Friday, November 17, 2006

Wild Hare Entertainment and Alten8 Limited announced today that they will be working together to bring Etrom: The Astral Essence to North American ret

Wild Hare Entertainment and Alten8 Limited announced today that they will be working together to bring Etrom: The Astral Essence to North American retailers. Etrom is designed by P.M. Studios. Etrom, which implements innovative non-linear game play and 7 possible endings, will prove to be one of the most innovative titles of the year.
Etrom is a 3D action-RPG game with a deep involving storyline set in a dark, futuristic, “neo-gothic” world where technology and a fantasy Middle Ages collide.
Earth 476 A.H.E.F. (After Human Empire Foundation) - the future?
Etrom is an epic adventure that takes place in a dark future where warring societies are divided by walls, secrets, religions, laws, and the terrifying Void Lands. Etrom is a world filled with fantastic technologies; where its citizens find their future in ancient civilizations governed by mysterious hidden energies.
Etrom leads you across realms, cities, through democracies and “Nazi” like dictatorships. It is a journey through space-time portals, amongst the Thrones of the Abyss, and beyond the gates of the City of Light. With a large number of varied locations, and diverse settings, Etrom plunges you into a world of rituals, fraught with secret-service plots and held together by dark spells.
Etrom is an endless journey involving demons, secret divinities, dragons, mechs, hovertanks, different races and intelligent entities from across space and time… From a brooding world of mega-cities you will set out across many dimensions and realities to face men and gods projected into the absolute infinity.
Forge your destiny! Unleash your inner demon! Feel the POWERS of the Astral Essence!
Features:
Deep and involving Storyline set in a dark, futuristic, “neo-gothic” world where technology and a fantasy Middle Ages collide
Play a truly Non-Linear Game Structure
7 possible endings!
Frequent and Bloody Battles: from close combat with an Astral Axe to long range fights with Energy Weapons (Assault rifles, Sniper rifles, heavy machine-guns, Hyper rifles, Disruptors) and amazing Astral Spells
Astral Transformations (Inner Demon, Dragon Guardian, Abyss Knight, Lux Soldier, Legio Infenalis)
Pilot futuristic MECHS
Explore more than 70 huge levels and secret levels in the 4 States, the Mysterious Void Lands and the Dungeons of the Abyss…
Face Hordes of Enemies and Powerful Enemy Gods
Free and Strategic management of the Character’s Inventory (over 500 types of armor, objects, energy weapons, power-drugs, magic items)

Gears of War coming to PC?

Gears of War coming to PC?Geek.com Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:47 AM PSTIn just over a week since Gears of War debuted on the Xbox 360, leaked images suggest the title is also heading to the PC. On Page 28 of "PC Gamer"'s Holiday 2006 issue, a photographed display stand reportedly shows GoW among several other Windows titles.