SANTA MONICA, CA – February 18, 2010 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Corus Entertainment Inc.’s Nelvana Enterprises announced today the spring release of Bakugan Battle Trainer™ for Nintendo DS™, a brand new entry in the hit Bakugan video game franchise that lets fans interact with their Battle Brawlers like never before. The game introduces players to a different part of the Bakugan world by putting an emphasis on mastering the secrets of Bakugan training by improving their skills, leveling up G-Power and then ultimately going up against challengers in a familiar but innovative way.
“Bakugan Battle Brawlers™ was one of the best-selling Nintendo DS™ games of the holiday 2009 season, and the toy and TV show continue to climb in popularity,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. “It’s thrilling to work with such a hot property and bring the Bakugan universe to life in another way with Bakugan Battle Trainer™.”
Wii Nintendo Channel Statistics Reveal Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility In Top 10 List of Most Avidly Played Games
Burlingame, Calif., February 18, 2010 – Natsume, a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that as the popularHarvest Moon franchise closes in on its 12th anniversary this summer, two games in the franchise are currently among the most avidly-played Nintendo Wii games*. Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility, which launched in the fall of 2008, has consistently been on the top 10 list of games that are played the longest, with an average playing time of 49 hours per player, and a total of 1,726,252 hours logged by Nintendo Channel users?. Not far behind it, Harvest Moon: Animal Parade, which launched in late 2009, already has an average playing time of more than 39 hours per player?.
“Kingdom Hearts is the story of Sora. However, the series that’s currently being built up is also the story of another character. Right now, you could say ‘it’s the series …
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Just received this email from newegg about some pretty good game deals they have going on.
– “The world setting, story and other elements have no relation (to past Xeno games). It’s a completely new title.” – Xenoblade director Tetsuya Takahashi
– Takahashi feels that past Monolith titles have focused on events and scenarios, and this development path was a dead end
– Xenoblade started off with the dev team examining the origins of the RPG genre, and creating a game that was simply fun
– Why does this game have ‘Xeno’ in the title? “I wanted to to have some sort of common point with the games I’ve made.”
– “Xeno” has the meaning of “different nature” or “uniqueness”
At the time the deal was completed, Sony vowed to make his music ‘available through every type of media’ — including a new edition of ‘Rock Band’ …
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HONOLULU – February 17, 2010 – Tetris Online, Inc. (www.tetrisonline.com) today announced the upcoming release of Tetris® Party Deluxe for both Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, set to hit retail shelves in North America this June.
To support the launch and distribution of two exciting new Tetris games for Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, Tetris Online has formed a strategic partnership with Majesco Entertainment Company, an innovative provider of video games for the mass market.
Developed by Hudson Soft, Tetris Party Deluxe builds on the previously released Tetris Party for WiiWare™ by adding new modes and features to enrich the overall game play experience for both Wii and Nintendo DS. Tetris Party Deluxe features:
Keep the skies safe on your Nintendo DSi with the insanely addictive Nintendo DSiWare download Flight Control for 500 Nintendo Points!
In this action-packed game, you will take on the role of an air traffic controller at an increasingly busy airport. In complete control of the airspace, you must direct aircraft to their appropriate landing zones while avoiding collisions. Youíll travel to airports set among green fields, a beachside resort, the Australian Outback, a winter wonderland and even an aircraft carrier. Learn how to land ten different kinds of aircraft, including jets, seaplanes and helicopters.
More info is coming in that Sonic 4 is being published by Dimps, who published the GBA and DS Sonic games and also co-created Street Fighter 4.
LOS ANGELES, CA (February 17th, 2010) – The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), the non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and recognition of game audio, announced the finalists for the 8th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards to honor outstanding creative, technical and artistic audio achievement in the world of interactive entertainment.
Voted and judged upon by the game audio industry and members of G.A.N.G., the finalists represent an array of the best audio in games from 2009. The standouts for nominations this year include Assassin’s Creed II and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves which received 9 nominations each. Final voting has begun and the final winners are chosen by the entire membership of the G.A.N.G. organization. Over 2,000 people representing over 30 countries have signed up as members of G.A.N.G. since its inception in 2002. The winners will be announced at the 8th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards ceremony being held on Friday, March 12th, 2010 in San Francisco, CA during the Game Developers Conference.
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