For the Emperor! I got to admit, my first real exposure to the epic Warhammer 40K universe wasn’t through the miniatures but through the RTS game for the PC, Dawn of War. Since then, almost any Warhammer 40K game would pique my interest, and Danish developer Full Control’s upcoming title based on the Warhammer 40K universe, Space Hulk, is no different.

The game is set to be released in Fall 2013 for iOS, PC and Mac and is based on the board game of the same title. Full Control has just released some new screenshots today from their alpha build of the game, so be sure to check them out in this very post. According to the developer, Space Hulk is a 3D digital turn based strategy game that recreates the classic claustrophobic board game experience for single player and multiplayer cross-platform play between PC, Mac and iOS.

Set in the isolated corridors and tomb-like chambers of an ancient vessel lost in the graveyard of space, players lead a small army of fearless Space Marine Terminators to battle in a ferocious fight for survival against hordes of predatory alien Genestealers. Based on the “Sin of Damnation” campaign from the 3rd edition board game, Space Hulk includes a robust 12-mission single-player and co-operative campaign.

Recreating the tense battles of the board game, multiplayer mode will allow players to go head-to-head as one player controls the Space Marines and their opponent, the Genestealers, in the ultimate fight for domination. Cross platform functionality in multiplayer mode allows players to compete against friends whether they play on PC, Mac or mobile. The Space Hulk level editor will enable players to design their own levels, share them with others online and in a central hub explore creations of the community.

For more news on Space Hulk, be sure to stay tuned to Nineoverten.com

Released in Alpha on 26th September 2012, Prison Architect is the world’s latest (and best Prison Management sim. Taking its inspiration from Theme Hospital, Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress, the game is a top down construction and management simulation where the player takes control of the running and building of a maximum security prison. Players are responsible for managing various aspects of their prison including staff, building new cells, finance, and keeping their inmates happy.

The player’s role is of both architect and governor with sandbox micromanagement themes such as choosing where to put lights, drains and how they connect together. Introversion are really keen for the participants in the Alpha to engage with them about the game and players are able to submit suggestions and bugs via their wiki site. The game is currently on version 10 and new versions are released every few weeks providing new features and bug fixes.

Inspired by Kickstarter and Crowd-sourcing Prison Architect is available to purchase over a number of different tiers ranging from a $30 contribution to $500. The extra content in the higher tiers include limited edition goodies, having a character named after you in the game and even having your face immortalised as a prisoner in the game.

On launch day there was a $1000 tier which allowed users to customise their own wardens but this sold out within a few hours! All participants in the Alpha, regardless of tier, will be given access to Windows, Mac, Linux, Steam and Vanilla versions as well as a copy of the finished game on it’s release. On March 20th Prison Architect became one of the first ‘Early Access’ games to be released on Steam. Check it out over here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/?snr=1_7_15__13

Leading independent racing game developer Eutechnyx today announced that they are expanding their NASCAR partnership with two new videogames; NASCAR® The Game™ 2013 for Windows PC and NASCAR®: Redline™ for mobile devices. With the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season off to a great start, both NASCAR® The Game™ 2013 and NASCAR®: Redline™ are the perfect companions for any NASCAR fan, as they put gamers right into the driver’s seat of America’s favorite motorsport.

“NASCAR has been an amazing company to work with, and we hope that we’re able to share the passion and love we have for the sport with the legions of fans across the globe,” said Dave Thompson, Development Director at Eutechnyx. “We’ve spent a lot of time developing new and compelling ways for racing fans to get involved and experience what it’s like to be part of NASCAR nation, from getting your car race ready to doing 500 miles around Daytona International Speedway.”

NASCAR® The Game™ 2013 lets players take to the tracks and redefine races using the new Gen 6 model cars. Supporting an updated and enhanced paint booth tool, players can customize their Gen 6 paint schemes and import them into the games multiple race modes to show the world their design skills. Supporting the new 2013 roster with all the team and driver changes, players can take their own shot at being crowned the Sprint Cup Series Champion by starting a competitive season as a rookie and racing against their favorite drivers in career mode, or race online with friends.

