Hoo-Rar. This time we've got bad ass mo-fos with boom sticks.You asked for them and we have answered the call and delivered shot-gun toting armed guards.

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These guys are excellent for suppressing your prisoners more raucous behaviours.  Stick a couple of these dudes in the canteen or the yard and things'll calm right down.  Useful they just wander around looking tough, but hit that weapons free button and things'll get messy - you'll lose so many prisoners that it'll be a game-over event, but don't let that stop you blowing off some steam.
 
We've also introduced smart highlighting in the object menu and introduced forestries so you can begin producing the raw materials for use in the workshops. As per usual there are a ton of bug fixes and the modding system continues to grow. Enjoy! 

Ready to Run™ is a furious R.C. car racing game in unique retro-futuristic setting, here are some unique-selling points of upcoming game:

• Highly responsive arcade R.C. cars physics
• 15+ futuristic looking radio-control cars with various designs available to play
• Single city environment featuring endless tracks configurations for different race modes.
• Real-time and asynchronous multiplayer modes.
• Various scoreboards with filters, with an emphasize of PSN friends.

 We’ve always been fans of R.C. cars racing game and seem it’s time for new title on the PlayStation®Network: we are planning to have PlayStation®4 release in Q2 2013.

THERE'S A SAINT IN ALL OF US

The suit may nor be exactly the look Insert Coin are going for but you can be assured they will be pretty sharp.

Everyone on the Insert Coin team is a long-term fan of the franchise and  we've spent a lot of time on the mean streets of Steelport. We're so  excited and we can't wait to show you the designs we have in store -  expect a LOT of purple!

"Volition are thrilled that Insert Coin Clothing have added Saints 
inspired clobber to their range. We can't wait to dub-test it to ensure 
the garments live up to the strain of saving the planet" says Jim Boone, 
Senior Producer, Volition.

Dan Long, Head of Communications at Insert Coin Ltd is quite excited and 
says: "Saints Row is an awesome franchise that keeps going from strength 
to strength, with high octane romps that just burn into your memory 
forever. It's great to be working with Deep Silver on this new range - and 
we're looking forward to making 2014 the year when everyone starts wearing 
purple!" 

This new range is set to land in early 2014 and we'll have more details, 
including a sneak peeks of the designs on our blog at 
http://www.insertcoinclothing.com/blog/?p=1518 

We are happy to announce that 11 bit studios, the creator of critically acclaimed Anomaly series, has released all of the soundtracks from its games for free. If you loved the orchestrated Anomaly music, the 70s funk of Funky Smugglers or the soothing tunes from Sleepwalker's Journey, you can have them all today.

The composer of all the tracks is the super talented Piotr Musial (here's his website), who is currently one of the hottest composers in Poland, having worked on music for Bulletstorm and The Witcher.

This is a title I'm diving into as we speak, by that I mean its downloading. The cars races and tracks look spectacular and if the handling model is right this free to play could be real winner. Look out for future updates and until then drool over the details and screens below and then get going to sign up on the games site here

To celebrate the start of 2014, Eutechnyx’ free-to-play online racing game and car community, Auto Club Revolution, today released the majestic Watkins Glen International track and a special challenge to its players, as well as a developer diary giving racers everywhere a behind-the-scenes look into the creation of this famous location. Known to avid racers worldwide, the New York-based track has played host to nearly every type of major road racing event since it was founded in 1948, including F1, NASCAR and Indycar.

Twitter:@autoclubrev Facebook Forum

Eutechnyx has selected three of the most popular Watkins Glen courses to include in-game, but only one – the speedy, NASCAR-style Short Route – will be available to drivers today. Giving the community added incentive to race together toward a common goal, the ACR team has issued the ‘Race to Release’ challenge, which will unlock the remaining Watkins Glen paths when completed. In order to unlock the two longer routes – the Watkins Glen Classic Boot and Watkins Glen Boot – the community must collectively race 100,000 miles at the track. Players will be updated via social media and the ACR forums as key milestones along the way are met, as well as through a unique progress tracker bar on the ACR website.

Based in Newcastle, UK, the development team, including its executive producers and track designers, worked around the clock for 12 weeks to carefully recreate Watkins Glen as accurately as possible, combing a vast sea of reference pictures, telemetry data and videos. Beginning with placing the initial track layout in the ACR virtual environment, ‘The Glen’ underwent time checking and tweaking based on camber heights and the width/length of curbs in various places to ensure that the virtual track matched its real-world counterpart. Once the layout was completed, assets were fully produced, ranging from crowd seating/stands, trees, road markings, and buildings – even portable toilets! Eutechnyx’ talented concept and environment artists worked together to add the final touches, polishing it off before working with the Quality Assurance team to ensure the track was bug-free. After final sign-off, detailed videos were sent to the track officials for approval, guaranteeing complete authenticity to the renowned Watkins Glen International.

