Press Releases

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS– January 9, 2008– SouthPeak Games today announced Dream Pinball 3D is coming to PC, Wii™ and the Nintendo DS™ in Spring 2008. Developed by veteran studio Topware, this …
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BRISTOL, U.K., January 9, 2008 – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, and Sandlot Games, a leading developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly games, today announced Cake Mania® 2 for the Nintendo DS™. Developed by Digital Embryo, Cake Mania 2 is the follow-up to the award-winning Cake Mania game that originally debuted on PC and has achieved more than 50 million downloads worldwide and sold over 280,000 units worldwide on the DS.

“Cake Mania’s fast-paced, addictive gameplay has created a tremendous following of franchise fans,” said John Merchant, Marketing Manager, Majesco Europe. “With a wide range of feature enhancements, Cake Mania 2 for the DS offers tremendous depth while retaining the same core gameplay mechanic that made the original a handheld success.”

“We are continually inspired by the legions of fans of Cake Mania that simply can’t get enough of Jill Evans and her baking adventures,” said Daniel Bernstein, founder and CEO, Sandlot Games. “We’re pleased to once again partner with Majesco Entertainment and Digital Embryo to provide the fans of Cake Mania 2 another way to flex their flour power on the Nintendo DS.”

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You can now test your Chess skills against the Wii, with the latest Touch Generations title from Wii. Wii chess is considered one of the most powerful chess computers. Wii …
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Meteor storms, earthquakes and tidal waves devastate the Earth, causing 90 percent of the world’s population to perish. The sky has been blocked out by ash, yielding little sunlight. In a world ravaged by a domino effect of catastrophic events, those lucky enough to survive are divided into warring factions fighting to drive the direction of a new civilization.

As the CO of an army you must defeat the enemy army by either destroying all their units or taking over there HQ building, although dependant on the stage there could be further rules of victory. Each stage brings a new map, and challenge, as the CO of the army you will need to take control of your units and understand there strengths and weaknesses in order to attack the enemy efficiently.

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Engine Software announces WiiWare development

Doetinchem, January 9th 2008 – Engine Software, developer based in the Netherlands, today announces that it has started its first development project for the Nintendo WiiWare service. The debut title, for now dubbed “Project Bang!”, will be a casual game type with very addictive gameplay using the unique Wii Remote controller functionality, and will support a two-player battle mode.

Nintendo’s WiiWare service is a new downloadable game content service that is scheduled to be launched in March 2008. Players will be able to purchase and download WiiWare games directly from the Wii Shop Channel in exchange for Wii Points. “WiiWare brings new levels of creativity and value to the ever-growing population of Wii owners.”, as stated by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.

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The Greatest Winged Third-Rate Superhero-Lawyer Finally Hits Shelves…In Game Form

SAN MATEO, Calif. — January 8, 2008 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today …
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New Insecticide Trailers & Bonus Pre-order Item

Cockpit, Austin, TX – January 7, 2008 – Yet another major break in the case of Crackpot Entertainment’s Insecticide action/adventure has emerged …
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Jan. 8, 2008

For the second year in a row, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has honored Nintendo with an Emmy® Award for excellence in engineering creativity. …
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Guinness World Records are excited to announce an international Guitar Hero Relay Marathon record attempt on 6th February between the UK, France, US, Canada, South Africa and Australia to celebrate …
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BRISTOL, U.K., January 7, 2008 – If you can dream it, you can build it as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass …
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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH unveils official video game of the 2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced it will launch Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship …
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Glasgow, United Kingdom – 4th January 2008 – Firebrand Games developed Nintendo DS hit, Race Driver™: Create & Race™, published by Codemasters, today was awarded Best DS Driving/Racing game of 2007 in the IGN annual awards.

The critically acclaimed racing title beat off stiff competition from Need For Speed ProStreet, Diddy Kong Racing and Juiced 2:Hot Import Nights to be crowned Best Driving/Racing Game of 2007 for hugely successful Nintendo DS handheld gaming platform.

Firebrand CEO, Mark Greenshields, said “We are extremely confident in our racing game engine and we’re sure that the features that we crammed into Race Driver: Create & Race would set the title as one of the best of 2007. We’re very proud to receive this award from IGN and it’s of great credit to our Scottish Team that they developed the IGN rated Best DS Racing Game of 2007.”

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Hudson Entertainment’s Award-Winning Bomb Maker To Hit Retail Shelves January 29, 2008 for $29.99

REDWOOD CITY, Calif – January 4, 2008 – Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm of Hudson Soft, today announced BOMBERMAN LAND for the Wii™ and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and BOMBERMAN LAND Touch! 2 for the Nintendo DS™ have gone to gold master. Published by Hudson and distributed in North America by Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., all three versions are planned to ship on January 29, 2008 for a SRP of $29.99 each.

BOMBERMAN LAND brings an exciting single player campaign element to the Bomberman property while holding true to the multiplayer mode that has made it so popular in the past. The series introduces a multitude of mini-games, many of which can be played in multiplayer mode. The PSP® and Wii™ versions feature 50 mini-games. While the Wii™ version is full of interactive games that utilize the Wii Remote™ in various ways, the Nintendo DS™ version features over 40 types of mini-games that are played with the Stylus. In addition, the BOMBERMAN LAND series features a robust single-player Story Mode, where players can explore a fantasy land and solve quests and puzzles with the ultimate goal of restoring peace and tranquility to the beleaguered Bomberman world.

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Leading video games publisher and developer, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that One Piece™: Unlimited Adventure™ has gone gold for the Wii™. Based on the hit animated TV …
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We recently became aware that some consumers have not been able to enjoy the full audio output in the Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. We are …
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Get Your Game On This Summer With Hudson Entertainment’s Deca Sports For The Nintendo Wii^TM

Ten Unique Sports Including Basketball, Supercross, Figure Skating and Curling Form the Most Comprehensive Sports Game Ever

REDWOOD CITY, CA – January 3, 2007 – Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm for HUDSON SOFT, today announced that it is bringing Deca Sports, a unique ten-sport game, exclusively to the Wii™ home video game system in Summer 2008. Combining ten sporting events into one addicting and fun-filled game, Deca Sports offers an immersive experience for fans of any age. The sporting events: Beach Volleyball, Snowboard Cross, Badminton, Basketball, Curling, Figure Skating, Archery, Supercross, Soccer and Kart Racing.

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