Cybertopia, the company behind the popular game Astro Empires, released the second version of their flagship title. Astro Empires is a space strategy multiplayer game released in 2006, which counts with more than 1,700,000 registered players and it’s available in 14 languages.

The new version counts with a fresh interface, new features and updated mechanics and promises to offer a whole new experience right from the start.

For more information about Astro Empires v2, please visit this page for a break down.

AlternativaPlatform, one of Russia’s leading developers for massively multiplayer online games, has a reason to celebrate! This week marks the fifth launch-anniversary of ‘Tanki Online’. On 4^th June, 2008, the first version of the arcade-style tank action game officially went live. Programmed by a small group of dedicated developers, Tanki Online soon became a major player in Russia’s free to play games market.

Excitement and interest in Tanki Online also grew internationally as the developers launched versions in English, German and Chinese. More recently, a fully localised Portuguese version was launched for Brazil this April, 2014. Local servers ensure that every one of the 41 million registered users worldwide enjoys a seamless in-game experience. Further localised versions of Tanki Online for a wider international audience are planned.

Tanki Online itself has evolved a great deal since launch with AlternativaPlatform making regular refinements and upgrades to gameplay, including graphical and game balance enhancements. Many new in game items have also been introduced, some via Tanki Online’s in-game-store. Over the years, the community’s feedback has been invaluable with substantial updates and new feature ideas coming directly from player suggestions.

Looking to the future, AlternativaPlatform is planning further gameplay improvements as well as the integration of multi platform features. Furthermore, a new version of Tanki Online based on the Unity engine is in development. This version will be one of the biggest updates in the game’s history. Its launch is expected late 2015.

Celebrating with the community
Although planning for the future is well under way, AlternativaPlatform is not forgetting to celebrate five successful years with the current Tanki Online community. The developers have invited fans to participate in an interactive sweepstake that will test participant’s knowledge of Tanki Online. From 4^th June onwards, there will be a new instructional video on tankionline.com/en every day. Afterwards, Tanki Online players who have registered for the sweepstake will have to answer as many questions on Tanki Online in the shortest period of time possible. The best amongst them stand the chance of winning exclusive prizes.

Players of Tanki Online can also look forward to several in game surprises throughout the week. From 4^th – 9^th June, for example, all battle funds will be twice as big, while the sought after gold boxes will be worth 5000 crystals instead of the usual 1000.

Tanki Online’s in game store will also feature some substantial discounts on in game items and equipment. The full list features:

4^th – 5^th June: 50% off on all guns
5^th – 6^th June: 50% off on all hulls
6^th – 7^th June: 50% off on supplies, xp boosts and pro battle cards
7^th – 8^th June: 50% off on all paints
8^th – 9^th June: 50% off on all microupgrades and their boosts

All discounts will start at 2.00am BST and will be available for 24 hours. For more info, visit http://tankionline.com/en/

Corsair will be showcasing new products this year at Computex 2014, running from June 3 through June 5. On the list this year are new Cherry MX RGB Gaming gear, new PC cases, the Flash Voyager GTX USB Drive, and the HXi Series PSU.

The Cherry MX RGB gear includes the K70 RGB and K95 RGB keyboards, plus the M65 RGB mouse. The hardware includes editing software that allows customization of lighting effects, macros, and program effects to maximize gaming experience through visual feedback.

Also at show are the Carbide Series™ Air 240 for mini-ITX, Graphite Series™ 780T full-tower, and the portable Graphite Series 380T mini-ITX; the new Flash Voyager® GTX USB 3.0 flash drive; and the HXi Series PC power supply. More information on all these products will be available at Computex and on the company’s website.

JamesBl0nde recently offered a hands-on look and review of the Corsair Vengeance K95 gaming keyboard, so if you’re thinking of picking up some new hardware, make sure to give the video a watch!

Prodigy is a fusion of tabletop figurines and tactical fantasy video game action has recently successfully completed it’s Kickstarter campaign, bringing a broad Alpha access to its backers after having raised more than double their goal in the Kickstarter campaign. The game uses the Unreal Engine 4 and is set to be released for Q4 2015 for the PC.

Studio has released a new video showcasing how players can traverse and interact with the World Map of their upcoming game Prodigy by only using figurines, Arcana cards and it’s unique gameboard. The French independent developer also details the new interactive dialog system in the reveal, which can be viewed:

For more info, visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/121511007/prodigy-the-game