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Beamdog is pleased to announce that pre-loading for Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition for PC has begun ahead of its release on November 15th, 2013. The original Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn launched in September 2000, quickly becoming the most celebrated Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying video game of its time. On November 15th, gamers new and old can experience the epic continuation and conclusion of the Bhaalspawn Saga, with full high resolution support and area art remastered from the original renders. Read the rest of this entry »

Indie studio Exequor has released the long awaited reboot of Heroes of Zulula.  Dubbed the “MOAR edition”, this new version is available on both Google Play Android and the iOS App Store. Heroes of Zulula is a strategy RPG game which sees the vile Akolan declaring himself the overlord of Zulula, and his first order of business is to ban the traditional tournaments of Zulula forever. Ex-champions Grunty the Cyclop, Ledouche the Knight and Oulette the Slime join forces along with other combatants to defeat Akolan and bring the tournaments back to Zulula. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. has revealed that an out of this world performance is crash landing in the Micro World! New weapons, parts, accessories, and game improvements are now available with the Rockstars free to download game update .  The war between action figures over battery resources surges on in the MicroVolts universe. Naomi and Pandora are ready for the opening act with Soft Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, and Garage Rock ensembles. Kai, the newcomer, has been recruited to lead the security team with the Forest Scout and Arctic Scout outfits. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has announced a new Open House event for The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot. Starting now and running until November 4, anyone can join in the quest to loot, slash and hack their way to fame and fortune in Opulencia. The Open House allows anyone that signs up a chance to get a sneak preview of The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot while the game is still in closed beta. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. has teamed up with Sharknife creator Corey Lewis to lift his epic battles out of the comic book pages and into the video game world of MicroVolts Surge! Just in time for Halloween, players can get the new game update now free to download.  The war between action figures over battery resources surges on at the Microvolts site. The first two characters to be released as part of the Sharknife Signature Edition sets are the titular Sharknife himself, and his eternal rival Orcasword. Read the rest of this entry »

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today unleash some of DC Comics’ most deadly villains upon Gotham City with the launch of Batman: Arkham Origins. The next installment of the blockbuster Batman: Arkham video game franchise is available for the PlayStation®3, Xbox 360, Wii U™ and Windows PC.  Also available today is Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate for the PlayStation®Vita and Nintendo 3DS™. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has released a new trailer about The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot’s new customization features. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, the humorous free-to-play PC title thrusts players into the medieval fantasy world of Opulencia where wealth, status and showboating are the name of the game. In the trailer Cornelius Richling, Opulencia’s premier talent agent, presents a wide range of castle themes and headwear for players looking to loot and plunder in style. With these new castle themes, players will have the opportunity to customize their property to stand out from the crowd and express their personal style with a selection of new hats! And all of these new customization options are directly accessible from the comfort of the Castle Heart. Read the rest of this entry »

For such a potentially awesome game, I had a really difficult time playing The Wonderful 101, a recent release from Platinum Games and Nintendo for the Wii U.The game’s environment is very colourful and full of hiding spots for treasures, enemies and puzzles, a typical Nintendo formula. The premise of the game is that a band of unlikely heroes must save Earth and its citizens from an onslaught of giant mechanical aliens, whose name, by the way, is an acronym puzzle. Teamwork is a necessity for our heroes, as it takes their combined effort to formulate weapons and tools in order to move through the game world. True to form, each hero has his or her own super power, mundane identity and colour, a la Power Rangers – enabling our valiant fighters to form fists, bridges, swords, guns and more. Read the rest of this entry »

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released an action-packed video for Batman: Arkham Origins featuring gameplay from the playable Deathstroke challenge pack, including a sneak peak at the “100-to-1” gameplay mode.  The Deathstroke challenge pack, available to those who preorder the game for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360®, Nintendo Wii U™ or Windows PC, includes a fully playable Deathstroke character, two exclusive challenge maps and three unique Deathstroke character skins. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has released the first Developer Diary for The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, the humorous free-to-play PC title thrusts players into an outrageous medieval fantasy world named Opulencia where wealth, status and showboating are the name of the game. Read the rest of this entry »