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Trapped Dead is a strategy video game for the PC. The game was developed by Independent and published by Meridian4. In the game, a domestic virus spread infects the residents of a peaceful countryside, transforming its people into a mass of vicious zombies. Unluckily for two students taking a casual road trip, their appearance in the countryside results in a risky diversion that has them battle to stay alive.

Delivered in a 3rd person isometric sight, gamers plunge themselves in this dreadful setting as they fight the zombie crowd across a diversity of game surroundings such as the mall, trash heaps and prison that are packed with ambushes. Equipped with a number of artilleries and gadgets at their disposal, it’s a struggle for endurance, whether playing alone or in 4 player co-op mode.

Paradise Beach 2: Around the World is a simulation video game developed and published by NevoSoft for Apple Macintosh computers. In Paradise Beach 2: Around the World, some time ago you coped to become the proprietor of a resort on a paradise beach. You were the designer behind stunning gardens, paths, beaches, and bars. Bare beaches came to life and were packed with lots of joyful travelers across the world to enjoy your man-made paradise. Now you’ve determined to work your way to the top and control the creation of the world's most beautiful beach resorts in Paradise Beach 2: Around the World.

Mac Minimum system requirements:

•Mac OS X 10.6 or later

Paradise Beach 2: Around the World game features:

•40 levels

•Eight various settings

•More than 7 hours of gameplay

•Two modes

•Lovely graphics and animations

•Unmatched number of buildings, decorations, and accessories

Wakfu is an RPG video game, release date to be announced later. The game is developed by Ankama Studio and published by Square Enix / Ankama Studio.

In the WAKFU, players have to use the skills and smarts to survive, battle and build in a virgin universe. Characters fight fierce fauna and flora using magic, martial arts or new technologies. They also have to build cities in a virgin universe while preserving nature from destruction. Thanks to a universal and intuitive language, players will interact to create alliances or to take part in fights that will have a direct influence upon the universe.

The story of Wakfu takes place a long time after that of DOFUS. An ogre named Ogrest gathered all the six Dofus and gained boundless powers. The ogre offered his beloved the dragon eggs. But she turned down the present though worthy of the gods themselves, and Ogrest started shedding tears of rage and pique. The tears of the ogre made the ocean level increase so much that parts of the World are now submerged to the inhabitants' great displeasure. Now gods and heroes of the World are starting a new adventure before reaching Ogrest and confront him in an ultimate fight!

Wakfu game features:

•Freedom of Choice: Players can choose to be an insanely-strong warrior, a magical healer, an assassin or even a summoner of plants or animals, among several other playable character classes, each with a total of 25 spells.

•Strategic Gameplay: The turn-based, tactical combat system challenges players to size up their opponents and think their way through battles

•Evolving Environments: In WAKFU, a player's actions affect the environment. If they kill a monster, it might be gone for good, and if they mine an ore, it might never appear in the game again. Players will have to carefully choose when they should protect or exploit their environment's natural resources

•Dynamic Challenges: Unique, area-specific quests keep players entertained as they adventure through the various parts of the world

•Wicked Humor: Players will notice an unusual sense of humor, as WAKFU is the only

place where they'll find a suit of armor that makes the wearer look like a giant rabbit

•Customizable Characters: Players can bring their characters to life with a robust set of customization features. Purple hair? Check. Grey skin? Check. A far-out hairstyle? Check.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a drama film, set for release in the USA on July 15, 2011. The film is directed by Wayne Wang and produced by Florence Sloan, Wendi Murdoch, and Hugo Shong. Angela Workman adapted the original script, revised by Ronald Bass and Michael Ray. The film stars Bingbing Li, Gianna Jun, Vivian Wu, Hugh Jackman, Archie Kao, Wu Jiang, Angela Evans, Jennifer Lim, Christina Y. Jun.

Movie synopsis: In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan. In a parallel story in present day Shanghai, the laotong's descendants, Nina and Sophia, struggle to maintain the intimacy of their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives, and a relentlessly evolving Shanghai. Drawing on the lessons of the past, the two modern women must understand the story of their ancestral connection, hidden from them in the folds of the antique white silk fan, or risk losing one another forever.