The game also features Inside Line Highlights – scenarios from actual NASCAR races (2011, 2012 seasons) that have been recreated from the actual race telemetry data, which allow players to recreate, relive and rewrite the most exciting NASCAR moments. Additionally, and a first for any sport based videogame, the current 2013 season is being supported by weekly downloadable Inside Line Highlights being available shortly after racing events take place. The package is made complete with commentary provided courtesy of Fox Sports’ Darrell Waltrip and Mike Joy, while the player’s crew is voiced by spotter Ty Norris and crew chief Ray Evernham.

NASCAR®: Redline™ marks the first officially licensed by NASCAR videogame to be available for mobile devices. This is the first videogame of its kind as it delivers an official NASCAR racing experience that puts players into the seat of their own personal stock car. NASCAR®: Redline™ combines touch-reaction racing action with management tools, allowing you to control the way you race. Manage your team, land new sponsorship deals, and outthink your opponent on the track; players of all ages can compete to cross the finish line first against rival racers.

Offering two game modes, Career and Season, Career mode places players at the start of their rookie season and pushes them to progress their way through the Sprint Cup ranks and take on their favorite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. Whereas in Season mode, racing fans assume the role of their favorite driver and share each victory as they come.

Blake Davidson, NASCAR Vice President of Licensing & Consumer Products and board member of NASCAR Team Properties, said, “Eutechnyx has proven to be a great partner and we’re thrilled to be working with them on bringing more videogames to more platforms. It will be very exciting to have a mobile title and we think fans will be excited when they see how it offers more than just your typical driving experience.”

NASCAR® The Game™ 2013 will be available as pre-purchase with beta access via Steam starting soon with a full release planned later in the Summer for Windows PC. NASCAR®: Redline™ will be available for mobile devices later this summer. For more information, please visit www.NASCARTheGame.com, or follow along on Twitter @NASCARTheGame and Facebook facebook.com/NASCARTheGame. You can also join in the discussion on The NASCAR Redline forum at http://forums.eutechnyx.com/forums/237-NASCAR-Redline.

Cubemen 2. It stands as one of our favourite indie games on Steam this year. The game presented an interesting twist to the Tower Defense formula, and topped it up with a really cool UI which lent itself well to skinning and theming. The folks at 3 Sprockets announced today that the game is now available through the Mac App Store and iOS App Store for devices including the iPad (2+), iPad Mini, iPhone (4+) and iPod Touch (4+). Check out the press release below and be sure to read our review of the Mac version of the game right over here:

Indie development studio, 3 Sprockets today announced that Cubeman 2 is now available through the Mac App Store and iOS App Store for devices including the iPad (2+), iPad Mini, iPhone (4s+) and iPod Touch (4+) for the limited time launch price of $1.99. Featuring more of the addictive gameplay and unique features that made the original 3D strategy action game a cult smash on its release in 2012, Cubemen 2 is a fast paced, action packed, original 3D Strategy game where you use your little Cubemen units to defend and attack enemies in a range of awesome game modes including CTF, Skirmish, Territory and more.

“Cubemen became a cult smash when we originally launched on iOS and Mac in 2012 – the sequel brings many new features, modes and challenges into the mix”, said Seon Rozenblum, Director of 3 Sprockets, “We now support phones as well as tablets and all platforms are on perfect feature parity, which is super exciting for us.”

Based around the age-old struggle of Good vs. Evil, Blue vs. Red and Little Men vs. Little Men, Cubemen 2 tasks players to use their Cubemen units strategically to defend and attack enemies in a range of game modes. Up to six players can battle in cross-platform, multi-player carnage with nine specialised unit types, including new units such as path blockers, mines and freeze lightning. Gamers can also customize their Cubemen units with all-new skins and play as Cowboys, Knights, Luchadores and more!

