Carmageddon is Free Today on iOS and Android - Get it Fast! (MobileGameWire)
Friday, May 10 2013 02:00 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
It’s FREEDAY FRIDAY!
All good things happen on FREEDAYS! FREE BEER! FREE WILLY! FREE…SIAN COWS!
ISLE OF WIGHT, United Kingdom - May 10, 2013 – On this joyous day, fellow FREE FINGS FANS, the iOS and ANDROID version of Carmageddon are FREE! It’s a FREEDAY FRENZY! Yes, it's FRIDAY 10th MAY and the waiting is over. Today it's the ANDROID (http://bit.ly/17OkLl7) launch of CARMAGEDDON! OMG WTF DIY SOS etc..!! And as promised, the full version of the game will be FREE for the entire DAY! For 24 hours only, you can bag yourself the most fun you can have with just your thumbs for NOTHING. NADA. ZILCH. DIDDLY SQUAT. SWEET Fing A. WOO!
And to make FREEDAY FRIDAY a complete FEAST, we’re also offering the iOS VERSION of CARMAGEDDON FREE TOO! Yes, hop on over to the App Store, and you’ll be able to bag a FREE iOS Carma too: iOS Carmageddonhttp://bit.ly/TtmDWI. WOO!! Could a Friday get any more FRIGGIN’ FANTASTIC?
Important notice to clarify any issues. There has also been some discussion as to how we will be handling making the Android version free for the first 24 hours. This will be dealt with in the following way (resulting in 3 versions of the App being available):
Carmageddon PROMO – The FULL game for FREE (only available May 10th for 24hrs)
Carmageddon – Full game – The game has in-App purchases to unlock all cars and all tracks.
Carmageddon FREE – Demo version of the game
After the first 24 hours of its release, the PROMO version of the game will be removed from Google Play and will no longer be available. Subsequently, the PROMO version will be unsupported because we have no way to update the title once it's taken down. This isn't how we would have wanted to do this but it's the only choice. It's not possible to change an app from free to paid on Google Play. So, in the unlikely event that players experience problems with the PROMO version, the solution will be to either download the FREE (demo version) version, or "upgrade" to the FULL paid version. This will only cost you £1.49 and for that, you'll be getting the full benefit of support and updates for the lifetime of the game. So c'mon now everybody, that's GOT to be more than a fair deal!
Please note: We're offering the Android version of the game at a lower price (once the paid version kicks in) than the iOS version, due to it having slightly less extended features compared to iOS. Unfortunately it isn't possible to do Action Replay Saving to YouTube on Android devices, and nor could we implement Cloud Saving or Achievements. But apart from these minor omissions, it's the same little package of AWESOME that is out there now for those iThings. So go forth, download, and get SMASHING.
Once again, we'd like to thank you all for your support and your patience while waiting for this port of the greatest little ped massacring mayhem generator to make it onto your ANDROID THINGS. We really hope you love it in all its miniature moo-moo mangling beauty, as much as we do!
About Carmageddon Carmageddon is the original freeform driving sensation, where pedestrians (and cows!) equal points, and your opponents are a bunch of crazies in a twisted mix of automotive killing machines. The game features anarchic drive-wherever-you-like gameplay and over-the-top surreal comedy violence. It’s the racing game where racing is for wimps. Now the same Mac & PC classic that was BANNED AROUND THE WORLD is back and available on Android phones and tablets!
Carmageddon features real-world environments that have been turned into killing fields, where the locals stay out on the streets at their peril. As well as using your car as a weapon, every level is sprinkled generously with power-ups that have a vast variety of mad effects, adding a whole extra level of craziness to the proceedings. In every event you have the option to “play it your way”… Waste all your opponents, kill every pedestrian, or (perish the thought) complete all the laps. Oh and watch out – the cops in their super-tough armored patrol vehicles are lurking, and if they catch you being bad they’ll be down on you like several tons of cold pork!
Features:
28 dangerously deranged Opponents
11 wildly exhilarating Environments
Career Mode featuring 36 satisfyingly violent Levels
Race and Wreck opponents to unlock 30 playable cars!
Multiple control methods: digital, analogue (mix ‘n’ match), tilt
Edit your control layout in game to your preferences
Comprehensive Action Replay System
Environment maps and other special effects
Enhanced pre-lit environments
Buckets of gibs
Tons of laughs
High resolution and widescreen device support
Supports phones and tablets
· Plus the opportunity to make in app purchases to unlock ALL the cars (apart from the secret one) and ALL the races!
· Carmageddon requires Android 2.3.4 or later.
About Stainless Games Stainless Games is an established videogame developer creating cutting-edge games on all main platforms. Best known as the creative force behind the multi-million selling Carmageddon franchise, Stainless is an established UK developer with a track record of delivering quality titles – whether Original IP or Work-for-Hire – on time, on spec and on budget. Stainless is a 75-strong privately owned company located on the South Coast of the UK. We are Europe's premier console download developer with published projects on Console, PC and Handheld/Mobile ranging from famous, classic arcade coin-op conversions to full-on 3D action games.
Stainless’ investment in cross-platform technology enables efficient, rapid prototyping and production of high quality titles for all major platforms, Incorporating the latest rendering effects, along with driving, flying and real-world physics.
