Cosmos Gaming News http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php A gaming and music site featuring the latest news and reviews. Features constant CD and game updates, as well as band interviews and tour features. Cosmos Gaming is the gaming vector at a higher level. en-us http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10151641&tablespec=march2010UFO INTERACTIVE ANNOUNCES MONSTER RACERS FOR THE NINTENDO DSUFO Interactive Games, Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, announced today a strategic partnership with Tecmo Koei to bring Monster Racers to the Nintendo DS console for Summer 2010!Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:16:41 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10150313&tablespec=march2010Today Begins The WHITE MICE Maxximum Ganjahovahdrive TourThe WHITE MICE Maxximum Ganjahovahdrive Tour 2010 kicks off today in the band's locale of Providence, Rhode Island.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:03:13 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10150201&tablespec=march2010Facedown Presents: War of Ages pre-orderThe pre-order for the new WAR OF AGES album is up now at Facedown Records. http://facedown.merchnow.com/products/preorders
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:02:01 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10140023&tablespec=march2010Codemasters' F1 2010 Coming This SeptemberA new generation of FORMULA ONE games will come to high definition consoles and PC later this year as Codemasters today announced that F1 2010 will be released this September for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and PC Games For Windows.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:23 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10135848&tablespec=march2010Puddle Of Mudd Announce New Single And US Tour DatesAfter a successful winter tour through the thick of 2010's epic snowfall in the east, multi-platinum rockers Puddle of Mudd, will continue their tour for warm weather west coasters. "As a California resident, I'm looking forward to heating up my adopted state with more new music from Volume 4" says frontman Wes Scantlin, adding "but we will be making our way east as well!"Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:48 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10135718&tablespec=march2010Mac Drivers Available for All Razer ProductsToday at the Game Developers Conference, Razer, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, announced an effort to increase support for Mac users by issuing driver support for all upcoming Razer products, including the Razer StarCraft II peripheral suite.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:57:18 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10133606&tablespec=march2010CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 STIMULUS PACKAGE COMING TO XBOX LIVE MARCH 30Begin the countdown to a new infusion of Call of Duty! The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package will strike worldwide on March 30. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:36:06 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10133456&tablespec=march2010MUTEMATH Hit the Road for Spring 2010 TourNew Orleans' rock innovators MUTEMATH will hit the road on April 13th for a spring tour as special guests of 30 Seconds To Mars.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:34:56 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10133416&tablespec=march2010OnLive to Launch Consumer Game Service on June 17, 2010OnLive, Inc., the pioneer of on-demand, instant-play video games, today announced that the PC and Mac versions of its game service will begin rolling out to consumers on June 17, 2010 during the E3 2010 show.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:34:16 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10131707&tablespec=march2010Frogger Now Integrated with Facebook ConnectKonami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the launch of an updated version of the smash arcade hit Frogger with Facebook Connect. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:17:07 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10131415&tablespec=march2010LANDMINE MARATHON's "Sovereign Descent" Streaming Now at MetalSucks.netMETALSUCKS.NET is now streaming, "Sovereign Descent," the new album from Phoenix, Arizona's LANDMINE MARATHON in its entirety. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:14:15 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10130523&tablespec=march2010PHILADELPHIA INDIE ROCK TRIO GOOD OLD WAR TO RELEASE SECOND ALBUMIndie rock trio GOOD OLD WAR will release their self-titled second album June 1st on Sargent House. The band will play several weeks of dates supporting Circa Survive, beginning March 11th in Carrboro, North Carolina and wrapping up March 24th in Cleveland, OH.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:05:23 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10125850&tablespec=march2010PROSTHETIC RECORDS To Release DEW-SCENTED In North AmericaPROSTHETIC RECORDS is proud to announce they will be releasing German thrash stalwarts, DEW SCENTED's new album in North America.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:58:50 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10125811&tablespec=march2010Irresistable Celtic/Folk Hybrid from veteran Dublin-born bandleader's solo debut "After the Wake": Meet the JOHN BYRNE BANDEqual parts Celtic and folk, Dublin-born singer/songwriter/guitarist John Byrne is one of the few musical artists today who manage to be traditional and modern at the same time. That’s clearly in evidence through AFTER THE WAKE , the first-ever album credited to the JOHN BYRNE BAND after eight years as a co-founding member of Patrick’s Head.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:58:11 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10125708&tablespec=march2010Deep Elm Records Releases THE LIONS RAMPANT "It's Fun To Do Bad Things"Letting your freak flag fly at more than half-mast is a way of life for THE LIONS RAMPANT. This edgy, blues infused, garage rock, pseudo pop three-piece sings their way through a storybook of life's ups and downs with unfettered energy, mauling the Midwestern music scene and dragging it right back where it belongs: in your face. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:57:08 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10125326&tablespec=march2010Former Mothers of Invention Members Don Preston and Bunk Gardner To Tour East CoastDon Preston and Bunk Gardner, both original members of the the legendary Mothers of Invention with Frank Zappa, are gearing up for an exciting east coast tour called The Don & Bunk Show.