Ultima Online - Stygian Abyss video game coming Summer 2009

Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic Arts, today officially announced Ultima Online - Stygian Abyss the upcoming expansion to legendary MMORPG Ultima Online. Slated for release this summer, Stygian Abyss will be the eighth expansion to one of the longest-running MMORPGs in the genre’s history. The expansion will introduce a flood of new content for the citizens of Britannia to explore and conquer.

Stygian Abyss revolves around the introduction of the playable Gargoyle race. Since taking center stage in the original Ultima series, Gargoyles have been a fascinating part of the Ultima story – now, Ultima Online players can enjoy Gargoyles firsthand, with a variety of unique skills, including Throwing, Imbuing and Mysticism.

“Ultima Online has a unique place in the history of online games – it was the first truly successful MMORPG and it showed that there was a real market for these types of games,” said Mark Jacobs, vice president and general manager of Mythic Entertainment. “UO is still going strong and we can’t wait to throw open the gates to the Stygian Abyss.”

Players will find expansive new areas to explore, including Ter Mur, the Gargoyle homeland, and the Stygian Abyss dungeon itself – the largest dungeon area ever introduced to Ultima Online. The dungeon will contain new boss monsters of unparalleled difficulty including the Medusa, Primeval Lich and the Stygian Dragon, as well as Player vs. Player zones where adventurers will be turned against each other.

Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss expansion requires the original Ultima Online game to play and will be available in the Summer of 2009 via digital distribution only.

MAG - Massive Action Game - is a massively multiplayer online action game

MAG (Massive Action Game) is a massively multiplayer online action game featuring 256 player battles. MAG is the next game from Zipper Interactive, with up to 256 players in a single multiplayer session. Watch the videos and screenshots below...

Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans video game on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.

Classic arcade gamezplay is the name of the game for Jelly Belly: Ballistic Beans. Blast your beans from the giant cannon in an effort to clear the board and collect power ups.
A fast-paced arcade style game of skill, Jelly Belly - Ballistic Beans offers simple but highly addictive game play to provide an experience that will appeal to casual players as well as seasoned veteran.

The main objective is to get the required quota of Jelly Belly Beans into the matching cups while scoring points, using power-ups and earning bonuses along the way. This is achieved by using the bean launcher to propel the beans into the playfield and is complemented by all the sights, and sounds associated with the exciting arcade setting.

• Eight different and exciting themes available including Halloween, Space and Sport with over 150 unique table layouts providing various objectives with opportunities for Highscores and Medal rewards.
• Use the Recipe Maker to create special mixes of bean flavours.
• Extensive Single and Multiplayer options plus various unlockable game modes and features to encourage replaying and reward experienced player
• Collect various power-ups to give you special abilities and empower the beans with spectacular results.

Gardening Mama demo announced for Nintendo DS

Gamers of a green-fingered persuasion will be able to sample the latest in the Mama series early when the Gardening Mama demo goes live on Nintendo’s Wii channel.

Available from 24th April, the demo will be available to download and transfer to DS via Wi-Fi connection.

The demo gives players a sample plant to grow and demonstrates ten stages of game play, which include sorting the bulbs, tilling the soil, applying serum and spraying for pesky creepy crawlies.


As has become the series trademark, all stages are conducted under the watchful eye of Mama, who will save the day should your gardening skills abandon you at the crucial moment.

Gardening Mama hails from the same developer as the famed Cooking Mama series of games, the original of which has gone on to ship well over 1.5 million copies and counting. The accessible and colourful nature of this quintessentially Japanese series has made the eponymous ‘Mama’ an instantly recognisable favorite amongst casual gamers and Japanophiles alike.

The full version of Gardening Mama will be available from 1st May exclusively for Nintendo DS.

New Nintendo Wii Horror video game - Feel - video trailer

Kotaku have this trailer for Feel horror video game from the director of The Grudge.

No release date for the US or Europe, at present, but Japan expect it later in the summer.

Enjoy...

Officers World War II PC video game - strike back and defeat the Axis menace in Europe

On 6th June 1944, The Liberation of France Began.....

Officers puts you in command of the Allied forces in the largest conflict of our time. Take control of the US and British Commonwealth armies in order to strike back and defeat the Axis menace in Europe along the Western Front.

With over 1500 units on maps of up to 10 square miles, Officers is the first WWII RTS to let you fight on a truly massive scale. Historical battles like Operations Overlord, Millennium and Cobra will put your tactical skills to the test using combined forces from infantry and engineers to tanks, artillery and bombers. Blazing speed and blunt force will only secure victory if you extend your supply lines and capture enemy weaponry and warehouses. Take the high ground and use terrain to your advantage. An advanced map and mod editor let’s you continue the war with the ability to create additional historical or alternative scenarios.

