Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment takes Gotham City Impostors Free To Play

Download the new Steam^® version now and join the battle for Gotham City

The Bats and Jokerz are running free! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the PC version of Gotham City Impostors is now Free To Play.  The latest version of the game is now available for download at no cost via Steam® and is Steamworks enabled.

Those who download the Gotham City Impostors Free To Play via the Steam client will have access to the original game, as well as all DLC packs, which includes new maps, weapons, mascots and more. Players will also experience join-in-progress matchmaking that ensures gamers are placed into populated matches. 

Developed by Monolith Productions and previously released for PC, Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system in February 2012, Gotham City Impostors allows up to 12 players to battle for control of an unhinged Gotham City overrun by Impostors inspired by the DC Comics characters Batman and The Joker.

Players can engage in deliriously fast paced, uniquely vertical, and completely unconventional urban warfare where progress supports leveling up and access to a mind-boggling array of customization options. Unlock new Bats or Jokerz costumes and build your own specific loadout from a huge assortment of traditional and homebrew weaponry, equipment, and perks. Gadgets such as the Glider Rig, Grappling Hook, and Spring Boots give gamers unprecedented mobility options, while support items like the Bear Traps and Boomerang, open up new tactical options.

The game features eight maps and four modes inspired by the DC Comics’ Batman license.  The maps include 25^th Floor, Ace Chemical, Amusement Mile, Arkham Asylum, Crime Alley, The Docks, East End, and Gotham Power.  Gamers can choose from several gameplay modes – Team Deathmatch, Fumigation, Bounty Hunter or Psych Warfare modes – and engage in all-out combat, or they can choose the Challenges mode, a single-player mode that allows players to safely explore the different maps and practice using different weapons, support items and gadgets.

Gotham City Impostors is rated PEGI 16. Fans can visit www.GothamCityImpostors.comfor more information.

New Trailers and Assets: Guardians of Middle-earth

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today has released two new Battle Profile gameplay videos for Guardians of Middle-earth. The first Battle Profile features Hildifons, a resourceful Hobbit who can kindle fires and create explosions from almost nothing and Sauron, the ultimate embodiment of evil in Middle-earth. The second Battle Profile gameplay video includes Aragorn’s father, Arathorn and Runsig, who were revealed for hands-on play earlier this month at GamesCom.

Guardians of Middle-earth is a new multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game developed by Monolith Productions, set to be released in Autumn 2012 on Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network. The console-based MOBA offers more than 20 iconic guardians including Gandalf, Sauron, Gollum, Galadriel, Legolas and many more for players to control in PVP arena battles. Gamers will have the ability to connect with other players via an in-game voice communication system, as well as access to a comprehensive online stat and leader board system where they can track friends’ victories and defeats, and more.  

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Guardians of Middle-Earth

Formats:  PS3, X360 Out:  2012 Publisher:  Warner Bros.

PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK TAKES THE SERIES TO NINTENDO 3DS FROM 26th OCTOBER 

Solve a mystery with Professor Layton for the first time in 3D as a new storyline unfolds in Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask 
Archaeologist and puzzle-solver Professor Layton is set to return in an all-new adventure that will take players deeper into the professor’s past than ever before: Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask. The latest title in the popular series of puzzle-solving adventures will be available across Europe from 26th October 2012, exclusively for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL as a packaged game available from retail outlets and simultaneously as a download via the Nintendo eShop.


Featuring 150 brand new brainteasers and a new set of minigames courtesy of the Professor’s Trunk, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask also boasts 365 additional Daily Puzzles distributed via the Nintendo Network – one puzzle a day for a whole year from the day of the game’s launch.
The fifth game in the series sees you pick up with Layton, Luke and Emmy some time after the events of Professor Layton and the Spectre’s Call. The intrepid trio is called upon to stop the mysterious Masked Gentleman from terrorising the city of Monte d’Or with magically dark miracles, such as turning citizens to stone. The professor suspects the involvement of the Mask of Chaos, a mask rumoured to bestow great power upon whoever wears it. The revelation takes Layton back to a dark episode of his past, which may hold the solution to the problems of the present. These flashbacks introduce Layton’s parents and childhood friend Randall, and allow you to play as the 17 year-old Layton, who pays a high price for discovering his passion for archaeology…

