Archive for January, 2010

FIFA 10: 24-hour FIFA-playing world record set

January 31st, 2010 Desktop General

PIONEERING GUINNESS WORLD RECORDTM SET BY WEARY EYED FIFA WARRIORS – JUST!

A new type of Guinness World Record was born 28th Jan morning and its completion is likely to set the trend for a whole new global wave of similar feats of mental and physical endurance.

At 10.09am at London’s Victoria Station, the final whistle was blown on www.stryxa.com ’s unique 24 hour FIFA 10 gaming world record, which saw 9 of the 10 original participants set the Guinness World Record for the longest football videogame marathon on the UK’s premier football computer game.

Faced with major sleep deprivation it seemed entrants would drop like flies in the cold conditions. But a love for the game and a determination to be listed in the Guinness World Records drove them on weary eyed through despair and tiredness.

And it finally paid off this morning when the eight strong band of intrepid gaming brothers heard the most eagerly awaited final whistle of their lives.

Speaking after receiving his plaque from Guinness World Record Games Edition Editor, Gaz Deaves, gamer XnameX said: “Wow, am I glad that is over. I absolutely love FIFA 10 so was confident going into the challenge that I’d breeze through 24 hours playing it. I even thought I’d broken the record before at home in my bedroom.

“But I wasn’t prepared for that. The first few hours were fine but during the middle part my concentration levels dropped and by the end I was losing my mind. I nearly pressed the eject button a few times.

“But the lads were great and we all motivated each other and when we could see the light at the end of the tunnel we all decided to go for it. Now its over I can safely say I will never be doing it again but I’m really happy to be going Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition, it’s fantastic.”

Gaz Deaves added: “It’s been a long night for these guys but they’re in high spirits now and I’m happy to announce that they are all officially Guinness World Record holders!”

The challenge was organised to celebrate the launch of stryxa.com - the World’s first International FIFA football league online. The company, which gives gamers the opportunity to compete for a £10,000 prize fund on FIFA 10 using PS3 or XBOX360 consoles, already had thousands of frenzied gamers sign up in its first few weeks of operation but, following this record, it now hopes to have over 1 million players by the end of February.

Neville Langston, Co-founder of www.Stryxa.com, said: “Never before has a gaming marathon world record been attempted so this really was a bit of a journey into the unknown for everyone concerned. But the commitment shown by our team has been incredible and we’re really pleased so many of the original participants managed to make it to the end.

“After showing incredible amounts of stamina, skill and endurance all of the eight record breakers absolutely deserve their place in the world famous book. We now hope that the example they have set will encourage other gamers to attempt similar feats and as a company stryxa.com will certainly look to be a pioneer in this area.”

Stryxa FIFA ‘10 Leagues are open to anyone over the age of 14 with a PS3 or XBOX 360. All fixtures and league tables along with regular news, photos and cup competitions are hosted on the state of the art Stryxa website which is updated daily.

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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City

January 29th, 2010 Desktop General

The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony available together on a single disc and individually for digital download

Rockstar Games announce the much anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows® – LIVE on March 30, 2010. For the first time, PS3 and Games for Windows – LIVE players will have the opportunity to experience the last two thrilling chapters of the Grand Theft Auto IV saga.

The two action packed episodes will also be available for download on the PlayStation®Network and Games for Windows – LIVE on March 30, 2010. Each episode takes place in the same detailed and immersive world that made Grand Theft Auto IV one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time. Games for Windows – LIVE players can enjoy 32-player multiplayer matches and an advanced video editor, and all fans will experience new songs on the updated soundtrack as featured across Liberty City’s 13 diverse radio stations, alongside in-game television and Liberty City’s own internet.

“It’s been a long time coming, but we are proud to finally deliver Episodes From Liberty City for the PC and PlayStation 3,” said Sam Houser. “We appreciate the patience of our PlayStation 3 and PC fans worldwide, and we look forward to putting the games in your hands this March.”

The Lost and Damned is a dark trip through Liberty City’s seedy underbelly as outlaw biker, Johnny Klebitz, fights to keep his gang together as a rift in the gang’s leadership threatens to tear the brotherhood apart. In The Ballad of Gay Tony, players explore Liberty City’s high-end nightlife as Luis Lopez, struggling to balance the temptations of money and vice against loyalties to family and friends. Both episodes feature a slew of new vehicles and weapons, and each episode adds new activities including cage fighting, gang wars and BASE jumping.

