Just so you guys know, this is the only news I’ll be posting about the game until we find out if this game is coming to any Nintendo platforms.

Fans to See Sneak Peek Tonight of the Most-Anticipated Entertainment Title of the Year

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ — DECLASSIFIED: Prepare for the follow-up to the biggest entertainment launch in history: on November 9th Call of Duty(R): Black Ops(TM) will introduce fans to the elite world of Black Ops. Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and award-winning developer Treyarch will take players behind enemy lines in an entirely new chapter in the groundbreaking and record-setting, No. 1 first-person action series of all-time.

“We can’t wait for our community to experience Call of Duty: Black Ops,” said Mark Lamia, Studio Head for Treyarch. “We have focused our entire studio on this game, with dedicated multiplayer, single-player and co-op teams creating the most intense, gripping and riveting experience possible for our fans on all fronts.”

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04/28 [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Square Enix) – 510,000 (62%)
04/29 [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami) – SE 339,000 (60%) / BE 9,000 (25%)
04/28 [PS3] Super Street Fighter 4 (Capcom) – SE 32,000 (63%) / CE 22,000 (70%)
04/28 [360] Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft) – 15,000 (65%)
04/28 [360] Super Street Fighter 4 (Capcom) – SE 12,000 (64%) / CE 10,000 (66%)
04/29 [NDS] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Fate of Heat III (Takara Tomy) – SE 10,000 (43%) / LE 7,000 (72%)
04/28 [PSP] Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact (Marvelous Entertainment) – SE 6,000 (60%) / LE 2,000 (70%)
04/28 [PSP] Marriage Royale: Prism Story (ASCII Media Works) – SE 6,000 (68%) / LE 5,000 (80%)
04/29 [PSP] Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Portable?(Alchemist)?- 2,000 (36%)
04/29 [WII] Ando Kensaku (Nintendo) – 1,000 (8%)

Note: First day sales apply to titles released on April 29th while releases from April 28th have two days of sales.

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Give your brain a workout with 1001 Crystal Mazes Collection on DSiWare!

Kraków, April 30th 2010

Teyon, a Polish video games developer and publisher, revealed today their latest logic game 1001 Crystal Mazes Collection that is going to appear on DSiWare™ on Monday May 3rd 2010.

Give your brain a workout with 1001 Crystal Mazes Collection, the deceptively simple jewel logic game! It’s easy to learn but hard to master. Your task is to push the crystals forward to their target destinations, one at a time. Sounds simple, but be careful! You can push your jewel into an impossible locked position if you don’t plan ahead. As the mazes get harder and the crystals pile up, you’ll need clever thinking to clear the labyrinth. With over 1000 jewel-filled puzzles, this fun collection will challenge your mind and push your brain skills to the limit.

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Note: You can also watch this footage on the official Japanese website, but we’ve combined the footage into one video.

Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
4. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
5. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
5. Dairantou Smash Brothers X (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
5. EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer (EA Sports)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)]
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Zhu Zhu Pets (Activision)

Japan:
1. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Square Enix)
2. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Zelda no Densetsu: Daichi no Kiteki (Nintendo)
5. Pokemon Ranger: Hikari no Kiseki (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo)
2. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
5. Peppa Pig: The Game (Ubisoft)

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* Magical Drop 2 (D4 Enterprise, Neo-Geo)
* Heisei Shin Onigashima Vol.1 (Nintendo, Super Famicom)
* Super Aoki Ookami to Shiro Kimejika Genchouhishi (Koei, Super Famicom)

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1 [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Square Enix) 4,109,773
2 [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 2,708,492
3 [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) 2,502,370
4 [NDS] Pokemon SoulSilver (Pokemon) 1,845,365
5 [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) 1,802,181
6 [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold (Pokemon) 1,693,870
7 [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) 1,635,792
8 [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) 1,420,594
9 [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) 958,515
10 [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [PSP the Best] (Capcom) 884,076 / 1,092,604

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Thanks to Ross M for the news tip!

I’ve been going back and forth over whether or not to post this, but it does seem that this is at least slightly related to Nintendo. Here’s what Bungie President Harold Ryan said about the possibility of developing for Wii…

“The Wii, along with any other platform that people enjoy entertainment on, is certainly a potential platform for our universe and IP. It’s obviously a platform we’ve developed or shipped games for, but it certainly has a broad consumer base in parts of the world, and something we absolutely consider as a potential platform.”

And the announcement is below…

10-Year Alliance Expands Global Reach for Leading Game Developer Across Multiple Platforms

London, UK – April 29, 2010 – Bungie, the developer of blockbuster game franchises including Halo, Myth and Marathon, and Activision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the #1 online games publisher (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that they have entered into an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring Bungie’s next big action game universe to market. Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new intellectual property on multiple platforms and device. Bungie remains an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The groundbreaking alliance will provide Bungie its first such partnership since splitting off from Microsoft in 2007, significantly broadening its global reach by providing the resources and support to develop, distribute and release games worldwide on multiple platforms and devices.

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