While being presented in the charming hand-drawn style of previous games in the series, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask on the Nintendo 3DS system uses 3D animations and character models to bring depth to the visuals. The game also features a brand new game mode that sees the young Professor Layton explore ancient ruins and requires you to help him reach the exits of a series of puzzling chambers while avoiding a variety of obstacles and mummy enemies.
There are also three new minigames available from the Professor’s Trunk. The Toy Robot challenges you to control a wind-up toy robot that always moves three steps at a time. Navigating a series of contraptions along the way, can you guide it to the goal safely? The second addition is One-Stop Shop where your skills of stocking shelves in an appealing way are put to the test – you’ll only succeed if you manage to entice customers to buy everything off the shelves in one go. Finally, in Rabbit Show, you’ll help Luke train a circus rabbit that has been deemed unfit to perform by its angry ringmaster. Chat with and train the rabbit to teach it new tricks and perform in plays that will persuade its master to accept it back into the circus.

Stay tuned for further revelations by keeping an eye on the officialProfessor Layton Hub as more details will be revealed aboutProfessor Layton and the Miracle Mask before it launches across Europe on 26th October 2012, exclusively on Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL.

For more information, please visit:
Nintendo UK’s Professor Layton Hub athttp://www.professorlayton.co.uk
Follow @NintendoEurope and@NintendoUK on Twitter for the latest news.
  

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask

Format:  3DS Out:  26/10/2012 Publisher:  TBA Developer:  Level-5

Eurogamer Expo announces SEGA line-up

Rome 2 developer session, plus Aliens: Colonial Marines, The Cave and Hell Yeah! all playable.
Eurogamer Expo, the UK's biggest and best gaming festival, is pleased to announce SEGA's line-up for this year's show, taking place at Earls Court in London from 27th-30th September 2012.

SEGA titles Aliens: Colonial Marines (developed by Gearbox Software), The Cave (Double Fine Productions) and Hell Yeah! (Arkedo) will all be playable throughout the four days of the event as part of our biggest ever show floor.

Attendees will be able to go hands-on with Aliens: Colonial Marines' new competitive multiplayer mode, Escape, the co-op features of The Cave and single-player content from Hell Yeah!

At 3pm on Thursday 27th September, attendees will also get to experience an exclusive Rome 2: Total War developer session, where The Creative Assembly will show live Rome 2 code publically for the first time.

SEGA has also chosen to renew its sponsorship of the Indie Games Arcade, reflecting the publisher's support for outstanding new development talent.

"We're really delighted to welcome SEGA back to the Eurogamer Expo," said Events Director David Lilley. "Aliens: Colonial Marines is looking like a fantastic take on classic IP, both The Cave and Hell Yeah! are very eye-catching titles that should stand out for attendees, and Rome 2 is setting a new standard for strategy titles."

This year's Eurogamer Expo promises more playable games than ever (including a large number of UK first-plays), our highest-profile developer session schedule, as well as a number of satellite events including the Games Industry Fair.

Tickets for Eurogamer Expo 2012 are now available atwww.eurogamerexpo.com.

KONAMI ANNOUNCES METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE PRE-ORDER EXCLUSIVE WITH AMAZON DURING PENNY ARCADE EXPO PRIME

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced an exclusive consumer pre-order opportunity with major North America retailer Amazon for the highly anticipated METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE. The exclusive pre-order will be available only during PAX Prime 2012, beginning on August 31st - September 2nd.

Consumers who pre-order the game at the Konami booth will receive a limited edition t-shirt available only to attendees of the show.

