Friday, August 6, 2010

D3 Announce Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 Exclusively For The Nintendo Wii

D3Publisher have announced Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 is coming exclusively to the Nintendo Wii this fall. Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 is designed for beginners and athletes, offering exercises, wellness tips, and recipes. the game will also feature a story based adventure mode where you and Jillian have to use your fitness skills and nutrition expertise in a series of missions to shut down Cureall, an evil food and drug corporation trying to take over the world.

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Press Release

LOS ANGELES – August 5, 2010 – America’s premier health and wellness coach Jillian Michaels has teamed up with D3Publisher to create Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011, coming exclusively to Wii™ this fall. The only official video game series created by Jillian Michaels, Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 caters to everyone from beginners to advanced athletes with exciting workouts and over 100 wellness tips and recipes designed to get the player in the best shape of their life. For the first time, Fitness Ultimatum 2011 features a story-based Adventure mode where Jillian and the player use their fitness skills and nutrition expertise in a series of missions to shut down Cureall, an evil food and drug corporation set upon world domination.

“I’m very excited to bring Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 to life,” says Jillian Michaels. “My vision was simple: Let’s keep it fresh, fun and informative! This game is more than personal training alone. It takes the user on a fantastic journey that will challenge and educate them in each step of the way.”

“Our new game gives Jillian’s fans more than just a workout. Using innovative elements, such as the new Adventure mode, we put the power in the hands of the consumer to positively impact their wellness and overall health,” notes Giancarlo Cherisch, CEO and Co-Founder of Empowered Media.

“Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 lets fans experience her approach to wellness,” said Bill Anker, vice president of business development and licensing, D3P.  “Through this game, she engages players on a personal level to help them achieve their health and fitness goals.”

With Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011, users at all stages of fitness can take their training to a whole new level as they continue on their path to achieve ultimate wellness! Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 is produced by Interactive Game Group and under development by Collision Studios. It is currently rated “RP” (Rating Pending) by the ESRB.

About Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011
Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 is the only official video game series developed by Jillian Michaels. The game features her voice, likeness, and exercise form, taking personal training to a whole new level. Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 is designed by Jillian for all levels of fitness, from beginner to advanced, with workouts catering to everyone. For the first time, players can also participate in the all-new mission based Adventure mode where they take part in an original story with Jillian where they will work to save their city. Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2011 also features a large selection of exercises using the optional Wii Balance Board™ and Wii MotionPlus™, where players can monitor their fitness goals with Fitness Ultimatum’s resolution-based tracking system and all new High Intensity exercises that offers the most challenging workouts in the series.

About Empowered Media
Empowered Media, LLC operates the Jillian Michaels wellness brand. The company operates as life architects who’s sole mission is to inspire individuals to empower themselves to seek healthier, active lives. The products marketed are part of the total life solution platform created by the Jillian Michaels philosophy. America’s premiere health and wellness coach, Michaels is a New York Times best-selling author and the star of the NBC series Losing It With Jillian. In April 2011, Michaels will release her next book titled UNLIMITED. For more information about Jillian Michaels please visit www.jillianmichaels.com.

About D3Publisher
D3Publisher is a video game publisher for Wii™, Nintendo DS™, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.  D3Publisher has operations in the U.S., and Japan.  The company also owns development studio Vicious Cycle Software, Inc., and its technology platform, Vicious Engine®.  For more information about D3Publisher, please visit: www.d3publisher.us. 

Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Thursday 5th August

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  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Wednesday 4th August http://ht.ly/18rryF
  • QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Wednesday 4th August http://ht.ly/18ruxO
  • 360: Peter Molyneux reveals Fable 3 does not include Kinect functionality at launch, any support will be patched in http://ht.ly/2lpmL
  • Activision deny claims made against them regarding female lead characters. Another source emerges saying its true http://ht.ly/2lppY
  • Sony's Dr Richard Marks says EyeToy + Kinect limited in comparison to Move, games can achieve more with Move+PS Eye http://ht.ly/2lpvZ
  • PS3: Ninja Theory believe that if Alex Garland worked on Heavenly Swords script, it would've been a better game http://ht.ly/2lpze
  • Sega reveal that Vanquish lead character Sam nearly had a robot dog as companion + there was a female android partner http://ht.ly/2lpBm
  • QTE Blog: PopCap Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For Plants Vs. Zombies On XBLA http://ht.ly/18rA83
  • Glu Mobile, quarterly revenues fell $3.9M, year on year, to $16M. Net Losses increased $1.7M to $3.2M + more http://ht.ly/2lsiH
  • rendered gameplay + portfolio for a cancelled game was released earlier but now taken down, it was not a Ubisoft project http://ht.ly/2lsne
  • QTE Blog: EA Announce Kaka Has Been Chosen As The Main FIFA 11 Cover Player http://ht.ly/18rD9e
  • Yusuke Hashimoto's Bayonetta information appears to be that the game is getting a classic release in Japan on PS3/360 http://ht.ly/2lsr0
  • Wii: the Bit.Trip Runner OST is now available for $6 from CDbaby.com http://ht.ly/2lstN
  • QTE Blog: Konami Have Released New Screenshots For Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 http://ht.ly/18rFV6
  • PS3: Ubisoft announce the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood beta starts on 13th September. is a PS3 exclusive http://ht.ly/2lzX1
  • Chart-Track reveal Rayman spent Most time in UK top 40 with 261 Weeks, Worms Spend 239weeks. Brain Training 3rd 190 weeks http://ht.ly/2lA21
  • QTE Blog: EA Have Released New Screenshots For My Sims SkyHeroes http://ht.ly/18rJQw
  • PS3: Its reported that Channel 4 is bringing 4OD to the PS3 in the UK http://ht.ly/2lANn
  • PS3: Naughty Dog say there is still more they can get out of the PS3, they can push it further than any other game http://ht.ly/2lAUu
  • QTE Blog: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Reveal Batman: Arkham City
  • Namco Bandai Financials, losses down from ¥2.8 billion to ¥1.6 billion over Q1 Year on year. sales up 8.2% to ¥75,729M http://ht.ly/2lC8L
  • PC: Blizzard are reviewing all maps submitted in StarCraft II and removing those they deem inappropriate http://ht.ly/2lCaA
  • Its reported/Rumoured that Guillermo del Toro is in talks with THQ regarding forming a partnership http://ht.ly/2lFn9
  • QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A New Trailer For Little Big Planet 2
  • OnLive: a report has suggested that OnLive's 342M shares could be valued at $1.1B http://ht.ly/2lFzI
  • German retailer Game Mania has a listing for Mortal Kombat Classics HD 3-in-1. doesn't say what games are included http://ht.ly/2lFEc
  • PS3: A trophy List For Sports Champions has been released. possible game spoilers for this Playstation Move Title http://ht.ly/2lFHq


Thursday, August 5, 2010

Sony Have Released A New Trailer For Little Big Planet 2

Sony have released a new trailer for Little Big Planet 2. this trailer shows the games story, providing some back story for the game. the trailer features previously unseen in-game footage and shows some new gameplay mechanics like the creatinator, a device that shoots out goo that you can stand on. the trailer also shows some previously seen things like the AI Sackbots.



From USA Playstation Blog


Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Reveal Batman: Arkham City


Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have revealed that the sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum is Batman: Arkham City. Batman: Arkham City is currently set for a fall 2011 release. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have re-released the teaser trailer showing this new name.



Gameinformer also have Batman: Arkham City as their cover story for their September issue. their two covers show Batman and Catwoman, but it is unclear from the covers what part Catwoman plays.




EA Have Released New Screenshots For My Sims SkyHeroes

EA have released new screenshots for My Sims SkyHeroes. these screenshots are in-game and appear to be from the HD versions of the game. these screenshots focus on flying your plane through environments and engaging enemies. some characters in the game are also shown in these screenshots.

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Konami Have Released New Screenshots For Pro Evolution Soccer 2011

Konami have released new screenshots for Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (PES 2011). these screenshots are in-game and predominately show the games menus and pause menu's. the focus is on Messi and his two teams, Barcelona and Argentina.

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