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Galactic Civilizations III Alpha Blasts Off on Steam Today

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Galactic Civilizations III Alpha Blasts Off on Steam Today

– Begin an incredible galactic journey today in the next entry to one of the highest-rated PC strategy game franchises of all time –


PLYMOUTH, MI – March 27, 2014 – Would-be space emperors can now begin the fight for galactic supremacy as Stardock announced that the alpha for Galactic Civilizations III is available on Steam for Founder’s Elite Edition owners at http://store.steampowered.com/app/226860/. Galactic Civilizations III is the highly anticipated third installment in Stardock’s critically acclaimed 4X PC strategy franchise, coming exclusively to 64-bit PCs.

“Founder’s Elite Edition owners can take this opportunity to help Stardock shape the final product,” said Derek Paxton, vice president of Stardock Entertainment. “We love working directly with the fans, and getting feedback in this critical early stages is the only way to make the best game possible.”

Elite Edition owners will automatically receive all future DLC and expansions to Galactic Civilizations III for free, get their names in the credits, receive a special forum badge, and can name a star that will appear in the final game at launch.

Paxton continued, “Though we’re still early in development, the core Galactic Civilizations gameplay is functional – we’re excited to collaborate with our fans as the game evolves in preparation for its final release next year. The alpha enables fans to jump in, develop their empires, and annihilate their enemies with fleets of powerful warships.”

The alpha includes both single player against the AI as well as multiplayer via the Internet. It also introduces the newly implemented ideology system, which gives players unique benefits for choosing merciless, benevolent, or pragmatic paths. Additionally, the alpha introduces a new economic system that gives players intuitive, visual control over the overall production of their empire.

“Galactic Civilizations is the defining franchise for Stardock,” said CEO Brad Wardell. “The original OS/2 version was the first commercial 32-bit PC game. Galactic Civilizations III is our first natively 64-bit game, which gives us the capability to create the experience we’ve always wanted to make. Our team has never been more focused and dedicated, and we look forward to creating new Galactic Civilizations adventures for years to come.”

Galactic Civilizations III is the ultimate space 4X strategy game that pits players against rival alien races as they fight for galactic domination through technical, economic, political, and military means. When the latest iteration of this fan-favorite series launches, players will be able to design their own ships in the overhauled ship builder, and colonize unique planets in the massive galaxy, all while on the quest to make their empire the greatest the galaxy has ever seen.

For updates, and to learn more about Galactic Civilizations III, please visit www.galciv3.com.

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About Stardock

Stardock is a leading developer and publisher of PC games and desktop software. Its PC games include Sins of a Solar Empire and the critically acclaimed Galactic Civilizations series. Its desktop software includes Start8, Fences, WindowBlinds, ModernMix, and more. Learn more at www.stardock.com.

Maya The Bee Arrives On iOS and Android

Frank Inglese
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Maya The Bee Arrives On iOS and Android

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Developer “Studio 100” and publisher “BulkyPix” are extremely excited to announce that their brand-new mobile video game title “Maya The Bee: The Ant’s Quest” is now available for both iOS and Android devices. This cute and quirky puzzle game plays quite similar to the highly popular Nintendo-published series “Pikmin”. You play as Maya the bee who is on a quest to save the ant queen who has been infected by an odd and scary virus. The queen needs a cure for this illness and Maya is the only one that can help! In “Maya The Bee: The Ant’s Quest” players will be in control of all kinds of different ants to help her on her quest to save the queen: the soldiers, the workers and the conveyors, each one of them having their own functions and each one of them wants to do their part.

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Recruit new ants, beware the wasps and solve the many challenges standing in your way. This is certainly a game that the whole family can enjoy, with brilliant visuals and a nice storyline there’s no one out there that can resist the charm of “Maya The Bee: The Ant’s Quest”. As mentioned above; the game is now available for both iOS (Click Here) and Android (Click Here) devices so head over to the app page now to grab your copy of the game for only $2.99. Still not convinced? Check out the “Maya The Bee: The Ant’s Quest” trailer below!

