Author - Jerry Paxton

Update for Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator

2012/05/01
Jerry Paxton
News

May 1st, 2012 – Thom Robertson (http://artemis.eochu.com/) released a new version (v.1.65) of the PC game, Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator.

Changes and new features of this update include:

  • Upgraded the 3D graphics engine.
  • Major revisions to existing enemy races and ships.
  • New fighters, carriers and drones.
  • Space Whales.
  • New self-destruct sequence.
  • More customization options and a host of small fixes.

Artemis is a multiplayer, multi-computer networked game for Windows. Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. Unlike many networked multi-player games, Artemis was designed to be played by 3-6 players together in one room but it can also be played online.

In Artemis, one computer is the main screen, while the others serve as one of the five workstations (Helm, Communication, Engineering, Science, and Weapon Control). Working together as a bridge crew, the players warp around the sector, protecting space stations from a multitude of alien ships. Once the Artemis has expended its torpedoes and energy, the crew can replenish the ship by docking with a space station.

Free Realms Turns Three

2012/04/30
Jerry Paxton
News

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – April 30, 2012 – The fun and celebration continues in Free Realms® as Sony Online Entertainment’s (SOE) family-friendly, free-to-play online game turns three years old. To celebrate its third birthday, Free Realms is inviting players across the PC, Macintosh® and PlayStation®Network to an array of exciting in-game activities including a number of birthday story quests, daily birthday rewards, and an epic in-game world event featuring the return of one of Sacred Grove’s favorite villains, Cakenstein.

Through a truly customizable gameplay experience, Free Realms allows players in an online world to do whatever they want, whenever they want. Players can customize their own virtual home, adopt a pet, play fun minigames or even test their skills on the battlefield against the toughest enemies. Since its initial launch, Free Realms has surpassed 20 million registered users and continues to actively grow. While only a mere three years old, the game already has an arsenal of achievements; from having more than 59,000 in-game items such as customizable pets and unique clothing including the popular “Skeletal Hoodie,” to players starting more than 112.8 million collection quests.

“We are so very thankful for all of our Free Realms players,” said John Smedley, President, Sony Online Entertainment. “We believe our players are our extended family and celebrating this birthday is a great testament to them. As the Free Realms community continues to grow, our goal will always be to find new ways to keep our players engaged and give them fun experiences to discover and enjoy. To further support this goal, in the next few weeks, we will be bringing players an opportunity to go even deeper into the world of Free Realms, and I can’t wait to see and hear their reactions.”

To complement Free Realms’ three-year milestone, SOE will be rewarding all players with a special birthday hat, hosting a number of in-game community events, and offering birthday items for purchase in the in-game Marketplace including a party Piñata pet, birthday furniture, and more.

Free Realms is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and up by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) with content descriptors of Crude Humor and Fantasy Violence.

To play Free Realms now, please visit: http://www.FreeRealms.com

For Free Realms updates and information, follow Free Realms on Facebook and Twitter.

6 New Dishonored Screenshots

2012/04/30
Jerry Paxton
News

Bethesda Softworks and Arkane Studios have released six new screenshots from their upcoming first-person shooter, Dishonored. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Over 40 New Line of Defense Screenshots

2012/04/30
Jerry Paxton
News

3000AD has released over 40 new screenshots from their upcoming Line of Defense, which you can peruse below – enjoy!

Screenshots

Eddie Money and Train Hit Rock Band Tomorrow

2012/04/30
Jerry Paxton
News

Cambridge, Mass. – April 27th, 2012– Harmonix today announced that tracks from Eddie Money, Train, and Yellowcard are headed to the Rock Band™ Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 1,400 artists and more than 3,500* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. More than 100 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch on Nov. 20, 2007.

Tracks downloaded from the Rock Band Music Store are compatible with the award-winning full-band Rock Band 3 experience, as well as the upcoming controller-based Rock Band Blitz, coming summer of 2012 for Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PlayStation®Network!

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 system
On May 1st, Harmonix releases single tracks from three different artists, spanning over 30-years of chart-topping music!

First up is Eddie Money’s well-known hit “Two Tickets to Paradise,” from the singer/songwriter’s self-titled 1977 debut record. Train’s Grammy-winning single “Drops of Jupiter,” from the band’s 2001 album of the same name, will also be available. Rounding out this broad musical selection is pop-punk band Yellowcard’s infectious “Only One,” the third single off of 2003’s Ocean Avenue!

Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrades will be available for “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me).”

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation®3 system (May 1st, 2012):

  • Eddie Money – “Two Tickets to Paradise” O X
  • Train – “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” O X
  • Yellowcard – “Only One” O

Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

Price:
$1.99 USD (160 Microsoft Points™,200 Wii Points™) per song
$0.99 USD (80 Microsoft Points™, 100  Wii Points™) per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

*Available on-disc, via download and disc export. Internet connection and export key purchase required. Wii™ Shop Channel has more than 1,500 song tracks available for purchase on the Rock Band platform on-disc, via song import, and download. Not applicable to Nintendo DS™.

Hunters 2 One Month Stats

2012/04/30
Jerry Paxton
News

The good people over at Rodeo Games have sent over some stats from the one month that their new iOS title, Hunters 2, has been on the market. Checkout the image below for all the details!

Warlock: Master of the Arcane Demo Released

2012/04/30
Jerry Paxton
News

STOCKHOLM — April 27th, 2012 —The lands of Ardania are divided, as humans, monsters and undead vie for control of the world’s cities. Amid the chaos, a common thread connects the cities and empires of the land: all are guided by magic. Great archmages of all the races research spells, settle new lands and raise mighty armies with a single purpose – to unite the world and its many planes of existence under the banner of a single warlock.

And now you can get an early taste of this battle for global supremacy in the demo of Warlock: Master of the Arcane.

Grab the demo here & learn the fine art of destruction:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/203630/

The Warlock: Master of the Arcane demo contains:
– The game tutorial
– One world map to conquer
– The playable Great mage, Miralbus the Hat of Humans
– Two Great Mages to battle against
– The save/load function are disabled in the demo.

Warlock: Masters of the Arcane is the new turn-based empire-building game from Ino-Co, published by Paradox Interactive and set in the universe made popular in the “Majesty” series.
Now you can master the great spellbook, hire monsters to fight in your armies, summon great protections for your people, and build mighty cities to draw wealth and mana from the land around them.

Warlock: Master of the Arcane is set to release on May 8th via retail and all major digital distribution platforms for a recommended retail price of $19.99.
The pre-order has gone live and all aspiring warlocks will recieve the pre-order bonus Powerful Lords DLC for Free! http://www.warlockmasterofthearcane.com/buy

The Walking Dead Episode One Giveaway (Xbox 360) – Expired

2012/04/27
Jerry Paxton
Contests, News

In honor of the re-launch of your favorite video games website as well as the release of Telltale Games The Walking Dead Episode One – we thought it would be nice to giveaway an Xbox LIVE Marketplace code for the game. The code will be given to one lucky, randomly-chosen Facebook user at 11:59PM PT on Friday, May 4th, 2012.

How to Enter?

Simply leave a comment on this Facebook thread telling us who is your favorite character from The Walking Dead comics or TV series and why. Oh – you also have to be “liked” to our Facebook page in order to win. Them’s the rules!

BattleForge 3rd Anniversary Amii Card Deck Content

2012/04/27
Jerry Paxton
News

BattleForge is celebrating its third anniversary this month with the release of the all-new ‘Amii’ card pack, delivering to players over 70 new cards to customize their deck. The Amii are a race of ancient humans who long suffered defeat, imprisonment, and slavery at the hands of the Skanes. By calling on elemental forces and gathering magical power, the Amii broke free from their prisons and are now available to all BattleForge players. Checkout some screenshots of the new edition below:

Screenshots

Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC for Portal 2 Out May 8th

2012/04/27
Jerry Paxton
News

April 26, 2012 — Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the free Portal 2 DLC titled “Perpetual Testing Initiative” will be available for the PC and Mac on May 8th.

The “Perpetual Testing Initiative” allows players to easily create, share, and play Portal 2 puzzles. The Initiative comes with a simplified puzzle maker that allows that creation of mind-bending puzzles without ever leaving the game.

The puzzle maker can directly publish maps to the Steam Workshop where users can browse, vote on, and select to play them. Selected puzzles will automatically be downloaded and installed inside Portal 2.

Portal 2 holds a Metacritic score of 95% and has been awarded numerous Game of Year awards. It features expansive single and cooperative multiplayer game modes.

For more information on Portal 2 and its downloadable content, please visit http://www.thinkwithportals.com.