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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 will makes its way onto Xbox360, PS3 and PC on March 12, 2013. Jump into the tactical gameplay with a new "Headshots" trailer! Players can expect intense graphics, stunning environments and realistic weapons in this action-packed title. CI Games, a fast-growing international publisher and developer of interactive entertainment, has released the new action-packed Headshots gameplay trailer for their upcoming modern military sniper experience game, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2. Showcasing the power of a well-executed long-range takedown, the Headshots trailer gives players a glimpse into the unique and tactical gameplay they¹ll experience while stalking their targets across in-game sites based on real world locations. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 sharpshoots itself onto the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in North America starting March 12. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is the only multi-platform first person shooter exclusively designed around the modern milita...

iTunes is a platform full of cheap or even free games, but few provide the high quality gameplay console and PC gamers have come to expect from full releases or even some recent indie games. That's why we were so delighted to play developer Taco Graveyard's Penumbear as a hidden gem on an overcrowded platform for indie games. Penumbear offers up incredibly addictive puzzle platforming with a unique art design and enchanting soundtrack to produce one of the best iOS titles we've played since Angry Birds . Penumbear is a great bargain priced at $1.99, and plenty of replay value and a meaty 100 level long campaign means you'll easily get your money's worth from this release. If you're looking for a great game to play on a long road trip or to take with you on the go somewhere else, look no further than Penumbear . Penumbear stars a friendly little koala bear who is locked away deep within a castle when a purple firefly appears out of the darkness and awaken...

Reverb Publishing has announced that the popular Sanctum title on PC will be getting a sequel with Sanctum 2 for the PC, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. Players will step into the shoes of Skye who is an elite solder trying to protect her home town from hordes of mysterious alien creatures. BioGamer Girl recently chatted with the Coffee Stain Studios team to give fans a taste of what is to come. Read on to learn more. BIOGAMER GIRL: The original release of Sanctum was released back in early 2011 and quickly became one of the most popular tower defense games around. Where did the original concept of the game come from, and was the team behind the game satisfied with the finished product? COFFEE STAIN STUDIOS TEAM: Sanctum was originally a school-project in college. Some of our founders even skipped the thesis work for their degrees to work on Sanctum. The development of Sanctum 1 was as indie as it gets, we were 10 people working in one room during an unusually hot summer...

Players will be able to pick up The Walking Dead Survival Instinct on March 19, 2013 for the Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii U. We recently sat down with Terminal Reality’s Principal FX Artist/System Designer Glenn Gamble to get more insight into the horrors ahead. AMANDA DYAR: The Walking Dead Survival Instinct follows brothers Darryl and Merle Dixon in their adventures to the presumed safety of Atlanta during the opening days of the zombie apocalypse. Why were these two characters chosen to be the protagonists of the new game, and how much will we learn about the duo by playing the upcoming release? GLENN GAMBLE: There are a 1000 reasons why we went with Daryl, and honestly I can’t think of a reason single reason why we wouldn't have chosen him. At the time in our development process when our attention started to turn toward the story, season 2 was airing on AMC and Daryl was really becoming a character unto his own. We all thought he was a compelling character, and he was t...

Tomb Raider will release for Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 5, 2013. We recently sat down with Crystal Dynamic’s Head of Studio, Darrell Gallagher, and Creative Director, Noah Hughes to get some insight into the horrors ahead. Read on to learn why Lara Croft’s origin story is dark, gory and violent! AMANDA DYAR: The new Tomb Raider has a lot of gory deaths, blood and violence. What prompted this new direction and the need for a darker, grittier tone? NOAH HUGES: One of the things that we wanted to do this time was to tell Lara's origin story, and introduce people to a more human Lara Croft. She had become an icon that was sort of invulnerable in a way and that made it harder to root for her as a character. We wanted to create a story that wasn't clear if Lara was going to succeed and survival became sort of our vision for that theme. We realized at some point that part of that sense of life and death situation that survival represents--really survival is that fight to live...

