Dead Space Hardbook Comic In Stores Today Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Bloodbath Continues! Today, in association with Image Comics the hardbook comic titled “Dead Space” hits comic book stores nationwide and will hit Amazon, Border’s and Barnes and Noble at the end of the month. The Dead Space hardbook serves as a prequel story for the award-winning videogame that tells the gut-wrenching tale of a deep space mining colony that unexpectedly pulls an ancient and vicious alien life force from the dark rock. The Dead Space hardbook combines all 6 Dead Space comics written by Antony Johnson and illustrated by Ben Templesmith with exclusive cover art by Templesmith, an exclusive bonus art section, and a background section on the major characters.
Atlus Races TrackMania DS Into North America This March Thursday, November 20, 2008
Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced that it has secured the North American publishing rights for TrackMania®DS, the most heart-pounding stunt-filled racing game ever to burn rubber on Nintendo DS™. Master over 100 high-flying courses, use the powerful track design system to make your own stages, and then challenge friends to race your twisting, winding creations. Feel your pulse quicken as you thrust into a loop. Brace yourself as you fly off a ramp to the heavens. The thrills never cease, the possibilities are endless. Dream it, design it… Drive it!
UK Storm IntoTop Eight At WCG 2008 Final Thursday, November 20, 2008
Multiplay, organisers of the UK’s largest multiplayer gaming events for over 10 years and managers for the Samsung UK World Cyber Games team, are pleased to formally announce the success of the UK team at the Samsung WCG finals. The team was assembled at Multiplay’s M Festival event in the summer of 2008 where the best players from ten games were picked to represent Great Britain in the worldwide tournament.
COOKING MAMA RESPONDS TO PETA BY HIGHLIGHTING VEGETARIAN OFFERINGS Thursday, November 20, 2008
Food lover and culinary cutie Cooking Mama is a virtual chef who believes that good home cooked food, properly prepared from the best ingredients, can bring people together around the table and make the world a happier place. That's why Mama is taking a stand with oven mitts raised high against the latest PETA objection targeting her freshly released videogame, Cooking Mama World Kitchen, that shipped this week for Wii™ from Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL). Mama wants people to know that World Kitchen includes 51 recipes from around the world, ranging from vegetarian fare like miso soup and rice cakes to international delicacies like ginger pork and octopus dumplings.
TIKGAMES AND CREAT STUDIOS PARTNER TO DELIVER THREE NEW PLAYSTATION ®NETWORK GAMES Thursday, November 20, 2008
Magic Ball, licensed under agreement with Alawar Entertainment, takes a very simple idea - a ball, a paddle and a pile of bricks - and turns the player loose in a dynamic 3D environment of destructible pirates, dragons and more. "I was very pleased to see this amazing iteration of our Magic Ball franchise come to life on the PLAYSTATION 3," said Alexander Lyskovsky, CEO of Alawar. "The 3D graphics are eye-catching and entertaining and the gameplay will have players engaged for many hours." The initial release of this version of Magic Ball will include over 40 exciting levels and both local and online multiplayer action, with over 20 additional levels scheduled to be available at a later date.
CODEMASTERS ANNOUNCES COLIN MCRAE: DiRTTM2 Thursday, November 20, 2008
Codemasters® today announced that Colin McRae: DiRT™2, the sequel to the acclaimed best-selling off-road racer of 2007, is now in development at Codemasters Studios for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and Games For Windows® LIVE with further editions for Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system due for simultaneous release in 2009.
World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich KingTM Shatters Day-1 Sales Record Thursday, November 20, 2008
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft®’s second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King™, has sold more than 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours of availability*, making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time. This eclipses the previous record of nearly 2.4 million copies sold in 24 hours, set in January 2007 by Blizzard’s first World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade®. Wrath of the Lich King was simultaneously released in North America, Europe, Chile, Argentina, and Russia on November 13; Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand on November 14; and South Korea and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on November 18.
Kalypso Media Catalogue Now Available On Stardock's Impulse Thursday, November 20, 2008
Kalypso Media UK and Stardock Corporation (www.stardock.com) are pleased to announce that Stardock’s Impulse digital distribution platform (www.impulsedriven.com) has added the entire back catalogue of Kalypso titles and will feature all future titles as well.
NEW STAR WARS GALAXIESTM CHAPTER Thursday, November 20, 2008
New Hoth Encounter Lets Players Experience One of the Most Memorable Battles in Star Wars History
HOUSE OF THE DEAD: OVERKILL Thursday, November 20, 2008
SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced the red hot Collector’s Edition for The House of the Dead: OVERKILL™ for release in PAL territories. This premium edition of The House of the Dead: OVERKILL arrives encased in an exclusive collector’s slipcase and is accompanied by an exclusive graphic novel. It will only be available through selected retailers as a pre-order bonus.
UBISOFT CONFIRMS DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT FOR PRINCE OF PERSIA POST-LAUNCH Thursday, November 20, 2008
Ubisoft confirmed today that it plans to release Downloadable Content for its upcoming Prince of Persia video game post-launch. Full details and release date to be announced in the near future.
