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NEWS: MANIAPLANET ARRIVES ON STEAM

  • NOTE: as always, you’re invited to find us online and show us what you’ve got.  You can find PR_Flak playing as “PR_Flak[MAVPR]“

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ShootMania® Storm and TrackMania² Stadium Open Betas Live on Steam today

Pre-Orders Now Available With 10 Percent Discount

SAN FRANCISCO — February 27, 2013 — Today, Ubisoft® and Nadeo announced that ManiaPlanet® games and services, including the upcoming multiplayer first-person action game ShootMania® Storm, will be accessible via Valve’s Steam service. TrackMania² Stadium, the racing game phenomenon with more than 11 million registered users, will also its debut on Steam. Both ShootMania Storm and TrackMania2 Stadium open betas can now be accessed via Steam. Steam users can also download the full TrackMania2 Canyon game via Valve’s platform. Read more

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Ubisoft Sets New Release Date for ShootMania Storm

SAN FRANCISCO – January 22, 2013 – Today, Ubisoft® and Nadeo announced that ShootMania Storm, the online multiplayer first-person shooter, will be released on April 10, starting February 12, the game will enter an Open Beta phase allowing the developers to receive more feedback from the community ensuring a higher level of polish before the release in April.  Read more

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Maverick Gears Up for Shootmania Storm

It’s a new year and it’s nice to have some new news to talk about — to keep it brief, Maverick is now working with Ubisoft on their upcoming online FPS Shootmania Storm.

Yay! Clap-clap, for us! Even Lakers fans are STOKED.

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DARK VALE GAMES UNLEASHES FORGE

We’re really excited to be helping Dark Vale Games and all of their partners release FORGE today.  FORGE is an awesome new indie PC game that evolves PC multiplayer with amazingly fun, fast and strategic skill-based PvP.  Check out more at PlayForgeWar.com.

FORGE has followed a long road to get where it is today — and where is it?  On Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/223390/), Amazon, and Gamersgate for $19.99 (each purchase awards a second copy of the game FREE to give to friends!).  The game went through a “Kick-Finish” campaign on Kickstarter, launched an Alpha, and then was chosen by fans on Steam to be in the Greenlight program… all the while ,more than 20,000 players were transfixed in the beta program, constantly refining and bug squashing as release date neared.

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Congratulations to the team at Dark Vale, as well as everyone involved from SuperGenius and Digital Confectioners.  The game looks and plays amazing and is going to be the best indie multiplayer game of the year. Read more

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DARK VALE GAMES WILL UNLEASH FORGE 12/4 WITH INCREDIBLE TWO-FOR-ONE PRICING

 

Gamers Get One of the Best-Looking, Best Playing PC Games of 2012 for only $19.99; Each Purchase Comes With a Second Copy for a Friend via Steam, Amazon or GamersGate

CARSLBAD, CA (NOV. 14, 2012) — Dark Vale Games, an independent video game developer based in Southern California, will release FORGE, a multiplayer-only PC game set in a high-action fantasy world, on December 4 for $19.99 via digital distribution.  As an added bonus, anyone who purchases the game for $19.99 will receive a second copy of FORGE free-of-charge to bring another competitor into the fold.

On December 4, FORGE will be available as a PC download through several online retailers, including through Valve’s Steam service, Amazon.com and GamersGate, as well as directly from Dark Vale Games’ web site at www.PlayForgeWar.com.

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Take A Look Inside FORGE’s Closed Beta With This Community Made Gameplay Trailer


As Dark Vale Games bring their upcoming PC multiplayer game FORGE closer and closer to release, the closed beta is in full swing. That means that PC gamers from around the world have been blasting, shocking, hitting, casting and burning one another wildly for weeks.

Not in the closed beta yourself? Wondering what’s going on in there? Wondering what in this game drove media previewers to call it “Face-Punchingly Good?” Well now is your chance to take a peek inside the exclusive gaming sessions with an all-new gameplay video.

And the best part about this video is that it is made BY the community, for everyone who hasn’t discovered the game yet. That’s right — Dark Vale Games has been hosting a Movie-Making Contest, and community member Pilluminati won with the submission below. The prize? Some free stuff PLUS we’re using the submission as part of our PR campaign.

