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Fall Out Boy and Deep Purple Hit Rock Band this Week

2011/08/14
Jerry Paxton
News

Harmonix has announced that new tracks from both Fall Out Boy and Deep Purple will hit the Rock Band Music Store this week, on August 16.

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation®3 system (August 16th, 2011):

  • Fall Out Boy – “Dance, Dance”
  • Fall Out Boy – “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down”X
  • Fall Out Boy – “Thnks fr th Mmrs”
  • Deep Purple – “Child in Time”

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system August 17th)
The 3 available Fall Out Boy tracks will be available as “Fall Out Boy Pack 01”, and all tracks will be available for purchase as individually on Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii. Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

Price:
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points, 550 Wii Points™) for “Fall Out Boy Pack 01”
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song
$2.00USD (200 Wii Points™) per song
$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Screenshots

2011/08/12
Jerry Paxton
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Hothead Games has announced that they are bringing the Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to iOS devices this fall! In addition, the company released some screenshots of the upcoming app.

Screenshots

Nuclear Dawn Launch Trailer

2011/08/12
Jerry Paxton
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InterWave Studios has released the official launch trailer for their new hybrid-RTS/FPS: Nuclear Dawn. The game is due out this September and puts players in command of post-apocalyptic armies as they vie for control of the remains of our world.

Vuzix Releases Wrap 1200 Eyewear Display

2011/08/12
Jerry Paxton
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Vuzix Corporation has announced the release of their Wrap 1200 video eyewear display. The Wrap 1200 features two 852×480 LCD displays with 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio options. The screens replicate viewing a 75″ inch display from ten feet away (only in the privacy of your own eyeballs). NTSC and PAL compatible, the Wrap 1200 also allows for viewing of both 2D and 3D video. The Wrap 1200 is available in limited quantities for a retail price of $499.99. Gamers take note – a head-tracking version of the design, dubbed the Wrap 1200 VR, will be available later this month.

“We spent over a year developing the Wrap 1200, ensuring it is one of the most advanced, feature rich video eyewear ever produced,” said Paul Travers, CEO Vuzix Corporation. “The combination of a 16:9 high resolution widescreen display along with our AccuTilt® display angle technology provides our customers with an unmatched mobile viewing experience.”

Total War: Shogun 2 Rise of the Samurai Campaign Announced

2011/08/12
Jerry Paxton
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SEGA and The Creative Assembly have announced a new, downloadable campaign for their highly-acclaimed Total War: Shogun 2 titled “Rise of the Samurai”. Adding a ton of new content, the campaign will be available in September.

The Rise of the Samurai adds a brand new playable campaign to Total War: SHOGUN 2. The campaign can be played in both single and multiplayer modes. Six new playable clans, each with unique traits are also added for a brand new campaign experience. These clans come with sixteen new land units and ten new naval units between them offering a very different set of strategies to the would-be general. There are also four new hero units including the Tetsubo Warrior Monk Hero and the deadly female Onna Bushi Heroine. Additionally, the Rise of the Samurai expansion adds four new agent types, each with their own skill trees. From the seductress Shirabyoshi to the shrewd and zealous Junsatsushi Inspectors, each of these offers a brand new campaign experience. With all these clans, heroes, agents and units at your command you must ride with the first of the Samurai and decide the fate of the first ever Shogun of Japan.

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Legends of Pegasus 4X Space-Sim Announced

2011/08/12
Jerry Paxton
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Kalypso Media has announced Legends of Pegasus, an upcoming 4X space-sim in the vein of Master of Orion and Sword of the Stars, due out in 2012 for the Windows PC platform.

