungeonland, the mostly-co-op action title from Critical Studio. Dungeonland, which has received a long list of gameplay tweaks and bizarre adventurer costumes since launch, continues to create DM tricks, silly costumes to force upon players’ hapless avatars, and a horde of behind-the-scenes tweaks on a regular basis. These alterations continue to lure unwary heroes inside the park where they will have so much fun that they won’t realize their best skills have been nerfed until it’s too late.

Dungeonland is a cooperative action game that sends three players to a theme park just for heroic adventurers, surviving relentless hordes of friendly staff and stealing loot from all of the gift shops. Since the game’s launch in early 2013, Dungeonland has been carefully altered and expanded by the Dungeon Maestro and his minions at Critical Studio.

“New language options, cheaper perks, Mimics who won’t bite you more than once each – it’s really amazing how much work goes into keeping my theme park open every day,” said the Dungeon Maestro, director of corporate defenestrations at Paradox Interactive. “I’ve even cut down on some of the grinding, so heroes can have their precious little abilities unlocked sooner. The actual grinder where I put their bodies, though, that part’s still there. I mean, can you imagine? Like I have room for all those corpses in here.”

Other additions include:
DLC bundles for all characters

  • Egyptian Armor Pack DLC
  • Classic Dungeon Pack DLC
  • Amazing Armor Pack DLC
  • Ozz Armor Pack DLC

DLC bundles for individual characters

  • Mage Weapons DLC
  • Rogue Weapons DLC
  • Warrior Weapons DLC

Mage items – free content

  • Holy Clothes
  • Santa Armor
  • Luchador Outfit
  • Staff of Tesla
  • Holy Helm
  • Helmet of Santa
  • Luchador Mask

Rogue items – free content

  • Biker Outfit
  • Psycho Mask
  • Impossibly Sharp Daggers
  • Pointy Daggers
  • Stabby Daggers
  • Daggers of Pain
  • Knively Knifes
  • Axe Bow
  • Wooden Daggers
  • Fairy Daggers
  • Screaming Bow

Warrior items – free content

  • The Rhyno Armor
  • The Rhyno Hat
  • Pepperoni and Shield
  • Sword and Board
  • Huge Hammer of Hammering
  • Emperor’s Lance

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Strike Suit Infinity Announced

2013/04/23
Jerry Paxton
News, Screenshots / Photos, Windows PC News

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Guildford, UK, April 23, 2013. — Today, development studio Born Ready Games has announced its latest addition to the Strike Suit universe, Strike Suit Infinity, which will be released for Windows PC on April 30, 2013. Strike Suit Infinity is a wave-based score-chaser that does not require the main game to play. Strike Suit Infinity combines all the combat skills and high-flying maneuvers players will have used in Strike Suit Zero and has been designed to provide endless challenge for competitive players through online leaderboards.

In Strike Suit Infinity, players fight to stay alive as long as possible against a never-ending armada of enemies, with the intention of surviving each round and climbing as high up the leaderboards as possible. Each round is comprised of numerous waves of enemies, which get progressively harder.
In order to reach the top of the leaderboard, players will need to successfully chain their scoring to increase their score multiplier. The multiplier will decay however, so players must maintain rhythm while quickly dispatching enemy ships.

In between rounds, players can use credits earned during combat to purchase reinforcements. Reinforcements range from Interceptors and Fighters all the way up to Cruisers and Frigates – challenging players to make strategic choices to get to the top of the leaderboard.

Strike Suit Infinity will be available via Steam on April 30 for $6.99 USD

Owners of Strike Suit Zero will be excited to learn that Born Ready Games will soon also release theHeroes of the Fleet mission pack DLC for the game. Further details on this pack will follow shortly.

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New DARK Screenshots

2013/04/23
Jerry Paxton
News, Screenshots / Photos, Windows PC News, Xbox 360 News

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April 23, 2013, Ridgewood, NJ – Kalypso Media is pleased to release new screens for DARK, its upcoming stealth-action title for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. Scheduled for a summer 2013 release on PC and console, DARK will immerse players in a near-future world of vampires who secretly slip through all levels of society. In DARK, you will take on the role of Eric Bane, a newly turned vampire on a quest to uncover the elder vampires and their sinister plans for humanity. Brutal melee combat moves, coupled with a variety of stealth and action-oriented vampire special powers will allow players to choose between stealthily sneaking between their foes, or taking on their opponents head-on.

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Cloud Imperium Games Opens Santa Monica Office

2013/04/23
Jerry Paxton
Industry News, News

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 23, 2013 — Cloud Imperium Games™, led by legendary game designer Chris Roberts, has opened an office in Santa Monica to help create Roberts’ new space sim game, Star Citizen™. The game marks Roberts’ return to the gaming industry and has garnered headlines in the last six months by bringing in more money via crowd funding than any other game to date. Cloud Imperium has raised more than $8.6 million since October of 2012 for the development of Star Citizen.

Roberts is best known for creating the hugely popular Wing Commander line of games in the 1990s. Those games sold millions of units worldwide and led to an animated television series, a feature film, a collectible card game and a series of novels and action figures. With Star Citizen Roberts wants to reinvigorate PC gaming and space sims in particular.

The new office in Santa Monica will be part of a distributed development approach for Star Citizen that spans from Montreal to Austin, Texas to the Los Angeles area. “I’m a big believer in utilizing small, very focused development groups,” says Roberts. “Each studio is working on key features of the game. In Santa Monica we’re working on some of the high-end creative elements, the structuring of our game engine and publishing. Other studios are working on technology, game design and production, customer support and web development.

“We couldn’t be more pleased with hanging our shingle up in Santa Monica. It’s an incredibly creative community here already with a lot of game development and art resources all around us. We’re reaching out to fill positions for the new office already.”

The office located in the Third Street Promenade area is 2900 square feet of space. Cloud Imperium plans on staffing with up to 20 people.

For more information about Cloud Imperium including information about job openings, go to http://www.CloudImperiumGames.com.

GUNS and ROBOTS Credits Code Giveaway – Expired

2013/04/23
Jerry Paxton
Contests, News, Windows PC News

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The good people at Masthead Studios have sent us over 100 codes redeemable for 16,000 in-game credits for their new GUNS and ROBOTS. These codes are only redeemable for new player accounts and redemption instructions can be seen below. With these credits, new players can buy up to four light weapons! This giveaway will expire on Friday, May 3rd, 2013 @ 11:59 PM Pacific time. At that time, 100 winners will be randomly chosen.

How to enter?

You can get two entries to this giveaway. Simply hit our Facebook giveaway link below to do so and good luck!

 

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**ATTENTION: Even if you already “like” our page and follow our Twitter account, you still MUST hit the entry buttons on the rafflecopter widget located at the above link. Otherwise, your entries will not be counted.

 

If you win, here are the redemption instructions!

How to get your killer credit pack from GUNS and ROBOTS:
1. Congratulations! You now have promo code!To activate your code go to the registration form here.
2. Register by filling in your information, copy / paste your code in the “Promo code” field and press the “Submit” button.
3. Enjoy!

Get ready for robo-destructiveness! We will give you the opportunity to participate in the development of the game by reporting any problems in the open beta forum and the opportunity to participate in a rapidly growing community. We believe that valuable feedback from players like you will help us improve the game and make your stay a pleasant experience! * Note: The promo codes are valid for new registered players only.