Emeryville, CA (Oct. 15, 2008) –Tonight, Spore is being recognized for its achievement in design, creativity and engineering with a “Breakthrough Award” from POPULAR MECHANICS. Spore is being honored for its revolutionary procedural animation system, joining the ranks of such ground-breaking innovations such as affordable cancer detection tests, renewable diesel fuel and a transparent-wall camera.
POPULAR MECHANICS will announce the winners of its fourth annual Breakthrough Awards at a ceremony at Hearst Tower in New York City. Sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb, the Breakthrough Awards celebrate innovations poised to change the world, and the personalities behind them.
“The Maxis team is honored to be recognized for Spore’s procedural animation system by POPULAR MECHANICS,” said Lucy Bradshaw, general manager, Maxis Studio. “We’re in great company with the other recipients of the Breakthrough Award. Procedural animation helps to bring Spore players’ creations to life through intuitive, realistic movement and we look forward to continuing to push the limits of this system in future Spore projects.”
FROM ACTIVISION
Call of Duty: World at War. (Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, PC, Playstation 2, Nintendo DS)
Guitar Hero 3 (Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2)
James Bond: Quantum of Solace (Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, PC, Playstation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS)
FROM AFA INTERACTIVE
Bangai-O Spirits (Nintendo DS)
Dark Sector (Playstation 3)
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (Xbox 360, Playstation 3)
Family Party: 30 Great Games (Nintendo Wii)
Monster Madness: Grave Danger (Playstation 3)
Puzzle Quest Galactrix (Nintendo DS, Xbox Live Arcade, PC)
R-Type Tactics (PSP)
Super Swing Golf (Nintendo Wii)
A few quick bits of information from the latest Nintendo Power…
News Tenchu 4 (Wii) – early 2009 Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii) – Summer 2009 Sega DS RPGs – Shining …
Read More
Cursed Mountain Preview
-Use Tibetan Prayer movements to exorcise demons. -Enter the ‘Bardo’ or Tibetan Spiritual Realm to see otherwise invisible ghosts. -Combat mechanics are why developer Deep Silver chose …
Read More
Chances are, if you’ve played and enjoyed either of the previous Lego games, you’ll have your eye on this one – and we’d like …
Read More
Pokémon fans, get ready for a grand adventure this winter as Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia launches across Europe on 21st November. Sworn to protect the people and the Pokémon of the all-new Almia Region, players will be powering up their Capture Styler to team up with Pokémon in an adventure to thwart the evil forces endangering Almia. Featuring Pokémon familiar from Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, the Almia Region offers adventure around every corner, including additional missions that can be downloaded using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia players start off as a rookie at the Ranger School, with the ultimate goal of becoming Top Ranger still a distant dream. But as soon as a series of mysterious events disturb the peace in Almia, the brave Rangers of the Ranger Union are called in to investigate. Who is causing Pokémon all across the region to behave so strangely – and why? Players will get to the bottom of the biggest threat Almia has ever faced, uncovering the origins of the Ranger Union in the process.
In honor of the Werehog’s limited ability to appear in daylight hours, we will send out these informative blasts celebrating the full moon and all the entertainment and mischievous chaos it brings to life.
To start, let’s step back and make sure you know where this story begins – Dr. Eggman is once again causing trouble and is finally cornered by Sonic. Though it seems certain these are his final moments and Dr. Eggman has FINALLY been stopped, it all turns out to be a ruse and instead it was Sonic who was lured into a trap. Dr. Eggman grabs the Chaos emeralds and uses their dark powers to wake the Dark Gaia – a huge monster who has spent many years sleeping at the center of the earth. The earth breaks into seven pieces with the force of the Dark Gaia’s abrupt and angry awakening. Sonic is also touched by this dark power and is changed in ways he can’t even begin to imagine. Soon after his transformation, he is thrown into space and is left to fall to his death on the scattered pieces of a broken earth. Sonic survives and begins an epic adventure to return the world to its rightful form!
The University of Nevada has issued a lawsuit against EA. Stating that they did not get permission from the composer to use Nevada’s fight song in any …
Read More
So do you guys have titles at a two-man company?
Kyle Gabler: Right brain. Big design, art, music, story, basically dumping emotions out.
