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Interactive announces X-Blades is now shipping in North America, offering
both hacking and slashing for Games for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.
Here's the official description of TopWare Interactive's action game that was
once known by the title Oniblade: "In X-Blades, players take the role of the
beautiful treasure hunter Ayumi as she battles through waves of enemies in her
search for a powerful and ancient relic. Armed with her trusty pistol blades,
Ayumi relies on her acrobatic skills and lightning quick fighting style to cut a
swath through the hordes of evil keeping her from her goal. If she becomes
overwhelmed, Ayumi can add devastating and upgradeable magic attacks to her
combos to defeat her enemies."
Ubisoft announces a
March 13 release date for the Windows edition of Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X, and a
February 26 release date for the Windows demo for the Tom Clancy-branded aerial
combat game. The announcement also includes a March 6 release date for the
Console editions of the game and word to expect the Xbox demo on February 11 and
the PlayStation 3 demo on February 12. Here's what to expect in the
demo: In this demo, players will dominate the skies for the first time and
battle planes, tanks and amphibious assaults and have the opportunity to
dogfight with other elite pilots in a stunning panoramic boss scene.
Key features of the H.A.W.X demo:
• Co-op enabled for up to 4 players – Jump in/Jump out
• Gain experience points and unlock up to three real,
licensed planes in the demo:
• F-16A Fighting Falcon
• SU-35 Super Flanker
• AV-8B Harrier II
• Choose between two different game modes:
• Normal – Default control type
• Expert – Allows full control over
the aircraft in “Assistance Off” mode
• Two heart-pounding missions:
• Operation: Off Certification
(Training mode)
• Learn the skills of an elite pilot in “Assistance Off”
mode and pull extreme maneuvers
• Operation: Glass Hammer (Rio De
Janeiro)
• Take flight over GeoEye technology (the world’s best
satellite data), and witness Brazil like never before
• Learn to use the Enhanced Reality System in “Assistance
On” mode, where your plane’s computer calculates the best interception course
for you to follow to attack an enemy, evade a missile or hit a ground
target
The
Battlefield Heroes Website has news the closed beta testing of DICE's
subscription-free online shooter is to resume tomorrow. Those who already have
beta keys should be set, while those interested in participating still have the
chance to sign up. Anyone who signed up previously should already be on the
waiting list, as they are handing out keys on a first-come first-served basis.
EverQuest II
Recruit-A-Friend Program is now underway, offering subscribers (active or
inactive) to SOE's fantasy-themed MMORPG to gift friends with 14-day trial
subscriptions. Those whose friends become active subscribers will earn rewards,
including in-game items and free play time.
Thanks Mike Martinez and Ant
Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith
Productions
announce that F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin should now be available in North
American stores for Games for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. A
recently released playable Windows demo offers a sample of the
horror-themed first-person shooter sequel, while there are also demos on the
Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation Store. Here's a bit from the
announcement: BURBANK, Calif. – February 10, 2009 – F.E.A.R. 2: Project
Origin, developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros.
Interactive Entertainment, ships to retail stores in North America today for
Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3
computer entertainment system and Games for Windows®. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
is the sequel to F.E.A.R., the critically acclaimed supernatural first-person
shooter, and ushers in a new dimension of paranormal horror, cinematic combat
and highly kinetic action.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is a blend of advanced visceral combat mixed with
seamless game pacing set inside a sinister and paranormal universe that begins
shortly before the ending of F.E.A.R. A Special Forces squad is on a routine
mission when the city of Auburn is rocked by a supernatural explosion. Alma, a
girl with immense power and a thirst for revenge, has unleashed her wrath upon
the city and thrown it into chaos. Tension builds as the squad must combat enemy
forces and the supernatural as they struggle to find a way to stop Alma and
uncover the mysterious forces arrayed against them before it’s too late.
Publisher Activision and developer Treyarch announce plans for the Call of
Duty: World at War Map Pack 1, to be released next month for Windows, Xbox
360, and PlayStation 3.
Here's a screenshot of the Nightfire map, and here's the announcement, with
word that more zombies are on the way: Santa Monica, CA – February 10,
2009 – New conflicts are on the horizon for one of the most intense online
multiplayer games of 2008, as Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and
developer Treyarch, announced plans today to release Call of Duty®: World at War
Map Pack 1. Due out in March, Call of Duty®: World at War Map Pack 1 will take
Xbox 360™, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows® PC fans to
the streets of a war-ravaged Berlin in “Nightfire,” deep into deadly jungles to
attack fortified Japanese positions in “Knee Deep” and through a bombed out
underground subway system in “Station.” The Call of Duty®: World at War Map Pack
1will also expand upon the fan-favorite four-player co-op Nazi Zombie bonus mode
with “Verrückt” (Zombie Asylum) – a fourth map that features more weapons, new
Perks-a-Cola machines, electroshock defenses and endless, attacking legions of
undead.
