Warner Bros. goes Looney for Wii and 360

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced the development of a new Looney Tunes title scheduled for release this fall. Developed by REDTRIBE, Looney Tunes: ACME Arsenal will be an action adventure game featuring seven playable Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tazmanian Devil, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Gossamer and a special secret character. The game will feature single player or co-op gameplay with fast-paced combat, puzzle solving challenges and vehicle-based action in rich environments inspired by the popular, outlandish cartoon tales. Players will command an arsenal of ACME melee and projectile weapons in outrageous battles and travel to various locations such as Camelot, Ancient Egypt, Mars, the Wild West, the trenches of World War II and more. The game will be available for Wii, allowing player to take full advantage of the motion sensitive controls, and for Xbox 360, in full high definition quality, with real-time physics and animation blending and Xbox Live connectivity.

K2 to bring award winning Korean MMORPG to North America

K2 Network announced today that it will be bringing Korea's most popular massively multiplayer online role- playing game to North America and Europe this summer. Granado Espada, which will be titled Sword of the New World in North America, was the winner of the 2006 Grand Award for Best Game in Korea. Licensed to K2 Network by Hanbitsoft, Sword of the New World is being developed by imcGAMES. K2 Network’s version will offer a new character customization feature with hundreds of costume options, while an improved control scheme and in-game tutorial will make controlling multiple characters familiar and comfortable (for MMO players). In addition, the game includes an all-new story with hundreds of new quests. For complete information on Sword of the new World, you can check out www.swordofthenewworld.com.

Burning Crusade shatters first day sales record

Blizzard Entertainment announced the sales figures for the launch day of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade today, and the numbers are astonishing. The Burning Crusade has broken the day-one sales record to become the fastest selling PC game ever in North America and Europe, with a total of nearly 2.4 million copies of the game being sold within the first 24 hours of it being available. Blizzard had supplied more than 4 million copies to retailers worldwide, and more than 5,000 stores throughout the world had their doors open at midnight to welcome thousands of expectant players. Sounds to us like Blizzard is doing quite well.

Pogo to go-go to DS

Alright, so our intro to this piece was a little corny, but that doesn 't change the fact the five most popular games from EA's Pogo.com will be heading to Nintendo DS. Pogo Island will feature Word Whomp, Poppit!, Phlinx, Tri-Peaks Solitaire and Squelchies and is currently in development at EA Canada, in Vancouver, BC. Each game is easy to pick-up and hard to put down, allowing even the mo st casual gamer to enjoy hours of stress-free fun. The game descriptions, as written by EA, follow – Word Whomp – Whomp adorable gophers and spell as many words as you can from a given set of letters before the clock runs out. Poppit! – Just pop and go! Release hidden "prizes" in this puzzle favorite by popping groups of two or more balloons of the same color. Phlinx – Create groups of colored stones, collect ancient power-ups, and make your way to the bonus round in this action puzzle. Tri-Peaks Solitaire – A fun and fast-paced solitaire game where you remove cards to uncover tokens and powerup bonus cards. Squelchies – In this puzzle game, match Squelchies by color to release them from the board. Pogo Island will be rated E for Everyone and is scheduled for release on March 26^th.

Pirates!

2K officially announced the release of Sid Meier's Pirates! for PSP today. The game is now available in stores across North America. “Given the immense popularity of Sid Meier’s Pirates!, offering a PSP version of the game updated and optimized for the handheld market is a great way to expand its appeal,” said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. “With the accessibility of the game combined with the portability of the PSP system and the wireless multiplayer features, we’re confident Sid Meier’s Pirates! will be a hit with on-the-go gamers.” The PSP version features wireless ad hoc multiplayer for up to four players, widescreen graphics, new treasure hunts and more. The PSP version of Sid Meier's Pirates! is available for $29.99 USD. While we know it is available in Canada, as we have seen it on store shelves, we do not yet know the price, so check with your local retailer. For more information on the PSP version of the game, check out www.2kgames.com/pirates/psp/ .