Tag: Announcements - Page 7
News SEGA announce Phantasy Star Ø
SEGA will be developing another Phantasy Star game, this time on the DS - apparently its already one of the "most highly anticipated DS titles of 2009", read this press release from SEGA:
Phantasy Star Ø is one of the most highly anticipated DS titles coming out in 2009, and will feature an innovative touch screen based Visual Chat interface,...
News It's Official SEGA to publish The Conduit
SEGA couldn't keep that cat in that bag for very long, it's all confirmed, its all official its all true, SEGA to publish the conduit.
SEGA of Europe Ltd. and SEGA of America, Inc. today announced a worldwide partnership with High Voltage Software to publish and distribute the Wii™ home video game system-exclusive title, The Conduit. The...
News Time to stop cooking, its Gardening Mama time!
505 announce a new game in the Mama series the non-cooking based Gardening Mama, scheduled for DS Spring next year.
Gardening Mama sees Mama heading into the great outdoors to turn an empty garden into a tranquil paradise. Green-fingered players use the touch screen to dig holes, plant seeds, mix fertiliser and ultimately grow a range of fruits,...
News Nintendo Announce 5 New Wii Games
Nintendo's Conference did have a few nice announcements, not all for the DS. Sin & Punishment returns... finally.
The following five games were all announced for the first time at last weeks Nintendo Conference, being a Japanese shin-dig details are still quite thin on the ground, but here's what we know: Sin & Punishment 2 (Nintendo) 2009The...
News Puzzler Kororinpa gets another outing
HUDSON decide that we've not had enough of Kororinpa and decide that a sequel is the only way to fix the problem, due next spring.
The sequel to Kororinpa: Marble Mania, Marble Saga: Kororinpa is full of new levels for gamers to explore, 4-person multiplayer gameplay, tons of customization features, the ability to connect and compete online and the...
News Ubisoft announce Tenchu in US/EU
Although we knew about the Japanese game, Ubisoft have now confirmed the western version coming early next year.
Today Ubisoft announced Tenchu™ 4, the newest addition to the Tenchu™ franchise exclusively for the Wii™ system, will launch in North America and Europe in early 2009. The development team behind the original Tenchu, Acquire, brings...
News Disaster: Day of Crisis IS ALIVE!
As Hurricane Gustav batters America Nintendo announces the re-birth of Disaster: Day of Crisis, horray!
Survive nature’s most devastating catastrophes in Disaster: Day of Crisis, a panic inducing survival game for Wii. In a devastatingly short period of time, an unprecedented wave of natural disasters has pummeled the United States. On top of this...
News Need for Speed: Undercover, Uncovered.
EA explain the reasons why they will release yet another Need for Speed game, but this one is undercover.
Need for Speed Undercover has players racing through speedways, dodging cops and chasing rivals as they go deep undercover to take down an International crime syndicate. The new game heralds the return of high-intensity police chases and...
News GC: Rapala’s Fishing Frenzy
New fishing game from Activision with its own brand spanking new Fishing rod controller, class.
Utilizing an all new, limited edition Rod and Reel peripheral designed exclusively for the Wii, players will become more immersed in the fishing experience than ever before. With their hands on authentic gear, players will use an actual rod as they cast...
News GC: Activision announce new Pitfall game
Pitfall: The Big Adventure will be the first Pitfall game on Wii, Activision decide to tease us with only a few screenshots.
Pitfall: The Big Adventure for Wii is in development at Edge of Reality and will swing onto shelves this Fall. With more than 10 million Pitfall titles sold to date, Pitfall: The Big Adventure will introduce the franchise to a...
Ubisoft announce a new virtual pet title aimed at the younger gamer, Monkey Madness Wii.
Monkey Madness Wii targets kids ages 6 to 8 years. The game allows you to build a strong relationship with a full family of funny monkeys. Thanks to the unique cross-breeding system, you will be able to create unique species by mixing the different breeds...
News EA to bring new Tennis game to Wii (with MotionPlus)
Publisher giants EA announce a new Tennis franchise for Wii using MotionPlus and other platforms using normal (boring) controllers.
An all-new tennis videogame is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver under the EA SPORTS™ brand. The EA SPORTS tennis franchise will be available first for the Wii™ in 2009, followed by other platforms, and it...