"Our intention is to do downloadable content that really offers a lot of value for the player - another experience." said Ben Mattes, Producer.
ORIGINAL NOVEL BASED ON HIT MMORPG WARHAMMER ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING Thursday, November 20, 2008
Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, and The Black Library, a division of Games Workshop, today announced DARK STORM GATHERING, an original novel based on the critically acclaimed MMORPG, Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR). The second in a series of novels based on the hit massively multiplayer online role-playing game, DARK STORM GATHERING will be available in all major bookstores and on the Black Library website in Spring 2009.
THE NINTENDO DS IS NOT JUST A CONSOLE FOR GIRLS, DADS, OR MOMS! Thursday, November 20, 2008
“From the Abyss” is a hack ‘n slash RPG in the spirit of true video gaming for the Nintendo DS™! In this parallel universe players will be able to explore the vast world of Rubenhaut through a unique world creation engine exclusively created for the game. In “From the abyss”, the player will fight huge monsters with swords, spells and special abilities! A fast paced & action packed game for gamers!
CyberPower Black Pearl Core i7 965 EE Gaming System Tweak Town :: Thursday, November 20, 2008
"On November 3rd Intel allowed the world to see just how powerful their new Core i7 / X58 combo was. Just like a title fight with a heavyweight boxer we were knocked out by the power, speed and agility of the new platform and so were our readers from the feedback we received. Until this point Core i7 has been made of pure unobtainium; you simply could not buy it no matter how much you offered. That changes today as e-tail and retail are opening up the ring and everyone gets a chance to fight the champ.
CyberPower has recognized the need to offer us old school users the best components, overclocked to their potential without the need to spend hundreds of hours fine tuning and tweaking. The new CyberPower Black Pearl Series is CyberPower’s answer to the age old question; build it and spend two weeks getting it right or have it made by the pros who already know the ins and outs of a new, highly complex architecture."
Mirrors Edge (PC) Sneak PhysX video preview Driver Heaven :: Thursday, November 20, 2008
We recently had some time to sit and play with Mirrors Edge on the PC and we have a video for download which illustrates the PhysX content that is going to be available for those people who have a modernday Nvidia graphics card.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia for Nintendo DS Reviewed Futurelooks :: Thursday, November 20, 2008
For me, some of the best games available on the Nintendo DS are those
with a nostalgic flair. Sure, I can get interested in some new titles
from time to time, but the ones that captivate me the most are ones
that cash in on the their retro appeal. From New Super Mario Bros. to
Tetris DS, these are the games for me. And that’s why Castlevania:
Order of Ecclesia catches my initial interest.
Left 4 Dead Review (PC) Gaming Heaven :: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Left 4 Dead is the newest team based game from Valve which puts you and some buddies into the role of a group of people battling against hordes of mutant zombies with a simple goal ... to stay alive and hopefully escape. Is this a modern-day Valve classic or just another run of the mill zombie romp?
Big Fish Games' Treasure Seekers: Visions of Gold Reviewed IT Reviewed :: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
“It’s time to rekindle your passion for adventure with Treasure Seekers: Visions of Gold, a hidden object game with lavish environments and relatively challenging puzzles. Join Emily and Tommy in their quest to retrieve their pirate grandmother’s hidden treasure. Test your skills with puzzles that will take you from strange laboratories to the dangerous depths of the ocean. Play at your own pace with no timers or penalties, just hours of brain-tickling hidden object fun.”
5 Newest Pc Game Titles Tested Overclockers Club :: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
"There is not a single game in this performance preview that is unplayable at either maximum or close to maximum settings. Something that can be appreciated after the Crysis bomb was dropped and was found to be all but unplayable with any real quality if you wanted a decent FPS. So where on the price ladder do the latest cards fall? A valid question when your hard earned dollars are at stake. Well, with a quick search on Newegg I found that the HD4870 512MB could be had for as little as $210 while the 1GB version ran as low as $265, both solidly in the middle and lower end of the range. For the boys in green the GTX260/216 core can be had for as little as $229, while the lowest price on a factory overclocked card came in at $239, $25 cheaper than the 1GB HD4870. At least in this game and hardware comparison you have to give the Nvidia camp the win. The company is now competing on price as well as performance and seem to be on the winning side of the fence this go around. The margin is slim at times but higher performance with a decent price will always come out on top for the price conscious buyer, that being most of us!"
Shocking Problems That Riddle The Xbox 360 Tweak Town :: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
"While Microsoft won't give exact numbers, up to 30% of the first 16 million Xbox 360's sold are (or soon will) experience technical difficulties. Literally millions of 360 gamers have had their gaming enjoyment cut short by the various errors that plague the Xbox 360. The Red Ring of Death, the "black screen of death", the 1 red light error and many others can have a dramatic effect on your enjoyment of the system. Errors and problems seem to surround the Xbox 360 like a cloud.
