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Gauntlet is set in a fantasy-themed universe where evil cloaks the world from the high clouds of Ascendia to the depths of the lava-ridden Abyss. Players can choose from the four classic heroes, Elf, Warrior, Wizard, and Valkyrie, each with their own strengths, weaknesses and special abilities. Throughout the journey, the heroes will slash their way through demonic foes and gain up to four power move abilities to aid them in their battle with evil.

“With Gauntlet we’ve revitalised all of the action and fun of the original 1980s arcade classic, whilst updating the visuals and gameplay for today’s DS gamer,” said Ray Livingston, Brand Manager at Eidos. “With four-player Wi-Fi cooperative mode, one of the most memorable multiplayer gaming experiences of all time is back with a bang.”

One of the few titles taking full advantage of the hardware capabilities of the Nintendo DS™, Gauntlet offers Voiceover IP (VoIP) which allows voice communication through the Nintendo DS microphone, giving players more options to interact with their friends online.

Featuring 40 maps across three realms, Gauntlet offers fast-paced, retro RPG crusade-style gameplay in addition to new and in-depth multiplayer features including cooperative play and competitive multiplayer. The arcade style competitive multiplayer feature strengthens the addictive Gauntlet experience by introducing ranked multiplayer games like – Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Treasure Hoard game modes, hosted with local Nintendo Wireless play or via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Developed by Backbone Entertainment, a division of Foundation 9 Entertainment, Gauntlet is set for release on Nintendo DS later this year.

LOS ANGELES, CA (August 29, 2008) – Casual games developer and publisher Legacy Interactive today announced their agreement with Encore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, to distribute the popular Microïds adventure video games to all North American portals as digital downloads.

The agreement will include the highly anticipated titles “Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon” the latest sequel in the Dracula series, as well as “Sinking Island” by Benoit Sokal, the creator of the renowned Syberia franchise. Both downloads are available today to coincide with the retail release of the games.

“Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon” is the newest installment in the original Dracula series. Based on Bram Stoker’s universe, Dracula 3 takes players to Europe on a suspenseful quest to discover the reality of vampires and come face-to-face with Dracula. As Father Arno Moriani, players must travel to Transylvania to investigate a potential candidate for sainthood. Along the way players are submerged into a gripping storyline with numerous challenging and engaging puzzles to solve that leads to a final confrontation with Dracula!

“Sinking Island” is a gripping detective story that combines suspense and intrigue. As an investigator sent to a luscious tropical island to solve the murder of a multi-billionaire hotel developer, players must sort through 10 suspects to the crime as a storm rages on the island. In Sinking Island players have only three days to solve the mystery before the island and the mystery disappears into the ocean.

Also available today as digital downloads is the critically acclaimed “Syberia – Kate Walker’s Adventures” franchise that has sold over one million units worldwide, as well as the popular “Dracula Resurrection”, “Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary”, and “Still Life”. All of the games are now available for download at www.legacygames.com.

“Dracula Resurrection” and “Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary” are the first two titles in the Dracula series of adventure games that are inspired by the world of Bram Stoker.

“Still Life” is an adventure game for the avid adventure gamer where you play as a Chicago FBI agent and need to solve a gruesome murder.

“Syberia” and “Syberia 2 – Kate Walker’s Adventures” are third-person adventure titles that follow Kate Walker, a young ambitious lawyer, in her quest to unlock the secret of Syberia.

The digital downloads of Still Life 2 and Nostradamus will also be released at the same time as the retail versions of the games later this year. Additionally, Legacy will be releasing titles from Microïds back catalogue online.

“We are thrilled to be partnering up with Encore to make the Microïds adventure games even more accessible to a larger audience in North America via our download portals,” said Ariella Lehrer, CEO of Legacy Interactive. “We look forward to sharing these rich and engaging titles with the download community.”

Said Betsi Gijanto, Vice President of Marketing for Encore, “We are glad to be working with Legacy Interactive to distribute Microïds titles to a wider online audience.” “We are confident that our relationship with Legacy will be a great success.”

The Conduit
Format: Wii™
Launch Date: Q1 2009
ESRB: T (Teen) – Violence, Some Blood
Game Type: First Person Shooter/Action
Players: Single and Multiplayer
Developer: High Voltage Software, Inc.

KEY INFORMATION
In a fictional near future, Washington D.C. is shaken by several strange events resulting in
heightened local and national tensions. John Adams, the enigmatic leader of a shadow
organization known as the Trust, realizes that the nation’s capital has come under attack by an alien race called the Drudge. A former Secret Service agent, codenamed “Mr. Ford”, is
recruited to learn the origins of this attack. The answer Mr. Ford finds is not the one he
expects.

The Conduit is a straightforward First Person Shooter (FPS) in the style of Halo, MOH:
Heroes 2, and Resistance: Fall of Man. Players battle enemy forces in a highly detailed 3D
world using a dynamic control scheme only possible on the Wii.

“Next-Gen” Visuals – Dynamic environment mapping, interactive water with real time reflection, and four stage texture composition including gloss, diffuse, and bump mapping all make this the best looking game on the Wii.

Fearsome Enemies – A vast number of terrifying alien creatures work against you as you attempt to prevent the invasion.

Intelligent Behavior – Enemies make use of human-like behavior in combat including use of cover and tactical thinking.

Intense Weaponry – Unleash destruction with a huge arsenal of human and alien weaponry that utilizes the innovative Wii controller for unique firing modes.

Secrets Revealed – Use a device called the All Seeing Eye (ASE) to reveal concealed objects and enemies, providing a deeper level of puzzle solving.

Don’t Trust Anyone – Up to 16 players simultaneously compete against each other in online Multiplayer, including Deathmatch and Capture the Flag modes. Talk trash using online voice chat through the new WiiSpeak peripheral.

Award Winning Development – IGN Best Shooter Game of E3 2008 (Wii), IGN Best Graphics Technology of E3 2008 (Wii), IGN Best Overall Wii Game of E3 2008, and GameTrailers Best Wii Game of E3 2008.

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Laxius Force, an epic PC RPG released by Aldorlea Games and available on www.laxiusforce.com!

August 2008 – Aldorlea Games and Indinera Falls are proud to announce the release of their latest RPG LAXIUS FORCE, an amazing epic game with addictive gameplay, countless secrets, 17 characters, 500+ locations, 100+ quests, all adding up to 80 hours of gameplay!

Living and even surpassing the standards of Indinera’s successful predecessors, this game is potentially a huge hit all over the Internet and a perfect match on games portals and RPG players.

Laxius Force is the story of Random, a young swordsfighter, and Sarah, his lovely elven girlfriend. They were heroes in the past. They saved people and fought fierce Demons. But they retired. They are now living remotely from any civilisation. Their days are made of peace and love. But their memories have not forgotten the epic tragedies of the past. One morning, Sarah suggests the idea to get back to civilisation and see what has become of the world.
A unique journey is about to start. Never a console-type RPG has been so huge and the breath of the adventure so epic!
Amazing and unique characters, deep and detailed world, intriguing, interesting stories are only a few sides of this game.

Check for yourself:

• Up to 80H of playing
• 100+ QUESTS, trackable by an easy-to-use and intuitive QUESTBOOK
• 17 CHARACTERS, including SECRET ones, all easily playable with a CHANGE PARTY
• OPEN-ENDED, NON-LINEAR GAME, offering countless SECRETS and EASTER EGGS
• LOADS OF ITEMS TO COLLECT, including RELICS and ULTIMATES
• FANTASTIC ARTWORKS and GORGEOUS old-school graphics
• STRATEGIC BATTLES against HUNDREDS of enemies, requiring the player’s attention and knowledge

At the crossroads of two styles, Laxius Force is the ideal RPG for lovers of Final Fantasy, Breath of Fire as well as those of Baldur’s Gate, Morrowind etc.

