Metal Gear Solid 4 celebrates with week of updates and news

Konami to Deliver Exciting News on Hideo Kojima's Beloved Franchise Each Day this Week

In celebration of METAL GEAR SOLID 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS one year anniversary, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., announced today that they will release exciting METAL GEAR announcements all week long for fans of the popular franchise. Each day this week METAL GEAR fans can expect to receive game updates and other highly anticipated announcements about the best-selling series.

The timing of these announcements to the one-year anniversary is symbolic of the unmatched success that METAL GEAR has had in the industry. The latest chapter in Hideo Kojima's award-winning saga, once again, set new standards as evidenced by its numerous awards including being named Game of the Year, Best PS3 Game, Best Action Game and Best Graphics Technology Game by both GameSpot.com and IGN.com.

The critics were also unanimous in their praise as IGN.com proclaimed, "It was awesome, and simply must be experienced," while GameSpot.com hailed, "METAL GEAR SOLID 4 brought the beloved series to an explosive conclusion, showcasing a chain of remarkable boss fights and unforgettable action in the process."

METAL GEAR SOLID 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS is an action-packed visual masterpiece that offered an entertaining cinematic experience that has redefined videogames. The final chapter in the saga of Solid Snake sends him around the world in pursuit of his arch nemesis, Liquid Ocelot. Armed with new gadgets and abilities, Solid Snake must shift the tides of battle into his favor, using the chaos of the battlefield to infiltrate deep into enemy territory. In his globetrotting final mission, Snake must sneak deep into enemy locations in the Middle East, South America, and other corners of the earth to foil Liquid Ocelot's plans for total world domination.

METAL GEAR SOLID 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS, is developed exclusively for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and is included with METAL GEAR ONLINE - the online multi-player player experience based on the METAL GEAR SOLID universe.

2.1 Update for X3: Terran Conflict video game

EGOSOFT, announced that the 2.1 update patch for X3: Terran Conflict is now available for download. This update includes the addition of a community-developed mission, a much-awaited performance upgrade, several bug fixes and the continuation of the regular X3 competitions that feature prizes for those gamers that utilize the UPLINK facility.



The new mission added in 2.1 is entitled “Treasure Hunt” and was created by the user Ketraar using X3’s fantastic Mission Director plug in. Players will have to traverse across the greatest reaches of the X Universe looking for clues to lead them to the ultimate prize. Said Ketraar of his new mission: ”The Mission Director is a great tool and as an X-veteran, I wanted to bring a little nostalgia. I hope that gamers will find it fun to play.”

The performance upgrade will streamline graphics rendering to produce better framerates and a generally smoother quality of gameplay. This patch will also bring further improvements to Tractor Beam towing, the Universe Trader, a number of scripts and the “mine minerals” command. There is also a new “Run in Background” ability that allows you to chat or surf the web while your factories pump out goods – but be sure to park your ship somewhere safe!



Some minor bugs have also been addressed with this patch, most notably some graphical and turret configuration issues and the patrol and defend sector commands.

The popular regular contests held on the EGOSOFT forums (http://forum.egosoft.com/index.php?c=2) are also continuing. Gamers are encouraged to take part in these regular competitions by playing for specific in-game goals. You can play offline but compete online with your completed results. Great prizes are up for grabs, so get out there and fire up your PC!

X3: Terran Conflict is currently available at major US and European retail outlets as well as Steam, the leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content with over 15 million accounts around the world.

Willie Nelson, Trace Adkins, Miranda Lambert and Sara Evans join Rock Band country track pack

Country's Biggest Artists Bring All New Tracks to The Rock Band Platform Including Willie Nelson, Trace Adkins, Miranda Lambert, Sara Evans and More

Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with distribution partner Electronic Arts, today revealed the full setlist for Rock Band Country Track Pack, which includes some of country’s biggest artists from Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson and Montgomery Gentry to Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Sara Evans and more! Rock Band Country Track Pack hits store shelves in North America July 21, 2009 for a suggested retail price of $29.99 and will be available for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems, and Nintendo Wii system from Nintendo.