Anomaly 2 will release in the second quarter of 2013 for the PC, Mac and Linux. Players will travel to Earth in 2019 where the planet has been invaded by alien machines. Check out the amazing new trailer. Two weeks ago, 11 bit studios offered gamers a chance to buy its secret next game at half price. Today, that secret game was unveiled as 11 bit studios announces Anomaly 2, the sequel to the award-winning strategy game, Anomaly Warzone Earth. Coming to PC, Mac and Linux in Q2 2013 for just $14.99, Anomaly 2 will deliver a hardcore real-time strategy experience with exceptional tactical variety, intense multiplayer and remarkable visuals. In the years following the invasion of Earth in 2018, the planet is overrun by alien machines. Humankind is on the verge of extinction. Banded together in huge convoys, they search the frozen tundra for food and supplies. Since the war, the roles have been reversed: now our species seems to be the Anomaly on a machine-controlled planet. Your conv...

Today, players can feast their eyes on a new trailer for Total War: Rome II. In 9AD, Teutoburg Forest was the scene of a crushing defeat for the Empire. Masterminded by Arminius, the son of a Germanic chieftain taken as a child and raised as a hostage in Rome, the battle saw his betrayal of the Roman general Varus. Arminius united the tribes, ambushed Varus’ Legion and struck a fatal and shattering blow to the Empire’s expansion. Teutoburg Forest features as a playable historical battle in Total War: ROME II, and demonstrates some of the game’s thrilling new features, including our true line-of-sight system, deployable battlefield technology, and our tense new style of ambush scenarios. Visit www.totalwar.com for further details, follow Total War on Twitter @totalwar and like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TotalWar .

Bound by Flame has unleashed its fury with new screenshot! Gamers can pick up the title toward the end of 2013 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Players will step into the shoes of a mercenary possessed by a flame demon and embark through a Dark Fantasy Universe. The game will unveil its plot through several chapters that offer varying quests that depend on the player's choices. While part of Spiders Studio's team finishes development of Mars War Logs, releasing soon on digital distribution platforms, we are pleased to unveil Bound by Flame. Bound by Flame is their bigger project, under development for months now and targeted for release on PC, PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360® at the end of 2013. We present Bound by Flame to you with the very first screenshot of the game. This action/role-playing game lets you play a mercenary possessed by a flame demon in an ambitious Dark Fantasy universe. As a victim of this demonic influence, players will have to choose between the powers offered by...

Capcom has announced the release date for Remember Me for the PS3, PC and Xbox 360. Gamers can expect to pick up their game on June 4, 2013 in North America. This summer marks the release of several exciting titles but Remember Me is probably one of the most anticipated out of the bunch. Read on to learn more and to check out the new trailer! Capcom is pleased to confirm that Remember Me will launch on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in North America on June 4 and across Europe on June 7, 2013. In Remember Me, players assume the role of Nilin, an elite memory hunter who is not only incredibly athletic and trained in martial arts, but also has the special ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even change their memories. When her own memory is erased, Nilin begins her journey to reclaim her identity and discover how she can change the world.

Information has been kept kind of secretive for Divinity: Dragon Commander but now players can jump into the adventure with a brand new video and website. Gamers can expect to get their hands on the PC title later this year. Larian Studios has been keeping relatively quiet about Divinity: Dragon Commander for the past few months, but that’s all about to change, starting with a brand new gameplay trailer that answers the simple question: “What is a Dragon Commander?” Just as the team embarks on a global media tour to give press their first hands-on opportunities, the new trailer gives gamers a glimpse into Larian’s upcoming PC strategy title set in the Divinity universe, showing off all the hard work that has gone into further polishing the game in recent months. The team has focused not only on fine-tuning the deep tactical and strategic options in this dragons-with-jetpacks experience, but also on enhancing the game engine to make one of the best-looking strategy games around. ...

