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Friday, September 19, 2008

FIFA 09 four minute TV ad on UK SKY Sports Super Sunday

To celebrate the upcoming launch of FIFA 09, EA SPORTS is proud to announce that a full one-off screening of the TV advert will premiere this Sunday during the Sky Sports' Super Sunday showdown between Chelsea and Manchester United.

EA SPORTS has secured the entire second half-time break and will broadcast the full four minute advert featuring cover stars Wayne Rooney and Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuaín.

'We're very excited to be showing the full four-minute advert during half time of one of the biggest games in football' said Trevor Uzice, Senior Product Manager - FIFA 09. 'This year's campaign is all about bringing football fans and gamers together and we hope the advert will prove very popular with everyone.'

Post-match the advert can be viewed at www.fifa09.ea.com.

The Sky Sports screening will be the kick-off to the FIFA 09 launch, coming out on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, NDS, PSP, PC and Mobile from October 3rd.

Finkles Adventure puzzle video game on Nintendo Wii

Finkles Adventure for Nintendo DS and Wii to be released in early 2009.

Finkles Adventure is a fun filled, colourful, casual puzzle title for gamers and ‘newbies’ alike with equal enjoyment and has an addictive hook that makes for hours of endless family playing.

In their world of make believe Finkles are generated and simulated from raindrops. Their bodies look like colourful jelly and their hands hold onto flower umbrellas in their magical world.

The premise of the game is simple… Naughty Finkles float on and around the screen by holding their flower umbrellas. Once players’ touch the Finkles they will float to the ground. Whenever three or more Finkles of the same colour stay close together, all of them will explode and disappear. To win through each level, clearing screens and obtaining a high score may sound straight forward but this depends on the mission objectives chosen and with multiplayer mode option makes the challenge even more enticing.

The colourful world of Finkles and the myriad puzzle challenges are bolstered with many logical tasks, endearing graphics and numerous items and collectables to retrieve which will keep players coming back for more. The progression of the game – tapered to test - has been specially adapted so by picking the appropriate options there is hours and days of achievements to be had.

There are many objectives and endless number of combo challenges to achieve along with high score. Nab a few of the picks ups to energize or find some gravity items and life is made just that little bit easier

Features include:

· Special challenges

· 4 modes of play

· 50 different and diverse levels –

· Both Wii and DS versions optimized to utilize console specs

Finkles Adventure delivers fun gameplay for the family

PlayStation 3 owners can now see live camera image from around the world with Earth TV

earth television network is now providing live camera images from around the world to the new lifestyle service called “Life with PlayStation” from Sony.

The visual and interactive application of “Life with PlayStation” on PlayStation 3 includes a Live Channel which shows news headlines and a world map interface. A set of cities will be enriched by near live pictures from earthTV’s worldwide remotely controlled camera network.

earth television network, the daughter company of Munich headquartered media conglomerate Telcast Media Group, is Germany’s market leader in marrying outstanding new content formats with revolutionary technological innovation. Founder and CEO Thomas M Hohenacker comments: “Interactivity has become a major issue these days to which we want to add high quality visual experience. The implementation of earthTV in PS3 makes the world available to an adventurous and sophisticated audience who desire Live information about their planet.”

Doodle Hex playable video game demo on Nintendo DS download on Nintendo Channel for Wii

Doodle Hex is now on the Nintendo Channel for Nintendo Wii as a playable demo for your DS, where it will remain available to download until the 3rd October.

In the demo you take the role of Djin, one of 14 playable characters in Doodle Hex, competing against Cassie in a spell casting duel using the unique battle system. Runes are cast by drawing shapes on the DS Touch Screen, using the combined effects of the different runes you can create and unleash ever more powerful attacking spell combos. But beware of Cassie’s own powerful incoming spells and ensure your defences are in place by activating your magical shield!

The full version of Doodle Hex on Nintendo DS is available now at all good retailers.

For more information on Doodle Hex visit www.doodlehex.com

The Nintendo Channel can be downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel. To learn more about Nintendo Channel for Wii, visit the official Nintendo Channel website: http://uk.wii.com/movies/nintendochannel/

New Mount and Blade RPG video released

New Mount & Blade gameplay video unsheathed. Witness for yourself the freedom that awaits!

Paradox publisher of strategy games for the PC, has released a never-before-seen gameplay video from Mount & Blade, the highly anticipated single-player medieval combat RPG.

The new trailer, transports players back in time to give them an inside look at the adventure that awaits them in the medieval land of Calradia, where players can explore hundreds of towns and castles, design custom war banners, recruit townspeople and experienced warriors to join their ranks, and conquer enemies in thrilling sieges and action-packed tournaments.

Mount & Blade is out today in the UK and Europe.

Watch the Mount & Blade video on YouTube here...

About Mount & Blade

Mount & Blade is a single-player, third or first-person action/role-playing game set in the medieval war-torn land of Calradia. The game features groundbreaking horseback combat, intuitive swordplay, and a free-form environment in which players can roam freely to explore new cities, conquer foreign armies and earn a reputation as the realm’s most courageous warrior.

