Author - Jerry Paxton

DiRT Showdown Launch Trailer

2012/06/12

Los Angeles, Calif. – June 12, 2012 – Gamers are set to go fast, take chances and never yield as DiRT® Showdown™ ships to stores across North America today on the Codemasters Racing label. To mark the game’s retail release, Codemasters has unleashed a spectacular launch video featuring DiRT Showdown’s new brand of full-throttle, tire-shredding, panel-smashing gameplay, now showing at www.dirtgame.com.

The launch video showcases the maximum-impact racing, bone-rattling destruction game modes, freestyle Hoonigan events and multiplayer party games set to take center stage on DiRT Showdown’s World tour of motorized mayhem. From Miami to LA and San Francisco to Yokohama, the trailer features drivers taking down their rivals, boosting to overtake, hitting jumps, performing stunts and sending Showdown Challenges as they go for the win across DiRT Showdown’s wide range of game modes. The video is now playing at www.dirtgame.com.

DiRT Showdown players are also invited to sign up for RaceNet, the free new online extension for Codemasters Racing games that tracks and rewards player achievements. RaceNet launched in beta alongside the DiRT Showdown demo and new features now include players being invited to take part in regular community challenges and RaceNet events and the ability to add other RaceNet members as friends. Gamers will be able to earn new RaceNet Awards and XP which can be viewed on a new Driver Profile page and additional new pages will reflect the status of Showdown Challenges and enable players to compare best times and scores with their friends across a range of game modes. Gamers can enjoy these new features and more by registering at www.racenet.com.

DiRT Showdown will deliver a new world of competitive and combative racing as players race, crash and hoon their way to “Showdown” finals to perform in front of thousands of fans when it ships to stores today for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC.

For all the latest updates straight from the studio, crash over to www.dirtgame.com, www.facebook.com/dirtgame or follow the team at www.twitter.com/dirtgame.

Official Launch Trailer

Legends of Pegasus Humans Trailer

2012/06/12

Jerry Paxton

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Ridgewood, NJ, June 12, 2012 – Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Novacore Studios today released a new trailer for upcoming 4X space game Legends of Pegasus. In the first of three trailers focusing on the playable races in the game, we take a closer look at the ‘Humans’ and their first steps into deep space travel and how it opened a new chapter of peace and harmony. However, this peace was short lived and the balance of power soon shifted as greed and the thirst for supremacy led to the discovery of new races, threatening humanity’s very existence.

Humans Trailer

KRATER Launch Trailer

2012/06/12

Jerry Paxton

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden. June 12, 2012. Fatshark today announced that their adventure roll-playing game KRATER is available on Steam for PC Computers. Mac version will be available in July.

“We are very excited about inviting gamers to the world of KRATER, and experience the post-apocalyptic Sweden.” says Martin Wahlund, CEO and Executive Producer, Fatshark. “In KRATER death and injuries actually mean something. We want to bring back the feeling of being scared of dying from old school RPG’s.”

KRATER is a lush post-apocalyptic top down RPG and the base pillars are crafting, exploration and consequence. Consequence brings not only the ability for the characters to level up and improve themselves, but also permanent injuries and death.

KRATER’s Steam page; http://store.steampowered.com/app/42170/

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Launch Trailer

Death Road Announced

2012/06/12

Jerry Paxton

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Brighton, June 12^th, 2012 – They’re fast, they’re powerful and they’re armed up to the radiator grill: Publisher Lace Mamba Global and developer Active Zone Group put players behind the wheels of some extremely futuristic vehicles – in Death Road, the upcoming action-packed high velocity racing game for PC. Today, Lace Mamba Global announces to publish digital and retail editions of the game. The release is scheduled for August 10^th, 2012, in the UK and Ireland. Additional local release dates will be announced separately.

Death Road offers a full single player campaign and arcade multiplayer races for up to 8 pilots, featuring 7 gameplay modes, ranging from standard races and time trials to combat, elimination and mine field modes. Players choose from 11 different hovering and flying racing spacecrafts. Equipped with different weapon systems, ranging from lasers to tactical nukes, it’s not only speeding skills that will make a difference, but also the wise use of lethal force. Throughout the game, players will be awarded with special achievements for epic feats.

There are eight different racing tracks in Death Road, taking players through desert or city locations, or even old factory areas.

