Neverwinter Nights™ 2: Deluxe

SYSTEM: PC
GENRE: Role Playing
DEVELOPER: Obsidian Entertainment
PUBLISHER: Atari
PLAYERS: 1 Player; mulitiplayer via online

Game Information:
Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) is a computer role-playing game set in the fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms, one of the popular campaign settings of Dungeons and Dragons. It takes the player from the tiniest of villages into a sweeping tale of danger and war, chronicling their rise from a peasant to a full-fledged hero of the Realms, defending it against one of the greatest threats of the age.
Build a character that suits your style of play - good or evil, chaotic or lawful, with any number of skills, feats and professions available at the click of a button. Whether lobbing fireballs and researching forgotten spells as a powerful Wizard, hacking a trail through legions of orcs as a Fighter armed only with a battle axe and your courage, or taking on the role of a Rogue that can slip into the shadows at a moment's notice, the choice is yours. Choose your alignment, your allies, your companions, and how you want your character to develop... design the character you want, role-play the way you want, and carry the battle to the enemy.

The design aspects of Neverwinter Nights 2 don't stop there, however. Past the campaign included with the game itself, Neverwinter Nights 2 also gives you all the tools you need to build your own modules, campaigns, and adventures for your friends - move buildings, terrain, script encounters, write dialogues, create quests and items - everything you need to create an epic adventure of your own is included in the toolset for you and any other worldbuilder to use.

So if you are interested in adventure - or building adventures of your own - look no further. Neverwinter Nights 2 is on the horizon, and adventure awaits.

A propos de Neverwinter Nights 2:
Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) est un jeu de rôle campé dans le monde imaginaire des Royaumes oubliés, l’un des nombreux univers de campagne de Donjons & Dragons. Issu d’un modeste village, le joueur se trouve entraîné dans une nébuleuse de guerres et d’aventures. Ce simple paysan deviendra un héros à part entière, le gardien des Royaumes confrontés à l’une des plus lourdes menaces qu'ils aient jamais connues.


Créez un personnage adapté à votre style de jeu - bon ou maléfique, chaotique ou loyal – et attribuez-lui compétences, caractéristiques et profession en un clic. Incarnez un puissant magicien, maître des arcanes et érudit éclairé, ou bien un guerrier capable de balayer des légions d’orques du seul tranchant de sa hache de guerre, ou encore un roublard prompt à se fondre dans les ténèbres pour détrousser le plus vigilant des gardes. Choisissez votre alignement, vos alliés, vos compagnons, et la façon dont vous voulez que votre personnage se développe… Définissez l'orientation de votre personnage, jouez comme vous l’entendez et affrontez vos ennemis.

Cependant, les possibilités de jeu qu'offre Neverwinter Nights 2 ne s’arrêtent pas là. Une fois la campagne terminée, NWN 2 met à votre disposition les outils nécessaires pour créer vos propres modules, campagnes et aventures pour vos amis : placez bâtiments et terrains, déterminez les rencontres, écrivez les dialogues, créez quêtes et objets. Vous trouverez tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour créer votre propre aventure épique dans l’éditeur.

Alors si vous vous sentez l’âme d’un aventurier, ou que vous désirez écrire votre propre histoire, ne cherchez plus. Neverwinter Nights 2 approche, l’aventure n'attend plus que vous.


Uber NWN2:
Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) ist ein Rollenspiel für den PC, das in der Fantasy-Welt der Vergessenen Reiche spielt, einer der beliebten Kampagnenwelten von Dungeons & Dragons. Der Spieler beginnt in einer winzigen Stadt und gerät schon bald mitten in eine spannende Geschichte voller Schlachten und anderer Gefahren, die seinen Aufstieg vom einfachen Bauern zum gestandenen Helden der Reiche schildert, der seine Heimat gegen eine der größten Bedrohungen des Zeitalters verteidigt.
Erschaffen Sie einen Charakter, der zu Ihrem persönlichen Spielstil passt. Gut oder böse, chaotisch oder rechtschaffen - mit einem Klick stehen Ihnen zahllose Fertigkeiten, Talente und Berufe zur Verfügung. Werfen Sie als mächtiger Magier mit Feuerbällen um sich und erforschen Sie vergessene Zauber, schlagen Sie sich als Kämpfer nur mit Ihrer Streitaxt und Ihrem Mut bewaffnet einen Weg durch Horden von Orks oder werden Sie zum Schurken, der im Handumdrehen mit den Schatten verschmelzen und selbst dem aufmerksamsten Wachmann unbemerkt den Geldbeutel stehlen kann. Wählen Sie Ihre Gesinnung, Ihre Verbündeten, Ihre Gefährten und die Art, wie sich Ihr Charakter entwickeln soll ... Entwerfen Sie einen Charakter nach Ihrem Geschmack, spielen Sie das Rollenspiel, wie es Ihnen gefällt, und tragen Sie den Kampf vor die Pforten des Feindes.