Chaos Code now available in select countries in Europe, Asia, and Middle East

Travis Bruno
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Today Arc System Works has announced that their 2D fighter, Chaos Code, has just been released onto the PlayStation 3‘s PSN in select countries in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Now it is worth noting that not every country will be able to download the title as it is only available in the below countries:

Austria | Bahrain | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Rep | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | India | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Kuwait | Lebanon | Luxembourg | Malta | Oman | Portugal | Qatar | Romania | Saudi Arabia | Slovakia | Slovenia | South Africa | Spain | Switzerland | UAE | UK

As for the game itself, it features fourteen playable characters that can be used to fight against one another using simple but intuitive controsl to create high speed fights. Our review of the North American release of Chaos Code can be found here.

Wolfenstein: The New Order ‘Panzerhund Edition’ revealed but be careful

Travis Bruno
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Wolfenstein: The New Order ‘Panzerhund Edition’ revealed but be careful

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Earlier this week Bethesda announced that they would be releasing Wolfenstein: The New Order worldwide on May 20th and now it looks like die-hard fans of the series will be able to pick up a little something extra to go along with their purchase, even if it is a bit odd. Today Bethesda has revealed the “Panzerhund Edition” for Wolfenstein: The New Order which comes in at a $100 price tag, a relatively paltry sum considering the things shown above but there is a reason for that… it lacks an actual copy of the game.

You see, while this Panzerhund Edition comes with an 8″ statue of the Panzerhund enemy, patches, a locker to keep everything in and a lot more, a copy of the game is not included so this means that you will need to purchase this and go out and buy a copy of the game to actually be able to play the game. This is a nice little offering and a way to give gamers a chance to pick up some neat extras if they feel like it, but it does come off as a bit strange and hopefully there will be no issues with gamers buying this expecting a copy of the game to be included when the title is released.

Hatsune Miku Project Diva F 2nd’s 40 songs previewed in new trailer

Travis Bruno
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Hatsune Miku Project Diva F 2nd’s 40 songs previewed in new trailer

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Sega had a surprising but very welcome announcement earlier this week when they revealed that they were planning on bringing Hatsune Miku Project Diva F 2nd to the West sometime this Fall. Now while gamers in the West won’t be able to pick up the title for until later this year, Hatsune Miku Project Diva F 2nd has just been released in Japan and to commemorate the game’s launch the company has released a new trailer for the game that shows off all forty songs, and many of the modules, that are available in the game.

The video can be found below and it is worth noting that Blackjack with Megurine Luka is included in its entirety at the end of the video.

Maya The Bee: The Ant’s Quest By Bulkypix

Philip Federico
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Maya The Bee: The Ant's Quest

Maya The Bee: The Ant’s Quest By Bulkypix

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This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad
  • $2.99
  • Category: Games
  • Released: Mar 27, 2014
  • Version: 1.0.1
  • Size: 73.5 MB
  • Language: English
  • Seller: BULKYPIX
  • © Bulkypix, 2014 © Studio 100, 2014

Compatibility: Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Description

Panic broke out in the anthill!

The ant queen has been infected by a strange virus. Time is running out, we have to act as quickly as possible or the anthill will languish. The queen needs your services: bring back all the necessary fruits to prepare her healing potion.

In Maya The Bee: Ants Quest you control different kinds of ants: the soldiers, the workers and the conveyors, each one of them having their own functions. Recruit new ants, beware the wasps and solve the many challenges standing in your way.

Features:

– Discover the famous world of Maya The Bee
– Control Maya and recruit your ant’s squad through the meadows, dodge obstacle, overcome the many enemies and resolve puzzles
– Coordinate your ant friends and beware the mean wasps
– Play to the many challenges of Maya’s friends.