Death Road will be released in the UK and Ireland on August 10^th, 2012. The recommended retail price is £19.99 / €19.99. Further releases in more territories world-wide will follow, for example on October 05^th, 2012, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The Secret World Gold, Beta Weekend Announced

2012/06/12

Jerry Paxton

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Durham, USA – June 12^th, 2012 – Funcom is thrilled to invite thousands of gamers from all over the world into the bowels of hell itself, in the third Beta Weekend for the company’s highly anticipated modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. Starting on June 15^th at 9am PDT and ending on June 17^th at 11.59pm PDT, gamers will be able to explore a wealth of new content that was not available in the two previous Beta Weekends, including the Dragon and Illuminati starter experiences.

Whereas players in previous Beta Weekends got to sample only the Templar starter experience and the troubled town of Kingsmouth, this weekend the game will be opened up to include the massive region known as The Savage Coast, as well as two epic dungeons: The Polaris and Hell Rising. This represents only a fraction of the content available at launch, but still spans over dozens upon dozens of hours of pure gameplay. The best way to gain access to the Beta Weekend is to pre-order ‘The Secret World’. This grants access to all Beta Weekends leading up to launch. Funcom is also teaming up with major partners all over the world this week, including world-leading hardware manufacturer NVIDIA, to conduct a massive giveaway of keys that will enable play for this weekend only.

Funcom is also excited to share that over 1.3 million gamers are now registered as potential beta testers for ‘The Secret World’, shattering all previous company records including that of its previous MMO ‘Age of Conan’. The company is regularly inviting more and more from this pool of people into the ongoing and very successful Closed Beta. A recent survey among the tens of thousands of testers, who have played in the Closed Beta, confirms that the vast majority is enjoying the game and will play it at launch.

“We are very encouraged by both the numbers of beta registrations and the positive feedback we are getting from our testers,” says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. “The fact that so many gamers want to play ‘The Secret World’ combined with the high purchase intent among testers is something we consider a very positive indicator.”

The company can also share today that ‘The Secret World’ has now gone GOLD, and that production of physical units have started and that these will soon be rolled out to retail in preparation of launch on July 3^rd. For those who have pre-ordered, Early Access will commence on June 29^th as planned.

‘The Secret World’ is developed by Funcom and co-published by EA Partners, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA). For more information about the game or how to register for the beta, please visit www.thesecretworld.com.

Ship Simulator Extremes Collection Announced

2012/06/12

Jerry Paxton

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Stockholm, June 12th 2012 – Paradox Interactive and developer VSTEP have today announced that Ship Simulator Extremes Collection will release on June 19th with a recommended retail price of €29.99/$29.99.

The most complete Ship Simulator game to date, Ship Simulator Extremes Collection includes the acclaimed Ship Simulator Extremes along with ALL previously released add-on and DLC content in a single package along with including the acclaimed Ferry DLC pack.
This comprehensive collection features hundreds of hours of maritime seafaring realism as you captain an extensive range of accurately recreated sea craft of all sizes.

View the Ship Simulator Extremes Collection Announcement trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGmmZ9wK5p4

Included within Ship Simulator Extremes Collection are 10 new vessels, gameplay features and player campaigns. The Ferry Pack DLC adds five ferry boats each with their own specific controls and options as you play your part in the daily commute of thousands of passengers in the many famous in-game harbours.

Ship Simulator Extremes Collection will release on June 19th, 2012 via retail and all major digital distribution platforms for a recommended retail price of $29.99. The collection gives you maximum access to everything ever released for this best-selling ship simulator, making this a must for every simulation fan!

NASCAR The Game: Inside Line Drive for the Cover Round 2

2012/06/11

Jerry Paxton

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 11, 2012) – Greg Biffle is off to a memorable start in this 2012 season. First, he occupies the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points lead for 11 consecutive weeks. And now, he takes down five-time champion Jimmie Johnson in Round 1 of the NASCAR The Game: Inside Line “Drive for the Cover” Facebook campaign by a scant one percent margin of victory.

Round 1 of the tournament saw several very close matchups, leading to some fascinating pairings in Round 2, which begins today.

Marcos Ambrose led all drivers in total voting as he advances to Round 2 to face Denny Hamlin, who edged out past series champion Bobby Labonte. Below are the head-to-head matchups for Round 2, which includes a rematch of last year’s exciting championship battle between Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. vs. Martin Truex Jr.

