Ridgewood, NJ, June 12, 2012 – Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Novacore Studios today released a new trailer for upcoming 4X space game Legends of Pegasus. In the first of three trailers focusing on the playable races in the game, we take a closer look at the ‘Humans’ and their first steps into deep space travel and how it opened a new chapter of peace and harmony. However, this peace was short lived and the balance of power soon shifted as greed and the thirst for supremacy led to the discovery of new races, threatening humanity’s very existence.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. June 12, 2012. Fatshark today announced that their adventure roll-playing game KRATER is available on Steam for PC Computers. Mac version will be available in July.
“We are very excited about inviting gamers to the world of KRATER, and experience the post-apocalyptic Sweden.” says Martin Wahlund, CEO and Executive Producer, Fatshark. “In KRATER death and injuries actually mean something. We want to bring back the feeling of being scared of dying from old school RPG’s.”
KRATER is a lush post-apocalyptic top down RPG and the base pillars are crafting, exploration and consequence. Consequence brings not only the ability for the characters to level up and improve themselves, but also permanent injuries and death.
Brighton, June 12th, 2012 – They’re fast, they’re powerful and they’re armed up to the radiator grill: Publisher Lace Mamba Global and developer Active Zone Group put players behind the wheels of some extremely futuristic vehicles – in Death Road, the upcoming action-packed high velocity racing game for PC. Today, Lace Mamba Global announces to publish digital and retail editions of the game. The release is scheduled for August 10th, 2012, in the UK and Ireland. Additional local release dates will be announced separately.
Death Road offers a full single player campaign and arcade multiplayer races for up to 8 pilots, featuring 7 gameplay modes, ranging from standard races and time trials to combat, elimination and mine field modes. Players choose from 11 different hovering and flying racing spacecrafts. Equipped with different weapon systems, ranging from lasers to tactical nukes, it’s not only speeding skills that will make a difference, but also the wise use of lethal force. Throughout the game, players will be awarded with special achievements for epic feats.
There are eight different racing tracks in Death Road, taking players through desert or city locations, or even old factory areas.
Death Road will be released in the UK and Ireland on August 10th, 2012. The recommended retail price is £19.99 / €19.99. Further releases in more territories world-wide will follow, for example on October 05th, 2012, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Durham, USA – June 12th, 2012 – Funcom is thrilled to invite thousands of gamers from all over the world into the bowels of hell itself, in the third Beta Weekend for the company’s highly anticipated modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. Starting on June 15th at 9am PDT and ending on June 17th at 11.59pm PDT, gamers will be able to explore a wealth of new content that was not available in the two previous Beta Weekends, including the Dragon and Illuminati starter experiences.
Whereas players in previous Beta Weekends got to sample only the Templar starter experience and the troubled town of Kingsmouth, this weekend the game will be opened up to include the massive region known as The Savage Coast, as well as two epic dungeons: The Polaris and Hell Rising. This represents only a fraction of the content available at launch, but still spans over dozens upon dozens of hours of pure gameplay. The best way to gain access to the Beta Weekend is to pre-order ‘The Secret World’. This grants access to all Beta Weekends leading up to launch. Funcom is also teaming up with major partners all over the world this week, including world-leading hardware manufacturer NVIDIA, to conduct a massive giveaway of keys that will enable play for this weekend only.
Funcom is also excited to share that over 1.3 million gamers are now registered as potential beta testers for ‘The Secret World’, shattering all previous company records including that of its previous MMO ‘Age of Conan’. The company is regularly inviting more and more from this pool of people into the ongoing and very successful Closed Beta. A recent survey among the tens of thousands of testers, who have played in the Closed Beta, confirms that the vast majority is enjoying the game and will play it at launch.
“We are very encouraged by both the numbers of beta registrations and the positive feedback we are getting from our testers,” says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. “The fact that so many gamers want to play ‘The Secret World’ combined with the high purchase intent among testers is something we consider a very positive indicator.”
The company can also share today that ‘The Secret World’ has now gone GOLD, and that production of physical units have started and that these will soon be rolled out to retail in preparation of launch on July 3rd. For those who have pre-ordered, Early Access will commence on June 29th as planned.
‘The Secret World’ is developed by Funcom and co-published by EA Partners, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA). For more information about the game or how to register for the beta, please visit www.thesecretworld.com.
Stockholm, June 12th 2012 – Paradox Interactive and developer VSTEP have today announced that Ship Simulator Extremes Collectionwill release on June 19th with a recommended retail price of €29.99/$29.99.
The most complete Ship Simulator game to date, Ship Simulator Extremes Collection includes the acclaimed Ship Simulator Extremes along with ALL previously released add-on and DLC content in a single package along with including the acclaimed Ferry DLC pack.
This comprehensive collection features hundreds of hours of maritime seafaring realism as you captain an extensive range of accurately recreated sea craft of all sizes.
Included within Ship Simulator Extremes Collection are 10 new vessels, gameplay features and player campaigns. The Ferry Pack DLC adds five ferry boats each with their own specific controls and options as you play your part in the daily commute of thousands of passengers in the many famous in-game harbours.
Ship Simulator Extremes Collection will release on June 19th, 2012 via retail and all major digital distribution platforms for a recommended retail price of $29.99. The collection gives you maximum access to everything ever released for this best-selling ship simulator, making this a must for every simulation fan!
