Games

WB Interactive Announces The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest

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Press Release from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Novel Announces Horrid Henry Videogame Deal

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Press Release from SouthPeak Interactive Corporation and Asylum Entertainment

Leicester, June 1st -- SouthPeak Interactive Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SOPK; SOPKU; SOPKW; SOPKZ) and Asylum Entertainment have today announced a deal to co-publish a video game based on the highly successful HORRID HENRY books written by Francesca Simon and the top rating children's television series, produced by Novel Entertainment. Developed by Asylum Entertainment, the HORRID HENRY game gives fans the chance to become their favourite naughty schoolboy.

THQ Revs Up the Racing Experience with Disney-Pixar's Cars Race-O-Rama

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Press Release THQ

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. -- THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced plans to bring a new video game based on Disney-Pixar's highly successful CARS film, CARS RACE-O-RAMA, to all major systems worldwide beginning in fall 2009. CARS RACE-O-RAMA is currently in development across six game systems, including Wii video game system, Nintendo DS, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system.

Marvel's The Super Hero Squad Show Gets Videogame Treatment

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Press Release from THQ Inc.

Two New Grand Theft Auto Episodes this Fall

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Press Release from Rockstar Games

NEW YORK -- Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the fall release of both the second episode of GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE BALLAD OF GAY TONY - exclusively for download on Xbox LIVE online entertainment network, and GRAND THEFT AUTO: EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY, which will include both episode one THE LOST AND DAMNED, and episode two THE BALLAD OF GAY TONY together on a single disc exclusively for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Disney Interactive Announces Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned

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Press Release from Disney Interactive Studios

BURBANK, Calif. -- Live to tell the tale of becoming a notorious pirate captain or suffer a fate of eternal damnation. Disney Interactive Studios today announced the development of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ARMADA OF THE DAMNED, an epic, action role-playing game (RPG) from Propaganda Games, Disney's video game development studio in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Up Game Ships Today

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Press Release from THQ Inc.

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. -- THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that the UP video game, based on the highly anticipated Disney-Pixar film, has shipped to retail outlets throughout North America for Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, and Games for Windows and Mac.

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Storms PSP, Nintendo DS This Fall

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Press Release from LucasArts

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- May 26, 2009 -- STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT: ELITE SQUADRON presents an expanded new take on the classic STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT gameplay, resulting in new levels of interaction and excitement in handheld gaming. The massive, galactic campaign will ship this Fall for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system and Nintendo DS.

WB to Offer Watchmen Film, Video Game Combos

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Press Release from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

BURBANK, Calif. -- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that the WATCHMEN: THE END IS NIGH videogame, based on the WATCHMEN film, will be offered in a retail Blu-Ray Hi-Def game and film hybrid, as well as additional retail and downloadable formats in North America. WATCHMEN: THE END IS NIGH Part 2, the second of two long-form, episodic action games will be released in conjunction with the Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD of the WATCHMEN: DIRECTOR'S CUT in July 2009.

SciFi.com Launches 15 New Games

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Press Release from SCIFI.com

THQ Celebrates SpongeBob's 10th Anniversary with SpongeBob's Truth or Square

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Press Release from THQ Inc.

Studio Ghibli Working on Videogame

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1Up.com is reporting that animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli is working on a Nintendo DS game. Titled NINOKUNI, the fantasy adventure RPG title, produced with Level-5, follows a little kid named Oliver who is promised the return of his deceased mother by a sprite.

Ghibli president Toshio Suzuki told FAMITSU magazine that collaboration came about when musician Naoya Fujimaki introduced the two companies to each other, following the completion of PONYO, their latest theater, which arrives in the U.S. in August.

WB Moves to Acquire Troubled Midway Games

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Midway Games Inc. today announced that it has entered into a "stalking horse" asset purchase agreement with Warner Bros. Ent. Inc., and filed a sale and bid procedures motion with the bankruptcy court to conduct the sale of the company’s assets pursuant to Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The bid procedures will provide for notice to be given to third parties of the pending sale to Warner Bros. Ent. and offer the opportunity for interested parties to bid on the company's assets.

Details Released On New Aliens vs. Predator Game

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Press Release from SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd.

SAN FRANCISCO AND LONDON (May 20, 2009) -- SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today reveal more details surrounding the much-anticipated next-gen FPS game, ALIENS VS. PREDATOR (working title). It will be the first title launched in SEGA's forthcoming series of ALIENS games licensed from Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising (Fox Licensing).

Pinky and Perky to Star in CD Rom Game

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Press Release from PPC Enterprises

PPC Enterprises has revealed that phenomenally successful porcine pair Pinky and Perky are due to appear in their very own CD Rom game from Avanquest -- one of the biggest publishers of computer games in the UK.

Spore Galactic Adventures Goes to the (Robot) Chickens

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Press Release from Electronic Arts Inc.

Secret Saturdays to Live as Videogame

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Press Release from D3Publisher

Half-Blood Prince Game Confirmed for June 30 Release

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Press Release from Electronic Arts Inc

Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today confirmed that the HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE video game will be in stores across the world from June 30, 2009, just ahead of the Warner Bros. Pictures' film based on J.K. Rowling's sixth book in the Harry Potter series.

Star Trek: D-A-C Beams Down to Xbox LIVE Arcade

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Press Release from Paramount Digital Entertainment

Bigpoint.com Opens a Portal for External Game Developers

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Press Release from Bigpoint GmbH