EA Have released a trailer for the Spore expansion pack, Galactic Adventures. this time it focuses on the Missions in the game showing a few examples on offer.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)
Advert on Giant Bomb's front page show that the Cardboard Tube Samurai is a pre-order costume for Yoshimitsu. http://tinyurl.com/6nm48j
360: Major Nelson has said in his latest podcast that the next dashboard update the NXE is going to be faster. http://tinyurl.com/lvzft8
UK Games Chart. Prototype, The Sims 3, Wii Fit, Ghostbusters, Call Of Duty World At War are top 5. http://tinyurl.com/nljwm5
360: Balmer has backtracked from his statement that a new Xbox Console was coming in 2010 by using poor words. http://tinyurl.com/mjs4wh
A Michael Jackson game is rumored to be coming out on PS2, PS3, and Wii this Christmas. http://tinyurl.com/md5873
Play.com say that their release date for Max Payne 3, of 30th October, was provided by the games developers. http://tinyurl.com/m9mrcu
The Tony Hawk Ride skateboard is more a platform than a peripheral. more games are planned for the device. http://tinyurl.com/lde73x
The Tony Hawk Ride skateboard is more a platform than a peripheral. more games are planned for the device. http://tinyurl.com/lde73x
RT @majornelson: Xbox LIVE Gold member deal 'o the week is now available: SSF2THD for 800 points: http://tr.im/pjtA
PSP: GTA China Town Wars is coming to the PSP in Autumn, Digital and UMD. Windscreen enhanced graphics, + More http://tinyurl.com/m4rwjz
QTE Blog: EA - Couple of Screenshots For Wii and 360/PS3 Versions Of Harry Potter And The Haalf Blood P.. http://tinyurl.com/nxsftr
Wii: Pictures of the Black Wii and accessories in Japan stores have been released, as well as the Blue Wiimote. http://tinyurl.com/nrer3s
QTE Blog: Majesco - Shorts Movie Tie-In Announced For The DS - Press Release http://tinyurl.com/l2rk9b
PS3: Final Fantasy 14 beta is rumored to start in September this year. http://tinyurl.com/n7taot
Capcom have said that they will continue to support Playstation platforms. Monster Hunter sold 8.5 Million on PSP http://tinyurl.com/nkt9ub
360: RT @majornelson: Coming to Arcade this week: Garou - Mark of the Wolves and Droplitz for 800 points each. http://tr.im/plRo
Cliff Bleszinski has denied rumors that he is now working on a horror game. http://tinyurl.com/kq4dp2
PS3: a job listing from media Molecule has hinted that they are working on something ground breaking for PS3 only http://tinyurl.com/nzc7ux
PS3: a job listing from media Molecule has hinted that they are working on something ground breaking for PS3 only http://tinyurl.com/nzc7ux
Duke Nukem Begins was uncovered amongst Take Two's Lawsuit. was set for 2010 release by a well known developer http://tinyurl.com/ln5gn2
Tekken 6 Wireless HORI Sticks cost $150, comes with art book and Game. http://tinyurl.com/lx5g4c
PS3:Rumored Leaked screenshot of Playstation Cloud shows "Freinds Feed" gained trophys/levels, now playing + more http://tinyurl.com/nas6xn
The Box Art For Guitar Hero 5 shows no guitars. says there's 85 songs by 83 artists and has a T rating. http://tinyurl.com/ljnlsa
Its been announced that the The Sony Ericsson Satio Phone can play Playstation games, not said what kind tho. http://tinyurl.com/l4yz2c
PS3:Rumored Screenshot of Playstation Cloud has been Dismissed by Jeff Rubenstein as"Pure Conjecture...100% Fake" http://tinyurl.com/lwxcxp
PS3: The Characters from Ratchet & Clank a Crack In Time have been announced and with character Art. http://tinyurl.com/nlnjem
360: Serious Sam III is rumored to be coming to the 360 and published by Majesco. announcement may be this week. http://tinyurl.com/mgdz8d
PSP: Tales Of Vesperia, PS3 Game, unlocks exclusive challenges, skits and costumes for Tales Of VS on PSP. http://tinyurl.com/n8bxe2
Command & Conquer 4 is rumored to maybe having Persistent RPG Mechanics in single player and multiplayer modes. http://tinyurl.com/mqthhb
PSP: Strikers 1945 is being released on the PSP as a download exclusive. it will have new graphics and new modes. http://tinyurl.com/mv46fc
Monday, June 22, 2009
Majesco - Shorts Movie Tie-In Announced For The DS - Press Release
Majesco have announced a movie Tie-In game for Shorts on the DS.