The
NecroVisioN Website now offers the English-language demo for NecroVisioN,
following the recent French demo for the supernatural World War I
shooter. Downloads of the demo are mirrored on
AtomicGamer,
ComputerGames.ro,
FanGaming,
FileFront, Gamer's
Hell, and
Strategy Informer, and here's the official description of what to expect:
In the beginning of the demo you will have to battle your way through the
German lines, dispatching the Kaiser's soldier's as they fight from their
trenches. Players will be able to use traditional Allied weapons, such as the
Colt 1911 and the Lee Enfield or select from the German Luger and Gewehr rifles
once they have been taken from the battlefield. There are also sharp bayonets,
heavy machine-guns, trench guns and if truly desperate, a shovel to batter the
enemy's spiked helmets flat.
Skipping past the story's tongue-in-cheek twists, players are abandoned in the
midst of an underworld war that has gone on for centuries. Demons battle the
Undead in a never ending conflict paralleling the war above the soil. As players
plough through the hordes of the seven pits they will be using special Vampiric
versions of familiar weapons such as SMGs and shotguns, as well as their secret
weapon The Shadowhand.
Codemasters offers a new movie from FUEL, showing off the scale of the
environment in the upcoming racing game, saying: "Coming this May, FUEL’s
immense landscape will deliver the world’s largest racing environment, featuring
more than 100,000 miles (161,000+km) of tarmac, tracks and trails. The video
begins by exploring the stunning scale and diversity of FUEL’s landscapes before
bikes, quads, roadsters and more go head-to-head in a series of breakneck
races." The clip can be found on the
Official FUEL Website, and it is mirrored on
ActionTrip,
AtomicGamer,
FileFront, Gamer's
Hell, and
Strategy
Informer.
This year's
BAFTA Nominations have been announced in preparation for the GAME British
Academy Video Games Awards, which will be handed out at a ceremony at the London
Hilton on March 10. This list of nominees is quite extensive; here's a concise
summary: "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, GTA IV, and Fable II were all
nominated in Action & Adventure, Story & Character and Best Game. Call of Duty
also received nominations in Artistic Achievement, Gameplay, Multiplayer and Use
of Audio. In addition, GTA IV was recognised in Gameplay, Use of Audio and
Technical Achievement. Fable II was also nominated in Original Score and
Technical Achievement. LittleBigPlanet received recognition in Artistic
Achievement, Casual, Original Score, Technical Achievement and Use of Audio.
Assassin’s Creed, Dead Space, and Fallout 3 have garnered four nominations each,
while Gears of War 2, Rock Band, and Super Mario Galaxy all have three."
An update for World of Warcraft is now available to bring Blizzard's
MMORPG to version 3.09. The update is not reflected in the
WoW Current Patch Notes,
but manual patches for the new version are already available. The US/AU English
patch is on
ActionTrip,
AtomicGamer, Gamer's
Hell, and
Games32; and patches for various other territories are on
AtomicGamer,
Gamer's Hell, and
Games32.
Battlefield Franchise Website has an update on the status of stat updates in
Battlefield 2142, the futuristic installment in the military shooter
series. They say they are aware of a delay in processing stats, and they
continue to work with GameSpy to iron things out. In the meantime, they offer
assurances that stats are being collected normally, and will eventually be
credited properly.
There's a
Battlefield 1943 Q&A on Gustav Halling's blog as this DICE developer offers
a translation of questions and answers he provided the Swedish Battlefield
community about Battlefield 1943, the just-announced return of the
Battlefield series to World War II (thanks Mike Martinez). Also,
this blog update from EA has a video from the New York Comic Con with fan
reaction to the game, while
this update has text questions and audio answers to some Battlefield 1943
questions from producer Gordon VanDyke.
- Childhood Online is in
beta, offering "the only Cute 3D turn based Hardcore casual MMORPG
masterpiece in the U.S. targeted at people of every age." Thanks Gamer's Hell…
We're in the midst of the annual Westminster Dog Show, but I have to admit
MrsBlue and I have fallen out of the habit of watching like we used to. The
Airedales never win, and the poodles have those fruity show cuts, which puts a
damper on our rooting interests, and to be honest, after watching a few times
you grow so familiar with the presentation that it seems like the same show over
and over again.
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