Satr Wars - The Force Unleashed Nathalie Cox live webchat secrets

Join Nathalie Cox, star of the cutting edge new Star Wars chapter, in our live web chat

Chat date: Friday 19th September

Chat time: 14.00

Star Wars fans and gamers: rejoice. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a new video game that not only features cutting edge technology for the new generation of consoles, but promises to reveal the full story of the events that took place between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope.

The next chapter in the Star Wars saga, tells the story of Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice, a mysterious figure trained by the menacing Sith Lord, to hunt down the last of the Jedi. Set in the dark times between the prequel trilogy – exploring the aftermath of Order 66 which called for the immediate execution of all Jedi – and forming a direct bridge to the Original Trilogy, The Force Unleashed will forever change the fate of the Galaxy and explain key plot points that directly lead into events in Star Wars: A New Hope.

New generation technology is promised for the cutting edge console enthusiast too, Digital Molecular Matter incorporates the physical properties of anything in the environment so that everything reacts with extraordinary realism - wood breaks like wood, glass shatters like glass and the gaming environment takes on properties of the real world

Euphoria enables interactive characters to move, act and even think like actual human beings, adapting their behaviour on the fly and resulting in a different pay off every single time.

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The Secret Apprentice’s journey takes him across the Galaxy, aided in his dangerous missions by his sidekick PROXY and an alluring Imperial pilot (and eventual love interest) named Juno Eclipse, who is played by Actress Nathalie Cox and also performs the role of the game’s narrator. Who better therefore to answer your questions about the hitherto unknown mysteries of the Secret Apprentice and the newly unfolding secret history of the Empire?

To get the lowdown on the newest elements and find out more about what went into the making of the Star Wars saga, log on to our web chat and Nathalie will oblige. Just one thing though - don’t get cocky, kid!

Nathalie Cox joins us live online at http://www.webchats.tv/chats/Entertainment/discoverthesecretsofstarwars/ on Friday 19th September at 14.00 to talk about Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Click here to submit questions before the chat http://www.webchats.tv/chats/Entertainment/discoverthesecretsofstarwars/

For more information visit www.theforceunleashed.co.uk

The World Of Dokapon Kingdom many Unexpected Twists and Turns of Fate In

Learn more about random events and occurrences in the upcoming party RPG!

In Dokapon Kingdom, the upcoming party RPG for Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 2, players will find a bevy of unanticipated twists on their way to raking in the most gold, capturing the most towns, saving the kingdom, and winning the hand of the princess in holy matrimony. Below is a description of some of those sudden and at times undesirable events, along with some accompanying visuals, just to really hammer it home:

Like many traditional board games, players in Dokapon Kingdom take turns with a spinner to determine how many spaces they will be able to move. There are a wide variety of different spaces to land on, such as item/spell roulette wheels, bank spaces that allow for investment and tax collection from possessed towns, weapon/item/magic shops, and in addition to a large list of other spaces, there also happen to be the plain, bland yellow spaces.

In most games, these empty spaces are merely filler for the experience. In Dokapon Kingdom, very often they are the heart of the matter. Yellow spaces are where most player-versus-player engagements will occur, and the areas in which players will be doing work to strengthen and improve their characters. They’re also the only spaces in the entire grand world of Dokapon where random events can occur.

There are far too many different types to describe, but needless to say these events can often bring fortune for the player or just as easily bring disaster:

• Weber the Trickster likes to mess with contestants, usually tricks he finds fun but you likely won’t.
•Risque the Bandit offers players a chance to steal something from an opponent, but very often his fingers are not quite fast enough to get the job done (although he’ll have a firm grip on your payment).
• Robo-agent will offer players with the chance to “take out” one of their foes (and we’re not talking about eating out). Upon payment, he’ll transform into Robo-Sassin, and from that point it will be nail-biting suspense for your enemy as they hope to avoid encountering the obscenely overpowered automaton. Of course, very often Robo-Sassin is willing to consider taking double his original payment from his intended target, which will turn him back on his original client…
• The Beggar will ask you for money, simple as that. Pay him or don’t, there may be consequences either way…
• Kira the Merchant offers exceptional wares at hard to beat prices, but very often players will encounter her with empty pockets, which can only frustrate as she takes her rare wares elsewhere.

At the start of each week (and weeks are comprised of 7 rounds, in which each player has to have one turn), there is the possibility of random global events, which vary in scope and often can completely change the focus of the game:

• The Coliseum, for example, may pull all players to its great arena for a little bit of player-versus-player action, all for the enjoyment of its rather hedonistic owner.
• A “Wabbit Explosion” indicates to all contestants that there will be an inordinate number of Wabbits on the loose, something to consider when landing on an empty yellow space…
• The “Hairstyle contest” allows players who’ve taken the time to collect and use rare or fancy hairstyles to put their glam to the test. Who will be voted the fairest of all?
• The “Epidemic” will hit you where it hurts the most: your wallet! Your citizens are ill and need your help… Expect to pay a sizeable amount in aid based on the number and size of the towns you own.
• The “Abnormous Disaster” can really set folks back, knocking all of the towns on a single, random continent down a level and robbing them of all of their currently accumulated taxes. All those investments you poured lovingly into your little hamlets? Oh my, misplaced, so sorry!

