Atari has posted up a new trailer for their re-imaging of Warlords, which is due out in the third quarter of this year.
Author - Jerry Paxton
gamigo AG and Reakktor Media have launched their long-awaited space combat MMO, Black Prophecy, for North American gamers. The game is free-to-play and available for download at its official website.
“Black Prophecy has already raised the bar for Free-to-play games in the European market and now North American gamers will be able to experience one of the most expertly crafted space combat experiences available online today,” said Patrick Streppel, Executive Board Member at gamigo.
Activision has released some new screenshots for their upcoming actioner, Generator Rex: Agents of Providence. The game is due out this October for Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
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Universal Pictures has released the first official public trailer from their upcoming horror flick, The Thing, which is a prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter film of the same name. The Thing is due out on October 14, 2011.
Positech Games, developer of the insanely-fun Gratuitous Space Battles franchise, has announced their next project: Gratuitous Tank Battles. Using a similar tower-defense/action/strategy system, GTB promises more fun and explosions. The game is due out this Christmas season on Windows and Mac PCs.
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Razer has announced the return of the mouse bungee. Retailing for a scant $19.99, the bungee will help gamers by keeping their mouse cables from getting tangled up and in the way of their movements. This might not seem like a problem, but given the braided cabling found on most high-end mice which has a lot of drag, you would be surprised. The Razer mouse bungee will be released on their official website come July 28, 2011.
“Back in the old days, mice weren’t as well-made as today and the cord would tangle and drag against surfaces, a major source of annoyance for any serious gamer,” said Robert “RazerGuy” Krakoff, President, Razer. “Then the Mouse Bungee came along and solved all that by keeping the mouse cord off the ground so your swiping is optimally drag-free. Razer’s proud to rejuvenate such an innovative contraption for next generation gamers looking to achieve the highest level of gaming performance with their mice.”
Square Enix and Eidos Montreal have released a new trailer for their upcoming action-RPG, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which talks about some of the game’s conspiracies.
Battlefront has announced the release of patch 1.32 for their popular war game, Combat Mission Shock Force. The new patch features a number of enhancements, including…
- TO&E corrections
- Computer player is a bit more aggressive in moving on the attack.
- Squads split into specialized teams and reallocate their grenades more intelligently.
- Camera movement and zooming keys are smoother.
- Marder IFVs carry a panzerfaust for passenger use.
- Assault moves work better.
- Flashes of light, at night, look better.
The big news story of the day: Electronic Arts has purchased casual game developer, PopCap Games, for upwards of over a Billion US Dollars, once all is said and done. The initial acquisition price is $650 million plus $100 million stock and a multi-year earn-out. PopCap Games is the maker of such hits as Plants vs. Zombies, Zuma, and Bejeweled. The acquisition is of benefit to both entities, as EA has not had nearly the success of PopCap in the mobile markets and PopCap hasn’t the success of EA in console markets. Win-Win, people!
EA CEO John Riccitiello said in a release: “PopCap’s great studio talent and powerful IP add to EA’s momentum and accelerate our drive towards a $1 billion digital business. EA’s global studio and publishing network will help PopCap rapidly expand their business to more digital devices, more countries, and more channels.”
Reakktor Media and gamigo AG have released a new trailer as well as some screenshots for the new expansion pack for their space MMO, Black Prophecy. Episode 1: Inferno in Tulima is available now.
