Frogwares Game Development Studio announces Dracula Origin 2, an upcoming vampiric sequel (thanks
Gamer's Hell). Word is:
Count Dracula has barely recovered his strength after the desperate battle with his nemesis, Professor Van Helsing. The Queen of Vampires is drawing ambitious plans to enslave the whole world: A world without Dracula! She kidnaps Mina, Dracula's beloved, and sends seductive assassins to kill the Vampire. Once roused, though, Dracula will kill anyone and anything threatening Mina!
Dracula vows to destroy the Queen of Vampires at any price! Join his quest to obtain the powerful weapon of the ancient Chivalric order. Together with his faithful servant Igor, and a tense alliance with Van Helsing, Dracula rushes into the violent battle to defeat the Queen of Vampires!
PC Gamer’s Big 10 of 2011 List has a revelation of the fifth profession in
Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet's upcoming RPG sequel, as there's a screenshot with the following caption: "Logan Thackeray represents the Guardian profession in GW2’s iconic adventuring group."
Guild Wars 2 Guru has word from ArenaNet Community Manager Regina Buenaobra that there will be more on this soon, as she tells them: "Glad you’re excited. :) We’re excited as well. No need to kill your F5 keys over the weekend. We will have a full reveal of the guardian, along with all the goodies (pics, videos), next Thursday. :)" Thanks
Guild Wars 2 Slovenija.
Direct2Drive is now offering digital game rentals, where you can get five hours of gameplay for $5.00, and the $5.00 can be applied to the purchase of the full game if you decide you want to commit to the full purchase. At this time they only seem to have three game choices,
GRID,
Silent Hill Homecoming, and
Divinity 2.
Paradox Interactive and Arrowhead Games announce January 25 as the release date for
Magicka, saying the boxed version of the fantasy-themed action game will arrive on shelves in the US and EU on February 15.
This new trailer offers an interview and a look at gameplay, and here's how Paradox describes the game: "Magicka will transport players into a fantasy environment unlike anything ever experienced before. Save the world of Magicka from doom as a co-op effort in a team of four, or single handedly using a fully dynamic spell system. Prepare to defeat the evil wizard as you wreak havoc and devastation on the minions of darkness in thirteen action packed levels. "
The
Anomaly: Warzone Earth Website offers a
debut trailer with a cinematic look at an upcoming reverse-tower-defense game in development at 11 bit studios. The game is planned for release later this quarter for Windows, OS X, and iOS.
This blog entry offers some screenshots from the Mac edition, and the following about the trailer: The video is a nice introduction to the setting and atmosphere. If you'd like to see the actual gameplay, please enter Media section at the main page of
www.anomalythegame.com.
Got taken out to Michael Jordan's last night by MrsBlue last night, which was a treat. Not only does #23 have mad basketball skills, but it turns out he cooks a mean steak.
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