Sega Announce Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II Comes Out In 2012. Tease Tails, Metal Sonic, And No Wii Release

Sega have announced Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II comes out in 2012. the game is set to come out on Windows Phone 7, iOS, PS3, Xbox 360, and to NVIDIA Tegra Android Phones. Sega have not announced a Wii version, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I came out on WiiWare.

Sega have released this new teaser trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II revealing Tails is back, as is Metal Sonic, and they also tease some sort of joint move between Sonic and Tails.


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PopCap Announce Plants vs. Zombies Is Out Now On Windows Phone 7 For £3.99

PopCap have announced that Plants vs. Zombies Is out now for Windows Phone 7. for £3.99,the game comes with:

- Adventure Mode
- Zen Garden
- All Mini-Games from the Original PC Version
- Vasebreaker and iZombie Modes
- Xbox LIVE Connection for Tapping into Leaderboards and achievements
- EFIGS Language Support


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Press Release

Dublin, Ireland – June 23rd, 2011 — PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced the global launch of mega-hit game Plants vs. Zombies™ as part of the Must Have Games program for Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone, the cutting-edge mobile operating system from Microsoft. The Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone adaptation of Plants vs. Zombies is available immediately for a list price of £3.99 and marks the first time fans of the game can compare scores via Xbox LIVE leaderboards.

“Our support of Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone is an important move given the mobile gaming capabilities and reach of this powerful operating system,” stated Andrew Stein, senior director of mobile platforms at PopCap Games. “Plants vs. Zombies for Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone will push the boundaries of mobile gaming, tying directly into Xbox LIVE leaderboards and achievements to provide a more competitive experience for gamers on-the-go. In true PopCap tradition, with this adaptation, we’re offering fans and aficionados something completely unique to the platform.”

Plants vs. Zombies for Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone offers the following game features:

- Adventure Mode
- Zen Garden
- All Mini-Games from the Original PC Version
- Vasebreaker and iZombie Modes (first appearance on any mobile platform)
- Xbox LIVE Connection for Tapping into Leaderboards and achievements
(leaderboards offered for select game modes, including Adventure, iZombie and Vasebreaker.)
- EFIGS Language Support

About PopCap
PopCap Games is the leading global developer, publisher and operator of casual video games: fun, easy-to-learn, captivating games that appeal to all ages across PC, mobile, social and other platforms. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of more than 400 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo. PopCap's games have been downloaded over 1.5 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship franchise, Bejeweled®, has sold more than 50 million units.

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Windows Phone, Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox LIVE are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

Sega Announce Sonic 4 Episode 1 Is Out Now On Windows Phone 7

Sega have announced they have brought Sonic 4: Episode 1 to Windows Phone 7 and they've announced its out now. the game costs $6.99, but there is a free trial.

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Source: Sega USA Blog

Konami Announce PES 2011 Is Out Now On Windows Phone 7 For £5.49

Konami have announced PES 2011 for Windows Phone 7 is out now in the UK for £5.49. The game has Xbox Live achievements and features Konami's True Flow control System. there is a choice of playing the game using a virtual pad or by using the accelerometer and touch system. The Champions League and Europa League are featured as are several key clubs and football competitions.


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This bespoke version of the game offers unrivalled realism, with two distinct control styles on offer to introduce PES 2011 to new fans, and to ensure established fans of the series have access to the series' famed intuitive controls. Using the unique True Flow control system, players can access PES 2011' many passes, chips, volleys and intricate plays using a new accelerometer and AI-supported touch system. Alternatively, a 'classic' style control system using a virtual pad offers a more familiar control system akin to that of the console versions.

PES 2011 is brought to life with stunning visuals, and boasts the exclusive inclusion of Europe's key club football competitions. Players can compete in the officially licensed UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League competitions, while the Windows Phone 7 version also allows users to link the game to their Xbox LIVE achievements, and further bolster their presence on the mobile version's online leaderboards.

PES 2011 for Window Phone 7 is available now, priced £5.49.

Microsoft Have Released New Screenshots For The Windows Phone 7 Game Max & The Magic Marker

Microsoft have released new screenshots for Max & The Magic Marker, a Windows Phone 7 game. Max & The Magic Marker is a 2D puzzle platformer where you control both the boy and his magic maker. the marker allows you to draw in the game, a feature needed to overcome challenges and get past obstacles. These screenshots are in-game and show off the magic marker mechanic.

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Press Release

Max & the Magic Marker is a physics based 2D puzzle platformer, in which the player controls the boy Max and his Magic Marker. While Max enables good old platforming fun, the marker provides the game’s signature feature: the ability for the player to draw directly inside the game world where everything drawn becomes physical objects. This feature is used to complete levels and overcome challenges but it also provides the player with a unique tool that in itself is fun to play around with.