Ron Carmel: I’m the left brain, and …
Read More
Empire Interactive Appointed As Worldwide Publisher for Console Adaptations of Award-Winning PlayFirst Titles
AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 14, 2008
Empire Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings (NASDAQ: SSTR), …
Read More
Hamburg/Germany: October 14, 2008. With “An Inconvenient Game”, a full-length documentary that accompanies the production of the ambitious adventure game A New Beginning, German games publisher Daedalic Entertainment takes an …
Read More
Empire Interactive Appointed As Worldwide Publisher for Console Adaptations of Award-Winning PlayFirst Titles
AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 14, 2008
Empire Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings (NASDAQ: SSTR), today announced a new development and publishing partnership with PlayFirst, Inc. The long-term agreement gives Empire Interactive exclusive, global rights as the developer and publisher for the console installments of several of PlayFirst’s well-known titles. Already in development are Diner Dash®: Flo on the Go™, Wedding Dash®, Dream Chronicles® and Chocolatier® for Nintendo DS™, all of which are expected to ship in 2009.
GRAPEVINE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Forget your busy schedule and drop the kids off at soccer practice – its time for a little “me time”. GameStop (NYSE:GME), the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host a “Me Time Test Drive” for the Nintendo DS at 1,500 locations nationwide on October 18, 2008.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., customers can stop in and test drive the Nintendo DS with games such as Brain Age, Crosswords DS and Mario Kart. GameStop’s expert employees will be available to answer any questions and guide you through the ins and outs of the Nintendo DS functionality. When customers demo the Nintendo DS, they will receive a scratch-off game piece for a chance to win a GameStop gift card.
Oct. 13, 2008
Armchair physicists rejoice! The hotly anticipated award-winning World of Goo™ makes its WiiWare™ debut this week, inviting players to build infinitely fascinating structures out of Goo and uncover the mystery behind the World of Goo Corporation. Other cool additions to the Wii Shop Channel™ this week include Art Style™: CUBELLO™, the second installment in Nintendo’s Art Style series, and a pair of classics for the Virtual Console™: SECRET OF MANA™ and STREET FIGHTER™ II’: SPECIAL CHAMPION EDITION. Fun offerings like these are sure to heat up your October, no matter how low the autumn temperatures may go.
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets.
High Voltage Hot Rod Show
Format: WiiWare™
Launch Date: Q4, 2008
ESRB: E (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Game Type: Racing
Players: 1-4
Developer: High Voltage Software, Inc.Key Information
High Voltage Hot Rod Show is a slick and fast-paced racer that challenges up to 4 players to tear up the track on a variety of off-road courses, mastering death-defying stunts and building enough Boost to stomp the competition. Players must learn to tame their monster Hot Rods by nailing ramps, powerslides, bunny-hops and tricks, while avoiding mud pits and smashing through Boost Rings to fill their Boost Meters. Players can compete against seven CPU opponents in Championship mode, or set their best lap times in the Time Trials. Top times can be uploaded to an online scoreboard via Wi-Fi Connection and shared with players around the world. Multiplayer supports up to four players in split-screen mode, giving each player a wide range of controller choices. High Voltage Hot Rod Show is an addictive racer that fully leverages the company’s cutting-edge Wii technology!
Philadelphia, PA – (October 10, 2008) – Lunar Tide Communications, Inc and NBC Philadelphia announced today their plan to expand America’s Video Game Expo (VGXPO) to include more content influenced by pop-culture and emerging technologies. Building VGXPO into an interactive festival, the event now includes: video, computer & tabletop gaming, sci-fi & anime fandom, interactive technologies and videogame inspired music.
Building the event beyond the main exhibition hall, this year’s VGXPO will present a number of attractions to supplement the main expo. These include an anime festival, a classic gaming convention, major gaming competitions, a B2B gaming summit, TV and film screenings, and an evening program that includes music and late night gaming.
Wii Avatar – The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno Bratz Girlz Really Rock Tak and the Guardians of Gross Boogie SuperStar Dokapon Kingdom Littlest Pet Shop Penny …
Read More
We’ve made no announcements at this time [Monster Hunter 3 in North America]. The major MH announcement made for the West at TGS was that Freedom Unite was coming to …
Read More
Your source for the most up-to-date Nintendo news covering the Nintendo Switch.
© Pure Media LLC