NEW YORK, May 12, 2009 – Internationally renowned motion picture and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer and MTV Games, a part of Viacom Inc.’s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks, today announced two executive appointments that officially mark the producer’s entrance into the video game industry. Industry veterans, Jim Veevaert and Jay Cohen, will lead Jerry Bruckheimer Games, Inc. as President of Production and President of Development respectively.
Connecting the impact, creativity and success of Jerry Bruckheimer to the interactive entertainment industry for the first time, Veevaert and Cohen will build a creative IP development studio focused on the development and production of groundbreaking interactive content and original intellectual property that convey and reflect the high standards of entertainment value set by Jerry Bruckheimer in his other creative ventures.
WiiWare Continues to Deliver Great New Games to Consumers
REDMOND, Wash., May 12, 2009 – WiiWare™, the downloadable video game service for Nintendo’s Wii™ home console, launched one year ago today. It arrived with a promise to provide a venue for game developers to showcase their ideas, while delivering to consumers the newest, most interesting games available at accessible prices, directly through the Wii Shop Channel in their Wii consoles. With 81 games in its library, WiiWare ensures that there’s something for everyone. But beyond quantity, WiiWare offers quality games and experiences for all types of Wii owners.
WiiWare removes barriers that make console game development expensive, and helps developers connect directly with consumers. WiiWare games have been created by more than 40 different development studios, from large companies to small startups. In fact, more than half the games in the WiiWare library were created and self-published by small independent studios, many with five or fewer employees.
“The first anniversary of our WiiWare service is a milestone that marks how far the service has come and how much great content is currently available,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “We encourage everyone to get their Wii consoles connected to the Internet so they have access to the full range of WiiWare games.”
Nintendo’s roster of quality WiiWare games stands as an example of what creative minds can accomplish. Titles range from completely original creations to names that are instantly familiar and beloved. Just look at a small sampling of what has been accomplished in just one year’s time:
Always Drum Fill (“Drum Over” mode) Red, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Yellow
Black Highway (All black note highway) Yellow, Red, Green, Red, Green, Red, Red, Blue
Always Slide …
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Animal Crossing City Folk and Wii Speak Microphone Bundle $39.99 Shipped
Mario Kart w/ 2-player Wheels Bundle Wii $57.88
Nintendo DSi Value Bundle $197.00
Elebits Wii $14.99 shipped
Tenchu: Shadow …
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Highly stylized environments, blood, violence, over-the-top ways to inflict damage, fully motion controls, and all sorts of crazy carnage—welcome to a very Mad World! MadWorld was announced last year and is one of the first, great hardcore games for the Wii. The game really shows that a game can look good and play just as good on the Wii without high-def graphics. MadWorld employs a black and white and red all over approach, and it couldn’t be better!
Guitar Hero
* Blue Öyster Cult – “Godzilla”
* Boston – “More Than A Feeling”
* Deep Purple – “Smoke On The Water”
* Franz Ferdinand – “Take Me Out”
* Helmet – “Unsung (Live)”
* Incubus – “Stellar”
* Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – “I Love Rock N’ Roll”
* Ozzy Osbourne – “Bark At The Moon”
* Pantera – “Cowboys From Hell (Live)”
* Queen – “Killer Queen”
* Queens Of The Stone Age – “No One Knows”
* The Donnas – “Take It Off”
* The Exies – “Hey You”
* White Zombie – “Thunder Kiss ‘65″
Guitar Hero II
* Alice In Chains – “Them Bones”
* Avenged Sevenfold – “Beast And The Harlot”
* Danzig – “Mother”
* Foo Fighters – “Monkey Wrench”
* Iron Maiden – “The Trooper”
* Jane’s Addiction – “Stop!”
* Kansas – “Carry On Wayward Son”
* Lamb Of God – “Laid To Rest”
* Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Free Bird”
* Mötley Crüe- “Shout At The Devil”
* Nirvana – “Heart-Shaped Box”
* Rage Against The Machine – “Killing In The Name”
* Reverend Horton Heat – “Psychobilly Freakout”
* Rush – “YYZ”
* Stone Temple Pilots – “Trippin’ On A Hole In A Paper Heart”
* The Police – “Message In A Bottle”
* The Sword – “Freya”
* Warrant – “Cherry Pie”
* Wolfmother – “Woman”
With the first trailer for Red Steel 2 leaking online last night, what are your thoughts on the game? Do you like the graphical style and setting? I think it …
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First in-game screenshots for Red Steel 2 have finally surfaced after seeing everything from magazine scans. Check out the full post for even more shots!
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Japanese sunday morning show, ‘Pokemon Sunday’, revealed that a ‘major’ Pokemon game announcement will be made a week from today on May 10. At the end of …
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It’s a little blurry, but you can see from this that the game is still going to have a first-person perspective and also features a nice cel-shaded …
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Ubisoft posted a new screen for Red Steel 2 on their twitter page this morning and it looks like a futuristic western setting which is pretty awesome! I’m looking forward to the game, even if it comes sans-multiplayer…
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