The legendary NASCAR Racing sim games from the now defunct Papyrus Software and Sierra were some of the best racing games ever made. But when Electronic Arts got hold of the exclusive NASCAR game rights a few years ago they pretty much game the PC platform the cold shoulder. They ported a couple of their console NASCAR games to the PC but the last PC specific game they made was the disastrous NASCAR SimRacing, released four years ago this month (that's the box cover on the right).
It's a game that has achieved something of a cult following during its years of development. And when we say years we mean it; the title has been in development for about eight years. This week, however, the fantasy MMO Darkfall finally and officially launched.
The biggest comic book movie of 2009 is a little over a week away but even closer to release is the game version. Today Valve's Steam service began taking pre-orders for Watchmen: The End is Nigh, the "M" rated fighter-brawler game based on the "R" rated movie (and itself based on the classic Alan Moore-Dave Gibbons comic).
Last year Ubisoft announced it would be taking over the publishing duties of the long running Anno historical trading sim series. Today the publisher announced that the US release of the next game in the series, Anno 1404, would be given the title Dawn of Discovery for its US release this summer.
Demigod is currently in the third phase of its beta testing and many folks have been wondering when the Gas Powered Games-developed RPG-RTS game will finally be completed. Our sister site Joystiq has caught up with the game's publisher Stardock and has learned that Demigod is now scheduled for a April 14 release date in both a regular $39.99 edition and a $49.99 collector's edition.
Keytop with non-slip rubber finish - optimum tactile comfort and makes slipping up in the heat of action a thing of the past
Backlight Illumination with WASD cluster lighting option - Make darkness your ally. While your enemies fiddle in the shadows, command precision and take hold of their fate with backlight illumination on the Razer Lycosa. With the right keys lit up, you can always be sure of your next move
Fully programmable keys with macro capability - enables instantaneous command executions.
Keytop with non-slip rubber finish
Backlight illumination with WASD cluster lighting option
Choose to fly the Su-27 Flanker, EF-2000 Typhoon, F-5E Tiger II, F-1 Kai/Kaizen, F-2A Banshee, F-14D Super Tomcat, MiG-31 and more
Multiple game modes - Shoot Out, Base Attack, Air Superiority, Beacon Battle, Escort Mission, and more
Wireless multiplayer action with (or against) up to four people)
See how you compare to other pilots with the Ace Ranking System
Different paint schemes
Xbox 360 headset adapter
Compatible with Gameboy Advance SP
Not-So-Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man - A fusion of web-slinging and powerful combat moves combine to create an unbeatable, all-new fighting system that intuitively blends Spider-Man's speed and strength with the environment for deadly new attacks and combos
Anything Goes - At a moment's notice, you can harness the grace, agility and acrobatics of Spider-Man Red Suit, or leverage the brute, savage power of the Black Suit. Switch suits at any time to create devastating never-before-seen combos and finishing moves
The City That Never Sleeps - Teeming with life, the Big Apple is more alive than ever before in the Spider-Man series. Citizens will either cheer Spider-Man on or run away in fear, depending on your actions and decisions
Increased city interactivity and destructibility allow you to pick up and use anything in your way as a weapon, destroy store fronts, demolish vehicles, and virtually obliterate city streets with powerful attacks
With some of the greatest heroes and most notorious villains in the Marvel Universe, including staples such as Luke Cage and Vulture, your choices control who will ultimately aid you in the fight to rid New York of the alien symbiote