Tuesday, July 7, 2009
EA - Screenshots of Federer Celebrating Winning Wimbledon in EA's Grand Slam Tennis
2K Sports -The Bigs 2 Released in USA - Press Release
2K Sports have announced that The Bigs 2 is now available in the USA. The Game is Available on the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Playstation Portable, Xbox 360, And The Nintendo Wii.
Prince Fielder, of the Milwaukee Brewers, is the cover athlete and spokesman for The BIGS 2.
The game has bigger power-ups, new visual effects and legendary game modes. the game also features improved player models, animations and pick-up-and-play controls.
Press Release
NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Jul 07, 2009 2K Sports today announced The BIGS™ 2, the sequel to the popular arcade baseball franchise, is now available in retail stores. Featuring MLB® All-Star first baseman, Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers, as the cover athlete and spokesman for The BIGS 2, fans now have the thrilling opportunity to enjoy bigger power-ups, amazing visual effects, and legendary game modes that elevate the arcade-style baseball experience to new heights like never before.
In addition to new player animations and improved pick-up-and-play controls, The BIGS 2 offers fans the ability to make more strategic decisions with the added Batter’s Wheelhouse, execute new Legendary Catches, and pull off amazing Big Slams. Exciting new game modes have also been added this season, including Become a Legend and the heavily fan requested, Season mode. Become a Legend picks up the story from the end of the Rookie Challenge mode from The BIGS, as gamers take on the role of a player that suffered a career threatening injury and is challenged to regain his Major League career by fighting his way back at the Mexican league to the Majors. Along the way, players compete in boss battles against MLB legends and steal players from other teams, eventually earning enough votes to get into the Hall of Fame. The BIGS 2 also features a brand new Season mode that offers full MLB team schedules, stat tracking and roster management that adds another layer of depth to the already addictive baseball experience.
The fan favorite Home Run Pinball mode is back, and lets players smash home runs into windows and neon signs in either single player or co-op action in Times Square or three new environments - Las Vegas, Shibuya in Tokyo, and Retro Times Square. Several new skills mini-games are featured in The BIGS 2, and give players the opportunity to practice their hitting, fielding and running ability against a variety of MLB stars in exciting challenges.
The BIGS 2 is rated E 10+ by the ESRB, and is now available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Wii™ system from Nintendo. For more information, please visitwww.2ksports.com/games/thebigs2.
2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
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Majesco - Cooking Mama 3 For The Nintendo DS Announced - Press Release
Majesco have announced Cooking Mama 3 for the Nintendo DS. The game is currently set for a Fall 2009 release.
The game features over 200 different mini games and 80 new recipes. there are also 6 gameplay modes, each designed to take the players skill one step further, from the Let's Cook Mode where mistakes can happen and Mama will help you, to Combine And Create, where the player creates their own dish's on their own.
Press Release and Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet
Overview:
Fresh from the harvest in Gardening Mama, Mama’s heading back to her kitchen roots with all new recipes, ingredient shopping, dish combinations and multiplayer cooking challenges. Explore your inner creative chef with everyone’s favorite culinary cutie!
Features:
The original and award-winning Cooking Mama franchise has sold more than 4 million units domestically!
Use the stylus as your ultimate cooking utensil to chop, grate, slice, stir, spread, sprinkle, roll, and much more in over 200 different mini-games
Create 80 new recipes including: chili con carne, mushroom quiche, Eggs Benedict, tulip chicken, pumpkin gnocchi, and many more!
Six gameplay modes including new additions to the series:
Let’s Cook: Even if you make mistakes Mama will help you complete the recipe so you can continue cooking.
Let’s Eat: You’re on your own without Mama’s help. Now it’s just you, the food and your hard-to-satisfy friends who will try out your creations and judge you based on how they taste.
Mistakes made during preparation will affect the final taste so use caution in the kitchen!
Combine and Create: Mama’s been teaching you for some time now, and she’s decided it’s time for you to exercise your creative muscle. Take steps and ingredients from different recipes and create your very own concoctions.
Let’s Shop: Did you ever wonder where Mama gets all those fantastic ingredients? Head to the store to pick up the things you’ll need to prepare so many delicious dishes.
