It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for! No, forget about the Olympics opening ceremony – it’s the announcement for Dishonored’s exclusive pre-order bonuses!

All these Dishonored pre-order bonus items are now available in the UK. 

           

• GAME & GameStation Special Edition – Dishonored branded 72 tarot card deck with instructions to play the ‘Game of Nancy’  & the Arcane Assassin Downloadable Upgrade Pack, which includes:
• VOID CHANNEL: Powers duration and damage bonus {exclusive}
• WHITE RAT FRIEND: White rats will not be hostile {exclusive} 
• GUTTER FEAST: White rat consumption for mana {exclusive}
• WHALE IN-GAME STATUE: Unlocks one additional slot for bone charm bonuses {start with an extra slot earlier on}
• UNHIDDEN BOOK: “Filed Notes: The Journal of Granny Rags” {exclusive}
• 500 BONUS COINS

http://youtu.be/nP9sAKBrq3k?hd=1

 

• TESCO – Shadow Rat Downloadable Upgrade Pack, which includes:
• DELICATE TOUCH: Breaking Glass noise reduction {exclusive}
• VOYEUR: Key-hole peeping magnification {exclusive}
• DEEP BREATHER: Underwater breathing capacity bonus 
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• GOLDEN RAT STATUE: Unlocks one additional slot for bone charm bonuses {start with an extra slot earlier on}
• UNHIDDEN BOOK: “Filed Notes: The Royal Spy” {exclusive}
• 500 BONUS COINS

http://youtu.be/SubdOtNknwI?hd=1

• Shop.to.net – Backstreet Butcher Downloadable Upgrade Pack, which includes:

• FENCER: sword vs. sword advantage bonus {exclusive}
• FIRE WATER: increased whiskey bottle explosions {exclusive}
• BLAST RESISTANT: reduced explosion damage taken {exclusive}
• WOLFHOUND IN-GAME STATUE: unlocks one additional slot for bone charm bonuses {start with an extra slot earlier on}
• UNHIDDEN BOOK: “Early Life and Times: Slackjaw”
• 500 BONUS COINS

 http://youtu.be/hk8kL0J3YXk?hd=1

• Amazon.co.uk – Acrobatic Killer Downloadable Upgrade Pack, which includes:

• RAVEN: Health bonus for drop-down assassination {exclusive}
• QUICK DODGE: Bolt / arrow dodging bonus {exclusive} 
• RIVER AFFINITY: Increased swimming speed {exclusive}
• HAGFISH IN-GAME STATUE: Unlocks one additional slot for bone charm bonuses {start with an extra slot earlier on}
• UNHIDDEN BOOK: “Rumours and Sightings: Daud”
• 500 BONUS COINS

http://youtu.be/DfFOHbPRm70?hd=1

Dishonored casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. You are Corvo, the once-trusted bodyguard of the beloved Empress. Framed for her murder, you become an infamous assassin, known only by the disturbing mask that has become your calling card. In a time of uncertainty, when the city is besieged by plague and ruled by a corrupt government armed with strange technologies, dark forces bestow supernatural abilities upon you.

In Dishonored, creatively eliminate your targets with the flexible combat system as you combine supernatural abilities with weapons and gadgets at your disposal. Pursue your targets under the cover of darkness orruthlessly attack them head on with weapons drawn. The outcome of each mission plays out based on the choices you make.

Dishonored will be available on October 12, 2012, and is slated for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. For more information on Dishonored visit www.Dishonored.com.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Dishonored

Formats:  PC, PS3, X360 Out:  12/10/2012 Publisher:  Bethesda

KICK OFF A MINI-SPORTS EVENT WITH DIGIMON MASTERS

Play To Win Serious Prizes With Your Friends!

Joymax, leading online game developer and publisher, launched today a new set of summer festival events for the wildly popular online massive multiplayer title, Digimon Masters. Digimon Masterscontinues the story and heightened sense of urgency found in the Digimon anime, a fantastic universe where our world and the Digital World are closer than anyone would have imagined continues to evolve and expand the story of the Digimon universe.  With prizes including coveted Mercenary Digi-Eggs, it’s the perfect time to bring a friend and register together at http://www.joymax.com/portal

It’s time to hit the field in a number of Digimon-flavored sporting events!  Head over to the NPC MudFrigimon in the Data Center to start your sports career, then trade in bronze, silver and gold medals for amazing prizes including costumes, avatar boxes, and more.  Will you be the sports MVP?  80 players will win one of the coveted MVP awards, which include prize packs of Evoluters and Reinforced Digi-Eggs.  Support your favorite tamer or sports team in-game and be entered into a draw for extra “cheer” gifts.  All of this is in addition to a 100% EXP bonus, with a whopping 200% bonus during the weekends now until the end of August.

