About James Higginbotham

PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, announced that beginning today and continuing through May 11, 2008, the company will honor Mother’s Day by donating 30% of the price of each game sold on its website to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader in the fight to end breast cancer forever. The monetary goal of the Mother’s Day fund-raising drive is $100,000 – and if that goal is met, all consumers who participated (by purchasing one or more games) will receive a free gift from PopCap. The promotion is site-wide, with the main informational page located at http://www.popcap.com/promos/mothersday/?cid=mom10019.

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1. Wii Fit 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (360) 3. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) 5. Official Nintendo Wii Wheel 6. Grand Theft …
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EDISON, N.J., April 30, 2008 – Round up the lost residents of Kololo Kingdom and return them home in Rollin’ Rascals, a puzzle game for Nintendo DS™ announced today by Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market. Developed by Hoget, Rollin’ Rascals challenges players to reunite matching pairs of adorable critters-from pandas to puppies to pigs-by rolling them around obstacles and into each other to clear the game board of pets before time runs out.

“Rollin’ Rascals is as charming as it is addictive; just a few rolls around the game board is enough to hook you on this easy-to-play little puzzler that gamers of all ages will enjoy,” said Gui Karyo, Executive Vice President of Operations, Majesco.
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We were so impressed by the legacy of Alone in the Dark we wanted something very ambitious and very innovative, so the first proposal was in fact maybe a little bit too ambitious and too innovative, which meant it looked very risky to a producer. And we had a difficult start – the project was killed once, and after that we were so motivated to make this game, we worked on it and came back with a technical demo and a proof of concept of all the most risky elements, and Atari said OK let’s take the risk, and since then we’ve had full support to develop the game. Pre-production started in 2003 then full production started 2 years ago in early 2006. The team built up very fast and today there is around 120 people working on the game.

The main source of inspiration for this game was the narration, that’s to say finding the best way to create the perfect narration for this type of game. At Eden we were all addicted to the new TV series like 24, Lost, Prison Break. We thought about this and said, hey, maybe there’s a new way to tell the story in a game. The length of the game is close to 10 up to 15 hours of gameplay and narration and so it’s not the same pace as a movie which is around 2 hours. Lots of games try to copy the narrative structure of a movie, but it fits better with a length of a TV season, so we had the idea to split the game into an episodic structure.

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141 Pieces Downed in Six Minutes at Press Event for Major League Eating: The Game for WiiWare

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Apr 30, 2008 – Ingestion history has been made. Friday, April 11, 2008 professional eater, Tim ‘Eater X’ Janus, set the world sushi eating record with 141 pieces of sushi eaten in six minutes at a San Francisco press event to preview the upcoming WiiWare title, Major League Eating: The Game.

Mastiff, international publisher of videogames and interactive entertainment, under license of Major League Eating (MLE) and the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) has created Major League Eating: The Game, which will makes its debut as an exclusive on WiiWare^TM, Nintendo’s new downloadable game service for the Wii^TM console, which launches May 12 in North America. The game will make extensive use of the Wii Remote^TM to simulate the fast and furious action of a professional eating competition.
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Do You Dare To Enter The Enchanted Labyrinth?

Create a legend with Etrian Odyssey for Nintendo DS

This summer, prepare to undertake a dangerous journey into the unknown! Discover hidden secrets and lost treasures from the depths of the mysterious Yggdrasil Labyrinth in Etrian Odyssey, an enthralling new fantasy RPG for the Nintendo DS. Combining classic dungeon exploring, old school ‘pen and paper’ style map drawing, ferocious and inspired enemies and an absorbing universe, Etrian Odyssey will reawaken the imagination of every player and launch them into a magical world of quest and combat. Etrian Odyssey launches across Europe on 6th June 2008.
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