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"LEGOs simply never go out of style. Most people who have ever played with the little plastic building blocks will always keep a special place in their heart for the simple toys. Many fans of gaming are also fans of LEGOs, and this is more apparent now than ever before due to the hugely successfully series of LEGO video games based upon staples of pop culture such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter."
"With Traveller's Tales and Warner Bros locking down the rights to create Lego-based video games at least until 2016 and a stable of instant hits released and upcoming titles like Harry Potter on the way, we wanted to look at the licenses we'd most like to see teleported into the popular Lego Universe."
"LEGO Systems and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has announced a worldwide license agreement for TT Games Publishing to continue developing the highly successful LEGO based videogames across multiple platforms. Operating as part of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of WBHEG, TT Games is the publisher and developer behind the award-winning hit LEGO videogame franchises including, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Batman: The Videogame and LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, ..."
We've all been itching to figure out what the heck LucasArts' big Monday announcement would be. Well, they've finally revealed it via Twitter with a press release file.
Turns out, the big news is their partnership with Steam, as a part of an ongoing effort to revive classic games under the LucasArts name.
"So, what of the Wii for the future? At Nometet.com we hope that game developers will wise up to whats good about the Wii, and make a game where you can wave your Wiimote about and make your own moves, where you can use the balance board to shift the centre of gravity of your character, leading to a sweet game not unlike Mirrors Edge only a lot more advanced. We predict said game will arrive at the same time as the nuclear apolocalypse. Or when people stop worrying about Sarah Palin. The apo..."
Remember this? Well, we still don't know whether it's going to be true or not, but we can now be assured that 2009 is going to have a new Lego game that will "be a surprise" according to a source at Traveller's Tales.
And it is also said that the game won't be Harry Potter.
"Its Tuesday, 30th December 2008 the sixth day of Christmas. And that, of course, means its time for the sixth instalment in The Twelve Games of Christmas. A feature series running on each of the twelve days of Christmas here at Electronic Theatre, The Twelve Games of Christmas aims to highlight some of the industrys top achievers of 2008, running through one months worth of disc-based releases everyday. Today, we look at June 2008, and give you the top-picks for those January sale barga..."
A nice quick and to the point write up from Primotech that includes all the winners from the show on top of some random news blips (such as Pearl Jam's full album Ten coming to Rock Band, Brutal Legend confirmed for 2009, GTAIV DLC trailer, Gears 2 maps coming, Fight Night Round 4 coming 2009). See quote for full list of winners, go to source to see some more news from the event.
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"Heroes rock. Whether they're fighting nazis, blowing up tanks with their bare hands or saving puppies from burning circus tents, we've always been in awe of these lads and ladies. So here they are...our picks for the 100 greatest heroes of entertainment (games-comics-film). Let the flame wars begin!"
Microsoft is really trying to make the 360 a more attractive buy for people this holiday, now they will be bundling the 360 with extra games at no extra cost. The $299 Premium and $399 Elite will come with Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, and Kung Fu Panda. And the $199 Arcade will came with Sega Superstars Tennis on top of the five Xbox Live Arcade titles that already come with it.
These holiday bundles will take effect later in the year, but take note that these bundles have ...
Courtesy of blog Wii @ Everyday comes the scans from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu for this week, with new game announcements and more images of those known upcoming games.
Games featured:
"Add LEGO to the front of this list:
10. Lord of the Rings
9. Grand Theft Auto
8. The Matrix
7. BioShock
6. Terminator
5. Silent Hill
4. Scarface
3. Gears of War
2. The Elder Scrolls
1. The Seventh Seal"
Curious about what's selling in the UK right now? Chart Track has you covered with an all-format list. The attached image shows us what's doing good (Soul Calibur IV, Big Beach Sports, Call of Duty 4, New Super Mario Bros., NFS: ProStreet) and what's waning (Lego Indiana Jones, Super Smash Bros., Metal Gear 4, Race Driver). Check it out!
The NPD Group's hardware and software numbers for the month of June has been released, representing sales for the United States in the five week period of June 1st to July 5th.
This month, there are three notable happenings:
"Yahtzee is a British-born, currently Australian-based writer and gamer with a sweet hat and a chip on his shoulder. When he isn't talking very fast into a headset mic he also designs freeware adventure games and writes the back page column for PC Gamer, who are too important to mention us. His personal site is www.fullyramblomatic.com."
"Like its predecessor Lego Star Wars, its essentially the videogaming equivalent of Tellytubbies; you either love it, or youre too grown up for your own good. Colourful, cheeky, simple, and mindless, the Lego games are a welcome revival of the 3D platformer genre that has long since swung out of fashion."
Lego Indiana Jones has been on sale for a couple of weeks now. If you're interested in buying it but can't decide whether or not to go ahead, or are merely curious as to what it's like, then check this review out...
"Overall, this is a strong addition to the Lego franchise, its not the most difficult game in the world, but it is definitely a lot of fun to play! It does have a couple of camera problems now and then, the game could use a better targeting system, and I found it hard to break objects sitting still sometimes with the whip. The last boss fight seemed to be a little tougher than others; its not impossible, just tough. Its also a rare creature: a family friendly multiplayer 360 game that will ..."
The-minusworld has put together a list of Lego movie video games that they want to see happen, but never will. Their pictures are pretty cool, check 'em out.
List is in the source.
"As expected Metal Gear Solid 4 has rocketed to the top of the All Formats All Prices video game chart, knocking Activision's LEGO Indiana Jones down to No.2 and GTA 4 down to No.3
1: METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS
2: LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES
3: GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
4: MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
5: DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING"
In the UK anyway, Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures has claimed the number one sales spot, now just in front of Grand Theft Auto IV, which held the position for five weeks.
Worldwide, the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV stands at number four, while four other Wii titles fill the other top 5 spots (Wii Sports at number one, Mario Kart Wii at 2, then Wii Fit and Wii Play).
"Here's the latest list of new PC releases for the next two weeks. Enjoy!
Street Gears
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Dracula: Origin
Release Date: June 2, 2008
GRID
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Stronghold Crusader Extreme
Release Date: June 2, 2008
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Kung Fu Panda
Release Date: June 3, 2008
The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure
Release Date: June 4, 2008
The Incredible Hulk
Release Date: ..."
It's no contest to figure out what the major release this week is: Team Ninja's Ninja Gaiden II for the Xbox 360. Say what you will about the love-him-or-hate-him about the studio head Tomobobu Itagaki, there are many out there waiting for this game.
However, that doesn't mean that there aren't any other good or notable games available; for DS owners, the Atlus USA-published Summon Night: Twin Age makes its way to US shores. Those looking for a racer can check out the Codemasters develop...
"Indiana Jones is more than just a figure of the silver screen -- the hero has whipped his way through several videogames since his first romp on the Atari 2600. In honor of the release of the fourth Indy film "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," IGN Retro has put together a list of the top Indiana Jones games you need to check out in order to set the mood for the movie debut."
"LucasArts released five new LEGO Indiana Jones screenshots today. Full image gallery after the break!
Poised for a Summer 2008 release, LEGO Indiana Jones takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the first three films of the series, similar to what LucasArts did with LEGO Star Wars."
Looks like the 'Games for Windows' program is getting nine new titles for the year. This released just today from Microsoft.
The nine titles are:
· Alone in the Dark (Atari)
· Bionic Commando (Capcom)
· Conflict: Denied Ops (Eidos Interactive)
· Empire: Total War (SEGA)
· LEGO Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
· Microsoft Train Simulator 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
· Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock)
· Space Siege (SEGA)
· Tomb Raider: Underworld (Eidos Interactive)
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