The Capcom Arcade Cabinet Pack 1 gives gamers the classic games they love on their modern-day consoles. The collection contains such titles as Black Tiger , 1943: Battle Of Midway , and Avengers . The new release allows players to experience these titles from 1987 from the comfort of their very own home. The Capcom Arcade Cabinet permits gamers to download the titles they want as they become available which allows players to pick and choose their games out of over 15 games. If you would like to try out the model then you can now get Black Tiger for free right now. The best part of the cabinet is the ability to customize your arcade experience with changing difficulties and modes. First up in the collection is Avengers in which you can take out enemies from eight directions. Players can defeat enemies by kicking, punching or using weapons and can play with a friend through the two-player option. The game has enjoyable classic controls and simplicity that we all love from th...

God of War: Ascension will release on PS3 on March 12, 2013. Players can now check out a brand new launch trailer for the game where fans will step into the shoes of Kratos.  God of War fans rejoice; infamous Spartan warrior Kratos is preparing to return to PlayStation 3. This exclusive trailer marks the official unveiling to the world of forthcoming title, God of War: Ascension. The most ambitious God of War adventure in the series so far, God of War: Ascension takes us right back to where it all began. Discover the origins of Kratos as he takes his first steps on a now legendary quest for freedom. Visit eu.playstation.com for the latest news on God of War: Ascension and details on the multi-million selling God of War series on PS3, PSP (PlayStation Portable) and PlayStation 2.

Defiance will release on April 2, 2013 for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Gamers will enter into the Shadow War which is the open world multiplayer system. A new trailer has been revealed to get you ready for the war ahead. Trion Worlds has unveiled an action packed gameplay trailer featuring competitive multiplayer combat for Defiance, the highly anticipated futuristic online open world shooter. Scheduled to launch globally on April 2, 2013, the game will be available on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC. The new trailer showcases the open world competitive multiplayer system, dubbed “Shadow War.” Competitive multiplayer in Defiance is like nothing console players have ever seen, with Shadow War being fully integrated within the game’s massive scale co-op experience, giving players a choice to participate on their own terms, and allowing progression between co-op and competitive gameplay ...

Gioteck has revealed the launch for their new SC-1 Sports Controller for the PlayStation 3 console for $49.99. The new controller is perfect for your favorite sports titles and has several key features that will take your further into the game. Read on to learn more. Gioteck, the award-winning independent gaming accessories manufacturer, is giving gamers the chance to maximise their gaming potential with the launch of the SC-1 Sports Controller for PS3. Designed to offer excellent performance to the serious gamer, the SC-1 Sports Controller features four levels of sensitivity that can be programmed by the user to suit their individual playing style. Increased sensitivity with the SC-1’s ALPS thumbsticks allows passes and moves to be executed more accurately – in the most sensitive mode, the stick needs to travel only 20% of its usual distance. The superior bumpers and 360o rotational D-Pad deliver second-nature directional accuracy and improve your all-round game, while ...

The release of Tomb Raider is almost upon us and gamers will notice a lot of real-looking objects within the game--including Lara Croft's hair. Crystal Dynamics and AMD Gaming Evolved teamed up to develop new technology for the title that would revitalize the hair of the game's iconic character. Read on to learn more! Since the dawn of the 3D era, realistic hair has been one of the most complex and challenging materials to accurately reproduce in real-time. Convincingly recreating a head of lively hair involves drawing tens of thousands of tiny and individual semi-transparent strands, each of which casts complex shadows and requires anti-aliasing. Even more challenging is that these calculations must be updated dozens of times per second to synchronize with the motion of a character. When AMD Gaming Evolved and Crystal Dynamics agreed to co-develop a technology to address this massive challenge, they wanted to leverage the sensational compute capabilities of the Graphi...

Players will be able to get their hands on new DLC for Rochard which will include four new puzzle levels. The levels will contain Container Chaos, Shaft Shuffle, Brainyard and Assembly Line. The game will release the new DLC very soon for PC, Mac and Linux with fans being able to purchase the original game on PS3 now. Gamers will also be able to pick up Recoil Games new iOS title, Rock Runners, later this week! Read on to learn more. Recoil Games is excited to announce brand new upcoming DLC for its critically acclaimed puzzle-platformer, Rochard on Windows PC, Mac, and Linux. Titled ‘Hard Times’, the new content will be available soon and includes four new, incredibly challenging puzzle levels: 'Container Chaos', 'Shaft Shuffle', 'Brainyard' and 'Assembly Line'. These levels were created as a response to fans that found the original stages a bit too ‘easy’. The ‘Hard Times’ content is designed to use all of the existing game mechanics, with an emphas...

