Posts Tagged ‘launch’
GameStop to hold NCAA Football 10 midnight launch events
It was recently made known that over 1,300 retail GameStop locations across the nation will be holding NCAA Football 10 midnight launch events on July 13th. Tournaments will be held at these locations and give participants the chance to win things such as a T-Shirts and Xbox 360 faceplates.
Futhermore, according to the press release, attendees will be able to participate in the following events:
“Ultimate Football Fan” Contests Tailgate Party Challenges “End Zone Dance” Contests
There weren’t many details on said events so you’ll have to leave that to your imagination based on their titles.
To check out if your local GameStop is holding an event, head here.
Activision wants Modern Warfare 2 to be “biggest entertainment launch of all time”
It’s no secret that Activision is looking to make a huge impression with their highly anticipated FPS Modern Warfare 2 but just how big, you ask?
Well, it seems that the mega-publisher has contracted advertising firm TBWA with the task of making Modern Warfare 2 the “biggest entertainment launch of all time”. This means that Activision is looking to put Halo 3’s first day sales of 1.7 million copies and GTA IV’s first day sales of 3.6 million copies to shame.
Do you think Modern Warfare 2 will live up to the hype? Given Call of Duty 4’s success there is a good chance that it will. Not to mention the fact that it’s shipping on just about every major console (including the PC0 there is.
I guess we’ll have to wait until the game’s November 10th release date to pass judgement.
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Natal Launch To Be As Big As 360 Launch
MIcrosoft is gearing up for a big push when they release Project Natal, their own motion-sensing offering. Minor peripherals or controller upgrades aren’t usually big affairs, but this is the Xbox’s foray into a new direction, what many say might be the next evolution of video games. Many alternate control peripherals fail due to inadequate support. You pick up the game that came with it, play it til you’re tired of it and then hunt through the shelves for something else to use with it, only to find there isn’t anything else. Sales of the peripheral slump and developers don’t even bother consider creating games for the device.
That’s why Microsoft isn’t planning on releasing the new controller until they think its ready and has a good lineup of launch titles to get people using it. They’ve got Rare working on games for the device, though fans are concerned given some of the unimpressive 360 launch titles the developer put out in the past.
Microsoft claims they’re not going after the casual gaming market or any other existing market segment with the Natal. They’re aiming to get people who still aren’t gaming into the mix, claiming that for many the controller is a barrier which they hope to eliminate by making all the controls dependent upon simple body motion. At this point it seems unlikely that they’ll get too many more people involved. There’s still a big portion of the populace who consider video games and anti-social waste of time.
EA Opens Doors for Ultima Online: Stygian Beta Testers
Last April, EA announced the launch for Ultima Online: Stygian, an expansion pack for the famed Ultima Online series. Today, EA has announced that it is opening its doors to beta testing. Beta testers for Stygian Abyss, the upcoming expansion to one of the longest-running MMORPGs in history, will have the chance to experience the playable Gargoyle race before anyone else.
The closed beta, set to begin later this month, has a limited number of available spots for eligible applicants. Closed beta testers must be current Ultima Online subscribers and will be selected based on computer system specs, previous testing experience, community involvement and other criteria.
To apply for the closed beta, please visit http://www.uoherald.com/beta.
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Punch Out!! website goes live
With Punch Out!!’s May 18th Wii release date just around the corner, it would only make sense that Nintendo would put up the game’s official website and today they’ve done just that.
As of now, only Glass Joe is featured on the website with a small gameplay video made available by clicking the stats on the right side of the page.
When the game’s release date gets even closer, expect Nintendo to update this page with more fighters featured in Punch Out!!.
Live Like A Chinatown Boss Sweepstakes
When it comes to living the life of a mafia-like boss, chances are you can only do that on video games. But don’t let that crazy idea get by you. GameStop, the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced the “Live Like a Chinatown Boss” Sweepstakes in conjunction with the launch of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Beginning today through May 14, there are two ways to enter to win the Chinatown boss prize package. Your first chance is by participating in the text-to-win program. When boss wannabes buy the new Grand Theft Auto game from GameStop stores, they will receive a code to text in to be entered in the sweepstakes.
Boss status includes:
- A 3 day/2 night trip to New York City for you and 3 friends
- Private limo
- Deluxe hotel accommodations
- An entourage of models and a bodyguard for a night out
- Nightclub VIP room
- $5,000 cold hard cash
Additional runner-up prizes will be given in the amount of $250 GameStop gift cards.
(Source) Press
Fall Out Boy Trail Launched
One of the growing popular games racking up some heat these days is this new game which you can play on friendsorenemies.com is Fall Out Boy Trail. The game is such a hit that in just a matter of 72 hours after its launch, it had amassed a total of 250,000 fans with the hopes of winning tickets to the band’s upcoming North America Tour titled, “Believers Never Die Part Deux.”
The tour features support acts Cobra Starship, All Time Low, Metro Station and Hey Monday. The “Believers Never Die Part Deux” tour supports the band’s newest release, FOLIE A DEUX, and current single “America’s Suitehearts.”
A parody of the classic educational computer game, Oregon Trail, the Fall Out Boy customized version created especially for FriendsOrEnemies.com features band members Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman, as well as Perez Hilton, Barack Obama and several other friends of the band. Players can also stream and purchase music from FOLIE A DEUX as they play, and everyone who successfully navigates their way on the Fall Out Boy Trail will automatically be entered for the chance to win tickets for the “Believers Never Die Part Deux” Tour which kicks off on April 3 in Mesa, Az.
Launched in 2006, FriendsOrEnemies.com (FOE) has become the new backstage pass for music fans and lurkers, giving them the chance to experience what their favorite artists are doing when they’re being the rock stars they are. Everyday FOE is unleashing video footage & photos direct from our VIP’s phones, breaking news and so much more!