- Hitman: Sniper Challenge
Hitman: Sniper Challenge is a standalone sniper experience that gives players a quick hit of the exhilirating Hitman franchise. Players can don the suit of Agent 47 as he takes on an exclusive assassination assignment. From a balcony overlooking a rooftop gathering, players will be tasked with taking out Richard Strong, Jr., CEO of Stallion Armaments, along with his entire staff of bodyguards. Skilled players will capitalize on score multipliers, hidden secrets, unlock equipment upgrades and marvel at the many creative ways one can discretely dispose of a body while they work to fulfil their contract in the most efficient way possible.
- An online leaderboard allows players to compare their sniping abilities with monthly prizes, keeping the stakes high through launch.
- The high-powered Kazo TRG sniper rifle used in the challenge can be carried over into the main game along with all the "Sniper Challenge" upgrades and unlockables earned.
- A Virus Named Tom
Dr X brought the world the city of Tomorrow: with robot dogs, and houses that clean themselves. MegaTech promptly fired him as soon as the last chrome brick was laid. But Dr X has one final invention, a little virus named Tom. Help this little gremlin bring the city of Tomorrow back to the Stone Age by causing absolute mayhem throughout the city.A Virus Named Tom is an action-puzzler. The puzzle comes from rearranging circuits to spread the virus. The action comes from dodging anti-virus drones while doing it. It's one of the few puzzle games out there where you can play co-operatively (with up to 3 friends). But if you tire of working together, there is a battle mode where you can take on your friends to see who is the supreme virus.
- An Infectious Action-Puzzler.
- 4 Player Cooperative & Competitive Play.
- Evolving Puzzle and Dexterity Mechanics.
Release Date: August 1, 2012
- Death Rally
Death in the fast lane! Death Rally is a pure-action blast-fest racing game. Unless you can handle your machine guns and mines as well as the curves in the road, you're road kill. Drive by shooting. Get the picture? Earn cash each race, buy death for your opponents in the shops. Simple as that. Also buy new cars, engines, wheels and armor. No cash? Then take a loan from the loan shark -- but you better have it when it's time to pay back!The classic Death Rally returns, entirely rebuilt for PC with wicked graphics upgrades shining through its new rendering engine. Camera and controls have been fully optimized for PC and career mode has been improved by unifying the single player and multiplayer progress. The PC version also includes new features such as the new track "Savo" and a return of the "Shadow Man", a familiar figure from the original Death Rally.
Release Date: August 3, 2012
- Symphony
Tack back your music's soul
Release Date: August 6, 2012
- Deponia
Garbage as far as the eye can see. Deponia may not be paradise but its residents still have dreams. None more so than Rufus. He is fed up and can't wait for the day when he finally leaves his home village of Kuvaq. For now he must continue his hair-raising attempts to escape this god-forsaken place.
- Unique comic style with hand-drawn HD resolution 2D graphics.
- Bizarre characters and wacky humor.
- Challenging puzzles and hours of dialogue.
- Unique universe in the tradition of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett and Matt Groening.
- From the creators of the award-winning games.
- Edna&Harvey: The Breakout, Edna&Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes and The Whispered World.
Release Date:August 7, 2012- Hero Academy
Hero Academy is a two-player tactical board game where you try to destroy your opponent's crystal before they can do the same to you. On your turn, you choose your team, then deploy units and advance them across the game board, splitting your efforts between a) killing your buddy's heroes b) damaging their crystal and c) powering up with special items and magic spaces on the board.An easy-to-learn strategy game with a blend of casual accessibility and intelligent tactics, Hero Academy gives players cat-and-mouse gameplay online with friends against players using either PC or iOS devices in turn-based play that can be enjoyed asynchronously even if your friend isn't available online right away. The game also lets you heckle your friends via in-game chat when they are online.
Supported FunctionsNumber Of Players: 1-2Online- Online - VS Number Of Players: 2
- Release Date: August 8, 2012
- Legends of Pegasus
Legends of Pegasus takes players into the depths of space. This 4X space simulation will put players in control of the last surviving humans, as they explore space in a quest to expand their galactic empire. Players will conquer and explore an incredibly detailed 3D universe as they use economic, diplomatic and scientific means to expand their empires. Through a deep technology tree, players will unlock new technologies to customize their ships and prepare their fleets for the next alien encounter ... be it hostile or friendly.
- A complete 4X science fiction gaming experience- eXlore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate your way to galactic conquest.
- Tactical space combat – featuring a unique mix of turn-based and real-time strategy gameplay.
- A realistic, immersive universe – three races and 12 playable factions exist in a living-breathing universe populated by a huge variety of non-player civilizations.
- Play alone or dominate with friends – an extensive single-player campaign coupled with a strong multiplayer focus ensure an engaging experience.
- Massive customization options – design, build and deploy ships created from research into hundreds of technologies based on an extensive tech tree.
- Make it yours – modding options will be available, allowing players to customize missions, maps and more.
Release Date:August 10, 2012- Darksiders II
Darksiders II follows the exploits of Death, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a weaving tale that runs parallel to the events in the original Darksiders game. This epic journey propels Death through various light and dark realms as he tries to redeem his brother War, the horseman who was blamed for prematurely starting the Apocalypse in Darksiders.Featuring a dramatically larger world, full weapon and armor upgrade systems as well as bigger and more challenging dungeons and vast array of new enemies and bosses, Darksiders II strives to improve on every aspect of the original hit.
Release Date: August 14, 2012
- Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered with Half-Life: Counter-Strike. CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content. In addition, CS: GO introduces new gameplay modes, matchmaking, leader boards, and more.