Spiral Knights is an action adventure video game for PC system, release date to be announced later. The game is developed by Three Rings Design, Inc. and published by SEGA.

In the game, Spiral Knights have awoken on an alien world. Their equipment stores have been raided and their starship, The Skylark, will not recover from the crash. Now they must work together to survive on a journey that will take them to the very core of the world.

Spiral Knights game features:

•Constantly changing world brought to life in a vibrant, retro-inspired visual style.

•Intuitive pick-up-and-play controls (including both mouse-only and gamepad control).

•Opportunities for players to create guilds, craft new gear, and customize the looks and abilities of their characters.

•Easy matchmaking for co-op mayhem with parties of up to four players.

•Gear and weapons upgradeable through adventuring or through the purchase of Crystal Energy.

Blackline: The Beirut Contract is a drama film, release date to be announced later. The film is written and directed by Christian Johnston and stars Max Ryan as Miller, Grant Masters as Captain, Lewis Alsamari as Anthony Grunwalski, Camellia Rahbary as Nadia, Nik Goldman as Specialist Bassett, Annika Peterson as Kate, Arran Shanti as Jalil Nasrallah, Maria del Mar as Autumn, Sinead Shannon Roche as Special agent, James Moses Black as Hayden and Jihad Habib as Jihad Maehukar.

Movie synopsis: The plot of this film revolves around three soldiers hired by a new private military company - Blackline International - for a high-dollar contract to rescue a man held hostage in Beirut.

Anchor Bay Entertainment is set for release The King's Speech on both formats (DVD and Blu-ray) on April 19, 2011.

The screenplay is written by David Seidler and directed by Tom Hooper, and stars Helena Bonham Carter, Colin Firth, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon, Geoffrey Rush, Timothy Spall, Jennifer Ehle, Derek Jacobi, Anthony Andrews, Eve Best, Dominic Applewhite, Max Callum, Filippo Delaunay and Tim Downie.

The King's Speech movie synopsis: This is the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George (‘Bertie’) reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

DVD and Blu-ray will feature the following bonus materials:

- Audio commentary with director Tom Hooper

- Making of Featurette: An Inspirational Story of an Unlikely Friendship

- Q&A with the director and the cast including Colin Firth

- Speeches from the real King George VI

- The real Lionel Logue highlights

Cloning Clyde is an adventure puzzle video game for PC system, release date to be announced later. The game is developed and published by NinjaBee. The game that may bring new meaning to the word "schizophrenic". In addition to a single-player story and individual challenging scenarios, enjoy multiplayer split-screen or online play, both co-op and vs. modes, with friends from all over the world.

Clyde was an ordinary (but slightly dim) guy before Dupliclone Inc. paid him $20 to take part in a cloning experiment. Now he’s multiple ordinary dim guys trapped in the nefarious Dupliclone Lab. To escape his diabolical captors, Clyde is going to have to get a little creative with himself and those around him. Lucky for him, Dupliclone left a whole lot of strange technology laying around, and it's up to Clyde to clone, combine, and mutate his way out of the evil Dupliclone trap. As Clyde adventures and meets new inhabitants of the Dupliclone labs, he'll combine with apes, frogs, chickens, and more.

Pride of Nations is a strategy video game published by Paradox Interactive for PC system. The game release date to be announced later. A historical strategy game featuring a simultaneous turn-based engine, putting players at the head of the world's Great Powers between 1850 and 1920.

Eight nations are playable in single-player and multiplayer - USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Japan, Russia, Austria-Hungary and Italy.

Pride of Nations game features:

•Immerse yourself in realistic historical gameplay set on a global map/

•Play as the world’s Great Powers between 1850 and 1920.

•Lead one of eight different countries, each with their own personality and agenda: USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Japan, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

•Experience the most original diplomacy model ever created for a grand strategy game.

•Discover an involved colonization and exploration system.

•Fight against a strong, non scripted AI through a number of new game mechanisms.

•Battle it out with others in multiplayer with a new simultaneous turn-based engine.

•Engage in a detailed world economy with realistic components.

