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2K Sports and Konami Swing into Action with MLB® Power Pros 2008

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Critically acclaimed baseball franchise gets ready for another season of great family fun

New York, NY, and El Segundo, CA – May 8, 2008 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced the next iteration of the wildly popular baseball franchise, MLB® Power Pros 2008, scheduled to be available for Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system this July, as well as Nintendo DS™ later this fall. As the highest-rated and top-selling baseball title in Japan, MLB Power Pros was available in North America for the first time last year. Its comedic visual appeal of miniature Major League Baseball player models has attracted a dedicated following through its easy-to-use controls and addictively fun gameplay experience.

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Japanese Hardware Sales: 4/28 – 5/4

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PSP = 100,870 Wii = 71,518 DS Lite = 52,542 PS3 = 10,177 PS2 = 8,802 360 = 1,725

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Summary Of Activision Conference Call

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Soon after their fiscal numbers. Activsion held a conference call to talk about it and some other interesting tidbits.

– Guitar Hero and Call of Duty important for the future


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FaceBreaker Wii, Will Not Be A Port

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“In terms of game modes, controls, and gameplay we’ll actually have a lot of stuff that the other systems won’t. Since day one, we knew that we were taking FaceBreaker …
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Rumored Kid Icarus Art and Story Line
18 years ago

Rumored Kid Icarus Art and Story Line

– artwork comes from early 2008 pitch document, art style has since evolved – Nintendo showed interest in Factor 5 developed project, but no confirmation of green …
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Ebay: Demand For Wii Fit Going To Be Higher Then GTA IV

“Gamers are taking up Rockstar’s offer to wreak havoc on the fictional metropolis known as ‘Liberty City,’ as is evident from the brisk sales of Grand Theft Auto IV on …
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Japanese software sales – 4/28 – 5/4

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01./01. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 173,000 / 1,120,000 02./02. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) – 102,000 / 1,909,000 03./00. [WII] Link’s Crossbow Training (Nintendo) – 93,000 …
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GarageGames’ Torque for Wii powers Ubisoft’s WiiWare launch title Protöthea

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Eugene, OR, May 8, 2008 — Torque for Wii, GarageGames’ game engine for the Wii, has been selected by Sabarasa and Ubisoft for their exclusive WiiWare launch title. Protöthea is a 3D top-down vertical scrolling shooter game that puts players in complete control of a last-generation spaceship via the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The easy-to-play game offers a new take on a classic game style while mixing genres and utilizing the full capabilities of the Wii system, from graphics to controls.

“With Torque for Wii we were able to transfer our experience with a solid and reliable engine we already worked with to a totally new platform with ease, ” said Xavier Amado, Lead Programmer on Protöthea. “Torque’s engine features and toolset really sped up our development and allowed us to focus on and tune Protöthea’s gameplay.”

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Conspiracy Entertainment Partners with Epicenter Studios to Distribute Wii ‘Real Heroes: Firefighters’

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LOS ANGELES, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Conspiracy Entertainment (OTC: CPYE), a developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software inNorth America andWestern Europe, announced today that it has entered into a publishing agreement with Epicenter Studios, developer of Real Heroes: Firefighters (”Real Heroes”), the fire-fighting action game exclusively designed for the Nintendo Wii. According to the agreement, Conspiracy has the rights to market, sell and distribute Real Heroes in the US,Canada,Mexico andSouth America. Conspiracy expects to begin distribution in the 2nd Quarter of 2009.

Real Heroes emphasizes non-violent, game-integral puzzles that mirror the challenges and on-the-fly choices firefighters face every day. Featuring Epicenter’s proprietary “Thinking Fire” technology, Real Heroes’ blazes will seem almost alive as they not only attack structures, potential victims and firefighters, but also cause unexpected changes to the environments that will suddenly alter the player’s options and strategies. No two scenarios will play out the same way.

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BATTLE RAGE: THE ROBOT WARS Nintendo Wii

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Stourbridge, England. Data Design Interactive – a successful video games publisher and games developer – today unveiled the box image and released some new screens from there forthcoming Nintendo Wii game BATTLE RAGE: THE ROBOT WARS is a third-person PC shooter and has been developed by Destan Entertainment and produced by Teyon Games.

BATTLE RAGE: THE ROBOT WARS the third person shooter with elements of a beat’em’up game that allows a player to control giant robots. Battles between the robots take place on carefully selected battlegrounds (so called “arenas”) and they are short, quick, brutal skirmishes. The player can fight alone (versus one, two or even three opponents) or in a team against a common foe. Every robot has its own weapons (for melee and distance combat), additional weapon types can be collected on the arena.

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Sierra Shows Off Mummy: Tomb of The Dragon Emperor
18 years ago

Sierra Shows Off Mummy: Tomb of The Dragon Emperor

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Sierra Entertainment’s Video Game The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor To Rise This Summer

Video Game Captures the Intense Action-Adventure, Fantastic Creatures and Epic Locations of Upcoming Universal Pictures’ Supernatural Adventure Staring Brendan Fraser and Jet Li

MARLOW, UK (8th May, 2008) – Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced the development of The Mummy™: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, a video game based on one of Summer 2008’s most highly anticipated movies from Universal Pictures. The game, which will mirror the fast-paced action and adventure depicted in the film, is being developed by Eurocom Studios for the Wii™ home video game console and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and by A2M for Nintendo DS™.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor game was created through a licensing agreement with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group.

“Sierra Entertainment is pleased to partner with Universal to deliver an exciting extension to this popular film franchise,” said Al Simone, senior vice president, Global Marketing, Sierra Entertainment. “Developed in collaboration with the film’s creative talent, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor video game will add another opportunity for players to experience the thrill and excitement of this adventure favourite.”

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Japan’s 40 Richest
18 years ago

Japan’s 40 Richest

Number one is no other then Nintendo’s, no retired, chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi. Mr. Yamauchi is worth subtle  $7.8 billion.

Retired as Nintendo’s chairman after 55 years in …
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EA Wants To Make Fitness Game With Wii Balance Board

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“We’re watching very closely what the Wii Fit board does. We think we have to have a role to play with that mum – the kids have gone to school, …
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Amazon Top 10: Wednesday

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All Platforms:

1. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (360) 3. Official Nintendo Wii Wheel 4. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) 5. Wii Fit 6. …
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Wii 1.5?
18 years ago

Wii 1.5?

I am not saying that I am expecting a new Wii anytime soon, but the DS saw a redesign and so did the Game Cube. ( Removal …
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Rubik’s World Wii Screens and Fact Sheet

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Format: Nintendo Wii Genre: Puzzle Rating: RP Players: 1-4 Developer: Two tribes Release Date: October 2008

Step inside the mysterious “27th part” of …
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GameStop best sellers

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Grand Theft Auto IV (360) $59.99 Age of Conan (PC) $49.99 Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) $59.99 Mario Kart (Wii) $49.99 GTA IV Special Edition (360) $89.99 Sega Superstar Tennis …
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