Time Challenge: Play against up to 3 friends using local wi-fi play. Face-off in timed cooking challenges to determine who is the fastest chef!
Picture Diary: Keep a scrapbook of your favorite dishes in this digital picture diary.
Recipes progress from simple to complex, from small to large dishes, so do your best to meet Mama’s expectations and impress your friends. If your friends think your dish is delicious, you’ll unlock another new friend!
Earn bronze, silver, and gold medals from Mama based on the quality of your cooking.
Press Release
EDISON, N.J., July 7, 2009 – Fresh from the harvest in Gardening Mama, the sweet culinary cutie is returning to her kitchen roots as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Cooking Mama 3 for Nintendo DS. The latest iteration of the best-selling franchise, Cooking Mama 3 layers on new features while serving up the same addictive and easy-to-play format that has entertained 4 million people to date. Developed by Cooking Mama Limited, Cooking Mama 3 is expected to launch this holiday.
“The signature gameplay formula of the Mama series continues to attract new players and returning fans of all ages,” said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco. “Cooking Mama 3 is another great opportunity for us to deliver a quality entertainment experience while growing the brand during the all-important holiday season.”
In Cooking Mama 3, players use the stylus as the ultimate cooking utensil to create 80 all new dishes including chili con carne, tulip chicken, mushroom quiche and more. For the first time players can shop for the necessary ingredients before they start cooking in 200 different mini-games that let them chop, grate, slice, and stir up phenomenal foods. Cooking Mama 3 also lets aspiring chefs create their own dishes by combining ingredients together in delicious new ways. In addition, the game features multiplayer cooking challenges and five other gameplay modes. As recipes progress from simple to complex and from small to large dishes, players must do their best to meet Mama’s expectations and impress their hungry friends. If friends think a dish is delicious, gamers will get to unlock another new friend!
Cooking Mama 3 for Nintendo DS is expected to release this holiday. For additional information about Majesco’s exciting line of products, please visit www.majescoentertainment.com.
About Majesco Entertainment Company
Majesco Entertainment Company is a provider of video games for the mass market. Building on more than 20 years of operating history, the company is focused on developing and publishing a wide range of casual and family oriented video games on leading console and portable systems. Product highlights include Cooking Mama™ and Cake Mania®2 for Nintendo DS™, and Cooking Mama World Kitchen and Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for Wii™. The company's shares are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol: COOL. Majesco is headquartered in Edison, NJ and has an international office in Bristol, UK. More information about Majesco can be found online at www.majescoentertainment.com. @Majesco is on twitter or at www.twitter.com/majesco.
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Disney - A Christmas Carol For The Nintendo DS Announced - Press Release
Dinsey Interactive Studios have announced a new DS game. A Chrismtas Carol is a Movie Tie-in game for thier upcoming "Disney's A Christmas Carol" Starring Jim Carey. The game is set for a November 3rd 2009 Release.
The game is a adventure puzzler with the player controlling Scrooge through the classic Dickens Tale. it will use many of the DS functions, like the microphone by blowing or shouting, or the stylus to pull, shake, drag and more. It features animated cutscenes that playout like a interactive story book, as well as actual chapters from the book for players to read.
The game also has it's own advent calendar and will give the player a gift on every new day of advent.
Press Release
BURBANK, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jul 07, 2009 A new generation of fans will soon connect like never before with the illustrious story and characters of A Christmas Carol. Disney Interactive Studios today announced it will publish the video game inspired by “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” the Charles Dickens tale re-imagined by Robert Zemeckis as a major feature film starring Jim Carrey. Disney’s A Christmas Carol video game is scheduled for release exclusively for Nintendo DS™ in North America on November 3, 2009.
Disney’s A Christmas Carol video game is an innovative adventure puzzler for Nintendo DS that celebrates the spirit of the holidays with a Scrooge twist. It is the only video game inspired by the re-envisioned classic Dickens tale and gives Nintendo DS players a fantastical, super-sensory adventure with engaging activities for the yuletide season.