Doch das Design von Neverwinter Nights 2 bietet noch mehr. Über die im Spiel enthaltene Kampagne hinaus stellt Ihnen Neverwinter Nights 2 auch sämtliche Tools zur Verfügung, die Sie benötigen, um eigene Module, Kampagnen und Abenteuer für Ihre Freunde zu kreieren. Bewegen Sie Gebäude und Gelände, schreiben Sie Begegnungen und Dialoge, erschaffen Sie Quests und Gegenstände - alles, was Sie brauchen, um ein eigenes episches Abenteuer ins Leben zu rufen, ist für Sie und alle anderen Weltenbauer im Toolset enthalten.

Wenn Sie also Interesse an Abenteuern haben oder daran, selbst Abenteuer zu schaffen, brauchen Sie nicht weiter zu suchen. Bald kommt Neverwinter Nights 2 – das Abenteuer wartet schon.

Blade Kitten

GENRE: Adventure
PLAYERS: 1 Player
Platforms: Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation®Network, PC
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Krome Studios
Release Date: September 2010

 
 
Game Information:
It’s all fun and games… then someone gets hurt.

Sometime in the future, somewhere that’s not Earth…

Kit Ballard is a bounty hunter and one of the best in the business. Together with her alien sidekick Skiffy and her sword, the Darque Blade, she hunts down rogue mechs and soft targets. Kit becomes the nexus of a tumultuous series of events on the strange planetoid known as HOLLOW WISH.

Blade Kitten the game begins with Kit tracking a local troublemaker named Terra-Li on the mysterious artificial planetoid Hollow Wish. But on her way to doing so Kit uncovers a dark secret about Hollow Wish and its inhabitants, little does she realize that her actions will affect the destiny of an entire planet…

Her tale is one of liberation
Her tail is pink.

 
FEATURES:

• Pick up-and-play arcade action. Players can jump right in and easily begin exploring and fighting their way through large levels offering multiple paths loaded with secret areas and hidden collectables.
• 19 levels including 3 exploration levels with Noot (a rideable alien mount). A two part mini-series available exclusively via digital distribution.
• Straight forward platform side-scroller. Harkens back to the simpler side scrolling games of yesteryear but with the depth that modern players demand.
• Intuitive “scramble style” exploration. Kit’s innate feline abilities enable her to easily traverse environments. Her free-running meets rock-climbing style movement is designed to encourage players to explore the dangerous world of Hollow Wish.
• Dramatic Narrative and Powerful Visual Direction. Blade Kitten goes well beyond most downloadable titles to deliver a strong narrative, in-engine cut-scenes, and a colorful, frenetic visual style that will be embraced by anime fans and casual gamers.
• Fully voiced dialogue. Featuring a cast of 9 professional voice actors playing a total of 23 characters, each scripted sequence is fully voiced by Los Angeles based voice talent.
• AI sidekick assistance. In certain locations, players can direct Kit’s sidekick “Skiffy” to assist them in combat, puzzle-solving, and in the collection of items.
• From million-selling game creator Steve Stamatiadis. The Blade Kitten universe is the creation of Krome Co-Founder and Creative Director Steve Stamatiadis, his first new Intellectual Property since creating the multi-million selling “TY the Tasmanian Tiger™" series.

Castlevania - Lords of Shadow

System: Available for XBoX 360 and Playstation 3
Game: Castlevania - Lords of Shadow
Genre: Action | Adventure
Players: 1
Age Rating: TBA
Release Date: November 2010

Game Information:
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow will be released in 2010 for PLAYSTATION®3 and Xbox 360 and will open a new era for the Castlevania mythology. Konami has worked to take the long-running series in brave new directions with a fresh and radical re-imagining, and the result is an epic tale of love and loss that befits the series.


Shown previously as Lords of Shadow in summer 2008 with a short teaser, Konami has kept under wraps its intention to radically take the Castlevania myth in a bold new direction until now. Konami has used E3 to showcase what it considers one of its most ambitious and innovative titles to date and reveal how it will present Castlevania to a wider audience of players hungry for genre-defining entertainment.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow takes place at the end of days. The Earth's alliance with the Heavens has been threatened by a dark and malevolent force - the mysterious Lords of Shadow - darkness reigns the world. Across this shattered land, the souls of the dead wander unable to find peace, whilst creatures of evil roam free wreaking chaos and death upon the living.

Gabriel is a member of the Brotherhood of Light, an elite group of holy knights who protect and defend the innocent against the supernatural. His beloved wife was brutally murdered by the evil forces of darkness and her soul trapped for eternity. Neither living nor dead she realises the horrific truth of what is at stake and guides Gabriel to his destiny - and hopefully salvation for the world... but at what cost?

Thus, Gabriel must travel the destroyed world, defeating the evil tyrants in order to use their powers to bring balance back to the world. Armed with the versatile Combat Cross - the world's last hope must encounter the three factions of the Lords of Shadow and end their unholy rule.

Mercury Steam has created a rich, open game world that traverses snowy mountain ranges, Gothic castles, and undead-strewn wastelands in a devastated Southern Europe during the Middle Ages. The production is being overseen by the European Product Planning office with advice and support from Kojima Productions. This multi-cultural dream collaboration will move the Castlevania brand to a whole new level, with rich storytelling, innovative gameplay and state-of-the-art technical elements brought together to form a revolutionary new direction for a modern 3D fantasy action epic.
Konami is premiering Castlevania: Lords of Shadow with a stunning trailer detailing the expansive nature of the game and its unique combat elements. It will also introduce the game's stunning voice acting cast, with Gabriel voiced by Robert Carlyle (28 Weeks Later, Trainspotting, The Full Monty), and Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: Next Generation) as the mysterious Zobek. Natasha McElhone (The Other Boleyn Girl, Californication, The Truman Show) and Jason Isaacs (Black Hawk Down, The Patriot, Harry Potter series) round off the talent.
"Castlevania: Lords of Shadow will take the Castlevania series into brave, uncharted territories, and is a breath-taking adventure that boasts stunning aesthetics, deep and challenging game play, and a truly inspirational voice cast to deliver the games dramatic depth", commented Dave Cox, Producer on the title and Head of Product Planning for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. "We are also delighted to be working with Kojima Productions who have supported the development of the game and our intended goals with their keen vision and expertise," he added. "This is a world's first! A dream team up between a western development studio and one of Japan's most revered and innovative creators".
"We at Mercury Steam are pushing the envelope of today's technology. Our goal is to create an incredible piece that will answer many people's hopes and desires of what a next generation Castlevania game should be." Said Enric Alvarez, Studio Head at Mercury Steam.

"Kojima Productions had learned the differences of western development teams and Japanese studios" added Ken Imaizumi, Senior Producer of Kojima Productions. "Mercury Steam is definitely one of the most talented studios in the world. We quickly agreed that we should work together and exchange ideas and knowhow across the board. We have full trust that the next generation Castlevania experience will deliver a high quality intense experience worthy of the Kojima Productions name and we are proud that this title will mark a new global direction for Konami as a company dedicated to breaking new ground in digital entertainment."

Saw

System: Available for Playstation 3, PC and XBoX
Game: Saw
Genre: Action | Adventure
Players: 1
Age Rating: Minimum age 18



Game Information:
Jigsaw has killed your partner and destroyed your life. Now he has trapped you in an abandoned insane asylum that he alone controls. If you can defeat his brutal traps and survive, you may just discover the truth behind what drives this twisted serial killer.


SAW is a third-person perspective, survival horror game based on the SAW film franchise, which has grossed more than $665M worldwide and sold more than 28 million DVDs. The game features many of the deadly mechanical traps seen in the film, as well as terrifying new ones. Players will pit their wits against Jigsaw as they navigate his world in an attempt to evade and escape his gruesome traps, while also struggling against his minions in brutal combat by using weapons found within the environment.

SAW, the video game, is based on a treatment from Zombie Studios and the creators of the SAW franchise, Leigh Whannell and James Wan.

The timeline for the game takes place between the movies: SAW and SAW II, giving the game its own story, yet fitting within the narratives of the movies.

