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It’s Adventure Served Your Way in the All-New Strategy RPG!

Natsume Inc., announced today that it is bringing an all-new RPG titled Adventures To Go to the PlayStation Portable system later this summer. The game offers a refreshing twist on the strategy RPG genre, offering gamers the opportunity to shape and customize the game’s dungeons to their own liking!

“We are thrilled to be publishing Adventures To Go,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. “Its whimsical storyline, strategic combat, and endless replayability should earn it a top spot on any RPG player’s list!”

In this hilarious and innovative strategy RPG, players take control of Finn Courtland and his band of misfits in their quest for fame and riches. Along the way, they just might have to save the world from the evil Arbitus and his band of demons. It’ll take brains as well as brawn to win the day, though; the grid-based combat challenges players to think strategically and make the best use of each character’s unique skills and abilities. The strategy doesn’t end there, though! Players can spend their hard-earned cash to set up the game’s randomized dungeons to their liking; choose the terrain, the size of the dungeon, and the monsters that you’ll face. Play it safe, or take on bigger risks for even greater rewards! Your adventure is in your hands!

Adventures To Go will make its first public appearance at next month’s E3 trade show in the Los Angeles area and will ship to retail later this summer.

For more information on Natsume’s titles, please visit www.natsume.com.

In the spotlight right now is the highly expected Marriage System in Tales of Pirates (http://top.igg.com). This brand new system has been much talked and is finally to be launched within next week! Yes, from now TOP players may get married in game and so enjoy special spouse functions designed only for couples. Worth noting is that included in the newest update, many improvements are actually based on players’ own ideas and suggestions. Now let’s take a quick glance at the new Wedding Ceremony IGG has brought to their players.

Following marriage traditions in most western cultures, TOP Marriage System features a romantic wedding ceremony in the luxurious church, as well as celebrations with fireworks and wedding gifts. As what people do in real life, o get married in game also require certain procedures. After whatever it takes to courtship and proposal, players in love must register, draw their wedding certificate and then hold the wedding ceremony.

First of all, lovers should team up and find the Priest (NPC) at the church, then apply to marry. Only those who wear the Lovers’ Rings and have enough marriage funds will receive approval. When the Priest has blessed the union, the system will announce the players’ wedding ceremony to everyone in game. The Bride and Groom’s friends can attend the wedding ceremony, and appreciate the Bride and Groom’s elegant wedding dresses. The new couple will then have their Lovers’ Rings bound by the Priest, which will activate the Wild Dragon Chase Function exclusively on the new couple. There are many other lovely wedding items for the celebration, including Fireworks, balloons, and I LOVE U heart shapes, etc. At last, the system will release the marriage notice signal the end of the ceremony.

The church can hold only one wedding ceremony at one time. For those players planning to take the plunge, please remember that there is only one church in TOP but lots of couples looking to exchange vows. To reserve the church for use in your wedding, you should visit the TOP auction and bid for the Church Use Right. The auction winners are eligible to hold their wedding ceremony at a designated time and be awarded with wedding invitations. Those that lose out in the bidding will have to wait for another bid.

For more information about the romantic system, please visit http://top.igg.com.

Elven Legacy Ships to Stores and Hits Digital Distribution Retailers Today

In the distance. The unmistakable dust clouds of marching armies as they approach ever closer. The time for talk is over. The time for battle is now.

Paradox Interactive today announced that Elven Legacy, the fantasy strategy PC title developed by In-Co, has shipped to stores and is available for download from US digital retailers today and will be available in Europe on Thursday.

To mark this momentous occasion Paradox Interactive is delighted to present a new trailer, showcasing battlefield action.

It will not be easy, but war never is! A determined foe will deploy in numbers. It will hold a strong force in reserve, ready to counter-attack any break in its front-line. Archers and crossbow men will be placed directly behind war-bands, for mutual protection. The bowmen will be ready to retaliate with a shower of deadly missiles, when and where you decide to attack.

Only by employing your forces together, can you hope to prevail.

To view the trailer, click on the following link:

Elven Legacy invites players into a magical world, where fantasy strategy enthusiasts have the opportunity to restore the Elven race to glory. Play as elves, humans, dwarves and sorcerers in luscious 3D environments that immerse the player in a world full of adventure and mysticism. Featuring a thrilling, non-linear storyline and in-game tools that enable the player to create their own missions to share online in multiplayer mode, Elven Legacy is sure to satisfy any strategy fan for hours on end.

On the game’s release, lead developer Max Bodrikov said, “After working on this title for such an extended time, it is bittersweet to have the game reach its full release. When we started to develop Elven Legacy, we wanted to create a fantasy strategy turn-based title that would be accessible for all gamers and I’m confident that we reached our goal.”

Elven Legacy has been rated “T” for “Teen” by the ESRB and is published worldwide by Paradox Interactive. Elven Legacy is also available on all leading digital download portals for a suggested retail price of $29.99 / €29.99.

