Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is an explosive open-world action game set in a massive, highly reactive, war-torn world. The game is set in August 2010. The story follows the player’s hunt for Ramon Solano, a druglord who contracted the player as mercenary for a job then subsequently refused to pay and tried to kill him/her. Following a militaristic coup, Solano becomes the dictator of Venezuela, and later control of the country’s oil supply, resulting in an international oil crisis that may escalate to war for oil domination. Mercenaries 2 features the latest and most dangerous in civilian and military tech, everything from shiny new sports cars, to the future-tech satellite-guided bunker-busting mini-nuke. Features new to Mercenaries 2 include improved destructible environments, and an online co-operative mode, a fire effects engine that allows the player to ignite things such as oil, foliage, and trees and the ability to swim. Mercenaries 2 is due for release in the United States on August 31, 2008 and in Europe on September 5, 2008. Check also the video after the break. [IGN] More
This online shooter will advance the FPS genre by offering a rich free-to-play experience and introducing customization features unavailable in the current generation of online FPS games. The players get to customize from looks to weapons they are going to use in the battle. A large arsenal of deadly weapons can be modified with attachments such as silencers, scopes and extended magazines. The game is very intuitive, even for FPS newbie. The winners gain points, leading to rank upgrades unlocking new weapons and equipment. The gamer’s progress will be monitored constantly and easily rank against other players. The Official Launch of Combat Arms started on the 11th July, 2008. On the 8th August 2008, Nexon announced that a Combat Arms service shall be started by Nexon Europe, for European Players. [Gamezone]
The game is currently in beta-test with thousands of loyal testers from the fan community playing game days and nights. You can join the rank of beta testers with pre-order offer that EA Games has attached to the collectors’ edition – also includes exclusive character customization options, quests, and items. With the latest Warhammer, you get to fully customize the interface, simply drag and resize every single interface window in the game. Expect dungeon-crawlings with lairs that will have no duplicate content or puzzles, every new lair will present its own excitement and artifacts. Fortunately we don’t have to wait too long now. Warhammer online is scheduled for release worldwide in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on September 18. [Warhammer-Online]
Initially slated for November release, Electronic Arts Inc. and Crytek GmbH announced today that Crysis Warhead®, the new installment of the Crysis® universe, will ship to retail stores in North America on September 16th and in Europe on September 12th. Beginning 2 days ago, gamers can pre-order Crysis Warhead at the EA Store for only $24.95; $5 less than the full retail price, or receive $10 off when purchasing both Crysis Warhead and Crysis. Crysis Warhead is a standalone title and does not require the original Crysis to play. The game has been rated ‘M’ for Mature by the ESRB and ‘16+’ by PEGI. Prepare to be awed! [EA]
After years pausing development, the MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) version of Star Trek will resume. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations in an expanding vast universe. Make contact with alien races, discover resources and uncover mysteries that will change the future of the Star Trek universe. Experience all of this in stunning 3-D graphics. Another cool thing is, you get to beamed down to planets and explore them on foot. The game will ultimately offer infinite possibilities. [StarTrekOnline]
Prior to WoW, no MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) game had ever hit subscribers by the number of millions, even competing MMO games like Ultima Online and EverQuest. World of Warcraft had currently surpassed 4 million paying users and now has more than 10 million worldwide. The Wrath of the Lich King will be second major WoW expansion, after the first, WoW: The Burning Crusade which has sold for millions of copies. “The Lich King” is currently still in beta testing, although for now, participation in the beta is only available to players with active Burning Crusade accounts, and even then, the betas are still only distributed to the selected few. We do hope within a few months the expansion will launch and be available to the general public as reports from those who have played the beta version are largely positive, with almost no major concerns. [WoW]