Release Date: August 21, 2012
- Transformers:Fall Of Cybertron
The war on planet Cybertron rages on in this second chapter of the phenomenally successful action game series. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron takes fans through the final, darkest hours of the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons as they fight for control of their dying planet, ultimately leading to their storied exodus from home.With the stakes higher and scale bigger than ever, fans will control an unprecedented assortment of Transformers characters armed with authentic transformation designed around their unique abilities, including Grimlock's nearly indestructible T-Rex form and the legendary Combaticons forming into the colossal Bruticus. Taking the franchise's competitive online play to all-new heights, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron pits players head-to-head in blistering Autobot vs. Decepticon matches. Before multiplayer combat, players can create their own unique characters with the most in-depth, advanced customization ever before seen in a Transformers game.
Release Date: August 21, 2012
- Dark Souls (Prepare to Die Edition)
A spiritual successor to Demons Souls, the action RPG Dark Souls is set in a rich, dark fantasy universe. Intense action within the dungeons, encounters with terrifying enemies and innovative online features combine for a unique gaming experience. Dark Souls' world breaks down barriers with a fluid design encourages exploration and promotes an adaptation experience. At a time when the players come face to face with terrifying enemies and find new areas, the infallible system and reward challenge takes possession of everything to offer a sense of achievement without equal.Enhanced with additional content for its PC debut, the Prepare to Die Edition of Dark Souls includes an enhanced PVP mode allowing players to more closely assemble battles against one another online in an all-out fight to the death that fans have demanded! In addition, the development team at FromSoftware has revealed an untold chapter in the world of Lordran created specifically to help further expand upon the lore of the game. 'Artorias of the Abyss' will include all-new areas to explore, enemies to encounter, and bosses to take down one by one as players are treated to an unseen side of Lordan where players must stop the spread of darkness at all costs by facing and defeating the Dark Knight Artorias. Players can also experience an online match-making feature that creates one vs.one, two vs. two and four-player battle royale scenarios, allowing gamers to showcase their skills against other Dark Souls players around the world.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Bosses - Including Artorias of Abyss, Chimera of Tomb, and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: PVP Online Matchmaking System - Quick matching for co-op or PVP.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Areas – Including Oolacile Tomb, Old Ruins and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Enemies – Including Abyss Guard, Chained Prisoner and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New NPCs – Including Hawkeye Gough and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Weapons and Armor – Equip some from the new bosses, enemies, and NPCs.
- Extremely Deep, Dark & Difficult – Unforgiving in its punishment, yet rewarding for the determined – learn to strategize freely and conquer seemingly impossible challenges. You will organically design your own gameplay style by developing your character and continuously trying different strategies to finally achieve successful progression.
- Fully Seamless World – Explore a completely integrated world of dark fantasy where dungeons are seamlessly intertwined, with great height.
- Mastery Earns Progression – Contains 60 hours of gameplay, with nearly 100 uniquely despair-inducing monsters & an incredibly nuanced weaponry & magic spells system, the effectiveness of which is determined by combat situation, fighting style and character attributes. Player success depends on their eventual mastery of how and when to use the magic spells, choice of armor, the number of weapons, the types of weapons, and the moves attached to the weapons.
- Network Play – Players may cross paths with one another, interacting with each other throughout the game even as each player plays their own game. Networked play allows users to cross paths with one another to enhance the single-player gameplay experience without destroying it.
- Flexible Character Development & Role Play – As the player progresses, they must carefully choose which of their character’s abilities to enhance as this will determine their progression style. Players can choose to play as a sword master and a wizard, for example.
- Community – See other real players and empathize with their journey, learn from seeing how others died, find and leave messages for your fellow players; helping them or leading them into death.
- Symbolic of Life & Hope – The Beacon Fire is an important feature of Dark Souls for many reasons. Though in gameplay it serves as a recovery and re-spawn point for players whose health gets low, it is also where players can emotionally share experiences with other players, and is the one place in the dark world where players can find a fleeting moment of warmth and calm.
Release Date: August 24, 2012
- Guild Wars 2 Preview
For generations, war and chaos raged across the land of Tyria. Five great races competed and warred against each other, struggling to tip the balance of power in their favor.Then the dragons woke.The all-powerful beasts stirred from their millennial sleep under earth and sea. With their magical breath the dragons spread destruction and created legions of twisted slaves. A deathless dragon named Zhaitan raised the sunken nation of Orr, triggering earthquakes and tidal waves that destroyed entire cities across the Sea of Sorrows. Zhaitan's undead armies surged from the sea, hungry for the destruction of the five races of Tyria: the charr, a ferocious race of feline warriors; the asura, magical inventors of small size and great intellect; the norn, towering shapeshifters from the frigid northern lands; the sylvari, a mysterious young race of visionary plant folk; and the humans, an embattled but resilient people.
Now heroes from the five races must set aside ancient rivalries and stand together against their common enemies in the sequel to the hit MMO Guild Wars. Magic, technology, and cold steel will determine the ultimate fate of the world.
Release Date: August 28, 2012 - Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII
Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII begins with the attack on Pearl Harbor and takes you through all of the real battlefields of the Pacific Theatre. With 23 historically acc100+ mission objectives, your experience will include all the challenges that actual pilots faced -- dogfighting, torpedo and dive bombing, carrier takeoffs and landings -- in a mix of intense air-to-air, air-to-ship and air-to-ground combat.Expand your gaming experience from single-player campaign to an array of multiplayer challenges. Team up with your friends to replay all the missions in co-op mode with up to four players, or explore new and exclusive multiplayer modes like "Scratch One Flattop" which pits two teams against each other in a mix of fighters and bombers to see who can sink the other team's aircraft carrier first.
