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FaceBreaker Soundtrack (FaceBreaker)

Sep 2, 2008

Facebreaker, an arcade-style boxing game from EA SPORTS Freestyle, will be hitting stores shelves this week and will feature an eclectic mix of music from top artists.

With its cast of over-the-top characters, Facebreaker looks and plays like no other game on the market today and the soundtrack was developed to match. With hot bands like From First To Last, Santogold, Fujiya & Miyagi, and The Go! Team, gamers will have the perfect music to pump them up as they step into the ring and knock out their opponents.

New Game Releases for the Week of August 31, 2008 (FaceBreaker)

Aug 30, 2008

Gamerdeals.net writes:

"The highlights this week include Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PC), Infinite Undiscovery (Xbox 360), Vampire Rain: Altered Species (PS3), and FaceBreaker (Xbox 360, PS3).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of August 31, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"

Facebreaker to Feature Celebutant Kim Kardashian (FaceBreaker)

Aug 5, 2008

The bodacious Kim Kardashian makes an apperance in EA Sport's cartoony boxing game, Facebreaker. The celebutant, known from her reality TV show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians (and a well-publicized sex tape), shows off the game's Photo Game Face mode, which allows anyone to scan their faces into the game using an Xbox Live Vision cam or the PlayStation Eye and then stick it on a customizable avatar. See the first screens and trailer of her appearance.

EA Announce E3 2008 Line-Up (FaceBreaker)

Jul 14, 2008

Electronic Arts today unveiled the games it will feature at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2008. The games - scheduled to ship on multiple platforms in 2008 and early 2009 - include riveting graphics, deep stories and online, socially connected experiences. EA's portfolio covers many genres and platforms for core gamers and new players alike. Veteran players will love the feature innovations in our core titles; new players – women, young people and adults – will have a wide selection of highly accessible games like MySims Kingdom, LITTLEST PET SHOP and FaceBreaker a new Arcade-style Boxing game from the new EA SPORTS Freestyle brand.

Facebreaker: Releasedate Announced (FaceBreaker)

Jun 14, 2008

Are you tired of the Fight Night boxing series? You really want Ready2Rumble back? Well heres good news for you. Facebreaker, a new game from EA that gets in store 5 September 2008!

FaceBreaker: In-game footage (FaceBreaker)

Jun 2, 2008

In case you've been missing out, EA's been releasing up close and personal vids, featuring the comedy fighters of its new game, FaceBreaker. This week, we get a look at would-be femme fatale Kiriko: ...

Facebreaker Exclusive Character Reveal: Ice (FaceBreaker)

May 17, 2008

Meet Ice, old enough to enjoy your mom's favorite TV show and big enough to knock you out cold.

FaceBreaker dev: Wii version is "No port" (FaceBreaker)

May 8, 2008

CVG writes: "EA Canada has said the Wii version of upcoming boxing game FaceBreaker will be almost a completely separate entity to its counterpart of Xbox 360 and PS3."

New FaceBreaker shots (FaceBreaker)

Mar 4, 2008

EA has released the first proper in-game shots from its toon-ed up Fight Night, FaceBreaker, which is still looking very much like Ready to Rumble with Team Fortress's pants on. Get a look here. The 360, PS3 and Wii boxer is set to feature bold, cartoon visuals, a cast of crazy characters and "real-time facial deformation", which means that you can literally smash your opponent's face in like Playdough.Playable fighters include "a Latin ...

EA Sports Wants To Perform Better On Nintendo Wii, DS (FaceBreaker)

Feb 6, 2008

EA Sports President Peter Moore has come out and stated that EA needs to do a better job on Nintendo platform such as the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.

Peter Moore laid out plans to release games for the Wii and DS audience, which will hopefully perform better at retail.

