Thursday, October 1, 2009
Glu Mobile Announce That Super K.O. Boxing 2 Is Out On The App Store
Glu Mobile have announced that thier latest game in the Super K.O.Boxing series, Super K.O.Boxing 2 is now available on the iTunes App Store for $4.99 / £2.99.
The Game features new fighters, 12 in total, upgraded visuals and animations, and multiple game modes, like Versus, challenges, and endurance modes.there game also features new ways to fights.
Press Release
SAN MATEO, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Oct 01, 2009 Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq:GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced the launch of Super K.O. Boxing 2 on the App Store. The Super K.O. Boxing games have sold over 1.6 million units to date and feature comical and addictive gameplay with a lighthearted take on boxing.
“We are thrilled to bring the fan-favorite Super K.O. Boxing brand to iPhone and iPod touch users so they can experience the sequel on their favorite handset,” said Jill Braff, senior vice president of global publishing, Glu Mobile. “The extreme level of polish and detail throughout the game, in addition to lush graphics and rich character designs, make this game one of our most exciting launches to date.”
Super K.O. Boxing 2 for iPhone and iPod touch is ideal for hardcore and casual gamers alike. With intense, flashy graphics and a unique, user-friendly interface, Super K.O. Boxing 2 provides nostalgic fun with an all new look and feel. New artwork and unique arenas make this high-energy game fun and addictive for all levels of gamers.
Features Include:
New Fighters – Go toe-to-toe against a cast of 12 outrageous boxers with unique personalities and hard-hitting moves. Fighters Ka-rak Übones and Grogul step into the ring exclusively on iPhone and iPod touch
Upgraded Visuals – Every character has their own new unique background and character art with hilarious animations and new outfits
New Ways to Fight – Perform devastating hook punches, dizzy opponents, and unleash charged super punch combos to knock ‘em out. Figure out each opponent’s special pattern to land a lightning K.O.
Multiple Game Modes – Box in circuit, versus, challenge, and endurance modes for plenty of gameplay variety
Super K.O. Boxing 2 is available for $4.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore. For more information, go to www.superkoboxing2.com. For live updates, follow Glu on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/glumobile or become a Glu Mobile fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/glu.mobile.
About Glu Mobile
Glu (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global publisher of mobile games. Its portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles Bonsai Blast, Brain Genius, Glyder, Stranded, Super K.O. Boxing! and titles based on major brands from partners including Activision, Atari, Fox Mobile Entertainment, Harrah's, Hasbro, Konami, Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games, SEGA, Sony and Warner Bros. Founded in 2001, Glu is based in San Mateo, Calif. and has offices in Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Russia and Spain. Consumers can find high-quality, fresh entertainment created exclusively for their mobile phones wherever they see the 'g' character logo or at www.glu.com.
BONSAI BLAST, BRAIN GENIUS, GLU, GLU MOBILE, STRANDED, SUPER K.O. BOXING! and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc.
EA Announces The Launch Of Littlest Pet Shop Online
Littlest Pet Shop Online gives girls the chance to play games online, have adventures, and connect with friends. For free, users can create a account and enjoy many features whilst premium members, who pay $6.95 a month, also get extensive customisation options, 100+ collectable items, and the ability to create custom pets.
There will also be special Littlest Pet Shop Online toys to buy which will come with codes that can be used in Littlest Pet Shop Online. some codes are 30 day trials to the premium service, whilst others can be special in game rewards.
Press Release
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Oct 01, 2009 The Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced the launch of LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE in the U.S. and Canada, an Internet-based game and online community inspired by Hasbro’s (NYSE:HAS) globally popular LITTLEST PET SHOP toy brand. LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE allows girls to interact with LITTLEST PET SHOP pets in immersive and meaningful ways such as playing games, embarking on adventures, customizing and decorating their virtual pet collection and home, and connecting with friends in a fun, dynamic online world.