The story centers on Detective David Tapp who awakens in a decrepit, abandoned asylum. He has been captured by his longtime nemesis, Jigsaw. Obsessed with catching this serial killer, Tapp's mission has consumed him and ruined his family, resulting in divorce, mental imbalance, and abandonment. Worse yet, this frantic hunt destroyed Tapp's career while he watched his long-time friend and partner get killed by one of Jigsaw's traps. Now Jigsaw has the upper hand and has captured the detective. Tapp must play a deadly game - the likes of which he has been investigating for years - to escape, and in order to do so he must survive the lethal traps and puzzles that Jigsaw has put in place for him and others. But each victim has a dark connection to Tapp. Will Tapp save them? Can he survive his obsession to find the Jigsaw killer?

 
FEATURES:

• Traps of Lethal Cunning - Jigsaw has laid out a gauntlet of torturous traps for a handful of innocents. Only you stand between them and the most brutal death imaginable. Think quickly and act! The clock is ticking.
• Choices of conscience - The player is forced to make difficult moral choices. Who lives and who dies in the game is determined by the player?s choices.
• Mysteries Revealed - Unanswered questions from the films are finally laid to rest. Gamers will discover the origin of Jigsaw and why he devoted his life to games, while also finding out what happened to the characters from the first SAW movie.
• An Ecology of Terror - The asylum in which Jigsaw has trapped you is abandoned, but it is far from empty. It is a living world of horror populated by Jigsaw?s minions and the insane souls they torture? and they have no intention of letting you leave.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

System: Playstation 3
Game: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Genre: Action | Adventure
Players: 1 (up 16 online)
Age Rating: minimum age 15

Game Information:
The wait is finally over. After months of teaser movies, screenshots and small nuggets of information, Hideo Kojima?s epic finale to the Metal Gear Solid series is here and it?s every bit as awe-inspiring, staggering and amazing as you could have expected. This is Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
Set in a battle-scarred future where war has become business carried out by mercenaries and machines, this visually stunning title sets new boundaries for gameplay and cinematic experiences in video gaming. The refined control system allows for some of the coolest gameplay ever seen as players guide Snake through to the end of his worn torn journey and tie up loose plot ends.

Snake has been drafted in for one final mission, to assassinate his old adversary Liquid Ocelot that will take him through stages across the World, including the Middle East and South America (other locations are to remain secret until the game?s launch), and cause him to bump into a few old friends as well as new characters. Hal ?Otacon? Emmerich is back again to provide Snake with local information, intelligence and useful hardware, including the Metal Gear Mk.II, a small remote-controlled robot with cloaking and offensive
capabilities.

Other additions to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots include rumble support for the new DualShock 3 controller, full 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound support and more interactivity during the cutscenes such as allowing users to change angles and summon flashbacks.

The final part of this must have title comes in the form of Metal Gear Online, included with MGS4. Initially compromising of five unique online stages created using Guns of the Patriots technology, Metal Gear Online allows up to 16 people to play simultaneously in five different modes ranging from standard Deathmatch to Team Deathmatch, Capture and Sneaking missions. Further Expansion Packs will be released throughout the year ensuring the content is fresh and rewarding for the players.

Scene It? Twilight

System: Available for PC, Nintendo DS and Wii
Game: Scene It? Twilight
Genre: Party-Games


Game Information (by Konami):
Hugely popular Summit Entertainment Film heads to Wii, Nintendo DS and PC in Europe to thrill all trivia fans


Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced it will release Scene It? Twilight, the latest member of the Scene It? family of entertainment trivia games, for Wii, Nintendo DS and PC-DVD in Q1 2010. It will arrive shortly after the next installment in Summit Entertainment's TWILIGHT movie series, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON.

Fans will put their knowledge to the test to determine who will be the ultimate TWILIGHT expert. Scene It? Twilight will challenge Wii players' powers of observation, memory and puzzle solving, as it transports them to Forks, Washington and creates an interactive multiplayer trivia experience brought together seamlessly for Wii. Fans can learn more about Bella Swan, TWILIGHT's heroine, or test their memories on Edward Cullen, the dark and unlikely love of Bella?s life.

"Konami is always looking to engage people in new means of interactive gaming experiences. The TWILIGHT film has an incredibly popular following who crave content and new media well after the movies are no longer in theaters," said Kunio Neo, President of Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. "With extensive content from the film, Scene It? Twilight will bring life to the excitement and energy surrounding the popular film in an all-new way."

Scene It? Twilight players will be completely submerged into the TWILIGHT universe as they interact with some of the most iconic locations, characters and scenes from the first film ? and putting their knowledge to the test to determine who is the ultimate TWILIGHT expert!


