South Korean Telecoms Bring Logic Puzzles to Mobile Phones

Mobile puzzle games such as the new Puzzle Paradise and other brain-training games are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to digital hype in South Korea. South Koreans are living in the near future of the digitally converging technologies from the viewpoint of the rest of the world.

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New Nintendo DS planned for Taiwan, China

Sony and Nintendo are planning to expand their operations in the Asian market outside of Japan, targeting Taiwan and South Korea specifically.

According to the Japanese daily Nikkei, as reported by Thomson Financial, Nintendo is working on a special "localised" version of its DS handheld in Taiwan, to be sold through mobile phone stores.

No specific information was available as to what form that localisation will take, but it will be available by the end of July, with plans to extend the SKU into China by the end of 2008.

Meanwhile Sony has announced its own plans for Taiwan, which includes working with the government on training local education authority staff on game development, and making new titles available via the PlayStation Network.

Sony will also expand its operations in South Korea, a territory in which Nintendo has begun working with local developers and expects to ship 20 DS titles before the end of this year.

Source: Games Industry

Details on the New Xbox Experience

Here are a couple interesting takeaways from our tour of the New Xbox Experience...

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US top 10 Video Games in June 08

NPD just released their June 2008 game sales results… lets check this out.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) — 774,600 units - gameranking (GR) 92%
Guitar Hero On Tour (DS) — 422,300 - GR 78%
Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360) — 372,700 - GR 92%
Wii Fit (Wii) — 372,700 - GR 80%
Wii Play (Wii) - 359,100 - GR 61%
Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360) — 346,800 - GR 85%
Mario Kart Wii (Wii) — 322,400 - 82%
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure (Wii) — 294,500 GR mid 70s
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure (DS) — 267,800 GR mid 70s
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure (PS2) — 260,300 GR mid 70s

Metal Gear Solid 4 ranks number 1, which is finally some good news for the PS3 owners. With the “PlayStation 3 80 GB Metal Gear Solid 4 Pack” bundle, the numbers hit 1 million units in the US.

LEGO Indiana Jones hits hard with 3 different systems, getting top ten placement on Wii, DS and Ps2. Guitar Hero shows how it can make the music experience work on the DS and GTA is nowhere to be seen.

And these are there Hardware Sales

Nintendo DS — 783,000
Wii — 666,700
PlayStation 3 — 405,500
PSP — 337,4000
Xbox 360 — 219,800
PlayStation 2 — 188,800

June was a Nintendo month.

Source: Americajin

Moment of Zen - The History of Video Game consoles in a slideshow

Practically every home video game console known to man from the Odyssey to the Wii. I thought I had heard of every console, but there’s some incredibly obscure ones in here.

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Into the Pixel 2008: Amazing Art from Videogames (Pictures)

Video Games are an influential aspect of pop-culture and entertainment whose impact goes beyond the digital arts to influence perspectives in art, cinematography, and even fashion. Behind every game character and dynamic environment are artists whose talents birthed the image seen in the 3-D world.

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WALL.E video game - Free video game download

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WALL.E, the video game based on the highly-anticipated Disney Pixar film, has shipped into retail outlets throughout North America for Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, Nintendo DS, Games for Windows, Mac and mobile phones.

Developed by Heavy Iron Studios, the game will also be made available worldwide in more than 69 countries including UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Australia over the coming months. WALL.E is rated E for everyone and is now available for the suggested retail prices of $49.99 (Wii, Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system), $39.99 (PlayStation 2 system), $29.99 (PSP system, Nintendo DS) and $19.99 (Games for Windows, Mac).

THQ's long-running and successful relationship with Disney.Pixar has achieved shipments of more than 35 million units worldwide. The launch of WALL.E marks the second installment in the company's well-established and successful association with Disney.Pixar, which includes rights to create games based on four newly created Disney.Pixar film properties. Last year's Ratatouille video game was the first property released by THQ under this agreement and was a top performing kids title in 2007.

About the WALL.E Video Game

Players take control of WALL.E and EVE through a fast-paced adventure based on the upcoming Disney.Pixar film. The game allows fans to relive some of the movie's most thrilling moments as they explore more than nine massive environments filled with non-stop action and adventure, along with head-to-head multiplayer challenges.

Players will recognize the storyline, characters and key locations from the WALL.E film as they carry out intense missions, dodge dangerous enemies and navigate their way through a futuristic world. In addition, the game contains new storylines and environments that movie-goers will not see in theaters. WALL.E also features major movie "voice" talent, including Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Academy Award -winning sound designer Ben Burtt.



To download a free demo of the WALL.E video game, please visit www.bigdownload.com. For more information about this game and the rest of THQ's line-up of family-friendly titles, please visit www.playthq.com.