Atari Hires Anthony Jacobson, Vice President of Business Development and
Pierre Hintze, Vice President of Product Development
New York, NY – October 07, 2009 – Atari, Inc., an interactive entertainment company, announced today the appointment of Anthony Jacobson as Vice President of Business Development and Pierre Hintze as Vice President of Product Development. The announcement was made by Atari, Inc. CEO and President, Jim Wilson to whom Jacobson and Hintze will report.
Both Jacobson and Hintze bring years of experience and a vast knowledge of game development from both business and creative sides of the business. In his new role as VP of Business Development, Jacobson will focus on deals for product development resources, licensing Atari content to both interactive and non-interactive platforms and new business opportunities. As VP of Product Development, Hintze will assume responsibility for planning and executing the development of Atari franchise priorities across relevant platforms, ranging from packaged goods to online businesses. Both will be based in Atari, Inc.’s new Los Angeles office.
Sydney Australia Tuesday 6th October 2009: Determined to take the #1 position in the console karaoke genre, Universal Music & Mindscape sign up some of the biggest names in music for their hot new karaoke title U-SING™. Mindscape today release 10 more of their impressive artist & song line up for U-SING with a now revealed 20 of the final 30 tracks available this Christmas on the Nintendo Wii.
Further to the announcement of 10 new music titles for U-Sing is the release of the official U-SING trailer. The U-Sing trailer is the first release showing video footage of the game which includes the original video clips from each song – be the first to see U-Sing in action!
– Play as Lina, who starts out as an alchemist
– Lina is about to tell Luon, but a friend gets into a fight with his dad, runs away
– Lina chases the friend into the woods which is on fire
– You get caught, so you’re forced to work in order to pay and rebuild the forest (in 3 years)
– Lina begins a business, meets with the boss of a trading company – He helps Lina with her business for a favor
– Earn money by completing tasks
– More of the story is unveiled as tasks are completed
– Releasing December 12 in Japan
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He shall appear from a far eastern land across the sea, a young man who has yet to know his potential… And he’ll be driving a badass motorcycle.
Ryo Hazuki, star of the Shenmue series returns in his first playable appearance since Shenmue 2 to join the ranks of the SEGA All-Stars as part of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing.
Ryo, protagonist of the Shenmue series and one of the most requested SEGA character to make an appearance in All-Stars Racing will be riding his borrowed motorcycle around classic SEGA themed race tracks. And when a motorcycle just can’t cut it, Ryo unleashes his All-Star move and is able to swap vehicles to his iconic forklift truck to charge and barge opponents out of the way!
The Shenmue series, the story of a son’s quest for vengeance, began life in 1999 as the killer-app for the SEGA Dreamcast. Originally developed by the legendary Yu Suzuki for SEGA, Ryo has yet to gain his revenge but he’s certainly no stranger to motorcycle racing and is sure to make a formidable adversary for Sonic, AiAi, Dr. Eggman and the other All-Stars.
– Called “Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Dodon to Ni-Dai-Me”
– Releasing November 19
– 70 songs
– Song genres include J-pop, anime
– Boss battle mode from Taiko no Tatsujin DS 7 Island Adventure will be in the game
– Daily challenge mode
– ¥5,040 for the game itself, ¥7,980 for the bundle
“Treyarch is working on this (Modern Warfare: Reflex) right now. Infinity Ward is working on Modern Warfare 2 right now. I think it’s fair to say that we want to give the Wii consumer new experiences and we’ll continue to do that.” – Activision’s Daniel Suarez, executive producer of Modern Warfare: Reflex
Obviously, there’s going to be another Call of Duty game beyond Modern Warfare 2 on the PS3/360. Next year, though, I’d rather have the latest title for Nintendo’s console. I can’t tell if Modern Warfare: Reflex will shape up to be an excellent experience (I’m still waiting for some footage, Activision!), but it would be disappointing if Wii owners could only purchase Modern Warfare 2 next year rather than something like Modern Warfare 3.
