WordFu game for iPhone and iPod Touch

Highly Addictive Word Puzzle Game Created Exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch

ngmoco, creator and publisher of games exclusively for the iPhone and iPod touch, today released WordFu on Apple’s App Store. WordFu is the ultimate word puzzler bringing Kung Fu to the iPhone.


Shake, Flick and Strike! WordFu excites players to unleash their spelling fury as they roll dice to strategically assemble a board of letters, then use multi-touch gestures and Kung Fu strikes to spell as many words as possible before the clock runs out.

WordFu masters direct an endless barrage of martial arts wordplay attacks against their friends over WiFi battle mode. They defend their honor by advancing up the leaderboard and earning the ultimate high score in solo play mode. They earn achievements and master the ability to freeze time and other game changing power-ups in their quest to don the WordFu black belt. WordFu masters can even email their friends to challenge them to battle… WordFu style!

“ngmoco is dedicated to producing quality games that all iPhone and iPod touch users can enjoy,” said Neil Young, CEO & founder of ngmoco. “Utilizing the innovative functionality of the devices, coupled with stunning 3D visuals and addictive sound effects, Word Fu is set to entertain word puzzle fans everywhere.”

Utilizing the built-in accelerometer of the iPhone and iPod touch, ngmoco has created the grand master word puzzler with crisp 3D visuals and wild Kung Fu sound effects. WordFu was developed in collaboration with Demiurge Studios, Inc. and uses MachDice technology to deliver stunning visual effects and authentic physics that capture the look and feel of rolling real dice. WordFu recognizes over two hundred thousand words for virtually endless wordplay.

WordFu is available for an introductory price of $0.99 from Apple’s App Store on the iPhone and iPod touch, or at: appstore.ngmoco.com/wordfu.

WordFu follows the successes of ngmoco’s award-winning title Rolando, special effects-laden action hit MazeFinger and the popular block stacking puzzle game Topple.

March 2nd - Nintendo DS channel downloads this week

Since earlier this year the Nintendo Channel has offered DS downloads of upcoming Nintendo Ds title over the Nintendo Wii console.

This weeks upload are...

• Imagine Ice Champions - demo
• MLB 2K9 Fantasy all-stars - demo
• Avalon Code - demo



Older demos...


• Personal Trainer - Cooking Lasagna - demo
• Personal Trainer - Math - demo
• Mystery Case file - MillionHeir
• Brain Age
• Brain Age 2
• Flash Focus
• Crosswords DS

PlayStation 3 used for 'HD real time' video editing - 15 simultaneous video streams

Impossible Software of Germany has cracked the problem that lead to the company's name.

Zimmermann began experimenting with Sony's PlayStation 3, which uses a Cell processor. Using a computer running Linux, Zimmermann was able to get up to 15 simultaneous video streams running, a small experiment that would be representative of the type of demand on the Internet.

Working with IBM, the six-employee startup based in Hamburg has figured out how to let users modify high-resolution video as it is being streamed to computers over the Internet.

Read the full post on Tech Yahoo here...

Family & Friends Party is finally available in WiiWare

Gammick Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of its first videogame for WiiWare - Family & Friends Party! Up to 8 players, appropriate for all ages, will enjoy so much trying to succeed in every single test they have in this interactive board game.

Answering questions, guessing the mysterious word, drawing, acting, being a good duck-shooter… You need to get ready for all these things if you want to become the champion of Family & Friends Party!

How to play Family & Friends Party? Teams take turns to play. The team selected in each turn must complete a specific challenge. The challenge will be played by 1 or 2 players in the team depending on the type of challenge you have been given. Nevertheless, the other the players in the team can help and support you. You can never get enough help!

The object of the game is to complete all the challenges set by Family & Friends Party. There are 6 different “Single” challenges. These challenges must be played cooperatively by members of the same team. Sometimes, Family & Friends Party will also suggest playing “Versus” challenges, which must be played competitively by all the teams at the same time.

Limited edition Resident Evil 5 Red Controller Xbox set for Europe

In addition to the eagerly anticipated limited edition exclusive, blood red Xbox 360 Elite Resident Evil 5 Bundle announced earlier this week, Microsoft are happy to announce that fans across Europe will also be able to purchase the red controller and matching Play & Charge Kit (featuring charging cable and matching red rechargeable battery) as a limited edition bundle for an estimated retail price of £39.99.

It will be available from Friday 13th March, the same day the latest instalment of renowned survivor-horror franchise, “Resident Evil” and the red Xbox 360 Elite Resident Evil 5 Bundle hits store shelves.

Crime Strikes Back In Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past on Nintendo DS

Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment software, is pleased to announce Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past on Nintendo DS! Developed by WorkJam, the creators of Theresia and the Jake Hunter series, players will return to the city of Aspicio to unravel the many mysteries that stand in the way of Jake Hunter! Will you be able to solve the memories of the past or will it consume you?

Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past features three brand new stories, one made exclusively for Nintendo DS. Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past also includes a brand new mode, Jake Hunter Unleashed, which incorporates brand new art direction and six mind-boggling comedic stories. As an added bonus, Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past includes the first three stories found in Jake's original adventure, all re-localized with creative imagination and flare.

“Like a Phoenix, Jake Hunter has been reborn as a game infused with personality and a brand new localization that will keep you coming back for seconds,” says Frank deWindt II, Project Lead, Aksys Games. “We hope this new Jake Hunter will appeal to new and old fans alike.”

Key Features:

• Jake Hunter REMIXED!
We listened to the feedback from all the fans, so enjoy a brand new localization that will entertain and keep you hooked!

• More Mysteries to Solve!
Play through all five episodes, plus an all new original episode made specifically for Jake Hunter on the Nintendo DS™!

• Unleash The Jake In You!
Get ready for some hilarious and suspicious misadventures in five "Jake Hunter Unleashed!"
comic episodes! Also included is an original comic episode added for this Nintendo DS™ iteration of Jake Hunter!

• A Plethora Of Unlockables!
Uncover more passwords than before and unlock short stories, interviews with the developers, and much, much more!

Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past has not been rated by the ESRB.

UK - Play.com slash LittleBigPlanet price to £12.99 or 16.99 euros

Grab it quick here on Play.com Save £32

There's not just one way to play. Players craft their own individual experience based on their own creativity.

Unlimited possibilities for user-created content - players can customise everything: their characters, the landscape around them and their own patch on LittleBigPlanet.

Players learn new skills and discover new items to aid them on their creative journey Explore the massive single-player game or go online to find user-generated content.LittleBigPlanet will change every day as players contribute their own levels.

Online and offline multiplayer modes - play alone, work as a team or get competitive.

LittleBigPlanet global community for players to get involved with: includes player comments, rankings and easy communication with new and existing friend.

Atlantica Online Opens 6th Server To Meet Consumer Demand

Expansion to be Celebrated During 'Fortnight of the Oracle'

NDOORS Interactive, creators of the strategic turn-based MMORPG, Atlantica Online, today announced that they will be opening their 6th server, Delphi, to meet growing consumer demand. Each day brings new players into the world of Atlantica Online and the increase in server capacity improves the game’s performance and provides the best online experience possible. The expansion follows a major content update for the award-winning free-to-play MMO. With a 6th server online, Atlantica is prepared to welcome thousands of new users with a smooth gaming experience and allow veteran players the opportunity to start anew and tryout the new character classes. To celebrate the success of Atlantica Online and herald in the new server, NDOORS will be hosting the ‘Fortnight of the Oracle,’ a series of power-leveling festivities.

For a two-week period following the Delphi server’s opening on March 6, 2009, every player will receive a 120% experience boost, increased to 150% on weekends. In addition to the universal experience boost, players will have the opportunity to participate in:

• Level-up Race –More than 100 players will receive 1,000 Gcoins for reaching a designated level the fastest.
• Screenshot Contest – Players who submit the best screenshots will receive Gcoin prizes.
• Quiz Bowl – Players who correctly answer questions from GMs will receive in-game item prizes.
• Monster Hunts – Unique enemies will be spawned at various sites for new players to battle and earn rewards.
• Treasure Hunts and Item Giveaways – New players will have more opportunities to find crystals and scroll boxes and receive other free in-game items.

During the ‘Fortnight of the Oracle’ new players and veterans alike will be able to level up faster than ever. New players will have an edge in their development and veterans will have even more reason to try the new Musician class. Then they can make it to level 100 and unlock the new Maniac class.

Peter Kang, CEO of NDOORS Interactive, commented, “The opening of Atlantica’s 6th server is a result of the game’s steady growth in membership. With the announcement of our latest update on Feb. 18, we’ve seen a 55% jump in the number of new people registering to play. We want to welcome new players into our community, and make sure we’re providing them a smooth and seamless Atlantica experience. We also want to reward those who have been with us for a long time, including the 34% of our level 100 players who have already started at the beginning again with the new Maniac character. Hosting the ‘Fortnight of the Oracle’ is our way of showing players that we appreciate them and are committed to keeping the experience fresh and exciting.”

ZiCorp Studios - Sekultara Details

ZiCorp Studios Limited is proud to announce the details of its upcoming browser based game.

Sekultara is set toward the end of the 26th century, Humans have evacuated earth and established the Sekultaran empire. The empire is far from stable, confrontation between planets and large alliances, trade routes constantly at risk there is little that is safe within this galaxy.

The game is a free to play game with the option of premium memberships, played from within a browser means that our game is accessable from a multitude of platforms along side plans to also release dedicated applications on the Andriod, Iphone and Symbian platforms.

The website for Sekultara is at http://www.sekultara.com

Midway sell Mortal Kombat and give bosses almost $4 million bonuses

Midway are to sell the Mortal Kombat franchise and still set aside $3,755,000 for bonuses for top executives.

Wheelman has already been sold to Ubisoft for $497,000. Read the full post on Kotaku here including copies of Midway letters explaining the situation.



Mortal Kombat post and video link here..