Heroes & Generals is an upcoming first person shooter that is currently in alpha stages. What is different in the development process of this particular game is that the developers themselves want to involve the gamers and their potential customers in this particular process! They believe in your opinion and suggestions so as to shape the game into something that you, the gamers, will love. Read on for the debut teaser of the game and to learn more of it as well as the company behind it

From the creative minds that brought you the Hitman series comes Heroes & Generals, the first title from independent studio Reto-Moto. Heroes & Generals – now in Alpha testing – introduces an unprecedented mix of frontline shooter gameplay and strategic campaign management in a massive-scale multiplayer online war.

Heroes & Generals Debut Teaser

Imagine a game where your actions can help turn the tide of a persistent online war being fought by thousands of other real players, either in the role of a hardened soldier engaged in blistering first-person shooter combat, or as a strategic officer managing the grand scheme of the campaign on a tactical war map. Heroes & Generals will deliver this combined one-two punch in a thrilling multiplayer online battle across authentic WW II settings.

As H&G enters a vital playable testing phase, we encourage all gamers to enlist for an Alpha-key now at our www.heroesandgenerals.com community site.

 

One great war with thousands of players

Heroes & Generals delivers a full blown first-person shooter experience, complete with intense infantry and vehicle combat in a wide variety of modes and missions, fought on behalf of the Axis or Allies. As your customizable character advances in rank, you might join a small squad of elite soldiers operating behind enemy lines, or fall-in with a larger section fighting an epic battle for a strategic bridgehead.

The result of every clash alters the ongoing battle for European domination. Each conflict takes place across diverse battlegrounds including contested cities, factories, airfields and war torn country-sides, each one represented on the strategic map with hundreds of key locations.

As these battles are waged, resources and global strategies are managed on a tactical overview map linked to the game’s innovative War Server. Here, players who choose to be strategic officers will have the entire map at their disposal and can decide how to manage battlefield assets and where to push the attack.

 

 

Influence the fate of millions within your browser

Heroes & Generals is a PC game that’s fully playable in a browser, yet it offers state-of-the-art graphics and sound thanks to the proprietary Retox engine built by Reto-Moto. We call H&G a “Mass Participation Game”, a term that not only describes the ease of access and massive-scale warfare, but also our goal to create a game that embraces open feedback from the community at every step – including our current Alpha stage.

Heroes & Generals will offer incomparable early hands-on access and participation: A real opportunity for gamers to influence everything from map layout to weapon handling, truly evolving the game’s design alongside dedicated interaction with Reto-Moto team members.

 

Reto-Moto at a glance

Reto-Moto was founded in 1997 and quickly transformed into IO Interactive, which went on to release Hitman and Freedom Fighters. In 2004 IO Interactive was sold to Eidos, however the founding members of Reto-Moto left Eidos and reformed their old company, bringing in some of the core developers from IO Interactive. Heroes & Generals is the first game from Reto-Moto.

Here are some screenshots to get you all excited:

Looks like lots of fun ain’t it! Strategic elements do sound pretty interesting, whether or not it will work out as fun as it sounds to be we only can wait to find out! If the above screenshots, words and video interest you, do remember to head on to their website to sign up to be part of their alpha testing!

I am back again with more Interstellar Marines news and information! If you’re not sure what “Interstellar Marines” is, this video should clear up most queries in your head and give you a brief overview of the game, the project and the company behind it. I’ve been covering news from them for quite some time already. Still waiting for their final product which should come eventually, but for now you have to settle with a few bits and pieces of games that showcases part of their final product. Pretty impressive already and it just gets steadily better. Before going on any further, read on to see the video and learn more about them.

Interstellar Marines Celebrates Latest Milestone with New Trailer
Ambitious indie project reaches over 67,000 registered and premium users.
The world’s first truly independent AAA first-person shooter, Interstellar Marines continues to make progress in 2011. Since the mass release of Running Man and our holiday special, thousands of new users have signed up to take part in a dream to publish a game free of the shackles of big corporate developers.

So far three games have been made available online, and are playable in a browser on their community website www.interstellarmarines.com: An interactive 3D tour called The Vault featuring several of Interstellar Marines’ characters; the advanced shooting range Bullseye where players test their skills against various targets aboard the military space shuttle AIV Kitty Hawk; and finally Running Man, a true first-person action experience where players face an onslaught of combat robots while training to become an elite marine.

To celebrate this new milestone, the team at Zero Point Software has lovingly assembled a new video that explains the concept of Interstellar Marines and AAA Indie development to all newcomers, along with a selection of screenshots to enjoy for fans anxiously awaiting the next big release.