For those preferring a single-player experience, Cubemen 2 offers two unique game modes specifically for single-player, in addition to the first of many Campaign modes. All game modes have online rankings so that players can see how they measure up against the world’s best. Additionally, Cubemen 2 offers a user-friendly built in level editor that lets players create and share their levels with players around the globe. Levels can be themed in a range of superb skins and are stored locally for easy access even when players are offline.

Check out the game over here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cubemen2/id630327401?mt=8

Most often a person is judged by the company he or she keeps, and in terms of Deadpool and his new game, I would say he is pretty awesome. You know why? He has the likes of Wolverine (yup, everyone’s favourite Canuck goes Snickt! in Deadpool’s game), Deathlok (futuristic killer cyborg from where else, the future), Psylocke (oh hell yeah), Domino (double hell yeah) and Rogue (triple hell yeah) to keep him company.

Check out Wolverine’s profile along with the official covers for the game which will be coming for the Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and the PC this June 25th, and is rated M (Mature) by the ESRB. Check out what Deadpool has to say about Wolverine being in his game:

Dear Wolverine: I guess, when put aside the grand history of human conflict and suffering, the lame tank tops you insist on wearing sometimes aren’t THAT bad, bub.

Looking forward to working with you,
Deadpool

Just when I thought when would the next Humble Bundle would come out (yes, I’m that cheapskate sometimes when it comes to filling up my games library), an email came in earlier this morning while I was sleeping, stating that The Humble Indie Bundle 8 is now available for purchase! This bundle features 5 indie titles from the get-go including the awesome-looking Awesomenauts, the trippy Thomas was Alone, Little Inferno, Capsized and Dear Esther. You’ll also get the soundtracks for all 5 games!

Now, here’s the best part, if you were to exceed the average price paid for the bundle (which at press time stands at USD 5.69) you’ll get Hotline Miami and Proteus (with its soundtrack as well). All 7 games are cross-platform, meaning that they run on PC (Windows), Mac and Linux. It sounds totally awesome and rightly so. I’ve already purchased the bundle, so how about you? It’s a good opportunity to do some charity as well, since proceeds head to Child’s Play Charity and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Head over to https://www.humblebundle.com/ to get started.

I got wind of a new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update early Sunday morning, and after pacifying my daughter, I decided to update the game via Steam and started playing it to see what’s new. To my pleasant surprise, additional maps were made available for play including one that piqued my interest, Seaside.

Now, this is a Workshop map and it was pretty well built. Playing as CT, it was a challenge as there’s plenty of uphill segments. Playing on the Terrorist side was interesting as well, the choke points on the way to Bomb Site B made for very interesting grenade lobbing action. At one point, I made a “Hail Mary” throw of a flashbang and even though it was a gamble, I ended up with obtaining the achievement “The Road to Hell”.

This achievement is obtained when you blind an enemy player who then proceeds to kill his teammate. I suppose you can have better luck gambling on mobile casinos, but is pretty much who dares wins whether is it on a Counter-Strike map or on a poker table. Pretty ballsy action ensued when playing as CT, having obtained the “Second to None” achievement as well, after managing to defuse a bomb with less than a second before it exploded. My team was behind at the time, and that allowed us to draw level.

If you’ve got the chance, check out the new maps on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and it’s also an opportunity to reward the makers of the featured Workshop maps with Operation Pay Back.

I read somewhere that hardcore EVE Online players have expressed doubt on CCP Games (the developers of EVE Online) latest PS3 title, DUST 514. The skepticism comes from the fact that the console title ties in to what generally known as one of the really hardcore MMOs available on the PC platform. Oh well, time will tell on whether such an integration would affect the gameplay experience on either game. In the meantime, check out the press release of the upcoming DUST 514:

CCP Games, the world’s leading independent developer of massively multiplayer games, has announced that DUST 514® will launch on May 14, 2013. The groundbreaking, free-to-play first-person-shooter launches on PlayStation®3, and players can join the war for galactic supremacy with the ease of a free download. As with CCP’s first game, EVE Online®, launch is only the beginning of the voyage with DUST 514.

