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Posted on Jan 18, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Multiplay Launch i33, The UK’s Largest Gaming Festival

Southampton, 18th January 2008: Multiplay, organisers of the largest UK gaming events, have launched i33 – the next in their series of record-breaking games festivals. With over 80 hours of non-stop gaming, social activities spread across multiple venues and with most of the attendees camping on site, the i-Series events are often described as the “Glastonbury of Gaming”. It all takes place over 21st-24th March at Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire, UK. Thanks to a promotion during the Christmas period, Multiplay already have nearly 700 “Bring Your Own Computer” participants confirmed. The total number of gamers reaches 1,500 – all of whom will be bringing their own computers from home for a mammoth weekend of multiplayer gaming. Big money tournaments are a regular feature at the i-Series and i33 sees €10,000 Counter -Strike: Source and €6,000 Call of Duty 4 tournaments, as well as a host of others including Halo 3 on the Xbox 360, Unreal Tournament 3, Team Fortress 2 and World in Conflict. “i32 was such a huge success...

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Posted on Jan 18, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Bioshock Receives A Record-breaking 12 Interactive Achievement Award Nominations

CALABASAS, CA – January 17, 2008 – The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences® (AIAS) today announced the nominees for the 11th annual Interactive Achievement Awards®. The nominations for the peer-based awards have been dominated by two blockbuster first-person shooter games, BioShock (2K Games) and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) by receiving an astounding 10+ nominations from industry leaders and members of the interactive entertainment software business. In addition, finalists in close lead with top nominations include: The Orange Box (Electronic Arts and Valve Software), Rock Band (MTV) and Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo of America), all up for the Overall Game of the Year Award. The awards ceremony will take place during The D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit® 2008 on February 7 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, with comedian, actor and proud game enthusiast, Jay Mohr returning for his third year to host the award ceremony. These peer-based awards recognize the outstanding products, talented individuals and development teams that have contributed to the...

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Posted on Jan 18, 2008 in Games PR

PR: GarageGames Announces Fallen Empire: Legions for Instantaction.com

EUGENE, OREGON – January 17, 2008 – After months of rumors and a recent video leak on the web, GarageGames today announced initial details for Fallen Empire: Legions, a first person shooter for the recently announced 3D online game platform, InstantAction.com. “This is a first person shooter built by hardcore gamers who are wildly passionate about the genre,” said Tim Aste, project director for Fallen Empire: Legions. “The game design allows for us to create a unique experience that brings FPS gaming back to its roots. Legions won’t be just any ordinary jewel matching web game; in terms of graphics and gameplay it will set a new benchmark of what the future of gaming will be on the web.” “We created InstantAction to give ourselves and the rest of the development community an outlet to make the games they want to play. Rather than churning out sequels or licensed games, we’re working with developers focused on creating cool gameplay,” said Josh Williams, CEO of GarageGames. “Fallen Empire: Legions will...

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Posted on Jan 18, 2008 in Games PR

Europa Universalis Rome – Developers Diary – Part 1

Developers Diary Part 1 by Johan Andersson, Head of development Paradox Interactive We’ve been working hard the last couples of weeks, wrapping up the features and heading into the bug fixing and balancing part of the development cycle. The 3d-city view was finalised, and you can now select view on any city of the world, get a big screen and see what that city looks like. Of course, that view is not automatically shown every time you select a province. We have also spent a lot of time with the last remaining parts of the game, like tutorials, various city views, a proper front-end, and finalising historical databases. From now on, we’re feature complete and focusing most of our time on testing and balancing the game. Diplomacy and Culture groups One very important aspect of Rome is the way diplomacy is conducted. To negotiate with another nation, you need to send a character off to do the actual negotiation. This carries certain risk, as recipients may send back only...

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Posted on Jan 18, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Democracy Now Available from Matrix Games!

Staten Island, NY, January 18th, 2007 – Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), Tri Synergy, Inc. (www.trisynergy.com), and Positech Games (www.positech.co.uk) are thrilled to announce that Democracy is now available for purchase from Matrix Games! As the first release of the 2008 election year, the fully updated version of this political strategy gem is now available for worldwide download. David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said of the release, “This game puts the quote ‘Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms.’ into perspective. Democracy is as addictive as it is realistic as players struggle to keep everyone happy and in the process make everyone angry too!” Shane Nestler from Tri Synergy also added, “We’re very pleased to be working with Matrix Games in bringing this unique strategy game to digital download. Now gamers looking to snag a copy of Democracy over the internet can use Matrix Games’ safe and reliable system.” Democracy is an intelligent and sophisticated game that will entertain you, but could...

