Imagine Publishing collaborates with videogame giant in celebration of one of its most beloved gaming franchises
Issue 65 of Retro Gamer goes on sale across the UK and the world this month with a glorious red foil cover to celebrate Nintendo’s popular Metroid series.
Originally released on Nintendo’s Famicom system in 1986, Metroid has gone on to become one of the company’s most treasured franchises, with heroine Samus Aran appearing on virtually every major Nintendo console and handheld system since. With the imminent arrival of the Metroid Prime Trilogy on Wii, and Nintendo and Team Ninja’s exciting announcement of Samus’s latest adventure, Metroid: Other M, there’s never been a better time to look back at the treasured series.
Retro Gamer has joined forces with Nintendo to create a cover that perfectly captures the excitement of the original games. Resplendent in its red foil finish, the modified artwork that first appeared on Super Metroid will be instantly recognisable to fans of the series. The issue itself, meanwhile, not only offers an exhaustive look back at the entire Metroid franchise, but also features a world-exclusive interview with Yoshio Sakamoto, the esteemed director of SNES hit Super Metroid. Read More→
Superstars V8 Racing
By · CommentsOn track with a real driver Gianni Morbidelli’s secrets
PlayStation Official Magazine UK
“It’s fast, smooth and pretty.” 8/10
[July 2009, p.93]
Milan, 24th June 2009 – Superstars® V8 Racing, the brand new racing experience based on the license of the Italian Superstars® Championship, and developed by Milestone, is next to the European release. Superstars® V8 Racing was released on 18th June in Italy and it will be officially ready for on 26th June throughout Europe for PC, Microsoft Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Milestone, known worldwide for motorbike, came back to 4 wheels focusing its utmost attention to details on V8 engines, realizing a video game that boasts high expectations in terms of graphics as well as on physics and mechanics. Superstars® V8 Racing has been created to satisfy the casual gamers and those who care for honing the potentialities of each car considering the real features of the original manufacturing houses, like a BMW that reacts completely different from an Audi when facing a turn at a very high speed.
For those who can’t wait until the release date, Black Bean Games is honored to announce that the PC Demo Superstars® V8 Racing is available for download on
www.superstarsv8racing.com and soon on many other sites across the web.
Anyone can test their driving skills on Portimao track playing any drivers and competing in any team they prefer.
For the latest updates check at the official Superstars® V8 Racing web site. Thanks to Black bean games collaboration with Gianni Morbidelli and his commitment to the video game world, you’ll soon be able to find an exclusive session where the experienced driver will teach gamers and wannabe drivers alike the secrets of each track and how to compete like a PRO.
About Black Bean Games
Black Bean Games is the publishing label of Lago S.r.l., which is part of the Leader Group. Leveraging 20 years of market experience and knowledge, Black Bean is ideally positioned to launch games coming both from internal and external development teams, harnessing strong licenses, original IPs and focusing on three main areas: Racing, Family & Lifestyle and Action-Adventure games.
For further information about Black Bean Games and its products, visit the following web site:
www.blackbeangames.com
About Milestone
Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is the biggest Italian developer and it is recognized worldwide as the leading Italian developer of interactive entertainment software specialized in racing videogames. In 2002 Milestone S.r.l. became part of the Leader Group. An obsessive desire for quality combined with an elaborate attention to detail have always been the trademarks and philosophy of the company. SBK® Superbike World Championship series is a clear example. Milestone is developing products for current and next gen platforms: PS2, PSP, Xbox360, PS3, PC as well as for Interactive Television.
Get ready to ride! ZUSHI are proud to announce their first title for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft – Stoked.
Stoked is an open-world, backcountry snowboarding video game exclusively for the Xbox 360. Developed by BongFish and in conjunction with world-renowned snowboarding movie creator Absinthe Films, Stoked offers five huge, open-world mountains, dynamic and changing weather patterns, the participation of X Games champion Travis Rice as well as some of the most respected names in the snowboarding community worldwide.
With the title already performing well in America there is a huge anticipation for the title across Europe. “We at zushi are delighted to have reached an agreement with Destineer for our first Xbox 360 title Stoked. After a successful launch in the USA earlier this year we believe Stoked has huge potential in Europe which zushi is backing with our biggest ever pr & marketing campaign spend across trade and retail”. Barry Hatch zushi games.
“Destineer is thrilled to be working with zushi to bring our highly anticipated game Stoked to the UK and Europe. We’re equally excited to be working with zushi and hope to continue working with them to bring more Destineer titles to these territories.” explained Paul Rinde, CEO of Destineer.
Stoked features some of the most influential professional riders and names in the sport: Travis Rice, Nicolas Mueller, Wolle Nyvelt, Annie Boulanger, Romain de Marchi, Tadashi Fuse, Gigi Ruef, and Bjorn Leines. An impressive line up of 30 authentic sponsors also appears in Stoked.
Stoked is scheduled for a September launch date in Europe.
