News Briefs (8-11-09)
Plenty of games headed out to store shelves, details about other titles, and plenty of other news bits
Tags: Active Life: Extreme Challenge, Brave, C.O.R.E., Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Hardware and Peripherals, Mad Catz, Madden NFL 10, Modern Warfare 2, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, NBA 2K10, Nyko, Real Heroes: Firefighters, Saitek, Zumba Categories: DS News, News, PC News, PS2 News, PS3 News, PSP News, Wii News, Xbox 360 News
Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Aug 11th, 2009
The Wii version of Madden NFL 10 has begun shipping to retail and will be available by Friday. The game has been completely redesigned from the ground up with a new look and plenty of new features, including a co-op mode.
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Real Heroes: Firefighters for the Wii has shipped out to retail.
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Mad Catz has announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Dale Earnhardt Jr. for a line of peripherals. The company has also announced that it has a line of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 peripherals in the works as well.
Through the Saitek brand, Mad Catz also has a number of PC peripherals set to debut later this year. Available in a variety of colors there are several new mice, both wired and wireless, a wired or wireless slim keyboard, USB hub, card reader, and a mouse mat.
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Johnny Cash is announced to appear in Guitar Hero 5. His iconic song “Ring of Fire” will be included in the game’s soundtrack and the artist himself will be a playable character.
Additionally, buying Guitar hero 5 will net gamers an advance copy of Guitar Hero: Van Halen long before that game is due to ship out. This is a very limited offer, so pre-orders are naturally encouraged.
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Active Life: Extreme Challenge for the Wii has shipped to store shelves.
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The Wii version of Brave: A Warrior’s Tale is now available, coming a week after the Xbox 360 version.
In Brave: A Warrior’s Tale, many decades have passed since Brave was called upon to defend his village from the evil and powerful dark force, Wendigo. Now as the Village Elder, Brave spends his days telling tales of his adventures to the children of the Village. Brave takes a particular interest in a child named Courage. With various weapons including the Spirit Dancer’s Tomahawk and the powerful Warrior’s Bow, Courage will battle dangerous creatures such as fierce wolves and fallen warriors in order to protect his tribe. Will Brave’s stories and teachings prepare Courage enough to defend the Village when Wendigo strikes again?
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Nintendo DS title C.O.R.E. has arrived at retail.
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The official website for the upcoming Wii title Muramasa: The Demon Blade has launched.
http://www.muramasathedemonblade.com/
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Majesco today announced that it has a new fitness game in the works. Partnering with Zumba, the first title in the partnership is scheduled to arrive in time for holiday shopping. No platform was announced, but we suspect it will be a Wii title.
Through invigorating, high calorie-burning fitness classes, Zumba® Fitness has helped melt the pounds and inches off more than five million Zumba-enthusiasts in more than 75 countries. This addictive new fitness craze blends Latin and world rhythms with easy-to-follow dance moves to help fans successfully tone and sculpt the body while burning fat.
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Nyko’s Wand peripheral for the Wii has dropped in price to $29.99. Additionally two new peripheral packs are now available for $44.99. The Action Pak includes one Wand and Trans-Port compatible Pistol Grip. The Core Pak includes one Wand and a Trans-Port enabled Kama Wired Analog Controller with Rumble (essentially an upgraded version of Wii controller and nun-chuck).
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2K Sports has announced that Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls is the featured athlete for NBA 2K10: Draft Combine. The game is a download only title for the Xbox 360 and PS3, so there is to box for a cover athlete.
In NBA 2K10: Draft Combine, fans will begin their career at the ATTACK Athletics gym in Chicago by building their own custom player and working with a mentor, the 2K Insider, to step up their game through a variety of challenging basketball drills and 5-on-5 games to increase their NBA draft stock. The greater a player excels at a particular drill, or in completing specific game objectives, the more valuable skill points they will receive which can be used to improve one of over 30 key player attributes. Fans can then take their custom built players in NBA 2K10: Draft Combine and use them in the all-new My Player career mode in NBA 2K10 launching this fall, allowing them to continue their journey toward becoming an NBA legend.
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Tags: Active Life: Extreme Challenge, Brave, C.O.R.E., Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Hardware and Peripherals, Mad Catz, Madden NFL 10, Modern Warfare 2, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, NBA 2K10, Nyko, Real Heroes: Firefighters, Saitek, Zumba
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