Microsoft has officially announced the Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle and the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Game Pack. The Holiday Value Bundle consists of a Xbox 360 120GB Elite, Lego Batman And Pure. this bundle has a US Estimated Retail Price of $299. The Wireless Controller Pack consists of a Black Wireless Xbox 360 Controller and Xbox Live Arcade games, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, Lumines Live, Bomberman Live, And Ms Pac-Man. there is also a 48 hour Xbox Live Gold Trial. This Bundle as A Estimated Retail Price of $59.99.
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Press Release Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle and More Published September 29, 2009 With the holidays just around the corner, Xbox 360® has announced two new offerings to make shopping season a breeze, the Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle and the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Game Pack. Start building that holiday wish list, or give the gift of games and entertainment to your family, friends or yourself!
When the weather outside is frightful, Xbox 360 offers more value in the box with the Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle, including a premium Xbox 360 Elite console and two games the whole family can enjoy – at no added cost. Enjoy making your way through Gotham City by building, driving, swinging, and fighting in Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame featuring the DC Comics superhero, Batman – and his deadly foes! And, perform incredible stunts while jumping from massive peaks in the award-winning and critically acclaimed PURE, a quad-based action sports game from Disney Interactive Studios. Plus, with a 120GB hard drive to download and stream movies, TV shows and Game Add-ons, the Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle provides endless entertainment this holiday season. The Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle ships to retailers today and will be available for $299 (U.S. ERP).
The Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Game Pack* is a perfect gift or stocking stuffer at a great price. This bundle includes a black wireless controller along with four hit Xbox LIVE Arcade games including Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2™, the latest version of the frenetic retro shooter game,Lumines™ Live!, the award-winning music-based puzzle game, Bomberman Live, which allows you to compete with up to eight players online as you battle through exotic arenas, and a downloadable token for Ms. Pac-Man, an arcade classic. You’ll also receive a 48-hour Xbox LIVE Gold Trial to experience everything Xbox LIVE has to offer. Add the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Game Pack to your holiday fun, available this November for $59.99 (U.S. ERP).
EA have confirmed the release date for the Mac version of Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning is set for October 28th. EA also have announced that the game can be bought from gametreeonline.com for $19.95, with a 30 day game time included. current subscribers to the game will be able to download the the Mac client for the game for no extra charge.
Press Release FAIRFAX, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Sep 29, 2009 Mythic Entertainment™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, today announced that the critically acclaimed MMORPG, Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning® (WAR), will be released for the Mac® computer platform on October 28, 2009. WAR on Mac will be available to new subscribers via digital download at Gametreeonline.com for $19.95 and includes 30 days of game time. Current subscribers will be able to download the Mac client at no charge for use with existing accounts.
“We’re incredibly excited to bring Warhammer Online and its enthralling Realm vs. Realm combat to the Mac community,” said Jeff Hickman, Executive Producer of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. “Come October 28th, the sides of Order and Destruction will be bolsters by a fresh recruit of Mac gamers experiencing for the first time exactly what we mean when we say that ‘WAR is everywhere!’”
The Mac version of WAR is currently being offered for beta testing and allows existing players to download the beta client to their Mac computers and play with their live game accounts. Players who do not have an existing live account, but are interested in playing WAR on the Mac, are able to participate in the beta by downloading a 10-day Mac beta trial. Players who participate in the WAR Mac beta test will receive an exclusive title and trophy reward for their characters within the game. To download the beta version of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning for Mac or the 10-day beta trial, please visit: www.warhammeronline.com/mac.
Based on the popular tabletop war game from Games Workshop, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™ conflict that will provide players with an engaging battleground for years to come. Available now for PC and rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB, WAR will be available for the Mac on October 28, 2009. For more information about Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoningor to download the 10-day free trial, visithttp://www.warhammeronline.com/.
About Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning® Experience the glory of Realm vs. Realm! Declare your allegiance and join hundreds of thousands of mighty heroes on the battlefields of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the new MMORPG from Mythic Entertainment, the creators of Dark Age of Camelot™. Enter a grim fantasy world of perpetual conflict to fight for the Realms of Order (Dwarfs, High Elves, and Empire) or Destruction (Greenskins, Dark Elves, and Chaos). Invade enemy lands, besiege imposing fortresses, and sack sprawling capital cities for the glory of your Realm. Wield devastating magic and deadly weapons, battle monstrous creatures, and join your brothers-in-arms in epic Public Quests™. Climb the Bastion Stair, carry your Guild Banner into battle, and unlock the infinite secrets of the Tome of Knowledge as you travel the world. So sharpen your blade and unleash your inner mutation. The Age of Reckoning has begun and WAR IS EVERYWHERE!
For more information about Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, visit: www.warhammeronline.com.
This weeks USA Nintendo WiiWare, Virtual Console, And DSiWare update consists of 5 new games. Altered Beast on Virtual Console, Arkanoid Plus! and Driift Mania on Wiiware. Art Academy Second Semester and Dragon Quest Wars on DSiWare.
Virtual Console This games costs 1,000 Wii points and is 1-2 players. the game starts when you have been bought back to life. Zeus tasks you with rescuing his daughter, Athena, from the underworld. the game features spirit balls who give your character strength and the ability to transform into a variety of forms. Altered Beast
WiiWare This game costs 600 Wii Points and is 1-2 players. arcade mode consists of 61 rounds, divided into left and right versions, with two types of boss characters. there is a VS Mode where you can play against the CPU or a friend. there is a Time Mode, where you do challenges to compete rounds in a time limit. ARKANOID Plus!
DRiiFT Mania This game costs 800 Wii points and is 1-8 players. the game is a top down racer with a 12 tracks, 3 Arenas, 4 themed environments, and 32 cars cars. there are also 7 game modes ranging from traditional championships and team races to Cold Potato and Meteorite.
Nintendo DSiWare
Art Academy™: Second Semester This is 800 DSi Points and is 1 player only. this is a art course which is expanded with a larger set of tools and lessons over the original game.
DRAGON QUEST WARS This is 500 DSi Points and is for 1-4 Players. this is a Grid based strategy game features many of the monsters from Dragon Quest Wars. you can also battle with foes from across the world using the Nintendo WiFi Connection.
Press Release Greek mythology, grid-based strategy, high-speed racing, classic arcade action and a hand-held art course - this week's additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop deliver a wildly entertaining mix. With new WiiWare™, Nintendo DSiWare™ and Virtual Console™ games debuting each week, Nintendo offers downloadable games to please everyone under the sun, and the list keeps on growing. For Nintendo DSi users looking to grow their own game library, here's a valuable tip-off: Consumers can still receive 1,000 bonus Nintendo DSi Points™ by purchasing a new Nintendo DSi game system and connecting to the Nintendo DSi Shop by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 5, 2009. For full offer details, please visit DSiOffer.Nintendo.com.
Nintendo DSiWare
Art Academy™: Second Semester Publisher: Nintendo Players: 1 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points Description: Art Academy is a portable art course that anyone can enjoy. Art Academy: Second Semester provides new and returning students with a larger set of tools and in-depth lessons designed to encourage the creation of more complex artwork. By gaining an even deeper understanding of colors and techniques used by famous impressionist artists, you will be ready to take on more challenging themes that include moving objects, and vast landscapes with distant objects. The openness of Free Paint mode offers plenty of opportunities to hone your skills and boost your confidence as an artist.
DRAGON QUEST® WARS™ Publisher: SQUARE ENIX Players: 1-4 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Cartoon Violence, Mild Language Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points Description: DRAGON QUEST WARS is a grid-based strategy game featuring all of your favorite quirky DRAGON QUEST monsters. Choose from several modes and get ready for battle. While the rules are simple, strategy is the key to victory. The game features single-player and DS Wireless Play, as well as battles with foes worldwide via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection. (Broadband Internet access is required for online play.)