News House of the Dead: OVERKILL - Awesome.
SEGA surprise us with the announcement of a brand spanking new House of the Dead game, exclusive for Wii coming early next year.
The House of the Dead: OVERKILL uncovers the ugly, terrifying, red hot secrets behind the House of the Dead; the daddy of all over-the-top shooters. While staying true to the classic gameplay this hugely successful SEGA...
News Introducing the wonderful, whimsical world of "KORE"
Snap Dragon Games unveil their latest work in the form of KORE.
With three zany, kooky crackpots sharing a cybernetic K.O.R.E suit, insane action is guaranteed. After all, the suit enhances the wearer's abilities beyond imagination. Pixie becomes a pro at climbing, Madboy gains an iron fist, and the dog Rex develops astonishing senses of hearing and...
News Deer Drive - dumbest game of the year?
It must be an American thing, who else would think running around with guns shooting at Deer is cool?
Video game publisher Mastiff announced today that they have teamed up with developers SCS Software and Kouyousha to bring the award-winning arcade- style, multi-player hunting series, Deer Drive, to Wii TM this fall. Deer Drive meshes hunting...
News Celebrity Sports Showdown - What?
EA announce another "we-simply-can't-get-them-out-the-door-fast-enough" title, sports mini game pack: Celebrity Sports Showdown.
Celebrity Sports Showdown features 12 outdoor sports games and is the ultimate party game to play with people of all ages. Play as your favourite celebrities, with featured stars including singers Fergie and Avril Lavigne,...
News Red Steel 2 with MotionPlus due in 2009
Ubisoft recently let things slip that they will follow up the somewhat let-down-of-the-year Red Steel early next year.
"Red Steel 2 has been in development for many months now, and this new device will help us be even more precise in what we do with the product. The Red Steel brand is strong - I think we released it on year one, and that people...
News Capcom confirms Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop
Based on the accliamed Xbox version, the new Wii version will exploit the unique controls only the Wii can offer.
Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop is in development for the Wii™ home video game system. Based on the critically acclaimed Dead Rising™, which...
News Sonic and the Black Knight is SEGA's new Wii exclusive
SEGA all set to release a follow-up to Sonic and the Secret Rings with Sonic and the Black Knight set for release in early 2009.
SEGA today announced Sonic™ and the Black Knight, an all-new Wii-exclusive adventure. Part of the storybook series of games that began with Sonic and the Secret Rings, this new title brings Sonic into the world of...
News Capcom's Dead Rising to resurface on Wii
Another one of Capcom's zombie-filled death-toll games, Dead Rising, is set for re-release on Nintendo's Wii console, get.
And the string of old games Capcom is porting to the Wii continues. Dead Rising, the Xbox 360 zombie fest, is being repackaged for the Wii. This follows remakes Resident Evil 4 and Okami. Dead Rising Wii appears to be a direct...
E3 2008 New Mario & Zelda Games in development for Wii
Nintendo President Iwata confirms that both a new Mario and a new Zelda game is currently in development and will arrive in Wii's life cycle.
Both games have been rumoured but it now seems official that we should see both new games within the next couple of years. Sadly Nintendo confirmed no other details about the games at this years E3, I guess...
E3 2008 Nintendo Conference Live Text Commentary
The biggest day in Nintendo's calendar year is finally upon us. Sit back, pour yourself a cool drink and allow us to indulge you with all the news from Nintendo's E3 conference as it breaks.
18:15PM: I'm in shock. Do Nintendo really think they can get away with a show like that? They announced nothing. Sure Wii Sports Resort will sell well. Sure...
E3 2008 What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver
Clearly the current fad in the games world is cooking games my old mucker, check out this propa pukka game, whack it in your DS and your cookin' like a cockney geezer!
What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver walks players through virtual and real-life cooking situations, from shopping to chopping, dressing the dish to serving up meals. The portability of...
E3 2008 Fishing Master World Tour from Hudson
Hudson announce a follow up gaming in the Fishing Master series for Wii, one play and your hooked!
The new FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR offers over 200 different types of fish to catch and enables players to catch fish in their native waters around the world in the first ever global fishing game on the Wii. Players now have over forty different...
Activision tell us that Call of Duty 5, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Quantum of Solace and Spider-Man: Web of Shadows will all make an appearance at this years E3.