Players both veteran and new can bring their friends to Digimon Masters for bonuses that are out of this world and the Digital World too!  At level 5, 10, and 20 both the new player and their sponsor will receive gifts.  In-game prizes for recruiting include a variety of items like Digi-Eggs, EXP Boosters, Evoluters, and many more.  The full list of prizes can be found, along with other amazing Digimon news, on the official Digimon Masters Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/digimonmasters

Two new mercenary Digimon are also joining the summertime festivities, just in time for the Mercenary Eggs gained via the mini-sports spectacular.  The extremely popular Betamon, first available in Digimon Battle, is now joining the Digimon Masters team.  New owners of Betamon will receive a limited time care package including medals to turn in for MudFrigimon.  The first 5 players to level Betamon will receive extra bonuses, including the extremely rare reinforced Kudamon egg.  Joining this fan favorite is Ornis Wing which brings Piyomon’s Ultimate form.  All of these games and festivities run from now until August 21^st, so finishing training these new Digimon is your summer homework.  Get studying!

To get the latest information and regular contests for amazing prizes, players are encouraged to follow the official Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/digimonmasters Players can also check out more details athttp://twitter.com/officialdmo/

Hi everyone!

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve just released a new gameplay video for Dishonored - ‘Daring Escapes’. In Dishonored, you can choose from a number of different methods to face any situation. In this video, Corvo is detected by the guards at the Boyle Mansion and must find a way to escape. The video showcases three possible routes using Blink, Bend Time and Possession – three of the many supernatural abilities you’ll gain access to as you play through the game.

You can check out the interactive version of the video on our YouTube page at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXlqwfVDboY. We’ve also made the non-interactive version available here below. 

Dishonored, the first person action game from Arkane studios, casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. Creatively eliminate your targets with the flexible combat system as you combine supernatural abilities with weapons and gadgets at your disposal. Pursue your targets under the cover of darkness orruthlessly attack them head on with weapons drawn. The outcome of each mission plays out based on the choices you make.

Dishonored will be available in Australia on October 11, 2012 and throughout Europe on October 12, 2012, and is slated for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. For more information on Dishonored visitwww.Dishonored.com.

 PRODUCT INFORMATION

Dishonored

Formats:  PC, PS3, X360 Out:  12/10/2012 Publisher:  Bethesda

Here it is, all you need to know about the three exclusive retailer pre-order offers for the highly anticipated TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON video game, which launches on 24^th August.

·         Nostalgic fans who pre-order from GAME (UK only) will receive an unlock code for the G1 RETRO PACK.  This exclusive content will let fans play as the legendary G1 OPTIMUS PRIME from the original 1980s animated television show (both in single player and multiplayer) and wield the powerful G1-INSPIRED MEGATRON GUN and SHOCKWAVE BLAST CANNON weapons (in single player campaign). Link: GAME website.

·         To command destruction from the skies in multiplayer mode, fans can pre-order from Play.com for an unlock code for SWOOP, the Dinobots’ legendary air ace. Dynamically change from Swoop's robot form to his powerful flying Dinobot mode to attack your opponents from above. Link: Play.com.

·         Fans of the Combaticons can pre-order the game at independent retailers to get an unlock code for the G2 BRUTICUS SKIN that will be available in the epic single player campaign.  True Transformers fans will instantly recognize the rare and vivid colors from the classic BRUTICUS toyline model. Links: Shopto.net and other retailers.

For more information and updates, please visit www.facebook.com/TransformersGame , www.TransformersGame.comand http://www.transformersgame.com/?gb#!/buy or don’t hesitate to get in touch.

