Namco Bandai Have Released New Screenshots For Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow

Namco Bandai have released new screenshots for Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow. these in-game screenshots show some of the summoning cinematics during battles as well as the over world. the DS Screenshots reveal that during the overworld, the top screen is used to show your party status and map, and the bottom screen has your party walking around the world.

Screenshots

FADE Reveal PSN Revenue For August Was $5.7M And Scott Pilgrim vs The World Was Top Selling Game

Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment,(FADE), have announced that revenue from the PSN brought in an estimated $5.7 Million, no including PSOne Classics and downloadable PSP/PS3 retail titles. The Top Selling game was Scott Pilgrim vs The World which sold 117,000 units, compared to the 38,000 on XBLA. August PSN Revenues were up 20% over July. FADE have also released the revenue for Castle Crashers and Shank, who were the 2nd and 3rd top PSN games for August by Revenue.

Top 5 PSN Titles for August 2010, by Revenue:

• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Ubisoft) - 117,000 units, $1.2 million USD ($9.99)
• Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) - 27,000 Units, $399,000 USD ($14.99)
• Shank (The Behemoth) 23,000 Units, $351,000 USD ($14.99)
• ZEN Pinball (Zen Studios) 27,000 Units ($9.99)
• Joe Danger (Hello Games) 14,000 Units ($14.99)

Press Release

Analysis division of analyst firm Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC (FADE), revenue from the Playstation Network (PSN) brought in an estimated $5.7 million USD from PSN titles (not including PSOne Classics or downloadable retail titles). Revenues increased 20% from the month prior, making August a very strong month for Sony's online service.

'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World' saw a relatively massive 117,000 unit opening for the month ($1.2 million USD). Due to a release date earlier than the XBLA version, the PSN title easily surpassed the XBLA version's 38,000 units. August saw multiple new releases with strong performances such as The Behemoth's 'Castle Crashers,' which saw 27,000 units sold ($399,000 USD) in approximately 3 days, and 'Shank' by Klei Entertainment also did well, selling 23,000 units ($351,000 USD) in August.

'Playstation Network proved strong in August, especially for marquee title Scott Pilgrim,' said Benjamin Schlichter, Director of Research & Analysis at FADE. 'This title was one of the few instances where a game based on a movie was better received than the movie itself.'

Top 5 PSN Titles for August 2010, by Revenue:
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Ubisoft) - 117,000 units ($9.99)
Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) - 27,000 ($14.99)
Shank (The Behemoth) 23,000 ($14.99)
ZEN Pinball (Zen Studios) 27,000 ($9.99)
Joe Danger (Hello Games) 14,000 ($14.99)
Note: PSN titles refer only to Playstation 3 titles that are only downloadable through the Playstation Network and excludes PSOne Classics, PSP titles, and full retail PS3 titles that are also downloadable.

About Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC
FADE is a strategic market research and consulting firm focused on electronic entertainment and the emerging download and mobile game markets. With very little information currently available in these markets, FADE allows smaller developers to investigate these new potential sources of revenue and make informed business decisions moving forward. Currently, FADE produces monthly and annual reports for Steam, Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, WiiWare & Virtual Console, and mobile markets including iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry. For more information, please visit http://www.fadellc.com. 

SI Games Reveal Football Manger 2011 Has Youtube Video Uploading And Twitter Support

SI Games have announced that their upcoming Football Manager 2011 will have twitter support, which will announce when you unlock a steam achievement. Football Manager 2011 will also have Youtube support, allowing you to upload videos recorded using the new TV Camera Angel. Football Manager 2011 is set to come out on PC and Mac on 5th November, whilst Football Manager 2011 Handheld is also coming out on the PSP on 5th November.

SI Games have uploaded some examples of the Youtube Video Uploading and i've embedded a couple below.







Press Release

LONDON (September 24th, 2010) – Sports Interactive and SEGA Europe announced today that the PC version of Football Manager™ 2011 will include the ability to publish  achievements and goals to social networking sites, and will have a new camera angle for the 3D match view.

The 2011 version of the award-winning Football Manager series will introduce the ability to upload videos from the hugely improved Match Engine directly to a YouTube account. This will also include videos from the new match engine camera angle, dubbed the “TV camera” due to it being a moving and more zoomed in camera, much like you’d see when watching a match on TV.

Via Twitter, managers can set manual or automatic updates of achievements to their Twitter account, whilst STEAM users can publish over 80 achievements to a personal virtual manager’s office on www.footballmanager.com as well as their STEAM profiles.

Video highlight uploading with the new camera view is already in action and can be seen on Sports Interactive’s YouTube channel atwww.youtube.com/sigamesofficial now.

