While critically acclaimed and widely popular among Personal computer gaming enthusiasts with rigs powerful enough to run it, Crysis seems lackluster commercially since it’s not known to be a big multi-million seller unlike other high profile first-person shooters last year. Consequently, Crytek president Cevat Yerli has revealed that piracy did its work and led his company to steer clear of exclusives.

In a recent interview, Yerli talked about market reception of the visually state-of-the-art FPS. He was quoted saying:

We’re suffering currently from the big piracy that’s encompassing Crysis. We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a massive margin, a chart leading that’s not desirable.

After blaming piracy as the major cause of Computer gaming’s decline, he stated Crytek won’t go Personal computer exclusive anymore. Even Crysis, which is expected to last a trilogy, may be seen on consoles in its next installment. “We are going to support Computer, but not exclusive anymore,” said Yerli.

Meanwhile, Crytek’s head honcho firmly stressed Crysis as we know it can’t run on consoles. According to Yerli, “Crysis would have to be largely changed to bring it to Xbox 360 or Playstation 3.”

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BioWare has revealed the North American pre-order details for Mass Effect on the Computer (also available on the Xbox 360)

According to the press release, those who order from various video game retailers will be getting a discount. Meanwhile those who order from the Electronic Arts Online store will be getting some swag.

According to the press release, gamers who pre-order the game from specialty and on the internet retailers such as GameStop, Amazon.com, and GoGamer.com will be getting US 10 off the cover price.

Those who order from Electronic Arts’ on the web store on the other hand will be getting some bonus items from the game Dead Space including the first issue of the comic and a poster to boot.

Those who plan on picking up Mass Effect should (and probably already) know that the game is expected to ship to retailers in North America by Might 27 while retailers in Europe will be getting it on June 6 this

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The unnamed Prince gets his chance for another death-defying run in the upcoming Prince of Persia (Personal computer, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, DS) title as Ubisoft Montreal recently revealed the new plot behind the game as well as several new images of the Prince’s new look.

Taken from French video game magazine o, the new Prince sports a similar look with another Ubisoft-made assassin (by the name of Altair), dressed up in a slightly different ensemble. Set after the Sands of Time trilogy, the game itself is rendered in beautiful cel-shaded environments and takes place in a totally different period compared to the previously released titles.

The new hero is a prince who was a formerly a thief. He inadvertently unleashed the evil Ahriman god, trapped inside a box by his (Ahriman’s) twin brother Ohrmazd. It is now up to the hero to restore the world affected by the evil god, similar to how Amaterasu restores color to the world in Okami.

With the use of a claw-like glove, the Prince can slide along walls and make steep 45 degree angled leaps to make his way through the game. Gameplay will make use of dynamic camera angles popular with many 3D action titles nowadays.

You can expect a lot of the same action-packed fight scenes in this title as well just by looking at the images below, so make sure to come back here at QJ.NET for more updates on this upcoming title from Ubisoft. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the eye candy we were able to collect below.

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While critically acclaimed and widely popular among Computer gaming enthusiasts with rigs powerful enough to run it, Crysis seems lackluster commercially since it’s not known to be a massive multi-million seller unlike other high profile first-person shooters last year. Consequently, Crytek president Cevat Yerli has revealed that piracy did its work and led his company to steer clear of exclusives.

In a current interview, Yerli talked about market reception of the visually state-of-the-art FPS. He was quoted saying:

We’re suffering currently from the large piracy that is encompassing Crysis. We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large margin, a chart leading that is not desirable.

After blaming piracy as the major cause of Personal computer gaming’s decline, he said Crytek won’t go Personal computer exclusive anymore. Even Crysis, which is expected to last a trilogy, might be seen on consoles in its next installment. “We are going to support Computer, but not exclusive anymore,” stated Yerli.

Meanwhile, Crytek’s head honcho firmly stressed Crysis as we know it can’t run on consoles. According to Yerli, “Crysis would have to be largely changed to bring it to Xbox 360 or Playstation 3.”

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BioWare has revealed the North American pre-order details for Mass Effect on the PC (also available on the Xbox 360)

According to the press release, those who order from various video game retailers will be getting a discount. Meanwhile those who order from the Electronic Arts On the web store will be getting some swag.

According to the press release, gamers who pre-order the game from specialty and online retailers such as GameStop, Amazon.com, and GoGamer.com will be getting US 10 off the cover price.

Those who order from Electronic Arts’ on the web store on the other hand will be getting some bonus items from the game Dead Space including the first issue of the comic and a poster to boot.

Those who plan on picking up Mass Effect should (and probably already) know that the game is expected to ship to retailers in North America by May 27 while retailers in Europe will be getting it on June 6 this

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The unnamed Prince gets his chance for another death-defying run in the upcoming Prince of Persia (Computer, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, DS) title as Ubisoft Montreal recently revealed the new plot behind the game as well as several new images of the Prince’s new look.

