Boulder Dash- ROCKS! trailer shows Rockford at work and lifts the shroud of mystery surrounding his new look

Dyed-in-the-wool Boulder Dash fans will remember Rockford™ as an insect-like creature, and may just be more than a little surprised upon seeing Rockford’s new look in his new title „Boulder Dash-ROCKS!“, due for release on the Nintendo DS™ on November 22nd 2007 in Europe and on the Sony PSP in the first quarter of 2008. Did he just fall into a vat of blue paint, or did some cosmetic surgery go drastically wrong? www.boulder-dash-rocks.com now officially reveals the secret behind his new look!

First Star Software, Inc.’s tricky puzzle and dexterity game made its debut in the early 80s and continues to fascinate its large fan base making it a classic in the history of interactive entertainment. Now Boulder Dash® is back with a hot new look to take the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP platforms by storm. The hit game’s principle remains unchanged: players have to collect sparkling diamonds while avoiding numerous traps and beating opponents to reach them, all the while watching out for falling boulders.

Each platform version contains four gaming modes. In addition to the classic single-player mode, taking players through 80 levels across four different game worlds, Boulder Dash-ROCKS! now offers a new multi-player mode and two additional play modes. When developing Boulder Dash-ROCKS! a new game and different, game mode was custom designed for each of the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP platforms, modes never seen before in any Boulder Dash® game.

GNGWC 2007 Finished its Last Regional Final Match

The last regional final match, the Japanese match, successfully finished on 17th November in Tokyo.

The long journey of this year's GNGWC competition now remains the Grand Final Match on 1st December in Seoul, Korea

Tokyo, Japan - November 21, 2007 - Hundreds of Massively Multiplayer Online(MMO) gamers across the Japan gathered to Harajuku Quest Hall to see who will be the Japanese winners of the global MMO game festival "Game and Game World Championship (GNGWC) 2007".

This last regional final match, after Europe (Leipzig, Germany on August 23th), Korea (Yongin, On September 30th ), S.E.ASIA (Ho Chi Minh, on October 13th), and US (LA, on October 20th) match, attracted 195,000 Japanese MMO gamers to join the preliminary match from five official games: "Silkroad Online (www.silkroadonline.net)" , "Shot Online (shotonline.gamescampus.com), "Record of Lunia War (global.lunia.com)", "Navy Field (www.navyfiled.com)", "Warrock (www.warrock.net)".

Around 100 players who passed preliminary competition stepped up to the final round, and their supporters, from game buddies to family members, visited this show too to cheer players. Plus, the biggest Japanese MMO news site, "4Gamers", and Japanese branch of the global IT news site, "CNET Japan" visited the show to cover this 2nd annual Japanese final match.

On this year's final match, 17 players won tickets to the Grand Final Match, which will be held in Seoul, on December 1st. Players who win the 1st place at the Grand Finals will receive $5,000 (US), $3,000 (US) for 2nd place, and $1,000 (US) for 3rd place player.

Mr. Kwon (president, KIPA) said "Online game is a great network tool which connects gamers from all over the world", and he added "GNGWC is getting the core of this global community created in the virtual world. We are realizing the power of this global MMO festival."

The Grand final on December 1st will also be aired on GNGWC webpage. The broadcast schedule will be announced soon on its homepage(www.gngwc.com).

Asda Story Returns for Open Beta Dec. 6th

Design your own Loading Screen of Asda Story with 4Cut-Cartoons Event

Brand new concept of 'Witty Fantasy Space' will be on Asda Story website from Nov. 26th of 2007 to Dec. 2nd of 2007 (KOR). For coexistence of users, Game Waiters (GW), former GM had prepared a Web Event where users' personal works will be used in an actual game of Asda Story. There will be Asda Story related cartoons with blanks to create your own cartoons. We wish users to be creative, funny, and witty to design their own. At every transaction from one village to another, there is a loading picture. We would like users to be a part of our game, and have great time. The best ones will be used in actual village opening pages during our Open Beta Test. Everyone who is a member of Asda Story is eligible. Also anyone of our members can evaluate and Results will be posted Dec. 4th of 2007(KOR) on Asda Story's website. For further information, you can visit our website at http://asda.gamengame.com.

Sweet 3D MMORPG Asda Story will start its Open Beta on December 6th of 2007. Based on a colorful, bright, and cheerful world, it is an easy game where monsters with powerful individualities. Lots of female users would be treated awesome and can have great tastes of this comfortable game easily with Soulmate, Costume Fashion Show, Sowel, Systems, etc.

Asda Story is very appealing to female users because of unique Soulmate System. We had lots of female users in CBT, and all of them are coming back to play OBT of Asda Story. Among Soulmates, healing, summoning, resurrecting, sharing attack or defense points were most popular. No girls were playing alone, and all girls had Soulmates. This is very casual game to satisfy both sexes.

