Ship Simulator Extremes Collection and New Magicka DLC Released

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Paradox Interactive has announced the release of two titles today. The first is the Ship Simulator Extremes Collection which includes the base game and all of its 6 DLCs.  This collection will allow land lubbers to be the skipper on ships ranging from puny dingies to gargantuan cargo vessels. The press release promises hundreds of hours of gameplay and several real world ports, hopefully most of those promised hours won’t involve being stuck in St. Paul Island‘s dock because of ice. The collection also includes a revamped mission editor and 24 player online multiplayer (I shudder to think of the

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Xbox Live’s ‘Summer of Arcade’ Detailed

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Jason Bassett

It’s getting warm outside and that can only mean one thing. It’s time to play some more video games! Microsoft’s Larry Hyrb aka: Major Nelson poured on the details of this year’s Xbox Live Arcade’s Summer of Arcade today. Want to know more? Here is the full list of when you can expect to grab these awesome games and what price they’ll be: July 18 – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD – 1200 pts. July 25 – Wreckateer – 800 pts. August 1 – Deadlight – 1200 pts. August 8 – Hybrid – 1200 pts. August 15 – Dust: An Elysian Tail

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Doom 3 BFG Edition Release Date Announced

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Bethesda Softworks has announced the details of Doom 3 BFG Edition’s release date. This re-mastered version of Doom 3 (which includes the Resurrection of Evil expansion, 7 new levels, as well as Doom and Doom 2) is, if all goes according to the Spider Mastermind’s plan, coming to North America on October 16. Europe will have to wait an extra three days. Most of the press release focuses on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 version. For example, there will be achievements, trophies, a check point save system, and “fine-tuned” controls that will “bring the intensity of the DOOM single

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Strikefleet Omega Launching June 21

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Harebrained Schemes‘ mobile spaceship strategy title, Strikefleet Omega, launces on all iOS and Android devices on June 21. The game is free to download, with in-game purchases possible, though Harebrained has given no specific information about what will be available on launch day. “The title is designed with hardcore players in mind, while utilizing the best elements of mobile gaming for an epic space adventure – with nothing less than the fate of humanity at stake.”

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Don’t Expect Starcraft Ghost Anytime Soon

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

A lot has happened in the past decade in terms of gaming, we’ve seen the launch and decline of the seventh generation of home consoles as well as Sony entering the portable space with the PSP and following it up with the PlayStation Vita seven years later. Perhaps no project, save Half-Life 3, has been as highly anticipated, and yet completely denied, as Blizzard’s Starcraft Ghost. Fans have waited anxiously for any update regarding the project since it was officially placed on hold in 2005. Speaking with Kotaku, Starcraft 2’s lead designer Dustin Browde says that the game is not

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Just Cause 2 Muliplayer Mod Impresses

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Jesse Lord

There are many reasons to enjoy the open-word extravaganza that is Just Cause 2.  They include, but are certainly not limited to, flying behind a gas canister that you’ve grappled onto after shooting it, taking insane base-jumping feats to the next level by adding guns into the mix, driving cars off cliffs with hilarious and oftentimes spectacular results, and of course that floating club that everyone’s been raving about.  One thing many a gamer was clamoring for, however, was a multiplayer mode.  Well, wonder no more!

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Is This Halo 4’s Viral Marketing Campaign?

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Kirk Williford

From “I Love Bees” to “Iris”, the Halo franchise and Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) seem to go hand-in-hand these days — a trend that appears to be continuing with Halo 4, if a recent ad on ESPN.com is to be believed. Last Friday, a flash ad for Halo 4 begun appearing on the top of ESPN.com’s front page. The ad played a Halo 4 trailer, as one might expect, but here’s where it starts to get strange: after awhile, the ad appears to take over the entire screen, blasting tons of strange information ranging from hexagon symbols to raw code,

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Sorcery | Review

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

When Sony first showed us the Play Station Move at E3 2010 there was one demo that caught everyone’s attention: Sorcery. In this demo we saw just what the Move was capable of. It could detect a variety of motions and even angles, all of these could affect the events in the game. Needless to say I was blown away. Basically the Move seemed to offer what Nintendo’s Wii had promised me. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on Sorcery unfortunately all news went dark. The game released almost completely under my radar. The time has come now; the

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My First Two Hours of The Secret World

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Andrew Minott

The Secret World is currently doing closed beta weekends, and somehow I got invited. Actually, the email doesn’t even say what I did to get sent a code, but hey, here we are. What follows is my liveblog of what I did this afternoon. WARNING! IT CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS. That’s the only time I’m telling you. But I guess if I had to warn you about that, there are probably a lot of words you’ve already passed that probably gave you trouble… Anyway, as they say when they’re moving on with the show, ON WITH THE SHOW!

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Gratuitous Tank Battles | Review

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Jason Bassett

Ever wanted to just go down a street and just destroy everything in its path? I know you have, so did I. I would be lying if I didn’t. That’s where Gratuitous Tank Battle comes into play. If you ever wanted to tear down your city streets with mechs, tanks, and other cool military weaponry; then this game is exactly what you will want. Gratuitous Tank Battles is an action game that takes to a mix of different genre of gameplay. The hybrid set in place here is mixed with: Tower Defense to a Real-Time Strategy games that works very

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Civ V Mods Now Available Through Steam Workshop

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Civilization V joins Skyrim and Portal 2 on the Steam Workshop section of Steam, a clearinghouse for user-created content. At launch, players had access to map packs such as Middle Earth and Westeros (the main continent in Song of Ice and Fire), additional, wonders, and religions such as Jainism, Baha’i, and Pastafarianism. All downloads are free (though you do need to own the actual game itself), and users are able to rate and comment on individual mods, as well as create custom packs of mods to share with others. You can check 2k Games’ announcement or go directly to Civilization V’s

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God of War: Ascension Collector’s Edition Revealed

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Get ready to rip off the heads of your enemies with brutal force with he God of War: Ascension Collector’s Edition.  This special edition of godly proportions packs in an 8 inch Kratos Statue, steel case, in game- DLC and official soundtrack and is available for pre-order right now! The fact that Collector’s Edition is only $20 more than the standard edition is impressive, especially when compared to other games that charge $99 – $129.99 for special editions. If you’re in the market for Krato’s next adventure against the gods, you might want to pre-order soon! Check out a promo

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Microsoft Won’t Have a Presence At TGS or Gamescom 2012

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Microsoft will be skipping out on both the Tokyo Games Show and Gamcom in Germnay this year in order to focus on smaller promotional events the hardware manufacturer announced today through Major Nelson’s blog. This leaves Sony as the only big manufacturer left to attend Gamescom, which is the largest public gaming convention in the world. Nintendo confirmed earlier this year that they too would also not have a presence this year at the show. Now that I think about it, Microsoft also pulled out of CES, this year. Their keynote at the Las Vegas show was unfortunately their last

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