LOTR Enedwaith Screens
July 22, 2010
Looking for new screens for the upcoming The Lord of the Rings Online Volume 3, Book 2? Well, you are in luck as the title launching this fall, with a free to play pricing, is now updated with new screenshots from the new Eregion zone of Enedwaith. Read more
Rock Band DLC 7.27.10
July 22, 2010
Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that for the first time, Spanish-language tracks will be available in Rock Band, as Latin music superstar Juanes debuts next week in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation3 computer entertainment system and Wii. Read more
E3 2010: Progenitor Preview
July 22, 2010
When John Getty sat down to design his company’s debut title, he scoured through the list of games available on Xbox Live Arcade, jotting down the name each genre present on the service. He then began throwing different genres together, trying to find a formula that stuck. Eventually he came up with Progenitor, a mix between Bejeweled and StarCraft, now set for release on the PC this winter. Read more
Castlevania Now Playing on AppStore
July 22, 2010
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the availability of Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night for the iPhone and iPod touch. The first-ever Castlevania puzzle-RPG game will offer franchise followers the opportunity to return to Transylvania and take on a unique gameplay aesthetic. Read more
Jordan Challenge Coming to NBA 2K11
July 22, 2010
2K Sports announced today an all new game mode for NBA 2K11, The Jordan Challenge, where fans will be able to relive 10 legendary games from Jordan’s career and try to replicate what “His Airness” did on the court.
Here is a sneak peak of MJ:
Super Hero Squad Returns
July 22, 2010
The legendary Marvel Super Hero Squad is back with an even larger team of Super Heroes, as THQ today announced Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, the sequel to its highly popular Marvel Super Hero Squad video game of 2009. An all-new adventure for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, Wii and Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS systems, Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet has players using their super powers and super smarts to battle Doctor Doom’s Lethal Legion and search out the locations of the six lost Infinity Stones. Read more
Tactics Ogre Returning!!!
July 22, 2010
Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today the upcoming release of TACTICS OGRE: Let Us Cling Together, a PSP system reinvention of the strategy RPG. The timing of the release will be announced at a future date.
TACTICS OGRE is one of the most beloved strategy RPG titles of all time, with the game being the only one to place in the Japanese gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu’s “Top 20 games voted by readers” for 14 years running.
Having also worked on such hit titles as FINAL FANTASY TACTICS, VAGRANT STORY and FINAL FANTASY XII, key members of the original TACTICS OGRE development team have reformed to deliver the ultimate version of this definitive strategy RPG experience. Hiroshi Minagawa (Director), Akihiko Yoshida (Character Design), Yasumi Matsuno (Game Design), Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata (Composers) are pleased to return to TACTICS OGRE and to revitalize their masterpiece for a new format and era – created with the simple idea – “how TACTICS OGRE would be if it was developed and played now.”
TACTICS OGRE: Let Us Cling Together, is being reborn from the ground up, with reworked visuals and effects, a re-arranged soundtrack by the original composers, new character growth mechanics and a new Wheel of Fortune system that adds even more replay value to the game.
For more information about TACTICS OGRE please visit the official website at http://www.tacticsogregame.com or keep reading CVGames.
LIMBO Goes LIVE
July 21, 2010
Independent game development studio Playdead today announced that LIMBO is now available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 Microsoft points. Read more
E3 2010: Killzone 3 Hands On
July 21, 2010
There is a physical reaction any good first person shooter should elicit in the player. At first, the eyes widen and the jaw begins to slowly sag. Then a sharp exhale, accompanied by a hearty laugh filled with the same joy as Santa Clause’s infamous chuckle. All because the player is looking at the screen thinking: “I just did that!” This reaction could be called the ultimate high in male power-fantasy, but I actually saw it coming from a young woman playing Killzone 3 on the E3 show floor. Read more
Young Thor Goes Mini
July 20, 2010
Frima Studio, a multiple Octas award-winning Canadian multiplatform game developer based in Quebec, announced today that their PlayStation mini title, Young Thor, is now available to download for just $4.99 USD. Playable on both the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and PSP systems – Young Thor was developed from the ground up exclusively for the platform, and has already been receiving praise from gamers and critics alike. Read more