Square Enix has released a behind-the-scenes trailer talking about their upcoming Deus Ex: Human Revolution The Director’s Cut.
Author - Jerry Paxton
Focus Home Interactive has released an overview trailer for their upcoming Mars War Logs.
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Auckland, New Zealand-April 17, 2013 – Grinding Gear Games announced the second season of race events in their hit action RPG Path of Exile. Race events are short-term leagues separate from the main game with separate characters and varying goals that test the players’ skill and luck. Season Two commences on Saturday, April 20th and runs for six weeks until June 2 (New Zealand time).
Path of Exile’s Race Season One completed on April 7th, 2013, and contained 109 events where players won points for completing various objectives within the races. Based on player feedback from Season One, Season Two features a number of improvements including more unique prize items to win that can be achieved more easily. Additionally, unique spot prizes are now awarded randomly among participants who completed at least one goal by the end of each race.
Another new addition to the Path of Exile race season is “Signature Events.” Signature Events are consistent length solo events that are run multiple times during the season. At the end of the season, the best performing characters of each class will receive a prize similar to the top 20 overall for the entire season.
“Season One of our race events was a huge success. We saw great player engagement, retention and community participation,” said Chris Wilson, producer for Grinding Gear Games. “We have made many improvements for Season Two and are very excited to see their effects.”
For additional details and the schedule of events, please visit
http://www.pathofexile.com/
Currently in Open Beta, Path of Exile is a PC online action role-playing game set in a dark fantasy world. Featuring ethical micro transactions, the game is free-to-play, but not pay-to-win. Playing as one of six character classes, players find themselves banished for their past misdeeds to the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast.
There, they will encounter hundreds of species of opponents laden with loot and mysterious artifacts as they explore the abandoned continent.
Key features of Path of Exile:
- A dark and deep action RPG
- Build unlimited unique characters on a gigantic skill tree
- Combine over 110 skill gems to create unique combat strategies
- Explore a dark and gritty world rendered from a fixed 3D perspective
- Download and play for free, but never ‘pay-to-win’
- Explore randomly generated levels for extreme replayability
- Craft weapons, magic items and even end-game maps to become more powerful
- Cooperate or compete with thousands of other exiles in a persistent online world
- Ascend online ladders in every game mode
- Battle in PVP tournaments for worldwide recognition
View gameplay footage at www.youtube.com/grindinggear, or HD trailers are available from www.pathofexile.com/video
CERRITOS, Calif., April 1, 2013 — Elite Screens, Inc. an innovative US leader in projection screens, today announced the Kestrel Stage free-standing portable electric projection screen. “We have many portable free standing projection screen designs but our rental and staging customers wanted an even more refined solution.” said David Rodgers, Marketing Manager for Elite Screens Inc. “It is an elegant, beautiful design that brings the extra wow-factor to a mobile projector display in addition to it being ideal for formal occasions”. The Kestrel Stage Series is a portable, free standing floor rising motorized front projection screen. The screen material is GREENGUARD certified for indoor air-quality emissions as well as for children and schools (GREENGUARD #90390).
The initial screen sizes are 100 or 120 diagonal inches in a 16:9 (HDTV) aspect ratio. The material is Elite’s GREENGUARD certified MaxWhite FG 1.1 gain material that has wide diffusion uniformity for added performance versatility. The screen’s mechanized cross-rising apparatus is driven by a 17rpm, 130w tubular motor. Its 10nm torque provides superior weight tolerance in addition to a longer operational lifespan. Elite’s Kestrel Stage provides a simple in-line 3-way switch.
The Kestrel Stage is ideal for Rental & Staging or other commercial (Pro AV) applications. The motorized screen is integrated into a sturdy wheeled stage case that has handles for easy transport and set-up. As an added value, a matching roadie flight-case with detachable velvet skirt is included to complete the arrangement. The flight-case combines with the cased-screen and skirt to create a professional-grade mobile projection display.
Setup is a quick, easy process. The flight case performs the dual role of mobile storage and as a base for the portable electric screen unit. After separation into 2-equal units, the flight case ends attach to the bottom of the screen module creating an elevated base. Once the removable drape is added, the screen is raised and lowered by use of its in-line 3-way control switch.
Pricing, Availability, Warranty
Elite Screens’ Kestrel Stage is priced at $2500 MSRP for the 100” units and $3600 for the 120” models. The 100” models are currently available through Elite’s retail, and professional AV sales channel. The 120” models will be available in June. Kestrel Stage series projection screens come with Elite’s two-year manufacturer’s limited warranty, which is twice the industry standard. As an added value, a three-year warranty is provided to Government, Educational, Military and Religious organizations at no additional charge.
