<![CDATA[Kotaku: Game Announcement]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Game Announcement]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/game announcement http://kotaku.com/tag/game announcement <![CDATA[It's Official: Valkyria Chronicles II Coming Stateside!]]> Valkyria Chronicles II for the PSP is confirmed for a US release in Summer 2010, according to Sega's blog. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5360887&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Wild Earth: African Safari]]> Safari Photo Africa : Wild Earth is a PC game released last year that took home three awards from the 2003 Independent Games Festival awards, including the coveted Seumas McNally Grand Prize. Now Majesco is bringing the adventure to the Nintendo Wii this Spring with Wild Earth: African Safari. The game places you in the role of a photojournalist exploring Africa's Serengeti National Park, tasked with taking photos of 30 different animals in their natural habitat. Get close to the animals for the perfect shot, but get too close and the Wiimote will rumble, making it harder to snap the shot. The Wii version includes co-op multiplayer, allowing one player to drive while two others snap photos, and a mini-game mode that allows players to see things from the animals' point of view. While the visuals don't hold a candle to Afrika for the PS3, this game you'll actually be able to play sometime soon. Dead Wildebeast! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=333462&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Konami Brings Hudson Adidas Ad To Europe]]> Luke Plunkett totally called it. Konami has revealed the first two games coming to Europe as part of their publishing agreement with Hudson, and boy are you Euros in for a treat. The Adidas ad disguised as a sports title previously known as Deca Sports is heading to European Wiis under a new name - Sports Island. Ten endoresed sporting events are yours to play alone or with up to three friends, including beach volleyball, snowboarding, moto cross, archery, figure skating, football, badminton, basketball, kart race, and - joy of joys - curling. Once your up to three friends have left in disgust, you can settle down for a little fishing action with Fishing Master, the cutesy Wii fishing sim. I'd make a crude comment regarding 'master' and 'baiting', but I'm sure the thought popped into most of your heads before I even started this sentence - that's how much I believe in you. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=332926&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Wonderworld Amusement Park Brings Mini-Games To Wii]]> Majesco is bringing all the fun of a visit to a theme park home to the Nintendo Wii this summer with Wonderworld Amusement Park. Along with some playable 3D carnival rides, the game will feature 30 mini-games for the whole family based on real carnival games but designed with the title's five different themed areas in mind. I am guessing that one of those themes is nursery rhymes, making the girl in the screenshot above Little Miss Muffet instead of creepy forest spider rice-cake girl. Players will also be able to create their own character and dress them up in items bought with their carnival winnings, so if you really want to be creepy forest spider rice-cake girl knock yourself out. All I can say is it is about time the Wii got a compilation of mini-games. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=332424&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PaRappa Creators Re-Team For Wii Exclusive]]> PaRappa fans rejoice! The award-winning team of artist Rodney Alan Greenblat and legendary musician and game designer Masaya Matsuura is back, this time bringing together their awesome talents for an exclusive music-based game for the Nintendo Wii, coming in late 2008 from Majesco Entertainment. While details on the project are basically non-existent, just the fact that these two are working together on a new game is enough to get me all tingly. Majesco CEO Jesse Sutton has high hopes for the title.
"We are incredibly excited to be working with talent of this caliber and believe our game shares the same broad mass market appeal as successful music-based products like Activision's Guitar Hero and MTV's Rock Band."
Okay really high hopes, but that's understandable. Being a huge fan of the PaRappa series (Jet Baby is my personal hero), I've got high hopes too. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=331893&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2K Steps Into The Ring With Don King's Prizefighter]]> The undisputed winner of the video game boxing ring is about to get some stiff competition as 2K Sports announces Don King Presents: Prizefighter, ready to go a few rounds with EA's Fight Night franchise this Spring on the Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and Wii. Developed by 2K's Venom Games of Rocky and Rocky Legends fame, Prizefighter promises a deep and authentic documentary-style boxing experience, where fighters will experience all of the temptation and adversity of the road from chump to champ.
"In all my years working in professional boxing, I have never seen anything come as close to recreating the thrill, the intensity, the courage and the spectacle of the sport," said legendary boxing promoter Don King. "Don King Presents: Prizefighter is more than a game — it is a glimpse at what life is like in and out of the ring for these incredible athletes."
"More than just a night at the fights" says it all. 2K is gunning for EA, and with Don King's hair in their corner it's going to be one hell of a fight. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=331815&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ain't No Party Like An EA Ninja Party]]> EA and Nunchuck Games picked the perfect day to announce their new party game for the Nintendo DS and Wii, Ninja Reflex - not to be confused with Ninja Reflux, which is just too painful to go into. What is Ninja Reflex? Think Wii Sports meets Brain Age. Think WarioWare meets an untimely demise. Think ninja-themed mini-games that harness the unique controls of the respective consoles to challenge players to hone their awesome ninja powers.