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol video game will bring the story to life in a new and interactive way,” said Craig Relyea, senior vice president of global marketing, Disney Interactive Studios. “This game will provide hours of festive entertainment and is destined to be an instant classic for a whole new generation of ‘Christmas Carol’ fans.”
The game utilizes many of the unique Nintendo DS features. Players will guide Scrooge on his supernatural adventure, by blowing and shouting into the microphone and using the Nintendo DS stylus to pull, shake, drag, rattle and tap the different environments. In the game, players experience immersive animated cutscenes that unfold like an interactive story book with amazing beauty and detail. Players will also have access to actual chapters of the classic Dickens book and will interact with characters from the film, including Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Mr. Fezziwig, Marley and the three spirits of Christmas.
In addition, players can engage in several fun festive activities like singing carols, decorating with holiday ornaments, and cooking Christmas dinner in Tiny Tim’s kitchen. The game features 14 mini-games that include coin tossing, performing on the piano, a snaps card game, snow ball fights as well as a “Pass the DS” feature which allows for up to four players to compete in mini-games on one DS unit. A real-time advent calendar also lets players unlock surprises every day from December 1st through Christmas 2009.
Disney’s A Christmas Carol video game also includes access to DGamer, the online community exclusively for Disney gamers on Nintendo DS, allowing them to chat with other players and unlock additional items in their game.
About the Film
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.
Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gary Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.
About Disney Interactive Studios
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EA - SimAnimals Africa Screenshots For Wii and DS - Press Release
EA have released screenshots for their upcoming game, on both the DS and Wii, called SimAnimals Africa.
The press release says this game is a sequel to SimAnimals, in this game you get to tame animals like Lions, elephants, and gorillas as they explore the landscape.
The Wii version features an new art style. The animals in the game each have a special ability which enables the player to access new areas and more. there are 70 rare objects to find and collect, as well as mini games that can be played with each of the animals.
The DS version has all the animals found in the Wii game as well as exclusive animals like Parrots, cheetahs, meerkats and aardvarks. there is secret bonus animal for those who complete the game. the game makes use of both the stylus and microphone on the DS and features Co-Op playing toegther and trading animals and plants.
Wii Screnshots
DS Screenshots
Press Release
REDWOOD CITY, Calif — July 7, 2009 — Pack your bags for an African adventure as EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced SimAnimals™ Africa for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, the sequel to the highly enjoyable SimAnimals™ game. In SimAnimals Africa, gamers play with and tame all new exotic animals including lions, elephants and gorillas as they explore exotic landscapes from savannas to jungles. This must-have Wii game for the holidays is great for kids and features challenges and mini-games that players solve to unlock new items, animals and levels to explore!
“SimAnimals Africa offers players a whole new, wild world to explore, take care of, and discover,” said Tim LeTourneau, General Manager of the SimAnimals Franchise. “Kids are in for hours of entertainment as they explore new terrain, and for the first time, play as wild animals where they can run, jump, kick and charge, adding another dimension to the fun.”
SimAnimals Africa for the Wii
With a playful new art style, SimAnimals Africa allows players to play with wild African animals while they venture across jungles, deserts, savannas, river deltas and more! Each brand new animal has their own unique skill and it’s up to you to find their secret abilities. Kicking zebras, rock-breaking rhinos and crocodiles that excel at hunting will assist players in keeping the environment happy and unlocking new areas, animals, and special items. New mini-games give players more ways to interact with the animals. The ring toss, drumming, and petting games help the animals hone their unique skill and assist players in achieving their goals more quickly. Additionally, there are over 70 rare objects for players to collect including bugs, fruits and flowers. If players feed one of these rare items to an animal they may get an unexpected surprise! Kids can now choose to play as an animal. Will they water the terrain with their trunk as an elephant, kick fruit off trees as a zebra or jump over riverbeds as a gazelle? Players will have fun developing relationships with wild animals and their babies, and experience the humor and drama of life in Africa.