KONAMI will showcase and take pre-orders for METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE exclusively on the PAX show floor at booth #442. METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE is scheduled to release on February 19, 2013 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory by focusing on delivering an all-new action experience unlike anything that has come before. The title brings two of the world's most respected teams together with a common goal of providing players with a fresh synergetic experience that combines the best elements of pure action and epic storytelling, all within the expansive METAL GEAR universe.  METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE introduces Raiden as the central character; a child soldier transformed into a cyborg ninja, equipped with a high-frequency katana blade and a soul fueled by revenge.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Formats:  PC, PS3, X360 Out:  TBA Publisher:  Konami Konami Developer:  Platinum Games

 NEW F1 2012™ DEVELOPER DIARY REVEALS HOW GAMERS WILL“FEEL LIKE A FORMULA ONE™ DRIVER”

See how players will “attack the track” and experience “cars on the edge” by watching the new developer diary, now playing at www.youtube.com/formula1game

Codemasters® today released a new developer diary for F1 2012, the next game in the award-winning series which will launch in the UK on September 21st for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. 

The new developer diary details the team’s objectives to “break new boundaries” and “match real life” as it introduces a wide range of new features and improvements that star in the game. Advances in physics, weather, audio and more are introduced alongside stunning in-game and real-life footage in the video, now playing at www.youtube.com/formula1game. ;

“Significant work has gone into the physics model, particularly the suspension, which has a real sea change on the feel of the car,” said Stephen Hood, Creative Director. “You can really attack the track. It’s those extra elements that make you feel like a real FORMULA ONE driver.”

“The whole weather scenario system has really been refined this year,” said Paul Jeal, Game Director. “You’ll get weather fronts come in now and it could be raining at one section of the track but dry on another. So you get those moments where you’re not sure which tyres to be on and that really mixes up the racing.” Stephen Hood added, “If you want that FORMULA ONE experience, the stuff we’ve been doing in 2012 has moved on a whole new generation now.”

F1 2012 is set to deliver the most accessible and immersive FORMULA ONE game for fans of all abilities. Players will feel the unparalleled thrill of becoming a FORMULA ONE driver with a host of new features, wide-ranging technical and gameplay advancements and extensive competitive and co-operative multiplayer components. F1 2012 will feature all of the official teams, drivers and circuits from the 2012 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, including the debut of the 2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX at Austin, Texas and the return of Germany’s famous Hockenheim circuit to the calendar. 

F1 2012 is in development at Codemasters Birmingham for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and Windows PC and is available for pre-order ahead of its September worldwide release. To get all the news straight from the studio, race over to www.facebook.com/formula1game or follow the team on twitter atwww.twitter.com/formula1game. ;

PRODUCT INFORMATION F1 2012 Formats:  PC, PS3, X360 Out:  21/09/2012 Publisher:  Codemasters

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission deploys Xbox 360 trailer

Bohemia Interactive has released a new trailer for their upcoming game, Carrier Command: Gaea Mission. This video, titled Xbox 360 Assault Trailer, shows bits of the story-driven Gaea Mission campaign combined with in-game footage captured from the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Set on the breathtaking planetoid Taurus, Carrier Command: Gaea Mission offers a refreshing combination of vehicular combat action with real-time strategic elements. In the game, players take up the role of Lt Myrik, a battle-hardened soldier of the United Earth Coalition who has been deployed on a mission to defeat Asian Pacific Alliance forces in an area called the Dead Zone. In command of an armed vehicle carrier, players will traverse the seas to engage in free-roaming combat and establish a strategic network of island bases for mining, manufacturing and defense. The game includes the main Gaea Mission campaign, which also features on-foot FPS missions, and a mode similar to theoriginal Carrier Command, called Strategy Game.

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission will ship for both Windows PC and Xbox 360 on 28 September in Europe and 2 October in North America.

For more information, please visit www.carriercommand.com or track our social channels:

• Facebook.com/CarrierCommand
• YouTube.com/CarrierCommand
• Twitter.com/CarrierCommand

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission

Formats:  PC, X360 Out:  TBA Publisher:  TBA Developer:  Bohemia Interactive