"Ninja Reflex channels the accessible multiplayer fun of Wii Sports and the self-improvement aspect of Brain Age into a martial arts universe that is ideally suited for the Wii and Nintendo DS," said David Luntz, President and CEO of Nunchuck Games. "Nunchuck Games is thrilled to team up with EA Partners to bring Ninja Reflex to gamers everywhere."
Sure it's another collection of mini-games, but they are ninja mini-games, which makes it alright in my book. Developed by Sanzaru Games, Ninja Reflex will mystically appear on store shelves across North America and Europe in March. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=330152&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Codemasters Races Off The GRID]]> Codemasters is taking the TOCA Race Driver series to a whole new level, officially announcing GRID (Race Driver: GRID to our PAL friends), the driving game formerly known as Race Driver One. Running on the next iteration of their DiRT engine, the game promises to be something more than your standard current-gen driving game.
Says Ralph Fulton, Chief Game Designer. "GRID focuses on everything that happens between the start grid and the chequered flag: the drama, the rivalries, the aggression and the crashes. This is not a game about collecting cars or spending all of your time in the front-end tuning suspension settings or designing liveries. We want to make racing exciting again."
GRID takes place across three continents, with official track races in Europe, street races in the U.S., and night races through the streets and mountain roads of Japan. It sounds almost like three racing games in one, which is completely fine with me. GRID is due mid 2008 for the 360, PS3, and Windows PC. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=327875&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[MiniCopter Takes Off On The Wii]]> Aksys Games (don't mix those first two consonants!) is bringing tiny helicopter action to the Wii next Spring with MiniCopter: Adventure Flight. The game will feature mission-based gameplay across seven environments, customizable helicopters, and the choice of Wiimote control or classic, for that true RC copter feel.
"MiniCopter: Adventure Flight is a great game for budding RC modelers and children who enjoy playing with RC toys," said Akibo Shieh, President, Aksys Games. "MiniCopter allows kids to customize their helicopter without worrying about breaking their toy and seeing immediate results.
When I was a kid, my dad spent one summer getting up early every Saturday and taking me to the field to spend several hours NOT letting me fly his RC helicopter. While the screenshots look a bit rough, I'm buying this for the catharsis. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=327433&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Be The NBA Ballers Chosen One]]> If you thought NBA Ballers was a snicker-worthy title, Midway has a real treat for you next year. They've just announced the latest installment of the basketball lifestyle series, entitled NBA Ballers: Chosen One, heading to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this Spring.
"NBA Ballers: Chosen One will allow players to live the life of an NBA superstar," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "Featuring new competitive combo and super-move systems, the NBA Ballers Franchise returns with the amazing realistic graphics for which the franchise is known as players take part in the ultimate challenge to become the next 'Chosen One."
For me the title brings to mind at best The Matrix Trilogy, and at worst Berry Gordy's 1985 martial arts classic, The Last Dragon. If you don't achieve 'The Glow' when you reach Chosen One status, the game ain't worth buying. Sho'nuff! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=326854&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Iridium Runners Brings Futuristic Foot Races To PS2]]> Foot racing games haven't exactly taken off on consoles over the past few generations. There was that one running game with the animals whose name escapes me, and I know there was one for the PSone, but having played both of them they obviously didn't leave much of an impression. SouthPeak is giving the running game another go this February, bringing Playstos' Iridium Runners to the PS2. The game is set in 2050, and features futuristic tracks where runners must use weapons and power-ups to win. Imagine your Wipeout racer breaks down and you have to hoof it. It looks...um. Well it sure is a running game!
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=323559&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Samba de Amigo Wii: The Press Release]]> While Samba De Amigo for the Wii was confirmed as far back as a month ago, we all know that a game isn't really official until there's a press release. Now, Sega has given us that press release, along with a picture of a monkey holding a Wiimote, which, in my opinion, is postworthy in and of itself. Gamers will be shaking their Wiimote and nunchuk in time with the beat as if they were maracas. I'm guessing the Wiimote speaker will be used to making shaking noises, though making them yourself is much more fun. In the coming months, Sega will reveal the soundtrack and special features leading up to the game's release in the Spring. For now, a big picture of a monkey is all yours. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=315024&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[I Was A Teenage Zombie]]> What's the ultimate defense against an invading horde of giant-brained aliens? Brain-eating, teenage zombies, of course! Ignition Entertainment announces the beautiful combination of aliens and zombies in their upcoming Nintendo DS title Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys! The title alone is worth the price of admission, isn't it? The storyline of the side-scrolling platformer involves a trio of dead teens rising from their graves once an alien invasion disturbs their graveyard.
"The characters in Teenage Zombies have instant appeal," said Ajay Chadha, President, Ignition USA. "InLight's team has come up with a uniquely humorous and satirical take on comics and retro sci-fi. You throw in a solid platformer and some truly entertaining mini-games, and you have a game that is accessible to all and downright fun to play."
Despite not seeing one bit of the actual game in action, Teenage Zombies has secured a place in my buy list for spring 2008. More »
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