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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced the next three titles to emerge from its distribution agreement with Hudson Soft.

The three games will be released in Q1 2009 across Europe, and mark the welcome return of Hudson’s ever popular Bomberman character to Nintendo DS, plus two original Wii releases entitled Hard Working People (Working Title) and Kororinpa 2 (Working Title).

The provisionally-titled Bomberman 2 (Working Title) will see the veteran bomb-slinger undergoing a new look, with players invited to customize their Bomberman to their own taste. Hudson has also extended the gameplay, with the familiar setting of planting bombs to destroy encroaching enemies and clear levels extended into a more open format. Players are faced with varied missions and can customize their Bomberman character in more than 160,000 ways. In addition to the single-player mission, Bomberman 2 (Working Title), will also boast a Versus mode for up to four players using Wi-Fi connection or eight players using Wireless versus.

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“When you make a game based on a license you really are playing roulette – you don’t know how the film is going play out in the market. When we were first asked to do Speed Racer the property it was incredible, it was very exciting. It was a film by the Wachowski brothers and it was about car racing – awesome that’s going to make a great game. We’re in a unique situation with the game, we’re like 40 Metacritic points above the film – usually the film and the game mirror each other quite closely on review scores… We released on the same time frame as Ironman, which was very successful film. The games didn’t review very well – but we know that Ironman games sold very well.” – Jos Ruffel, business development executive of Sidhe Interactive

The Speed Racer games for the Wii and DS received much better reviews than licensed/movies games typically receive. It’s really a shame to see mediocre sales for more than decent titles.

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Leipzig, Germany, August 19, 2008 – After an award winning showcase of titles at E3 in July, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced its product line up for the Leipzig Games Convention. EA will demonstrate the innovation and creativity of its portfolio for seasoned gamers and newcomers alike, as it leads the way with great interactive entertainment offerings for broad consumer tastes this year.

On show in Leipzig are Europe’s best selling franchises and consumer favourites like FIFA, Need For Speed™, The Sims™ and Harry Potter, a wide range of casual and family titles for Nintendo platforms including LITTLEST PET SHOP, Boogie™ SuperStar, Zubo™ and MONOPOLY, brand new IP like SimAnimals™, Mirror’s Edge™, Dead Space™, Dragon Age™: Origins, Battleforge™, Spore™, the new MMORPG Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™, and EA partner titles Left 4 Dead™ from Valve, Rock Band and Rock Band 2 from MTV Games/Harmonix and Crysis Warhead® from Crytek.

“Never before has EA had such a diverse and powerful slate of offerings, and it’s been great to see consumer and critical response to our games” said Jens Uwe Intat, Senior Vice President and General Manager of EA European Publishing. “As more and more people come into interactive entertainment, we are ready with the best games in sports, action, casual, horror, simulation, and online. We’ll be bringing more new games to market this year than in our history, and Leipzig is a great European window to showcase those offerings for the broad range of people that love to play them.”

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Podcast here

Mario Super Sluggers
– The more you play it, the more you enjoy it – Bozon
– A lot of waggle
– With nunchuck you can aim, becomes a little more fun
– Arcade baseball, fun

– IGN exclusives planned throughout the week

NPD Data
– Nintendo still on top
– Crazy numbers since July wasn’t a huge month for Nintendo
– Bozon says that third-party games ARE selling on Wii, he had the numbers right in front of him
– Upward trend with sequels (Madden, Guitar Hero)
– Matt says there are a lot of misconceptions about sales numbers on Wii
– Tiger Woods selling best on Wii

– Some talk about Metroid Prime 3, Matt praises its graphics highly – Says art the best on Wii. Galaxy has better tech.
– Bozon thinks he likes Metroid out of the big 3, Matt still sticks by Mario Galaxy – loves music, looks good on the new screen in the IGN demo room

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1) Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo
2) Wii Fit – Nintendo
3) Beijing 2008 – Sega
4) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games – Sega
5) Wii Play – Nintendo
6) Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock – Activision
7) Soul Calibur IV – Ubisoft
8 ) Big Beach Sports – THQ
9) Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo
10) Guitar Hero: On Tour – Activision

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Man, both Mushroom Men titles (for Wii and DS) are both looking like great products. If only other third-party developers put this much effort into their games!

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– Call of Duty: World at War (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
– Crash – Mind Over Mutant (Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, PSP, NDS)
– Guitar Hero World Tour (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Wii)
– James Bond: Quantum of Solace (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, NDS)
– Kung Fu Panda (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, NDS)
– Madagascar 2 – Das Spiel (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, NDS)
– Pirate’s Quest: Hunt for Blackbeard’s Box (Wii)
– Pitfall: The Big Adventure (Wii)
– Rapala Fishing Frenzy (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
– Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, PSP, NDS)
– The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, NDS)
– Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, Wii, NDS)
– Fracture (PS3, Xbox 360)
– Star Wars The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels (Wii)
– Star Wars The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance (NDS)

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BRISTOL, U.K. August 18, 2008 – It’s time to rev the engine, kick the clutch and gun it to the finish line as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Powerbike for Nintendo DS™. Developed by Tornado Studios, Powerbike is an intense motorcycle racer that features death-defying stunts, intense police chases and competitive multiplayer modes.

The perilous world of street racing is about to get a whole lot more exciting with the release of Powerbike! When an anonymous sponsor offers the resources to compete with the best street racers in the world, the only thing left to do is jump on your bike and show everyone who is boss. Speed through dangerous streets and jump trains, bridges and traffic congestion while fleeing from the cops on eight challenging courses across the desert, city, shipyard and more. Riders can earn even more cash by performing jumps, burnouts, wheelies and drifts in Stunt Mode. Go head-to-head with friends via local DS multiplayer in both Race and Stunt Mode, and use your hard earned cash to upgrade your bike’s speed, acceleration, traction and stability in three different difficulty modes.

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Videos

Mario Super Sluggers Info Video
Midnight Pool Info Video
Mario Kart Wii: Who’s playing Wii today? 3
America Ferrera Plays New Super Mario Bros.
Liv Tyler Plays Brain Age 2
Carrie Underwood Plays Animal Crossing
de Blob Video 2
Samba De Amigo Downloads Info Video
SimCity Creator Info Video
Rhapsody A Musical Adventure Info Video
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Video
PICTOIMAGE Info Video
Digest Video

DS Demos (Expire 8/24)

Crosswords DS-Anagrams Demo
Air Traffic Chaos
PICTOIMAGE
Carnival Games

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