Microsoft's Children's Miracle Network Games Bundle is the first package to be launched as part of the company's Family Games initiative. The bundle, which is priced at a value price point of less than $30 includes three Xbox 360 games; Viva Pinata Party Animals, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Shrek The Third. Microsoft will donate 100 percent of its net proceeds from sales of the Family Game Pack to support Children's Miracle Network hospitals, a network of 170 children's hospitals across the United States that treat 17 million sick and injured children every year. Enhance your enjoyment of family game night knowing that the proceeds from your purchase will help other families by allowing children to receive the medical care they need.
Ahead of Activision's financial results next week, Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey has commended short-term revenue prospects, but commented that emerging competition for some of [Activision's] core franchises, including Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk, may prove damaging for the company's long-term growth. Hickey stated for the short-term company prospects, We expect key fiscal Q208 and 2H08 game sales will come from Spiderman 3, Shrek 3, Transformers, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, Call of Duty 4 and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. The Company's fiscal '08 game pipeline is exceedingly strong, and will likely generate record fiscal '08 operating performance.
For all of you anticipating Shrek the Third the video game you can have a preview now. Shrek the Third demo is now on the XBLM and the file is 759MB so hurry before Xbox Live is bogged down from people downloading this hot demo.
Activision's just announced the lineup of development studios that will be backing the game up as Shrek the Third makes its multi-platform launch in May - just enough time for you to see them movie version when it hits theatres this March. Here's the developers: Shaba Games is handling the console release (Xbox 360, PS2, Wii). Vicarious Visions is handling the DS and GBA releases. Amaze Entertainment is handling the PSP release. Beenox is handling the PC release. The game will release on almost any platform except for the Playstation 3. Why? I have no idea...
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