Fritz Chess video game on iPhone and iPod Touch

Gammick Entertainment has released the Fritz Chess version for iPhone and iPod Touch to the market. After finishing the development for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 versions, finally this acclaimed game is also available on the App Store.

Developed by PlayWay, Fritz Chess iPhone takes advantage of all the features of the Apple platform in order to offer the user a unique experience enjoying the final chess game. Fritz software has really gained the description of “The best chess software of all times”.

The title which is granted to Fritz by all the experts seems to be more than deserved. In fact, the software has beaten champions such as Garry Kasparov o Vladimir Kramnik.

The version for iPhone and iPod Touch has 3 game modes available (Blitz, Long Game and Without Clock). Besides, it offers different game levels, therefore all users will find the proper rival according to their level even if they are beginners or experts on Chess. In addition, the exclusive system Fritz Help allows the player to have a complete help system which can be configured by the user and it will suggest the user at any time what moves are the most interesting ones… or the most catastrophic ones.

For the experts of Chess, Fritz Chess iPhone offers the possibility to analyse all the moves of a game thanks to the option Revise Game. Like this, it is possible to analyse all the moves made until that moment and to continue the game from the moment you wish.

Besides, thanks to Fritz Chess it will be possible to clarify who is the best chess player! The multiplayer mode allows you to challenge a friend in order to show who the best one on the boardgame is.

Styx and REO Speedwagon jopin Rock band video game line up

Harmonix and MTV Games announce it will add a 7-pack of songs featuring some of the biggest hits from Styx and REO Speedwagon to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content. Next week’s lineup also includes a 3-pack from progressive rock outfit Hautewerk.

Styx and REO Speedwagon are two of the most commercially successful American rock bands from the late 70s and early 80s. The “REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour ’09 Pack” will include three of Styx’s biggest singles that were recently re-recorded, including “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)” and “Renegade” originally featured on the band’s eighth studio album Pieces of Eight (1978), plus “Too Much Time on My Hands” originally featured on the band’s 1981 concept album Paradise Theatre, the band’s highest charting album of all time. Also included in the 7-pack are REO Speedwagon’s timeless classics “Ridin’ the Storm Out,” originally featured on the band’s third album of the same name (1973), “Roll With the Changes,” originally featured on the band’s seventh studio album, You can Tune a Piano but You Can’t Tuna Fish (1978) and “Take It on the Run,” originally featured on the band’s 9-times platinum 1980 album Hi Infidelity.

The “REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour ’09 Pack” also includes the brand-new collaborative song between Styx and REO Speedwagon, “Can’t Stop Rockin’,” which the band recorded together in anticipation of their upcoming CAN’T STOP ROCKIN’ tour for radio and Rock Band DLC. As previously announced, Rock Band and VH1 Classic are sponsoring the bands' upcoming CAN’T STOP ROCKIN’ tour and will give fans a chance to play the Styx and REO Speedwagon DLC Rock Band tracks on a mini-stage at every concert, win Rock Band giveaways and more! CAN’T STOP ROCKIN’ kicks off on May12th in Amarillo, Texas.

In addition, progressive rockers Hautewerk will be making their Rock Band® Music Store debut next week with three tracks from their 2006 debut album Stop Start Again including “Stop Start Again,” “Alone in My Head” and “I Know Where You Came From.”

Release Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360)
Thursday, April 23, 2009 (PlayStation Store)

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **

Tracks:

Styx “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)”
Styx “Renegade”
Styx “Too Much Time on My Hands”
REO Speedwagon “Ridin’ the Storm Out”
REO Speedwagon “Roll With the Changes”
REO Speedwagon “Take It on the Run”
Styx/REO Speedwagon “Can’t Stop Rockin’”
Hautewerk “Stop Start Again”
Hautewerk “Alone in My Head”
Hautewerk “I Know Where You Came From”

(All tracks are master recordings)

Price: $1.99 $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$10.99 (880 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) “REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour ’09 Pack”
$5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) “Hautewerk Pack 01”

Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360
PlayStation Network

Fish Em All Nintendo WiiWare video game - video

Fish'em All!, an arcade game with real coin-op flavour!

Abylight is pleased to announce the next release of "Fish'em All" for WiiWare.

Hold on tight to your Wii Remote and fish 'em all!

Alone or with your friends, you will have a great time catching these little fish... they're crazy!
Beat your own high scores, take on challenges and solve fun puzzles in a range of amazing stages full of colour and fantasy.
Watch out for the dragon, the ninja rat and the sumo toad!



Do you think it looks easy?

This arcade game will bring all the excitement of the great classics to your Wii console.

Available soon on WiiWare!

Features:
Nine colourful scenarios.
Three game modes: Arcade, Challenge, Fishtris.
One or two players.

Arcade

Can you beat the high score?

