Portable Video Game News for 2012-05-10

On May 10, 2012 · In Twitter News
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Portable Video Game News for 2012-05-09

On May 9, 2012 · In Twitter News

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Portable Video Game News for 2012-05-08

On May 8, 2012 · In Twitter News

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HTC And Verizon Wireless Reveal DROID INCREDIBLE 4G LTE

On May 7, 2012 · In HTC, News, Phones, Verizon

New DROID INCREDIBLE Offers Advanced Camera Capabilities, Beats Audio and 4G LTE Speeds from Verizon Wireless

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From International CTIA Wireless® 2012, Verizon Wireless and HTC today announced the new and exclusive DROID INCREDIBLE 4G LTE by HTC. The DROID INCREDIBLE 4G LTE will be the twenty third 4G LTE-enabled device currently available on the Verizon Wireless network.

The new DROID INCREDIBLE 4G LTE enhances the customer experience by offering high-quality photo and audio capabilities, combined with the power of 4G LTE speeds. Running the latest version of HTC Sense™ 4.0, HTC’s branded user experience integrated with Google’s™ mobile operating system, Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, [...]

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Portable Video Game News for 2012-05-03

On May 3, 2012 · In Twitter News
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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed™ Changes the Rules of Racing

On May 2, 2012 · In 3DS, News, PC, Playstation Vita, PS3, SEGA, Xbox

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SEGA® Europe and SEGA® of America Inc. are excited to announce Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed™, a thrilling new racing experience featuring Sonic the Hedgehog and a fantastic cast of SEGA All-Stars competing across land, air and water in vehicles that fully transform from cars, to planes to boats. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed will speed on to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation® Vita system, the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system and PC Digital Download late in 2012.

Following on from the huge success of Sonic & SEGA All-Star’s Racing™, the characters now have their own unique transforming vehicles designed to take advantage of the varying terrain. The line up [...]

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Atlus To Publish Persona 4 Golden for PS Vita this Fall

On May 2, 2012 · In ATLUS, News, Playstation Vita

The adventure’s never been bigger, but it need not stay at home when you’re on the go! 

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA – MAY 2, 2012 – ATLUS, a brand of Index Digital Media, Inc., today revealed plans to publish Persona®4 Golden™, a remastered version of the award-winning RPG Shin Megami Tensei®: Persona®4, in North America this fall exclusively for PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) handheld entertainment system.

With an overall Metacritic score of 90 and a multitude of “Editor’s Choice” and “Best Of” awards, Persona 4 stands as one of the finest games ever made, delivering many dozens of hours of enthralling storytelling, immensely satisfying combat, intricate party management, and addicting demon collection and customization.  Its brilliantly realized story-which features [...]

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PES 2013: A Whole New Ball Game

On May 2, 2012 · In Konami, PC, Playstation Vita, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox

Individuality and Full Control the key as PES 2013 moves the goalposts

Konami Digital Entertainment will offer football fans an unprecedented level of control, when its PES 2013 title returns to the field this Autumn.As befits a game endorsed by Cristiano Ronaldo – a player who embodies the skill and grace of top level football – PES 2013 sees the series returning to its roots, with the emphasis on the individual skills of the world’s best players, and giving the player the total freedom to play any style of ball, which includes for the first time full control over shots.. This follows further consultation with both football and PES fans alike, and the result [...]

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Konami Unveils Launch Month And New Screenshots For Metal Gear Solid HD Collection For Playstation Vita

On May 2, 2012 · In Konami, News, Playstation Vita

Fan-Favorites from Hideo Kojima’s Legendary Franchise Hit the PlayStation®Vita System in June

Just in time for Father’s Day and Graduation, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today unveiled the launch month for METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection, coming to the Playstation®Vita system this June. From the critically acclaimed director, Hideo Kojima, METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection includes two beloved classics, METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty and METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater. Featuring stunning, upgraded graphics from the original releases on the PlayStation®2, both titles include Transfarring, where players can transfer save data from their PlayStation®3 METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection to their PlayStation®Vita system [...]

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Konami Announces Ash II: Shadows Chapter 2 Now Available For iOS

On May 2, 2012 · In iOS, Konami, News

Second Chapter to the Ash II Saga Continues With New Playable Characters and New Low Price

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Ash II: Shadows Chapter 2, an all-new chapter of the Ash II adventure for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available. Developed by SRRN Games, Ash II: Shadows Chapter 2 includes the playable character of Nicholas for the very first time, all-new dungeons to explore and loot to acquire, and a special thank you gift to the fans. Technical improvements have also been made to Ash II: Shadows with the second chapter and include improved D-Pad controls, faster load times across all devices, reduced size of the [...]

