Ignition Entertainment, a relative newcomer to the bustling videogame industry, is now among the most honored game companies of the year. Ignition’s lineup of breakthrough games including, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, The King of Fighters XII and Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny stood out among hundreds of highly-anticipated video game titles and swept up nine ‘Best of’ awards at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2009.
Muramsa: The Demon Blade took the Wii and action game categories by storm with its revolutionary take on the classic 2D side scroller and artistically rendered characters, enemies, fight sequences and deep and extraordinarily detailed environments. Muramsa: The Demon Blade blew away stiff competition, including perpetual powerhouse Nintendo, and won:
* “Get Ready For This” – 2 Unlimited
* “Mickey” – Toni Basil
* “Pump It (Clean Version)” – Black Eyed Peas
* “Run It Back Again” – Corbin Bleu
* “Song 2” – Blur
* “Tubthumping” – Chumbawumba
* “GNO (Girls Night Out)” – Miley Cyrus
* “Real Wild Child” – Everlife
* “Beat It (Feat. John Mayer)” – Fall Out Boy
* “Glamorous (Clean Version)” – Fergie
* “Imani Coppola” – Get Down With This
* “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” – Selena Gomez
* “Homecoming” – Hey Monday
* “Let’s Dance” – Vanessa Hudgens
* “Just Dance” – Lady GaGa
* “Girlfriend” – Avril Lavigne
* “La La Land” – Demi Lovato
* “Leavin’ (Radio Edit Remix)” – Jesse McCartney
* “Closer” – Ne-Yo
* “Whoa” – Paramore
* “Higher Ground” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
* “Pon de Replay” – Rihanna
* “Walk This Way” – Run DMC
* “Push It” – Salt N Pepa
* “All Star” – Smash Mouth
* “The Power” – Snap!
* “So Bring It On” – The Cheetah Girls
* “Doing It Right” – The Go! Team
* “Popular” – The Veronicas
* “Headstrong” – Ashley Tisdale
CAMBRIDGE – June 22, 2009 – D3 Publisher today announced an addition to the Family Party franchise, bringing Family Party: Outdoor Fun exclusively to Wii™. Entertaining for all, Family Party: Outdoor Fun has a wide variety of fun and exciting party games featuring martial arts, athletics, team sports, challenging brain games and more.
Players can choose from a dozen cute characters as they party with up to 4 friends and unlock games and challenges to achieve the highest score and win medals! Family Party: Outdoor Fun is a perfect follow-up to the 2008 hit, offering over 30 great games and hours of entertainment for all the family.
Nintendo announced at E3 a few weeks ago that Flipnote Studio will be launching in North America this summer. Summer officially began on Sunday, which that means the software might even be available next Monday for the DSi (although don’t count on it). As the release date of Flipnote Studios approaches, you can head over to the English website and register an account so that eventually, you will be able to watch and share clips with friends all over the world.
– Yes, Little King’s Story is coming out on July 21st. Official announcement will be going out soon, probably later this week.
– Yes, there is an extra hard “Tyrant” mode in the NA release of Little King’s Story.
– Can’t share exact numbers, but Rune Factory: Frontier has sold OK, though we could always use more sales.
– We will not pursue Kizuna.
– We are aware of all the impressions that people had from playing Fragile, but even if nothing is tuned for the NA release, we feel the overall great experience outweighs any minor gameplay issues.
– You are correct, that list you made is not our entire lineup. There are still two titles that we haven’t announced yet; one for Wii and one for DS. Both of these titles are scheduled to be revealed in July.
What makes the Game Critics Awards so special? Well, the judges are comprised of writers from some of the most recognized websites and publications such as IGN, GameTrailers, and even USA Today. Nominees were posted last week, though all winners are available at this point.
Best of Show
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)
Best Original Game
Scribblenauts
(5TH Cell/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for Nintendo DS)
Best Console Game
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)
Best PC Game
Star Wars: The Old Republic
(BioWare Austin/LucasArts)
Best Handheld Game
Scribblenauts
(5TH Cell/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for Nintendo DS)
Best Hardware/Peripheral
“Project Natal”
(Microsoft for Xbox 360)
Best Action Game
Modern Warfare 2
(Infinity Ward/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)
Best Role Playing Game
Mass Effect 2
(BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360, PC)
Best Racing Game
Split/Second
(Black Rock/Disney Interactive Studios for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
Best Sports Game
Fight Night Round 4
(EA Canada/EA Sports for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Best Fighting Game
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
(Eighting/Capcom for Nintendo Wii)
Best Strategy Game
Supreme Commander 2
(Gas Powered Games/Square-Enix for Xbox 360, PC)
Best Social/Casual/Puzzle
DJ Hero
(Freestyle/Red Octane/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii)
Best Online Multiplayer
Left 4 Dead 2
(Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC)
