Archive for October 16th, 2008

ZEN Studios Announces “ZEN Pinball: Inferno” for the iPhone™ and iPod® Touch

Thursday, October 16th, 2008
San Francisco, Calif. – October 15, 2008 – The masters of pinball simulations are at it again! ZEN Studios, the creator of the highly-popular title, ZEN Pinball: Rollercoaster, in conjunction with Publisher X, announced today that ZEN Pinball: Inferno is now available for the Apple® iPhone™ and iPod® touch.
 
“We’ve been working hard to deliver games that offer the highest possible pinball experience and ZEN Pinball: Inferno it no exception. This is a great addition to our growing line of impressive tables,” said Zsolt Kigyossy, managing director of ZEN Studios. “With stunning graphics, five modes of gameplay and intuitive touch screen controls, ZEN Pinball: Inferno is sure to be the “hottest” pinball game on the iPhone.”
 
ZEN Studios turns up the heat with their second table for the iPhone, ZEN Pinball: Inferno! This fiery themed table offers authentic pinball action that will have gamers flipping, bumping and tilting in the hopes of mastering this exhilarating table offered ZEN Studios.
 
FEATURES:
-          Full 3D environment and physics
-          Dumpy’s endurance: Light up the rotating rhythm area to test Dumpy’s endurance in a bumper-smacking game mode!
-          Airdancer Multiball: Blow up the party puppet with the spinner and get the stage-rocking Airdancer multiball!
-          Backstage Multiball: Prove your party skills in the whirling Headbang arena then hide the balls backstage to start the marvelous Backstage multiball!
-          Main game modes (PartyMeter): Rock the house with the PartyMeter! Master the five different stages and earn the big prizes!
-          Extra ball: Keep shooting those bumpers! You will get an Extra Ball for a hundred hits.
-          Hot string solo: Grab the guitar by lighting up the Hot String targets and play a sizzling Hot String Solo on the strings of the fiery slingshots!
-          New hot-seat multiplayer mode
 
For more information about ZEN Studios and ZEN Pinball: Inferno, please visit: www.zenstudios.com.

For more information about Publisher X, please visit: www.publisherx.com.

 
To purchase ZEN Pinball: Inferno, please visit the App Store at: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293155421&mt=8.

Wicked Interactive releases the first official trailer for Priston Tale 2: The Second Enigma

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Sequel to the Award-winning Priston Tale Coming to Subagames.com Later this fall

Toronto, CANADA-October 15, 2008-Wicked Interactive
(www.wickedinteractiveltd.com), a North American MMO publisher, has released the first official trailer for its upcoming MMORPG, Priston Tale 2: The Second Enigma. The trailer depicts the action and epic feel of the sequel to the popular Priston Tale. More information about the game can be found at pt2.subagames.com.

Priston Tale 2
A fantasy-style MMORPG for the PC, Priston Tale 2: The Second Enigma is Yedang Online’s sequel to the wildly popular Priston Tale. This fantasy-style MMORPG boasts high-quality graphics realized through a combination of realistic backgrounds, fantastical characters, and spectacular combat effects – all made possible by the Unreal 2.5 Engine. The game has experienced huge success in South Korea where only three days after it launched its open beta in South Korea, Priston Tale 2’s concurrent online players reached 40,000. The game will launch in the North America later this winter.

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For more information about Wicked Interactive, please visit www.wickedinteractiveltd.com.

YUKE’S Releases “Big Bang Boom” DLC Pack for Double D Dodgeball on XBLA

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

YUKE’S Company of America, the U.S. publishing arm of Japanese game developer YUKE’S Company Limited, today announced the release of Big Bang Boom, a new downloadable content pack for Double D Dodgeball on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The new DLC package includes Barrier, a player that creates a protective barrier around itself after catching a super shot for some added defense. Additionally, a new Bomb Ball can be thrown into the fray, a ball that explodes when it hits an opponent and causes a blast radius that knocks out any other players nearby. Finally, heat up the competition with a Fire Line, a flame-laden baseline that sends players to the sidelines when touched.

The Big Bang Boom DLC pack is priced at 100 Microsoft Points. Double D Dodgeball is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.