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ATARI ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE LAUNCH PLANS FOR ‘GHOSTBUSTERSTM: THE VIDEO GAME’

– Published by Atari Inc. in North America and Coming to Xbox 360®, Wii™, PLAYSTATION®3 system, PlayStation®2 system, PC and Nintendo DS™ on June 16th, 2009 –

– Coming Exclusively to PLAYSTATION®3 system and PlayStation®2 system in Europe and PAL Regions on June 19th 2009 Published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe –

– PSP™(PlayStation® Portable) Version Coming Worldwide Autumn 2009 –

NEW YORK, NY – May 6th, 2009 – Atari, one of the world’s most recognized video game publishers, today confirmed the worldwide launch plans for the highly anticipated Ghostbusters: The Video Game.

The title will launch on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows® PC, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ in North America on June 16th 2009 and will be published by Atari Inc.

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2K Play Gets The Party Started With ‘It’s My Birthday’, Exclusively For WiiTM – Just Add Kids & Cake!
Windsor, UK – May 6, 2009/… 2K Play, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced It’s My Birthday, an innovative game exclusively for the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo, that will bring back the traditional birthday party to living rooms across the nation this June. It’s My Birthday gives savvy mums and dads a complete “Party-in-a-Box” to throw the best next-generation birthday party for their kids, including themed games, invitations, banners, colouring sheets and a birthday crown – blue for boys, pink for girls!

“Getting older is about to become a lot more fun!” said Steve Lux, vice president of business development for 2K Play. “With It’s My Birthday, we deliver the ultimate home birthday party experience – from new twists on classic games to customized themes. We’re excited to give kids the gift of great memories and offer parents meaningful value.”

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Ubisoft has finally commented on the first Red Steel 2 trailer. As can be noticed in the video, it was never supposed to make it out to the public. The trailer was for “internal use only.” Ubisoft has also said that the video is a pre-production trailer. So what Wii owners will see in the final product could end up being a bit different. Since the company was not willing to comment on any specifics of the trailer, fans will probably have to wait until E3 for more information.

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–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nintendo:

WHAT:

Nintendo celebrates the return of one of its most popular video game series by hosting a Punch-Out!!™ Challenge at the Nintendo World store in Rockefeller Plaza on May 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. Friends and family members of contestants will gather ringside to support them on their quest to secure the World Video Boxing Association (WVBA) title. Thirty-two participants will face off two at a time in a single-game elimination competition. Instead of strapping on boxing gloves, players will use the motion-sensing Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers to simulate throwing punches. The winner walks away with a customized WVBA trophy and bragging rights as the Punch-Out!! champion. The winner also will receive a free copy of the new Punch-Out!! game for the Wii™ console, a Little Mac training sweatshirt and other prizes.

Fans in attendance will enjoy Nintendo premium giveaways, DJ entertainment and a chance to purchase the game before it launches on May 18. Fans also have the opportunity to play the new game on kiosks, or take a trip down memory lane by playing previous Punch-Out!! games using the Virtual Console™ service for Wii.

WHO:

Adults, teens, kids ages 10 and up, video game enthusiasts and loyal fans of the classic Punch-Out!! games.

WHEN:
Saturday, May 16, 2009
1-4 p.m.

WHERE:
Nintendo World Store
10 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020

www.NintendoWorldStore.com

VISUALS:

• Enthusiastic fans and competitors duking it out in an effort to bring home the WVBA championship trophy.

• Eager consumers gathering to receive Nintendo premiums and play the much-anticipated Wii version of the beloved boxing series.

• Consumer purchasing first Punch-Out!! for Wii during a special pre-sale opportunity.

• Event photography and Punch-Out!! game-play b-roll will be available.

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A voice actor working on Disaster: Day of Crisis has revealed some interesting tidbits regarding a North American release, the relationship between Nintendo and Monolith Software, the script of the game, and more.

“Still not sure if we will ever see this game States side. I heard that one of the major reasons for the delays was that in the original game design Monolith (game production company) was just going to use the standard controller and in the middle of production they decided to change the controls so the player would use the Wii remote. Also after we finished the mo-cap and voice over stuff, much later in the production, Nintendo bought out Monolith and Nintendo of America decided that the dialogue as is wouldn’t fly with America audiences. Bah! So almost a year later the original cast was brought in to re-record a lot of their lines. Probably the most noticeable change was changing STORM to SURGE. A lot of the other changes were pretty minor just changing sentence structure and other stupid stuff. Not quite sure why they did it, the original sounded fine to me. Monolith wasn’t happy with the rewrites either and last i heard there were actually gonna be 2 versions of the game. I think the Japanese release stuck with the original version the one we (just Cause) created together with Monolith. Not sure about the European version, whether they went with the original or the Nintendo of America rewrite version.” – Reuben Langdon, Disaster Day of Crisis voice actor

We’ve heard a number of unfortunate things about Disaster: Day of Crisis, and this would fall right in line with the shaky development process.

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Punch Out!! (Wii) – 91%
Pokemon Platinum (DS) – 92%
Marbles! Balance Challenge (Wii) – 67%
EA Sports Active (Wii) – 63%
Gardening Mama (DS) – 55%
Steal Princess (DS) – 72%
Guitar Hero: Metallica (Wii) 88%
New Play Control! Pikmin 2 (Wii) – 89%
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Wii VC) 94%
Bubble Bobble Plus! (WiiWare) – 74%
Equilibrio (WiiWare) – 57%
Alex Kidd: Lost Stars (VC) – 38%
Mappy (VC) – 76%
Secret Command (VC) – 63%
Gaplus (VC) – 69%
Star Force (VC) – 69%
The Tower of Druaga (VC) – 31%
WarioWare: Snapped! (DSiWare) – 60%
Art Style: Code (DSiWare) – 71%
Art Style: AQUITE (DSiWare) – 79%
Pyoro (DSiWare) – 70%
Paper Plane (DSiWare) – 79%
Mixed Messages (DSiWare) – 51%

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