In the game, the player takes on the role of 4 main characters from the movie trying to fix the wishes that have gone wrong and bring the community back to normal. there are 26 levels in the game, in 3 distinct episodes from the movie, where players can use the characters unique abilities, draw temporary platforms, and use ray guns to help them.
the game is slated for a Late July Release
Press Release
EDISON, N.J., June 22, 2009 - Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Shorts for Nintendo DS. This entertaining puzzle platform game brings to life the highly-anticipated Warner Bros. theatrical release of the same name. Written and directed by Robert Rodriguez (The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl, Spy Kids) the Shorts film features a high-profile cast that includes Leslie Mann, William H. Macy, Jon Cryer and James Spader. Developed by Artificial Mind & Movement, the Shorts videogame is expected to release in advance of the movie this July.
In Shorts, a magical rainbow rock that grants wishes brings chaos to the peaceful suburbs. Players take on the role of four of their favorite characters from the movie-Toe Thompson, Nose Noseworthy, Loogie Short and Helvetica Black-as they work to return the community of Black Falls to normalcy by fixing wishes-gone-wrong. Each character has his own special jump and unique ability that helps when fighting off a multitude of enemies, including booger monsters, bomb shooting crocodiles, poison spitting snakes, bats and sparking robots!
Shorts features 26 levels in three distinct episodes from the feature film. Players can use the stylus to draw temporary platforms to jump on or use as shields to avoid dangerous threats. In addition, collecting enough energy balls lets gamers power special abilities like the alien and wasp hover-jumps, telekinesis super-attack, invincibility, and growth and shrink ray guns for extra sticky situations!
Shorts for Nintendo DS is rated E10+ and is expected to release late July. For additional information about Majesco's exciting line of products, please visit http://www.majescoentertainment.com/.
About Artificial Mind & Movement
Based in Montreal, Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) is Canada's leading independent game developer, employing 500 talented people in Montreal (Quebec) and Santiago (Chile). Since 1992, A2M has released 70 titles across every game platform, with over 28 million copies sold worldwide. Our studios work with the industry's top publishers and licensors, including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Disney, Electronic Arts, Fox, Konami, LucasArts, Viacom and Warner. A2M is committed to producing unparalleled game experiences with original or licensed intellectual properties. Over the past three years, A2M has ranked simultaneously amongst the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies.
About Majesco Entertainment Company
Majesco Entertainment Company is a provider of video games for the mass market. Building on more than 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 www.majescoentertainment.com/. @Majesco is on twitter at www.twitter.com/majesco.
EA - Couple of Screenshots For Wii and 360/PS3 Versions Of Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince - Press Release
EA have released a couple of screenshots for both the Wii and 360/PS3 versions of Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince.
EA have also released a Editorial Feature for the game, this one focussing on the character animation. Most of the actors have provided voices, photos, and Body Scans to make the characters appear life like. the emotions of the characters can be seen, facial animation matches the voice work, and the characters now move more believable than any previous Harry Potter Game.
The game is out in the UK on 3rd July 2009.
Wii
360/PS3
Editorial feature for the videogame #2
Muggles and Magicians
Although you’ll be playing as Harry for nearly all of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceTM videogame - no spoilers about who else you’ll get to play, but if you remember the moment when Harry is out of action in the film you might manage to guess - everyone else in the game is just as detailed and full of character. Many of the actors from the film have provided their voices for the game, and the team have had access to photos and bodyscans of all the characters, so every raised eyebrow and fluttering cloak is accurately portrayed. For the first time in a Harry Potter game, it’s really possible to read the emotion in characters’ faces as they talk, thanks to the advanced facial animation system that’s been used. And it’s not just that the characters in the game look right and sound right - they moved right, too. EA has made every effort to perfect the animation for all the action in the film. To capture the moves that Harry can make on his broomstick it wasn’t enough to film a stuntman in a studio to get a decent approximation. Instead, one of the game team built a complete broomstick rig in his kitchen at home, bringing it in so the animators could experiment with every possible move by ‘flying’ one themselves.