Minimum System Requirements for Laxius Force
Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 / XP / Vista
PC with 1.0GHz Intel ® Pentium ® III equivalent or higher processor
At least 256MB of system RAM
1024×768 or better video resolution
100MB available hard disk space

Recommended System Requirements for Laxius Force
Microsoft ® Windows ® XP / Vista
PC with 2.0GHz Intel ® Pentium ® 4 equivalent or higher processor
At least 512MB of system RAM

Developer: Indinera Falls
Publisher: Aldorlea Games
Platform: PC (downloadable)
Type: RPG, adventure, old-school
Rating: 13+
Release Date: August 2008
Website: www.laxiusforce.com
Help Forum: www.laxiusforceforums.com
Download Page: www.laxiusforcedownload.com
Contact: admin@laxiusforce.com

Aventurine has released an extensive Darkfall Online gameplay trailer which shows a multitude of Darkfall’s unique features in action.

The trailer consists of 100% in-game footage and features real-time massive naval and land combat, battle tactics, city sieges, mounts, siege weapons, vehicles, adventure areas, clan cities, spell mechanics, highlights of the grand scale of the Darkfall world, and much more. This is not a cinematic trailer, it’s is made of playtesting footage with no scripting, no simulations, or post-processing. It’s the Darkfall team playing the game as the players would.

A beta registration link www.darkfallonline.com/beta is included at the end of the video, and beta registrations are now open. Darkfall is scheduled for release in 2008.

September 1, 2008

Strike up the band and let the confetti fly! This week, the Wii™ Shop Channel celebrates the momentous release of its 250th game title for the Virtual Console™, pushing the selection of classic games to an exhilarating new high. And because a special occasion deserves a special guest, Nintendo is thrilled to name the beloved Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars™ as the game to hold this exciting distinction. Along with a delightful new WiiWare™ title and a delirious underwater adventure, this gem from the Super NES® era guarantees a festive, fun-packed Labor Day holiday for Wii™ owners of all stripes.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

WiiWare

My Aquarium (Hudson Entertainment, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): With swaying aquatic plants and fish idly swimming about, My Aquarium is a relaxing Wii experience that allows you to enjoy a virtual aquarium in your spare time. Whether freshwater or saltwater, you can select from over 40 popular types of fish, including favorites like the Ocellaris clownfish, the freshwater angelfish and the Asian arowana. You can also create up to six different aquariums and personalize them by adding decorations like seaweed and driftwood. In My Aquarium, you can send aquariums to your registered Wii Friends. The aquariums can even be set with special dates, such as a friend’s birthday, that the fish will commemorate with a dance. Feed your fish and watch them steadily grow from fry to adult. Then, after meeting certain conditions, you can breed them. Another feature will allow you to interact with your fish using your Wii Remote™ controller in fun ways, like “tapping” the glass of your aquarium.

Virtual Console

Clu Clu Land™ (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Take a deep breath and prepare for a puzzle game set in the underwater kingdom of Clu Clu Land. The greedy Sea Urchins have stolen all of Clu Clu Land’s gold bars and buried them in a series of mazes. As Bubbles, a brave bubble fish, you’ll set out to uncover all of the gold bars in each maze. But you’ll have to be careful: Sea Urchins will relentlessly pursue Bubbles, and there are also dangerous black holes that must be avoided. Bubbles isn’t defenseless, though, as she has the ability to stun Sea Urchins with sound waves and quickly change direction using posts scattered throughout the stages. Not only that, but the locations of the gold bars in each maze form the outline of another object—once you know the object, you’re well on your way to finding the gold. With 20 stages to complete and increasingly complex conditions (like having to pass over the gold bars twice to uncover them), you might just want to bring along a friend for help.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Super NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Set in the Mushroom Kingdom and featuring its cast of well-known characters, this adventure RPG begins with a familiar scenario: Mario™ must rescue Princess Toadstool™ from Bowser™. However, a mysterious new enemy named Smithy soon appears, and Mario and Bowser are forced to fight as allies for the first time in their long history. In the quest to defeat their powerful new foe, they’ll journey across a wide variety of locations (a town of mining moles, a tropical forest, a thundering waterfall—just to name a few) and tackle a mix of obstacles requiring both expert timing and strategy to overcome. Along the way, they’ll gain experience and grow more powerful, while also meeting new characters whose unique abilities will be needed to take on Smithy and his gang. Striking a perfect balance of traditional RPG elements and the action-packed game play Mario is famous for, it’s easy to see why this title has earned “legendary” status.

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