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Friday, December 12, 2008

My Make-Up video game asks the question - who needs a makeover?

Oxygen Games release the results of a survey of 7-11 year old girls to find out which celeb is most in need of a makeover. Results have shown that Princess Beatrice comes out on top!

The survey, carried out by Dubit on behalf of Oxygen Games, asked a range of girls aged 7-11yrs which celebrity they thought was in most desperate need of a make-over and it won’t come as a big surprise to hear that Pixie Geldof came a close second behind Beatrice in the poll, with a quarter of respondents (25%) believing she could do with some style advice and a revisit to the make-up palette!

“The survey highlights the fact that young British girls have strong ideas about fashion and make-up. Now they have the chance to unleash their creativity and try out their preferred styles with help from the MyGames range (My Make-Up, My Dress-Up and My Secret Diary). Perhaps Pixie and Princess Beatrice could benefit from some makeover advice from these style-savvy respondents!” said Emma Jenkins, Oxygen Games.

The MyGames range is available on the Nintendo DS and can be played alone or socially, as it’s easy to hold make-over parties or chat securely to friends via MyGames Chat.

My Make-Up is like having a whole makeup box in your Nintendo DS, in every colour you can imagine! You can play with make up, brushes and creams to makeover, pamper and facepaint yourself and your friends. Once you’ve finished the makeover you can save it in your photo album and even send it to friends with My Dress-Up to complete a whole new look – clothes and the perfect make-up!

My Dress-Up lets you play in your very own digital dressing-up box. After checking your messages to see who needs your help to create a new look, dress up your friends for special occasions and parties or even invite them to a dress-up party and rate each other on your styling skills.

My Secret Diary lets girls take the traditional locked diary onto the Nintendo DS, with password protection to keep little brothers out! You can set reminders for special events like birthdays so you don’t forget to buy a present and record all of your thoughts.

The MyGames series is fully interactive and the exclusive ‘MyGames Chat’ is available on all three games. You can host parties, receive messages or just sit back and chat with all of your My Make-Up, My Dress-Up and My Secret Diary friends over Nintendo DS Wireless Communication.

Watch the video on my gamezplay.org YouTube channel here...

Norihiko Hibino - Ninja bland original soundtrack and Beanstalk release dates

The Tokyo-based studio headed by Metal Gear Solid series composer Norihiko Hibino announced today the release dates for the upcoming NINJA BLADE Original Soundtrack and the “Beanstalk” single, which acts as the NINJA BLADE’s main theme performed by Japanese vocalist Yuki Koyanagi.

“Beanstalk” will be available via digital download on December 24, 2008, while the complete, 2-disc cinematic soundtrack will be released in physical and digital formats on February 4, 2009 in Japan on GEM Impact’s in-house record label, GEM Factory. The jazz-infused and highly intense score will feature close to two and a half hours of original music by GEM Impact’s Norihiko Hibino, Takahiro Izutani, Yoshitaka Suzuki, and Takahide Ayuzawa.

“This is GEM Impact’s greatest achievement to date,” noted GEM Impact, Inc. composer and CEO Norihiko Hibino. “The NINJA BLADE Original Soundtrack combines each of our talents and encapsulates the exotic sounds of Japan while striking a balance between riveting action cues and warm live performances that give the score a unique sound.” Sensational Japanese vocalist Yuki Koyanagi’s captivating voice also lends the album a worldwide appeal, with vocals sung in both English and Japanese.

Mobile Resident Evil - Degeneration video game announced

All new Resident Evil mobile game, dubbed Resident Evil: Degeneration. Based off the upcoming DVD and Blu-rayTM High-Def CG-animated movie of the same name, Resident Evil: Degeneration allows players to assume the role of Leon Kennedy as he fights his way through an airport overrun with an army of undead.

In the game, players take control of an arsenal of bone-shattering weapons in order to combat a horde of zombies, infected dogs and horrific tyrants through 50 pulse-pounding missions.

"Capcom Mobile is honored to be bringing the next exciting chapter of the Resident Evil series to cell phones everywhere,” said Midori Yuasa, president, Capcom Interactive, Inc. "Mobile is the only place where fans can play Resident Evil: Degeneration and experience this thrilling story from a unique adrenaline-fueled perspective.”

Resident Evil: Degeneration for mobile will be available on most carriers in the UK and North America by the end of the year.

The Resident Evil: Degeneration movie arrives in North America on Blu-ray High-Def, DVD and PSP December 27, 2008 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Resident Evil: Degeneration is a spectacular thrill-ride that takes the terrifying zombie action of the blockbuster Resident Evil franchise to a whole new level with jaw-dropping visual effects and heart-pounding suspense. Seven years after the Raccoon City incident, a horde of zombies is unleashed at a major US airport. Fan favorites Claire Redfield and Leon Kennedy quickly arrive on the scene to combat the zombie rampage in classic, high octane Resident Evil style.