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Did somebody say FREE Carmageddon iOS App? (MobileGameWire)
Wednesday, May 08 2013 02:00 | Last Updated on Friday, May 10 2013 09:40 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
Did somebody say FREE CARMAGEDDON IOS APP?
Yes, we did!
ISLE OF WIGHT, United Kingdom - May 8, 2013 – For the great multitude of iOS app fans everywhere across this bloody great globe of ours, on Friday the 10th of May, we’ll be celebrating the Release of the number one Motoring Mayhem game of all time, Carmageddon on ‘that other OS’. And how do we celebrate? Usually with six or seven crates of beer followed by a visit from six or seven cop cars… But THIS time, we’re offering all the great nations of the world Carmageddon for iOS… FREE! Available for ONE DAY ONLY in the App Store!
So, keep ‘em peeled, and on Friday the 10th of May, our amazing iOS Carmageddon app will be completely FREE for 24 hours. Booze, snooze, you lose! If you do not have the app yet, this will be the day to get it for FREE! If you want to tell your skint friends, do it now!
About Carmageddon Carmageddon is the original freeform driving sensation, where pedestrians (and cows!) equal points, and your opponents are a bunch of crazies in a twisted mix of automotive killing machines. The game features anarchic drive-wherever-you-like gameplay and over-the-top surreal comedy violence. It’s the racing game where racing is for wimps.
Now the same Mac & PC classic that was BANNED AROUND THE WORLD is back and available on Android phones and tablets!
Carmageddon features real-world environments that have been turned into killing fields, where the locals stay out on the streets at their peril. As well as using your car as a weapon, every level is sprinkled generously with power-ups that have a vast variety of mad effects, adding a whole extra level of craziness to the proceedings. In every event you have the option to “play it your way”… Waste all your opponents, kill every pedestrian, or (perish the thought) complete all the laps. Oh and watch out – the cops in their super-tough armored patrol vehicles are lurking, and if they catch you being bad they’ll be down on you like several tons of cold pork!
Features:
28 dangerously deranged Opponents
11 wildly exhilarating Environments
Career Mode featuring 36 satisfyingly violent Levels
Race and Wreck opponents to unlock 30 playable cars!
Multiple control methods: digital, analogue (mix ‘n’ match), tilt
Edit your control layout in game to your preferences
Comprehensive Action Replay System
Environment maps and other special effects
Enhanced pre-lit environments
Buckets of gibs
Tons of laughs
High resolution and widescreen device support
Supports phones and tablets
Plus the opportunity to make in app purchases to unlock ALL the cars (apart from the secret one) and ALL the races!
Carmageddon requires Android 2.3.4 or later.
About Stainless Games Stainless Games is an established videogame developer creating cutting-edge games on all main platforms. Best known as the creative force behind the multi-million selling Carmageddon franchise, Stainless is an established UK developer with a track record of delivering quality titles – whether Original IP or Work-for-Hire – on time, on spec and on budget. Stainless is a 75-strong privately owned company located on the South Coast of the UK. We are Europe's premier console download developer with published projects on Console, PC and Handheld/Mobile ranging from famous, classic arcade coin-op conversions to full-on 3D action games. Stainless’ investment in cross-platform technology enables efficient, rapid prototyping and production of high quality titles for all major platforms, Incorporating the latest rendering effects, along with driving, flying and real-world physics.
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Into the Dead App for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android Passes 10 Million Downloads (MobileGameWire)
Monday, May 06 2013 23:35 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
Into the Dead App for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android Passes 10 Million Downloads
PikPok® zombie themed original game reaches major milestone
WELLINGTON, New Zealand– May 7, 2012 – Leading digital games publisher PikPok® announced that their original title, Into the Dead™ for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android, passed the 10 million download mark in April 2013, less than 5 months after release. The game joins another PikPok title past 10 million downloads, Flick Kick® Football, and is fast chasing down the Flick Kick series total of over 20 million downloads.
The Into the Dead App throws you into the gruesome world of the zombie apocalypse where there are no second chances. Do what you have to stay alive, keep moving as fast as you can, and protect yourself by any means necessary. When the Dead are rising, run!
“We have been extremely pleased with the critical reception of the game, as well as reaching such a large and rapidly growing number of gamers with a new IP" said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of PikPok. “I’m very proud of the team and process we have built that has been able to have repeat success, and look forward to seeing how our upcoming releases will be received.”
The Into the Dead App for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android features:
Intense gameplay with stunning visuals and sound depicting a grim zombie apocalypse
The ability to unlock an arsenal of powerful weapons and perks to help you stay alive
Multiple modes, missions, minigoals that provide constant challenges to overcome
Challenges to test your skill competing against friends
Ongoing updates to deliver new modes, features, and content
PikPok is a leading publisher of great games across mobile, tablet and desktop. With a portfolio of original, licensed, and third party developed properties, PikPok delivers games that appeal to all consumers with pick-up-and-play gameplay, high-quality art, and immersive audio design which provide rich game experiences. PikPok has released multiple critically and commercially successful games including the popular Flick Kick® series, BAFTA nominated Super Monsters Ate My Condo™, Slam Dunk King™, Into the Dead™ and more. Steal a moment, and play a game from PikPok. For more information on PikPok, please visit www.pikpok.com and www.facebook.com/pikpokgames.
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Carmageddon will be Popping Up on Google Play, Friday May 10th! (MobileGameWire)
Monday, May 06 2013 03:07 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
Carmageddon will be Popping Up on Google Play, Friday May 10th!