WiiWare
ARKANOID Plus! Publisher: TAITO Players: 1-2 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence Price: 600 Wii Points™ Description: ARKANOID Plus! is an updated version of the original arcade blockbuster. Players must destroy colored blocks by guiding an Energy Ball around the screen using a spaceship called a VAUS. The game features a host of new modes and settings that radically alter the experience: Arcade Mode consists of 61 rounds divided into left and right versions, with two types of boss characters appearing in the last round; VS Mode lets players face off against a friend or the CPU; and the unfailingly frantic Time Mode challenges players to clear rounds within a strict time limit. With the subtle differences arising from the choice of "Lives" or "Barrier" rules, plus a plethora of exciting items, you're in for hours and hours of block-busting fun.
DRiiFT Mania Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment Players: 1-8 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief Price: 800 Wii Points Description: DRiiFT Mania is the ultimate top-down multiplayer racing experience. Challenge your friends in fast, exciting races and some totally crazy game modes. You'll need to adapt your driving skills to the different racing environments if you want to succeed.
Virtual Console
Altered Beast™ Publisher: SEGA Players: 1-2 ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Fantasy Violence Price: 1,000 Wii Points Description: "Rise from your grave!" When legendary Greek god Zeus brings you back to life with those famous words, you set forth on a mission to rescue his daughter, Athena, from the wicked God of the Underworld, Neff. To survive the gauntlet of mythological foes, you must hunt down the three-headed wolves that inhabit each stage and collect the Spirit Balls that they release. The Spirit Balls increase your strength and allow you to transform into a variety of forms, including a Werewolf, Weredragon, Werebear, Weretiger and the ultimate form, the Golden Werewolf. Each creature possesses powerful attacks to help bring an end to Neff's scheme.
Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
EA Has Announced that a demo for Need For Speed Shift will be available on October 1st to download for both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. there are 4 playable cars, BMW M3 (E46), 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10, 2006 Lotus Elise 111R, 2008 Nissan GT-R. there is also a unlockable 5th car, a 2006 Pagani Zonda F. you can race these cars on either the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps or the London River street track.
Press Release GUILDFORD, UK – September 29, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the console demo of the highly rated Need for Speed SHIFT will be available for download on October 1 on PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE. The demo gives players a chance to see for themselves just how SHIFT delivers on the Need for Speed promise of speed, adrenaline and precision racing. Need for Speed SHIFT has been commended by AOL GameDaily as “one of 2009's best racing games” and as “outstanding” by IGN.
Players will sample this year’s most intense authentic racing game by pushing one of four cars to its limits on the world-famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and the tight city circuit of London River. Players that dominate each track and collect enough stars will also unlock the ultimate racing machine; the Pagani Zonda F.
Jump into the cockpit of one of these five cars and find out how Need for Speed SHIFT combines real-world physics with perception based G-forces to deliver a supercharged on-the-track experience.
The PC demo is currently available for download atwww.needforspeed.com.
The game introduces a brutal first-person crash dynamic that creates an unparalleled immersive experience. The signature cockpit view delivers a true driver’s experience. Need for Speed SHIFT further personalizes the experience through the all-new driver profile -- a unique persona based on the driving skill and style of each player.Need for Speed SHIFT is the most realistic and intensive authentic racing game ever.
With a perfect score from GameSpy.com and G4TV.com, and 90+ scores from IGN.com, Official Xbox Magazine, PlayStation: The Official Magazine, Team Xbox.com, Game Daily.com, Gametrailers.com and more, Need for Speed SHIFT is the highest rated Need for Speed game in years.
Need for Speed SHIFT is now available on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PC, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, mobile and coming soon on the iPhone™. More information can be found atwww.needforspeed.com or follow us on Twitter at NeedforSpeed.
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