Author - Jerry Paxton

Wargaming Grand Finals Champions Announced

2014/04/08

April 8, 2014 — Wargaming today announced the results of the first Wargaming.net League Grand Finals which took place in Warsaw, Poland, on April 4–6.

Na’Vi, the newly-crowned world champions in World of Tanks, took home approximately $110,000 in prize money after they beat Virtus.Pro. The runner-up tank squad won nearly $100,000, while the third-place finisher, The RED Rush: Unity, walked away with about $40,000.

“Over the past three days we’ve seen the truly best World of Tanks teams from around the world battle for what can only be considered world domination,” said Victor Kislyi, CEO of Wargaming. “I congratulate Na’Vi on their superb performance and thank the city of Warsaw and eSports fans around the world for making this Grand Finals such a monumental success.”

The 14 top-performing teams from around the world competed in exciting battles that spanned three days, with matches including stellar gameplay by hometown favorite, Lemming Train. Two of the frontrunners, Na’Vi and Vitus.Pro, rose to the top of the ranks and engaged in a series of smart, tactical battles that constantly tested each team’s resolve and concentration. Na’Vi’s superior teamwork and dead-eye precision proved too much for Virtus.Pro, granting Na’Vi the first place title.

“We knew from the first game that the competition would be fierce,” said Dmitry “de1uxe” Repin, the captain of Na’Vi. “We respect each and every team that has made it here to Warsaw, especially Virtus.Pro. Winning at the Grand Finals is a dream come true for us, and we are extremely excited to take home the title of world champions and look forward to defending our title in future.”

The eSports festival had thousands avid fans supporting their favourite teams at the Multikino Zlote Tarasy cinema and millions of spectators tuning in to watch the Grand Finals on Twitch.

Bruce Lee to Make Appearance in EA Sports UFC

2014/04/07

Jerry Paxton

News, PlayStation 4 News, Xbox One News

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., – April 7, 2014 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC^®) announced today that Bruce Lee, “The Father of Mixed Martial Arts”, will make his historic first step into the Octagon^® in EA SPORTS™ UFC, launching June 17, 2014. Fans can pre-order today to get instant day-one access to Bruce, or they can complete the game’s career mode at Pro difficulty to unlock him. Players can fight with the legend across four different weight classes and test his legacy against the best of the best in the UFC. To see Bruce Lee realized in game, watch the EA SPORTS UFC Gameplay Series: Bruce Lee Reveal, the first cinematic trailer from EA SPORTS UFC that was released today. For more information on the Bruce Lee pre-order offer, please visit http://o.ea.com/20562.

“I am so excited about this opportunity to bring my father back to videogames!” said Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee’s daughter, CEO of Bruce Lee, LLC and Chairperson of the Bruce Lee Foundation. “I’m thrilled that fans can now interact with him in a new way. TheEA SPORTS UFC development team has been incredible to work with, and they’ve done a great job capturing the look and feel of my father. I think people will love getting a chance to fulfill a fight fantasy by playing Bruce Lee in the new UFC game.”

“There’s no debate, Bruce Lee is the father of mixed martial arts,” said Dana White, UFC President. “He believed not one style of fighting was the best and that you had to have a little piece of everything to be a complete fighter. He was proven right when the first UFC event took place in 1993.”

“It has always been part of our vision to have Bruce Lee, the most iconic martial artist of all time, in the first ever EA SPORTS UFC,” said Brian Hayes, Creative Director, EA. “The team is very excited and tremendously honored to have the privilege of bringing Bruce Lee to life in our game. We’ve been working closely with the Bruce Lee team to ensure we represent the legend with as much visual and gameplay fidelity as possible.”

Powered by EA SPORTS IGNITE technology, EA SPORTS UFC is built from the ground up exclusively for Gen 4 platforms, EA SPORTS UFC captures the human athleticism, physiology and emotion of the athlete like nothing before it. Step into the Octagon^® and Feel the Fight with every strike, takedown and submission.

Craglorn Trailer

2014/04/07

Jerry Paxton

News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

April 7th, 2014 — We’ve revealed the first piece of post-launch content – Craglorn – for The Elder Scrolls Online! Check out the recently posted video that highlights all the new content offered in this expansive Adventure Zone. Craglorn, which will be made available to all ESO subscribers later this month, will feature an intriguing new storyline and challenging gameplay designed especially for Veteran groups – from four-player quests up to new 12-player trials.

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Planets3 Reaches Kickstarter Milestone

2014/04/07

Jerry Paxton

Mac PC News, News, Windows PC News

April 7, 2014 — The French independent video game studio Cubical Drift is delighted to announce the success of the KickStarter campaign for Planets3, its voxel-based RPG video game. With an exact amount of $310,708 that were pledged by the community, the studio has reached his second stretchgoal, meaning that the game will be available for both PC and Mac.

