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EA holds on to FIFA license (2006 FIFA World Cup)

Apr 27, 2006

Electronic Arts has extended its exclusive licensing deal with soccer's governing body FIFA up to the year 2014, which means we have at least another eight versions of its FIFA soccer 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 soccer sim series has been a huge seller ever since the first one was released back in ...

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

Apr 27, 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)

Apr 26, 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 ...

Foot soldiers (2006 FIFA World Cup)

Apr 18, 2006

With its US release just a week away, 2006 FIFA World Cup seems to have a lot to make up for. Soccer fans were less than pleased with last year's FIFA 06 and EA's really trying to convince us that this title is more related to the better-received 2002 World ...

2006 FIFA World Cup Germany limbers up (2006 FIFA World Cup)

Mar 20, 2006

As men around the globe begin counting down the days until the referee's first sweet peep of the whistle kicks off the start of the FIFA World Cup in Germany, EA, in time-honoured tradition, readies itself for the run out of its official game of the greatest sporting event known to man with this sweet selection of screens. Due for release in April (the FIFA World Cup begins 9 June), 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany will undoubtedly be another exercise in how to successfully exploit an official ...

411mania's Release List for the Week of February 23, 2009 (50 Cent Bulletproof)

Feb 26, 2009

411mania gives a rundown on this week's game releases. Highlights include Legacy of Ys: Books I & II, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, Stoked, The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.

Legacy of Ys: Books I & II (DS)
Ys I and II have seen many ports and remakes since the first one came out in 1987; they've seen the light of day on such systems as the PC-8801, Famicom, Master System, DOS, Apple II, Saturn, and PS2 to name a few. The most widely-known versions are contained in the TurboGrafx-CD compilation, and for years that release was considered the best. It's place at the top was eventually challenged by Ys Eternal as it sported upgraded graphics, effects, and artwork as well as extras like new characters and scenarios. Unfortunately, Eternal didn't include voiceovers and some say that the remixed music was not as good. Apparently, enough people weren't satisfied so another update known as Ys Complete, which is said to have better graphics but an inferior soundtrack, was unleashed. Despite my best efforts, I could not find any agreement amongst Ys fans as to which official release is the definitive version since each of the three does at least one thing better than the others.

Preferences aside, there is one thing that fans of the first two Ys games can agree on no matter which version they've played - Ys I and II have some of the best music you will find in a video game. Every place I visited for info makes note of how awesome the soundtrack is. Knowing this, I questioned whether or not it was a good idea to play the games on the DS for the first time when I could just as easily track down the PC version and patch it or download the Wii VC one. Granted, Legacy of Ys comes with a free soundtrack if you preorder and it is portable. Maybe it would be easier to just flip a coin...

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Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii) ...

50 Cent: Bulletproof Game Called out by Hip-Hop Artist, Former Child Soldier (50 Cent Bulletproof)

Mar 27, 2008

A Sudanese hip-hop musician who escaped a life as a child soldier takes rapper 50 Cent to task over his video games in an upcoming album in a song titled "50 Cent".

50 Cent: Bulletproof gets sequel (50 Cent Bulletproof)

Mar 25, 2008

50 Cent is set to star in his second videogame, it has emerged via US mag Electronic Gaming Monthly. The millions of people that bought Bulletproof have given Vivendi/Activision Blizzard reason enough to churn out the rapper's second title which, as a cover scan reveals, is set to appear in the next issue of EGM. Simply known as 50 Cent II at the moment, no gameplay details have been revealed, but we're willing to bet that it won't be a pet ...

50 Cent snubs rating system (50 Cent Bulletproof)

Nov 23, 2005

50 Cent believes parents should buy their children his new gun-happy game Bulletproof, regardless of the child's age. 50 Cent Bulletproof has been rated 'Mature' in the US (17+) and 18 in the UK for its graphic violence, bad language and sexual themes. The rapper told Reuters that he believes parents should sit down and play Bulletproof with their children, explaining what was happening as they did so. Such a conversation would probably go like this: "Now I'm shooting this man in the ...

50 Cent Bulletproof soundtrack revealed (50 Cent Bulletproof)

Nov 4, 2005

The soundtrack to the game 50 Cent Bulletproof will feature 13 never before released tracks by the multi-million selling rap star. Also on the soundtrack will be hits from 50 Cent albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre, contributions from G-Unit members Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck, as well as 90 minutes of original music score by Emmy Award winning producer Sha Money XL. This takes the total number of track in the game to over 150. The full list of exclusive tracks can be ...

