The Prehistoric Pals Compete in Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games this Summer
Get ready to brave the icy cold glacial games in Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games, from Activision Publishing in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products. Developed by Behavior Interactive, Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games is the video game extension of the upcoming fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise, Ice Age: Continental Drift, where gamers of all ages can use teamwork or go head-to-head as Manny, Sid, Diego and their furry friends in motion controlled competition that’s fun for the whole family.
Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games is planned to arrive on shelves this summer on the Wii, Nintendo 3DS and DS, and Kinect for Xbox 360.
“Anticipating the summer release of the new Ice Age movie, we’re taking mammoth measures to give gamers of all ages an action packed Ice Age experience that parallels the clever and inventive qualities of the franchise,” said David Oxford, Executive Vice President, Activision. “It’s important to give players the freedom to interact with these beloved characters in a motion-based video game for players of all ages.” Read more
Nintendo Keeps Fans Smiling With New Mario Adventure And Kirby Anniversary Collection
Nintendo fans will have no shortage of reasons to celebrate this year, thanks to a wealth of upcoming games and content for both the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system and the Wii console.
Nintendo revealed plans to launch New Super Mario Bros. 2, a new side-scrolling Mario adventure for Nintendo 3DS, this summer. Later in the year, Nintendo will mark the 20th anniversary of the Kirby game series with a special compilation game disc for the Wii system. Other content on the way includes a system update for Nintendo 3DS, re-runs of the popular Kid Icarus anime videos as well as the May 20 launch of Mario Tennis Open .
New Super Mario Bros. 2 is a traditional side-scrolling adventure game featuring Mario, Luigi and loads of other favorite characters from the popular Mario series. The game was created specifically as a pick-up-and-play experience that can be instantly enjoyed by players of all skill levels on the Nintendo 3DS system. The game will launch across North America in August. Read more
WGT Launches MLB.com Baseball Game on Facebook
WGT announced the official launch of the “WGT Baseball: MLB” game on Facebook. After several months of early testing, WGT Baseball: MLB is currently the largest baseball game on Facebook with a steadily growing audience of over 200,000 monthly users.
WGT Baseball: MLB (http://www.facebook.com/WGTBaseballMLB) is a free realistic baseball game on Facebook that puts fans inside their favorite MLB ballparks in HD virtual reality. In a unique blend of social gaming and fantasy sports, players manage their rosters of Facebook friends, making strategic in-game decisions and competing head-to-head against other players in a home run derby, single-inning games, and new month-long seasons.
The rapid growth of WGT Baseball: MLB follows on the success of the company’s World Golf Tour game and to reflect the expansion into other sports, the company also has been renamed from World Golf Tour to WGT, and will continue to publish new high-quality games for sports fans under the WGT brand. Read more
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition Now Available for Xbox 360
Warner Bros and CD Projekt RED announced that the award-winning, epic fantasy role-playing game, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, is now available on consoles for the first time. The game launched in North America for the Xbox 360 and Windows PC with a quest handbook, a game world map and a soundtrack CD, all for $59.99.
Defining new standards for realistic, non-linear game narration, The Witcher 2 delivers a mature, thought-provoking story to produce a matchless RPG experience. The deep story of Geralt of Rivia draws players into a lively game world filled with politics and intrigue. All player decisions have consequences, whether good or bad, and each has an obvious impact on future events in the world. In addition to the epic story, the game features a complex combat system that uniquely combines dynamic action with tactical depth.
“This is our first console game, and I’m very excited to bring The Witcher 2 to Xbox 360; it’s one of the most mature and best-looking games on this platform,” said Adam Badowski, head of CD Projekt RED studio. “But we haven’t forgotten about our current PC players – owners of the game on PC can download the Enhanced Edition update from our webpage for free. I want to invite all new Witcher fans to thewitcher.com – we’ve proven several times that fan feedback is important, so tell us what you think of our game.” Read more
Become an Emissary for Entropia Universe With New Facebook App
MindArk, developer and publisher of the largest real money MMO, announced that it will implement Socialtype’s Bamboo software and integrate with Facebook to enable fans to become Emissaries.
This software app allows players to gain in-game rewards for their own recruiting initiatives taken on social sites, allowing their friends to easily experience and join the MMO without ever leaving Facebook.
The MindArk experience on Bamboo is being designed and published by Steven-Elliot Altman, bestselling sci-fi author and former Games Director at Acclaim Games. He has brought the atmosphere of the Entropia Universe into the app with its user interface, graphics and storylines.
The goal is to have people who use Facebook share not only the deep history of the largest real money MMO on Earth, but to add to the lore with its own unique plots. Read more