Today’s new features announcement follows the revealing of over a dozen headline features over the last two weeks, a complete list of which can be found at www.footballmanager.com

All budding football managers will be happy to hear that the highly anticipated Football Manager™ 2011, for PC and Apple Mac and Football Manager Handheld™ 2011 for Sony PlayStation® Portable will be released on the 5th November.

About Sports Interactive Ltd.:
Sports Interactive (SI) is the world’s leading developer of football management simulations through its Football Manager series of games Founded in 1994 and based in the Old Street area of London, SI has a full-time staff of 66 and employs services of more than 1,500 part-time researchers across the globe, alongside over 100 offsite beta testers. The company’s games have enjoyed an unparalleled history of commercial and critical success, with ten of its creations among the UK's Top 20 fastest-selling PC games of all time, and 5 in the UK’s top 20 best selling PC games of all time. Sports Interactive became a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA in 2006. Further information on the company and its games is available from the SI website, www.sega.com.

Curve Studios Have Released The First Trailer For Explodemon!

Curve Studios have released the first trailer for their upcoming PS3 Exclusive, Explodemon!. This trailer features plenty of in-game footage showing various aspects of the gameplay like puzzle solving, blowing stuff up, smashing things, and more.



Press Release

LONDON, ENGLAND – Get ready to have your socks blown off, because the first trailer for Explodemon has just been released!

An explosive homage to SNES-era platformers mixed with a modern physics-puzzle twist, Explodemon is non-stop action mayhem like you’ve never seen before. But don’t take our word for it: check out the brand new trailer to see the first footage of the game in action.

Featuring athletic feats of aerial nimbleness, sizzling combo-laden combat, and a dash of physics puzzles, the trailer will give you a small-but-perfectly-formed taster of what will definitely be this winter’s most explosive PSN release.

Namco Bandai Reveal 2 Pre-Order Bonuses For Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2

Namco Bandai have revealed that there will be 2 pre-order bonuses for Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2. The following pre-orders will be available at selected retailers:

Pre Order DLC Pack # 1

• Goku with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
• Teen Gohan with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
• Gogeta with special costume and power abilities

Pre Order DLC Pack #2

• Vegeta with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
• Vegito with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
• Trunks (Sword) with all transformations, special costume and power abilities

Pre-order Character Art


Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is coming out on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on 5th November.

Press Release

CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE – 24 September 2010 – There’s no holding back the ki when it’s charged up to max. NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe unleash another energy beam with the news that pre-orders for Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 are now open at selected European retailers giving fans the chance to get their hands on delicious in-game bonuses ahead of the crowd when the game launches for Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 this coming November 5th 2010.

Exclusive pre-order scratchcards for two different packs of downloadable content will be available at selected retailers as follows:

Pre Order DLC Pack # 1
Goku with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
Teen Gohan with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
Gogeta with special costume and power abilities

Pre Order DLC Pack #2
Vegeta with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
Vegito with all transformations, special costume and power abilities
Trunks (Sword) with all transformations, special costume and power abilities

Check your local retailer for details of what’s available near you and get ready to unleash the rage within!

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 features over 90 characters with some new exclusives, seven enhanced main game modes, online play, new and enhanced battle stages, countless unlockable treats, a reworked camera and brand new combo system. The original Japanese voices are available as part of the fully optimised 5.1 soundtrack which underpins the ultra-realistic and liquid smooth HD 60fps visuals for lightning fast fight action. In a first for the series, the game disc contains an exclusive 30-minute Dragon Ball anime episode, making the latest chapter in the irrepressible saga a must-have for fans.

The Limited Edition and standard retail versions of Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 for Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 are scheduled for European launch on 5th November 2010, with pre-orders available now from selected retailers.

For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe and its entire line up, please visit www.namcobandaigames.eu.

Sony Online Entertainment Announce Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Has 1 Million Registered Users

Sony Online Entertainment have announced that Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures has 1 million registered users. it took only 1 week, since the games launch, for Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures to reach this figure. To celebrate this feat, all current Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures players will get a limited edition in-game Golden Mouse Droid pet.

Press Release

SAN DIEGO and SAN FRANCISCO – Sept. 24, 2010 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) and LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd., today announced that Star Wars®: Clone Wars AdventuresTM has registered one million users one week after launch on September 15. Clone Wars Adventures is a free-to-play, family-friendly online virtual world based on the popular Cartoon Network animated series, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.”

“We are thrilled to have hit the one million player mark in Clone Wars Adventures so quickly and look forward to seeing the player community continue to grow,” said John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment. “Combining the technology, design infrastructure and lessons learned from Free RealmsTMwith the amazing Clone Wars brand, we knew we could make a great game, and we’re happy to see that fans of all ages are enjoying the content as much as we enjoyed creating it.”

