James Cameron's Avatar: The Game (NDS/PSP/PS3/X360/PC)
"Avatar" is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game takes you deep into the heart of Pandora, an alien planet that is beyond imagination. When conflict erupts between the RDA Corporation, a space-faring consortium in search of valuable resources, and the Na’'vi, Pandora’s indigenous people, gamers will find themselves thrust into a fight for the heart of a planet and the fate of a civilization.
Key Features:
- Immerse yourself in James Cameron’s world: Peer deep into the heart of Pandora and see James Cameron’s universe, from your own perspective.
- Engage in a massive conflict between two worlds: Fight for your cause; RDA or Na’vi. Customize more than 60 RDA and Na’vi weapons, combined. Choose your skills: 20 for each clan. Drive all of the vehicles and ride the animals. Expand the battleground in online multiplayer.
- Develop your character and acquire new skills: Create your very own character and acquire skills as you progress through the game.
Rogue Warrior is a character-driven, first-person-shooter, featuring Richard 'Demo Dick' Marcinko's explosive personality in an action-packed single player campaign, and intense multiplayer combat.
Playing as Richard 'Demo Dick' Marcinko, you go behind the iron curtain to disrupt a suspected North Korean ballistic missile program. Soon into the mission, you uncover a conspiracy that could turn the tides of the Cold War in the communists' favor. You must then take the mission into your own hands as you enter into the bowels of the USSR to destroy a technology that could change the balance of geopolitical power, leaving a trail of destruction in your wake!
Key Features:
- Play as a Real Life Legend: Play as Richard "Demo Dick" Marcinko — a real-life American badass. His defiant, crude, and sometimes ruthless behavior has earned him both glory and infamy in the history books. Now you take on his explosive nature as you engage in black ops and go against the rules of conventional warfare to get the job done.
- Brutal Kills: With more than 25 uniquely brutal kill moves, do what it takes to take out the enemy. No trick is too dirty as you maintain the element of surprise whenever possible - find and kill the enemy before they find you.
- Targets of Opportunity: Be an instrument of destruction as you create tactical advantages by eliminating any and all targets that would otherwise benefit the enemy.
- Multiplayer Mode: Go head to head against others online and even perform brutal kill moves on your friends.
- Award-winning Talent: Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke voices Dick Marcinko's in-game character.
System Requirements:
- Minimum:
- OS: Windows XP/Vista
- Processor: 3.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
- Memory: 1 GB RAM (XP)/ 2 GB RAM (Vista)
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with 256 MB RAM (NVIDIA 7900 or better, ATI X1800 or better)
- Recommended:
- OS: Windows XP/Vista
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 or equivalent processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI HD2900 PRO or better
Storybook Workshop immerses kids and their parents in 16 classic children's fairy tales and fables and many other exciting features. Through the use of the included USB microphone, you can read along, record and play back readings of your favorite stories, including the most beloved tales from Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Aesop and around the world. Storybook Workshop's unique microphone functionality will even magically change your voice to sound like the characters in the stories, including fairies, giants and robots! Continue the fun with your children in a lively sing-along room where nursery rhymes come to life right in front your children's eyes, and watch as they learn rhythm, language, numbers and shapes in the exciting Play & Learn mode. Your kids can track their progress by using a virtual sticker pad, which will get pre-schoolers excited and motivated to continue to read and complete the stories.
In addition to all the wonderful reading attractions with Storybook Workshop, kids are able to create memories and tap into their creativity simply by using the sound of their voice and "painting" colorful masterpieces that they are able to display on their own personal virtual easel. With all this and more, Storybook Workshop will transform family story time into a wonderfully memorable, fun and enriching experience with your pre-schooler.
"As a parent, I know how hard it is to find fun and engaging activities to share with your kids," said Shinji Hirano, Executive Vice President for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. "With 16 bedtime story classics, voice-changing functionality, and the ability to bring your custom Mii avatar into the stories, Storybook Workshop provides kids with a unmatchable reading and learning experience that the whole family can enjoy together."
Featuring a number of popular fairy tales, fables and songs including;
- Little Red Riding Hood
- The Ugly Duckling
- Town Musicians of Bremen
- The Golden Goose
- The Happy Prince
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- Row Row Row Your Boat
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Indie developer Aaron Styles is thrilled to announce that his game S.H.M.U.P, a finalist in GDC China’s Independent Games Festival Competition, is now available to buy for $9.99USD!