SimAnimals Africa for the Nintendo DS
SimAnimals on the Nintendo DS allows players to bring the African adventure with them anywhere and play with friends! Featuring all of the animals included in the Wii adventure, the DS version also features exclusive animals such as parrots, cheetahs, meerkats, aardvarks and even a surprise secret animal as a reward for finishing the game! Build relationships with these wild, African animals, discover their secret abilities and use them to help solve challenges. Collect items to earn each reward badge in the game. The stylus and microphone allow players to interact with the animals and environment in a totally unique way. The friendly parrot is your guide through the African landscape. Talk to him through the DS microphone and he’ll repeat back what you said! Conquer the African kingdom in co-op mode, where friends can trade plants and animals and play together to achieve goals faster.
Developed by The Sims Studio in the EA Play Label, SimAnimals Africa is scheduled to be available worldwide Autumn of 2009. The game is not yet rated by the ESRB or PEGI. For more information about SimAnimals Africa, visit www.simanimalsafrica.com. For game artwork, visit http://www.info.ea.com.
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About Electronic Arts
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THQ - UK Packshots for WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2010
Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)
360: RT @guycocker: Email from Microsoft: 1 vs 100 UK beta to go live July 10th (this Friday).
Pre-order Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 at gamestop and get Juggernaut as a playable character. http://tinyurl.com/r37dnl
QTE Blog: Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest) http://tinyurl.com/r2v6yr
UK Game Charts. Fight Night Round 4, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, Transformers, Wii Fit, UFC 2009 are top five. http://tinyurl.com/qjzy3r
QTE Blog: Platinum Games - Infinite Space Character Artwork For Nintendo DS. http://tinyurl.com/ol9l8b
PS3: A Credits page has hinted/rumored that SOCOM 4 and Syphon Filter 5 are in development for the PS3. http://tinyurl.com/on5cxu
PSPgo: The talk of the PSPgo processor being 480mhz has turned out to be false. it actually refers to the USB. http://tinyurl.com/poc4zb
Temco/Koei president has concerns over Sony/Microsoft motion controllers, they're more suited for causal games. http://tinyurl.com/kp2vd3
PC: Dirt 2 has been delayed until DirectX 11 is released. the game could be released in December. http://tinyurl.com/mmt9ln
Dsi: Dragon Quest IX will be hard. the game difficulty, bosses and enemies will be stronger than previous titles. http://tinyurl.com/nt4tnz
PS3: Dylan Cuthbert has teased that PixelJunk Shooter has a new feature. more information will be released soon. http://tinyurl.com/nkbyx7
PS3: This weeks SingStar Update has been released, with a focus on Coldplay. http://tinyurl.com/lu5wkz
PS3: Another Little Big Planet DLC Tease...again they ask who ya gonna call, but a little less subtley http://tinyurl.com/nkza8f
Figures show the Japanese games market has shrunk by 25%, hardware by 27.6 and software by 21.8 so far this year. http://tinyurl.com/lybg85
UK top selling games of 2009 so far are, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Mario Kart Wii, Professor Layton, Killzone 2. http://tinyurl.com/n9pm78
360: RT @majornelson: Update: N+ is now 400 points. It was previously (incorrectly) priced at 560 points. http://tr.im/r6gC
PS3: MAG Beta will come to the USA as well as Europe. http://tinyurl.com/mel8vu
PC: Lucas Arts Classic Games are coming to Steam From Wednesday. Tales of monkey island is the first game. http://tinyurl.com/ntx4u8
This add is really good and funny. RT @giantbomb: The Giant Bomb iPhone App Commercial http://bit.ly/CBgb8
Lucas Arts Classics, just announced on steam, are likely coming to iPhone, could come to PSP and DS. http://tinyurl.com/n9o62u
DSi: GTA Chinatown Wars is getting a Japanese release. no word on date yet. http://tinyurl.com/nzfpzr
360: New Achievements reveal new maps coming to Halo Wars. they are, Barrens, Blood River and Memorial basin. http://tinyurl.com/mnh8vp
Guitar Hero 5 Drum set is rumored to be getting a makeover. bodies trimmed, symbols rounder, and more. http://tinyurl.com/mpm2l2
Eurogamer Spain have rumored specs for PSP2. more powerful than Xbox, multicore processor, + more http://tinyurl.com/lhepju
DSi: Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars will be rated CERO Z in Japan. the first DS game to be given such a rating. http://tinyurl.com/laog4m