Play a game in Arcade mode to see how long you can last.
Catch as many fish as you can within the time limit.
Watch the fish meter. The more points you score catching fish, the faster it will fill up.
Each time you manage to fill a whole fish on the meter, you will receive extra time.
If you manage to fill them all, you will advance to the next stage.

Challenge

Complete the challenges to unlock stages. You can then select any unlocked stage to play in two player mode.
Each challenge sets you a target. Note how many fish of each colour you need to catch.
Sometimes, it will tell you which items you need to avoid or set a time limit.

Fishtris

Even more difficult!

Every time you catch a fish, it will fall into the tube. If the tube fills up, the game will end.
To keep playing, match three or more fish of the same colour to make them disappear.
When you match three or more fish of the same colour, the fish meter will fill slightly.
When you manage to fill a whole fish on the meter, you will receive extra time.
If you manage to fill them all, you will advance to the next stage. If things get tough, try and catch the anglerfish.

OutRun Online Arcade video game trailer Xbox LIVE Arcade PlayStation Network

SEGAs classic arcade racer returns, but this time its in stunning HiDef and available via PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Developed by acclaimed Sheffield studio Sumo Digital, OutRun Online Arcade, will be available early 2009.

Pirates v Ninjas Dodgeball out May 12th on Nintendo Wii

Ultimate Rivalry Between Divergent Forces to be Decided...With Balls

SouthPeak Games announced today that Pirates v Ninjas Dodgeball for Wii has gone gold.

“Finally, friends will be able to choose their sides in this age old rivalry and face off to decide who is truly the superior force,” said Richard Iggo, VP of Marketing for SouthPeak Games. “I’m confident everyone that plays will realize that pirates rule the world. Anyone who says otherwise gets a ball in the face.”

Up to four friends can compete against one another as either pirates, ninjas, or as members of other iconic teams such as robots and zombies, each with their own unique techniques and abilities. Every match in Pirates v Ninjas Dodgeball is completely customizable, allowing competitors to decide on everything from the arena you play in to game rules. In addition, Pirates v Ninjas Dodgeball features a deep, single player story mode, and challenge modes to keep players in top ball slinging shape.

“Pirates v Ninjas Dodgeball plays great thanks to the Wii controls, and intensifies rivalries because the throwing motions make it feel like you’re whipping balls at each other. I’m surprised such a classic playground game hasn’t been done on Nintendo Wii before,” said Chris Stockman, Studio Director of Blazing Lizard. “I’m also surprised anyone would choose pirates over the mystical power of ninjas. Fools such as these are easily defeated.”

Pirates v Ninjas Dodgeball will be shipping to stores on May 12.

Street Fighter IV - Championship Mode Update comes Free

Capcom is bringing new options to Street Fighter IV with an eye towards serious players. Street Fighter IV’s Championship Mode update expands on the fighting fun by offering players the chance to compete in tournaments and to watch replays of the best tournament matches. Best of all it comes to you at no cost. The Championship Mode update will be available for both PS3 and Xbox 360 owners on Friday, April 24 (exact times TBC).

Championship Mode offers you the chance to compete in five different grades of tournaments, creating the right challenge for players of every skill level. You’ll score Grade Points (GP) for tournament wins, and as your GP total grows, you’ll become eligible to enter into more exclusive tournaments. Winning tournaments will also net you Championship Points (CP). CPs are like “prize money” up for grabs in the tournament. The higher the GP skill of the players in a particular tournament, the bigger the CP prize!

Replay Mode allows you to select and watch the best Championship Mode tournament matches.

* On the PlayStation Network, you can rate matches while you watch according to characteristics such as “awesome” or “funny.” Replays are then ranked based on these vote ratings.
* On Xbox Live, instead of rating the matches, you can choose to download and save your favourite replays to study the players’ techniques. You’ll also be able to turn on the input commands from both players to be able to review their button and joystick motions in precise detail.

Zombie Apocalypse video game on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 - screenshots

Zombie Apocalypse casts up to four players as heavily-equipped gun-slingers left to fight for survival in a world where the undead have risen and are feasting on the living. As such, Zombie Apocalypse sets players the grisly task of destroying as many zombies as possible in order save the last remaining human survivors.

Using an array of up to eleven lethal weapons that includes assault rifles, flame throwers and a teddy bear filled with C4 explosives, players can play together on one console or online as they work together to stop the zombie attacks and rescue survivors. Players can also use a chainsaw to melee zombies and can also use environmental hazards to crush, burn, slice, or cause other types of destruction on the masses of zombies.

The eradication of the undead rewards the players with points, as they compete for high scores which are logged online. Zombie Apocalypse’s action-packed, arcade-style shooter will test gamers’ shooting skills and their ability to survive 55 days of battles across the game’s seven environments. Failure results in players becoming one of the undead, and on completing the mission, players can re-live the apocalypse with seven challenging unlockable game modes.

