29th
October
2008
Montreal – Meridian4 is chilled to announce that they have signed an agreement with Frogames to help digitally distribute their FPS (First Penguin Shooter) through numerous online sites across the net.
“I have bookmarked their website for a long time because Meridian4 has always published great games made by indies!” said Christophe Canon at Frogames.
“Put a penguin in a game and I’m hooked, but put a penguin in a surprisingly sophisticated and well crafted FPS where bullets are replaced with snowballs and I’m addicted. The moment we played Penguins Arena, we knew that it fit our company and the games we publish.” said Steve Milburn, Marketing Director at Meridian4 and penguin lover.
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29th
October
2008
– Vancouver – EA and Nissan shift into high-gear this holiday! The series continues the tradition of featuring the most desirable cars as Need for SpeedBlack Box, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. and Nissan today revealed the highly-anticipated all-new 2009 Nissan 370Z. This marks the first time an auto manufacturer has partnered with a videogame company for the world premiere reveal of a car. The Nissan Z® will be available exclusively in this holiday’s hottest action driving title, Need for Speed™ Undercover, available in North America on November 18 and in Europe on November 21.
“For the past 15 years, Need for Speed has helped define contemporary automotive culture by bridging the gap between gamers and the world’s hottest cars. As such, we are very excited to partner with one of the automotive powerhouses today to exclusively reveal the all-new Nissan Z®,” said Keith Munro, Vice President of Marketing at Electronic Arts. “Need for Speed is about style, fast-paced action and power; this is definitely a car made for Need for Speed fans. Come November, they’ll be able to test drive the all-new 370Z in the game before the car is released on the market.”
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28th
October
2008
World War III is only a mouse click away… Supreme Ruler 2020 expansion – Global Crisis announced
Ontario – Paradox Interactive today announced a new expansion pack for the Geo-Political, Military Strategy game Supreme Ruler 2020, developed by BattleGoat Studios.
“This is the first time we’ve developed an expansion pack and we wanted to ensure that we had significant new content for our dedicated players to enjoy,” remarked David Thompson, BattleGoat’s Lead Designer and Co-Founder.
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27th
October
2008
Today’s Answer to Delivering Hyper-Personal News Content
VICTORIA – Seeker Solutions announced today its official release of Sprout 1.0, a free, online, personalized news aggregator software that allows users to obtain the latest top news stories and blogs tailored to their unique and individual preferences. Seeker Solutions created Sprout to solve the challenges of trying to sift through mass amounts of information online. As Internet users become more pressed for time, Sprout enables every user to effortlessly find news articles or blogs that are relevant to them.
Seeker Solutions’ unique relationship-based software engine that powers Sprout allows users to easily access a wide-range of content from thousands of news sources and blogs. Once Sprout is conveniently downloaded to the user’s computer, users are able to immediately begin training their Sprout interface with their individual interests.
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23rd
October
2008
Become the Ultimate Celebrity Athlete in the Must-Have Party Game for the Holidays From EA SPORTS Freestyle
Burnaby – Reach for the stars! Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that Celebrity Sports Showdown for the Wii™ is in stores worldwide today. Celebrity Sports Showdown is an all-new intellectual property from the new EA SPORTS Freestyle™ brand featuring 10
Kristi Yamaguchi
celebrities and allows up to 4 players to compete in 12 outdoor sports games. Play as your favorite celebrity such as Keith Urban, Fergie and Avril Lavigne, and athletes like Paul Pierce and Mia Hamm in the ultimate party game for the holidays. Get off the couch and get into the action with fun and easy-to-play controls designed specifically for the Wii.
Experience the fresh air of the outdoors and the thrill of competition as you battle it out in this no-holds barred entertainment spectacle. Get your feet wet and paddle through rapids in Wild Water Canoeing and hold on tight as you fly behind a speed boat for some wild Inner-Tubing! Get out of the water and onto the court as you hit away in Beach Volleyball and Smash Badminton, or take aim
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23rd
October
2008
Toronto, Canada – Today, leading video game publisher Lighthouse Interactive and social platform for gamers Raptr Inc., announced a new partnership that will connect fans of Lighthouse Interactive’s games from across the world via Raptr by bundling Raptr within their games.