- Join the Fight: Multi-player modes include Dogfight (dogfight other online players,) Team Dogfight (battle against another team to own the skies,) Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives and then fight until only one remains,) and Team Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives, last team with lives remaining wins.)
- If you want to experience the ultimate thrill as a WWII fighter pilot, nothing compares to the excitement of the Pacific AV8R FlightStick. Modeled after the actual sticks found in real WWII combat aircraft, the FlightStick imparts the sensation of true flight and delivers full immersion into the game.
Release Date: August 28, 2012
- Symphony
- Deponia
Garbage as far as the eye can see. Deponia may not be paradise but its residents still have dreams. None more so than Rufus. He is fed up and can't wait for the day when he finally leaves his home village of Kuvaq. For now he must continue his hair-raising attempts to escape this god-forsaken place.
- Unique comic style with hand-drawn HD resolution 2D graphics.
- Bizarre characters and wacky humor.
- Challenging puzzles and hours of dialogue.
- Unique universe in the tradition of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett and Matt Groening.
- From the creators of the award-winning games.
- Edna&Harvey: The Breakout, Edna&Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes and The Whispered World.
- Hero Academy
Hero Academy is a two-player tactical board game where you try to destroy your opponent's crystal before they can do the same to you. On your turn, you choose your team, then deploy units and advance them across the game board, splitting your efforts between a) killing your buddy's heroes b) damaging their crystal and c) powering up with special items and magic spaces on the board.An easy-to-learn strategy game with a blend of casual accessibility and intelligent tactics, Hero Academy gives players cat-and-mouse gameplay online with friends against players using either PC or iOS devices in turn-based play that can be enjoyed asynchronously even if your friend isn't available online right away. The game also lets you heckle your friends via in-game chat when they are online.
Supported FunctionsNumber Of Players: 1-2Online- Online - VS Number Of Players: 2
- Release Date: August 8, 2012
- Legends of Pegasus
Legends of Pegasus takes players into the depths of space. This 4X space simulation will put players in control of the last surviving humans, as they explore space in a quest to expand their galactic empire. Players will conquer and explore an incredibly detailed 3D universe as they use economic, diplomatic and scientific means to expand their empires. Through a deep technology tree, players will unlock new technologies to customize their ships and prepare their fleets for the next alien encounter ... be it hostile or friendly.
- A complete 4X science fiction gaming experience- eXlore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate your way to galactic conquest.
- Tactical space combat – featuring a unique mix of turn-based and real-time strategy gameplay.
- A realistic, immersive universe – three races and 12 playable factions exist in a living-breathing universe populated by a huge variety of non-player civilizations.
- Play alone or dominate with friends – an extensive single-player campaign coupled with a strong multiplayer focus ensure an engaging experience.
- Massive customization options – design, build and deploy ships created from research into hundreds of technologies based on an extensive tech tree.
- Make it yours – modding options will be available, allowing players to customize missions, maps and more.
Release Date:August 10, 2012- Darksiders II
Darksiders II follows the exploits of Death, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a weaving tale that runs parallel to the events in the original Darksiders game. This epic journey propels Death through various light and dark realms as he tries to redeem his brother War, the horseman who was blamed for prematurely starting the Apocalypse in Darksiders.Featuring a dramatically larger world, full weapon and armor upgrade systems as well as bigger and more challenging dungeons and vast array of new enemies and bosses, Darksiders II strives to improve on every aspect of the original hit.
Release Date: August 14, 2012
- Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered with Half-Life: Counter-Strike. CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content. In addition, CS: GO introduces new gameplay modes, matchmaking, leader boards, and more.
Release Date: August 21, 2012
- Transformers:Fall Of Cybertron
The war on planet Cybertron rages on in this second chapter of the phenomenally successful action game series. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron takes fans through the final, darkest hours of the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons as they fight for control of their dying planet, ultimately leading to their storied exodus from home.With the stakes higher and scale bigger than ever, fans will control an unprecedented assortment of Transformers characters armed with authentic transformation designed around their unique abilities, including Grimlock's nearly indestructible T-Rex form and the legendary Combaticons forming into the colossal Bruticus. Taking the franchise's competitive online play to all-new heights, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron pits players head-to-head in blistering Autobot vs. Decepticon matches. Before multiplayer combat, players can create their own unique characters with the most in-depth, advanced customization ever before seen in a Transformers game.
Release Date: August 21, 2012
- Dark Souls (Prepare to Die Edition)
A spiritual successor to Demons Souls, the action RPG Dark Souls is set in a rich, dark fantasy universe. Intense action within the dungeons, encounters with terrifying enemies and innovative online features combine for a unique gaming experience. Dark Souls' world breaks down barriers with a fluid design encourages exploration and promotes an adaptation experience. At a time when the players come face to face with terrifying enemies and find new areas, the infallible system and reward challenge takes possession of everything to offer a sense of achievement without equal.Enhanced with additional content for its PC debut, the Prepare to Die Edition of Dark Souls includes an enhanced PVP mode allowing players to more closely assemble battles against one another online in an all-out fight to the death that fans have demanded! In addition, the development team at FromSoftware has revealed an untold chapter in the world of Lordran created specifically to help further expand upon the lore of the game. 'Artorias of the Abyss' will include all-new areas to explore, enemies to encounter, and bosses to take down one by one as players are treated to an unseen side of Lordan where players must stop the spread of darkness at all costs by facing and defeating the Dark Knight Artorias. Players can also experience an online match-making feature that creates one vs.one, two vs. two and four-player battle royale scenarios, allowing gamers to showcase their skills against other Dark Souls players around the world.- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Bosses - Including Artorias of Abyss, Chimera of Tomb, and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: PVP Online Matchmaking System - Quick matching for co-op or PVP.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Areas – Including Oolacile Tomb, Old Ruins and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Enemies – Including Abyss Guard, Chained Prisoner and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New NPCs – Including Hawkeye Gough and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Weapons and Armor – Equip some from the new bosses, enemies, and NPCs.
