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Music-Inspired Hannah Montana Video Games Planned For Spring (Hannah Montana: Music Jam)

14/02/2008

Hannah Montana, the Original Disney Channel Series that launched in 2006, has been viewed in more than 23 million homes across Europe. The second season of Hannah Montana launched on Disney Channels this past summer and aired on terrestrial/FTA channels in Italy, Germany, France and UK in Autumn/Winter 2007. Hannah Montana mania is gaining momentum across Europe, and Disney Interactive Studios will launch two new innovative music-based titles inspired by the popular series.

Hannah Montana: Music Jam on Nintendo DS and Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour on the Wii home video game system will launch on 25th April 2008. Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour PlayStation® 2 version will launch in Autumn 2008.

New Hello Kitty Game Ships to Retailers (Happy Party with Hello Kitty & Friends)

25/11/2009

Majesco releases Hello Kitty Party for the Nintendo DS.

Majesco Announces New Hello Kitty Video Game (Happy Party with Hello Kitty & Friends)

10/11/2009

Japanese pop culture icon Hello Kitty is turning 35 years young and video game publisher Majesco Entertainment is teaming up with Barnstorm games to publish Hello Kitty Party for the Nintendo DS. The new Sanrio-licenced game will feature 25 themed minigames ranging from dancing to cooking to ironing.

NGamer review scores - second Metroid Prime Trilogy score included (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

11/08/2009

The NGamer magazine has brought some interesting review scores in its latest issue. Check them out.

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince Trailer (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

29/06/2009

This is the very first time you'll see the official Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince Videogame Launch trailer world-wide. The game is released on the 3rd of July on Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Windows PC and various mobile devices.

Enjoy.

Electronic Arts Discuss Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's Authenticity (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

22/06/2009

For the first time in a Harry Potter videogame, it's possible to read the emotion in characters' faces as they talk, thanks to the advanced facial animation system that was used during development. Many of the film's actors provided their voices for the game, and the development team at EA had access to photos and body scans of all the characters, so every raised eyebrow and fluttering cloak is accurately portrayed in the game.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Launches June 30th Worldwide (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

14/05/2009

Ve3tro writes: "The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood game is the place for fans to live the thrills, action and excitement of Harry Potter when it launches June 30th worldwide."

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince officially delayed until summer '09 (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

8/09/2008

EA's just confirmed that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be delayed until next summer. The game will ship alongside the movie of the book, instead of releasing this winter.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Game Delayed Until 2009 ? (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

15/08/2008

WorthPlaying writes: "Warner Bros. decided to push the movie release from late 2008 to July 2009, so we asked EA about whether the game would also suffer a delay. Various sources claimed they were surprised by the news, while the producer said the announcement came at an inopportune time, indicating the game would also have to be pushed due to overlapping story lines outside of the already-released book."

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince announced (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

22/04/2008

EA Casual Entertainment Label and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game will be released later this year to coincide with the film based on J.K. Rowling's sixth Harry Potter book.

Potter fends off Transformers (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

24/07/2007

Harry Potter's latest videogame outing continues to dominate the UK charts - no doubt thanks to the recent launch of the film to which it ties in and last Saturday's release of the final book in JK Rowling's witches and wizards series.

However, it will face stern competition this week from Transformers (number two All Formats, number one on PS2 and Xbox 360), with the live action film in that famous franchise set for general release this Friday.

"Re-creating Hogwarts was a huge challenge" (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

4/07/2007

Wednesday 4 July 2007 In a recent podcast the Creative Director of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Matt Birch, has revealed that creating Harrys famous school was a huge challenge for the development team. Also included in the six minute chat are comments from the cast talking about how impressed they were with the visuals of the game. And Matt is even kind enough to offer some helpful hints and tips for those of you who are having a little trouble finding your way around. The ...

New Harry Potter website launched - with screens (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

15/06/2007

EA has launched a fancy new website for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The website should be enough to please any Potter fanatic as it's littered with screenshots (some of which you can see right here), trailers and other things for you muggles to do while you wait for the final book. The videogame is being brought to console, handheld and PC and relives the fifth-installment of the book. Check out the official website here and look out for the review soon. We've got high hopes ...

EA magics up new Potter trailer (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

26/04/2007

Calling all Potter fans - EA has released new in-game footage from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the publisher's latest title starring the boy wizard that's set to release alongside the movie this summer. The movie runs for around 90 seconds and can be seen at the bottom of our page. Make sure to see new screens of Potter's adventure here. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix videogame is being brought to consoles, handhelds and the PC and relives the fifth-installment ...

411mania: The Release List for the Week of August 24, 2009 (Harvest Moon DS)

26/08/2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Cursed Mountain, and Harvest Moon: Magical Melody.

E3: Natsume Bringing Harvest Moon to DSi in North America (Harvest Moon DS)

4/06/2009

Natsume is the U.S. publisher of the Marvelous Entertainment-created Harvest Moon series, and Natsume U.S. president and CEO Yasuhiro Maekawa has revealed to Gamasutra that the company will be bringing a new version of the venerable franchise to the DSi. This also indicates that the new title is currently under development in Japan.

"I would like to grow steady, but surely. Right now we're expanding our package business to the download contents as well," Maekawa noted. The company has already announced Harvest Moon: My Little Shop, Reel Fishing Challenge, and the Natsume Japan-developed Moki Moki for WiiWare, and Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming for mobile and iPhone.

411mania's Release List for the Week of April 20, 2009 (Harvest Moon DS)

22/04/2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include DeathSmiles, Little King's Story, Fallout Trilogy, and Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2.

New Harvest Moon gets a DS debut (Harvest Moon DS)

6/02/2009

Natsume is working on another Harvest Moon. The new localization is expected to be Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming. But which Harvest Moon version will they localize this time?

Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness Comes to Europe (Harvest Moon DS)

16/10/2008

Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, the second Harvest Moon release for NintendoDS which is published by Rising Star Games and distributed by Nintendo arrives to Europe on...

Natsume Hosts Drawing Contest in Honor of Harvest Moon's 10th Anniversary (Harvest Moon DS)

2/09/2008

IGN reports: Natsume, a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the award-winning Harvest Moon franchise, the company is holding a Harvest Moon Drawing Contest.