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Electronic Arts Inc., the National Hockey League (NHL^®) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA^®) announced today that fans can once again shape the face of the world’s hockey video game franchise with the launch of the 2^nd annual EA Sports NHL^® Cover Vote Campaign. Read the rest of this entry »

Destiny Media Technologies has announced a major upgrade to both the software and hardware infrastructure that powers the Play MPE® Direct-to-Web portal.  This site is used by tens of thousands of music industry professionals to access pre-release music and videos distributed through the Play MPE® system. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft has released a new Far Cry® 3 Blood Dragon video where Creative Director Dean Evans meets action icon of the 80s, Michael Biehn.  In the role of Sergeant Rex Colt Hollywood action icon Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss), returns in this explosive 1980s style sci-fi vision of a dark future. Have a behind the scenes look in this kick ass dev-diary and meet Michael Biehn, the voice of Sergeant Rex Power Colt. Read the rest of this entry »

In a new Nintendo Direct video announcement yesterday (sorry, I was out of the office at a meeting most of the day), Nintendo revealed another massive list of news for its Nintendo 3DS and Wii U systems. Topping the list for many gamers is an entirely new Nintendo 3DS game in The Legend of Zelda series set in the world of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The game is scheduled to launch this holiday season. Fans will also be excited to hear that a new game in the Yoshi’s Island series is also being developed for Nintendo 3DS. And, after 20 years, EarthBound is finally returning to North America. The game is scheduled to be released this year on the Virtual Console service for the Wii U home console. Read the rest of this entry »

Coming to a computer near you: Mind Games. Kerberos Productions, the creators of the Sword of the Stars: The Pit, are pleased to announce a new expansion for their popular science-fiction game. The Mind Games expansion for Sword of the Stars: The Pit will add new playable characters, new game mechanics and new content to the sleeper hit among PC gamers. The announcement of the expansion in development follows a surge of sales and player response that exceeded the expectations of the game’s small but dedicated dev team when they released The Pit in March of 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. has unveiled innovations to the greatest sports game on the planet that will enable fans to experience the emotion of scoring great goals when playing EA Sports™ FIFA 14 on the PlayStation®3, Xbox 360® and PC. Innovations to the franchise’s award-winning gameplay will make FIFA 14 the complete matchday experience, introducing features that inspire fans to build play through midfield, dictate the tempo of a match and create rewarding opportunities. Great matches are achieved through measured build up and incredible finishing. A new feature in FIFA 14 called Pure Shot and a brand-new ball physics system will transform shooting, making every shot attempt feel real, and when players connect with the perfect strike, feel exhilarating. Read the rest of this entry »

A new Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist trailer is now available from Ubisoft. In this latest video we see Sam Fisher stalk his foes, strike with precision, and silence them in the blink of an eye. Available now for pre-order, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist will be available in North America on August 20th for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC and WiiU. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. has announced the breakthrough features for EA Sports^TM NHL^®14 that are set to unleash the aggression, speed and skill of NHL hockey through the best technology of this console generation that EA Sports has to offer. Deliver game-changing hits with cutting-edge NHL® Collision Physics, built from EA Sports FIFA’s revolutionary Player Impact Engine. Drop the gloves with the all-new Enforcer Engine, powered by the same technology used in the critically acclaimed Fight Night franchise. Experience a new level of speed and control with the second season of the critically-acclaimed True Performance Skating engine, and dangle defenders with all-new One-Touch Dekes. In addition, fans can Live the Life of an NHL player in an all-new incarnation of the Be a Pro Career Mode, now featuring on and off-ice elements. NHL 14 will be available for Xbox 360^® and PlayStation^®3, and is scheduled for release on September 10, 2013 in North America and September 13, 2013 in Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has announced its new line-up of digital titles, adding to the portfolio of games to be released in the coming months and expanding the Far Cry 3 world. Read the rest of this entry »

Internationally celebrated composer Cris Velasco provides the original score for Relic Entertainment, Inc.‘s Company of Heroes™ 2, the sequel to the highest rated strategy game of all time according to Gamerankings.com (with more than five reviews), with an average of 93.82% based on 56 reviews. The game features similar acclaim on Metacritic.com with a Metascore of 93% based on 55 reviews. Read the rest of this entry »