The adventure proved both intense and full of twists and turns, thus maintaining the suspense at its utmost level right up until the end! To raise such an amount on KickStarter remains extremely rare for a French video game studio and is even rarer for an independent studio lacking notoriety. That’s why Michel Thomazeau, founder of Cubical Drift, gets enthusiastic:

The campaign – facts and figures

$310,708 raised 31 days
10,357 backers,
A $30 average pledge by people: 6,003 people pledged $20, 2 people pledged $5,000
A peak was registered on March 14th with $33,303 pledged by 1,219 backers
273,000 clicks on the trailer displayed on Planets3 KickStarter webpage

Next steps

Cubical Drift’s first priority is to launch their online store so that all those who couldn’t help on KickStarter (particularly because Paypal was not available as a payment method) can now support the project under almost identical conditions as the ones on KickStarter (some rewards were exclusive to KickStarter). This “special” preiod will last 1 month, then the studio will implement a more traditional pre-order system.

Will then come a phase of integration and tests for the “account” part of their website, leading to the launch of a forum. Michel Thomazeau comments: “I hope that before the end of May all backers will have the possibility to gather on our forum to continue the interesting conversations they started on KickStarter.”

And last, the team will need a few months to regroup in the office in Cannes and start being fully operational as soon as late June.

The release of the first opus Planets3 : Race to Space is to be expected in fall 2015 for PC and Mac.

Further information is available on: http://www.planets-cube.com/

Space Noir Combat Mission Gameplay Trailer

2014/04/07

Jerry Paxton

News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

April 7, 2014 — What’s it like to pilot a powerful starfighter screaming into battle over the surface of hostile alien worlds? Find out in today’s new video for Space Noir, the upcoming space-combat PC and tablet game from developer N-Fusion and publisher Unity Games. In the new trailer, N-Fusion team members Joe Parisi and Carissa Isolano showcase some of the combat encounters and design concepts of Space Noir. High-octane starfighter battles are par for the course in the game, which also features a powerful narrative to immerse players into its space-faring adventure.

A reddit AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) will be hosted by N-Fusion tomorrow (4/8) at 10AM Pacific Time,1PM Eastern. This is a perfect chance to ask questions about indie development, PC gaming, Space Noir and more!
– – http://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/

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More info about Space Noir is available at www.facebook.com/spacenoir

AirMech Arena Announced for Xbox LIVE

2014/04/07

Jerry Paxton

News, Trailers / Videos, Xbox 360 News

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA– April 7, 2014 – Today, Ubisoft^® announced a partnership with Carbon Games to bring AirMech^® Arena to Xbox Live online entertainment network from Microsoft. The fast-paced, free-to-play competitive game will be available for download on Xbox 360^® games and entertainment system from Microsoft this summer.

“As an indie developer, AirMech has been our passion for the past several years, and we are thrilled to partner with Ubisoft to bring the game to console,” said James Green of Carbon Games. “AirMech Arena was created from the ground up to be the ultimate RTS experience with a gamepad. The fast-paced action and depth of strategy brings console gamers a new experience we are confident they will enjoy.”

In a war-torn future, powerful weapons known as AirMechs dominate the battlefields in the fight for scarce resources. Players command giant transforming robots and capture and protect bases while building colossal armies to fight waves of enemies. As gamers conquer fortresses, they unlock powerful units, pilots, items and AirMechs, and can customize their armies to fit their personal gameplay preferences.

AirMech Arena supports single-player, multiplayer cooperative and multiplayer competitive gameplay for teams of two to three players. Teamwork is vital to succeed in multiplayer as players must work together to defend their fortresses against an onslaught of relentless enemies.

“Ubisoft is always looking for new ways to expand our console portfolio and AirMech was a natural choice,” said Chris Early, VP of Digital Publishing at Ubisoft. ”Carbon Games has created a unique experience, combining strategy and competition in an accessible free-to-play format that we think will resonate with console gamers.”

AirMech Arena will continue to receive regular updates post launch with content drops that include new AirMechs, units, maps and events.

Find more information on AirMech Arena here: www.AirMechArena.com

**Ubisoft has recently launched its new press site, www.ubisoft-press.com, which contains product info, release dates, fact sheets, screen shots, videos, developer team backgrounders and more. Moving forward, please use this as your primary resource for obtaining assets as we will be discontinuing FTP links in the future. Visit www.ubisoft-press.com to “register now” and input all of your information and please note it will take up to 48 hours to process.

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Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff Launch Party Images

2014/04/04

Jerry Paxton

Mobile News, News, Screenshots / Photos

Here are some various images from the launch party of the Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff mobile game, which is scheduled for release on April 10, 2014 for the iOS and Android platforms. In attendance were Patrick Warburton, Adam West, and a lot of others.

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Sounds of Alien: Isolation Trailer

2014/04/04

Jerry Paxton

News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

SEGA has released a new trailer going behind the scenes at the sound design of Alien: Isolation.

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Six Flags Great Adventure Announces April Events

2014/04/04

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News

Spring Break—April 12 to 21 — Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari opens for the 2014 season with Spring Break. The park will operate daily from April 12 through 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The adorable lion cub trio being hand raised by the Animal Care Team will make their debut in the Safari Off Road Adventure’s Camp Aventura section, weather permitting. Guests can celebrate spring on their favorite roller coasters, such as El Toro, Nitro and GREEN LANTERN.

