Star Wars: The Old Republic to launch in Asia and the Pacific

BioWare have announced that they will be bringing Star Wars: The Old Republic to Asia and the Pacific next month. Up till now the game has only been available in the North American and European regions. On March, 1, the game will be available to players in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Players that signed up for a SWTOR account before February, 28, will be allowed to make a free character transfer to an Asia Pacific server, BioWare say that they will be notifying eligible players in March through email.

BioWare also revealed the price of the game and it's various iterations. The prices for the standard edition of the game will be $79.99 AUD / $89.99 NZD / $389.00 HKD / $64.00 SGD more details on the prices of subscriptions and pre-orders are available from the BioWare press release which I have linked at the start of this article.

Bethesda's Game Jam - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

During the DICE summit last week in Las Vegas the Creative Director on The Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim Todd Howard, revealed a video of Bethesda's 'Game Jam'. The 'Game Jam' took place after development of Skyrim had finished. Bethesda's developers were given one week to put in a personal addition to the game. With 100  developers working on Skyrim it meant that 100 new creations were added in just a week of development time.

The above video shows some of the creations that the developers put into the game. The creations themselves could possibly be released as DLC or perhaps Bethesda are shouting out to modders to recreate some of the features themselves. The creations range from support for voice commands for the Xbox 360 Kinect to a Skeleton Butler so it's worth watching just for that. It's impressive what features can be put into a game in just one working week.

Darksiders 2: Release Date Announced!

Vigil Games, the developers of the popular Hack n' Slash game Darksiders, have announced the release date for the game's sequel, the 29th June this year. With the press release they also released a new game trailer viewable on Eurogamer.

THQ, the game's publishers also announced pre-order bonuses that will be available from GAME and Gamestation called the Death Rides pack. The pack includes additional side quests where you can get extra loot and experience points.

If you pre-order from Amazon you can get the Deadly Despair pack. This acts as a permanent perk or character boost in game.

Skyrim Mods: Two Million Downloads in Three Days.

After the Skyrim Creation Kit and Steam Workshop  were released for The Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim last week the modding scene has exploded.Bethesda, creators of Skyrim and the Elder Scrolls series say that there were two million downloads of mods within 3 days of the Creation Kit's release.

With such a seamless way to download mods now integrated into the Steam platform, modders and PC gamers alike have been downloading and creating mods for Skyrim like hot cakes. The mods have breathed new life into the game and provided lots of new experiences for players to enjoy.

Epic.EIGHT days away

Epic.LAN's Epic.EIGHT is just days away, we can't wait, however Fatal has been quite evil in teasing you all on our Facebook and Twitter, about something special we have planned for the event.

I have the pleasure to reveal we have SWAG to give away at the event, thanks to the kindness of RedLynx and Trendy Entertainment, we have keys for both Trials HD DLC packs for Xbox 360 and Dungeon Defenders Steam keys, plus a few other items we have already packed away ready for the event.

Details on the competitions will be unveiled during Epic.EIGHT, so follow us on Facebook and Twitter for your best chance to win.

Halo 4 Toy shows off the Chief's new suit

If you cast you minds back to last E3 when Halo 4 was set upon the world to start 'the next trilogy' in the series, you may have noticed Master Chief looking a tad different then normal.

343 Industries' boss Frank O'Connor told OXM, "There's some story behind his new look, there are specific reasons why he looks the way he does and why some of his behaviours have changed. We'll see in good time."

Well now is your chance to get a better look at it in toy form as McFarlane Toys revealed the Halo 4 toy set yesterday

Amnesia 2 To be set in China?

Frictional Games developers behind the game Amnesia: The Dark Descent, have confirmed the release of a sequel to the game. The confirmation comes in the form of a viral website, that bear the words "Amnesia. Something is emerging...". When the text is clicked, it redirects to a Google Maps image of East Asia, with China being the search criteria. Surely this means that the next game will be set in China?

Whatever this cryptic message means, we are safe in the knowledge that another Amnesia game is currently in development, and we'll be experiencing the horror all over again. I'm extremely excited about this game, as Amnesia was my absolutely favourite game of 2010, so the possibility of a new iteration sends chills down my spine.