Surfer Girl: 360 with built-in WiFi, Guitar Hero IV (FaceBreaker)

Feb 3, 2008

Surfer Girl is back with her latest rumors. Among other things she reveals the release dates for Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Guitar Hero IV, Guitar Hero On Tour, Facebreaker and fl0w PSP. She says that Sony will be launching a greatest hits line for PS3. She also talks about two cancelled games from THQ, and more.

Facebreaker website launches and new screenshot (FaceBreaker)

Feb 1, 2008

The official website for the newly announced Facebreaker from EA Sports has gone live. Included is a brand new screenshot.

EA reveals cartoon boxing game (FaceBreaker)

Jan 31, 2008

Electronic Arts' next big boxing game for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii sounds a bit more like Ready 2 Rumble than Fight Night. Is that a good thing? FaceBreaker (good name, for a start) is set to feature bold, cartoon graphics and real-time facial deformation, which means that yes, you can literally smash your opponent's mug wide open and watch it all unfold before your eyes. In a cartoon fashion though. Playable fighters include "a Latin lover known for his pelvic thrusts," a Russian demolitions ...

EA Announces Facebreaker (FaceBreaker)

Jan 31, 2008

Electronic Arts' Fight Night games are many things -- some of the most visually-impressive titles in existence, the only boxing games that have been taken seriously in recent years, and some of EA Sports' best reviewed games.

Check out a new cartooney boxing franchise for PS3, 360 and Wii.

Fantastic 4 save the gaming world (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer)

Nov 7, 2006

After yesterday's Iron Man announcement, Marvel Comics fans might begin to question reality when yet another major franchise has been revealed for practically every platform under the sun. Take-Two Interactive announced today that Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer will herald the return of Marvel's First Family in a third-person action game. With only this bit of info to go on, we're already hoping against hope that it's better than the last movie ...

Far Cry Vengeance clip laps up (Far Cry Vengeance)

Nov 9, 2006

Thursday 9 November 2006 Wii's launch is now so close that across the globe you can almost hear the sound of nylon sleeping bags hitting cold pavements, and so we've got some smart new footage of one of the slickest looking games set to reward those chilled but dedicated gamers: Far Cry Vengeance. Showing off the mixture of flicks and buttons required to pull off any move from driving to sniping, stabbing to sneaking, this clip also reveals just how easily Jack Carver turns his newly found ...

Far Cry Vengeance screens posted home (Far Cry Vengeance)

Oct 16, 2006

Monday 16 October 2006 As Wii draws nearly close enough to shake a Nunchuck controller at, we've got new screens of Far Cry's Wii episode, Vengeance - point yourself at the images tab above to check them out. While visually it's still a little behind the original game running on an electric power station-sized PC, the squint-inducing sunlight effects and rich colours that somehow only Nintendo consoles can pull off are looking ...

Far Cry Wii shots (Far Cry Vengeance)

Sep 23, 2006

Saturday 23 September 2006 Clap your eyes on the first ever shots of Far Cry Vengeance, the Wii-only episode in the murder-in-paradise action series, with an all new story and with Wii's motion-sensitive controllers used for driving, shooting, lobbing grenades and leaping through the tropical island environment. Wii was never touted by Nintendo as being all-powerful in the graphics department, so it's no surprise that the first Far Cry Wii screens don't live up to, say, the visual levels set ...

No Level Creater (Far Cry Vengeance)

Sep 23, 2006

Unfortunately, Far Cry Vengeance won't feature the map editor.

More Far Cry Vengeance Details and First Screenshots (Far Cry Vengeance)

Sep 21, 2006

Today, Ubisoft officially announced the title and details for its upcoming Far Cry video game for the Wii Far Cry Vengeance. Based on the highly successful Far Cry Instincts Evolution, Far Cry Vengeance expands on the experience with a new storyline, new maps and new weapons. The game takes advantage of the revolutionary Wii Remote and Nunchuk allowing players to drive, shoot, slash, jump and climb their way through a rebel-infested, tropical hell. Far Cry Vengeance will be a Wii launch title.