The Consumer Electronics Association Announce That CES 2010 Will Have 50% More Gaming Content

The Consumer Electronics Association have announced that next years International CES will have 50% more gaming content. the gaming section will be located in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, and will feature new attendees the PC Gaming Alliance and Lego Universe. other exhibitors are D-Box, DDR (Dance, Dance Revolution), Guillemot, Iron Will Creations, Microsoft - Games for Windows and Tritton, Microsoft and Sony.

2010 International CES
January 7-10, 2010, Las Vegas, NV

Press Release

ARLINGTON, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Oct 26, 2009 The 2010 International CES®, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, will feature the latest in gaming hardware and software in the largest Gaming Showcase in CES history. The Gaming Showcase will feature advancements in online gaming and gaming-related product debuts all in one centralized location. The International CES returns to Las Vegas January 7-10, 2010.

The latest gaming technology will be prominently showcased across more than 13,000 square feet of exhibit space, up more than 50 percent over last year’s display. Located in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Gaming Showcase will feature gaming hardware and software – from online PC and HD gaming, plasma HDTV to surround sound and power conditioning hardware.

“We are thrilled to add the PC Gaming Alliance and Lego Universe to the 2010 Gaming Showcase, allowing 2010 CES attendees to experience cutting-edge products changing the gaming market,” said Karen Chupka, senior vice president, events and conferences, CEA. “CES is the global hub for the latest gaming trends.”

Major gaming exhibitors at CES include: D-Box, DDR (Dance, Dance Revolution), Guillemot, Iron Will Creations, Microsoft - Games for Windows and Tritton. Microsoft and Sony will also feature the latest gaming developments in their respective booths. The video game market will generate approximately $23 billion in revenue in 2009. Gaming software continues to lead the way, with projected revenue increasing 10 percent this year.

For more news about the 2010 International CES before, during and after the show, including the Gaming Showcase, exhibitor information, conference sessions and TechZones, visit www.CESweb.org. Journalists are encouraged to arrive in Las Vegas by Tuesday, January 5, to take advantage of all the CES press events, including CES Unveiled from 4-7 p.m. on January 5.

About CEA:
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $172 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES – Where Entertainment, Technology and Business Converge. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS
CES New York Press Preview featuring CES Unveiled @ NY
November 10, 2009, New York, NY
Future of Television East
November 18-19, 2009, New York, NY
2010 International CES
January 7-10, 2010, Las Vegas, NV

Kongregate Have Teamed Up With Valve And EA To Launch Fury Month

Kongregate have announced that on their website, they have teamed up with Valve and EA to launch the Fury Month in anticipation of the launch of left 4 Dead 2.
Fury Month will run for 4 weeks, October 23rd to November 20th, and members of Kongregate's website can participate and earn points whilst socialising and playing flash games from the site.

Kongregate will split its userbase into a large group of Zombies and a small group of survivors. points are earned by infecting, or training, other players during chat or visiting players' profile pages. a left 4 Dead 2 branded part of Kongregate will explain the game mechanics, provide situation updates and track the infection.

Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)-- Oct 26, 2009 Kongregate, the leading indie games site featuring 20,000 games set within an addictive social environment, today announced it will launch Infected Fury Month, an exclusive meta-game sponsored by Electronic Arts and featuring the anticipated blockbuster videogame from Valve, Left 4 Dead 2™. Infected Fury Month – available only on Kongregate – is a four-week-long program where players participate and earn points while socializing and playing popular Flash games on Kongregate. Infected Fury Month kicks off in the run-up to Halloween on Oct. 23 and runs through Nov. 20.

During Infected Fury Month, Kongregate will unleash a pandemic, able to turn all Kongregate players into infected zombies. One small group of Kongregate users will be turned into zombies while another group will be turned into survivors. Zombies will infect new zombies, and survivors will train others to become new survivors. Players will earn points by infecting, or training, other players during chat, or by visiting players’ profile pages on Kongregate and pushing a Left 4 Dead 2 button. When players become “infected,” both their avatar and profile page will get grayed out and spattered with red blood and gore. Survivor avatars will display a glowing silver shield.

From a Left 4 Dead 2 branded area on Kongregate, players will learn the basic game mechanics, so they can join in immediately. They will also have access to situation updates, track which chat rooms are overrun with infected zombies, and let them watch the spread of the pandemic. Kongregate users can also get into the fun by turning their avatars into characters right out of Left 4 Dead 2. They can either be one of the main four survivor characters or a “Special Infected” zombie, such as the Charger, or Wandering Witch.

“Infected Fury Month demonstrates the truly effective benefits of viral branding on Kongregate. We have over six million highly engaged gamers who will love getting involved with other players this way,” noted Lee Uniacke, chief revenue officer at Kongregate. “As Kongregate players experience yet another fun way to interact within the community, we’re building additional consumer excitement for next month’s launch of Left 4 Dead 2 on Xbox 360 and PC. Users on our site will be deeply enmeshed in the fiction of Left 4 Dead 2 by the time it hits store shelves."