We can hear Bleak City residents panicking already!
ISLE OF WIGHT, United Kingdom - May 6, 2013 - As promised, as a token of our appreciation for the community’s continued support and enthusiasm, an exclusive PROMO edition of the Carmageddon will be available for FREE for the first 24 hours on Google Play (this is the FULL game for free!), on May 10, 2013. You can check out the gameplay trailer here:
and then visit Stainless Games’ Apps section for more information about what the game will offer players.
If your memory is like a sieve and you have already forgotten what you are reading you may want to be notified by email when the 24HR PROMO is available - so click here to sign up on Carmageddon.com before the 10th May! By doing so, you also have a chance to win some freebies! (If you are already signed up then you are automatically entered!). We'll pick some names out at random, and the winner will receive the t-shirt of their choice from our cool collection in the Carmageddon store. 3 lucky runners-up will get a free copy of Carmageddon on GOG!
About Carmageddon Carmageddon is the original freeform driving sensation, where pedestrians (and cows!) equal points, and your opponents are a bunch of crazies in a twisted mix of automotive killing machines. The game features anarchic drive-wherever-you-like gameplay and over-the-top surreal comedy violence. It’s the racing game where racing is for wimps.
Now the same Mac & PC classic that was BANNED AROUND THE WORLD is back and available on Android phones and tablets!
Carmageddon features real-world environments that have been turned into killing fields, where the locals stay out on the streets at their peril. As well as using your car as a weapon, every level is sprinkled generously with power-ups that have a vast variety of mad effects, adding a whole extra level of craziness to the proceedings. In every event you have the option to “play it your way”… Waste all your opponents, kill every pedestrian, or (perish the thought) complete all the laps. Oh and watch out – the cops in their super-tough armored patrol vehicles are lurking, and if they catch you being bad they’ll be down on you like several tons of cold pork!
Features:
28 dangerously deranged Opponents
11 wildly exhilarating Environments
Career Mode featuring 36 satisfyingly violent Levels
Race and Wreck opponents to unlock 30 playable cars!
Multiple control methods: digital, analogue (mix ‘n’ match), tilt
Edit your control layout in game to your preferences
Comprehensive Action Replay System
Environment maps and other special effects
Enhanced pre-lit environments
Buckets of gibs
Tons of laughs
High resolution and widescreen device support
Supports phones and tablets
Plus the opportunity to make in app purchases to unlock ALL the cars (apart from the secret one) and ALL the races!
Carmageddon requires Android 2.3.4 or later.
About Stainless Games Stainless Games is an established videogame developer creating cutting-edge games on all main platforms. Best known as the creative force behind the multi-million selling Carmageddon franchise, Stainless is an established UK developer with a track record of delivering quality titles – whether Original IP or Work-for-Hire – on time, on spec and on budget. Stainless is a 75-strong privately owned company located on the South Coast of the UK. We are Europe's premier console download developer with published projects on Console, PC and Handheld/Mobile ranging from famous, classic arcade coin-op conversions to full-on 3D action games. Stainless’ investment in cross-platform technology enables efficient, rapid prototyping and production of high quality titles for all major platforms, Incorporating the latest rendering effects, along with driving, flying and real-world physics.
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Niko Forecasts China's PC Online Games Market to Reach $11.9B in 2013 (GameIndustryWire)
Thursday, May 02 2013 22:19 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
Niko Forecasts China's PC Online Games Market to Reach $11.9B in 2013
Mobile games disrupt PC-based casual and social games and hardcore webgames disrupt MMORPGs
SAN JOSE, Calif. - May 2, 2013 - Niko Partners, the leader in Asian Games Market Intelligence™, today announced the availability of China's PC Online Games Market Report, the latest market update with detailed market size, five-year forecast, and analysis of the MMORPG, MMO non-RPG, webgame, and casual and social game segments.
The report highlights key trends and actionable insights based on Niko's frequent gamer surveys, interviews, Internet café games usage data and Top Ten games lists. Topics include the surge in demand for webgames and shooter games, a sharp fall-off in demand for casual and social games on the PC (as Chinese gamers embrace the mobile platform to play those games), and analysis of trends such as which segments have peaked and which provide opportunity for foreign and domestic game developers.
"China's PC online games market has grown from $10 million in 2001 to more than $9 billion as of the end of 2012," said Lisa Cosmas Hanson, managing partner of Niko Partners. "Some industry observers say that because MMORPGs have given way to other genres the market is done. This is definitely not true."
Key takeaways from Niko's China's PC Online Games Market Report include:
18-24 year-old males flock to the shooters and other games, even bringing life back to the waning Internet café environment that has been in decline as home PC and broadband penetration climb throughout the country.
Tencent dominates the MMO non-RPG category and continues to dominate the Chinese PC online games industry.
