Super Kid Cannon’s Justine Proves Kicking Butt AND Wearing Dresses Is Totally Possible - iOS Android web

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…red panda?! SkyJoy Interactive, an emerging Miami-based video game developer focused on casual and social games in the mobile market, today reveals more details behind the story and characters in their first title, starring the charming red panda Super Kid Cannon. Launching this fall on both iOS and Android mobile devices, Super Kid Cannon is the first game of its kind: a vertical launcher! Featuring an incredible adventure with brilliant characters in a “Classic platformer meets iOS” style game, Super Kid Cannon is an enchanting story of the hero, his girlfriend, Justine, and how far he’ll go to save her from the clutches of pure evil.

Internet video game classic 'Bloons' popping onto mobile phones everywhere!

The wildly popular Web phenomenon, Bloons, is now available on mobile phones everywhere. From Hands-On Mobile, Inc., the world's leading publisher and developer of connected games and applications, Bloons can be downloaded now on all major carriers and app stores in the U.S. and worldwide through distribution with I-play.

Level Design Contest for Re-Release of the Classic Game Jetpack

Adept Software announced a game design contest open to all Jetpack fans.

Creative fans will have 5 weeks to design levels, graphics, and sound for the upcoming web-playable classic game Jetpack.

The new release of Jetpack ends one of the longest Vaporware runs ever, since a sequel had been promised since 1995. 15 years later, the re-release of Jetpack will include significant enhancements to the classic game, including web play, high-res graphics, remastered sounds and music, and new levels.

Hero Mages a Free Online Strategy Game

Indie developer D20Studios is proud to release Hero Mages, an exciting new turn-based strategy game that blends the best elements of miniature, card, and social board gaming. Hero Mages allows players from around the globe to assemble, command, and lead their own party of fantasy heroes to victory with ease from the convenience of their web browser. Hero Mages is entirely free to play and can be found at www.heromages.com.

Unemployed to get Adobe Flex Builder 3 web application (worth $699 or £480) FREE

Adobe are offering a licence for Flex Builder 3 – its Eclipse-based web application development tool – completely free for any developer as long as they can prove they are unemployed.

Details on the company's website (link below), Adobe are offering the license, which normally costs $699 (£480) providing applicants state they are “not currently employed or being paid to develop software applications or web pages,” and to provide “some basic information about previous work experience.”

There are restrictions on the offer, however: the license, for the Professional edition of Flex Builder 3, is for personal use only and must “not be used for production or commercial purposes.” Adobe is also restricting the resale rights, telling developers that the freebie cannot be “transferred to any other person or entity.”

That said, free is free: with the open-source Flex language proving popular in web development circles, anyone interested in improving their skills while they're temporarily between posts could do worse than to snag a copy at Adobe's expense.

It's not all generosity on Adobe's part, of course: the more developers that are skilled in Flex, the larger the market for the commercial editions of Flex Builder. Coupled with the non-production and non-transfer restrictions on the licence, as soon as a developer finds himself back in work it's a pretty much guaranteed sale.

Flex has been used by Wilson Sports and the Discovery Channel to create their websites...

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SPIDER-MAN FANS SEIZE CONTROL OF MARVEL AND ACTIVISION'S SPIDER-MAN: WEB OF SHADOWS VIDEOGAME PACKAGING

The future of New York City will be in gamers’ hands this fall and starting today Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is allowing them to determine the Spider-Man: Web of Shadows package image. Starting today, members of the Spider-Man consumer VIP community can go to www.SeizeControl.com to vote for their favorite videogame package options, all featuring the heroic web-slinger as he prepares to confront a devastated Big Apple. The consumer control campaign will continue through launch, giving fans the opportunity to vote on various aspects of Spider-Man: Web of Shadows marketing campaign.

To date, members have already helped Activision cast voice actors for actual roles in the final game, based on auditions that were held at this year’s New York Comic Con. Voting has also commenced to find the perfect models to portray fan favorites Black Cat and Mary Jane in the Activision booth at San Diego Comic-Con in July. Fans will continue to have unprecedented control over the campaign with upcoming votes including gifts for pre-sell, gameplay content to be posted on the community website, packaging layout, and more.