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Cartoon Universe is a Dynamic, Free-to-Play Online World

On May 2, 2012 · In News, Online, Warner Bros. Interactive

London – 2nd May 2012 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announcesCartoon Universe, a free-to-play, online world that will provide a safe, social environment for young kids to go on adventures, solve puzzles and play games with their favourite Looney Tunes and Scooby-Doo! characters.   Cartoon Universe is being developed by WB Games Montréal, a Warner Bros.-wholly owned studio devoted to developing games based on Warner Bros.’ key brands.

Players can create and customise their characters, collect achievements and experience unexpected adventures in Cartoon Universe’s distinct worlds.  TheLooney Tunes island, based on the new, top-rated animated television series, The Looney Tunes Show, features all of the hilarious Looney characters and insanity that kids enjoy.  Cartoon Universe also includes a separate Scooby-Doo! island built around the perennial fan favourite with a successful history in video games. Players [...]

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Star Trek: The Original Series – Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Special Edition Bundle now available on the PlayStation®Store

On May 2, 2012 · In New Releases, News, PS3

2nd May 2012 – Hampshire, UK/… Deep Silver, doublesix digital and CBS Consumer Products have today released the Star Trek: The Original Series -Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Special Edition Bundle for PlayStation®3. The licensed question pack features the look and feel of the popular science fiction series and can be purchased together with the main game, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Special Editions at a price of £10.99.

With 600 questions based on the classic Star Trek universe, Star Trek: The Original Series – Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Special Edition is now available to fans on the PlayStation®Store and Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game [...]

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Square Enix And Ankama Release Second Content Update For Wakfu

On May 2, 2012 · In New Releases, News, Online, Square Enix

Rogues, Smithmagic & Additional Content Now Available

Greetings WAKFU Fans!

Today, Square Enix® and ANKAMA released the second content update, “Bombs, Pistols, & Runes,” for their recently released MMORPG, WAKFU®. Content Update 1.2 introduces the bomb-wielding Rogue class and includes the new Smithmagic equipment-slotting feature, a new island zone, three new dungeons, a revamp of the guild system, and many other updates, modifications and improvements. Also included in this content update, due to player feedback, is the ability for Premium Members to group together with Free Members while questing through the World of Twelve. A full list of new features available in “Bombs, Pistols, & Runes” can be found on our WAKFU website.

The Rogue class video is available for [...]

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Mortal Kombat Now Available for PlayStation®Vita System

On May 1, 2012 · In New Releases, News, Playstation Vita, Warner Bros. Interactive

BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios announced today the exclusive release of Mortal Kombat for the PlayStation®Vita handheld system in North America. Making its debut on the new handheld device, the acclaimed fighting franchise delivers lethal action to gamers on-the-go, priced at $39.99.

“Mortal Kombat for PlayStation®Vita allows us to bring the best possible fighting experience to our loyal fans – anytime, anywhere,” said Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios. “The game runs at a seamless 60 frames per second, and provides unique gameplay modes and features that take advantage of PlayStation®Vita’s exciting new hardware capabilities. Mortal Kombat for PlayStation®Vita is the ultimate portable fighting game and provides hours of fun for mobile gamers.”

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Nintendo Volleys Even More Cool Features for Mario Tennis Open

On May 1, 2012 · In 3DS, Mario, News, Nintendo

Following last month’s unveiling of the Special Games mode in Mario Tennis Open, Nintendo has revealed even more details about the upcoming game, which launches for the portable Nintendo 3DS system on May 20. In addition to the variety of fun tennis games with a Mario twist in Special Games mode, fans will be able to connect with friends for online matches, enjoy new StreetPass features and unlock bonus game characters through game play and special QR Codes.

Mario Open Tennis Special Games Trailer:

Newly revealed game elements include the following:

Online Play: Mario Tennis Open players can compete and cooperate in local wireless matches with other opponents and play exhilarating games. Players can also build up their [...]

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Portable Video Game News for 2012-04-30

On April 30, 2012 · In Twitter News

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PopCap Games Announces First Major Merchandising Agreements for Plants vs Zombies™, Bejeweled® and Other Iconic Game Brands

On April 30, 2012 · In News, PopCap

PopCap and Partners Bringing Blockbuster Global Game Franchises to a Wide Variety of Products

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video game franchises, today announced it has finalized a number of licensing deals that expand its blockbuster properties beyond the digital realm into new formats, mediums and products for the first time in the company’s twelve year history. PopCap’s first brand licensing agreements have been signed with Trends International, Bioworld Merchandising, Funko, MjC International, Jazwares™ and Walls360. The first products from PopCap’s partners will begin appearing this spring and will be based on the company’s global hit franchise Plants vs. Zombies™, with plans to bring Bejeweled® and other franchises to fans in early 2013.