Read more at: http://www.elven-legacy.com

New Independent Games Label presents main features in upcoming turn-based strategy game

Today Paradox Interactive label Mezmer Games officially announces the game Legio from Sweden-based developer ICE Game Studios.

Legio is a turn-based strategy game for one to two players. The game takes place in a mythical fantasy world where magicians, warriors and monsters battle for domination. Playing Legio is an intense experience, requiring careful strategic thinking, rewarding both courage and cleverness!

The game is a mix between chess and a turn-based war game. Both players control an equal army of characters, with the goal of eliminating the other player’s army. Learning to play Legio is quite easy, but it is a great challenge to master all the various strategies.

Read more about Legio and get in touch with the developers at: http://www.mezmergames.com/group/legio

Key Features
- Legio is easy to learn but difficult to master. The rules of Legio allow for many different styles of play, from very aggressive strategies to strictly defensive play.
- Offers both single-player (vs. the computer) and two-player games (hotseat on the same PC, over a LAN, or over the Internet).
- Provides different game modes, from simple Player vs. Player challenges to full Elimination Tournaments.
- The Legio universe is an immersive fantasy world with a rich back story, populated by unique creatures and characters.
- Hundreds of unique animations for various attacks, mortal blows and other special moves.
- A dynamic music engine changes the musical theme to reflect the gameplay.

Legio is planned for a late Q2 release, with an SRP of $19.99.

Spellforce Platinum – $9.99

Spellforce Platinum consists of the main game and both expansions – The Breath of Winter and Shadow of the Phoenix. The game is set in a fantasy world ruined by a failed magical ritual. Your task is to create your hero – an avatar who will lead your armies – and embark on a journey to save the world. The game is a mixture of RPG and RTS, but sometimes you will be allowed a break from commanding your troops and enjoy a bit of relaxing hack-n-slash action. All this packed into beautiful visuals for your gaming pleasure.

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/spellforce_platinum

Capitalism 2 – $9.99

Capitalism 2 offers quite a few improvements over its predecessor. The first thing you’ll notice is the updated 3D-like graphics. Although playing a business game may seem daunting, Capitalism 2’s steady learning curve and intuitive user interface make this task feel like more fun than REAL business management. You warm up and learn the ropes in the Entrepreneur Campaign, then spread your wings and test your mettle in the Capitalist Campaign, with specific scenarios to exploit and goals to attain. And last but not least, you can show your friends who’s boss in the game’s multiplayer mode.

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/capitalism_2

and if you aren’t following them on Twitter (or us even), then you’re missing out on their Twitter Madness announcements, where they’re dropping hints at their next big deal, which will come to light this Thursday. Join in on the fun and post your guesses in their forums!  ”Anyone who’s already following us on Twitter will know that we’ve been teasing our upcoming announcement for a few days, dropping various cryptic clues about the deal a few times a day. It’s all going to become clear this Thursday, and we’re really, really excited about it. In the meantime you can still get involved in the Twitter madness, as we’re doing a contest to give away some free games. Between now and Wednesday evening at 6pm Eastern head to this thread (http://www.gog.com/en/forum/general/Twitter_Tease_Guess_and_Win_/_/1) and post your guess about the impending deal. That thread’s up to more than 170 comments, so get guessing! And follow us at http://www.twitter.com/GOGcom for more hints.”

Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution, and Frogger Coming Soon

Arcade-Style Multi-Player Action Hunting Comes to Wii for the First Time

San Francisco, CA- Dec. 9, 2008 – Video game publisher Mastiff announced today that the award-winning arcade-style, multi-player hunting game Deer Drive for WiiTM will ship to major gaming retailers across North America on Dec. 16, 2008.

Deer Drive brings arcade-style hunting action to the living room with single player, two-player head-to-head and four player party modes. In Deer Drive players can challenge friends to head-to-head competition or enjoy the ultimate four player hunting party. And we do mean ‘party.’

In Hunting Party 2 or 4 players compete not just to see who has the best aim, but to win items to use against their rivals like the Screen Shake, In Your Face screen block, and the ultimate challenge – the Upside Down Screen.

“Hunting season is open – big time” says Bill Swartz of Mastiff. “Grab a copy of Deer Drive, lock, load and take down some bucks. But be careful or bear, moose and other dangerous animals might be the ones taking you down.”

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Deer Drive Features:
• Arcade-style action hunting on Wii for the first time.
• Single and head-to-head competitive mode
• Hunting Party mode for 2-4 players
• Optimized to work with Wii RemoteTM or the Wii ZapperTM accessory.
• Changing weather, dynamic hunting conditions over varied terrain.
• Ethical hunting integral to game.
• Challenging for casual and hard-core players alike.

Jeez…someone tell the marketing dept that PDFs aren’t screenshots. Here they are, extracted from the PDF files…. and of varying size for some reason: