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Retro City Rampage from Vblank Entertainment is now available on Xbox Live Arcade. You can grab it right now for only 800 MS Points – there is a free trial available as well. Included with your game purchase are three avatar items – the full Retro City Rampage player outfit from shoes to mullet. Also coming this month are the WiiWare and the Europe/UK/Asia PS3 and PS Vita versions. Check the Retro City Rampage site for a complete breakdown on available now and coming soon platforms. Read the rest of this entry »

EPX Games has announced that its original iOS title Night Whisper Lane is coming out for the Android platform on Tuesday January 1^st2013. The studio has received many requests from gamers for an Android version of Night Whisper Lane, and beginning tomorrow, those gamers can try and survive the “point, click and die” Night Whisper Lane experience. See how long you can survive before one of the many deadly traps get you, because “whatever you touch might be a trap.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tis the season for Dawn of Fantasy fans everywhere! In celebration of the holidays, the recently released MMORTS Dawn of Fantasy from Reverie World Studios has been given a festive overhaul, complete with a new holiday-themed interface and soundtrack, in-game Christmas decorations, and, of course, the famous holiday Ice Dragon! Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa-based indie mobile games company RocknRolla Games has launched a brand new update of their game Color-Shift. Initially released November 14, 2012, Color-Shift has quickly gained popularity in Apple’s App store, reaching #26 in the Strategy category, and #70 in the Arcade category. Moving forward with Color-Shift RocknRolla Games plans to bring their game to Google’s Android marketplace, Microsoft’s Mobile Game marketplace, and Rim’s App World. Read the rest of this entry »

Hothead Games has drafted NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman to assist with promotion of its latest sports mobile game, Big Win Basketball, the latest addition in the successful Big Win Sports franchise. Rodman will be featured in a series of Big Win Basketball videos, showcasing his involvement with Hothead Games and the Big Win Basketball team. The video series tips off in early 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

These are truly exciting times to be following The Secret World. Not only did Funcomremove the required subscription fee last week, this week the company released the fifth major content update, ‘Issue #5: The Vanishing of Tyler Freeborn’ which is chock full of great content including a special in-game end of days event. Log in now to check out some of the awesome stuff awaiting you, such as a new Auxiliary Weapon – the Quantum Brace, fresh missions and a brand new and revealing story arc. Read the rest of this entry »

The company that changed how we play is about to change how we watch. On December 20th, Nintendo will introduce Nintendo TVii, a free, integrated service for the recently launched Wii U console that combines what you watch and how you watch into one seamless, second-screen experience on the revolutionary new Wii U GamePad controller. Read the rest of this entry »

Available beginning today, the Zodiac Tournament (400MSP or $4.99) add-on for Square Enix and United Front Games’ Sleeping Dogs invites players to become the dragon and unleash their fists of fury. Invited to an exclusive combat tournament on a hidden island off the coast of Hong Kong, Wei Shen faces the ultimate test of his mastery of martial arts, taking on the world’s greatest warriors in a fight… to the death. Set on the remote Zodiac Island, a crumbling temple complex plays host to a series of ancient arenas, each more complex and deadly than the last. Avoiding deadly fire pits or spike-clad ceilings are merely a distraction when up against a collection of cold-blooded killers from every discipline of close-quarters combat. Wei must utilise his full move set, combined with a few new ones picked up on the way, to defeat all that stand in his way and take-out  the island’s big boss. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is excited to announce that Issue #5; The Vanishing of Tyler Freeborn has just gone live. This update introduces much new content, and also sets the stage for a very special in-game event called the End of Days. This event starts on the 21^st of December and offers tons of new challenges. A competition is held during the event to reward those who do the most to stem the tide of this rising darkness. Catch the exclusive Issue #5 Preview Video narrated by Game Director Joel Bylos, and get a sneak peek into all the fresh content and some of the new and brutal monsters which bring the apocalypse. Read the rest of this entry »

AJB Software Design, Inc., a leader in integrated payment solutions, today announced that its FIPay suite of payment products have achieved PCI’s PA-DSS 2.0 validation, and its RTS products are projected to be PA-DSS 2.0 validated by Q1 2013, well in advance of the October 28^th, 2013 deadline, which requires merchants to upgrade from the existing PA-DSS version 1.2.1. The newer PA-DSS 2.0 standard is in effect for new payment applications until October 28^th, 2016. Read the rest of this entry »