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“When we heard during development that Shigeru Miyamoto was making a new DS version of Super Mario Bros., we were really happy that our vision [for Street Fighter IV] and …
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Mega Man 9 crazy! I remember playing some of the first Mega Mans. Does that make me old?

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8. Grand Theft Audo IV (360, PS3) 7. God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) 6. No More Heroes (Wii) 5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) 4. The World Ends …
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June 13, 2008 – Glendale, Calif. – Ignition Entertainment, a UTV Enterprise and worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, announced today that they have partnered with developer Success to bring Tornado to North America, exclusively for Nintendo DS™.

Tornado lets players join forces with Toki and the other members of the Cosmic Cleaners as they set out to restore all of Earth’s buildings, vehicles, inhabitants and other obscure objects that have been stolen by the envious Prince using his mischievous “Black Hole Device.” Using a combination of stylus and microphone activated controls, players will travel across Planet 69 as they level up and max out their “Tornado Machines” to literally uproot everything in their paths in effort to take back what Prince has wrongfully stolen and return it to Earth.
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SouthPeak, Interactive Game Group and Legacy Interactive to Publish “Igor” for Wii^TM, NINTENDO DS^TM and PC

MIDLOTHIAN, VA, June 13, 2008 – SouthPeak Interactive Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SOPK; SOPKU; SOPKW; SOPKZ) announced today it will be co-publishing Igor The Game for the Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and PC. The game is based on the highly anticipated animated movie created by Exodus Film Group in cooperation with The Weinstein Company. MGM Studios is distributing the animated film in the United States, launching wide this September. Interactive Game Group (“I2G”) is financing and coordinating the game project on a worldwide basis. Co-published and developed by Legacy Interactive in the US, Igor lures players through Malaria, a world where mad scientists create dubious inventions to compete in the annual Evil Science Fair.

“Legacy and I2G are doing a tremendous job bringing Igor into the virtual gaming world,” said Melanie Mroz, CEO of SouthPeak Games. “This is a great property and promises to be a huge hit when it comes out this fall. We love the fact that the game is able to capture the elements of the film so well and turn it into a fun, interactive environment.”
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Wow, 2 years already! It just seemed like yesterday I was hearing the dream from Justin, about some Nintendo site he was doing, I will be honest, …
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2K Sports announced today that Top Spin 3 for PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ home video game system, and Nintendo DS™ has gone gold. Created by 2K’s PAM Development studio, Top Spin 3 will be available at retailers across North America starting June 24th.

As the most authentic tennis video game, Top Spin 3 features stunning graphics and revolutionary gameplay that contains innovative new controls, signature player animations and styles, and expansive online offerings. Top Spin 3 gives players control over a wide selection of current top ranked tennis pros like Andy Roddick, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova, as well legendary* players Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg and Monica Seles. An incredibly deep player creator system provides fans with complete control over every aspect of their character with a new freeform face sculpting editor, and customizable swing animations, hairstyles, makeup, tattoos and grunts.
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Sheffield, England – June 13th, 2008 – Video games publisher Lexicon Entertainment today announce that the Commando: Steel Disaster website is now live and can be viewed at:

www.commandosteeldisaster.com

Due for a July 2008 release you play as the heroic Storm who must put an end to an evil organisation called Rattlesnake. Of course, you get to do this with a range of heavy weaponry and Lexicon assures us there are plenty of different weapons and pick-ups – each with its own attack method and power. Plus, some guns can be used to find secret items.
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layers Compete for the Opportunity to Win $5,000

GRAPEVINE, Texas–(eMediaWorld)–GameStop, Corp. (NYSE:GME), the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host NCAA Football ‘08 video game tournaments at 1,500 of its U.S. GameStop and EB Games locations on Saturday, June 14, 2008. The tiered tournament program is one of several football frenzy events that GameStop will host surrounding the launch of NCAA Football ‘09 by Electronic Arts, available July 15, 2008.
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While Nintendo supports the creation of innovative games and products used with our game systems, we cannot allow third parties to infringe our intellectual property rights. –Denis …
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Two Nintendo video games designed to appeal to both novice and expert gamers posted healthy numbers in the May sales charts, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks …
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Total install base – North America

Wii – 10.2 million Xbox 360’s – 10.27

The Wii just barely missed out in over-taking the 360 in NA systems. I am pretty …
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