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PhaseSpace used in new Nintendo^® Wii^TM Title

San Leandro, Calif. July 28, 2008 – PhaseSpace, the price and performance leader in optical motion capture, announced today that 3G Studios has implemented a large PhaseSpace Impulse motion capture system in its studio in Reno, NV. This marks another win for PhaseSpace continuing to demonstrate why they are at the forefront in motion and performance capture products in the US.

3G Studios is an experienced next-gen development studio currently working on the recently announced Jillian Michael’s Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for the Nintendo® Wii™ due out this fall as well as an unannounced next-gen title. 3G Studios made a significant studio investment by purchasing the robust PhaseSpace Impulse System which supportsreal-time previews and features well-defined hand and facial capture. The PhaseSpace system will allow 3G Studios to provide ahigher level of realism and perform complex motions with less time spent on clean-up, allowing the studio to work faster than many of its competitors.

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I was amazed how much RE5 takes from RE4. Granted, RE4 was amazing, but from the reviews and what I’ve seen, RE5 doesn’t bring too much more innovation to …
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Wii Version

One of the most amazing third-party Wii games at E3 was EA’s Skate It.  The game carries a lot in common with last year’s Skate for the 360 and PS3.  The storyline revolves around a disaster that happens in the city from the first Skate.  The entire city is now in ruins and your character gets to skate wherever they want.  EA really wanted to emphasize an open environment where the players could skate virtually anywhere and anyway they want to.

The demo of the game consisted of one basic area in the heart of the ruined city.  All the main elements for a skating game were there: gaps, jumps, verts, fun boxes, rails, and all sorts of skatable rubble.  First, I got to try the game using just the Wii Remote.  Every move and button can be mapped to only the Wii remote, and it basically controls just like a skateboard.  To turn left, tilt the Wiimote left.  To ollie, flick the Wii remote up.  It’s very intuitive and easy to get used to grinding and performing tricks to string together multiple lines.  The game’s scoring system is based on how many tricks you can do within a given ‘line’.  There are all sorts of combo multipliers and linking varied tricks can lead to a lot of points.

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Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games

Join Forces to Announce E3 2008 Line Up

Independent Game Publishers to Showcase Stellar Portfolio of Titles on Wii™ and Popular Handheld Systems

Torrance, Calif., (July 11, 2008) – Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games today announced its E3 plans which include a stellar line up of games for both Nintendo platforms, the Nintendo DS and Wii, as well as the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. Both companies will display their portfolio of upcoming titles at E3 2008 which will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 15th – 17th. E3 attendees are invited to visit the Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games booth located at Concourse Hall Pavilion #427.

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japan import: mario super sluggers-79

Wii pal: wacky racers : crash and dash-35 family ski-81 blastworks, build, trade, destroy-75 alone in the dark-48 family trainer, athletic world-42

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Facebreaker 
– “Party version of Facebreaker,” but title is misleading (not really minigames) 
– Graphics look great – art style is impressive, moves nicely 
– Gameplay has a lot of promise also, but Matt wasn’t able to play it long 
– Shot from the sideview, still a 3D boxing game 
– Very fast, arcadey 

Skate It 
– Still not a lot of gameplay available in the version Matt + Daemon played 
– Will be a learning curve, but it’ll be a “cool” way to play a skateboarding game – Daemon 
– Programmed intuitively 
– Grinding all about timing 
– Visually not too impressive 
– Framerate needs to be up and running – lag won’t be good for the game 

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I meant to post this yesterday, but I forgot.

As an American Gamer; you have the right to:

1 – Purchase any and all hunting games, regardless of their 100% …
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Famicom:

* Dig Dug (July 1st) * Chack’n Pop * Donkey Kong 3

Super Famicom:

* Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Nintendo 64:

* Nothing!

Sega Master System:

* Space Harrier

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We Love Golf!(Wii) – B Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon(Wii) – B+ Top Spin 3(Wii/PS3/Xbox 360) – C+ Final Fantasy IV(DS) – B

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Civ Revolution – 9, 9.25 – “Hands down, best strategy title to appear on consoles to date.” Iron Man – 3.75, 4.25 Lego Indy – 7, 7 Boom Blox – …
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“We are healthy. LEGO Indie [sic] was launched on seven platforms to positive reviews, and The Force Unleashed and Fracture are on track for this fall. We have a …
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I just saw this movie, and it was pretty good. I thought it would be a good idea to post a review of the game up.

If you’re more of …
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This is taken from an synopsis for an upcoming Castlevania comic book:

Product Synopsis: In the Middle Ages, a group of esteemed alchemists attempted to turn gas into metal in …
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Cover:Mad World

Reviews Metal Gear Solid 4 8 Haze (5) Grid (9) Lego Indiana Jones (6) Boom Blox 8 Civilzation Revolution 8 Lostwinds 8 Baroque (5) …
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