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Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. has officially announced Core Masters to be their next online PC game released in North America and the United Kingdom.  Core Masters is being developed by Soft Bigbang and in partnership with Neowiz Games, Rock Hippo will bring this exciting new entry to gamers hungry for a fresh take on the MOBA genre. An official date for the closed beta of Core Masters is yet to be announced, while development of the game continues to add new features and content.

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Liverpool Football Club has announced a new three-year partnership with Electronic Arts Inc. that will make EA Sports^TM the Club’s Official Football Video Gaming Partner commencing from the start of the 2013/14 Barclays Premier League season. Through the partnership, EA Sports will give Liverpool FC fans the opportunity to play FIFA 14 at Anfield for selected fixtures throughout the season. EA SPORTS Goal of the Month will also offer fans the chance to upload their best FIFA 14 goals for a chance to win great prizes all season long. Read the rest of this entry »

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment has confirmed that Batman: Arkham Origins, in development at WB Games Montreal, will ship with a mode that allows players to take the franchise’s award-winning gameplay online to play with friends and foes.  The online component blends the traditional Arkham gameplay with third-person shooter mechanics and is in development by Splash Damage. The online mode will be available for the PlayStation®3, Xbox 360® and Windows PC when the games launches worldwide this coming October. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. and F.C. Barcelona announced today that they have agreed to a three-year partnership that will make EA Sports™ the Exclusive and Official Video Game Partner of one of the most popular and storied soccer clubs in the world. Over the course of the partnership, F.C. Barcelona and EA will develop a range of interactive activities to entertain and engage fans both at Camp Nou and around the world. At selected home matches over the course of the season, the EA Sports Dugout, a mobile gaming trailer, will be on-site so fans can play EA SPORTS games. In addition, F.C. Barcelona will receive in-game insights and data about how their fans engage with the club through EA Sports FIFA. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal publisher Strategy First has announced TimeLines: Assault On America from Hungarian developer 4 Flash Ent.  are proud to announce the upcoming September 2013 release of a new WW II RTS which asks the question ‘What if The Axis Powers Invaded The USA?’ Gamers are invited to find out in TimeLines: Assault On America, a real time strategy game that takes place in an alternative WW II setting.  A key moment in history is changed causing untold widespread devastating consequences. Having successfully completed the assassination of Adolph Hitler through ‘Operation Wolf’s Head’ , the USA faces a retaliatory two front Axis invasion. Read the rest of this entry »

Female-focused development studio Silicon Sisters Interactive is pulling back the curtain on their next project: Everlove, a casual game designed to appeal to the more than 74 million people who read romance fiction each year. An interactive narrative that plays like a romance novel brought to life, Everlove will release for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android in August with versions for PC and Mac to follow. The studio’s co-founder and CEO Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch will show the game for the first time at next week’s Casual Connect conference in San Francisco. Read the rest of this entry »

Get ready to join our favourite under-the-sea gang as Activision Publishing, Inc., in association with Nickelodeon, has announced that SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge will be hitting consoles later this year in an all new, third-person, action-adventure videogame, developed by Behaviour Interactive. In this original story, Bikini Bottom’s very own Sheldon J. Plankton, known for his obsession with stealing the Krusty Krab’s secret formula, has new plans to build a mechanised army, threatening the serene seas of Bikini Bottom. Join SpongeBob and his friends as they stop Plankton’s evil plan and protect the prized Krabby Patty Formula. Read the rest of this entry »

Red Barrels announced today that its darkest brainchild, survival horror experience Outlast will be available on September 4, 2013 for digital download on Steam for $19.99. Outlast received great accolades and awards this past E3, even earning the honor of “Most Likely to Make you Faint.” White-knuckled attendees playing the game for the first time struggled to maintain composure (and consciousness) when faced with the frightening effects of Outlast’s immersive audio design and the shocking truth of what lies inside Mount Massive Asylum. Outlast will keep hearts pumping and palms sweating as players’ fiercest fears are awakened. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that EA Sports™ FIFA 14 is allowing fans to bring their FIFA 14 Ultimate Team experiences with them to the new generation of consoles this year. Fans will be able to access* their FIFA 14 Ultimate Team full roster, in-game items and in-game currency (coins) from either console: between Xbox 360® and Xbox One, and between PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®4. All changes made in FIFA 14 Ultimate Team will be reflected in both consoles so fans will be able to compete with their squads on either console throughout the season. Read the rest of this entry »

EA Sports™ celebrates the 20^th anniversary of the most iconic title in the history of the NHL franchise with the inclusion of NHL ^® 94 Anniversary Mode in NHL ^® 14. Built using the NHL 14 game engine, NHL 94 Anniversary Mode uses classic button controls to deliver big goals, bigger hits and spectacular speed, taking fun to a whole new level. The mode also offers nods to its hockey video gaming roots through a retro presentation style including blue ice, classic star-shaped player indicators, organ music and a few more surprises. Recognized as one of the most popular games of its era and the title that put the NHL videogame franchise on the map, NHL 94 Anniversary Mode gives another generation of players a new way to play old school hockey. Read the rest of this entry »