EA Has Released The Music Video For Nelly Furtado's The Sims 3 World Adventures Song "Manos Al Aire"

EA has released Nelly Furtado's Music Video for her Song "Manos Al Aire". the song is in Simlish and is for EA's upcoming World Adventures Expansion for The Sims 3. the video is shot entirely from The Sims 3 World Adventures.

Left 4 Dead 2 Screenshots And Concept Art

Valve and EA have released some screenshots and concept art for Left 4 Dead 2. the screenshots show the waterfront and fairground locations as well as scavenge mode. the concept art is from a variety of levels.

Left 4 Dead 2


Left 4 Dead 2 Concept Art

Sony Online Entertainment Have Announced A Animation Compeition For DC Universe Online Fans

Sony Online Entertainment have revealed a new animation contest for DC Universe Online. On December the 7th, fans will be able to go to www.facebook.com/massanimation to take part, or can head there now to get more information.

Fans will use the Mass Animation Facebook application to animate heroes and villains from DC Universe and also collaborate in creating a CGI trailer and in-game character animations. all the tools needed will be provided to applicants and will be accessible through the Mass Animation Application.

All submissions will be voted on and can be shared with facebook friends. there will also be a iPhone app which can be used to view and vote on submissions.

Press Release

Artists Invited to Collaborate In Animating Heroes and Villains for the
DC Universe Online Game and Trailer

LOS ANGELES, Calif. November 16, 2009 – Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and Mass Animation today announced the DC Universe™ Online (DCUO) Animation Contest. The DCUO Animation Contest is version 2.0 of the acclaimed Mass Animation Facebook® application and will give DC Comics fans, gamers and animators a chance to animate heroes and villains from the DC Universe Online game currently in development by Sony Online Entertainment, and to collaborate in creating a CGI trailer and in-game character animations. The DCUO/Mass Animation contest is scheduled to launch on December 7, 2009. For more information log onto www.facebook.com/massanimation.

“The DCUO/Mass Animation contest takes a part of the game out of the development studio and puts it in the hands of fans, an empowering opportunity for our community,” said John Smedley, president of SOE. “Players will have a chance through qualified contest submissions to be involved with the game’s development at a deeper level than ever before by animating actions for in-game heroes and villains.”

All the tools that animators will need to collaborate on this project, including a special edition of Autodesk Maya 3D Animation software, storyboards, designs and fully-rigged 3-D models will be provided to contest entrants and accessed through the Mass Animation application on the DCUO Facebook fan page. Participating animators will upload their contest submissions back to the application for viewing, voting and sharing with their friends. New to the contest this year will be the Mass Animation iPhone app, which gives people a new way to view and vote on submissions. Qualified contest winners will receive cash or other prizes. Each week, voters and a panel of judges will help determine what shots qualify as the “best” and will be eligible for voter prizes.

”This new project really gives us the opportunity to expand Mass Animation into the online game sector, where gamers have already been creating in-game customized assets for some time,” said Yair Landau, founder of Mass Animation. “In 2.0, we are opening the animation process to traditional animators as well as gamers and inviting artists to animate some of the coolest most classic characters on the planet such as Superman, Batman, The Joker and Wonder Woman. By opening up the contest to gamers and involving them in asset creation, there will be a real sense of connection to the game before it even launches.”

Mass Animation’s first collaborative animation project, Live Music, is scheduled for theatrical release on November 20th with “Planet 51.” Inspired by Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” and early CGI films, the story follows Riff, a rock ‘n’ roll guitar, falls in love to the wrong song but ends up with Vanessa, the classical violin of his dreams. A global story told through the universal language of music, the instruments are brought to life through original compositions and familiar rock tunes played principally by legendary guitarist Steve Vai as Riff and acclaimed violinist Ann Marie Calhoun as Vanessa. 51 animators from 17 different countries collaborated in the making of this unique and wonderful film which introduced Mass Animation to the world.

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About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games which have entertained millions of players around the globe. SOE creates and delivers compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchise EverQuest®, its successful online trading card game Legends of Norrath®, as well as the recent kids’ phenomenon Free Realms™, SOE continues to raise the bar for online gaming and players worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, with additional studios in Austin, Seattle, Denver, Tucson, and Taiwan, SOE has a slate of engaging, high-quality games currently in development across new genres for all platforms and audiences.

