Activision is one of the few big publishers to shy away from putting online passes in its games, but withPrototype 2, it would seem the company is definitely looking to maximize brand new purchases. Early adopters of the game will gain access to an exclusive “Radnet Edition” of the game, which showers them with 55 pieces of additional content. “This weekly scheduled content will include in-game Events, Challenges, Avatar Items, Dynamic Themes and Behind-the-Scenes videos, as well as bonus Mutations forPROTOTYPE 2‘s main campaign,” explains Activision....

Fully Embraced Holding company Embracer Group, (like putting a hat on a hat), has announced that it is in the process of acquiring eight independent studios, to be added to the company’s already impressive portfolio of subsidiaries. The acquisition blitz will see Embracer open its wallet to the tune of around $313 million USD, with a further payout of $232 million should the newcomers hit specific milestones over the next eight years....

Spooky Scary Credit Card Charges We’re not even a fortnight fromthe last significantFate/Grand Orderrelease, but time (and the event schedule) wait for no master. Plus, it’s already late October, which means the yearly Halloween event wouldn’t be timely if the game waited any longer to debut it. Which brings us toHalloween Strike! Demonic Climb ~Himeji Castle War~, the new seasonal event for this year. As with the previous two years’ Halloween bashes, players will be reunited with famed serial killer Elizabeth Bathory as yet another batch of interlopers disrupts her plans to have a fun ol’ Halloween Trick-or-Treat parade....

Still time to pack your knapsack PC fans hoping to jump back into the beautiful world ofGrandiawill have to hold on just a little bit longer, as it seems the quest isn’t quite ready to begin. Publisher GungHo Online has announced on Twitter that the upcomingGrandia HD Remasterhasslipped from its September release windowand will now launch on October 15 via Steam. “We offer our sincerest apologies for those who have been looking forward to the PC remasters,”said GungHo....

Yes,thatMiddle-earth! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Monolith Productions are working onGuardians of Middle-earth, a new multiplayer online battle arena headed exclusively to consoles this fall. More details will be divulged during tomorrow’s pre-E3 episode ofGameTrailers TV, but for now, five vs. five multiplayer has been confirmed for this Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network title, in addition to a handful of characters: Gandalf, Sauron, Gollum, and Thráin. All told, there will be 20+ “iconic guardians....

The recent spate of board game adaptations of video games has led to some great successes and some infamous failures, but the unique pitch ofHeroes of Might and Magic III: The Board Gamecannot fail to capture the attention of a particular era of gamer. Rather than simply adapting the often complicated mechanics of the video game directly, Archon Studio has created a nostalgic treat that doesn’t get overly caught up in faithfulness over function....

Are you ready to meet the king of the sea? Well, that will not happen unfortunately, but you can still get a powerful rod by visiting its temple, and rods are a basic asset to get ahead inFisch. Let’s find out how to get into Poseidon’s Temple inFischand solve the puzzle. How to reach Poseidon’s Temple First, let’s go ahead and reach Poseidon’s Temple, as it will require a bit of a swim....

Just in time for Epic Games Store giveaway The critically acclaimed puzzle gameWorld of Goois getting a free remaster on PC soon. Bringing the game up to the quality standards of theSwitch port, PC owners will now be able to play the icky, gooey game at resolutions higher than 800×600. A lot of the artwork has been redrawn, the HUD better scales to different resolutions, there are fewer bugs on modern systems, and other quality-of-life improvements from the Switch version are now present....

It was the blurst of times… Publisher Raw Fury, in association with developer Fury Studios, has opened up its neon yellow bum-bag and pulled out a teaser for the next entry in the strategy/buildingKingdomseries:Kingdom Eighties. Currently in development for “the coolest platforms,”Kingdom Eighties: Summer of Greedwill see that series visit the manic, Day-Glo vibe of 1980s Americana, utilizing a wild, Saturday Morning Show vibe to backdrop its latest bout of exploration, world-building, and conquest....

More games are probably inevitable Microsoft Game Studios VP Phil Spencerhas once again spokenabout his hopes for moreGears of War. Guesting on IGN’sPodcast Unlocked, as transcribed byGame Revolution, he commented that afterJudgment‘s sales and review scores, “I really think we need to take a step back with Epic and think about… I don’t want to call it a reboot because I think it’s an overused term but think about where that franchise goes and how to expand what it was....

With the amount of older games that have been ported to digital distribution platforms, I have yet to buy one of those compilation discs this console generation. As such, I’m inclined to be interested inMidway Arcade Origins, a disc-based collection of 30-some titles for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It’ll support local multiplayer and, of course, online leaderboards. As far as confirmed games go, we know thatGauntlet,Rampage,Joust,Spy Hunter,Defender, andMarble Madnessare included....

Triumph explains how it happened Did you see the new trailer and screenshots forAge of Wonders 3? The game is looking hot, let me tell you. And the fact that it’s not relying on Kickstarter, just this once, is reassuring. Developer Triumph Studios was said to have received financial help from a “big partner,” which ended up being none other thanMinecraftcreator Notch, reportsEurogamer. “We noticedMinecraft‘s random title-screen blurb mentionedAge of Wonders,” Triumph managing director Lennart Sas told the outlet, “so I thought what the heck and I sent Notch an email....

Parent. Momo still wants to play I’ve started this new year in afog of depression. A common problem, I reassure myself, but it doesn’t make it any easier to get out of bed. So, to help me keep putting my one foot in front of the other, here’sMomotype, a cute virtual pet made physical as a way of… No,Momotype, don’t take your anger out on me! Get back! Get Back!Momotype, noooo!...