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Resident Evil Revelations Release Date, Screens, Trailer

2013/01/22
Jerry Paxton
News, Nintendo 3DS News, Nintendo Wii U News, PlayStation 3 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox 360 News

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SAN MATEO, Calif. — January 22, 2013 — Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed that Resident Evil® Revelations will release at retail for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Nintendo’s Wii U™ system across North America on May 21 and Europe on May 24, 2013. The title will also be available to download digitally on PS3™ and Windows®PC for $49.99 on May 21, with digital versions for Xbox 360 and Wii U system to follow.

The fear that was originally brought to players in Resident Evil Revelations on the Nintendo 3DS™ system returns redefined for home consoles complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience. Furthermore, the home console version will deliver additional content including a terrifying new enemy, extra difficulty mode and improvements to Raid Mode such as new weapons, skill sets and the opportunity to play as Hunk and other characters from the series. Raid Mode, which was first introduced to the series in the original version of Resident Evil Revelations, sees gamers play online in co-op mode or alone in single player taking on the hordes of enemies across a variety of missions whilst leveling up characters and earning weapon upgrades.

The critically acclaimed survival horror title takes players back to the events that took place between Resident Evil®4 and Resident Evil®5, revealing the truth about the T-Abyss virus. Resident Evil Revelations features series favorites Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield, plus their respective BSAA partners – Parker Luciani and Jessica Sherawat. The action begins on board a supposedly abandoned cruise ship, the ‘Queen Zenobia’, where horrors lurk around every corner before players head for the mainland and the devastated city of Terragrigia. With limited ammo and weapons available, the race is on to survive the horror of Resident Evil Revelations.

Resident Evil Revelations will take full advantage of Residentevil.net with content available to users once the game launches. Players can pre-register on the service from January 24 to gain early access to Resident Evil Revelations themed content with further information about online events to be revealed closer to launch.

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RaceRoom Racing Experience Open Beta and Pricing Details

2013/01/22
Jerry Paxton
News, Windows PC News

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Lidköping, Sweden, Jan. 22 2013 – SimBin Studios AB and RaceRoom Entertainment AG have today announced an open beta for RaceRoom Racing Experience. With a planned launch next week where the store goes live, anyone can join the beta and begin to build the game of their dreams.

NEW VIDEO – NEW CONTENT

RaceRoom Racing Experience connects fans of racing around a game, motorsports portal, and online store combined and seamlessly built into one platform making it More Than a Game™.

Drivers begin their racing career in the portal and hit the track with plenty of free-to-play content. Shown in the promotional video, five free cars will be available to registered users and with two free tracks available in six layouts, there’s no shortage of tarmac to race on. Additional cars, tracks, and game modes will be available for purchase in the store.

COMPETITIVE PRICING

RaceRoom Racing Experience uses a virtual currency called vRP (Virtual Race Points) which is tied to the Steam Wallet technology. vRP is then used to complete microtransactions which instantly unlock desired game content or features.

“We’ve established what we believe is an ethical, fair, and competitive pricing structure. Users will have the ability to choose high quality pieces of content which can be purchased to enhance their racing experience, however every user can enjoy an authentic and rich racing adventure and remain competitive without spending a dime.” – Chris Speed, COO – SimBin Studios AB

Individual car model prices range from 199 vRP to 329 vRP which is approximately 2 – 3,5 EUR. Tracks will generally be running from 349 vRP to 549 vRP or about 3,5 – 5,5 EUR. Tracks and cars will also be available from time to time in bundles. New game modes such as the Get Real package and Apex Hunt will be available for 99 vRP equaling 1 EUR.

Download RaceRoom Racing Experience and get ready to share your passion for real and digital racing.

Scarlet Blade Launches Website

2013/01/22
Jerry Paxton
News, Windows PC News

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Jan. 22, 2013 – Scarlet Blade has been on many gamers’ minds since it was first announced, and now there is plenty more to whet their appetites. Aeria Games, a leading global publisher of free-to-play online games, has unveiled the full website for the mature massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), in addition to an action-packed trailer highlighting the playable lovely and lethal ladies in the game. An invite-only closed alpha test is also underway.

The fully updated website reveals a plethora of details on Scarlet Blade. Eager fans can also get their first glimpse at the game’s deeply immersive background story, a riveting tale chronicling the initial invasion of Earth by the ruthless Narak and mankind’s subsequent fall. Following the near-extinction of the human race, the burden falls on the few left to avenge humanity and the Earth itself: the Arkana, an elite group of genetically engineered humanoid females who are the only ones capable of taking on the Narak.

