The Entertainment Software Association today announced the second edition of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) College Game Competition. The E3 College Game Competition honors the best student talent in video game development, and provides collegiate developers with a chance to display their games at E3, the world’s premier trade show for computer and video games. Competing colleges and universities are required to submit one game, along with story details, and content assets from their playable video game, to be judged by a panel of game industry veterans and media professionals. A total of five finalists will be invited to present … Continue reading ESA Announces Secind Game Design Competition→
Square Enix today released a new video for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII featuring Lightning in the ‘Spira’s Summoner’ garb. This garb is worn by Yuna, a summoner who brought the Eternal Calm to a faraway land called Spira in Final Fantasy X. The final game will offer a high-level of customization with over 80 different costumes for Lightning. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=V_BFovD7cYA Publishers: Square Enix Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Wargaming, the leading free-to-play MMO developer and publisher, today announced that its highly anticipated flight combat action MMO World of Warplanes, is now planned to release on November 12 and 13. The worldwide release of World of Warplanes will be made available to different regions on both dates. The postponement seeks to offer gamers a richer, more immersive multiplayer experience at launch. ‘We are committed to releasing a great title and are doing everything to ensure that World of Warplanes gets the final polish we believe the game needs,’ said Vlad Belozerov, World of Warplanes’ Director of Global Operations. ‘The … Continue reading World Of Warplanes Launch Delayed→
Fingerprint, a fast-growing digital learning and entertainment company for kids, and Astro Digital 5, a division of leading consumer entertainment media group Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro), today announced a partnership to develop a completely customized mobile entertainment and learning app network for children. Powered exclusively by the Fingerprint technology platform, the Astro mobile app network is expected to debut by the end of 2013 and will bring bundled mobile gaming services for kids and families, including apps, games, ebooks and more, to more than 3.6 million Astro customers throughout Malaysia. Already established as a leading provider of learn-and-play mobile … Continue reading Fingerprint Kids Network Expands Into Asian Market→
SNK Playmore USA Corporation recently announced the worldwide release of The King Of Fighters XIII Steam Edition on the Steam for PC gaming platform. The King Of Fighters, the pinnacle of 2D versus fighting from SNK Playmore, makes its way to PC via the Steam platform as The King Of Fighters XIII Steam Edition! With its massively improved netcode, players can now challenge other fighters from around the world in smooth online versus matches. A custom "Graphic Options" feature (which allows you to adjust the game to your PC’s settings) has been newly implemented, and the console ver.’s DLC Characters … Continue reading King Of Fighters XIII Steam Edition Now Available→
Nexon America has announced that the start of the closed beta period for Extraction, the all-new multiplayer online first-person shooter developed by award-winning multiplayer studio, Splash Damage, will begin on Oct. 1. Registration started recently, and interested players can sign-up for closed beta testing at www.extractiongame.com. Limited openings will be available and notifications will be sent to chosen players by Oct. 1, when the closed beta period begins. Developers: Nexon Platforms: PC
CyberPower Inc., a global manufacturer of custom gaming PCs, gaming laptops, and performance workstations, today unleashed the ultimate fighting machines – a series stylish gaming laptops packed with a lethal dose of CPU and graphics power including 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Haswell mobile processors and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M graphics. The new FANGbook Evo HX6 series, which will be offered in three models, delivers power, performance and comfort in a form factor that gamers crave. The FANGbook EVO HX6’s smaller footprint (15.09 x 9.83 x 1.46 inches) does not compromise performance. The sleek 15.6-inch full HD (1920 x 1080) … Continue reading Cyberpower Announces Release Of New Fangbook PC→
Today Ubisoft and Blue Byte have announced the Open Beta launch for Silent Hunter Online. With the start of the Open Beta players around the world can slip into the role of submarine commanders during WWII and fully immerse themselves into the Battle of the Atlantic. Silent Hunter Online is a browser based Free-to-Play submarine simulation game developed by Ubisoft Blue Byte in co-operation with Sproing. Players take position on board their submarines, hunt down enemy convoys, manage their personal flotillas and partake in server-wide dynamic campaigns. With a strong focus on multiplayer experience, every mission in the game can … Continue reading Silent Hunter Beta Launches→
The three main characters in Rockstar’s new Grand Theft Auto V game do everything they can to break open the banks around Los Santos. But even they could probably not even imagine an $800 million dollar score. That’s how much GTAV made in sales in the first 24-hours it was available. That is a record not only for Rockstar and the GTA series, but also for parent company Take-Two Interactive. In fact, once the numbers are confirmed, it will likely be a game industry record. Consider that last November, the "biggest game launch ever" was Call of Duty: Black Ops … Continue reading Grand Theft Auto V Breaks $800 Million On Day One→
TopWare Interactive, alongside Reality Pump Studios announced today the release of its space combat simulator "Iron Sky: Invasion" for mobile platforms with the Android system, available for purchase in the Google Play Store. In addition to the full game, the Free version will give players a first look at the space dogfighting world of "Iron Sky: Invasion". Publishers: TopWare Interactive Developers: Reality Pump Platforms: Android
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