Bungie have released a new video for the Halo Reach Noble Map Pack DLC. this video focuses on the Tempest map. the video offers a good look at the Tempest Map whilst some of the developers behind the game talk about many different aspects of the level. all this is happening whilst they are busy attacking each other.
Bungie have released a new video for the Halo Reach Noble Map Pack DLC. this video focuses on the Anchor 9 map. the video offers a good look at the Anchor 9 Map whilst some of the developers behind the game talk about many different aspects of the level. all this is happening whilst they are busy attacking each other.
Bungie have released a new video for the Halo Reach Noble Map Pack DLC. this video focuses on the Breakpoint Map. the video offers a good look at the Breakpoint Map whilst some of the developers behind the game talk about many different aspects of the level. all this is happening whilst they are busy attacking each other.
Microsoft have released a new trailer for Kinect Adventures. This trailer has some of the games developers talking briefly on aspects of the game whilst in-game footage runs showing each of these aspects.
Sega have released a new trailer for Yakuza 4, their upcoming Playstation 3 game. the trailer uses in-game footage and a narrator to introduce players to the games world, the current situation in the Yakuza, and 4 people you shouldn't mess with.
Sega have released a new trailer for Crazy Taxi. this trailer instructs players on some of the moves you can pull with your taxi, and uses in-game action to show the moves in action.
EA have released a new trailer for Microbot. the trailer uses in-game footage to show both single player and multiplayer action. a variety of stages are shown, each with their own types of enemies.
Microsoft have released a new trailer for Kinectimals. this trailer offers a more in-depth look at the game. the trailer has some of the devs talking about the game and shows in-game action of various cubs.
Nintendo have released a new trailer for the Nintendo DS Game, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. The Video explains the Djinni System, animals you can collect that grant the player a stats boost and new magical powers. the video uses in-game footage to show the different ways they can be used and explains in-depth, but simply, how it all works.
Sony Online Entertainment have announced Wildlife Refuge, a new game for Facebook. the game takes place in Africa were you have your own customisable refuge. you have protect animals from poachers and discover new breeds to protect. Sony Online Entertainment will donate a percentage of the profits from the game to the Cheetah Conservation Fund and Cheetah Kids.
Press Release
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – Nov. 23, 2010 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced Wildlife Refuge, a new game playable on Facebook that immerses players in the heart of Africa as they set out on a mission to help build a refuge and care for exotic animals. In the game, players customize their own refuge as they discover new breeds and protect this habitat from poachers and other dangers that threaten their existence. Wildlife Refuge also offers players the opportunity to make a difference in real life as SOE will donate a percentage of the proceeds generated from the sale of select virtual items to the Cheetah Conservation Fund and Cheetah Kids. SOE will contribute half of the proceeds spent by players on Station CashTM to purchase a Cheetah Statue to the Cheetah Conservation Fund, and half of the proceeds from Station Cash used by players to purchase a Baby Cheetah to Cheetah Kids.*
“Wildlife Refuge has so much to offer by way of educating players about endangered animals, and we’re pleased to be able to translate that into real-life action by contributing to the Cheetah Conservation Fund and Cheetah Kids,” said John Smedley, president of SOE. “The Cheetah Conservation Fund is one of the world’s resources for protecting and ensuring a future for the cheetah, and Cheetah Kids helps educate and engage young people in understanding endangered species and their ecosystems using the cheetah as the educational ambassador. With these collaborations, we’re proud to contribute to causes while providing an engaging gaming experience.”
Playable now on Facebook (http://apps.facebook.com/wildliferefuge), Wildlife Refuge takes players on exciting adventures as they complete quests to earn special rewards. From exploring new territory and building their refuge, to sharing their animal offspring with friends, Wildlife Refuge brings all the fun of operating one’s own wildlife sanctuary to Facebook.
Wildlife Refuge is a casual, social game based on a player’s need to increase their Ecosystem Rating. Ecosystem Ratings are based on building, decorating and securing the refuge, exploring the safari, interacting with neighboring refuges and tending to the animals. Players can compile collections, buy supplies and share achievements with friends in the game.
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 RealmsTM, SOE continues to raise the bar for online gaming and players worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, with additional studios in Austin, Seattle, Denver and Tucson, SOE has a slate of engaging, high-quality games currently in development across new genres for all platforms and audiences.
SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest and Legends of Norrath are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. Free Realms and Station Cash are trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
*Purchases of Cheetah Statue and Baby Cheetah virtual items are not tax deductible. SOE’s contributions to charities are made only on that portion of a purchase of a virtual item made with Station Cash purchased by players; any portion of a purchase made with promotional Station Cash does not apply. Station Cash is “virtual currency” used in many SOE games to purchase in-game virtual items. Station Cash is non-transferable, has no cash value, and is subject to SOE’s terms of service. Seewww.soe.com/stationcash for details.
THQ and Double Fine Productions have announced Stacking, an upcoming third-person puzzle adventure game coming to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. You play as Charlie Blackmore, a small Russian Doll trying to bring his family back together. The Puzzles in the game will have multiple ways of completing them and the player is encouraged to find them all.
Press Release
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – November 24, 2010 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Productions expect to release their second co-production in early 2011: Stacking, a third-person adventure puzzle game that makes players laugh while challenging their perception and intellect.
In Stacking, a family of Russian stacking dolls has been separated by tough economic times. The youngest doll, Charlie Blackmore, begins a heroic effort to bring his family back together. But he’s one size smaller than any other doll in the world. Game players will help Charlie, who is all too accustomed to being overlooked and dismissed – too small to be of any real consequence – discover that his size can be his greatest strength.
Created by Double Fine project lead Lee Petty, Stacking is scheduled to be available this spring as a download on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and also on the PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
Stacking is the second downloadable game produced by THQ and the award-winning Double Fine Productions. The adventure of Stacking requires players to capture and stack dolls together, then use each doll’s unique abilities to solve the game’s challenges. As more puzzles are solved, new dolls are acquired and the game’s visually lush, carefully constructed story unfolds.
Unlike most adventure puzzle games, every challenge in Stacking will have multiple solutions and players will be encouraged to discover them all. They’ll also discover a wide variety of new characters and side activities, which will allow them to accumulate hundreds of in-game awards.
“Stacking is distinctive in its overall cinematic look as well as its approach to puzzle solving, and we believe the game will appeal to both the casual and hardcore video game player,”
said Martin Good, Executive Vice President, THQ Kids, Family, Casual Games, and Global Online Services. “We are pleased to expand our library of digital download offerings and do so with high-quality games from the wonderfully creative team at Double Fine Productions.”
Double Fine Productions founder and CEO Tim Schafer added, “We’re really excited to be doing another game with THQ, building on the success we had with Costume Quest, and delivering another great adventure told in an entirely new way. What Lee has created with Stacking is something truly awesome – a game with a great story and puzzles, and a completely fresh method for interacting with them both.”
About Double Fine Productions
Double Fine Productions (www.doublefine.com) is an award-winning, independent game development studio founded in 2000 by games industry veteran Tim Schafer, creator of such gaming classics as Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, and Day of the Tentacle. Located in San Francisco's South of Market district, Double Fine specializes in high-quality games with an emphasis on originality, story, characters, and fun. Its first release, the critically-acclaimed Psychonauts, won multiple awards, including “Best Action / Adventure Game” from OXM, and a BAFTA for its screenplay. Double Fine’s heavy metal epic BrĂ¼tal Legend won “Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year” from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, and the recently released Costume Quest has been nominated as 2010’s Best Downloadable Game by the Spike TV Video Game Awards.
About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com. THQ and the THQ logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.
Namco Bandai have released 2 new videos for the recently released DLC for Enslaved: Odyssey To The West. The first video is a trailer for Pigsy's Perfect 10 and the second video is a gameplay video showing Pigsy in action.
Sony have released a new trailer for Little Big Planet 2. this trailer shows the new Controlinator, a way to introduce new control schemes to items. the trailer uses in-game examples to show the different control schemes that can be used.
Sony's USA Playstation Blog has detailed the comics that came out on the USA PSP Digital Comic Store. BOOM! Studios have been announced as a new publisher on the store.
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D3Publisher have released a new gameplay video for the Nintendo DS version of Yogi Bear: The Video Game. this video shows in-game action with both Yogi and Boo Boo, and shows them platforming, creating, nicking Picnic Baskets, and using items like roller-skates to navigate the world.
This is all the news from Wednesday 24th November.
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