- Extremely Deep, Dark & Difficult – Unforgiving in its punishment, yet rewarding for the determined – learn to strategize freely and conquer seemingly impossible challenges. You will organically design your own gameplay style by developing your character and continuously trying different strategies to finally achieve successful progression.
- Fully Seamless World – Explore a completely integrated world of dark fantasy where dungeons are seamlessly intertwined, with great height.
- Mastery Earns Progression – Contains 60 hours of gameplay, with nearly 100 uniquely despair-inducing monsters & an incredibly nuanced weaponry & magic spells system, the effectiveness of which is determined by combat situation, fighting style and character attributes. Player success depends on their eventual mastery of how and when to use the magic spells, choice of armor, the number of weapons, the types of weapons, and the moves attached to the weapons.
- Network Play – Players may cross paths with one another, interacting with each other throughout the game even as each player plays their own game. Networked play allows users to cross paths with one another to enhance the single-player gameplay experience without destroying it.
- Flexible Character Development & Role Play – As the player progresses, they must carefully choose which of their character’s abilities to enhance as this will determine their progression style. Players can choose to play as a sword master and a wizard, for example.
- Community – See other real players and empathize with their journey, learn from seeing how others died, find and leave messages for your fellow players; helping them or leading them into death.
- Symbolic of Life & Hope – The Beacon Fire is an important feature of Dark Souls for many reasons. Though in gameplay it serves as a recovery and re-spawn point for players whose health gets low, it is also where players can emotionally share experiences with other players, and is the one place in the dark world where players can find a fleeting moment of warmth and calm.
Release Date: August 24, 2012
- Guild Wars 2 Preview
For generations, war and chaos raged across the land of Tyria. Five great races competed and warred against each other, struggling to tip the balance of power in their favor.Then the dragons woke.The all-powerful beasts stirred from their millennial sleep under earth and sea. With their magical breath the dragons spread destruction and created legions of twisted slaves. A deathless dragon named Zhaitan raised the sunken nation of Orr, triggering earthquakes and tidal waves that destroyed entire cities across the Sea of Sorrows. Zhaitan's undead armies surged from the sea, hungry for the destruction of the five races of Tyria: the charr, a ferocious race of feline warriors; the asura, magical inventors of small size and great intellect; the norn, towering shapeshifters from the frigid northern lands; the sylvari, a mysterious young race of visionary plant folk; and the humans, an embattled but resilient people.
Now heroes from the five races must set aside ancient rivalries and stand together against their common enemies in the sequel to the hit MMO Guild Wars. Magic, technology, and cold steel will determine the ultimate fate of the world.
Release Date: August 28, 2012 - Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII
Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII begins with the attack on Pearl Harbor and takes you through all of the real battlefields of the Pacific Theatre. With 23 historically acc100+ mission objectives, your experience will include all the challenges that actual pilots faced -- dogfighting, torpedo and dive bombing, carrier takeoffs and landings -- in a mix of intense air-to-air, air-to-ship and air-to-ground combat.Expand your gaming experience from single-player campaign to an array of multiplayer challenges. Team up with your friends to replay all the missions in co-op mode with up to four players, or explore new and exclusive multiplayer modes like "Scratch One Flattop" which pits two teams against each other in a mix of fighters and bombers to see who can sink the other team's aircraft carrier first.
- Join the Fight: Multi-player modes include Dogfight (dogfight other online players,) Team Dogfight (battle against another team to own the skies,) Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives and then fight until only one remains,) and Team Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives, last team with lives remaining wins.)
- If you want to experience the ultimate thrill as a WWII fighter pilot, nothing compares to the excitement of the Pacific AV8R FlightStick. Modeled after the actual sticks found in real WWII combat aircraft, the FlightStick imparts the sensation of true flight and delivers full immersion into the game.
Release Date: August 28, 2012
Hero Academy is a two-player tactical board game where you try to destroy your opponent's crystal before they can do the same to you. On your turn, you choose your team, then deploy units and advance them across the game board, splitting your efforts between a) killing your buddy's heroes b) damaging their crystal and c) powering up with special items and magic spaces on the board.
An easy-to-learn strategy game with a blend of casual accessibility and intelligent tactics, Hero Academy gives players cat-and-mouse gameplay online with friends against players using either PC or iOS devices in turn-based play that can be enjoyed asynchronously even if your friend isn't available online right away. The game also lets you heckle your friends via in-game chat when they are online.
Supported Functions
Number Of Players: 1-2
Online
- Online - VS Number Of Players: 2
- Release Date: August 8, 2012
- Legends of Pegasus
Legends of Pegasus takes players into the depths of space. This 4X space simulation will put players in control of the last surviving humans, as they explore space in a quest to expand their galactic empire. Players will conquer and explore an incredibly detailed 3D universe as they use economic, diplomatic and scientific means to expand their empires. Through a deep technology tree, players will unlock new technologies to customize their ships and prepare their fleets for the next alien encounter ... be it hostile or friendly.
- A complete 4X science fiction gaming experience- eXlore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate your way to galactic conquest.
- Tactical space combat – featuring a unique mix of turn-based and real-time strategy gameplay.
