I want to wish Clever a happy two year anniversary. They have been the best PR company we have dealt with so far. Prove me wrong everyone else, prove me wrong.
Orange County, Calif., February 3, 2009 – Clever Communications, a
public relations agency specializing in interactive entertainment
products, announced today that it has reached its two-year
anniversary. The Clever team, the agency of record for top publishers
including Natsume, True Games Interactive, Gamescampus, G4Box, and
Wicked Interactive, provides an array of public relations services and
customized public relations programs including media outreach,
messaging, media events, strategic counsel, press tours and more. The
agency was started two years ago by Mika Kelly, who previously held PR
management positions at Namco, Infogrames (Atari) and more.“Our goal is to help ensure that our clients’ brand, visibility and
products continue to stay top of mind with both the media and the
consumer-and that is even more important with the turn of the economy
in recent months,” said Mika Kelly, Founder of Clever Communications.
“This is a critical time for businesses to stay visible and get the
word out to the consumer. And that is exactly where we can help.”
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According to reports, the fate of Free Radical will be decided this Wednesday. This announcement, what ever it is, is coming a little late. A few weeks …
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I guess the list from earlier is a little more official than I thought.
Washington, DC February 2, 2009 The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today released additional details about the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo), including opening attendee registration and media credentialing. Individuals seeking to determine their eligibility or requesting media credentialing can now do so at www.e3expo.com. The 2009 E3 Expo is open to all credentialed international and U.S.-based media, industry analysts, retailers, developers and business partners.
“The 2009 E3 Expo will be the preeminent North American computer and video game event,” said Michael D. Gallagher, CEO of the ESA, which represents U.S. computer and video game publishers and owner of the Electronic Entertainment Exposition. “With robust exhibitor sales, high attendee interest, and strong commitments from multiple industry sectors, we are going to ensure the full excitement and energy of this industry is on display.”
TMNT’s 25 Years of Turtle Power Highlighted with Panels, Photo Opportunities and Prizes at East Coast’s Largest Pop Culture Convention
NEW YORK – February 2, 2009 – The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return to their New York City home to “Shell-ebrate” as Mirage Studios, owners of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand, Playmates Toys, the Turtles’ longtime master toy licensee, andTMNT licensing agent 4Kids Entertainment, mark the 25th Anniversary of the lean, green, crime fighting machines with a major fan-based commemoration at the New York Comic Con show (booth # 1057) February 6 to February 8, 2009 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York.
The Turtles will rise from the sewers and hit the streets and major landmarks in Manhattan prior to New York Comic Con, on Thursday, February 5 (Noon – 5 p.m.) and Friday, February 6 (8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.), to engage with fans, locals and NYC visitors about their TMNT memories and enthusiasm for the brand. Footage of the brothers taking Manhattan will be available at www.TMNT25.com. From there, the Turtles will play a starring role at Comic Con with exciting activities planned for fans including a TMNT photo station, a Ubisoft retro TMNT video game challenge where attendees can win a Nintendo Wii, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time arcade game tournament to win the title in the Guinness Book of Video Games Record for highest score in one credit, and onsite raffles to win an iPod touch from UCLICK, the Turtles’ mobile content licensee.In addition, there will be signings and booth appearances by TMNT artists and Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, co-creators of the TMNT, over the course of the show.
This Thursday night, Justin, Kevin and I will be heading up to check out Comic Con in New York. Many people are calling this the “little E3.” …
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Snowboard Riot Combines Snowboarding and Combat into One Exciting
WiiWare ExperienceSAN MATEO, CA – February 2, 2009 – Hudson Entertainment, the North
American publishing arm of HUDSON SOFT, today announced that Snowboard
Riot, a snowboarding experience unlike any other snowboarding game
players have ever encountered, is now available for WiiWare.
Snowboarding will reach new heights when players take to the slopes
with action-packed racing utilizing weapons such as homing bullets and
invisibility!Gamers have several control options to carve their way to a dominating
victory, via the Wii Remote and Nunchuk or the Wii Balance Board. Just
like a real snowboard, players can lean left and right on the Wii
Balance Board, providing a realistic snowboard experience. Boarders
can also choose from four characters to bomb the slopes with, and can
customize their look with Oakley apparel and goggles to improve their
performance.