BattleBlock Theater is a platformer video game for Xbox Live Arcade, release date to be announced later. It is the third production from developer The Behemoth following Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers. the company originally revealed an early playable version of the game at the Tokyo International Anime Festival in 2009 with a trailer of gameplay footage. The story followos a mysterious character who experiences two emotions at the same time, Hatty, has kidnapped the player's friends, and it is up to the player to rescue them through a series of trials. Behemoth wrote this in the official BattleBlock Theater Trailer: "Having shipwrecked on a mysterious island you find yourself both betrayed by your best friend Hatty and captured by the locals. All of this is happening while being forced into deadly performances. This however, is just the start of your problems."and you have to survive many deadly things like spikes ninjas and acid.

Gameplay: players create a character using shapes and different face styles and give them a weapon to use, and control them using a simple control system of running, jumping, punching and firing a weapon. Punching dazes an opponent, while jumping on their head kills them. Players on the same team can stand on each others heads and help their teammates up ledges. Different weapons have different effects, ranging from explosive devices to effect inducing objects. Levels shown featured different types of blocks, including ones that self-destruct and ones with spikes, as well as hazards such as water and laser cannons. Power-ups include wings that allow players to fly around the level.

Fallen Frontier is an action video game for PC system, release date to be announced later. The game is developed and published by Moonshot Games. Moonshot Games invites you to experience Fallen Frontier, a 2D sidescrolling shooter offering fast-paced tactical combat, vast interconnected worlds, and an original hard sci-fi universe. Using firearms, grenades, and various special abilities, you'll confront, confound, and conquer your enemies.

The game's story follows a jaded lawman from Earth, arriving at the frontier worlds of Alpha Centauri on a mission of vengeance. Events unfold as an engaging film noir style mystery, and the hero quickly comes to realize that in this brave new world, nothing is quite as it seems.

Might & Magic Heroes 6 is an RPG video game published by Ubisoft for PC, set for release in March 2011. This adventure begins 400 years before the events in Heroes V, showcasing a family of heroes in a thrilling, epic story where Angels plot to revive an unfinished war. A legendary Archangel general who was killed during the war of the Elder races returns to life with a vengeance. Under the cover of preparations for an upcoming Demon invasion, he unites the peoples of Ashan to eradicate his ancient enemies. However, he underestimates the power of the all-too-human dynasty of the Griffin Dukes. The Griffin heroes' destinies will be written by players.

Might and Magic Heroes 6 game features:

•Enjoy the Critically Acclaimed Heroes Gameplay: Remastered with the well-known developer, Black Hole, and in close partnership with the game’s numerous fans.

•Experience the Unique Mix of Turn-Based Strategy & RPG: Explore extra-large adventure maps, collect tons of resources and build extraordinary cities. Perfect your tactics to level-up your heroes, recruit troops and ready them for combat on exclusive battle maps

•Shape your Destiny: Lead the Heroes of the Griffin dynasty within intriguing scenarios. Choose your path, assume your choices and customize your gaming experience thanks to a brand new reputation system.

•Rediscover the Richness of the Might & Magic Universe: Discover fantastic landscapes and creatures from the world of Ashan. Enjoy revisited 3D designs and an exclusive new bestiary.

•Share with the Community: Post content and compete with your friends, using a new and intelligent, online community interface.

Apple recently unveiled its upcoming tablet computer “iPad 2” at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Prior to the release of the iPad 2, there was much media speculation of the device's features. The new device is set for release in the USA on March 11, 2011 and in the UK on March 25, 2011.

System Specs / Features:

Operating system: iOS 4.3

Power: Internal rechargeable non-removable 25 W·h (90 kJ) lithium-polymer battery

CPU: 1.08GHz dual-core Apple A5 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip

Storage capacity: Flash memory 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB models only

Memory: 1GB or 256MB

Display: 9.7 inch 1024x768 (1080p [upscaled from 720p] – video out via Apple Digital AV Adapter; support simultaneous charging)

Graphics: PowerVR SGX543MP (cores: 2–4)

Input: Multi-touch touch screen, headset controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis gyroscope, magnetometer, accelerometer, aGPS + Cellular (3G Model only)

Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Wi-Fi + 3G model also includes: UMTS / HSDPA (Tri band–850, 1900, 2100 MHz)

GSM / EDGE (Quad band–850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Online services: iTunes Store, App Store, MobileMe, iBookstore, Safari, Game Center, Photo Booth

Dimensions: 9.50 in (241 mm) (h)

7.31 in (186 mm) (w)

0.34 in (8.6 mm) (d)

Weight: Wi-Fi model: 1.33 lb (600 g)

Wi-Fi + 3G model: 1.35 lb (610 g)

Fireburst is a racing video game for PC system, set for release in Q3 2011. The game is developed by ExDream and published by Zoo Games.