Gamers can look forward to an ever-progressing game, built on the experience CCP has gathered over the past decade, as new features and upgrades are rolled out for years to come. The way to victory is now open to any intergalactic mercenary with the guns and grit to accept the challenge.

“Reaching this point has required many years, hundreds of CCP employees, and the engagement of millions of players who contributed fantastic feedback during the beta process,” said Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP. “Now we start the real journey, which, decades from now, we will look back on with astonishment at all we accomplished. The EVE Universe will outlive us all.”

With the launch of DUST 514, the struggle for interstellar dominance in New Eden escalates as DUST mercenaries forge their path to glory. The power to topple empires will be in the hands of all who choose to seize it.  The game’s massive battlegrounds, deadly weapons, and futuristic vehicles form the foundation of the deep first-person shooter action that awaits, while unrivaled customization options allow players to shape their strategic advantage, tactical edge, and combat style with cunning and skill.

DUST 514 is also fully integrated with New Eden, the notorious setting of EVE Online, a massive game universe that recently surpassed a half-million subscribers worldwide. As DUST players wage war in this first-person shooter at unprecedented scale, the outcome of each ground battle impacts the persistent universe, shifting the tide of war for legions of participants.

Mercenaries can gain the advantage by coordinating with starship pilots in EVE Online, calling in devastating orbital strikes against opposing squads. The fortunes of DUST 514 players will rise and fall as they align themselves with like-minded warriors to make their mark across the EVE Universe.

Stay tuned to Nineoverten.com for more news on DUST 514, and do check out Sky TV UK which gives you unprecedented access to TV and Internet, just the thing you need to keep up to date to the gaming world.

Hehe…. one of our favourite comic book characters, Deadpool, is having some company in his upcoming video game for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC, aptly titled Deadpool. You see, the neurotic, or should I say, totally unhinged anti-hero, had a problem with sharing space with other superheroes/villains, but we have his therapist to thank as Mr. Sinister and uber hot fan-favourite Psylocke are making their way to the game as well. Check out what the man has to say about this:

A note from our friend Deadpool:

Sooo, uhhhh, APPARENTLY there are characters in my new upcoming Activision game, DEADPOOL, who are not Deadpool! Right??

I thought it was pretty clear when I said I wanted a true Deadpool game that it would star Deadpool…in every role! My star power shouldn’t be limited to the central protagonist. I should be playing the hero, the anti-hero, the villain who eventually changes sides to join forces against the TRUE villain (me), the romantic interest, the quirky best friend, the comic relief, and at least 8 other characters in fat suits! Is that too much to ask?!

But…I’ve been talking to my therapist…and she says it’s important that I not allow the existence of other people who are not me to determine my own self-worth. I just have to be the best unhinged mutant mercenary I can be. So, here’s a look at some of the…other…characters you can meet in DEADPOOL…

With the upcoming release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows this summer for the PC (via steam), Xbox Live Arcade and Sony Playstation Network, Activision Publishing, Inc. and Red Fly Studio are shining a light on each of the varied personas that make up this formidable team of half-shell heroes. Today the spotlight is on my favourite member of the turtles, Michelangelo.

Always ready with a punch and a punchline, the orange-draped Michelangelo puts a literal spin on the phrase “party animal.” He’s a fun-loving foodie with an appetite for goofing off instead of training. But despite his lighthearted tone and distaste for confrontation, Mikey is no less committed to the cause than his older brothers, whom he looks up to as role models.

True to his energetic and light personality, the nunchaku-wielding Michelangelo possesses by far the highest attack speed of any of his Turtle brethren, but also the lowest single target damage rating, standing in stark contrast to the more balanced stats of Leonardo. Mikey relies on his ability to evade damage and quickly build up combos and special moves to take down foes before they can return the favor.

For more information on the game, head over to the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/TMNTOutOfTheShadows and be sure to stick to Nineoverten.com for more news on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.