Press Release
EA will provide the ultimate immersive experience for Harry Potter fans when they play the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game, available in the UK on the 3rd July 09.
For the first time in a Harry Potter video game, it’s possible to read the emotion in characters’ faces as they talk, thanks to the advanced facial animation system that was used during development. Many of the film’s actors provided their voices for the game, and the development team at EA had access to photos and body scans of all the characters, so every raised eyebrow and fluttering cloak is accurately portrayed in the game. Although you will play as Harry for nearly all of the game, the other characters in the game are just as detailed and full of emotion.
Not only do the characters look and sound like the actors in the film, the EA development team went to great lengths to ensure that the characters even move accurately. To capture the moves that Harry makes playing Quidditch on his broomstick, it wasn’t enough to just film a stuntman. One of the developers also built a complete broomstick rig in his kitchen at home and brought it in so the animators could ‘fly’ a broom themselves and experiment with every possible move.
EA have also released a Editorial Feature for the game, this one focussing on the character animation. Most of the actors have provided voices, photos, and Body Scans to make the characters appear life like. the emotions of the characters can be seen, facial animation matches the voice work, and the characters now move more believable than any previous Harry Potter Game.
The game is out in the UK on 3rd July 2009.
Wii
360/PS3
Editorial feature for the videogame #2
Muggles and Magicians
Although you’ll be playing as Harry for nearly all of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceTM videogame - no spoilers about who else you’ll get to play, but if you remember the moment when Harry is out of action in the film you might manage to guess - everyone else in the game is just as detailed and full of character. Many of the actors from the film have provided their voices for the game, and the team have had access to photos and bodyscans of all the characters, so every raised eyebrow and fluttering cloak is accurately portrayed. For the first time in a Harry Potter game, it’s really possible to read the emotion in characters’ faces as they talk, thanks to the advanced facial animation system that’s been used. And it’s not just that the characters in the game look right and sound right - they moved right, too. EA has made every effort to perfect the animation for all the action in the film. To capture the moves that Harry can make on his broomstick it wasn’t enough to film a stuntman in a studio to get a decent approximation. Instead, one of the game team built a complete broomstick rig in his kitchen at home, bringing it in so the animators could experiment with every possible move by ‘flying’ one themselves.
Press Release
EA will provide the ultimate immersive experience for Harry Potter fans when they play the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game, available in the UK on the 3rd July 09.
For the first time in a Harry Potter video game, it’s possible to read the emotion in characters’ faces as they talk, thanks to the advanced facial animation system that was used during development. Many of the film’s actors provided their voices for the game, and the development team at EA had access to photos and body scans of all the characters, so every raised eyebrow and fluttering cloak is accurately portrayed in the game. Although you will play as Harry for nearly all of the game, the other characters in the game are just as detailed and full of emotion.
Not only do the characters look and sound like the actors in the film, the EA development team went to great lengths to ensure that the characters even move accurately. To capture the moves that Harry makes playing Quidditch on his broomstick, it wasn’t enough to just film a stuntman. One of the developers also built a complete broomstick rig in his kitchen at home and brought it in so the animators could ‘fly’ a broom themselves and experiment with every possible move.
Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)
Capcom nearly confirmed a Street Fighter IV sequel. Gouken's daughter DLC for IV as well as Rolento, tier chart http://tinyurl.com/lgqemn
QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://tinyurl.com/nl3353
360: Major Nelson has denied there's another 360 console. current one isn't half way through its cycle. http://tinyurl.com/l5qroj
360: Mass Effect DLC is rumored to be out in August. http://tinyurl.com/km8qnn
Penny Arcade's Cardboard Tube Samurai is rumoured to be in Tekken 6. http://tinyurl.com/nucqs3
Penny Arcade have just tweeted this RT @cwgabriel: http://twitpic.com/7uojn Yes this is for real. Cts costume will be in tekken 6!
