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News Briefs (3-15-10)

In addition to being released on the Wii, as previously announced, Attack of the Movies 3-D will be released in may on the Xbox 360. In Attack of the Movies 3-D, players become an integral part of movie scenes they can typically only watch. They are transported to six fantastic movie-themed worlds where they will battle large alien space cruisers, shoot underwater monsters, join the resistance against the machines and more.  Each scene features genre-based weapons ...

Wii/DSi Downloads (3-15-10)

FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT How tough do you think you are? This week’s roster of new downloadable games from Nintendo gives you several ways to prove it. Now available for the WiiWare™ service, Rage of the Gladiator puts players face-to-face with flurry of fearsome foes, enhancing the ...

News Briefs (3-12-10)

Runes of Magic adds a new expansion currently playable in the beta phase – Siege Wars. This player versus player features guild play that will officially be released in approximately a month with Chapter III: The Elder Kingdoms. As a part of Chapter III, the newly introduced battles will also include new bonuses and it will also be possible to build siege weapons: from catapults to rams and arrow throwers – the guild wars will deliver ...

A New Mama Coming

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE The extent of Mama's talents are limitless! She can hold her own in the kitchen and garden next to the world's best, but now Mama is poised to dominate arts & crafts too as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, announces Crafting Mama exclusively for Nintendo DS™. Developed by Cooking Mama Limited, this all-new crafting game lets players create their own unique crafts ...

News Briefs (3-9-10)

Batting simulator The Cages: Pro-Style Batting Practice is in development for the Wii. A baseball batting simulator, filled with unique mini-games focusing on hitting, gets players off the pine and active in this innovative sports game. What awaits players is a series of fun and interactive mini-games that test players' hand/eye coordination by challenging a virtual pitching machine that spits out 19 different pitches, varying in speed and difficulty. Players take on this true to life baseball ...

The Showdown Coming

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Foto Showdown for Nintendo DSi™. Players utilize the Nintendo DSi's camera functionality to snap photos and incorporate them directly into the gameplay in this action packed, battle tested RPG for kids of all ages. Foto Showdown allows players to snap photos with the Nintendo DSi which uses advanced color recognition to spawn monsters based on the dominant colors in those photos.  Players pit their battle tested ...

News Briefs (3-8-10)

Mafia II to feature custom vintage Playboy covers and centerfolds in the game. Mafia II is a beautifully crafted look into the dark and unforgiving world of the Mafia where clothing, cars, music and advertising are meticulously created to replicate an American city in the '40s and '50s. Players will easily become engaged in the game's cinematic, Hollywood-style experience with strong, believable characters in a living, breathing city that transports them to a time when rock-n-roll ...

Wii/DSi Downloads (3-8-10)

Sometimes realism is overrated. Don't we all need a regular jolt of fantasy to keep our imaginations alive and kicking? For Wii™ owners, this week's new game lineup is set to deliver exactly that. Max & the Magic Marker for the WiiWare™ service imagines what would happen if your own artistic creation turned against you, while the Virtual Console™ service features a big dose of otherworldly action with the classic FINAL FANTASY® II. Browse all ...

News Briefs (3-6-10)

The next videogame starring the Looney Tunes character of the Tazmanian Devil is announced - Galactic Taz Ball. Look for the game to arrive on the Nintendo DS later this year. In Galactic Taz Ball, Taz is accidentally kidnapped by Marvin the Martian who's stealing the Earth's landscape to make Mars more scenic. Taz must spin his way across pieces of Earth floating in space to stop Marvin from destroying the planet and get back home. ...

News Briefs (3-4-10)

“Cinematic brawler” Shank is coming to Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC later this year.   Taking place in a stylized, modern-Western setting, Shank tells a classic betrayal story directed through a sophisticated cinematic lens, with addictive action gameplay found in classic 2D side-scrolling games. Klei Entertainment was represented in the deal by CAA. For more information on Shank, please visit www.shankgame.com and follow the development team on Twitter at www.twitter.com/klei. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Registration to take part in the ...

News Briefs (3-3-10)

The second batch of download content titled Desperate Escape for Resident Evil 5 is now available for the Xbox 360 version, with the PS3 version available tomorrow. This, the second major story pack for Resident Evil 5, pairs Jill Valentine and Josh Stone in another harrowing lost chapter of the Resident Evil 5 story. Freed of a mind control device, a fatigued Jill Valentine finds herself awakened by BSAA agent Josh Stone. Jill and Josh ...

News Briefs (3-2-10)

Tecmo Bowl Throwback is coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. TECMO BOWL THROWBACK brings back the gameplay you loved, and stays true to the Tecmo Super Bowl legacy! Online Multiplayer: Find your old buddies online and challenge them to matches just like back in the day 2D + 3D Graphics: Experience all new 3D graphics with the ability to switch to the classic 2D style! Customizable Teams and Rosters: Play as any of the 32 teams ...

News Briefs (3-1-10)

New downloads for Nintendo’s Style Savvy DSi game are now available:   -- Dereon Pop Polo -- "D's Studded" Skinny Jeans -- Sasha Fierce Short Shorts -- D's Ruffle Cropped Jacket -- "All Zipped Up" Dress ………………..………………..………………..………………..   The official website for DodoGo has launched:   www.dodogohome.com ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House is announced for the Nintendo DS.   In this brand new grand adventure, custom-designed for Nintendo's handheld system, you play as the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and you will have to shed light on ...

