Mytran Wars video game on PlayStation portable (PSP) exclusive

Here's the packshot for the turn-based strategy game "Mytran Wars", developed exclusively for PSP (PlayStation Portable) by the award winning strategy developer Stormregion.

It’s the 23rd century: The earth’s natural resources are virtually exhausted.

The ruling multinational conglomerates are searching for new raw material deposits in space in order to avert the impending catastrophe.

One planet turns out to be a real El Dorado in this respect. But as the human conquerors in their armed mecha encounter the extraterrestrial inhabitants a dreadful war breaks out.

The player researches into new technologies and continues to rearm his mecha in Mytran Wars. Battles are thereby fought in wonderful 3D landscapes – against the merciless AI or other human opponents in various multiplayer modes.

Marble Saga Kororinpa out soon for Nintendo Wii

Addictive Puzzle Adventure available on March 17th, Features Multiplayer Gameplay, Wi-Fi Connection and Wii Balance Board Compatibility

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Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm for HUDSON SOFT, today announced that MARBLE SAGA KORORINPA has gone to gold master. An exciting puzzle adventure centered around an ant and his marbles, MARBLE SAGA KORORINPA is scheduled to be in stores on March 17th for an SRP of $29.99.

MARBLE SAGA KORORINPA is a compelling, entertaining title exclusive to Wii, featuring 4-person multiplayer, tons of customization features, the ability to connect and compete online and the use of the Wii Balance Board accessory. The story takes place with players heading out on a journey with Anthony the Ant as he searches for the Golden Sunflower. By guiding Anthony’s marble around the Ant World and searching for items which are valuable to help reach the Golden Sunflower, gamers will help Anthony save his colony. Along the way players will face dangerous mazes and use cool and amazing gadgets to guide Anthony to his objective. With multiple levels to explore and three difficulty stages within each level, no area is ever the same.

Unique features in MARBLE SAGA KORORINPA allow fun customization for players. From designing the ball with attributes to helping players navigate through stages easier, to Miis and preset fun images, to an Edit Mode which allows for custom design of a unique stage, gamers can really make this entertaining experience their own. For a more competitive tone, a 4-person multiplayer mode allows players to compete with three other opponents on the same map as each races to the finish line. For more customization and group fun with others, the Wii Connect 24 feature allows gamers to share the unique stages they created with their friends or to receive extra stages from Hudson after the game’s launch via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Additionally, Wi-Fi Leaderboards let players compete online against each other to see who can navigate through the world the fastest.

The Wii Balance Board can also be utilized as players navigate through the world as the ball with this new feature. In addition, gamers can utilize 40 innovative and useful widgets to help assist them in guiding their marble, including shrinking machines, movable bridges, vacuum tubes, cannon vaults and more!

Royal proclamation - Trailer released illustrating our glorious King Ceville's upcoming adventure.

My groveling plebs and despicable serfs,

I your beloved King Ceville, have graciously agreed to allow you the privilege of an insight into my forthcoming adventure.

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For this purpose I have ordered my lousy and incompetent servants to prepare a trailer for your viewing. In this trailer I will demonstrate to you how to deal with simple-minded knights in tin cans, how to torture fellow prisoners and lastly how I enjoy relaxing by doing nasty things to other people... it’s important to relax after a hard day’s tyranny.

Of course it is your duty as my slaves...sorry subjects to watch this splendid masterpiece.

My soldiers will assist you in watching the trailer … while I plunder your house...

It would be best to illustrate your obsequious adulation on the forum at www.ceville-game.com

Signed,
Ceville, tyrant of Faeryanis

Ceville will be published in the UK by Kalypso Media on the 27th of February at a retail price of £29.99.

Meet the villain of CID the Dummy video game - D-Troit!

Not all bad guys start off bad. Most of them start good somewhere along the line. D-Troit was Professor B.M. 

Werken’s friend and business partner up until a certain fateful day. 

But now he’s 99% pure evil, and hell-bent on global domination, or getting his revenge on the Professor, one of the two. D-Troit is still 1% good though and the little bit of good he’s got left inside him sometimes comes to the surface.

D-Troit is unpredictable; he can flick between moods like people flick between TV channels. He can be nice one minute, terrifying the next; no-one can quite work him out. Tread carefully, that’s for sure...