Wildstar is a new upcoming MMORPRG from Carbine studios. Although we have not yet had a release date we are getting tonnes of information and images concerning the game. In this latest Dev Speak video we get to see the range of choice we have in terms of character look, Mounts and of course houses. With a strong visual style this future fantasy title is looking to hook new players in an already crowded marketplace. If they continue with the work they have been doing then I think they will have a strong shout.

“I came suddenly into an open and boundless prairie. I say boundless because I could not see the extent of the 
plain in any direction…This prospect was so sudden and entertaining that I forgot the object of my pursuit…” 
– William Clark, Explorer, July 19, 1804

Onslaught is here.  The first of four massive, Downloadable Content (DLC) Packs for Call of Duty®: Ghosts, the definitive online experience and #1 most played multiplayer title on Xbox Live for Xbox 360 kicks-off today.  Launching first, exclusively on Xbox Live for both Xbox One and Xbox 360, Onslaught features four classically designed, smaller to medium sized Call of Duty® multiplayer maps delivering the fast-paced multiplayer experience fans love, the all-new “Maverick” dual-purpose Assault Rifle/Sniper Rifle and “Episode 1: Nightfall,” the first instalment in Call of Duty: Ghosts Extinction’s four-part episodic story that follows humankind’s first contact with the Cryptids.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught delivers a variety of new offerings for fans to dig their teeth into, starting with four new multiplayer maps. 

“Fog” is a chilling homage to classic horror films, set alongside the banks of a murky lake. Players skilled enough to pick up the map’s unique Field Order can become the embodiment of terror by donning the mask of Michael Myers, one of cinema’s most iconic horror characters of all-time, as the entire soundscape changes to the eerily familiar Halloween theme music.

“BayView” is a coastal Californian boardwalk that offers players fast-paced run-and-gun gameplay amid a seaside town. Clever players will be able to climb onto the map’s moving trolley to engage enemies, as well as call in devastating artillery strikes from the Naval Destroyer anchored offshore.

Containment” drops players into a raging battle amidst a war-torn Mexican village, where the action centres on the crippled remains of a small bridge holding a hi-jacked truck leaking radioactive material.

“Ignition,” is a completely reimagined version of “Scrapyard” – the fan-favourite multiplayer map from Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2, placing players into a deserted space launch facility with frenetic action amongst abandoned warehouses, flame trenches, a massive transport crawler and dynamic map elements that can take players out if they’re not paying close attention.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught also introduces the first instalment in Extinction’s new, four-part episodic narrative with “Episode 1: Nightfall.” As the initial foray into this single, connected story that will be told across each DLC Pack launch throughout the year, “Episode 1: Nightfall” takes fans to a remote research facility hidden deep within the Alaskan wilderness, where a small recon team must infiltrate the facility to find out what happened to the mysterious Nightfall Program. This expanded Extinction storyline introduces new characters, plus two all-new alien species and debuts an exclusive Venom-X weapon that pulverises the Cryptids, as players delve deeper into the story of what happened following mankind’s first contact with the Cryptids in Colorado.

On top of the new maps and first episode of the Extinction narrative, Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught arms players with a new, dual-purpose addition to the multiplayer arsenal with the “Maverick”. Outfitted with a lightweight wood stock, the “Maverick” can be selected in either the Assault or the Sniper Rifle class, depending on players’ play style and preference.

CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS ONSLAUGHT  DLC PACK NOW AVAILABLE FIRST, EXCLUSIVELY ON XBOX LIVE

Global first public play for Alien: IsolationTM at EGX Rezzed
Attendees to get hands-on with SEGA's new survival horror title

Gamer Network is delighted to announce that Alien: Isolation, the new survival horror game from Creative Assembly, will be available for the public to play for the first time anywhere in the world at this year's EGX Rezzed. Published by SEGA, Alien: Isolation will be playable on three formats: PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. “Gamer Network has firmly established their Expo & Rezzed shows as the UK’s biggest gaming convention, so we’re extremely excited to be participating with the first global public hands-on with Alien: Isolation at this year’s EGX Rezzed.” Amanda Farr European Marketing Director.