Easter Weekend presented by PEEPS® – Egg Hunt April 19
On Saturday, April 19, Six Flags will host a special Easter Celebration giving guests the chance to search for eggs filled with PEEPS®. The morning event will also include onsite entertainment, games and giveaways. The first 100 guests (toddlers to age 12) to arrive by 9:30 a.m. will receive a PEEPS® Egg Hunt Participant Wristband and up to three spectator wristbands for friends and family members to join in the celebration. All participants and spectators must have valid park admission to receive a wristband. The event will take place at 10 a.m., prior to park opening.

Jason Derulo in Concert – April 20
The park’s concert series kicks off with chart topper Jason Derulo on Easter Sunday, April 20, presented by Coca-Cola. Derulo entered the music scene in 2009 with his self-titled debut album and has since sold more than 14 million tracks in the U.S. and racked up more than 700 million views on his YouTube page. Derulo’s pop/R&B hits have earned him MTV Video Music Awards, Teen Choice and American Music awards since 2010, and most recently landed him on the Billboard Hot 100 with “The Other Side, “Marry Me” and “Dirty Talk.” Doors open at 3:15 p.m. and the show begins at 4 p.m. and is free with Season Pass or theme park admission in the Plymouth Rock Assurance® Arena (formerly the Northern Star Arena) at 4 pm.

Academic Adventures:

Safari Off Road Education – April 22, 23, 29, & 30
Now incorporating the new Safari Off Road Adventure, Six Flags takes students grades K-6 on a journey in learning with 1,200 animals from six continents through the 350-acre wildlife preserve lead by experienced tour guides. This program takes place on non-operating days when the theme park is not open and is limited to 400 students per day. Tickets are $19.99 + tax per person.

Biology Day – April 25
Six Flags is proud to bring biology students up close and personal with 1,200 animals from six continents in the 350-acre wildlife preserve, and marine mammals such as California sea lions and Asian small-clawed otters in the theme park. Experienced safari tour guides and marine mammal experts lead the day, and complete it with a fun and interactive game show in Showcase Theater. This event takes place on exclusive education days when the theme park is only open for schools/educational groups.

Six Flags Step Invitational – April 26
The Six Flags Step Invitational will feature teams of all ages from New Jersey competing with fancy footwork for cash prizes and bragging rights. The event takes place on Saturday, April 26 and tickets include entry to the park and competition. For ticket and registration information, visit www.njstepteam.org

Fast Tracks and Food Trucks Festival – April 26 & 27
At this new festival, guests can enjoy a variety of cuisines ranging from barbecue and tacos to hibachi and sliders, plus sweets including gourmet waffles and cupcakes. More than 20 trucks will be available from 12 to 7 p.m., and seven award-winning New Jersey wineries will also be on hand from 1 to 6 p.m. for sampling and wine purchases. The festival is included with theme park admission; wine sampling and food requires an additional fee. Tickets may be purchased online with the promo code TRUCK.

General Park Information

For more information, guests can call 732/928-1821 or visit www.sixflags.com/greatadventure

The Elder Scrolls Online Siege Cinematic Launch Trailer

2014/04/04

Jerry Paxton

Mac PC News, News, Windows PC News

April 4, 2014 (Rockville, MD) – Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced that The Elder Scrolls Online is now available for PC and Mac at retailers worldwide and on the official online store. Developed by ZeniMax Online Studios, The Elder Scrolls Online is the latest chapter in the award-winning franchise and brings the legendary experience online for the first time.

The Elder Scrolls Online allows gamers to choose their own style of play as they embark upon an epic adventure across all of Tamriel. Players can adventure alone on heroic quests as in previous Elder Scrolls games, explore the huge, rich world with a few friends, or join with hundreds of others in massive Player vs. Player (PvP) battles to save the Empire.

“We are grateful for the overwhelming response to The Elder Scrolls Online,” said Matt Firor, Game Director of The Elder Scrolls Online. “With 5 million people registered for beta, it’s clear that a large number of fans are eager to jump online and experience everything the game has to offer. We couldn’t be more excited to get it into everyone’s hands.”

The Elder Scrolls Online was named Best Role Playing Game at E3 2013 by the Game Critics, a panel of leading North American media outlets, and is considered one of the industry’s most anticipated titles for 2014. The previous chapter in this franchise was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim® which was released in November 2011 and enjoyed worldwide critical and commercial success. As the sequel to the 2002 Role-Playing Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind®, and the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion®, Skyrim earned hundreds of ‘Game of the Year’ awards and sold over 20 million copies.

In addition to today’s PC and Mac release, The Elder Scrolls Online is in development for the PlayStation®4 system, and Xbox One®, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. The Elder Scrolls Online has been rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more information on The Elder Scrolls Online visit http://elderscrollsonline.com.