News Briefs (9-7-09 Part 2)

Plenty of games announced, as well as numerous other bits of news

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Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Sep 7th, 2009

Empire: Total War is getting updated to version 1.4 later this month.

 

The update includes an overhaul of the Artificial Intelligence, implemented both on the campaign map and in the real time battles. In addition to this, improvements have been made to sieges and naval battles, which have been rebalanced for an especially absorbing experience.

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Scene it? Bright Lights! Big Screen! is announced for the Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3.

 

– Thousands of new questions

– A new and improved single player option

– Party play modes

– Many new puzzle types

– 12 all-new player avatars

– A simplified game interface

– A new, very entertaining game host

– New, unique mini-game content

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The Hardy Boys: Treasure on the Tracks for the Nintendo DS is now available.

 

Traveling by train across Europe, Frank and Joe Hardy follow the mysterious trail of the Romanov family treasure through historic cities like Vienna, Paris, Prague, Warsaw, and St. Petersburg, trying to unlock the century old secret that surrounds the Romanov family. Things get decidedly mysterious on board the Royal Express as players explore train cars for clues, interview passengers and solve interactive puzzles as they hunt down the lost treasure.

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Dead Space: Extraction for the Wii has finished development and will be available September 29.

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Bomberman Live: Battlefest is announced to arrive on Xbox LIVE Arcade later this winter.

 

In Bomberman Live: Battlefest, players will be able to choose from more arenas than ever, including an Adventure Island-themed arena, a shape-shifting MultiMaze and a Pirate Ship crashing through the waves. With the all new team play feature, 2-4 players can join up, battle other teams and set the online world on fire!

 

Players will also be able to customize their own Bomberman by choosing from a plethora of new costumes, as they mix and match pieces of Napoleon Bombaparte, Chef Bombardee, Sir Bombalot and more. With five new power-ups like the cluster bomb, rocket bomb and laser bomb, and four new modes like VIP, Bankroll, Capture the Flag and Capture the Crown, Bomberman Live: Battlefest is sure to be a fiery addition to gaming libraries everywhere!

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Storybook Workshop is a title for the Wii aimed at pre-schoolers – but little else is known at this time (such as when it will arrive).

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LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias for WiiWare is announced.

 

http://lostwinds.frontier.co.uk/

 

The power of the wind is once again in the palm of your hand as you wield your Wii RemoteTM to use the elemental powers of Enril the Wind Spirit to protect and guide the young boy Toku – power his jumps and glides, suspend and smash new enemies, and explore all-new expanses of the stunningly presented, magical land of Mistralis as you experience Toku and Enril’s new adventure to save Toku’s mother, lift an ancient Curse and thwart the evil Balasar.

 

Players are able to instantly transform Mistralis between Summer and Winter, harnessing the brilliance of nature: frozen Winter ponds and waterfalls become deep, teeming Summer pools and chambers in which to dive and unlock secrets, enemies can be frozen or doused, and the very air itself used to form snowballs or moisture-laden clouds. Other amazing new abilities include the cyclone, which can be used to transport Toku, smash powerful enemies and even drill through the rocks of the Mistralis’ diverse, richly interactive Chilling Peaks and Melodia City areas.

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Bonk: Brink of Extinction is coming next year for WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.

 

Bonk: Brink of Extinction is an all new downloadable adventure featuring story mode with co-op play. The loveable caveman Bonk and his huge head returns to save the world from a doomsday comet on a collision course with Earth. Meanwhile the comet’s magnetic field is driving the planet’s creatures crazy and smaller bits of debris are smashing into the jungle near Bonk’s home. Bonk must swim, bite, climb, jump, run and headbutt his way through jungles, deserts and volcanic caverns while earning power ups, reaching check points and gaining extra health on a perilous journey to the very center of the planet. Bonk: Brink of Extinction also features new transformations as Bonk morphs into eight different forms by eating meat or encountering Primordial Ooze.

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Theatre of Ware 2: Kursk 1943 now has an official website launched.

 

http://www.tow-game.com

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Order of War is set to arrive September 22 on the PC.

 

As Square Enix’s first foray into the hugely popular genre of historical real-time strategy, ORDER OF WAR takes strategy games to new heights and features massive-scale battles brought to life with unprecedented cinematic intensity. Players will take command of an entire army including ground troops, artillery, tank divisions and aircraft in all-out strategic assaults. The single-player mode can be played out in two campaigns – American forces versus German forces in occupied France and German forces versus Soviet forces in Poland and versus American forces in France. Missions will be based on key historic events and operations from 1944.

 

The free, single-player demo – “Road to Paris” – is currently available for download at http://www.orderofwar.com/. In this introductory demo, players are tasked with commanding American troops in an attempt to destroy German outposts amid tank and infantry attacks and clear the road to Paris.

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F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn, the F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin expansion is now available for download through Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network or various PC portals.

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Madballs in Babo Invasion will be available for PC download via Steam September 17.

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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is spawning a novel – Forged By Chaos.

 

FORGED IN CHAOS, by noted Black Library author C.L. Werner, provides an epic and gripping account of Destruction’s incursion into the infinitely massive and decidedly deadly Bastion Stair in search of the legendary Spear of Myrmidia. As the armies of Destruction continue their war upon the civilized lands, the Raven Host of Chaos is poised to march upon the Empire of Man in an unstoppable tide. To ensure victory against the Emperor’s Order of the Griffon, an elite party of Chaos warriors is tasked with the quest to find the Spear of Myrmidia and fully unleash the power of the Winds of Chaos. To work such awesome magic, the marauder Kormak must dare venture into the Bastion Stair, portal to the Realm of Khorne, and defy the Blood God’s wrath. However, the warriors of the Raven Host are not the only ones with an interest in harnessing the powers of Chaos, Treacherous Dark Elves and brutish Orcs each look to seize the power for themselves, while a desperate Imperial army races to deny all of their foes the dreaded might of Chaos.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack for the Nintendo DS is announced to arrive later this year.

 

The game pits the four Ninja Turtle brothers against their old nemesis, Shredder, and his many villainous henchmen.

Available this Holiday, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack will feature an all-new combination system, enabling players to string together uppercuts and roundhouse kicks to unlock a series of moves powerful enough to take out even the strongest enemy. In addition, the game will include a cooperative mode, allowing for arcade action with either a friend via local wireless, or a system-controlled Turtle brother.

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Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent now has two more maps.

 

Environmentalists, prepare to throw down with the deviant Subject M-277, the big boss of Flame Basin. This formerly lush forest, at one time called Sylverland, is now a dry, charred landscape known as Flame Basin. Once a fiercely protected ecosystem, Sylverland was ravaged by the greed of the industrial boom, as loggers tore down one tree after another until the basin was a barren wasteland. Lurking in the center of Flame Basin, players will encounter the iniquitous boss, Subject M-277, an experiment of bioengineered creatures gone wrong. This ominous lot, once created to protect civilization, promptly turned on their creators and exists to further destroy the basin.  Peril-seekers can also conduct their own small-scale cloning experiments, for a small fee, building their own monsters, piece by piece.

 

Gladiators should suit up, and the faint of heart need not apply to battle it out in Neo Steam’s Colosseum. At last, a chance for players to demonstrate their top-level skills in the most notoriously brutal arena known in history. Players will have to prove how long they can withstand the vigorous downpour of foes the Colosseum will bestow upon them. With no penalty for dying, the Colusseum offers the boundless opportunities for players to practice their combat skills against some of the most robust enemies Neo Steam has to offer. Players don’t have anything to lose, but their pride on the blood-stained Colusseum floor.

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