Wargaming.net announced that its World War II real-time strategy game Order of War: Challenge is now available exclusively on Steam for $9.99. Owners of the original game will get Order of War: Challenge for free.
Order of War: Challenge is a multiplayer standalone game with focus on epic online warfare where players take the lead of the most powerful WII-era armies (the USA, Germany and the USSR) to reveal the best strategists on the virtual battlefields. With ample choice of multiplayer modes the game was designed to provide ultimate “commander” experience and manifold opportunities for thrilling and uncompromising battles.
DA: Origins – Awakening Justice Reveal
BioWare has released a new trailer and screenshots for Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening, revealing the troubled spirit Justice. Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening is scheduled for release on March 16th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Not all the denizens of the Fade identify with darker emotions like rage and pride. Some embody the nobler qualities found in humanity: faith, hope, compassion, and justice. Justice is not a name, it is an identity. A victim of magic gone awry, Justice has been torn from the Fade against his will and trapped in the body of a dead Grey Warden. Lost and disoriented, he seeks a guide to help make sense of this alien world and demonstrate what it means to be human.
D3Publisher has released a new trailer and screenshots for Puzzle Quest 2. Launching in Spring 2010, Puzzle Quest 2 will be available on Xbox Live Arcade and Nintendo DS.
On March 15th, Future Shop invites gamers to get their claws on one of the most anticipated titles of 2010: God of War III. Five Future Shop stores across Canada will be hosting ‘Midnight Madness’ extravaganzas with activities to celebrate the launch. PlayStation street teams will be entertaining the crowds at select locations in Nepean (ON), Toronto (ON), and Richmond (BC) through demos of the game as well as gift cards.
Who:
Hundreds of gamers across Canada anxious to get their claws on a copy of God of War III for PlayStation 3.
When:
Monday, March 15th – Tuesday, March 16th
9:00 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. (doors open at 12 midnight)
Where:
Future Shop, at the following five locations:
1. Nepean, ON (Merivale) – 1695 Merivale Rd. (at Basil MacDonald Way) – PlayStation street team feature
2. Toronto, ON (Yonge-Dundas) – 325 Yonge St. (at Dundas) – PlayStation street team feature
3. Edmonton, AB (South Edmonton Common) – 1320 99 St. (at Parsons Rd. NW)
4. Calgary, AB (Northlands) – 5111 Northland Dr. NW (at 52 Ave. NW)
5. Richmond, BC (Lansdowne Centre) – 5300 #3 Rd. (at Alderbridge Way) – PlayStation street team feature
First BioShock 2 DLC Released
2K Games announced today that the Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack, the first downloadable content for BioShock 2, is now available for download from both the Xbox Live Marketplace and Games for Windows-Live for 400 Microsoft Points, and from the PlayStation Network for $4.99.
Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack, the first of several planned downloadable packages, contains a number of customization features that will allow players to further their character’s development in BioShock 2’s multiplayer modes and provide a deeper multiplayer experience. The pack includes:
Rank increase to level 50 with rank rewards
New playable characters – Louie McGraff and Oscar Calraca
20 new trials
A third weapon upgrade for each weapon
Five additional masks
MotoGP 09/10 Screens
Capcom has released new screenshots for MotoGP 09/10. The racing game is scheduled for release on March 23rd for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Pocketwatch Game’s co-op caper, Monaco, was the big winner at the Twelfth Annual Independent Games Festival. Monaco received the top award at the ceremony, earning the $20,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game, as well as the award for Excellence In Design. Other IGF award recipients for 2010 also include PlayDead’s silhouetted platformer, Limbo which won the awards for Excellence in Visual Art and Technical Excellence. Closure Team’s puzzle platformer, Closure, earned the award for Excellence in Audio. Independent developer Cactus received the inaugural Nuovo Award for its abstract visual puzzle game, Tuning.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Trailer
Eidos Montreal has released a Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer. The game is currently in development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Brink Trailer
Bethesda Softworks has released a new cinematic trailer for Brink, its upcoming first-person shooter for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Lady Gaga Makes Rock Band Debut
Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a four pack of songs from Lady Gaga, as well as singles from 3 Doors Down, Mute Math, The Subways, and a special Lady Gaga cover by South Park’s own Eric Cartman will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (March 16) and PS3 (March 18):
Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”
Lady Gaga – “Just Dance”
Lady Gaga – “Monster”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
3 Doors Down – “It’s Not My Time”
Mute Math – “Control”
South Park – “Poker Face (Cartman version)”
The Subways – “Oh Yeah”
The Subways – “Rock & Roll Queen”
