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miCoach gets Adidas backing

gazzara — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:23:08 +0000

505 Games was today delighted to announce that it is entering into a worldwide agreement with global sports powerhouse, adidas, to publish the long-awaited adidas miCoach console game.

The title will be available in the summer of 2012 for the Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3.

miCoach is a personal training system from adidas for athletes of all ages, gender and level. Users can develop bespoke training plans according to their chosen sporting activity, track their workout progress, get coaching feedback, and see improvements.

adidas miCoach, the video game, brings a more technical, sports-training approach than other ‘fitness’ games on the home console systems. Boasting full motion-controlled support and full optical body tracking with the Kinect for Xbox 360 sensor and PlayStation Move, players can train alongside their sports heroes with over 400 exercises dedicated to optimising fitness levels for particular sports activities.

Unparalleled connectivity further enables the millions of people worldwide who interact with the miCoach system through mobile apps and micoach.com to extend their training programme into their living rooms and add their achievements in the game to their exercise regime.

miCoach features 18 of adidas’ globally recognised athletes across 6 different sports including Kaka, Dwight Howard, Manuel Neuer, Jessica Ennis, Jose Mourinho, Ana Ivanovic, Will Genia and Eric Berry all of whom provide Masterclasses for their sport.

Simon Drabble, Director of miCoach business unit for adidas said “we are very excited to be bringing the miCoach console game to market. Training alongside your own heroes is a fun and engaging way to get better for your sport or simply help you reach your fitness goals”

“Working with adidas on bringing this game to market provides a very exciting and immediate opportunity,” said Tim Woodley, Head of Global Brand at 505 Games. “Bringing something truly new to the sports training and fitness segment on consoles, integrating it into the wider miCoach pantheon and capitalising on a packed summer of sport in 2012 is just the start of a great relationship.”

The miCoach game has been in development for one and half years with UK developer Chromativity (formerly Lightning Fish Games) under exclusive license from adidas.

adidas miCoach will be released worldwide in summer 2012.

Zumba Fitness Rush releases today

Codemasters secures Formula One rights in multi year deal

gazzara — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:14:53 +0000

Codemasters will remain the home of official Formula One games with the confirmation that it has extended its partnership with Formula One World Championship Limited in a further multi-year agreement to develop and publish multiple titles for video game consoles, personal computers, mobile devices and online platforms.

Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One group CEO, said:

“Codemasters has created some of the best and most successful Formula One games to date. We and the teams work closely with them and look forward to creating more award winning games together in the future.”

Rod Cousens, CEO, Codemasters said:

“We got off to a strong start with Formula One but we harbour ambitions to do much more. Formula One is front of mind at Codemasters and we give it the focus and attention it deserves. We have established close links across the sport and they know that, in Codemasters, they have a great partner.

“We remain ambitious with our plans and want to take the series forward. We want to take it to new geographies, make it available on new platforms to new audiences. We are taking Formula One to a new online platform this spring and our portfolio will be extended with a Formula One experience that will address a younger video game audience later in 2012. Our teams are hard at it, creating world class Formula One games across multiple genres for players irrespective of location or gaming platform and now, for many years to come.”

Codemasters will continue to produce the official Formula One game for worldwide release; development will remain with the BAFTA award-winning studio team at Codemasters Birmingham. The Formula One portfolio will be expanded with F1 Online The Game, a free-to-play online management and racing game, which will go live this spring. An additional and all-new Formula One experience for a family audience is due this holiday season with details to be announced.

Since releasing its first Formula One game in 2009, Codemasters has shipped over 5.5m units. F1 2010 (Metacritic rating: 84) became the fastest-selling Formula One game ever released on its release and won a BAFTA in 2011 in the Sports category. F1 2011, which launched September 2011, became the year’s best-selling 3rd-party racing title.

Nordic bags PC publishing rights for Alan Wake

gazzara — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:04:12 +0000

Nordic have obtained the PC publishing rights, and they’re putting them to good use – Remedy Entertainment Ltd. is proud to announce that Alan Wake will finally be available on PCs through Steam on February 16^th and soon afterwards through other popular digital channels.

