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Wadjet Eye’s Resonance Coming to Steam

Wadjet Eye Games is something of a point and click specialist, bringing to light intriguing and atmospheric adventure titles such as Gemini Rue. The next title on the horizon for Wadjet Eye is titled Resonance, and is a joint project created in tandem with XII Games. It is being toted as the biggest and most expansive game for the developer yet, having taken five years of development time:

…it’s without-a-doubt our longest and most ambitious game to date.
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And there certainly must be something to that statement, as Resonance has become the first release from Wadjet Eye games to gain approval for Steam distribution before it’s release. It’s undoubtedly a huge boost for the game, which will join fellow point and click adventures such as the Blackwell Deception.

So what’s the story with Resonance? The developer’s synopsis is as follows:

A particle physicist’s mysterious and spectacular death sparks a race to find his hidden vault and claim his terrifying new discovery. The player will take control of four characters whose lives become entangled in the search for the scientist’s vault. They will have to learn to trust each other and work together to overcome the obstacles in their way and to keep this new and powerful technology out of the hands of a dangerous organization.

The game will be available for pre order next week, but if you want some instant gratification for your new sci-fi point and click urge then make sure and check out Gemini Rue, which also comes with an added dose of neo-noir…

Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Coming Soon

The action-adventure game featuring one of gamings better-known journalists is having a side-story introduced to the series. This chapter is going to be called Alan Wake’s American Nightmare and will star the original character as he adventures through a twilight-zone inspired world where everything is stylistically altered into a more gritty setting.

To celebrate the upcoming title, both Steam and GOG will be selling the original title at 50% off it’s price. Players who pre-order the American Nightmare game on these platforms will also receive a further 10% off their Alan Wake purchases. Players who purchase Alan Wake will also receive 15% off their purchase on American Nightmare.

The title unlocks on the 23rd of May, 2012, in just over a weeks time. be sure to check out the Steam page for more info.

Razer Naga Recieves A Facelift

The original Razer Naga is receiving a little bit of a facelift with it’s upcoming faceplate change. The change will introduce a matte finish to the mouse, as well as introducing three new sidepanels that are sure to increase your comfort while using the product.

On the revamp, Razer had this to say –

“When we released the Razer Naga three years ago, we knew its twelve-button thumb grid was an amazing, revolutionary interface that was going to change the way gamers enjoy MMO action,” said Robert ‘RazerGuy’ Krakoff, President, Razer USA.  “Three years on and the number of gamers armed with the Razer Naga continues to grow.  We want to keep updating the Razer Naga with the best features, and keep arming gamers with the best MMO gaming mouse in the world.”

It seems that this new facelift will enhance grip and possibly even reduce grime build-ups on the mouse. It has anti-slip and even anti-fingerprint technologies making it that much more comfortable. Razer have also slightly adjusted the positioning of the additional mouse buttons, making it a much more comfortable feel. ~Get IMBA~

Be sure to visit the Razer Naga website for more information. The Mouse is available now.

Prototype 2 DLC Colossal Mayhem Now Available; Second DLC Pack Announced

Fans of Radical Entertainment and Activision’s Prototype 2 are getting some love in the form of two new downloadable content packs for the recently released game. The first DLC pack ‘Colossal Mayhem‘ is available now to download for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, while the second ‘Excessive Force‘ is set to be released on May 29.

The DLC packs include a number of custom skins and new destructive powers to add their arsenal.

Colossal Mayhem Pack

Thermobaric Boom-Stick


Force Multiplier Powers:

  • Warp Vortex
  • Anti Gravity Field
  • Air Time

Custom Skins:

  • Heller Test Subject
  • Infected Heller
  • Infantry Heller

Excessive Force Pack

Viral Infector Grenade Launcher


Force Multiplier Powers:

  • Shockwave
  • Chaos Creator Mode
  • Medusa’s Wrath

Custom Skins:

  • Armored Heller
  • Agile Armor Alex Mercer
  • Zombie Mercer

Both Prototype 2 DLC Packs are priced at 400 Microsoft Points/$4.99 on Xbox Live and PSN respectively.  Anyone who purchased Prototype 2 Blackwatch Collector’s Edition will be able to redeem their DLC code to the Colossal Mayhem Pack for free.

