The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood videogame is THE place for fans to live the thrills, action and excitement of Harry Potter from June 30th*
GUILDFORD, UK – 14th May 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today confirmed that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ video game will be in stores across the world from 30th June 2009*, just ahead of the Warner Bros. Pictures’ film based on J.K. Rowling’s sixth book in the Harry Potter series.In the game of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, players will return to Hogwarts to help Harry survive a fraught sixth year. They will also have a chance to engage in exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class and take to the air to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory. Players may even get sidetracked by Ron’s romantic entanglements as they journey towards a dramatic climax and discover the identity of the Half-Blood Prince.
01./05. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (Pokemon Co.) – 44,000 / 283,000 (+2%)
02./02. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Namco Bandai) – 41,000 / 115,000 (-45%)
03./03. [NDS] Made in Ore (Wario Ware) (Nintendo) – 41,000 / 97,000 (-27%)
04./09. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) – 26,000 / 606,000 (+18%)
05./08. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom) – 23,000 / 663,000 (-12%)
06./06. [WII] Monster Hunter G (Capcom) – 23,000 / 195,000 (-43%)
07./12. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 20,000 / 3,403,000
08./04. [PS2] Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 2009 (Konami) – 16,000 / 58,000 (-63%)
09./01. [PSP] Persona (Atlus Co.) – 14,000 / 93,000 (-82%)
10./16. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco Bandai) – 14,000 / 498,000
Factor 5’s troubles have been well documented over the past few months, with rumblings of the company being shut down, employees being laid off, and more. The company apparently has been dealing with quite a few issues and have announced that their San Rafael studio has been shut down (via their website). Achim Moller, CEO Factor 5 GmbH, notes that “the obstacles created by the sudden bankrupcy of Brash Entertainment for the continuation of operations have turned out too great to overcome in the current economic climate.”
“We are sorry to announce the closure of the San Rafael-based Factor 5, Inc. studio, but the obstacles created by the sudden bankrupcy of Brash Entertainment for the continuation of operations have turned out too great to overcome in the current economic climate.
Factor 5 GmbH, which has been creating games since 1988 with its headquarter in Cologne, Germany, is entirely unrelated to Factor 5, Inc. and the circumstances surrounding Factor 5 Inc.’s recent challenges. Altough we are saddened by Factor 5 Inc.’s situation, our corporation will remain unaffected by these developments and has partnered with both old and nwe friends in the industry who will reveal our upcoming projects over the next months.
We would like to thank everybody on the publishing and development side who have supported us throughout the last 20 years and continue to do so. The current transition of the games industry is challenging, but as with transitions prior there is more opportunity than ever for independent development out there.”
This is very unfortunate news and it will be interesting to see how the company’s projects are affected. Factor 5 has been rumored to be working on the revivals of both Kid Icarus and Pilotwings.
DSiWare
1 (1) – Nintendo DSi Browser
2 (3) – Paper Airplane Chase
3 (2) – Dr. Mario Express
4 (4) – WarioWare: Snapped!
5 (5) – Bird & Beans
6 (7) – Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics
7 (13) – Animal Crossing Clock
8 (14) – Animal Crossing Calculator
9 (6) – Master of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche
10 (8) – Mixed Messages
11 (9) – Art Style: AQUIA
12 (10) – Brain Age Express: Math
13 (11) – Master of Illusion Express: Funny Face
14 (12) – Master of Illusion Express: Shuffle Games
15 (N) – Real Soccer 2009
VC
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Mario World
4 (5) – Punch-Out!!
5 (4) – Super Mario Bros. 2
6 (6) – The Legend of Zelda
7 (7) – Super Mario 64
8 (8) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
9 (9) – Pac-Man
10 (10) – Super Punch-Out!!
11 (12) – Donkey Kong Country
12 (11) – Mario Kart 64
13 (13) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
14 (14) – Donkey Kong
15 (15) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
16 (16) – Paper Mario
17 (17) – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
18 (18) – Galaga
19 (19) – Excitebike
20 (20) – Tecmo Bowl
WiiWare
1 (1) – World of Goo
2 (2) – My Aquarium
3 (3) – Tetris Party
4 (4) – My Pokemon Ranch
5 (7) – Dr Mario Online Rx
6 (6) – Onslaught
7 (9) – Defend Your Castle
8 (8) – CueSports – Pool Revolution
9 (10) – Fun! Fun! Minigolf
10 (5) – Crystal Defenders R1
11 (11) – Brain Challenge
12 (12) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
13 (17) – Bit.Trip Beat
14 (14) – Bomberman Blast
15 (13) – Sandy Beach
16 (16) – Wild West Guns
17 (18) – Midnight Bowling
18 (19) – Target Toss Pro: Bags
19 (N/A) – Mega Man 9
20 (15) – Pop’Em Drop’Em SAMEGAME
Thanks to _Contra_ for the news tip!
A few hours ago, news circulated that Nintendo was showing off a new title to select members of the press and apparently, it’s a title that gamers will be interested in. IGN’s Craig Harris has posted another Twitter update, providing followers with a hint on the yet to be revealed project.
“Yo, @craigign here. Try this trick on your Wii: Go to Mii Channel, and press A, B, 1, and hold 2 for five seconds. What’s this?? Hmm…”
