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Thanks to _Contra_ for the news tip!

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Get in Gear for the Fun and Exhilaration of High-Speed Racing this Holiday
Guildford, UK. – July 22, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Need for Speed™ NITRO, the first ever Need for Speed title made exclusively for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ will ship to retailers worldwide on November 20th. This holiday, gamers must battle through the mayhem of relentless cops, master the art of drifting to gain boost at 200 mph, and prove themselves across five exotic cities at blistering speeds.

“Need for Speed NITRO offers fun and intense competition for every type of gamer, “said Joe Booth, Senior Producer, EA Montreal. “The varied track designs, deep controls, and intuitive drift and nitro mechanics give players something to come back to for months on end. We wanted to fuse together attitude with car culture and the best of arcade racing, to create a new and unique racing experience for the Wii and NDS this November.”

Boasting support for the Wii Remote, Nunchuk, racing wheel, classic controller, GameCube controller and DS stylus, Need for Speed NITRO lets players decide exactly how they want to dominate the competition. For the ultimate bragging rights, gamers can’t just win the race, they must own it. With a nearly limitless visual customization system, gamers can design a unique art style to attach to their ride. As they edge out competitors in driving finesse, their art will overtake the world, vibrantly painting the story of racing supremacy. All this combined with fresh modes, tracks and exotic real world locations make Need for Speed NITRO one of the most exciting, heart-pounding arcade racers for the Wii and Nintendo DS.

Need for Speed NITRO recently received IGN’s “Best Racing Game” award for the Wii and Nintendo DS. Need for Speed NITRO is developed by EA Montreal in Montreal and is not yet rated by the ESRB and PEGI.

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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile ,POGO and Need for Speed are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Puyo Puyo 7 (DS) – 8/8/8/8
Gears of War 2 (360) – 10/10/9/9
Kurashi Hahimemashita (DS) – 7/7/7/7
Ju-on: The Grudge (Wii) – 6/5/5/6
The King of Fighters XII (360/PS3) – 5/5/7/5
Top Spin 3 (PS3/360) – 7/7/8/7
NUGA-CEL! (PS2) – 7/5/7/5
Lucian’s Bee (PS2) – 5/5/6/6

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Update: Details below

Famitsu has the first details on a brand new Shin Megami Tensei game. According to the magazine, this new entry in the series will be heading to the DS and is called Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. We’ll be updating this post as new information comes in.

– RPG
– Releasing October 8th, 6,279 yen
– Over 300 demos, some from past games
– Primary character is a soldier from Japan
– Communicate/merge with demos
– First-person view on the top screen, map on the touch screen

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– Mini-game collection
– Can create your own paper avatar
– Put face on the avatar if you have a DSi
– Earn parts by playing the ten mini-games
– Games include Treasure Hunter, Touch Shooting
– Also has an RPG battle game with paper characters
– Over 1,000 parts that can be collected
– Coming out in Japan this fall, Interchannel talking with publishers for a possible North American release

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Ubisoft has been one of the few developers to be making use of the unique features available for the DSi, with games such as Rabbids Go Home and My Cooking Coach topping the list. While the company has yet to make an official announcement, Jam Sessions is getting a sequel and will support DSi-specific functions as well. Some of the game’s features are listed on the Jam Sessions 2 website. Make sure to check them out below.

# Fun music challenges in Gameplay mode: Play through a diverse array of licensed songs to build levels. Each challenge is unique – players are not merely going faster they are developing and reinforcing the skills necessary to fine tune their electric guitar skills and write songs.

# Learn & Play with diverse guitar driven bands like: REM, Heart, The Ramones, The Clash, Doobie Brothers, Plain White-T’s, The Black Crowes, The Pixies and more!

# Immersive Experience: A 6 string interface, a streaming note chart, hundreds of guitar chords and sounds make for an authentic electric guitar experience. Choose to learn on any of the following electric guitars – Stratocaster, Telecaster, Acoustic, Old Electric & Les Paul.

# User created content: Players can freestyle sections of featured band’s songs and make them their own. With a push of a button, players’ created works can be added to the game’s set list and instantly converted into a playable level.

# Express creativity: Personalized artist’s profiles can be created and customized to track all achievements. Players can select their album cover and launch their debut album.

# A community of budding musicians: Improvisations and creations can be shared with players’ songs pushed into gameplay mode along side songs of famous artists.

# Song Creation Tools: Contains powerful multi-track song editing software that makes producing high quality music easy, intuitive and fun. Create a song and have your friends play it through song sharing!

# Contains DSi features to enhance sound effects while playing.

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Nnooo said awhile back that they were working working on a series of applications for DSiWare. It looks as though that turned out to be myLifeCollected. The first tool that the company has pulled back the curtains on is myNotebook and the first details are below.

– 32 pages that you can draw on
– Can choose between squared/lined paper for each notebook
– Unlock 18 paper styles
– Press lined or squared icon to change paper type
– Choose from different tools to edit data with toolbar at the side of a page
– Can use either a pencil or pen thickness
– Option to clear a page/use eraser to remove portion of the page
– When you turn a page, the last pages are automatically saved
– After you reboot the app, it’ll go to your last page

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8BallAllstars comes to the Nintendo DS this summer
Northamptonshire, UK July 21st 2009 – Oxygen Games is pleased to announce the release of pool game 8BallAllstars for the Nintendo DS™ 7th August 2009.

This all new pool experience is set to be the ultimate pool gaming sensation, with a whole host of fun options, which allow players to play pool, how they like, where they like, whenever they like.

With a fully customizable feature set, which includes tables, avatars and rule editors 8BallAllstarts also offers multiple international rule sets, plus several single player and multiplayer modes.

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