Friday, 1 March 2013


505 Games

505 GAME AND REBELLION TODAY LAUNCHED SNIPER ELITE V2 GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION.
The GotY brings gamers all the outstanding features and intense gameplay of the last year’s TIGA award winning, critical success and bundles them with all the amazing extra content and paid for DLC available since launch includingAssasinate the Führer which tasks players with changing the path of history by taking out Hitler; also features Multiplayer Expansion DLC, the wide openNeudorf Outpost & Sain t Pierre DLC  packs and Weapons Pack DLC.


In total the Game of the Year edition brings gamers 4 new game modes, 9 new maps (6 multiplayer / 3 single player) and 10 all new weapons.
Priced at £29.99 / €39.99, Sniper Elite V2 Game of the Year edition is available now for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Buy it now at Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sniper-Elite-Game-Year-2013/dp/B00B2G2J5U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362150481&sr=8-1
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Sniper Elite V2
Formats: PC, PS3, X360
Out: 04/05/2012
Publisher: 505 Games
Developer: Rebellion
 


Afternoon Gamers,

We’re happy to announce our biggest ever free Xbox LIVE Gold Unlock Weekend, sponsored by Bioshock Infinite. Access amazing online gaming and premier entertainment next weekend from 8th – 10th March, all for free!


Other games with special multiplayer events includes Halo 4, Borderlands 2, Tomb Raider, FIFA Ultimate Team, Forza Horizon, Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed 3. In addition, online multiplayer functionality will be unlocked across all Xbox games*, so get on Xbox LIVE with your friends for an amazing weekend of gaming. For moreinformation, game offers and bonuses, please visit: http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/Live/free-live-weekend

From 12.00 GMT on Friday 8th March until 23:59 GMT on Sunday 10th March, fans can experience the best in living room entertainment using Kinect and Bing to voice search content on their TV, as well as take advantage of the Xbox Music Pass* to stream millions of songs on their Xbox  console. If you’re in the mood for a blockbuster movie check out Skyfall and more on Xbox Video, or see what takes your fancy with some of the other entertainment partners on Xbox LIVE such as LOVEFiLM, Netflix and Now TV*.

Fans are also invited to enhance their Xbox 360 game and entertainment experience with Internet Explorer, as well as Xbox SmartGlass which turns their phone or tablet into an intelligent second screen.  To try some of these exciting new features along with all the other existing fantastic Xbox LIVE Gold experiences for free next weekend visit the Xbox Dashboard and log in to Xbox LIVE.

Dead IslandTM Riptide – details of pre-order bonuses revealed!

Deep Silver offers “The Survivor Pack” and “Fashion Victim” as pre-order DLC packs


Deep Silver today revealed more details about the upcoming DLC packs for players pre-ordering Dead Island Riptide, the next installment of the Dead Island franchise.
Pre-order DLC #1: The Survivor Pack
·       A BBQ Blade! This special pre-order pack contains an exclusive weapon only available here! How better to dispose of the wretched zombies than with a sharp blade? Add in some workbench-modifying and hook it up to a few fuel tanks to bring 



some heat to a zombie’s heart! The so-called “BBQ Blade” lets you wade through zombie hordes with ease!
·       An XP/stats booster! Want that extra edge to level up faster than your peers? Here’s your chance!
·       A special shop! The Survivor Pack will grant you access to a shop offering a special discount on weapons and items! Happy shopping!


The Survivor Pack DLC will be made available to everyone who pre-orders the game before its release in regions where it is available.

Pre-order DLC #2: Fashion Victim
Tired of seeing your character go around wearing the same clothes all the time? The “Fashion Victim” pre-order DLC includes a set of new skins for all the player characters (Logan, Purna, Sam B., Xian Mei, and “the new guy” John Morgan) in co-op mode.

In the UK, the Fashion Victim DLC will only be available through preorders from GAME Ltd

Content will be redeemable via download on Xbox LIVE® for versions of the game on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows® PC and via the PlayStation®Store

These DLC packs will also be available to buy individually with the release of Dead Island Riptide. The Survivor pack will be available for 400 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 or for £3.99 on PlayStation Network and Steam. Become a Fashion Victim for 160 Microsoft Points or for £1.49.


