Riot Games has informed us that soon will be introduced a new way of playing in League of Legends, called Dominion.
It will put two teams fighting to capture 5 strategic, for their control will be awarded points, the team that remains the first without points will be declared defeated. Action will take place on a new map – Crystal Scar – and the games will last for about 20 minutes.
Some Dominion matches will be presented at GamesCon 2011.
Sony Online Entertainment has launched an online store for DC Universe Online MMORPG,but it offers only three products currently for sale.
The first of these, Proto Repair Bots, allows players to fix their equipment anywhere and Vault Tickets sold separately or in packs of 5, allow access to dungeon The Vault where you can get unique rewards.
Firaxis Games announces open beta testing for Civilization World, the new game for Facebook, will start this week.
In World Civilization players will have to form teams with at least four friends and establish a civilization. Team leaders will control the development of cities so as to maximize the welfare of people and goods production. Collaboration between team members will play an important role, such battles can be won more easily and access to new technologies will be much faster.
Dino Patti – CEO Playdead Games – revealed via twitter that the 2D action platformer LIMBO will be launched for PlayStation 3 and PC, the announcement was confirmed by PlayStation representatives
mentioning that the PS3 version will be launched this month.
This past Wednesday, Riot Games announced plans to launch a second platform in Europe to support the rapidly growingLeague of Legends player base in the continent. Beginning soon, service in Europe will be allocated between two regional game platforms: ‘EU Nordic & East’ and ‘EU West.’
“League of Legends first came to Europe just over a year ago, and the growth of our community there has been astonishing,” said Marc Merrill, president of Riot Games. “Our number one goal is to provide an exceptional player experience for League of Legends worldwide, and the addition of a second platform in Europe will enable even more players to enjoy just such an experience.”
“Unlike traditional game servers for a massively multiplayer game, League of Legends environments support hundreds of thousands of concurrent players,” said Scott Gelb, vice president of technology for Riot Games. “The introduction of a second platform in the region is intended to expand support for our rapidly growing crowd of European players.”
Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that EA SPORTS is developing EA SPORTS™ FIFA Manager 12 in collaboration with football fans around the world. The 11th edition of the football management simulation will include features inspired and determined by the community, in addition to a full feature set and game modes with more than 700 improvements, when the game launches this autumn.
Through the online “Your Feature!” campaign, thousands of fans participated in a community call-to-action to directly influence the game’s content for this season. Fans proposed features they wanted in the game, and then community voting determined the ones that mattered most. Features created by the community include, “Speeches Before The Match”, “European Cup Final Match”, “Open Trials for New Players”, new tutorial “Manager Challenges,” and an extension of the last 24 hours of the transfer market.
“It was very exciting to see so many great ideas proposed by our fans,” said Gerald Köhler, lead designer of FIFA Manager 12. “We were impressed by the passion these fans exhibited towards the game and the quality of the ideas generated. Working with the community helped us target more than 700 improvements that will make this the most authentic football management simulation we have ever produced.”
FIFA Manager 12 features improvements to virtually all areas of the game, including major enhancements to the 3D mode, finances, transfers and the calendar. Changes to the 3D mode create a more realistic experience, and include new logic, new player artificial intelligence, and marked improvements to tactics, substitutions and the conduct of opposing managers. In addition, a new intuitive user interface makes it possible for players to retrieve all the data relevant to the game within seconds and to issue precise tactical instructions to their teams.
The financial mode is now more authentic with on-the-pitch success impacting revenue, and realistic differences in revenue generated through jersey sponsors between clubs. In the transfer section, managers can now field players in trial training and in real matches. Managers can also commission a detailed analysis of the squad so the team’s weak points can be specifically eliminated. A whole range of new options will be available in the calendar, from the charity gala to direct friendly match queries, and training can once again be planned and implemented on a daily basis.
FIFA Manager 12 also contains a host of improvements to the online mode, all premium features from previous years are now included and available to all players. Online improvements include an extensive avatar editor, the option of creating fantasy leagues, and a large number of new statistics.
“No man should live in chains,” proclaims Conan the Barbarian in the new, upcoming Hollywood production set to release later this year. With the words of the most legendary fantasy hero of all time in mind, Funcom today released an all-new, free-to-play version of its critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online game titled ‘Age of Conan: Unchained’. The new version replaces the existing version of the game, and players everywhere will now be able to freely explore the sexy, savage, and brutal world of Hyboria with their friends – and enemies.
“After 1.4 million copies sold, having experienced fantastic critical acclaim, and still to this day going strong with a large active player base embarking on thousands of daily adventures, there is no doubt that ‘Age of Conan’ has made a significant impact on the online gaming genre,” says Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Morten Larssen. “The great potential provided by the hybrid business model, and with the ever growing interest for free-to-play games, bringing ‘Age of Conan’ into this market is undoubtedly the logical next step for the title.”
Players now get to choose whether they want to experience the free offering, or become a Premium member with access to even more game content. An in-game store also allows both free players and Premium members to purchase in-game goods such as weaponry and mounts. For more detail about the differences between the free and Premium offering, visit the new ‘Age of Conan: Unchained’ website.
Valve Software informed us that on June 30 – July 10, a considered number of games from the Steam library will be available on special prices, visitors having the possibility to win in-game prizes or games if they complete different tasks.
“Dear Everyone:
Me, Syl, and Tappet arrived okay at Steam Summer Camp today. A lot of our friends are here too. The folks we left back at Valve–who all got pink-eye and couldn’t go–said they’d put up the pictures from camp that we send them (after they’re done posting the loads of Summer Camp daily sales and publisher packs on Steam each day). The first one (with our new pals Marty and Max) is there now. This morning, Syl drove Marty’s car. Tappet had to work the pedals, but we got it up to 87 miles an hour on the dirt! We think we can get it to go faster tonight.
The counselors have planned a bunch of camp activities each day. Like playing games gets you special Steam Summer Camp Achievements. Then they say you get tickets for each Achievement you earn. Big whoop, right?!? But, guess what? There’s a Prize Booth where you can trade your tickets for cool stuff. I made the banner on the booth!
At the end of camp, they’re giving away some really big prizes: one-hundred campers get the top ten games on their Wishlist! They were going to have field day races for prizes, but not all of us have legs.
Gotta go.
Sir Roderick Bodkin & Syl & Tappet.“
THQ revealed on the official forum the minimum and recommended system requirements for Warhammer 40.000: Space Marines, the release date being set for September 9.
Minimum Configuration
Recommended Configuration
Disclaimer: Minimum specs are subject to change
As already announced, yesterday began the beta test for turn based strategy Heroes Might & Magic VI, those who preorder the title may participate.
For single player mode will be available 2 maps from the campaign tutorial and a map from Sanctuary campaign, and for the multiplayer will be available the Broken Alliance map where players will fight against three AI controlled opponents.
The game will be available exclusively for the PC and will be launched on September 8 in Europe.
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