Santa Monica, CA – April 16, 2013 – Coming out right on the heels of the inaugural Call of Duty® Championship, presented by Xbox, which set records as the biggest live event ever streamed on Xbox LIVE®, and the largest concurrent viewership for a live streamed console game tournament on Twitch, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Uprising, is available today, exclusively on Xbox LIVE for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, with other platforms to follow. The second Downloadable Content (DLC) Map Pack from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), and its award-winning studio Treyarch, Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising includes four new, diverse multiplayer maps and the groundbreaking “Mob of the Dead” Zombies experience, featuring legendary Hollywood actors Ray Liotta, Chazz Palminteri, Joe Pantoliano, and Michael Madsen as four mobster inmates trying to escape a zombie infested Alcatraz.
“Uprising is equal parts creativity and passion, all rolled into four amazing multiplayer maps, and entirely new and ambitious ‘Mob of the Dead’ Zombies experience,” said Mark Lamia, Treyarch’s Studio Head. “We’ve packed a ton of gameplay into the multiplayer maps, including game-changing environmental challenges and opportunities. And with ‘Mob of the Dead,’ the team has pushed the boundaries of the Zombies fiction into new territory, anchored by top Hollywood talent.”
Following tradition of the original Call of Duty: Black Ops fan-favorite Zombies mode “Call of the Dead,” Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising’s chilling new “Mob of the Dead” Zombies experience puts players in the shoes of four prohibition-era mobsters, Billy Handsome (Liotta), Al “The Weasel” Arlington (Pantoliano), Salvatore “Sal” DeLuca (Palminteri), and Michael “Finn” O’Leary (Madsen), serving time in Alcatraz Prison only to discover that being behind bars is the least of their problems. In order to survive, players must work their way through the steel cells and aging concrete buildings while fighting off a multitude of zombified prisoners and guards trapped on the island with them.
Uprising also debuts four new, exotic and unique multiplayer maps set around the globe: “Magma” is a modern Japanese village with volcanic eruptions carving multiple paths throughout the town; “Encore” takes place in the aftermath of a deserted London music festival and leaves numerous opportunities for plenty of run-and-gun, close quarters combat; “Vertigo” is a futuristic high-rise mega-structure located in India and features dizzying vistas and multi-tiered pathways; finally, “Studio” is a contemporary re-imagining of “Firing Range,” the fan-favorite multiplayer map from the original Call of Duty: Black Ops. “Studio” is a Hollywood movie back lot with a variety of cinematic themes that range from Sci-Fi to the Old West.
Celebrating today’s launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising, Treyarch is hosting a Grudge Match between two professional football players from this year’s Super Bowl Champions, the Baltimore Ravens. Running Back Ray Rice & Wide Receiver Torrey Smith will go head-to-head, each captaining a team of development team members, as they go head-to-head in an intense battle for bragging rights playing on the new maps included in Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising. Gamers can review highlights on theCall of Duty: Black Ops II Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising is out now first, exclusively on Xbox LIVE for a suggested retail price of $14.99 or 1200 Microsoft Points. The Uprising DLC Map Pack is also included in the Call of Duty: Black Ops II DLC Season Pass*, where fans can purchase all four epic DLC Map Packs planned for the year, and also receive the Nuketown Zombies bonus map, and an exclusive in-game calling card as part of the discounted bundle offered at a suggested retail price of $49.99 or 4000 Microsoft Points – a discount of 800 Microsoft Points off the individual purchase of all four DLC Map Packs**.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is rated “M” (Mature – Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs – content suitable for persons ages 17 and older) by the ESRB. More information on Call of Duty: Black Ops II can be found at http://www.callofduty.com/
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THE INNER SPHERE – April 16, 2013 – MechWarrior Online takes its first step toward launch later this summer as it unveils in-game team structure as part of April’s big content update which sees the implementation of in-game Commanders, Lance Leaders and overall Lance structure – this update is considered the key pre-cursor to 12 v 12 matches which will go live later this spring.