Feb. 2, 2009
If you’ve got a taste for the eclectic, check out this lively lineup of additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel. One new WiiWare™ title combines brisk winter …
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Famicom:
* Formation Z (February 3rd) * Double Dragon
Super Famicom:
* Tactics Ogre
Sega Master System:
* Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
Sega Mega Drive:
* Galaxy Force II …
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Nintendo Wii
North America: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 3. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft) 4. Wii Play (Nintendo) 5. Active Life: Outdoor Challenge (Namco Bandai)
Japan: …
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EA has revealed three new Need For Seed games for this year. Only one of them is coming to the Wii and DS, Need for Speed: Nitro. The good news is that Nitro is a Wii and DS exclusive, and not a port. Hopefully this will make for a better game. Nitro is being developed by EA Montreal, the game is described as having a “unique visual style,” what ever that means.
Update: Press Release after the jump:
Step into the ring with the Wii Balance BoardTM!
New York, NY – January 29, 2009 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced that Don King Boxing will be available March 31st, 2009 for Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo and Nintendo DS™. Don King Boxing provides a revolutionary boxing experience for Wii via accurate controls, a unique story mode, an exhilarating multiplayer system, and implementation of the Wii Balance Board*. The game for both platforms is rated T for Teen by the ESRB.
“Don King Boxing has been specifically designed to take advantage of everything the Wii and DS have to offer,” said Christoph Hartmann, 2K president. “We worked closely with Nintendo to make Don King Boxing a unique experience, especially using the Wii Balance Board. It is great for those who love boxing or those who just want a fun way to get some exercise.”
The Brand New Title from The Sims Studio Encourages You to Run the Wild
REDWOOD CITY, CA — January 21, 2009 —Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) will releases SimAnimals™ for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ to store shelves today. SimAnimals challenges you to engage, touch, move and try to control a wide range of wild animals as you journey deeper and deeper into the forest. You control an on-screen animated hand that allows you to reach out and touch, pick up and move everything in the game from foxes and bears to trees and flowers. Cohabitate with these animals in their natural surroundings, and based on how you treat them, the animals will come to know and love – or dislike you! Have fun developing relationships with wild animals and their families, and experience the humor and drama of surviving in the wilderness.“We are thrilled to release SimAnimals, our brand new title from The Sims Studio, which we feel defines a brand new category of animal video games” said Sam Player, Executive Producer for SimAnimals. “SimAnimals utilizes the Wii remote and the Nintendo DS stylus to create an immersive and tactile experience that allows you to easily and intuitively become part of the wood’s expressive, quirky and sometimes surprising action. We can’t wait to see what types of stories our players are going to tell using animals instead of people as their actors.”
We have been posting about this game all day. Here finally is the official press release.
Guildford, UK January 29, 2009 – Get ready for the ultimate blox-busting action as Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced BOOM BLOX™ Bash Party for Wii™, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed BOOM BLOX™ game for Wii. EA’s collaboration with director and producer Steven Spielberg continues with BOOM BLOX Bash Party, and the destructive fun reaches new heights with richer multiplayer action and more than 400 new levels that will have players of all ages gaming together and solving action-packed puzzles under water, in zero gravity, and beyond!
“BOOM BLOX Bash Party is a wild social gaming experience,” said Steven Spielberg. “We know families and friends really enjoyed playing the original BOOM BLOX together, so we designed more explosive multiplayer experiences with BOOM BLOX Bash Party.”
BOOM BLOX Bash Party is even more fun to play with friends and family, featuring twice as many multiplayer challenges as the original, and now offers team-based challenges! Players can play with or against friends, solo or in teams, knocking down blocks, destroying towers, slinging and launching blocks and characters, for tons of high-energy, family-friendly fun!
NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced that Don King Boxing will be available March 31st, 2009 for Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo and Nintendo DS™. Don King Boxing provides a revolutionary boxing experience for Wii via accurate controls, a unique story mode, an exhilarating multiplayer system, and implementation of the Wii Balance Board*. The game for both platforms is rated T for Teen by the ESRB.
“Don King Boxing has been specifically designed to take advantage of everything the Wii and DS have to offer,” said Christoph Hartmann, 2K president. “We worked closely with Nintendo to make Don King Boxing a unique experience, especially using the Wii Balance Board. It is great for those who love boxing or those who just want a fun way to get some exercise.”
7 Players Playing:
Antonio Bryant – WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Edgerrin James – RB, Arizona Cardinals
Maurice Jones-Drew – RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
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Q4 fiscal 2008 financial results three months ended October 31, 2008
Net Revenues – $17,992 [compared to $11,898 three months ended October 31, 2007]
Net Income (loss) – $387 [compared to $(961) three months ended October 31, 2007]
Full year fiscal 2008 financial results ended October 31, 2008
Net Revenues – $63,887 [compared to $50,967 year ended October 31, 2007]
Net Income (loss) – $3,352 [compared to $(4,770) year ended October 31, 2007]
EDISON, N.J., Jan 29, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Majesco Entertainment Company (Nasdaq: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced that its net income for the three and twelve months ended October 31, 2008 was $0.4 million, or $0.01 per share and $3.4 million, or $0.12 per share, respectively. This compares to a net loss for the three months ended October 31, 2008 of $0.9 million or $0.03 per share and net income for the twelve months ended October 31, 2008 of $2.1 million, or $0.08 per share, which was previously announced in a press release on January 13, 2009.
Editor Note: Rumors are going around that physical Leipzig has been canceled and is only going online. Skimming through the press release it’s still not very clear. We should find out soon what it up.
Market leaders initiate the industry’s own platform as a combination offline/online event
From 31 July to 2 August 2009, Leipziger Messe presents a new games fair. Headlined GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE, it is the first independent platform in Europe for what is currently the most dynamic market in the gaming industry: browser, client and mobile games. The new gaming trade show is supported by market leaders in the online industry such as BIGPOINT and GAMEFORGE.
Carsten van Husen, CEO at GAMEFORGE 4D, emphasises the need for the industry to have its own platform: “The size achieved and the dynamics for growth in the market for online games really cry out for a strong fair – in Europe too. Given our domestic industry’s leading world role for this segment, Germany is predestined to serve as the location.” GAMEFORGE is the biggest independent provider of online games worldwide. More than 65 million gamers are registered for GAMEFORGE games which are on offer in 50 languages.
Nils-Holger Henning, CCO at BIGPOINT: “We are very pleased with the recognition shown to the games industry with two big and important fairs in Germany. We very much welcome the fact that with the GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE, Leipzig is now offering a trade show for online and casual gaming. This confirms that as an entertainment branch worth taking seriously, online gaming has an important role to play within the overall game industry. In the area of online and casual gaming, there is a big need for interchange, as shown by the internationally established trade fairs. The topics are precisely aligned to our needs, and in both the consumer and business area we can appeal to a public that is specifically interested in online gaming. Exchange within the industry, contacts with small, dedicated developers and the technical subject-matter dealt with at the GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE will contribute to strengthening and driving forward the online and mobile gaming industry.” BIGP OINT is one of the 200 biggest websites and the biggest game portal for browser-based online gaming worldwide. The Hamburg company is growing daily with more than 150 thousand registrations in 30 languages.
Wolfgang Marzin, CEO, Leipziger Messe, sums up the excellent starting-point for the GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE. “Worldwide, Leipzig means games”, he says, referring to the high profile enjoyed by the “Games Convention” brand. “The GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE provides an independent platform of its own for the most dynamic growth market in the gaming industry.” The rapid spread of browser, client and mobile games was the basis for rapid development of the industry’s new trade fair. “On the Asian market, a third of the population already regularly plays online games. In Germany too, the final barriers are being broken down with the rapid spread of fast broadband connections and mobile wireless connection standards.”
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