Madden NFL 10 Ties to Preseason Super Bowl XLIII Rematch on ESPN August 13 NFL Legends and Celebrities Compete in Pro-Am Flag Football Game

Just hours prior to the highly anticipated launch of Madden NFL 10, Electronic Arts and the 21st edition of the franchise will be woven into ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” programming on August 13, which will feature a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals at 8 p.m. ET. The preseason matchup game features the teams of Madden NFL 10 cover athletes Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu in their first meeting since Super Bowl XLIII.



“The launch of Madden NFL is an event that our fans look forward to throughout the year,” said Nathan Stewart, marketing director for EA SPORTS. “With our ever-expanding audience, we wanted a launch for Madden NFL 10 that would not only show the depth of our connection with NFL football, but also reach our fans in all corners of the country. It’s going to be a full week of excitement the likes of which only Madden NFL can create, culminating when the game goes on sale at midnight on August 14.”

Madden NFL 10 on ESPN “Monday Night Football”

On August 13, EA SPORTS Madden NFL 10 will take a prominent position across ESPN media, including extensions on-air, online, on mobile and in social media applications. The date was chosen not only because it is one day before Madden NFL 10 hits stores, but because it coincides with the return of “Monday Night Football” to ESPN. EA SPORTS Madden NFL 10 will tie into the special Thursday night pre-season kick off of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” with Madden NFL 10 footage, advertising spots and other Madden NFL 10 content throughout the broadcast.

Additionally, Madden NFL 10 custom billboards will be featured across ESPN programming throughout the day, including “SportsCenter” and “NFL Countdown.” Viewers will also see Madden NFL 10 mini-mercials throughout the morning on “SportsCenter” telecasts. Madden NFL 10 advertising will be featured prominently on the ESPN.com homepage with a unique eight-second interstitial execution.

As part of the integration, EA SPORTS Madden NFL 10 will also be featured in ESPN Mobile including video, messaging, mobile web and ESPN's popular ScoreCenter iPhone app.

Madden NFL 10 Pigskin Pro-Am

In the week leading up to the launch of Madden NFL 10, television networks including ESPN2, NFL Network and VH1 will air the Madden NFL 10 Pigskin Pro-Am Game, a match-up pitting two teams mixed with NFL legends and Hollywood celebrities in a high-scoring, fun-filled flag football game. Competing from Malibu, California, the two teams are led by Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Joe Montana and John Elway, and feature an all-star roster including NFL legends Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, and Deion Sanders and celebrities Jeremy Piven, Maria Menounos, Kevin Dillon and Allison Sweeney. Broadcasts of the game will appear on the following networks during the week of the Madden NFL 10 launch (all shown in eastern time):

August 13 - ESPN 2 - 11 p.m. to Midnight
August 15 - VH1 - 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
August 17 - NFL Network - 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

For the third year running, Spike TV will support the launch with “GTTV PRESENTS MADDEN NFL 10 KICKOFF,” premiering Wednesday, August 12 at Midnight. Host Geoff Keighley meets up with players and celebrities at the Pigskin Pro-Am event, heads behind the scenes at EA Tiburon to meet the game makers, and learns which NFL stars should be in a gamers’ fantasy draft.

Madden NFL 10 in Stores on August 14

Following the “Monday Night Football” broadcast integration featuring Madden NFL 10, select retail stores throughout the country will be ready for Madden NFL 10 fans to pick up their copies of the new game when sales begin at 12:01 a.m. on August 14, 2009.

Madden NFL 10 launch partner Walmart will also be offering special assistance to Madden NFL players throughout the country. Walmart is offering customers “turf talk” tips from celebrities and NFL greats on www.Walmart.com/madden. In stores, the retailer will have special offers to help gamers get ready for the days ahead, including a limited edition Gillette Fusion NFL team logo razor with a code to download a Mini Madden NFL 10 Strategy Guide and $8 rose bouquets to help ease the burden on their potentially neglected partners – all located near shelves where Madden NFL 10 is sold.