In development by Shaba Games and Treyarch, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is scheduled for release this fall and has not yet been rated by the ESRB. Fans can learn more about Spider-Man: Web of Shadows and the full consumer control campaign details by visiting www.seizecontrol.com.

About Activision, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $2.9 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com.

Official Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli website

Veteran videogame publisher System 3 has unveiled its latest masterpiece, as the Official Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli website races onto the Internet, located at www.system3.com.

The website is, in keeping with the official Ferrari license, one of the most prestigious in gaming, offering a host of game-related information in one of the most lavish packages ever produced.

Alongside phenomenal imagery and videos, the official site for the official game offers stacks of beautiful artwork, exquisite models taken from the developers’ drawing boards, and official tips from driving supreme Tiff Needell.

Each of the 16 North American and European Ferrari Challenge tracks featured in the game is described in great detail, so players can learn each course in advance. The title’s incredible authenticity – a result of developer Eutechnyx’s racing expertise and consultancy from race driver Bruno Senna – means that each of the countless vehicles within the game require some mastery, just like the real cars themselves. The official website contains details of each Ferrari, offering a head start for those prepared to study in advance.

For those wishing to see for themselves how each version of Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli compare, there are screenshots and videos from each of the game’s platforms – illustrating the technical limits the game pushes across each format.

In addition, a developer's journal and an extensive FAQ section offer in-depth background information about the game. As time progresses through to release, the website features a continually updated news section with all the very latest information – along with the opportunity to bag some money-can’t-buy prizes.

Finally, a comprehensive downloads section offers everything fans will need to dress their PCs and mobile phones with the game’s official livery.

“Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli is the ‘Ferrari’ of video games,” says Mark Cale, CEO of System 3, “so we wanted to ensure the site represents this completely. Like the game itself, the site is the slickest, most comprehensive digital representation of the prestigious Ferrari brand, with a stack of content which we hope will satisfy fans’ lust for the game through to launch and beyond. The official site will also be the place to find out the latest on the game beyond release – we’ve an absolutely incredible opportunity for those that buy the game, one that’s never been done in gaming before. We can’t wait to see the reaction of our fans now we’ve finally opened the virtual garage doors.”

The official website of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli is online now, at www.system3.com

The game will launch on PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and PlayStation 2 throughout the summer.

InstantAction Offering fully 3D, console-like games in a web browser

InstantAction open To Gamers

The Next Big Thing in Web Gaming is Here; Sign Up and Play at www.instantaction.com

InstantAction open To Gamers

The Next Big Thing in Web Gaming is Here; Sign Up and Play at www.instantaction.com

InstantAction today invited gamers across the globe to enter its public beta.

Offering fully 3D, console-like games in a web browser, InstantAction is launching with four games available to the public today.

“Initial feedback on InstantAction from gamers has been very positive and we are ready to pull the covers off and let everyone take a look,” said Josh Williams, CEO of GarageGames. “Even though it’s early, and there is a lot more to add and improve, InstantAction is already impressive. Now with the community’s help, we’re going to work on making it truly mind blowing.”

With the public beta, four games – MarbleBlast Online, Screw Jumper, Think Tanks and Wideload Shorts’ Cyclomite – are already playable. More games will be added in the coming weeks, including the much anticipated FPS, Fallen Empire: Legions.

Early comments from beta testers have filled the InstantAction feedback boards. Regarding MarbleBlast Online, one tester said of his first experience with the title, “This game is surprisingly a lot of fun to play.” While another tester praised Wideload Shorts’ Cyclomite proclaiming “Cyclomite is my new favorite addiction on InstantAction.com. It's good, crazy fun.”

Social gaming is a core part of the InstantAction experience. Gamers can host parties and invite their friends to jump into a game via a URL link which can be sent via email or IM. Gamers can also seamlessly switch games and move their party with them.

“This is only the beginning. New games and features will be added each month,” added Williams.

Namco Bandai Website goes International

Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe (NBGE) today announced the release of the multi-language version of its official website www.namcobandaigames.eu.

The website is now available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. The website contains the latest corporate and product information with official announcements added in the future as they come. Other features include exclusive downloadable contents, online surveys and many more.

For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games, its products and services, visit www.namcobandaigames.eu