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Flash Version Releases For Warlords RTS With New In-Game Content

Armor Games and Simos Games have announced the release of the Flash version of Warlords RTS . The new release also comes with new in-game content which is free-to-play. Warlords RTS features updated levels, unit combos, 36 levels and much more. Read on. From the Press Release Armor Games and Simos Games today released the Flash version of the mobile real-time strategy game Warlords RTS and revealed new in-game content, while making both versions free-to-play. You can view the trailer here and begin your adventure for free by visiting the iTunes App Store, Google Play and Armor Games. Armor Games’ first Unity-developed title, Warlords RTS lets players seek adventure in the fantasy world of Aldfarne, using real-time strategy techniques to overcome the evil forces lurking around every mountaintop and riverbed. Train a powerful warlord, upgrade your armies and rid Aldfarne of evildoers once and for all! Players can strategize for victory on mobile, or now on Flash via Armor Games’ w...

Marvel Heroes Receives Update 2.15 Adding Nightcrawler To The Roster

Gazillion has announced that Marvel Heroes has received game update 2.15 which adds the notorious X-Man Nightcrawler to the list of playable characters. The new update means that there are 29 superheroes that gamers can battle with in this free-to-play title. Are you ready to learn more? Read on. From the Press Release Today Gazillion published Game Update 2.15, which adds famed X-Man Nightcrawler to the massive roster of 29 playable superheroes in Marvel Heroes! Players can now harness the swashbuckling and acrobatic abilities of everybody’s favorite teleporting trickster to defeat the myriad villains of Marvel Heroes. Unleash Nightcrawler's Ultimate Power, Brimstone Blitz, to instantaneously teleport and devastate all nearby enemies in a dizzying blur of attacks! Marvel Heroes is free-to-play and features dozens of Marvel Super Heroes and Super Villains, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, Wolverine, Hulk, Loki and Captain America. All content and playable heroes can be un...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collectibles Get New Expanded Micro Comic Fun Packs

IDW has announced the expansion of the TMNT series with the Micro Comic Fun Packs for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collectibles. Fans will be able to get the new packs on April 1st. Ready to learn more? Read on. From the Press Release Due to their incredible popularity, IDW announced today that it will expand its Micro Comic Fun Packs with a set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collectibles! This new set of fun packs will be available on April 1st from a variety of big-box retailers and comic shops. The set will offer four separate Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New Animated Adventures issues, with each 5.75” x 3” pack featuring a stand-alone comic-book adventure with an all-new cover (by Jon Sommariva) as well as one of eight stickers, foldout posters, and collectible, punch-out sewer caps. "TMNT is always non-stop fun. Including them in Micro Comic Fun Packs makes perfect sense, as now these exciting adventures can find a whole new audience.” said Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles edit...

Murder in Miami Heading To DVD On February 25

Murder in Miami will be heading to DVD on February 25th and offer viewers a mix of thrills, suspense and sex! Osiris Entertainment's Murder in Miami is now available to pre-order on Amazon for $16.98 plus shipping and handling. Read on to learn more.   From the Press Release Coming to DVD Feb 25, a sizzling hot cocktail of thrills, sex and suspense. Murder in Miami follows a successful fashion photographer (Joseph Myers) who is wrongly accused of murdering several beautiful young models. As more women are murdered, finds himself in a race to clear his name and save his own life, and in the process, uncovers some dark secrets hidden behind the glass and concrete facade of the magic city. Murder in Miami is written and directed by Award-Winning filmmaker Will Vazquez. To learn more or pre-order, visit the official Murder in Miami Amazon page .

Toothsavers Brushing Game (Video Game Review)

As adults, we all know the importance of brushing our teeth and good dental hygiene. Our children need to develop these skills as well, and luckily, there are plenty of new tools introduced everyday that can help parents in modern society teach their kids about the importance of good dental hygiene in fun and exciting new ways. Toothsavers is a new app that teaches kids why they need to brush their teeth twice daily for two minutes while delivering a fun, fairytale storyline that children are sure to enjoy. Toothsavers features a fairytale storyline where a witch who was jealous of everyone's nice smiles cursed the land with plaque. The player is armed with a toothbrush and must save the kingdom by brushing the mouths of its citizens. The game includes classic characters such as Little Red Riding Hood, Dracula and a Dragon. Additional characters are unlocked by players that make sure to brush their own teeth twice a day for two minutes to help teach good brushing habits. The...