Where does a concerned owner turn for information? How do you find the best information to help you get your system back up and running? Can you even repair your Xbox 360? The honest answer is maybe. Depending on the issue you are dealing with, you may be able to fix it or you may have to replace something."
MotorStorm Pacific Rift for Sony PS3 Review i4u :: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
"Today we are looking at MotorStorm Pacific Rift for the Sony PS3. The game is the follow-up to the immensely popular MotorStorm title that hit shelves shortly after the PS3 launched.
MotorStorm Pacific Rift offers many more tracks than the original along with a new vehicle and a new setting. The game is top notch and sure to be a welcome addition to any PS3 owners library."
First Look: Left 4 Dead Gameconnect :: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
"General impressions on the demo were overwhelmingly positive, and players the world over have been blowing the heads, arms, legs, projectile intestines, teeth, claws and other assorted bodyparts off the most intelligent zombies this side of nothing you've ever seen before. Now the game's out, and it's time to get to that cursed hospital."
Velocity Micro Edge Z55 - Intel Core i7 Gaming System Hot Hardware :: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Like many enthusiast system manufacturers, Velocity Micro makes hand-built, high-end gaming rigs using the latest components, such as Intel’s Core i7 processors. Velocity Micro claims that they pride themselves on their extensive customization options, meticulous assembly procedures, a technically trained staff, and in-house US-based support. Each system is hand-assembled by expert engineers and run through extensive testing to ensure complete functionality. As you’ll see, Velocity Micro’s engineers are also appear to be very careful about how they route and tie cables to ensure optimal airflow within the chassis.
Call of Duty: World at War performance in-depth Techspot :: Monday, November 17, 2008
Considering the high expectations built around Call of Duty: World at War it will be interesting to see how the game stacks up against other competing shooters, but perhaps most importantly how it compares or improves upon last year's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare which was an all-around success on the PC platform.
'World at War' was built using an enhanced version of the CoD 4 engine which should come as great news for PC gamers. Not only do we expect this game to look really good because of that, but it should also fair quite well on systems with modest specifications. Unlike Crysis and a few other visually stunning games, Call of Duty 4 wasn't able to bring a high-end system to its knees, and believe us that was a good thing.
Call of Duty: World at War certainly shapes up to be one of the most exciting installments on the series yet, and now we must find out how it will run on your computer...
Big Fish Games' Redrum Reviewed IT Reviewed :: Monday, November 17, 2008
“Big Fish Games’ Redrum won’t challenge the experienced gamer, but the real reason to play this game is to experience the story. The graphics and music are really good, but you should be aware that some can be quite graphic and include blood, syringes, bones and ghosts. Other themes the game explores, game explores - like divorce, mental illness and cruelty - are equally mature. If you’ve not tried a hidden object game before, Redrum isn’t a bad place to start at all. The only drawback to a game like this is that there’s very little replay value - once have completed it you will probably never play it again. Next time we’d like much more of a challenge...”
Smooth Creations LANShark Gaming System Review Legit Reviews :: Thursday, November 13, 2008
"So what can we say about this beauty from Smooth Creations? For the intended audience it’s great. If you appreciate art or really want a departure from the norm for your next gaming PC, Smooth Creations' LANShark is one to keep on your short list. However the one thing I’ve left out until now is the price. At $2,537 this is not an inexpensive machine, but it really isn’t an incredible amount of money over the sum of its parts. When you consider the amount of work that’s been put in, the 1 year warranty on the parts, and the lifetime warranty on the paint (excludes scratching and chipping of course) it really isn’t a bad price if you’re in the market for a system you don’t put together yourself..."
Battle of the Band Games: Guitar Hero World Tour vs Rock Band 2 Thursday, November 13, 2008
Are you ready to rock? I said, ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?! Yet another
generation of rhythm games has descended upon us, bringing along a
whole new set of little plastic instruments for us to enjoy. As a
result, many people are now faced with the decision of choosing between
Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour. Which rhythm game reigns
supreme? In the following article, I’m going to break down the
comparison shot-by-shot, feature-by-feature until I can declare a true
winner. Let’s Get Rocked!
Fanfest and Final Deployment of EVE Online: Quantum Rise Thursday, November 13, 2008
The summer-now-March expansion will include a whole host of improvements and be one of the biggest releases yet. New planetary asteroid rings, epic mission arcs, modular ship designs, Tech 3 items, exploration via wormholes and a refocusing on the new player experience are all currently in the plans.
Tom Clancy EndWar (Xbox 360 and PS3) Review Gaming Heaven :: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Real time strategy games do not work on consoles, I think every gamer out there reading this will be nodding their head in agreement already. Ubisoft are seemingly aware of this and they have decided to push the envelope a little with Tom Clancy's Endwar by invoking a voice activated control interface as well as a camera system designed specifically for the console platform.
Call Of Duty: World At War (X360 & PS3) Review Gaming Heaven :: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Call Of Duty 4 was arguably one of the greatest first person shooter games of all time. It is with slight reservation that we look at World At War today because not only is it a different developer (Treyarch and not Infinity Ward), but it returns to the somewhat overused World War 2 setting.