Additionally, a boxed retail version of the game is coming soon. Steam pricing is confirmed as follows: $29.99 (game + DLCs) and $34.99 (LCE).

Alan Wake is a highly anticipated title among PC gamers and it’s finally coming home – sorry for the wait! Boasting 3 BAFTA nominations and named Game of the Year by TIME Magazine, Alan Wake combines inspiration from Alfred Hitchcock, Twin Peaks and Lost – but you probably already know all that if you’ve been paying attention. It’s a modern cult classic, praised by critics and fans alike as one of those game experiences that brings something unique, engaging to the table. We’re not just making that up, either:

”Great entertainment … a tough game to put down once you’ve started” – Oh, well, thanks Mr. IGN!
“Redefines interactive storytelling” – Hey, we appreciate it, Brian Crecente.
”Alan Wake is a brilliant piece of storytelling and one that is going to stand out as an example of single-player gaming done right.” – Aww shucks,we love you too Worthplaying.

Very soon our PC friends can enjoy the gripping, intense storyline and kick-ass action as our troubled writer faces darkness with light as his only ally. (Well, okay, some guns, too.) It’s like something out of a nightmare – a small Washington town, a missing wife, a darkness that stalks the woods, and a strange horror novel that Wake can’t remember writing, but which seems to be coming true before his very eyes.

PC gamers will face the darkness in stunning high-resolution graphics, refined and enhanced PC features and support for stereoscopic 3D and multiscreen. “We’ve done our best to do justice to the PC version and do things the way they should be done for PC. The PC version looks absolutely beautiful. We’re bringing the game to life in a whole new way,” says Markus Mäki, CTO at Remedy.”

With our history of PC titles, such as Max Payne, Max Payne 2 and Death Rally, Remedy has always wanted to bring a PC version of Alan Wake to the gamers’ fingertips. Now we can! We’re glad to be able to self-publish the title on Steam and work with Nordic Games to bring Wake to retail.

We’re very proud of what we’ve done so far with Wake – but for gamers who’ve always wanted the “every setting maxed out” experience, the modern PC hardware takes Alan Wake to new heights… and we bring the high definition goods. Believe it: You’ve never seen Alan Wake looking like this.

Can’t get enough Alan Wake? Don’t forget that the standalone spin off adventure, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, is coming to Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE Arcade on February 22 for 1200 MS Points.

The Key PC Version Enhancements

Experience Alan Wake’s Pacific Northwest in higher resolutions and higher fidelity than ever before
Refined and fully configurable mouse and keyboard support (or if you prefer to play with the Microsoft gamepad connected to your PC, you can do that too!)
A wide selection of customizable graphics settings and support for 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios
Multithreaded engine that takes advantage of quad core CPUs
Additional options our fans have sought after, such as field of view adjustment as well as “hide HUD”.
Works with AMD Eyefinity 3D 3-screen mode
Works with NVIDIA NVISION2 Stereoscopic 3D

Carmageddon gets a reincarnation

gazzara — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:33:43 +0000

Stainless Games today announced that a new title is in early development, called ‘Carmageddon: Reincarnation’.

The Carmageddon brand has been reacquired by the team that developed the original PC titles Carmageddon and Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now.

“Carmageddon has returned to its Indie developer roots, and the time is right to bring the game to a new audience,” said Patrick Buckland, CEO and Stainless co-founder. “Originally an ambitious title that tested the hardware limits of its day, we’re excited that the game will finally get the showcase it deserves on today’s platforms.”

“Carmageddon: Reincarnation will feature the same black humour and comic violence that made the original game such a success.” said Neil Barnden, Executive Director and Stainless co-founder. “All the laughs, the crazy power-ups, and extreme destruction will return. We will make sure the existing fans get what they want and expect from a Carmageddon game, and a new generation discovers the delights of sliding into a Cunning Stunt.”

“I was in the war!” Patrick added.