The DVD and Blu-ray Disc are equipped with an arsenal of exciting special features, including a preview of the Resident Evil 5 video game, the official "The Generation Of Degeneration” featurette, character profiles, voice bloopers, a trailer collection, and a special faux-interview with the character "Leon.” Exclusive to the Blu-ray Disc is a groundbreaking Interactive Picture-in-Picture (I-PIP), which gives viewers real-time access to multiple picture-in-picture streams: flip through feature-length animatics, motion capture and storyboard channels as they run concurrent to the movie. Also exclusive to the Blu-ray Disc is a trivia track as well as access to the BD Live network, where viewers are given access to exclusive downloads and content.

Fans won't want to miss the excitement when Resident Evil: Degeneration arrives this December 27th!

Voyage Century: Cool Gear from the Colonies - update patch designed to solve the colony loss problem will be released soon

An update patch designed to solve the colony loss problem will be released soon, so players can stop worrying about whether they should invest lots of money in the construction of colonies. Meanwhile, the 2x profits from business trips event just came into an end, which was definitely good event for those players who are dedicated to developing colonies, because building a colony can be costly.

Hey, no pain, no gain. After building a colony, players will enjoy the many benefits it brings. For instance, you can get new materials, new vessels, and advanced gear like the Blood Knight Gear.

The following pictures show the difference between blood knight gear and ordinary gear of the same level.

The Blood Knight Gear on the left hand side can be obtained from Level 10 industrial colonies, while the item on the right side is the most advanced gear in Voyage Century so far. Compared to the gear on the right side, the Blood Knight gear has vastly superior attributes, especially the added attributes which have been improved dramatically.

Meanwhile, Blood knight jewelry has had some newly added attributes attached to it such as load, lull, HP recovery, and SP recovery which will help players in battle a lot.

Last but not least, players can just buy blood knight gear, so there’s no forging to worry about.

Click here to find out more info about colonies and what they can do for you.
http://vc.igg.com/getting/index.php?ac=199

Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY music director and maestro, Arnie Roth

Happy Holidays! I cannot believe a whole year has passed since our premiere of Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY in Stockholm. I am excited to announce on our one-year anniversary that we will be visiting even more cities in 2009! We have confirmed concerts all around the world, including many concerts in the USA and for the first time ever in Asia!

Our first concert of 2009 will take place at the historic Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 11th. And our great friend, Nobuo Uematsu will be in attendance! A special VIP meet & greet will be available to a limited number to meet Nobuo Uematsu and myself in person after the show! Please check ffdistantworlds.com/minneapolis for more details and to purchase tickets.

I am happy to announce that more post concert meet & greet tickets have been made available for Grand Rapids. They are only available by phone, so call today and do not miss out on a chance to hang out after the concert with Uematsu-san and me. We will be signing autographs after the concert exclusively for fans with meet and greet tickets.

A lot of fans have asked us when we will be visiting the east and west coasts of the U.S. and I want to thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words. Your requests have been helpful in planning concerts in these regions in 2009. Today, you can buy tickets to see Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY in Seattle with the Seattle Symphony for two shows only on July 10th and 11th at 8:00pm. The Emmy award winning Seattle Symphony orchestra will be performing in Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Auditorium, noted for its architectural and acoustical splendor.

Tickets will also be on sale soon for two more USA cities: May 16th with the Baltimore Symphony in Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, a gorgeous venue known for its pristine acoustics and versatility and July 17th and 18th with the Grammy award winning San Francisco Symphony! I know everyone has been waiting for these, so keep checking ffdistantworlds.com for info about these exciting events.

Asia tour!

We are excited to perform Nobuo Uematsu's music of Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY on tour in Asia in 2009! In May, we will travel to Taipei and Singapore for two concerts in each city. Distant Worlds will make its Asian premiere in Taiwan at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, and in Singapore we are proud to be part of the Singapore Arts festival for two concerts on the 22nd and 23rd at 7:30pm in the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay. Tickets will be on sale in March 2009.

Holiday Contest!

With each newsletter, we plan on bringing special offers available only to our fans. As an exclusive offer we are announcing a CD, T-shirt, and concert program give-away just in time for the holidays. The official concert T-shirt and program are usually only available at the live concerts and not online so don't miss this great opportunity to win these gifts. Our CD, Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY is rapidly becoming the definitive recording of FINAL FANTASY music. To participate, simply sign up and forward this newsletter to one of your friends, and you will be automatically entered in the drawing. Five lucky winners will be chosen at random from our list. We will contact the winner via email on Dec 22nd to claim the prize. Sign up and forward early and often to win!

