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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance PC version now available for pre-order

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We have been hearing about how Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance would be released on the PC for a few months now, but until today we had no idea exactly when that day would come. Well today Konami has not only announced a release date for the PC version of the game but they have also made it available for pre-order on Steam.

The game will be released on January 9, 2014 and will cost $29.99, though if you pre-order within 24 hours you will get it at 33% off with any pre-orders after that, but still before launch, being 20% off. This version of the game comes with all of the DLC missions and a number of customized body upgrades with the purchase of the game.

Continues Om Nom’s Adventures on Cut the Rope 2 Out Now for iOS

ZeptoLab found themselves a hit with the original Cut the Rope, letting players solve physics based puzzles while feeding On Nom candy. Now they have finally released the “first true sequel” with Cut the Rope 2, featuring new allies in the form of Nommies who aid Om Nom on his journey home.

These new allies add all sorts of new additions for Cut the Rope 2, such as carrying Om Nom through the air and creating bridges to help Om Nom traverse around. Additionally, players wont just be cutting the rope to drop Om Nom wherever he may land, as players can now move Om Nom themselves.

Those wanting to see how the sequel plays can watch the gameplay trailer embedded below and get a better idea of how the allies work, while those wanting to check out Cut the Rope 2 for themselves can find it exclusively on iTunes for $0.99 on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch now.

Arcane Chronicles’ Official Website Launches Today

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NEXON Europe are very excited to announce that the official website for their upcoming browser-based, MMO/RPG game “Arcane Chronicles” is now live and ready to be used! Arcane Chronicles is a traditional and very stylish game that casts p;ayers into a world of dark fantasy, one that they’ll have to team up and fight their way through if they want to survive. The great thing about the launch of the official website is that now players can head there and pre-register for the closed beta of the game which is slated for a start in January sometime, so far no specific date has been announced. Head to the official “Arcane Chronicles” website by clicking here and make sure you head down to our featured video section below to check out the new Prologue Trailer for the game.

Ridge Racer Slipstream Speeds onto Apple Devices

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The newest title in the long running Ridge Racer series is now out for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, just in time for the 20th anniversary of the series. Developed by Namco Bandai Games, Ridge Racer Slipstream will showcase a brand new racing engine specifically designed for touch screen devices, multiple gameplay modes, 10 race tracks and an additional 10 mirrored courses, high energy music and a wealth of customisation options for your vehicle. Namco Bandai is promising future updates will provide additional content, including an online race mode for up to eight players.

Other key features include:

  • Over 300 customization possibilities to enhance the performance and the look of your machines, across a variety of colors, rims, body kits and vinyls.
  • 12 unique vehicles at launch, and more to come in future free updates.
  • A full-featured Career Mode and three different race types in Arcade Mode (Regular / Quick / Knockout Races).
  • 108 different racing competitions across 6 Grand Prix Series – all in beautiful, high definition locations.

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You can download Ridge Racer Slipstream from the App Store and check out the trailer below for a preview of the game. Once you’ve done that, leave us a comment about your favourite Ridge Racer moment from the last 20 years. Riiiiiidddggeeee Raaaaaccccceeeerrrrrr!

Ubisoft Gives Holiday Gifts To All PSN and Uplay Players

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, everybody, the time of year where people from all around the world come together to celebrate one of the biggest miracles to have ever graced mankind in its entirety; Holiday Sales. The beautiful people over at Ubisoft have decided to make everyone’s Holiday season that little bit sweeter by announcing that, for the next 48 hours(December 19th – December 21st), the brand new Assassin’s Creed title “Black Flag” will be selling for 50% off! Now I believe it is only for those of us who own a Sony PlayStation 3 so if you do own one i suggest you head to the PlayStation store right now to grab yourself a top game for a low price. “Black Flag” is one of the top-ranked games this holiday season and I think it’s damn nice of Ubisoft to be marking it down for us.

