Hey everyone! New poll coming your way tonight–this time about today’s release of GTA: Chinatown Wars screens from Nintendo Power. I’ll be honest, I was wanting a full 3D game…but …
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Mega Man 9 is exactly what hardcore gamers were hoping it would be, as Capcom has come out of the gate with a game that’s full of nostalgia and fan-service, …
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True GTA game – sandbox gameplay, open-world environment, gritty crime narrative. – M-rating – Isometric camera angle – Cel-shaded polygons w/ black borders – good touch-screen implementation – “tasteful” minigames, …
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Wii Sports™ introduced new players to the world of video games. Wii Fit™ got even more people interested in fun and fitness.
Now Wii Music™ builds on that inclusive legacy …
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September 18, 2008 – Washington, DC – Shigeru Miyamoto, senior managing director of Nintendo Co., Ltd., will be receiving the 2009 ESA Champion Award at the annual “Nite to Unite for Kids” dinner, sponsored by the ESA Foundation, the Entertainment Software Association’s charitable arm. “Nite to Unite for Kids” is the computer and video game industry’s premiere fundraising event, benefiting children’s charities across America.
“Miyamoto-san truly has defined video games as we know them today,” said Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of the ESA, which represents U.S. computer and video game publishers. “With his remarkable creativity and passion for fun, family entertainment, Miyamoto-san and his team at Nintendo have produced many iconic games that appeal to audiences of all ages.”
The Prince will Reign December 2, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 18 2008 – Today Ubisoft announced that Prince of Persia will ship December 2, 2008 for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and PC. Prince of Persia: The Fallen King will also ship simultaneously and exclusively for the Nintendo DS(TM) system.
Prince of Persia opens an entirely new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe in addition to introducing a fresh Illustrative art style, evolved combat system, open world structure and dynamic AI – most notably in the form of the Prince’s powerful ally Elika.
Leading European game company from the Netherlands, Games Factory Online will introduce 25 games aimed at providing alternative training solutions
GAMES CONVENTION ASIA (GCA)- Singapore, 18 September 2008 – Games Factory Online, Europe’s leading game company from the Netherlands announced today a line-up of more than 20 games aimed at providing alternative training solutions to businesses, schools and hospitals.
This is the first time that a European company is launching such a wide slate of titles which targets a B2B market and yet still has very strong content that will be hugely popular amongst a specific audience ranging from patients who are being treated for diabetics, to corporate and business managers, to students seeking to improve language skills, and even hospitality venues or schools looking for solutions to train staff or students.
“There is a growing need for “serious games” which as the term suggests, are computer games designed to help achieve practical outcomes, such as improving conditional behavior through training. The goal of Games Factory Online is to use our expertise as a game developer and publisher to create games that provide solutions to health care and other social challenges,” said Hennie van Velzen, Director and co-founder of Games Factory Online.
SAN RAFAEL, September 17, 2008 – Telltale and The Adventure Company are announcing that the highly-anticipated Sam & Max Season One for Wii™ will be in retail stores across North America starting October 7. Thanks to this console debut, for the first time Telltale’s award-winning comedy series can be enjoyed in the comfort of the living room, bringing you closer than ever to the experience of playing your favorite television show.
The Sam & Max series is structured like a TV series, with self-contained episodes that tie into a larger overarching storyline as the season progresses. The Wii version collects the first six-episode “season” of Sam & Max games on one retail disc. In Season One, straight-laced canine detective Sam and his psychotic “rabbity-thing” sidekick Max are on the hunt for the mastermind behind a baffling hypnosis conspiracy. Players get to interrogate suspects (with amusing results), uncover clues, solve puzzles, and ultimately piece together the underlying mystery that links the episodes.
“Well, having the Aerosmith guys do it was very cool ’cause Aerosmith’s one of the bands I was heavily influenced by. And Metallica’s doing it, that’s great. Those are two …
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‘From Bags to Riches’ Includes DS Systems with Fashion Handbag Rentals
REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 17, 2008 – Women who prefer the hottest designer handbags draped over their arms will now be able to have the hottest portable video game system at their fingertips as well. Nintendo has partnered with From Bags to Riches, a popular online handbag-rental service, to include stylish and colorful Nintendo DS™ systems and games with some rentals through the end of 2008.
From Bags to Riches subscribers will have the chance to borrow a Nintendo DS and games, free of charge, with a 30-day rental of one of From Bags to Riches’ featured handbags from such coveted designers as Prada, Tory Burch, Gucci and Juicy Couture. Consumers can choose the handbag and Nintendo DS that best suit their taste on FromBagstoRiches.com. After the conclusion of the rental period, consumers simply return the Nintendo DS along with the bag.
We just posted some of the scans for Monster Hunter 3, and now we have some details of the interview with the game’s producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto, and …
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This is translated from a Japanese site using the google translation:
Fall in the game industry event of the season rush. The focus was on October 2, “The Nintendo conference …
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Carlsbad, CA – September 16, 2008 – JENGA® DONKEY KONG™: Collector’s Edition gives fans the chance to spin, balance and build their way to the top to save Pauline from …
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The survey, released Tuesday, combined the telephone responses from a nationally representative sample of 1,102 young people, ages 12 to 17, and their parents. Performed from November 2007 through …
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Activision yesterday held a press conference were the showed off some of their upcoming games, and also talked about ideas for new ones.Here are the highlights.
More than 70 International Speakers Highlight GCAC 2008 Program
SINGAPORE – September 16, 2008 – The organizers of the GC Asia Conference (GCAC), today announced that Michael de Plater of Ubisoft Shanghai will round out this years conference with its keynote focusing on, “The Whole Equation – The Creation of New IPs.” In addition to the keynote, GCAC announced a top-notch line-up of over 70 renowned speakers, addressing key industry topics in over 50 sessions.Mr. de Plater’s keynote will explore the effects of the role of creativity in game development utilizing lessons learned from the experience of developing Total War, an original PC franchise created by an independent UK studio versus Tom Clancy’s: EndWar which is a first party game with a major license, developed by Ubisoft Shanghai for multiple console platforms. He will also answer the question, “In the era of games for everyone and new platforms like the iPhone, how can AAA licensed, blockbuster projects empower creativity for developers and make bigger profits for publishers?”
A few months back we reported that 3, now former, Metroid developers have moved on to other things, and formed their own studio Armature. It seems like these 3 guys …
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There is a rumor floating around the gaming world, that according to a Japanese post, Nintendo will be holding a conference Oct 2. There is no way to confirm this …
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