Written on May 7, 2009 at 11:45 pm, by James Fudge
Elite Forces: Unit 77 for Nintendo DS is in stores this week, for those who have both heard of it and want it. So what the heck is it all about? This DS game is an action-driven, squad-based shooter. Yeah, really. The game promises military-themed action, and tactical style gameplay, as players travel to hot spots around the globe to save hostages and eliminate terrorist threats.
Other key features include the ability to control a four-man squad – with each member offering specialized skills (sniper, explosives expert, hacker and gunner), 3D environments, vehicular combat, 12 missions, 3 different scenarios, and more than 20 hours of play.
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Rabbids Go Home Teaser Trailer
Written on May 7, 2009 at 11:07 pm, by James Fudge
All right, I secretly love these cheeky little bastards, so i’m happy to Ubisoft is finally giving these crazy rabbits — er rabbids — a game that doesn’t have Rayman in the title. Here’s a teaser trailer from the game courtesy of G4:
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Google Exec Joins EA Board
Written on May 7, 2009 at 6:32 pm, by James Fudge
Electronic Arts has added a high profile Google executive to its board of directors today: Jeff Huber. Huber currently serves as senior vice president of engineering at Google, and leads technology development for the company’s advertising systems, including AdWords & AdSense, and for Google Apps. He brings to more than 20 years of experience in large-scale systems design and operations, online consumer product development, and engineering management.
Prior to joining Google, Mr. Huber held management positions at eBay and Excite@Home. Hr holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree from Harvard University. He is also a Capricorn, likes long walks in Second Life, and adores his cat Mitsy. Okay, I made that last sentence up.
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Puzzle Quest: Galactrix now on PlayStation Network
Written on May 7, 2009 at 6:14 pm, by James Fudge
D3Publisher passed along a reminder that Infinite Interactive’s Puzzle Quest: Galactrix is now available for immediate download for the PS3 via PlayStation Network. The PlayStation Network version of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix supports online multiplayer, matchmaking, leaderboards, voice chat and more for $19.99.
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix is a spaced themed action puzzle game that uses similar game mechanics found in Puzzle Quest. The game incorporates a blend of casual and hardcore gameplay elements, a hexagonal puzzle board, detailed storyline and ship building.
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix for PS3 joins previously released versions of the game on Xbox Live Arcade, the DS and Windows PC. Find out more at www.puzzle-quest.com.
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Zoo Publishing Scores Empire Assets Rights
Written on May 7, 2009 at 6:04 pm, by James Fudge
Zoo Publishing has inked a deal with New World IP to license, publish, and distribute the catalog of video game software previously published and developed by Empire Interactive Europe Limited (Empire). The agreement allows Zoo Publishing the ability to re-release previous Empire titles, to port previously released games to new platforms, and to create new gaming content from existing Empire intellectual property. Empire recently went into receivership after some serious financial troubles.
Earlier this week, KPMG Restructuring was appointed as Administrators of Empire. The London-based publisher, ceased trading after the appointment, and several staff members have been retained to assist KPMG with the wind down of the business. Empire’s intellectual property rights have been sold to New World IP, LLC, which is based in the US. New World IP, LLC has licensed the intellectual property rights, on an exclusive basis, to Zoo Publishing.
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Moblyng Games Gets Social
Written on May 7, 2009 at 5:51 pm, by James Fudge
Moblyng Games has released two games on Facebook, iPhone and Android today: Dungeon Quest and Poker Dice. Both games are simple by design and are meant to foster and inspire social style gameplay, by allowing players to invite their friends to play across multiple platforms.
Dungeon Quest is a super simple fantasy role-playing game that allows players to quest and battle thousands of other players as they level up their character. They can invite contacts from across platforms to join the game, and compete or collaborate to achieve in-game wealth and notoriety. While Dungeon Quest can be played for free, players have the option to purchase gems that can be used to buy in-game premium items to enhance the game play.
Poker Dice is a casual poker game using five dice. With the roll of five dice, players follow the same principles of one of the most popular dice games in the world. With the benefit of a simple interface, players can also compare their scores to their friends on Facebook, iPhone and Android, or invite new friends to join in.
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Trion World to debut Heroes of Telara at E3
Written on May 7, 2009 at 5:25 pm, by James Fudge
Trion World Network announced this week that it plans to unveil its first videogame, Heroes of Telara, at E3 2009. Heroes of Telara is a fantasy-themed MMO that Trion says will deliver “an unprecedented level of rich and dynamic gameplay, driven by recurring events, unexpected challenges and limitless new content.” And that’s the only information we are going to get until E3, apparently.
Trion will be located at Suite #405, Concourse Hall, Los Angeles Convention Center, June 2-4, 2009. Visit www.trionworld.com to learn more about the company.
