February 15, 2012
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Capcom have announced that a multiplayer demo featuring the towering Vertigo level for Bionic Commando will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow. No word on a possible PSN demo, but hopefully one will be out before the release of the game late next month.
To view a video of the lab report, click here.
Max Payne and the sequel Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne are now available for download on Xbox Originals. Both games were developed by Finnish developer Remedy, while the third game due this fall is developed by Rockstar’s Bully team.
Hopefully we will also see Remedy’s next game Alan Wake later this year, it’s been awfully quiet about Alan Wake lately, but we expect it to feature heavily at E3 in June.
We caught up with Erik Svedäng, Swedish developer of the quirky and intriguing indie title Blueberry Garden. He was a bit stressed out (it was lunch time), but we managed to detain him for a few questions about his upcoming game, that was been nominated for the grand prize at the annual Independent Games Festival during GDC.
View the interview here.
Finnish developer Nitro Games and Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive want beta testers for the upcoming strategy game East India Company that sets sail during Q3 this year.
Testing will include playing the single player campaign modes, and fighting naval battles in various multiplayer modes.
You can sign up now for the beta test at the special sign up page. The application closes on May 7th.
Click here for screenshots of the Beta Test East India Company.
Swedish developers, Simbin and Volvo have announced that Volvo: The Game, a free downloadable PC game, will be released on May 26.
The game will feature the new Volvo S60 Concept as well as other “well known Volvo racing cars” across two race tracks. Here are a few quotes from the press release and below is a few screens featuring the S60 Concept car.
“Volvo – The Game gives us an opportunity to introduce the Volvo S60 Concept to a much wider target group. In an impassioned way and in an unusual environment we are able to expose the interior and exterior design of Volvo cars. As an extra bonus we also have the opportunity to show the players how we have worked in a focused way over the years to enhance and develop our Scandinavian design”, says Michael Persson, Director Global Marketing Communication at Volvo Cars. “To work with such a professional team as SimBin’s has been a real pleasure for us”, he adds.
For more on this and other Swedish gaming news visit: Gamereactor
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