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:53:26 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10125224&tablespec=march2010OK Go form their own label, Paracadute, tour dates and TV appearancesOK Go, the band whose inventive internet campaigns and self-directed music videos have set records and won the band a GRAMMY, announces the formation of ParacaduteWed, 10 Mar 2010 12:52:24 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10124828&tablespec=march2010SKY EATS AIRPLANE ANNOUNCE "THE SOUND OF SYMMETRY" EP & FULL US TOURSky Eats Airplane will release a 3-song EP, The Sound Of Symmetry, on April 13th. Recorded with up-and-coming producer Taylor Larson at his studio in Bethesda, Maryland, the band intends to let the EP serve as a teaser of a forthcoming full-length, to be recorded this fall.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:48:28 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10124439&tablespec=march2010Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse) gives you Mimicking BirdsThe Portland, OR trio recorded their debut album throughout 2009 in the home studio of Glacial Pace owner and Modest Mouse frontman, Isaac Brock. Mimicking Birds was produced by Isaac Brock and Clay Jones and mixed by Clay Jones.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:44:39 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10123536&tablespec=march2010LEWIS HAMILTON REVEALS HIS SECRET LIFELewis Hamilton and Reebok today unveiled a ground-breaking alternate reality game (ARG). A world first, Lewis Hamilton: Secret Life is the only time a global sport star has featured as the central character in a game of this kind. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:35:36 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10123227&tablespec=march2010AWARD-WINNING DJ HERO SOUNDTRACK TO EXPAND WITH NEW EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOADABLE MIXESJoining the critically-acclaimed, 93 original mix soundtrack on DJ Hero– the #1 new videogame intellectual property of 2009 – are chart topping hits from hip-hop legends and DJ Hero Renegade Edition headliners, JAY-Z and Eminem.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:32:27 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10123112&tablespec=march2010SHOUT OUT LOUDS TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA IN MAY WITH FREELANCE WHALESMerge Records is excited to announce that Sweden's Shout Out Louds will be embarking on a North American tour during the month of May with Brooklyn buzz band Freelance Whales (http://www.myspace.com/freelancewhales).Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:31:12 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10122931&tablespec=march2010Untold Stories Bundle Will Deliver Resident Evil 5 Add-Ons in One Dynamite Digital DoseStarting today, you can have the latest additions to Capcom’s survival horror masterpiece, Resident Evil 5, for a discounted price. It’s called the Untold Stories Bundle and it’s one of the sweetest digital deals you’ll see this year.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:29:31 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10122744&tablespec=march2010JEREMY PARSONS BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO TRADITIONAL TEXAS COUNTRY MUSICJeremy Parsons (PCG Nashville Records) who is the true essence and mirror image of traditional Americana country music, will realize his ambition and solidify his reputation as a torchbearer for the golden age of the Grand Ole Opry with the unveiling of his record, DOGGONDEST FEELIN’.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:27:44 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10122704&tablespec=march2010DEFEATER ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES AND SXSW APPEARANCEDefeater is excited to announce a string of shows taking them from the East Coast down to Austin, TX for SXSW and back again starting next week.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:27:04 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10122525&tablespec=march2010Intel Spotlights New Extreme Edition Processor, Software Developer Resources at Game ConferenceIntel Corporation today previewed platforms featuring the latest Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition processor and announced the latest release of Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers (Intel GPA) that will aid developers in optimizing game performance.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:25:25 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10105630&tablespec=march2010KONAMI ANNOUNCES THE CAGES PRO-STYLE BATTING PRACTICE FOR WIIKonami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the development of The Cages Pro-Style Batting Practice for Wii.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:56:30 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10105531&tablespec=march2010The Wheel of Fate is Turning...Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment products, proudly announces Blazblue Portable!Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:55:31 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10105414&tablespec=march2010Icarus Studios Chooses AFK Interactive to Extend the Fallen Earth Mobile Companion Application to Additional Mobile DevicesFollowing the recent announcement of Icarus Studios' development of a Fallen Earth mobile companion iPhone application, Icarus Studios, co-developer of Fallen Earth, the critically-acclaimed MMORPG, has teamed up with technology start-up AFK Interactive to extend the Fallen Earth mobile companion application to the Blackberry, Android, Brew, and Java platforms, set to be released in Q2.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:54:14 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10104800&tablespec=march2010 PLAYCAST-MEDIA ANNOUNCES GAME PUBLISHER PARTNERSHIP FOR FIRST TELEVISION GAMES-ON-DEMAND SERVICE IN THE WORLDOn 10 March 2010, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), in San Francisco, California, Playcast-Media announced its partnerships with some of the industry’s top publishers of video games.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:48:00 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10104726&tablespec=march2010BioDefense released on iTunes App StoreResolution Interactive today announce the release of BioDefense: Zombie Outbreak for the iPhone / iPod Touch platform.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:47:26 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10104641&tablespec=march2010WarBirds Dogfights WGFP Contest!Thriller New Media, an iEntertainment Network Inc, Company, the award-winning developer of the World Famous WarBirds TotalSims series of military MMOGs, today announced an exciting World’s Greatest Fighter Pilot (WGFP) online combat contest for all WarBirds Dogfights Players and a private contest for Game Industry Press Professionals to each win a brand new Gaming Laptop from Thriller New Media.