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Hozuki No Reitetsu Episode 12 Impressions

Frank Inglese
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Hozuki No Reitetsu Episode 12 Impressions

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Hozuki No Reitetsu
Episode 12 – Lady Lilith And Her Husband/Why Monsters Are So Widely Spread Throughout Mundane China

Another week, another episode and I’m so glad because I cannot get enough of Hozuki No Reitetsu. Welcome back to another installment of Hozuki No Reitetsu Anime Impressions, I hope you’ve all been as excited about this new episode as I have! This week marks the release of Hozuki No Reitetsu episode twelve: An episode that introduces us to the “corrupted” mother of all mankind and one that confirms that having Hozuki in your life only means turmoil in the end.

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Lady Lilith And Her Husband:

Finding love in life is hard but it’s also pretty hard even in death and don’t think becoming a high-level demon is going to raise your chances of hooking a “hottie”. If you’re anything like European Hell’s second in command, Beelzebub, you may go against everything I just said and get with some fine-looking broad in the afterlife but if it IS anything like Beelzebub’s situation, it may not be that of a good one. The first half of episode twelve introduces us to a beautiful young woman who goes by the name of Lilith. She’s introduced as a temptress-type demon but in the same sentence she’s also described as the original wife of Adam…as in; Adam and Eve. It turns out that couple were the first ever human beings to be married but also the very first two human beings to get divorced. After fighting about who gets to be “on top”, as described in the show, the two decide to part ways with Adam going off and doing whatever it was he did and Eve changing her name to Lilith and going on one hell of a manhunt…the good kind, ladies. Throughout the rest of her existence she simply acted more like a succubus than anything else but instead of living her victims lifeless she just left them penniless making her hells greatest gold-digger. Now the bride of Beelzebub, Satan’s second in command, Lilith hasn’t changed too much from how she was described.

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Despite them being bound by unholy matrimony Lilith still continues to prance around town getting with any man she can making her…not so loyal to her hubby. She heads down to Japanese hell one day alongside her husband and his boss Satan for a “press conference” of sorts and while the two men are doing their hellish duty she’s out on the town living it up…with Hozuki and the gang. Obviously hilarity ensues when Lilith falls for Hozuki and he shows no interest towards her, instead he introduces her to a known male gigolo, our friend Hakutaku. The two immediately click and that’s the last we see of them. The rest of the episode has Beelzebub trying his best to beat Hozuki in any way he can just to prove that he’s the greater demon, but Hozuki being the main character barely gives the poor guy an inch. This half of the episode featured something we haven’t seen in Hozuki No Reitetsu for a while at this point in time and that’s some classic slap-stick comedy. The one-sided competition between Beelzebub and Hozuki was undoubtedly the most humorous part of this episode and it really made it for me. I was happy to see European Hell character come back into the story, they’re probably my most favored characters apart from the main crew because they’re just so goofy.

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Why Monsters Are So Widely Spread Throughout Mundane China:

Everyone reading this has clearly been following Hozuki No Reitetsu since the very first episode. In twelve episodes the series has taught us that having Hozuki around is like having an unbreakable curse but I’m sure we all knew that by the end of the first episode. Each and every person he comes into contact with almost always goes through some sort of Hozuki-induced trauma…and that’s just the people he DOES like. In this half of episode twelve the audience takes a step back into the past of Hakutaku. In previous episodes it was noted that Hakutaku is actually a ferocious and mystical Chinese beast but all we see him as is what looks like a typical human-type creature living somewhere in the afterlife. This episode is like a lot of my favorites; it takes a myth or legend and puts it in simple words while also being quite accurate tot he original story. It centers around Hakutaku and his connection to the “Yellow Emperor” of Chinese mythology who encountered each other a very long time ago while Hakutaku was out on one of his drunken strolls and the emperor was out patrolling his land. Without doing the whole “play-by-play” way of writing anime impressions I’m just going to jump straight into what I enjoyed about the episode: I loved the way the stories of Hozuki and Hakutaku intertwined but neither of them remember encountering each other so long ago.