Founded by Xfire co-founder and world champion gamer Dennis Fong, Raptr is the first service that automatically lets you know when your friends are playing games across multiple platforms in real-time. Raptr is the only service to support thousands of games across those multiple platforms including: PC, Mac, Xbox Live, Facebook, Flash, and even a selection of games on the Wii and PS3. It is the first and only service to create a unique recommendation engine based on the games you and your friends actually own and play, and allows users to customize their profile with
Dawn of Fantasy
themed backgrounds from their favorite game.
Lighthouse Interactive’s fantasy-based MMORTS Dawn of Fantasy (PC) and real-time strategy game East India Company (PC) are among the titles that will come bundled with the Raptr application. Both of these high caliber games for Windows® will be releasing in Q1 2009. Lighthouse Interactive has published over 30 games worldwide since the company was formed in 2005.
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23rd
October
2008
Track List Boasts Songs From Some of the Biggest and Most Influential Artists of All-Time Including Black Sabbath, Public Enemy, The Clash and Wu-Tang Clan
Vancouver – Black Box, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, today revealed the soundtracks that will power the award-winning Skate It and Skate 2. These two skateboarding games bring the sport’s incredible tricks, epic moves and high energy to gamers with all of the fun – and none of the bruises! The 52 featured songs are from some of music’s most influential and celebrated artists including Black Sabbath, Public Enemy, Judas Priest and Wu-Tang Clan.
Skate It NDS - PSP Screen
“The soundtracks for Skate It and Skate 2 builds upon last year’s critically acclaimed Skate soundtrack,” said Chris Parry, Associate Producer. “The songs reflect the culture of skateboarding, with some tracks picked by the pros themselves, and others coming straight out of iconic skate videos. Skateboarding today is an eclectic mix of people and influences and this is true of where we took this year’s soundtracks. Look for some old school soul and funk, a few rock anthems, some good beats and a lot of classic punk!”
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23rd
October
2008
Team-up with Hercule Poirot and your Wii Remote to Solve a Mysterious Crime
The Adventure Company today released new screenshots from “Agatha Christie – Evil Under the Sun“ for Wii™. The game explores the possibilities of the intuitive controlling system, to deliver an outstanding gaming experience to Wii gamers everywhere.
Famous detective Hercule Poirot is back in typical style, turning up at just the right time to begin an investigation into the murder of a famous actress during what should have been the start of a relaxing holiday.
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21st
October
2008
Vancouver – Slick Entertainment has announced their next game project – Scrap Metal will be a fast-paced, top-down arcade style racing game. Judging from the game’s preview, the graphics, effects and audio are going to be top-notch. Racers will have the opportunity to not only own the track in head to head competition, there will be the option to shoot your opponent off the track or blow their vehicle into tiny little pixels. With so many destructible objects and vehicles which range from chunky to sleek, Scrap Metal looks like it will offer many playable and replayable hours of entertainment. Slick Entertainment, along with partner Metanet are the developers of the 2008 PopVox Award-winning game N+ for best Console or PC Game. No release date has been announced for Scrap Metal.
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21st
October
2008
LucasArts and Alberta’s BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc., today announced the development of Star Wars®: The Old Republic™, a story-driven massively multiplayer online PC game set in the timeframe of the Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™ franchise. Star Wars: The Old Republic, being developed and published by BioWare and LucasArts, represents an innovative approach to interactive entertainment, featuring immersive storytelling, dynamic combat and intelligent companion characters.
In Star Wars: The Old Republic, players will explore an age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. Players can choose to play as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, defining their personal story and determining their path down the light or dark side of the Force. Along the way, players will befriend courageous companions who will fight at their side or possibly betray them, based on the players’ actions. Players can also choose to team up with friends to battle enemies and overcome incredible challenges using dynamic Star Wars combat.
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