JOURNEY BY NIGHT – KIM FALCONER

Bestselling author Kim Falconer delivers another spellbinding journey of intimacy and adventure, magic and technology. Journey by Night is the grittiest addition to the Quantum Encryption trilogy where Nell and Kreshkali’s story is at last revealed.

After a terrible attack in the sewers of Half Moon Bay, desperation leads Nellion Paree to the forbidden spell … but she accidentally awakens a power that could destroy the many—worlds forever. On a future Earth, Kreshkali uncovers a portal built by the Allied States. Now the survival of both worlds is in her hands … but the only way out is straight through the armies of ASSIST!

 About the author

Kim Falconer lives in Byron Bay with two gorgeous black cats. As well as her author website, she runs an astrology and law of attraction forum, trains with a sword and is completing a Masters degree. Her novel writing is done early every morning. Currently she’s working on a brand new series.

For more information visit www.kimfalconer.com

Praise for Kim Falconer

‘an increasingly convincing writer with an interesting and unusual voice’

– Sydney Morning Herald

‘one of the best fantasy books I?ve read in ages!’
– Traci Harding, author of The Ancient Future on The Spell of Rosette

‘a searing and imaginative journey of intimacy and adventure, magic and technology’
– Mystic Medusa on Road to the Soul

We just wanted to let you know that we have launched a new trailer for FIFA 12 that has come out of Gamescom today.

Wednesday 17^th August – Codemasters® invites Gamers to go ballistic by downloading the Bodycount™ demo from Xbox® LIVE Marketplace today. The demo lets players sample the outrageous and over-the-top arcade gunplay that takes centre stage in the shooter that will make players fall in love with firepower. A new video showing the demo’s explosive firefights is now showing at http://www.youtube.com/bodycountgame.

            “Fans should expect a lot of mayhem, a lot of destruction, fun, fast paced arcade action,” said Max Cant, Art Director. “It’s much more of an A-Team experience than some sort of dour, self-obsessed, self-important thing. If you want to have fun, play Bodycount.”

Set in the early stages of Bodycount’s African missions, players will assume the role of a Network Operative dropped into a chaotic warzone, tasked with tracking down a militia warlord responsible for massacring an army unit. Players, equipped with a turbo-charged arsenal of weapons including the G36 SMG, Super 90 Shotgun, grenades and proximity mines, must engage forces from all sides in blistering-paced gun-fights set amongst a shanty town.

Encouraged to be aggressive in play-style and liberal when it comes to pulling the trigger, players will shred their way through destructible cover as they battle class-based AI including medics who revive fallen foes and a powerful Psycho Tank.  Players can augment their already powerful weapon set by collecting Intel from downed enemies which can then be exchanged on the fly for devastating explosive rounds, one of the game’s four upgrades, which also include airstrikes and adrenaline shots.

By completing combat chains and performing skill kills like headshots and kills through cover, players can earn extra Intel and will be rewarded with a higher score at the end of the mission. To add extra replayability, stats tracking player performance and an overall grade are issued at the end of the mission.  In the game’s Bodycount mode players can replay all completed levels to improve their score.

A demo for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system will follow. Further details on this release, alongside the latest news, screens and videos, will be released at www.facebook.com/bodycountgame and www.twitter.com/bodycountgame.

Bodycount is set to fire into retail August 1^st for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

Along with the announcement of the release date for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning the team have just released a great trailer coming out of Gamescom.

Straight out of Gamescom we have another fantastic trailer from the Mass Effect 3 team.

Check out the newest trailer for The Sims 3 Pets Expansion Pack. Whether it’s cats, dogs or horses, The Sims 3 Pets on PC gives you the power to custom create the furry friend of your choice. From the color of your pets’ coats to their personalities, you’ll be able to fully customize hundreds of breeds of animals. Introducing for the first time ever in-game: unicorns! These beloved and magical creatures bring a whole new creative element to the game for you to explore. Life is truly better with pets!

Some more great trailers coming through – this time for Need for Speed The Run.

The trailer showcases a new level from the game that is on show at Gamescom.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Supergiant Games are pleased to announce that Bastion, the award-winning indie action RPG recently released on Xbox LIVE Arcade, is now available for Windows PC. Offering high-resolution graphics and an all-new PC control scheme, the game can be purchased on Steam for $14.99 (US Dollars) and will be released on other popular PC portals later this month. A free demo of Bastion is also available today, and features the opening chapter of the game. To get Bastion on Steam, visit its product page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/107100

The PC version of Bastion will be available DRM-free and include Steamworks support for Cloud saves, achievements, and leader boards (Steam version only).

Featuring lush and imaginative artwork in full 1080p resolution, as well as an innovative reactive narration system that responds to players’ actions in real time, the game challenges players to build a new world after a cataclysmic event shatters the land to pieces. As players journey into the wild unknown, they will confront savage beasts, forge an array of customisable weapons and gain new powers from specially-brewed spirits as they become immersed in the game’s rich atmosphere. Gameplay is designed to reward player skill, offering great customisation including the new re-mappable PC control scheme. Bastion for PC will also support gamepad controllers.

Bastion for Windows PC will be playable this week at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany from Thursday through Sunday at the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment both at Koelnmesse GmbH. It will also be at PAX Prime next week, taking place in the Seattle Convention Centre, as part of the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment booth.

For more information about the game, please visit the developer’s official site at www.supergiantgames.com or follow @SupergiantGames on Twitter.