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Babysitting Mania coming on DS (Babysitting Mania)

10/03/2008

Majesco Entertainment, and Gogii Games today announced Babysitting Mania for Nintendo DS. Based on the hit PC simulation, Babysitting Mania challenges players to manage unruly kids, lists of chores and out-of-control houses without losing their cool. The game is also the sequel to the smash success Nanny Mania.

In Babysitting Mania, players progress through more than 100 levels of fast-paced, overlapping tasks as they feed, entertain and clean up after a slew of kids in 20 chaotic houses. Players will use the Touch Screen to manage every aspect of the household with speed and precision, from strategically employing "Timeouts" to overseeing bonus birthday party levels that add neighbourhood party guests to the mania. Players must also care for children in various stages of their lives-from babies to toddlers to teens. Only the ultimate babysitter will survive the frenzy!

Babysitting Mania for Nintendo DS is expected to release in late 2008.

Natural Motion's Backbreaker Is About To Redefine Your Football Experience (Backbreaker)

16/07/2009

ZoKnowsGaming writes "Chances are you have never heard of Natural Motion (NM), but trust me you have seen and played on their game engines. The most prominent of those is Euphoria, the driving force behind such huge titles as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Grand Theft Auto 4. But Natural Motion isn't happy with just making the engines that run some of the best games around, now they want to make the games and that's where their first attempt of it comes from in Backbreaker. We also sit down and chat with Backbreaker's Associate Producer, Rob Donald about what made Natural Motion decide to do their own IP and we found out why no release date has been set,"it will be ready when its ready" according to Donald."

Backbreaker Delivers The NFL 2K5 Impact With Natural Motion (Backbreaker)

12/06/2009

This new trailer of Backbreaker showcases all the glits and glamour that a football game should have this generation. The gameplay is really where it's at because now football is real and you will never see the same tackle twice seriously. Some of the gameplay features are as follow.

Backbreaker Works Best With Cell Processor (Backbreaker)

9/05/2009

The Euphoria engine requires major processing power to calculate real-time animations on the fly in order to recreate real life mannerisms. The Cell processor has the advantage over the custom IBM chip design that the Xbox360 has, which enables the engine to work better and utilize more calculations to give off the most realistic experience in game animation.

Brutal "Backbreaker" gameplay footage, new screens (Backbreaker)

17/04/2008

TVGB: "The video and screenshots demonstrate one of the title's minigames, Tackle Alley. Where the runner, that's you, makes a mad dash for the end zone while opposing tacklers do their best to take you down. What's remarkable about this minigame I hear you ask? Well, it displays the Euphoria Engine being put to devilishly good use."

Is this the most violent wrestling game ever? (Backyard Wrestling 2)

16/08/2004

If your preferred brand of gaming hero is prone to throwing themselves through burning tables or dunking people's heads in deep fat fryers, then you'll be pleased to learn that Eidos have just released a slew of new screenshots of trailer park trash-pleasing fist-fest Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighbourhood.Indeed, you really wouldn't want any of this lot moving in next to you, with their proclivity for chainsaw-fuelled ultra-violence and all. Still, there is a method to the madness ...

Bad Day L.A. demo (Bad Day LA)

16/08/2006

Enlight Software has released a playable demo (260MB) for Bad Day L.A., allowing you to try out the imminent cartoony third-person action adventure. This demo contains an introduction cutscene and the biological terrorist attack mission on the Santa Monica Freeway

Baja "has 300 miles of unrepeated terrain" in one race (BAJA: Edge of Control)

9/06/2008

2XL's Robb Rinard explained that dirt-racer Baja has a track over 300 miles long.

"It's actually honest to goodness 300 miles of driving through never-repeating terrain," said Robb. "You never seen a game where you can drive - A to B - and never touch the same piece of terrain twice."

"It's our biggest technical achievement," he added. "It took us three years to pull this off."

Baja - AI "will drive your car while you make a sandwich" (BAJA: Edge of Control)

9/06/2008

2XLs Robb Rinard has revealed that upcoming racer Baja will allow you to hand controls over to the AI if you need to go to the bathroom or make a sandwich.

