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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 ...

300: March To Glory shows off first screens! (300: March To Glory)

10/01/2007

Take a good first look at Warner Brothers Interactive's new Roman era epic 300: March To Glory. The game is inspired by the upcoming movie 300, which is, in turn, based on Frank Miller's graphic novel. You'll be able to fight as one of the 300 Spartan soldiers lead by King Loenidas to take down Xerxes and his Persian army in a retelling of the Battle of ...

411mania's Release List for the Week of February 23, 2009 (50 Cent: Bulletproof G-Unit Edition)

26/02/2009

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

27/03/2008

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".

411mania's Release List for the Week of April 13, 2009 (Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception)

15/04/2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Demigod, Dokapon Journey, The Dark Spire, the Final Fantasy XIII Demo + Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete, and Air Conflicts.

Ace Combat X screen blast (Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception)

13/10/2006

After 10-plus years of dominating the console flight market, Ace Combat is coming to PSP in just a couple of weeks. From our time with the title, we can say fans won't be disappointed by the series' portable conversion - multiplayer dogfights only sweeten the deal. As for today, we've got a splash of new screens and a sweet intro movie. The franchise hasn't really had a misstep yet (we'll ignore the Game Boy Advance one) and Skies of Deception looks to continue the high-flying ...

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception looking good on PSP (Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception)

2/10/2006

Fans of the Ace Combat series have been waiting for a portable iteration in the long-running franchise. The wait will end this fall, when Namco Bandai ships Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, for the Sony PSP.

Take a look and judge for yourself how the latest new game in the series will convert from PS2 to PSP come October 17.

Group warfare (Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception)

29/06/2006

As beloved as the Ace Combat series may be, we can't help but wonder why it's still not online. Who wouldn't want to hop in the cockpit of a sound-barrier-shattering fighter jet and spray missiles across the countryside? Well, that desire may be relieved somewhat by Ace Combat X's newly announced multiplayer modes. Two-player split screen's been done in the franchise already, but Ace X will offer five different four-player ways to smoke your friends out of the sky. The most interesting appears ...

Pre-E3 06: Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception)

9/05/2006

There's only been one handheld Ace Combat game in the series' 11-year history. It was for the Game Boy Advance, and was basically an overhead, bland-athon shooter. With the console-level power of the PSP, it looks like we may finally get to experience the same rabid-dogfight intensity of the PS2 Combats - shrunk down to a smaller scale, of ...

Aces land on the PSP (Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception)

20/04/2006

It's a good time to be an Ace Combat fan. The sixth game in the series, The Belkan War, hits the PlayStation 2 next week, and there's already more good news on the horizon. Namco Bandai has announced the tentatively titled Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception for the PSP, to be released this fall. Ace followers already know that the series is the flight game to beat - nail-biting dogfights, sci-fi twists and authentic, licensed airplane action have made each entry a mid-air cluster of adrenaline. ...

Mining the past again (Activision Hits Remixed)

31/08/2006

Publisher Activision is digging into its library once again this Halloween with Activision Hits Remixed, a PSP compilation of more than 40 classic Atari 2600 games. We've just received a handful of new screens for the collection; showing classics such as Pitfall, River Raid and Atlantis, they're… well, they're Atari 2600 screens, albeit "remixed" for the PSP's wide screen. Luckily, Remixed is more than just a collection of relatively ancient (if still enjoyable) games - while the titles ...

Will the retro compilation craze squeeze out originality on the PSP? (Activision Hits Remixed)

23/08/2006

The PSP will soon boast more compilations than a serial seducer's record collection, with Activision Hits Remixed the latest to be announced.

Take a look at all the info by clicking the link below...

Fourty Atari 2600 games compilation comes to PSP (Activision Hits Remixed)

22/08/2006

Activision Hits Remixed lets PSP gamers relive the dawn of home console gaming while on the go by delivering over 40 of the biggest Atari 2600 games to the portable.

Some classics will feature multi-player for two players on either two PSP's or on one by taking turns.

Why Would A Publisher Want To Release A GameStop Exclusive Game? (Adventures to Go)

21/10/2009

Spencer at Siliconera - A reasonable question since greater retail distribution should yield more sales. And yet, a selection of niche titles are only available at GameStop.

By the end of this month, Natsume will have shipped two GameStop exclusives this year, Harvest Moon: Magical Melody (the Wii version) and Adventures to Go.

Why did Natsume go this route? I asked Graham Markay, Vice President of Operations at Natsume, to elaborate the benefits of being a GameStop exclusive.

Retail Scoop: New Releases Week of September 22, 2009 (Adventures to Go)

20/09/2009

In affiliation with Amazon.com, TripleChat is happy to bring you the new releases each week for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable.

Along with new game releases they will also highlight the top five bluray releases each week that they feel will best suite movie and TV show fans alike. This is region specific to North America.

This week TripleChat notices there is a slight drought this week in quality titles, perhaps from the release of a particular game...rhymes with J-Lo. Nonetheless the selection is decent depending on what you want to buy. Namco is releasing (they hope) the new Katamari game this week, after pushing it up a week last week and now setting it back to its original release date. Rock Band has a new track pack and Persona comes to the PSP!

On the bluray side of things, it's a good week to be a Trekkie as the second season and "The Next Generation" make their blu debut at some excellent pricepoints. Other releases include a couple of Simon Pegg hits, as well as the latest (and final) season of Terminator.

Adventures to Go set for European Release (Adventures to Go)

13/09/2009

German Rating Board "USK" rated the turn-based RPG. Publisher is Zushi Games Ltd. - check the link for further details.

PlayStation @ E3 2009 - The Games (Adventures to Go)

22/05/2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes, "In just over a week, PlayStation LifeStyle will be reporting live from the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). We've been trying to get a handle on the plethora of PlayStation games that will be on display from June 2 through June 4, and it's quite astounding. If you weren't excited about the prospect of new announcements for the PlayStation brand, what if we told you there will be over 75 unique PlayStation games on display - that we know about?! While many are multiplatform titles (though the best still appear to be Sony-exclusive), it is a large increase from last year's showing."

Free DS/PSP magazine Issue 3 (After Burner: Black Falcon)

5/04/2007

The third issue of GamerZine's free handheld gaming magazine is out and includes reviews of Ratchet and Clank Size Matters, Final Fantasy II, Harvest Moon, Virtua Tennis 3 and loads more. There's also previews and reviews roundups on all the latest games, plus a feature on retro games compilations and mobile phone gaming.

After Burner: Black Falcon - multiplayer hands-on (After Burner: Black Falcon)

13/02/2007

It struck us as kind of weird when we first heard that publisher Sega had handed off its classic After Burner franchise to Planet Moon, the oddball developer behind Infected, Armed and Dangerous and Giants: Citizen Kabuto. And now we've seen the result of that decision: cow-themed jet fighters with giant, milk-spraying udders. Granted, the cow jets are just part of After Burner: Black Falcon's "Mad Cow" deathmatch mode, in which one player becomes the Mad Cow (hence the new paintjob) and ...