Rock Band Country Track Pack, featuring 21 tracks from country music’s superstars of yesterday and today, is a standalone software product that allows owners of Rock Band and Rock Band 2 to keep the party going with a whole new setlist. Thirteen of the on disc tracks are brand new to the Rock Band platform and will be exclusive to the Rock Band Country Track Pack disc for a limited time before joining the Rock Band Music Store as downloadable content.
In addition, Rock Band Country Track Pack, like all Rock Band software, is compatible with all Rock Band controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero® and authorized third party controllers and microphones.

Complete Track List:
Artist Song Title
1. Alan Jackson Good Time*
2. Brad Paisley Mud on the Tires
3. Brooks & Dunn Hillbilly Deluxe
4. Cross Canadian Ragweed Cry Lonely*
5. Dierks Bentley Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)
6. Dixie Chicks Sin Wagon
7. Drive-By Truckers 3 Dimes Down
8. Jason Aldean She's Country*
9. Keith Urban I Told You So*
10. Kenny Chesney She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy*
11. Kenny Rogers The Gambler*
12. Lucinda Williams Can't Let Go
13. Martina McBride This One's For The Girls*
14. Miranda Lambert Gunpowder & Lead
15. Montgomery Gentry Gone*
16. Rascal Flatts Me and My Gang*
17. Sara Evans Suds In The Bucket*
18. Shania Twain Any Man of Mine*
19. Steve Earle Satellite Radio
20. Trace Adkins Swing*
21. Willie Nelson On the Road Again*

* Denotes track new to Rock Band platform


Fans who buy the Rock Band Country Track Pack for Xbox 360 or PLAYSTATION 3 system can play directly from the disc or download the songs onto their consoles’ hard drives through a free offer with Xbox LIVE online entertainment network or the PlayStation Network. Once downloaded, the songs will automatically appear in the player’s custom Rock Band library and can be integrated into setlists and played in all game modes. With more than 700 tracks available in the Rock Band music catalogue and regular releases of downloadable content every week, Rock Band Country Track Pack is yet another way music-lovers can continue to expand and customize their music libraries.

The Rock Band franchise is the ultimate platform for music fans and gamers to interact with music like never before. The game challenges players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune – all while learning to master lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals. Featuring the most master recordings of any music game ever by the world’s biggest rock artists, the Rock Bandmusic catalogue includes tracks that span every genre of rock, ranging from alternative and classic rock, to heavy metal and punk.

Rock Band Country Track Pack is rated “E10+” for Everyone 10+ with a descriptor of Lyrics by the ESRB. Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are currently available for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation 2 systems and Nintendo Wii.

Pro Cycling Manager - Tour de France 2009 HD video game trailer

Pro Cycling Manager - Tour de France 2009 lets players experience an action-packed racing season, filled with more than 180 races - including the famed Tour de France and the Spain Tour (Vuelta). At the head of one of the 60 official teams available, or of the team you have custom-created, throw yourself into some of the biggest challenges: win a Tour, shine during the whole season, train a rising star or confirm a great champion -- the challenges are plentiful and allow you to play "your way", either for the glory of becoming a champion, or simply to enjoy racing.

During Pro Cycling Manager's races, you intervene directly when it comes to the strategy and tactics of your team. As a sports director, you will also have to manage your team during the seasons: negotiating contracts, purchasing equipment, handling rider transfers, practice scheduling and all the other key elements that make up the daily job of a top-level team manager.



The 2009 edition offers a slew of new features, now allowing players to create their own teams. The graphic engine has been enhanced, with new visual effects for a more realistic experience during the races. Finally, new game modes and new ranking systems complete the game experience in solo and online play.