“EA is at an exciting milestone, diving into the realm of virtual worlds for girls with the launch of LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE,” said Chip Lange, General Manager of EA’s Hasbro Division. “LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE is an incredible game and community destination, as well as an environment that parents know they can trust. We’re delighted to offer LITTLEST PET SHOP fans a new and exciting way to connect online with friends through their favorite pets.”
With parental permission and a broadband Internet connection, girls can open the door to LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE(www.LPSO.com), a beautiful animated world that encourages creativity, exploration, fun and friendship.
Free play allows anyone to create a user account and enjoy many LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE features while premium memberships, priced at $6.95 per month with discounts for three-, six- and 12-month packages, include special benefits such as extensive customization and creativity features, 100s of collectible items and the ability to create custom virtual pets. For girls who want to join the online fun while also expanding their growing offline LITTLEST PET SHOP collection, LPSO PETS are the ideal choice. Marketed by Hasbro, the pet features a sewn-in LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE code to access the 30-day trial premium membership as well as special in-game rewards. Overall, players can access the game in three ways: through free online play; by obtaining a premium online membership; or by purchasing a cute LPSO PET at retail which includes a 30-day premium membership.
LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE stretches the imagination and brings LITTLEST PET SHOP pets to life in the booming island of Waggington. Excitement and adventure unfold at every turn when girls explore the ever-changing online world as they customize their virtual pet collection, decorate their pets’ home, play games like Bop ‘n Balloons, discover hidden objects, engage in activities such as scrapbooking, and connect with friends both old and new. All of these fun, online quests earn girls Kibble Coins, the game’s virtual currency, along the way. Premium members also have the added benefit of “spending” their Kibble on exclusive items that further expand and customize their LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINEcollection.
“EA has done a tremendous job of bringing Hasbro’s wildly popular LITTLEST PET SHOP brand to life in a multiplayer virtual world,” said Mark Blecher, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media and Gaming at Hasbro. “LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE is a unique, immersive experience filled with age and activity-appropriate fun for girls across North America. We think the fan base will be thrilled to extend their LITTLEST PET SHOP collection into an online environment, especially with LPSO PETS which will unlock special rewards.”
With safety as a top priority in the development of LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE, key features also include parental consent–based access to the game, anonymity of child accounts, and “safe chat,” which allows only LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE-approved words to be typed.
LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE was developed by Electronic Arts Inc. with Frima Studios (http://www.frimastudio.com), a leading developer of virtual world games based in Quebec City, Canada.
Visit www.LPSO.com for more details and to sign up for the LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE newsletter. For game artwork, visit http://www.info.ea.com.
About LITTLEST PET SHOP
Hasbro’s LITTLEST PET SHOP brand is a line of collectible mini-dolls aimed at tween girls and their zeal for nurturing and collecting. Since its launch in 2005, LITTLEST PET SHOP has quickly become one of the fastest growing girl brands in the toy industry. More than 200 million pets have been sold. Additionally, www.littlestpetshop.com has become one of Hasbro’s top-performing brand Web sites with more than 1.8 million girls creating and tracking online pet collections. The LITTLEST PET SHOP brand is also one of the hottest licensed lifestyle properties among young girls. More than 200 licensees bring LITTLEST PET SHOP-branded goods to market around the world in every major category from apparel and accessories to publishing, paper/stationery, and room décor.
About Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the world. As a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, Hasbro brings to market a range of toys, games and licensed products, from traditional to high-tech and digital, under such powerful brand names as TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, CRANIUM and WIZARDS OF THE COAST. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA™, EA SPORTS™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. LITTLEST PET SHOP is a trademark of Hasbro and is used with permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
UK PSN Update 01/10/09 - PSP Releases
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PSP
Gottlieb Pinball Classics [£8.69]
Full Auto 2 Battle Lines [£11.99]
Exit 2 [£13.99]
Crush [£11.99]
Iron Man [£11.99]
Manhunt 2 [£9.99]
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition [£13.99]
Midnight Club L.A Remix [£15.99]
IL-2 Sturmovik: birds Of Prey [£31.99]
Soul Caliber: Broken Destiny [£23.99]
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories [£13.99]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories [£13.99]
THEXDER NEO [£6.29]
God OF War: Chains Of Olympus [£14.99]
Rock band Unplugged [£3.19]
PixleJunk Monsters Deluxe [£9.99]
Motorstorm Artic Edge [£21.99]
Gran Turismo [£21.99]
Minis
Tetris [£3.99]
Fieldrunners [£3.99]
Pinball Fantasies [£3.99]
Vempire [£3.99]
Brainpipe [£3.99]
Puzzle Scape [£2.49]
Alien Havoc [£3.99]
Bloons [£3.49]
Fortix [£3.49]
Funky Punch [£3.49]
Kahoots [£2.49]
Hero Of Sparta [£3.99]
BREAKQUEST [£2.49]
Rock Band
Rock Band Unplugged - “Monkey Wrench” by Foo Fighters [£0.99]
Rock Band Unplugged - “Lonely As You” by Foo Fighters [£0.99]
Theme
Gran Turismo
A full list of all current PSP games available on the UK PSN is after the Read More.
Sony Europe have released a list of all the current PSP games on the UK PSN.
Ape Academy
Ape Academy 2
Ape Quest
Archer Macleans Mercury
B-Boy™
Beats™
Beaterator
BIGS 2
Bliss Island
Brain Challenge PSP
Brothers In Arms D-Day
Burnout Dominator
Burnout Legends
Buzz! Brainbender
Buzz!™: Brain of the UK
Buzz! Master Quiz
Carol Vorderman’s Sudoku
Championship Manager 2006
Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
Colin McRae Rally 2005
Colin McRae DiRT 2
Crush
The Cube
Dead Head Fred
Def Jam Fight For NY The Takeover
Driver 76
EA Replay
Echochrome Micro
Everybody’s Golf Platinum
Everybodys Golf 2
Exit
Exit 2
Fading Shadows
Fate/Unlimited Codes
FIFA 09
FIFA 10
Final Armada
Fired Up
Flatout Head-On
flOw
Football Manager Handheld
Free Running
Full Auto 2 Battles Lines
Gangs of London Platinum
Generation Of Chaos
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Go! Puzzle™
Go! Sudoku™
God of War: Chains of Olympus
Gottlieb Pinball Classics
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Gran Turismo
Guilty Gear Judgement
IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
International Athletics
Iron Man
Kazook
Key of Heaven
Killzone Liberation Platinum
King Of Pool
Lemmings Platinum
Little Britain
LocoRoco (Platinum)
LocoRoco 2
Madden NFL 2010
Manhunt 2
Medal of Honor Heroes
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
MediEvil Resurrection Platinum
Midnight Club L.A. Remix
Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition
MotorStorm Arctic Edge
NBA Live 09
Need For Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0 (Platinum)
Need For Speed: Pro Street (Platinum)
Need For Speed: Shift
No Gravity: The Plague Of Mind
Off Road
Patapon
Patapon 2
Pipe Mania
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe
Practical IQ
Prince of Persia: Revelations
Pursuit Force Platinum
Pursuit Force Extreme Justice Platinum
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of The Warlords
Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (Platinum)
Real Madrid: The Game
Resistance: Retribution
Riff:Everyday Shooter
Riviera
Rock Band Unplugged (Starter Pack)
Samurai Warriors: State of War
Sid Meier’s Pirates!
