THQ Unveils Product Lineup for E3 2011, Featuring Intense Action Titles, Immersive Social Experiences, New Fighting Games and Next Generation of Innovative, Award-Winning Tablet Hardware
Renowned Publisher Unveiling Highly Anticipated Core Titles – Saints Row(R): The Third(TM), Metro: Last Light(TM) and Warhammer(R) 40,000(R): Space Marine(R)
Margaritaville(R) Online and uDraw GameTablet(R) to Target Mainstream Casual Audience
AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Jun 02, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) —
THQ (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced its slate of games to be showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2011, the international industry trade show, June 7-9 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. THQ’s E3 lineup offers a sneak peek at some of its biggest upcoming titles.“THQ continues to push the boundaries for innovation and entertainment through its diverse lineup of games targeting a broad audience,” said CEO Brian Farrell. “With a dozen new titles on the show floor, our fiscal 2012 portfolio showcases our strategy in establishing and maintaining strong game franchises, developing new and innovative play patterns for kids and families, as well as our commitment to working with the best entertainment talent in the world.”
THQ’s E3 booth will be anchored by movie-quality set pieces representing some of the company’s biggest games for calendar 2011 and 2012, including Saints Row(R): The Third(TM), Metro: Last Light(TM) and Warhammer(R) 40,000(R): Space Marine(R). All three games are highly anticipated new editions to hit action franchises.
– Excitebike 3D will be $5.99 after the free time period
– Can’t share tracks you make with others
– Search for specific titles by typing the name in
– Search bar at the top level of navigation at all times
– Netflix will be just like Wii
– Netflix app will be in the main menu
– No 3D movies from Netflix
– The above could change in the future
– Nintendo went back and made over 400 trailers for the DSiWare games
– Bookmark games to a personal wishlist
– Nintendo looking into making the credit card entering process more user friendly soon
– Rate every game for the 3DS, physical and downloadable
– Assign star ratings and pre-selected messages including “This is good”
– Can’t rate any game at all until you’ve played it for at least an hour
– Rating option won’t even appear until you’re met the requirements
– Navigate the main menu to the left to see stuff like news, recent arrivals, Charts, more advanced search feature, wishlist, rate games, adding funs
– Access these categories quickly through a dropdown menu for easier access when in other parts of the shop
– Recent arrivals: Last 20 games on the service
– Charts: Most popular/most downloaded titles
– Art Academy First Semester
– Art Academy Second Semester
– Asphalt IV
– Crash-Course Domo
– Earthworm Jim
– Flipnote Studio
– Hard-Hat Domo
– Let’s Golf
– Nintendo DSi Browser
– Oregon Trail
– Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon
– Pro-Putt Domo
– Real Soccer 2009
– Real Soccer 2010
– Rock-n-Roll Domo
– SUDOKU MASTER
– SUDOKU SENSEI
– Sudoku Student
– White-Water Domo
– Minimum price point of $1.99 for eShop games
– Super Mario Land: $3.99
– Alleyway/Radar Mission: $2.99
– Pokedex 3D free forever
– eShop has a scrolling “shelf” of square icons
– These icons represents a category of games
– Much flexibility in determining what categories to display on the shelf
– Shelf could be used for Mario games, two-player games, games that start with the letter W
– View up to six dual-screen screenshots and six dual-screen videos of games on the shop
– Nintendo has toyed around with the issue of whether to release demo versions of games
– Game Boy games: Only option allows you to view the games in solid black-and-white colors or in the classic gray-and-green scheme
– TurboGrafx and Game Gear games will be added later
– Excitebike is a “rebuild”
– Excitebike programmed from the ground up without using the original NES game’s code
– Track editor will use both of the 3DS’ screens
– 3D slider in the game adjusts the 3D effect and camera angle
– Dial the 3D down: Camera zooms in and shows a closer view of the biker
– Dial the 3D up: Camera pulls back to show a wide-angle shot of the stadium bleachers far off in the distance
– Can only add funds to your wallet on the shop in amounts of $5, $10, $20, and $50
– No account that saves personal details and credit card information
– Enter card details each time you want to add funds
– No “redeem code” functionality currently to download a specific piece of software
– Nintendo figuring out some way to let writers review games before they come out
– Announcement about eShop games will be on Mondays, the games will actually be released on Thursdays
– Nintendo will update the shop with more robust features
This information comes from David Wharton, director of eShop operations, a new group formed inside Nintendo of America in April to handle all digital sales…
“We believe strongly in maintaining the value of games. The race to the bottom is not in the best interest of the game business.”