Left 4 Dead has sold over 2.5 million retail copies since it was released in November of 2008. Left 4 Dead 2 is targeted for release on Xbox 360 and the PC on November 17, 2009, and will be launched worldwide with a $25 million dollar marketing campaign across TV, Outdoor, and Online
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About Kongregate
Kongregate is a leading indie web game site, getting more than 1 million game plays a day and 1 thousand new games added a month. Its audience is over six million unique users worldwide according to ComScore. The audience is 93 percent young men who come to earn points and badges for their Kongregate profiles on an achievement system patterned after Xbox Live. The most popular games on Kongregate mirror those on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS and are free to users. Kongregate shares ad revenue with the indie game makers themselves and its advertising base includes brands like Axe, Sony Pictures, EA, Sprint, Frito Lay, XBox 360, 2K Sports, Focus Features, Toyota, Stride Gum, Nokia, and Scion. Additionally, Kongregate has premium games on the site, where users can buy virtual goods using their micro transaction platform, Kongregate Kreds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, the company was founded in 2006 by brother-and-sister team Jim Greer, a game industry veteran, and Emily Greer, an interactive marketing executive. An award-winning company, Kongregate is the recipient of two Webby Awards and was included on Time Magazine’s list of the Top 50 Websites of 2008.

EA And Bioware Announce Dragon Age Origins Warden's Quest, A 24 Hour Gaming Event With A $12,500 Prize

EA And Bioware have announced a 24 hour gaming event with A $12,500 Prize. Dragon Age Origins: Warden's Quest launches October 28th at 10.00AM GMT with gamers from N.America and Europe competing.
there will be 10 teams, 4 players in each, from each country, which consist of loyal BioWare fans, and they will be playing Wardens Quest with the aim to come top of the leaderboards.

Press Release

GUILDFORD, UK – October 26, 2009 – Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today the Dragon Age: Origins Wardens’ Quest, a 24 hour gaming event for the upcoming dark, epic fantasy Dragon Age: Origins. To celebrate the launch of this award winning new game, BioWare is inviting gamers and press from North America and across Europe to put their skills and endurance to the test as they embark on a tense, epic journey of discovery. On October 28, at 10:00 AM GMT, ten teams of four players each will live, fight and explore the game as the drama unfolds in their 24 hour quest to claim the grand prize. Each winning team member will receive $12,500. Official rules can be found at http://www.wardensquest.com

“We’re extremely excited about the Dragon Age: Origins Wardens’ Quest – it’s going to be an awesome chance for gamers to band together to prove they’re the best at navigating the world of Dragon Age,” said Mark Darrah, Executive Producer, Dragon Age: Origins. “In the game, putting together a strong team is essential to success - In the same way the overall strength of the competing teams will decide who walks away with the money.”

There will be ten participating teams representing their countries: the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands and Belgium, Spain, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and a specially selected team comprised of the most loyal BioWare fans from around the world. The competition will take place in the Debating Chamber at County Hall in London, England. This space will provide a grandiose setting for the competitors to play the game, discuss strategy and battle for the grand prize as teams are eliminated throughout the day. Around the chamber, screens will be used to display leader board stats and show highlights. BioWare staff and costumed actors will further enhance the environment, theatrics and dramatics of the day.

In Dragon Age: Origins, players take the role of a Grey Warden, one of the last of an ancient order of guardians. Now, as a rising evil threatens to destroy all life, it is up to players to unite the shattered lands and slay the corrupted dragon known as the Archdemon. To restore peace, players must make ruthless decisions and be willing to sacrifice their friends and loved ones for the greater good of mankind.

Dragon Age: Origins will be released on November 6 in the UK on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PC. The PlayStation®3 version will follow later in November. Dragon Age: Origins is rated 18+ by PEGI.

For more information on Dragon Age: Origins, please visitwww.getdragonage.com

About BioWare
BioWare develops computer, console, handheld, mobile and online video games focused on rich stories and memorable characters. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world's best-selling titles, including the award-winning Baldur's Gate™ and Neverwinter Nights™ series, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™ and Sonic™ Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (for the Nintendo DS™). Original BioWare-created intellectual properties include Jade Empire™ and the 2007 Game of the Year, Mass Effect™. With studios in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec), and Austin (Texas), BioWare is hard at work on the epic fantasy roleplaying game, Dragon Age™: Origins, Mass Effect 2™, the epic sequel to Mass Effect, and the story-driven massively multiplayer game, Star Wars®: The Old Republic™, as well as several unannounced projects. In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher. For more information on BioWare, visit www.bioware.com.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), 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: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA Mobile TM and POGOTM. 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.

BioWare, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo DS is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EA Reveals The Boxart For FIFA Manager 10

EA Has revealed what the boxart for FIFA Manager 10 will be. you can click the picture to see it bigger.

SI Games Confirm That Football Manager Handheld 2010 Will Be Available As A Digital Download On The PSN

Football Manager Handheld is typically a game that comes on UMD, but saves all the game information to the Memory Card and runs the game from there.

So I asked @OfficialFM2010 if Football Manager Handheld 2010 would be a Digital Download from the PSN, as it would be an obvious fit.

@SI_games replied "Yes."

I asked @OfficialFM2010 if Football Manager Handheld would be released Digitally at the same time as it's store release.

@SI_games Replied "we hope day of release, but aren't 100% sure."

Sega Have Released New Screenshots For Football Manager Handheld 2010

Sega have released new screenshots for the upcoming PSP game, Football Manager Handheld 2010. these screenshots show some of the menus and attribute screens in the game, as well as the 2d match engine.

Football Manager Handheld 2010

Nintendo Have Released New Character Art For New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Nintendo have released new character art for their upcoming Nintendo Wii game, New Super Mairo Bros. Wii. these pictures shows many of the characters in the game, Mario, Luigi, Toad, and a couple of Yoshi's.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii characters