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You see, during that time Hozuki was out patrolling other afterlives to investigate the ways in which they were run, what structures have been put in place for the souls of the deceased and just how everything ran in general. He just so happened to be on an “excursion”  to the Chinese afterlife when he happened to come into contact with a very young Hakutaku who was much more of a drinker back then. Hozuki used alcohol to his advantage and got Hakutaku drunk enough to spill the beans about what exactly was going on in the Chinese afterlife. After giving all the information he could, Hakutaku decided to head off for a stroll, that stroll just so happened to be the one where he fell through the clouds in Shangri-La and down to earth where he was met by the Yellow Emperor and his crew. It was just an interesting half of the episode that, although not exactly hilarious, did give more insight into the world of Hozuki No Reitetsu while also teaching us a thing or two about Chinese culture and mythology which is something I really enjoy and something that I believe Hozuki No Reitetsu does better than any other anime series I’ve seen as of late.

Check out more Hozuki No Reitetsu impressions HERE.

JANE JENSEN’S MOEBIUS: EMPIRE RISING™ — PREORDER DISCOUNTS AND DEMO NOW AVAILABLE

Philip Federico
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JANE JENSEN’S MOEBIUS: EMPIRE RISING™ — PREORDER DISCOUNTS AND DEMO NOW AVAILABLE

Get Kickstarted Sci-Fi Adventure for 20% Off with Free Soundtrack Until April 15 Launch

SAN JOSE, CA (March 27, 2014) – Long-awaited sci-fi thriller adventure game Moebius: Empire Rising™ is now available for preorder from www.POStudios.com. Players will enjoy an exclusive, limited-time 20% discount and receive a free copy of the game’s soundtrack if they preorder from POStudios.com or Steam, GOG.com, GamersGate and other major retailers by April 15, 2014.

A demo of the game, recently named one of the year’s most-anticipated titles by GamesRadar, is now available as well in advance of the full game’s release on April 15. Players can experience the demo as well as a new development diary featuring master storyteller Jane Jensen — the award-winning creator of the Gabriel Knight® series, who has been hailed as “the Agatha Christie of adventure games” — at www.POStudios.com.

This long-awaited mystery thriller raised more than $435,000 in May 2012 as one of gaming’s first big Kickstarter successes. When the full game releases for PC and Mac on April 15, Moebius: Empire Rising will also be one of the first major crowd-funded adventures to ship. Moebius: Empire Rising is the veteran designer’s first adventure game since 2010’s Gray Matter, and the first she has completely overseen since Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned in 1999.

Jane Jensen’s next project is a Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th anniversary remake, which will ship later this year.

MOEBIUS DEMO – http://www.moebiusthegame.com

Set in Cairo, the Moebius demo introduces players to Malachi Rector, a prickly antiques dealer with a genius for history. After the U.S. government expresses an unusual interest in his talent for analyzing historical artifacts and people, Malachi unexpectedly finds his life in danger. Can he trust David Walker — a former Special Forces operative he meets randomly in the desert — to protect him? Or is David involved in the very plot that has masked assassins hunting Malachi around the globe?

Learn more about Moebius at the new Gamepedia wiki: http://moebius.gamepedia.com/Moebius:_Empire_Rising_Wiki

PREORDER DEAL: 20% OFF PLUS FREE SOUNDTRACK

Until the game’s April 15 release, Moebius: Empire Rising can be preordered for $23.99 (a 20% discount on the regular $29.99 price) from the following online stores:

Phoenix Online: http://store.postudios.com/products/moebius-empire-rising-pre-order

Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/264520/

GOG: http://www.gog.com/game/moebius

GamersGate: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-MOEBIUS/moebius-empire-rising

All preorders come with a free MP3 soundtrack available for immediate download. This features 32 original compositions by Robert Holmes, including “The Wheel” with vocals by Raleigh Holmes.

