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Bandfuse Unveils New Website, Videos, Twitch Event

NEW MULTIMEDIA, ASSET-RICH WEBSITE REVEALED

FOR BANDFUSE: ROCK LEGENDS

Realta Entertainment to Broadcast Deep-Dive Preview on Twitch.TV Monday, November 4

Realta Entertainment Group unveiled today its new social portal that will operate in tandem with BandFuse: Rock Legends, the music video game where legendary rockers transform players into real-world guitarists, bassists and vocalists. Realta also will provide a deep-dive look at BandFuse: Rock Legends during its debut event on Twitch.TV from 2-5 pm PDT, Monday, November 4. The revolutionary game is headed to North American store shelves on November 19 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

The new website offers legend trailers, gameplay “Rockthrough” videos, artist channels, screenshots, press releases, forums, song lists, blog entries, and much more.  Visit the new website HERE: BandFuse.com/

Two previously unannounced songs shipping with BandFuse: Rock Legends are now available to download and view: Red Fang’s “Wires” and Bullet For My Valentine’s “Tears Don’t Fall” are hosted on the new website.

Watch the new Red Fang – “Wires” video on YouTube:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOWlhJgKkKw

Watch the new BFMV – “Tears Don’t Fall” – video on YouTube:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix7aoYJX5zA

Seamlessly connecting real guitars, basses and microphones to game consoles, BandFuse: Rock Legends empowers players to jam to a fully unlocked library of hit songs from rock to metal and punk to funk, featuring 55 massive genre-jumping songs from Slash, Maroon 5, Rush, The Strokes, Heart, Halestorm, Pearl Jam and more.

BandFuse: Rock Legends is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and will be published by Mastiff in North America on November 19, 2013, and by Hamster in Japan on December 19, 2013, on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 systems. A release date for Europe will be announced soon. To learn more about BandFuse: Rock Legends, please visit www.bandfuse.com, ‘Like’ it on Facebook, and follow the game on Twitter.

Badgers & Dragons, Killers & Kings! The Majestic Indie Bundle from Bundle Stars

Badgers and Dragons, Killers and Kings! The Majestic Indie Bundle from Bundle Stars

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4th 2013:

Heroic conflict and brutal devastation await gamers as they command and conquer fantasy kingdoms in the latest bundle from Bundle Stars.

Featuring 9 Steam games that perfectly capture the essence of fantasy, action and RPG, the Majestic Indie Bundle gives gamers the chance to slay fire-breathing dragons, experience breath-taking mediaeval combat, build prosperous settlements, defeat the enemy, and take part in gut-wrenching sword fights.

For just $3.99 gamers get Steam keys for ALL of these games:

Mount & Blade

Majesty 2 Collection (featuring three expansion packs)

Hoard Complete Pack (BE THE DRAGON! Featuring Hoard plus both DLC expansions)

Rune Classic

Crusader Kings Complete

Enclave

Forge Starter Pack (includes 30 day XP boost and the legendary Shadow Armor)

Knights & Merchants (including The Shattered Kingdom and The Peasants Rebellion)

Shelter (badgers!)

Read for more detailed game highlights…

Mount & Blade is a highly-addictive, battle-heavy medieval action-fest featuring a world with more than a hundred unique locations where gamers can be anything from lone adventurers to a commander of armies or an owner of a village. Experience horseback combat, highly advanced and intuitive sword-fighting systems, and sophisticated AI.

Forge brings together an exemplary combination of FPS and MMO, delivering Arena Style PVP battlegrounds set in a gritty fantasy universe. As part of this bundle gamers receive a Steam key for the Starter Pack which jumpstarts the game with a Double XP boost and the legendary Shadow Armor.

For fantasy RTS fans the Majesty 2 Collection allows gamers to build the ultimate fantasy kingdom and defend their realm with noble warriors, spell-wielding wizards, or wild barbarians. The Collection includes all available Majesty 2 DLC, including the Kingmaker expansion which lets players create their own missions with the Kingmaker game editor!

