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News Briefs (11-19-09)

Capcom today announced it will have two downloadable episodes for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions Resident Evil 5, along with new costumes and a new “Mercenaries reunion” mode with 8 new characters and weapons load outs. These are scheduled to be released in February and March of 2010. Additionally, a Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition will be released which will include all of the downloadable content for $49.99. Previously only seen during cut scenes of ...

News Briefs (11-18-09)

The full game manual for PT Boats: Knights of the Sea is now available in advance of the game being available. http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_flippingbook&book_id=14 ………………………………………………………………………… Zombie Driver, an action driving game, will be available at digital distribution and retail this holiday season. Zombie Driver is an alternative for all other zombie themed games with a unique, oldschool, car driving gameplay style. It will be a good "snack" for zombie action fans this holiday. ………………………………………………………………………… Next year to see Kane & Lynch 2: ...

More Dancing Coming

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Deep Silver Inc., a publisher of interactive entertainment software and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Media, today announced that Koch Media and Repetto have signed a partnership agreement for the upcoming ballet simulation game "Let's Play Ballerina" on Nintendo DS™ and Wii™. The world-wide agreement with Repetto for "Let's Play Ballerina" means budding ballerinas will get to don Repetto outfits in the game, and the brand logo will appear in the game and ...

News Briefs (11-17-09)

The Saboteur is now available to pre-order through Impulse. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   The Lair of the Demon Dragon update for Runes of Magic is set to be available Thursday, November 19.   Many high-level players are focused on the exciting adventures which await them in the raid dungeons of Runes of Magic. The ‘Liar of the Demon Dragon’ is the latest and most difficult challenge that the online role-playing game has offered to date. The powerful demon-possessed flame dragon Gestero, held ...

Wii/DSi Downloads 11-16-09

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     There's never been a better time to check out the extraordinary lineup of downloadable games from Nintendo. This week, Wii™ owners who connect their Wii consoles to the Internet can enjoy demos of five exceptional games for the WiiWare™ downloadable game service for zero Wii Points™: BIT.TRIP BEAT, FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: My Life as a Darklord™, NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits, World of Goo™ and a brand new entry in the Pokémon™ game ...

News Briefs (11-12-09)

Hotel Dash: Suite Success is going to be available for the PC November 24   Players helps Flo launch Quinn’s new travel business by running themed hotels, managing the flow of new & familiar guests, and fulfilling their unique needs & requests – in order to earn tips to refurbish hotels.  Starting with a ramshackle DinerTown™ hotel, players jump into a time management puzzle that sends them up and down the elevator, with a goal of keeping ...

News Briefs (11-10-09)

  Good Old Games now has the classic Sanitarium available DRM free for $9.99.   Sanitarium is a point-and-click psychological-horror adventure game. The player controls Max Laughton, one of the patients in a bizarre, medieval-styled asylum. Max suffers from amnesia after a car accident, and he's trying to find out what happened and how he ended up in this creepy place. The game takes the player on a journey through the asylum and its surroundings, as well as ...

Marching To The DS

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     TECMO and Japanese developer Cing have partnered to produce two new Nintendo DS titles, AGAINT82; and Monster Rancher® DS. Both titles are slated for a March 2010 release in North America.   AGAIN   From the makers of Hotel Dusk comes the new crime mystery title, AGAIN. Featuring a captivating story full of suspense, unexpected surprises and unique visual presentation, Cing’s latest creation takes the text-adventure genre to a whole new level.   Story: The story begins 19 years ...

News Briefs (11-9-09)

Your Shape featuring Jenny McCarthy, previously announced for the Wii, is headed to the PC by the end of the year. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Hello Kitty Party for the Nintendo DS is announced to arrive November 23.   In Hello Kitty Party, players help Hello Kitty and SANRIO friends - including Keroppi, Badtz-Maru, My Melody and others - plan and throw a super fun party. Players can send out personalized party invitations; design and iron the perfect dress; shop for party ...

Wii/DSi Downloads 11-9-09

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Rev up your engines for a huge week at the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop, starting with the launch of a pulse-pounding revamp for the WiiWare™ service, Excitebike™: World Rally. For the Nintendo DSiWare service, you’ll find five new titles in the mesmerizing Electroplankton™ series – available at just 200 Nintendo DSi Points™ apiece – plus the irresistible multiplayer mayhem of Bomberman Blitz. With two new classic Virtual Console™ offerings ...

News Briefs (11-5-09)

Downloadable content for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will be available tomorrow for the PC, with Xbox 360 and PS3 versions to follow.   The ‘Skirmish’ DLC features four new multiplayer maps and two new Fire Team Engagement (FTE) missions featuring both solo and four player co-operative play. Hunt down SAM launchers hidden in the sprawling complex of R16;LumberyardR17; and assault dug-in PLA forces and fight room to room in ‘White Fang’, two tense new R16;InfiltrationR17; multiplayer maps. ...

A New Journey

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced Shin Megami Tensei®: Strange Journey™, a first-person science fiction RPG for Nintendo DS™. A startlingly original entry in the award-winning Shin Megami Tensei universe, Strange Journey takes the heralded RPG franchise to exciting new frontiers.  The game has already released in Japan to strong demand and critical acclaim, earning a 10/9/9/8 from Famitsu, the highest score the popular magazine has ever awarded a Shin Megami Tensei title.   In the near future, ...

Piano In Your Hand

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     VALCON GAMES today announced that it is the North American publisher and distributor for EASY PIANO. Created by the production company Game Life, Easy Piano is a new innovative piano music game for the Nintendo DS™ system that lets players enjoy a realistic piano experience, thanks to a 13‐note, full‐octave external keyboard peripheral that exponentially amps up the fun. With Easy Piano, players can learn how to play the piano, or simply ...

