Focus Home Interactive and Eugen Systems have announced that their forthcoming strategy title, Wargame: European Escalation, has been delayed until sometime in 2012 for the Windows PC platform. They delay was made “to ensure Wargame: European Escalation offers the best possible experience both in single player and in multiplayer”. Additionally, they put out some new screenshots to soften the blow.
Those of you keeping up on 2012 CES news (it is right around the corner) should note that actress Eliza Dusku (Dollhouse, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has been named the event’s official Entertainment Matters ambassador. As a part of her ambassadorship, Dushku will contribute to Spike TV’s “CES All Access Live” broadcast coverage throughout CES and will also host the network’s exclusive VIP CES party at Tryst Nightclub in the Wynn Las Vegas.
“I’m honored to be the first Ambassador to the Entertainment Matters program at CES and special contributor to Spike TV’s ‘CES All Access Live’ coverage programming,” said Dushku. “I’m incredibly fortunate to have great, tech savvy fans who constantly push me to stay ahead of the curve in consumer technology, which I’m very passionate about. I love going to CES, and I’m excited to now have a real platform to encourage more of my film and television industry colleagues to experience CES.”
The 2012 CES takes place in Las Vegas and runs from January 10 through January 13, 2012.
Bohemia Interactive has launched its new helicopter simulation, Take On Helicopters. Along with this news comes the game’s official launch trailer.
The awesome folks at GUNNAR Optiks, makers of gaming eyewear, have offered up one of their new and exclusive Modern Warfare 3-themed gaming optics for a giveaway on your favorite gaming news website (no, not that one, US!). The giveaway will run from three weeks, expiring on Wednesday, November 16 @ 11:59pm pacific time, at which time ONE winner will be randomly-chosen and announced.
Checkout the official Facebook giveaway post and leave a comment there telling us a bit about your favorite multiplayer experience in a video game (any platform).
This contest is only open to residents of the United States and Canada. Additionally you must be *LIKED to our Facebook profile at least until after a winner is chosen. Entrants who do not like us will get nothing! Good day, sir!
Key features of GUNNAR Optiks Advance Gaming Eyewear:
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Paradox Interactive is hosting a live stream of their upcoming Crusader Kings II. It will run starting at 7:30 pm CET at their official TwitchTV channel.
Watch live video from Paradox Interactive – Paradox Plaza on www.twitch.tv
Square Enix has released its new DLC pack, Treasures of the Sun, for its lauded action-RPG, Dungeon Siege III. Along with this announcement, they have also released some official launch screenshots for your viewing enjoyment.
Sony Online Entertainment has announced a full trick-or-treat celebration across many of its game titles, which will run from October 23-31, 2011. Checkout the full press release below for details on specific games and events.
Free Realms
: October 24 – November 7PoxNora
: October 28 – 31
iBuyPower has announced that they are the first custom PC-maker to allow buyers to customize their rigs with 32GB memory on all Intel H65, P67 or Z68 chipset based systems.
“The amount of memory in a system significantly impacts the user’s experience, this is especially true with gaming systems and workstations,” said Darren Su, Vice President of iBUYPOWER. “The option to build a system with 32GB of memory ensures iBUYPOWER customers will have a positive experience with our PCs and the reason we wanted to the first system builder to offer it.”
Namco Bandai Games has released a new trailer for their RPG, Dark Souls, which is out now on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that their new Batman: Arkham City has topped over 4.6 million units sold in its first week at retail. These figures are for worldwide sales, not just in North America! This is not counting the Windows PC version of the game, which is due out next month.
“Batman: Arkham City is one of the best action adventure games, proven by the tremendous reviews, and it further establishes the Batman brand as a marquee franchise for our growing business,” said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Rocksteady Studios went above and beyond in delivering an incredible game and the support of the entire team at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment drove the excellent campaign a game like this deserves.”
