Tribes: Ascend Released! No More Beta And It's Free To Play

In case you've missed this game, Tribes: Ascend is the spiritual successor of the classic Tribes 2 and is completely free. It's a free to play game that was in beta for a good 6 months and has, from April 12th, been officially released. The game features jet packs, fast paced shooting, death match, CTF and a host of other classic game modes. Best of all there is a server in the Singapore region that is just calling out for more player to be playing there. Come on guys go here and download the game. You can watch Leo's first play videos of Tribes: Ascend here. I've included a video overview by the developers of new stuff being added for the full release below...

Bioshock 2 Delayed To 2010

 

IGN posted the bad news that Take-Two has released a press statement that says Bioshock 2 as well as Mafia II, Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption has been delayed to their fiscal 2010 line up. No specific date was given. Take-Two CEO Ben Feder explains:

 

"The decision to shift a release date is never an easy one, especially with a product as highly anticipated as BioShock 2. We felt that it was essential to invest the additional time to ensure that this title will deliver what its fans expect and deserve," he said.

"As a result, we will now be launching sequels to several of our strongest franchises - including BioShock 2, Mafia II, Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption - during the next fiscal year. These titles will anchor our lineup for fiscal 2010, and along with other products planned for next year, provide a platform for enhanced financial performance in what we hope will be an improved retail environment."

Demigod Street Date Broken

 

Bigdownload.com reported that Gamestop has started selling copies of Demigod before it’s release date. This has led to a lot of people jumping in the online component of the game before the servers have gone live. Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock has stated in his blog:

 

First, it was Easter weekend. And many of us had just finished a good solid 8 weeks of massive crunch and were looking forward to the weekend to recover. Instead, we found ourselves back at work having to turn on and configure the multiplayer matchmaking servers (we had enough for a beta but not for thousands of people).

Second, since Demigod has zero copy protection on it, it meant that that piracy on this title will, in theory, be maximized. Stardock’s position on piracy is pretty straight forward but to repeat it here: It’s not that we don’t think piracy is massive. We just aren’t convinced that it results in that many lost sales. Or more to the point, we don’t think intrusive, obnoxious copy protection will result in more sales than we lose from people who don’t want to mess with it.

 

It’s sad but it’s always been happening before. Anyway good luck Stardock. I hope you guys work it out with Gas Powered Games and have massive success with this title.

Braid For The PC Released!

 

XBOX Live arcade hit Braid, has been released on the PC today. The game is available for USD$14.99 on Steam, Greenhouse, Impulse and Gamergate. Braid is a 2D platformer with strong puzzle elements that involves a time manipulation element. The game was praised for having excellent narrative. You can download the demo here if you want to give the game a try. A new trailer to celebrate the release:

 

Braid trailer from David Hellman on Vimeo

Xmen Origins: Wolverine Coming Soon

 

New Era Interactive are bringing Xmen Origins: Wolverine to our shores on 1st of May. The game is being developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. The game is a third person action brawler based off the movie of the same name that is due out later. Xmen Origins: Wolverine will be out for the PC and XBOX360. Screenshots below:

 

 

 

Wanted: Weapons of Fate Releasing Soon

 

Wanted: Weapons of Fate is being released here(South East Asian region) on March the 23rd. Developed by GRIN, the third person shooter is based off the movie of the same name(starring Angelina Jolie) and features bullet bending action. The game is to be released on all platforms, PS3, XBOX360 and PC. Wanted is being brought over here by New Era Interactive. Screenshots below:

 

Wolfenstein Releasing Summer This Year!

Shacknews reports that Activision announced that Wolfenstein, the game developed by Raven Software, will be released this summer. Wolfenstein is a remake of the classic FPS and includes paranormal nazi experiments. The upcoming game will have the player travel trough alternate dimensions. It will be releasing simultaneously for the PC, ps3 and xbox360.

Set in World War II, Wolfenstein stars series regular B.J. Blazkowicz, who must once again stop the Nazis from conquering the world with supernatural powers. An alternate dimension called the "Veil" will be involved, as will plenty of guns.