About Mass Animation
Founded in August 2008 by former Sony Pictures Vice Chairman Yair Landau, Mass Animation
began with the creation of a virtual studio on Facebook and an open invitation to artists around the world to collaborate in the making of entertainment content thru an innovative new Facebook application. With over 58,000 participants from 101 countries, the company’s first project, Live Music, attracted artists from Kazakhstan to Colombia to collaborate in this completely unique
production. When artists arrived at Mass Animation’s virtual studio, they were given the essential tools and animation software necessary to participate, including individual storyboards
and 3D models bundled for download along with guidelines on animation and the Autodesk Maya software necessary to actually animate. Thru the social networking features of the application, animated shots could then be viewed, voted on and shared with friends. Mass Animation is currently developing the next generation of stories and applications for worldwide collaborative creativity. To learn more, go towww.massanimation.com

About DC Comics
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.

Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.

EA Has Released Screenshots For Madden NFL Arcade

EA has released screenshots for Madden NFL Arcade. these screenshots appear to be in-game and show gameplay of various teams. a few stadiums appear to be in the screenshots. the screenshots also give a sense of the graphic style which appears to be less detailed than the full game.

Madden NFL Arcade

Nintendo Has Released Photo's From The New Super Mario Bros. Wii Launch Event

Nintendo Has released photographs from the New Super Mario Bros. Wii launch event. it was held in New York at the Rockefeller Plaza. you can click on the speech bubble to read the Caption for each photograph, provided by Nintendo.

Launch Event

Microsoft Announces That The Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car Pack Is Now Available To Download For Free

Microsoft have announced that the Forza 3 DLC, Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car pack, is now available to buy on the Xbox Live Market Place for Free. Included in the pack are the Rhys Millen Racing Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe, HKS Genesis Coupe, And a one-of-a-kind Forza Motorsport 3 Genesis Coupe.

Microsoft have also revealed that in the next DLC Pack for Forza 3, Called " Hot Holidays Car pack", will be the recently revealed Ferrari 458 Italia. this new pack will be out on December 8th for 400 MS Points. The Audi S4 2010 will be available to download for free as a taster of the Hot Holidays Pack.

Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car Pack + Ferrari 458 Italia


Press Release

After launching to universal fan and critical acclaim on Oct. 27, the “Forza Motorsport 3” engine is still firing on all cylinders as today marks the release of the “Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car Pack,” downloadable for free on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Additionally, Turn 10 and Microsoft are giving fans even more reasons to celebrate with the “Hot Holidays Car Pack” Game Add-on, including 10 late-model year cars available on Dec. 8.

The “Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car Pack,” now available for free on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, includes the Rhys Millen Racing Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe, the HKS Genesis Coupe, and a one-of-a-kind “Forza Motorsport 3” Genesis Coupe. Now fans have the opportunity to expand their already-epic “Forza Motorsport 3” car rosters and experience for themselves several iconic variations of the 300-horsepower Genesis Coupe.

The “Hot Holidays Car Pack,” releasing Dec. 8 for 400 Microsoft points, will feature some of the world’s most anticipated super cars and purpose-built race cars of 2010, including the recently unveiled Ferrari 458 Italia. To give players a taste of the “Hot Holidays Car Pack,” the brand new 2010 Audi S4 will be available as a free download.

Since each of the vehicles in the “Hot Holidays Car Pack” comes with its own fanfare and unique place in motorsports’ present and future, the team at Turn 10 will be unveiling and diving deeper into each car over the next two weeks on Forzamotorsport.net. Auto aficionados should be sure to tune in for daily photo trivia contests to guess the model, make, and year of each car, with the chance to win real prizes and other in-game rewards within “Forza Motorsport 3.” Check Forzamotorsport.net for more info on this and all future Game Add-on news.

Eidos Have Released Screenshots For Pony Club 2 On The PC, DS, And Nintendo Wii

Eidos have released new screenshots for the Nintendo DS, Wii and PC versions of Pony Club 2. all the screenshots appear to be in game, showing different aspects of gameplay. included in each sideshow is the current boxart for each version ofthe game.

Pony Club 2 Wii


Pony Club 2 PC


Pony Club 2 DS