For more information about the Madden NFL 10 launch events, broadcasts, and promotions, and to view the Madden NFL 10 Pigskin Pro-Am trailer, visit www.maddennfl.easports.com/launch.

Madden NFL 10 is developed in Orlando, Florida by the award-winning EA Tiburon studio. EA SPORTS™ is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA Football, and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR.



Madden NFL 10 will be available for the Xbox 360 video game system from Microsoft, PlayStation 2 and PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment systems, Nintendo Wii, PSP (PlayStationPortable) handheld entertainment system and is rated E by the ESRB. Madden NFL 10 will also be available for feature phones this month, and on the App Store in September.

New Section 8 FPS video game trailer for PC and Xbox 360

Section 8 is a first person shooter set in a futuristic universe. The players wear armor that covers their entire bodies and features shielding technology which is able to absorb enemy damage.

Players will be able to “burn-in” by dropping onto the battlefield from orbital dropships hovering at 15,000 feet from the surface, thus eliminating fixed spawn points.



“Burning-in” also creates the opportunity for the player to choose where they drop on the map, making the game unpredictable. This process is an interactive experience as players can be shot down upon entry by players and anti-aircraft turrets alike, though these situations can be avoided or mitigated by using the “air-brake” feature which allows the player to make mid-air adjustments.

Section 8 will feature a single-player campaign mode that allows the character to play as a member of the 8th Armored Infantry named Alex Corde. Previews indicate that the single-player campaign will be more objective-based and deals with the motivation behind the ARM of Orion and Alex Corde.

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Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution video game out on iPhone and iPod Touch

Sid Meier’s classic empire building Civilization Revolution has made its way to the Apple App Store for mobile gamers to engage in some portable strategy plotting.

Regarded as one of the best strategy games around the portable version will let warmongers choose from 16 civilizations from which to build their empire.

As with the console versions users will be able to call upon a wealth of weapons and technologies to build the most powerful army imaginable using the iPod Touch and iPhone’s touchscreen controls to drag units, zoom in and scroll effortlessly through battle-filled maps.

Civilization Revolution is available now from the App Store.

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Fantasy Tennis 2 video game Guardian Battle 2 update Features Great Risks and Even Greater Rewards

Burda:ic, a leading publisher of online games worldwide, today announced an epic update to the guardian system in sports MMORPG Fantasy Tennis Season 2. Players have always been able to hit the courts with up to four friends and take on some exciting bosses, but ‘Guardian Battle 2.0’ heats things up with the addition of a legendary boss guardian… Hellblood.

Players who wish to test their rackets against this fiery opponent must first defeat the four toughest guardians in the game, including the intimidating protector of Atlantis. Succeed within the time limit on each map, and you’ll earn the right to challenge Hellblood. Defeat him in under five minutes to reap the ultimate reward, pieces of the rare and powerful Hellblood Costume set!

Fantasy Tennis players around the world should also keep their eyes peeled for exciting guardian-related news in the coming months, because this update is just a taste of the special skills and epic Guardian battles still to come.

For more information about Guardian Battle 2.0, please visit http://ft.alaplaya.net.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey live demo on Twitter and UStream

On Thursday 13th August 505 Games, in collaboration with 1C Company, will give fans eagerly awaiting the 4th September release of IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey the chance to watch the game being demoed live by members of the team through popular social networking site Twitter via UStream.

The demo session will be hosted by Mark Allen, European Communications Manager for 505 Games, who will guide viewers through a selection of some of the fifty missions available in the game that take place in locations as diverse as Battle of Britain, Stalingrad and the Battle of the Bulge. An exclusive UStream channel (http://www.ustream.tv) has been created to broadcast the demo to attendees who will be able to engage in live chat with other viewers throughout.