Now you know who they are, what they do, and what directions the final production is heading towards, you can now decide whether to support them or not. You can go to their site and they have already been selling passes for people who want to support them, and people who purchase these passes get to receive the latest content, news and updates first hand. If you’re still unsure, or still not sure of what they do or what game it is, go to: Interstellar Marines official site, and try out either “Running Man” or “Bullseye”. This should give you an idea and feel to how the game is supposed to turn out and what they are developing towards to. I tried it out and I loved it, was surprised how good the game is slowly turning out to be from an indie developing studio. This might just be the next big indie title (Minecraft anybody?) that you’ve all been waiting for. Will you believe?

Interstellar Marines, an awesome shooter that launches right from your browser! No need for downloads, cds or whatever. Just open up your favorite browser and go to their site to play! I did give a brief mention about this indie game months back and today they are having an event to give away real life prizes. Yup, this holiday season isn’t over yet! Enjoy your remaining few days of fun with even more fun and joy with Interstellar Marines! Read on for more information of the event.

When: Wednesday, December 22^nd 2010 to Monday, January 3^rd 2011

Prize: Apple iPad 64 GB Wifi + 3g

In the spirit of the holiday season, Zero Point Software announces complete and free access to Running Man, the first prologue game to its forthcoming sci-fi shooter Interstellar Marines. A killer iPad prize is up for grabs for registered marines that successfully complete a day of training in Running Man, which you can play – conveniently – right inside your web browser.

Running Man takes you two kilometers below ground in a top secret military facility, where you will have to face an onslaught of Combat Training Robots in different environments. If you succeed you’ll be one step closer to joining an elite squad of Interstellar Marines designed to be the first line of defense against new and hostile lifeforms.

How to enter:

Signing up is free and painless at interstellarmarines.com, the Interstellar Marines community site. Doing so will unlock full access (including all levels and saved progress) to Running Man. Simply complete one training day in Running Man to enter a holiday prize draw for a brand spanking new 64GB iPad. The qualified winner will be chosen at random and notified via email. Previously registered interstellarmarines.com users that complete Training Day 1 in Running Man are also eligible.  For more information about the competition go to the Interstellar Marines website.

What is Interstellar Marines?

Interstellar Marines is the world’s first truly independent AAA blockbuster game. The goal is to create a trilogy of games that can rival major blockbuster titles both in terms of graphics and gameplay. Interstellar Marines is being built with help from the community that directly supports development through investment in Spearhead or Frontline accounts, featuring perks such as early access to every new update from Interstellar Marines–including the highly-anticipated multiplayer mode–and a full digital copy of the Interstellar Marines trilogy when it’s released. Perhaps the most important part of this equation: Our users get to have a say in the making of Interstellar Marines, every step of the way.

Gifts that keep on giving

As a part of the holiday cheer, new users will be able to pick up Spearhead and Frontline accounts discounted by 25% at the interstellarmarines.com shop from the 22^nd of December to the 3^rd of January. For our existing Spearheads and Frontliners, the most dedicated of fans, we’ve also prepared an exclusive Christmas mini-game.

We also invite new users to experience Interstellar Marines’ previous playable releases, Bullseye and The Vault.  Feel like testing your raw shooting skills against helpless synthetic cut-outs? Bullseye is the training facility for you; a veritable gauntlet of weapons target practice aboard the AIV Kitty Hawk. Meanwhile, The Vault provides an enticing fully-3D tour of environments and units from the ever-growing Interstellar Marines universe.

Kot-in-Action Creative Artel is proud to announce that we have had over 50,000 downloads of our first Episode for our episodic top-down shooter series Steel Storm, and that the beta for Steel Storm Episode 2 is now available to pre-ordering customers. Episode I, which is free, is also still freely available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and is included in Episode 2′s beta.

Steel Storm is an old school top down arcade shooter with score oriented competitive gameplay, and is designed for people who like fast paced action and have limited amounts of time to play computer games.

The events of the game take place in an alternative universe where you control an advanced hovertank, packed with the most advanced and sophisticated weapons. Your task is simple, but, nevertheless, is not trivial. In the fight with presumed extraterrestrial invaders, you must prevail! Features in the Episode 2 beta include:

•              Complete Episode I

•              2 new environments

•              3 new single-player / coop missions

•              CTF online mode

•              New weapons

•              New enemies

•              Achievements

•              Gamepad support

Kot-in-Action invites all old-school shmup fans to register on our forums and join our official IRC channel and coordinate multiplayer games and comment on the singleplayer mode. Preorders are available now for the second episode and those who preorder will receive beta access.

Downloads for all 3 platforms, screenshots, video, and further description can be found at http://www.steel-storm.com .

Additionally, Kot-in-Action founder Alexander Zubov said, “We would like to thank our dedicated audience for getting us into the Top 100 of IndieDb’s Indie of the Year 2010 competition, for Episode 1. We want to thank everyone who voted for us and hope you will vote for Steel Storm Episode I once again, for the Top 10 competition. We also thank our audience for over 50,000 downloads of Episode 1!”