Max is a young boy, and like most boys he loves to draw. One day he gets a mysterious marker in the mail. There is no letter attached – only the plain orange marker. Max decides to test it right away, sits down and starts drawing. He draws a monster but as soon as he finishes the lines on the paper start moving and to Max’s great surprise the monster runs off the paper and into another drawing. Stunned Max now sees how the Monster messes around with his drawings. Max realizes that he has to stop the monster. So he draws himself on the same drawing that the monster is in and immediately finds himself inside the drawing. The game begins.

Microsoft Have Released Screenshots For Harvest on Windows Phone 7

Microsoft have released new screenshots for Harvest on Windows Phone 7. these screenshots are in-game and show both menus and in-game action. The action is your main character fighting and exploring, whilst the menus show you choosing and customising your character.

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Microsoft Have Released Screenshots Of Halo Waypoint On Windows Phone 7

Microsoft have released screenshots of the Windows Phone 7 version of Halo Waypoint. These screens show that this version has much the same functionality as the Xbox 360 version.

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Microsoft Have Released Screenshots For The Upcoming Windows Phone 7 Game IloMilo

Microsoft have released screenshots for IloMilo, an upcoming Windows Phone 7 Game. these screen shots are in-game and show, what appears to be, a puzzle platforming game.

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Microsoft Have Released New Screenshots For Bejeweled Live On Windows Phone 7

 Microsoft have released new screenshots for the Windows Phone 7 version of Bejeweled Live. these screenshots show how the game looks in portrait and landscape mode. as well as gameplay, these screens also show some of the backgrounds from the game.

Game Features:
Modes For Every Mood
Soar to gem-matching heights in Classic mode, race the clock in Action or relax and unwind with Endless play. And now, with the ability to keep making moves while other gems are falling into place, it's a whole new Bejeweled experience for Windows Phone 7.

Explosive Excitment
Flame gems, Star gems and Hyper Cubes - boost your score with brilliant cascades and sparkling combos.

Be A Winner
Top the leaderboards by comparing scores with your friends and Bejeweled fans from around the globe.

Collect All New Achievements
Unlock 20 new achievements to earn gamerscore points.

Hints On Demand
Can't quite spot that next match? Use the "Hint" button for a quick tip. But watch out — help has a cost.

Any Way You Want It
Fully optimized for the touch screen with both portrait and landscape display.

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Press Release

The world's #1 puzzle game is coming to Windows Phone 7! Swap, move and match multiple gems for dazzling, high-carat fun. Show off your Bejeweled® prowess by earning special Xbox LIVE achievements and climb up global Xbox LIVE leaderboards.

Game Features

MODES FOR EVERY MOOD
Soar to gem-matching heights in Classic mode, race the clock in Action or relax and unwind with Endless play. And now, with the ability to keep making moves while other gems are falling into place, it's a whole new Bejeweled experience for Windows Phone 7.

EXPLOSIVE EXCITEMENT
Flame gems, Star gems and Hyper Cubes - boost your score with brilliant cascades and sparkling combos.

BE A WINNER
Top the leaderboards by comparing scores with your friends and Bejeweled fans from around the globe.

COLLECT ALL-NEW ACHIEVEMENTS
Unlock 20 new achievements to earn gamerscore points.

HINTS ON DEMAND
Can't quite spot that next match? Use the "Hint" button for a quick tip. But watch out — help has a cost.

ANY WAY YOU WANT IT
Fully optimized for the touch screen with both portrait and landscape display.

Microsoft Reveal The Xbox Live Enabled Games Coming To Windows Phone And Xbox Live Functionality

 Microsoft has revealed the Xbox Live enabled games coming to Windows Phone 7 and the Xbox Live Functionality that is also coming to the phones. Much of the Xbox Live functionality found on the Xbox 360 will be bought to Windows Phone 7, this includes Avatars, Friends Lists, Access to the Market Place and Game Library, Achievements, Messaging, Multiplayer, and Spot Light.

Microsoft have also revealed the first wave of games coming to Windows Phone 7 that support Xbox Live. Microsoft Games Studios (MGS) have bought Halo Waypoint to the Phone whilst also releasing a game based on Crackdown 2, Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst. The Full list of games and their publishers/developers are:

• “3D Brick Breaker Revolution” (Digital Chocolate)
• “Age of Zombies” (Halfbrick)
• “Armor Valley” (Protégé Games)
• “Asphalt 5” (Gameloft)
• “Assassins Creed” (Gameloft)
• “BejeweledTM LIVE” (PopCap)
• “Bloons TD” (Digital Goldfish)
• “Brain Challenge” (Gameloft)
• “Bubble Town 2” (i-Play)
• “Butterfly” (Press Start Studio)
• “CarneyVale Showtime” (MGS)
• “Castlevania” (Konami)
• “Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst” (MGS)
• “De Blob Revolution” (THQ)
• “Deal or No Deal 2010” (i-Play)
• “Earthworm Jim” (Gameloft)
• “Fast & Furious 7” (i-Play)
• “Fight Game Rivals” (Rough Cookie)
• “Finger Physics” (Mobliss Inc.)
• “Flight Control” (Namco Bandai)
• “Flowerz” (Carbonated Games)
• “Frogger” (Konami)
• “Fruit Ninja” (Halfbrick)
• “Game Chest-Board” (MGS)
• “Game Chest-Card” (MGS)
• “Game Chest-Logic” (MGS)
• “Game Chest-Solitaire” (MGS)
• “GeoDefense” (Critical Thought)
• “Ghostscape” (Psionic)
• “Glow Artisan” (Powerhead Games)
• “Glyder 2” (Glu Mobile)
• “Guitar Hero 5” (Glu Mobile)
• “Halo Waypoint” (MGS)
• “Hexic Rush” (Carbonated Games)
• “I Dig It” (InMotion)
• “iBlast Moki” (Godzilab)
• “ilomilo” (MGS)
• “Implode XL” (IUGO)
• “Iquarium” (Infinite Dreams)
• “Jet Car Stunts” (True Axis)
• “Let’s Golf 2” (Gameloft)
• “Little Wheel” (One click dog)
• “Loondon” (Flip N Tale)
• “Max and the Magic Marker” (PressPlay)
• “Mini Squadron” (Supermono Limited)
• “More Brain Exercise” (Namco Bandai)
• “O.M.G.” (Arkedo)
• “Puzzle Quest 2” (Namco Bandai)
• “Real Soccer 2” (Gameloft)
• “The Revenants” (Chaotic Moon)
• “Rise of Glory” (Revo Solutions)
• “Rocket Riot” (Codeglue)
• “Splinter Cell Conviction” (Gameloft)
• “Star Wars: Battle for Hoth” (THQ)
• “Star Wars: Cantina” (THQ)
• “The Harvest” (MGS)
• “The Oregon Trail” (Gameloft)
• “Tower Bloxx NY” (Digital Chocolate)
• “Twin Blades” (Press Start Studio)
• “UNO” (Gameloft)
• “Women’s Murder Club: Death in Scarlet” (i-Play)
• “Zombie Attack!” (IUGO)
• “Zombies!!!!” (Babaroga)

Press Release

COLOGNE, Germany — August 17, 2010 — Today at Gamescom 2010, the world’s largest consumer-oriented games showcase, Microsoft Corp. premiered the first wave of Xbox LIVE games launching on Windows Phone 7 this Christmas. With even more games and applications to come, Windows Phone 7 is putting the power of Xbox LIVE into the palm of your hand — from Xbox LIVE Avatars to staying connected with friends, Xbox LIVE is now at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere.*

“We believe that no matter where life takes you, the best in gaming and entertainment should follow,” said Marc Whitten, corporate vice president of Xbox LIVE at Microsoft. “Windows Phone 7 takes a different approach to handheld gaming, utilising Xbox LIVE, Microsoft Game Studios, leading game publishers, and innovative indie developers, to create powerful, shared experiences for everyone.”

The Games You Want, Played When and Wherever You Want Them
In a sea of games, apps, gadgets and gizmos, the biggest obstacle can be finding the game that’s right for you. Only Windows Phone 7 has a Games hub featuring Xbox LIVE, creating a different kind of mobile gaming experience that puts the games you want front and centre. Xbox LIVE games on Windows Phone 7 will be specially selected from the top names in mobile, PC and console game development, making the best mobile games even better, thanks to Xbox LIVE. With try-before-you-buy demos, Xbox LIVE leader-boards, turn-based multiplayer, Achievements and more, Windows Phone 7 brings the quality, consistency and community of the Xbox experience to gamers on the go.

Windows Phone 7 also will be supported by content from Microsoft Game Studios (MGS), providing strong first-party gaming titles and intellectual property for the phone. For Xbox fans, this means that Windows Phone 7 will offer companion titles to familiar names, such as “Halo: Waypoint,” and “Crackdown 2,” extending the experience of their favourite Xbox 360 franchises.

“Windows Phone 7 is the launch of a major gaming platform for Microsoft,” said Matt Booty, general manager of mobile gaming for MGS. “Just like we’ve done with Xbox 360, our charter is to push the envelope and deliver definitive games that maximise the platform. We will have an incredible line-up of MGS titles, and that’s just the beginning.”

