Author - Jerry Paxton

Max: Curse of the Brotherhood to Released on Both Xbox One and Xbox 360

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AUGUST 20, 2013 — “We are really proud of Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and it’s a dream scenario for us to release the game on Xbox One and Xbox 360,” said Game Director Mikkel Thorsted. “The game is the result of lots of love and hard work and we believe it will bring something special to both platforms.”

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood will be showcased at Gamescom 2013, in Cologne, Germany, from Wednesday, August 21 through Sunday, August 25 where it will be playable on Xbox 360 at the Microsoft consumer show booth (Hall 6.1, A40). The Xbox One version is currently in development.

Developed by Press Play, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, is a cinematic puzzle adventure game for players of all ages.

EVE-VR Becomes EVE: Valkyrie, Official Announcement

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CCP Games teased the crap out of me with their space dog-fighting game, EVE-VR, at E3 this year. Between the fast-paced action and smooth integration with the Oculus VR, I was hooked. It looks like the company has just blown the doors off the barn as EVE-VR has been officially announced as EVE: Valkyrie with an announcement date of sometime next year (I am presuming with some co-relation to the Oculus VR launch, but that is speculation on my part).

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The Walking Dead to Infest Halloween Horror Nights Backlot

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Looks like The Walking Dead will be infesting more than the War of the Worlds set at this year’s Halloween Horror Night at Universal Studios, Hollywood. Now, guests will have to contend with undead throughout the backlot’s famous “New York Street”! The site of a vast amount of movie shoots, this backlot area will serve as the home of their Black Sabbath : 13 3D and The Walking Dead: No Safe Haven walk-through mazes!

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PlayStation 4 Launch Date Revealed

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Sony has announced that the PlayStation 4 will launch in North America November 15, with a European launch a bit later on November 29. Sony confirmed the release dates today during its Gamescom press conference. In addition, Sony Computer Entertainment CEO, Andrew House, boasted that the PS4 has gained more than 1 million pre-orders, globally.

Fighter Within to be An Xbox One Launch Title

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COLOGNE, GERMANY – August 20, 2013 – Today, Ubisoft® announced that Fighter Within, the first fighting game designed specifically for the next generation of hardware, will be available for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft at launch. Fighter Within makes full use of Kinect for Xbox One technology, providing players the excitement of a real fighting competition while battling their friends to earn their bragging rights.

Fighter Within delivers on the long awaited motion fighting promise, inviting players to prove their fighting skills and sharpen their plan of attack in order to beat their opponents. Fighter Within lets players throw punches, kicks, counters and combos in the most immersive, brutal and liberating fighting experience yet.

“Fighter Within taps into the ultimate fighting game fantasy by offering players the most engaging and physical motion fighting experience on Xbox One,” said Tony Key, U.S. senior vice president of sales and marketing. “Players will square off against their friends to test their skills, prove their dominance and unleash their Fighter Within.”

“With more precise and responsive voice, vision and motion technology, the new Kinect for Xbox One will immerse players into games and entertainment like never before,” said George Peckham, General Manager, Global Publishing Group at Microsoft. “Ubisoft has delivered a wide variety of innovative, exclusive titles for Kinect for Xbox 360 and will no doubt give gamers another one-of-a-kind experience with Fighter Within on Xbox One.”

Fighter Within delivers real-time wounds, sweat and facial impacts in order to propel players into the fight. With its impressive movement tracking, varied attack moves and the thrill of competing against friends, Fighter Within re-envisions the climactic fighting experience for a new generation of players.

For the latest information on Fighter Within, please visit www.fighter-within.com.

World of Warplanes Gets Official Release Date

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August 20, 2013 — Wargaming, the leading free-to-play MMO developer and publisher, announced today that the highly anticipated flight combat MMO title, World of Warplanes, will be officially released in CIS countries on September 25th, 2013. Players from North America and Europe will get the launch version on September 26th.

“In the two months since the launch of Open Beta, we’ve made a huge amount of progress,” said Oleg Gotynyan, development director of World of Warplanes. “We are extremely thankful for the feedback and data our testers provided to us through both Closed and Open Beta. They contributed a great deal to the process of helping scale the game, and we expect it to offer a deep and polished experience to both MMO fans and flight combat enthusiasts alike.”

Having amassed close to three million beta registrants and seen more than 202 million total combat flights to date, World of Warplanes will go live with over 100 different aircraft models across the United States, Germany, Russia, Japan, and the recently announced line of the British planes.

Visitors of Wargaming booth at gamescom 2013 (August 21–25, 2013) will be able to get hands-on experience of World of Warplanes and win exclusive prizes from J!NX and Nvidia.