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Dell’s Enhanced Alienware Portfolio Delivers Exceptional Mobile Gaming Experience

On April 30, 2012 · In Laptops, News, PC
  • M14x, M17x, M18x Offer Powerful Performance Options for Mobile Gamers
  • M14x and M18x Are Most Powerful 14-inch and 18-inch Laptops in the Universe
  • Collaboration with EA for an Enhanced PC Gaming Experience

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alienware, Dell’s high performance PC gaming brand, is taking the mobile gaming experience to a new level with its enhanced gaming laptop portfolio that lets gamers choose a system that best fits their mobile lifestyle. The enhanced systems include: the M14x, the most powerful 14-inch laptop in the universe, for the gamer who requires a balance between mobility and performance; the 3D-capablei M17x for an immersive high-definition, surround-sound sensory experience, and the M18x – also the most powerful 18-inch laptop in the universe [...]

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Nintendo 3DS Gets a Royal New Color on May 20: Midnight Purple

On April 30, 2012 · In 3DS, Consoles, News, Nintendo

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Just as lilacs and hyacinth bloom throughout the spring, so too a new color is blooming for the Nintendo 3DS system. Midnight Purple gives the hand-held a royal new look. The new color will launch May 20, the same day Mario Tennis Open becomes available. The Midnight Purple Nintendo 3DS, offered at a suggested retail price of $169.99 in the United States, becomes the fifth color in the always-stylish Nintendo 3DS color palette, joining Cosmo Black, Aqua Blue, Flame Red and Pearl Pink. Now fans have another option to customize the look of their systems to suit their individual styles and personalities. Nintendo 3DS lets users enjoy games and videos in 3D without the use of special glasses. [...]

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New Playstation Downloads for 4/30

On April 30, 2012 · In New Releases, News, Playstation Vita, PS3, PSP, Sony

from the Playstation Blog:

This week’s The Drop returns with a gangbuster lineup of games on PS Vita, PSN and PS3 — including PSone and PS2 classic gems. Mortal Kombat on PS Vita brings the full PS3 experience and uppercuts it straight into the palm of yours hands courtesy of developer NetherRealm Studios. Packed with the full content of the PS3 game, plus an exclusive PS Vita Challenge Tower, new retro character costumes, all four DLC kombatants, touchscreen fatalities and more.

Hardcore FPS fans will be served with a three main entrees of destruction with Battlefield 2: Bad Company, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops. Both Call of Duty titles come fully [...]

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Create Your Own Fairy Tale World with Glu Mobile’s Lil’ Kingdom

On April 30, 2012 · In Android, GLU, iOS, New Releases, News

Build your underground kingdom and put your citizens to work!

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Glu Mobile Inc., a leading global developer and publisher of freemium games for smartphone and tablet devices, announced today the launch of its new family-friendly game, Lil’ Kingdom.  Lil’ Kingdom tasks players with creating a wondrous world beneath a castle. Players have the opportunity to take part in their own fairy tale by creating an underground kingdom and filling it with a cute assembly of friendly inhabitants and monsters.

To continue expanding and improving their Lil’ Kingdom, players must put their citizens to work. Players of all ages will be enchanted at the chance to create a whimsical world for their fantasy characters, including gallant knights, mischievous [...]

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Addictive Pick-Up-and-Play Tablet Game Just Spot It! HD Hits the iPad® Charts

On April 30, 2012 · In Games

Following the success of the top 100 iPad® board games City Mysteries HD and Gothic Masquerade HD, California-based developer Selectsoft continues to expands its line of hidden object and spot the difference games with Just Spot It! HD for iPad® and Android tablets. Debuting in the Top 50 for iPad® trivia games, Just Spot It! HD has shot up the iPad® charts with its blend of high-quality art and straightforward, addictive gameplay.

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Enjoy immersive, intricate art and puzzle fun with Just Spot It! HD

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LeapFrog Partners With Sesame Workshop To Bring Sesame Street To LeapPad

On April 30, 2012 · In Games, News

Sesame Street video episodes to debut on LeapFrog App Center in June to keep learning fun all summer long

EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:LF) and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street , today announced a new partnership to bring Sesame Street videos to LeapFrog’s award-winning LeapPad learning tablet for kids.Sesame Street content will be available through the LeapFrog App Center in June.