S.H.M.U.P puts you in command of up to fifteen independent ships, defending your wall against a never ending collection of enemies and massive bosses. To aid you in your defence, you have access to a plethora of upgrades and awesome exploding, homing missiles. S.H.M.U.P features chip tune inspired music from Bart Klepka and Multifaros. The game also features Twitter integration and extensive modding capabilities.
Availability and system requirements: S.H.M.U.P requires Windows XP/Vista/7; a 1.5GHz processor; 1GB system memory; a 3D card with Shader Model 2 capability ; .Net 2.0 and Microsoft DirectX 9.0c.
Find Your Own Way Home: The Game (PC)
“Find Your Own Way Home – The Game,” was conceived of and produced by digital product studio Curious Sense. It is the first game featuring an actual rock band in the thriving global video game category of “downloadable casual games.” Curious Sense selected GameTantra/Dhruva as the game’s developer following a competition among ten of the best developers in the world. Merscom LLC is distributing the game worldwide.
In Find Your Own Way Home, the player is the protagonist in a story that unfolds across dozens of game levels for several hours of entertainment. The game is designed to appeal to both the typical gamer, and the dedicated REO Speedwagon fan. For music fans, the game introduces new ways to interact with music; and for the typical gamer, it brings several innovative game features to the category – in particular bridges between the game experience and the real world.
As players reach certain milestones in the game they earn prizes. For example, the product features an exclusive release of REO Speedwagon’s new re-recording of their classic, Roll With the Changes, a single from their brand new album, “Not So Silent Night – Christmas with REO Speedwagon,” and a well-hidden “Golden Ticket,” which, when found by the player makes them eligible to win concert tickets and a backstage meet-and-greet with the band.
“Just when we thought we had done it all, along comes an awesome video game, where millions of people around the world can interact with us, and our music. How cool is that?” says Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon. “We are always looking for exciting ways to stay current in a music world which is constantly changing. Video gaming is a whole new vehicle to get our music out to our fans, as well as connect us with new fans world wide…and our avatars are quite handsome.”
“Find Your Own Way Home” is unlike fast-paced action video games such as Guitar Hero or Rock Band. This game uses the popular “hidden object mystery game” model to deliver the music of REO Speedwagon to a huge global gaming audience. The game is being distributed globally, in five languages, first as an online product via dozens of “game portals,” then likely, to be put on a disk and packaged for retail distribution.
“With global reach, long, fun interaction time, and a purchase from gamers, products like “Find Your Own Way Home” are high-value marketing experiences and revenue-generating products,” said Adam Blumenthal, CEO of Curious Sense. “This product concept comes from our company’s focus on helping music artists use new media. By building an experience that applies the best practices in game design to a body of great rock music, we have created some very interesting new ways for bands and fans to interact.”
Curious Sense developed the concept for the product with REO Speedwagon manager, Tom Consolo, at Frontline. “Tom encouraged us to draw from the themes of the band’s latest album when designing the game,” said Blumenthal. “Those themes, with a fictitious plot and more than a dozen REO songs utilized in interesting ways, appeals to gamers who may not know REO, and REO fans who may not yet be gamers.”
In the game the player is an entertainment reporter who has been on assignment with REO Speedwagon as they’ve been finishing their new album. The game takes place on the day the new album is to be released at a fantastic release party. But something goes wrong, when Cronin goes missing, and it’s up to the player to locate the missing star.
Curious Sense has designed some innovative incentive programs with the game:
- Everyone who buys the game will get a discount coupon to purchase REO’s new album, “Not So Silent Night – Christmas with REO Speedwagon.”
- Hidden deep within the game are “Golden Tickets.” Players who find a Golden Ticket will be eligible to win two real tickets to a real REO Speedwagon concert, and a backstage meet-and-greet with the band.
“Find Your Own Way Home – The Game” can be downloaded on a PC or Mac at most of the major online game portals. It will be distributed around the world in English, Japanese, German, French, and Spanish. The game will also be available from Curious Sense’s Republic of Music Web site (TheROM.com) and at REOSpeedwagon.com. The game concept, creative direction, and production were managed by Curious Sense and developed by GameTantra/Dhruva.