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 11, 2012) – Greg Biffle is off to a memorable start in this 2012 season. First, he occupies the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points lead for 11 consecutive weeks. And now, he takes down five-time champion Jimmie Johnson in Round 1 of the NASCAR The Game: Inside Line “Drive for the Cover” Facebook campaign by a scant one percent margin of victory.
Round 1 of the tournament saw several very close matchups, leading to some fascinating pairings in Round 2, which begins today.
Marcos Ambrose led all drivers in total voting as he advances to Round 2 to face Denny Hamlin, who edged out past series champion Bobby Labonte. Below are the head-to-head matchups for Round 2, which includes a rematch of last year’s exciting championship battle between Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart:
Dale Earnhardt Jr. vs. Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch vs. Danica Patrick
Tony Stewart vs. Carl Edwards
Denny Hamlin vs. Marcos Ambrose
Greg Biffle vs. Mark Martin
Kasey Kahne vs. Kevin Harvick
Jeff Gordon vs. Matt Kenseth
Ryan Newman vs. Brad Keselowski
The campaign will continue to let NASCAR fans vote in a bracketed tournament that is hosted entirely on NASCAR The Game’s Facebook page, and can be easily accessed at www.nascarthegame.com/vote.
Voting for Round 2 of the “Drive for the Cover” campaign begins today with five weeks remaining in the campaign to select the driver who will adorn the cover of NASCAR The Game: Inside Line. Here is the voting schedule, which culminates in July:
Cambridge, Mass. – June 11th , 2012– Harmonix is keeping things hot as we head into summer with new tracks for Dance Central 2 and the just-announced Dance Central 3, coming this fall, only on Kinect for Xbox 360!
Tomorrow, June 12, sees the release of Iyaz’s “Replay.” Off of Iyaz’s 2010 record of the same name, the single was a success worldwide, certified double platinum and peaking at number two on the Billboard charts!
On June 19th, Nelly’s “Hot in Herre” comes to the Dance Central Music Store. Produced by the powerhouse duo of The Neptunes, “Hot in Herre” was Nelly’s first number one Billboard hit, landing him a Grammy in 2003 for “Best Male Rap Solo Performance”.
Finally, the Kat DeLuna track “Whine Up” featuring Elephant Man, will be available on June 26. The song was a hit for DeLuna, who earned the honor of having the “Latin Dance Club Play Track of the Year” from the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2007.
All tracks will be available in the Dance Central 2 in-game Music Store, or from the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for 240 MS Points each.
June 12 Iyaz – “Replay”
Difficulty – Legit
DC Choreographer – Nick DeMoura
June 19 Nelly – “Hot in Herre”
Difficulty – Legit
DC Choreographer – Kunle Oladehin
June 26 Kat DeLuna ft. Elephant Man – “Whine Up”
Difficulty – Legit
DC Choreographer – Marcos Aguirre
Dance Central 2 supports over 100 danceable songs, available via on-disc tracks, song importing from the original Dance Central*, and downloadable content from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The party never has to stop with downloadable content added every month to keep your body moving on the dance floor!
Dance Central 2 is rated “T” for Teen (lyrics) by the ESRB. Music downloads are not rated by the ESRB. For more information on Dance Central 2 and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.dancecentral.com and www.harmonixmusic.com. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. * An additional fee, Xbox LIVE, storage device and the original Dance Central game are required to import songs from Dance Central.
Jackson, NJ – June 11, 2012 — Actress Uma Thurman took a moment yesterday to pose with Looney Tunes characters Sylvester and Wile E Coyote during her first visit to Six Flags Great Adventure. Expectant-mother Thurman, who lives in New York, brought her children Maya, 13, and Levon, 10, plus several of their friends to celebrate the ending of the school year. The kids enjoyed rides on the new SkyScreamer extreme swing ride, Nitro, BATMAN the Ride and more. The actress and her family dined at Best of the West and enjoyed traditional theme park snacks like cotton candy, ice cream, Dippin Dots and water ice. Thurman told her tour guide that she looks forward to returning next year to enjoy the park’s world-class coasters after the birth of her child.
Those of you excited about the upcoming film, DREDD, should check out these new images from Lionsgate! Also included is the new poster for the upcoming film, which is due out on September 21, 2012! I am the law!
BUDAPEST – June 8, 2012 – Once, the mighty Empire dominated every inch of the world… or so the legends claim. Today, the Empire is nothing more than myth, until its legacy suddenly resurfaces in the form of an unexplained attack, and players must trace its path back across the frozen northlands in search of answers. Independent developer NeocoreGames today announced an all-new IP entitled Broken Sea, a party-based tactical RPG for the PC. Telling a world-spanning tale of an arcane order, exploration, and adventure, players will follow the clues left behind by history to unearth the truth behind the mysterious events occurring throughout the realm.
Broken Sea takes place in a world of high magic, action-packed battles and grand storytelling. Beginning the game as a respected member of your order in an almost-forgotten monastery, players will seek out the colossal Dominion Ship—the last of its kind—and journey to the massive archipelago that once prospered under the rule of the Emperor Mages. Assembling their own party of heroes, players must face tactical battles and explore the unknown in order to survive, and restore their once-great order.
“Broken Sea follows the classical traditions of RPG adventures,” said Zoltan Pozsonyi, producer at Neocore Games. “Putting a party together in search of the truth is a tale anybody can get behind. Thanks to the epic story and the unique party-based tactics on offer, BrokenSea is poised to offer something really engaging and immersive to players.”
