Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Namco Bandai Announce They Are Bringing Hello Kitty: Birthday Adventures To Europe In November 2010


Namco Bandai have announced that they are bringing Zoo Games and Sanrio Digitals' Hello Kitty: Birthday Adventures to Europe on the Nintendo DS this November. In Hello Kitty: Birthday Adventures you play as Hello Kitty as you try to find the perfect presents for Badtz-Maru, Keroppi and My Melody. along the way, you collect stamps and stickers for your birthday book by playing Mini-Games. winning these Mini-Games gives you tips on what presents you should get for each character. Holidays and Special events happen throughout the year, giving gamers the opportunity to always come back to the game.

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Press Release

LYON, FRANCE – 28 July 2010 – NAMCO BANDAI Partners S.A.S. today announced that it has signed an agreement with Zoo Games and Sanrio Digital to publish and distribute Hello Kitty Birthday Adventures for Nintendo DS. Hello Kitty Birthday Adventures, the second Nintendo DS title in Sanrio Digital’s branded games portfolio, invites players to guide Hello Kitty through an exciting quest-based adventure in a beautifully designed world. According to the agreement, NAMCO BANDAI Partners will bring the game to audiences across leading retailers in Europe, Australia and New Zealand starting in November 2010.

“The Hello Kitty brand is a global phenomenon, so we are very pleased to be adding this great game to our distribution portfolio,” said Alberto González Lorca, Vice President Third Parties, NAMCO BANDAI Partners. “We look forward to working with our partners at Sanrio Digital and Zoo to make its launch a resounding success.”

“Following the success of our previous Hello Kitty titles and the upcoming release of Hello Kitty Seasons for the Wii, we are very excited to be expanding the distribution of Hello Kitty Birthday Adventures to Europe, Australia and New Zealand,” said Mark Seremet, CEO of Zoo Games. “Working with NAMCO BANDAI and Sanrio Digital to bring Hello Kitty Birthday Adventures to new markets is an exciting endeavour, and we look forward to its continued success.”

“It’s exciting to release our second DS game featuring Hello Kitty and friends for the Nintendo handheld gaming platform,” said Robert Ferrari, Vice President of Publishing and Business Development for Sanrio Digital. “With Hello Kitty Birthday Adventures we are introducing our fans to another great title that offers engaging and fun-filled gameplay.”

In Hello Kitty Birthday Adventures, players take on the role of Hello Kitty to find the perfect birthday presents for adorable Sanrio characters like Badtz-Maru, Keroppi and My Melody. On her adventure, Hello Kitty will collect stamps and stickers for her birthday book by playing mini-games, helping friends, and finding special objects. Winning mini-games will provide hints on how to find birthday presents for various famous Sanrio characters and thus advance the game. Holidays and special events throughout the game year will offer players the chance to celebrate with various Sanrio characters. Hello Kitty Birthday Adventures for the Nintendo DS combines puzzle solving, missions, exploration, and mini-games to provide an entertaining Hello Kitty-branded experience that players can enjoy anywhere.

About NAMCO BANDAI Partners
NAMCO BANDAI Partners, one of the video game industry's leading distribution, marketing and sales companies, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe with 16 dedicated offices operating in 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Australasia, and south east Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea). The company distributes and markets a broad catalogue of high quality interactive entertainment products for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo gaming platforms and PC from NAMCO BANDAI Games, D3Publisher and other major video game publishers on an international and regional basis. NAMCO BANDAI Partners is an independent business unit of the NAMCO BANDAI group of companies.

About Sanrio Digital
Sanrio Digital is a joint venture between Typhoon Games (HK) Ltd. and Sanrio Wave Hong Kong Co., Ltd. Sanrio Digital is responsible for the expansion of Sanrio intellectual property assets into various digital and online media, leveraging an extensive library of original material that includes world-famous brands such as Hello Kitty, Badtz Maru, My Melody and others. Sanrio Digital is the developer and global publisher of Hello Kitty Online. For more information please visit www.sanriodigital.com.

About SANRIO
SANRIO, best known for global icon Hello Kitty and home to many more endearing characters including Chococat, My Melody, and Keroppi, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year.  August 2010 marks the golden anniversary for the worldwide lifestyle brand that was founded on the “small gift, big smile®” philosophy -- that a small gift can bring a big smile to people of all ages. Today, over 50,000 Sanrio-branded items are sold in over 70 countries around the world. In the Western Hemisphere SANRIO character-branded products are sold in upwards of 12,000 locations including department, specialty, national chain stores and over 95 Sanrio boutiques. For more information, please visit www.sanrio.com.

About Zoo Entertainment, Inc.
As a leader in the high growth, casual gaming sector, Zoo Entertainment, Inc. licenses, develops and publishes a wide variety of casual and family-friendly video games for the Nintendo Wii™, Nintendo DS™, Sony Playstation®, Sony PlayStation® Portable, Sony PlayStation® Network, iPhone®, and PC platforms through the company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Zoo Games, Inc. and Zoo Publishing, Inc. Founded in 2007, Zoo Entertainment is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Led by a team of veteran industry executives, Zoo Entertainment has a diverse and growing library of nearly 100 high-value interactive game titles in a variety of categories including game show, racing, childrens’, simulation, and shooter. The company’s portfolio approach to product development drives its powerful and diversified content library, thereby mitigating operational risk. Zoo Entertainment has a well-established distribution network and sells its products to national and regional retailers, specialty retailers and video game rental outlets. The company also has licensing relationships with many widely respected brands. With its innovative content creation site, indiePubGames.com, Zoo Entertainment is poised to capitalize on opportunities in the emerging and high growth digital entertainment space. For more information, please visit www.zoogamesinc.com.