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The gifts haven’t finished coming yet so keep reading on: For everybody out there who has a Uplay account, Ubisoft will be offering sales of many of their games at up to 75% percent off from now until the 5th of January with new deals on different games being released daily. Far Cry 3, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist, Batman Arkham City and Fallout 3 are just a few of the many games that are up for sale and are available on the PC through Ubisofts Uplay Website which you can get to by clicking here. Ubisoft wishes you the very best during your holiday season and they’re saying it with game sales, get onto it and have a great end of the year!

ICEBERG INTERACTIVE GETS IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH HEAVILY DISCOUNTED GAMES ON STEAM’S WINTER SALE

ICEBERG INTERACTIVE GETS IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH HEAVILY DISCOUNTED GAMES ON STEAM’S WINTER SALE

Huge Variety of Game Genres Offer the Perfect Holiday Gift for All Gamers

Haarlem, The Netherlands – December 19, 2013 – Veteran video game publisher Iceberg Interactive announced today it is offering very attractive price cuts during Steam’s Winter Sale with discounts ranging from 25% to 75%. Recently having been heralded as the champion of space games, Iceberg is offering discounts on a variety of 4X strategy games such as StarDrive (66% off), Armada 2526 Gold (75% off), Gemini Wars (75% off), Horizon (Early Access Beta, 25% off), as well as space sim Starpoint Gemini 2 (Early Access Alpha, 25% off). The Iceberg avalanche also features classy action games Nuclear Dawn (66% off) and Gas Guzzlers Extreme (50% off), plus eerie adventure games such as Dark Fall: Lost Souls (75% off).

Iceberg Interactive’s full list of games on sale includes (alphabetically):

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ABOUT ICEBERG INTERACTIVE

Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of games industry veterans and is located in Haarlem, The Netherlands. While keeping its roots in the European retail games market, Iceberg has rapidly increased its focus towards the global digital games market, by building strong direct relationships with dozens of Game Portals. Staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an international assembly of game developers, both midsize and indie. With a distinct focus on the strategy, action, simulation and adventure game genres, the company has garnered attention with acclaimed releases including Killing Floor, Wings of Prey, APB Reloaded and Endless Space among its 70+ game arsenal — with more promising games in the pipeline.

 

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GUNCRAFT CELEBRATES STEAMWORKSHOP 2K ACHIEVEMENT WITH HOLIDAY UPDATE AND SALE AT 66% OFF

GUNCRAFT CELEBRATES STEAMWORKSHOP 2K ACHIEVEMENT WITH HOLIDAY UPDATE AND SALE AT 66% OFF

Ring in the holiday spirit, Guncraft style!  Since Steam Workshop was integrated into Guncraft three months ago, the community has answered the creative call with more than 2,000 user created maps, weapons, skins, and prefabs.  Gamers now literally have 2,000 reasons to experience one of the most creatively addictive first person shooters to release this year. With this milestone, Guncraft is thrilled to take part in Steam Holiday Sale from Thursday, December 20 until Thursday, January 2, where Guncraft will be on sale for $5.09, a 66% discount off its retail price of $14.99. A special holiday update will be available with the Steam Holiday that includes new holiday themed content including the Gingerbread map, three new skins (Crafty Claus, Crafty Elf, and Gingerbread Man), and the Holiday Block Pack free for a limited time.  Be merry and bright – block and load with Guncraft tonight!

Watch the 2K Milestone trailer HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=nf6slDxDNyY

Marrying the addictive nature of block building sandbox games with the speed and competition of modern first-person shooters, Guncraft features gameplay that is instantly intuitive and addicting. Players can create arenas and levels based on anything they can think of, and once complete, utilize these stages for addictive fast-paced shooting action.  With Steam Workshop integration, all the cool creation aspects can be instantly shared with the community – levels created from the ground up, completely unique guns, and nearly any type of character skin comes to life with just a few short clicks.

Guncraft is available for $14.99 on Steam and during the Steam Holiday Sale it is $5.09, 66% off its MSRP price of $14.99 from December 20 until Thursday, January 2, 2014.

