A live-action Professor Layton movie was announced awhile back, but at Level 5’s Vision Conference, another movie was discussed. An animated film also appears to be in the works while the live-action film still seems to be in production.
Quite honestly, I see the animated feature working out much better than a live-action flick. The cut-scenes in Professor Layton and the Curious Village were actually pretty entertaining and had a great style to them. If you ask me, this is the best way to approach a Professor Layton film.
I’m sure you all remember the first Rock Band game on Wii. You know, how the game did not feature DLC, no online functionality, and overall felt like a gimped experience when compared to its next-gen counterparts. Now a similar situation might be occurring with Rock Band II. According to USA Today, the game will “not offer any Internet connectivity for multiplayer gaming or downloadable music.”
Predictably, MTV Games has responded to the rumor. Fortunately the company has flat-out denied USA Today’s comments and has noted that Rock Band II “will definitely be fully featured.” MTV Games was unable to provide further details about the Wii (or PS2) version of the game, but more information is expected to be shared in the coming weeks.
From the EA Casual Entertainment Label, Hasbro Family Game Night creates a whole new way for families and friends to play together.
Hasbro Family Game Night is the second console game to launch as a result of the EA/Hasbro alliance. Join Mr. Potato Head as your personal game room host and coach in your very own customized family game room.
Play classic Hasbro games in brand new and fun ways in addition to the original rules that everyone knows and loves. Hasbro Family Game Night features classic and party game modes of family favorites such as CONNECT FOUR, BATTLESHIP, YAHTZEE, BOGGLE, SORRY! and the all new, SORRY! Sliders.
Educating the kids of today, making the experts of tomorrow
Braintree – August 28th, 2008 – The eagerly awaited sequels to smash hit Clever Kids titles Dino Land and Pony World have been announced for a 24th October release. The new titles Pirates and Farmyard Fun will be available on the PC CD-ROM, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo Wii™ formats.
Targeted at the 5-10 age group Clever Kids has the explicit aim of encouraging youngsters to learn through the interaction and exploration of some of their favourite subjects. Clever Kids games encourage logical reasoning, improve memory functions, develop dexterity and increase attention span – all the time maintaining the players interest in a subject by keeping them entertained.
In Clever Kids: Farmyard Fun, players will join farmer Sprocket and his herd of sheep, cows and pigs to learn all about life on the farm. There are a myriad of fun games and activities available including painting, Jigsaw puzzles, games to improve memory function, quizzes to test the players knowledge on hundreds of farmyard facts, Spot the Difference and Animal Pairs.
Players can also team-up with Sprocket in Clever Kids: Pirates and sail the seven seas with treacherous pirates. Climb aboard the greatest Pirate ships of them all and go on adventures to find out what life on the seas was all about. Learn the pirate code, identify famous Pirates and their flags, learn what Pirates ate and find out all about the dangers of combat and disease.
Whichever adventure you choose the interactive environments and multitude of mini-games will test, teach and entertain the player every step of the way.
Marketing Account Manager, Adrian Clews comments “The Clever Kids range of games remain the only titles with curriculum based educational content for children on console formats. The DS and Wii are hugely popular with youngsters and a great way for children to have fun whilst learning about their favourite subjects. We support all of our Clever Kids titles with extensive marketing support including, advertising, PR and a dedicated website. This combined with the full localisation of Clever Kids SKU’s has significantly bolstered sales in the UK and international territories”
For further information on Clever Kids games visit the fun packed www.cleverkidszone.com website.
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Wii Tatsunoko Vs Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes (25 minutes)
– Wii version original contents reveal
– New character(s)
– New Special footage
– Catchaman and Tekkaman’s VA Katsuji Mori will make an appearance + some mystery guest
“Oh, that would be incredible, and it’s not impossible. Never say never. George [Lucas] has looked to tell new Star Wars stories through the games and with the entire Star Wars Expanded Universe, and then he has also shown a willingness to let the characters come into the films. Look at Aayla Secura, a creation in the comic books who became part of the theatrical films.” – Haden Blackman, project lead on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
If there’s one standout quality about The Force Unleashed, it would be the title’s story. I know that a number of people actually thought the story from the game should be featured in a movie. Would you guys pay money to see a Star Wars movie based on The Force Unleashed?
– Inazuma Eleven Break trailer was show, and from what we hear, it looked to be a Wii game. You can check out the teaser site here.
– Ninokuni teaser site has opened as well
– Atamania was confirmed, which was also mentioned in Famitsu. A series of unrelated puzzle games. Sounds like a Professor Layton game without a story.
– Level 5 teased a console called ROID, but it was partially a joke. ROID will be a content delivery service when you’ll be able to download/play some of their DS/PSP games. No specific details on what games will be available just yet. They did put together a cool/funny teaser for ROID before they mentioned that the console part of it was a joke. Note the Wii in the background of the video below! So, to wrap things up…ROID as a console is a joke, but as a content delivery service is factual.
Disaster: Day of Crisis has received almost no publicity. No one, including gamers, were not even aware that the game would be releasing this year until a few weeks ago. Even so, the game hasn’t sold terribly in Japan. First day sales for the game have reported to be around 10,000. Other Nintendo titles include Knights in the Knightmare (DS, 10,000) and World Destruction (DS, 43,000).