  

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About the game:

TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON challenges fans to fight through both sides of the TRANSFORMERS’ most epic battles that culminate in their legendary exodus from their home planet. With the stakes higher and scale bigger than ever, players will embark on an action-packed journey through massive, war-torn environments designed around each character’s unique abilities and alternate forms, including GRIMLOCK’s nearly indestructible T-Rex form and the legendary COMBATICONS combining into the colossal BRUTICUS. Taking the franchise’s competitive multiplayer to all-new heights, the game will allow fans go head-to-head in blistering AUTOBOT vs. DECEPTICON matches after creating their own unique characters with the most in-depth, advanced customization ever before seen in a TRANSFORMERS video game. 

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Formats:  PC, PS3, X360 Out:  24/8/2012 Publisher:  Activision Developer:  High Moon

Transformers Fall of Cybertron – Multiplayer, Escalation and Single Player assets

 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron allows players to experience the darkest hours of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons as they vie for control of their dying home world. Today sees the release of the exciting new multiplayer trailer and screenshots, escalation screenshots and brand new single player screenshots

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 PRODUCT INFORMATION

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Formats:  PC, PS3, X360 Out:  24/8/2012 Publisher:  Activision Developer:  High Moon

UBISOFT^® SHOWCASING EXTENSIVE

LINEUP AT GAMESCOM

Company Also Hosting Press Conference
Presenting New Free-to-Play Titles and Updates to Online Strategy

Today, Ubisoft announced its lineup of titles available for hands-on at this year’s Gamescom. Ubisoft is also holding a press conference on the first day of the show, during which new free-to-play titles will be revealed and details of Ubisoft’s growing position in the online games market will be discussed.

Gamescom Public Booth:

Starting August 16, Gamescom attendees can visit Ubisoft’s booth inside hall 7 to try many of Ubisoft’s upcoming games, including:

·         Assassin’s Creed^® III: the next installment in the acclaimed Assassin’s Creed franchise where gamers will play as Connor, fighting for justice during the American Revolution.
·         Assassin’s Creed^® III Liberation: a full Assassin’s Creed experience exclusive to PS Vita, Liberation introduces Aveline, the first female protagonist fighting for freedom in Louisiana during the American Revolution.
·         Far Cry^® 3: the massive action adventure where players fight to survive an island of insanity.
·         Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon^® Online: the competitive Free-To-Play FPS taking place in the Tom Clancy’s universe.
·         Shootmania^®: Storm: a fast paced, pure, FPS made for online competition.

By visiting the Ubisoft booth gamers also can try the following games on Nintendo’s Wii U™ system:

·         Rabbids^® Land: the Wii U exclusive party-game where the wacky Rabbids take control of an amusement park.
·         Rayman^® Legends: the beautiful and unique new social platformer featuring Ubisoft’s limbless hero.
·         Sports Connection^TM: the Wii U exclusive collection of interactive sports.
·         Your Shape^® Fitness Evolved 2013: a connected fitness world that helps to set and achieve players’ goals in an engaging and entertaining way.
·         ZombiU^TM: a fear-fueled zombie Survival Horror First Person Shooter.

Attendees also can watch an extended demo of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell^®: Blacklist^TM, and see Just Dance 4^®, the Hip Hop Dance Experience and The Settlers Online^® in the main stage area of Ubisoft’s booth. In addition, the finals of the Op3n ShootMania GamesCom 2012 tournament will take place in the Electronic Sports League booth during the afternoon of August 17, and will be broadcast live from the Ubisoft booth’s main stage. Finally, for those also visiting the Cologne Pop Festival, Ubisoft will have a Rocksmith^TM bus available where players can hone their skills on Ubisoft’s authentic guitar game. The Rocksmith bus will be based at Hohenzollernring 25, 50678 Köln.

Press conference:

Ubisoft’s press conference will take place at 3 p.m. on August 15^th in the Konrad-Adenauer-Saal, Congress-Centrum North. Top Ubisoft executives will unveil new free-to-play titles set in the universes of some of Ubisoft’s popular franchises and detail the company’s plans in e-sports and other growing online game genres.

“The total number of players and the resulting opportunities for our industry continue to multiply as new types of gaming take hold,” said Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer at Ubisoft. “After a successful E3, we’re looking forward to bringing a strong lineup to Gamescom so that customers can experience many of our hotly anticipated titles first hand.”

      

Gamescom, Europe’s largest trade fair and event for interactive games and entertainment, takes place in Cologne, Germany, from August 15-19. For those unable to attend Gamescom in person, a replay of Ubisoft’s press conference will be available on the company’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/ubisoft.  Live updates during the show can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Ubisoft.