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Friday, September 5, 2014
09/05/2014 - Boxed Retail Version of Planetary Annihilation Now AvailablePlanetary Annihilation - Boxed Version Now Available
This day has been eagerly anticipated by the real-time strategy community: after a long time in development,
the hugely successful Kickstarter project Planetary Annihilation has finally been released. The spiritual successor to Total
Annihilation and Supreme Commander provides real-time strategy on an unprecedented scale. Up to ten players can engage in
enormous battles on futuristic battlefields simultaneously: Planetary Annihilation knows no unit limits.
The amount
of war material is far away from being humble, too: severalmechs, armoured vehicles with a range of weaponry, war planes and
bombers, scouts, heavy stationary artillery, portable rocket launchers, orbital weapons and – a particularly drastic
method of combating the enemy – thrusters that can be mounted on planets and asteroids, transforming them into true
planet annihilators.
For single player enthusiasts, Planetary Annihilation also offers many hours of entertainment
with its randomised campaign mode Galactic War: this twist on the classic single-player campaign confronts players with randomly
generated content across a dynamic galaxy, making every playthrough different, prioritising long-term motivation.
Planetary Annihilation is also mod-friendly – players can create their own units, their own planets and their own
rules, and share them with the community, adding lots of free content to the basic game.
Planetary Annihilation
is available in stores as a DRM-free edition on September 5th. The RRP for the Standard Edition is $29.99/€29.99/GBP24.99.
The limited Collector’s Edition will then follow on September 23rd, containing the game Planetary Annihilation
and the following additional content:
- A
Logitech G300 Wired Gaming Mouse.
- Codes for additional
digital content: the Calyx Commander and the Alpha Commander. Both commanders are available in single and multiplayer matches
and show your opponents that you are a true Planetary Annihilation fan.
- The fascinating orchestral soundtrack to download in MP3 format.
- A digital wallpaper.
- A hardback art book of the game.
The Collector’s Edition will be offered at the recommended retail price of
$59.99/€59.99/GBP54.99 and can be purchased from selected retailers.
The game’s launch trailer can be
embedded via Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enzglv8sLn8
Submitted by: E. Thomas
Thursday, September 4, 2014
09/04/2014 - Cosmic Rocket Defender Now on SaleCOSMIC ROCKET DEFENDER LAUNCHES...ON SALE!
Cosmic Rocket Defender, an arcade shooter (or shmup) fashioned after arcade games of yester-year,
is launching today. Not only that but it is launching on sale. On top of that, each day the price increments up $1.00 until
it reaches the regular price. The sale starts at $.99 today, goes to $1.99 Friday, and so on, until it reaches $5.99. You
can catch the sale on the game website at www.aliensync.com/cosmicrocketdefender and get it through Humble Bundle, or you can go to Desura.com and pick
it up there.
In Cosmic Rocket Defender, you move your rocket launcher left and right, firing rockets at swarms
of alien spacecraft, blasting them out of the sky as they swoop down, strafe and attempt to dive bomb you out of existence.
Capture trophies, extras, and cash to upgrade your speed, rocket power, and shields. Quick reflexes help you dodge alien particle
cannons, death bombs, and blaster beams. Destroy or be destroyed!
Cosmic Rocket Defender launches September 4,
2014 on Desura and on it’s website at at www.aliensync.com/cosmicrocketdefender.
Alien Sync Interactive is an independent developer of desktop
and mobile games, founded in 2010 and operated by Lorenzo Kirkpatrick.
Visit the website at www.aliensync.com.
Submitted by: E. Thomas
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
08/03/2014 - Ghost Machine Games coming to Samsung Gear VRGhost Machine Games Coming
to Samsung Gear VR
Today Austin based virtual
reality studio, Ghost Machine, announced a commitment to bring it's line of VR based games to the newly announced Samsung
Gear VR headset. The new mobile VR display announced today from Samsung is touted as an immersive high resolution
VR experience available soon to existing owners of the Note 4 mobile phone with additional devices TBA. Ghost Machine, currently has several VR games currently in production. Most notably
Motorsport Revolution, an immersive arcade racer and Final Burn, an action packed flight simulator where you defend earth
against an alien invasion.
The PC version of the game currently in alpha can be purchased on the
Ghost Machine website. Game alphas are currently available is playable with both the Legacy DK1
and the newly released DK2 Oculus Rift Development headset, which can be obtained through the Oculus VR website and a standard view version of the game will be offered though the
upcoming game beta with Samsung Gear VR compatible versions on the release horizon.
When asked CEO of Ghost
Machine, Neal Nellans, was enthusiastic about the new Samsung VR initiative and rapid VR expansion. "As soon as
we heard of the partnership between VR pioneers Oculus and the mobile hardware leader Samsung, we've been planning and designing
optimized VR experiences with the mobile market in mind", states Nellans. "The ability to (potentially) reach an
entirely different audience that can experience VR is a truly exciting opportunity", Nellans suggested.