For full details on all of the different playable Arkana, fans can check out the character section on the website, while the newly released character trailer features these stunning killing machines in action:

  •      The playful Whipper, a bundle of endless energy who revels in the pain she inflicts on her foes
  •      The stalwart Defender, wielding a massive sword with ease to stand between her allies and certain death
  •      The noble Medic, charged with keeping her fellow Arkana’s hearts beating on the battlefield
  •      The deadly Punisher, a cool and efficient killing machine with unrivaled long-range firepower
  •      The stealthy Shadow Walker, who loves to get up close and feel the spray of her enemies’ blood on her razor-sharp claws

Scarlet Blade will be free to download, and like all Aeria Games titles, will be free-to-play. Players can sign up for closed beta now at scarletblade.aeriagames.com. To stay up-to-date on the latest news, events, and giveaways, visit the Scarlet Blade Facebook page.

Aarklash: Legacy First Screenshots

2013/01/22
Jerry Paxton
Screenshots / Photos, Windows PC News

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PARIS – Jan. 22, 2013 – Cyanide Studio returns with two new games set in Rackham’s medieval-fantasy universe: Dogs of War Online, a free-to-play arena-based strategy game, and Aarklash: Legacy, a tactical adventure game. Inspired by Confrontation, both are set for release in Q2 2013.

Aarklash: Legacy puts players in command of a group of mercenaries on a perilous mission! Intense fighting awaits the player, who will be tasked with finding the most effective strategies using the pause system. Though combat is at the heart of the game, players will also have to explore uncharted areas and develop tactics in the midst of a storyline full of twists and turns.

Cyanide today reveals the first screenshots of Aarklash: Legacy with an overview of Acheron and Behemoth, two regions in the world of Aarklash that will be explored as the adventure unfolds. The heroes of the story are also shown, along with some of the creatures they will face in these hostile lands!

Aarklash: Legacy promises to be an epic quest with numerous battles. The heroes Nella, Denzil, Vendaroo, and their partners are sure to be back with more info in the coming months!

To keep up to date with Aarklash: Legacy:

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Project X Zone Announced for North America

2013/01/21
Jerry Paxton
News, Nintendo 3DS News

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SAN JOSE, Calif., (January 21, 2013) – Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that Project X Zone™ (working title) will be coming to challenge gamers in both North America and Latin America in the summer of 2013, exclusively for Nintendo 3DS™ system. This epic crossover title brings together the fiercest and most popular legacy characters from NAMCO BANDAI, SEGA®, and Capcom’s most beloved franchises to create a Strategy-RPG experience that can only be described as the ultimate cross-over title.

Developed by Banpresto and Monolith Soft, Project X Zone features over 50 characters from 29 historic game franchises by three of Japan’s most prolific video game companies. In Project X Zone players will use a team of two characters known as a Pair Unit to explore the world within the game. An additional character known as a Solo Unit can be combined with the Pair Unit to assist in battles with Solo Attacks as well as augment the attacks available for players to execute. Throughout the game, epic battles are waiting to erupt at a moment’s notice. Players will have to master an array of screen-busting moves including Solo Attacks, Support Attacks, Cross Hits, and Finishing Moves in order to defeat a multitude of foes.

“Project X Zone is the first title to ever combine such a large cast of characters from a varied list of game franchises into one grand adventure,” said Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.  “Developing a cohesive game and storyline to encompass all of these great characters and their battle-styles was a huge challenge that has paid off greatly with the creation of a truly unique and groundbreaking gaming experience.”

Project X Zone takes place in a world surrounded by a hidden chaos with shadows and evil lurking beneath the peaceful cover of everyday life. When a rift in time and space suddenly appears, a doorway to various universes is opened allowing both heroes and villains from different worlds to cross paths. Players will be able to take control of a huge selection of paired heroes including favorites such as Jin and Xiaoyu (TEKKEN), Toma and Cyrille (Shining Force™ EXA), to X and Zero (Mega Man® X) and discover the cause of the rift and stop evil from coming through and spreading into their world.

Project X Zone will launch the summer of 2013; exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS system. For more information about Project X Zone or other NAMCO BANDAI game titles, please visit: http://www.namcobandaigames.com.