UBISOFT GOES BACK TO ITS ROOTS WITH RAYMAN ORIGINS
“When the Glade of Dreams is overrun by “nefurrious” Darktoons, the Fairy Council hastily invokes Rayman to save the day; but the hero of light isn’t quite all there…To help him, Rayman teams up with his best friend, Globox, and two crafty wizards, the Teensies. Together, the world’s most hilarious team of heroes will need to restore peace to the Glade or watch as their beloved home vanishes like a bad dream…”
Michel Ancel, celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil® and the Raving Rabbids® returns to his roots to bring us Rayman® Origins: a high-definition, 2D side-scrolling, platforming adventure in full 4-player co-op.
Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Computer Entertainment worldwide studios, believes that the NGP has no clear competitor, including the 3DS. In Yoshida’s mind, Nintendo’s portable “feels like an update of the DS”. Remember when he said that it would be great to work with Nintendo to promote 3D? Yeah, I don’t think that’ll be happening. I doubt Satoru Iwata will appreciate someone calling his new system an “updated 3DS”.
Well, at least Yoshida said that they have a common enemy: cheap mobile games.
You can read Yoshida’s comments on the 3DS and cheap mobile games below.
“There’s no one clear competitor in terms of what NGP offers. NGP’s going to establish itself as the unique thing that people want to have. NGP cannot be placed against smartphones. You can’t make phone calls on it and it’s too big to fit into your pocket. Compared to 3DS, it was very interesting – when we were designing the NGP we had no idea what Nintendo was going to do. Aside from the 3D stereoscopic display, they seem to be keeping the same theme that they had with the DS – it feels like an update of the DS to me. Lots of choices we made were so different from their choices. It’s kind of hard to compare the two, aside from the fact that both of them are dedicated gaming platforms. We are dealing with the same issue that Nintendo is. It’s up to content publishers, including ourselves, to show people that this is worth £25 or £30 as opposed to 59p. You cannot release the same content that you put on the iPhone for a dollar on to NGP or some other consoles and expect people to pay 20 times that.”
The Ocean’s Deadliest Hunter Is Set to Stalk Nintendo Platforms This Fall… and You’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat
EDISON, NJ–(Marketwire – Jun 2, 2011) – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, and Microprose, an executive producer for video games, announced today that ‘JAWS: Ultimate Predator’ for the Nintendo 3DS™ system and Wii™ is in development for an expected release this fall. Set 35 years after the events of the iconic movie, ‘JAWS: Ultimate Predator’ is an action-packed and intense game that pays homage to the classic film while putting you in control of one of the most terrifying forces in nature, the unstoppable killing machine that is the great white shark. The games are produced under license from Universal Partnerships & Licensing.
“The Jaws movie defined a generation and forever changed our perception of sharks,” said Jesse Sutton, CEO, Majesco Entertainment. “Sinking your teeth in as the ultimate predator is a strong and compelling concept underlined by the performance of our best-selling Jaws console games years ago. Never before released for Nintendo platforms, ‘JAWS: Ultimate Predator’ lets a new generation experience that same visceral underwater thrill.”
Square Enix has announced their lineup for E3 2011. The games appearing at the show are…
FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Hitman: Absolution (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Tomb Raider (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Dungeon Siege III (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Heroes of Ruin (Nintendo 3DS)
No Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance…? That’s a rather strange omission.
GAMING WORLDS COLLIDE AS SQUARE ENIX UNVEILS E3 2011 TITLES
Legendary Franchises Stand beside Revolution and Absolution
as Company Unveils Its All-Star E3 LineupLOS ANGELES (June 2, 2011) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, announced today its videogame lineup for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center, June 7–9, 2011.
This year, Square Enix brings some of gaming’s hottest and most beloved franchises to the forefront. Some of gaming’s biggest names spearhead the company’s show offering.