Bulkypix has announced that gamers will be able to get Journey to Hell on their iOS devices starting March 7, 2013. Players will step into a world full of demons hungry for one thing--your flesh! Bulkypix, publisher and developer of games for smartphones and tablets, announces the release on March 7 of Journey to Hell developed by indie studio DogBox. Prepare yourself for incredible graphics, impressive content and a unique “real-time render” sound engine, developed by AudioGaming. Journey to Hell pays tribute to the genre of big guns, angry, super-powerful heroes, and blood-thirsty demons, and is accompanied by a soundtrack especially composed for the game by the heavy metal band, The Slaughters. In a decadent world, daemons of all kinds wander the Earth, hungry for man-flesh. Luckily the human race has some protection: Holy Shield, a secret organization that for thousands of years has fought against deviles in order to preserve the balance between good and evil. But one day, dur...

Ubisoft has revealed that gamers can now pickup Nutty Fluffies Roller Coaster for their iOS and Android devices. Players will become the conductor of a wooden coaster and will progress to even more unique and challenging rollercoasters! Today, Ubisoft announced that Nutty Fluffies Roller Coaster, the wild roller coaster ride for your mobile device, is now available for free for all iOS users and is now available for all Android devices via Google Play and Amazon. Each player begins as a conductor on a neglected wooden coaster, but quickly rocket their way to increasingly challenging jet-fast rides on one of the many coasters found on any of the Extreme Tracks. As players earn coins and gather hearts, they’ll progress through 26 different tracks featuring unique and challenging rollercoasters like Wooden Ways, Metal Mayhem, Loonie Loops and Rapture Rides. Utilizing a touch-based interface that helps make physics fun, players can soar through huge loops, massive jumps and stomach...

One of the biggest video game stars of all time is now available on your mobile phone – she’s been raiding tombs since 1996 and, ten games later, Lara Croft can now be found on your Android device! As one of the most successful video franchises in recent history, the Tomb Raider series is back with a bang. It took a while for developers Crystal Dynamics to regroup after their later games had a lukewarm reception, but this year sees the franchise rebooted with what’s expected to be the most exciting installment yet. But this time around, it won’t just be desktop PC and console players celebrating the return of Lara Croft, the most iconic female in gaming history. Mobile players can get in on the action with Tomb Raider - Secret of the Sword now available at Ladbrokes Casino for Android devices. Mobile slots are more popular than ever thanks to their ease of use and convenience for casino players on the go, and with the exciting addition of Tomb Raider to the swelling Ladbrokes ...

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix is making its way to the PS3 this Fall. Fans can get excited to get their hands on a compilation that includes such titles as Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories that will have enhanced gameplay mechanics while reliving the origin of the series. Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced that KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 ReMIX will be available this fall in North America exclusively for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Fully remastered in HD, KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 ReMIX is a compilation of the critically acclaimed KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX, previously exclusive to the Japanese market, and KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Chain of Memories. In addition, the two-in-one-disc package will feature HD cinematic story videos from KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days, enhanced gameplay mechanics and PlayStation 3 system trophies. Players can now relive the origins of the celebrated franchise with Sora, Rik...

Developer and publisher Capcom is well known as one of the leading video game businesses in the world, and they're already working towards the next generation of gaming with the PlayStation 4. At the recent PlayStation 4 event, Capcom revealed the all new Panta Rhei development engine and showed off scenes from a work in progress code named Deep Down . The upcoming release looks to be a fantasy adventure not completely unlike Dark Souls or Capcom's new series Dragon's Dogma . The presentation showed off a group of adventurers facing off with a fire breathing dragon within a locked away dungeon, and impressive visuals were apparent in every aspect of the game. You can check out the exciting reveal below to learn more about Capcom's plans for the PlayStation 4 and Deep Down ! For more information on Deep Down and other great games, check out the official Capcom website .