Revenue growth rate is slowing annually in the next 5 years, but each year the market will add more than $2 billion in revenue practically rendering the slow down irrelevant. The 39-page report, including 26 data exhibits, is available now at: http://www.nikopartners.com/researchstore or by contacting
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The report is automatically sent to annual subscribers to our research, who also will receive several other deliverables and consulting services during the year. In June we will publish China's Mobile Games Market Report 2013. Contact us or visit our website for subscription information. You can also follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our free newsletter analyzing important Asian games market news every week by emailing
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About Niko Partners Niko Partners is the leader in Asian Games Market Intelligence™, specializing in the Chinese and Southeast Asian game markets. Founded in 2002 and celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012, the firm conducts syndicated and custom research studies on Chinese gamers, Southeast Asian gamers, online games, offline games, consoles, handhelds, regulatory issues, piracy, development, online operators, distribution and retail. Niko Partners also offers consulting services including focus groups, partnership selection, market opportunity analysis, custom surveys in cities throughout China and the Asia-Pacific region and customized data analysis. The goal of the research and strategic advisory services is to help understand the market, strategically enter or expand market share, and continue to profitably grow within China and Southeast Asia's impressive markets. The company is based in Silicon Valley and Shanghai, and its clients include worldwide leaders in game software, hardware and services, as well as hedge funds, media companies, trade associations, and management consulting firms, all of whom have a vested interest in a thorough understanding of the game industry in Southeast Asia and China. If you have any questions or if you have a project that could use our assistance, please let us know at
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LEGO Star Wars The Yoda Chronicles to launch on May the 4th (MobileGameWire)
Thursday, May 02 2013 09:21 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
LEGO® Star WarsTM The Yoda Chronicles to launch on May the 4th
Coming soon, to a galaxy not far, far away…
BILLUND, Denmark - May 2, 2013 – The LEGO Group proudly announce that their latest, action-packed FREE mobile game LEGO® Star Wars™ The Yoda Chronicles will be available to play on iOS devices as well as on the official LEGO ®website from May the Fourth 2013.
The Clone Wars have raged for three years with neither the Knights of the Jedi Order or the Droid Army of the Separatists close to victory. On Coruscant™ in the quiet Holocron Vault at the centre of the Jedi Temple, Master Yoda™ instructs the next generation of Jedi – the Padawans. Little do they know that Darth Sidious™ has hatched a mischievous plan to tip the tide of the war and trouble is brewing across the galaxy…
Questing with Yoda™ or Count Dooku™, players can choose to join the Light Side or the Dark Side in this thrilling new FREE game. The LEGO® Star Wars™The Yoda Chronicles story and game intertwines with the 2013 LEGO® Star Wars™ novelty products in a mix of real time laser battles, intricate dungeon crawling, lightsaber duels and tense space combat high above Coruscant™. The game contains 15 fast-paced main levels and 5 bonus mini-missions, to be played as either the Light Side or the Dark Side. Half of these levels are available in the first release on May the 4th, with the remainder following in Summer 2013 when the game will also be released on Android devices.
Players must head into battle across dusty desert planets and through high tech facilities, using minimal yet engaging controls to command their units. Collecting studs along the way allows players to build troops, ground units (tanks and walkers) and starships. There are 20 achievements rewarded per release for completing the main missions with style and skill. The 5 additional mini-missions offer a frantic quick play option with the one aim of destroying as many opponents as possible! Ranking up in the mini-missions will increase the power of a player’s units in the main game. Integrated with LEGO ID, players can also switch their game between mobile devices and the web and experience exclusive bonus levels on each platform. Finally, they can use their own powers of perception to find secret codes hidden throughout the LEGO ® Star Wars™The Yoda Chronicles mini-movies and website, to unlock bonus units, perks and content!
LEGO® Star Wars™ The Yoda Chronicles offers a classic, good versus evil arcade experience that will delight players of all ages and abilities as the LEGO® Star Wars™ universe is brought to their fingertips!
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About The LEGO Group The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company, based in Billund, Denmark. It was founded in 1932 and today the group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials for children, employing over 12,000 people globally. The LEGO Group is committed to the development of children's creative and imaginative abilities. LEGO products can be purchased in more than 130 countries.
For hundreds of years Yoda™ has trained the Jedi Knights™ of the future, but never for something like this. The Dark Side is preparing a weapon more powerful than any Jedi™ has ever faced before.
Play now to take control of the galaxy!
Build, create and control your favorite characters and vehicles to smash your enemy, solve puzzles and complete challenges within the LEGO® Star Wars™ universe.
- Quest with Yoda™ or Count Dooku™ to discover your destiny - Battle and build your way through 15 iconic levels of LEGO® Star Wars™ action - Create and control armies from elite Clone Troopers™ to powerful Starships - Discover exciting mini movies that reveal the story - Play exclusive bonus levels to rank up and upgrade your units - Log in with LEGO ID to save your progress
May the Force be with you!
IN THIS RELEASE
Travel to Coruscant™ and Tatooine™, battling in the Jedi Temple™, the Holocron Vault™ and the Rancor Pit™ over 8 levels, each with 3 individual missions. Sharpen your skills with 3 bonus mini-missions to try and get all 20 achievements.
COMING SUMMER 2013
7 brand new levels including epic encounters in the Geonosis™ Tunnels and huge space battles above Coruscant™. Aim for the top ranks with 2 new mini-missions and 20 new achievements.
Miniclip Appoints New Chief Financial Officer (GameIndustryWire)
Wednesday, May 01 2013 01:06 | Last Updated on Wednesday, May 01 2013 01:50 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
MINICLIP APPOINTS NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SWITZERLAND - May 1, 2013 - Miniclip, the twenty-first century games brand that spans across online, mobile and social, is pleased to announce the appointment of Craig Dixon to the company’s Leadership team as their new CFO.