- A realistic, immersive universe – three races and 12 playable factions exist in a living-breathing universe populated by a huge variety of non-player civilizations.
- Play alone or dominate with friends – an extensive single-player campaign coupled with a strong multiplayer focus ensure an engaging experience.
- Massive customization options – design, build and deploy ships created from research into hundreds of technologies based on an extensive tech tree.
- Make it yours – modding options will be available, allowing players to customize missions, maps and more.
Release Date:August 10, 2012- Darksiders II
Darksiders II follows the exploits of Death, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a weaving tale that runs parallel to the events in the original Darksiders game. This epic journey propels Death through various light and dark realms as he tries to redeem his brother War, the horseman who was blamed for prematurely starting the Apocalypse in Darksiders.Featuring a dramatically larger world, full weapon and armor upgrade systems as well as bigger and more challenging dungeons and vast array of new enemies and bosses, Darksiders II strives to improve on every aspect of the original hit.
Release Date: August 14, 2012
- Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered with Half-Life: Counter-Strike. CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content. In addition, CS: GO introduces new gameplay modes, matchmaking, leader boards, and more.
Release Date: August 21, 2012
- Transformers:Fall Of Cybertron
The war on planet Cybertron rages on in this second chapter of the phenomenally successful action game series. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron takes fans through the final, darkest hours of the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons as they fight for control of their dying planet, ultimately leading to their storied exodus from home.With the stakes higher and scale bigger than ever, fans will control an unprecedented assortment of Transformers characters armed with authentic transformation designed around their unique abilities, including Grimlock's nearly indestructible T-Rex form and the legendary Combaticons forming into the colossal Bruticus. Taking the franchise's competitive online play to all-new heights, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron pits players head-to-head in blistering Autobot vs. Decepticon matches. Before multiplayer combat, players can create their own unique characters with the most in-depth, advanced customization ever before seen in a Transformers game.
Release Date: August 21, 2012
- Dark Souls (Prepare to Die Edition)
A spiritual successor to Demons Souls, the action RPG Dark Souls is set in a rich, dark fantasy universe. Intense action within the dungeons, encounters with terrifying enemies and innovative online features combine for a unique gaming experience. Dark Souls' world breaks down barriers with a fluid design encourages exploration and promotes an adaptation experience. At a time when the players come face to face with terrifying enemies and find new areas, the infallible system and reward challenge takes possession of everything to offer a sense of achievement without equal.Enhanced with additional content for its PC debut, the Prepare to Die Edition of Dark Souls includes an enhanced PVP mode allowing players to more closely assemble battles against one another online in an all-out fight to the death that fans have demanded! In addition, the development team at FromSoftware has revealed an untold chapter in the world of Lordran created specifically to help further expand upon the lore of the game. 'Artorias of the Abyss' will include all-new areas to explore, enemies to encounter, and bosses to take down one by one as players are treated to an unseen side of Lordan where players must stop the spread of darkness at all costs by facing and defeating the Dark Knight Artorias. Players can also experience an online match-making feature that creates one vs.one, two vs. two and four-player battle royale scenarios, allowing gamers to showcase their skills against other Dark Souls players around the world.- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Bosses - Including Artorias of Abyss, Chimera of Tomb, and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: PVP Online Matchmaking System - Quick matching for co-op or PVP.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Areas – Including Oolacile Tomb, Old Ruins and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Enemies – Including Abyss Guard, Chained Prisoner and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New NPCs – Including Hawkeye Gough and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Weapons and Armor – Equip some from the new bosses, enemies, and NPCs.
- Extremely Deep, Dark & Difficult – Unforgiving in its punishment, yet rewarding for the determined – learn to strategize freely and conquer seemingly impossible challenges. You will organically design your own gameplay style by developing your character and continuously trying different strategies to finally achieve successful progression.
- Fully Seamless World – Explore a completely integrated world of dark fantasy where dungeons are seamlessly intertwined, with great height.
- Mastery Earns Progression – Contains 60 hours of gameplay, with nearly 100 uniquely despair-inducing monsters & an incredibly nuanced weaponry & magic spells system, the effectiveness of which is determined by combat situation, fighting style and character attributes. Player success depends on their eventual mastery of how and when to use the magic spells, choice of armor, the number of weapons, the types of weapons, and the moves attached to the weapons.
- Network Play – Players may cross paths with one another, interacting with each other throughout the game even as each player plays their own game. Networked play allows users to cross paths with one another to enhance the single-player gameplay experience without destroying it.
- Flexible Character Development & Role Play – As the player progresses, they must carefully choose which of their character’s abilities to enhance as this will determine their progression style. Players can choose to play as a sword master and a wizard, for example.
- Community – See other real players and empathize with their journey, learn from seeing how others died, find and leave messages for your fellow players; helping them or leading them into death.
- Symbolic of Life & Hope – The Beacon Fire is an important feature of Dark Souls for many reasons. Though in gameplay it serves as a recovery and re-spawn point for players whose health gets low, it is also where players can emotionally share experiences with other players, and is the one place in the dark world where players can find a fleeting moment of warmth and calm.
Release Date: August 24, 2012
- Guild Wars 2 Preview
For generations, war and chaos raged across the land of Tyria. Five great races competed and warred against each other, struggling to tip the balance of power in their favor.Then the dragons woke.The all-powerful beasts stirred from their millennial sleep under earth and sea. With their magical breath the dragons spread destruction and created legions of twisted slaves. A deathless dragon named Zhaitan raised the sunken nation of Orr, triggering earthquakes and tidal waves that destroyed entire cities across the Sea of Sorrows. Zhaitan's undead armies surged from the sea, hungry for the destruction of the five races of Tyria: the charr, a ferocious race of feline warriors; the asura, magical inventors of small size and great intellect; the norn, towering shapeshifters from the frigid northern lands; the sylvari, a mysterious young race of visionary plant folk; and the humans, an embattled but resilient people.
