Nintedno wii gets 3D support with ShiVa 3D engine

Stonetrip, a leading 3D engine company for games and 3D applications, today announced that it has received certification from Nintendo to offer its cross-platform 3D development engine, ShiVa 3D, to licensed Wii developers. The ShiVa 3D engine already supports Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, Wii, and browser-based applications under a single license, and has been used in thousands of applications and hundreds of games released to date.

PSP Minis video game Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess! release date April 22nd

First PSP minis title, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess! (MPSMP), will launch on April 22nd priced at £3.49. MPSMP is a brand-new, original IP that will initially be released exclusively for Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PlayStation 3 (PS3) as a download from Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) Store.

Blacklight: Tango Down video game Back Story, Weapons and Setting New Multiplayer-Focused FPS Revealed

Ignition reveal the first insight into the back story, setting and weapons of their upcoming multiplayer-focused first-person-shooter Blacklight: Tango Down, currently in development at Zombie Studios.

UK video game chart Just Dance pips Just Cause 2 top top slot

UK video game chart - Week ending 3 April 2010 from ChartTrack



1 JUST DANCE UBISOFT 5
2 JUST CAUSE 2 EIDOS 1
3 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 EA GAMES 3
4 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 ACTIVISION 6
5 POKEMON SOULSILVER NINTENDO 2

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Travis Touchdown returns for revenge on 28th May

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle will be released throughout Europe on 28th May, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. Travis Touchdown, the pro-wrestling-obsessed assassin, returns three years after he first became the top assassin in the United Assassins Association (UAA) and walked away. Fighting to avenge the brutal murder of his best friend, Travis must rise through the ranks of an incredible 51 assassins to once again make it the top of the UAA league table.

Reliance Big Entertainment, India buy half of Codemasters UK

Codemasters announce that Reliance Big Entertainment has acquired a 50 per cent shareholding in the Codemasters, alongside existing investor, Balderton Capital, the leading European venture capital firm that first invested in Codemasters in 2005. RBEL’s gaming division, Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd. will oversee the Codemasters investment.

Sniper Ghost Warrior military marksman jungle action game on Xbox and PC

Fancy yourself as a sniper? Want to fight a despotic military regime on the island of Trueno? Then Sniper Ghost Warrior video game is for you.

Sniper Ghost Warrior, the game offers an incredible insight into the danger-filled world of the military marksman.

Plants vs. Zombies HD video game App for Apple iPad - Multi-Touch Capability with New Features and Exclusive Mini-Game

Plants vs. Zombies HD app for iPad is now available on the App Store in North America. Since its introduction on the iPhone and iPod touch in February, Plants vs. Zombies has sold more than 650,000 units. With this latest adaptation, PopCap is propelling the Plants vs. Zombies franchise to new heights – delivering even more great gameplay and exclusive features tuned specifically for iPad.

Fan-Favorite Shooters, Geometry Wars: Touch and Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies, Available on Apple iPad

Geometry Wars: Touch and Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies Apps for iPad are now available on the App Store. The launch of the iPad allows Geometry Wars: Touch for iPad and Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies for iPad to utilize higher graphics and faster processing to enhance the game experience and immerse players deeper into non-stop shooter pandemonium.

Top Gun the iPad version of the video game - Fact Sheet

Time to get your iPad fueled up and ready for the flight deck as Top Gun puts players in the cockpit of a fast, fun, arcade-style Apple App Store game inspired by the classic movie. Following in the footsteps of Maverick and Iceman, players start as the new rookie in the Top Gun U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School.

Award-winning Apps for iPad Including Enigmo Deluxe, Cro-Mag Rally, Bugdom 2, Otto Matic, and Nanosaur 2

Enigmo Deluxe: Based on the award-winning puzzle-game Engimo for iPhone, Enigmo Deluxe for iPad has major new features, including a built-in level editor that allows users to create, edit, and play their own levels. Friends can share Level Packs so they can play levels that they create or exported them for play on the Mac, PC, or iPhone versions of Enigmo. The game now comes with over a dozen free Level Packs including two “Kid Packs” which were paid add-on’s in the original Enigmo. Together with the 50 original Enigmo levels, Enigmo Deluxe comes with over 400 free levels.

Metal Gear Solid Touch and Frogger Pad video games on iPad

Metal Gear Solid Touch and Frogger Pad Apps for iPad are now available from the App Store. Complete with cutting edge graphics, both games feature gameplay that capitalizes on the larger screen and innovative Multi-Touch user interface of iPad.

Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets Major video game Update side-by-side with the newly released expansion!

Matrix Games and Strategic Studies Group release a major 1.20 update for Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets.

The update includes three new free scenarios (Operation Konrad, Operation Husky, and Kirovograd), several major rule changes, UI and controls improvements like an “Entrench All” button, and some bug fixes.

Across the Dnepr: Second Edition Now Available! hefty expansion to the Kharkov engine is now rolling across the steppes

Across the Dnepr: Second Edition! Now gamers can enjoy an improved and infinitely replayable version of the classic Across the Dnepr scenario on the acclaimed Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets game engine. To mark the release, the conclusion to an in-depth AAR for Across the Dnepr: Second Edition has been released. Be sure to check out the first part as well!

Freekscape: Escape from Hell video game for PlayStation Mini 3D Action Platform Game Available April 8th

Freekscape: Escape From Hell for the PlayStation Mini platform to play on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PSPgo. The game will be available via Sony’s PlayStation Network on April 8th in Europe and North America for $4.99 / €4.99.

Relativity, the first commercial game to model Einstein's Relativity!

Purple Games are proud to announce the launch of their first game, available to download now on Xbox Live. Relativity is a god-type strategy/action game, set in a universe which obeys Einstein’s theories of relativity!

One-button game Fishie Fishie video game on Nintendo WiiWare

Fishie Fishie a one-button game for those that like something a little different. Fishie Fishie is a game that will test your reflexes to the max. Under its colorful, sweet exterior lurks a game that is both ridiculously easy to learn and terrifically challenging to master.

Plain Sight - The Only Suicidal Ninja-robot Multiplayer Game on the Market

Debut game, Plain Sight, is available now on Steam and other digital download platforms priced at $9.99.

A tongue-in-cheek multi-player arcade game that revels in its uniqueness, Plain Sight casts players as insano suicidal ninja robots who must fly through space, trusty katana in hand.

Play across 13 multi-player maps, battling up to 20 players on a mission to nab more and more tasty, tasty energy with each enemy you slay.

FreeStyle to unveil content of an unprecedented new style!

FreeStyle Street Basketball, the world’s first online basketball game serviced at global game portal GameKiss, will unveil the “Here Comes the LA Gold Bugs” update on Wednesday April 7th PDT.

Kingdom Heroes video game - Dev Blog #2: Leveling, Loyalty, & Leading Your NPC Troops into Battle

Chances are that the first major game feature you’ll come across in Kingdom Heroes is its unique soldier system. I don’t want to spoil too much about the first fifteen minutes of the game, but I will say that the new player experience is very tightly designed and, after a harrowing sprint through a dangerous chasm, it caps off with the gratifying reward of earning your first upgradeable and customizable NPC soldier.