With six more awesome games completing the epic line-up, the Majestic Bundle encompasses dragons, Norse Mythology, multiplayer action, hack n slash, strategy and so much more, making it THE must-have bundle for fantasy, action, strategy and RPG fans.

Available now for a limited time only, a percentage from every sale of The Majestic Indie Bundle goes to SpecialEffect (www.specialeffect.org.uk), a registered charity that improves the quality of life for disabled children and adults by providing them with specially adapted game controllers.

The Majestic Indie Bundle is available now from www.bundlestars.com for just $3.99.

Gran Turismo 6 Trailers & Details Reveal Night Sky, 1200 Cars

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Polyphony Digital has released two new trailers for its upcoming driving simulator Gran Turismo 6, showing off a fully rendered night sky in time lapse and a glimpse of the lunar rover being driven on the moon. Time will tell if we will be able to drive the thing! Check them out below.

New details have been posted on the PlayStation site revealing that the game will include 120 new cars, altogether totalling over 1,200 as well as 100 unique tracks.

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Sony Computer Entertainment is releasing Gran Turismo 6 on December 6 worldwide for the PlayStation 3, pitting it against the next-gen Forza Motorsport 5 for the Xbox One which is coming out on November 22. The game is set to feature our very own Mount Panarama track at Bathurst.

Start Your Engines

Time Transition & Astronomy Effects

Oxide’s Nitrous Engine to Support AMD’s Mantle

Oxide’s Nitrous Engine to Support AMD’s Mantle

– New 64-bit, cross-platform 3D engine harnesses the power of Mantle in kicking off next generation of strategy games –


TIMONIUM, MD – November 4, 2013 – Oxide Games announced today that its recently revealed 3D engine, Nitrous, supports AMD’s Mantle technology. Nitrous, designed specifically for the hardware now common in PCs as well as the Sony PlayStation® 4™ and Microsoft’s Xbox® One™, is capable of simulating and rendering large-scale, complex scenes thanks to its 64-bit architecture and fully concurrent multi-core processing. Those visuals are even better on Mantle-enabled hardware like AMD’s Radeon™ R9, R7, and HD 7000 Series graphics cards.

“Mantle solves a problem PC developers have struggled with for years,” said Oxide co-founder Tim Kipp. “We’re closer to the graphics hardware than ever before, which lets us see dramatic increases in performance on Mantle-enabled systems. At the same time, the low cost of including Mantle support doesn’t prevent us from developing Nitrous for all modern graphics hardware, which makes it attractive to us as businesspeople.”

What makes Nitrous unique is its Simultaneous Work and Rendering Model (SWARM). Specifically, the engine renders calls automatically from whatever CPU core is most available. This allows for a vastly larger number of high-fidelity 3D objects to be rendered to the screen at the same time.

“We’re proud to be working with talented developers like Oxide. They were one of the many developers that have asked for what Mantle provides, and we’re happy to make their wishes come true.” said Ritche Corpus, Director of ISV Gaming and Alliances at AMD. “Our goal with Mantle is to give engine creators and game designers the tools they need to push the envelope of PC gaming, and Nitrous does exactly that.”

For more information about Mantle, please visit http://bit.ly/1ePJr0e.

For more information about Oxide and the Nitrous engine, please go to www.oxidegames.com.

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About Oxide Games
Oxide Games is an independent digital entertainment studio focused on delivering revolutionary leaps in PC and console gaming. Its first product, the Nitrous engine, will provide industry-leading visuals on both PCs and consoles. Oxide will be announcing its game projects at a later date. Oxide Games is based in Timonium, Maryland. Learn more at www.oxidegames.com.

The Idolmaster: One For All Debut Trailer

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Namco Bandai is soon releasing a new Idolmaster game for the PlayStation 3 in Japan, titled One For All. The idol-rearing game had its first trailer shown during the “Idolmaster Secret Event @ Akabane” which is viewable below.