Kyle Busch vs. Danica Patrick

Tony Stewart vs. Carl Edwards

Denny Hamlin vs. Marcos Ambrose

Greg Biffle vs. Mark Martin

Kasey Kahne vs. Kevin Harvick

Jeff Gordon vs. Matt Kenseth

Ryan Newman vs. Brad Keselowski

The campaign will continue to let NASCAR fans vote in a bracketed tournament that is hosted entirely on NASCAR The Game’s Facebook page, and can be easily accessed at www.nascarthegame.com/vote.

Voting for Round 2 of the “Drive for the Cover” campaign begins today with five weeks remaining in the campaign to select the driver who will adorn the cover of NASCAR The Game: Inside Line. Here is the voting schedule, which culminates in July:

MAY 24 – Voting Opens (32 drivers)

JUNE 10 – First Round Closes (16 drivers)

JUNE 17 – Second Round Closes (8 drivers)

JUNE 24 – Third Round Closes (4 drivers)

JUNE 30 – Fourth Round Closes (2 drivers)

JULY 15 – Final Round Closes (Champion)

Visit www.nascarthegame.com/vote to participate in the “Drive for the Cover” campaign.

NASCAR The Game: Inside Line video trailer is available at NASCARTheGame.com/DriveFTC.

Official Drive for the Cover Trailer

Iyaz, Kat Deluna, and Nelly Hitting Dance Central 2

2012/06/11

Jerry Paxton

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Cambridge, Mass. – June 11^th , 2012– Harmonix is keeping things hot as we head into summer with new tracks for Dance Central 2 and the just-announced Dance Central 3, coming this fall, only on Kinect for Xbox 360!

Tomorrow, June 12, sees the release of Iyaz’s “Replay.” Off of Iyaz’s 2010 record of the same name, the single was a success worldwide, certified double platinum and peaking at number two on the Billboard charts!

On June 19^th, Nelly’s “Hot in Herre” comes to the Dance Central Music Store. Produced by the powerhouse duo of The Neptunes, “Hot in Herre” was Nelly’s first number one Billboard hit, landing him a Grammy in 2003 for “Best Male Rap Solo Performance”.

Finally, the Kat DeLuna track “Whine Up” featuring Elephant Man, will be available on June 26. The song was a hit for DeLuna, who earned the honor of having the “Latin Dance Club Play Track of the Year” from the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2007.

All tracks will be available in the Dance Central 2 in-game Music Store, or from the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for 240 MS Points each.

June 12
Iyaz – “Replay”

Difficulty – Legit

DC Choreographer – Nick DeMoura

June 19
Nelly – “Hot in Herre”

Difficulty – Legit

DC Choreographer – Kunle Oladehin

June 26
Kat DeLuna ft. Elephant Man – “Whine Up”

Difficulty – Legit

DC Choreographer – Marcos Aguirre

Dance Central 2 supports over 100 danceable songs, available via on-disc tracks, song importing from the original Dance Central^*, and downloadable content from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The party never has to stop with downloadable content added every month to keep your body moving on the dance floor!

Website Links:

Dance Central Website
Dance Central on Facebook
Dance Central on Twitter

Dance Central 2 is rated “T” for Teen (lyrics) by the ESRB. Music downloads are not rated by the ESRB.
For more information on Dance Central 2 and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.dancecentral.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.
Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
* An additional fee, Xbox LIVE, storage device and the original Dance Central game are required to import songs from Dance Central.

Uma Thurman Visits Six Flags Great Adventure

2012/06/11

Jerry Paxton

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Jackson, NJ – June 11, 2012 — Actress Uma Thurman took a moment yesterday to pose with Looney Tunes characters Sylvester and Wile E Coyote during her first visit to Six Flags Great Adventure. Expectant-mother Thurman, who lives in New York, brought her children Maya, 13, and Levon, 10, plus several of their friends to celebrate the ending of the school year. The kids enjoyed rides on the new SkyScreamer extreme swing ride, Nitro, BATMAN the Ride and more. The actress and her family dined at Best of the West and enjoyed traditional theme park snacks like cotton candy, ice cream, Dippin Dots and water ice. Thurman told her tour guide that she looks forward to returning next year to enjoy the park’s world-class coasters after the birth of her child.

DREDD Poster and Stills Released

2012/06/11

Jerry Paxton

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Those of you excited about the upcoming film, DREDD, should check out these new images from Lionsgate! Also included is the new poster for the upcoming film, which is due out on September 21, 2012! I am the law!

Still Images / Poster