Iron Man knocks Grand Theft Auto IV off the top spot on the Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Not surprisingly, Mario Kart Wii continues it's reign at the top of the Nintendo Wii list, while PlayStation 3 gamers also have Grand Theft Auto IV queued up at the top. Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested list:
From the article: SEGA Europe Ltd., SEGA® of America, Inc. and Marvel Entertainment, Inc. announced today that the Iron Man video game, based on the successful Marvel comic book series and the upcoming film by Marvel Studios, will feature the voice talents of Robert Downey Jr., Terence Howard and Shaun Toub. All three actors will reprise their onscreen roles of Tony Stark (Downey), Lt. Col. James Rhodey Rhodes (Howard), and Yinsen (Toub). The Iron Man video game launches day and date with the blockbuster movie on May 2, 2008.
Play.com let slip dates for a bunch of titles including Fable 2, Ghostbusters, Prototype, Ninja Gaiden II, and The Bourne Conspiracy. The dates: - Fable 2: May 30 - Ghostbusters: September 26 - Prototype: June 27 - The Bourne Conspiracy: June 27 - Ninja Gaiden II: March 28 - Iron Man: May 30 - WALL-E: May 4 - Lego Batman: sometime in September
It's no mean feat powering up from being video game publisher No. 14 in 2004 to becoming the industry's sixth largest third-party publisher today. But Sega of America is tasting that success. Industry analysts credit its president and COO since 2005, Simon Jeffery, as the force behind the company's struggle to reinvent itself. In fact, come May 2, when the Marvel Enterprises-produced Iron Man blasts into movie theaters, Sega is counting on the day-and-date release of its video game version to inject even more life into what was once a very anemic portfolio. Historically, Sega hasn't been part of the license business, explains Jeffery. But we felt that in order to gain market momentum, we absolutely needed to have big game-appropriate movie licenses under our belt.
The Iron Man video game has two strikes against it, by merit of being (1) a licensed product and (2) poised to be released alongside a movie. However, there are some benefits to the movie connection. Speaking to USA Today, Sega of America Senior Producer Mike McHale revealed that they had received the CG model for Iron Man himself created by Industrial Light & Magic for use in the film.
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