Featuring all 13 girls, The Idolmaster: One For All will be released as a retail and digital download through the new Imas Channel. New content such as songs, costumes and accessories will be included and you can bet there will be an aggressive DLC plan.

Originally an Xbox 36o exclusive in Japan, the series jumped ship to the PlayStation 3 with The Idolmaster 2 and is unlikely to return. A so-far untitled PS4 game was announced earlier this year.

PlayStation 4 Preps for Next Week with New Videos

With a little more than a week to go before the PS4 is finally released, Sony is getting everything ready for that final marketing push. Releasing a new features trailer and the TV commercial for the new console today, it shows off just a taste of what the console has and focuses more on the sleek design of the console and its components. Check out the commercial just below.

The commercial plays it pretty safe, showing off the main iconography that Sony and the PlayStation brand is known for particularly the logos, but it is the features trailer that was also released that re-iterates the hardware that the PS4 is packing. From the RAM, to the processor, from the hard drive, to the disk drive, the video gives the low down on the components that the PS4 will be shipping out with.

Those wanting to check out the features trailer for themselves can find it embedded below. The PlayStation 4 will be releasing on November 15th, 2013 for $399.99.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Multiplayer Features Trailer

Although the game has already been released onto current gen consoles, with the release of the next gen consoles this month Ubisoft is still putting out trailers to show off what all Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag has to offer and today it is all about multiplayer.

While the trailer does cover some of the same old features that have been in the previous multiplayers, there are some new additions as well. Some of the new features in multiplayer this time around include new abilities like Time Phase that slows down time in a select area for everyone but the user, but the biggest addition is the Game Lab. Finally allowing players more options in customizing multiplayer games, Game Lab offers more than 200 options for players to tweak, from scorings to available abilities.

The trailer itself is embedded just below for those wanting to see it for themselves, while Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is now available for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, and PC, and set to release November 15th for PS4 and November 22nd for Xbox One.

FANS FLOCK TO RECORD-BREAKING RUNEFEST 3 CELEBRATION

FANS FLOCK TO RECORD-BREAKING RUNEFEST 3 CELEBRATION

RUNESCAPE’S ANNUAL FESTIVITIES LOOK BACK ON SUCCESSFUL YEAR AS DIE-HARD PLAYERS GET EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF PLANS FOR 2014

Monday 4th November 2013, Cambridge, UK – Jagex Games Studio, makers of the multi-award winning online adventure game, RuneScape, held its third RuneFest fan convention in London on Saturday. Hundreds of passionate RuneScape players flocked in person to London, joined virtually by hundreds of thousands of players online to celebrate another great year for RuneScape, which amongst other updates also saw the launch of RuneScape 3 and the dawn of the 6th Age.

As with previous years, RuneFest 3 provided the RuneScape team with the opportunity to meet with fans and discuss plans for the coming year, support players as they took part in ideas workshops for future content, and unveil an exclusive sneak peak of what’s planned for RuneScape in 2014 – which included:

  • The Invention Skill, which is a partner to the recently launched Divination skill and represents a technological leap forward within the game.  This skill will allow players create their own gear and “soul weapons” which can be levelled up to increase their power as players progress through the game.
  • The RuneScape Community App, which will allow players to chat and access the Grand Exchange, RuneScape’s trading system, through their mobile devices.
  • A preview of the 2nd World Event which has been confirmed to involve the two gods Armadyl and Bandos, who will be travelling across the world map trying to gain followers and influence.  Players will also be able to opt into innovative open world PVP.
  • Upgraded matchmaking which will allow players to easily find other player who are interested in playing specific social content, allowing them put together teams easily without interrupting their gameplay.
  • Players were shown a glimpse of two new quests – The 200th quest which will focus on the Elves and a new Master quest featuring the return of Zaros.
  •  “The Church of YOU” – Over the past decade players have been central to all RuneScape content and are the world guardians, now they can start to amass their own followers to worship their in-game achievements.