For assets and information, please see http://www.pressroom.postudios.com.

Red Bull Racers By Red Bull

Philip Federico
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Red Bull Racers

Red Bull Racers By Red Bull

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This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad
  • Free
  • Category: Games
  • Released: Mar 27, 2014
  • Version: 1.0
  • Size: 272 MB
  • Language: English
  • Seller: Red Bull Media House GmbH
  • © Red Bull

Compatibility: Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Description

Get ready for wild races, reckless overtakings and tons of action in the next generation of Slot Racing!

FUN WITH FRIENDS
Play with your friends, climb up the leaderboard, and show everyone who’s No. 1!

THE WORLD OF MOTORSPORTS
Burn tires and explore unique tracks in various game modes and compete against the best drivers in the world!

TONS OF ACTION
Jumps, drifts, loopings and reckless overtaking with cars of real world champions!

INTUITIVE CONTROLS
Racing designed for mobile — easy but challenging!

AWESOME MUSIC
Get your speed on with featured tracks from AWOLNATION and New Beat Fund!

Get ready for Red Bull Racers!

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Game is not supporting iPod 4th Generation

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Starting gun for Red Bull Racers on the App Store and Google Play!

Philip Federico
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Starting gun for Red Bull Racers on the App Store and Google Play! 

Salzburg, Austria – March 27, 2014 – New fodder for motorsports fans: Red Bull Racers, the new racing game from Red Bull Media House and Bongfish, is now available for free on the App Store and Google Play. Fans of the world-famous Carrera racetrack system can rejoice. In cooperation with the global market leader Carrera, Red Bull is bringing the legendary racetrack system to smartphones and tablets for the first time – with lots of extras in the three racing series Formula, Offroad, and Street.

Over 100 different events on 21 tracks provide a lot of variety in the nerve-wracking duels. Players start their careers in classic style with a kart and then set out to successfully complete races in each of the game modes Elimination, Rivals, Cup, and Endurance in order to unlock more challenging courses and vehicles. And the fleet of Red Bull Racers has nothing to be ashamed of. The most famous car of 2013, the Infiniti Red Bull RB9 of four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, is sure to be there when it comes to finding the best racers on smartphone and tablet. Other champion cars from the world of motorsports, such as the Arden GP3 or the VW Polo R WRC, also appear alongside local stars like the Australian V8 Supercar or the Austrian KTM XBOW-R in their respective racing series. But the fastest lap time and the trip to the winner’s circle depend on more than just the high horse-power engines of the racecars. The most important element in Red Bull Racers is the player’s finely honed instincts in the tricky chicanes, loops, banked curves, and jumps that have to be mastered on the various courses.

In addition, the Friends Rivals Races mode, where players can play against their friends via Facebook Connect and challenge them over and over again to beat their best time and take the cup in their group, provides new challenges again and again.

Key Features

  • 3 race series: Formula, Offroad, and Street
  • 4 single-player game modes: Cup, Elimination, Rivals, Endurance
  • 3 difficulty levels: Beginner, Amateur, and Pro in every game mode
  • 1 multi-player mode: 27 Friends Rivals Races via Facebook Connect
  • 9 vehicles at the launch, more vehicles in upcoming updates
  • A total of 108 events on 21 courses
  • 51 different achievements
  • Global and local featured events
  • Global and Friends leaderboards
  • Music by the indie rock band AWOLNATION and G-Punk band New Beat Fund
  • Universal app 

Red Bull Racers, developed by Bongfish and published by Red Bull Media House, is now available free with IAP on the App Store and Google Play. The “intelligent” link to Red Bull Racers game recognizes the particular device and will drive you to the right platform – App Store, Google Play or online to the Red Bull Racers microsite: http://win.gs/N3UZ6L   

Updates with more courses and new racecars are already in development and will continue to provide new fun over the course of the year.

 

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