Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Xbox 360 and Wii

Rockstar Games is proud to announce that Bully: Scholarship Edition is coming to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Wii home video game system from Nintendo this Winter.

Both the Wii and Xbox 360 versions will retain the wit and deep gameplay of the previously released PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system title and will boast additional new content. Bully: Scholarship Edition takes place in the fictional New England boarding school of Bullworth Academy, and tells the story of 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he experiences the highs and lows of adjusting to a new school. Capturing the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence perfectly, Bully: Scholarship Edition pulls the player into its cinematic and engrossing world. Universally acclaimed upon first release, Bully: Scholarship Edition is a genre-crossing action game with a warmth and pathos that is unrivaled.

Bully received a perfect “10/10″ from Electronic Gaming Monthly and 1up.com and was heralded as “a great, well-crafted action game that has one of the best senses of humor around” by IGN.com. USA Today called it “a fantastic debut title by Rockstar Vancouver.” The San Francisco Chronicle wrote “Bully has no shortage of creative energy, offering an immersive boarding school experience that is imaginative, funny and filled with surprises.”

Come and explore the zealous joy, mirth, and torment of youth with Jimmy Hopkins and Bully: Scholarship Edition when enrollment commences this Winter.

Metroid And More This Week On The Wii Virtual Console

Get your space protection skills poised and ready for action as this week Virtual Console offers up the iconic Metroid, originally available back in 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. A combination of action adventure and platform shooter, players assume the role of Samus Aran, a space bounty hunter, who is set the mission of saving the universe from the spread of ‘Metroids’, the most dangerous creatures in the galaxy. Using Samus’s trademark Morph Ball ability, players must search every nook and cranny of the planet Zebes and defeat the leader of the Space Pirates, Mother Brain, to restore peace to the galaxy once more. Available for 500 Wii Points, Metroid is out of this world and available now on Virtual Console.

Next up on Virtual Console this week is the much-loved Street Fighter â…¡Turbo: Hyper Fighting for Super Nintendo. Following the highly successful Capcom title Street Fighter â…¡, Street Fighter â…¡Turbo: Hyper Fighting, originally released in 1993, boasts faster game play than its predecessor, as well as new and upgraded moves for each of the fighters. It also gives players the opportunity to fight as powerful bosses including Sagat, Balrog and M. Bison! So make sure your moves are ready for ultimate combat as Street Fighter â…¡ Turbo: Hyper Fighting launches on the Virtual Console for 800 Wii Points!

A must have for this week is Silent Debuggers This unique first-person action adventure, released on Turbografx in 1991, is set in a time when space has been conquered and peace prevails. However, small criminal factions, known as ‘Bugs’, threaten the new found harmony. As the latest recruit of a crack team of ‘Debuggers’, players must explore the highly dangerous space station ‘Gane’, a place no Debugger has ever visited and returned from! This nail biting adventure is yours for 600 Wii Points!

Godzilla: Unleashed For The Wii

PLATFORM: Wii
RELEASE DATE: Holiday 2007
DEVELOPER: Pipeworks Software, Inc.
PUBLISHER: Atari, Inc.
CATEGORY: Monster Fighting
ESRB RATING: RP (Expecting T)

GAME DESCRIPTION:
Godzilla: Unleashed is a fighting game on a gigantic scale – players are thrust into a world in which monsters are larger than life and the mother of all giants reigns. Specially designed for the Wii, the intuitive wand motions allow you to unleash your inner monster; battle with the legendary Godzilla and a slew of the most renowned monsters in a challenge to ultimately save the planet from mayhem and complete annihilation. Godzilla: Unleashed provides an environment perfect for epic worldwide obliteration with interactive 3D cityscapes, an innovative non-linear storyline, big destructible buildings, soaring skyscrapers and towering alien crystal formations. No major city is safe from total destruction as players claw, kick, stomp, throw, and blast each other in order to claim the title: King of the Monsters.

GAME FEATURES:
• Multiplayer modes supporting up to four players;
• A completely redesigned massively destructive 3D fighting system;
• Innovative and re-playable non-linear storyline;
• 23 playable monsters including classic and new Toho (original creators of Godzilla) approved monsters;
• A minimum of eight intensely destructible environments featuring partial building pieces and updated physics;
• Inventive fighting mechanics including power-up upgrades, breath weapons, hand-to-hand combat, grappling moves, and more.

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Rockstar Games Does Table Tennis For The Wii

Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis will be making its way to the Wii home video game system from Nintendo this Fall. Developed by Rockstar Leeds in collaboration with Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis is the perfect Wii gaming experience. Feel the unmatched speed and intensity of the real-life sport with an authentic physics engine and intuitive gameplay that mimics the exhilarating experience found in international competition.

Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis made its debut in May 2006 on Xbox 360â„¢ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and was met with huge critical acclaim, winning Gamespot’s “Best Sports Title” at E3 2006.

“Ever since we released Table Tennis, fans have been asking us to create a Wii version,” said Sam Houser, Founder and Executive Producer of Rockstar Games. “By bringing Table Tennis to the Wii and utilizing the motion-sensitive Wii Remoteâ„¢, a new audience can now experience a game that is beautifully designed and impossible to put down.”

EA Announces Medal of Honor Heroes 2 - Wii Zapper And PSP

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced Medal of Honor Heroes 2, a new game from the critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor franchise designed completely from the ground up for the Designed Specifically for the Wii and PSP and Featuring Support for the Wii Zapper. It’s June 6th, 1944, and the war is in your hands. Step into the boots of OSS Operative John Berg and infiltrate Normandy from behind enemy lines to undermine the Nazi regime. On both the Wii and PSP systems, choose to tackle all-new missions in traditional single player campaign or engage in massive, 32-player online, continuous-joining multi-player battles where you can jump into the battle at any time. The Wii version also features full support of the Wii Zapper (name not final), allowing for a more immersive WWII action than ever.

In addition to a full-fledged single player campaign, Medal of Honor Heroes 2 also features an all-new mode designed specifically for the Wii that simplifies game-play for players of all skills levels for easy pick-up-and-play action. This mode plays like an old-school rail shooter — the Wii moves you around, while you do your part–taking enemies out and achieving objectives. For the PSP, Medal of Honor Heroes 2 will deliver the most comprehensive shooter experience to date on the PSP, with robust single player campaign and on-the-go 32-player multi-player capability that allows you to battle it out, anytime and anywhere.

From the same team at EA Canada that brought you Medal of Honor Heroes for the PSP in 2006, Medal of Honor Heroes 2 will be available this holiday for the Wii and PSP. This game has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI.

Three New Classic Games Added To Wii Shop Channel

Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wiiâ„¢ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Pointsâ„¢ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

Paper Mario® (Nintendo® 64, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Comic Mischief, 1,000 Wii Points): Paper Mario is a graphically innovative game that breaks from the confines of the RPG genre. Now slimmed down, everyone’s favorite plumber flips, spins, jumps and hammers his way through scads of exotic worlds that teem with a huge and hugely entertaining supporting cast. Players control numerous old and new characters in a complex, nonlinear story that follows different scenarios depending on player choices. A dizzying collection of spells, attacks, skills and special items can be collected by players willing to thoroughly explore the lush 3-D environments.

Balloon Fight® (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Control a character to pop your opponents’ balloons before they pop yours. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Don’t be fooled by this game’s simple premise or cute exterior. Underneath you’ll find a surprisingly addictive game with strategy to spare. After mastering the easy-to-learn controls, you still have to get a grip on the game’s impressively realistic physics. And if that’s not enough, there are the ever-increasing enemies and environmental hazards like lightning and water. Try the game’s second mode, Balloon Trip, if you feel like taking a break from the action and just want to see how long you can stay aloft. And hey, who doesn’t like popping balloons sometimes?

Silent Debuggers (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): Make your way through a dungeon-like space station and defeat the prowling monsters in this real-time first-person shooter. You’re a member of the elite Debuggers, a group of warriors who are jacks-of-all-trades. Assigned to inspect an unmanned space station, you have exactly 100 minutes to get in, destroy the monsters lurking in each block, make your way to the lowest level and deactivate the automatic detonator placed there. With each monster that slips by you, the core block becomes harder to survive in, so speed is key in preserving the facility and each separate block. Experience the thrill of survival as the timer ticks away and you uncover the truth of the events that occurred.

Paper Mario And Air “Zonk” Move Onto The Virtual Console!

This week Virtual Console comes over all origami as one of the most original role-playing titles of all time makes its downloadable debut. Launched on the Nintendo 64 in 2001, Paper Mario™ brilliantly blends the world famous plumber’s platform exploits with a hilarious quest and interesting characters. On a mission to free the Star Spirits from Bowser, Mario finds himself as thin as a piece of paper, making the link between 2D and 3D like never before. Paper Mario™ is available now for 1000 Wii Points.

