NEW YORK, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Coming off a record year in the video game category, MTVN Entertainment Group’s Spike TV, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIA.B) , today announced that it signed an expansive, multi-year talent and production deal with video game journalist Geoff Keighley. The deal includes Keighley developing, executive producing and hosting a slate of original video game special for the network. The first special, “Gillette-EA SPORTS Champions Of Gaming Final” featuring Derek Jeter and Reggie Bush will premiere on Wednesday, February 18 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT.
The multi-faceted deal encompasses on-camera hosting, producing and Keighley’s role as Spike’s executive in charge of publisher relations. As part of the deal, Keighley will continue to host and executive produce “GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley,” which grew its average audience 33% in 2008, moderate the roundtable talkshow “The Bonus Round” on GameTrailers.com, and act as a producer on the annual Spike “Video Game Awards.”
Nintendo kicked off 2009 the same way it finished 2008: with a bang. While the video game industry grew by $150 million (12 percent) year-on-year, Nintendo’s total sales grew by $300 million in January, offsetting declines on other platforms.
Sales of the Wii™ console in January were up 148 percent over January 2008, with nearly 680,000 units sold, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Since Wii launched in November 2006, it has sold more than 18 million units in the United States.
Sales of the Nintendo DS™ system in January were also up 99 percent over January 2008, and it once again was the top-selling portable system with more than 510,000 units sold. Since Nintendo DS launched in November 2004, it has sold more than 28 million units in the United States.
TOKYO (February 12, 2009) – SEGA® Corporation and Nintendo Co., Ltd today announced that two of the biggest video game heroes, Mario™ and Sonic™, will be coming together again, this time taking their rivalry to the snow and ice in another officially licensed Olympic-themed smash hit Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games™. Heading to stores late in 2009 on the Wii™ home video game system and Nintendo DS, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will take players to Vancouver, Canada, host city of the official 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This gaming experience invites players of all ages and skill sets to face-off in some of the most intense winter competitions available for the Nintendo platforms.
Developed by SEGA of Japan, under the guidance of Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will take players to lifelike Olympic venues where they can choose from a legendary cast of playable characters, including new faces to the series to be revealed later this year. Following the phenomenal worldwide popularity of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, this fresh gaming experience will feature completely new Olympic Winter Games events from the official competition schedule including Alpine Skiing and Speed Skating with more events announced throughout the year.
SANTA MONICA, CA – February 12, 2009 – Guitar Hero gamers looking to upgrade to the best Guitar Hero guitar controllers yet or expand their band to include the drum kit controller need not wait much longer, as Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today individual guitar controllers and drum kit controllers will be available on North American store shelves beginning February 15th.
Playable now with Guitar Hero® World Tour, and later this spring in Guitar Hero® Metallica®, the wireless drum kit controller features three drum pads, two raised cymbal pads and a bass kick pedal, and velocity-sensitive drum heads with soft rubber construction to deliver that certain bounce when struck with a drum stick that drummers are used to and is easy to set up, move, break down and store. The drum kit controller can be expanded with a second bass kick pedal allowing expert gamers to rock to double bass pedal charts in Guitar Hero Metallica. The Guitar Hero World Tour guitar controller, which features a touch-sensitive slide on the neck, is compatible with all previous versions of Guitar Hero® and will be compatible with Guitar Hero Metallica.
I will not be around for Valentines day, and this is such a godd list that I wanted to get this up.
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SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Driven by the popularity of the STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS animated television series, the Force remained strong in 2008 as STAR WARS catapulted to the Number 1 spot of all traditional toy licenses, according to The NPD Group, Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. announced today. U.S. toy retail sales for the brand in 2008 exceeded $450M.
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS was the single most popular licensed toy property in 2008 according to data released by the NPD Group. It was also, as a result, the top boys’ toy license of the year.
During the 2008 holiday season, U.S. retailers reported the strongest sales for STAR WARS toys and products in the 31 years since the first STAR WARS movie was released theatrically, even as the overall retail economy faced significant challenges.
There has been no confirmation if this game well be coming ot the Wii, but in all honesty I do not see why it would not.
Santa Monica, Calif. – Feb. 11, 2009 – Genius Products, Inc. and Genco Interactive announced today new songs for Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, a music rhythm game for fans of hip-hop. Developed by 7 Studios, Scratch: The Ultimate DJ features 60 original and licensed tracks from the most popular hip-hop and R&B artists.
The setlist will include:
· Flashing Lights- Kanye West
· Intergalactic- Beastie Boys
· Let’s Get it Started- The Black Eyed Peas
· Slacker- Tech N9ne
· Don’t Sweat the Technique- Eric B. and Rakim
Additional music from artists:
· Run DMC
· The Gorillaz
· Nelly
· Deltron 3030
Killzone 2 (PS3) $59.99 Skate 2 (360) $59.99 Mario Kart (Wii) $49.99 Street Fighter IV CE (PS3) $79.99 Wii Fit Basic Bundle $129.97 Resident Evil 5 CE (PS3) $89.99 My …
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Consolidated operating results for the nine months ended December 31, 2008
Net sales – ¥309,018 [compared to ¥342,092 nine months ended 12/31/07]
Operating income (loss) – ¥(2,757) [compared to ¥(1,528) nine months ended 12/31/07]
Net income (loss) – ¥(10,840) [compared to ¥(15,766) nine months ended 12/31/07]
During the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, the Japanese economy faced more severe hardships as pressure on corporate earnings from the ongoing and sharp rise in the yen, the country’s worsening job picture, and other factors amid continued turmoil in the global financial markets, raised concerns that the real economy would slow further.
