A new UK based producer of addons for Microsoft’s Flight Simulator X has launched the first of a range of WWII aircraft to flight simmers through their website. Real Flight’s debut product is a replica of the Grumman F6F Hellcat, the acclaimed carrier based fighter that joined the war in February 1943. Development of the FSX Hellcat has been ongoing by Project Manager Dean Greasley who launched Real Flight in June 2008, and his small team to complete.
Attention to detail has been the key to already gaining positive feedback from forums across the flight sim community. Built only for FSX including SP1, SP2 and Acceleration (no planned version for FS9), the Hellcat has a highly detailed virtual cockpit complete with 3d gauges and authentic textures, as well as switches to arm and use both bombs and rockets, as well as the working drop tank.
Externally the model maker has satisfied the rivet counters with all animations present and correct, including folding wings and the crucial tail hook for those carrier landings. The authentic sound package also adds to the immersion achieved as you open up the throttle and watch how the self shadowing, bump mapping and spectacular highlights bring any of the 12 carefully selected paint schemes to life.
“We have started as we mean to go on,” said Dean Greasley. “The benchmark has been set high by our first product to show the standard we are setting for ourselves and for our competitors. An addon package spurred on by the immediate sales success is already underway for the Hellcat.”
With the New Year in sight, the Wonderland Online http://wl.igg.com Team has planned several interesting events for players to enjoy right through to 2009.
1. Drive Your Turtle Car III
Players who have never purchased WLO Points Cards and exchanged them for WLO Points will, from January 1st until January 10th EST (GMT-5), be rewarded with a cute Turtle car.
Wonderland Online will hold the Double EXP event for one day if the maximum number of concurrent users is 25,000 or more from 6:00pm, January 2nd until 1:00 am, January 3rd.
Wonderland has released its New Year’s Fortune Bombing! From December 31st to January 5th, 2009, players can spin the wheel using their credits. The WLO team has many amazing gifts prepared for everyone.
From January 1st to January 10th EST (GMT-5), players who have consumed at least 500 Wonderland Online points in total will receive 20,000 Gold as a New Year’s gift. In addition, the top three players who have consumed the most points will be awarded big rewards.
In Zu Online (http://zu.igg.com/), you can fly freely gather legendary treasure, shapeshift into Buddha and much, much more. When you’ve hit a pretty high level, you will certainly want to enjoy more fun than the lower-level players, such as enjoying a flight through the lofty peaks of Zu on a mount. Now we would like to introduce the five powerful mounts that can take you soaring into the skies of Zu Online.
1. Fiery Phoenix
Fiery Phoenix is a holy beast. When beating their powerful wings to take off into the night sky they leave a blazing trail behind them. Fiery Phoenix looks amazing and also possesses awesome stats. The Fiery Phoenix is one of the swiftest and coolest looking mounts in Zu Online.
2. Cloud Runner
Cloud Runners live in Little Sky. The Boulder Immortal likes it a lot because it was born from a talisman and flies like a meteor. It looks like a horse but it is covered with green scales and has wings and horns. Rumor had it a divine pet called Cloud Runner, which was born on Starfalling Cliff, can forecast their master’s future.
3. Snowy Sophist
Snowy Sophists are saint beasts that reside in an undisturbed region in the North. They are very rare. It is said they became the mount of the Old Snow Demon. Their snow white fur represents their icy spirit.
4. Ink Kylin
The Ink Kylin is a beast that absorbs the vapor of clouds and fog from the top of Kunlun Mountain. Ink Kylin’s ride the clouds to fly.
5. Jade Roc
It is said it was the pet Whitebrow fed, it mastered the human's languages and possesses unusually deep spiritualism. Evil creatures dare not come close to it. Do you envy those who can take a flight by mounting a pet? Do you wish to mount a pet to fly too? Just try to get one and see where it takes you!
World of Kung Fu, the popular MMORPG from VestGame Entertainment wishes the entire gaming community a Happy New Year! We’d like to thank our players, fans, and supporters all over the world for making 2008 such a great year. As a special thank you, and in the spirit of celebration, World of Kung Fu will be hosting several special New Year events and offering some cool free prizes to our players.