Call of Duty®: World at War (Wii) – Building on the Call of Duty®4: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War thrusts players into the ruthless and gritty chaos of WWII combat...
E3 2008 Konami to start a Rock Revolution
Music games are all the rage, Konami think the started it all and enter a new challenger into the genre.
Konami is arguably the originator of the ‘rhythm action’ genre, with ground-breaking titles such as the ever-popular Dancing Stage series, plus classic music-themed titles as Karaoke Stage, Beatmania and Guitar Freaks. The publisher has now...
E3 2008 EA Introduce Sim Animals For Wii & DS
Only a few new games from EA this E3, yet another game from the "Sims" series is set for release early 2009.
Now, for the first time players can engage with the wild world of animals in their natural surroundings in an immersive and tactile way. In this game you are challenged to engage, touch, move and try to control a wide range of animals as you...
E3 2008 Tecmo Games Wii/DS Bound
Temco announce three titles for this years E3 show, SPRay for Wii, Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff and ROBOCALYPSE for DS.
SPRAY™ (Wii / Holiday 2008) Tecmo has signed an agreement with Eko Software for the exclusive North American publishing rights to SPRay, an action-adventure game developed for the Wii that features a unique gameplay mechanic involving the...
E3 2008 Nintendo Announce MotionPlus Accessory
Nintendo's new Wiimote addon is designed to capture a "true 1:1 response", but why Nintendo, Why?
Nintendo's upcoming Wii MotionPlus accessory for the revolutionary Wii Remote controller again redefines game control, by more quickly and accurately reflecting motions in a 3-D space. The Wii MotionPlus accessory attaches to the end of the Wii Remote...
News Natsume To Show Off New Harvest Moon Games At E3 2008
Natsume have announced that they will be showcasing both new Harvest Moon titles (DS and Wii) at next week's E3 expo.
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (DS):In the largest portable Harvest Moon experience ever, Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness for the Nintendo DS tasks players with building their own paradise as they find themselves shipwrecked on...
News Konami Set To Release Castlevania Fighting Game On Wii
Konami have today announced the development of Castlevania Judgment, a fighting game.
Castlevania Judgment, the first Castlevania title in the fighting game genre, is currently in development exclusively for Wii™. Developed by legendary Castlevania series producer Koji "Iga" Igarashi, Castlevania Judgment bridges the past with the...
Electronic Arts set to release another game in the Boogie franchise, this comes as wonderful news to our resident musical type, get2sammyb.
For any girl who has ever dreamed of being a star, the Casual Entertainment Label of Electronic Arts Inc. brings future stars one step closer today with the announcement of Boogie SuperStar. Combining the...
News Mega Man 9: WiiWare Exclusive
Capcom have stated that the newest installment of Mega Man 9 is to be exclusive to the Wii via WiiWare, well at least for the moment.
Mega Man 9 (no subtitle yet) is a back to roots platformer, going back to the good old days of the NES in a simplistic 2D style. Go get the first two games of the series on your VC now if you haven't already. The...
News Ubisoft Invite You To A Sports Party
Super casual Ubisoft announce a first title "Sports Party" from their new "PLAY ZONE" label, out next month.
"Today Ubisoft announced that it will launch a new Wii exclusive party-games range under the label PLAY ZONE. The PLAY ZONE titles will provide immediate entertainment & recreation thanks to original and numerous mini-games to be...
News Wii Gets Lightsaber Duels
LucasArts announce a new Star Wars Clone Wars simply titled, Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a state-of-the-art computer-animated motion picture and television series that bridges the gap between Episode II and Episode III feature films. Under the supervision of George Lucas, Star Wars: The Clone Wars brings...
FromSoftware and Aquire are set to release Tenchu 4, the latest game in the long running Ninja series on Nintendo's Wii console later this year.
There is little known, in English, about this latest game in the series which first emerged 10 years ago, but from the debut trailer in Japan it seems likely that the game is indeed a Wii exclusive,...
Wii'll be back
After being missed in the last cycle, Call of Duty 4, the Wii will be included on the very latest iteration of the popular franchise, Call of Duty 5: World at War. This news comes via a videogaming247 reader, who spotted the info in a recent edition of gamesTM magazine. "There will be co-op for the first time in a Call of Duty...