Taken from French video game magazine o, the new Prince sports a similar look with another Ubisoft-made assassin (by the name of Altair), dressed up in a slightly different ensemble. Set after the Sands of Time trilogy, the game itself is rendered in beautiful cel-shaded environments and takes place in a absolutely different period compared to the previously released titles.

The new hero is a prince who was a formerly a thief. He inadvertently unleashed the evil Ahriman god, trapped inside a box by his (Ahriman’s) twin brother Ohrmazd. It is now up to the hero to restore the world affected by the evil god, similar to how Amaterasu restores color to the world in Okami.

With the use of a claw-like glove, the Prince can slide along walls and make steep 45 degree angled leaps to make his way through the game. Gameplay will make use of dynamic camera angles popular with many 3D action titles nowadays.

You can expect a lot of the same action-packed fight scenes in this title as well just by looking at the images below, so make sure to come back here at QJ.NET for more updates on this upcoming title from Ubisoft. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the eye candy we were able to collect below.

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Casual games aren’t just fun, but they can be beneficial for your health as well. At least, this is according to a new study from East Carolina University.

According to the study, casual games have a bunch of therapeutic applications that address mood- and stress-related disorders.

The games that were used in the study were mainly from PopCap – Bejeweled, Peggle, Bookworm; they’re all from PopCap Games. According to the study, Bejeweled 2 on its own was found to reduce stress by 54 . Other games were found to reduce tension and depression.

In general, the games were able to reduce psychological tension, anger, depression, fatigue, and confusion. The games were particularly effective with reducing confusion. They were also found to reduce vigor in test subjects.

So if you’re feeling stressed out, just sit back and enjoy a casual game. Pick up the Wii, or play a game on Xbox Live Arcade or the PlayStation Network. It’ll do you good. You can whip out your iPhone and begin playing Java games in the bus. The DS and PSP handhelds also have a ton of casual games to offer too.

Just try not to get on the nerves of the people you play with, or you’ll increase their stress levels.

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Casual games aren’t just fun, but they have the ability to be beneficial for your health as well. At least, this is according to a new study from East Carolina University.

According to the study, casual games have a bunch of therapeutic applications that address mood- and stress-related disorders.

The games that were used in the study were mainly from PopCap – Bejeweled, Peggle, Bookworm; they’re all from PopCap Games. According to the study, Bejeweled 2 on its own was found to reduce stress by 54 . Other games were found to reduce tension and depression.

In general, the games were able to reduce psychological tension, anger, depression, fatigue, and confusion. The games were particularly effective with reducing confusion. They were also found to reduce vigor in test subjects.

So if you’re feeling stressed out, just sit back and enjoy a casual game. Pick up the Wii, or play a game on Xbox Live Arcade or the PlayStation Network. It’ll do you good. You can whip out your iPhone and start playing Java games in the bus. The DS and PSP handhelds also have a ton of casual games to offer too.

Just try not to get on the nerves of the people you play with, or you’ll increase their stress levels.

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Mario isn’t the only one that’s going to be speeding his way into gamers’ hands these days. Vivendi Games Mobile has recently fielded Crash Bandicoot and his friends to compete against one another in 16 different tracks across eight exciting environments for the mobile gaming platform with Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart in Europe.

Available in both 2D (for Java phones) and 3D (for Symbian devices), the game allows you to select one of your favorite Crash Bandicoot characters as you race through the Crash universe with other wacky icons from the series.

There are ten different weapons to make this action-packed racer more interesting, as well as several very special power-ups like Kart Jacking and Turbo Plane to help players overtake their fellow competitors.

Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart is actually a sequel to the highly successful mobile game released in 2004. Since then the game has already sold over three million mobile phone unit sales worldwide.

To celebrate the launch of the game, Vivendi Games Mobile has organized a Crash Bandicoot Grand Prix event in each of the main European markets. Key players from the mobile gaming industry and selected customers will go head to head against one another in this manic go-kart tournament for a chance to win some sweet Crash Bandicoot prizes.

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News have been circulating about 3D Realms’ Duke Nukem Forever for a couple of years now, and we still have to see anything concrete about it at all. So what’s taking this first person shooter forever?

Much speculations have been given, with some saying that it won’t actually come to fruition, while some still firmly cling on to the belief that it will one day soon grace our next-gens. Well, Shack News apparently is a believer as they have just reported that the game does actually exist.

Steve Gibson of the said site has proclaimed that he has seen it with his very own eyes, along with Maarten. He claims that he has witnessed for himself “several different DNF gameplay scenarios, mechanics, and environments being demonstrated.”

Apart from these, he says that he’s also seen in actuality what Duke curator George Broussard has claimed in the past and more: environmental puzzles and interactivity, a host of finished weapons, the existence of an in-game forklift, and plenty of heads and arms being blown off.

It sure has taken a while before any teeny-weeny bit of information dropped on us on DNF. And from the looks of things, with all the mystery surrounding it, this title should actually look pretty darned good. But for now, it certainly remains to be some form of videogaming sasquatch. You know, the type that everybody’s talked about, but haven’t really seen.

We’ll keep you posted for more updates on this intensifying mystery as soon as we get them.

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