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  • Dragon Rising "Look and Feel" Video
    01 Oct 09

    We at GameSquad just can't wait to get our hands on Codemaster's forthcoming title, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising.  Fortunately, the street date is just fours days away here in the States, so not too much longer now.  Still, it seems like a lifetime...especially after viewing this latest developer video, entitled "Look and Feel".  Enjoy!

     

     
  • Additional Fort Zombie Details Released
    01 Oct 09

    Paradox Interactive has today released more details on its upcoming action/RPG title, Fort Zombie. In Fort Zombie, players will find themselves in Piety, Indiana, a small town facing a horrifying infestation of zombies with a relentless thirst for blood. Survival is only possible through finding refuge in a single, abandoned building.

    Players must focus their efforts on building up this structure, finding and training survivors, and venturing out into town to look for supplies. Of course, all of this must be achieved while combating the gruesome undead, who will stop at nothing to make you part of their company.

    Features:
    • Take control of a single building in town as you prepare for total zombie infestation

     
  • Military Madness: Nectaris Now on Xbox Live Arcade
    01 Oct 09

    Military Madness: Nectaris, the classic turn-based strategy game published by Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American publishing arm of HUDSON SOFT, is now available on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. This new title features the same strategic gameplay that Military Madness players have come to expect, along with new features such as 3D graphics, four player online or local team / vs. multiplayer, an all-new Commander unit that can be customized with various abilities, leaderboards and more.

     
  • Pogo.com Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary
    01 Oct 09

    Electronic Arts today announced that Pogo.com is celebrating ten years as a top online casual game destination for millions of game fans around the world. Pogo.com launched in 1999 as a start up and has grown from a small offering of games with dozens of players to a global destination offering hundreds of games to millions of users in the North America, France, Germany and the United Kingdom making it one of the most trafficked sites on the web, and #1 in stickiness (average minutes/visitor) amongst the top 10 online properties*. In the past four years alone, Pogo.com players have logged more than 6 billion hours and 8 billion game sessions on the popular site.

     
  • Burn Zombie Burn! Presents Zombie World Tour 2009
    01 Oct 09

    Kuju Entertainment and developer doublesix are looking for a skilled zombie-slayer who is ready for some international travel in the first of many such competitions!

    Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 6, Burn Zombie Burn! players can sign up on the Sony Computer Entertainment America Web site for their chance to win an eerie European vacation, exploring two of the world's most famous tombs: the catacombs of Paris and Valley of the Kings in Egypt. The player who posts the highest score in the Burn Zombie Burn! Secret Lab level on Freeplay mode from Tuesday, Oct. 6 through Monday, Nov. 2 will be rewarded with the eight-night vacation package.

     
  • cdv Software Entertainment and Matrix Games Sign Publishing Deal
    01 Oct 09

    Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and cdv Software Entertainment USA (www.cdvusa.com) have signed a publishing agreement to bring multiple acclaimed cdv Software Entertainment titles to the Matrix Games community. The deal marks the fruition of cooperation between the two publishing companies and stands as a tremendous opportunity for both companies to offer high-quality strategy games to fans of the genre.

    David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said, “We’re thrilled to be working with cdv and very pleased to be adding their titles to our catalog. It’s been a pleasure working their great staff and we feel that this deal will bring more enjoyable, top-tier products to gamers around the world.”

     
  • Cave of the Water Dragon Announced for Runes of Magic
    01 Oct 09

    In the course of the multi-staged release of the second chapter of Runes of Magic, “The Elven Prophecy”, Frogster will publish an additional content update next week. In conjunction with the ‘Aotulia Volcano’ zone, the publisher is adding the ‘Cave of the Water Dragon’ into the live version of the fantasy game world. The new dungeon offers groups of up to six players at the level cap of 55 to experience a fresh setting with new challenges and treasure.

     
  • Kristen Bell to Reprise Roll in Assassin’s Creed II
    01 Oct 09

    Today Ubisoft announced that Hollywood actress Kristen Bell will reprise her role of Lucy Stillman for Ubisoft's critically acclaimed video game, Assassin's Creed II. Bell's character will once again play a major role in the game's intricate storyline. In 2007, Bell won "Hottest Newcomer" at the Spike Video Game Awards for her role in the first Assassin's Creed.