RCN Business Reveals WBL Services To Provide Large Data Connectivity For The Big Game In New York

RCN Business has announced that its WBL Services are set to provide large data connectivity in the New York tri-state area as fans gather for the big game this coming weekend. Are you ready to learn more about WBL Services and all it has to offer? Read on. From the Press Release RCN Business, an industry-leading provider of high-speed Internet, all digital TV and phone services, announces it has been selected by WBL Services to provide Big Data connectivity for the media center’s communications and data transport in the New York tri-state area for the “Big Game” this Sunday. As part of the agreement, RCN Business is providing big data circuits to WBL Services to enable HDTV live video and advanced voice communications, allowing millions of Americans this weekend to enjoy the play-by-play action, from the stadium to their living rooms. Connectivity includes the MetLife Stadium, home of the “Big Game”, the Sheraton NYC, and the “Big Game” Boulevard (Broadway from 34th Street to 42nd Str...

Wargaming Announces Launch of the Apparition Application Focused On The Dornier 17

Wargaming has announced the launch of the Apparition application for the Dornier 17. The Dornier 17 is currently on exhibit at the RAF Museum located in the United Kingdom. Ready to learn more? Read on to get more information on the launch of the application. From the Press Release Wargaming today announced the global launch of an augmented reality application drawing focus on the Dornier 17 aircraft currently in exhibition at the RAF Museum in Cosford, Shropshire, United Kingdom. Working with the Royal Air Force Museum, Wargaming set out in October of 2013 to recover the only known surviving Dornier Do17 aircraft. Success saw the opening of the “Wargaming.net Interpretation Zone” at the RAF Museum, where visitors can examine the aircraft undergoing renovation and learn more of its colorful history and important role during World War II. The newly launched application, named Apparition, will take that interpretation to a new interactive level using augmented reality to view a vir...

PayDay 2 Receives Gage Weapon Pack #2 On PC Via Steam

505 Games and Plastic Piranha have announced that gamers can now head over to Steam to pick up the Gage Weapon Pack #2 for PayDay 2 . The pack is available for $4.99 on PC and will offer fans a ton of goodies to enjoy such as new weapons and masks. Read on to learn more. From the Press Release The Gage Weapon Pack #2 is now live in PAYDAY 2. Available now for $4.99 on Steam, PC players can now enjoy the latest weapons and masks to make missions that much sweeter. The Gage Weapon Pack #2 is the third DLC for PAYDAY 2 and brings with it new features from the original predecessor, PAYDAY: The Heist. As familiar enemy Cloakers return to break up the heist, players must hold it together and pull off the perfect crime. Thankfully, Gage -- the resident weapons expert -- has some new weapons for players to enjoy. To find out more about the Gage Weapons Pack #2 DLC visit: http://www.overkillsoftware.com/community-highlights/ . Key Features Include: Return of the Cloaker - Returning f...

OUYA Launches New 16GB Console For $129.99

OUYA has announced the launch of its new 16GB console which doubles the memory over the existing version. Players can pick up the new 16GB OUYA for $129.99 which features a boosted WiFi connectivity, refined controller and latest firmware enhancements to produce an overall better gaming experience. Read on to learn more. From the Press Release OUYA has today launched a new version of the console, doubling memory to 16GB for storing more games, apps, and media. This version brings a matte black finish to living rooms everywhere, and is available now for $129.99 on shop.OUYA.tv, Amazon, and Amazon.ca. Hot on the heels of an all-white holiday limited edition console, that sold out in mere weeks, the 16GB OUYA’s sleek black finish and expanded storage make it a perfect Valentine’s Day gift for that special gamer in anyone’s life. The original 8GB OUYA is still available for $99.99. You can purchase the new 16GB OUYA here . The new 16GB OUYA features: Doubled memory An all new ma...

New Star Swarm Demonstration Displays The True Potential of The Nitrous Engine

Oxide Games is inviting you to take a first glimpse at the Star Swarm engine demo for free on PC via Steam. The Nitrous engine shows gamers its true power and how it can simulate high-detail units within a single scene. Are you ready to learn more about Star Swarm ? Read on. From the Press Release Oxide Games has released today the first look at its next-generation Nitrous engine, Star Swarm. The engine demo, freely available for Windows PC through Steam, demonstrates the ability of Nitrous-powered games to simulate and display thousands of high-detail units in a single scene. Star Swarm is also one of the first publicly available demonstrations of AMD’s groundbreaking Mantle technology, which runs on AMD graphics chips based on the Graphics Core Next architecture. By reducing the processing power wasted on traditional driver overhead, Mantle allows Nitrous to realize significant performance gains. In real-world terms, Mantle systems running Star Swarm can sustain playable framera...

