Posts Tagged ‘video game’
D3Publishers Bringing in Astroboy This Fall
For the many anime buffs out there who love to get a hold of characters used in gaming consoles, here is a new one for you. Thanks to D3Publishers, ASTRO BOY: The Video Game is coming this fall for Wii, Nintendo DS, Playstation 2 and PSP.
Based on the upcoming feature film which itself is inspired by one of the most beloved characters of all time, ASTRO BOY: THE VIDEO GAME will allow players to become Astro Boy, a young boy robot with incredible powers. ASTRO BOY: THE VIDEO GAME is slated to ship worldwide this fall to coincide with the North American and international release of the movie in October 2009 from Summit Entertainment.
“We are confident that the ASTRO BOY: THE VIDEO GAME will be a faithful adaptation of the movie by successfully blending action gameplay with immersive storytelling,” said Alison Quirion, vice president of marketing, D3Publisher. “Players of all ages will interact with the much-loved characters from the movie and square off against powerful foes from the movie for a rock solid gameplay experience from start to finish.”
ASTRO BOY: THE VIDEO GAME for Wii, PlayStation 2 system and PSP system is under development by High Voltage Software and Nintendo DS by Art Co. Ltd. The game is currently rated “RP” (“Rating Pending”) by the ESRB.
(Source) Press
Best Buy Holds Video Game Clearance Sale
Best Buy is holding a large video game sale for most consoles like the Xbox 360, Playstation and Wii today. Prices have all been marked down to $9.99, a far cry from their original prices which started at $60.
Over 100 games are on sale, but if you don’t want to wade through the whole list, here’s a few recommendations. Xbox 360 owners could do a lot worse than C&C: Red Alert 3, Condemned 2, and Devil May Cry 4. On PS3, Pure, Guitar Hero 3, and Soul Calibur 4 are good choices. On the Wii, the selection’s not quite so good, but Samba de Amigo’s a great choice if you like off-beat rhythm games.
Just like the famed sales made by Circuit City some months back, you better get to Best Buy quick if you want to get hold of those games for a steal!
(Source) Yahoo
Meteos Wars for Xbox 360
Picking up from the success that they had from their Nintendo DS version, Meteos Wars focuses on a different game console in the Xbox 360. Gameplay is simple. If you are familiar with Tetris, they are practically similar.
Blocks fall from the sky ala Tetris, and in turn must be matched in vertical or horizontal lines of three. Once a match is made, the triplet will be boosted back into space where it belongs. However, it’s not always that simple; as gravity is your enemy. If your group of blocks is too heavy to make its way back into the heavens, it will steadily descend back into your original pile of blocks. That’s when you will need to match more in order to keep it aloft.
However, the correct blocks will not always be available to match. You can accelerate the speed of the falling squares, but beware – if one line reaches the top of the game board, an alarm will sound. If you cannot reduce the line’s height in a timely fashion, it’s game over! Paired with these harrowing rules, you’re also in a close match with an AI (or human, if you’re in multiplayer) opponent who is trying to clear their board in the same manner.
(Source) Video Game Generation
Tags: game board, gravity, horizontal lines, meteos, Nintendo DS, squares, tetris, video game, Xbox, xbox 360, xbox 360 gameplay
Men Prefer Their Joystick To Their ‘Joystick’
Are there some overweight, acne speckled gamers out there who live in their parents basement at the age of thirty-five and subsist entirely on a diet of pizza, soda and snack cakes? Yes, there definitely are but the majority of gamers are normal people and though many live with their parents, that’s because a lot of gamers are children and teenagers.
Many male adult gamers feel the sharp sting of this sad stereotype and do their best to fight against it. They get good jobs, marry and have children, all the while still playing video games in their off hours. That’s why it saddens me that apparently some still find the allure of games too difficult to overcome.
UK PS3 website PS3pricecompare recently held a poll where they asked 1,130 men in relationships some questions. When asked if they’d prefer sex with their partner or an evening playing video games, thirty-two percent reported they’d rather play video games. Even more alarming was that as soon as they were asked the same question only with a new video game, 72% responded that they’d rather play a new game.
Unfortunately there aren’t any details available about the study itself so there’s no demographic information about ages, relationship status (a fifty year old father of two who’s been married for twenty five years might have different motivations than a twenty year old with a girlfriend) or how the men were recruited for the study.