Need for Speed SHIFT Puts Racers in Control With All New Driver Profile Contest winner announced

Los Angeles Racer Wins the Need for Speed SHIFT Competition, Drives Home in a Brand New 2009 BMW M3

Electronic Arts announce details on the exclusive driver profile system in Need for Speed SHIFT. Driver profile is the ultimate extension of the true driver’s experience. Extending through the single player career and online multiplayer modes, driver profile gives each player a unique game experience based on the way each player drives on the track. This exclusive driver profile system pushes the entire racing genre forward.



During this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, EA invited attendees to participate in a Need for Speed SHIFT Hero Car Competition that showcased the driver profile. Competitors raced around the Autopolis track in the BMW M3 GT2 hero car generating the highest number of driver profile points. The winner of the Need for Speed SHIFT Hero Car Competition, Mitchell Francis, from Los Angeles won a brand new 2009 BMW M3 Coupe.

Driver profile is a tailor-made career mode based on four key game play components:

1. Personality - a player’s driving style determines whether they are an aggressive or precise driver.

2. Success - as in every race, the ultimate goal is to finish at the top of the podium.

3. Profile points - every car passed, every corner mastered, every opponent taken out generates profile points.

4. Badges - these unique icons bring individuality and style to each player’s driver profile, as each player races and completes top achievements.

As a player’s driver profile develops through the course of the game, it creates rivalries, triggers specific challenges and even unlocks vehicles and customization options. Need for Speed SHIFT’s multiple reward systems keeps players in each race regardless of their position.

“The new driver profile feature in Need for Speed SHIFT gives players full control of how they progress through game,” said Patrick Soderlund, Senior Vice President of EA Games Europe. “In SHIFT, how you drive is who you are behind the wheel.”

Need for Speed SHIFT is being developed by Slightly Mad Studios in collaboration with Black Box and Patrick Soderlund. Slightly Mad Studios includes developers and designers that worked on the critically acclaimed games GT Legends and GTR 2. The PSP (PlayStation Portable) version is being developed by EA’s Bright Light studio.

Need for Speed SHIFT is scheduled to ship in Europe on September 17 and in North America on September 22 on the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, PC and PSP system. More information can be found at www.needforspeed.com or follow us on Twitter at NeedforSpeed.

The King of Fighters online video game trailer

The legendary 3-on-3 fighting game series that united rival brawlers from SNK Playmores classic arcade franchises celebrates its 15th Anniversary in style with the release of The King of Fighters Online. For the first time in its history, this epic martial arts showdown has undergone a complete graphical overhaul. The antiquated character sprites used over the past 14 years have been dropped in favor of all-new, high-resolution fighters fluidly animating across painstakingly detailed, 100% hand-drawn backgrounds.

Fight your friends with Fight Night Round 4 with Photo Game Faceth

Fight Night Round 4 features unique boxer styles and an all new physics based engine that creates one-of-a-kind bouts between over 45 licensed boxers. The action inside the ring will be faster than ever, delivering a true representation of the sports incredible speed, accuracy, timing, and power.

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WiiWare games Eduardo the Samurai Toaster - RAINBOW ISLANDS TOWERING ADVENTURE! - Let's CATCH - Mario Calculator - Clock - Space Harrier

Nintendo's downloadable content this week features the first-ever kitchen appliance with martial arts training. Throw in some rainbows and a game of catch, and you have a pretty interesting WiiWare lineup. But that's not all: There are Mario-themed Nintendo DSiWare applications and a classic arcade game for the Virtual Console. Let's get to the details:

WiiWare

Eduardo the Samurai Toaster
Publisher: Semnat Studios
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Fight your way through 13 diverse locations on your own or with up to three friends in this frenetic and stylish side-scrolling action game. Play as Eduardo and his fellow toaster buddies as you fire an assortment of pastries at all kinds of dastardly food products. Hop onto laser-mounted scooters and fly across the screen in rocket packs, and learn to cooperate with your teammates or simply annoy each other in an awesomely fun way by throwing each other around the screen. The choice is up to you.

