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Today's Press Releases PC Games: Last Chaos Global Aeria Games announced today that the launch of Expansion Pack 1 for Last Chaos Global. The long standing massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) Last Chaos has received the largest content update in the game's history. Expansion Pack 1 is the first of a series of expansions that will be released throughout the next year. The expansion includes: Automated Market System • For the first time in Last Chaos history players can now set up their items in a fully automated market system that allows for competitive pricing, and removes the requirement that players remain online to sell their wares! • Prevents scamming as level of items/quantity/seller/prize are displayed prominently • Frees up server space causing less lag New Skills level 90-100 • Increases potential for group play, as new skills are focused on supplementing raid groups • Long awaited, player suggested skills being implemented • Rare skill books now drop in game offering players a chance to get the most powerful skills before everyone else! New Armor and Weapons • Visible Helmets for all player classes • New Seal Combinations that add surprise stats and effects to weapons and armor • New armor skins and glow effects make customizing your avatar easier than ever before. Extreme Cube System • The first ever instanced dungeon that pits players against one another AND evil hordes of monsters. Only the strongest will survive the chaos. • Allows players to fight one another, and NPC's in a battle to advance through the cube system • Players can participate with a Group or in the massive Guild versus Guild battles for supreme domination of the cube. • Dungeons are randomized and relative to player levels New Dungeons • Two new high level dungeons the Ebony Mines and MistyCanyon introduce new monsters, and party play that will keep game play exciting for hours. • The level cap for players has been increased to 140 - Rappelz The dark and fantasy world of the free-to-play MMORPG Rappelz will see a refreshing change of scenery with new events introduced between the 18th to the 31st March 2009. The gPotato.eu team has organised a number of themed events to celebrate the coming of Spring while bringing acclaim to the bravery of warriors. There will also be a brand new content update, with lots of new rewards awaiting players of all levels! From 18th to 24th March, players can participate in the special Spring event on Rappelz to celebrate the five magical elements, essential components of the nature spirit. Adventurers have to collect the elements stolen by monsters to benefit from their hidden powers and bring back harmony to the Rappelz landscape. If players release the essence of these elements, they can get numerous bonuses including an increase in their strength or magical attack. They can also put the five elements together to get a magical box containing marvelous treasures like the Red Lydian and the Purple Ornitho special mounts. From the 24th March, the Maea character is back in Rappelz cities, and will reward warriors depending on their level. From level 10 to 50, players can get various items from this character, like the much-sought after Stamina Saver, a special item which highly increases the experience points acquired from battles. Warriors will be exalted once more from the 24th to the 31st March during the special “Combative Spirit” event. For an entire week, players can collect a lot of useful items, giving them the chance to see their character evolved faster in the Rappelz world. Wii Games: The Three Musketeers: One for All! Legendo Entertainment today announced that The Three Musketeers, its much-loved sword-swinging platform adventure inspired by Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel and up until now only available on the PC, is in development for Wii™ and planned for release on WiiWare™ this spring. The Three Musketeers: One for All! has been revamped for Wii to provide players with more fun and interaction as they launch sword attacks and control the game’s hero with the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™. “The enhanced version will enable millions of Wii console owners to become Musketeers in their living rooms and experience all the fun of the original PC game while using the innovative Wii controllers to fence enemies,” said Bjorn Larsson, CEO & Executive Producer of Legendo Entertainment. Players will control famed musketeer Porthos during a daring adventure to save his kidnapped comrades Aramis, Athos and the young D'Artagnan from the clutches of the sinister Count Xavier and his evil lieutenant, the hook-handed Count Orsini. Packed with frenetic combat, heroic leaps and fun puzzles, and featuring three different endings, this is one adventure no aspiring hero will want to miss! The Three Musketeers: One for All! supports widescreen and 480p and is planned for publication in North America by Legendo Entertainment this spring. A European/PAL release is