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NEED FOR SPEED NITRO BRINGS ADRENALINE-FUELED RACING TO RETAILERS ON NOVEMBER 17 (

By  •  Wii, DS

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – July 22, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Need for Speed™ NITRO, the first ever Need for Speed title made exclusively for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ will ship to retailers worldwide on November 17th. This holiday, gamers must battle through the mayhem of relentless cops, master the art of drifting to gain boost at 200 mph, and prove themselves across five exotic cities at blistering speeds.

“Need for Speed NITRO offers fun and intense competition for every type of gamer, “said Joe Booth, Senior Producer, EA Montreal. “The varied track designs, deep controls, and intuitive drift and nitro mechanics give players something to come back to for months on end. We wanted to fuse together attitude with car culture and the best of arcade racing, to create a new and unique racing experience for the Wii and NDS this November.”

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TOMY OFFERING FANS CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES DURING TOURNAMENT PLAY OF NARUTOTM SHIPPUDEN: CLASH OF NINJA® REVOLUTION 3 AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON

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LOS ANGELES – July 22, 2009 – Consumer software and entertainment company TOMY Corporation announced today plans to feature tournament play of NARUTO Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 for the first time this week at the 2009 Comic-Con in the San Diego Convention Center. Fans aged 13 and older can test their mettle and vie for prizes during daily tournaments featuring the upcoming Wii™ fighter title, or win limited edition NARUTO Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 or Ninja Destiny 2 dog tags by simply visiting the booth and trying out the game, while supplies last.

Hands-on game play trials of the upcoming Wii exclusive fighter will be available throughout the show, or attendees can gain entry into the tournaments by seeing a TOMY representative on the booth during show hours. Tournaments will take place each day from 4:30 p.m. at the Future Gaming University booth #5135, July 23 – 26. Players will compete in one of four four-player matches, with the winner of each round advancing to the final championship round each day. In the final match, the players can win by gaining two points, or by winning two rounds.

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World of Goo follow up “in the works?”

By  •  Wii

Coming from one of the guys at 2d Boy, the creators of World of Goo.

“The three of us are cooking up a new game for WiiWare, currently “in the …
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MTV Games, Harmonix and EA Announce Rock Band® Country Track Pack™Available Now in North America

By  •  Wii

Cambridge, MA – July 22, 2009 — Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced the release of Rock Band® Country Track Pack, the first Rock Band game focused exclusively on country music. The standalone software is available now at retail stores nationwide for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Wii system. The suggested retail price for Rock Band Country Track Pack is $29.99.

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T.J. Houshmadzadeh Boycotts Madden For His Low Player Rating

By  •  Wii

I understand I averaged 10 yards a catch, but it’s the offense, not me. I’m not playing Madden no more until they get my rating right. … …
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