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Canadian app developer Robots and Pencils challenges you to save the damsel in distress over and over and over again in its upcoming physics-based puzzle game Catch the Princess HD. Play through more than 60 dungeon levels with a wide variety of challenges, cutting the chains that bind the poor princess to the ceiling. Plan your moves carefully, using bellows, pixie dust and physics to swing the princess’ cage past dangerous obstacles, as you guide her into the waiting arms of a fang-toothed admirer. Read the rest of this entry »

Ratrod Studio Inc. has announced their latest video game title “Mike V: Skateboard Party”. The game, which is  presented in collaboration with skateboard legend Mike Vallely, is now available worldwide for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Versions for Android, PC and Mac OS are also set to launch shortly. Read the rest of this entry »

After spending 35 years as a traditional publisher, John Denison now has a taste for the brave new world of publishing. On January 1st, 2012, he will launch his ambitious Occam’s Razor – a free online serial that will release a chapter a day for 120 days. What makes Occam’s Razor unique is the call for artists all over the world to upload artwork to illustrate the story. Read the rest of this entry »

EA Sports FIFA Football on PS Vita, in development at EA Canada, is the first true next generation sports experience in the palm of your hand, with console gameplay, HD graphics, and the largest feature set ever created by EA Sports for a handheld device. Read the rest of this entry »

In the News That I Missed Category, 2K Games announced earlier this month that The Darkness^TM II, currently in development at Digital Extremes, will feature “Vendettas,” a fast-paced, violent and narrative co-op experience that takes place parallel to the single-player story. Playable for up to four friends, Vendettas lets consumers choose one of four characters – all with their own unique Darkness weapon – and begin their dangerous and bloody journey. Designed as a team-focused, mission based experience, Vendettas explores the crucial role each character plays in Jackie Estacado’s campaign to defeat the Brotherhood. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft has released two new DLC packs for Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012. The first pack, Back In Shape: Lose It! is available for 400 MS Points while Jump Rope: Survival Mode is 320 MS Points – or you can download both packs as a bundle for 560 MS Points. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto game publisher Wicked Interactive has teamed with Bellevue, Washington’s Primordial Computers for a special Mission Against Terror holiday bundle. The bundle will include unique in-game items not available anywhere else as well as 10% off a limited-edition Mission Against Terror-branded Satyr Computer, which recently received 4.5 stars out of 5 from PCWorld as well as a top score in PCWorld’s WorldBench 6 benchmark tests.  Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble Inc. is excited to bring the 3rd Dimension to Android with the release of Dark Incursion, which is currently enjoying success on iOS, Dark Incursion is a side scrolling “Metroidvania” style game with a vivid steam punk art style using eye-popping pixel art combined with the stereoscopic 3D that will literally make the action jump off the screen. Read the rest of this entry »

The team at Radical Entertainment dive into the functionality and details behind PROTOTYPE 2’s new hunting gameplay mechanic.  In PROTOTYPE 2, Sgt. James Heller can hunt down key Blackwatch and Gentek (the scientific arm of Blackwatch) personnel, consume them, obtain their memories, and drive the game’s side mission content forward. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. announced today the launch of their exciting Holiday Special update for the popular cartoon style third-person shooter, MicroVolts.   Santa’s sleigh brings a sack full of holiday accessories, weapons and holiday events for players who’ve made the naughty OR nice list this year.   Read the rest of this entry »