Data Design Interactive Signs distribution deal with Midway Games...

Data Design Interactive Ltd announce it has signed a deal with Midway Games Inc who will distribute DDI‘s Nintendo Wii game entitled ‘Schweineparty’ in German, Austria and Switzerland. (English version is entitled ‘Farmyard Party’)

Uwe Fuerstenberg, General Manager Midway Games GmbH, said:

“We are proud to work with Data Design Interactive on that highly enjoyable title. Schweineparty is 100% swine flu free but we are confident it will disseminate just as quickly.”

Schweineparty brings farmyard fun to the Nintendo Wii. The game has eight sporting events which are divided into four categories: all-round, speed, power, and skill. Game modes include party modes themed around event styles, single event fun and some hilarious bonus games.

The game play revolves around using a combination of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk in various ways to complete each event. The events require a combination of speed, timing and more than a little sweat!

Alongside the challenges of beating the game records and those of your friends, there are a number of new characters, bonus games and a development gallery for players to enjoy.
Based on the cornerstones of sportsmanship and competitiveness of the fun and crazy games, Schweineparty is an ideal choice for family friendly fun. Schweineparty provides an entertaining multiplayer experience (4 player mode), with colourful graphics and physically demanding gameplay.

Ntreev USA releases first look at Season 4 content with video for its popular online Golf game, Pangya!

Ntreev USA, a leading online game developer and publisher, today released its first video of Season 4 for Pangya, its popular, online casual golf game. The game currently features Season 3, with Season 4 available to players this July. The new video features the playable characters in Season 3 and 4, with an introduction to Lucia, a pop star who players can take on the role of when Season 4 launches. The video also shows a new feature in Season 4 where players can customize their clothing items by painting their clothing with a paint brush, and either wearing it themselves, or giving it as a gift to other players.

To learn more about the game or to sign up to play, visit http://Pangya.ntreev.net/.

Pangya is a casual golf game that takes the difficult rules of golf and transforms them into an easy to pick-up and play casual golf experience that a player of any skill level can enjoy. Featuring simple and intuitive controls, Pangya allows anyone to connect and play with other gamers.
And, unlike other online games, players in Pangya are friends, not enemies!

The new video can be viewed here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwPA79V3HDA

The new content for Season 4 will include an all-new Self Design Feature where players can totally custom create a character's outfit from head to toe. Players will be able to choose from different pieces of clothing to make up an outfit and then can decorate the clothing with their own artistic flair. In addition, players will also be treated to an all-new character, a pop-star known as Lucia, who is already a hugely popular character in the Asian version of the game where Season 4 is now live.

Ntreev has also added a new security feature that includes an in-game safe for players to keep all their purchased items. By putting their items in the new safe, players will not have to worry about hacking or loss of their valuable items. Additionally, players can create custom items and give them as gifts to other players, and the gift will be embossed with the player's name when it is delivered.

Pangya is free for players to download and play, while some items in the game including certain characters, clothing sets, new equipment and accessories are available to purchase via micro-transaction. The in-game currency in Pangya, called Pang, allows players to purchase items from the in-game shop that will enhance a character. The in-game shop also provides new inventory and equipment and offers players the ability to send gifts and more. Gamers can earn Pang by finishing a hole at par or better and by showcasing powerful shots.

For more information about Ntreev USA visit www.ntreev.net.

For more information on Pangya, please visit http://Pangya.ntreev.net/

'Gangs of Tarantia' Update Now Live on 'Age of Conan' Servers

Funcom is proud to announce the launch of Update 5 – ‘Gangs of Tarantia’ on the 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' live servers. Players can now look forward to exploring a whole new area, the Tarantia Commons district, complete with a spectacular new storyline, more enemies to defeat, and more rewards to be had. This is the fifth installment in a series of updates that is delivering new and improved content to the game’s playerbase. ‘Age of Conan’ has seen a slew of updates since launching last year, adding countless hours of more content and new features to the game.

Mobile Amusements release Dweebs for iPhone/iPod Touch!

In a very strange and distant future...

The Dweebs are all currently stranded on planet Earth, after a space freighter transporting this very rare and unusual cargo crashed many years ago. The Dweebs that escaped require a really helpful human to assist them on their quest to return to their home planet.

The Dweebs are not the cleverest of alien creatures but they are very cute and also very lovable, the urge to help them for most humans is overwhelming.

Unfortunately the genetically altered Black Weevil Dweebs are out to stop you and the UFO that has come to beam up the missing Dweebs and take them home, can only wait a short while on Earth - so hurry!

Oh, one other small thing... since their rather long stay on this planet, the Dweebs have somehow managed to acquire the ability to breed and create Dweeb Eggs!?... this seemingly unusual ability can help solve some of the puzzles that lay ahead and much, much more.

DWEEBALICIOUS!

Features:

• Original platform / puzzle gameplay.
• 24 increasingly harder levels.
• Unlockable levels.
• Auto-save game continue option.
• Easy to learn gameplay and controls.
• Colourful graphics throughout.
• Atmospheric sounds.
• Suitable for all ages.

