TopWare Interactive has launched the teaser site for their upcoming Wii title Enclave: Shadows of Twilight. Scheduled for release in the middle of June, the RPG classic has been overhauled for the Nintendo console version. These enhancements include improved AI, renovated game systems, and Wii Remote motion support.

The end seemed inescapable as Vatar, the Prince of Darkness, had won. But a lonely mage stands high up on a mountain ridge, defying the Demon. He lifts his staff high in the air then thumps it down on the earth, and unimaginably powerful spells are created, harnessing the infernal powers of nature. The rift caused by the mage’s powerful spell continues to expand, sucking everything into a seemingly endless abyss. On the one side an Enclave of Light was created, which they called Celenheim. On the other side of the gigantic ravine, dark and evil life forms were fighting to survive in the Outlands. However, the centuries passed and now the ravine has become narrower. Attacks from the shadow world have grown in number and intensity. In these difficult times, vital decisions must be made, and it’s all up to the player!

After lying dormant for decades like a sneaky disease, 3D movies have made a big resurgence in the past few years, led by James Cameron’s monster hit “Avatar” (does that make him King of the Universe now? Just wonderin’). So its only logical to assume that 3D gaming won’t be too far behind. With this in mind, gaming-company executives and representatives of other related industries have gathered in Universal City, Ca., for the first-ever 3D Gaming Summit.

Jon Landau, producer of both the “Avatar” film and the multiplatform video games, says that its only a matter of time before we’re all sitting in our living rooms with controllers in our hands and silly plastic glasses on our heads. “People are going to want 3D in their homes. I think 3D is going to become ubiquitous in everything we do.” And the console makers aren’t wasting time. Sony has begun making changes in PS3 system updates to allow for future 3D gaming, while Nintendo has already announced the upcoming release of the 3DS, which runs 3D games that you don’t have to wear glasses to play.

Source: Associated Press

Deep Silver has announced that they will publish nail’d, a new arcade-style off-road racer for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

nail’d eschews boring realism for over the top arcade fun. It’s a racer that challenges everything from player reflexes to the rules of physics. Riding on ATVs and motocross bikes with powerful boost controls, players will race down near-vertical courses of jumps, stunts and obstacles. The title also challenges convention when it comes to track design by emphasizing verticality and drops instead of simply adding in a few jumps on mainly horizontal paths.

nail’d, developed by Techland, is scheduled for a worldwide launch this fall.

Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple combines features from classic point and click adventure, logic games and hidden object games. The story follows Sylvie, a young archaeologist, who is about to begin the greatest adventure of her life. Having received an invitation to France from her uncle, a renowned historian, she arrives there only to discover he went missing. Apparently, it is connected to the recent discovery of a mysterious underground chapel from the Crusades, but how? And who tries to stop Sylvie from unveiling the truth? Be the first to discover the long forgotten secrets of the famed Knights Hospitaller order on the iPhone!

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been chosen by fans to be featured on the cover of Madden NFL 11, which is set to hit retail shelves on August 10. The selection is the result of a first-ever online consumer vote, powered by the Doritos “Change the Game” program, which empowered fans to select the cover athlete.

Drew was named Super Bowl XLIV MVP after leading the New Orleans Saints to their first ever Super Bowl title. Following a career threatening injury during his last season with the San Diego Chargers, Brees joined the New Orleans Saints in 2005, less than a year after Hurricane Katrina. Since then, Brees has helped rebuild the city and the football team, through his successes on the field and contributions to the community off the field.

Madden NFL 11 will be available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and PSP. It will also be available for download globally on mobile platforms including the iPod touch and iPhone.

Origin is updating their Genesis desktops by adding the new ASUS Rampage III Extreme motherboard which offers overclocking solutions for the newest Intel Core i7 CPUs. It also supports NVIDIA 3-way SLI and ATI CrossFireX support, and tags on a pair of USB 3.0 ports and SATA III. ASUS’ new overclocking system allows gamers to control the speed of the system from a nearby Bluetooth phone, and users can backup or move BIOS overclock settings on a USB stick to share with others. The Origin Genesis is available online now starting at $1,999.

The Origin EON15 and EON18 laptops both offer additional options that give PC enthusiasts the flexibility of choosing what they want. Among the additions to the EON15 are the options of the ATI Radeon 5870 mobile graphics card supporting DirectX 11 and the NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M for professional workstation graphics on the go. The EON18 also adds the option for the NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M and multiple 1TB hard drives while both the EON18 and EON15 now offer 512GB Solid State hard drives options. The EON15 starts at $1,623 and the EON18 starts at $1,765.

Sony has announced that PS3 owners will soon be able to stream out-of-market Major League Baseball games to their TVs through their game consoles. Subscriptions to this web service, monikered MLB.TV, will run $25 per month ($120 for the season), and viewers must be connected to the PlayStation Network. Fans will be able to watch any game offered by MLB.TV that is not covered by regional blackouts.