intended for release shortly thereafter. Key Features: • Take control of famed member of The Three Musketeers, Porthos and save your comrades in this riveting platforming action romp suited to heroes of all ages! • Immerse yourself in a swashbuckling platform adventure, duel countless enemies, solve fun puzzles, and avoid fiendish traps. • Wii Remote and Nunchuk controls allow you to interact directly with the game. Swing the Wii Remote to launch blistering sword attacks on your foes, run and leap over rooftops and discover hidden collectables. • Explore a multitude of breathtaking levels teeming with challenging bosses and distinctive environments that include lush forests, dark dungeons, towering castles, a haunted Abbey, the historical town of Normandy, and more! The Three Musketeers: One for All! has been rated E for Everyone (Cartoon Violence) by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). PSP Games: Pangya: Fantasy Golf TOMY Corporation today announced that it will publish PANGYA™: Fantasy Golf exclusively for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. Featuring beautifully rendered fantasy golf courses, thousands of character and equipment customization options and 18 playable characters, PANGYA: Fantasy Golf thrusts players into a world of golf gameplay filled with beauty and unlimited imagination. PANGYA: Fantasy Golf is developed by Ntreev Soft and is slated for release on the PSP system in Summer 2009. For more information, please visit http://www.TOMY-USA.com/videogameswww.TOMY-USA.com/videogames. Multi-Platform Games: Overlord II Being bad will soon feel ever so good again as Codemasters® today confirmed that the Minions will return this summer, complete with a new master, in Overlord™II, Triumph Studios’ sequel to the 1 million+ selling, delightfully despotic, twisted fantasy action adventure. Taking the ‘be evil or really evil’ theme to terrific new heights of tyranny, gamers were today introduced to the new Overlord and his powers of destruction and domination in the first Overlord II gameplay video, now available from www.codemasters.com/overlordII In Overlord II, the new Overlord and a more powerful Minions horde take on the Glorious Empire, an advanced Romanesque nation, in a truly epic yet familiarly warped adventure. Ever since the events at the end of Overlord: Raising Hell, the Overlord has been absent from the world and, without his firm grip on the kingdom, the lands have being conquered by the Glorious Empire. On the surface, the Glorious Empire is a civilisation driven by righteous politicians and supported with a mighty military force. However, in practice the Empire is decadent, corrupt and dangerous. And if there's one thing the Glorious Empire hates, it's magic and magical beings. As the game opens, the Empire’s Inquisition is on the hunt for anyone who has magical resonance. In the Arctic wastelands, where Yetis roam, lies the snowy town of Nordberg. Here a young lad is singled out by the Inquisition and accused of possessing a magical force (what with him having strange glowing eyes and everything). However, as he is led off, the Empire guards come under attack from a band of strange little leathery, big-eared, yellow-eyed beasts: it’s the Minions! With a rousing cry of “Master” the devilishly charming critters carry the boy off – they’ve found their new Overlord. After some years of intensive Minion training, players will step into the now-adult sized boots of the Overlord. Initially it’s a rag-tag band of Minions under his command but off they go, looting, destroying and laying waste to the lands around Nordberg, scoring victories where they can, before setting sights on the lands at the very heart of the Empire. As the Overlord’s powers grow, the secrets of the Empire, and those of his own origins, will be revealed and then it’s time to go Minion maximus on the Empire’s collective ass. Players will be able to choose how to wield the Overlord’s evil forces. Do they plunder and pillage across the lands, burn cities on a whim in wild acts of destruction? Or do they follow a path of domination, enslaving towns and exerting their will upon the people? Only true despots will be able to make the ultimate choice between being a ‘destructive’ or a ‘dominating’ dark lord. “Overlord II empowers players to enact their evil will in either a dominating or destructive way,” explains Lennart Sas, Creative Director, Triumph Studios. “Play as a ‘dominating’ Overlord and villages and people will fall under your command with rewards and benefits coming over time as you have them do your bidding. Follow a ‘destructive' route and you’ll become a demonic Lord of chaos, obliterating anything that stands in your way. For example, if you need to take a boat from one area to the next, are you evil enough to trigger global warming, melt the ice caps, so that you create your own private sea to sail across? Well, are you? It’ll be fun finding out.” Prepare to face the Glorious Empire in Overlord II – the game that puts the laughter into slaughter – coming this