By
Eli Green
May 29, 2008 - 22:30
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Electronic
Arts EA SPORTS Label announced the addition of a Home Field Advantage
feature to its upcoming
NCAA Football 09
today.
Players will be able to shake the confidence of opposing teams using
this new feature. As the home crowd intensity picks up, visiting
players will find it tougher to make adjustments for plays and
squiggly lines will replace their on-field routes. The more shaken
the opposing player gets, the harsher the effects.
Along with Home Field Advantage, NCAA Football 09 will include something called Dynamic Attendance. Players that pull together winning seasons will find their fans flocking to the stadium, and even travel where the team goes while on the road. If players string together consecutive losses though, they'll start to find that the normally faithful fans aren't sticking around.
Finally, one other new feature EA is adding this year affects the game's outcome if the game is about to be determined by a field goal. Ice the Kicker allows you to call a timeout before your opponent kicks, putting on added pressure via a lower camera angle, heartbeat audio, controller rumble and an all new “iced” kick meter.
NCAA Football 09 is currently scheduled to release across North America on July 15 th on PSP, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii.
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St.
Catherines, Ontario-based casual video games developer Cerebral
Vortex Games announced the release of its latest management game
yesterday.
Ice Cream Dee-Lites
is now available for download to PC. Help Dee realize her dream
career working at Scoops, serving the tastiest ice cream around.
Starting with the Chill Mobile ice cream truck, players must help Dee
serve ice cream cones, yogurt and milkshakes to a variety of
customers as quickly as possibly to earn cash for shop upgrades. Help
her climb to the top of the frozen dessert industry.
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The game features over 60 missions, spanning four distinct ice cream stores, customization and upgrade options for Dee and her machines that improve her productivity, Scoop and Sweet level mission goals for beginner and advanced players, plus a Story mode and Endless mode. The game also includes a cast of 16 characters, including the Sweet Little Girl, the impatient Brat, the handy-capable Royce Rolls and ChocoTron, the giant chocolate-craving robot.
"We have the craziest characters and excellent music too," added Michael Sauro, Art Director for Cerebral Vortex Games, whose team created the distinctive "Modernized Retro" look of Ice Cream Dee-Lites . Ice Cream Dee-Lites is available for download from Big Fish Games for Windows-based PCs. To learn more about Cerebral Vortex Games go to www.cerebralvortexgames.com.
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Electronic
Arts'
The
Sims
Label announced the first details for its Nintendo DS and Wii
exclusive
SimCity
Creator
today.
SimCity
Creator
will be an open-ended and highly creative game that allows players to
utilize the distinctive gameplay control aspects of the two Nintendo
systems to create, enjoy and even destroy epic cities. EA is saying
the game will be the most accessible and light-hearted game from the
SimCity
franchise,
and it will be available in North America on September 22
nd
,
as well as in Europe and the Asia-Pacific regions on September 19
th
.
More details for each version follows:
SimCity Creator for Wii
Be a powerful mayor -- create, enjoy and destroy your ultimate city. Start by zoning your city, constructing homes, businesses, factories, skyscrapers, freeways, railroads, and much more. SimCity Creator is a visually exciting experience with a completely new user interface, designed specifically for the Wii and the Wii remote. You’ll discover many ways to customize your city, including 13 city styles to explore, such as American, European and Asian themes. More city styles will be revealed, so stay tuned for more information!
You can also place a selection of more than 30 “Hero” buildings into your city to make it distinctive and momentous. Some of these iconic buildings are based on the current day, some on history and some on fantasy. The more city styles you explore, the more Hero building options you have.
For the first time, take the liberty to build transportation systems with free placement of rounded and curved roads and rail lines, taking your city to new creative and curvy heights. And get a new perspective on your cityscape from a helicopter, a jet or a propeller plane which you can use to fly over your creation. Check out what you’ve built in your aircraft of choice!
Disasters that players of SimCity always love remain an important and entertaining element in SimCity Creator. Using the Wii remote you can create earthquakes, tornados, call in destructive robots and monsters, create fires and discover many more ways to cause havoc. You created it, and now you can destroy it. With hours of fun and replayability, the fate of your city and its citizens are in your hands!
SimCity Creator for Nintendo DS
Guide your city from ancient times into the future with SimCity Creator f or Nintendo DS. Evolve your city through time, starting with ancient times, the middle ages, modern times, present day and the future. Four play modes are available, Challenge, Free Play, Chance Encounter and Gallery, giving options to make the game as challenging or as creative as you want. Earn epic landmarks along the way to enhance your city and mark your progress into the next era. Choose your path through history and make a city for the ages.
“ SimCity Creator for the Wii and Nintendo DS brings two separate, delightful new ways to create, enjoy and destroy your own cities,” said Rod Humble, Head of Studio for The Sims Label. “On the Wii, for the first time in the SimCity franchise, you will have the ability to build curved roads and differently shaped zones allowing you to make more authentic places all utilizing the motions of the Wii remote. Employing the new city advisor system, you will be able to make the game as complex or simple as you want. On Nintendo DS, we will give you the ability to make a city develop through time and to overcome the different challenges each era of urban development presents. I know both long-time and new SimCity players will enjoy these innovative experiences in SimCity Creator starting this September!”
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For
those of you who didn't see the
Penny
Arcade
comic
or any other news bit exposing this news last week, 2K Games
officially announced yesterday that its 2007 Xbox 360 and Games for
Windows PC critically acclaimed first-person shooter
BioShock
is coming to Playstation 3 this
year. The game is being retooled for Playstation 3, including new
features and content.
“ Since BioShock for Xbox 360 and Games for Windows won countless 2007 Game of the Year awards, we are excited to see the impact of this stellar title for the Playstation 3 system when it debuts this fall,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “Over the coming months we look forward to revealing the new features and content that will make this a must-have game for its new audience, as well as for those who enjoyed it on the other platforms.”
BioShock is scheduled to release for Playstation 3 this October and has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
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" Shaun White Snowboarding will turn all of the traditional ideas and experiences of past action sports titles upside down," said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft. “The combination of Ubisoft’s innovation approach and the influence of Shaun’s lifestyle and perspective make this gaming experience like no other.”
More details for each version of the game follows:
Key Features of Shaun White Snowboarding for Xbox 360, the PLAYSTATION 3 system, and Windows-based PC:
Open World Mountains: Choose how you ride in open-world mountains across the world. Conquer extreme peak conditions, create your own paths in the back country, or compete with fellow riders in the terrain parks.
Your Friends Are Always Around: Play in a world where your friends are always around. Do your own runs on mountains populated by real gamers, or join your friends for a quick session from any mountain.
More than Just Snowboarding: Have fun with your friends on and off the board! Throw snowballs, hike to access secret spots, film your friends doing ripping tricks. You can also upload your videos online to share with the world.
Ride Your Way: Express yourself through tricks, riding styles, and highly customizable avatars – both in single-player and in the online world. Use the intuitive dual analog control to pull off a huge variety of tricks that express your style.
Next-Gen Technology: Built on the Assassin's Creed engine, this game creates a massive world with gorgeous visuals and realistic NPC interactions. This is also the first time a snowboarding game is completely driven by physics instead of animation.
Authentic Snowboarding: Ubisoft has worked closely with Shaun White to infuse the gaming experience with authenticity, personality and humor. Shaun is a friend and mentor in the game, and will help you with your skills. And, if you are deemed worthy, you may even be able to play as Shaun in the game …
Key features of Shaun White Snowboarding for the Wii system:
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Everyone plays, no one waits – Engage in a seamlessly integrated multiplayer experience for two to four players, where every player is active in the game at all times.
Get together your crew – In the world of snowboarding, it pays to have friends on your side. Your crew of friends will always be there to help you by offering you unique abilities to improve both your riding and keeping you grounded with friendly pranks; filming all the antics along the way.
Fame and Respect – Getting your name out there by doing well as a pro snowboarder is bound to get you some recognition. As your fame grows, so too does your ability to take on bigger and bigger challenges, from new mountains to more prestigious events and competitions. Fame, however, isn’t everything. You’ll need to gain your friends’ respect by riding with style in order to gain their support; they will help you find hidden areas, share their favorite music tracks and keep you laughing.
Shaun White Snowboarding is currently scheduled to release during the 2008 holiday season for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Windows-based PCs and Wii.
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Here
is this week's Playstation Store update.
Rock Band
Build
your
Rock Band
library
by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit
www.RockBand.com.
The
Cars
Album ($14.99 USD and CAD) - This album includes
All
Mixed Up
,
Bye
Bye Love
,
Don’t
Cha Stop
,
Good
Times Roll
,
I’m
in Touch with Your World
,
Just
What I Needed
,
Moving
in Stereo
,
My
Best Friend’s Girl
,
and
You’re
All I’ve Got Tonight
by The Cars. Tracks available individually for $1.99 USD/CAD each.
File
sizes: 26.6 MB - 41.9 MB (singles), 288 MB (album)
Rock Band price promotion: Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd and Dirty Little Secret - All-American Rejects are reduced to $0.99 USD/CAD until June 5th.
Game Videos (free)
Top Spin 3 Debut Trailer
Download
the official trailer for
Top
Spin 3
and prepare to be fully immersed in the fun, action packed excitement
of tennis like never before.
File
size: 92 MB (1080)
Battlefield: Bad Company Dev Diary – Characters
Join
Patrick Bach, the Single player Producer, as he walks you through the
process of creating interactive, funny, and exciting characters in
Battlefield:
Bad Company
.
File
size: 164 MB (HD)
Battlefield: Bad Company Sweetwater’s Blog
Private
Sweetwater isn’t one to laugh in the face of danger. In fact, he’d
rather find a good cave to hide in, but in B-Company, he’s faced
with dangerous situations every day! See how he’s holding up as he
talks to his loyal video blog subscribers.
File
size: 92 MB (HD)
Dead Space Animated Comic Issue #1
Explore
the horror on Aegis 7 as it unravels through an animated version of
the first
Dead
Space
comic created by Ben Templesmith and Antony Johnston.
File
size: 210 MB (1080)
Project Origin Teaser Trailer
In
the highly-anticipated sequel to the hit game
F.E.A.R
,
Alma, a girl with immense power and a thirst for revenge, has
unleashed her wrath upon the city of Auburn and thrown it into chaos.
File
size: 159 MB (HD)
Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Projectile Dysfunction
Experience
the ultimate team-and mission-based multiplayer warfare, defined by
award winning
Return
to Castle Wolfenstein
Multiplayer, now set in the legendary
QUAKE
universe.
File
size: 75 MB (HD)
Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Human Juicer Video
Experience
the ultimate team-and mission-based multiplayer warfare, defined by
award winning
Return
to Castle Wolfenstein
Multiplayer, now set in the legendary
QUAKE
universe.
File
size: 70 MB (HD)
Movie
and Blu-ray Disc Trailers (free)
Enchanted
For
princess-to-be Giselle, life is a fairy tale – until she’s
banished from the animated land of Andalasia and thrust into the very
unmagical, live-action world of modern day Manhattan.
File
size: 249 MB (1080)
No Country for Old Men
When
a man stumbles on a bloody crime scene and two million dollars in
cash, his decision to take the money sets off an unstoppable chain
reaction of violence.
File
size: 167 MB (1080)
PS3 Wallpaper (free)
Prince of Persia Prodigy Arabesque Wallpaper
Customize
the background of your PS3 system with this new
Prince
of Persia
Prodigy
Arabesque Wallpaper.
File
size: 135 KB - 410 KB
Prince
of Persia
Prodigy New Prince Wallpaper
Customize
the background of your PS3 system with this new
Prince
of Persia
Prodigy New Prince Wallpaper.
File size: 268 KB - 1.27 MB
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