Check out our review of Prototype 2 here

Spec Ops: The Line Demo Now Available On Xbox Live and PSN

A demo for 2K Games’ and Yager Development’s upcoming third person military shooter Spec Ops: The Line is now available to download for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The 1.45 GB download gives players a taste of the game’s single player campaign.

Players will battle through a sandstorm ravaged Dubai in search of missing in action battalion and their leader, Colonel John Konrad. Spec Ops: The Line features two early portions of the single player campaign and will showcase the game’s unique squad based combat.

Spec Ops: The Line is set to be released on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC in North America on June 26, and internationally a few days later on June 29.

Square Enix and Bigpoint Unveil Gameglobe

Square Enix and Bigpoint have been working together to bring a new online game platform to players in Europe and North America.  Made by Square Enix group devloper hapti.co and to be distributed by Bigpoint, Gameglobe is a game platform for players to be able to build their own levels and worlds in addition to playing those of other players.

Designed to be a free-to-play adventure center, Gameglobe leaves it to the players to make a worthwhile experience, by providing the tools to make game worlds with console quality HD graphics and easy accessibility for all.  This can certainly provide a way for players to get a better idea of just how much work goes into designing a game, even if most of the tools are provided already.  While currently only in a closed beta, it will be opening up to more players in the next few months, so players that are interested can sign up for the beta right now at the Gameglobe website HERE.

Sony’s “True Fantasy” Soul Sacrifice will be fully revealed May 10

With the full announcement for Sony’s upcoming fantasy game on the PlayStation Vita only two days away it only makes sense that they are keeping all of the details about the game from the public. However today they did release a trailer that may as well be the definition of teaser.

The trailer contains a very small amount of shaded gameplay at the end as well as the fact that the game is being developed at Sony’s Japan Studio. The full reveal will occur at the Tokyo International Forum on May 10th. Perhaps we will also be hearing news about a worldwide release for what Sony is calling a “true fantasy title?”

Face off against Ryu in Asura’s Wrath today

In what can only be seen as a very strange crossover, even for Capcom’s standards, the DLC that will pit Asura against Street Fighter’s Ryu in Asura’s Wrath was released worldwide today. The DLC can be picked up on the PS3 or 360 for $2 or 160 MSP respectively. It is worth noting however that the DLC is not English dubbed and the characters will only speak in Japanese.

Not much is known about this DLC at the moment besides the fact that the two fighters will face off against one another in a Street Fighter IV like battle system. Does this mean that Asura may be a character in Ultimate Street Fighter IV Arcade Crossover Hyper Extended Edition Infinity Burst? Possibly. Or you know… they’ll lock him on there as some on-disk DLC.

Hitman: Sniper Challenge may be a spinoff pre-order bonus for Hitman: Absolution

Why wait for Hitman: Absolution to get an official release date when you can get some sniper action very soon? Well, that may be the case as a magazine ad from Game Informer has been scanned and uploaded online which reveals that a downloadable game called “Hitman: Sniper Challenge” will be given as a pre-order bonus for those who pre-order Hitman: Absolution at GameStop.

The ad itself states the game will feature one “replayable sniper mission” which will place an emphasis on score. Those with the highest scores will be entered to win “awesome prize packages” as well. Currently Square Enix hasn’t said anything official about this reveal so this should be taken as a rumor at the moment, albeit a rumor that is most likely real.

Get your first look at the Hatsune Miku PlayStation Vita

Earlier today it was revealed that Sony would be releasing a Crystal White PlayStation Vita in Japan as well as one featuring everyone’s favorite virtual idol Hatsune Miku. At the time however the only image revealed during this announcement was the simple white Vita with only a brief mention of the vocaloid version.

Now some footage has been released of this Hatsune Miku Limited Edition Vita as you can see the image above and the trailer below show off this version of the Vita. It is sad to know however that the chances of this Vita version ever being released overseas are practically zero which is pretty much the same chance that the Next Hatsune Miku Project Diva for the Vita will be localized.