Archive for April, 2006

Naked games machines to be consigned to history as Wrapstar launches all-new ’skin’ range.

Friday, April 28th, 2006

April 2006, London, United Kingdom – Handheld games machines are about to enter a whole new era of customisation and individuality, as Wrapstar today announces its all new range of fun and decorative ’skins’ for the PlayStation®Portable (PSPTM) and Nintendo DSTM games machines.
From today, handheld gamers will be able to customise and refresh their machine […]

Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover Sony PSP Screenshots

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Six Sony PSP screenshots of Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover.

Fire signs MPEG-4 and AAC Patent Licensing Agreements

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Fire International Ltd. (Fire) has signed agreements with leading patent licensing organisations VIA Licensing and MPEG LA. These agreements allow Fire to create media applications that can encode viewable digital media to MPEG-4 and music files to AAC.
PSP Movie Player and Media Centre is the first Xploder product that Fire has created under the agreement.
Xploder […]

Over 140 Marvel Characters Come Together In Activision’s New Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Game

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Santa Monica, CA – April 27, 2006 – Over 140 Marvel characters come together in Activision, Inc’s. (Nasdaq: ATVI) Marvel™: Ultimate Alliance, an all-new action/RPG that features the largest roster of comic book characters ever seen in a video game. Players assume the roles of more than 20 Marvel Super Heroes including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Blade […]

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Sony PSP Screenshot

Friday, April 28th, 2006

A PSP screenshot.

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 warms up for E3

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH to take wraps off its football legend at this year’s Los Angeles Expo
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH will use 2006’s E3 Expo in Los Angeles to show its eagerly-awaited Pro Evolution Soccer 6 title for the first time. It will mark the first time the series has been revealed at the US […]

World Tour Golf (PSP)

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

First set of 11 PSP screenshots.

About.com Announces 16 New ‘Guide Sites’ to Offer Practical Information on Topics Ranging from First Aid to ‘’Lost'’

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 26, 2006–Web visitors will now have even more practical solutions and information at their fingertips when they visit About.com, the top 10 content Web site and largest publisher of original content on the Web. This spring About.com has added several special interest content sites to its already rich offerings that span a […]

Buena Vista Games to Publish Four Games from Q ENTERTAINMENT

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

Lumines II, Lumines Plus, Meteos: Disney Edition and Every Extend Extra to Hit Retail Shelves This Fall
BURBANK, Calif. — (April 26, 2006) — Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG), the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), today announced it has entered into an agreement with Tokyo-based Q ENTERTAINMENT, Inc., to publish four […]

EA MARKS RELEASE OF 2006 FIFA WORLD CUPTM GAME AND ANNOUNCES RENEWED PARTNERSHIP WITH FIFA

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

Chertsey, UK, April 27, 2006 – The chance to play with your heroes for soccer’s most important trophy became a reality this week after Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) started to ship the 2006 FIFA World CupTM game to stores around the world. The event’s only officially licensed videogame has developed enhanced gameplay attributes and stunning […]

SEGA Puts Gamers In Front Of The Eight-Ball In ‘World Pool Championship 2007′ And ‘World Pool Challenge 2007′

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

Take Turns at Becoming a Pool Champion at E3
SAN FRANCISCO (April 27, 2006) – SEGA of America, Inc. today announced World Pool Championship 2007 and World Pool Challenge 2007. Published by SEGA and developed by renowned U.K. studio Blade Interactive, World Pool Championship 2007 will be available on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and World […]

New Additions To The Blaze Accessory Range To Be Unveiled At E3 2006

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

Fire International Ltd. (Fire) to exhibit new range of Blaze accessories.Visitors to the E3 Expo will see the very latest products in the Blaze range of accessories - including the new PS2/PC Pro Shock Mini Wireless Controller, the PS2 Pro Shock Mini Controller, the PSP Pro Audio Sound System and Protector Case and the PSP […]

So Hot Right Now

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

Atari’s HOT PXL Delivers Street Smart Micro-Game Anarchy to the Hands of PlayStation® Portable Gamers
LYON, FRANCE – 26 April 2006 – Atari today announced the forthcoming release of HOT PXL, the ingenious and hip new title for Sony PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) scheduled for European release Christmas 2006. Bringing fast and furious bite-size gaming to PSP […]

Fire International To Launch Range Of Xploder Media Systems At E3 2006

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Leading UK software publisher outlines global plans to drive sales of a new generation of proprietary “iTunes style” digital media applications for converting and organising digital video, music, image and game enhancement files.
At E3 2006, Fire International Ltd. (Fire) will be demonstrating the advanced media management capabilities of the new range of platform-specific Xploder products […]

Latest Firmware Upgrade Available for Download Now

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

London, 25th April 2006 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced that the latest firmware upgrade for PSP, available now, would dramatically enhance the capabilities of the PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable), with the ability to now playback most popular music file formats, stream podcasts to the PSP and save them to Memory Stick, and display […]

PSP Take 2, New prices for DS Lite

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Hong Kong, 25th April, 2006 - Renchi.com (www.renchi.com) - a leading import video games, consoles and game gear retailer, today announced updates on new prices for the Nintendo DS Lite and Sony PSP platforms.
Nintendo DS Lite, all 3 colors available - http://www.renchi.com/renchi/NewsDetail?newsID=752
Sony PSP - http://www.renchi.com/renchi/NewsDetail?newsID=755
One year and many versions later, there are still many new […]

Square Enix To Showcase All Encompassing Line-Up At E3 2006

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Entertainment Experiences to be Unveiled for All Platforms
Los Angeles, Calif. (April 24, 2006) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America, will have on display entertainment experiences for all platforms at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) to be held May 10-12 at the Los Angeles Convention Center […]

THQ Announces Its 2006 Nickelodeon Video Game Lineup Based on Top-Rated Kids’ TV Shows and Theatrical Releases

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

THQ to Bring Popular Nickelodeon Properties, Avatar and SpongeBob SquarePants, to Nintendo Revolution this Fall
AGOURA HILLS, Calif., April 24: THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) today announced its 2006 video game lineup based on Nickelodeon’s top brands for kids. The announcement follows the success of THQ’s Nickelodeon-branded games, which have shipped more than 40 million units worldwide […]

2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (PSP) Screen Shots

Monday, April 24th, 2006

Here’s 24 screen shots of 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany for the Sony PlayStation Portable (Sony PSP).

NAMCO BANDAI Announces “The Legend of Heroes II” For PSP System

Friday, April 21st, 2006

New Role-Playing Game Legend Foretold for Summer 2006
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (April 20, 2006) - Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that “The Legend of HeroesTM II: Prophecy of the Moonlight WitchTM” for the PSPTM (PlayStation®Portable) system is slated for release in summer 2006. This role-playing title featuring meticulously […]