Also new in today’s patch and available now in the Mech Lab are all variants of last week’s Hero Mech, the Highlander Mech, which smashed all previous Mech sales records in Piranha Games’ MechWarrior Online. Owing to the great success of the Highlander’s popularity is one defining feature: it taunts players on the battlefield when it plays a victory song from outward-facing speakers. Though the non-Hero Mech variants do not boast this victory music feature, they are deadly nevertheless and should be taken extremely seriously on the battlefield. The load-outs of these variants can be found here: http://mwomercs.com/game/
And for fans wishing for high-end preset Mechs to purchase, limited edition “Champion” Mechs are now available for purchase in the Mech Lab. Inspired by fan requests, the first Champion Mech, “Dragon”, comes equipped with ahigh end fan-assigned load-out fully equipped and optimized for long range dps/heat efficiency. The Dragon Champion Mech is purchased with MC only and its load out can be viewed here: http://mwomercs.com/forums/
Other new features include new user-friendly UI tips, loading tips, and host state rewind for ballistic weapons all wrapped in a new pattern fans can grab now from the Mech Bay, the Fractal pattern.
Additionally, MechWarrior Online will see a leaderboard challenge event hitting on April 19 – 23 of this month, with MechWarrior credit prizes. Full details will be posted for fans on www.mwomercs.com in coming days, so stay tuned!
For complete information on MechWarrior Online or to sign up for the free game, please visit www.mwomercs.com.
Deep Silver has sent out their second Ranger Survival Guide video for Metro Last Light. This entry talks about the various enemies you will encounter in the game, which is due out on May 14, 2013 in North America and May 17, 2013 across Europe for PlayStation®3, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC.
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April 16, 2013 – Last weekend was another exciting moment for the Neverwinter team as we dove into Beta Weekend 4 to explore a close to final version of the game with our Founders and press before Open Beta! Thanks for your continuous support.
Today, we bring you a brand new trailer that will take Neverwinter’s heroes on a journey to Rothé Valley , where the drow of House Xorlarrin are enslaving and killing anyone they can find. This high-level adventure zone will pit heroes against the magical mastery and arachnid minions of the iconic dark elves corrupted by their Spider Queen.
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This weekend saw the release of two anticipated films: The 42, the story of Jackie Robinson, and Scary Movie V. Each did well, with 42 bringing in $27M and Scary Movie V scaring up $15M. Evil Dead dropped to 5th place at $10M, behind G.I. Joe Retaliation, which is holding strong with an $11M take.
The Top Ten
- 42 – $27M / $27M
- Scary Movie 5 – $15M / $15M
- The Croods – $13M / $143M
- G.I. Joe Retaliation – $11M / $102M
- Evil Dead – $10M / $42M
- Jurassic Park 3D – $10M / $38M
- Olympus Has Fallen – $7M / $82M
- Oz The Great and Powerful – $7M / $219M
- Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor – $5M / $45M
- The Place Beyond the Pines – $4M / $5M
AUSTIN, Texas – Apr. 14, 2013 – The Hutt Cartel is making a huge play to become the next galactic superpower and only the Republic or the Empire can stop their rise! BioWare™, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), and LucasArts announced today that the first digital expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Rise of the Hutt Cartel, is now available for players worldwide. Available for $19.99 (USD), or at half price for current Subscribers ($9.99 USD), players can extend their personal Star Wars™ saga, with exciting new playable missions, new features and a striking new planet, Makeb. Playing through Rise of the Hutt Cartel will raise the game’s level cap to 55 and allow players to access a host of new, higher-level group content in the recently released Game Update 2.0:Scum and Villainy.
“We’ve worked hard over the last year to ensure we were listening to player feedback and acting on it. This month, we’re not only adding hours of new story-driven content and features with Rise of the Hutt Cartel, but we are also adding depth and content to the end game with our latest Game Update 2.0: Scum and Villainy,” said Jeff Hickman, Executive Producer of Star Wars: The Old Republic. “All of this new content, combined with a much larger, more active and engaged community since the addition of the Free-to-Play option last year, makes this the best time to join or return to The Old Republic!”
In Rise of the Hutt Cartel, players will explore a new storyline on the beautiful and exciting new planet of Makeb. Here players will continue their faction storylines as they fight against a nefarious new threat, the Hutt Cartel, attempting a take-over of the planet and all its resources. As players progress through the new levels they will earn new gear and abilities, along with access to new Elder Game content. As part of the experience, players will also be able to acquire new technological gear including Macrobinoculars and Seeker Droids, which take players on galaxy-spanning new missions to unlock valuable rewards.
Star Wars: The Old Republic is set thousands of years before the classic Star Wars movies. Players are immersed as they team up with friends online to fight in heroic battles reminiscent of the films, exploring a galaxy of vibrant planets, experiencing visceral Star Wars combat, all set to a sweeping musical score. Now, players can experience the complete storylines of the eight iconic Star Warsclasses, all the way to Level 50 without having to pay a monthly fee. experience Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Visit www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.