Dweebs is available now on the iPhone App Store here...
www.tinyurl.com/iPhoneDweebs

Great new features for DOMO fans!

Gametribe.com, the premier destination for Free-to-Play games is offering fabulous new contents to the DOMO fans.

This time DOMO is featuring the new Title System enabling players to get additional attributes when gaining a new title.
Moreover, those who are interested in learning the new professional Refining Skills should talk to Taoist Master Cinglu in BigBeam City…

Also, DOMO fans should visit the game item shop to try the brand new items:

• new Transform Boxes to change race: players can try the Human, Sylph, Felin, Sprite versions or have the Racial Transform Box which lets them decide what race they would like to turn into. All the Transform Boxes are available in 1 day/7days/30 days versions
• Gold and Orange Value Transfer Charm Papers to transfer stats from weapon or armor to another item
• new ornamental pet White Sheep (permanent)
• crazy Meow Meow Hat

Finally, fabulous new goodie bags are available in the item shop for players to try their luck:
• Golden Weapon goodie bag, including many powerful golden weapons!
• Pirate Costume Goodie Bag, including Pirate Hat and Pirate Costume (15 days, 45 days and permanent) and Platinum Goodie Bag!

The new update will be available to players after the weekly Wednesday maintenance window on June 24th.

DOMO is a Free-to-Play social MMORPG based on ancient Chinese mythology. Join with thousands of other gamers in an amazing anime-inspired world where you can socialize, form friendships, craft and master a variety of jobs, all within the underlying quest of trying to solve the riddles of the ancient myth of the Kunlun Mirror.

To download and play DOMO visit the game’s official website through www.gametribe.com.

Nazi Dinosaurs abound in 'Time Gentlemen, Please!'

‘Time Gentlemen, Please!’ is the hilarious follow-up to 2008’s award-winning comedy adventure game ‘Ben There, Dan That!’.

After their original outrageous misadventures, layabout geeks Dan and Ben find themselves as accidental and somewhat-neglectful Rulers of the Earth and as such, proud owners of 6 billion corpses. What’s more, ‘fixing everything up’ by craftily popping back in time has resulted in an alternate-universe Hitler with an entire army of goose-stepping Nazi dinosaur clones! Whoopsie!

Now they’re going to need your help to get out of what is, let’s be honest, a thoroughly preposterous mess.

‘Time Gentlemen, Please!’ is a classic point-and-click adventure game, dragged into the 21st century with over-indulgent use of all the different colours, a full glorious soundtrack and those trendy particle effects the kids seem to need, to enjoy themselves these days.

All this for only £2.99/ $5ish, which is pretty much the same as a pint in an overpriced London boozer. Bargain.

Being a low budget indie studio, we’re keen to garner as much attention for the game as possible, so please direct any questions or requests for review copies/ exclusive site content (interviews, etc) to dan@zombie-cow.com, and I’ll be more than happy to help. www.zombie-cow.com/tgp is the direct link to the game's page.

'Virtonomics' enters international market!

In June 2009 one of the most popular Russian Internet games rises to a new level and launches its English version. 'Virtonomics' is a massively multiplayer online business-strategy. For 2 years of its existence the project managed to join more than 400 000 users in Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Belorussia, Kazakhstan, Baltic States and other regions.

It is quite obvious now that 'Virtonomics' is no longer content with the simple status of a single-language server, and is absolutely ready to go beyond this limit. In addition to English, we are planning to enter Chinese and Arabic markets, expand audience by Spanish and Portuguese communities.

The reason of 'Virtonomics' successul development is its unique gameplay, which reconstructs in details the world of real economic and real business. The game is turn-based, which means that the user doesn't have to stay online all the time: visiting web-site once a day is enough. In this way 'Virtonomics' is more like a kind of advanced chess, than some classic online-game. 'Virtonomics' is a perfect business simulator, and with its help you can obtain a lot of specific skills in management, marketing, economic cooperation, business optimization, finance control, etc.

This is a browser-based game, so you don't have to download any files or install any software. You only need any kind of Internet connection and a web-browser to enter the exciting world of virtual business. First of all, there are no compulsory fees in 'Virtonomics', and that makes our game more attractive for the wide range of users. Besides, we are constantly expanding the borders of 'Virtonomics' world and create new countries, new goods and new production sectors.

All the possible industries of real economy are represented in the game: agriculture, mining, retail trade, scientific research and others. Each player is free to choose his own strategy: whether to build a complex holding and participate in severe market competition, or to carve an individual and original way. It doesn't matter which road will lead you to the top, the most important is not to forget about the final goal – establishment of your own profitable and successful business.

'Virtonomics' is not just a fascinating online-game, it is also a perfect training system. It might be very useful for the students of business schools and economic colleges, as well as for already graduated managers who want to know more about economic principles in practice and try themselves in various business situations.

'Virtonomics' provide unique advertising possibilities, since its audience is composed of people who are interested in economic, business and management. There are several kinds of advertising in our game: in addition to traditional product placement, context and banner ads, you can also try some special ways of brand integration. For example, your brand might be included in user competitions and auctions, or you can build a trade network on the basis of your own trade mark. 'Virtonomics' is a source of indispensable information for marketing and social studies; your unlimited ground for various advertising campaigns and advertising research.