     
  • Ubisoft Ships Two New Game Show Titles
    01 Oct 09

    Ubisoft today announced the official launch of two new classic game show titles: The Price is Right 2010 Edition and Family Feud 2010 Edition. Both games are currently available for the Wii(TM) system from Nintendo, the Nintendo DS system and Windows-based PC, and feature single- or multiplayer modes so that more people can get in on the fun and play together. Additionally, each game allows players to design and customize their own personal avatar and also offers a host of special unlockable content to reward players as they progress. The games have been created by Ludia and are licensed by FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME).

     
  • Cities XL Available for Pre-Order on Steam
    30 Sep 09

    Monte Cristo Games is pleased to announce that their upcoming next-generation city building game, Cities XL, is now available for pre-order on Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content. Priced at $39.99, the Limited Edition offers players the entire game, along with five additional maps, five exclusive landmarks, two permanent blueprints, a unique city hall, an in-game t-shirt for players' avatars and a unique "web tag".

    For more information about pre-ordering Cities XL on Steam, please visit -
    http://store.steampowered.com/app/35500

    For more information and assets about Cities XL, which will be released on October 9 in North America, please visit - http://www.citiesxl.com.

    About Cities XL

     
  • Fighting Fantasy Book Bonus Announced
    30 Sep 09

    Aspyr Media and GameStop have teamed on an exclusive GameStop pre-order item for Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain for Nintendo DS. Savvy gamers who reserve Fighting Fantasy will receive a copy of the re-released book that goes by the same name. The first in the hit series, this will be the only way to get the book in the U.S. With this special pre-order, North American gamers will experience the original Fighting Fantasy on both paper and Nintendo DS. Pre-orders can be made online at www.gamestop.com or in-store.

     
  • Last Chance to Join Shattered Horizon Beta
    29 Sep 09

    Futuremark Games Studio today announced that they are giving gamers one last chance to join the closed beta for Shattered Horizon, their multiplayer first-person shooter played in zero gravity. PC gamers who register before Monday 5th October will be invited to play in the final week of beta. Sign up now at the official website. http://www.shatteredhorizon.com

    Shattered Horizon sees players fight in the aftermath of a catastrophic Moon mining accident that throws billions of tons of rocky debris into near-Earth space. In zero gravity players have complete freedom of movement and can use new combat tactics that cannot be found in other games.

     
  • Ultima Online Announces ‘Return to Britannia’ Campaign
    29 Sep 09

    Mythic Entertainment today announced the Return to Britannia Campaign in celebration of the 12-year anniversary of Ultima Online (UO). As part of the Return to Britannia Campaign, all former players are being welcomed back to UO, one of the longest-running MMORPGs in history, for unlimited free game play through October 16th. Closed accounts in good standing have been re-activated, and former players can log back into the game using their original user name and passwords.

     
  • Mercenary Wars Beta Launched
    29 Sep 09

    Uforia, an online game publisher specializing in massively multiplayer online games, today launched the first closed beta and the full website for its upcoming Online Military FPS, Mercenary Wars. The new website and sign-ups for the closed beta can now be found at: http://mercenarywars.uforia.com where fans of the game can sign up to be in the beta, check out exclusive videos and screen shots, download the game guide, read about the game’s full features and details and more. The closed beta is now live and will run through 5 PM Pacific time on September, 30th.

     
  • Elven Legacy Trilogy Announced
    29 Sep 09

    Great fictional moments come in threes. Now gaming has its own in the form of the Elven Legacy Trilogy, three epic expansion packs for the Fantasy Strategy title Elven Legacy from Paradox Interactive, releasing in October, November and December 2009.

    Continuing the intense tale of a world that pits elf against human, the first of the trilogy, Ranger, is set to release on October 20th and will feature 16 new campaign missions, two new main heroes, along with new artifacts and spells.

    Fans will then only have a month to wait for the middle chapter, Siege, which will follow on November 17th and will contain 19 new campaign missions (as well as additional unlockable bonus missions), two different armies and three new heroes.