Now in the early stages of pre-production development, ‘Carmageddon: Reincarnation’ is slated for release in 2012. Stainless Games is actively seeking a partner with whom to move the project on to full production.

‘Carmageddon: Reincarnation’ is being developed for digital download, for which Stainless Games have built an enviable worldwide reputation, with numerous cross-platform releases and multiple No.1 titles on XBLA.

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Digital Economy Bill passed

gazzara — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:04:18 +0000

The controversial Digital Economy Bill has sneaked through and been passed in the House Of Commons yesterday much to the disgust of some MP’s and campaigners.

The Bill gives the Government the power to close file sharing websites and also restrict or terminate users household connections if caught filesharing illegally and the subsequent warnings are not adhered to.

There are a few inclusions into the Bill which were to be hotly debated but with lack of MP’s present the Bill was mainly voted on party whips and rushed through for completion in the House Of Lords.

One good thing that has come from it though is that the PEGI rating system will now be legal as opposed to the BBFC certification we have at present. All this rushing through will present more problems when it comes to retail regarding the legality of games already with BBFC and ELSPA certification and age guides on. It does, however, go to some length to product an industry that has had its fair share of controversy and can now go on to promote and educate classification to the country.

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Trailer: Dead To Rights: Retribution

gazzara — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:06:52 +0000

Developed by Blitz Games Studios, Volatile Games and published by Namco Bandai, Dead To Rights: Retribution has another trailer for it to show its wares.

Game Frame – Monday 29th March 2010

gazzara — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:39:23 +0000

Morning, afternoon or whatever time of the day it is. Time to catch up on what’s been happening over the weekend. Some of it has actually been of note, which is a shock, so let’s press on.
One Man and His Golden Dog

Dead to Rights: Retribution has been put into gold status, so it’s ready to be pressed and shipped. The previous two outings fared reasonably well, but never really climbed to the top of the genre, but this next gen version has been turning heads with the mix of action and stealth spread between the two main characters, Jack Slate and Shadow.

The game itself hits the shelves on the 23rd April, so we’ll find out soon whether or not it’s worth “fetching” from the store…. *groan*

Harvest Moon on the PSP

Pretty much self explanatory, really. Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley has been penned in for a release next month and is a welcome return to the much loved series, which hasn’t been on the PSP since Innocent Life back in 2007.

Your task is to save Leaf Valley from the evil Funland Corporation by growing crops, mining ore and all those other things that you do in harvest Moon games. Being Mature Gaming I don’t know whether or not this will be for everyone on here, but who knows? Expect this in late April.

REJOICE: It’s-a-Mario Kart

Finally, after much waiting and procrastinating by the people at Nintendo, one of (if not THE) best games to ever grace a console gets its release on the Virtual Console at the end of this week.

The SNES version of Super Mario Kart is one of my favourite games personally; and I’m ecstatic that it will be available for the petty sum of 800 Wii Points. All of the tracks from the original, as well as all the battle modes will be present, but I also fear that they haven’t had the master stroke of making this an 8 player ONLINE balloon fest. Hopefully if this isn’t the case on launch that they’ll tweak it to work, but we all know how that works, don’t we.

2nd of April folks…. 2nd of April (and yes, I’m very happy).

That’s enough for now, kids. Until next time…

TNN – Turrican News Network 2010

Bethesda grabs Rage from EA

gazzara — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:37:22 +0000

In an announcement that dropped into my inbox late on Monday afternoon Zenimax announced that publisher Bethesda has taken the IP Rage from EA. ID software, sold to media group ZeniMax earlier in the year has a history of great shooters including Doom, Quake etc had IP after the sale that was still tied to other publishers for marketing and release. I would presume that this deal has come due to EA scaling down their operations in terms of staff and games releases in order to bring down costs.

Bethesda, one of ZeniMax’s subsiduary companies will now take over publishing duties for Rage. The statement quotes “RAGE will be published by Bethesda Softworks, another ZeniMax subsidiary. As a result, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) will not be involved in the sales and marketing of RAGE. The ongoing development of RAGE is unaffected by this development.

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