Now heroes from the five races must set aside ancient rivalries and stand together against their common enemies in the sequel to the hit MMO Guild Wars. Magic, technology, and cold steel will determine the ultimate fate of the world.
Release Date: August 28, 2012 - Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII
Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII begins with the attack on Pearl Harbor and takes you through all of the real battlefields of the Pacific Theatre. With 23 historically acc100+ mission objectives, your experience will include all the challenges that actual pilots faced -- dogfighting, torpedo and dive bombing, carrier takeoffs and landings -- in a mix of intense air-to-air, air-to-ship and air-to-ground combat.Expand your gaming experience from single-player campaign to an array of multiplayer challenges. Team up with your friends to replay all the missions in co-op mode with up to four players, or explore new and exclusive multiplayer modes like "Scratch One Flattop" which pits two teams against each other in a mix of fighters and bombers to see who can sink the other team's aircraft carrier first.
- Join the Fight: Multi-player modes include Dogfight (dogfight other online players,) Team Dogfight (battle against another team to own the skies,) Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives and then fight until only one remains,) and Team Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives, last team with lives remaining wins.)
- If you want to experience the ultimate thrill as a WWII fighter pilot, nothing compares to the excitement of the Pacific AV8R FlightStick. Modeled after the actual sticks found in real WWII combat aircraft, the FlightStick imparts the sensation of true flight and delivers full immersion into the game.
Release Date: August 28, 2012
- A complete 4X science fiction gaming experience- eXlore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate your way to galactic conquest.
- Tactical space combat – featuring a unique mix of turn-based and real-time strategy gameplay.
- A realistic, immersive universe – three races and 12 playable factions exist in a living-breathing universe populated by a huge variety of non-player civilizations.
- Play alone or dominate with friends – an extensive single-player campaign coupled with a strong multiplayer focus ensure an engaging experience.
- Massive customization options – design, build and deploy ships created from research into hundreds of technologies based on an extensive tech tree.
- Make it yours – modding options will be available, allowing players to customize missions, maps and more.
- Darksiders II
Darksiders II follows the exploits of Death, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a weaving tale that runs parallel to the events in the original Darksiders game. This epic journey propels Death through various light and dark realms as he tries to redeem his brother War, the horseman who was blamed for prematurely starting the Apocalypse in Darksiders.
Featuring a dramatically larger world, full weapon and armor upgrade systems as well as bigger and more challenging dungeons and vast array of new enemies and bosses, Darksiders II strives to improve on every aspect of the original hit.
Release Date: August 14, 2012
- Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered with Half-Life: Counter-Strike. CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content. In addition, CS: GO introduces new gameplay modes, matchmaking, leader boards, and more.
Release Date: August 21, 2012
- Transformers:Fall Of Cybertron
The war on planet Cybertron rages on in this second chapter of the phenomenally successful action game series. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron takes fans through the final, darkest hours of the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons as they fight for control of their dying planet, ultimately leading to their storied exodus from home.
With the stakes higher and scale bigger than ever, fans will control an unprecedented assortment of Transformers characters armed with authentic transformation designed around their unique abilities, including Grimlock's nearly indestructible T-Rex form and the legendary Combaticons forming into the colossal Bruticus. Taking the franchise's competitive online play to all-new heights, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron pits players head-to-head in blistering Autobot vs. Decepticon matches. Before multiplayer combat, players can create their own unique characters with the most in-depth, advanced customization ever before seen in a Transformers game.
Release Date: August 21, 2012
- Dark Souls (Prepare to Die Edition)
A spiritual successor to Demons Souls, the action RPG Dark Souls is set in a rich, dark fantasy universe. Intense action within the dungeons, encounters with terrifying enemies and innovative online features combine for a unique gaming experience. Dark Souls' world breaks down barriers with a fluid design encourages exploration and promotes an adaptation experience. At a time when the players come face to face with terrifying enemies and find new areas, the infallible system and reward challenge takes possession of everything to offer a sense of achievement without equal.Enhanced with additional content for its PC debut, the Prepare to Die Edition of Dark Souls includes an enhanced PVP mode allowing players to more closely assemble battles against one another online in an all-out fight to the death that fans have demanded! In addition, the development team at FromSoftware has revealed an untold chapter in the world of Lordran created specifically to help further expand upon the lore of the game. 'Artorias of the Abyss' will include all-new areas to explore, enemies to encounter, and bosses to take down one by one as players are treated to an unseen side of Lordan where players must stop the spread of darkness at all costs by facing and defeating the Dark Knight Artorias. Players can also experience an online match-making feature that creates one vs.one, two vs. two and four-player battle royale scenarios, allowing gamers to showcase their skills against other Dark Souls players around the world.- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Bosses - Including Artorias of Abyss, Chimera of Tomb, and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: PVP Online Matchmaking System - Quick matching for co-op or PVP.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Areas – Including Oolacile Tomb, Old Ruins and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Enemies – Including Abyss Guard, Chained Prisoner and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New NPCs – Including Hawkeye Gough and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Weapons and Armor – Equip some from the new bosses, enemies, and NPCs.
- Extremely Deep, Dark & Difficult – Unforgiving in its punishment, yet rewarding for the determined – learn to strategize freely and conquer seemingly impossible challenges. You will organically design your own gameplay style by developing your character and continuously trying different strategies to finally achieve successful progression.