First off, all players will be able to claim a free Chinese traditional costume for their characters – A nice suit for the men and a special Mandarin dress for the ladies. These special outfits will be given out from 8:30 – 10:30 PM Eastern Time Jan 1st on the Jade Dragon Server, Jan 2nd on Golden Serpent, and Jan 3rd on Iron Monkey.
Secondly, as a “thank you” New Year present, we will award all players with Double Loot Ratio on all three servers for the first three days of 2009! This special bonus will run from midnight December 31st until midnight on January 3rd.
Finally, the main cities in WoKF will be specially decorated for the event. Don’t be surprised if a big floral basket suddenly appears by your side! Some of the GMs might even bring fireworks to enhance the celebration.
All in all, 2008 was a very good year for World of Kung Fu, and 2009 is set to be even better. There will be a major upgrade to the game in mid-January followed by others at regular intervals throughout the year. We encourage all of our players to join us for the New Year festivities, and welcome all new players into the game.
Dreamspike Studios has announced the release of the Official Demo of Space War Commander, their new real-time strategy game. It can be download from their web site at www.dreamspike.com.
Space War Commander is a new take on the strategy genre, avoiding base-building and micromanagement in favor of new game elements never before seen in an RTS. For example, you can take advantage of supply and demand in a galaxy, transporting goods between planets. Of course, you can also travel to contested territories, hunt enemy ships, and sell their hulls for scrap. Finally, why not buy fast ships to outrun pirates and lead them to your opponent’s base?
Space War Commander is different because you have a limited amount of money with which to buy ships. As a result, you need to really think about makeup of your hand-picked force and what to do with it. Are you going to buy massive Destroyers and fight for control of valuable planets? Or will you invest in Bombers and attempt to surgically strike your enemy where it is most vulnerable? Every ship is vital. Every decision is important. In Space War Commander, it’s Your Mind Against the Universe.
Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) games announced today the open beta launch of Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online.
The game, already highly successful in Japan, proved to be popular amongst English speakers during the closed beta test. For open beta, everyone is invited to play the game for free without download or subscription fees.
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online is the first MMO game in the franchise's 20 year history which includes such popular titles as Digitial Devil Saga and the recently released Persona 4. In Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online Players fight alongside friends and demon allies to restore order in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo. The game features a real-time battle system, advanced character customization with modern and traditional Tokyo fashion, and demon fusing - the process of fusing multiple demons together to form powerful new breeds. Most importantly, new social aspects that can be found only in the MMO game are introduced. Players can find new friends by using built-in search functions that filter community members by pre-determined criteria.
As with all titles at Aeria Games, Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online is free to play. The game service and customer support are funded through the micro-transaction sales model where players have the option of purchasing cosmetic and enhancement items.
Experience the revered music of Ys with this limited edition companion disc.
Representatives from Atlus today stood silently before assembled members of the gaming press for an estimated 30 to 40 minutes, headphones in ears, listening to the Legacy of Ys: Books I & II soundtrack. Following the awkward delay, it was then announced that the game's renowned musical score would be offered as a free pre-order bonus at select retailers.
Epic in melody and arrangement, the Ys Books I & II soundtrack has long been considered one of the greatest video same scores ever created. Originally released in an era when many games used music simply to avoid stretches of silence, Ys offered a sweeping emotional score, building on action and tension to provide players with an altogether potent experience. As relevant today as ever, the freshly arranged music CD still manages the same level of excitement and energy, and stand as a testament to true excellence in game music.
Towering over all other games, World of Goo was the 2008 winner of the Independent Game of the Year award. The award, the culminating event of Game Tunnel's 7th Annual Game of the Year awards, is given each year to the most outstanding Independent Video Game. The GameTunnel Independent Game of the Year awards have been established to honor ingenuity, innovation and excellence in Independent Games. This year's awards began December 6th with the Sports Game of the Year award and have continued through 3 weeks and 13 categories finishing with the Top 10 Independent Games of the Year and World of Goo taking the top spot.