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Posted on Jan 17, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Advanced Tactics: World War II Is Updated

Staten Island, NY, January 17th, 2007 – Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and VR Designs(www.advancedtactics.org) are proud to announce that a major new v1.10L update is now available for the critically acclaimed turn-based strategy game, Advanced Tactics: World War II. This latest update brings scores of changes, new scenarios, and improvements. Specifically, it includes two fantastic new user-made scenarios from veteran scenario designer Tom Weber, plenty of new powerful scenario design options, a tuned-up AI that does a better job with air, naval and production strategy and finally some great new usability features like automated upgrades and an automatic replay have been added. These changes together represent a major step forward in virtually all areas of the game. We highly recommend all players upgrade to v1.10L immediately! David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said of the latest update, “The two new global scenarios included in this latest update are a great addition to the tons of changes and improvements and make great use of the new “world-looping” feature that...

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Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Advance Wars has been reborn. Set amid a world in chaos and boasting new characters and settings, the latest game in the series features a gritty look, an engaging storyline and online battles and map trading. It’s the most stunning Advance Wars ever. * New COs and units, realistic graphics and a new environment bring the world of Advance Wars to life like never before. After a cataclysmic meteor strike exterminates 90 percent of the population, the survivors must battle barbarians, disease and megalomaniacal strongmen who seek only to secure their own power. * Strategy fans will rejoice over the long-awaited inclusion of online play, which promises to add almost unlimited depth and replay ability. Hop on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and battle against a friend halfway across the world, or use the powerful map editor to create, trade and battle on custom maps. Game storyline: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin features a new group of COs and supporting characters, as well as a new setting. After a terrible asteroid...

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Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Matrix Games Announces Three New Game Editions

Staten Island, NY, January 16th, 2008 – Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), a world leader in computer strategy games, is pleased to announce a new line of Game Editions, starting with the Digital Express Edition. This new product classification system aims to clarify the contents of each game package to make it easier for customers to know what to expect when they purchase a physical copy of a Matrix Games product. With the roll-out of printed manuals in 2007 for new releases and some old releases, customer feedback asked for more information on which titles now have printed manuals and which do not. The new Digital Express Edition is an effort to make it easier for customers to inform themselves regarding what each game box contains. A Digital Express Edition is a game which comes with an electronic PDF manual only and no printed manual option. The boxed versions of a Digital Express Edition will consist of a shrink-wrapped color double DVD box and a color printed CD (or CDs) to...

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Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Hornet Leader PC Gets a Major Update!

Staten Island, NY, January 15th, 2008 – Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and Dan Verssen Games (www.dvg.com) are pleased to announce that a major new update for Hornet Leader PC is now available. This second update for the popular turn-based tactical air combat simulator includes a display performance overhaul, multiple new player requested features and fixes all known issues. Among the improvements is a switch to a DirectX-based display system to reduce interface lag, new on-map altitude change arrows, an Abort Mission button that is always available, random pilot selection and smarter bandit AI. David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “The Hornet Leader community has continued to give us great feedback and we’ve taken it to heart. Thanks to two months of additional development from Storm Cloud Creations and Dan Verssen Games, Hornet Leader PC is better than ever and coming your way.” Dan Verssen of Dan Verssen Games added, “We hope our community members will appreciate this free update, which polishes Hornet Leader PC further and addresses...

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Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Games PR

PR: New Scorpion trailer released

Suffer the agonies and Catch a trouble but still Oppose the rotten government’s control, React to what they do to your life now that Peace’s been forgotten. Initiate the resistance, Outfox those who’s stronger and Nothing can stop you since you’re Scorpion, the special agent whose destiny is to fight the evil. Just imagine the world where there’s no place for mercy, compassion, or sympathy. That’s the Earth of 2028. Drastic changes that followed the sudden crisis split the society into several parts – all of them opposing each other. You are offered to wear the shoes of a special agent who has to penetrate the Zenith Corporation that breeds monsters, initiates killings and, actually, rules the world. There’s a new trailer available to show you more of these dark and somber surroundings, ugly zombies and dangerous dungeons you’ll need to go through. The trailer can be downloaded at Scorpion’s webpage: http://en.akella.com/Game.aspx?id=3&mode=video About Scorpion Genre: FPS Platform: PC Publisher: Akella Developer: B-Cool Interactive Release date: Q2 2008 After several...