- Fully Seamless World – Explore a completely integrated world of dark fantasy where dungeons are seamlessly intertwined, with great height.
- Mastery Earns Progression – Contains 60 hours of gameplay, with nearly 100 uniquely despair-inducing monsters & an incredibly nuanced weaponry & magic spells system, the effectiveness of which is determined by combat situation, fighting style and character attributes. Player success depends on their eventual mastery of how and when to use the magic spells, choice of armor, the number of weapons, the types of weapons, and the moves attached to the weapons.
- Network Play – Players may cross paths with one another, interacting with each other throughout the game even as each player plays their own game. Networked play allows users to cross paths with one another to enhance the single-player gameplay experience without destroying it.
- Flexible Character Development & Role Play – As the player progresses, they must carefully choose which of their character’s abilities to enhance as this will determine their progression style. Players can choose to play as a sword master and a wizard, for example.
- Community – See other real players and empathize with their journey, learn from seeing how others died, find and leave messages for your fellow players; helping them or leading them into death.
- Symbolic of Life & Hope – The Beacon Fire is an important feature of Dark Souls for many reasons. Though in gameplay it serves as a recovery and re-spawn point for players whose health gets low, it is also where players can emotionally share experiences with other players, and is the one place in the dark world where players can find a fleeting moment of warmth and calm.
Release Date: August 24, 2012
- Guild Wars 2 Preview
For generations, war and chaos raged across the land of Tyria. Five great races competed and warred against each other, struggling to tip the balance of power in their favor.Then the dragons woke.The all-powerful beasts stirred from their millennial sleep under earth and sea. With their magical breath the dragons spread destruction and created legions of twisted slaves. A deathless dragon named Zhaitan raised the sunken nation of Orr, triggering earthquakes and tidal waves that destroyed entire cities across the Sea of Sorrows. Zhaitan's undead armies surged from the sea, hungry for the destruction of the five races of Tyria: the charr, a ferocious race of feline warriors; the asura, magical inventors of small size and great intellect; the norn, towering shapeshifters from the frigid northern lands; the sylvari, a mysterious young race of visionary plant folk; and the humans, an embattled but resilient people.
Now heroes from the five races must set aside ancient rivalries and stand together against their common enemies in the sequel to the hit MMO Guild Wars. Magic, technology, and cold steel will determine the ultimate fate of the world.
Release Date: August 28, 2012 - Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII
Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII begins with the attack on Pearl Harbor and takes you through all of the real battlefields of the Pacific Theatre. With 23 historically acc100+ mission objectives, your experience will include all the challenges that actual pilots faced -- dogfighting, torpedo and dive bombing, carrier takeoffs and landings -- in a mix of intense air-to-air, air-to-ship and air-to-ground combat.Expand your gaming experience from single-player campaign to an array of multiplayer challenges. Team up with your friends to replay all the missions in co-op mode with up to four players, or explore new and exclusive multiplayer modes like "Scratch One Flattop" which pits two teams against each other in a mix of fighters and bombers to see who can sink the other team's aircraft carrier first.
- Join the Fight: Multi-player modes include Dogfight (dogfight other online players,) Team Dogfight (battle against another team to own the skies,) Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives and then fight until only one remains,) and Team Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives, last team with lives remaining wins.)
- If you want to experience the ultimate thrill as a WWII fighter pilot, nothing compares to the excitement of the Pacific AV8R FlightStick. Modeled after the actual sticks found in real WWII combat aircraft, the FlightStick imparts the sensation of true flight and delivers full immersion into the game.
Release Date: August 28, 2012
A spiritual successor to Demons Souls, the action RPG Dark Souls is set in a rich, dark fantasy universe. Intense action within the dungeons, encounters with terrifying enemies and innovative online features combine for a unique gaming experience. Dark Souls' world breaks down barriers with a fluid design encourages exploration and promotes an adaptation experience. At a time when the players come face to face with terrifying enemies and find new areas, the infallible system and reward challenge takes possession of everything to offer a sense of achievement without equal.
Enhanced with additional content for its PC debut, the Prepare to Die Edition of Dark Souls includes an enhanced PVP mode allowing players to more closely assemble battles against one another online in an all-out fight to the death that fans have demanded! In addition, the development team at FromSoftware has revealed an untold chapter in the world of Lordran created specifically to help further expand upon the lore of the game. 'Artorias of the Abyss' will include all-new areas to explore, enemies to encounter, and bosses to take down one by one as players are treated to an unseen side of Lordan where players must stop the spread of darkness at all costs by facing and defeating the Dark Knight Artorias. Players can also experience an online match-making feature that creates one vs.one, two vs. two and four-player battle royale scenarios, allowing gamers to showcase their skills against other Dark Souls players around the world.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Bosses - Including Artorias of Abyss, Chimera of Tomb, and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: PVP Online Matchmaking System - Quick matching for co-op or PVP.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Areas – Including Oolacile Tomb, Old Ruins and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Enemies – Including Abyss Guard, Chained Prisoner and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New NPCs – Including Hawkeye Gough and more.
- PREPARE TO DIE EDITION: New Weapons and Armor – Equip some from the new bosses, enemies, and NPCs.
- Extremely Deep, Dark & Difficult – Unforgiving in its punishment, yet rewarding for the determined – learn to strategize freely and conquer seemingly impossible challenges. You will organically design your own gameplay style by developing your character and continuously trying different strategies to finally achieve successful progression.
- Fully Seamless World – Explore a completely integrated world of dark fantasy where dungeons are seamlessly intertwined, with great height.