The game sends players into a fiery, four-wheeled adrenalin frenzy. Behind the wheel of numerous different racers, drivers get to speed along paved race courses or wicked off-road tracks, showing no respect for their rivals. Thanks to a novel boost system, opponents are kept at a distance in spectacular ways in various single and multiplayer modes. The element of fire prominently features in all special maneuvers. It is possible, for example, to coat your own vehicle in protective flames, or make a rival's car explode with a burst of fire!

Fireburst game features:

•Various Racing Maps – Challenge opponents on more than 15 different racing and destruction maps, consisting of airfields, docks, oilrigs, sewers, refineries, warehouses and waterfalls.

•Diverse Cars – Drivers can choose from 16 different cars in four different categories, which include Buggys, Muscle Cars, Trucks and Offroader/4x4.

•Unique Fireboost Capabilities – Every car in its class has a distinctive Fireboost ability. Fireball: cars are covered in fire, trailing flames behind the vehicle. Firewheels: car leaves tracks of fire, attacking opponents behind and to the side of the car. Firewall: a giant fire beam damages all nearby cars. Fireblast: giant explosion vaporizes everything around.

•Eccentric Characters – Choose from 16 unconventional characters with varying personalities.

•Multiple Car Customizations – Racers can choose from several different bodywork art and unlock characters and more than 250 car skins as they win competitions.

•Immersive and Intense Gameplay Experience. Four-player split screen capability. Single player, multi-player and challenge modes. Racers can taunt their opponents during multiplayer match-ups.

Broken Bells is set to release a four song EP titled MEYRIN FIELDS on March 29, 2011. The release will feature the previously unreleased tracks "Windows", "Heartless Empire", "An Easy Life", and the title track "Meyrin Field". The Broken Bells EP will be available in vinyl, CD softpack and digital formats.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment releasing Black Swan on both formats (DVD and Blu-ray) on March 29, 2011. The DVD and Blu-ray release will feature the following bonus materials:

- Metamorphosis: A Three-Part Series - A behind the scenes look at the filmmaking process from Darren Aronofsky's visionary directing, to the physically-demanding acting, to the stunning special effects.

- Behind the Curtain: An inside look at the film's costume and production design. (BD only)

- Ten Years in the Making: Natalie Portman and Darren Aronofsky discuss their creative journey, from "preparing for the role" to "dancing with the camera." (BD only)

- Cast Profiles – Roles of a Lifetime: Presented by Fox Movie Channel, the stars reflect on the their challenging and rewarding characters (BD only).

The film is written by Mark Heyman and directed by Darren Aronofsky, and stars Natalie Portman as Nina, Mila Kunis as Lily, Winona Ryder as Beth MacIntyre, Vincent Cassel as Thomas Leroy, Barbara Hershey as Erica, Kristina Anapau as Galina, Toby Hemingway as Tom, Sebastian Stan and Janet Montgomery as Madeline

Movie synopsis: Black Swan follows the story of Nina (Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

First look at the upcoming real-time strategy video game “Orcs Must Die” developed and published by Robot Entertainment for PC system. The game release date to be announced later. It is a new breed of strategy made for those who want some crazy carnage to go along with their cerebral challenge. A mix of third-person action, strategic planning and tower defense, Orcs Must Die is set in a goofy kind of high fantasy realm. You play as an armored knight capable of wielding bow, sword and magical attacks. The goal is simple. Kill orcs before they’re able to speed past you and cross the threshold of a glowing rift.