Casual users can be satisfied from constructing special and great skill trees or hard core users can be satisfied from expanding limitless item slots to create their own characters with various skills. Come and play Asda Story which can provide lots freedom in the game on the 6th of December, 2007.

New Empires in Arms Screenshots!

Forward march! New images from the highly anticipated Napoleonics strategy game now available

Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and Australian Design Group (www.a-d-g.com.au) are thrilled to release a new pack of screenshots detailing the official computer adaptation of Australian Design Group's classic board game, Empires in Arms!

Also, be sure to check out the first edition of the Empires in Arms After Action Report now featured on the Matrix Games website. This AAR is just the first part of a larger, multi-edition feature which comes complete with plenty of screenshots and videos illustrating the fantastic gameplay gamers have been waiting for!

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said, “Empires in Arms is Napoleonics at its very best. Everyone from old fans of the classic Empires in Arms board game to wargamers who missed this great gaming system will find themselves addicted to this title the minute it hits their PCs.”

Marshall Ellis, Lead Developer on Empires in Arms, said, “Everything has come together fantastically with the development on Empires in Arms and there’s no doubt gamers who have waited for this title with great patience will not be disappointed!”

Take command of one of the many factions in early 19th century Europe! Empires in Arms in a grand strategy turn-based race to prove which nation is the greatest in Europe. In a bid for mastery over the continent, players can succeed where Napoleon failed or try to stop the military genius quicker than his historical enemies could! Diplomacy and economics will be the sharp bayonet and ferocious cannon that complement your direct military might as any of the major powers in 19th century Europe! As you conquer your weaker foes, use the money and resources from fallen nations to recruit new units and replenish your ranks. France, Great Britain, Prussia, Turkey, Russia, Spain and Austria all stand ready with their full resources, generals, armies and fleets for you to take command. Join the intricate and deadly contest of power that changed a continent.

The slightest mistake could be the difference between the crown of Europe or exile to St. Helena. Step into history and find your destiny in Empires in Arms!

Get more information on Empires in Arms from its official Matrix Games webpage.

New Silkroad Online Avatar Items Available For A Limited Time Only

Joymax has announced that players of Silkroad Online can acquire some new avatar items for their in-game characters. Available now in the Silkroad Online item mall, players can enhance their avatars with wizard and witch costumes and accessories, including robes, hats, and even broomsticks. The items will both grant their characters with a stylish new look, and conjure up several helpful enhancements, including attribute increases and improved hit points. More information on these enchanting accessories and their purchase can be found at the SRO website, at www.silkroadonline.net.

The avatar items are on sale now for a limited time through the in-game item mall.

Silkroad Online is a massively multiplayer online RPG that puts the player deep into ancient Chinese, Islamic, and European civilizations. Travelling the historic Silk Road between Asia and Europe, players can make their fortunes as merchants, prey on the rich as thieves, or be protection-for-hire as hunters. Silkroad Online is free to play, and offers the unique chance to play a character free of restrictions or fixed paths. For more information and a free download, please visit www.silkroadonline.net.

Fishing Master For Wii Now Available - $29.99

New Price Point For Hudson Entertainment's Fishing Master Makes It The Perfect Holiday Gift!

Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm for HUDSON SOFT, today announced that Fishing Master is now available for a new price point of $29.99. Published by Hudson Entertainment and distributed in North America by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., Fishing Master is available nationwide exclusively for the Wii home video game system.

"Fishing Master is the perfect holiday gift this season for any household owning a Nintendo Wii," said John Greiner, President and CEO of Hudson Entertainment. "Featuring a low price point, family-friendly gameplay, and an addictive multiplayer mode, Fishing Master is the best value out there for families and gamers looking for a fun and affordable game to add to their Wii library."

Utilizing the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, Fishing Master brings the most accessibly smooth fishing gameplay experience to the comfort of your living room as you bait, cast, hook, and battle a variety of different fish in the hopes of achieving the ultimate title of 'Fishing Master.' Fishing Master offers approachable and varied gameplay that will appeal both to fishing newcomers and old pros. Sporting an enthralling single-player mode with over 100 different types of fish to catch, and a four-player multiplayer mode, Fishing Master guarantees countless hours of Wii style fishing fun for the entire family!

Luminary: Rise of the GoonZu Launches on ijji.com

Political and Economic MMORPG Allows Gamers to Become the Leader as a Warrior, Artisan, or Politician

NHN USA’s ijji.com, the US subsidiary of the largest internet company in South Korea, NHN , announced the premium service launch for Luminary: Rise of the GoonZu for the PC on ijji.com. Luminary: Rise of the GoonZu is a political and economic MMORPG which allows you to choose your profession as a warrior, artisan, or politician. Rise through the ranks of the people to become the leader of the community, the lord of the land, the GoonZu ….the Luminary.