Episodes from Liberty City – Available March 30, 2010 globally (The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony together on one disc) Does not require a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV

PlayStation 3 Games for Windows – LIVE

The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony – Available March 30, 2010 globally (Individual episodes for digital download) Requires a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV

PlayStation Network Games for Windows – LIVE

Episodes from Liberty City is rated M for Mature by the ESRB and is currently available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and each episode is also available from the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace.

For more information visit www.rockstargames.com/episodesfromlibertycity.

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EA celebrates 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP South Africa with exclusive release of officially licensed videogame

January 27th, 2010 Desktop General

Event Game Features First Full and Authentic 2010 FIFA World Cup Online Tournament Mode

Electronic Arts will celebrate the single largest sporting event on the planet with the only official and exclusively licensed videogame for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Now everyone can play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, Wii™, PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) and mobile in April 2010 in anticipation of the real-world tournament which begins in June.

EA SPORTS™ 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa will feature all the emotion and passion of the fiercest national rivalries battling on the world’s biggest stage, with all 199 national teams that took part in qualification, all 10 official stadiums to be used in South Africa and stadiums from each qualifying region. Gamers will be able to play as their home nation from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the FIFA World Cup Final™ and feel what it is like to score the goal that lifts a nation. Everything fans love about the World Cup will come to life in spectacular detail, including confetti rain, streamers, & fireworks—just like the official tournament.

For the first time ever in a videogame compete in a full and authentic online World Cup tournament. Carry the hopes and dreams of a nation into battle against fans from rival countries, from the group stage through the knockout rounds to the chance to be crowned 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa TM champion. For fans of nations that failed to qualify for South Africa this is the chance to replay and re-write history. Plus, gameplay innovations capture the journey from qualification to the final tournament with home and away strategies for every nation, situational tactics in-game, and altitude effects that fatigue players faster and even impact the flight of the ball.

Presented in an art style that celebrates the cultural vibrancy of the first FIFA World Cup to be held in Africa, EA SPORTS 2010 FIFA World Cup on the Wii is an action-packed football game that brings friends together in their living rooms to compete for the 2010 FIFA World Cup TM. Travel around the world virtually to take on all 32 nations competing in South Africa in head-to-head challenges in Zakumi’s Dream Team mode. Start the journey with random players and then build your team by stealing an opposition player after each victory. Win a challenge and pick a player until you have conquered the world. Plus, take your team to a friend’s house on your Wii Remote.

Visit http://www.easports.com for more information about features for each available platform, which will be revealed over the coming months.

2010 FIFA World Cup, developed by EA Canada in Burnaby, B.C. will be in stores throughout North America on April 27, 2010 and in stores throughout Asia and Europe beginning April 30, 2010. The game has not yet been rated.

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The 25 best new games for Smartphones

January 26th, 2010 Desktop General

An international panel of 20 specialists has selected the 25 best new games for smartphones and regular mobile phones in the 6th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards. The selection was made from more than 150 entries spanning 36 countries, including the USA, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and France.

Stills and videos of the nominated games can be seen at www.imgawards.com.

According to the IMGA, 60% of all entries were iPhone applications, as opposed to 16% last year. Other platforms included Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Android, Maemo, and Linux.

The number of entries from North America doubled, although the most innovative games came from Europe.

The games, which can all be previewed at www.imgawards.com, cover an extremely rich spectrum of genres, from well-known titles like Glu’s Glyder 2 and Nokia’s Ovi Maps Racing to the low-tech avant garde location-based game Ulrike and Eamon by Blast Theory and the innovative casual puzzle game Ancient Frog Junior.

One of the jury members commented:
“The overall quality of entries has improved. There was a large pool of “really good” games to choose from. Graphics design, storyline and quality of marketing assets have improved tremendously.”

The winners of the Awards will be announced on 15 February at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the official IMGA Ceremony. Eight prizes will be handed out, including the prestigious IMGA Grand Prix.

These Awards will be handed out at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Ceremony will take place in the heart of App Planet, the Congress’s exhibition entirely dedicated to mobile games and apps, located in Hall 7 of the Fira Barcelona. App Planet will host more than 120 exhibiting companies and the GSMA expects between 3,000 and 5,000 mobile application developers to visit App Planet over four days.