Temple Run 2 Hits Over 2 Million Downloads in First Weekend

2013/01/21
Jerry Paxton
Mobile News, News

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RALEIGH, N.C. – January 21, 2013 – Imangi Studios today announced that Temple Run 2was downloaded over 20 million times in its four days of availability on the App Store. The game rocketed to #1 Free App just eight hours after release, and is currently the #3 Top Grossing App. Free to download, Temple Run 2 is the sequel to the mega-hit original endless runner, Temple Run, which has been download over 170 million times across the App Store, Google Play and the Amazon Marketplace.

“The response from fans has been overwhelming,” says Keith Shepherd, co-founder of Imangi. “We are thrilled players want more of the Temple Run universe, and we hope to grow and expand the game over the coming months.”

In under one week, Temple Run 2 has accumulated over 210 million sessions, which garners a combined time of over 1,775 years of gameplay.

Featuring high-res graphics, new obstacles, abilities, player powers, and achievements,Temple Run 2 takes place in an entirely new and infinitely more challenging world filled with curvy roads, hills and valleys, where players must fly down zip lines and speed along in mine carts to get away from the temple dwellers and retain control of the idol.

Temple Run has expanded its franchise with several licensing partnerships in 2012, including apparel with JEM Sportswear, digital comics exploring the back story of the game with Ape Entertainment, card and board  games with Spin Master, arcade machines Coastal Amusements and sleepwear with Komar. In June 2012, Imangi and Disney Pixar launched Temple Run: Brave, a combination of the world of Disney Pixar’s animated film, “Brave,” and Temple Run. The game rushed to the #1 slot on the App Store near its release.

Temple Run 2 is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.

Temple Run 2 is scheduled for an Android release later this week.

Trion Worlds Details Defiance Pre-Order Bonuses

2013/01/21
Jerry Paxton
News, Windows PC News

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REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – JANUARY 21, 2013 – Trion Worlds, the leading publisher and developer of premium games for the connected era, announced today that the anticipated online open world shooter, Defiance™, is now available for pre-order in North America. Players who pre-order Defiance for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, or Windows PC will receive a variety of special bonuses that include elite in-game items and a guaranteed invite to the coveted beta.

Gamers can choose from multiple game bundles, digital and physical, starting at USD $59.99: Standard, Collectors, and a very limited number of Ultimate editions. Each package allows players to delve deeper, and more quickly, into the persistent futuristic universe where the survival of Earth relies on your skills as an Ark Hunter leveling up in massive co-op battles and fierce multiplayer combat.

Defiance is scheduled for release in April 2013, and can be pre-ordered online and at major games retailers in North America.

Defiance Pre-Order ($5) Bonuses Include:

  • ·         Outlander outfit helps you blend in with the locals
  • ·         Iron Demon title lets potential enemies know you are not to be messed with
  • ·         Retailer Exclusive pre-order weapon that gives you a leg up out of the gate
  • ·         3-Day XP boost helps establish you on the battlefield
  • ·         Beta Invitation – get in the game early!

Defiance Digital Deluxe Edition ($99) Includes:

  • ·         Rare VBI Sentinel Shield helps you never let your guard down
  • ·         In-game title:  Badlands Drifter
  • ·         Ark Infiltrator outfit – look good while crackin’ skulls
  • ·         Hydra heavy weapon helps you bring the boom early
  • ·         +5 Increased inventory space – don’t leave home without it
  • ·         30-Day scrip boost – more everything!
  • ·         30-Day XP boost – level up faster!
  • ·         Lock Box – sweet random rewards!

Defiance Collector’s Edition ($99) includes the following:

  • ·         Unique Defiance Collectors Box
  • ·         CD soundtrack – from legendary composer Bear McCreary
  • ·         Exclusive Art of Defiance book – unique stills and never-before-seen renders
  • ·         Exclusive Hellbug statue
  • ·         An official Von Bach Industries contract
    • ·         Defiance Post Cards and stickers
    • ·         Bonus “Making of Defiance” DVD
    • ·         Rare VBI Sentinel Shield helps you never let your guard down
    • ·         In-game title:  Badlands Drifter
    • ·         Ark Infiltrator outfit
    • ·         Hydra heavy weapon helps you bring the boom early
    • ·         +5 Increased inventory space it
    • ·         Lock Box
    • ·         7-Day scrip boost
    • ·         7-Day XP boost 

Defiance Ultimate Edition ($149), available only at GameStop, adds the following to the Collector’s Edition:

  • ·         Exclusive Defiance Messenger Bag
  • ·         Exclusive in-game title: Pale Wars Ronin
  • ·         One Year Season Pass (Premium DLC) for Xbox 360, Windows PC, and PlayStation®3 1200 Bits

View a complete breakdown of all of the Defiance platform editions here: http://defiance.com/en

*Xbox 360, Windows PC and PlayStation®3 system versions do not have a separate monthly subscription.