The most creative minds in game development are bringing the biggest franchises to Windows Phone 7. The first wave of launch portfolio titles includes Xbox LIVE games from the likes of Gameloft, Konami, Namco Bandai, PopCap and THQ. Whether you choose to play a gem of a puzzler with “BejeweledTM LIVE” (PopCap), bring down the house with “Guitar Hero 5” (Glu Mobile), fight off a destructive alien invasion in “The Harvest” (MGS), paint your way out of a corner with “Max and the Magic Marker” (PressPlay) or defend your city in “Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst” (MGS), the first wave of games announced in the launch portfolio of Xbox LIVE games on Windows Phone 7 has something for every mobile gamer:

“3D Brick Breaker Revolution” (Digital Chocolate)
“Age of Zombies” (Halfbrick)
“Armor Valley” (Protégé Games)
“Asphalt 5” (Gameloft)
“Assassins Creed” (Gameloft)
“BejeweledTM LIVE” (PopCap)
“Bloons TD” (Digital Goldfish)
“Brain Challenge” (Gameloft)
“Bubble Town 2” (i-Play)
“Butterfly” (Press Start Studio)
“CarneyVale Showtime” (MGS)
“Castlevania” (Konami)
“Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst” (MGS)
“De Blob Revolution” (THQ)
“Deal or No Deal 2010” (i-Play)
“Earthworm Jim” (Gameloft)
“Fast & Furious 7” (i-Play)
“Fight Game Rivals” (Rough Cookie)
“Finger Physics” (Mobliss Inc.)
“Flight Control” (Namco Bandai)
“Flowerz” (Carbonated Games)
“Frogger” (Konami)
“Fruit Ninja” (Halfbrick)
“Game Chest-Board” (MGS)
“Game Chest-Card” (MGS)
“Game Chest-Logic” (MGS)
“Game Chest-Solitaire” (MGS)
“GeoDefense” (Critical Thought)
“Ghostscape” (Psionic)
“Glow Artisan” (Powerhead Games)
“Glyder 2” (Glu Mobile)
“Guitar Hero 5” (Glu Mobile)
“Halo Waypoint” (MGS)
“Hexic Rush” (Carbonated Games)
“I Dig It” (InMotion)
“iBlast Moki” (Godzilab)
“ilomilo” (MGS)
“Implode XL” (IUGO)
“Iquarium” (Infinite Dreams)
“Jet Car Stunts” (True Axis)
“Let’s Golf 2” (Gameloft)
“Little Wheel” (One click dog)
“Loondon” (Flip N Tale)
“Max and the Magic Marker” (PressPlay)
“Mini Squadron” (Supermono Limited)
“More Brain Exercise” (Namco Bandai)
“O.M.G.” (Arkedo)
“Puzzle Quest 2” (Namco Bandai)
“Real Soccer 2” (Gameloft)
“The Revenants” (Chaotic Moon)
“Rise of Glory” (Revo Solutions)
“Rocket Riot” (Codeglue)
“Splinter Cell Conviction” (Gameloft)
“Star Wars: Battle for Hoth” (THQ)
“Star Wars: Cantina” (THQ)
“The Harvest” (MGS)
“The Oregon Trail” (Gameloft)
“Tower Bloxx NY” (Digital Chocolate)
“Twin Blades” (Press Start Studio)
“UNO” (Gameloft)
“Women’s Murder Club: Death in Scarlet” (i-Play)
“Zombie Attack!” (IUGO)
“Zombies!!!!” (Babaroga)

Additional titles in the launch portfolio will be released between now and the Windows Phone 7 launch this Christmas; once the phone launches, new Xbox LIVE titles also will be added to the games portfolio every week.

Xbox LIVE: Bringing More to Your Mobile Gaming
Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone 7 unlocks a world of games and fun and directly connects you to a global community of more than 25 million active Xbox LIVE members. Windows Phone 7 is the only phone that seamlessly integrates Xbox LIVE and provides unique mobile gaming experiences:

Avatars. Connect to your Xbox LIVE profile and Avatar, or create a new one if you don’t already have an Avatar or Xbox LIVE profile; take your 3-D Avatar and props with you on the phone with full closet access.

Friends. Bring your Xbox LIVE friends with you everywhere; compare Achievements, challenge rivals to your favourite game, and even see who’s online and what they’re doing on their consoles, PCs or phones.

Game access. Easily view and launch your full game library from a single location; find, try and buy new games either in the Marketplace or Games hub.

Achievements. Earn, view and track Achievements, view Xbox LIVE leader-boards and build your Gamerscore across Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7 — every time you play an Xbox LIVE title.

Messaging. Communicate with all of your Xbox LIVE friends, any time you want, through Xbox LIVE messages.

Multiplayer. Invite, connect and play against friends on other Windows Phone 7 phones or the PC with turn-based (asynchronous) multiplayer gaming.

Spotlight. Access Xbox LIVE Spotlight feeds, including the latest game titles, breaking news from Xbox LIVE, game tips and tricks, and more.