"World of Goo is one of those games that really shows what Indie is all about," said Russell Carroll, editor-In-Chief at GameTunnel. "It was created on a shoestring, fueled by the passion of two people who did whatever it took to make their game. Their passion is evident throughout the game. It's a fantastic game to play and it has been tremendous to see World of Goo getting so much mainstream awareness. It was an easy pick as our Independent Game of the Year winner this year."
While World of Goo was the winner, it was only one of 40 different games that were included in the 2008 awards.
"In covering something as unique as Indie games, it's always been our pleasure to highlight a large number of games in our awards. The fact is that many of these games are not as fortunate as World of Goo and are completely unknown to the gaming public. There are hundreds of Indie games released each year, and we're happy to be able to do these awards to make the public aware of a few gems that they might have otherwise missed."
An article of the Top 10 games that also provides reviews and links to all the award winners can be found at: http://www.gametunnel.com/article-705.htm. The list of all award categories and winners is as follows:
Independent Game of the Year - World of Goo
Genre Winners:
Action Game of the Year - Everyday ShooterPuzzle Game of the Year - World of GooAdventure Game of the Year - Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!RPG Game of the Year - The Spirit Engine 2Sim Game of the Year - Democracy 2Sports Game of the Year - New Star Soccer 4Strategy Game of the Year - Battle of Tiles
Technical Categories:
Game of the Year: Graphics - World of Goo Game of the Year: Sound - Everyday Shooter Game of the Year: Innovation - Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! Game of the Year: Multiplayer - Multiwinia
A new version of the indie strategy game MAGI was released. The developers lowered the price to $15.95, and announced that every owner of MAGI will get a 50% discount for ArcMagi, its upcoming sequel.
www.getmagi.com, December 30, 2008 – Tom Grochowiak, independent game developer, released a new version of MAGI, a downloadable strategy/rpg in which the player takes a role of a dueling wizard. With the new release, the price of the game was lowered to $15.95.
The developer also announced that every owner of the full version of MAGI will get a 50% discount for ArcMagi, its upcoming sequel. „This promotion is my token of gratitude towards all the great folks who bought the game. Without them there would be no ArcMagi. All the money I raised through MAGI sales were used in the development of updates and now the sequel. Thanks, guys.” – explains Tom Grochowiak, the main developer of the game.
ArcMagi is a promisingly good looking cross between RPG, strategy and a fighting game. Much like the original MAGI in its premise of taking part in wizard duels, but with beautiful and detailed 2d art, live-recorded soundtrack by Rob Westwood and several gameplay improvements.
"It’s more of a rework than a sequel. We took all the money and feedback we've got from MAGI and used it to make something really great. It's going to be dynamic, strategically deep, playable in short bursts as well as long sessions, well presented and, hopefully, fun as hell” – Tom promises.
ArcMagi was announced on September 21, 2008 on the MAGI community forums. The exact release date is still unknown but the developers say they aim for summer 2009. „We’re indies, we’re free to work on the game as long as we feel is necessary, and we’re going to use that to our advantage. We would like ArcMagi to be available on Q3 of 2009, but we’re more focused on making a great game. And if it will need a few more touches, we will take our time to add them”.
It's the pirates’ code – honor and glory for protecting the guild in bloody battle. In accordance with this code, Tales of Pirates has designed the “Honorary Treasure Chest” to reward the bravest warriors who’ve proved themselves over and over again in battle. Members of the winning guild will receive this precious prize as well as the honor owed to true pirates.
Precious items in Treasure Chest
The Honorary Treasure Chest in Tales of Pirates is a symbol for a lord. Included in the chest, players will have chance to obtain one of the following precious items, Sturgeon Soup, the Chaos Bonus Book, the Black Dragon summon scroll or 300,000 Gold.
The Sturgeon Soup can be used to restore 1600HP and increase 3 PhyResist in 8 minutes. The Chaos Bonus Book can be used to increase Chaos by 10 points. The Black Dragon summon scroll can be used to summon the ultimate Black Dragon BOSS which grants tons of EXP after it is defeated.
After the addition of the Honorary Treasure Chest content into the new version, we believe Tales of Pirates will be much more challenging and attractive! If you haven't joined a guild yet, choose one quickly and experience the excitement of Guild Wars in TOP. Go forward to the Mystic Garden!
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