If you are a fan of Harry Potter, here’s an interesting game, it’s called Wizard 101 and is a new MMORPG that lets you take on the role of a young Wizard. It looks pretty cool, the game is for the kiddy set, but that didn’t stop HP from crossing over. It’s pretty amazing that there hasn’t been an HP MMORPG. How cool would that be? KingsIsle Entertainment has released a video in four parts exploring the creative process behind Wizard101. The game is currently in beta and thousands of beta testers of all ages have now joined the large cast of fantastical in-game characters for adventure and magic spell-collecting fun. Over the coming weeks, beta testers are invited to play the game and provide feedback to KingsIsle in advance of Wizard101’s expected release in the third quarter of 2008. For more information on the game, and to sign up for the beta test, please visit http://www.wizard101.com/. Take a look after the break.
The folks at Midway release some new tasty screens from their upcoming Sandbox game This is Vegas. Midway wants this game to be basically GTA Vegas. Personally, I’m not a fan of Sandbox games, I need my hand held. It’s looking pretty good. Take a look at the screens and press release after the break.
Universal Pictures digital Platforms Group announcing their introduction of a Mobile Battlestar Galactica Game that they developed in partnership with Glu Mobile. The game is set aboard “the legendary BSG-75” where the player is in a “top down shooter position” for an adventure that “stretches from one end of the galaxy to the other.”
How to Play “Battlestar Galactica” Battlestar Galactica is a top-down shooter game that stations the player aboard the legendary BSG-75. Players have a chance to pilot three types of Vipers or Raptors while defending the Fleet against relentless Cylon attacks. Players begin the game as “rookies” and progress in rank as they play. With each promotion, players unlock new features within the game.
There are 24 possible missions and additional training missions, as well as bonus stages and intense boss battles. “Battlestar Galactica” also allows for multiple-stackable ship upgrades and Wingman powerups.
“On television, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ is incredibly visual and full of action and we wanted to deliver that same exhilarating experience to the mobile phone gamer,” says Jeremy Laws, Senior Vice-President, Mobile & Broadband, Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group.
“Battlestar Galactica” is now available on most major wireless carriers in North America and will be available worldwide shortly.
After a couple of painfully slow weeks, we have a nice group of strong, diverse titles. Starting with a trio of movie games Lego Indiana Jones, The Bourne Conspiracy and The Incredible Hulk. Then we have a little game called Ninja Gaiden II - I personally could never get into Ninja Gaiden the puzzles were too obtuse and the best part is all four titles are available on both PS3 and 360. These days I’m desperate to have something to play on my PS3 so I may try and get these for that system. Who am I kidding? I’ll be picking up all the 360 versions. I finally gave up on Gamefly’s incredibly lousy East Coast service, so I’m going to have to actually buy all of these games.
The latest video from Sierra Entertainment’s The Bourne Conspiracy offers a glimpse at the new “Bourne Instinct” feature that will go the extra mile to transform players into Jason Bourne. With “Bourne Instinct,” High Moon Studios has created a truly immersive experience by giving players the hyper-awareness that makes Bourne a true super-spy. The video demonstrates how players can detect enemies and use objects at points of interest, giving them the edge they need to stay one step ahead of disaster.
Sierra has just released a pair of new videos for The Bourne Conspiracy, in them, the developers at High Moon Studios guide the viewers through the carefully choreographed and motion-captured combat system in the hotly-anticipated title. From the multitude of melee options, to the brutal takedowns, The Bourne Conspiracyallows gamers to become the ultimate weapon. The developers at High Moon Studios also feature extensively within the “Levels” video, explaining how the dynamic environments in The Bourne Conspiracy help to expand upon the Bourne mythology, and breathe life into the world, making gamers feel like they’re taking on the role of the elite and mysterious Bourne. The Bourne Conspiracy hits the streets on June 3rd on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms. Please feel free to post the video as soon as you receive this email. If you have any questions about the game, please let me know.
At the All Things Digital 6 conference, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick officially showcased the new Guitar Hero World Tour game. Personally, I prefer Guitar Hero to Rock Band because I like the track listing better. But Activision almost broke their money maker with Guitar Hero III. Those stupid boss battles, the difficulty level and the obnoxious Animated transitions all served to "ruin" the game experience. Also Rock Band has shown that people want to pay for good DLC and new tunes. The Guitar Hero series is really starting to irritate the heck of me, I have all three titles and if I want to play a particular track, I have to keep swapping disks. Why can’t I access all my favorite tracks from all three games through DLC? Why do I have to keep swapping freaking game disks just to play Free Bird and the rocking Halo Theme? Rock Band has shown us the way. Now I’m going to have add two more games in two months - Aerosmith and GH4? Wake up Activision make these tracks available as DLC. Anyway, back to the new GH. In case you missed it, the next installment of GH will take a page from Rock Band and include a 5 piece drum kit and microphone. But that’s not all, the really cool thing is, Guitar Hero will include music creation capability. It’ll be really interesting to see how this works and evolves.
In case you missed it, Codemasters Grid hit the shelves next week. I checked out the X-Box demo and the game is shaping up pretty nicely. I’m not big on racing games, but I do love to smash up a car. Check out the new Press Release.
Hey, it’s another trailer for the Hulk. The folks at Sega are pushing this game hard. As I’ve said before, it looks beautiful and appears to be an exact copy of Ultimate Destruction only prettier. Looking forward to trying this out. Although I have to go on record as saying, I’m not a fan of Sandbox games.
The alien invasion has begun with the announcement that id Software’s Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars™ published byActivision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Set in the year 2065, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars pits the armies of Earth’s Global Defense Force (GDF) against the invading alien menace, the Strogg, in an all-out struggle for the fate of the planet. Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is slated to arrive on European and Australian store shelves on May 30, 2008. "Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars raises the bar for next-gen console games with its variety and intense combat," said Kevin Cloud, Executive Producer, id Software. “Whether you’re playing online with fifteen friends, or playing a single-player campaign against amazing AI, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars delivers a new level of team play and combat strategy to the PS3 and 360.”
Set within the expansive QUAKE® universe in the year 2065, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is the ultimate team and mission-based multiplayer warfare game offering console gamers distinct classes, vehicles and weapons to choose from, giving players countless ways to join the battle. Players work as a team to defeat the enemy and achieve objectives either online against other players or battle offline with surprisingly lifelike AI. Across multi-mission campaigns, players earn experience and promotions while stats are recorded globally for players to track their rank and prestige in the community at www.enemyterritory.com. Based on the critically-acclaimed game from id Software and Splash Damage for Windows® PC that has received over eighty awards and nominations, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars was developed for the Xbox 360 by Nerve Software.
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