Author - Jerry Paxton

The Darkness II: Limited Edition Pre-Order Incentives

2K Games has announced the set of pre-order bonus items for its upcoming The Darkness II: Limited Edition, which is due out on February 7th of 2012.

The Darkness II Limited Edition includes:

  • Alternate darkling outfit: “Crazy Abdul”
  • Two character ability upgrades:
    • Gourmet Hearts: provides bonus for eating hearts
    • Relic Hunter: locates collectible items in the world
  • Custom illustration by Marc Silvestri
  • Free digital download of The Darkness Origins Volume 1 and Volume 2 comics

Victoria II: A House Divided Expansion Announced

Paradox Interactive has announced A House Divided, an upcoming expansion for their strategy epic, Victoria II. A House Divided takes place during the time period of the American Civil War and will allow players to command both sides of that conflict as well as the rest of the represented nations in the game. In order to explain a bit about this new expansion, Paradox has announced a developer diary, which you can checkout over at their official website.

NASCAR the Game 2011 Community Updates

The good people at Eutechnyx have released word regarding several community events and other interesting updates regarding their highly-acclaimed NASCAR the Game 2011. Below you can find all the latest happenings regarding the racing sim!

Game with Developers during Community Event

Players will have a chance to race with the developers on the PlayStation 3 in Eutechnyx’s Community Event. It’s happening tomorrow at 1pm EST so jump on and have a go.

http://nascarthegame.com/news/community-event-race-with-the-developers-playstation-3

 

The NASCAR The Game 2011 Paint Scheme Community Event

With so many talented paint scheme artists, Eutechnyx wants to find the best! Win a chance to have your paint scheme designs be featured in the next NASCAR game and have your name in the credits.

http://nascarthegame.com/news/the-nascar-the-game-2011-paint-scheme-community-event

 

Win the Contingency Panel from Carl Edwards 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Car!

Eutechnyx is giving away a Contingency Panel from Carl Edwards 2010 Fontana car. All you have to do is sign-up for the monthly newsletter for a chance to win.

http://nascarthegame.com/news/win-the-contingency-panel-from-carl-edwards-2010-nascar-sprint-cup-series-car

 

Richard Towler’s Tuning Guide and Chase Setup’s

Want the most out of your car but can’t figure out what to do? The feedback on the default setups in NASCAR The Game 2011 was mostly positive but they do have a large comfort zone for drivers of all abilities and this doesn’t always equal the fastest lap times. Check out the links below to get the most of our your cars.

Intro – http://nascarthegame.com/news/towlers-tuning-guide

Towler’s Chicagoland Setup – http://nascarthegame.com/news/towlers-chicagoland-setup

Towler’s New Hampshire Setup – http://nascarthegame.com/news/towler-s-new-hampshire-setup

Towler’s Dover Setup – http://nascarthegame.com/news/towler-s-dover-setup

 

For more information, please visit the website at: http://nascarthegame.com

ArcaniA: Fall of Setarrif Screenshots

Nordic Games has published its first set of screenshots from “ArcaniA: Fall of Setarrif”, the stand-alone expansion of ArcaniA which will be available for download on October 25th 2011.

Screenshots

iPhone 4S Announced

At this morning’s Apple “Let’s Talk iPhone” event, Tim Cook did not announce a curved iPhone 5 device. He did, however, announce the iPhone 4S. Looking on the outside pretty much identical to the iPhone 4, on the inside it is a much more capable device. Featuring an 8MP, 1080p camera along with A5 processor, the iPhone 4S also makes a lot of use of the Siri personal assistant software. The phone will be available from $199 to $399 depending on the memory capacity you choose (16GB/32GB/64GB). Also on the phone is a dual-core GPU, with up to 7x the graphics performance (let’s see how the benchmarks support this claim).

“iPhone 4S plus iOS 5 plus iCloud is a breakthrough combination that makes the iPhone 4S the best iPhone ever,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “While our competitors try to imitate iPhone with a checklist of features, only iPhone can deliver these breakthrough innovations that work seamlessly together.”

The Apple iPhone 4S will be available for pre-order on October 7th and released in North America on October 14th (On ATT, Verizon, and Sprint). It will be available internationally on October 25th.

Apple Store Link

Online Modes Revealed for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

Four new online modes have been announced for Namco Bandai’s upcoming Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. Co-op mode will let friends take on 8 of the single player campaign’s missions together, while Capital Conquest will split players into two teams, each bent on destroying the other’s HQ while defending their own. Deathmatch mode is what you would expect, and Domination mode pits two teams against one another in trying to occupy and hold various bases around the game map. Also announced was that all of the game stats going on will be synchronized by their official website, allowing for real-time stats, leader board, and more. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is due out on October 11th.

Online Mode Screenshots

Submissions Being Accepted for AIGC

The Activision Independent Games Competition is now accepting submissions by indie developers. The first place winner will receive a cash award of $175,000 and the second place winner will receive $75,000 to assist them with the development of their game.

“This competition underscores Activision’s commitment to fostering creativity in the independent development community,”Dave Stohl, Executive Vice President of Studios, Activision, said. “Many of us began our careers as indies, so we are very proud to offer this kind of support and encouragement to a couple of the industry’s young visionaries.”

Click here for the full info-sheet in how to submit your entry.