A Q&A session will also follow the demonstration to give fans the chance to pose questions to the developers on the inner workings of the title. For anyone who misses the event as it happens, all chat posts, questions and answers will include the hashtag #IL2LiveDemo for easy reference. The demo session will go live from 12:30 on Thursday 13th August. For further updates and details on how to view the live stream please refer to http://twitter.com/IL2BirdsOfPrey

About IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey

Based around large-scale aerial combat over the ground-based military operations of World War II, variety is at the heart of the action in IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. Players participate in the most famous confrontations of the era piloting fighters, battle planes or heavy bombers across a range of missions. There are 6 theatres of war in which to engage – The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Berlin, Sicily, the Battle of the Bulge and Korsun – representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe.

As well as taking environmental and landscape visuals to new heights by incorporating satellite technology, IL-2 also boasts a tangible damage effects engine. Players will see real-time damage to the aircraft such as holes in the wings and trail lines during dogfights.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey will be published by 505 Games in collaboration with 1C Company on 4th September for Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo DS and PSP.

Edinburgh Interactive video games festival this week

Edinburgh Interactive at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange on 13th & 14th August 2009. Representing over 200 companies within the Ontario interactive digital content industry, IO will be joined by Capybara Games, who are set to showcase two soon-to-be-released titles.

As a non-profit trade association committed to the growth of Ontario’s Digital Media/Video Game industry, IO represents content producers and distributors, as well as stakeholders from a range of industry sectors including e-Learning, games, mobile, television, online, social media, marketing and academia. The Ontario International Marketing Centre, based in London, UK, facilitates trade and investment between the UK and Ontario.

Joining IO at Edinburgh Interactive this year will be IO member Capybara Games. Starting out as an award-winning mobile games developer, Capybara Games have since successfully branched out into the development of iPhone, Nintendo DS and downloadable console games. Capybara Games is an independent games studio from Canada’s fastest growing hub of video game production.

Capybara Games will be showcasing two soon-to-be-released titles at Edinburgh Interactive this year; Critter Crunch and Ubisoft’s Might & Magic Clash of Heroes.
Critter Crunch is set in a magical place filled with cute, colourful critters frolicking in the sun, smelling the flowers and eating each other! Winner of the 2008 IGF Mobile Best Games & Achievement in Audio Awards and IGN Wireless 2007 Best Puzzle Games & Biggest Surprise Game Awards, Critter Crunch is a PlayStation® Network arcade-puzzler, and will be released later this year.

Set in the Might and Magic universe, Might & Magic Clash of Heroes is the first ever installment developed for the Nintendo DS™ incorporating role-playing elements, adventure and an innovative and dynamic combat system based on puzzle mechanics. Developed by Capybara Games and published by Ubisoft, Might & Magic Clash of Heroes will be available to play at Edinburgh Interactive this year and will be on sale this summer.

Nathan Vella, Co-Founder & President of Capybara Games, said: "Capy is really excited to be attending EIF – it’s a great opportunity for small independent studio like us to make new connections, and to promote our titles internationally.”

IO will also be looking to promote an upcoming event titled Game:ON Finance 2009. Game:ON: Finance is an international forum for the interactive games industry that connects game developers, innovators, investors and industry leaders. Over the course of two-days in downtown Toronto, presentations, case-studies and panel sessions will provide insight on the diverse prospects for growth within the dynamic economic, creative and technological landscape of games. Game:ON Finance will be taking place on October 27 and 28. www.gameonfinance.com.

Ian Kelso, CEO & President of Interactive Ontario, said: “Interactive Ontario is proud to partner with the Edinburgh Interactive Festival this year. We certainly see a tremendous potential for synergies between Ontario and UK video games companies. And of course we are also very keen to invite more European companies to participate in this year’s edition of GameON: Finance which is growing quickly in international stature.”