50 Cent: A hail of footage and facts (50 Cent Bulletproof)

Mar 2, 2005

Following on from last week's that hip-hopper 50 Cent was set to appear in his own game, we now have the very first footage of the OG in action. Under the title 50 Cent Bulletproof, this gritty game will follow the shot-up superstar as he fights crime in the New York underworld with help from his chum Dr Dre and his pals from G-Unit. And while the man christened Curtis Jackson has claimed that he turned down the chance to appear in San Andreas, the designers of his game have obviously been ...

50 Cent: In da game (50 Cent Bulletproof)

Feb 22, 2005

Interweb whispers currently suggest that work is underway on a PS2 and Xbox game starring 50 Cent (or around 26p at today's exchange rate). It's not clear at present who's publishing or even developing the game, although we have heard that the never-knowingly-unshot Cent is writing an original soundtrack for the title. As for the gameplay, it's said to be extremely adult in tone, with no shortage of violence and, as you'd imagine, lots of guns. In addition to Curtis himself, there is also ...

Aeon Flux: First screens (Aeon Flux)

Apr 5, 2005

Majesco Games has announced it is to publish the videogame version of Aeon Flux, the sci-fi film starring Oscar starlet and all-round beauty Charlize Theron that is itself based on the quirky Liquid Television cartoon of the same name. While the original cartoon (that aired on the Liquid Television MTV line-up alongside Beavis & Butthead) featured a busty, scantily clad, scarily gun-happy monster of a woman, the film - and as such the game - will feature a much subtler character, better ...

New Releases (Week of 8/3/09) (Aliens in the Attic)

Aug 1, 2009

New game releases for the first week of August.

DS
Aliens in the Attic
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Reversal Challenge

PC
Amazing Adventures: Around The World
Hearts of Iron III
Hoyle Poker Series

PlayStation 2
Aliens in the Attic
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
SingStar: Queen

PlayStation 3
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
SingStar: Queen

PSP
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Hannah Montana: Rock Out the Show

Wii
Aliens in the Attic
ATV: Quad Kings
Brave: A Warrior's Tale
Build'n Race
Daisy Fuentes Pilates
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Real Heroes: Firefighter
World Championship Athletics

Xbox 360
Brave: A Warrior's Tale
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

ATARI Software Sale (Alone in the Dark)

Jan 26, 2009

ATARI UK are running a January Sale of their own, suggested by a brief visit to the online ATARI store. Available now til 10th February, 2009, any purchases with a total value exceeding £9.99 will be eligible for a £3 discount – equivalent to a 30% reduction on many titles!

Alone In The Dark Control Work Around (Alone in the Dark)

Sep 24, 2008

That Gaming Site Writes: "Since it's release Alone in the Dark has received some pretty harsh criticism regarding the control scheme. Even we here at That Gaming Site admit the controls could use some work! Atari has taunted us with a patch that may never make it to the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game! Instead of waiting for the day that may never come we have found a way to make your experience with the controls a little more tolerable!"

Atari Actually Posts a Profit in Q1 (Alone in the Dark)

Aug 14, 2008

Gamedaily.biz writes: "Break out the champagne. After endless losses, Atari has posted a net income of $3.5 million for its first quarter. The release of Alone in the Dark was a big factor.

A couple weeks ago French publisher Infogrames reported its own first quarter fiscal results, revealing a 91 percent rise in sales, which was driven in large part by a "strong recovery" of the U.S. business (i.e. Infogrames' subsidiary Atari). Today, Atari announced its own fiscal results, and Infogrames wasn't kidding: Atari posted a profit of $3.5 million for the quarter, a vast improvement from the net loss of $11.9 million during the same period last year."

Alone in the Dark PS3 "undergoing improvements" (Alone in the Dark)

Aug 9, 2008

Atari have announced that Alone in the Dark for PS3 will be undergoing improvements, rather than just being a direct port of the Xbox 360 version.

Atari: Positive Alone in the Dark reviews keep coming (Alone in the Dark)

Jul 4, 2008

Videogamer writes: "Atari has revealed it wants more from its major summer release, Alone in the Dark, despite the title placing at No.1 in the Xbox 360 chart and at No.3 in the All Formats chart.

"The positive review scores continue to come in and marketing support is scheduled to run through to the end of August," Atari product manager Ben Walker told MCV. "Our target now is to build upon the start and keep Alone in the Dark selling through-out the summer"

We found Alone in the Dark to be one of the most disappointing games of the year so far, scoring only 6/10 despite much early promise and plenty of good ideas"

Game Releases for the Week of June 22, 2008 (Alone in the Dark)

Jun 21, 2008

Highlights this week include Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360/PS3), Alone in the Dark (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC) and The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (PC).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of June 22, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!