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Rumor: The Wii Launch Day Games (Happy Feet)

6/11/2006

And here's Best Buy's list of expected Wii games and when they should hit the store:

Wii-Avatar: The Last Airbender 8130667 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Call of Duty 3 8030329 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Cars 7918266 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 8147427 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Excite Truck 7917463 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy 8131078 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 14
Wii-Gt Pro Series 8140665 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Happy Feet 8147524 E $49.99 Nov. 14
Wii-Madden NFL '07 7917169 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Marvel Ultimate Alliance 7917427 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Metal Slug Anthology 7918239 T $39.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Monster 4x4: World Circuit 8140745 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Open Season 8141496 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Rampage Total Destruction 8131032 E10+ $29.99 Nov. 14
Wii-Rapala Trophies 8130907 E $39.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Rayman Raving Rabbids 7917481 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Red Steel 7849876 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Splinter Cell Double Agent 8141263 M $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Spongebob: Creature From The Krusty Krab 7918328 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz 7917515 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-The Barnyard 8130603 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess 7917132 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam 7918186 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Trauma Center 7918195 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-World Series of Poker TOC 8138142 T $39.99 Nov. 15

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Midway presents interactive entertainment of the future at GC 2006 (Happy Feet)

22/08/2006

Unveiling one of the most diversified and high powered lineups in its company history, Midway Games Inc., a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, announced today its product portfolio to be shown at the annual Games Convention (GC), August 23-27 in Leipzig. This year's lineup showcases proven brands such as Unreal Tournament 2007 and Mortal KombatÒ: Armageddon; exciting new properties such as Stranglehold; kid's properties like Happy Feet and The Ant Bully along with full support for both handheld and next generation game systems.

Nintendo Owns All Format Top Ten in Australia (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

31/07/2009

Koku Gamer writes: 'The Wii and the DS are outright winners in Australia this week as they cover the whole of the Australian All Format Full Priced Games for the week ending 26th July.'

Wii rules Australia; 360 lagging (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

25/07/2009

Koku Gamer writes: 'It was another one-two-three for the Wii in Australia this week as Wii Fit, Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii topped the all-format chart, with Wii Sports Resort yet to come...'

Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince - Wed. Amazon Deal of the Day (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

15/07/2009

GamerDeals writes:

"Grab the recently released Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince (360/PS3/PS2/PSP/PC/Wii) for cheap. It is the Amazon.com Video Games Deal of the Day for Wednesday, July 15, 2009."

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince Trailer (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

29/06/2009

This is the very first time you'll see the official Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince Videogame Launch trailer world-wide. The game is released on the 3rd of July on Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Windows PC and various mobile devices.

Enjoy.

Electronic Arts Discuss Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's Authenticity (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

22/06/2009

For the first time in a Harry Potter videogame, it's possible to read the emotion in characters' faces as they talk, thanks to the advanced facial animation system that was used during development. Many of the film's actors provided their voices for the game, and the development team at EA had access to photos and body scans of all the characters, so every raised eyebrow and fluttering cloak is accurately portrayed in the game.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Launches June 30th Worldwide (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

14/05/2009

Ve3tro writes: "The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood game is the place for fans to live the thrills, action and excitement of Harry Potter when it launches June 30th worldwide."

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince officially delayed until summer '09 (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

8/09/2008

EA's just confirmed that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be delayed until next summer. The game will ship alongside the movie of the book, instead of releasing this winter.

Next 'Harry Potter' Made For Wii First, Other Consoles Second (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

20/08/2008

"Harry Potter" is a series dictated by the most popular console. First, PS One. Then, PlayStation 2. For a while, Xbox 360. But now, Wii has taken over.

Making Wii the lead platform was the first decision that "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" executive producer Jonathan Bunney made when approaching the latest Wizard game.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Game Delayed Until 2009 ? (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

15/08/2008

WorthPlaying writes: "Warner Bros. decided to push the movie release from late 2008 to July 2009, so we asked EA about whether the game would also suffer a delay. Various sources claimed they were surprised by the news, while the producer said the announcement came at an inopportune time, indicating the game would also have to be pushed due to overlapping story lines outside of the already-released book."

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince announced (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

22/04/2008

EA Casual Entertainment Label and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game will be released later this year to coincide with the film based on J.K. Rowling's sixth Harry Potter book.

Potter fends off Transformers (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

24/07/2007

Harry Potter's latest videogame outing continues to dominate the UK charts - no doubt thanks to the recent launch of the film to which it ties in and last Saturday's release of the final book in JK Rowling's witches and wizards series.

However, it will face stern competition this week from Transformers (number two All Formats, number one on PS2 and Xbox 360), with the live action film in that famous franchise set for general release this Friday.

"Re-creating Hogwarts was a huge challenge" (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

4/07/2007

Wednesday 4 July 2007 In a recent podcast the Creative Director of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Matt Birch, has revealed that creating Harrys famous school was a huge challenge for the development team. Also included in the six minute chat are comments from the cast talking about how impressed they were with the visuals of the game. And Matt is even kind enough to offer some helpful hints and tips for those of you who are having a little trouble finding your way around. The ...

Harry Potter website unleashes a little magic (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

16/06/2007

EA has just launched the official website for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix videogame. While Joystiq only grudgingly admit their penchant for Potter and pals, this latest game looks like it might contain real magic after all. Sandbox-style mission-based gameplay "inspired" by GTA lets you explore Hogwarts on your own schedule, reliving moments from the book along the way. The Wii version of the multiplatform game looks especially interesting with its motion-sensitive spell casting.

New Harry Potter website launched - with screens (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

15/06/2007

EA has launched a fancy new website for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The website should be enough to please any Potter fanatic as it's littered with screenshots (some of which you can see right here), trailers and other things for you muggles to do while you wait for the final book. The videogame is being brought to console, handheld and PC and relives the fifth-installment of the book. Check out the official website here and look out for the review soon. We've got high hopes ...

Official Harry Potter site launched (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

4/06/2007

Games developing giant, Electronic Arts has just launched the official web site for the game version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The web site is currently incomplete and the UK version is the only one available for public viewing.

New Details on Potter's Motion-Controlled Spellcasting (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

4/05/2007

New details on Potter's motion-controlled spellcasting (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

3/05/2007

EA's recreation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will boast a new gesture-based spellcasting system that lets you perform magic with motions on PS3 and Wii. While the 360 version will remain stuck with conventional analog sticks, the PS3 and Wii versions will be more interesting. Executive producer, Harvey Elliott, explained to GameSpot: "Instead of pressing buttons to fire off specific spells, we use each console's unique controls. "So if you want to use 'depulso' to push an ...

EA magics up new Potter trailer (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

26/04/2007

Calling all Potter fans - EA has released new in-game footage from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the publisher's latest title starring the boy wizard that's set to release alongside the movie this summer. The movie runs for around 90 seconds and can be seen at the bottom of our page. Make sure to see new screens of Potter's adventure here. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix videogame is being brought to consoles, handhelds and the PC and relives the fifth-installment ...