Max Payne 3
By · CommentsDeveloper: Rockstar Vancouver (as primary) other R* studios contributing
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Releases: Winter 2009
About The Story
Max Payne 3 begins 12 years after the events of Max Payne 2, with Max visibly older, more violent, and more world-weary from the events of his own life. Having left the NYPD, Max has been taking odd jobs in security and consulting, and when we find him he is providing personal protection for a wealthy family in Sao Paolo, one of the world’s deadliest and most crime-ridden cities. At absolute rock-bottom, Max discovers that trouble still dogs his every step, and he finds himself drawn into the brutal heart of the Brazil’s dark underworld.
About The Game
Max Payne 3 retains many trademarks of its predecessors; a focus on story and character-driven action, a large number of sophisticated weapons with dual-wield capabilities, Bullet-Time, an addiction to painkillers, mature themes and Max’s ever-present internal monologue. Max Payne 3 also utilizes Natural Motion and Rockstar’s own RAGE engine, working with brand-new particle physics technology to deliver spectacular, highly advanced close-quarters combat, an intelligent cover system, and constantly varied gameplay in every level.
About Brazil
Brazil is the fifth-largest country in the world, by area and population, and is notoriously known to house a number of the world’s worst drug traffickers, street gangs and kidnappers. The number one cause of death among the youth is murder.
Sao Paolo’s young gangs are amongst the most violent in the world, and the most dangerous of those is said to be the Primeiro Comando da Capital. The PCC has organized prison breaks, prison riots, drug trafficking, highway robberies and kidnappings since it was formed in 1993. With one gun for every 75 people in the country and 95% of those firearms obtained illegally, Max will need every skill he has in order to survive.
Rune Factory Frontier Nintendo Wii Giveaway!
By · CommentsOur friends over at Evil Avatar are giving away Rune Factory Frontier for the Nintendo Wii!
Isn’t it about time Wii gamers got some love? Today we have five copies of XSeed’s Nintendo Wii role-playing game, Rune Factory Frontier, to give away.
http://www.runefactoryfrontier.com/
How can you win? Easy. Just post a reply in this thread:
http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88298
They will pick the five winners at random on Sunday, June 21st.
CAPCOM ANNOUNCES MotoGP 09/10 FOR THE 2010 SEASON
By · CommentsSan Mateo, Calif. — June 18, 2009 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that MotoGP™ 09/10 is scheduled for release in March 2010 on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. This exciting new entry to the series is currently in development with Monumental Games, a team new to Capcom’s MotoGP series made of previous MotoGP game developers.
“We are thrilled that Capcom fans will have an opportunity to enjoy MotoGP with the freshest content running parallel to the real world GP season,” said Mona Hamilton, Vice President of Marketing for Capcom Entertainment. “This is an exciting development for the series.”
As the most comprehensive MotoGP game to date, MotoGP 09/10 will not only deliver all the bikes, riders and tracks from the 2009 championship, but brand new gameplay modes that offer rewards to the rider for their riding style. Furthermore, players will have the ability to update the game with accurate real-time content from the 2010 championship at no extra cost. MotoGP 09/10 will see the introduction of a fully realized Career Mode where players take part in the ultimate MotoGP world championship, competing in actual races and managing all aspects of their team. Gamers will hire engineers, team managers and press officers, all of which have a real impact on their career as a racing pro.
Complementing Career Mode, MotoGP09/10 will feature three additional gameplay modes to deliver the richest MotoGP experience ever. Arcade Mode is not limited to simply crossing the finish line, but adds a variety of challenges where players can earn and steal points from their opponents, encouraging a risk element for those who feel that simply leading the pack isn’t enough. As the only officially licensed MotoGP videogame title, MotoGP 09/10 will naturally allow gamers to compete in a full championship season across any of MotoGP’s three bike classes. For those who like to pit their skills against fellow racers from around the globe, MotoGP 09/10 offers a robust online mode with leader boards and spectator mode.
Madballs Invade E3 2009: Popular Toy Icons Back with a Vengeance!
Upcoming Xbox LIVE® Game and Much More on Horizon
OTTAWA, CANADA – June 17 2009 – Playbrains, an independent game development studio specializing in the digital download arena, is set to introduce those freaky-looking rubber balls with the grossly sculpted faces into the videogame console arena this summer via Xbox LIVE Arcade in Madballs in…Babo:Invasion.
Unleashed upon an unsuspecting world in 1986, Madballs were the gross-out phenomenon of the decade. Aimed at younger and older boys alike, Madballs featured such evocatively named characters as Oculus Orbus™ and Horn Head™. Extending their gleefully outrageous reach beyond toys, Madballs sparked a merchandising craze that included action figures, t-shirts, comic books and animated entertainment. This summer, two popular Madballs characters are set to invade the world of videogames for the first time, bouncing fearlessly onto the Xbox LIVE platform.
