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Dick Dastardly and Muttley return (Wacky Races: Crash & Dash)

Mar 12, 2008

Eidos is bringing Wacky Races: Crash & Dash to both Wii and DS. You'll find the first screens of the Wii version here, and the DS version here.Inspired by the cartoon, the game will feature familiar characters, cartoon environments and outlandish cars that should be identifiable to anyone over the age of twenty. Racers must watch out for traps, collect Wacky Widgets to gain Wacky Powers, as well as use their unique Way Out Wacky ...

Wacky Races: Crash & Dash headed to the Wii, NDS (Wacky Races: Crash & Dash)

Mar 12, 2008

Eidos has revealed Wacky Races: Crash & Dash will be careening on to the Wii and Nintendo DS in June 2008.

Wacky Races: Crash & Dash is inspired by Hanna-Barbera cartoon and has been licensed from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. This action racing game features the crazy cars and characters from the TV series, including Peter Perfect's Turbo Terrific, the Ant Hill Mob's Bullet Proof Bomb, Penelope Pitstop, and Dick Dastardly's Mean Machine, helped by his sidekick Muttley of course.

Players will race across various cross country rallies from the TV series, all the while keeping a look out for traps and trying to collect Wacky Widgets, as they struggle to win and claim the title of World's Wackiest Racer.

Wallace & Gromit planned for WiiWare (Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures - WiiWare)

Jul 29, 2008

Aardman Animation's duo Wallace & Gromit are to return in a series of gaming episodes for PC and WiiWare.

Wall-E a Sales Straggler (Wall-E)

Jul 29, 2008

Disney Pixar's Wall-E drummed up box office success and big critical acclaim, but the THQ-published game has been struggling at retail.

First-ever Arab Localized Game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation to arrive in the Middle East (Wall-E)

Jul 8, 2008

Middle-East website Al Bawaba reports that Disney Pixar's Wall-E will be the first Arab localized video game. Luke Keighran, THQ Export Sales Manager said:

"We are delighted to be part of this, launching an Arabic game is every Arab gamers' wish. This is a great opportunity for us to grow further in promising territories like Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and a solid demonstration of our commitment to the Middle East market. It is [distributor] Pluto Games' enthusiasm and will that made this commercially possible and we hope it will be the first of a long line up for Arabic titles in the future.

"There are only few games that would suit the Middle East's morals more than WALL*E. The game depicts family virtues in a fun adventurous story line immersing the players in a world of passionate pursuit for adventure."

WALL-E Ships for PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, and More (Wall-E)

Jun 24, 2008

THQ announced today that it has shipped WALL-E for every current viable platform, including Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, DS, Windows, and even Mac and mobile phones. In all, the game based on the Pixar movie will be released in over 69 countries in the coming months.

WALL-E to be first Arabic-localized game on current gen systems (Wall-E)

Jun 24, 2008

Ars Technica reports: "WALL-E, aside from probably being the biggest family movie of the year, is also making waves in the video game industry by being the first localized video game to hit the current generation of consoles in the Middle East. THQ and Pluto Games revealed that the movie's tie-in game will actually have versions released in Arabic in an effort to appeal to gamers around the region."

THQ blames Nintendo for poor performance (Wall-E)

May 8, 2008

THQ President Brian Farrell has cited Nintendo's successful first-party software as the reason their kids' portfolio did not meet expectations last quarter.

In a Q4 earnings call, Farrell said that Nintendo had made the kids' videogames market "extremely competitive" and that was why THQ's "traditionally strong kids' business did not meet expectations," according to casualgaming.biz.

"The kids' market was extremely ...

THQ Announces Plans to Launch Disney/Pixar's WALL/E Across All Major Gaming Systems (Wall-E)

Jan 3, 2008

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Jan 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) THQ today announced plans to release the WALL/E video game in conjunction with the film's eagerly awaited theatrical debut from Disney/Pixar in the summer of 2008. WALL/E is anticipated to launch across all major gaming systems including the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Playstation 3 computer entertainment system, Playstation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP system, Wii home video game system, Nintendo DS, Windows PC and Mac, as well as wireless devices.

Wanted Coming to Consoles (Xbox 360/PS3) and PC (Wanted)

Jul 20, 2008

Universal Pictures announced during this week's E3 that it will publish a Wanted game, based on the recent movie, with Warner Bros. Interactive. The storyline is set directly after the conclusion of the movie, with third-person gameplay featuring mechanics from the film such as curving bullets and an "Assassin Time" mode to slow down time.