“We're thrilled that SEGA has chosen EGX Rezzed to host the first ever public demo of Alien: Isolation,” said David Lilley, MD of Gamer Events. “We're confident that the game will prove to be hugely popular with our attendees.”

EGX Rezzed takes place at the NEC, Birmingham, from the 28th to 30th March and will feature a host of playable pre-release games along with a variety of features including competitive gaming, developer presentations, board games and more. Tickets are available for all three days via the EGX Rezzed website: http://www.egxrezzed.net/tickets

Those looking to cover the event for a website, print publication or other media outlet are welcome to apply for press passes here: http://www.egxrezzed.net/press

More information on EGX Rezzed is available at www.egxrezzed.net and you can also follow us on Twitter (@EGX_Rezzed) or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/egxrezzed) for regular updates.

Say the word MOBA and most people will think of Riot Games League of Legends. Its place in the popular psyche is right up there with its Triple A brethren. Part of this mass knowledge looks like it could be related to the huge player base the game can now boast. With concurrent players equalling around the 7.5 million range its small wonder that the game is such a hit. The numbers keep on growing and you can gawk at them in the release below.

The 2014 season is officially underway for League of Legends and Riot Games have provided an updated set of figures for their player numbers. It’s been a while since such figures were last released and the following update is intended to help better contextualize stories about League of Legends and esports.

Riot Games are tremendously appreciative of every single player who has contributed to this growth.

2014 League of Legends player numbers:

• More than 67 million players play League of Legends every month (monthly active players)
  
  

o   (October 2012 comparable: “more than 32M”)

• More than 27 million players play League of Legends every day (daily active players)
  
  

o   (October 2012 comparable: “more than 12M”)

• During each day’s peak play time, more than 7.5 million gamers play League of Legends concurrently
  
  

o   (March 2013 comparable: “more than 5M”)

o   (October 2012 comparable: “more than 3M”)

Wargaming and RAF Museum Expand Dornier 17 Exhibition Globally with Augmented Reality App

Wargaming today announced the global launch of an augmented reality application drawing focus on the Dornier 17 aircraft currently in exhibition at the RAF Museum in Cosford, Shropshire, United Kingdom. Working with the Royal Air Force Museum, Wargaming set out in October of 2013 to recover the only known surviving Dornier Do17 aircraft. Success saw the opening of the “Wargaming.net Interpretation Zone” at the RAF Museum, where visitors can examine the aircraft undergo renovation and learn more of its colorful history and important role during World War II.

The newly launch application, named Apparition, will take that interpretation to a new interactive level using augmented reality to view a virtual version of the aircraft flying over the museum, as well as other historical information. To celebrate the launch of the Apparition application, both the RAF Museum and Wargaming encourage the public to be the first to view the Dornier 17 in their own part of the world. Scattered around the globe are hundreds of virtual locations where users of the application can view and take photos of their Dornier 17 and upload them online for a chance to have their photo be part of the next Wargaming.net Interpretation Zone, schedule to launch at the RAF Museum London in 2014.

“As a global games company that specializes in distributing digital content to every corner of the world, we are delighted to partner with the Royal Air Force Museum,” said Tracy Spaight, Special Projects Director at Wargaming. “Taking the Dornier outside the museum walls and bringing it to people all over the world is truly taking this great experience and bringing the museum directly to people around the world.”

For more information on the Apparition application, virtual plane locations, submission process sand other information, visit http://www.do17.co.

 Square Enix Ltd., today announced the PlayStation®4 system version of FINAL FANTASY® XIV: A REALM REBORN™ will be released 14th April, 2014. Official service will begin on the same day.

• Pre-orders start today, 27th January, 2014.
• Pre-order bonuses are Early Access (allowing you to play before the official service starts) and two new in-game items.
• The limited PS4 Collector’s Edition will also be released on 14th April with seven special items.
• Transferring to the PS4 version for existing PS3 players is free!

 
Pre-order Bonuses
Early Access
This bonus allows you to play the PS4 version a few days before the service starts. Early Access period is planned from 11th April, 2014 (Friday) to 13th April, 2014 (Sunday).

In-game Items: Mog Cap & Cait Sith Doll Minion

How you receive your pre-order code may vary depending on the store at which you place your pre-order.
The code will be distributed at the start of April. Please check the product website at a later date for full details.

PS4 Collector’s Edition
The PS4 Collector’s Edition of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn includes seven special items. Two of these are new additional items that were not included in the PS3 and PC Collector’s Edition.