These are really just a taste of the types of completely unforeseeable bonuses, disasters, and curious events that can spice up a game of Dokapon Kingdom. Be sure to check out the screens below to see some of what’s been described above! Dokapon Kingdom is scheduled for release on October 14!

Rock Band bring back Fender for Rock Band 2 video game on Xbox 360 PS3 and Wii

Licensed Partners Instrumental to the Authentic Rock Experience

Harmonix and MTV Games announced today a new lineup of musical instrument manufacturers whose premier products will be appearing in Rock Band 2. Joining the list of amazing in-game instruments from the original Rock Band, will be real world microphones, new guitars and an array of industry leading drumsets from some of the music industry’s most prolific manufacturers.

“We believe that working closely with our musical instrument partners is crucial to our mission to deliver the most authentic music experience possible,” stated Greg LoPiccolo, Vice President of Product Development, Harmonix Music Systems. “Whether it’s picking out your P Bass, finding the right finish & hardware for your drums, or choosing the best microphone for your singer’s style, having real world instruments included within the world of Rock Band 2 is essential.

The full list of musical instrument partners included is as follows:

Guitars, Basses and Amplifiers:
Fender (Including Charvel, Gretsch, Jackson, Squier, SWR)

Drums:
DW
Gretsch Drums
Ludwig/Conn-Selmer
Pearl
SJC Custom Drum
Zildjian Cymbals

Microphones:
Selnnheiser
Shure

Accessories / Additional Instruments:
Ernie Ball
Electro-Harmonix
EMG Pickups
Fender
Ludwig Drumsticks
Pro-Mark
Roland/BOSS
Vater Drumsticks
Vic Firth
ZVEX

Rock Band 2 features the largest music catalogue of any music-based videogame to date including over 100 songs on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack with an unrivaled blend of classic and new artists including AC/DC, Guns ‘N Roses, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Motorhead and more! With the addition of complete and immediate backwards compatibility for songs purchased from Rock Band’s ever-expanding online music store and the ability to export most songs from the original Rock Band disc, the Rock Band music library will feature more than 500 songs by year’s end.

The Rock Band online music store recently surpassed 21 million paid downloads since the game’s launch in late November 2007. With more than 300 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/dlc), the massive Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks, packs and albums from the vast selection of offerings available as they build their own custom Rock Band library.

Rock Band 2 is rated “T” for Teen with descriptors of lyrics and suggestive themes by the ESRB.

Everquest - The Ruins of Kunark on PC coming to Europe

The official teaser site for its upcoming free-to-play, online first person shooter “Combat Arms Europe” has been released.

The teaser site (http://combatarms.nexoneu.com) includes movie trailers, detailed information about the game and its features, and a sign up page for those who wish to receive regular newsletters with the latest news and updates on Combat Arms Europe.

Combat Arms is a fast-paced, multiplayer shooter, designed for non-stop action on the grounds of various battlefields where players are recruited to get engaged with their enemies in multiple game modes. While integrating the traditional attributes of the FPS genre, Combat Arms advances further by evolving striking features such as character customization as well as weapon modification system, enabling the players to adjust their weapons with attachments such as scopes, silencers and extended magazines.

Additional eye-catching feature is the unique backpack system, which allows players to combine a set of multiple weapons from the extensive armory for a more sophisticated combat experience on the battlefield. Look and feel the first pictures of Combat Arms Europe at http://combatarms.nexoneu.com.

Ford Racing Off Road latest version on PC test drive it now!

Racers' Adrenaline will Pump Like Never Before, Racing a Fleet of Licensed Off-Road Vehicles

The latest PC installment of the popular Ford racing license series, Ford Racing Off Road, has shipped to North American retailers.

Players will find themselves on tough terrain, racing a convoy of Ford and Land Rover off-road vehicles across 24 detailed tracks sure to push vehicles and players to the extreme. Rated “T” for Teen, Ford Racing Off Road retails for $19.99.

“The introduction of the well-known Land Rover brand paired with the move of the franchise from urban streets and familiar tracks to an off-road environment will take racing fans to an all-new level of excitement,” said Karim Farghaly, vice president of sales, Empire Interactive.

“Players will be put to the test to see if they have what it takes to race through the rugged terrain and environments packed into Ford Racing Off Road.”

Ford Racing Off Road has a plethora of new and exclusive features that test players’ high-speed driving skills.

The fastest Ford racing title to date challenges players to find hidden routes to gain an advantage and beat out opponents as they power slide rugged 4x4s through three off-road environments – desert, water, and ice.

Racers can power-up on their way to victory with repair pods, time extensions, artifacts, and cash as they speed through 12 race modes – Standard Race, Elimination, Time Attack, Overtake, Slalom, Checkpoint, Checkpoint Sprint, Seconds Out, Gold Rush, Gauntlet, Low Damage Race, and Expedition.

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