“I’m very much looking forward to joining Miniclip at such an exciting time in the online and mobile games marketplace. My experience in formulating and executing financial and operational strategies to grow digital and media businesses complements the expansion of Miniclip across the growing landscape of mobile platforms and devices.” – Craig Dixon has more than 20 years of experience with international financial direction for tech and entertainment companies, including Virgin Group, Progressive Digital Media Group and, most recently, Kelkoo.
ABOUT MINICLIP
With over100 million game players per month, the digital games brand, Miniclip reaches game players around the world, across the online, mobile and social platforms. Miniclip specializes in live, real-time, multiplayer game experiences that cross over multiple platforms and devices. The company develops, publishes and distributes more than 950 games, through its main property Miniclip.com, and across iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Nokia, and Facebook.
Founded in 2001, Miniclip is privately owned and privately funded, with an expanding multi-national workforce distributed across five countries.
Friday, April 26 2013 10:12 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
Introducing Robot Unicorn Attack 2!
Get your hands on the latest, greatest, most epic instalment of the Robot Unicorn Attack series to date, available for FREE!
FEATURES: - Choose between Team Rainbow or Team Inferno and compete on a unique level every day for prizes - Race through 2 worlds at war, one of Rainbows and Harmony and one of Ice and Wonder - Build and customize your very own unicorn, selecting from different bodies, manes, wings, horns, trails and more - Unlock and arm yourself with 12 different boost abilities, including "Rainbow Savior" and "Gallow's Gallop" - Achieve both personal and community goals, updated daily - Battle mighty giants and dash through their dangerous Solar Beams - Journey through such cosmic spectacles as Space Whales, Leviathan Seahorses, Ice Owls and more - Both worlds change to new and different layouts every single day - Personalize your quest (and support the artists) by purchasing new background songs for $.99 apiece, including Erasure's "Always" - Game Center Achievements & Leaderboards - Oh, also? You can fly now. Yeah. Yeah, man.
SilentFuture unveils new features for Earthrise: First Impact
Friday, April 26 2013 08:35 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
SilentFuture unveils new features for Earthrise: First Impact
The German development studio shows new features of their sci-fi online RPG / concept on Steam / Earthrise founders required!
WUPPERTAL, Germany - April 26, 2013 – German development studio SilentFuture is unveiling the new list of features in “Earthrise”, the sandbox MMORPG they acquired and the new developer blog on www.play-earthrise.com. SilentFuture has been making some essential improvements to the gameplay and technology of this science fiction online RPG, now known as Earthrise: First Impact, since May 2012, and the game has a new background story and a total redesign. Earthrise: First Impact is due to enter the Beta phase in a few weeks’ time and the official game launch is scheduled for late 2013. Players can gain access to the test phases of the game at www.play-earthrise.com/founders and, as an “Earthrise Founder”, can also help drive the further development of Earthrise: First Impact. A presentation of the new concept is available on Steam, where players can also provide feedback.
Katharina Weiß, Creative Director of SilentFuture, says: “When our players purchase a ‘Founder Package’ they are supporting the development of Earthrise: First Impact and, in return, will have direct access to the game, all the special in-game items and the permanent title of ‘Earthrise Founder’. We are currently focusing on optimizing and redesigning the Earthrise features. One of the biggest changes will be made to the faction system: players will be able to choose from eight playable factions instead of the two previously available. We will also add a dynamic mission system which will be greatly influenced by the role the player chooses. In addition, we have refined the movement to make the gameplay much more precise compared to the old version.”
Daniel Schemann, CEO of SilentFuture, adds: “Up to now most of the development time has been spent on improving the game engine and we have made massive improvements to performance; in particular loading times and rendering are now much faster. For us, the feedback from the game testers is one of the most important aspects of the development process. For example, we listened closely to the suggestions of our testers when we designed the loot and crafting systems and are currently focusing on the gameplay and graphics in Earthrise: First Impact and implementing the suggestions of the community here too.”
The development team will also be posting info on current themes around Earthrise: First Impact on blog.play-earthrise.com.
Features (selection):
Dynamic Faction System You can choose from eight playable factions. Status and sympathies will be greatly influenced by the missions you have selected and the players’ behavior. So be careful: today’s friends could be tomorrow’s enemies.
Open World PvP Explore an area of over 250km² and discover new locations that no one has ever visited before. A battle can flare up anytime and anywhere fueled by greed, revenge or glory.
Free Skill System You are free to choose which skills you want to increase with no restrictions imposed, and can therefore define your own class.
Teamplay Rise to the challenges with your friends and fight alongside them. You can combine your various skills to complement each other perfectly.
Modding Modify your weapon to get the most out of it. Change the type of damage or improve weapon quality; a large range of modifications is available.
Friendly Fire Always ensure you have enough cover during combat; the bullets of your friends may also prove deadly!
Territorial Control Conquer outposts throughout the entire world with your friends, and build and expand bases to earn bonuses.
Punishment System / Karma You can break the law or betray your allies, but remember: hardly anyone likes a criminal; not even the criminals themselves!
Loot System Not only the body, but also items can be restored after death. However, not all the items will make the restoration process and your enemies may be only too grateful to acquire the things you drop.
Dynamic Missions Besides chain quests, Earthrise: First Impact contains dynamic missions that you and your friends can carry out and which can be accessed at special terminals.