“Star Wars is a franchise that has the power to transcend generations and appeal to fans both young and old,” said Mary Bihr, VP of Global Publishing at LucasArts. “The game provides kids with a great way to extend the Clone Wars experience in a fully realized virtual world. They can watch the weekly series, and then share a collective experience with their friends."

To mark this milestone, SOE and LucasArts are rewarding all current Clone Wars Adventures players with a limited edition, in-game Golden Mouse DroidTM pet. Players can also celebrate the million mark together and show off their new pets by participating in the first ever in-game virtual party. The first in a series of weekly live events, this celebratory community party will be held Friday, September 24 at 3 PM PDT. Players can gather, meet with friends, accept duels, show off gear and talk about upcoming episodes ofStar Wars: The Clone Wars. A special gathering for JediTM Members will be held in the Officers’ Club at 4 PM PDT.

Developed and published by SOE, creators of the critically acclaimed kids’ game, Free Realms, and licensed by LucasArts, in conjunction with Lucasfilm Ltd., Clone Wars Adventures is an action-packed browser-based virtual world where fans can live out the thrills and excitement of Star Wars: The Clone Warsanimated TV series on Cartoon Network. Players will be able to battle alongside their favorite Star Warscharacters, including Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Ahsoka Tano.

Players can go online to experience fun minigames, daily activities, events, rewards, lively social environments and competitions. Clone Wars Adventures is a dynamic world and will be updated with new content following new episodes of the animated series.

Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and up, with content descriptors for Crude Humor and Fantasy Violence.

To play Clone Wars Adventures now please visit: http://www.CloneWarsAdventures.com/.

Follow Clone Wars Adventures on Facebook®: http://www.facebook.com/CloneWarsAdventures

About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online game console and wireless devices. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold LegendsTM, PlanetSide®, and Star Wars Galaxies, as well as the recent kids’ phenomenon Free RealmsTM, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on all entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX, Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, and Tucson, AZ, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development across various platforms and genres for audiences of all ages.

About LucasArts
LucasArts, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game console systems, computers and the Internet. Based in San Francisco, Calif., as well as on the Internet at www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to provide an interactive element to his vision of a state-of-the-art, multifaceted entertainment company.

LucasArts and the LucasArts logo are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd. SOE and the SOE logo are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. © 2010 Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM as indicated. All rights reserved.

This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Nintendo have revealed the games coming out today in the UK on the Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare stores. there are 5 games coming out this week, 1 on Virtual Console and WiiWare, and 3 on Virtual Console. Nintendo do not have a trailer of the games coming out this week and unfortunately i only have screenshots for 2 of the games coming out. New For this week will be the descriptions that Nintendo UK have provided. unfortunately, they don't add a price of the number of players like the USA site does.

Virtual Console

MYSTIC QUEST LEGEND – Super Nintendo
Return to a time of classic action and adventure. Young Benjamin embarks on a quest to reclaim the stolen crystals that are the key to balancing the four elements of the world. Experience this treasured Super NES game and save the world once more!

WiiWare

Robox
An exploratory probe has been sent to a strange planet to investigate the loss of previous probes and to collect information. Following a crash landing on the planet’s surface, our main character loses the skills that were to enable the accomplishment of the mission. Help him recover them with the help of the strange creatures that have taken over his mechanical interior, and discover the truth behind his new mission!

Virtual Console

GO Series Defence Wars
Defend your base from attack until the reinforcements arrive! Take control of an arsenal of weapons and fight off wave after wave of enemy attacks. Hold your base by flicking bullets and bombs at the oncoming enemies using the stylus. Arm your base with guns, cannons and tanks in preparation for the onslaught and then attack with everything you’ve got!

Music on: Learning Piano
Bravissimo! The entire orchestra follows your performance of 15 great classics. By playing each day, your ability increases and your memory improves seemingly effortlessly. Earn the bronze, silver and gold medals for each song, completing all different levels. A simplified music score is shown on the upper screen and a full piano keyboard on the Touch Screen, guiding beginners note by note on their first steps.


My Exotic Farm
My Exotic Farm is a breeding simulation game! At the beginning, all you own is an empty field, a few pennies and a single little parrot. You need to feed the parrot and take care of it! Then your parrot will make feathers for you to sell. And with this money, you can buy new animals at the Farmers’ Market and purchase equipment from the Shopkeeper. Little by little, as your farm builds up, you will unlock certain bonuses and be able to exchange your animals with your friends who play My Farm or My Exotic Farm!


From Nintendo UK