PSP: Final Fantasy Dissidia Preorders in US get either a Black/White Case at GameStop or OST sampler at Amazon. http://tinyurl.com/nck8yq
PS3: EA's official site has Left 4 Dead 2 listed as coming to the PS3. no official confirmation yet. http://tinyurl.com/lcr3o3
PS3: EA have removed all reference of Left 4 Dead 2 coming to the PS3. http://tinyurl.com/mbaacp
DSi: New Mega Man game announced. it's called Rockman EXE Operator Shooting Star. http://tinyurl.com/ntz55a
QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://tinyurl.com/kspc7u
Sunday, June 21, 2009
What Have You Played This Week?
Football Manager 09 – PC – Still playing, still going. It is my vice and will be for many years to come. Just found out how to get the German national team working, but can't bring myself to start a new game with it...or can I?
Little Big Planet – PS3 – been enjoying a lot of the musical levels, incredible watching how they have gone from early simple levels to now levels with multiple notes at a time. I did enjoy a FFVIII level from the Dollet mission, really bought me back.
Xmen Origins: Wolverine– PS3 – It has it's problems, like a camera that doesn't always work, awkward pacing, and some repetitive enemies, but I still enjoyed it. It did have some slowdown issues at times, but generally it was smooth, fast gameplay which looked fairly good. It was enjoyable testing out all the ways to kill people in the game, and there are several but with some bosses you kinda wish there was more. Also it doesn't fit particularly well with the movie but that never really hampers it. Well worth renting and maybe buying.
? – ? – trying to update it was fun but at least now my console doesn't restart after everytime I play it. Still enjoying the pace of it, less frantic than other multiplayer experiences, but this doesn't hamper the fun at all.
So What have you played this week. feel free to comment on what i've played, or add the games you've played in the comments below.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)
QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://tinyurl.com/mpyvde
it is rumored that Sony is about to announce the acquisition of a new developer. rumored to be Level 5 http://tinyurl.com/ljxrlz
Ubisoft have confirmed that Splinter Cell Conviction is never coming to the PS3. it is a Microsoft exclusive http://tinyurl.com/lrsry2
Japanese Console Charts. DSi 36.872, PSP 26.904, Wii 18.442, PS3 10.009, 360 8.015, DS 5.408, PS2 3.498. http://tinyurl.com/ly4v4d
Activision are threatening to stop supporting Sony consoles., PS3 is loosing momentum, not easy to support + More http://tinyurl.com/mvawnk
QTE Blog: Koei - Loads Of Mana Khemia 2 Screenshots and Character Art - Press Release http://tinyurl.com/nwuaet
PS3: Gran Turismo 5 is rumored to out in the UK November 27th. http://tinyurl.com/kmeyyg
PS3: PlayTv updates being worked on. remote play with Aino, Freeview HD, series link, and other fixes. http://tinyurl.com/ktubxg
360: Dead Space Suit is in Tiger Woods 10. wearing the suit unlocks the "no known survivors" achievement. http://tinyurl.com/mtaecj
PS3: Wild Arms 2 has been rated by the ESRB. it's the PS1 version. http://tinyurl.com/lbzsl7
TellTale games say that Episodic Day Of The Tentacle is feasible, it is the last of the big three to be made. http://tinyurl.com/luy7zt
PS3: New fathers day bundle for $399 has a extra dual shock as well as Motorstorm and Resistance. http://tinyurl.com/m9qbeo
PS3: Heavy Rain Dev's are selling their motion capture library as a way to recover the costs of making the game. http://tinyurl.com/kq8fzj
PS3: GameStop expect there to be a "meaningful" PS3 price drop around the Madden NFL 10 Launch. http://tinyurl.com/mfr57u
PS3: ESRB rates Buzz Jr RoboJam, Topatoi, and SingStar Sampler Pack. http://tinyurl.com/mks34t
Ed Boon, Mortal Kombat creator, has confirmed that MK9 is a mature game, just what people asked for. http://tinyurl.com/m9fljk
Deadline Games confirm they were working on 3 games when they went bankrupt. 2 were download, third was new IP. http://tinyurl.com/lb8yej
Tiga, videogame trade association, says PEGI's ratings need improvement, logos to be instinctively recognizable. http://tinyurl.com/lq4t5l
Restructuring at Sony is set to save them over $3Billion (JPY300 Billion) during fiscal 2009. http://tinyurl.com/mdvgss
PS3: Motion controller spring 2010, first and third party content. has rumble, up to 4 controllers, voice input http://tinyurl.com/lmbvrq
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