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:46:41 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10104541&tablespec=march2010Reverb Communications Announces One-of-a-Kind Digital Title Publishing ProgramReverb Communications, a leading videogame public relations and marketing agency best known for working with companies such as RedOctane (Guitar Hero), Harmonix/MTV Games (Rock Band) and Cryptic Studios (Star Trek Online, Champions Online), announced today its plans to offer digital publishing services to developers using its approved publisher status on PlayStation Network and Apple’s App Store.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:45:41 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10104131&tablespec=march2010Capcom's Street Fighter IV for the iPhone and iPod touch Is Now Available on Apple's App StoreCapcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today released Street Fighter IV for the iPhone and iPod touch onto Apple's App Store.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:41:31 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10103738&tablespec=march2010Sony Music Entertainment and FIFA Announce Superstar Charity Album Around Upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaSony Music Entertainment has begun work on the official music album to be released in conjunction with the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:37:38 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10103618&tablespec=march2010Return To Forever Drummer Lenny White to release his first solo album in over 10 years on Abstract LogixFollowing his triumphant worldwide reunion tour with Return To Forever in 2008 and separate trio tours in 2009 with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke and pianist Hiromi with Clarke, Lenny White was primed to put out his own recording, his first as a leader in ten years. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:36:18 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10103518&tablespec=march2010Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space Wii and PC Comes to RetailAtari, Inc., one of the world's most recognized videogame publishers announced today that Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space has shipped to retailers in North America through its partnership with Telltale Games.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:35:18 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10103411&tablespec=march2010Stryper, Digital Praise Ink Multi-Platform Game DealDigital Praise Inc., the leader in Christian-themed, family-friendly entertainment software and currently under pending merger agreement with Left Behind Games, today announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with Stryper, the top-selling Christian metal band. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:34:11 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10103224&tablespec=march2010Funcom Expands Relationship with Level 3Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced at Game Developers Conference the expansion of its relationship with Funcom, a leading independent developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:32:24 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10103117&tablespec=march2010EA Expands Interactive Fitness Product Line With New EA SPORTS ActiveMillions of people around the world have experienced the revolution in home fitness since last spring with EA SPORTS Active, the number one rated fitness program for the Wii.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:31:17 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10102917&tablespec=march2010DARKEST HOUR ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR DATES INCLUDING APPEARANCE AT FULL METAL TEXAS AT SXSWWashington, DC-based DARKEST HOUR have some amazing things lined up for 2010. They will be going out on tour with Dillinger Escape Plan, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, and Animals as Leaders.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:29:17 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10102749&tablespec=march2010Polyvinyl to Reissue 15th Anniversary Vinyl Edition of Classic Debut Braid Album + 4 More.At long last, Polyvinyl is pleased to announce the vinyl reissues of Braid's first two albums: Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five (2xLP) and The Age of Octeen.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:27:49 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10102530&tablespec=march2010EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT Post Two New Tracks From Upcoming ReleaseCalifornia technical death/grind four-piece EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT recently posted two brand new tracks from their upcoming full-length, Vivid Enterpretations Of The Void. Check out "Militarized Reptoids" and "Darken Thy Fluids" here: http://www.myspace.com/embryonicdevourment.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:25:30 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10101411&tablespec=march2010Hemoptysis Release Official ‘Shadow Of Death’ Music VideoAs if the sonic barrage from the juggernaut known as Hemoptysis wasn't enough to pound you into submission, enter Shadow of Death - the video!Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:14:11 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10101253&tablespec=march2010THE RUINS OF BEVERAST: Official North American Release DateGermany's Ván Records is proud to announces the unleashing of Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite, the third full-length from THE RUINS OF BEVERAST, to North American audiences this spring.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:12:53 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=10101159&tablespec=march2010Accomplished singer/composer Lisa Papineau branches out with new album, Red TreesThe highly-accomplished singer/composer Lisa Papineau releases her Sargent House debut, Red Trees this spring. The album is the second solo venture from the active collaborator known for her vocal contributions to Air and M83, as well as writing with The Mars Volta bassist Juan Alderete de la Peña in Big Sir.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:11:59 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=1093245&tablespec=march2010Fresh Weblings Online Game Uncovered; Quirky Critters Spotted Fighting Bugs Across the WebOnline gamers, prepare to collect an assortment of adorable critters and train them to battle loathsome "bugs" lurking on sites across the Web in Weblings, the layered reality game from Electric Bat Interactive. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:32:45 -0500 http://www.cosmosgaming.com/news.php?id=1093140&tablespec=march2010THE MOTORLEAGUE TAKES HOME 2 EAST COAST MUSIC AWARDS!Moncton's very own The Motorleague won a wonderful two ECMA's this past weekend in Sydney to the cheers and support of their fans and peers.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:31:40 -0500