Wii/DSi Downloads 3-1-10

FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT       The number 10 can mean a lot of things: perfection, loud volume or, in the case of this week's downloadable game lineup, the return of a true gaming icon. Fans will thrill to see the legendary blue bomber landing on their Wii™ console with the arrival of Mega Man™ 10 for the WiiWare™ service. Elsewhere, players can test their skill at tossing darts, bashing moles, conquering the tennis court or tackling exotic golf ...

Another Quest On The Way

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix) announced today that the latest installment of the DRAGON QUEST® series, DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies(TM), for Nintendo DS(TM) will be published by Nintendo Co., Ltd. through its subsidiaries in North America, Europe and Australia in the summer of 2010. DRAGON QUEST is a role playing game franchise originating from Japan that has shipped over 53 million units worldwide. Since the release of DRAGON ...

News Briefs 2-24-10

Activision’s upcoming racing title Blur to feature in-game Twitter functionality. A multiplayer beta is set to be available in March, which will show off the game and the Twitter function. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   A game based on the film musical Grease (yes, we know it was a Broadway show beforehand) is in development for the Nintendo DS and Wii. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Supreme Commander 2 now has a demo available:   http://store.steampowered.com/app/40140/. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Pre-ordering Lost Planet 2 through GameStop will net players 2 new 16 player multiplayer ...

News Briefs 2-23-10

A demo for Major League Baseball 2K10 is now available for the Xbox 360 and Thursday for the PlayStation 3.   ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Two co-op maps will be available shortly for Army of Two: The 40th Day.   Available for download on Xbox LIVE™ and the PlayStation®Network on April 1, 2010 for $9.99 or 800 Xbox LIVE points, players will return to war-torn Shanghai where they will encounter more destruction, more devastation and enemies determined to bring the city to the ...

Brave, Bold, And Now A Game

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, on behalf of DC Comics, announces Batman: The Brave and the Bold the Videogame, an action-adventure videogame based on the popular animated series, available this fall for Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM). In the game, fans play alongside Batman and many of his allies in the DC UNIVERSE to take on dozens of popular villains. Batman: The Brave and the Bold the Videogame fully immerses fans into the vivid animated ...

News Briefs (2-22-09 Part 2)

As expected, a videogame of Toy Story 3 is on the way. Some new features, however, should make this a little more than a generic marketing tool.   A primary feature on Toy Story 3: The Video Game console offerings, Toy Box is a virtual box full of toys. With an open-world sandbox-style of play, Toy Story 3: The Video Game taps into the beloved franchise’s humor and brings fans into the toys’ world to create their ...

More Penguins More Force

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Agents of the exclusive Elite Penguin Force are being called back into action. Disney Interactive Studios officially announced today the development of Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge, the sequel to the 2008 top Nintendo DSTM title, Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force. This follows the initial unveiling earlier this week by Lane Merrifield, co-founder of Club Penguin and executive vice president of Disney Online Studios, and Steve Wadsworth, president of Disney ...

The Dodo Returns

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Alien After All, the French digital entertainment designer and producer, in co-production with Neko Entertainment, announced today DodoGo!, its first video game for the Nintendo DSi coming this Spring for download exclusively on Nintendo DSi Shop. DodoGo! puts the lives of the extinct Dodo species in the hands of the player, with an adventure that will bring DSi users an explosive mix of action and strategy. The story for DodoGo! takes place back ...

Hardball Tunes For 2K10

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     As anticipation for the baseball season begins to build, 2K Sports is bringing the heat by  unveiling the music soundtrack for Major League Baseball® 2K10, the next iteration of the popular Major League Baseball® 2K series.  Featuring an eclectic array of sounds chosen to enhance the virtual baseball experience, the artists selected for this season range from rock legends Pearl Jam* and Social Distortion, to rap pioneers The Sugarhill Gang and Black ...

Deluxe Pieces Are On The Way

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Tetris Online, Inc. (www.tetrisonline.com) today announced the upcoming release of "Tetris(R) Party Deluxe" for both Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM), set to hit retail shelves in North America this June. To support the launch and distribution of two exciting new Tetris games for Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM), Tetris Online has formed a strategic partnership with Majesco Entertainment Company, an innovative provider of video games for the mass market. Developed by Hudson Soft, "Tetris Party Deluxe" ...

Another Handheld DBZ Coming

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that Dragon Ball®: Origins 2 exclusively for Nintendo DS™ will be available in North America this summer. A follow-up to the original Dragon Ball: Origins for DS, Dragon Ball: Origins 2 continues the story of series hero Goku’s early years as he and his friends search the world for the seven enchanted Dragon Balls. The new action-adventure game includes ...

Wii/DSi Downloads 2-22-10

FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT       Let's say you're relaxing at home, but something doesn't seem quite right. Maybe your house has ghosts. Clearly you need to get GhostSlayer, with its Wii MotionPlus™ accessory functionality, to figure out how to deal with them. Or maybe your house has a mouse. Mouse House™ puzzles seem the logical choice for you. Maybe you just need to get out of the house and try some fresh air with Family Go-Kart Racing. If ...

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