Epic Story Plunge headlong into the game and follow the story to find out what really happened and what is in store for you.
Earthrise: First Impact is a sandbox MMORPG shooter with an innovative player development system. In a distant future clones, nanotechnology and quantum mechanics are all part of a new reality. Large corporations control the last place where mankind can survive. But a far greater danger is lurking apart from a lack of resources, crime and conflicts of interest: animal and plant mutation. The player is free to choose his role within the cooperative teamplay system and can use the sandbox game mechanics to shape his own destiny. The player’s actions influence the world of Earthrise, whether as a soldier in a terrible conflict, a criminal on the run from the law or a world renowned engineer, whose power extends far into the world of economics and politics. Players can register to become a tester for Earthrise: First Impact at www.play-earthrise.com/account/register.
About SilentFuture
SilentFuture is an independent German development studio specializing in the development of multiplayer games and, in particular, the design and concept of MMORPGs. The company was founded in 2012 by Daniel Schemann and Katharina Weiß, and can offer full development and lifecycle services for online games, from market research and project planning through to design and marketing. SilentFuture acquired the science fiction online RPG, Earthrise, in 2012, and has since been working on a total game redesign with the relaunch scheduled for late 2013. You will find more information at www.silentfuture.com
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Launches "Operation Payback" (PCGameWire)
Thursday, April 25 2013 09:40 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE LAUNCHES "OPERATION PAYBACK"
Community Map Update Gives Financial Rewards to Top-Voted Mapmakers
April 25, 2013 - Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the release of "Operation Payback", the first of an ongoing series of limited-time updates aimed at giving a well-earned financial reward to some of CS:GO's most popular and prolific mapmakers.
Available from now until July 31st, 2013, "Operation Payback" is a collection of seven top-voted Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) community maps hosted on official servers and available to play with the purchase of a pass. Since its launch in February, the CS:GO Maps Workshop has amassed over 1,400 community-made maps. "Operation Payback" offers the CS:GO community a chance to play seven of the highest-voted Workshop Maps through the uninterrupted low-ping play of official servers - all while rewarding the makers of CS:GO's top-rated virtual maps with real money. Buying a pass also lets players bring their friends along to any "Operation Payback" match. Contributors will also get to show off their support with a one-of-a-kind challenge coin, upgradable by playing and viewable wherever their avatars are shown. For a limited time players can buy a pass for only $2.99 (USD).
CS:GO is the latest expansion of the team-based multiplayer Counter-Strike franchise. Since its initial release in Fall of 1999, Counter-Strike has become the number one played online action game, surpassing all commercial and noncommercial titles in its class. For more information about CS:GO and "Operation Payback", please visit http://blog.counter-strike.net/operationpayback/. For more information about the CS:GO Maps Workshop, please visit http://blog.counter-strike.net/workshop/.
Overwolf Announces In-Game App Development Competition (PCGameWire)
Wednesday, April 24 2013 10:05 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
Overwolf Announces In-Game App Development Competition
A Few Months After Launching the Overwolf SDK in Closed Beta, the Company Announces a Series of In-Game App Development Competitions
TEL-AVIV – April 24th, 2013 – Overwolf, a software company specializing in the socialization of online games, announces its "App Quest" – an in-game app development competition for their Appstore, accessed by a community of more than two million PC gamers.
Their SDK allows developers to create advanced apps that can be later downloaded by gamers and accessed while playing their favorite PC games.
The Overwolf platform provides a wide range of in-game, social media related features like Video and Screenshot Capture, Skype, TeamSpeak, various Chat services, an in-game Browser and more. Overwolf is going to further expand their offering of user-generated and third-party in-game apps by running app development competitions, or "App Quests", working with developers from all over the world and offering world fame and prizes to the best submitted apps.
"A few months have passed since the launch of the Appstore. During this time, we've seen a lot of interest in our Appstore and SDK,” said Uri Marchand, CEO at Overwolf. “We received hundreds of emails from developers asking to participate in the closed beta and some great, useful apps have already been added to the Appstore."
"We're looking to expand the variety of our in-game apps, for the enjoyment of our growing gamers community,” said Alon Rabinovitz, VP of Products at Overwolf. “Therefore, we're launching Overwolf's "App-Quest", a series of app developing competitions, with the first one starting on April, 2013. The submitted apps will be judged by our dev crew and winners will receive monetary prizes, epic gamer swag - courtesy of SteelSeries, and publicity in our store”.
About Overwolf Founded in 2010, Overwolf is based in Tel-Aviv Israel and focused on connecting game worlds with the social world. The company’s first product, a software overlay client called the “Overwolf Client”, allows users and game publishers to add a rich layer of functionality to any game without touching a line of game code. It allows users to communicate, easily share game experiences with friends and get instant access to web resources from within the game. It also allows users to develop in-game apps for their favorite games, utilizing Overwolf’s technology, and publish them at the In-Game Appstore. For game publishers, Overwolf is a tool to effortlessly integrate social media within their games, boost virality, reduce user acquisition costs and provide their community with a powerful tool for developing game related add-ons. To join the beta, please visit: www.Overwolf.com. To register the developer’s closed beta, please visit: http://developers.overwolf.com/.
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Simplygon 5.0 Now Available!