Lionsgate Home Entertainment is set for release The Next Three Days on both DVD and Blu-ray on March 08, 2011. The screenplay is written and directed by Paul Haggis, and stars Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Jonathan Tucker, Brian Dennehy, RZA, Cristina Aloe, Lennie James, Jason Beghe, Moran Atias, Sean Huze, Tamara Gorski, Ty Simpkins and Tyrone Giordano.

Movie synopsis: Life seems perfect for John Brennan (Russell Crowe) until his wife, Lara (Elizabeth Banks), is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn't commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world, ultimately risking everything for the woman he loves.

Risen 2: Dark Waters is an RPG video game for PC system, release date to be announced later. The game is developed by Piranha Bytes / Pluto 13 and published by Deep Silver. With an expanded setting, a fresh story and characters as well as an all-new technical foundation, Risen 2 expands on the success of this popular RPG franchise. Set several years after the end of Risen, the game drops players into a cataclysmic world where raging titans have devastated the planet and pushed humanity to the brink of existence. Subsequently, monstrous creatures have risen from the watery depths of the sea and their attacks have brought all seafaring to a grinding halt. The hero, now a member of the Inquisition, is sent out to find out how to stop the chaos caused by these creatures from the deep. His quest begins with rumors that the pirates who frequent the southern islands are the only ones who know a way to get rid of the creatures once and for all and end their reign of terror.

With an all-new pirate-based theme, Risen 2: Dark Waters aims to combine the most loved classic RPG gameplay mechanics of the original Risen with a fresh theme and setting on a huge variety of themed island locales. Risen 2: Dark Waters maintains the most immersive features of the original Risen, with multiple approaches to every challenge allowing players to shape the game world based on their own decisions. These choices will serve to unlock new paths, features and additional skills for the character.

Armada 2526: Supernova is the first expansion for the acclaimed 4x turn-based strategy/real time tactical blend video game Armada 2526 developed by Ntronium Games and published by Matrix Games. The game release date to be announced later.

Armada 2526: Supernova gives you more to explore, more to exploit, more to exterminate and expands you’re gaming horizons by letting you challenge your friends via LAN or PBEM play.

There are new star and planet types to discover, and more than 30 special features to make each star system distinctive. You may encounter tachyon storms, psychic plants, primitives or find abandoned alien technology that advances your own research. Two new races, with their own ships and special characteristics, await your discovery. Befriend them, play as them, or exterminate them as you wish.

A new trade system lets you construct networks to trade valuable commodities between the stars, both between your own worlds, and with other players. Alien relics, rare minerals, tourists, or even natural anti-matter, your freighters carry them all. Choke an enemy with trade embargoes, or blockade their planets with stealth ships operating behind the lines. But trade and tourism bring less welcome visitors too. The new espionage system lets you plant spies to gather information or steal technological secrets, or drop special forces that can sabotage defenses before an attack.

Fifty new technologies open up new strategies and tactics. Confound your enemies with hard to detect stealth ships, jam their missiles with electronic warfare, build fighter stations to defend your planets, and blitz defenses with stormtroopers. Research Gaia to make everyone happy, or grind them under your heel with a variety of more powerful warships and upgrades weapons.

Armada’s simultaneous order system makes it ideal game for multi-player action. Now you can crush your friends playing over LAN (local area networks) or PBEM (play by email).

Armada 2526: Supernova game features:

•New star and planet types and more than 30 special features ranging from anti-matter to alien tech that, make each star system distinctive.

•Covert action system lets spies gather information, and steal technologies, while Special Forces can infiltrate enemy planets and sabotage defenses.

•New trade system with explicitly represented trade routes. Domestic and foreign trade; embargoes and blockades.

•50 new technologies include signal jamming, stealth ships, weapon upgrades and orbital fighter stations.

•30 plus new unit models.

•Two new alien races.

•Supports multiplayer via LAN or Play-By-Email.

Armada 2526: Supernova System Specs:

•OS: XP, Vista, 7

CPU: 1 GHz

RAM: 1 GB

Graphics: DirectX 9 Compatible 3D Video Card with 128 MB RAM

Sound DirectX 9 Compatible

Disk Space: 2 GB Free

DirectX9.0c+, .NET Framework 2.0+, Visual C Runtimes (all included in installer)