The
Samsung Gear VR delivers an unrivaled viewing experience with the 5.7 inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display of the Galaxy Note
4 providing stunning and engaging visuals at a mobile-leading resolution. The Gear VR software partner, Oculus, a facebook
(NASDAQ: FB) company, is revolutionizing the way people experience video games and other digital content. The company's first
product, the highly anticipated Oculus Rift, is a virtual reality headset that allows players to step inside the game.
Located in the backlot of the Austin Studios production facility, Ghost Machine VR currently has eight virtual-reality
games in production, including Final Burn, which challenges players to pilot a F-16 in a dogfight against an alien invasion
reminiscent of Hollywood blockbusters.
Additional information and updates can be found on the Ghost Machine
VR website.
Submitted by: E. Thomas
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
09/02/2014 - Star Trek Voyager Alumni Join Star Trek Online Voice CastSTAR TREK(tm) ONLINE WELCOMES
FAMILIAR FACES WITH DELTA RISING
Star
Trek: Voyager Cast Members Join the Largest Content Update to Date
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – September
2, 2014 – Today, Perfect World Entertainment Inc. and Cryptic Studios announced the addition of three actors from Star
Trek: Voyager who will be joining the current cast of in-game characters in Star Trek Online: Delta Rising.
In continuation with the Voyager theme of Star Trek Online: Delta Rising, Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine),
Ethan Phillips (Neelix), and Robert Picardo (The Doctor) will join Garrett Wang (Harry Kim) and Tim Russ (Tuvok) to reprise
their characters from Voyager when Star Trek Online: Delta Rising launches later this fall.
Set 32 years after the events of Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek Online: Delta Rising will bring
players into the Delta Quadrant – a mysterious region of space recently made easily accessible through an ancient Iconian
gateway. As players explore uncharted worlds and interact with alien species, they will partner with well-known crew members
of U.S.S. Voyager to investigate an unknown enemy presence.
Assets for the new Star Trek Online celebrity
cast members can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tlujg004uj83vxm/AAB8RY45hgDrLSQCoBZkrDo9a?dl=0
Star Trek Online is a free-to-play
massively multiplayer online game where players can pioneer their own destiny as Captain of a Federation starship or become
a Klingon Warrior and champion the Empire through the far reaches of the galaxy. Its last expansion, Star Trek
Online: Legacy of Romulus, added the option for players to rebuild the Romulan legacy as the commander of a
Romulan Republic Warbird. In Star Trek Online players have the opportunity to visit iconic locations
from the popular Star Trek fiction, reach out to unexplored star systems and make contact with new alien species.
To download and play Star Trek Online today for free, please visit the official website
at: www.startrekonline.com
Star Trek Online is licensed
by CBS Consumer Products.
® & © 2014 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks are trademarks of
CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Submitted by: E. Thomas
Monday, September 1, 2014
09/01/2014 - Deep Silver brings Dead Island 2 and more to EGX 2014Deep Silver brings Dead Island 2 and more to
EGX 2014
Brighton, UK –
1st September 2014 - EGX, the UK's biggest and best games event, and Deep Silver announced today that Dead
Island 2, Escape Dead Island, Metro Redux, Sacred 3 and Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishmentswill
all be playable at EGX London at Earls Court from 25th to 28th September 2014.
Gamers will get an early chance to play
the hotly anticipated Dead Island 2 - sequel to the 2011 smash hit zombie action game - well ahead of its 2015 release
date.
Also playable at the show will be Escape Dead Island, a thrilling survival mystery that fills in the
events between Dead Island and Dead Island 2.
Showgoers will be wowed by Metro Redux, which
brings the visual splendour of 4A Games' acclaimed sci-fi shooters Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light to PlayStation 4 and Xbox
One for the first time - in freshly remastered versions.
Also on the show floor will be Sacred 3, latest in
the cult action role-playing game series, and the new Sherlock Holmes Crimes & Punishments, an investigation game
that challenges players to reveal the correct perpetrator through 6 unique cases with a host of new mechanics for the series,
as well as a new engine.
Tickets for EGX London 2014 are now available at www.egxlondon.net and are selling out fast!
About Gamer Network
Founded in 1999, Gamer Network Ltd publishes a range of videogame websites
including Eurogamer.net, the world's leading independent videogames website with local editions in ten European languages.
The company also publishes market-leading trade resource GamesIndustry International, Modojo a leading mobile gaming website
and Outside Xbox, a video site dedicated to the Xbox community. It also represents several partner websites including VG247.com,
RockPaperShotgun.com and NintendoLife.com and recently launched USgamer.net. Via its Gamer Events division, the business produces
live public events and trade shows including EGX London (formerly Eurogamer Expo), EGX Rezzed and GameHorizon, the games industry
conference.
More: www.gamer-network.net
Submitted by: E. Thomas
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