summer for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and Games For Windows®. Get an introduction to the new Overlord in the first gameplay video, now available from the website Additionally: OVERLORD TITLES, COMING SUMMER 2009: A Trio Of Tyrannical Treats: OVERLORD™II • PLAYSTATION®3 system, Xbox 360, Games For Windows. Overlord™II is the sequel to the hit warped fantasy action adventure that had players being delightfully despotic. In Overlord II, a new Overlord and a more powerful army of Minions take on an entire empire in a truly epic adventure, inspired by the rise of the Roman Empire. As the Glorious Empire conquers kingdoms and destroys any sign of magic it finds, it’s time to go Minion Maximus and send in the horde. The Minions return smarter, deadlier (and funnier) and are ready to fight in large scale battles that will see their wild pack mentality squaring up to the organised legions of the Glorious Empire. As ever, they’ll do anything and everything the Overlord commands of them, especially now that they can run ravage and wreck buildings and scenery. They’ve also learn to ride: In Overlord II Minions will be able to mount up and ride wolves and other magical creatures around the landscape and take them into battle, making our band of merry fighters faster and fiercer than ever before. Coming in 2009, Overlord II is now in development at Triumph Studios in Delft, the Netherlands, for the PLAYSTATION®3 system, Xbox 360 and Games For Windows. OVERLORD™ DARK LEGEND • Wii™ Designed and developed exclusively for Wii, Overlord Dark Legend is a brand new action adventure steeped in fairy tale lore with sinister, satirical twists. Set in a time before the original game, players take the role of a new young Overlord. As he revels in command of the Minions, our trainee tyrant will be able to take his growing pains out on the local fairy tale inhabitants as he protects his castle and lands. Connecting players to the game world in three dimensions, the use of the Wii Remote gives unprecedented control over the minions. For example, individual Minions can be plucked from the horde, held by the neck and then, by vigorously shaking the Wii Remote, throttled to imbue him with some Overlordly power and turn him into a manic minion missile. With a now-explosive body, the insane little critter can be guided into enemies with hilarious, if rather fatal, consequences. Backed by a rich, tongue-in-cheek story from award-winning games author Rhianna Pratchett, the game features Overlord favourites including Halflings, trolls, elves, and dwarves and introduces wicked witches, gingerbread men and Lil’ Red Riding Hood, the seeming sweet girl with a very personal lupine secret. Coming in 2009, Overlord Dark Legend is now in development at Climax Studios, exclusively for Wii. OVERLORD™MINIONS • Nintendo DS™ Meet Giblet, Blaze, Stench, and Zap – an elite Minion crew who, assisted by minion master Gnarl, get star billing in Overlord Minions, an irresistible and accessible puzzle action game, designed exclusively for Nintendo DS. In Overlord Minions, the Overlord commands the Minion team remotely. The Nintendo DS stylus becomes an extension of his evil will and every precise Touch Screen command is the player-as-Overlord directing, commanding and combining minions in battle, pointing and sweeping them to attack enemies and solving puzzles to execute his dastardly plans. Controlling the Special Farces team of four, players negotiate fiendish levels and take on a huge range of warped enemies to hunt down the Kindred, a cult dedicated to resurrecting the mighty Dragon Kin, a race of humanoid dragon hybrids, determined to replace the Overlord’s despotism with their own. Extending the Overlord series’ trademark humour, gameplay focuses on the mischievous physical comedy of the minion’s antics and is delivered in a stylised cartoon visual style. Scheduled for release in 2009, Overlord Minions is now in development at Climax Studios exclusively for Nintendo DS. - Space Camp Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) has announced the June release of Space Camp® for Wii™ and Nintendo DS™. Packed with accessible space age mini-games and multiplayer options, it’s not rocket science to launch an unforgettable gameplay session! In Space Camp®, you begin as an aspiring astronaut in training. After rocketing yourself to the moon, you must engage in a series of futuristic, furiously fun missions in order to return home to Earth. With the help of your own robot, you will perform activities like scientific experimentation, controlling spacecraft and even defending the moon from invaders. “What could be more fun than playing as an astronaut in a videogame?” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. “This scenario offers a new perspective on using Wii™ and DS™ controls to craft a truly fresh, family friendly gameplay experience.” In addition to the robust single player mode, there are several multiplayer options available on the Wii™. Cooperative Mode allows one player to control the main character while a second can interact with environment. For crews of more than two, Party Mode offers the opportunity for up to four players to take part in raucous competitive mini-game tournaments set on both the Earth and lunar locales. “We are excited to be partnered with Activision on this project,” said Larry Capps, CEO of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center®. “Thousands dream of going to space and this game gives you that chance to virtually explore and have fun with your friends and family.” For more information visit activision.com - Rock Band In honor of the re-release of Pearl Jam’s debut album Ten on Epic/Legacy Recordings, in retail stores nationwide day-in-date with its launch in the Rock Band® Music Store, MTV, MTV2, VH1, and VH1 Classic and Rock Band® are teaming up to roll out a two-week long lineup of content that celebrates the band, its successes and the band’s debut in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content. Exclusive features include the VH1 Classic premiere of “Pearl Jam Ten Revisited,” including the never before seen version of the music video “Jeremy,” and covers of Pearl Jam classics by current artists on MTV2. Other Games News: Award-winning games writer reveals new website Rhianna Pratchett, the UK-based writer and story designer behind such titles as Overlord, Mirror’s Edge and Heavenly Sword, is pleased to announce that her professional website has now gone live at www.rhiannapratchett.com. The site will act as a focus for Pratchett’s writing and narrative design services. “After over a decade in the industry, I thought that it was about time that I had a little corner of the internet to call my own,” says Pratchett. “An online home where I could highlight the projects and teams that I’ve been lucky enough to work with.” Pratchett, who recently won the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Best Videogame Script award for Overlord, is an 11-year industry veteran with clients including Sony, EA, SEGA, Codemasters and DC Comics. She has recently completing work on Codemasters’ Overlord II (PC, PS3, 360) Overlord: Dark Legend (Wii) and Overlord: Minions (DS) all due to hit stores in the summer. In addition to her games, Pratchett has also just finished a successful, six-part Mirror’s Edge miniseries with DC Comics. - Video Game Expo and Wizard World Philadelphia Team Up! Since its debut over a decade ago, Wizard World Philadelphia has grown to become one of the largest and most successful comic and pop-culture conventions in the country. Likewise, Video Game Expo (VGXPO), the largest East Coast expo of its kind, has seen significant growth since it inception in 2005, seeing over 24,000 attendees in 2008. To grow each event, and expand the reach of these expos, Wizard Entertainment announced today a strategic partnership that will provide cross-content, and cross-sponsorships, between VGXPO and Wizard Entertainment’s Wizard World Philadelphia event. Recent exhibitors at Video Game Expo include Intel, NVIDIA, NBC Universal, Comcast, DELL Computer, Dig Philly, Game Stop, Panasonic, Sci Fi Channel, Verizon Fios, GameJOBS.com, MTV's and EA's Rock Band, Philips amBX, Subaru, and many others. By partnering with Video Game Expo, Wizard World will provide its fans with a multitude of cutting-edge content never before seen at a Wizard World show. The addition of Video Game Expo to Wizard’s lineup will add tens of thousands of square feet to the convention’s floor space, ensuring that this year’s show will be bigger than ever! Added content will include: a sampling of VGXPO exhibitors; gaming contests at the Great American Video Game Tournament; Retro Con – a retail section dedicated to classic and pre-owned games; the VGXPO Arcade Gaming Center; and Breaking In, a single track conference dedicated to teaching would-be game makers about jobs, and educational opportunities, in the video game industry. "Video Game Expo was a smash success in 2008, and since then we've been approached with opportunities by many of the largest expo promoters in the world. We decided to partner VGXPO with Wizard due to its passionate fan base,” says Ed Fleming, founder of Video Game Expo. “This passion and zeal mirrors the fervor of the VGXPO community." In addition, Wizard Entertainment will lend content to the Video Game Expo event on October 9-11, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. ”We are very proud to have VGXPO and its enthusiastic and avid community at our Philadelphia show. We will introduce our 3 million monthly fans and provide some of our fan-favorite assets and marketing might to VGXPO in October," says Wizard Entertainment Chairman, Gareb Shamus. "This partnership sets the stage to create the 3rd largest pop culture convention in the U.S. with Philly in June, right next to our Chicago Comic-Con in the #2 spot." Keep up to date with all the exhilarating announcements about Wizard World Philadelphia and Chicago Comic-Con by checking out wizardworld.com.
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