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EPX Games announced earlier today that Night Whisper Lane has gone Gold and has been sent to Apple for review. Once the game passes the review process it will be available from the iTunes App Store for $0.99. Night Whisper Lane is a Survival Horror point & click adventure turn-based RPG game for iOS. The game is geared towards a more mature gaming crowd; this game does have scary situations and can be quite bloody. Read the rest of this entry »

In the remote mountains of Colorado, horrors wait inside Mount Massive Asylum. A long-abandoned home for the mentally ill, recently re-opened by the “research and charity” branch of the transnational Murkoff Corporation, has been operating in strict secrecy… until now. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft has announced the creation of a map and texture pack for Minecraft inspired by the Far Cry 3 universe, which is to be released for free on PC on October 26, 2012.  This pack allows users to explore and survive the Minecraft experience through the warped lens of Far Cry 3, with modifications to all aspects of the original game, including environments, weapons and tools. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has announced a partnership with renowned writer Nathan Edmondson and artist Marc Laming to create a graphic novel based on Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® franchise. This collaboration will introduce readers to new facets of Sam Fisher and will explore the Splinter Cell universe from a fresh perspective.  Set for release in 2013, the Splinter Cell Echoes graphic novel takes place between the events of Tom Clancy’s™ Splinter Cell Conviction® and Tom Clancy’s™ Splinter Cell® Blacklist™. The story bridges the gap between the two games with a realistic, original story that sets the tone for the opening events in Splinter Cell Blacklist. Read the rest of this entry »

Long-time Funcom designer Joel Bylos recently stepped into the position as Game Director for the company’s recently released modern-day massively multiplayer game ‘The Secret World’, and today the newly appointed lead released his first letter on the state of the game to the press and the community. In the letter, Mr. Bylos reflects on the game’s initial reception and what the team wanted to achieve before he goes into both short-term and long-term plans for the game. Read the rest of this entry »

The battle to save the galaxy rages on and a familiar foe returns in the largest downloadable content pack to-date for Mass Effect™ 3 multiplayer! Available to download at no additional charge*, Mass Effect 3: Retaliation ups the challenge by adding treacherous environmental hazards to existing maps and will introduce the infamous Collectors as a new enemy faction in multiplayer. Also making its way into the Mass Effect 3: Retaliation pack is a brand-new challenge system that will reward players for their accomplishments in multiplayer. This new feature will give players the ability to track and compare progress across different multiplayer challenges. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft has announced the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass offer, granting access to all five forthcoming DLC packs to players owning the original game on PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Microsoft’s Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, and Windows PCs.  Assassin’s Creed III downloadable content will feature “The Tyranny of King Washington”, an all-new single-player campaign available as a continual episodic story through three DLCs that will let players experience an alternate history of the American Revolution. Read the rest of this entry »

Coming this fall, the Hostage Negotiation Map Pack DLC for Max Payne 3 from Rockstar will bring four new multiplayer maps into the fold – all specially designed for online action – along with a range of new Items and weapons plus the Filhos De Ogum avatar faction. The new Filhos De Ogum faction battles it out against the U.F.E. in the all-new Favela Heights map from the Hostage Negotiation DLC Pack for Max Payne 3 Multiplayer. Read the rest of this entry »

Winner of over 300 awards. Recipient of over 200 perfect scores. A universe that has expanded beyond games to comics, novels, apparel, collectibles, action figures and more. The Mass Effect franchise has become one of the most heralded series in video game history. EA BioWare has unveiled the Mass Effect Trilogy, a compilation of all three award-winning Mass Effect games in one box. Available in stores beginning November 6, 2012 for only $59.99, the Mass Effect Trilogy is the perfect holiday gift for longtime fans or friends who have yet to experience Commander Shepard’s epic journey to save the galaxy. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is excited to announce that the third content update for the company’s modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World‘ is now live. This is the third content update following the launch of ‘The Secret World’ less than three months ago, and it is part of the development team’s ambitious post-launch content plan. Since launch, the developers have added many new missions, the rocket launcher weapon, a plastic surgery clinic and a barbershop, a looking-for-group-tool and much, much more. And the latest update doesn’t just contain new content, but it also sets the stage for our first seasonal event! Read the rest of this entry »