D-Troit likes to look after himself. He’ll only turn to matters of world domination once he’s done 50 press-ups, quaffed a cup of green tea, and gone to his Pilates class. He appears fuelled by revenge, but why?

About CID The Dummy

A star is born and he's made to last. CID THE DUMMY makes his debut in Oxygen Games’ all-new action platformer. CID THE DUMMY is sure to grab you with its enjoyable, fun gameplay, featuring a totally original character with charisma and lots of moves. CID has many different fighting styles with which to battle enemies, from unarmed combat to weapons like the Bazooka that can freeze, hit and burn.

• Interact as only a crash impact dummy can. Climb walls, swing on ropes, burn obstacles, destroy exploding barrels, use lifters, bounce on springs and with a neat head butt destroy walls all in stunningly realized environments. Game environment interaction is the most important part of the gameplay.
• CID's world is swarming with a host of fearfully fun enemies like the Dumper, Cursed Dummy and the bizarre Failed Experiment.
• Apart from fighting enemies, the player will enjoy solving puzzles, avoiding traps and using acrobatic skills to get out of dangerous situations!

CID The Dummy will be released on Wii, Playstation 2, PSP System, and PC.

Family Ski and Snowboard Nintendo Wii video game

Fresh powder, miles of pristine slopes and unstoppable winter fun drift onto Wii in this exciting, fun and feature-packed snowboarding and skiing sequel to the critically acclaimed Family Ski.

•ADVANCED SNOWBOARDING and SKIIING, perfect for BEGINNERS or EXPERTS!

• SOPHISTICATED GAMEPLAY and FUN & INTUITIVE with Wii

• 7,000 VERTICAL METERS across TWO HUGE MOUNTAINS

• Wii BALANCE BOARD provides an even more AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE

• OPEN ENVIRONMENT and FULLY INTERACTIVE with INCREDIBLE SCENERY


FEATURES

• Enhanced Maneuvering – Trick skiing, including backwards-riding, flips, daffy ducks and helicopters are now possible! Snowboard goofy or regular and twist, turn and flip as much as your body can bear. Jump anywhere, anytime! And put your improved skill set to the test in the brand new Family Ski & Snowboard Fun Park, complete with huge half-pipe, rails and fun boxes.

• Interactive, Dynamic Environment – Perform jumps wherever you want to on skis or snow¬boards in a fully-explorable environment.

• Beautiful Scenery – With 7,000 vertical meters to explore over two massive mountains, there is a virtual world of wintry wonder to wander! And with Day, Afternoon and Night riding modes, you can set the mood as you see fit!

• Relive the Memories – Replays can occur in any game mode at any time, and from multiple camera angles, just like on TV! Any instance in a replay can be captured as a static photo.

• Interactive Additions – NPC’s can be recruited in game play as tour guides around the mountain, and NPC’s and Mii’s are there to keep you company, skiing or snowboarding with you, ahead of you or behind you.

Platform: Wii
Release Date: February 2009
Publisher: NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe SAS
Developer: NAMCO BANDAI Games
Category: Sports

Gardening Mama video game on Nintendo DS - Fact Sheet

Cooking Mama’s stepped out of her kitchen and into the backyard for some gardening fun with Mother Nature! Join Mama from the award-winning, multi-million selling Cooking Mama franchise as she grows, harvests and enjoys a huge variety of fruits, vegetables and flowers in the first ever gardening game.

Features

• Everyone’s favorite Mama from the best-selling Cooking Mama series stars in the brand’s first offshoot and the first ever gardening game on Nintendo DS
• Gameplay in Gardening Mama is very similar to Cooking Mama gameplay-use the stylus as your master garden tool to nuture 35 different flowers, fruit trees and vegetables. Plant, water, fertilize, prune, eliminate pests and then harvest what you’ve grown!
• Growing live products means that you may experience unexpected results based on your care—flowers can bloom different colors, fruit trees can grow different fruits, etc.
• Multiple modes of play include:
- Let’s Get Growing!—Grow a variety of flowers, fruits and vegetables in your various gardens. Manage your gardens as they seed, bloom, bear fruit and mature.
- Decorate the Garden!—Decorate your flower garden with various fences, pots, flowers and more by earning bonuses to unlock new decorations.
- Make it Fancy! —Dress up Mama by changing her outfits, glasses, hair and accessories with unlocked bonuses.
- Cute Treasure Chest—Keep the products you’ve made from your garden and trade those creations with friends online.
- Let’s Play Together—Compete against up to four friends online to harvest fruits and vegetables. The winner harvests the most!

