PC Version And DLC Now Available
Tuesday 21st September/...Eidos Interactive Ltd, creator of some of the world's leading videogame properties, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, today announced that the number-one selling Batman: Arkham Asylum", firmly established as the must-have game of Summer 2009 has shipped in excess of 2.5 million units to retail since launch.
SUDOKU and MySims Camera Amongst EA Titles Coming This Year
Guildford. UK, September 21, 2009 - DSi owners get ready to download. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced MySims" Camera and SUDOKU are available for download from the Nintendo DSi Shop along with original EA titles which are also in development and will release later this year.
Yoichi Wada, CEO of Square Enix, is impressed by Project Natal, but doesn't think it'll have much of an impact.
In a recent interview with the UK-based Financial Times, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada said he doesn't believe that Microsoft and Sony's new motion controllers will have much of an impact. He also expects a new Wii by 2011 that will have more in common with Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and might even have a new controller.
The third game in Image Epoch's tactical RPG series is hitting Japan on December 10.
Siliconera reports that Luminous Arc 3: Eyes is set for a December 10 release in Japan.
'Your Choices Define You'
Pomona, CA - Sept. 18, 2009 - Agetec, Inc., and UFO Interactive Games, Inc., leading publishers of interactive entertainment, announced today that the action-role playing game (RPG), WAY OF THE SAMURAI 3", will be slicing its way onto the Microsoft Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 consoles on Oct. 13, 2009.
Activision Blizzard Reaffirms Calendar Year 2009 Outlook
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept 21, 2009 - Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that BlurM, the company's highly anticipated foray into the racing genre, is now scheduled to ship in 2010. The company is moving Blur from 2009 to give the development team more time to enhance the game's innovative and distinctive online multiplayer gameplay.
PopCap's First DSiWare Titles Deliver Unprecedented Depth and Fun for Nintendo's Online Store; DS Retail Installments Offer More Challenge and Feature-Rich GamePlay Than Ever
SEATTLE, Washington September 21, 2009 - PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of the world's most widely played video games, today announced the upcoming launch of two major adaptations of Bookworm" and two, first-ever video game platform adaptations of Bejeweled Twist". These new iterations of two of PopCap's most successful franchises, mark PopCap's entry into the DSiWare" market, and its continued support of Nintendo DS" with all-new, feature-rich versions, fully optimized for the Nintendo systems.
Avoid playing this game commando.
Rabbids Go Home is Ubisoft's latest addition to the Rayman Raving Rabbids series. It follows the plight of the Rabbids as they search for wherever it is they came from. Without any concrete evidence of their origin, they agree that the moon is their home and the only way to get there is by creating an enormous pile of garbage in order to reach it. The Wii version has the player control a pair of Rabbids with a shopping cart as they collect as much junk as they can.
Sept. 21, 2009
Beware of falling objects and soaring imaginations with this week's new downloadable game offerings from Nintendo. The WiiWare™ service welcomes the precarious puzzle action of You, Me, and the Cubes™ and the court-storming antics of Family Tennis. Commodore 64 favorite Last Ninja 2 arrives on the Virtual Console™, pushing players to heroic heights in a classic martial-arts adventure. Nintendo DSiWare™ users can let the chips fall where they may with Clubhouse Games™ Express: Strategy Pack or create imaginative pictures with MySims™ Camera. Another heads-up for Nintendo DSi fans: Consumers can still receive 1,000 bonus Nintendo DSi Points™ by purchasing a new Nintendo DSi™ game system and connecting to the Nintendo DSi Shop by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 5, 2009. For full offer details, please visit DSiOffer.Nintendo.com.
Who knew Batman could be transformed into a third-person stealth Bioshock.
When I first heard about Batman: Arkham Asylum, I thought it was too good to be true. I figured it would end up being nothing more than a typical disappointing licensed game. Then the pieces started coming together: Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill of Batman: The Animated Series fame were set to voice Batman and the Joker respectively, the combat seemed to capture the Dark Knight's signature style, and the story was being penned by prolific comic writer Paul Dini. At the end of it all, Arkham Asylum turned out to be one of the best licensed games I've ever played, and one of the finest games of its kind.
