– Vicarious Visions working on DS versions (Autobots, Decepticons)
– Each versions have own missions
– Better controls, tighter missions
– 25 missions in each version, can connect for local deathmatch battles
– Krome Studios working on Wii version
– 3 types of missions (combat, driving, flying)
– Fighting elements with platforming mechanics for combat missions (fixed path, can’t move from area where battles are happening)
– Go through traffic levels in robot vehicle form in driving missions – sometimes transform out of vehicle to take on enemies
– Control airborne Transformers in flying missions
– Co-op option – Second player can target enemies with IR – co-op Arena Mode
– Frame rate a big chuggy right now

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Quantic Lab successfully completes testing process on LifeSigns DS

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Vienna, Austria, April 15, 2009; Quantic Lab, an experienced Quality Assurance facility committed to bringing high quality PC/Wii/DS games to market, is pleased to announce the completion of their successful collaboration with JoWooD on DS title LifeSigns.
“This eagerly anticpated title for the DS, currently a top seller in the UK, is one of the titles Quantic Labs has had in the works for quite some time,” said Stefan Seicarescu, CEO of Quantic Lab.
“Developed in Japan, the testing procedures for LifeSigns proved to be challenging, but nevertheless a rewarding challenge. Services provided by Quantic Labs for this title exceeded standard testing procedures, our team also worked on adapting the game content to different language versions”. says Marius Popa, Project Manager at Quantic Lab. “This proved to be challenging as the title was first intended for release only in Japan. Fitting and adapting Japanese game design to other languages was very time-consuming. Furthermore the context of the game, a Soap Opera where you live the thrilling life of a surgeon with different paths to solve the game and a high re-playability grade, results in an unusually high amount of text lines, over 40.000, so it needed extended testing assistance” added Mr. Marius Popa.

Fishing Master DS Japanese debut trailer

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WarioWare Myself Japanese gameplay debut

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Famitsu review scores

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The latest Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Another Time Another Leaf (DS) – 8/6/7/8
Last Bullet (DS) -?6/6/6/6
Yatuhaka (DS) -?7/7/7/7
NANATAMA (PSP) -?8/8/8/8
Take the A-Train (DS) -?9/8/7/8
Fu-un! Dairojo (DS) -?8/6/7/6
Tsuri Master DS (DS) -?7/7/7/7
Meja Maji March (Wii) -?6/6//7/7
Killzone 2 (PS3) -?8/8/8/8
Death Smiles (360) -?7/7/7/8
H.A.W.X (360) -?8/8/8/8
Little Anchor (PS2) -?7/7/6/7
Kanuchi ????? (PS2) -?6/6/6/7

Rambling thoughts – The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

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Nintendo fans keeping vigilant eyes on Satoru Iwata’s Game Developers Conference keynote were in for a surprise. A number of gamers were predicting that a new Zelda game would make its debut. Others meanwhile, were more specific and believed gamers would see Link return to the Nintendo Wii. This was not the case, though. Iwata did indeed choose to save his last announcement for a Zelda title. However, he announced The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the Nintendo DS rather than for the Wii.

Activision Supports Nintendo DSi Launch With DSiWare Title Mixed Messages

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 13, 2009: Showing its support for Nintendo’s new handheld game system the Nintendo DSiTM, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is the first third-party publisher to have a downloadable game available via the DSiWareTM service that lets consumers populate their Nintendo DSi system with downloadable games. Created by Vicarious Visions, an award winning studio with a history of developing landmark titles for the Nintendo handheld platforms, Mixed MessagesTM is a party game designed for 2 to 21 players that delivers hours of creative and hilarious fun by allowing players to take turns either writing a phrase or drawing picture and passing it onto the next player to add their style to it.
“The Nintendo DSi should further broaden the appeal of portable gaming and we are excited to debut Mixed Messages,” said Mike Griffith, President and CEO, Activision Publishing, Inc. “The game is a fun way for consumers of all ages to explore their creativity as they evolve the message in the game.”

2K Play and Feld Entertainment Announce Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus Coming to Video Games

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The Greatest Show On Earth® to debut on WiiTM and Nintendo DSTM this fall
Jonathan Caro, a world-famous high-wire artist with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, made a dizzying walk above the cheering crowds at Madison Square Garden in anticipation of the upcoming Ringling Bros. video games from 2K Play, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive. He maintained his balance with only a Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™.
New York, NY – April 13, 2009 – From a dizzying height high above thousands of cheering circus fans in New York City’s famous Madison Square Garden, 2K Play, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) and Feld Entertainment, Inc. revealed that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will be taking the excitement of “The Greatest Show on Earth®” to the next level by partnering to develop circus-themed video games.

Ubisoft says Rabbids Go Home

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Raving Rabbids Break Out with First Standalone Title
LONDON, UK – April 14, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that the Rabbids will receive their own standalone brand with the release for Holiday 2009 of the comedy-adventure Rabbids Go Home. Developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, the team behind Beyond Good & Evil®, Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie and the original Rayman Raving Rabbids®, the game will benefit from a new engine designed specifically for the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo, offering the Rabbids a hilarious adventure in a brand new universe.
The Rabbids are already beloved the world over, selling 6.5 million copies of their raving adventures and starring in their own series of videos that have kept web surfers laughing for years. Moving up to star billing in their own brand of games was a logical next step and fans will now be able to enjoy the fun in this humorous adventure game where the Rabbids unleash their insanity onto the human world as they attempt to return to their Rabbid home.

Subsonic presents its range of accessories exclusive to the DSi

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With the recent release of the Nintendo DSi™, Subsonic is intending to allow its users to really benefit from the new multimedia abilities offered by the new portable Nintendo console.
So, the SCREEN PROTECTION & CLEANING KIT offers 2 screen protections for the DSi™ with a microfiber wipe and applicator for simple and efficient use, a mini screen cleaner with elastic strap for attaching it to the console, and an indispensable new release for the DSi™ – a protective lens for the console’s exterior camera.