Meet Taylor Through The Band

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Giving fans the opportunity to take the stage as pop music sensation and in-game character Taylor Swift and perform acclaimed hits “You Belong With Me,” “Love Story” and “Picture To Burn,” Band Hero™ today announces the launch of a fan sweepstakes that will award one lucky fan a trip for two to meet Swift at an upcoming stop on her 2010 Fearless Tour, including airfare, hotel, transportation, concert tickets and spending money.  ...

News Briefs (11-3-09)

Magic the Gathering: Tactics for the PC and PS3 is announced for 2010.   Magic: The Gathering - Tactics will allow players to command forces of dramatic 3D figures and powerful spell cards pulled from the Magic: The Gathering Multiverse. Players can participate in single player scenarios or jump right into PVP action against other players worldwide, 24 hours per day. Magic: The Gathering – Tactics is expected to feature regular content expansions, a robust tournament environment, ...

Another Dragon

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       D3Publisher (D3P), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced that BLUE DRAGON™: AWAKENED SHADOW will spread its shadow over the U.S. in Spring 2010, exclusively for Nintendo DS.   Developed by tri-Crescendo, the studio behind the acclaimed Eternal Sonata, BLUE DRAGON™: AWAKENED SHADOW brings the Blue Dragon role-playing experience to DS players in the United States following the title's Japanese launch in October 2009.   The game continues the series' contemporary approach ...

Wii/DSi Downloads 11-2-09

FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT     Why just take photos with your Nintendo DSi™ system when you can have access to a virtual photo booth? Sparkle Snapshots™, a new Nintendo DSiWare™ application, lets you customize pictures with fun extras like fancy frames and stamps. On the other hand, if you’re more of a fan of Nordic pillaging and/or dragons, you’re going to want to check out this week’s Nintendo DSiWare offerings of both Viking Invasion and Battle of Giants: ...

A Carol Becoming A Game

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     For the first time a new generation of fans will use a stylus and mic to guide Scrooge on a thrilling adventure and help him discover  the true meaning of Christmas. Disney Interactive Studios today announced DisneyR17;s A Christmas Carol video game is available now at all major retailers.  Exclusive to the Nintendo DS™, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is an exciting storybook adventure inspired by “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” the Charles Dickens ...

News Briefs (10-28-09)

Free online game Grand Chase now has a new playable character available – Sieghart.   Sieghart was a renowned hero of Bermesiah 600 years ago, but disappeared in the midst of ruins. Reappearing in the times of Grand Chase, he tells the people that the Highlander gods saved him from death and gave him the gift of immortality. He joins the Grand Chase to stop the Ascendant God from a planned invasion to Bermesiah.  Sieghart bears the ...

DSi Goes Zoom

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Leading gaming peripherals manufacturer, Nyko Technologies®, today announced that the Zoom Case, a detachable optical zoom lens and hard shell case for the Nintendo DSi™ , is now available on store shelves for $24.99. On the heels of Nintendo’s DSi update, which allows users to upload pictures directly to Facebook™, the Zoom Case will enable users to share clear shots taken from greater distances, while protecting their DSi from scuffs and scratches. “Nyko ...

News Briefs (10-27-09)

  MMO Bright Shadow has entered open beta testing. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   The Nintendo DSi is getting Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal late next year.   In Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal, players are challenged to find and capture apparitions trapped within their own environment by using the Nintendo DSi(TM) Camera and ghost tuner to access alternative frequencies beyond the standard Wi-Fi range. Spirits, shadows and demons all have their own personalities, so finding and "solving" them is anything but easy. Some ...

New World Coming

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Atari Inc., one of the world’s most recognized video game publishers, announced today that it will bring one of the world’s foremost puzzle brands, Puzzler, to Nintendo DST82; this holiday season with Puzzler World.  The ultimate brain-buster for puzzle lovers of all ages and sequel to smash hit Puzzler Collection, Puzzler World will offer up more than 1000 games developed specifically for the DS by Ideas Pad in close partnership with Puzzler ...

News Briefs (10-26-09)

The PC demo for Left 4 Dead 2 is now available for pre-loading through Steam. It will be ready to go on Tuesday, the 27th for those that have pre-ordered the game. …………………………………………………………………………   SimAnimals Africa for the Wii and DS have begun shipping out to store shelves. …………………………………………………………………………   World of Zoo for the Wii, DS and PC has shipped to retail. …………………………………………………………………………   A very specific 2 day beta test for Mercenary Wars is taking place today and tomorrow. Starting at 2 ...

Wii/DSi Downloads 10-26-09

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Boo! As the year’s spookiest holiday draws near, this week’s additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop are ready to put some extra chills and thrills into your Halloween week. The WiiWare™ service invites you to explore a ghostly mansion or face menacing foes in a new Tales of Monkey Island adventure. On the Virtual Console™, battle zombies and other supernatural creatures in a Super NES™ classic, or ward ...

News Briefs (10-22-09)

Free content for recently released strategy title Order of War is available today for download.   * Heavy Bomber Squadrons:  Addition of German Arado and Allied B-24 Marauder heavy bomber units to air support. * Infantry Mortar Launchers:  Addition of infantry mortar units. * Off-Map Heavy Artillery:  Addition of heavy artillery strikes to the air support menu. * Survival Mission Mode:  New survival mission mode where you fend off waves of attacking enemies for as long as possible. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   New games available ...

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