Loadout (Video Game Review)

Loadout has been in beta and early access for Steam for quite a while, but the free-to-play title is finally ready for full release. The game comes from developer Edge of Reality and features over the top shooter action for up to eight players online. The art style of Loadout draws comparisons to other great shooter games such as Borderlands and Team Fortress 2 , but Loadout separates itself from other games in the shooter genre by allowing a nearly unlimited amount of customization for players online. This customization extends both to the weapons players use in combat and the characters used in matches as well, and since the game is played from the third-person perspective, players are allowed to see all the wild antics of their characters right in the middle of their screen. Loadout is a strictly online multiplayer experience, so players won't find a storyline in the game. Instead, they can team up in matches with characters that are fully customizable and can be modele...

Short Peace and Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day Coming To PS3 This Spring

Namco Bandai Games has revealed that Short Peace and Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day will release in Spring for the PlayStation 3. Fans who loved the Short Peace anime movie compilation can get ready for more amazing action in this 2-D side scrolling adventure. Read on to learn more. From the Press Release NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that SHORT PEACE and Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day will be coming to the Americas in spring 2014 exclusively for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. SHORT PEACE is the highly acclaimed anime movie compilation featuring works by legendary anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo and features POSSESSIONS, which was recently nominated for an Academy Award® for best Animated Short Film, along with three other short films titled COMBUSTIBLE, GAMBO, and A Farewell to Weapons. The fifth and final part of the SHORT PEACE project, Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day, is a 2D side-scrolling action game directed by Goichi Suda (Suda51) of Grass...

Free Trial of Epigenesis Now Available On Steam For Limited Time

Dead Shark Triplepunch has announced that fans can now get a free trial of Epigenesis on Steam until February 2nd. The game is currently in Beta and Early Access on Steam and players can purchase the game for $2.50 after the free trial ends--a 75% savings! Read on to learn more. From the Press Release Independent studio Dead Shark Triplepunch today announced Epigenesis, now in Beta and Early Access on Steam, is now available for free trial on Steam today until Sunday , February 2. After the trial, players can purchase the game to keep in their Steam library for $2.50—75% off the original price of $9.99—until Sunday. Epigenesis is an online multiplayer arena sports game in which two sides are locked in a never-ending fight for world-domination by playing ball. Developer Dead Shark Triplepunch also announced the next Epigenesis tournament is scheduled for Friday, February 21 through Sunday, February. 23. Tournament prizing includes: Three QPAD QH-90 PC gaming headsets engraved w...

New Details Announced For Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Special Edition

Tecmo Koei America will release Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on March 18th. Now new details have been released for the Special Edition which will contain free extras such as a comic, Yaiba themed DLC costumes, and an original soundtrack. Read on to learn more. From the Press Release Tecmo Koei America today announced details for the Special Edition of YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z. The Special Edition, containing exciting free extras, will be available at launch in limited supply for fans that purchase the retail game for either the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft or PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system when it launches on March 18th. The Special Edition of YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z will include an exclusive full color comic book by Dark Horse Comics, exclusive Yaiba themed DLC costumes for both Ryu Hayabusa and Momiji for use in Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate and an original soundtrack in both the PS3 (via download voucher) and Xbox360 (included...

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Tournament Taking Place April 26th With Cash Prizes

SEGA has announced that the Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Tournament will take place this year on April 26th at the Super Arcade located in Los Angeles. The top 16 players will be awards cash prizes and the competition will take place on the PlayStation 3. Read on. From the Press Release SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that it will once again host a Virtua Fighter™5 Final Showdown Tournament this year, continuing its partnership with Alex Valle and Level|Up. The 2014 “SEGA CUP” tournament will take place in Los Angeles at the Super Arcade on April 26, 2014. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 16 players. Once again, the version for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system will be used for the competition. Last year’s tournament celebrated the legacy of the popular “fighting game fan’s fighter” for the first time and saw player Fuudo, who previously won the Virtua Fighter EVO 2012 and Street Fighter IV EVO 2011 tournaments, emerging as the winner. Based on th...

