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Kalypso Media Digital is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar for Windows PC. Developed by Longbow Digital Arts, Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar will challenge players’ strategic battlefield skills as they manage huge armies through the massive historical battles of first century BC.  In this, the sequel to Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece, players will wage war on battlefields beautifully rendered by an upgraded graphics engine as they strive to dominate the known world – via conquest, or by starving out their enemies. Read the rest of this entry »

The latest Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag walkthrough video from Ubisoft showcases the new, exciting naval fort gameplay. The walkthrough opens with our new hero, Edward Kenway and his companion Adewale as they discuss the “country called Jackdaw” before diving into the thrilling excitement of a fort raid from sea. The gameplay includes commentary from game director Ashraf Ismail. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver creative startup Neon Astronauts has released its first title on iTunes. Pick A Hand is designed for both iPhone and iPad and comes in two versions: Lite and Full. The full version is priced at $ 0.99 USD. The concept behind the game is simple: guess which hand is holding the object and get as many in a row correct as you can. Guess wrong, and you go back to zero. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft^® has announced that Tom Clancy’s™ Splinter Cell^® Blacklist™, the latest entry in the iconic Tom Clancy franchise, is now available in the UK for the PlayStation^®3, Xbox 360^®, Wii U™ and PC.  As lethal operative Sam Fisher, players are given a new mandate to hunt down the masterminds behind the Blacklist, a series of escalating terrorist attacks on U.S interests.  Developed by Ubisoft Toronto, with support from Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Shanghai. Read the rest of this entry »

In this new video from Ubisoft, gamers can watch pirate and assassin Captain Edward Kenway silently stalk his enemies across cities, rooftops and jungles as stealth is back with a renewed focus in Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag featuring new gameplay mechanics, features and weapons such as the lethal blowpipe. Read the rest of this entry »

The Year of Luigi is going strong. So far, Luigi has explored multiple haunted mansions in Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon for Nintendo 3DS, partnered up with his brother in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, also for Nintendo 3DS, and taken the Wii U downloadable content world by storm in New Super Luigi U. Nintendo has announced that on August 25th, New Super Luigi U will be available as a packaged-disc version for Wii U that will be sold in retail stores. The game joins the downloadable version available in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U. Read the rest of this entry »

According to Romance Writers of America, more than 74 million people read romance novels each year. Most of them are women. Independent Vancouver game studio Silicon Sisters invites these women to try something new: playing a romance on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.  The newly released romance game Everlove is now available worldwide on the iTunes App Store. Everlove stars a young woman named Rose who has turned to past-life regression in order to gain insight into her personal problems. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are the basic facts and features for the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins from WB Games Montréal (multiplayer by Splash Damage). According to the game’s release date, I have two months to finish Batman: Arkham Asylum (about 50% complete) and Batman: Arkham City, which I haven’t even opened yet. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent game development studio Red Barrels announced today that its highly anticipated – and widely feared – survival horror game Outlast is now available for pre-order on Steam. Starting today through the PC launch on September 4, 2013, gamers who pre-order Outlast will receive a 20 percent discount off of the $19.99 price. Read the rest of this entry »

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have unveiled a new trailer for Batman™: Arkham Origins at gamescom in Cologne. Titled Nowhere to Run, the trailer showcases the indomitable super villains hell-bent on taking down the Bat and gives a first look at Firefly, one of the eight assassins featured in Batman: Arkham Origins, capable of raining fire from above. Read the rest of this entry »