Developed by HexWar, Storm of Arrows is the second expansion for Field of Glory, and adds the armies of Western Europe from 1300 to 1500 AD. With over 100 unit images and a host of added features including archers stakes and the ability to deploy both mounted troops and foot soldiers, this expansion adds a new level of gameplay. Players will now also be able to fight against armies from the same army pack for historical match ups or against armies from other army packs to try “what if” battles with Medieval Knights against Roman Legions.

Blizzard does not mess around when it swings the banhammer, and booted 320,000 online accounts from some of its most popular games.

“We’ve recently banned over 320,000 Warcraft III and Diablo II accounts that were found to be violating the Battle.net Terms of Use,” a statement on the company’s forums reads. “If this is a first offense, the CD key associated with the banned account will be suspended for 30 days, while repeat offenders will see their keys banned permanently. All account ban decisions are final.”

Things that got users banned ranged from “abuse of unintended mechanics” to “use of third party programs.”

Source: Kotaku

Final Fight: Double Impact may be a collection of retro games, but some owners of the PS3 version discovered that it is, at heart, a little too modern. The game will not run unless the user is signed into an online PSN account. If you try to load it up while not signed in, you’ll just get a curt “Sign into PlayStation Network. (80029516)” message on the screen. (The Xbox 360 version launches without issue, even when not signed into Xbox Live.)

Last weekend, while you were working on the wizard outfit that will finally complete your cosplay group’s Trine collective, Steam was busy updating the PC version of the game with free content. The game received a free DLC level named “Path to New Dawn” as a post-completion bonus, and a handful of minor updates were made to the game itself, ranging from new information on “experience and secrets in the inventory menu” to fixing a “respawn bug in [the] Iron Forge level (in co-op) near the first gate.”

Unfortunately, it appears that the release of this new content for the PS3 version isn’t a sure thing. “At the moment we’re not sure if the free DLC is going to get released on PSN,” developer Frozenbyte told Joystiq. “It’s not in our direct control but we’d love to get it released and are trying to make that happen — but at this point it’s hard to say how it will play out. Same goes for the price as well.”

Previously exclusive to select community members and available via giveaways on various websites, the Lost Planet 2 multiplayer demo is now available for download via Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. Featuring the Turbulent Jungle Map, one of the ten maps available on the retail disk, the demo previews the mayhem that consumers can expect when the game arrives in stores on May 11.

Downloading the Lost Planet 2 demo also benefits the world with Capcom’s “Kill Big for Charity” program. Capcom is partnering with Music for Relief, a non-profit organization dedicated to disaster relief and disaster risk mitigation, to contribute $20,000 to charity if one million demos are downloaded across both XBL and PSN before May 5. An additional $5,000 will be added to the pot if an extra 500,000 demos can be achieved. The specific cause to receive the donation will be determined by a celebrity tournament on May 6 in Los Angeles. The winning team of that tournament will choose which Music for Relief program will receive the funds.

In Clash of the Titans, the battle for dominance between the human race and powerful gods is about to begin. Based on Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ feature film of the same name, the game allows players to either relive Perseus’ adventures from the film, or take on original bosses and missions. Throughout their journey, players will have the ability to acquire an ever-changing arsenal of customizable sub-weapons to help defeat the legendary foes that stand before them.

Clash of the Titans is slated for U.S. release this July and is rated “T”.

The world’s biggest virtual soccer event with almost one million participants, the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC), is set to reach its climax at the Grand Final in Port Olympic, Barcelona on May 1. Following months of heated online competition and qualifying events around the world, just 32 players from 22 countries remain. The finalists will go head-to-head in Barcelona with FIFA Soccer 10 on the PlayStation 3 for the title of FIFA Interactive World Champion 2010. Hoping to defend his crown is reigning champion Bruce Grannec from France, who is facing an incredibly strong field including a number of previous Grand Finalists such as FIWC 2008 winner Alfonso Ramos.

The 2010 Grand Final winner will receive a check for $20,000 along with an invitation to join the world’s elite soccer talent at the FIFA World Player Gala 2010 in Zurich to receive their official FIWC champion’s award. The 2010 runner up will receive $5,000, and 3rd place will receive $1,000.

Yeehaw! Pull up your boots, spin your spurs and stake claim to a piece of the new frontier in Ranch Town, the latest social entertainment title from Meteor Games, the independent online games studio founded by the creators of Neopets. Ranch Town is a free-to-play social game that Facebook users can hang their ten-gallon hat on, and aims to provide a fresh take on the popular farming game model as it brings the first Wild West-themed experience to the world’s largest social networking site.

Ranch Town gives Facebook desperadoes a chance to live and play during the iconic Gold Rush era of American history. Starting with their very own plot of land, a lonely cow and a handful of mining nodes, players can stake a claim and mine for more gold than those 49ers of years ago ever dreamed of. When supplies are low, players can head to the general store for a variety of provisions to get back into the saddle. As they progress, the pan handlers will unlock new machinery, build up their resources and strike it rich – becoming the envy of every dude and gal in Ranch Town.