RAINBOW ISLANDS: TOWERING ADVENTURE!
Publisher: TAITO
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: In Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure!, players control the rainbow-magic-wielding Bubby or Bobby as they climb the seven seamless areas of a tower reaching the heavens while defeating enemies with their rainbow powers. Bosses controlled by the scientific genius Dr. Crescent await players at the end of every area. Race through every area within the allotted time to meet the rainbow-colored Holly's Comet. There are three game modes: Story mode, which tells the tale of Holly's Comet; Challenge mode, where players attempt to climb as high as they can; and Time Attack, where players select an area and see how fast they can climb it. Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! is an exhilarating action game where you use rainbows to climb into the heavens.

Let's CATCH
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief, Mild Suggestive Themes
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Play catch with friends in multiplayer party games and compete for high scores using your Mii™ character and others. Choose from six different single and multiplayer modes such as Speed Catch, which tests your ability to catch a fastball, and Bomb Catch, an elimination party game for up to four players. Select from a variety of characters or use your Mii character to play other favorite catch games. Unlock special features when you own both Let's TAP and Let's CATCH.

Nintendo DSiWare

Mario Calculator
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: N/A
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Mario and Luigi take a break from their normal adventures to dedicate their heroic talents to working with numbers. Mario Calculator features the full functionality of a traditional calculator, including a Memory key and the ability to display up to 13 digits, and adds a layer of atmosphere reminiscent of the original Super Mario Bros.™ Use the Unit Converter to turn one unit of measure into another (such as length, weight, volume, age and others), or track the history of calculations you've performed with ease. Listen to the Mario-related sounds and watch the coins fly as calculations are performed. Now, back to adding up those high scores...

Mario Clock
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Turn back time and enjoy a bit of classic game play based on the original Super Mario Bros. with Mario Clock. Help Mario and Luigi collect more coins than ever (POW block anyone?) while they run through a variety of stages. Gather enough coins and you'll be treated to another scene bound to bring back fond memories for many. Mario Clock includes both analog and digital clocks that use the system's internal clock or allow you to offset the time however you like. Program up to three alarms (with snooze functionality for those that need it) and assign them a Mario-related sound or use one created in the Nintendo DSi™ Sound application. You'll find yourself thinking "Just a few more coins..." in no time!

Virtual Console

Space Harrier
Original platform: Virtual Console Arcade
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Animated Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: "Welcome to the Fantasy Zone. Get ready!" This is the greeting given to you as you start Space Harrier, but you don't have much time to take this advice. Even as the words are being spoken, your Harrier warrior is already charging into battle. Toting a huge laser gun under his arm, the Space Harrier can either run along the checkerboard ground or freely fly through the sky. Either way, he's always heading forward into the hostile 3-D world. As you progress, hordes of strange creatures and robots fly toward you. Fast reflexes are required to dodge their incoming fire. Environmental hazards can be a problem, too. Take care not to run into any trees or stone structures. If you need a bit of a morale boost, just defeat a boss, and the narrator will remind you that "you're doing great!"

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

Madden NFL 10 HD video game trailer released

For the first time in franchise history, EA SPORTS introduces Online Co-op play in Madden NFL 10. The latest Madden NFL 10 Video Documentary series is now available, which includes details and perspectives on the latest innovation for award-winning football video game franchise direct from the development team.

Team up with a friend online to work on game strategy, practice plays, and see the field from a unique point-of-view, thanks to position-specific camera angles. Change player positions after each play to experience the NFL from a completely different dynamic. Want to find out what its like to play as a wide receiver on one play, and the left offensive tackle on another? With Madden NFL 10 Online Co-op, the choice is yours.

Chronos Twins DX video game on Nintendo Wii WiiWare

EnjoyUp announces Chronos Twins DX, the first project entirely produced and published by EnjoyUp Games. This innovative adventure develops on Nintendo WiiWare.

Chronos Twins DX offers an amazing space-time travel on which our tireless character Nec will find adventure, action, platforms and ingenious time puzzles.

Do you dare to control Nec on two parallel times at the same time?. Coming soon on WiiWare.