To learn more about Guncraft, please visit www.exatogames.com/guncraft/, as well as ‘Like’ it on Facebook and follow the game @ExatoGames for all the latest developer updates and news.

STUFF YOUR VIRTUAL STOCKINGS WITH REVERB GAMES ON STEAM’S HOLIDAY SALE

STUFF YOUR VIRTUAL STOCKINGS WITH REVERB GAMES ON STEAM’S HOLIDAY SALE

With the holidays here, Reverb Publishing is pleased to announce several indie titles on the Steam Holiday Sale that starts today, December 19, and runs until January 2, 2014.  While staying warm and enjoying copious amounts of eggnog, gamers should take advantage of spectacular special offers from the following Reverb indie games:

  • Edge of Space $8.03 (33% discount) – Set in deep space, Edge of Space is an open-world, dynamically-generated sandbox survival-adventure game. Start with only a laser pick and the gear from the crashed pod, then immediately start collecting as every piece of material attained is valuable. Fight against an array of creative horrors including cybernetically-enhanced laser space sharks or vicious genetically-evolved polar bears — and those are not even the strangest monstrosities to encounter! At the absolute edge of space gamers must adapt or die – good luck ArkCo Operative in your sci-fi adventure!
  • Guncraft$5.09 (66% discount) – Marrying the addictive nature of block building sandbox games with the speed and competition of modern first-person shooters, Guncraft features gameplay that is instantly intuitive and addicting. Players can create arenas and levels based on anything they can think of, and once complete, utilize these stages for addictive fast-paced shooting action.  With over 2,000 different prefabs, weapons, skins, and levels created and shared by the lively Guncraft gaming community, it’s time to block and load!  Also, gamers should take advantage of the Guncraft holiday update that includes new skins, new maps and the Holiday Block Pack free for this limited time!
  • Sanctum 2$7.49 (50% discount) – From Coffee Stain Studios, the indie developers of the first hybrid of tower-defense and first-person shooter genres, Sanctum, comes the highly acclaimed, bigger, badder sequel,  Sanctum 2.  Utilizing elements of both tower defense and first person shooting games, gamers set up defensive towers to take out waves of attacking enemies, then jump head-on into the fray, either alone or as part of a squad in four player co-op multiplayer.
  • Sanctum 2 Season Pass$5.99 (50% discount) – The Sanctum 2 Season Pass unlocks the four DLC expansion packs released for Sanctum 2 each adding several new features including a new playable character, interactive maps, wicked weaponry, uber-cool tower defense machines, malicious monsters, and tons of new perks.  The four expansion packs include: Road To Elysion, Ruins of Brightholme, The Pursuit, and the recently released The Last Stand.
  • Primal Carnage$5.09 (66% discount) – Play as an armed human mercenary hunting prehistoric beasts or a cunning, huge dinosaur in this online multiplayer shooter that combines PVP combat, team-based strategy, and savage class-oriented matches. Do you yearn to stand shoulder to shoulder to your fellow man and hold back the tide of savage, primordial creatures? Do you itch to take control of the mightiest monsters ever to have existed and rain down extinction on your human foes? Then Primal Carnage is most certainly for you.
  • Ravaged Zombie Apocalypse$5.09 (66% discount) – From 2Dawn Games, the indie developers of Ravaged, comes a new update so massive, it had to be re-branded to reflect the large collection of new content and features – Ravaged Zombie Apocalypse.  Offering the same thrilling, competitive online vehicle and weapon multiplayer madness experienced in the original, Ravaged Zombie Apocalypse adds entirely new single-player and cooperative gameplay infested with hordes of vicious zombies that will try relentlessly to overtake any and all players.
  • Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians$3.74 (75% discount) – Winner of ‘Best Art’ and ‘Best Sound’ in Intel’s 2012 Level Up Game Demo Contest, Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians follows the story of an ethereal, blue creature – Beatbuddy – who is awoken from his eternal slumber in order to save the world from Prince Maestro who will take musical freedom from the citizens of Symphonia. Each level has stunning 2D hand-drawn backgrounds and engaging puzzles, with an adventure harmonized to the rhythm of music composed by Austin Wintory, Parov Stelar and other amazing artists.