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Posted on Jan 16, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Fireglow Games announces release dates for Sudden Strike 3 Arms for Victory in North America

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 14 January 2008 – leading video game publisher, Fireglow Games®, today announced the retail release dates in North America for “Sudden Strike 3 Arms for Victory” game is 10th March 2008. You can download the demo of “Sudden Strike 3 Arms for Victory” (269,6 Mb) here: http://static.suddenstrike.com/SS3_Demo_Setup.exe About Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory: Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory is the latest installment in the award-winning, critically acclaimed and hugely popular Sudden Strike series. It features historically authentic models built to scale, fully interactive giant maps and full 3-D state-of-the-art graphics in the popular Sudden Strike style. Only Sudden Strike plays like the ‘real thing’. WW2 gaming at its best: on land, at sea and in the air! Features: • Fully interactive landscape (all objects can be destroyed, all buildings and pillboxes can be used as shelter) • Massive operations on big maps, strategic scale of the maps (front line can be a few kilometres long) • Thousands of units fighting in real time...

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Posted on Jan 12, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Combat Mission Shock Force v1.05 Dynamic Lighting Videos

One of the many new features added with the latest v1.05 patch were all new Dynamic Lighting effects. While they are shown at all times, the effect really makes night combat an all new experience. To help show off the new effects, we have prepared seven different short videos which highlight how these new visuals appear with armored vehicles, missiles, explosions, small arms fire and even burning tanks! Shock Force Video Gallery Page: http://www.battlefront.com/products/cmsf/videos.html v1.05 Dynamic Lighting Movie 7 640×480 sized video (Windows Media Video format) 26 Megs – 2:59 long One the new attractions of the v1.05 version of Combat Mission Shock Force is dynamic lighting. Here we see how it looks while we follow various armored units including a T-72 and a M1 Abrams. v1.05 Dynamic Lighting Movie 6 640×480 sized Video (Windows Media Video format) 14 Megs – 1:50 long One the new attractions of the v1.05 version of Combat Mission Shock Force is dynamic lighting. Here we see how it looks while conducting some intense...

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Posted on Jan 11, 2008 in Games PR

PR: CrosuS Is HERE

Isotx HQ, January 11th 2008. Games company Isotx is downright proud – and a little emotional – to announce the release of CrosuS, the brand new Game Management System for the PC. CrosuS is a new tool which finds the latest content and updates for all of your favourite PC games from the latest blockbusters to old-school classics – and delivers it straight to your desktop. CrosuS brings the best mods, maps, tools, news, reviews, videos, tournaments and competitions together and lets YOU control how you play and enjoy your PC games. CrosuS works with a rapidly growing number of titles. It even supports the leading online game retail channels, including Steam and Xfire, to make sure it provides the widest possible support for the world’s best games. CrosuS started life as a ‘mod jukebox’, created by the development team at Isotx when they were working on their first game. Patrick Flanagan, the CrosuS project manager explains, “We realized that hunting for new mods, installing them and getting them...

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Posted on Jan 11, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Key features of geo-political Supreme Ruler 2020

New York, USA (January 11, 2008) Paradox Interactive revealed today the key features of their upcoming release, geo-political strategy game, Supreme Ruler 2020, developed by BattleGoat Studios. The original Supreme Ruler was a text-based economic strategy game released in 1983. A new vision of a groundbreaking economic, political and military strategy game was realized with the release in May 2005 of Supreme Ruler 2010, which has received critical acclaim from gaming and strategy publications, and also received two nominations from the Canadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts – winning in the Best PC Game strategy. Key features in Supreme Ruler 2020 – Control any department within your government or delegate decisions to your Cabinet Ministers – Sophisticated Military Strategic and Tactical Command System – Select from hundreds of actual military vehicles to research, build, and deploy – Choose conventional warfare or develop your nuclear weapons program – Detailed Economic and Political Models – Flexible Diplomatic Interface allowing sophisticated negotiations – Play any one of over 250 Regions...

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Posted on Jan 11, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Battle Your Way Through The Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology

EXPERIENCE THREE TIMES AS MUCH STRATEGY WAR GAMING FOR THE PRICE OF ONE Releasing in February 2008, the Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology encompasses all three Blitzkrieg 2 games for the ultimate strategy war package. The set includes Blitzkrieg 2, Blitzkrieg 2 – Liberation and Blitzkrieg 2 Fall of the Reich. Blitzkrieg 2 World War II is taken into full 3D with stunning visual effects to display all the battlefield action and glory. Players can command German, American and Russian World War 2 armies, taking charge of more than 250 types of historically accurate units, including 60 types of ground infantry. With over 80 missions and 15 multiplayer maps, players can enjoy creating their own single missions or campaigns. Blitzkrieg 2 – Liberation The gritty realism of World War II is brought to life with the choice of two different campaigns; lead the Allied forces as they battle through Italy or oversee the escape of the German and Italian armies from France. Impressive visuals mean you can experience the beautiful European...