Your Mission:

• Operation Overlord - one of the biggest offensives ever seen in warfare - has one aim: to break the Germans’ Atlantic Wall.
• Important depots and production facilities are the enemy’s preferred targets and must be held and protected.
• From your air-fields you can launch reconnaissance flights, bombing missions or airborne troops.
• Behind enemy lines, parachute units can operate very effectively – but they need appropriate support from air force or artillery.
• The change from day to night and the weather affect events and dictates which equipment is appropriate.
• Organize the urgently required supplies of fuel, food and ammunition, otherwise important troops can no longer be deployed.
• Campaigns during the winter months make warfare even more difficult and require appropriate materials and equipments.
• Vehicles and weapons can be damaged by enemy action or suffer from over-use, so they require regular care and servicing to keep them ready for combat.

Officers: World War II will be available on the 22nd May 2009 at a RRP of £24.99

Ultimate Ninja 4 - Naruto Shippuden video game out April 30th

Ultimate Ninja meets NARUTO SHIPPUDEN! NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja 4 will be the first game to bring SHIPPUDEN, the new grand chapter of the Naruto saga, to Europe.

Armed with a brand new combat system and massive storyline, the game delivers the largest roster of more mature, faster and stronger ninjas for players to master and a brand new world of NARUTO SHIPPUDEN to discover!

ZUSHI launches Love Is... In Bloom on Nintendo DS

Love Is... playing together. Now here is your chance with Love Is... In Bloom on the Nintendo DS.

Plant, nurture and sell flowers to build your own floral empire and a great relationship at the same time!

Take on the role of the popular Love Is... Characters in their goal to build the best Florist shop around. Start with the basics of preparing the soil and planting seeds to grow magnificent flowers that you can then sell them in your very own Flower shop to earn money and grow a little empire.

Full of the same endearing charm as the original cartoons you get to work on a blossoming relationship as well as a growing business.

• Twelve varied and unique arcade-style games provide fun, long-term challenges.
• Build your own floral empire. Starting from the very first seed and building up, upgrading the garden and stocking the shop to supply made-to-order bouquets to the public.
• Unique Wii-remote controls with gameplay specifically designed to take advantage of the extra level of control.
• Single and Multiplayer game modes.

Masters of Belial - Free download and play (account restrictions)

Masters of Belial is an “AoS” based Team PvP Action RPG game powered by Microsoft’s XNA technology. Players select a hero of their desire and slowly build up in power in their quest for power and domination. Each map is carefully designed to offer a mixture of strategic PvP combat along with good old dungeon crawling.

- New Ladder system ranking players from all over the world based on team and personal achievements.
- Official Dedicated Server Hosting.
- 3 New Maps
- Bot AI
- Revamped spell, item and attribute system.
- New gameplay mechanics such as wells, shrines, last hit and rested bonuses.
- New EasyUse matchmaking interface.
- Improved Engine scalability to support older hardware and take advantage of new ones. (Playable framerate of 20+ on INTEL GPU Laptops and 30+ on 3 year old NVIDIA/ATI Laptops)
- Soft Shadows & Soft Lighting highlights
- Widescreen Support with resolutions up to 1920x1600.

"The first version was made to see, this version was made to please." said Argi Baltzi founder of Brain Seal.

Masters of Belial 1.1 continues to be a free to download and play with certain account restrictions. Players can upgrade once their accounts to have access to all content including the new ladder system, all 12 heroes and 3 maps for the price of 12.99€ (Roughly 16.99$).

All-New Mixed Martial Arts Title Joins Award-Winning EA SPORTS Lineup

Electronic Arts announce that an all-new fighting title is in development at EA Tiburon in Orlando, under the EA SPORTS brand. EA SPORTS MMA will be available in 2010 on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system.

EA SPORTS MMA will feature the most authentic, intense and broad mixed martial arts experience to date, and will set a new bar for online sports competition – complete with a vast array of top fighters and fighting styles from around the world.

“With Fight Night Round 4 set to deliver a knockout with industry-leading visuals and genre-defining gameplay later this month, I couldn’t be more excited to announce the expansion of our combat sports strategy with EA SPORTS MMA coming in 2010,” said EA SPORTS President Peter Moore. “Fans have been begging EA SPORTS to get into the cage, and EA SPORTS MMA will put them in control of the sport’s unique combat experience while finally, in an immersive interactive experience, capturing the raw intensity that has made mixed martial arts one of the fastest growing sports in the world. We’re ready for the fight.”

The EA Tiburon studio carries a successful legacy, and is a leader in innovation, within sports video games. In August of 2008, EA Tiburon was named by GamePro Magazine as one of the top eight most powerful studios in the entire gaming industry. It is home to highly touted franchises, such as Madden NFL, NCAA Football and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR.

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