War Front: Turning Point demo released (War Front: Turning Point)

Jan 11, 2007

A few months ago the developers at 10Tacle Studios released a teaser trailer for War Front: Turning Point. The game looks like a solid strategy game allowing you to create your own outcome of ...

War Front: Turning Point (War Front: Turning Point)

May 5, 2006

Looks like the German war machine has cooked up a new trailer for their "what if" effort to win World War II. War Front: Turning Point is the strategy gamer's dream shot at changing the outcome of the world's biggest conflict in history. The hook is that you'll get to join the fray yourself in first-person and crush the Nazi Wehrmacht (or help them, you ...

War Leaders: Clash of Nations Gone Gold (War Leaders: Clash of Nations)

Sep 12, 2008

Virgin PLAY has announced that War Leaders: Clash of Nations, the RTS developed by Enigma Software Productions, has been approved for manufacturing and will be available in October in Spain, Portugal, UK and Italy. Set in the Second World War, War Leaders: Clash of Nations is designed with two clearly differentiated playing parts: management of troops and the execution of the plan on battlefield. The main goal for the player is to win the war with the help of allies, so a change in the course of WWII History can be accomplished by fighting enemy leaders.

Five War Rock soldiers revealed (War Rock)

Jan 19, 2007

Today the K2 Network announced the five soldier classes that will be available in the online tactical military first person shooter War Rock. War Rock is an online, military shooter featuring state of the art weapons in team or solo online missions and maps. You may have heard of other online shooters featuring cutting edge weapons and classes, but War Rock sets itself apart by being free to download and play - great news for our enthusiastic, (handsome), yet non-monetarily compensated ...

Xbox Marketplace Update: Mega Man 9 and War World Available (War World: Tactical Combat)

Oct 1, 2008

Mega Man 9 and War World are Available Now on Xbox LIVE Arcade!

Mega Man 9 features 12 new challenging levels, and was created with the retro 8-bit look of the original.

War World features nice graphics and has 4 different multiplayer modes including:

Capture the flag
Bomb Assault
Death Match
Team Death Match
Both titles will set you back 800 MS Points.

Xbox Live Arcade This Week: War of the Worlds... almost (War World: Tactical Combat)

Sep 29, 2008

Console Monster writes: "War World will release on the Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday. The game, which will be priced at 800 Microsoft Points puts players in place of a heavily-armed assault mech as you fight for supremacy against powerful opponents..."

Achievements: War World (War World: Tactical Combat)

Aug 18, 2008

Console Monster writes: "If, like me, you despise a non-rounded GamerScore then this Xbox Live Arcade title is not for you. War World, releasing later this year, contains 12 achievements which only two of end in a 5 or a 0. The list is fairly simple though may prove to be a challenge to unlock. Completing Level 1, Level 20, Level 50 and Level 100 on all three difficulties could prove to be a bit of a challenge. Here is the list:

Normal Level 1 Completed – 3 GamerScore
Complete arcade normal level 1 to win this achievement.

Normal Level 20 Completed – 6 GamerScore
Complete arcade normal level 20 to win this achievement.

Normal Level 50 Completed - 12 GamerScore
Complete arcade normal level 50 to win this achievement."

Where's War World? Here it is (War World: Tactical Combat)

Jul 11, 2007

Ubisoft has announced War World, a third-person shooter due for release sometime this summer on Xbox Live Arcade and PC. Looking somewhat like a tropical edition of Microsoft's own MechAssault games, it's staged on a planet created purely to host laser-riddled combat between stompy battle ...

Warcraft 3 patched to 1.22a (Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne)

Jul 3, 2008

Joystiq writes: "Earlier this week, Blizzard released a patch for Warcraft 3, known to some of you as "the game before World of Warcraft" and the rest as "the client for playing Defense of the Ancients." Patch 1.22a provides balance changes for the units, fixes some technical issues and includes four new maps. You can update the game by either logging onto Battle.net"

Frostmourne Replica Auction Final Bid $20700 (Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne)

Apr 3, 2008

The Epic Weapons and Blizzard Entertainment replica of Arthas's evil Frostmourne sword has finally stole the soul of one lucky and rich fan outbidding all challengers with a whooping $20700 out of his pocket.