Publisher: Majesco Entertainment
Developer: Cooking Mama Limited
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Genre: Simulation
Release Date: April 2009
Price / Rating: $29.99 / E

Full list of BAFTA video games nominations for 2009

The Academy today announced the nominations for the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards which this year feature 39 different games and reflect the growing diversity of games capturing the public’s imagination.

This year’s host Dara O’Briain, an avid gamer himself, recently described these times as a ‘golden age’ in video games, and this year’s nominations showcase the breathtaking imagination and creativity of the development talent working in the Video Games industry today. The Awards recognise the very best in artistic, creative and technical innovation in video games, and will be held at the London Hilton on Park Lane on March 10.

THE NOMINATIONS

ACTION & ADVENTURE

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Dead Space
Fable II
Grand Theft Auto IV
Prince of Persia
Tomb Raider: Underworld

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

Assassin's Creed
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Dead Space
Gears of War 2
LittleBigPlanet
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

BEST GAME

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Fable II
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Rock Band
Super Mario Galaxy

CASUAL

Boom Blox
Buzz! Quiz TV
Guitar Hero: World Tour
LittleBigPlanet
SingStar Vol. 2
Wii Fit

GAMEPLAY

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Grand Theft Auto IV
Left 4 Dead
Mario Kart Wii
Rock Band
Super Mario Galaxy

HANDHELD

Geometry Wars: Galaxies
God of War: Chains of the Olympus
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Patapon
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Soul Bubbles

MULTIPLAYER

Buzz! Quiz TV
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Gears of War 2
Left 4 Dead
Mario Kart Wii
Rock Band

ORIGINAL SCORE

Assassin's Creed
Dead Space
Fable II
Fallout 3
LittleBigPlanet
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

SPORTS

FIFA 09
Football Manager 2009
Motorstorm Pacific Rift
Pure
Race Driver: GRID
Wii Fit

STRATEGY

Advance Wars: Dark Conflict
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3
Ninjatown
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
SOCOM: US Navy Seals Tactical Strike
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise

STORY AND CHARACTER

Assassin's Creed
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Fable II
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Mass Effect

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Assassin's Creed
Fable II
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
LittleBigPlanet
Spore

USE OF AUDIO

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Dead Space
Gears of War 2
Grand Theft Auto IV
LittleBigPlanet
Super Mario Galaxy

BAFTA ONE'S TO WATCH AWARD in association with Dare to Be Digital

Boro-Toro
Origamee
VegeMe

GAME Award of 2008
(The only award to be voted for by the public)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Fallout 3
Gears of War 2
Grand Theft Auto IV
Guitar Hero World Tour
Left 4 Dead
LittleBigPlanet
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Wii Fit
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

fun4all Wii games, Pirates: Hunt for Blackbeard’s Booty, Monkey Mischief , Block Party, Pitfall: The Big Adventure, Little League World Series...

Activision UK announced six titles in the UK as part of its new ‘FUN4ALL’ range designed exclusively for Wii. With a choice of astounding adventures, mischievous gameplay and thrilling sports challenges, the child-friendly collection offers something the whole family can enjoy! The six Wii exclusive titles will be arriving in UK stores on 13th February.

The FUN4ALL range launches with the following titles:

Pirates: Hunt for Blackbeard’s Booty - Set the sails towards family fun! There’s adventure ahoy in Pirates: Hunt for Blackbeard’s Booty as you swashbuckle your way towards Blackbeard’s treasure in a series of timber-shivering challenges. Bolster your trusty crew with friends and family, or clash cutlasses with them and go head-to-head!

Monkey Mischief - When the zoo keeper’s away - the monkeys will play! Get mixed up in some serious ape antics with Monkey Mischief, packed with enough crazy chimp mini-games to get the whole family going bananas!

Block Party - Take to the streets in Block Party to show the neighbours who’s boss – taking on friends and family in 20 exciting challenges including Garage Juggle, Slobber Slammer and Picnic Pests. Settle once and for all who’s best on the block!