Besides, 'Virtonomics' game community is of special value owing to business-oriented ideology of its members: it's very easy to find a reliable business partner, a high-skilled employee or a real employeer among 'Virtonomics' players. All you need is just become a part of it.
'Virtonomics' has proved its uniquness and originality by gaining thousands of fans in different countries, but we actually believe that this project is still in the very beginning of its long and bright way. We'll keep moving forward and hope that you'll join us in this virtual world of big business and big opportunities!

virtonomics.com

Xbox 360 Snow Boarding video game Stoked coming to Europe

Get ready to ride! ZUSHI are proud to announce their first title for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft - Stoked.

Stoked is an open-world, backcountry snowboarding video game exclusively for the Xbox 360. Developed by BongFish and in conjunction with world-renowned snowboarding movie creator Absinthe Films, Stoked offers five huge, open-world mountains, dynamic and changing weather patterns, the participation of X Games champion Travis Rice as well as some of the most respected names in the snowboarding community worldwide.

With the title already performing well in America there is a huge anticipation for the title across Europe. “We at zushi are delighted to have reached an agreement with Destineer for our first Xbox 360 title Stoked. After a successful launch in the USA earlier this year we believe Stoked has huge potential in Europe which zushi is backing with our biggest ever pr & marketing campaign spend across trade and retail”. Barry Hatch zushi games.

“Destineer is thrilled to be working with zushi to bring our highly anticipated game Stoked to the UK and Europe. We’re equally excited to be working with zushi and hope to continue working with them to bring more Destineer titles to these territories.” explained Paul Rinde, CEO of Destineer.

Stoked features some of the most influential professional riders and names in the sport: Travis Rice, Nicolas Mueller, Wolle Nyvelt, Annie Boulanger, Romain de Marchi, Tadashi Fuse, Gigi Ruef, and Bjorn Leines. An impressive line up of 30 authentic sponsors also appears in Stoked.

Stoked is scheduled for a September launch date in Europe.

Max Payne 3 video game Fact Sheet

Max Payne 3 begins 12 years after the events of Max Payne 2, with Max visibly older, more violent, and more world-weary from the events of his own life. Having left the NYPD, Max has been taking odd jobs in security and consulting, and when we find him he is providing personal protection for a wealthy family in Sao Paolo, one of the world’s deadliest and most crime-ridden cities. At absolute rock-bottom, Max discovers that trouble still dogs his every step, and he finds himself drawn into the brutal heart of the Brazil’s dark underworld.

About The Game
Max Payne 3 retains many trademarks of its predecessors; a focus on story and character-driven action, a large number of sophisticated weapons with dual-wield capabilities, Bullet-Time, an addiction to painkillers, mature themes and Max’s ever-present internal monologue. Max Payne 3 also utilizes Natural Motion and Rockstar’s own RAGE engine, working with brand-new particle physics technology to deliver spectacular, highly advanced close-quarters combat, an intelligent cover system, and constantly varied gameplay in every level.

About Brazil
Brazil is the fifth-largest country in the world, by area and population, and is notoriously known to house a number of the world’s worst drug traffickers, street gangs and kidnappers. The number one cause of death among the youth is murder.

Sao Paolo’s young gangs are amongst the most violent in the world, and the most dangerous of those is said to be the Primeiro Comando da Capital. The PCC has organized prison breaks, prison riots, drug trafficking, highway robberies and kidnappings since it was formed in 1993. With one gun for every 75 people in the country and 95% of those firearms obtained illegally, Max will need every skill he has in order to survive.

Developer: Rockstar Vancouver (as primary) other R* studios contributing
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
Releases: Winter 2009

Disney win Best Racing Game award at E3 for Split/Second

Split/Second, the action racing game from Disney Interactive Studios and Black Rock Studio, was selected as Best Racing Game in the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2009. The award gives Black Rock Studio back-to-back victories in the category and marks the first time a development studio repeated in the racing category with different original properties.

Watch the video here...

“The award is tremendous recognition for the innovation and uniqueness of Split/Second, which distinguished it from other established racing franchises and new properties,” said Tony Beckwith, vice president and general manager, Black Rock Studio. “Being the first development studio to win this award consecutively with two different racing game properties recognises the accomplishments of both of our development teams.”

Set within the world of a hyper-competitive reality television show in a made-for-TV city rigged for destruction, Split/Second is an intense action racing game in which competitors can trigger events that take out opponents or completely change the track as they compete for the ultimate prize – to become the season’s champion. Split/Second will be released in early 2010 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. Split/Second is currently available for pre-order at select major retail chains.

The Game Critics Awards are chosen by a consortium of video games media representing 29 industry and consumer publications. The annual awards recognize the most outstanding products shown at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) which was held June 2-4, 2009.

Black Rock Studio is also the development studio behind the critically acclaimed 2008 action sports game, PURE. PURE won numerous awards, including the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2008 for Best Racing Game, and was named among the top 10 video games of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly. Formerly Climax Racing, Black Rock Studio is a development studio of Disney Interactive Studios and is based in Brighton, England.