Team NINJA announces two new murderous assassins to the fighting roster for the brawler Dead or Alive 5 set for release September 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Christie and Bayman return to the Dead or Alive series and have been redesigned in incredible lifelike detail that conveys every facet of their new character designs. Their unique play styles have been finely honed and perfected to elevate the battle across the intense new dynamic blockbuster stages. To premier these two new characters Team NINJA releases new images of the characters and a video vignette showcasing both in a vibrant new backdrop.
Christie, a British female assassin, is a cold-blooded, merciless woman. She possesses the perfect qualities for an assassin with Shequan (Snake Fist) style. While dodging attacks she approaches her enemies in a snake like manner – faster than the eye can see, in a single blow she brings her … Read More.
Excalibur Publishing is proud to announce the imminent release of Circus World, the first in a series of management simulations for PC-DVD and Apple Macintosh!
Take over a dilapidated ailing circus and work towards transforming it into a premier world class attraction. Your circus has been badly neglected by its previous owner and has been sold to you for a song, but it is not yet singing to your tune!
Hire staff and craft your own performances. As your reputation grows, so will your income. Will you upgrade your tent, relocate your circus to four countries visiting 40 cities, or invest in more skilled performers or will you purchase amenities such as refreshment stalls and gift shops for your audiences?
Using custom artificial intelligence specially created for Circus World – the “Appreciation Engine” you can monitor your audience.- The Appreciation engine drives spectator appreciation. If your acts are poor, audience appreciation will … Read More.
Sony have an answer to Super Smash Bros. Developed by SuperBot Entertainment, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is the ultimate four-player brawler, influenced by some of the greatest PlayStation themes and characters of all time. Spanning the entire PlayStation universe, players will select and control the likes of iconic characters such as Kratos, Sweet Tooth, Parappa, Fat Princess, Colonel Radec, and Sly Cooper among others. Additionally, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will include a line-up of special characters from some of the game industry’s top third party developers and publishers. With a host of playable characters, special attacks, themed stages, and mash up music, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale pits players in a deep fighting game that draws inspiration throughout the colorful PlayStation universe.
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Indie game Thomas Was Alone, a minimalist puzzle-platformer about friendship and jumping, will feature an engaging quadrilateral-based story narrated by writer and TV personality Danny Wallace.
Wallace, who began his career working as a games journalist, subsequently made a name for himself as an author and, later, in television. He’s also no stranger to video game voice acting, having played Shaun Hastings in the Assassin’s Creed series.
In Thomas Was Alone, he tells the story of Thomas, a red block, as he teams up with a band of other quadrilaterals to solve a variety of environmental puzzles. Why do the blocks exist? What is their purpose? All will be revealed across the game’s 100 levels.
Thomas Was Alone is due for release in the near future on PC and Mac.
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Earlier this week it was revealed that some klassic skins for some of your favorite male kombatants would be available exclusively on PlayStation Vita. Now bear witness to some iconic female kombatants in their very own klassic skins. These throwback character outfits showcase some of Mortal Kombat’s most dangerous kombatants.
Available in stores on May 4th, Mortal Kombat for PlayStation Vita handheld system provides an on-the-go fighting game experience with brand new gameplay features and tons of new content developed exclusively for the revolutionary handheld system. Mortal Kombat delivers an all-new Challenge Tower mode with 150 brand new missions, including Touchscreen Fatalities, X-ray moves and more.
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Allow me to save you some time. If you own a Nintendo 3DS, go and buy this game.
Should you require a little more convincing then please read on.
The BIT.TRIP series first found its home on the Nintendo Wii through the Wii Ware downloadable service. Each of the six games were released individually and since then has been released on a compilation known as BIT.TRIP COMPLETE. This compilation has now made its way onto the Nintendo 3DS under the title BIT.TRIP SAGA . While the Wii version does offer more levels plus the inclusion of online leaderboards I am still confident that it will be the 3DS version that you keep going back to.
The reason I say this is because each game in this package feels like something you can happily just pick up for five minutes and feel satisfied. The trouble though, is that once you start playing, chances … Read More.
Iron Front — Liberation 1944 is set in Southern Poland during the Soviet Offensive in the summer of that year, when the infantry and tank as well as aircraft units of the Red Army and the Wehrmacht engaged in fierce combat.
Deep Silver releases the Airforce Trailer for the tactical first-person shooter
“Iron Front – Liberation 1944” is based on the engine of ARMA II Operation Arrowhead by Bohemia Interactive. The story takes place in southern Poland during the Soviet Offensive in the summer of 1944. The player takes on the role of a Russian or German infantryman, using teamwork, tactical skill and authentic war machines to battle for victory. The German campaign focuses on slowing the advance of the Soviet troops, while the Soviet campaign is all about breaking through the enemy’s resistance. However, the player does not have to do all this on foot: Using their computers, tacticians will control tanks, … Read More.
Ubisoft have announced the development of Silent Hunter Online, a new free-to-play, browser-based multiplayer game inspired by the highly-acclaimed submarine simulation series. Players can get early access to the game by visiting www.silenthunteronline.com and applying to be part of the closed beta.
Developed by Ubisoft Blue Byte, the renowned studio behind popular PC game series such as The Settlers and Anno, in collaboration with Sproing, Silent Hunter Online promises players a realistic, constantly evolving submarine simulation unlike any other. The game takes full advantage of Adobe Flash Player 11 technology to bring stunning 3D graphics to browsers.
Silent Hunter Online sees the return of the large array of historically accurate submarines that made the franchise famous, and invites players to experience them online in new ways. At the heart of the game is “the Battle of the Atlantic”, an innovative dynamic campaign in which individual successes impact all other players through … Read More.
Telltale Games have released a special launch trailer for The Walking Dead episodic game series, out on Xbox 360 and Steam today, Friday 27th April.
Featuring one of Telltale Games’ designers, Harrison G. Pink, the trailer helps outline exactly how all of the choices you make in the first episode will resonate differently for each individual player throughout the entire season of the game all summer long.
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