August 19th, 2010
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After a decade of waiting, iconic Marvel and Capcom characters join forces again in a re-envisioned team fighting game for a new generation.
Fill the shoes of legendary characters from both the Marvel and Capcom Universes as you battle in a living comic book art style powered by Capcom’s MT Framework, an advanced version of the graphics engine used for Resident Evil 5.
Get set for the ultimate faceoff when Marvel vs. Capcom 3 hits Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in Spring 2011.
- Innovative graphics and gameplay bring the Marvel and Capcom Universes to life: Powered by an advanced version of MT Framework, the engine used in Resident Evil 5 and Lost Planet 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 brings beautiful backgrounds and character animations to the forefront.
- Evolved VS. Fighting System: Wild over-the-top gameplay complete with signature aerial combos, hyper combos and other original systems. The evolved new battle system, the “Team Aerial Combo,” takes the exciting mind-reading game to a whole new level!
- 3-on-3 Tag Team Fighting: Players build their own perfect team by assigning unique “Assist Attacks” for each character and utilize each character’s special moves to create their own unique fighting style.
- Living Comic Book Art Style: See the most adored characters from the Capcom and Marvel universes brought to life in a “moving comic” style, blurring the boundaries between 2D and 3D graphics.
- New Characters: Popular returning characters include Ryu, Wolverine, Morrigan, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, Felicia, Chun-Li, and Doctor Doom. Viewtiful Joe will make his debut in the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise. New characters joining the playable cast for the first time in fighting game history include Chris Redfield, Thor, Trish, Super-Skrull, Amaterasu, Dormammu, Marvel’s popular loudmouth assassin Deadpool and Capcom’s wisecracking demon hunter Dante!
August 17th, 2010
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FIFA, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor and The Sims Among Top Franchises to Reveal Deep Innovation and New Experiences for Consumers
Electronic Arts announced plans for gamescom 2010 in Cologne. EA will showcase a powerful slate of titles representing a selection of leading franchises across the company’s Games, Sports and Play Labels. Media and consumers are invited for hands on experience with a whole host of innovative game play that highlights the company’s focus on delivering fewer, better games and building direct to consumer digital offerings.
“Gamescom has grown to become the largest show for interactive entertainment, and offers a unique chance for us to engage directly with consumers, retailers and media at one event,” said Jens Uwe Intat, Senior Vice President and General Manager for EA Publishing in Europe. “Our line up demonstrates the intense focus we have on building quality games with deep innovation for our consumers, and it’s great to see the industry coming together to create such a milestone event in Europe”.
Five EA and EA Partner titles at gamescom have already received early recognition for their outstanding quality. The gamescom 2010 award nominations were announced today and include: Read the rest of this entry »
August 16th, 2010
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Frogster invites its 4 million players to come and celebrate at Gamecom
Frogster announced that its online role play game Runes of Magic has now over 4 million registered users worldwide. In over two years, the Berlin based publisher has reached another significant milestone in the history of its multi-award-winning MMORPG. Frogster will celebrate this new historical step for Runes of Magic with its community in Cologne during the Gamescom, from the 19th to the 22nd of August, by setting up contests and demonstrations on their public booth C020/B021 in hall 9.1.
“Frogster can be grateful to its huge community of players for achieving such impressive figures”, comments Andreas Weidenhaupt, Chief Licensing Officer of Frogster Interactive Pictures AG and CEO of Frogster Online Gaming GmbH. “We would like to thank them for their continued support and let them know that we will continue to work hard expanding the world of Runes of Magic to offer them maximum fun”
To celebrate the day, Frogster has a long list of activities and presentations for players to share this great moment together in Cologne. Between presentations of the newest features to be added to Runes of Magic, players will be able to enjoy demonstrations made by Delirium one of the world leading guilds who will demonstrate on how to clear the instance of the Demon Stronghold, the lair of the almighty Demon Lord Sirloth.
This very same guild will have to use all its know-how during speed-run confrontations with the guild Pravum from the German server Riocht. The goals of these competitions will be to clear a particular instance as fast as possible. It makes no doubt that all the Runes of Magic fans playing on these servers will be cheering behind their representatives. Read the rest of this entry »
August 10th, 2010
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Wii and Nintendo DSi owners, kick off the week with a wide variety of new downloadable games. On the WiiWare service, My Aquarium 2 offers a fresh selection of virtual deep-sea creatures to arrange and admire. Also, things are a bit topsy-turvy on the Nintendo DSiWare service as TURN: The Lost Artifact invites players to meddle with the forces of gravity in fascinating ways. A total of six new games are now available for download, giving Nintendo fans easy access to yet another slew of extraordinary gaming experiences.
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My Aquarium 2
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii PointsTM
Description: My Aquarium 2, the sequel to the hit WiiWare title My Aquarium, is here. This time, the theme is the mysterious deep sea. With a single Wii RemoteTM controller, you can raise fascinating creatures of all shapes and sizes, including deep-sea fish and glowing jellyfish. As with the original My Aquarium, you can customize your aquarium, by choosing which fish to include and where to place various decorations. You can also choose from a variety of colored lights to illuminate your aquarium. In time, your fish might breed to give you a whole new school. Create your very own aquarium for endless hours of relaxing fun and entertainment. This sequel features a larger selection of fish and objects than the original. You can also link up to the Forecast Channel to have your aquarium’s appearance reflect the actual weather, or send your aquariums to registered friends via WiiConnect24TM. Additional content will be available for purchase at a later date. Dive in and see all the wonderful creatures of the deep blue sea! Read the rest of this entry »
August 3rd, 2010
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SNAIL GAMES USA today announced a partnership with premier gaming portal Kongregate to distribute Snail’s upcoming MMO title Ministry of War (MoW) to Kongregate’s world-class community of 10 million gamers. Kongregate was recently acquired by retail gaming giant GameStop to advance the company’s digital strategy.
MoW is set to launch as an historical real-time strategy (RTS) browser-based MMO, and represents a quantum leap forward in Flash game design. In MoW, players battle for conquest and territory as one of four ancient civilizations (Imperial Rome, China, Egypt, or Persia) using the game’s revolutionary combat and land-control systems. The game also boasts robust Quest, Resource, Trade, and Leveling, and Guild Systems, making MoW the first of its kind among browser games. The game is free to play and requires no download, so MoW can be played instantly.
Kongregate CEO Jim Greer said, “Snail has a great track record with us and we’re looking forward to bringing Ministry of War to our community when the Open Beta version becomes available. I’m hopeful that MoW will be a great performer.”
The Closed Beta period for MoW began July 17 and Snail will soon announce an Open Beta commencement date. Requests for beta key access can be made at www.ministryofwar.com.
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