Category: News
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Release Dates Announced for Wii Sports Resort, MotionPlus
Nintendo has finally come clean on a proper release date for its Wii MotionPlus, announced last year, along with an exact date on the company’s Wii Sports follow-up, Wii Sports Resort.
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Nintendo to Set Summer “Ëœ09 Ablaze with Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort
Advanced Motion Controls Arrive June 8; Wii Sports Sequel to Follow REDMOND, Wash., April 14, 2009 – Nintendo is setting the stage for a blockbuster summer with the announcement of two hotly anticipated product releases. The new Wii MotionPlus™ accessory will hit U.S. retailers on June 8, taking the motion-sensing controls of the popular Wii™…
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Ubisoft Announces Rabbids Go Home
UBISOFT® SAYS RABBIDS GO HOME Raving Rabbids Break Out with First Standalone Title SAN FRANCISCO – April 9, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that the Rabbids will receive their own standalone brand with the Holiday 2009 release of the comedy-adventure Rabbids Go Home. Developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, the team behind Beyond Good & Evil®, Peter…
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Sega Announces Bleach: The 3rd phantom For DS and DSi
Full Press Release from Sega: Hit Anime Series Slashes its Way into the Strategy RPG Genre SAN FRANCISCO (April 07, 2009) SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that BLEACH: The 3rd Phantom videogame will be available exclusively for the Nintendo DS portable handheld system. Based on the critically acclaimed animated series, BLEACH: The 3rd Phantom…
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Konami Officially Announces Revisioned Silent Hill
Based on the original title that made Playstation One owners wet themselves in fear, Shattered Memories follows the same plot line of Harry Mason as he chases his daughter, Cheryl, to the streets of Silent Hill.
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THQ Issues Correction On Volition Studio Layoffs
Earlier today, Julie MacMedan Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications over at THQ issued the following statement: Yesterday, we had a layoff of our Quality Assurance group at THQ’s Volition studio. I wanted to give you the facts as there’s been some inaccurate reporting out there. Here are the facts: As part of…
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Namco Releases Information on New Dead To Rights Sequel
NAMCO ANNOUNCES DEAD TO RIGHTS®: Retribution Gritty Crime-Action Series is Reinvented on Xbox 360® and PLAYSTATION®3 system with New Combat System that Seamlessly Blends Shooting and Hand-to-Hand Brawling SANTA CLARA, Calif., (February 18, 2008) – NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced Dead to Rights® : Retribution, a ground-up reinvention of the multi-million unit selling…
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Sega’s Virtua Tennis 2009 Smashes its way to the Nintendo Wii
Full Press Release: SEGA’S NUMBER ONE TENNIS GAME SMASHES ON TO Wii Virtua Tennis™ 2009 is confirmed for Wii release. LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (February 13th 2009) – SEGA Europe Ltd. and SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that the Virtua Tennis™ series will, for the very first time, be released on the Wii™ system…
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Capcom Announces Sequel to Dead Rising
THE DEAD WALK AGAIN AS CAPCOM® CONFIRMS DEAD RISINGTM 2 Sequel to 1.5 million-plus seller announced for multiple gaming platforms Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed that Dead Rising™ 2 is in development for three different gaming platforms: the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PLAYSTATION®3…
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Sega Announces New Alien vs Predator Game
SEGA AND TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX LICENSING & MERCHANDISING ANNOUNCE NEW ALIENS vs. PREDATOR GAME Signing of Rebellion’s Aliens vs. Predator makes for a third Aliens franchise game, which will be the first to launch in series. SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (February 11, 2009) – SEGA of America Inc., SEGA Europe Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox…
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Sega Announces Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Full Press Release: Mario AND Sonic Head to the Slopes in MARIO & SONIC at the olympic Winter Games™ The Two Most Famous Video Game Icons Return For Another Olympic Competition TOKYO (February 12, 2009) – SEGA® Corporation and Nintendo Co., Ltd today announced that two of the biggest video game heroes, Mario™ and Sonic™,…
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Rockstar Brining Sequel To Red Dead Revolver with Redemption
New York, NY – February 4, 2009 – Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Red Dead Redemption is scheduled for a fall 2009 release on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Developed by Rockstar San Diego, as…
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Sega Announces Let’s Tap From Yuji Naka
From the Creative Mind that brought Sonic the Hedgehog to Life Comes a Finger Tapping Sensation Yuji Naka’s Next Creation Set to Revolutionize How Gamers Interact with Nintendo™ Wiis SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (February 3, 2009) – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announces Let’s Tap™, a game that is blazing new…
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Sega To Create Video Game For Iron Man 2
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (February 3rd, 2008) – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA of Europe Ltd today announced a continuation of their existing partnership with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL) to include Iron Man 2™, the video game. The multi-platform title is slated to come out in 2010 along with the Marvel Studios film of…
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THQ Launches UFC 2009 Undisputed Game Site
Press release from THQ on the upcoming release of UFC 2009 game: THQ LAUNCHES OFFICIAL WEB SITE FOR UFC® 2009 UNDISPUTED Site to Unite Gamers and MMA Fans Alike Through Extensive Community Portal With Exclusive Content, Developer Blogs, Forums and More AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – January 30, 2009 – THQ Inc. today announced the launch…
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Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Coming to US
The Rush-down of the Century Returns on the PlayStation®2 system, PSP® system, and Wii! Torrance, CA (January 27, 2009) – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment products, announces today, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus will be arriving this spring 2009. Hardcore players will finally be able to take their fight on the PlayStation®2…
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New TMNT Fighting Game Announced for 25th Anniversary
UBISOFT® CELEBRATES 25th ANNIVERSARY OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES® WITH LAUNCH OF NEW VIDEO GAME SAN FRANCISCO – January 26, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that it will launch an all-new, original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® (TMNT®) video game – the first that is not tied to a TMNT® movie, television show or comic book…
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Ubisoft to Bring Cold War Strategy To PC
UBISOFT® ANNOUNCES WORLD IN CONFLICT®: SOVIET ASSAULT FOR PC SAN FRANCISCO – January 21, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that it will publish World in Conflict: Soviet Assault for PC in March 2009. World in Conflict: Complete Edition, the retail version of the much awaited add-on to the critically acclaimed strategy game will include the…
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WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 adds 4 New Wrestlers and More in New DLC
Leading Fighting Videogame Franchise Set to Expand the Virtual WWE Universe With New Playable Superstars and Clothing Choices AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – January 9, 2009 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) today announced the availability of the first downloadable content package for WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2009, the latest release…
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Klonoa Announced for Wii
A Classic Returns with Updated Graphics and Controls SANTA CLARA, Calif., (January 9, 2009) – Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that Klonoa® will be available in North America for Wii™ in 2009. Klonoa’s long-awaited return offers vibrant graphics, motion control and new secrets to discover in this…