Key companies who attended the 2008 conference included:

Activision
AOL
Arts & Humanities Research Council
Associated Press Television News
BAFTA
BBC
BBC Scotland
BERR
CCP Games
Channel 4
Climax Studios
Codemasters
Codeworks
Cohort Studios
Creative Assembly
Edinburgh University
Elysium Gaming Ltd
Endemol
Eurogamer
Frontier Developments
Future Publishing
Gamasutra
Gamestation


Geomerics
Handheld Learning
Hyper Entertainment
Insurgent Studios
Intent Media
Napier University
NCSoft
NESTA
Nintendo
Nokia
Realtime Worlds
Sony Computer Entertainment
Entertainment
Scottish Development International
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Screen
SEGA Europe
Skillset
University of Abertay
University of West Scotland
University of Ulster
Virgin Play S.

Win a free copy of WW2 - Time of Wrath just by answering a few trivia questions!

The WW2 - Time of Wrath Giveaway Contest! Just by answering a few trivia questions you could win a free full copy WW2: Time of Wrath. The rules are simple:

1. Answer the trivia questions below (note that you will need to play the free demo in order to answer one of the questions).
2. Send your answers to matrix-contest@wastelands-interactive.com.
3. Ten randomly selected entrants that answered all the questions correctly will win a free copy of WW2: Time of Wrath!

Here are the trivia questions:

1. When did France and the UK join World War 2?
2. What is the motto of Matrix Games, the publisher of WW2: Time of Wrath?
3. Where is Wastelands Interactive, the developer of WW2: Time of Wrath, from?
4. What is the name of unit in hex 173,95 at the very beginning of 1939 campaign (you should try the WW2: Time of Wrath demo to find this out)?

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “Free games and a few fun trivia questions? Sounds like a total victory for gamers! Easy to learn, with solid gameplay, deep scenarios, and a vibrant community, WW2: Time of Wrath is a bargain at any price – but the chance to win the game for free is just too good to pass up!”

From the front lines in France and Russia to the deserts of North Africa and the airfields and convoys of Britain, the campaigns of World War II are yours to command in WW2: Time of Wrath! This turn-based grand strategy title, the highly improved and expanded sequel to WW2: Road to Victory, puts the player in charge of the political, economic and military decisions of one or more Axis or Allied nations, including minor nations. A diplomacy system based on political points allows you to sway possible allies to your side. An upgraded and expanded naval combat system includes fleet engagements, combat patrols, massive aircraft carriers, elusive raiders and U-Boats as well as a convoy system.

Concentrate precious industrial resources on building, training and upgrading a wide variety of combat units from airborne soldiers and armored divisions up to nuclear weapons! Historical leaders enhance the performance of your armies and hundreds of historical events like the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Lend-Lease and more give you choices that can change the course of history. WW2: Time of Wrath is fought across turns that vary in length by season and 25 km hexes with divisions and corps, giving the player a broad strategic picture of the war while still leaving enough room for operational decisions.

Get more information on WW2: Time of Wrath from its official product page.

World of Battles video game artwork revealed

World of Battles is a free, massively multiplayer real-time strategy game. Set In a fantasy medieval universe, nine races fight a terrible war for world domination. Choose your side, recruit, train and equip units in order to create a powerful army able to face in intense battles opposing armies created by other players. Take part in huge battles in order to establish yourself as a warlord and progress in the online World of Battles' ranking system. Players are free to connect for quick play and to participate in one of the many official tournaments of World of Battles.

In the game, you will discover a unique system for customizing your units and soldiers. You'll be able to personalize the appearance of each one of your soldiers with a very high level of detail. Before launching into your first battles, you'll need to prepare your troops, because if you don't, your army will surely take a beating.

Once you're ready to fight, gamezplay switches to real time strategy mode. Take command of your armies and show everyone who's the greatest warlord in the war-torn battlefields of World of Battles. You can also join friends to confront other clans in titanic guild wars in which tactics and teamwork will be essential to become the most powerful army of all.

Free, accessible to all and with higher technical ambitions than other current free internet games, World of Battles allows everyone to share an intense and unique online gaming experience.