Ignition set to publish a 16 title "SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1" collection for Wii later this year.
‘In the Arcade, the addictive quality of these games ensured that the money in your pocket didn’t last long’ Says Peter Rollinson, Product Manager, Ignition Entertainment ‘Now the only difficulty is deciding which game to play first’. Taking...
News Guitar Hero: World Tour Adds Drum Support
Activision announce the latest incarnation of Guitar Hero, this time titled "World Tour" and will feature various new features most notably the addition of a drum kit!
Guitar Hero World Tour will transform music gaming by marrying Guitar Hero’s exhilarating guitar gameplay, with a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced...
New creative drawing game from the Sega boys, promises three different modes and upto eight player support.
PictoImage is a pick up and play puzzle game in which players to take turns drawing the image of a word, while competitors race against the clock to guess the word first. The words are generated at random and can be anything from an apple, to...
Announced last month, Telltale has revealed that the infamous Sam & Max franchise will be coming to Wii in the form of Sam & Max: Season One, containing all 6 episodes released so far on the PC counterpart.
The Wii console is a perfect fit for the Sam & Max games. The series' story-driven gameplay and episodic structure has often been favorably...
News MadWorld: Light-hearted Brutality
SEGA's recently announced worldwide partnership with with PlatinumGames is all set to bring "MadWorld" to Wii, a black & white ultra stylish third person action game.
Described on its own website as "Light-hearted Brutality" PlatinumGames' MadWorld sounds like winner, players are set to master the use of various weapons found within their...
Watch now
Earlier this week SEGA officially announced the next game in the Sonic series, Sonic Unleashed, which will appear on all the major consoles.. Sonic Unleashed is built on a powerful new “Hedgehog Engine”, which introduces seamless 3D to classic 2D camera transitions, whilst delivering a rich and expansive world with multiple paths to...
News Pass Your Driving Test With Atari
Atari UK set to publish a new DS "training" game entitled "Driving Theory Training" which will be officially licensed by the DSA.
Available in Summer 08, Driving Theory Training will feature the full driving theory questions and answers officially licensed by the DSA (Driving Standards Agency). In addition to a full theory test based on the real...
News Reggie: "Big Game Coming This Christmas"
Mystery title to be revealed at E3
Reggie Fils-Aime has dropped hints that Nintendo owners should be very happy this Christmas. The Nintendo of American President said: There's gonna be a big game for the holiday that gamers will want. All I can tell you is what we announce during E3 is gonna be fantastic. The gamer is gonna be excited and the...
News Worms: A Space Oddity No Longer Online
Team 17 makes a massive u-turn regarding multiplayer options for its forthcoming Wii title
Even though the company previously announced that the upcoming Wii game Worms: A Space Oddity would feature online play, developer Team 17 has now retracted the statement and has confirmed that the game will not make use of Nintendo’s WiFi connection for...
News Factor 5 Jump Back Into Bed With Nintendo
Cheers and whooping heard as previous Sony-related indiscretions are forgotten
Factor 5, the studio behind hits such as Star Wars Rogue Squadron: Rogue Leader and 16-bit ‘run and gun’ classic Turrican, has confirmed that it is once again working with Nintendo hardware. The company was previously an ‘exclusive’ Nintendo developer in the early...
News Smash Bros Pushed Back To March In The US
Gnashing of teeth heard around globe
As we reported a few days ago, it would appear that Super Smash Bros Brawl is getting pushed back a month. According to UK site ComputerAndVideogames.com: One retailer told a pre-order customer (and GameSpot forum-goer): "We just want to let you know that the release date of Super Smash Bros Brawl (Nintendo...
Retail distributor lets it slip in latest press release - adventure fans go wild
Point and click adventure fans should prepare to get very animated indeed – it would appear that everyone’s favourite crime-busting animal duo Sam and Max are coming to the Wii. For those of you that don’t know, Sam and Max are a detective dog and psychopathic...
News Family Trainer - The Next Wii Craze You Won't Be Able To Avoid
Looks a bit like a dance mat to us, but what do we know?
Namco Bandai has released promotional shots for the latest 'must have' Wii item. To our untrained eyes it looks more than a little like a traditional dance mat, a revolutionary accessory that first saw the light of day back in the Playstation era. Here's the scoop from Kotaku: Taking a page...