Activision Announces Score International Baja 1000 For Fall (BAJA: Edge of Control)

28/05/2008

Santa Monica-based publisher Activision has announced Score International Baja 1000, a new off-road racing game based on Score International's desert racing events, for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and PC. Due this fall, the game is being developed by Left Field Productions (Excitebike 64, Nitrobike).

THQ announces Baja for PS3 & Xbox 360 (BAJA: Edge of Control)

17/03/2008

Developed by Phoenix-based studio 2XL Games, Baja is set to include extensive real-time off-road physics, over 100 square miles of vast, hazardous terrain in addition to an in-depth customisation option, allowing you to tweak the performance of your vehicle to your liking with hundreds of authentic parts.

"Revolutionary" vehicle physics promised in BAJA (BAJA: Edge of Control)

17/03/2008

Revolutionary vehicle physics is on the list of things promised, which will hopefully deliver "unprecedented life-like handling" as well "as realistic vehicle damage as fenders fly, tires are blown, suspension is stressed and engines overheat." The game has over 40 vehicles split into 8 classes - including Trophy Trucks, 4×4s and buggies - all of which are upgradeable with hundreds of authentic, performance affecting parts.

Laptop Dance!!! (Balance)

7/06/2007

If youre looking for a good workout while playing PC games, then youve come to the right site at the right time. Please meet KAMPO Interactives Balance to Win, the trial version of the upcoming casual game Balance that can be played by simply tilting a laptop. "Now how in the hell can you do that?" you may ask. Well, the answer's quite simple: the game utilizes tilt sensors built into some laptops like the Lenovo Thinkpad series that sense when the machine is dropped to protect its hard disk. ...

Planescape: Torment, Baldur's Gate Re-Releasing This Week? (Baldur's Gate)

26/10/2009

IncGamers reports that listings on both Amazon and PEGI seem to indicate that old Interplay titles, including Baldur's Gate and Planescape: Torment, may see re-releases later this week.

BioWare on not making Baldur's Gate 3: We've no regrets (Baldur's Gate)

9/07/2009

BioWare has "no regrets" over it's much-loved Baldur's Gate games, but admits it's "frustrating" not to be able to continue to develop the characters it created for the RPG series.

Band of Bugs DLC Released (Band of Bugs - Xbox Live Arcade)

8/07/2009

The expansion pack 'Tales of Kaloki' for NinjaBee's turn-based tactical title Band of Bugs has been added to the Xbox Live Marketplace and is now available for download.

Fight With Your 360 Avatar (Band of Bugs - Xbox Live Arcade)

3/07/2009

BeefJack writes: "From next Wednesday July 8th, your Xbox 360 avatar will be able to fight for you.

That's assuming you have the XBLA game Band of Bugs, and get the new mode that will be released for it called Spider Hunter, and you will also be able to use said Avatar in the single player mode, replacing main character Maal. The download will be free, which is always a bonus, and will let you cast fireballs and spells with your avatar."

Band of Bugs gets Avatar support and all-new DLC (Band of Bugs - Xbox Live Arcade)

30/06/2009

NinjaBee, the creators of the first fully-enabled Avatar game on Xbox LIVE® Arcade, A Kingdom for Keflings, announced today that beginning July 8, Band of Bugs will include Avatar support. In addition, NinjaBee will be releasing Tales of Kaloki, a new, game-changing DLC for Band of Bugs.

Band of Bugs Expansion & Contest (Band of Bugs - Xbox Live Arcade)

8/08/2007

NinjaBee, announced a new expansion pack, Red Kingdom, for Band of Bugs on Xbox LIVE Arcade. The new expansion pack comes with two new troop types - artillery and cavalry and more content for the level editor, leading to Ninja Bee's own "Design a Level Contest." the expansion also brings with it new areas to explore, characters, special powers, level caps and best of all achievements.

Band of Bugs swarms Xbox Live Arcade (Band of Bugs - Xbox Live Arcade)

19/06/2007

Microsoft has just sent word on this week's Xbox Live Arcade release, Band of Bugs by Cloning Clyde developer NinjaBee. Band of Bugs is one of XBLA's first strategy games and comes complete with a full-on level editor which you can use to share custom maps over Xbox ...