Simulating a real world society, players in Luminary: Rise of the GoonZu can become an artisan and create their own items. Sell these items in the market and build your wealth. Purchase town stocks, lease buildings and even employ your own workforce. Have you earned the respect of your fellow players? Run for office in the residential election and become the GoonZu and control the server’s future.

“The added combination of politics and economics is a unique twist from traditional MMORPGs and provides a compelling challenge in a player’s strategy to become the Luminary,” said Whon Namkong, CEO of NHN USA. “As our first MMORPG, we are excited to include Luminary: Rise of the GoonZu to our selection of free-to-play game titles on the ijji.com game portal.”

The premium service launch for Luminary: Rise of the GoonZu starts today and the game can be accessed directly at: http://luminary.ijji.com/

Indie XBLA game Axiom Overdrive, first pilot job

Reflexive Entertainment reveals first details of the Blast Thru game mode in its upcoming XBLA title Axiom Overdrive.

Players develop precision left stick thrust control skills to navigate asteroid AF128’s winding mine shafts at high speed, while carrying delicate shock sensitive high explosives.

Managing the counter orbital movement of the grappled explosives is key to success on these levels, as is mastering a well-timed grapple release, to slingshot the explosives and blast open bulkhead doors that have become fused shut.

"The faster pilots can blast their way through every fused bulkhead in a sector, the higher their rewards, which are credited towards their pilot cert rating," said lead game designer Tony Barnes.

For further information about the opportunities for OTF pilots within The Axiom Corporation, please read the documentation available on www.axiomoverdrive.com.

About Reflexive Entertainment:
Having abandoned the world of contract for hire game development, Reflexive Entertainment develops, fully funds and publishes its own games for both PC and XBLA as an independent game studio. This approach has allowed Reflexive Entertainment the freedom to innovate such games as the twice awarded Downloadable Game of the Year Wik: Fable of Souls in addition to more casual affair such as the wildly popular Ricochet and Big Kahuna Reef series (with more than 20 million and 10 million downloads respectively). More information about Reflexive Entertainment can be found at http://www.reflexive-inc.com.

Runaway for the DS - Official Trailer Available Now!

Runaway, a true phenomenon in the adventure genre on PC with more than one million players throughout the world, is now coming to the Nintendo DS™ in a new version custom-designed for Nintendo's handheld.

Today Focus Home Interactive is pleased to unveil an official trailer for Runaway, The Dream of the Turtle on Nintendo DS that introduces the first true point 'n click adventure on Nintendo's handheld console. In this trailer, you'll discover some of the game's features - including its unique graphical style and the stylus controls, which are perfectly tuned for this type of game on the DS. An intuitive zoom system offers excellent visibility when exploring the game's expansive environments, while an integrated help system makes it easier to solve some of the more difficult puzzles. Over an hour of amazing animated sequences on par with the best animated movies are included in the game, along with many more exciting features to be announced at a later date.

Download the trailer (16MB)
http://www.focus-files.com/trailers/rds/runawayds_trailer_en.rar

See the trailer (Streaming)
http://www.runaway-thegame.com/video_ds/trailer.php

Discover the brand new official website
http://www.runaway-thegame.com

Official 3rd Party Publisher for Xbox 360

Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced a partnership to become an officially licensed 3rd party publisher for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. As part of this announcement, it was revealed that a pair of strategy RPGs, Operation Darkness and Spectral Force 3, would be among the first titles Atlus will release for the Xbox 360 in 2008, demonstrating a strong commitment to the console and to the next generation of gaming.

"We are very proud to pledge our support to the Xbox 360 and to officially partner with Microsoft to bring quality titles to their impressive entertainment system," said Tim Pivnicny, Vice President Sales & Marketing of Atlus U.S.A., Inc. "Atlus is renowned for its expertise and excellence in the RPG genre with critically-acclaimed hits like Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 and Odin Sphere, in addition to the award-winning Trauma Center franchise. We are honored to be able to contribute to the Xbox 360 and are eager to deliver the Atlus gaming experience to its owners."

About Operation Darkness:

Enter an alternate WWII-era world where history and fantasy collide! Leading an army of ruthless officers and unearthly creatures, Adolf Hitler marches through Europe, leaving behind a trail of death and destruction. With his powers on the rise and his armies on the move, it falls on you and your team of elite soldiers to cut deep into the heart of the Third Reich and strike a fatal blow to Hitler's ever-growing legion of evil!

Official Teaser Site: http://www.atlus.com/operationdarkness/

About Spectral Force 3:

Magic Era: 996. The ten kingdoms of the land, seizing the opportunity provided by Overlord Janus's death, are attempting to unify the continent under their own banners. This is the beginning of the Great Neverland War. In order to bolster their defenses, kingdoms have begun hiring mercenary units. As new members of the Norius Mercenaries, you and your friend Diaz are eager to prove yourselves. When the squad's commander Judo is mortally wounded in battle, the mantle of leadership is entrusted to you, and so the adventure begins…

Official Teaser Site: http://www.atlus.com/spectralforce3/