Free Realms celebrating its first birthday with in-game parties

One party just wouldn’t be enough... so Sony Online Entertainment’s hit family-friendly online virtual world, Free Realms, is celebrating its first birthday in style by throwing eight in-game parties for players to enjoy today. Parties will take place every hour, on the hour, beginning at 9 a.m. PDT, each in a different area of Free Realms. Login to www.FreeRealms.com for a fantastic day... more.

The car handling in F1 2010, the forthcoming official game of the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE World Championship, will focus on simulation authenticity, developers Codemasters Studios revealed today in the second F1 2010 developer video, which you can watch in stunning HD quality here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WiLQ-wj0Vo The preference has always been to go down the simulation path,” said ... more.

Game Bridger Entertainment, a global publisher and distributor of interactive online entertainment media, announced today that the European closed beta test for its highly-anticipated free-to-play MMORPG, Priston Tale 2: The Second Enigma, will begin on Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at 18:00 GMT. Players will be able to download the closed beta client early from the new Priston Tale 2 homepage launch... more.

Developed in partnership with world renowned historian Niall Ferguson, Making History II: The War of the World marks a dramatic step forward in the Making History series. From the factories and shipyards on the home front, to epic battles across the globe, Making History II gives World War II grand strategy gamers the opportunity to lead a nation and remake history. "Economic resources were dec... more.

DreamCatcher Games and JoWooD Entertainment today release new images from the up-coming RPG Adventure “ArcaniA: Gothic 4”. The latest installment in the renowned Gothic series is set about 12 years after the events shown in “Gothic 3”, and again invites the player to a fantastic journey through a war-torn world. The ancient, nameless hero, who by now has been crowned King Robar the Thir... more.

Phenomic, an Electronic Arts studio, announced today Lord of Ultima, a new browser-based online strategy game is available worldwide for free starting today. Lord of Ultima immerses players in a brand-new, deeply-rich strategy game set within the Ultima universe. The game introduces innovative social features, such as advanced trading, alliance creation, online chat and community forums, which mak... more.

Ignition Entertainment, a UTV Media Communication Company, and Zombie Studios have announced that Blacklight: Tango Down, the upcoming downloadable first person shooter, will include a full co-operative gameplay component – entitled “Black Ops” – in addition to the game’s already robust line-up of competitive multiplayer game modes. Blacklight: Tango Down is a top quality first perso... more.

After an impressive reception in Europe LMG has come to an agreement with Snowball Studios for the retail release of “Achtung Panzer: Kharcov 1943” which will be released as a collector’s edition in Europe on 14th May 2010. Within this special edition there will be: Separate DVD documentary featuring the history of the German Panzer which includes rare unseen footage. A2 poster A... more.

PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video games, today announced that Bejeweled Blitz, the 1-minute social adaptation of its mega-hit franchise Bejeweled for the Facebook platform, is now available as a downloadable game for Windows-based PCs. Bejeweled Blitz PC offers a range of enhancements to, and advantages over, the free Facebook game, including full-screen play, dramati... more.

2K Games announced today that Mafia II will be available on August 27, 2010 in the UK for the PlayStation3, the Xbox 360, and Windows PC. Mafia II is currently in development by 2K Czech, the same creative team behind the award-winning, genre-defining Mafia, which captivated millions of gamers around the world. Through a compelling narrative, Mafia II transports gamers into the dark and unforgi... more.