Worldwide Publisher’s Corporate and Community Initiatives Now Easily Accessible
July 21, 2009 – Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV Enterprise, a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, has unveiled the company’s official new website and community hub for several of this year’s most anticipated games. Ignition Entertainment’s official website is now live at the following URL: http://www.ignition-ent.com/.
The newly revamped website will serve as the headquarters for the company’s corporate and community initiatives and will grant users access to Ignition Entertainment’s global territories which includes Europe, Japan and the USA. Fans and gamers worldwide will now be able to easily navigate through a single portal that extends to a social network with fully supported Twitter and Facebook pages for each title.
Wii Sports Resort
– Craig gave it a 7.7
– Matt pretty much agreed with Craig’s score, was hoping it wouldn’t be overrated
– Game does insane stuff for the casual crowd…Bozon’s niece got addicted to swordplay, family didn’t want Bozon to take the game home
– Some games in there that aren’t super great
– Really good compilation of mini-games but in terms of polish, doesn’t have everything you’d expect out of a really awesome Wii title
– Feels like step 1 for the mini-games
– Matt thinks that not having a Mario Bowling is a missed opportunity
– Ideas you’d expect Nintendo to use but then they don’t really use it that often
– Craig thinks the airplane controls well, skydiving portion is actually fun
– Can tell which games are tacked on and which are good efforts
– Bicycling isn’t fun
– The more Craig plays Wii Sports Resort, the more he understands what MotionPlus actually is – More like a glorified tilt sensor
– MotionPlus still not 1:1 but makes Wiimote much better controller
– Cycling is Bozon’s least favorite game, Craig thinks it’s the boxing of Wii Sports Resort
– In terms of controls, basketball isn’t the best
– Review scores have been all over the place
– Wii MotionPlus already over 150k+ sales
– Tiger Woods selling very well with the pack in
– Also showed up as multiplatform (NPD), Matt wants to know how well the Wii version sold
“Creative directors from three ratchet games and resistence isn’t bad, no? As one example. If we’re successful, naturally there’ll be more. Fingers crossed.” – Christian Svensson, Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development
I’m still not very confident that Spyborgs is going to do well when it hits store shelves. There’s just something about the game that makes me think it’ll fly right under the radar. However, if the first Spyborgs is of high-quality, I would not be opposed to seeing the title turn into a series.
Remember, this is Marvelous’…obscure WiiWare title. You can check out a few vague details about the game below.
Single-player
Genre: Adventure
CERO Rating: C (15+)
Control method: Wii Remote + Nunchuck
Price TBA
Videos
Wii Sports Resort Challenge vs. Hollywood Stuntman
Wii Sports Resort Challenge vs Woman Canoeists
Wii Sports Resort Challenge vs Table Tennis Star
Wii Sports Resort Challenge vs US Archery’s Star
Final Fantasy – My Life as a Darklord Video
Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits – Launch
The Conduit – Character Modeling
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Teaser
Muramasa: The Demon Blade – Kisuke Video
Little League World Series Baseball 09 Video
Madden NFL 10 – Showdown Mode
Ghostbusters: The Video Game TV Spot
Battle Poker Info Video
5 Spots Party – Info Video
Shorts – Loogie Gameplay Video
Digest Video
Demos (Expire 7/26)
Mega Man Star Force 3 AcidArrest Battle Card
Knights in the Nightmare Tutorial Demo
Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4
Ice Age: Dawn of Dinosaurs
Personal Trainer: Cooking Lasagna Demo
Thanks to _Contra_ for the news tip!
Torrance, Calif., (July 20,2009) – XSEED Games today announced that THE WIZARD OF OZ: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, for the Nintendo DS is currently in development and scheduled for release in North America in Fall 2009. Released as RIZ-ZOAWD by D3Publisher in Japan, THE WIZARD OF OZ: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road is an RPG inspired by the beloved tale of Dorothy and her magical journey through the Land of Oz, showing a unique new perspective on what happened after reaching the end of the Yellow Brick Road.
THE WIZARD OF OZ: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road takes gamers through the endearing adventure of protagonist Dorothy and her lovely dog, Toto, turning these charming characters into classic RPG heroes. A tornado suddenly strikes a small farm in Kansas, savagely uprooting Dorothy and Toto with just one gust. After hours of dancing around in the bushel of wind, the pair eventually settles in an unfamiliar countryside. It is here Dorothy learns that the only way to return home is by following the ominous voice calling out to her to the end of the Yellow Brick Road. On her journey, Dorothy encounters some unlikely characters who eventually decide to join her on her quest.
“I think where motion controls really work is making games more accessible. I would never have imagined my mum playing a bowling game, she’s in her late 60s. I couldn’t imagine her bowling, I couldn’t imagine her doing exercise in front of the TV, I couldn’t imagine her knocking down a tower of things with a control pad. The Wii and the motion control makes it accessible. I think that’s what motion control does – it makes games more accessible to people. I don’t think they replace typical control devices or typical interfaces, but they do definitely augment them. The right games work on the right platforms. They’re definitely here to stay and they’re definitely cool, and through the accessibility they’re bringing more people into gaming.” – Harvey Elliott, head of EA Bright Light studio in Guildford
Even in the short time that motion control has been available in the industry, it has proven to be very profitable and has allowed casual players to test out the waters of video gaming. And with Microsoft and Sony developing their own ideas based on motion control, that concept won’t be going anywhere any time soon.
SAN FRANCISCO – July 20, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced a Nintendo DS(TM) and Nintendo DSi(TM) video game system installment for its upcoming comedy-adventure, Rabbids Go Home. The Nintendo handheld version features the same zany storyline as its Wii(TM) counterpart, but will feature a different gameplay experience unique to DS. Players will solve a variety of puzzles and brain teasers in an effort to collect as much stuff as they can to build a giant pile all the way to the moon. The game will also feature an intuitive Level Editor, allowing players to create their own puzzles and share them with other gamers for more Rabbids adventures. Nintendo DSi owners will be able to use the Nintendo DSi Camera to take pictures and customize them with funny Rabbid animations. Rabbids Go Home for Nintendo DS is scheduled to release Holiday 2009.
About the Game:
The Rabbids first comedy-adventure will take them to the moon or bust! Those crazy Rabbids have an infallible plan: collect all the human stuff they can find, heap it onto a giant pile and literally climb home to the moon. But not so fast! The Humans revolt, unleashing the Verminators whose only objective is to exterminate the Rabbids. Rabbids Go Home game features include:
