Karma Online: Prisoners of the Dead – Open Beta Starts Tonight

Joymax announced today that its upcoming World War II game, Karma Online: Prisoners of the Dead, has launched its open beta test which runs through Tuesday, August 16th. Additionally, Joymax has revealed information on two new characters, Gunther and Karl, who are now playable in the open beta. The launch of Karma Online will follow shortly after the open beta testing ends. To participate in the testing, players can visit its official site. Continue reading Karma Online: Prisoners of the Dead – Open Beta Starts Tonight

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North comes out in November + New Box Arts

Warner Bros and Snowblind Studios announced today that The Lord of the Rings: War in the North will launch in the UK in November, 2011 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Games for Windows. The game’s Collector’s Edition, featuring behind-the-scenes looks at the game development, a specially crafted art book, digital download content and more, will also launch in November.

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Need For Speed: The Run Limited Edition Announced + Seven new screenshots

Electronic Arts has just revealed the limited edition of Need For Speed: The Run. According to the company, this limited edition will offer three new cars to those who’ll decide to get it. Those are: Lamborghini Aventador, Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and the all-new Porsche 911 Carrera S. Moreover, the company released three screenshots that showcase those new cars and can be viewed after the jump. Need For Speed: The Run Limited Edition is already available for pre-order and the game is scheduled for a November release on PC, X360, PS3, Wii and Nintendo 3DS. Continue reading Need For Speed: The Run Limited Edition Announced + Seven new screenshots

World of Tanks as a new discipline of the Electronic Sports League

By now most of you will be familiar with the Electronic Sports League and those of you that don’t should be ashamed of yourselves. So fans of World of Tanks, get ready as Wargamming’s little gem joined the list of the disciplines of the ESL Major Series. World Of Tanks is a team-based Massively Multiplayer Online game, for which the sense for strategy and teamwork are necessary in order to triumph over the enemy‘s tank division. World of Tanks is the world record holder for the largest amount of players playing at the same time on the same server. Continue reading World of Tanks as a new discipline of the Electronic Sports League

Confirmed: Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition version 2012 coming also to the PC

PC gamers were on the edge these past days. And it was natural. Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition has just been released and Yoshinori Ono has already revealed a new version for their critically acclaimed fighting game. Well, fear not as Capcom USA’s Christian Svensson stated that the PC will also get this new update. Continue reading Confirmed: Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition version 2012 coming also to the PC

Hector: Badge of Carnage Episode 2 – Senseless Acts of Justice has gone Gold

Great news for all adventure fans out there, as Straandlooper has just announced that the second episode of Hector: Badge of Carnage has gone Gold and is currently slated for a worldwide release on iphone, ipad, PC & Mac by Telltale Games this Autumn. Continue reading Hector: Badge of Carnage Episode 2 – Senseless Acts of Justice has gone Gold

Hellgate launches on PlayRohan portal

YNK Interactive announced the release of T3’s action RPG, Hellgate, on the new PlayRohan portal. Hellgate is an action RPG in first or third person perspective available to play online and there are six different classes to choose from to battle solo or in a party. Open registration for Hellgate has already begun so make sure to register here. Continue reading Hellgate launches on PlayRohan portal

Need For Speed: The Run – Packshots Revealed

EA has just released the box arts of their upcoming racer, Need For Speed: The Run. It’s interesting to note that the PC,X360 and PS3 versions are rated 16, while the Wii and Nintendo 3DS ones are rated 12. Need For Speed: The Run is being developed by Black Box, will take advantage of DICE’s Frostbite 2.0 engine and will be released this November. Enjoy the packshots after the jump. Continue reading Need For Speed: The Run – Packshots Revealed

Unlimited Detail Returns with Euclideon Island Demo 2011 – Is this the future of game graphics?

One year ago, Euclideon claimed that they have found a way to offer amazing graphics and astounding detail to current generation games. After its bold statements, the studio disappeared and re-appeared today with a brand new video that showcases their new game engine. Well, if this actually real-time then we might have a strong competitor to both CryEngine 3 and Unreal Engine 3. Continue reading Unlimited Detail Returns with Euclideon Island Demo 2011 – Is this the future of game graphics?