PRODUCT INFORMATION
Dead Island Riptide
Formats: PC, PS3, X360
Out: 26/4/2013
Publisher: Deep Silver



PSYONIX DROPS THE PRICE OF "SUPERSONIC ACROBATIC ROCKET-POWERED BATTLE-CARS" IN EUROPE TODAY!

Price Falls to €2.49 on PlayStation® Network


Psyonix today announced that Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars is now available for €2.49 in the European Union on the Playstation® Network. Launched in 2008, Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars has enjoyed widespread popularity with over a million players worldwide and over 40,000 active monthly users. For more information visit: http://www.psyonix.com 

"We are pleased to bring these savings on a very popular PSN title to our EU community", said Dave Hagewood, Studio Director for Psyonix. "Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars is still a very popular game, especially amongst our European players, and we want to give back to the community that has supported this title for the last four years".


About Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars is visceral, high-octane, physics-based mayhem. Players can choose from a variety of high-flying cars equipped with huge rocket boosters to soar into the air and score amazing aerial goals, perform incredible saves using the vehicle's acrobatic abilities and even demolish enemy players at supersonic speeds! Gamers can take on other players around the world in ranked, unranked and organized team matches. Whether they are battling their buddies in local split-screen or challenging the world altogether in online split-screen mode, players can hone their skills and then assert dominance in a tournament of computer-controlled opponents or in twenty unique and challenging mini-games.

PRODUCT INFORMATION
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
Format: PS3
Out: 12/2/2009 (online)
Publisher: Psyonix


BradyGames’ Releases Official Tomb Raider Strategy Products for the Eagerly Anticipated Game from Crystal Dynamics

 
Discover the mysterious and often deadly world of the newTomb Raider with the help of the Tomb Raider Signature Series and Limited Edition Strategy Guides from BradyGames. These official strategy guides are your complete companion to thisepic re-imagining of this iconic series from Crystal Dynamics. Finding the island of Yamatai was only the beginning. Lara must explore, ­fight, and, above all, survive to escape the island’s relentless hold. Reveal the secrets of this forgotten island with these essential Strategy Guides from BradyGames.
  
Signature Series Features (£14.99, 320 pages):

·         Downloadable Content - Codes for Multiplayer Characters - includes a code that unlocks the Scavenger Executioner multiplayer character
 ·         Complete Walkthrough - We lead you step-by-step through the entire game from start to ­ finish - locate and complete every challenge
 ·         Exclusive Highly Detailed Maps - Pinpoint every critical location in each area
 ·         Comprehensive Multiplayer Coverage - Expert tactics for each multiplayer mode and loadout
 ·         100% Coverage - All of the Challenge Tombs, achievements and trophies, and all of the secrets and unlockables for 100% completion


Limited Edition Features (£19.99, 320 pages):

·         Custom Designed Amulet - This handsome 1.5” painted metal replica of Lara’s amulet is the perfect collectible for any Tomb Raider fan
·         Downloadable Content - Codes for Multiplayer Characters - includes codes that unlock two multiplayer characters; Scavenger Scout and Scavenger Executioner
·         Premium Hardcover - All of the game tested strategies and multiplayer tips that are included in our Signature Series guide, packaged in a deluxe hard cover with a superior gloss finish


Multi-Touch Digital Strategy Guide

Download the perfect digital companion to Tomb Raider. Only available in the iBookstore for £9.99

BradyGames is on the forefront of providing high-quality digital strategy guide content for its readers. Following on previous successes for Diablo III and Borderlands 2, Brady's latest offering is for the much-anticipated release of Tomb Raider. Containing all the content of the printed strategy guide, this fully interactive guide ups the ante once again. This one-of-a-kind digital edition contains:

·         Embedded Videos: Sit back and watch the experts solve every Challenge Tomb puzzle
·         Interactive Area Maps: Detailed maps from every area in the game pinpoint all the game's multiple collectibles, ammo caches and more
·         Expandable Screenshots: Get close-up views of the action with a simple touch of your finger
·         Easy Navigation: Quickly move from one chapter to the next by swiping 
·         Search and Bookmark: Fully functioning Search feature makes it a breeze to find anything in a snap. Plus, you'll never lose your place with the Bookmark feature
·         Compatible with iPad 2 and beyond

Visit the iBookstore to purchase the Interactive Digital Tomb Raider Strategy Guide exclusively on the iBookstore: www.iTunes.com/iBookstore.