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Sesame Street brings fun educational content to millions of children around the world, inspiring learning while teaching valuable life lessons. The episodes available on LeapPad are from Sesame Street’s most recent television season which focuses on a science-based curriculum. In this season, Sesame Street’s curriculum promotes curiosity [...]

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Gamefly Adds Mobile Game of the Day Feature to Popular Mobile App

On April 30, 2012 · In Gameloft, GLU, iOS, News

GameFly Partners with Publishers Like Gameloft, Armor Games and Glu to Offer Free or Discounted Mobile Games

LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — GameFly, Inc., the leading online video game rental subscription service, is partnering with mobile developers and publishers to promote a “Game of the Day” (GOTD) in GameFly’s top-downloaded iOS mobile App. Curated by GameFly, iOS games will be made available for free or discounted for a limited time, whether they are newly released titles or exceptional games perhaps missed by the masses. Games like The Oregon Trail, by Gameloft, Siege Hero from Armor Games and Glu’s Samurai vs. Zombies Defense are all slated to be featured. Daily updates will also highlight [...]

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Free Realms® Celebrates 3rd birthday

On April 29, 2012 · In Mac, News, PC, PS3

The Family-Friendly Online World Invites Players to Join the Fun with In-Game Events, Special Items and Birthday Quests

SAN DIEGO, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The fun and celebration continues in Free Realms ® as Sony Online Entertainment’s (SOE) family-friendly, free-to-play online game turns three years old. To celebrate its third birthday, Free Realms is inviting players across the PC, Macintosh® and PlayStation®Network to an array of exciting in-game activities including a number of birthday story quests, daily birthday rewards, and an epic in-game world event featuring the return of one of Sacred Grove’s favorite villains, Cakenstein.

Through a truly customizable gameplay experience, Free Realms allows players in an online world to do whatever they want, whenever they want. Players can customize his or her own virtual home, adopt a pet, [...]

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Portable Video Game News for 2012-04-27

On April 27, 2012 · In Twitter News

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Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo Knocks Brain Training From Top of Nintendo DS Chart to Make Video Game History

On April 27, 2012 · In NDS, News

LONDON, April 27, 2012/PRNewswire/ –

Moshi Monsters’ debut video game Moshi Monsters(TM): Moshling Zoo has become the longest ever number one in Nintendo DS(TM) chart history by knocking Nintendo’s Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training from the top spot.

Launched just six months ago in November 2011, Moshi Monsters(TM): Moshling Zoo has made video game history by holding the top position for a record breaking 15 consecutive weeks.

The game has fought off stiff competition from Nintendo classics such as Mario Kart DS, New Super Mario Bros, Professor Layton And The Spectre’s Call and Pokémon Black Version.

“This is the first video game we’ve ever published at Mind Candy so we’re delighted and amazed by how well it has done. We’re lucky [...]

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Portable Video Game News for 2012-04-26

On April 26, 2012 · In Twitter News

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Nickelodeon’s Monkey Quest MMO Reaches Landmark

On April 26, 2012 · In iOS, New Releases, News, Online

10 Million Registered Users on One-Year Anniversary Nick Releases New Update and Lite Version of Top-Rated Mobile App, Monkey Quest: Thunderbow

NEW YORK, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Nickelodeon‘s Monkey Quest, the action-packed massively multiplayer online game (MMOG), now ranks as the fastest-growing virtual world for kids* in its first year live, amassing 10 million registered users since its April 2011 launch. To celebrate this milestone, Monkey Quest players around the world will be gifted limited-edition battle gear through the end of the month.  Players enter the world of Monkey Quest by creating a monkey warrior and gear up for battle as they embark on an epic adventure, fighting evil monsters bent on stopping them from completing quests, joining tribes, and ultimately [...]

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Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead Releases to Critical Acclaim

On April 26, 2012 · In New Releases, News, PC, PS3, Telltale Games, Xbox

Based on Robert Kirkman’s best-selling comic book series and graphic novels Episode One – A New Day has dawned on PlayStation®Network, PC and Mac. Coming Friday, April 27th to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Telltale Games and Robert Kirkman, the Eisner Award-winning creator and writer of The Walking Dead for Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics, announced today that the first episode of the game series based on the critically acclaimed comic book series, The Walking Dead , is now available for download.  Players can purchase the PC and Mac versions from the Telltale Games Online Store, as well as Steam and other digital distribution services.  [...]

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