Pitfall: The Big Adventure - Leap and swing your way through the exciting world of Pitfall: The Big Adventure as you step into the shoes of Pitfall Harry – treasure hunter extraordinaire. Explore exciting new worlds and battle evil with Harry’s astounding athletic abilities. This title also includes bonus content, bundling both Pitfall 1 and Pitfall 2 with The Big Adventure.

Little League World Series Baseball - Go for a home run in the comfort of your home with Little League World Series Baseball. Learn to bat your way to first base with the Skills Challenge mode before smashing your way to the top of your field in World Series mode!

World Championship Sports - Take on the world from your living room with World Championship Sports, pitting your skills against friends and family in sports such as tennis, basketball, football, hockey, Lacrosse and Ice Hockey – see who can perform under pressure and go for gold.

300AD releases Be a King video game on Windows and Mac

300AD, a casual brand of Rake in Grass company, is proud to present the release of a fantasy strategy game Be a King.

"Be a King" is a fantasy strategy game targeted to casual players. It offers fast and entertaining gameplay. The player - as a ruler of a medieval kingdom - must perform various objectives, build towns and defend them against raiders.

The player tries to rule his land as a prince. He builds and maintains villages, towns and even big cities. He must defend his minions against hordes of monsters and bandits. The player ventures on being a honest and determined ruler to realize the dream of becoming a brave king who leads his people to a better future.

Be a King is available in Windows PC and Mac OS X version.

The main features:

- 25 original levels
- Building 7 different types of buildings to grow cities
- Upgrading the buildings - each building has 3 variants
- Defending lieges against hordes of monsters and bandits
- Fulfiling different types of objectives
- Training heroes and completing a lot of adventurous quests
- Original soundtrack inspired by film music

First NASCAR Game for the Wii Ships to US Stores

Electronic Arts announced that NASCAR Kart Racing, the first and only NASCAR racing title available for the Wii, shipped to retailers in North America today with an MSRP of $39.99. The game’s release coincides with this weekend’s Daytona 500 and the official start of the 2009 NASCAR season.

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Designed exclusively for the Wii, NASCAR Kart Racing enables all players, from hardcore to casual, to experience NASCAR in a brand new way. Grab the steering wheel as a famed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and speed through treacherous landscapes, wind around rocky cliffs, jump rivers and dodge falling boulders. Up to four players can go head-to-head, via split screen, in a mad dash to the checkered flag, making NASCAR Kart Racing an ideal game to play with family and friends.

Make a pit stop at your local retailer to pick up NASCAR Kart Racing and enjoy the thrill of racing as three-time consecutive Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson or choose from 13 additional NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. Strategy is key when choosing a driver and a teammate, as each driver has personal attributes that will determine how the team will perform on a course. Teams that work together win championships!

Licensed NASCAR Drivers:

• Jeff Burton • Jimmie Johnson
• Kyle Busch • Kasey Kahne
• Dale Earnhardt, Jr. • Matt Kenseth
• Carl Edwards • Joey Logano (Unlockable w/purchase at GameStop)
• Jeff Gordon • Elliott Sadler
• Denny Hamlin • Tony Stewart
• Kevin Harvick • *Unlockable Mystery Driver*

In addition to the 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, NASCAR Kart Racing players can take the wheel as one of 10 original animated characters known as “Outsiders”. Hit the off-road courses or take these “Outsiders” for a spin around classic NASCAR tracks. Each “Outsider” hails from a racing background outside of NASCAR, providing a unique twist to the NASCAR Kart Racing experience.

“Outsiders”

• Billy Backfire • “Shakes” McDaniel
• Bobby Backfire • “Thriller” Tadwell
• Kelly Kates • Monica Torres
• Linda Leadbetter • Luke Trigger
• Maurice L’éclair • Terri Winsome

The courses in NASCAR Kart Racing feature a vast range of exhilarating terrain. Experience 24 entertaining race layouts that wrap through deserts, freeways, back roads, canyons, junkyards and more. Drivers will also push the pedal to the metal inside and around four popular NASCAR tracks: Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Dover International Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. Each track in NASCAR Kart Racing can be reversed to provide two unique racing experiences.

NASCAR Kart Racing has been rated E for Everyone by the ESRB with a descriptor for “Cartoon Mischief”