Skate Park City
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 2
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
Spectral Vs. Generation
Spinout
Splinter Cell Essentials
State Shift
Super Pocket Tennis
Super Stardust Portable
Syphon Filter: Combat Ops
Syphon Filter Logans Shadow
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Thexder Neo
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
Tokobot
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Tom Clancy’s End War
Twisted Metal Head-On
Ultimate Board Game Collection
Warriors Orochi
Wild Arms XF
WipEout Pulse (Platinum)
WipEout Pure
World of Pool
World Tour Soccer 2
WWII: Battle Over The Pacific
Konami Have Released New Screenshots For Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Showing Player Likenesses
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (PES 2010)
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QTE Blog: This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/rOAm
PS3: RT @guycocker: The internet has gone positively mental for Uncharted 2. http://is.gd/3Or4o
The DJ hero Controller will not be compatible with other DJ Games. http://ow.ly/rPr9
PS3: Fat Princess is coming out in Japan as Chubby Princess. the game will be blood free. set to come out in November http://ow.ly/rPtw
DJ Hero 2 is rumoured to be worked on. DJ Qbert is rumoured to be involved. http://ow.ly/rPus
Super Street Fighter IV is not coming to Arcades. http://ow.ly/rPwZ
Dead Space 2 is reported to be in the later stages of pre-production, with production set to start in a few months. http://ow.ly/rPyg
Gametrailers.com have translated the the Final Fantasy XIII trailer from TGS into english. http://ow.ly/rPz6
PSPgo: Sony expected a bigger backlash from retailers to the PSPgo than what has appeared so far. http://ow.ly/rPA1
QTE Blog: THQ Have Released A New Trailer For WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2010 http://ow.ly/15S4cJ
DSi: the boxart for the first DSi only game has been released. it's Japanese, clearly says on the side DSi. http://ow.ly/rPBk
PS3: Famitsu reveals that Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition. compatible with DLC, saves, and trophies from RE5 + more. http://ow.ly/rPER
360: RT @majornelson: A few new Mass Effect avatar items are now up on Marketplace http://bit.ly/Zkzi0
QTE Blog: Konami Have Released New Screenshots For Vandal Hearts On Xbox Live Aracde And Playstation Network. http://ow.ly/15S4T1
QTE Blog: Sony Online Entertainment Announce That The Green Arrow Is In DC Universe Online http://ow.ly/15S4T2
Wii: Nintendo have announced that Wii Fit Plus is coming out on October 30th in Europe. http://ow.ly/rUrI
PC: Lord Of The Rings Online, Siege of Mirkwood is set to go live on December 1st. the expansion will cost $19.99. http://ow.ly/rUHN
PC: Funcom have announced that there have been layoffs and Secret World will be delayed. Age of Conan unaffected. http://ow.ly/rWEb
PSP: Atari announce that Ghostbusters is coming to the PSP. the launch trailer makes the game look like the Wii version http://ow.ly/rWGm
ONLive: ONLive have announced that they have secured investments from various sources including Warner Bros., AT&T, + more http://ow.ly/rXNU
PS3: Japanese Home featured a PixleJunk Space based on their stall at the Tokyo Game Show. featured a trailer for Shooter http://ow.ly/rXQa
QTE Blog: Sandisk Announce A New Range Of Memory Cards For Portable Consoles http://ow.ly/15S69v
360: Microsoft have said, about bundles, that they have “nothing to share at this time for the UK”. http://ow.ly/rYFO
Wii: Update 4.2 is apparently causing issues with consoles. some seem unable to complete the download/install. http://ow.ly/rYGZ
QTE Blog: Konami Have Released New Screenshots And A New Story Trailer For Tornado Outbreak On XBLA And PSN http://ow.ly/15S6fG
QTE Blog: Zynga Announce They Have More Than Quadrupled Monthly Users From 30 Million To 129 Million Users http://ow.ly/15S6fH
PS3: Home 1.3 coming on Thursday. brings Universal Game Launching,In-Store Item Previewing,New Emotes and Actions + More http://ow.ly/rYOl
QTE Blog: EA Has Released The Spore Hero Launch Trailer http://ow.ly/15S7sy
QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - Darkest of Days http://ow.ly/15S7sz
360: Hydrophobia is now coming out on XBLA. will have 3 episodes, 5 hours each. out in next 12 months. http://ow.ly/s0fO
One of the Modern Warfare 2 DLC Map packs is Expected spring 2010. http://ow.ly/s0hC
Sony has patented the "Motion Engine". it can be used for everything. appears to be muti touch. http://ow.ly/s0jQ
PSP: Users are reporting issues with trying to play Motorstorm Arctic Edge. some can't play online, others disconnect http://ow.ly/s0kw