Two new Collector’s Edition in-game items: Fat Chocobo Mount & Wind-up Moogle Minion

Players who own the Ver 1.0 CE or A Realm Reborn PS3 or PC version CE will be given the above two new additional in-game items at the same time as launch.

Collector’s Edition Special Items

• FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Exclusive Box
• FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Artbook –The Art of Eorzea :A Realm Reimagined–
• FINAL FANTASY XIV Seventh Umbral Era Special Movie Content Disc –The Waning of the Sixth Sun–
• In-game Items: Fat Chocobo mount / Coeurl Mount / Behemoth Barding / Wind-up Moogle / Baby Behemoth / Helm of Light
• FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Special Soundtrack –The Sounds of Eorzea–
• FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Art Card Set
• FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Themed Security Token

 
Transfer from PS3 version is Free!
Players with the PS3 version of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn can transfer to PS4 for free. Existing PS3 character data can also be used.

• Transfer is scheduled to start from 11th April (Friday).
• Details of how to transfer will be revealed at a later date.
• Once you transfer to the PS4 version, you cannot play the PS3 version any longer.
• If you want to play both versions, please also purchase the PS4 version.
• If you have several service accounts on PS3, you can transfer them all to PS4.

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PS4 Beta Test
The PS4 Beta test will start on 22nd February (Saturday) – anyone with a PS4 can join!

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn for PS4 is available in the following configurations:
Standard Edition (Box/Digital)
Collector’s Edition (Box)
Collector’s Edition (Digital)

Digital Upgrade
Players with the Standard Edition can upgrade to Collector’s Edition in-game items.
You can only get in-game items, nothing else.
Players who have the Collector’s Edition do not need to use this service.
You can purchase the digital upgrade on MogStation.

Subscriptions
When you purchase FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn you get 30 days of free play included. To continue playing after 30 days you will need to subscribe. Monthly subscriptions start at £7.69 / 10.99 €.

PS4 version specs
Players1Required HDD StorageOver 40GBWireless Controller (DUALSHOCK®4)Necessary (compatible with DUALSHOCK®4)Mouse/KeyboardOptional (keyboard mode compatible)InternetBroadband ConnectionPlayStation®NetworkNecessaryResolution480p, 720p, 1080pPlayStation®Vita Remote PlayCompatibleShare FeatureCompatible 
Thank you for your continued support of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn

The destruction is back in the largest insect infestation to hit earth since 2017!  Watch as the Ranger, Air Raider, Fencer and Wing Diver blast through the city and annihilate hoards of giant bugs in this brand new never before seen trailer and take a closer look at the Ravagers extermination with these new screenshots featuring the online multiplayer mode of the game!

Earth Defense Force 2025 from D3Publisher. Coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 on February 21st, Earth Defense Force 2025 puts players in charge of saving humanity from a massive invasion of monstrous bugs and robots.
Earth Defense Force 2025 is an action shooting bonanza from D3Publisher that arms players with more weapons than ever before! Players will have the experience of their lives as they form elite soldier classes to send on a global quest to protect the world from insect alien invasion.

This in-game footage gives centre stage to the story with a revealing look into the world of this super hero sequel, as well as an ominous introduction to one of its central characters: Kraven the Hunter (aka Sergei Kravinoff). Marvel’s infamous Russian strongman – equal parts charismatic and dangerous – will play a critical role throughout the game’s narrative, challenging Spider-Man’s code of justice as he traverses the criminal underworld. It also highlights the man beneath the mask, Peter Parker who will play an important part of his own in the journey to come.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will arrive this Spring on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS & Windows PC. For more information, visit www.TheAmazingSpiderManGame.comand follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheAmazingSpiderManGame.

It’s time to roll your proudest 2-or-4-wheeled possession out of the garage (in either GTAV or GTA Online), and capture it in all of its glory for fame and prize pack fortune in the #LSCarShow Snapmatic Photo Contest.

Have you been neglecting your friends, family and responsibilities to spend every waking moment and available dollar at LS Customs? Do you drive around Los Santos like a nervous wreck, avoiding any sort of activity that would lay a scratch or dent on your precious, pristine Pegassi Monroe?

Whether your ride is a creatively souped-up stunner or if it’s stock yet super clean, let’s see how photogenic you can make it.