So take a look and enjoy — the game is coming very soon and is definitely one of the best looking and playing indie PC games of 2012.

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LEVEL-5 INTERNATIONAL AMERICA RELEASES LIBERATION MAIDEN FOR NINTENDO 3DS IN NORTH AMERICA

Sci-Fi Shooter from Acclaimed Developer SUDA51 Now Available via Nintendo eShop

SANTA MONICA, CA (Oct. 25, 2012) – Renowned Japanese video game company LEVEL-5, best known for the Professor Layton video game series, has released critically acclaimed sci-fi shooter LIBERATION MAIDEN via the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS™.  LIBERATION MAIDEN was previously released only in Japan as part of GUILD01, a multi-game pack featuring masterworks by some of the industry’s most respected game creators.

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ASTRO Gaming Foments the Revolution with Assassin’s Creed III

ASTRO Gaming is putting its artistic talents to work in support of the upcoming release of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed III on October 30 with six sets of exclusively designed  speakers tags for its award-winning ASTRO A30 and A40 Audio Systems.

Developed with direct input from Ubisoft, the ASTRO Gaming Assassin’s Creed III speaker tags will feature artwork pulled directly from the game to ensure an authentic and iconic representation of the latest entry in the Assassin’s Creed universe.

“ASTRO Gaming has entirely reinvented what gamers today can expect from a modern gaming headset.  Whether it’s our mobile-fluent and street-savvy ASTRO A30 or our professional grade, audiophile quality ASTRO A40, our headsets and speaker tags deliver unsurpassed audio fidelity, vocal clarity and customizable style,” said Brett Lovelady, Founder of ASTRO Gaming.  “In the same way, Ubisoft has completely redefined action gaming with the Assassin’s Creed franchise.  And, we’re thrilled to be able to offer our fans an opportunity to deck out their cans and show their support for one of the most exciting releases of the year – Assassin’s Creed III.”

ASTRO Gaming speaker tags provide customers with an opportunity to truly personalize their listening experience with magnetically interchangeable custom-made art designed specifically for the studio’s award-winning A30 and A40 headsets.  ASTRO headset owners can create their own speaker tags using the ASTRO Customizer or choose from dozens of pre-existing and highly stylish tags, including several eye-catching series by Upper Playground, iam8bit, Penny Arcade and more.

ASTRO Gaming Assassin’s Creed III speaker tags are available now directly through the company website at www.astrogaming.com – three sets for the ASTRO A30 for $19.99 each and three sets for the ASTRO A40 at $24.99 each.  Bundles including the ASTRO A30 and A40 Audio Systems and the Assassin’s Creed III speaker tags are also available for $209.99 and $259.99, respectively.

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DARK VALE GAMES’ FORGE SELECTED FOR WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION VIA STEAM THROUGH VALVE’S GREENLIGHT PROGRAM

 

Massive Steam User Community Votes-In Upcoming PC Multiplayer Game As One Of Top Ten Titles on Greenlight

CARSLBAD, CA (Oct. 19, 2012) — Dark Vale Games, an independent video game developer based in Southern California, is proud to confirm that FORGE, the upcoming PC multiplayer title that plays like an action-shooter — but featuring MMO-style abilities — will be available worldwide through Steam after being selected through Steam Greenlight. FORGE beat out thousands of other game submissions in the Greenlight program, earning the votes of the massive Steam user community to finish among the Top Ten of the most recently approved titles. FORGE will be available for pre-order on Steam soon.

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Skullcandy Announces New Line of Gaming Headsets — SLYR, PLYR1, PLYR2

Skullcandy has announced an entirely new line of headsets designed specifically for gaming.  The line was developed in partnership with industry stalwart and Skullcandy studio ASTRO Gaming, the award-winning makers of the A50, A40 and A30 pro-gaming headsets.

“Skullcandy has been delivering performance audio products with a unique perspective on action sports and music culture for years,” said Jeremy Andrus, CEO of Skullcandy.  “Gaming connects everyone we work with, from skateboarders to NBA superstars.  The authenticity and attitude of the Skullcandy brand is the driving force behind our gaming mantra, “Never Retreat, Never Surrender,” and is the inspiration for our new series of gaming headsets.  All three products were also designed and developed cooperatively with our premium gaming headset market leader, ASTRO Gaming.”

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