Razer Announces New Line of Products For Microsoft's Xbox One

Razer and Microsoft have announced a new line of Razer products for the Xbox One. The new line of products will include a controller, arcade stick and much more. Gamers can stay tuned in for more announcements in the coming weeks regarding the pricing and release dates. Read on to learn more. From the Press Release Razer, the world leader in entertainment devices and software, today announced its ongoing partnership with Microsoft will include development of new products for Microsoft’s record setting Xbox One console. A suite of products for the Xbox One, including a controller, arcade stick and more, will be made by Razer, which also produced a popular line of premium accessories for the Xbox 360. “Razer is dedicated to improving the overall experience from the games themselves to the player, be it console or PC,” says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder, CEO and creative director. “By working with a company as prestigious as Microsoft on a system as sought-after as the Xbox One, we’...

Line of Titanfall Products Range From Turtle Beach Headsets To K'NEX Construction Sets

Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment will release Titanfall on March 11th for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC. Fans will also be able to get a full line of licensed products for the upcoming release that will engage and connect gamers to the Titanfall brand. Read on to learn more. From the Press Release Electronic Arts and acclaimed independent videogame developer Respawn Entertainment today announced a full line of licensed products celebrating the upcoming release of Titanfall™. Winner of more than 80 coveted awards from critics around the world, Titanfall is the first original shooter on next-gen and is winning over fans with its thrilling, dynamic first-person action gameplay featuring elite assault pilots and agile, heavily-armored, 24-foot titans. Titanfall delivers a unique world that combines pure adrenaline, wall-running, double-jumping action with powerful, fast-paced titan warfare to set the new bar for online multiplayer gameplay. Providing players new ways to engage a...

AMC Networks Unveils New YEAH! Streaming Movie Service for iPad

AMC Networks has announced their new streaming movie service entitled YEAH!. Users will be able to download the app from the App Store for their iPad devices to watch some of their favorite films that includes such classics as Pulp Fiction, The Shining and Dirty Dancing . Read on to learn more. From the Press Release AMC Networks has just unveiled its much-talked about YEAH! streaming movie service on the iPad, via a new app available in the App Store on iTunes. YEAH! is a unique storytelling medium that goes beyond mere trivia to weave intimate moments and commentary from a who’s who of creators and stars (listed below) into a rich, immersive narrative about the making of and continued appreciation of iconic films. Director Richard Linklater hails YEAH! as “a film geek paradise” and Entertainment Weekly just added YEAH! to this week’s Must List, calling it “the only time we’ve really loved a know-it-all!” With YEAH!, fans can access a layer of content integrated into the screen belo...

Get a Boost with BioGamer Girl's Energems Giveaway

Every gamer has hit the late night wall where they unfortunately cannot continue grinding out levels, racking up killstreaks or building up their own town without an energy boost. Luckily, we were recently introduced to a new product called Energems that can give gamers the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee without the need to ever pause the action. We will be giving away some Energems to a few lucky readers who email us at biogamergirlcontests@hotmail.com , so players can finally have the energy needed to reach another Prestige level or take down that annoying final boss. Additionally, Energems will be available at the upcoming Annual Ms. BioGamer Girl 2014 Pageant taking place during Con Nooga 2014 Convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee on February 22, 2014. Other prizes at the event will include Rocksmith 2014 Edition , Insight Editions video game journals and Skylanders SWAP Force prize packages . Fans can learn more about the upcoming event by visiting the official ...

CI Games Releases New Screenshots For Lords of the Fallen and Enemy Front

CI Games has released brand new screenshots for Lords of the Fallen and Enemy Front . Players will be able to pick up Lords of the Fallen later this year for PS4, Xbox One and PC while Enemy Front will be available this summer on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Read on to learn more. From the Press Release Lords of the Fallen places a heavy emphasis on combat skill and persistence, challenging players to hone their abilities with a multitude of weapons, armor character upgrades and supernatural abilities. Lords of the Fallen aims to slash, stab, bludgeon, burn, freeze and/or pummel its way into the dark hearts of masochistic gamers everywhere. Enemy Front is set against some of the European locales of World War II never before explored in a video game. The gamed puts players in the shoes of American war correspondent Robert Hawkins as he fights hand-in-hand with resistance fighters opposing the Nazi juggernaut in France, Germany, Norway and the Warsaw uprising in Poland. To learn more, v...