© 1976, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009 SANRIO CO., LTD. Used Under License. Published and Distributed by NAMCO BANDAI Partners SAS. All rights reserved.

Press Release © 2010 NAMCO BANDAI Partners Europe S.A.S. All rights reserved.

Hudson Have Released New Screenshots For The Nintendo Wii Version Of Beyblade Metal Fusion: Battle Fortress

Hudson have released new screenshots for both the Nintendo Wii version of Beyblade Metal Fusion: Battle Fortress. The Screenshots are in-game and show two players battling against each other, as well as a couple of Quick Time Movements from the battles.

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Hudson have Released New Screenshots For Bonk: Brink Of Destruction

Hudson have released new screenshots for the upcoming PSN and XBLA game, Bonk: Brink Of Destruction. The in-game screenshots show Bonk fighting a few enemies and a Boss as well as platforming in a level. a couple of the levels in the game are also shown, one being above ground and the other under round.

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Hudson Have Released New Screenshots For Oops Prank Party

Hudson have released new screenshots for the Nintendo Wii game, Oops Prank Party. the screenshots are in-game and show that Oops Prank Party pits gamers against each other on screen to see how gets a correct answer or who can complete a task first.

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Hudson Have Released New Screenshots For Deca Sports 3

Hudson have released new screenshots for Deca Sports 3. these screenshots are in-game and show off some of the different sports in the game, including fencing, Lacrosse, and slalom skiing. the screenshots also tease a team editor option, perhaps giving players the ability to custom their teams with colours and badges.

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Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Tuesday 27th July

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 27th July


  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Monday 26th July http://ht.ly/18jkrc
  • QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Monday 26th July http://ht.ly/18jnjY
  • Mac: Apple announce iMacs get refresh. now have contains Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors, SDXC, IPS Panel + more http://ht.ly/2hbdg
  • Mac: Apple reveal a 27inch Cinema Display with 16:9 aspect ratio for $999 http://ht.ly/2hbu6 and Magic Trackpad for $69 http://ht.ly/2hbwk
  • Mac: Mac Pro getting a refresh. quad and 8 cores bumped, new 12 cores coming, graphic card and memory upgrades also http://ht.ly/2hbF3
  • Tom Waltz reveals there is a silent Hill 8 cross over comic also coming called Silent Hill: Past Life, set in 1867 http://ht.ly/2hbMb
  • PS3: Sony announce that only Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition will get the Playstation Move Patch, via the PSN http://ht.ly/2hc5z
  • QTE Blog: Sony Releal PS3 Firmware Update 3.41 And PSP Firmware Update 6.31. PS3 Firmware Is Out Now http://ht.ly/18jt3A
  • PC: Valve's anti-cheat software made a mistake, banned several Modern Warfare 2 gamers, Left 4 Dead 2 Given as apology http://ht.ly/2hc9X
  • 3DS: Nintendo trademarks in Japan, 3D Paddleball, 3D Challenge, 3D Hopper, CrossPass Network. not known what they are http://ht.ly/2hcgb
  • QTE Blog: EA Detail The Exclusive Street Football Mode In The Nintendo Wii Version Of FIFA 11 http://ht.ly/18jw06
  • DS: the OFCL has rated Namco Bandai's Solarobo, the sequel to Tail concerto, hinting at a English release http://ht.ly/2hhEx
  • Cliff Bleszinksi reveals the Gears Of War movie has been put on hold whilst the screenplay is re-worked. http://ht.ly/2hhHn
  • QTE Blog: Gameloft Announce Earthworm Jim Hd is Coming Out On 28th July For €9.99/£7.99 And Release A New Trailer http://ht.ly/18jyLV
  • A Job Posting reveals that Rocksteady Games Batman Arkham Asylum 2 will use the Unreal engine http://ht.ly/2hjMY
  • Rockstar North have several job postings, one of which is for a 3rd person shooter. The Agent or GTA V is speculated http://ht.ly/2hjS3
  • QTE Blog: Capcom Have Released New Screenshots For Street Fighter X Tekken http://ht.ly/18jCA6
  • PS3: its rumoured Sony is going to release a cheaper PS3+Playstation Move Bundle for $349, it'll only have a 120GB HDD http://ht.ly/2hlYq
  • PS3: its rumoured that Sony is going to update the PS3 browser soon with Google Chrome http://ht.ly/2hm1c
  • QTE Blog: EA Reveal The Soundtrack For Madden NFL 11 http://ht.ly/18jETs
  • 360: Remedy announce Microsoft is sending out new Alan Wake codes for those who redeemed them before the DLC Came out http://ht.ly/2hmqm
  • THQ is releasing 4 new WWE games next year, Smackdown! Vs. Raw, WWE All Stars, Smackdown! Vs Raw Online, and 1 new game http://ht.ly/2hmuH
  • QTE Blog: Microsoft Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For The Alan Wake DLC "The Signal" http://ht.ly/18jHk2
  • the Dancing Zombie in Plants Vs Zombies is being removed from all versions of the game due to Jackson estate objections http://ht.ly/2hom2
  • Its reported Capcom is using overseas developers to help increase the amount of franchise games they release http://ht.ly/2howm
  • BioWare is not involved in Darkspore. the only connection is a writer who worked with BioWare is working on Darkspore http://ht.ly/2hrJR
  • PC: Someone has reported that they have finished StarCraft II Single player. it took them 16 hours. http://ht.ly/2hrMe
  • QTE Blog: Sony Announce A "Logo Licensing Program" Which Will See PlayStation Logo's And Symbols on Apparel And Products http://ht.ly/18jMIJ