Atari to Bring Renowned Cook Jamie Oliver and His Delicious, Creative Cooking to Nintendo DS in October 2008

What’s Cooking? with Jamie Oliver walks players through virtual and real-life cooking situations, from shopping to chopping, dressing the dish to serving up meals. Yummo!

Duke Nukem Trilogy(tm) to be released under Deep Silver label

Deep Silver and Apogee Software today announced an agreement to co-publish the Duke Nukem Trilogy(tm) episodes for the Nintendo DS(tm) and Sony PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) systems in North America and Europe. The Trilogy is comprised of three new episodes, released sequentially, beginning in the Summer of 2009: Critical Mass ™, Chain Reaction(tm), and Proving Grounds(tm). The Trilogy is being produced by Apogee under an exclusive license agreement with 3D Realms Entertainment and MachineWorks Northwest LLC, and will be released by Deep Silver, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Media.

“We were seeking a strong global publishing partner to herald the eagerly-anticipated return of Duke Nukem,” said Terry Nagy, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Apogee. “We have indeed found that partner in Deep Silver.”

“Since we launched the Deep Silver label, we’ve aggressively pursued the best properties to bring to market,” said Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Koch Media. “Apogee has produced some of the greatest franchises in the history of gaming, none of them more popular than Duke Nukem.”
Deep Silver is exhibiting at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit on July 14 - 17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in the Showcase Pavilion, Booth #401.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice will be available exclusively throughout Europe on Nintendo DS November 2008.

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Ignition Entertainment, a UTV Enterprise and worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, in conjunction with SNK Playmore announced today that Metal Slug 7 for Nintendo DS™ will be released this fall.

Developed by SNK Playmore Corporation and published by Ignition Entertainment, Metal Slug 7 follows in the footsteps of its predecessors by continuing to deliver the high-energy and frantic, fast-paced 2-D shooting action that the franchise has always been widely renowned for.

Players will join Marco, Tarma, Eri, Fiolina, Clark and Ralph as they prepare to take on Modern’s Forces across 7 new missions that will bring them from Garbage Island to the Fortress of Ruins and beyond. Aside from featuring 7 brand new and fully detailed missions and six playable characters, Metal Slug 7 will also feature a host of new weapons, colossal new bosses, new Slugs to pilot and new gameplay modes for added replay value.

“Truth be told, I have a pink DS and was embarrassed to play it in public. Now with Metal Slug 7 loaded, I have no qualms,” said Ajay Chadha, President of Ignition Entertainment. “Needless to say, and in all seriousness, we are very excited to announce our partnership with SNK Playmore USA to give both core and casual gamers a whole new insight into the unique, all-action, eye-popping world that is Metal Slug.”

First released in 1996, the Metal Slug series has continuously dazzled legions of fans with its awesome variety of frenetic action and superbly balanced, non-stop gameplay. Its unique art style and memorable boss battles have been hailed as sheer artistry and have been acclaimed by game fans of all genres.

For more information on Ignition Entertainment or SNK Playmore USA please visit www.ignitionusa.com or www.snkplaymoreusa.com.

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For more information about Guitar Hero: On Tour, visit www.GuitarHeroOnTour.com.

• Included is the 4-Button hardware peripheral which fits smoothly into the DS
• Shred to new tunes
• Choose from 4 different gameplay modes
• Rock out with six characters including two rockers that are exclusive to the DS version
• Pick from a vast collection of Gibson guitars and musical venues

Ignition Entertainment, a UTV Enterprise and worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, announced today that they have partnered with developer Success to bring Tornado to North America, exclusively for Nintendo DS™.

Tornado lets players join forces with Toki and the other members of the Cosmic Cleaners as they set out to restore all of Earth’s buildings, vehicles, inhabitants and other obscure objects that have been stolen by the envious Prince using his mischievous “Black Hole Device.” Using a combination of stylus and microphone activated controls, players will travel across Planet 69 as they level up and max out their “Tornado Machines” to literally uproot everything in their paths in effort to take back what Prince has wrongfully stolen and return it to Earth.

“After the successes of Zoo Keeper on DS, we at Ignition Entertainment are thrilled be working with the talented team over at Success once again,” said Ajay Chadha, President of Ignition Entertainment. “Their skill at developing fun and creative games has never ceased to amaze us.”

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NIS America announced today that Rhapsody ~A Musical Adventure~ is heading for the Nintendo DS™ this fall. Originally for the PlayStation® Computer Entertainment System, the game takes full advantage of the dual screen capability and portability of the Nintendo DS™. Every feature seen in the original game will make its way into the portable version plus new Nintendo DS™ exclusive features that enhance gameplay and replay value.

About Rhapsody
Originally released in 2000, Rhapsody ~A Musical Adventure~ is a musical RPG that has musical numbers, complete with vocals. The game has a wide appeal thanks to its simple game style and clean anime art.

Players will take on the role of Cornet, who can talk to puppets and has a magical horn
that grants wishes. She must save Prince Ferdinand, who has been turned into stone by
an evil witch.

Key Features

1. Redeveloped to take advantage of the dual screen layout

2. An all‐new easy to follow navigation map

3. Simplified yet intuitive dual screen battle system

4. Additional playable characters

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NIS America unveiled Nippon Ichi Software and HitMaker’s first Action RPG, “A Witch’s Tale”, at the NIS America Press Event on June 5th in San Francisco. This latest project from Nippon Ichi Software and HitMaker takes advantage of the touch screen of Nintendo DS™ by adopting a unique drawing combat system. Players
will “draw” magic runes to cast various attack spells to battle eerie fairy tale monsters.

Key Features
Drawing magic – Use your touch pen to draw various runes and cast powerful spells.
Touch action – All combat actions like run, stab, swipe, and casting are executed by touch action.

Dual screen map Easily navigate through the vast world of A Witch’s Tale with the dual screen. Your location and the land map will be displayed on the top screen.
Card collection – Search out and collect all the playing cards to unlock the secret Black Jack battles. Here you can battle both enemies and friendly units.
Extra story stage – A new chapter story awaits the player even after beating the game for greater replay value.

Story
1,000 years ago, a tribe of powerful witches who used potent, dangerous magic lived
beneath the world. One day, the witches invaded the surface world. When all seemed
lost, the mystical Alice appeared. She used the witches’ own magic against them and
sealed them away. They say the Witch Queen still lurks beneath the land, waiting for
her chance to return to power.

For more information please visit: www.nisamerica.com

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GHskinz.com, a designer and manufacturer of skins that replicate real life guitars for games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, announced today that it has added skins for handheld gaming systems for $4.99.

For more information about GHskinz.com and its products visit www.GHskinz.com.

Mastiff has released New Moon concept art and in-game screens. Check em out

if you haven’t heard of moon you can read the press release here

You can watch the intro video here