Pac-Man Museum Releasing This February For PC, Xbox 360 and PS3

Namco Bandai has announced that fans will soon be able to get Pac-Man Museum for PlayStation Network Steam and Xbox Live Arcade. The game will release on February 25th for PSN and then on February 26th for XBLA and Steam. Are you ready for this great classic collection of Pac-Man titles? Read on. From the Press Release Get ready to fearlessly traverse through maze after maze with our favorite yellow pellet-chomping hero. NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that PAC-MAN MUSEUM will be releasing on February 25 for the PlayStation Network and on February 26 for Xbox Live Arcade and STEAM. Retro arcade gamers will be able to look forward to a classic collection of beloved PAC-MAN titles including the critically acclaimed PAC-MAN Championship Edition, PAC-MAN Battle Royale, and much more. Our beloved PAC-MAN wouldn’t be complete without his popular female counterpart, so for a limited time, Ms. PAC-MAN will be included as a free promotional DLC item from launch until Marc...

Cinemax Renews Banshee for Third Season For 2015

Cinemax has announced that Banshee has been renewed for a third season. The new season is set to debut in 2015 with episodes premiering on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Read on to learn more. From the Press Release CINEMAX has renewed the Emmy®-winning hit action series BANSHEE for a third season, scheduled to debut in 2015, it was announced today by Kary Antholis, president, HBO Miniseries and CINEMAX Programming. The show is currently in its second season, with episodes debuting Fridays at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Executive produced by Jonathan Tropper, David Schickler, Peter Macdissi, Alan Ball and Greg Yaitanes, BANSHEE stars Antony Starr (“Rush”) as Lucas Hood and Ivana Milicevic (“Charlie’s Angels,” HBO’s “Mind of the Married Man”) as Carrie Hopewell. The series tells the story of Hood, an ex-con and master thief who tracks down Hopewell, his former lover and partner in crime, who has reinvented herself as the wife of the Banshee, Pa. prosecutor. In Banshee, Hood assumes the identit...

IDW Publishing Releasing Mars Attacks: First Born #1 Comic This May

IDW Publishing has announced that Chris Ryall and Sam Kieth will be teaming up to bring comic fans "Mars Attacks: First Born" this May. Read on to learn more. From the Press Release There have been many stories told in the Mars Attacks universe, but possibly never one quite like this. Beginning in May, Chris Ryall and Sam Kieth, the team behind The Hollows, join forces once again to tell the story of Mars Attacks: First Born. First Born, a four-issue series written by Ryall from a story co-plotted by Ryall and Kieth, and featuring art and covers by Kieth, tells a deceptively quiet story of the aftereffects of the Martian invasion: in a devastated neighborhood, a few survivors try to rebuild their lives. One of those survivors is an infant Martian, left behind in the attacks. But was she left behind on accident, or as part of a more nefarious plan? Does nature versus nurture apply to horrible invaders from Mars? These are some of the themes being explored in this series. Also:...

Exclusive Interview: Richard Tirendi Talks EyeSpy 20/20

EyeSpy 20/20 is vision screening software that is easily administer at home in 2-3 minutes through the fun of a computer game. EyeSpy 20/20 can help you screen your child and make sure they maintain good vision health. We recently had the opportunity to chat with Richard Tirendi, co-founder of VisionQuest 20/20, about EyeSpy 20/20 . Read on to learn more. AMANDA DYAR : EyeSpy 20/20 is a helpful tool in assisting in finding vision problems in children from the VisionQuest 20/20 company. We all know good vision is important in any aspect of life whether at work or play, but what originally caused you to become involved with this project? RICHARD TIRENDI : As a young child, I was bitten by a poisonous insect and had no eyesight for 2 ½ weeks. More than 40 years later, I haven’t forgotten the terror I felt waking up blind. I’m literally thankful for my vision every single day. When my friend and nationally recognized children’s eye surgeon, Dr. James O’Neil, approached me with h...

Chess 2: The Sequel (Video Game Review)

Chess 2: The Sequel is a new release currently available only on Ouya. The game system may be off to a rough console launch, but Chess 2: The Sequel could be a game that can help make the system become a more wanted option for gamers. The game looks good and features and is more entertaining than most chess video games. Players will find plenty of unique rules in the game with many different chess piece sets that come with their own set of rules. Chess 2: The Sequel may be complicated at times, but players can slowly learn each set of rules that goes with each game mode and have a really fun time whether playing offline or with online matchmaking. Chess 2: The Sequel still uses the typical chess pieces that include pawns, knights, queen and king, but there are some new rules that will players will need to learn for the new release no matter which chess sets are being played. The most important rule is that the king can be moved from the back row and advanced past the midline to...