Leading Software For 3D Optimization Gets Even Better With More AutoMagic Features for 3D Content Creation
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – April 18, 2013 – Donya Labs, the leading provider of automatic 3D-optimization solutions for digital content creation, today announced that Simplygon™ 5.0 is now available, and incorporates a number of new features that further automate the optimization process for digital assets. Simplygon has been developed to automate polygon decimation and 3D optimization, and streamline the production pipeline for video games, digital media and visual effects where 3D assets are used. The popular middleware further optimizes the 3D assets as they are brought together in the final product, whether it’s a video game, digital video, or other media using 3D graphics content.
“Polygons become an endangered species when they meet Simplygon, but our advanced algorithms and automated quality checking ensure the finished product doesn’t sacrifice visual quality and only the superfluous polygons are removed,” said Koshi Hamedi, Simplygon Product Evangelist. “The goal with Simplygon 5.0 is to give digital content creators an even more useful suite of optimization tools where automated processes become an even larger part of the package.
Simplygon is popular amongst developers of mobile games; AAA PC and console games; and large MMOs and is applicable to any medium where 3D art assets are created or utilized. By automatically generating lower-polygon models that are required for different levels of detail (LOD), an optimization process for making games and visual scenes run smoother, at higher frame-rates, and requiring less data, Simplygon helps digital content creators save important resources where artists would otherwise need to manually re-create large amounts of content.
New in Simplygon 5.0 In the fifth generation of Simplygon the focus is on core development and making Simplygon even more automatic and reliable. The Donya Labs team has always been fans of automation and with the introduction of computer vision, are now able to provide an even smarter and more automatic process.
Some of the new features are: • Vertex Reposition reduces silhouette difference, minimizing LOD pops • New, improved parameterizer with best-in-class packing efficiency • Improved character LOD quality with symmetry support in MeshLOD • Automatically improve visual quality using SmartImproveTM • Guaranteed visual quality using QualityRendererTM • Perfect control with user guided MeshLOD using new paint tools • Skinning support in ProxyLOD • Autodesk® Softimage® integration with script support for direct access About Donya Labs & Simplygon (www.simplygon.com) Donya™ Labs, creators of Simplygon™, is the leading provider of automatic 3D-optimization tools for the games industry. Privately held, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Sweden, Donya is the premier developer and provider of automatic 3D-optimization solutions and dedicated to helping professional game developers streamline their 3D-content pipeline. The revolutionary Simplygon middleware has been licensed by some of the world’s most well renowned game publishers and developers including 2K Games and Activision; and Avalanche Studios, Blizzard Entertainment, CCP Games, Epic Games, Gameloft, NCsoft, Nexon, Quantic Dream, Sony Online Entertainment, Tencent and XLGames.
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Legends of Aethereus Developer Video Reveals New Combat System (PCGameWire)
Thursday, April 18 2013 22:29 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
Legends of Aethereus Developer Video Reveals New Combat System
Developer Video Explains the Basics of Their Innovative Physics Based Combat System
GOTLAND, SWEDEN – April 18, 2013 – ThreeGates today released a developer video revealing the basics of their innovative Physics Based Combat System.
“The combat system for Legends of Aethereus is something that really sets us apart from other games in the RPG genre,” said Don Geyer, CEO of ThreeGates. “We suspected that there were a lot of gamers out there that would enjoy a more meaningful action based system and the results of our beta testing have confirmed that.”
The new and innovative Physics Based Combat System is one of the features that makes Legends of Aethereus stand out from the pack and combined with the diverse skill tree and massive crafting system it is a new breed of Action RPG game.
Legends of Aethereus has entered its pre-launch polish phase as the game prepares to launch in the coming months. The title is currently a Steam Greenlight candidate and is looking at digital distribution platforms to bring the game directly to Windows PC, Linux and Mac players.
About Legends of Aethereus The planet of Aethereus is an ancient and mysterious world filled with majestic forests, misty swamps, deep caves and ancient ruins. Devastated by three large astronomical events, the Three Great Skyfalls, it is a world just coming out of chaos and ruin. The recent unearthing of The Gauldron Tablets has revealed the existence of The Seven Ancient Skyfall Relics. The promise of unlimited power for those who possess the objects has led to a frenzied search across all of Aethereus.
As a member of the Nexus City-State, one of the last bastions of freedom and hope on Aethereus, you will be entrusted with the critical undertaking of procuring the The Ancient Skyfall Relics. Standing in your way are the Serpentica Shamans of Ghalia and the hordes of Khagal Tribes they control as well as the oppressive Venatan Empire forces led by the notorious General Zhorgal.
Your epic journey of adventure and discovery begins now.
Join forces in online multiplayer cooperative expeditions as the Inventor or Officer while you embark on a variety of story driven hand-crafted expedition levels and explore the wilderness through a variety of procedurally generated exploration quests. Design and build new gear and weapons while you develop your character across a diverse and expansive skill tree allowing for a multitude of character strategies.