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Posted on Jan 10, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Key Battles Overview – AGEODs American Civil War: 1861-1865 The Blue and The Gray

The American Civil War cut a bloody swath across most of the United States from 1861 through 1865. Over those years, almost 10,000 battles occurred; however, the National Park Service recognizes 391 of them as the most significant. In American Civil War, players are given the opportunity to command the Union or Confederacy in both battle and infrastructure. Since the game is very fluid, the chances that any players’ battles would perfectly emulate the thousands of conflicts (major and minor) that occurred in history would be remote. However, American Civil War does give the player a chance to partake of three major battles over a short period of time and a limited play area, instead of controlling a larger area. Seeing the Elephant (Bull Run 1861 Battle Scenario) Union Troops: 35,000 Union Casualties: 2,896 Confederate Troops: 32,500 Confederate Casualties: 1,982 Historical Result: Confederate Victory The First Battle of Bull Run occurred on July 21, 1861, and was the first significant land battle to occur during the Civil War. (About...

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Posted on Jan 10, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Isotx Announces Iron Grip: Warlord

Your country is being invaded by a massive army. This army doesn’t care how many casualties it takes, because for every soldier that falls, five more take its place. You fight well, but even your own countrymen are turning against you, and defecting to the enemy. You are forced back to the city-states – immense fortresses that are immediately besieged by the enemy. Each rush must be repelled, each rush more violent and dangerous than the next. There is only one ending to this battle: you cannot survive, but you can force the enemy to commit an atrocity. An atrocity so total that they will lose all support, an atrocity so total that all your countrymen will be outraged and rise up, an atrocity so total that even the enemy soldiers will hate themselves as they move through the rubble that was your last stand. This is the setting of Iron Grip: Warlord, the first commercial game from Isotx. You play as one of the savagely independent Atelia warriors...

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Posted on Jan 9, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Imperium Romanum: Trailer published

Kalypso Media Group are today please to publish the first trailer of the upcoming strategy blockbuster “Imperium Romanum”. Defend yourself against Barbarians attacking your settlement, watch the Chariot race in Circus Maximus within the spectacular empire building strategy game, the sequel to the successful “Glory of the Roman Empire” which sold over 1 million units throughout Europe, The success of your fortune settlement lies very much in your own hands….. As governor of a Roman province you have to build up and to expand the town, face barbarian attacks, you will be judged by the sophistication of your technical skills. http://www.kalypsomedia.com/downloads/trailers/Imperium-Trailer-en.rar The 80Mb .wmv trailer is 640*480 pixels and approximately 2 minutes. Imperium Romanum, will be published by in February/March 2008 at a price of £29,99. The title will be released by the Kalypso Group worldwide, excluding Spain and Italy. Imperium Romanum is already considered to be one of the top PC-strategy games of the first quarter of next...

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Posted on Jan 8, 2008 in Games PR

PR: AMD and NVous PCâ„¢ join the growing sponsor list for the 6th Annual MOTY

New York, NY – January 3, 2008: AMD, the customer-centric innovation company and processing powerhouse, and NVousPC™, a maker of custom laptops, have joined The Art Institute of Pittsburg – Online Division, Logitech and the US Navy in sponsoring the annual Mod of the Year Awards (MOTY). Considered the definitive event that showcases the best game mods and indie games in the world, the MOTY recognizes the mod teams and independent developers behind them. The MOTY is a tribute to the creativity, dedication and hard work independent developers put into creating unique gaming experiences. Each of the 5,000 entries in Mod DB’s extensive database is eligible for one of the coveted MOTY Awards. The award winners are determined by Mod DB site staff, industry experts and the gaming community at large. Mod DB hosts the event and provides the ideal staging ground given its long standing history as an unrivaled platform for mod developers, game designers and artists to unite in effort to create game modifications, addons and independent...

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Posted on Jan 3, 2008 in Games PR

PR: Ubisoft Announces Far Cry 2 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 System

San Francisco – January 3, 2008 – Today, Ubisoft announced that Far Cry® 2 is being developed for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Far Cry 2 is a next-generation first-person shooter being created by Ubisoft’s Montreal development studio. More than just a visual and technological achievement, Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, featuring a custom-made video game engine built from the ground up. Players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology. Far Cry 2 is scheduled to ship fiscal 2008–2009. Far Cry 2 is featured as the cover story in the March issue of PlayStation®:The Official Magazine, available on newsstands in North America on February 12,...

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