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Atari announced they’re working on the first expansion pack for the award-winning RPG, Neverwinter Nights 2, called Mask of the Betrayer.

In Mask of the Betrayer players return to the Forgotten Realms right after the events that took place in the original Neverwinter Nights. After the last battle against the King of Shadows, the hero wakes up alone and lost deep beneath the earth and is forced to embark on a journey to reveal his true destiny.

The game is set in Rasemen near the powerful nation of Thay and promises to present players with exciting campaign, new races, dozens of spells and features, new weapons, armor and crafting options, base classes and prestige classes, new companions and enhanced modding tools.

Neverwinter Nights 2 : Mask of the Betrayer is scheduled to be released in Fall 2007.

<-250x250 Square - left->Atari announced that the highly anticipated game has just gone gold.

ArmA : Combat Operations is a combat simulation for the Windows platform which offers players a story driven single player campaign but most importantly the opportunity to engage in huge multiplayer battles with over 50 players on the battlefield at-a-time.

The game promises to offer a very realistic combat experience with large environments of over 250 square miles to explore, with over 30 vehicles to drive, including APCs, tanks, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, helicopters and fighter jets.

ArmA: Combat Operations also comes with a very powerful editor that allows players to create custom maps and also import user-created units and maps.

Behind ArmA: Combat Operations is the young but very ambitious and talented team from Bohemia Studios, the same people who created Operation Flashpoint.

The game is scheduled to hit the shelves on May 1 at a suggested retail price of $39.95.

<-250x250 Square - left->The original Company of Heroes was a true breath of fresh air for all RTS enthusiasts, it truly was one of the best games of the genre, introducing new concepts that proved strategy games could be so much more than what had been done in the past.

Now the guys at Relic Entertainment are releasing Opposing Forces, a stand-alone follow up to the original game that is set to top it’s predecessor and claim supremacy over the all other RTS games.

In Company of Heroes: Opposing Forces players will have to choose between two unique armies, the British 2nd Army during the liberation of Caen, France, or the German Panzer Elite in their struggle to repel the might of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in human history.

As far as the multiplayer is concerned, players are in for some pleasant surprises as they’ll be able to battle online in all new multiplayer modes, with this new armies, or the armies from the original Company of Heroes because they are fully compatible.

Powered by an upgraded version of Relic’s Essence Engine, featuring full Microsoft DirectX 10 support, improved vehicle AI and weather conditions that will directly affect the battlefield, Company of Heroes: Opposing Forces is definitely one of this year’s most anticipated games.

<-125x125 Button - left->Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 , perhaps the most realistic football simulation available right now, is making its way on to your PCs.

The new Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 PC version comes with better graphics, more play modes and even more teams to choose from than the console version. It also has online support so you can challenge friends from around the world to see who’s no.1.

Features:

Unmatched gameplay realism and improved artificial intelligence result in pure soccer action
New, fully licensed international teams such as Argentina, Australia, Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden as well as new club teams
Exclusive new game modes including International Challenge and Random Match for increased gameplay variety
Updated Master League mode offers even more control over your favorite team
More skill moves including feints, more control over sliding tackles and more control when dribbling
Online multiplayer matches for up to 8 players with divisional rankings
Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP
Intel Pentium III 800GHz (Pentium 4 1.4GHz recommended)
256MB RAM (512MB RAM recommended)
4X DVD-ROM drive
NVIDIA GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500 video card (NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti, ATI Radeon 9600 or higher recommended)
DirectX 8.1-compatible sound card
Direct X 9.0c or higher (included)
Broadband connection for Network Mode, TCP/1P 128 kbps or higher (1.5Mbps or higher recommended)
1.5GB free hard disk space (4.7GB free hard disk space recommended)

Considered on of the best nautical simulations, Virtual Skipper is back with a new edition dedicated to the most prestigious sailing competition, America’s Cup.

In 32nd America’s Cup players will have to choose between 11 available challengers, win the Louis Vuitton Cup, where you’ll compete against all the boats in the competition and thus win the chance to participate in America’s Cup. By doing this you will also be able to challenge Alinghi, the current holder of the trophy.

Players will have the chance to navigate four types of boats, each with their own different characteristics, on a very realistic sea(that’s what they say, we’ll see).The racers will compete in water courses like Valencia, Trapani, Marseille, Malmo as well as other famous sailing locations.

The game includes a powerful editor that allows players to create their own courses and regattas, to make for an unlimited gameplay fun.

Game features:

• 3D regatta simulation: the ultimate in computer sailing simulations.
• At any level, enjoy the game to its fullest with the four game modes suitable for beginners or seasoned navigators (arcade, tactical, simulation and “no rules”).
• A vast single player game with the highlight of a campaign dedicated to the America’s Cup.
• Skipper the 12 official boats of the America’s Cup, along with the Trimaran Open 60, the Offshore Racer and the Melges 24.
• Navigate the 14 legendary water courses, including Valencia, Marseille, Trapani and Malmö, official sites of the America’s Cup. Discover the prime locations for competitive sailing such as San Francisco, Sydney, Porto Cervo, Auckland, Vancouver, the Isle of Wight, Quiberon and even Qingdao.
• Including the famous Nadeo editors: Water course editor and MediaTracker (cameras, text and graphics).
• Multiplayer game (LAN and Internet), with world player rankings on the Internet.