“X-PLAY” PRESENTS “G-PHORIA 2008,” WHERE VIEWERS TAKE CONTROL OF G4’S ANNUAL VIDEOGAME AWARDS SHOW

“G-Phoria,” the only videogame award show that puts the voting controllers in the hands of real gamers, returns to G4 with interactive features that make it the most engaging awards show on TV. Once again, G4’s experts put their personal opinions aside and allow the game-playing public to decide the winners in a wide variety of categories ranging from Best Party Game to Best New Character, with the ultimate victor being named Game of the Year.

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Commune, connect and compete as the premiere Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection community relaunches on August 1st with all new ways to play people online.

Registration on the site is easy and free: and once you’ve signed up, just put in your friend codes for each of your Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection supported games and you’ll be able to take advantage of the new matchmaking features. On any page of the site, press the ‘Play Now’ button and the site will match you up with other gamers online, and open a room with them so you can discuss the game with your fellow players.

If you’re looking for somebody to play later, OneClick Wi-Fi has you covered with the in-depth challenges system, ranking your status against other site members on our leaderboards – where getting to the top isn’t just about winning against anyone, but who you win against. The Calendar has been improved allowing you to run bigger and better tournaments, so you can prove that you’re the best player out there.

It’s not all strong competition: as you can be a part of the large community by joining groups, chatting on the new and improved forums, customise your profile (with YouTube, Twitter and Flickr support) and write what you think in your own blog. You can also contribute to the all new Games section, where you can share tips, tricks, screenshots, videos and even write your own reviews about the 150+ Wi-Fi games supported on OneClick.

All of this, with lots of extra tools such as the Decal Designer and Wi-Fi Cards so you can take a slice of your OneClick profile and share it across the web, makes OneClick Wi-Fi a great place to join if you want to play online on your Nintendo DS or Wii, hook up with friends, or just have a bit of fun – just head over to www.oneclickwifi.net today!

OneClick Wi-Fi relaunches on August 1st at 6pm GMT.

GamePress

Hey everyone!  Just a quick site note, I’ve added a new page to the menu bar that will take you to our new ‘Reviews’ page.  I’m hoping to be doing more reviews in the future, so this will be our main page for that as well as archives for all of our past reviews.  

Check it out here

Thanks to Sagatron for sending in his review for Agatha Christie!  Remember, any reviews you have for games, just drop them in an email to tips at purenintendo.com and we’ll be sure to post it!

Introduction:

This game is a one-player point-and-click murder mystery based on the Agatha Christie’s novel by the same name. If you’re a fan of Agatha’s storytelling and have read the novel first published back in 1939, you might be asking yourself why you would want to play this game when you already know the ending. Well good news, the ending for this game is different than the book. For all of us that have not read the book (myself included), what is the point of changing the ending? To me, this seems disrespectful to Agatha’s work. However, if you finish the game, a surprise awaits for those that don’t know the original story.

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PhaseSpace used in new Nintendo^® Wii^TM Title

San Leandro, Calif. July 28, 2008 – PhaseSpace, the price and performance leader in optical motion capture, announced today that 3G Studios has implemented a large PhaseSpace Impulse motion capture system in its studio in Reno, NV. This marks another win for PhaseSpace continuing to demonstrate why they are at the forefront in motion and performance capture products in the US.

3G Studios is an experienced next-gen development studio currently working on the recently announced Jillian Michael’s Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for the Nintendo® Wii™ due out this fall as well as an unannounced next-gen title. 3G Studios made a significant studio investment by purchasing the robust PhaseSpace Impulse System which supportsreal-time previews and features well-defined hand and facial capture. The PhaseSpace system will allow 3G Studios to provide ahigher level of realism and perform complex motions with less time spent on clean-up, allowing the studio to work faster than many of its competitors.

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I was amazed how much RE5 takes from RE4. Granted, RE4 was amazing, but from the reviews and what I’ve seen, RE5 doesn’t bring too much more innovation to the table.

Madden NFL 09 – A, B, A-
Alone in the Dark – B-, D+, C-
Izuna 2 – B-
Guitar Hero: On Tour – B-

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Wii Version

One of the most amazing third-party Wii games at E3 was EA’s Skate It.  The game carries a lot in common with last year’s Skate for the 360 and PS3.  The storyline revolves around a disaster that happens in the city from the first Skate.  The entire city is now in ruins and your character gets to skate wherever they want.  EA really wanted to emphasize an open environment where the players could skate virtually anywhere and anyway they want to.

The demo of the game consisted of one basic area in the heart of the ruined city.  All the main elements for a skating game were there: gaps, jumps, verts, fun boxes, rails, and all sorts of skatable rubble.  First, I got to try the game using just the Wii Remote.  Every move and button can be mapped to only the Wii remote, and it basically controls just like a skateboard.  To turn left, tilt the Wiimote left.  To ollie, flick the Wii remote up.  It’s very intuitive and easy to get used to grinding and performing tricks to string together multiple lines.  The game’s scoring system is based on how many tricks you can do within a given ‘line’.  There are all sorts of combo multipliers and linking varied tricks can lead to a lot of points.

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Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games

Join Forces to Announce E3 2008 Line Up

Independent Game Publishers to Showcase Stellar Portfolio of Titles on Wii™ and Popular Handheld Systems

Torrance, Calif., (July 11, 2008) – Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games today announced its E3 plans which include a stellar line up of games for both Nintendo platforms, the Nintendo DS and Wii, as well as the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. Both companies will display their portfolio of upcoming titles at E3 2008 which will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 15th – 17th. E3 attendees are invited to visit the Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games booth located at Concourse Hall Pavilion #427.

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