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
New Call of Duty World at War Maps Ready for Download
For the people who are looking for a different challenge, the battle rages on, as Activision Publishing, Inc. and Treyarch today announced the Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1’s availability for download on the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system.
Players will fight through the burning streets of Berlin in “Nightfire,” take position in the deadly jungles of “Knee Deep” and carefully traverse the bombed out underground of “Station.” The Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 will also add another heart-pounding chapter to the four-player co-op Nazi Zombie mode with “Verruckt”
The map pack is available on Xbox LIVE(R) Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 800 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation(R)Store for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system for $9.99. The Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 will be made available for Windows(R) PC at a future date to be announced.
(Source) Press
Pretzelmaker Rocks Video Game Launched
If you are familiar with Rock Band and Guitar Hero, chances are you will love this new game from Pretzel Time. Pretzelmaker / Pretzel Time announced today that the company has launched a new online video game and sweepstakes in support of “Combo*Nation”, the brand’s current combo-meal promotion.
The “Pretzelmaker Rocks” video game offers all individuals who register a chance to win instantly and also enters registrants for the grand prize drawing. The game and sweepstakes can be found at www.pretzelmaker.com and will run through April 28, 2009. Pretzelmaker / Pretzel Time is managed by NexCen Franchise Management, Inc., a subsidiary of NexCen Brands, Inc.
Pretzelmaker Rocks is a game of musical rhythm and timing that challenges gamers to navigate through two levels of play. At the start, players are given the option to customize their rock star by selecting a male or female character and a rock star hairdo. Gamers then use the arrow-keys on their computer keyboards to sync to a patterned delivery of digital pretzels from an oven in the game’s background–points are earned each time the player hits the correct pretzel.
All registered players will have an opportunity to scratch-and-win a $10 gift certificate booklet redeemable at any Pretzelmaker or Pretzel Time store. Registrants will also be automatically entered to win a 42″ flat screen television, a Nintendo Wii(R) and Rock Band(R) 2 video game. Gamers can play up to five times a day through April 28, 2009. After the sweepstakes, the game will be open to ongoing play.
(Source) Press
Trivial Pursuit For All Consoles Released
With the announcement that Trivial Pursuit has been released and catered to all gaming consoles popularly known today, it looks like EA will be making life entirely easier for gamers all over the world. Apparently one thing that gamers hate is specifics on which console would get first crack on certain games and it looks like EA has taken that issue out of the picture.
The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts , Inc. announced the release of a digital version of Trivial Pursuit on multiple digital platforms including the Xbox 360, PlayStation2, Playstation3, and the Nintendo Wii. The Trivial Pursuit video game builds on the original gameplay by adding categories, questions and modes of play.
The Trivial Pursuit video game features three ways to play: Classic, which mimics traditional board game play; Clear the Board, a single-player experience that challenges players to race against the clock to earn multipliers for the highest possible score; and Facts & Friends, a multiplayer mode of play where scoring is based on team responses and guessing the opposing team’s ability to answer their trivia question correctly.
The game’s profile feature allows a player to track and analyze performance statistics, such as the number of games won, a player’s best category, and the percentage of questions answered correctly in each category. This feature also compares a player’s strengths and weaknesses versus those of the opponents.
(Source) Trading Markets
GTA Staying with PSP
Contrary to speculations that Grant Theft Auto may be jumping to the Nintendo DS side, Sony has made it clear that is has no plans to remove the popular franchise from their sleek portable unit.
According to what SCEA head of PSP marketing John Koller told MTV Multiplayer, GTA is “a tremendous franchise for PlayStation in general,” which means PSP owners will once again see a handheld installment on the PSP in the near future.
“No one should sleep on that franchise. That’s a tremendous franchise for PlayStation in general. We’ve had two that are the top two sellers on PSP right now. So, there’s definitely continued conversations with ['GTA' development studio] Rockstar on all their brands. That’s nothing that’s left the PlayStation family.”
All of these rumors started to come about when Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was ready to go for the Nintendo DS. But then again, it only makes sense to bring one of the most popular video game franchises in history to as many different platforms as humanly possible, and of course, that does include the PlayStation brand.
(Source) PSXtreme