For more information about Reverb, please visit www.reverbpublishing.com.

Capsule Computers Presents: The 2013 Anime of the Year Nominees

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As we head towards the final days of 2013, we introduce to you the inaugural Capsule Computers Anime of the Year Awards. This is our first time ever doing an Anime of the Year Awards and we want to kick things off big. In what will become an annual awards article, we will be giving out several awards highlight some of the biggest facets of anime each year. This year in particular has been a particularly big one for anime, with countless quality anime bursting onto the scene. With so much great anime this year it is only right to celebrate the best of the best. So without further adieu, here are our nominees for the year of 2013.


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Best OVA

OVA stands for Original Video Animation. An OVA is usually an original one-shot episode or a side-story to a popular series. This year has featured several great OVA releases that have wowed anime fans. Some have proved to be a nice side-story and others have served to add even further to the series they spawned from. On top of that there has been some great original one-shots that have made some major impact. Here are the nominees for Best OVA of 2013:


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Best Sequel

A sequel can come in many shapes and forms. Sometimes it can continue on a past work in a consistent fashion, other times it can top it. It can even be something completely different. But what makes a great sequel is the way it works with the original piece. This year feature a number of great sequels that add to the existing content in a huge way even surpassing it. Here are our nominees for best sequel of 2013:


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Best Anime Movie

Film is a medium that stands on the opposite end of the spectrum to television. A film is a shorter form of story-telling but it is also capable of telling stories of the same caliber as long-form television. Anime films are in and of themselves a special breed and this year we have been privy to many great ones. Here are the nominees for best anime movie of 2013:


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Best Animation

There are some moments in anime that just blow you away. A lot of these moments are ones that feature mind-blowing animation, in particular sakuga animation. That isn’t all that makes animation great however, the artwork can play a big role in what makes the animation so good. There were some really stunning series in terms of animation this year. Here are the nominees for best animation of 2013:


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Best Studio

It takes a good studio to make a great anime series, but it takes a great studio to make a great anime series over and over again. Consistent brilliance is a special kind of thing and it is something that is a quality of a great anime studio. Here are the nominees for best anime studio of 2013:

  • Production I.G 
  • Kyoto Animation
  • Madhouse 
  • J.C. Staff 
  • Sunrise
  • Tatsunoko Productions

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Best Theme Song

What is it that makes a great theme song? Is it one that suits the series to perfection or is it one that transcends the very nature of being an anime theme song entirely? Regardless, a great anime theme song is one that sticks with you long after listening. Here are the nominees for best theme song of 2013:


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Best Score

The score is an integral part of any anime series. The music can either make or break many anime series. With a great soundtrack a series can reach truly great heights. However with a bad one it can fall apart entirely. This year several anime stood out as featuring an impressive score. Here are our nominees for best score:


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Best Anime of Winter 2013

Winter was an interesting season for anime, despite by and large being rather hit and miss, there were some truly memorable anime series to come out of it, some of which made a huge impact on the year of 2013. Here are the nominees for best anime of Winter 2013:


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Best Anime of Spring 2013

This was undoubtedly the season filled with the big hitters. There was a number of huge titles released in Spring 2013 and it was certainly hard to narrow it down to the best of the best. With so many quality anime in Spring 2013 we brought it to the three best of the best. Here are our nominees for best anime of Spring 2013:


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Best Anime of Summer 2013

Much like Spring, Summer 2013 was filled with great anime. There was a number of stand-outs but there can only be one winner. Summer was at boiling point with quality anime and as such many deserve a nomination. The nominees for best anime of Summer 2013 are:


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Best Anime of Fall 2013

Fall is historically one of the biggest hitters in terms of anime and it was no different this year. Jam-packed with high profile anime series, Fall 2013 was one to remember. Here are the nominees for best anime of Fall 2013:


