Good Old Games is a great service for PC gamers. There are plenty of old games that you can’t find anywhere else legally and all for pretty cheap. But now you can also pick a game for cheaper than cheap, meaning entirely free. The GOG service is currently celebrating having six million games downloaded and they are doing so by offering Broken Sword for free.
The game is only going to be free to download for the next 48 hours so better hurry up! Or y’know you can also add the game to your account and download it later, but as long as it is added it to your account it is yours to download whenever you like. Pick up the free game here.
Gears of War 3 is a huge title, as MasterAbbott will attest to. So huge in fact that Microsoft decided to reveal the first week sales statistics for the title, saying that Gears of War 3 passed the three million sales mark already just during its first week alone. To raise the bar even higher, they also said that Gears of War 3 has “grossed more than any 2011 video game to date.”
Now this current record may not last very long, as a lot of other titles which fans are waiting for will be coming out within the next couple of months, MW3, BF3 and Skyrim to throw a few names out there. Still this is great news for Microsoft and Epic as big sales mean big potential.
Nordic Games have confirmed that you will be able to get your rock on from October 28th, as that is when they will be releasing their karaoke game We Sing Rock!
The majority of tracks will include the original videos, and the line-up of 40 songs features artists like Alice Cooper, Kasabian, My Chemical Romance (and Coldplay).
It will add to the other We Sing games before it, introducing another genre of music into the series when it launches for Nintendo Wii on October 28th.
“The game will make a fantastic addition to the portfolio of We Sing games,” says Nik Blower, sales and marketing director, Nordic Games. “We’re giving fans of the We Sing series what they wanted – we’ve gone above and beyond to give them never-before-featured classic rock songs alongside current get-up-on-your-feet headbangers. Anyone who’s ever dreamed of being a rock star can now perform like a rock god to their favourite rock anthems.”
In Iron Front – Liberation 1944, Deep Silver and X1 Software plan to send fans of tactical gameplay and shooters back to 1944. For now, they’ve unveiled a website in which players can find detailed information, impressions and more. The official website: Ironfront.deepsilver.com provides interesting facts about the game, the factions, including first details about the weapons and vehicles, as well as a news rubric. It also offers screenshots, numerous wallpapers for download and the first gameplay video. In addition, those interested can subscribe to the Newsletter.
Iron Front – Liberation 1944 is set in Southern Poland during the Soviet Offensive in the summer of that year, when the infantry and tank as well as aircraft units of the Red Army and the Wehrmacht engaged in fierce combat. It was the first time in history that the “Königstiger” tanks fought with the powerful JS2 soviet tanks.
The player takes on the role of a Russian or German infantryman, using teamwork, tactical skill and authentic war machines to battle for victory. The German campaign focuses on slowing the advance of the Soviet troops, while the Soviet campaign is all about breaking through the enemy’s resistance. Each campaign features eight missions. However, the player does not have to do all this on foot: Using their computers, tacticians will control tanks, including the famous German battle tank Panzerkampfwagen VI or “Königstiger” and the Russian Stalin tank JS2, or fighter planes such as the Focke Wulf 190 and dive bombers like the Stuka or the Petlyakov PE-2.
Online is where the battle really heats up in Iron Front – Liberation 1944: Players can either complete missions cooperatively or compete with each other in special multiplayer modes such as “Capture the Flag” or “Attack and Defense”. The game also includes an extensive mission editor, enabling players to intuitively create their own missions and share them with their friends online, thus guaranteeing that there will never be a shortage of new missions.
The tactical first-person shooter Iron Front – Liberation 1944, based on the engine of ARMA II Operation Arrowhead by Bohemia Interactive, includes a German offline campaign, for the first time ever.
Deep Silver will release Iron Front – Liberation 1944 exclusively for the PC in 2012.
If you weren’t one of the lucky few to jump into the Battlefield 3 closed beta early, well now is your chance to get in on that action. Starting today Battlefield 3 has entered the open multiplayer beta phase and you can download it for free off of the Xbox 360 and the PC currently. PlayStation 3 owners will need to wait until later in the day however, but should still expect the beta today.
The beta allows players to play the “Operation Metro” map where two sides must fight against each other in Rush Mode. The beta will end on October 10th so you only have a little under two weeks to play it, but don’t worry too much since the full game will be released on October 25th.
After hesitation on a specific date, instead providing a rough ‘November’ release window, Rising Star Games today confirmed that The King of Fighters XIII, the latest instalment in the long-standing beat ’em up franchise, will be released in PAL on 25th November, 2011.
The thirteenth episode in the legendary series will be available to buy in all good games stores and online. Incentives are also available for those looking to get their order in early, with a four disc soundtrack from the entire series included with all pre-orders. So what are you waiting for? If you’re interested then the pre-order bonus gives fans something for their commitment in pre-ordering.
Hey remember when Sony announced that they would be relaunching the PlayStation Home with a whole bunch of new features and overall enhancements, making the experience even a little tolerable to try out? Well, this isn’t it. But it does add in some browser tweaks for your clothing and furniture menus as well as the ability to clear the cache on your own.
The new update is going to be called 1.55 and was announced earlier today by the PlayStation Home community manager. Besides the new tweaks to browsing, there were also a number of new costumes, loot and spaces added as well as a game that allows players to record and download custom videos to their hard drive. So… anyone using Home anymore?
Anyone remember playing the hack and slash action of Diablo 2? Well, Berlin develper Bigpoint delivers a very similar game to your web browser. At first I was thinking this is going to be one hellish download, but Drakensang Online is all queued through your web browser! Sure it make take a little time for loading each new environment, but Bigpoint gives you some awesome 3D environments to look at.
Did I mention that this is just the BETA phase? Recently the developers added their PvP feature while extending quest adventures. At the moment you can only choose two classes: dreamweaver (mage) and dragonknight (melee). The classes are based on a leveling system where you can learn new skills at trainers. Trainers charge you to learn new spells or techniques, but the price is well worth the pay.
If you are excited for Diablo 3’s release, check out this game first! Offering very similar gameplay and game mechanics, Drakensang Online will have you playing for hours.
Check out the in-game trailer below, and join the battle (HERE).
Funimation have announced that their release of Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor has been delayed. The second season of Darker Than Black was originally scheduled to be released (dubbed into English) by Funimation on the 18th of October, has now been pushed back to the 8th of November, 2011.
The official reasoning for the delay is the holiday backlog at the presser. So unfortunately Funimation needs that to be resolved before releasing the second season throughout North America.
It is unknown whether this will effect Madman’s Australian release of the second season, only time will tell.
That’s right yet another Nintendo game has recieved it’s Australian release date, with Kirby Mass Attack being confirmed by Nintendo of Australia to be released on the 10th of November, 2011.
November is set to be a big month for Nintendo of Australia with both The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land. Despite being released in the same month as those two killer titles, if you are to go by our review, it may very well be Kirby Mass Attack may be the game most worth your dollar. But of course that is a matter of opinion.