Features: • High action RPG with up to four player co-op or single player and a variety of PvP and PvE game types • Physics-based combat system focused on player control including realistic Shock Force calculations to scatter your enemies. Whether it is from massive explosions or monstrous melee strikes, they are going to fly! • A wide variety of Officer Skills that allow you to create your own unique strategies from a heroic tank to a stealthy ninja, a few examples of which are: Specialty Melee Attacks, Defensive Emplacements, Carnal Strength, Punji Sticks, Inspiring Chants, Defensive Hymns and Javelins • The Inventor Skills include powerful explosives and crafty contraptions such as: Bombards, Sticky Bombs, Sachels, Turrets, Chinese Lanterns and Rockets, all of which can be powered by a variety of aethergems (in-game gems) altering their effects • Create and customize your own character using a dynamic character creator system, then distribute points in a bilaterally balanced attribute system to start down your path to greatness • Customize your City using the Statue-Maker, Banner Creator, City Painter and other customization features that allow you to personalize your own city environment as well as your player apartment • Master Craftsman: With a massive crafting and materials system you can forge not hundreds, not Thousands, but literally Millions of different combinations of gear and weapons • Arena Combat: Invite your friends or enemies to a wide variety of PVP and PVE game types in your own city arena. Unlock new arena maps as well as special features such as: traps, enemy spawners, stationary weapons and cages that you can add to your arena maps or combat training area
About ThreeGates ThreeGates was formed in late 2010 by a group of people who all have years of experience in the game industry. The team has worked in the games field; as game designers, graphic artists, programmers, event producers, marketers and educators, in other constellations and on other projects, but always with the same drive and passion. Now they’ve teamed up with a common goal: to make great games. ThreeGates’ strengths are a tight-knit team, the ability to move fast, willingness to work hard and a drive for excellence. For more information, please visit: www.threegates.se
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Fieldrunners 2 Coming to Android April 24th (MobileGameWire)
Thursday, April 18 2013 17:00 | Written by GameNewswire | | |
Fieldrunners 2 Coming to Android April 24th! Get the critically acclaimed tower defense game on Google Play next Wednesday
CAMBRIDGE, MA – April 18, 2013 - SUBATOMIC STUDIOS is launching the Android version of their hit tower defense game, Fieldrunners 2, on April 24th! Android owners will be able to get the game in the Google Play app store next Wednesday. Do you have what it takes to stop those pesky fieldrunners? Get the game next week to find out!
Fieldrunners 2 originally launched on the iPhone and iPod Touch last July, and Android fans have been eagerly awaiting its arrival ever since. Subatomic Studios is thrilled to say that the Android version of Fieldrunners 2 will be a real treat for fans. Thanks to an all new game engine designed specifically for Fieldrunners 2, Subatomic Studios has been able to make a hyper polished port that feels completely at home on Android devices.
“Bringing the original Fieldrunners to Android was a great way for us to learn the ins and outs of the platform,” says Jamie Gotch, CEO of Subatomic Studios LLC. “By applying the knowledge we gained from that experience, we've been able to make Fieldrunners 2 rock solid on Android. Add to that the recent closed beta test we did, and fans are in for one of the best tower defense experiences they've ever seen on Android.”
Game Overview Get ready to DEFEND THE WORLD! The biggest sequel in tower defense history is finally here: Fieldrunners 2 has arrived! From Subatomic Studios, creators of the award winning classic strategy game comes an all new adventure that was years in the making. Build epic mazes out of powerful weapons to defend the world from the invading fieldrunners!
Strategic-Action-Puzzle-Defense has never been this fun and addicting! Defend your world from the invasion by building winding paths out of imaginative, new weapons. Call in airstrikes and set explosive traps to hit the enemies where it hurts. Over 20 new levels span the grassiest fields, driest deserts, sparkling cities, and even an infernal volcano lair! Challenge your mind with the exciting new gameplay styles in Puzzle, Sudden Death, and Time Trial levels. Are you ready to stop the fieldrunners once and for all? Join the defense, now!
Key Features • Pint sized invaders seeking revenge! • A tower that launches bee hives! • Tons of levels in a 20+ hour campaign! • Revolutionary AI - each enemy creates a dynamic, realistic path through the battlefield! • Gorgeous, hand painted, 2D graphics by award winning artists! • 20 unique, upgradeable weapons! • Custom load-outs let you pick the perfect weapons for each battle! • Air strikes, mines and powerful items so you can strike with the precision of a surgeon! • Time Trial, Sudden Death and Puzzle maps bring all new challenges to tower defense! • Trenches, bridges and tunnels add new dimensions to gameplay! • Collect all the Elite enemies to become the ultimate tower defense champion! • A tower that turns enemies into barnyard animals!
About Subatomic Studios Subatomic Studios, based in Cambridge, MA, is an award-winning independent developer of video games for handheld and mobile devices. Fieldrunners, the studio’s flagship game, combines gorgeous artwork with fine-tuned tower defense gameplay, allowing Subatomic Studios to captivate mobile gamers everywhere with a truly unique entertainment experience. Fieldrunners was first released for the iPhone and iPod Touch, followed by versions for the iPad, the PSP, the Nintendo DSi, BlackBerry, Android, Chrome Web Store, Roku, Gametree TV, and more! Fieldrunners 2, the studio's second game, launched on July 19th for iPhone and iPod Touch, bringing revolutionary tower defense gameplay to a new generation!
Fieldrunners 2 received an update that included in app purchases in October, followed by a free version in December, and a PC version in January.
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The Clone Wars have raged for three years with neither the Knights of the Jedi Order or the Droid Army of the Separatists close to victory. On Coruscant™ in the quiet Holocron Vault at the centre of the Jedi Temple, Master Yoda™ instructs the next generation of Jedi – the Padawans. Little do they know that Darth Sidious™ has hatched a mischievous plan to tip the tide of the war and trouble is brewing across the galaxy…
