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Commando: Steel Disaster Pushed Back Slightly (07 Commando)

22/04/2008

From the article: "The release date for Commando: Steel Disaster, an action side-scrollerfor the Nintendo DS and similar to Metal Slug, has been pushed back until May 30th, 2008. Originally penned for a May 9th release date, the game was moved back due to a 'busy period' of 'manufacturing times'..."

Commando: Steel Disaster Due in North America Q3 2008 (07 Commando)

1/04/2008

From the article: "Video games publisher Lexicon Entertainment are delighted to announce that the highly anticipated Nintendo DS product 'Commando: Steel Disaster' will be shooting its way to American retail stores in Q3 with a publishing deal in place with highly respected XS Games..."

EA holds on to FIFA licence (2006 FIFA World Cup Germany)

27/04/2006

Thursday 27 April 2006 Electronic Arts has extended its exclusive licensing deal with football's governing body, FIFA, up to the year 2014, which means we have at least another eight versions of its FIFA football sim to look forward to. The licensing deal allows EA to include players' names and likenesses, official team logos and kits for all console, PC, mobile and web-based games. This is a major success for EA, as its FIFA branded football sim series has been a huge seller ever since the ...

Online FIFA World Cup 'free' in May (2006 FIFA World Cup Germany)

26/04/2006

Wednesday 26 April 2006 Microsoft and EA are allowing gamers to play 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany on Xbox Live for free for a short time in May. To build footie fever among gamers before the FIFA World Cup starts, 360 owners with the free Live Silver membership will be upgraded to subscription-only Gold membership for one week from 8-15 May, allowing them to play just the EA football game. This upgrade will happen automatically once users go online. EA is calling this event its Free-for-All ...

42 All-Time Classics for DS (42 All-Time Classics)

27/07/2006

Thursday 27 July 2006 Nintendo is launching 42 All-Time Classics for DS on 29 September, the 'classics' being various card, board and parlour games such as poker, chess and draughts. And as the title suggests, there're 42 of them. Each of the games makes use of the handheld's unique touch-screen function making games like backgammon, darts and snooker easier to play than ever before. Multiplayer is available for most of the games, with some enabling eight players to compete at once using DS's ...

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Playable Flash Demo (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth)

13/11/2009

GameSpot: Come play the demo of Capcom's upcoming adventure game starring Miles Edgeworth.

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Full Website Launched (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth)

29/09/2009

Following the launch of the teaser website back in July, Capcom has launched the full website for Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth in North America and Europe, the newest title in the Ace Attorney series for the Nintendo DS coming in February 2010.

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Website Launched & European Box Art Revealed (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth)

31/07/2009

Capcom have today announced that the official site for Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, coming exclusive to Nintendo DS early next year, is up and running at http://ace-attorney.com. Fans of the series can get the latest info about the game as well as new screens and artwork.

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Dated (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth)

23/07/2009

IncGamers reports that Capcom has announced a PAL release date for the next in the Ace Attorney series.

411mania's Release List for the Week of May 25, 2009 (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth)

28/05/2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Cross Edge, Yosumin!, Crimson Gem Saga, Zenonia, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past, Gyakuten Kenji, and Days of Memories 3.

New Ace Attorney game unveiled, first screens and trailer (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth)

29/04/2009

Capcom has revealed that a new Ace Attorney game will be making its way to North America and Europe this winter.

Titled Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, the game sees players assuming the role of prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, longtime rival of Phoenix Wright, and takes gameplay out of the courtroom and into the crimescene. Edgeworth investigates crime scenes, solving puzzles and working with the police to solve the case.

German gamer murders fellow Advance Wars enthusiast (Advance Wars: Dark Conflict)

29/04/2009

A German cyber gamer flew from all the way from Germany to the UK to kill the owner of an online forum, after becoming obsessed with the man's girlfriend.

David Heiss, 21, from Germany, killed Matthew Pyke last September by stabbing him 86 times in a "savage and sustained attack," Nottingham Crown Court was told.