Interactive Map App

Tomb Raider official map app available in the App Store and Google Play for £1.99

This interactive map app serves as the perfect complement to the print guide. Containing every single-player map in the game, each illustrated map contains callouts for all the hard-to-find collectibles. Large screenshots and descriptive text make finding all the important items incredibly easy. Stay on top of your progress using the map app's efficient tracking feature. Use this mobile app to track your progress while playing the game and take your gaming skills to the next level. 

This app reveals where to find:

·         Documents
·         GPS devices
·         Relics
·         Challenge Tombs


Free Demo Offers Fans a Sneak Peek at New Action-Packed Game via Nintendo eShop: Full Game Also Downloadable via Nintendo eShop on March 5

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced a playable demo for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate is now available on the Nintendo 3DS™ system via download in the Nintendo eShop.  The full game will also be available for download via the Nintendo eShop on launch day, March 5.
The free demo showcases intense whip combat, deep platforming, exploration and spectacular visuals of the highly 



anticipated title. Players control Trevor Belmont as he takes down the various creatures and minions of Dracula's fortress. Gamers can also master the combat cross, deal damage with the boomerang, collect hearts and knight scrolls, and face off against the mighty executioner in a battle to the death.
 Developed by Mercury Steam, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate takes place 25 years after the events of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and is a precursor to the highly anticipated and recently announced Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate reveals the story of Gabriel Belmont's descendants, Simon and Trevor Belmont, as they battle their own destiny only to discover their true, shocking fate.



The Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate demo is available now via download in the Nintendo eShop. The full game will also be available for download via Nintendo eShop and through retailers on launch day, March 5.
For more information, please visit:www.facebook.com/lordsofshadow



PRODUCT INFORMATION
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
Format: 3DS
Out: 8/3/2013
Publisher: Konami
 


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PREORDERING TRIALS EVOLUTION: GOLD EDITION NOW GIVES INSTANT ACCESS TO BETA
  
Today, Ubisoft announced that the closed beta for Trials Evolution: Gold Edition has begun. From today to March 14th digital versions of the game that have been preordered before the end of the beta will give an early access to the whole Trials Evolution: Gold Edition experience.    
During the beta, Ubisoft and RedLynx are organizing a track creation competition using the game's incredibly powerful track editor. Winners will see their tracks featured in Track Central at the launch of the game, in addition to receiving exclusive prizes detailed hereafter.

Trials Evolution: Gold Edition features all the original game’s content newly optimized and enhanced for PC, as well as all of the tracks from the original Trials HD game, recreated using Trials Evolution: Gold Edition’s physics and graphic engine.
The game will also feature an exclusive list of Uplay achievements and reward Trials players with exclusive content as detailed below:
Action 1: Gold Digger
Obtain your first gold medal in single player career

Action 2: Decorated
Obtain 100 total medals in single player career

Action 3: Faultless
Zero fault any hard track in single player career

Action 4: Platinum Privileges
Obtain your first platinum medal in single player career

Reward 1: Trials Evolution GOLD wallpaper
With this wallpaper, turn your boring desktop into a wild Trials ride!

Reward 2: Rider Gear: Top Hat
Every classy Trials rider needs his or her very own top-hat (and awesome moustache!)

Reward 3: Rider Gear- Ancient Armor
Forged in the depths of Mount Lynx, this armor has no magical properties whatsoever!

Reward 4: Rider Gear: Space Suit
In the Space Suit, nobody can hear you scream. Actually they can but it just seems way cooler!

For more information about the competition visit:

For more information about the pre-order offers visit: http://www.redlynx.com/community/blog/260
Trials Evolution: Gold Edition launches on PC digital 21st March & PC retail 22nd March 2013. 
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Trials Evolution
Formats: X360, PC
Out: 18/4/2012 (online)(X360)
 21/3/2013 (online)(PC)
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: RedLynx Ltd.