Thursday, May 14, 2009

Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

  • Ps3: Sony has detailed some Agency news. be a spy or mercenary. build your own agencies and much more. http://tinyurl.com/oqbhs6

  • QTE Blog: Majesco Announces Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is out now on PC, 360, Wii, .. http://tinyurl.com/qgj9zo

  • PS3: Voice and Video Chat could be coming to Zen Pinball. The website for the game has it listed as a feature. http://tinyurl.com/oc4t29

  • QTE Blog: [Update] PS3 - Zen Pinball UK Release Confirmed for Tomorrow. There Will Be A Demo Also. http://tinyurl.com/onzpj3

  • PS3:Motorstorm 2 DLC out Thursday. For FREE you get a vehicle livery pack,in packs of 3 vehicles or all together. http://tinyurl.com/p6kab8

  • Square Enix Trademark Vanguard Storm turns out to be a Crystal Defenders game. the link has a video. http://tinyurl.com/odp6cw

  • PS3: Echochrome will be getting youtube video support and PSeye support(recording you play the game) update soon. http://tinyurl.com/qqmdwp

  • Square have shown merchandise for FF XIII. but, not from lightning, from Snow. Could he be the main character? http://tinyurl.com/o2l6de

  • 360: a survey has hinted that Lord Of The Rings Online is coming to the 360 on a month by month subscription. http://tinyurl.com/rb88su

  • Producer for Army Of Two said that the tone was not right in the first game. aim to get it right in the sequel. http://tinyurl.com/qykzhu

  • PS3: PixleJunk 1-4 has been given a name. expect a announcement shortly. 10,000 entered the naming contest. http://tinyurl.com/od9uw4

  • Gametap is sitting on the publishing rights to Panzer Dragoon Saga. they want to know what the audience wants. http://tinyurl.com/qg4kex

New TV Advert For Free Realms.

Sony Online Entertainment have released this new Advert for Free Realms called "Ninja Prank".

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Killzone 2 has outsold Halo Wars

I head on the 1up podcast, listen up [1], that Halo Wars had been outsold by Killzone 2.
this surprised me so i had a quick look at sales figures for both games.

Killzone 2 has sold around 1.57 Million units [2]
Halo Wars has sold around 1.18 Million [3]

Guess they were right, Halo Wars May have outsold Killzone 2 in America during it's First week, but for the rest of the world, Killzone 2 has outsold it. Subsequent week sales for Halo Wars have all been less than Killzone 2

[1] http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3172882
[2] http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=12253&region=All
[3] http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=7715&region=All

New Zero Punctuation: Valkyria Chronicles

Even though this is a old game, it is one of the PS3's most constant sellers across the world. and now, Zero Punctuation got it's hands on it.
a great quote has to be "he was so dense his gravitational pull sucked every passive bullet right into his face" ... Classic


[Update] PS3 - Zen Pinball UK Release Confirmed for Tomorrow. There Will Be A Demo Also.

[Update, now have a price for the game]

Zen Studios have just confirmed that the UK will get Zen Pinball Tomorrow and it's Demo. it will cost £6.29

"The title will be released in the UK tomorrow, and there will be a free demo from day one.
Thanks,"
"...it is 6,29GBP"

Here's a trailer for the game so you can see what it looks like.

Majesco Announces Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is out now on PC, 360, Wii, and DS. - Press Release.

Majesco Entertainment Brings The Twentieth Century Fox Feature Film To Life Today!

EDISON, N.J., May 13, 2009 - Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising (Fox L&M), today announced that Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian for Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows PC and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft is now available at retail outlets nationwide. Developed by Amaze Entertainment, Pipeworks and Fizz Factor, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian follows the storyline of Twentieth Century Fox's highly anticipated theatrical release of the same name. Debuting in theaters May 22nd and featuring the voice and likeness of the film's star, Ben Stiller, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian brings the movie experience directly into the home with all of the excitement and humor from the feature film. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is now available in stores for the suggested retail price of $39.99 on Wii and Xbox 360, $29.99 on Nintendo DS and $19.99 on Windows PC.

In Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, players assume the role of Ben Stiller's character, Larry Daley, former night guard of New York's Museum of Natural History. Larry must rescue Jedediah and his other friends from Akhmenrah's brother who captured them while stealing a powerful Magic Tablet that can raise the Army of Horus to take over the world.

Daley is well aware of the havoc that history's most notorious figures can wreak when the sun goes down and the museum exhibits come alive. He races to DC to help his friends in the Smithsonian. Using Larry's trusty keychain and flashlight, players must solve puzzles and adventure through 14 levels including the Federal Archives, the National Air and Space Museum and the Lincoln Memorial. Gamers can travel in style on the back of a T-Rex skeleton, within the Lunar Lander and in the cockpit of Amelia Earhart's Pitcairn Autogyro. Along the way, players must find pieces of the Magic Tablet and collect other items to unlock mini-games, new areas and bonus content from the Smithsonian including trivia questions, in-game audio tours and factoids.

Features Specific to the DS:

Nintendo DS owners can also experience the spirit and humor of the movie in an entertaining side-scrolling adventure. Players use the Touch Screen to manage magic tablet pieces that change Larry's abilities in real-time. Cling to walls, super jump, fly, shrink, charge and stomp your way through the Smithsonian while using Larry's flashlight and keychain to navigate exhibits.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is rated E10+ on Xbox 360, Wii and Windows PC and rated E for Everyone on Nintendo DS. The game is in stores now. For additional information on the game and to watch the trailer, please visit the official site at:http://www.nightatthemuseumgame.com/.

About Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Feature Film

Get ready for a story so epic it could only unfold in the corridors of the world's largest museum- the Smithsonian Institution. Museum guard-turned entrepreneur Larry Daley discovers that his favorite exhibits, and some of his best friends, from New York's Natural History Museum are being shipped off to the archives at the Smithsonian. Larry gets a distress call from the miniature cowboy, Jedediah, reporting that Egyptian ruler Kahmunrah and a trio of heinous henchmen - namely Ivan the Terrible, Napoleon and Al Capone - are plotting to take over the museum, then the world. Speeding to the nation's capitol, Larry is clearly in over his head. But with some impressive new pals, including the irrepressible Amelia Earhart, along with familiar friends Teddy Roosevelt and Octavius, Larry will stop at nothing to restore the Smithsonian before dawn.

About Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising

A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising licenses and markets properties worldwide on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television and Fox Broadcasting Company, as well as third party lines. The division is aligned with Twentieth Century Fox Television, one of the top suppliers of primetime entertainment programming to the broadcast networks.

About Majesco Entertainment Company

Majesco Entertainment Company is a provider of video games for the mass market. Building on 20 years of operating history, the company is focused on developing and publishing a wide range of casual and family oriented video games on leading console and portable systems. Product highlights include Cooking Mama and Cake Mania 2 for Nintendo DS, and Cooking Mama World Kitchen and Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for Wii. The company's shares are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol: COOL. Majesco is headquartered in Edison, NJ and has an international office in Bristol, UK. More information about Majesco can be found online at http://www.majescoentertainment.com/.

PS3 - Zen Pinball UK Release Confirmed for Tomorrow. There Will Be A Demo Also.

Zen Studios have just confirmed that the UK will get Zen Pinball Tomorrow and it's Demo.

"The title will be released in the UK tomorrow, and there will be a free demo from day one.
Thanks,"

Here's a trailer for the game so you can see what it looks like.