BOOST FOR THE WIN WITH THE NEW FULL-CONTACT DIRT® SHOWDOWN™ GAMEPLAY TRAILER

Nitrous deployed, jumps hit and rivals slammed in turbo-charged new DiRT Showdown video now playing at www.dirtgame.com

Codemasters® today premiered 'Boost For The Win', the new gameplay video for DiRT® Showdown™ now playing at www.dirtgame.com. ;

The ‘Boost For The Win’ video features the chaotic, full-contact, all-action racing set to star in DiRT Showdown. On the streets, in the snow and through the dirt buggies, saloons, muscle cars and more all go head-to-head in chaotic circuit races where drivers must charge ahead of the pack by any means necessary. 

DiRT Showdown's range of racing events challenge players to negotiate jumps, pinch-points, tyre-walls, barrels, and more in frenzied races where no holds are barred. Racing events include Domination, where players must set the fastest time through sectors on the track, Eliminator, where last place drops out of the race on a time out, and Race Off in which players must do whatever it takes to get over the line first. 

To get in front and stay in front, drivers can use a rechargeable boost to sprint ahead of their rivals and slam opponents into obstacles, whether racing in career mode, eight-player online races or in two-player split-screen. 

DiRT Showdown will be Codemasters’ most connected game ever – split-screen multiplayer, eight-player online racing, on and off-line quick-fire party games and YouTube integration all come as standard. Players will also be able to issue ‘Showdown Challenges’ to compete with friends whether they are online or not. 

Powered by the award-winning EGO Game Technology Platform, DiRT Showdown is the action-packed extension of the award-winning DiRT off-road racing series and is coming this May for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC. For all the latest updates straight from the studio, crash over to www.dirtgame.com,www.facebook.com/dirtgame or follow the team at www.twitter.com/dirtgame. ;

 505 Games, a global publisher of video games, has announced that Top Gun Hard Lock for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC has shipped to UK retail outlets, and the PC version is available for download at http://www.impulsedriven.com/.

Top Gun Hard Lock lets fans fly into the danger zone as an all-new crew of elite naval aviators taking air combat to new heights.  Players engage in adrenaline-fuelled dog fights to tailgate MiGs at Mach 2 and master the game’s Hard Lock feature to perform high-G aerial combat manoeuvres in order to destroy enemy pilots.  

“More than 25 years after its debut, the 'Top Gun' brand is still going strong and we are proud to be part of that heritage with the release of Top Gun Hard Lock," said Ian Howe, president, 505 Games North America.  “Our game lets fans experience an all-new storyline as well as the same high-octane action found in the film, allowing them to immerse themselves in the 'Top Gun' universe like never before.” 

Featuring 14 playable planes, including a selection of licensed planes such as the iconic F-14 Super Tomcat, Top Gun Hard Lock also features a single-player campaign that spans 15 exhilarating missions and an all-new modern-day storyline.  Players can also compete online in an addictive multiplayer campaign that supports up to 16 players. 

Top Gun Hard Lock was developed by Headstrong Games, a division of Kuju Entertainment, under license from Paramount Digital Entertainment for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.  The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions are available for a RRP of £29.99 and the downloadable PC version is available athttp://www.impulsedriven.com/ for £19.99.  The game has been rated 12 by the BBFC. 

Be a part of the action at www.facebookcom/topgunmovie and for more information about Top Gun Hard Lock please visit www.topgungame.com.

GAMERS FEEL THE NEED… THE NEED FOR SPEED WITH THE RELEASE OF TOP GUN HARD LOCK

Game Puts Players in the Cockpit with Adrenaline Pumping Gameplay Now Available in Stores in the UK

 505 Games, a global publisher of video games, has announced that Top Gun Hard Lock for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC has shipped to UK retail outlets, and the PC version is available for download at http://www.impulsedriven.com/.

Top Gun Hard Lock lets fans fly into the danger zone as an all-new crew of elite naval aviators taking air combat to new heights.  Players engage in adrenaline-fuelled dog fights to tailgate MiGs at Mach 2 and master the game’s Hard Lock feature to perform high-G aerial combat manoeuvres in order to destroy enemy pilots.  

“More than 25 years after its debut, the 'Top Gun' brand is still going strong and we are proud to be part of that heritage with the release of Top Gun Hard Lock," said Ian Howe, president, 505 Games North America.  “Our game lets fans experience an all-new storyline as well as the same high-octane action found in the film, allowing them to immerse themselves in the 'Top Gun' universe like never before.” 

Featuring 14 playable planes, including a selection of licensed planes such as the iconic F-14 Super Tomcat, Top Gun Hard Lock also features a single-player campaign that spans 15 exhilarating missions and an all-new modern-day storyline.  Players can also compete online in an addictive multiplayer campaign that supports up to 16 players. 

Top Gun Hard Lock was developed by Headstrong Games, a division of Kuju Entertainment, under license from Paramount Digital Entertainment for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.  The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions are available for a RRP of £29.99 and the downloadable PC version is available athttp://www.impulsedriven.com/ for £19.99.  The game has been rated 12 by the BBFC. 