Good luck and best wishes!

Sincerely,
Maestro Arnie Roth
Music Director of Distant Worlds

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Namco Bandai invites Facebook users to compete in Brain Olympiad

Leading mobile game publisher, Namco Bandai Networks Europe, has today offered mobile users both young and old a new, fun and competitive way of improving their mental agility. More Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima, introduces a whole new range of challenging games officially tested by Dr. Kawashima, and proven to stimulate different parts of the brain (temporal lobe, parietal lobe, and frontal lobe) to keep the mind awake and active. In a move which promises to inject the genre with a new competitive streak, users of the game can also upload their More Brain Exercise™ scores to an online ranking system and compare their results with other brain training addicts around the world. Facebook users can also track their ranking and represent their country in the Facebook Brain Olympiad, also announced today.

More Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima features fifteen new brain training games, five of which are used to measure brain age, as well as bonus games and additional functionality. Users can choose to evaluate their brain age, follow the daily brain training programme, or play additional games from the brain training selection. Up to three different profiles can be stored in the game so users can challenge their friends to compete using the same handset.

As a bonus feature, More Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima features a selection of Sudoku puzzles for players to enjoy on the move.

Users of the game can track their progress by regularly re-testing their brain age and the game will also rank them as anything from a cell to the universe (the larger the object, the better), passing by dog, human, giraffe and dinosaur to name just a few in between. Full profile information is recorded on the handset, including the user’s highest rank and statistics showing frontal, temporal and parietal lobe performance over days and weeks of training.

To celebrate the launch of More Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima for the mobile platform, Namco Bandai has also developed a More Brain Exercise web site, viral game and Facebook application. The online More Brain Exercise brings a selection of four brain training games to internet users, allowing them to compare their scores with others and undertake a limited brain training programme. For those who are bitten by the training bug, links from the online game will allow users to purchase and download the full mobile version of the game* direct to their handset. More details can be found at www.morebrainexercise.com.

“It’s around this time of year that many of us start to make resolutions to improve our health and wellbeing,” commented Barry O’Neill, President of Namco Bandai Networks Europe. “Many people will sign up for a gym membership but neglect their brains. This game will allow users to raise a mental sweat to truly get in shape for 2009.”

The global rankings and Facebook application will also add a new dimension to the brain training genre. “We are calling on gamers’ competitive spirits and aim to make brain training a community and social activity,” added O’Neill. Users of the game can invite friends to try the online or full mobile game and sign up to compete in the Facebook Brain Olympiad. “Brain training has captured the public’s imagination, bringing mobile gaming to a much wider audience than hardcore games could ever reach,” concluded O’Neill. “With the Olympiad, we are simply taking this training one step further and recognising those mental ‘athletes’ who have gone for gold.”

Naked War celebrates 100k turns by switching to Free Play Mode

Indie publisher Zee-3 witnessed the 100,000th turn in their highly acclaimed two-player strategy game Naked War today and to celebrate switched the game into free play mode!

As of today new players of the PC-based game, developed by veteran video game designers The Pickford Brothers, will be able to continue their free trial of the full game indefinitely, with no strings attached - previously they could only send a single Challenge (allowing one complete game) before they had to buy a subscription.

In addition, existing subscribers will now have infinite Challenge Credits, allowing them to play as many games as they like for no extra charge. Previously Naked War operated on a 'pay to play' model, where subscribers purchase a limited number of Challenge Credits which were consumed by each game played.

"We wanted to mark this landmark event in Naked War's history by doing something to say a big 'thank you' to all the subscribers, players, and members of the Naked War community that have been supporting indie development, and enjoying Naked War, for the last couple of years," said co-designer Ste Pickford.

"We also wanted to underline our continued commitment to this, our first ever indie release. When we launched, some people were nervous about joining in a game based around a subscription and server model - they didn't know if the game would be around for long, or if the servers would stay running. Well, we've been running for nearly three years now, with no sign of stopping, and we're still making changes and improvements to the game!"

Zee-3 wanted to make the game more welcoming for new players, as well as continually appealing for the games well-established fanbase.

"We have made it easier for existing players to invite their friends to play Naked War. We have removed email attachments which were falling foul of some spam filters and we have improved the website and overall experience for new players joining the Naked War community and playing the game for the first time," added Ste.

