May 21, 2009, New York – Vogster Entertainment, LLC, an international innovator in video-game design and content, is pleased to announce their full lineup of games for its debut attendance at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Vogster Entertainment will offer hands-on demonstrations at booth 5555 in the West Hall for the following titles:
UNBOUND SAGA (PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) System) — Based on the upcoming Dark Horse comic book of the same name, UNBOUND SAGA is a comic book inspired, arcade-style brawler for the PSP System that features interactive environments with real-time physics. In UNBOUND SAGA players can throw down as ‘comic book tough guy’ Rick Ajax as they brawl their way across the panels and toward their final showdown with the omnipotent entity know as The Maker.
Pepsi, Rock Band and MTV Team Up To Make You FamousSummer Promotion to Offer Music Fans Thousands of Rock Band Tracks and GamesFirst-Ever MTV Video Music Awards Moonman for Best Rock Band Music Video to be Awarded to Contest WinnerNew York, NY (May 20, 2009) – Today, MTV and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) and Pepsi announced a multi-platform “Drink Up, Rock Out” promotion that will give away thousands of Rock Band® DLC music tracks and games. Music lovers and gamers nationwide will be able to win prizes instantly and will have the opportunity to participate in the first-ever Pepsi Rock Band music video contest that will award one talented band a 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Moonman. The summer promotion begins June 2 and continues through the MTV Video Music Awards.As part of the “Drink Up, Rock Out” promotion, fans who see a Rock Band icon on specially-marked packages of 20-ounce and 1-liter bottles of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Max and other Pepsi products are encouraged to look under the cap for a code and then go to www.pepsirockband.com to enter the code for a chance to win prizes. During the promotion, MTV and Pepsi will give away a Rock Band®2 Special Edition bundle every hour and thousands of Rock Band downloadable tracks each day. Additionally, fans can enter a weekly sweepstakes for opportunities to win a trip to a Harrah’s Entertainment property, Xbox 360 Consoles and other great prizes.
HRH The Queen of England received an unusual surprise today as a gold-plated Wii was delivered to Buckingham Palace.
Finished in gold, the unique Wii console was specially commissioned for the Royal Family to mark today’s launch of brand new Wii game BIG Family Games – the perfect game for all the family to play together from publisher THQ Inc.
As the UK’s ultimate family, the Royals also received one of the first copies of BIG Family Games to road-test their shiny new console.
Danielle Robinson, Product Manager at THQ, said: “BIG Family Games is the ultimate Wii game to get all family members, from grandparents to young children, playing together. The Royal Family is arguably the most important family in the country so we felt that they had to have a copy of the new game.
01. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (SCEI) 41,000 / NEW 02. [PSP] Grow Lancer (Atlus) 23,000 / NEW 03. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Namco Bandai) 20,000 / …
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NATSUME ANNOUNCES HARVEST MOON: ANIMAL PARADE FOR THE NINTENDO Wii AND
HARVEST MOON: SUNSHINE ISLANDS FOR THE NINTENDO DS
Two Exciting New Harvest Moon Titles Cropping Up
on Nintendo Platforms this YearBurlingame, Calif., May 21, 2009 – Natsume, a worldwide developer and
publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that it will
publish Harvest Moon: Animal Parade for the Nintendo Wii and Harvest
Moon: Sunshine Islands for the Nintendo DS. Harvest Moon: Animal
Parade will be released this fall, while Harvest Moon: Sunshine
Islands will be available later this summer. Both of the new games
will be shown for the first time in public at Natsume’s booth (South
Hall, booth # 848) in June at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).“Harvest Moon: Animal Parade and Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands
continue our beloved Harvest Moon franchise with wonderful new
storylines, plenty of activities, and exciting new features,” said
Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO of Natsume. “Each game introduces
intriguing new characters and exciting new features, such as the
ability to share your photos over WiiConnect24 in Harvest Moon: Animal
Parade.”
PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, May 20, 2009 – According to The NPD Group, a leader in market research for the entertainment industry, nearly two out of three Americans (63 percent) have played a video game in the past six months. While that level of penetration does not begin to compete with music listening, which is nearly universal (94 percent), it exceeds the percentage of U.S. consumers who report going out to the movies (53 percent), during that same time period. Gaming is also benefiting from new outlets for playing. Overall 10 percent of U.S. consumers played video games on a social network. Five percent have paid to download a video game from the Web, which is an increase of nearly 2 percent since last year.
This summer Nintendo DS owners will have a chance to embark on a truly heroic journey!
Today, Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, and Tecmo are …
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1 (1) – Nintendo DSi Browser 2 (3) – Dr. Mario Express 3 (2) – Paper Airplane Chase 4 (4) – WarioWare: Snapped! 5 (5) – Bird & Beans …
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The Calafornia supreme court is getting ready to hear the first arguments to band the sell of violent video games.
The petition asks the Court to consider two key questions:
SAN FRANCISCO – May 20, 2009 – Today Ubisoft® announced a new addition to its sports portfolio, Academy of Champions(TM), an arcade soccer game featuring legendary sports icons Pelé and U.S. soccer champion Mia Hamm. Developed for the Wii(TM) system from Nintendo, the game will deliver an engaging, interactive experience for kids and their families. Academy of Champions is scheduled to be released in 2009.
“We made our mark in the sports genre last year with the global success of Shaun White Snowboarding,” stated Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer at Ubisoft. “Now, with Academy of Champions, Ubisoft offers another sports game with a fresh approach that has something unique to offer young gamers and sports fans.”
1UP: Why did you decide to speak at the Nordic Game Conference, and what can you tell us about your presentation for tomorrow?
Suda: I’d received an offer from the …
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Twain Harte, Calif. — May 20, 2009 — O-Games, a new publisher of family, social and sports videogames, and part of Oxygen Interactive Software Limited, announced today that Hurry Up Hedgehog™ is coming to the Nintendo DS™ handheld device on June 16, 2009. Race, creep, jostle and out-maneuver others in this captivating multi-player brainteaser for all ages!
“Hurry Up Hedgehog is a fun and exciting puzzle and pursuit game for the entire family,” says Greg Lanz, General Manager of O-Games. “Lead your family and friends through the garden as you dodge hazards, outsmart your friends, and use creative ideas to race your hedgehogs to victory!”
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