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'Bloodline Champions,' is an arena-based player vs. player game featuring unique and action-packed gameplay for up to ten people.

"'Bloodline Champions,' is a game that we are very excited about. We have been play testing the game extensively at Funcom and we enjoy its fast-paced, player vs. player action-focused gameplay," says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. "We believe that the way 'Bloodline Champions,' executes this gameplay will appeal to a significant gamer segment. The game represents a complement to our large-scale MMO games and it will expand the product offering to our ever-growing online gaming community. The game fits well with the current trend of quick access online multi-player experiences."

"Everyone at Stunlock Studios is very happy and excited to start this co-operation with Funcom", says Tau Petersson, CEO of Stunlock Studios. "We met with several potential partners for our game, Bloodline Champions, but when we met Funcom we felt that they really understood our game and its needs. We believe that Funcom and Stunlock together can make Bloodline Champions the best game it can be"

Funcom will also purchase a minority stake in Stunlock Studios AB. The company has exclusive ownership of 'Bloodline Champions'. The remaining shares of the company are owned by the founders and employees of Stunlock Studios AB, and by Gothia Science Park Invest AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gothia Innovation AB (please see http://www.gsp.se).

For example, all Smugglers are lucky, opportunistic swindlers. But, do you want to be the kind of Smuggler that sneaks into the middle of a firefight and quickly blasts away at an opponent from point-blank range? Or do you want to be the kind that keeps to the outskirts of the battle, strategically picking your targets from a distance?

The second item is a lengthy article from Daniel Erickson, Principal Lead Writer, called Creating Worlds. Here's a little sample of what goes into the job of creating worlds.

"They're a meditative people. They're communal, not individualistic, and they’d create symbolic art--pattern-based and preferably monochromatic to contrast with their amazingly colorful skin."

“For skin colors and patterns, poison dart frogs as a starting point. Something that jumps against the background of the planet. These people don’t blend or quite belong on their world.”

"The Gormak are running down a tech path unseen in the galaxy. It's important that we see the ship that they're creating and it jumps out as foreign, wrong for Star Wars™. Anything we see that is Gormak should be slick, impressive and create a sense of wrongness in Players."

"The Voss must at all times feel isolated. Voss-Ka is high above the rest of the planet but it's an island in a sea of Gormak. Every other outpost is overrun or threatened. The Republic and Empire see the Voss as standing on the roof of their last building in a losing war but the Voss never reach out for help. They are not looking to be rescued."

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The upcoming free-to-play game will feature fast paced aerial combat that embodies the intense danger akin to WWII dogfights. In Occupational War Game Mode, players will recreate critical battles of the European and Pacific front complete with WWII and modern planes to help their side take control as they experience epic battles across the history of WWII from both sides! Players will find an easy-to-use upgrade system to help tweak planes and become the ultimate airborne marauder along with additional modifications that will allow players to, not only jam the electronics of their opponent, but also let them keep their own engines cool during boosts. Additionally, players can use Avatars to mask their actual aircraft while gaining additional bonuses and appearing in some of history's most famous aircraft.

Kalypso Media USA, Inc. today is making available a new gameplay trailer for Absolute Power, the upcoming expansion pack for Tropico 3, the city-building/management simulation for Windows PC. The new trailer features some of the expansion's new buildings and gameplay additions - including marinas, playgrounds, amusement parks and stunning landmarks! Absolute Power, the first expansion to the best-selling and critically acclaimed city-builder Tropico 3, is in development by Haemimont Games and will be available in North America in July 2010 for Windows PC.

Tropico 3 Absolute Power is the first official expansion pack to the critically acclaimed city builder/management simulation - Tropico 3. Absolute Power invites players back to the island paradise of Tropico to experience unprecedented power as the benevolent (or malevolent) ruler ‘El Presidente’. The expansion adds new campaigns, new missions, new islands, unique buildings and new presidential powers to maximize the length and success of your term in power. Absolute Power requires the full version of Tropico 3 to play.

As the press release says, North Americans will have to wait until July for their fix.

With Singularity all but finished, the reports claim that Raven was turning its attention towards a new stealth-centric Bond game and a Wolverine sequel, both of which are now supposedly on hold until the Call Of Duty situation is dealt with.

It all starts simply enough: You're tasked with investigating a strange energy signature, but things quickly take a turn for the dangerous when you uncover an Undine terradome! As you investigate its exterior, you'll happen upon a Federation ship captained by none other than Akira Sulu, Admiral Quinn's stalwart officemate back on Earth Space Dock. Something seems off about him, though ....

Once you've sufficiently pacified the space surrounding the terradome, you'll beam down to its decks and discover some familiar surroundings: Inside, it looks very similar to DS9. The Undine are planning to invade Federation space!

As you make your way through the Undine DS9, you'll rescue captured Federation officers, eventually moving to the bowels of the terradome to engage the Undine mastermind behind the invasion plan. Can you prevent the invasion from occurring? Play "Special Task Force: Undine Terradome" to find out!

Gazillion Entertainment, a leading developer, publisher and operator of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games for wide audiences, today unveiled the first glimpse of the eagerly anticipated Super Hero Squad Online. For the first time, players worldwide will have the chance to be their favorite Super Heroes in a living online world. Based on the Super Hero Squad intellectual property that has spawned a wildly popular action figure line and smash-hit animated series, the game draws upon the 5,000-plus iconic heroes and villains in the Marvel Universe. Super Hero Squad Online offers players the chance to team up with friends as they engage in exhilarating combat, show off their decked-out squad in the game’s social spaces, collect thousands of items, and explore interactive environments based on classic and new Marvel worlds.

Developed by Gazillion studio The Amazing Society, Super Hero Squad Online allows gamers to unleash their imagination and lead their handpicked squad of Super Heroes on unforgettable adventures. Players will blast bad guys with Iron Man’s repulsors, slice through waves of robots with Wolverine’s claws and smash villains with Hulk’s huge fists. Master the talents and amazing powers of Spider-Man, Iron Man, War Machine, Invisible Woman and dozens more Marvel heroes. Discover new locations from the hit Super Hero Squad TV show, including the sewers of Villainville and the streets of Super Hero City, while also exploring classic Marvel landmarks such as the Daily Bugle, Baxter Building and Stark Tower.

Super Hero Squad Online also offers a fully customizable headquarters where players can show off their collection of trophies and design their own unique Super Hero hangout. Players can even invite friends over to their headquarters to watch as their squads interact with the environments they’ve created.

The official website promises the release of the game's debut trailer tomorrow.