Also up for grabs this week is Air “Zonk”. Originally released on Turbografx in 1992, this shoot ‘em up - based on the popular Bonk’s Adventure series - sees the charged-up Zonk forming Team Cool with his friends to stop the evil King Drool from conquering the world. With three difficulty levels, ‘sweet’, ‘spicy’ and ‘bitter’ to choose from, players must travel through each level defeating King Drool’s robots and collecting Air Bones to gain new attacks. Featuring humorous bosses to defeat including a sentient garbage heap and an anthropomorphic boat, this game will have you in stitches! Air “Zonk” is available for download for 600 Wii Points.

E3 - Game Trailers.. Game Trailers and More Trailers!

Well, I sat down and tried to find all the E3 2007 game trailers and previews I could get my little hands on. I have been able to put together about 40 at this time, more to come as soon as I can. Here is the List we have at this time.

Age Of Conan | Army Of Two | Assassin’s Creed | Blacksite Area 51 | Burnout Paradise | Call Of Duty 4 Modern Warfare | Destroy All Humans 3: Path Of The Furon | Enemy Territory Quake Wars | Fatal Inertia | General News And Rants | God Of War: Chains Of Olympus | Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock | Halo 3 | Halo 3 Campaign | Halo Wars | Haze | Heavenly Sword | Lost Odyssey | Madden NFL 08 | Mass Effect | Medal Of Honor : Airborne | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots | Naruto: Rise Of Ninja | Nights Journey Of Dreams | Project Gotham Racing 4 | Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools Of Destruction | Resident Evil 5 | Socom: U.S. Navy Seals Tactical Strike | Soul Calibur Legends | Spider Man Friend Or Foe | Spore | Super Mario Galaxy | Syphon Filter: Logans Shadow | The Bourne Conspiracy | The Settlers Vi | Timeshift | Trailer | Turok Enemy Infiltration | Undertow | Unreal Tournament 3 | Viva Pinata Party Animals

All the Trailers listed can be viewed on our new E3 2007 Game Trailer page. If you Find more that are not listed here please let me know, I will get them added as soon as I can. The page can be slow waiting to on the trailers to load, but hang in it’s worth the wait.

E3 - Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway Looks Great

Product Specifications:
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Gearbox Software (PC, Xbox 360, and PS3)
Ship Date: TBD
Category: First-Person Shooter
Rating: RP (M anticipated)

Product Description
Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway brings the critically acclaimed squad-based WWII shooter into the next generation of gaming with amazing graphics and sound, new cutting-edge gameplay features, and a totally redesigned online component.
Delivering on the franchise’s compelling story, unrivaled authenticity and intense squad-based action, Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway drops you into Operation Market Garden, the largest paratrooper operation in World War II. Lead Matt Baker, Joe Hartsock and the rest of the 101st Airborne Division as they fight to open “Hell’s Highway” in a daring bid for a quick end to the war.

Key Features:

• Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway - next generation: The classic authentic, squad-based combat series explodes on next-generation hardware, offering unprecedented graphics and features.
• New Story, New Setting. Follow Matt Baker, Joe Hartsock and the rest of the 101st Airborne Division in “Operation Market-Garden” as they fight to open famous “Hell’s Highway” in a daring bid for a quick end to the war.
• Live the life of an enlisted man: Get orders from HQ, go on patrol, spot the enemy and set up a devastating ambush. For the first time, finding the enemy before they find you is part of the challenge.
• Unprecedented character design: Lifelike characters look, talk, move and think with incredible realism. Game characters interact with the player and each other like true brothers in arms, trading ammunition, helping wounded allies and civilians, working together to man team-operated weapons, and more.
• Rich cinematic experience: As the squad leader, you interact with and get to know your brothers. Each character has his own personality, unique story and background, and grows through the game.
• Powerful new units under your command: Players can use or command combined arms teams – machine gun crews create intense fire, bazooka crews destroy buildings and tanks, and mortar crews pound the enemy from a distance.
• Step into the boots of a soldier: Hit the dirt and get prone, rip grenades from your chest and hurl them at your enemies. See and feel the blast of nearby explosions.
• Completely new multiplayer experience: Fight major multiplayer battles with dozens of players on each side; all the intensity and accessibility of Deathmatch meshed with the squad-based gameplay that helped make Brothers In Arms® famous.
• Destroyable cover: Keep your men moving and choose your cover wisely – simulated with real physics, weapons will damage, dent, scorch and destroy the world around you.

E3 - Almost 40 New Game Fact Sheets And Still Going

With over 40 Fact Sheets already and E3 2007 is only 2 days old. I have placed the Game Fact Sheets here in one post. I call it “The E3 2007 Game Fact Sheets Roundup” I have gathered together all the Fact sheets I could find and posted them in one place to make looking for the info about your favorite game go much more smooth. Use the navigation links in the posts to make it faster to find what your looking for. Full Story »