Naked War is a fun, strategic battle game for two players, available for Windows PCs. The game is played in short chunks, called turns, which are passed between players via the Zee-3 website. Each turn represents about five minutes of gameplay, and the game doesn't require both players to be online at the same time, making it the ideal coffee break activity, or game to play against friends you don't see that often.

The game is distributed exclusively online by Zee-3, and the full version of the game is completely free to download and play. Extra features and benefits are available to subscribers who pay only $19.99 for infinite Challenge Credits and extensive website stats and tracking features.

website here... http://www.naked-war.com/

Tom Clancy Endwar escalation pack dlc on PS3 and Xbox 360

Also Available is a Free Title Update Enabling Four v Four Play.

Ubisoft today announced the release of the “Escalation Pack” downloadable content (DLC) for Tom Clancy’s EndWar available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system on December 11, 2008.

The “Escalation Pack” DLC will include four new exclusive missions on all new battlefields playable in skirmish mode, three exclusive unit upgrades and an extra set of achievements or trophies to expand your experience with Tom Clancy’s EndWar. The new missions include the Siege of the Kursk Firebase (Ukraine), the Assault on Devon beach (England), the Raid on Rota naval base (Spain) and the Conquest of Dorsey Knob (USA, West Virginia).

These new challenges will also be available with more fighting power; as the “Escalation Pack” will also introduce three new unit upgrades and 10 new achievements and trophies to unlock.

December 11th will also mark the day where EndWar brings you a completely free title update that will bring the stakes of the war to a whole new level by including the much sought after four vs. four mode. This content patch will be available on the XBOX 360 on December 11th while the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system title update will be available in early 2009, also free of charge.

World War II - Road to Victory 1.30 patch download

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The 1.30 update brings a razor sharp AI and more realism to test players combat prowess.

The release of a major new update for their turn-based grand strategy game, World War II – Road to Victory. The new comprehensive update brings the game to version 1.30 and comes with substantial AI improvements, several tweaks to enhance overall game realism, improved interface art and some late war enhancements like Mulberry harbors and a new smaller scale 1944 Operation Overlord scenario!

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “World War II – Road to Victory has continued to improve since its release thanks to the hard work of IQ Software and the dedicated testers and community supporting the game. We think that gamers who were on the fence or hoping for a stronger AI opponent should take another look at World War II – Road to Victory now that this update is available.”

World War II: Road to Victory, the first release from IQ Software, puts the player at the helm of his choice of one or more Axis or Allied nations, including minor nations, amidst a continent torn by full scale war. Combat, production, research and diplomacy are all fully modeled.

A diplomacy system based on political points allows you to sway possible allies to your side. Naval combat includes fleet engagements, elusive raiders and U-Boats as well as a convoy system. Concentrate precious industrial resources on building, training and upgrading a wide variety of combat units from airborne soldiers and armored divisions up to nuclear weapons! Historical leaders enhance the performance of your armies and historical events give you choices that can change the course of history. World War II: Road to Victory is fought across turns that vary in length by season and 25 km hexes with divisions and corps, giving the player a broad strategic picture of the war while still leaving enough room for operational decisions.

This update is comprehensive and brings the game to version 1.30. Get more information on World War II – Road to Victory from its official product page.

Connie Talbot: Over the Rainbow Nintendo Wii video game

Developers of the video game “Connie Talbot: Over the Rainbow” would like to congratulate Connie in breaking that most incredible barrier for British artists - the American Billboard charts - with her single ‘Three Little Birds’. It charted at No1, knocking Coldplay off the top spot.

The international stage now beckons for this young starlet who has had an astronomic rise to fame since featuring on the ITV “Britain’s Got Talent” TV show. She has already appeared on major US TV shows such as Oprah Winfrey and Ellen, touching the hearts of all that hear her sing.

This awareness in Connie has prompted an unprecedented demand for information about the soon to be released video game “Connie Talbot: Over the Rainbow” available on Nintendo Wii. The video game features 15 tracks, including stunning renditions of John Lennon’s “Imagine”, “Any Dream Will Do”, “What a Wonderful World” and Bob Marley’s reggae classic “Three Little Birds”. Players will be able to sing along with Connie in the fantastic karaoke mode, or with other friends or family members in multiplayer fun.

The public first met Connie in 2007 when she came 2nd in the Britains got talent show. Since then, Connie’s popularity has grown – after success in the UK of her debut album ‘Over The Rainbow’, she stormed Asia going gold in four countries and Platinum in S Korea. European tours are underway, and a US deal is already under her belt - Connie is taking the world by storm! Connie takes everything in her stride. She has already claimed 2 World records (according to the Guinness Book of Records) for the youngest artist ever in the charts, and the youngest artist ever to receive a Gold disc.

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