In this environment, the momentum in the pachislot and pachinko industry to replace older pachinko machines with models offering more diverse gameplay remained strong as the industry responds to recent revisions to regulations pertaining to the Entertainment Establishments Control Law of Japan. Meanwhile, the partial amendment in March 2008 of Standards for Interpretation of Technical Specifications is expected to invigorate the pachislot machine market by stimulating the development and supply of highly original pachislot machines with an emphasis on outstanding gameplay.
Addictive Puzzle Adventure available on March 17th,
Features Multiplayer Gameplay, Wi-Fi Connection and
Wii Balance Board(tm) CompatibilitySAN MATEO, Calif. – February 10, 2009 – Hudson Entertainment, the North
American publishing arm for HUDSON SOFT, today announced that MARBLE
SAGA KORORINPA has gone to gold master. An exciting puzzle adventure
centered around an ant and his marbles, MARBLE SAGA KORORINPA is
scheduled to be in stores on March 17th for an SRP of $29.99.MARBLE SAGA KORORINPA is a compelling, entertaining title exclusive to
Wii(tm), featuring 4-person multiplayer, tons of customization
features, the ability to connect and compete online and the use of the
Wii Balance BoardT accessory. The story takes place with players
heading out on a journey with Anthony the Ant as he searches for the
Golden Sunflower. By guiding Anthony’s marble around the Ant World and
searching for items which are valuable to help reach the Golden
Sunflower, gamers will help Anthony save his colony. Along the way
players will face dangerous mazes and use cool and amazing gadgets to
guide Anthony to his objective. With multiple levels to explore and
three difficulty stages within each level, no area is ever the same.
It seems like Bob’s quest for a developers kit has ended. Nintendo has finally got back to Bob, but the news is not that good.
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Dragon Quest V
– 3 save files
– Can only show specific areas
– Square Enix being very protectiveRetro Game Challenge/XSEED/Fragile
– Review going up today
– Turned out really well
– XSEED publishing the game
– XSEED apparently told Matt that people should buy the game because it’ll help them in their cause to bring Fragile to the US
– Fragile a Namco game in Japan – Matt thinks it’s a game Namco might want to publish one day
– Biggest downside in Retro Game Challenge is the localization – Fake game magazines you can read, in the back there are fake letters – one of the letters written in by Homer Sexual
– Craig wants a bit more creativity in their localization next time
– Fragile is in heavy Japanese but you can get through it
– Control in Fragile is pretty good, beautiful, storyline seems dramatic – Matt can’t wait to get it in the USLIT
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SAN FRANCISCO – Feb. 09, 2009 – Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet leads the nominees for the ninth annual Game Developers Choice Awards with seven nominations, organizers have revealed. Number None’s Braid follows closely with five nominations. Among the nominations for LittleBigPlanet is the coveted Game of the Year award.
Other nominees for that category include Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead, which each received a total of four award nominations, Rockstar North’s Grand Theft Auto IV, which earned a total of three nominations, and Lionhead Studios’ Fable 2. Winners will be honored at an awards show taking place during the 2009 Game Developers Conference.
The two leading nominees are celebrating a homecoming of sorts with their nominations for the Choice Awards. Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet, made its debut during a keynote lecture at the 2007 Game Developers Conference, while Number None’s Braid was winner of the Innovation in Game Design award at the 2006 Independent Games Festival (IGF), which is also part of the Game Developers Conference.
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Title: Marble Saga: Kororinpa Launches: March 17, 2009 Platforms: Wii™ Genre: Puzzle Adventure
ANTHONY’S QUEST FOR THE GOLDEN SUNFLOWER
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Europe
Nintendo Wii: – Ben 10: Alien Force – Bolt – Deadly Creatures – Hotel for Dogs – The House of the Dead: OVERKILL – Little League World Series …
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Let’s give the invading demon horde full rein
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 6, 2009 – Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced that Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Survivor™ for Nintendo DS™, a new RPG/SRPG hybrid in the award-winning Shin Megami Tensei franchise, is coming to North America this summer. This may be the first Shin Megami Tensei epic to land on Nintendo DS, but no aspect of the experience-story, visuals, music, or gameplay-has been shrunk in the process. In fact, Devil Survivor invigorates the series with an unprecedented RPG/SRPG combat system and more character customization options than ever before, all wrapped within a compelling, branching narrative. For the first time in the series, players can use a new Demon Auction feature to collect and eventually fuse demons as they seek to create the most powerful party.
The government has quarantined Tokyo after a surprise demon invasion. No one within the isolation zone is safe. Can you and your peers turn the demons against themselves before time runs out and all is lost?
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