About Kot-in-Action Creative Artel

Kot-in-Action Creative Artel is a new independent developer based in Del Rio, TX with team members in the U.S., Poland, Russia, and Germany. Steel Storm is their first release. More information can be found at http://www.kot-in-action.com .

Show some Indie love! The first episode is free I believe (You can download it at their site), might as well try it out you may actually get some fun or even addicted to it! The upcoming episode is up for preorder (at their site as well) at the price of $9.99. From the screenshots and videos, it might turn out to be a game to play during this holiday season! Here are some screenshots to show you a glimpse of the game:

And a gameplay video:

Just 8 more days before the battle of the biggest and strongest footballing nations begins. The following 5 teams are teams that I predict will have a chance to win the world cup. Predictions are based purely on my self-belief and are totally bias without any doubt. Please do not take any of the predictions to heart and bet your money on any of them. Without further ado, here are my five teams:

Spain

The Spanish team is simply way too balanced and powerful to leave them out. I mean seriously, look at their players. Midfield, covered, striking force, covered, wingers, covered, center backs, yup. Everyone is simply of world class standards. In fact, in my honest opinion, the Spanish team got some of the world best players in their individual positions. For example the likes of goal keeper Iker Casillas, midfielders Xavi Alonso, Xavi and Fabregas, strikers like Fernando Torres and David Villa. Spain is definitely a huge contender for the championship.

France

Though their performance during the qualifying stages and previous competitions were horribly disgusting, they do have great players within the squad. Now all they need is a sound tactic which the players can relate themselves to the assigned positions and they’ll be up and kicking in no time. I want them to win also because I feel that they are one of the most powerful teams within the virtual soccer game Fifa 10 and Fifa World Cup South Africa. What a reason but yeah, that is partially why I think they’ll win as well. You have to say that France is lucky to be inside the finals though after the controversial handball incident.

Netherlands

I love how all Netherland players have the gift of the perfect touch. Looking at how they bring the balls down first time, how one flick of the leg and off they go into space simply makes me want to see them win. They do have very good players with the talent to go all the way through the competition. They seem to be rather underrated? I’m not too sure but you sure don’t hear much about them, at least for me even when their soccer is rather good.

Brazil

Ah, the team that I always love to watch them play. Their dribbling skills and techniques simply dazzle and the way they pass and move up the field within a match is simply fantastic. Brazil a major contender and it is with taking into consideration not only how many magnificent talents they have within the squad, but also their rich football history and competition experience. Of course not forgetting the football legend, Pele being one of the greatest soccer player of all time.

England

I chose England for just one reason: I watch their domestic league (Barclays Premiere League) and because of that connection I feel that if they win the World Cup, I’ll be happy. It is also because I seem to know each and every individual player inside out after week in and week out of watching the different teams pit against each other for the fight to be the king of England. Their squad is fine, above average but that is all. To say world class and world cup winning? I really have my own doubts. Nevertheless should England go all the way through, that will be something nice to see.

What are the teams you prefer or think will go through and lift the World Cup trophy?

P.S Lineups and formations are just what I myself want to see in the matches. I don’t have much tactical knowledge or anything so don’t argue with me saying why the hell you put someone here or there.

OMNIBALL, from Vendetta Studios, has finally hit the virtual shelf and is ready for download in the iTunes App Store priced at $0.99. A lite demo version of the game is also available for download for free.

So what’s so special about this game versus the other mounds of applications and games found in the App Store?

Vendetta Studio’s first release for the iPhone/iPod Touch, called Omniball is a ping-pong game with a futuristic feel, with a multitude of features including one we have yet to see very much of yet: Multiplayer via Bluetooth®. Play versus another player on their device via Bluetooth®.

Omniball also includes a multitude of other features including same device Multiplayer Versus, Single Survival, Single Versus AI modes, online leader boards, neon-futuristic visuals, 3 original music tracks from artist 8-bit w0nder, and intuitive touch and swipe controls.

Jason David Cook, designer and lead artist for Omniball, talks about this inspiration: “We wanted to take something as simple as the 2D ping-pong genre, and take it in a new direction. And that’s literally what we did: we took it in every direction, to the full 360 degrees. That’s where the name came from, Omniball, and that’s also what makes it unique.”

In Omniball, players rotate color-coded paddles around a circular arena to prevent a color-changing ball from exiting the ring. Multiplayer puts a new spin on things: while of course you can play a single friend on the same device, you can also play someone using their own device via Bluetooth. This feature will allow you and another friend to band together from their iPhone or iPod Touch for a few matches of some sweet, sweet Omniball action.

Official Website Link: OmniBall Vendetta Studios

Itunes AppStore Link: OmniBall Lite OmniBall