From now through end of day Friday, January 31st, take your most glorious shot of your favorite car or bike and tag it #LSCarShow on Snapmatic. We’ll be looking for artful photography that truly shows off the beauty of the vehicle as well as for inspiring car or bike shots with a great overall vibe, composition and atmosphere. Our five favorite skillfully shot Snapmatics will be featured here on the Newswire and the winning photographers will receive a deluxe Grand Theft Auto V prize pack including the cozy GTAV Body Bag sleeping bag, an official game tee, an iFruit phone case with decals, as well as GTAV collectible stickers.

To enter, Social Club members can upload photos from the in-game iFruit phone to the Snapmatic page at socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/snapmatic. When logged in at the Snapmatic page, you can go to “My Photos” to find your photo and add the hashtag #LSCarShow to automatically have it considered for entry. We'd also like to remind all hopefuls to make sure your contact email information is up to date in your Social Club account settings and also encourage you to link your Facebook and/or Twitter accounts to your Social Club profile so that we can easily contact you to send prizes should your picture be chosen.

Contest is void in certain countries and where prohibited. See www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/events for official rules and eligibility details.

Milan, Italy:  The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), the highest court in the European Union, on 23rd January 2014 handed down its decision in Case C-355/12 (Nintendo v PC Box). Nintendo is pleased that the ruling of the CJEU is generally consistent with the opinion of Advocate General Sharpston and Nintendo’s own observations to the questions referred by the Milan Tribunal.

The CJEU’s interpretation of the Copyright Directive appears to be in line with the international obligations of the European Union and its Member States under the WIPO Copyright Treaty and furthermore, supports those national Courts in Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and the UK which have already considered and applied the same provisions of EU law consistently resulting in many positive decisions against sellers of circumvention devices.

Nintendo will continue to fully engage with the Milan Tribunal, from whom the reference to the CJEU arose, in order to allow it to reach a considered reasoned decision in the civil case between Nintendo and PC Box. Furthermore, since Nintendo only ever utilises technological protection measures which are both necessary and proportionate to prevent widespread piracy of its intellectual property, and since the preponderant purpose of the circumvention devices marketed by PC Box is to enable piracy of legitimate video games, Nintendo is confident that the application of the guidance set out by the CJEU relating to proportionality will enable the Milan Tribunal to determine that the sale of circumvention devices is unlawful.

In the meantime, Nintendo maintains that the commercial dealings in circumvention devices infringe copyright laws as well as other intellectual property laws and Nintendo will continue to pursue those involved in the distribution of such devices.

Here are the details of the update, which is now available on Steam 

• Multiplayer is now available for all users
• Main Menu updated with new functionality
• Visual and Gameplay options added to Main Menu
• Store redesigned
• Skis now use both left and right graphics
• You can now customize your character while in-game
• Session Markers have been implemented
• New in-air rotation system
• Rework persistent player profile
• Improved half-pipe gameplay
• In-game UI and Spawn Selection have been updated to a new style

D3Publisher (D3P) today announced Earth Defense Force 2025 has gone gold and will be available in EMEA for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on February 21st. In addition, three mission packs will be available as downloadable content (DLC) with the first pack titled “Special Ops” available starting on the date of launch.

Mission Packs to include: (Will also be available as a bundle)
·         Special Ops – Will feature 5 new missions for 2.99€/£2.39 on Xbox Live® and  PlayStation®Network and be available on February 21st.
·         Mutant Rampage – Will feature 20 new missions for 8.99€/£7.19 on Xbox Live® / £7.29 on PlayStation®Network and be available on February 26th.
·         Beyond Despair – Will feature 20 new missions for 8.99€/£7.19 on Xbox Live® / £7.29 on PlayStation®Network and be available on March 12th.

Earth Defense Force 2025 is under development by Sandlot and is rated PEGI 12. To find out more about Earth Defense Force 2025 please visit http://bngames.eu/EDF2025 andwww.facebook.com/EarthDefenseForce.

At a remote facility in the Alaskan wilderness, the shadowy Nightfall Program has been researching the origins of the "Alien" threat. When the scientists lose control, a small team of elite soldiers must retrieve the intel, exterminate hordes of hostile creatures and survive a three-story tall terror unlike anything they've faced before. Get ready for Episode 1: Nightfall, the first instalment in Extinction's four-part episodic narrative!

Episode 1: Nightfall is included with Onslaught, the first DLC pack for Call of Duty: Ghosts. Onslaught comes to Xbox LIVE on 28th January, with other platforms to follow. http://www.callofduty.com/ghosts/dlc/dlc1-onslaught

Keep up with the latest news about Call of Duty: Ghosts by following us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/CallofDuty) and Twitter (@CallofDuty and @InfinityWard).