EA’s Leipzig lineup
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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.”
Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary
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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
UK software sales – Week until August 16th
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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
Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungai self-referential trailer
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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!
– 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)
Majesco Entertainment Announces Motorcycle Racer ‘Powerbike’ For Nintendo DS
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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.
Updates to the Nintendo Channel
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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
Deep Silver and Interactive Game Group Announce Videogames Based on the Upcoming Animated Feature Film Igor
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Igor Games to Be Released in Europe on PC, Nintendo DSTM and WiiTM
Deep Silver, the game label of Koch Media, and Interactive Game Group, LLC (I2G), an-nounce that they will publish the game Igor for the PC, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ in the European PAL territories, the French overseas territories, the Commonwealth of Independ-ent States, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
The Igor videogames are produced by I2G and Legacy Interactive. They are based on the animated movie of the same title by Exodus Film Group, distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. “Igor” opens in the United States on September 19, 2008 and features the voice talents of artists such as John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jay Leno and Christian Slater. The movie will benefit from a worldwide distribution for the Holidays of 2008.
Tony Hawk’s Motion rated by the OFLC
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There have been rumors for months that the next Tony Hawk Game would use an accelerometer or some sort of motion control. Well, this looks to be like a pretty clear indication that we can expect something in that manner. I kind of hope that the name is changed, though!