Be a part of the action at www.facebookcom/topgunmovie and for more information about Top Gun Hard Lock please visit www.topgungame.com. 

DISNEY EPIC MICKEY PAINTS ITS WAY TO THE NINTENDO 3DS SYSTEM WITH “DISNEY EPIC MICKEY: POWER OF ILLUSION”

Reality is What You Paint of It as Player Illustrations Come to Life in 3D

 Disney UK today announced the development of “Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion,” the first Nintendo 3DS™ title in the “Disney Epic Mickey” franchise. The title features an interactive combination of painting, dual screen integration and 3D transformation capabilities designed to give players the unique ability to create objects and even characters they can place in the world of Wasteland.  

In “Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion,”Reality is What You Paint of It.  The game offers a special drawing and painting function that allows players to create rough versions of objects that magically transform into classic Disney-style 2D illustrations. Utilising the game’s unparalleled dual screen integration, players then move their creations to the top screen where they are further transformed into full-color, fully-rendered 3D visuals.

Paying tribute to the classic Sega Genesis title “Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse,” “Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion” focuses on the fabled Castle of Illusion, which has fallen into Wasteland, an alternate world filled with 80 years of forgotten Disney characters and theme park attractions – and now forgotten video games.  The evil witch Mizrabel, villainess from the classic “Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse,” finds herself an unwilling inhabitant of Wasteland, and unleashes a plot to escape using the Castle of Illusion to imprison and drain the cartoon essence from currently famous Toons.  Players will take on the role of Mickey Mouse as he utilises his magical brush to wield paint and thinner to confront Mizrabel and save the Toons.  

“The original ‘Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse’ changed the face of video gaming by allowing players to play as Mickey Mouse in a side-scrolling adventure full of dynamic environments,” said Warren Spector, vice president and creative director, Junction Point. “We’re honoured to be able to pay tribute to this classic video game by creating a title that  truly takes advantage of the unique capabilities of the Nintendo 3DS, putting the magic of Disney and the historic Castle of Illusion in the palm of your hands.”

“Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion” is being created by critically acclaimed DS developer DreamRift, in collaboration with Disney Interactive’s Junction Point. The game is slated for a fall 2012 release on the Nintendo 3DS.

For more information visit:http://www.facebook.com/DisneyEpicMickeyUKand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P3dJGfBmO0.

SNIPER ELITE V2 PLAYABLE DEMO NOW IN THE CROSSHAIRS

Hone your lethal sharpshooting skills ahead of the game’s release with the downloadable demo for Sniper Elite V2, available now

505 Games, a global publisher of video games, is today delighted to announce that the playable gameplay demo for the eagerly awaited third-person shooter, is available to download today from Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation® Network. The PC demo will be available to download later this month.

Sniper Elite V2 is a third person tactical shooter set in the dying days of World War Two and is a next-generation reboot of 2005’s acclaimed original, Sniper Elite. The game weaves an explosive story of an undercover American OSS agent, stalking enemy prey across key historical locations from the Battle of Berlin in a mission to unravel the mysteries and dangers of the German V-2 rocket programme.

The downloadable demo showcases a specially prepared sequence from one of the game’s early missions set against the crumbling streets of the town of Schöneberg. Playing as agent Karl Fairburne, players must stealthily traverse the shattered streets environment on a mission to lay a booby-trap for an unsuspecting armoured enemy convoy. Travelling on board is a sinister expert in rocket engine technology, and critical documents that will lead Fairburne to a secret V2 production facility.

Sniper Elite V2 is developed by UK studio Rebellion and is rated BBFC 15 in the UK and PEGI 16+ in the rest of Europe and Export territories. The game releases in these regions on 4th May and will be available for the Xbox 360® video game, entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and PC.

In addition, 505 Games and Rebellion are extremely excited to announce thatSniper Elite V2 will be featured at this year’s Gadget Show Live 2012, at NEC Birmingham. The show is open to the public from 11th to 15th April and Sniper Elite V2 will be playable for visitors in the show’s gaming zone every day. For more information about Gadget Show Live 2012, and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.gadgetshowlive.net/ ;

For more information about Sniper Elite V2 follow the game on Twitterhttp://twitter.com/sniperelitev2 and check out the official game web site athttp://www.sniperelitev2.com/. For budding snipers interested in joining the community go to http://www.facebook.com/sniperelitev2.

*The PC version of Sniper Elite V2 is published in the UK by Mastertronic.

It takes a dedicated fleet of talent to create the ultimate video game. In this second of three behind-the-scenes videos, viewers are treated to first-hand commentary from the people who made Battleship: The Video Game. Featuring a host of passionate developers describing the exciting and challenging tasks involved in creating the game. Content includes visual effects creation and design of the game’s environment.

Tequila Works release gameplay trailer for the highly anticipated zombie title "Deadlight" Having recently wowed audiences at Microsoft's Spring Showcase, Deadlight from Tequlia Works / Microsoft Studios gains its first official gameplay trailer. Prepare to be blown away.