Features of Legends of Pegasus include:
  • A complete 4X science fiction gaming experience- eXlore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate your way to galactic conquest
  • Tactical space combat – featuring a unique mix of turn-based and real-time strategy gameplay
  • A realistic, immersive universe – three races and 12 playable factions exist in a living-breathing universe populated by a huge variety of non-player civilizations
  • Play alone or dominate with friends – an extensive single-player campaign coupled with a strong multiplayer focus ensure an engaging experience
  • Massive customization options – design, build and deploy ships created from research into hundreds of technologies based on an extensive tech tree
  • Make it yours – modding options  will be available, allowing players to customize missions, maps and more

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NBA 2K12 Soundtrack Revealed

2011/08/12
Jerry Paxton
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2K Sports has revealed the full soundtrack for their upcoming NBA 2K12, which is due out on October 4, 2011 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Wii, PSP, and Windows PC platforms.

“Music has always been an integral part of our NBA 2K video games, as it further immerses players into the world of basketball and enhances their gaming experience,” said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “It was important to us that the NBA 2K12 soundtrack was not only what you hear while navigating the menus, but also in real-life situations like pre-game highlight introductions and during timeouts, just as you would hear a song while at a game or watching on TV.”

Following is a complete track list for NBA 2K12:

  1. Eminem & Royce Da 5’9” – Fast Lane
  2. Travis Barker featuring Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes and Lil Jon – Let’s Go
  3. CyHi Da Prynce – Sideways (2K Remix)
  4. Kurtis Blow – Basketball
  5. Friendly Fires – Skeleton Boy
  6. Machine Drum – Let It (edIT Remix)
  7. Aceyalone featuring Cee-Lo – Workin’ Man’s Blues
  8. Freddie Gibbs – Look Easy (2K Original)
  9. Chiddy Bang featuring Q-Tip – Here We Go
  10. Zion I featuring Rebelution- Many Stylez
  11. Duck Down All -Stars 2 – Shout The Winners Out (2K Original)
  12. Middle Class Rut – New Low
  13. Bassnectar  – Cozza Frenzy
  14. Ancient Astronauts – Still a Soldier
  15. Alex K. and D.J.I.G.            – Now’s My Time (2K Original)
  16. See-I – Haterz
  17. James Pants – We’re Through
  18. Shinobi Ninja – Rock Hood
  19. DELS – Shapeshift
  20. Hudson Mohawke – Thunder Bay (instrumental)
  21. Mr. Chop – Intermezzo 2 (instrumental)
  22. Kid Mac featuring Mat McHugh – Hear You Calling
  23. Thunderball- Make Your Move
  24. The Freeze Tag – The Shuffle (instrumental)
  25. The Death Set – It’s Another Day
  26. Project Lionheart -They Come Back
  27. Jamaica – By The Numbers
  28. XV – Awesome

Sniper Elite V2 Kill Cam Trailer

2011/08/12
Jerry Paxton
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Rebellion and 505 Games have released a new trailer for their upcoming, and long-awaited, Sniper Elite V2. This trailer shows off the game’s “kill cam”, which gets up-close and personal with a bullet’s damage effects on the human body.

“We’re really excited by the new teaser trailer for Sniper Elite V2,” Jason Kingsley, CEO of Rebellion, said. “It gives a sneak peek at the kind of action you can expect from the game, as well as the chance to see what makes it so unique. This is no ‘run and gun’ game and you have to be strategic, take your time and think problems through rather than go in all guns blazing – exactly what made the original Sniper Elite such a great game.”

Dragon Commander Announced with Debut Trailer

2011/08/12
Jerry Paxton
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Larian Studios has announced Dragon Commander, an upcoming turn-based strategy/RPG where players command armies of dragons against one another. The game is due out next year for both Windows PC and game console platforms.

“We’ve been dreaming about a project like this for many years, and fresh from the success of our latest game we realized that there is nothing that holds us back any longer. The new game blends together our favorite genres and themes, something that is not easy – but the resulting gameplay experience is very rewarding, and it’s also a lot of fun to make.” – says Swen Vincke, Larian’s Game Director for DRAGON COMMANDER, – “We have role-playing, we have strategy, we have exploration… and we have plenty of dragons. We also feel that we have finally discovered how dragon combat can work well in a game. We’re pretty much breaking new ground here, and we’re very much determined to surprise the players with what we’ll offer in this game!”

Debut Trailer