FEATURES:

• Rich-media trivia content: Over 500 multiple choice questions based on movie clips, music and audio from the TWILIGHT movie
• New user interface designed specifically for the Wii game, giving Scene It? Twilight a new look and feel, making the game much more immediate to play
• Motion functionality: Use your Wii Remote to buzz in and beat your opponent!
• New gameplay modes: Single and multi-player modes and new scoring systems keep the game close, exciting and challenging enough to please all TWILIGHT fans

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers

System: Wii
Game: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers


Game Information (by Konami):

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced its first Yu-Gi-Oh! title for Wii. Entitled Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers, the game will be released in September.


The Wii game uses characters and situations from the new Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's series, which takes place in the future and revolved around the adventures of Yusei Fudo, the hottest duelist in Neo Domino City.

Based on the 'Turbo Duels' in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's animated series, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers introduces players to a fast-paced twist on the racing genre. Yusei and Jack duel in a new motorsport called 'Wheelie Breakers' that combines card dueling with duel wheel racing. As they race around the track in their Duel Runner motorcycles, players call upon monsters from their decks to battle their opponents and prevent them from finishing the race. These cards can then be rearranged between races as strategies to unseat the rival players are developed. Using achievement points which players receive based on their race results, they can purchase new cards and add them to their decks providing upgrades.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers takes full advantage of the Wii's control system as players use the Wii Remote for both competitive card dueling and Duel Runner racing. Users can also use the Nunchuk during races, allowing for split-second manoeuvers including, acceleration, steering and recovery. A wide selection of gameplay modes are also offered including Story Mode, Grand Prix Mode, and Competition Multiplayer Mode with up to four players competing via a split screen system.

As has become traditional with Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh! titles, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers will be released with three official Trading Cards inside the box.

 

Nintendo Wii

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator - World Championship 2009

System: Nintendo DS
Game: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator - World Championship 2009


Game Information (by Konami):
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced its first Yu-Gi-Oh! title for 2009, in the form of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator - World Championship 2009 for Nintendo DS scheduled for release in 2nd Quarter 2009.


The first game based on the new Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's TV show, the DS game allows up to four players to compete within two distinctly different ways. The 'Story Mode' lets single players explore the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's world and meet its all-new dueling stars in a series of thrilling card games. Secondly, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator - World Championship 2009 will act as the basis for 2009's Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship, and boasts an enhanced dueling system, larger card images and more cards than ever before ' with 2500 in total.

Both game modes feature new characters and settings from the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's show, with Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator - World Championship 2009 acting as the definitive simulation of the Trading Card Game for Nintendo DS. The game world is brought to vivid life with all new 3D character images, while the 2500 cards span Booster and Structure Decks from the Trading Card Game, allowing users to assemble powerful decks from the cards available.

As has become traditional, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator - World Championship 2009 will also be released with three official Trading Cards inside the box.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4

System: PSP
Game: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4


Game Information:
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 marks the first appearance of the new animated TV series on PSP, and uses plot elements from the show's 'Dark Signers' episodes within its Story Mode. The new game's graphics have been designed to perfectly recreate characters and settings from the TV show, with stunning anime likenesses bringing the game's 14 duelists, and a huge supporting cast, to vivid life. Likewise, the same visuals are used to detail the many traps, spells and monsters that are used during battles, with in-game cameras panning to show off the various conflicts from a series of stunning vantage points.


The game's Story Mode provides a focal point for single-player use, and recreates the Neo Domino City and Satellite locations of the TV show. Players can move freely around these areas, and a different scenario will unfold dependent on which character the user opts for, and the story will evolve organically based on decisions the player makes. Players also use the exploratory elements of the game to meet new people, challenge them to duels and to add and buy new Trading Cards for their deck.
The dueling elements of the game have also been expanded, with each of the game's many characters holding their own decks. The strength of these decks acts as an in-built difficulty level, with players working their way through the increasingly challenging rivals as they look to build their deck and establish themselves as the Champion Trading Card Duelist. In total, over 300 hours of gameplay await - enough for even the most ardent Yu-Gi-Oh! fans!

The social aspect of the Trading Card Game has also been retained, with the option for multi-player games for up to four Yu-Gi-Oh! fans. One-on-one duels, or two-against-two and variations thereof are all supported, and the online capabilities of the PSP are also used for additional download elements. Users can enter the passwords found on real Trading Cards and use them in the game in order to improve their card decks and their strategies

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 represents a new high for the Yu-Gi-Oh! series, and Konami will also include three exclusive Trading Cards within each game's packaging.

(Game Information Credits by Konami-Europe site)