- Mastery Earns Progression – Contains 60 hours of gameplay, with nearly 100 uniquely despair-inducing monsters & an incredibly nuanced weaponry & magic spells system, the effectiveness of which is determined by combat situation, fighting style and character attributes. Player success depends on their eventual mastery of how and when to use the magic spells, choice of armor, the number of weapons, the types of weapons, and the moves attached to the weapons.
- Network Play – Players may cross paths with one another, interacting with each other throughout the game even as each player plays their own game. Networked play allows users to cross paths with one another to enhance the single-player gameplay experience without destroying it.
- Flexible Character Development & Role Play – As the player progresses, they must carefully choose which of their character’s abilities to enhance as this will determine their progression style. Players can choose to play as a sword master and a wizard, for example.
- Community – See other real players and empathize with their journey, learn from seeing how others died, find and leave messages for your fellow players; helping them or leading them into death.
- Symbolic of Life & Hope – The Beacon Fire is an important feature of Dark Souls for many reasons. Though in gameplay it serves as a recovery and re-spawn point for players whose health gets low, it is also where players can emotionally share experiences with other players, and is the one place in the dark world where players can find a fleeting moment of warmth and calm.
Release Date: August 24, 2012
- Guild Wars 2 Preview
For generations, war and chaos raged across the land of Tyria. Five great races competed and warred against each other, struggling to tip the balance of power in their favor.Then the dragons woke.The all-powerful beasts stirred from their millennial sleep under earth and sea. With their magical breath the dragons spread destruction and created legions of twisted slaves. A deathless dragon named Zhaitan raised the sunken nation of Orr, triggering earthquakes and tidal waves that destroyed entire cities across the Sea of Sorrows. Zhaitan's undead armies surged from the sea, hungry for the destruction of the five races of Tyria: the charr, a ferocious race of feline warriors; the asura, magical inventors of small size and great intellect; the norn, towering shapeshifters from the frigid northern lands; the sylvari, a mysterious young race of visionary plant folk; and the humans, an embattled but resilient people.
Now heroes from the five races must set aside ancient rivalries and stand together against their common enemies in the sequel to the hit MMO Guild Wars. Magic, technology, and cold steel will determine the ultimate fate of the world.
Release Date: August 28, 2012 - Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII
Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII begins with the attack on Pearl Harbor and takes you through all of the real battlefields of the Pacific Theatre. With 23 historically acc100+ mission objectives, your experience will include all the challenges that actual pilots faced -- dogfighting, torpedo and dive bombing, carrier takeoffs and landings -- in a mix of intense air-to-air, air-to-ship and air-to-ground combat.Expand your gaming experience from single-player campaign to an array of multiplayer challenges. Team up with your friends to replay all the missions in co-op mode with up to four players, or explore new and exclusive multiplayer modes like "Scratch One Flattop" which pits two teams against each other in a mix of fighters and bombers to see who can sink the other team's aircraft carrier first.
- Join the Fight: Multi-player modes include Dogfight (dogfight other online players,) Team Dogfight (battle against another team to own the skies,) Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives and then fight until only one remains,) and Team Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives, last team with lives remaining wins.)
- If you want to experience the ultimate thrill as a WWII fighter pilot, nothing compares to the excitement of the Pacific AV8R FlightStick. Modeled after the actual sticks found in real WWII combat aircraft, the FlightStick imparts the sensation of true flight and delivers full immersion into the game.
Release Date: August 28, 2012
For generations, war and chaos raged across the land of Tyria. Five great races competed and warred against each other, struggling to tip the balance of power in their favor.
Then the dragons woke.
The all-powerful beasts stirred from their millennial sleep under earth and sea. With their magical breath the dragons spread destruction and created legions of twisted slaves. A deathless dragon named Zhaitan raised the sunken nation of Orr, triggering earthquakes and tidal waves that destroyed entire cities across the Sea of Sorrows. Zhaitan's undead armies surged from the sea, hungry for the destruction of the five races of Tyria: the charr, a ferocious race of feline warriors; the asura, magical inventors of small size and great intellect; the norn, towering shapeshifters from the frigid northern lands; the sylvari, a mysterious young race of visionary plant folk; and the humans, an embattled but resilient people.
Now heroes from the five races must set aside ancient rivalries and stand together against their common enemies in the sequel to the hit MMO Guild Wars. Magic, technology, and cold steel will determine the ultimate fate of the world.
Release Date: August 28, 2012
- Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII
Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII begins with the attack on Pearl Harbor and takes you through all of the real battlefields of the Pacific Theatre. With 23 historically acc100+ mission objectives, your experience will include all the challenges that actual pilots faced -- dogfighting, torpedo and dive bombing, carrier takeoffs and landings -- in a mix of intense air-to-air, air-to-ship and air-to-ground combat.
Expand your gaming experience from single-player campaign to an array of multiplayer challenges. Team up with your friends to replay all the missions in co-op mode with up to four players, or explore new and exclusive multiplayer modes like "Scratch One Flattop" which pits two teams against each other in a mix of fighters and bombers to see who can sink the other team's aircraft carrier first.
- Join the Fight: Multi-player modes include Dogfight (dogfight other online players,) Team Dogfight (battle against another team to own the skies,) Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives and then fight until only one remains,) and Team Survivor (all players begin with a set number of lives, last team with lives remaining wins.)
- If you want to experience the ultimate thrill as a WWII fighter pilot, nothing compares to the excitement of the Pacific AV8R FlightStick. Modeled after the actual sticks found in real WWII combat aircraft, the FlightStick imparts the sensation of true flight and delivers full immersion into the game.
Release Date: August 28, 2012