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Best Anime Release of the Year

What a phenomenal year it has been for anime releases in the West. We have been lucky enough to get some incredible home releases, but what were the real cream of the crop? Were they ones that packed a punch content wise? Did they come in some fancy packaging? Was the series itself the real winner? What makes a great release? Well it comes down to the quality of release and this year there has been many of them. Here are our nominees for both Australia and the United States for best anime release of the year:

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US Releases:


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Anime of the Year

The top prize in these awards in none other than Anime of the Year. The anime that is selected as Anime of the Year is truly the greatest anime as an artform has to offer for the year of 2013. It has etched itself into anime history as one of the best of the best. 2013 will forever be remembered as the year that this great anime aired. So what is the Anime of the Year? What anime will reach the greatest height the medium can reach, that is being the best of the best? Here are our nominees for Anime of the Year for 2013:


That concludes our list of nominees for our inaugural Anime of the Year Awards. Be sure to stay tuned for our decision when we announce our winners for each award in the coming weeks. We would like to thank all of the brilliant companies that put work into bringing us all of these amazing anime series. Do remember however that these choices our opinions and that your personal Anime of the Year is yours and that is just fine. Let us know what you think should win each award in the comments section below. Stay tuned CC Animaniacs, the announcements are coming soon. Until then, Hello & Goodbye!

Glu Mobile Launches Deer Hunter® 2014 for Facebook

Glu Mobile Launches Deer Hunter® 2014 for Facebook

The #1 hunting game on mobile is now available in the Facebook App Center

San Francisco, Calif. – December 19, 2013 – Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading global developer and publisher of free-to-play games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced the availability of Deer Hunter 2014 for Facebook. First launched on iOS, Android and Mac, Deer Hunter 2014 is now available to all registered Facebook users through their desktop browser.

“We are excited to bring our most successful title ever to players on Facebook,” said Niccolo de Masi, CEO of Glu Mobile. “Deer Hunter is the most realistic hunting game available and a fantastic experience on the Facebook platform. We anticipate a strong response from Facebook’s highly-engaged global user base.”

Every month, more than 260 million people play games on Facebook. This is a largely untapped audience for Glu games, providing tremendous opportunity for Deer Hunter’s ongoing success.

“We’re focused on helping game developers succeed on all platforms, and we look forward to working with developers like Glu to bring high-quality games to Facebook,” said Dan Morris, Head of North American Games Partnerships, Facebook. “With more people playing games on Facebook than ever before, we look forward to enabling even more cross-platform experiences in the coming months.”

About Deer Hunter 2014

Journey to North America’s Pacific Northwest, the savannas of Central Africa, and the forests of British Columbia to hunt deer, elk, bears, moose, wolves and more. Environments feature picturesque landmarks like Mount Rainier, the Hoh Rainforest, Serengeti grasslands, and Victoria Falls. Hunters have access to a powerful arsenal and choose from hunting rifles, shotguns, pistols and assault rifles, each with their own hunt types. Upgrade magazines, scopes, stocks, barrels, and more to create the perfect tool for the job!

Deer Hunter 2014 is available for free from the Facebook App Center at http://on.fb.me/JCuvbb.

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Glu Mobile

Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global developer and publisher of free-to-play games for smartphone and tablet devices. Glu is focused on creating compelling original IP games such as CONTRACT KILLER, DEER HUNTER, ETERNITY WARRIORS, and FRONTLINE COMMANDO on a wide range of platforms including iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and MAC OS. Glu’s unique technology platform enables its titles to be accessible to a broad audience of consumers globally. Founded in 2001, Glu is headquartered in San Francisco with a major office outside Seattle, and international locations in Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, and Russia. Consumers can find high-quality entertainment wherever they see the ‘g’ character logo or at www.glu.com. For live updates, please follow Glu via Twitter at www.twitter.com/glumobile or become a Glu fan at Facebook.com/glumobile.

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