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PopCap Gets Peggle Fever

Posted by Deadly Cyclone | March 3rd, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Filed under: DS, PC, X360, iPhone Tags: Peggle, PopCap Games

PopCap Gets Peggle Fever

PopCap Games has announced a three month period of Peggle that coincides with the release of Peggle on multiple platforms in the near future. The fun begins with Peggle Dual-Shot that is available for $29.99 today on the Nintendo DS, and continues with Peggle on iPhone and Xbox Live Arcade later this month. April will see the release of Peggle Nights for PC as well as Peggle as a part of the PopCap Games Collection Volume 2 on the Xbox 360. Finally in May Peggle will be released for smartphones running Google’s Android service.

“PopCap co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Jason Kapalka explains: “Peggle is a pretty special little game, and it deserves all the attention to detail and high touch polish we’ve given it. We’ve gone beyond just porting Peggle and have really opened up new territory for the game with the iPhone’s input and control mechanisms and by partnering with Q Entertainment on the development of Peggle Dual Shot for Nintendo DS. Add to that the cool multiplayer modes in the Xbox 360 and XBLA versions, and these are really adaptations of the game designed to tap the unique aspects of each respective device and service. It’s been really cool to see how the game has evolved and expanded.”’

Peggle has been announced for the Playstation Network, but with no mention of it in this press release we are left wondering when if it will arrive along side the XBLA version or at a later date.

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GTA Chinatown Wars Trailer

Posted by Deadly Cyclone | February 26th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Filed under: DS Tags: Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Media, Rockstar

Rockstar has released the first trailer for GTA Chinatown Wars on Nintendo DS. Enjoy!

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EA Announces Film Inspired G.I. Joe Game

Posted by Deadly Cyclone | February 11th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Filed under: DS, Mobile, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 Tags: Electronic Arts, G.I. Joe

EA Announces Film Inspired G.I. Joe Game

Movie games. Just saying that sends a shiver down most gamers’ spines. Hopefully EA can pull this one off, being that the show has some good childhood memories for most. Electronic Arts has announced G.I. Joe the video game to go alongside the release of Paramount’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra movie. The game will follow plots from the movie/TV show and will be available for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation 2, PSP, Nintendo WII, DS, and mobile devices.

“For fans of all ages, 2009 is gearing up to become another watershed milestone in the timeless franchise by introducing even more new ways to engage, immerse and play within the G.I. JOE® universe. The G.I. JOE® video game will feature an exclusive storyline that picks up where the live-action movie leaves off, allowing players to re-create and re-live the greatest moments from the film, cartoon series and action figure toy line. The game will feature 12 G.I. JOE® characters, each with unique abilities and weapons. Adding to the adrenaline rush will be an intense single-screen co-op mode allowing two players to easily unite as a team in a classic struggle between good and evil as they work together to defeat the powers of the COBRA organization.”

EA plans to unveil the game at Hasbro’s Showroom at Toy Fair on February 15-17, 2009 in New York City, so stay tuned for the first media.

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EA Announces New Need for Speed Games for 2009

Posted by Deadly Cyclone | January 30th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Filed under: DS, PC, PS3, PSP, X360 Tags: Need for Speed: Nitro, Need for Speed: Shift

EA Announces New Need for Speed Games for 2009

Just when we thought it may be on the way out, EA confirms work on three new Need for Speed games for 2009. Speaking to Eurogamer EA confirmed that the NfS franchise will continue in 2009 with Need for Speed: Shift on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC, and PSP, Need for Speed: Nitro on Nintendo DS and Wii, and finally Need for Speed: World Online for the Asian PC market.

“Need for Speed: Shift will be made by Slightly Mad Studios of GT Legends and GTR 2 fame, with help from EA Black Box producer Michael Mann and EA Games Europe bigwig Patrick Soderlund.

Shift focuses on simulation racing – not just the realistic movement of cars, but also driver behaviour.”

“The urban underground was a manifestation of style in some past Need for Speed games for sure, but Shift focuses less on these style cues and more on mirroring the driver experience, that athleticism of being in a wickedly-intense race, and what it really feels like to be behind the wheel,” EA marketing boss Keith Munro told Eurogamer.”

Nitro will be developed by EA Montreal and will be an arcade racer with a focus on “vibrant, eye-catching visuals.” World Online will be developed by Black Box and has the possibility of launching in the west if it does well in the Asian market. It will let you pick your car and “take on the rest of the world.”

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