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Rise of the Fungi and The Spore Wars from SouthPeak Games Heading to Consoles in March

Leicester, March 11th – SouthPeak Interactive Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SOPK; SOPKU; SOPKW; SOPKZ) is today announcing that a duo of mighty mushroom games are coming to Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ this March. Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars on Wii and Rise of the Fungi on Nintendo DS, offer gamers a unique and compelling platform adventure, from the perspective of a tiny hero with a big mission.

To get a behind-the-scenes look at how these fantastic titles were made, SouthPeak is releasing a series of developer diaries that showcase different elements from the game; including music, combat and gameplay. Over the coming days, new diaries will be released on the Internet, so mushroom maniacs should stay glued to their computer screens for more details.

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North America and Europe have only received one Professor Layton title, but that isn’t stopping the release of new games in the series. The latest Famitsu has the scoop on Professor Layton And the Devil’s Flute, which will be the first title of a trilogy. Demon God’s Flute is told three years before the original Professor Layton and will focus on how Professor Layton and Luke met each other.

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Everyone’s Favorite Ninja Infiltrates DS With All-New Storyline and Grown Up Characters From Hit Animated Series

LOS ANGELES – Mar. 11, 2009 – TOMY Corporation today announced that NARUTO™ Shippuden: Ninja Council® 4 is currently in development exclusively for Nintendo DS™. As the latest installment to the popular Ninja Council series of videogames that has sold more than 800,000 units to date in North America, NARUTO Shippuden: Ninja Council 4 is the first DS game to feature the NARUTO Shippuden story arc in North America, allowing fans to play as Naruto and his friends in the next generation of the series. Based on the enormously successful animated series from VIZ Media, NARUTO Shippuden: Ninja Council 4 introduces consumers to a host of playable characters sporting their updated NARUTO Shippuden looks, and wireless multiplayer battles for up to four players.

“NARUTO Shippuden: Ninja Council 4 encourages franchise fans and newcomers alike to experience the next iteration of the classic Ninja Council series,” said Laura Yoshioka, director of consumer software at TOMY Corporation. “The addition of multiple new playable characters and an immersive story mode based on the NARUTO Shippuden story arc, coupled with the touch screen capabilities of the DS, make this a classic action-adventure videogame.”

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The latest Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Zero Choaniki (PSP, GungHo): 7 / 6 / 7 / 6 – (26/40)
Gardening Mama (NDS, Taito): 8 / 7 / 8 / 7 – (30/40)
Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus (NDS, Ascii): 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 – (24/40)
Casual Series 2980: Petz Monkeyz (NDS, MTO): 5 / 6 / 5 / 5 – (21/40)
Winter Sports 2009: The Next Challenge (Wii, Arc System Works): 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 – (24/40)
Musou Tourou (PSP, Nippon Ichi): 6 / 7 / 7 / 6 – (26/40)
Choco Ken: Otodoke! Sweets Wagon (NDS, Creative Core): 7 / 6 / 6 / 7 – (26/40)
Bokujou Monogatari: Sugar Mura to Minna no Negai (PSP, Marvelous): 6 / 7 / 7 / 7 – (27/40)
Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi o Yobu – Nendororo~n Daihenshin (NDS, Bandai Namco): 7 / 7 / 6 / 8 – (28/40)
Super Robot Taisen K (NDS, Bandai Namco): 9 / 8 / 8 / 7 – (32/40)
Saru Get You: Pipo Saru Senki (PSP, Sony): 8 / 8 / 7 / 7 – (30/40)
Dragon Ball The Movie (PSP, Bandai Namco): 7 / 6 / 7 / 7 – (27/40)
Amagami (PS2, Enterbrain): 8 / 9 / 8 / 8 – (33/40)
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09 All-Play (Wii, EA): 7 / 8 / 7 / 8 – (30/40)
Monopoly (Wii, Electronic Arts): 7 / 6 / 6 / 5 – (24/40)
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Next (PS2, Konami): 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 – (28/40)
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Next (Wii, Konami): 8 / 8 / 9 / 9 – (34/40)

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Tiger Woods

– Has Wii MotionPlus
– All very happy about the game
– Exclusive on it tomorrow
– Everyone who has been hoping for great 1:1 – it’s arrived
– There’s another mode they can’t talk about
– Videos, screens tomorrow
– Grand Slam Tennis coverage this week as well

MadWorld

– People were complaining about the text in the review
– Gave it a 9.0
– Matt really liked the game
– The great game of the year so far on Wii
– Lived up to most of the hype
– Gorgoues game, fun to play
– Scared no one will buy the game
– Say every week how companies are watching this game, House of the Dead, will watch The Conduit
– National Institute on Media and the Family issued a press release saying they are disappointed with Nintendo

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Gameplay: Call of Duty 4
Casual: Boom Blox
Sports: Race Driver: Grid
Story and Character: Call of Duty 4
Strategy: Civilisation Revolution
Best use of Audio: Dead Space
New Talent: Boro Toro
Multiplayer: Left 4 Dead
Best Technical Achievement: Spore
Original Score: Dead Space
Handheld: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
People’s Choice: Call of Duty 4
Artistic Achievement: LittleBigPlanet
Best Action and Adventure: Fable II
Best Game: Super Mario Galaxy

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Beloved Franchise Returns With Fast-Paced Dueling Action Based on the New Animated Series

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Mar. 10, 2009 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Yu-Gi-Oh!™ 5D’s Wheelie Breakers for the Nintendo Wii™ and Yu-Gi-Oh!™ 5D’s Stardust Accelerator: World Championship 2009 for the Nintendo DS™ are currently in development and set to launch in May 2009. The latest iterations in the popular franchise are based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s series on the 4Kids Network, which takes place in the future and features Yusei Fudo and Jack Atlus, the hottest duelists in Neo Domino City.

Based on “Riding Duel” in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s animated series, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Wheelie Breakers introduces players to a fast-paced twist on a racing game. Yusei and Jack duel in a new motor sport called “Wheelie Breakers” that combines card dueling with duel wheel racing. As they race around the track in their Duel Runner motorcycles, players call upon monsters from their decks to battle their opponents and prevent them from finishing the race. Using achievement points which players receive based on their race results, they can purchase new cards and add them to their decks providing upgrades.

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Update: I noted that Rockstar was the company involved in this quote, but Take-Two actually said the words (Rockstar is under Take-Two control though). My apologies!

Even though the Wii and DS have seen a few mature titles, there hasn’t exactly been a wide array of content to choose from. Rockstar is providing the DS with M-rated content in GTA: Chinatown Wars and SEGA recently released the ultra-violent MadWorld. Other than that though, there hasn’t been much to choose from. However, according to company chairman Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two “is the right company” for mature games on both the Wii and DS.

“I do believe there is an opportunity for M-rated titles on Nintendo — on the DS and on the Wii. I believe we’re the right company to be delivering that content.”

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Hamburg/Germany, March 10th, 2009 – Visit the great Giana Sisters online: From now on, the lively jump’n’run gaming heroines can be met online at www.giana-sisters.com.

Net visitors will find a lot of useful information on the upcoming revival of the cult jump’n’run game of the 1980’s: See what’s coming up when Hamburg/Germany-based publisher releases Giana Sisters DS for Nintendo DS® in June 2009 (release date for Germany, Austria, Switzerland: April 03rd, 2009).

The new homepage offers rich information on the game as well as handy downloads: Find cool desktop wallpapers on giana-sisters.com and check back often – the download site will be updated regularly. Cool retro-style mobile phone ringtones will be available soon, for instance.

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