Paradox Interactive Reaches 500k Forum Members, Opens Web Store

2013/01/21
Jerry Paxton
News, Windows PC News

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NEW YORK — January 21, 2013 — Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a host of forums dedicated to those games, today announced that its official Paradox forums have reached over 500,000 subscribers worldwide. To date, over half a million loyal gamers have signed up to follow the news from Paradox and get into heated conversations about robots, crusades, and accidental wizard-based explosions. To celebrate this milestone, five lucky forum subscribers will be awarded every game that Paradox publishes – and will ever publish in the future. All existing forum subscribers will also receive a little something in their inboxes.

Paradox is also marking the occasion by offering those 500,000 gamers, plus millions more worldwide, an all-new web-based game store, where players can buy the latest Paradox titles directly from the publisher. The new store will offer a variety of Paradox’s hits, such as Magicka, War of the Roses, Europa Universalis III, and more. A sale to celebrate the opening of the new store will offer customers a 55% discount on several selections from Paradox’s catalog. To take advantage of the inaugural offer, visit the official Paradox Interactive website atwww.paradoxplaza.com, choose a game from the catalog, and click the “BUY” tab to procure a digital copy.

“Since the early years when our fans would get together and compare battle plans for our grand strategy games, our community has been defined by their passion,” said Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive. “We got our start in strategy and those games continue to drive forum conversations, whether they’re tearing us apart because of a few historical liberties taken in Crusader Kings, or telling us they can’t wait for some of our newer action titles like Dungeonland or The Showdown Effect. Our sincere thanks to all 500,000 of you loyal lunatics.”

To join the half-million fans discussing all things Paradox every day, visit the Paradox Interactive forums at forum.paradoxinteractive.com/.

SimCity Beta Starts January 25

2013/01/18
Jerry Paxton
News, Windows PC News

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Jan. 18, 2013 – The day that Mayors have been clamoring for is almost here – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) today announced that the SimCity™ beta will run from January 25 – January 28. Those who previously signed up are already in consideration for access to the beta, limited slots are still available for late applicants. Eager fans who want to get an advance look at SimCity have a limited time to sign up atwww.simcity.com/beta before the application process ends at 6pm, PST on January 20*. Developed by Maxis, SimCity will be available March 5 and is available for pre-order right now.

“It is always an exciting moment to share a game that is still in development with its biggest fans prior to launch,” said Lucy Bradshaw, Senior Vice President and General Manager of EA’s Maxis Label. “This beta will help the team improve the live service aspects of SimCity to ensure a smooth and user-friendly experience at launch. I want to thank everyone for signing up – we are excited to share one of our most beloved franchises with our fans.”

Running from 9am PST on January 25 until 12:01am PST on January 28, the SimCity beta offers fans the chance to play a one hour slice of the game** and to deliver feedback that will help shape the final product. As a live service,SimCity will continue to provide updates that evolve the experience, delivering a dynamic platform that grows and expands over time. For more details about the beta head over to www.simcity.com/beta.

Developed by the renowned Maxis studio in Emeryville, SimCity delivers unprecedented depth of simulation with the new GlassBox Engine, where everything is simulated, up to 100,000 individual Sims in a city, to every Kilowatt of power pulsing through a region of cities. The model-like world and detail of the simulation make this the most responsive and personal SimCity ever. This is also the most expansive city management game yet where multi-city gameplay across regions delivers a larger playing field. Play a single city or up to 16 cities at once each with different specializations, it’s your choice. What kind of Mayor will you be?

Multiplayer is also a first for the series, which adds a new dimension to the game, as decisions impact both the city and the region, creating new ways to play by collaborating or competing to earn achievements and to top leaderboards. Whether you play by yourself, with your friends or the rest of the world, SimCity introduces an infinite world of possibilities.

SimCity has been rated E10+ by the ESRB. To stay up-to-date on the latest regarding SimCity, and to pre-order now, please visit www.SimCity.com and http://www.facebook.com/SimCity.  Press assets for SimCity are available at www.info.ea.com