Heiss was one of 40 members of the website Pyke ran: Warscentral.com, a site for enthusiasts of the game Advance Wars. Pyke went by the name Shade, on the site.

BAFTA Nominees Announced & Public Vote Opened (Includes COMPLETE List of Awards & Nominees) (Advance Wars: Dark Conflict)

10/02/2009

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Fable II were all nominated in Action & Adventure, Story & Character and Best Game. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare also received nominations in Artistic Achievement, Gameplay, Multiplayer and Use of Audio. In addition, Grand Theft Auto IV was recognised in Gameplay, Use of Audio and Technical Achievement. Fable II was also nominated in Original Score and Technical Achievement. LittleBigPlanet received recognition in Artistic Achievement, Casual, Original Score, Technical Achievement and Use of Audio. Assassin's Creed, Dead Space, and Fallout 3 have garnered four nominations each, while Gears of War 2, Rock Band, and Super Mario Galaxy all have three.

LittleBigPlanet, Braid, Left 4 Dead lead game developers choice award finalists (Advance Wars: Dark Conflict)

9/02/2009

Gamasutra writes:

"Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet leads the nominees for the ninth annual Game Developers Choice Awards with seven nominations, organizers have revealed.

Number None's Braid follows closely with five nominations. Among the nominations for LittleBigPlanet is the coveted Game of the Year award.

Other nominees for that category include Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead, each of which received a total of four award nominations; Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV, which earned a total of three nominations, and Lionhead Studios' Fable 2. Winners will be honored at an awards show taking place during the 2009 Game Developers Conference."

Nintendo unveils first-half game lineup for Wii and DS (Advance Wars: Dark Conflict)

16/01/2008

Game giant promises at least 65 new Wii games and 80 new DS games in the first half of the year.

"Our momentum is not limited to one system or one game," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's marketing replacement for Perrin Kaplan. "We're going broad and bold in 2008, with something for every member of the family."

First-party highlights from the release list include Advance Wars: Days of Ruin and Crosswords for DS, with Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, and Wii Fit headed to Nintendo's fifth-generation console.

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin Gets Euro Name Change (Advance Wars: Dark Conflict)

10/01/2008

Just to confuse everyone, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is getting a name change for its Euro release in February.

New Advance Wars gets a Cooler Name (Advance Wars: Dark Conflict)

20/11/2007

A news story over at Gameplayer confirms that Nintendo has changed the name of the highly anticipated fourth installment in the Advance Wars series.

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin to Support Online, Voice Chat, and Map Center (Advance Wars: Dark Conflict)

17/10/2007

Previews for Advance Wars: Days of Ruin reveal that the game's cheerful tone isn't the only thing Intelligent Systems stripped from the turn-based strategy title; fans of the series can expect to find a lot of the "distractions and unnecessary elements" that plagued previous games to be missing. Dual-screen battles and "many advanced units" were cut, and unbalancing CO powers have been softened in favor of more strategic maneuvering.

Gamers waiting for online support's inevitable addition can rejoice, however, as Wi-Fi battles and voice chat made the list of new features planned for Days of Ruin's January 21st, 2008 release. A Map Center system of sharing, rating, and downloading online maps will also come included with the 170 scenarios on the cart.

German gamer murders fellow Advance Wars enthusiast (Advance Wars: Dual Strike)

29/04/2009

Age of Empires: Mythologies Ships to Retail Outlets Nationwide (Age of Empires Mythologies)

25/11/2008

November 24, 2008 - THQ Inc. today announced Age of Empires: Mythologies, the newest addition to the highly popular Age of Empires series, has shipped to major retailers nationwide. Developed exclusively for Nintendo DS, Age of Empires: Mythologies features epic, turn-based combat and fast-paced multiplayer skirmishes between Greek, Egyptian and Norse civilizations. For the first time in the series' history, players will control legendary heroes, battle mythical beasts and call upon the divine power of gods. Age of Empires: Mythologies is rated "E10+" and is now available for the suggested retail price of $29.99.