The nominees:

Excellence in Design
Castle Warriors, GameResort LLC., USA
Twin Blades : The Reaping Vanguard, Press Start Studio, France
Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior Digital Legends Entertainment, Spain and India Games, India
Mike V: Do or Die – Skateboarding, Ratrod Studio Inc., Canada
Ancient Frog Jr., James Brown, New Zealand

Excellence in Connectivity
Iplay, Fabrication Games, Sweden
Krazy Kart Racing, Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH., Germany
Sniper Vs. Sniper, Com2uS, USA
Eliminate Pro, fortyseven communications USA
Age of Heroes Online, NOMOC Publishing ltd., Ukraine

Excellence in Game Play
MiniSquadron, Tak Fung, UK
Homerun Battle 3D (Android), Com2uS, USA
Inotia 2: A Wanderer of Luone, Com2uS, USA
Ovi Maps Racing, Nokia, Finland
Glyder 2, Glu Mobile, USA

Best Real World Game
Mister X Mobile, by Deutsche Telekom AG, Laboratories, Germany
Dark Orbit Ground Forces (as a game on GPS MIssion Pro), by Orbster GmbH, Germany
Ghost Patrol (as a game on GPS Mission Pro), by Orbster GmbH, Germany
Ulrike and Eamon, by Blast Theory, United Kingdom
Gbanga Santa, by Gbanga by Millform AG, Switzerland

Best Casual Game Award
Labyrinth 2, by Illusion Labs, Sweden
Angry Birds, by Rovio, Finland
3D Rollercoaster Rush, by Digital Chocolate, USA
I’m Destroyer, by Colorme (Beijing) Info Tech Co., Ltd. China
Wire Way, by Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH, Germany

About the IMGA
Created in 2004, the competition has become the Mobile Entertainment Industry’s leading showcase for groundbreaking innovations, exceptional quality, and new trends in mobile entertainment, whether made for iPhone, Flash, Symbian, Android, Microsoft, Java, Linux, BREW, or any other platform.

Awards will be given out in the following categories:
• Excellence in Design
• Excellence in Connectivity
• Excellence in Game Play
• Best Real World Game
• Best Casual Game Award

The following awards will also be presented:
• The International Mobile Gaming Grand Prix
• Operators’ Choice Award
• People’s Choice Award

These Awards will be handed out at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Ceremony will take place in the heart of App Planet, the Congress’s exhibition entirely dedicated to mobile games and apps, located in Hall 7 of the Fira Barcelona.

Solely focused on the rapidly growing application developer community, App Planet at Mobile gress will bring together the many critical elements of the broad mobile application ecosystem together in one location. The inaugural App Planet event will feature application developer conferences; an interactive exhibition; the App Lounge for networking and business development activities; a dedicated, day-long conference programme on industry trends in mobile applications; and the Apps Garage, which will showcase cutting-edge GSMA initiatives in the mobile applications space. App Planet will host more than 120 exhibiting companies and the GSMA expects between 3,000 and 5,000 mobile application developers to visit App Planet over four days.

Full information on App Planet is available at http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/exhibition/app_planet.htm

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LEGO BATMAN: The Videogame sells over one million copies in the UK

January 25th, 2010 Desktop General

Warner Bros announced that LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame has sold through more than one million copies across all formats in the UK, since launch in 2008, and continues to be a top-seller week-over-week on the UK charts.

LEGO Batman: The Videogame – developed by TT Games, makers of LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Indiana Jones, LEGO Rock Band™ and LEGO Harry Potter™ – combines trademark LEGO charm and imaginative gameplay with one of the world’s largest entertainment properties to create a runaway success. The title received critical acclaim, subsequently winning a coveted Children’s BAFTA Award for Best Videogame.

LEGO Batman: The Videogame brings the one-and-only CAPED CRUSADER to life in a completely original storyline. Players can take control of the DYNAMIC DUO, BATMAN and ROBIN, to fight GOTHAM CITY’S most notorious criminals including THE JOKER, THE PENGUIN, CATWOMAN, SCARECROW, KILLER CROC and many more.

“The team at TT Games worked incredibly hard to make LEGO Batman: The Videogame a very fun experience for players,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games. “We are delighted to know that so many people are enjoying the game.”

“Selling one million units of LEGO Batman: The Videogame in the UK marks a great milestone for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment,” said Spencer Crossley, UK Sales and Marketing Director, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “The fact that the title continues to remain on the best-selling charts more than a year after its release is a testament to the best-in-class gameplay TT Games continues to deliver.”

LEGO Batman: The Videogame is available for Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS, PSP and PC.

For more information, visit the official website at http://www.legobatmangame.com/

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