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News Briefs (3-18-10)

A game based on the hit summer television series Wipeout is coming for the Wii and DS. Look for it to be available just before the new season airs. In Wipeout: The Game, players will prove they have what it takes to make it to the grand finale “Wipeout Zone” for their chance to be proclaimed champion. Four players can compete at the same time, even allowing players to hurl objects at and taunt their opponents. ...

News Briefs (3-16-10)

An Xbox 360 demo for Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction will be available Thursday, with the game shipping for the Xbox 360 and PC April 13. The single-player demo will feature the opening segment of the Michigan Avenue Reservoir level and serve as an introduction to the game’s core gameplay mechanics for Splinter Cell fans. Gamers will have the opportunity to find out for themselves why brand-new innovative features such as Mark and Execute and Last ...

Astro Headset Ready

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE ASTRO Gaming, creator of premium video gaming equipment for professional gamers, has launched the ASTRO A30 Cross-Gaming Headset, a professional-grade cross-gaming platform audio solution for gamers on-the-go.  The ASTRO A30 Cross-Gaming Headset features a lightweight street-smart design and delivers tournament-level audio quality and crystal-clear voice communication across all types of digital entertainment devices including gaming consoles, PCs and mobile devices.  All ASTRO Gaming products are available directly ...

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 Green Date

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Multi-platinum selling and Grammy® Award winning group Green Day, along with  Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), and Reprise / Warner Bros. Records today announced that Green Day: Rock Band™, the full standalone music video game experience that celebrates Green Day’s historic career and genre-defining albums will launch worldwide June 8, 2010, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment ...

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 ...

More Active

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Millions 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™**. Today, EA SPORTS™, a label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced that EA SPORTS ...

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 ...

Hoops Tune Contest

FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT Duck Down Music and 2K Sports have partnered to present an exciting contest for all aspiring producers and MCs to create unique and original music, along with the special opportunity to have their song included in the upcoming soundtrack for NBA 2K11, the next iteration of the hugely popular NBA 2K series. Phase 1: NBA 2K11 Producer Contest Starting on March 3rd, producers will have three weeks to create one sample-free instrumental.  All ...

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 ...

Music Store Goes Live

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced that the Rock Band Network Music Storeopens to the public today,giving Rock Band fans and music lovers a new avenue to discover music and providing musicians and labels the opportunity to produce and promote tracks for the Rock Band platform. The Rock Band Network, announced in July,is aground-breaking initiative that gives musicians, publishers and record ...

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 ...

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 ...

News Briefs 2-26-10

Three new weapons are now available in the free to play online title Combat Arms:   AA-12 Shotgun M417 SB machine gun M93 Hornet Mine   Additionally, a new update to the game tweaks how in-game currency is used, gives double experience points over the weekend, and plenty of other changes.   http://combatarms.nexon.net/ ………………..………………..………………..………………..   The free to play MMO Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent is now available to play through ijji.com’s portal site of other free to play online titles.   Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent is ...

March’s Heroes

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Guitar Hero® shifts into high gear with the announcement of this month’s lineup of downloadable songs for Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® 5 and Band Hero™.  With a new three-song offering every Thursday, Guitar Hero raises the bar once again with track packs from premier pop-punk band blink-182, alternative rockers OK Go, Irish-infused music from Flogging Molly and a collection of 80’s hits from iconic bands Mötley Crüe, The Go-Go’s ...

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 ...

Hunting The Info

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced big plans for its upcoming game Monster Hunter™ Tri at the Nintendo Media Summit in San Francisco. Capcom revealed that the Wii™ exclusive would be shipping to retail stores on April 20, 2010 along with the launch of the new Classic Controller Pro™. Limited quantities of Monster Hunter Tri will be bundled in with the new controller for a ...

New Mystery Coming

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       There's been a crime... can you follow the clues to find the Guilty Party?  Disney Interactive Studios today announced Disney Guilty Party, a family-friendly mystery party game being developed exclusively for the WiiTM console.  Created by Wideload Games, Disney Interactive Studios' Chicago development studio, Guilty Party is scheduled for release in the second half of 2010. Guilty Party tells the thrilling tale of the Dickens Detective Agency as they solve crimes set in ...

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 (2-22-10 Part 1)

The PC space combat action title DarkStar One is coming to the Xbox 360 as DarkStar One: Broken Alliance this summer.   In DarkStar One – Broken Alliance, players will explore the vast reaches of space, encountering, battling and trading with six mysterious alien races in a quest to unravel the mysterious death of the protagonist’s father. Players can create their own career paths – be it brigand, mercenary, privateer, merchant or whatever mix they please – ...

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 ...

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