If you're still not sold on publisher Konami and developer PlatinumGames' new release, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance , the mastermind behind the entire Metal Gear universe has released a new cinematic trailer taking a look at the most exciting moments of the new game. In Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance players take on the role of Raiden once again, but this is a leading role much different from his last. Classic mechanics of the Metal Gear universe are still present, but this game is all about the hacking and slashing action, and Raiden will have plenty of weapons at his disposal that can chop his enemies into small bits. Check out the new trailer for the game below and pick up your copy of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance today! Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is now available from all major retailers for the MSRP of $59.99 and can be purchased for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is rated M by the ESRB for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence ...

Developer MercurySteam and publisher Konami have revealed a new trailer for their upcoming release Castlevania: Lords of Shadow—Mirror of Fate showing off the story of the classic character, Simon Belmont. The story of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow—Mirror of Fate begins 25 years after the events of the original Castlevania: Lords of Shadow but spans multiple generations to show the storylines of Simon Belmont, Gabriel Belmont, Trevor Belmont and Alucard. In Simon's story, the monster hunter meets up with a mysterious force shortly after entering Dracula's castle on a vengeance quest to avenge his parents' deaths. Check out this great new look at the game in the trailer below and preorder your copy of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow—Mirror of Fate today! Castlevania: Lords of Shadow—Mirror of Fate is now available for preorder from most major retailers for the MSRP of $39.99 and is scheduled to release exclusively for Nintendo 3DS on March 5, 2013. Castlevania: Lords of...

Sony announced the upcoming release of the PlayStation 4 last week that is set for a Holiday 2013 release, and you can now relive the exciting event once again or see it for the first time in the new video below. The PlayStation 4 will come packed with plenty of great new features including improved graphical capability, the ability to share live game footage with friends and a new controller with a sleek new design and a touch panel for use in-game or as a way to navigate the PlayStation Home. Sony also dropped some major announcements about upcoming video game releases for the console including the all new Killzone: Shadow Fall , inFAMOUS: Second Sun , Bungie Studios' Destiny , Ubisoft's Watch Dogs and the highly anticipated indie game from Braid creator Jonathan Blow called The Witness . Catch all of the exciting announcement from the event in the PlayStation 4 reveal event below! For more information on the console and to sign-up for special updates, check...

Developer Techland and publisher Deep Silver have announced a new partnership with the largest social website for gamers, Raptr, to bring zombie fans a chance to win one of 5,000 copies of their hit title Dead Island . On February 28, 2013, Raptr will be giving away copies of Dead Island Game of the Year Edition to Raptr members who are a high enough rank in select first-person shooter titles, have a valid Steam account and have recently ran the Raptr desktop app. The promotion will help get fans ready for the release of the game's sequel Dead Island: Riptide next month, and you can see the newest gameplay trailer for the game with developer commentary below to learn more. For more information and full contest rules, check out the official Raptr website . Dead Island: Riptide is now available for preorder from most major retailers for the MSRP of $49.99 and is scheduled to release for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on April 23, 2013. Dead Island: Riptide is not yet rated. F...

If you've ever wanted to become a professional graphics artist or learn tools that would assist you in creating your own video games but didn't know how to get started, you'll be interested in the new book Blender Master Class from No Starch Press. The new release renowned artist Ben Simonds and teaches newbies and experienced artists how to create stunning 3D images like a professional. Important topics such as sketching, blocking in and sculpting are covered in the chapters as you learn to create your own bat monster, robotic spider and jungle temple. A disc comes packed with the book that includes all of the tools you'll need to create your works of art and master important techniques in the Blender and GIMP software. Read on for more details and order your copy of Blender Master Class today! "I chose each of these projects to provide a unique set of challenges," says Simonds. "And I use them to help explain how readers can use GIMP and Blender i...