Madballs in…Babo:Invasion is an arena-based 3D shooter featuring Oculus Orbus™, a slimy mass of bloodshot veins who possesses an ultra-deadly “Ramming Speed” superpower that allows him to stun attack his enemies, and a super-speedy “Fast Forward” ability, which he uses to escape danger and any incoming fatal blows. Also up for the Babo:Invasion challenge is Horn Head™, a bodiless Cyclops with a massive horn jutting out of his forehead who can spin his nose chain with his “Psycho Slash” power to inflict pain, or taking it to the next level, can become an insane “Psyclone” of slobber and destruction. Both characters are fully loaded with weapons, unlockable weapon modes and plenty of Madballs’ attitude.
Note to editors: For the latest info and assets for Madballs in…Babo:Invasion go to www.mmpr.com/MMPRFTP (in the Madballs folder)
About Madballs in…Babo:Invasion
A gameplay rich, feature laden “casually hardcore” action shooter, Madballs in…Babo:Invasion (MiBI) is that rarest of gaming commodities: a genuinely unique title. Featuring the recently re-released Madballs™ characters, Oculus Orbus™ and Horn Head™, from the popular 1980’s toys best remembered for their outrageously bad looks and graphically colorful names, MiBI is an arena-based 3D shooter where players are able to design their own combat maps almost instantaneously by placing a combination of map tiles to create a never-before-seen map before gameplay starts. Truly, no two games are ever the same.
Offering players a satisfying and immersive experience in both single-player and multiplayer, Madballs in…Babo:Invasion has a plethora of features and game modes such as 4-player online co-op along with, never-before-seen in an Xbox LIVE Arcade title, being able to incorporate your Xbox LIVE Avatar into multiplayer combat via the ‘Avatar Attack’ mode. Yes, Xbox LIVE Arcade combat just got personal. And with up to 16-player multiplayer support, MiBI will be one of the few Xbox LIVE Arcade games to support more than 8 players at a time, and the only avatar-based game to support 16 players.
The Sims 3 & Pixie Lott Triumph At Top Spots
By · CommentsPress Release:
London, 18 June 2009: Number one celebrations all round as Pixie Lott’s single Mama Do goes straight to the top of the charts and The Sims 3 holds the number one game spot for the second week running*.
Pixie Lott’s collaboration with EA for The Sims 3 has seen her debut single recorded in Simlish – the in-game language of the Sims – and released for online download simultaneously to the original chart-topping version.
“It was really good fun re-recording Mama Do in Simlish,” Pixie Lott added. “Singing Simlish words to a tune you know really well was a really strange experience and had me in fits of giggles but I got the hang of it and I love the end result. The Sims 3 allows for so many fun adventures, which fits how my world is so I’m happy to be a part of their newest creation!”
Pixie Lott’s Simlish version of Mama Do is available to download from http://www.amazon.co.uk/
Dragonfly King of Fighters Online Trailer Released
By · Comments- Fun factor packed up from KOF developer, Triple games
- Core RPG sprit with dynamic battle graphic and gorgeous scenes to enjoy
- The latest KOF series where you can enjoy original special moves and combo action through online!
Dragonfly (CEO Chul Woo Park) has released the game play trailer of King of Fighters Online today which is being developed by Triple games (CEO Yong June Uhm).
‘King of Fighters Online’ has inherited best selling game King of Fighters. It’s a full 3D action game maximized the fun factor of confrontation of gamers ‘PVP (Player VS Player) and ‘PVE (Player VS Environment) where game play will be covered by game environment.
The trailer released today will be introduced through PVP battle video clip of ‘Kyo Kusanagi’, ‘Joe Hagashi’, ‘Athena Asamiya’ characters.
The transfer to the beginning stage will take place in a factory, where you can catch the real dynamic battle action of horizon scroll supporting back ground.
You can feel the exciting 3D action of tag system through ‘tag slot’ (A system which allows you to change character during battle) with basic battle action creating fighting game including special attacks per character.
This movie presents the game play in very simplified version of 1)boss scene, 2)Public Park, 3)auditorium, 4)Venezia, and 5)class room stages, currently being developed, for purpose of showing the core game contents.
Scheduled to service early next year, King of Fighters Online is planning to take its place by revealing various contents, screen shots, and video clips inheriting the original factors of King of Fighters.
Left 4 Dead Coming to PS3?
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By now Left 4 Dead has had enough publicity for people to know that it’s an exclusive to the 360. Now, that may have changed. A N4G poster by the handle of “Graphics Whore” has stated that the zombie killing mayhem may have found it’s way to PS3. Normally, forum posts are ignored and called all sorts of childish names, but “Graphics” even brought the storm with pictures snapped at home with his own N4G screen and a preorder card from Bestbuy.
What’s your take gamers? Is Bestbuy going to be returning money to people or has L4D hit the Big Black Box with the zombie fun?
Credit to “Graphics Whore” for the pictures and the story break!
*UPDATE* Added the other two pictures from GW including the N4G screen.