Bionic Commando video game demo out soon on Xbox Live

Capcom confirmed that a demo of Bionic Commando will be released on Xbox Live in the coming weeks.

Focusing on Bionic Commando's exhilarating multiplayer mode the demo will feature 'Vertigo' one of the game's 16 maps and allow up to 8 players to go head to head in Deathmatch.

But this is no ordinary Deathmatch as players will need to master a new set of moves and tactics - swing through the air showering those beneath you with hot lead; use the grapple to zip to safety before an enemy's grenade explodes at your feet; laugh as enemies plummet from the top of skyscrapers following a well aimed zip-kick to the chest and grab items and weapons from distance ahead of your rival commandos.

In single player mode, Bionic Commando sees the return of the bionically-enhanced Nathan "R.A.D." Spencer. Time has not been kind to Spencer: Five years after his heroic defeat of the Imperials, he has been betrayed by the government he swore to serve, imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit, and sentenced to death. Bionic Commando transposes the much loved swing-and-shoot gameplay of the 8-bit original onto a stunning 3D environment of towering buildings, suspended roadways and monorails, deep canyons and sheer rock faces, which are traversed using swinging, scaling, climbing and wall-walking techniques.

The full version of Bionic Commando will feature Solo & Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, plus a compelling single player mode and is due for release on Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3 across all PAL territories on Friday May 22nd.

Guitar Hero video game Greatest Hits Polling Result

Activision reveals the tracks from the first Guitar Hero game that will appear in Greatest Hits full band experience

Last week, Guitar Hero fans were tasked with deciding the order in which songs will be revealed for Guitar Hero Greatest Hits. The votes tallied in the first week established the original Guitar Hero game as the clear victor.

The voting continues this week, and fans can now cast their votes online at GreatestHits.GuitarHero.com to determine which of the remaining genre-defining titles, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, they would like to have the songs revealed from next.

Guitar Hero Greatest Hits explodes onto store shelves on 26 June, 2009 with 48 master tracks now playable for the entire band, including the following tracks from the first Guitar Hero game:

Guitar Hero

Pantera - “Cowboys From Hell (Live)”
Franz Ferdinand - “Take Me Out”
Queens Of The Stone Age - “No One Knows”
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - “I Love Rock N’ Roll”
Boston - “More Than A Feeling”
White Zombie - “Thunder Kiss '65”
Blue Öyster Cult - “Godzilla”
Helmet - “Unsung (Live)”
Queen - “Killer Queen”
Incubus - “Stellar”
Ozzy Osbourne - “Bark At The Moon”
Deep Purple - “Smoke On The Water”
The Donnas - “Take It Off”
The Exies - “Hey You”

Turn down the lights, crank up the amps and prepare to command center stage as some of the most famous AND infamous tracks from Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock step into the spotlight in the most epic, full band jam session to-date - Guitar Hero Greatest Hits. The #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2008 presents the best of the best to music video game aficionados so they can join together for guitar, bass, drums and vocals in-game and rock to master tracks of their favorite Guitar Hero music.

Featuring 48 master recordings, Guitar Hero Greatest Hits delivers exciting online and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player “Battle of the Bands,” which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online. Players’ rock n’ roll fantasies turn to realities as they create their rocker, compose original music and share it with the world through the innovative Music Studio, GHTunesSM and robust Rock Star Creator gameplay modes first introduced in Guitar Hero® World Tour.

SOCOM Military Franchise Returns to PSP with SOCOM - U.S. Navy SEALs - Fireteam Bravo 3

Authentic military shooter to arrive this winter. Experience the game with your friends locally via Ad-Hoc or globally through a WiFi connection.

Lead a fireteam of friends on an action-packed military hunt for weapons of mass destruction and an ex-KGB agent in SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 for PSP (PlayStation Portable).

SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 lets you join forces with like-minded players to tackle an adventure of realistic military action, tactics and teamwork wherever and whenever you want. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 arrives this winter for PAL territories.

Created with the support of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command, the SOCOM series is renowned for its real-world situations and attention to detail. Join the ominous world of ex-secret operatives as you lead a special operation to track and interrogate former KGB agent, Alexander Gozorov who is believed to be withholding information on a forthcoming attack with weapons of mass destruction. It’s up to you and your squad to track Gozorov in a series of customisable missions, using your skills, stealth and swift thinking.

While the SOCOM name has long been synonymous with multiplayer tactical gaming, SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 takes it a step further allowing players to choose which mission to attempt and tackle with teamwork and firepower. Players can also compete online, communicate via voice chat, battling for Medals and a place on SOCOM’s online leaderboards. With an extensive and realistic single-player mode as well, the action in SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals: Fireteam Bravo 3 never ends.

SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals: Fireteam Bravo 3 arrives this winter – exclusively for PSP.