The event also saw all attendees participate in setting a new Guinness World Record for the world’s longest Christmas cracker pulling chain.

“RuneFest 3 has been yet another massive celebration for all things RuneScape, and we’re delighted that so many of our community were able to share in the experience, either online or at the event itself,” said Jagex CEO, Mark Gerhard. “It’s a tremendous opportunity for the team and I to celebrate our biggest fans, namely our players. We always look forward to having the opportunity to socialise with the community, have a good laugh, celebrate their achievements and find out first-hand what they love or dislike about the game, which in turn helps shape our thinking around future updates. I’m delighted that this year’s event added yet another Guinness World Record to our collection and really looking forward to next year!”

“RuneScape’s fan base and passionate community has always been one of the game’s enduring and great strengths, and RuneFest has again delivered a fantastic opportunity for us to engage with the most ardent of players,” said Phil Mansell, Executive Producer for RuneScape. “As we come to the end of a hugely important year for RuneScape with the launch of RuneScape 3 we were thrilled to share what’s ahead in 2014 with players.”

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MGS V: Ground Zeroes to be Separate Release from The Phantom Pains

Since it was first being teased Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has always been a little up in the air as to what it would be. The most logical conclusion was that it was simply the prologue to the events of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, similar to how prologues previously had a different title to set them apart from the main events.

While a good idea, it appears that this idea was both true and not as Konami and Kojima Productions have finally revealed just how Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain will relate. In short, that Ground Zeroes will be the prologue to the main events, but in a completely separate retail release.

MGS V: The Phantom Pain and the FOX Engine are apparently such a change in gameplay and mechanics, that the developers felt it necessary to create a separate introductory release to prep players for the full release. So, Metal Gear Solid: Grounds Zeroes will be releasing on Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, and PS4 for in Spring 2014 for just $29.99, or just $19,99 as a current gen digital download.

Europa Universalis IV: Conquest of Paradise Expansion Announced

First Expansion for Europa Universalis IV Offers a New World to Conquer

New “Conquest of Paradise” Expansion Adds Randomized American Continent, Colonial Nations, and Native American Nations to Empire-building Game

NEW YORK – November 4, 2013 – Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games that never settles down, today revealed details on the first expansion to Europa Universalis IV, the award-winning empire building game developed by Paradox Development Studio for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Are you ready to explore a brave new world? The new expansion, Europa Universalis IV: Conquest of Paradise, allows you to send your ships off to the west to discover a new world, unlike any you’ve seen before. For the first time ever in a Paradox Development Studio game, players are given the chance to discover a completely randomized American continent, where no playthrough will ever be the same.

Europa Universalis IV: Conquest of Paradise makes it possible for you to play as a Native American nation and master the federation mechanics, as well as unique national ideas, buildings and events. You may also take command of a Colonial Nation, declare colonial war, or even strive for liberty from your motherland.

Read the first developer diary for the expansion here: forum.paradoxplaza.com

The changes to exploration will be explored in a live stream on November 7, featuring Europa Universalis IV Project Lead Thomas Johansson and Studio Manager Johan Andersson. To see Conquest of Paradise firsthand, join the stream at 8 p.m. CET / 11 a.m. PST on Paradox Interactive’s Twitch.tv channel at www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive.

Europa Universalis IV: Conquest of Paradise will release on all major digital-download portals on December 11th, 2013.

Europa Universalis IV is the critically acclaimed strategy game that allows players to tell their own stories, determining the course of international events as they see fit. Whether they’re growing a sprawling nation across the sea to the shores of a new world, or trying to survive an invasion by overseas explorers, Europa Universalis IV offers enough options to satisfy colonialists and imperialists alike.

Europa Universalis IV Patch 1.3 released last week, read the patchnotes here: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?731814-1.3-Patch-Released

Strategy fans and ambitious conquerors can purchase Europa Universalis IV now at www.europauniversalis4.com.

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Genre
Grand Strategy, Empire Builder

Release Date
December 11, 2013