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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Players of Albatross18, OGPlanet’s massively multiplayer role-playing golf game, were invited to create their own summer-themed billboards for in-game display. The OGPlanet staff chose three winners from the entries submitted via the Albatross18 MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/albatross18), and the billboards designed by Fresca, GY187 and Helison will be displayed in the Albatross18 virtual world.

Here are the winning entries from OGPlanet’s Albatross18 Design a Billboard contest what do you guys think?

NIS America announced today that Disgaea®3 is heading for the PlayStation®3 Computer Entertainment System this summer. Much loved by hardcore gamers around the world, Disgaea®3 makes a bold new step towards the next generation console with a whole new cast, story, and game system.

About Disgaea®3
Disgaea®3 is a sequel to Disgaea®, a hardcore, turn‐based, strategy RPG popular on the PlayStation®2 and PlayStation® Portable. In Disgaea®, character units have a limit to their movement and attack ranges, based on level and weapons equipped. There are other special game factors that let you take advantage of the 3D battle map, many of which are unique to Disgaea®.

One of the many new feature to Disgaea®3 is the addition of a Geo Block, which creates a 3 dimensional battle instead of the traditional 2D. Much of Disgaea®3 is yet to be unveiled, but rest assured, plenty is due to arrive in the coming months.

Key Features
Geo Block ‐ A cube‐shaped terrain‐altering object. Players can use it to access and attack enemies where normally they cannot reach.

Geo Panel ‐ A group of stat‐altering elemental properties that are placed upon certain parts of the battlefield. When there are one or more colored panels on the battle grid,it means an element can affect that area. The effect can boost or reduce your unit’s stats.

Item World ‐ A special randomly‐generated battle stage within each and every item you find. By defeating these special battle stages, you are able to strengthen your items.

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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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Tim “Eater X” Janus Strikes Back With a
Win Against Conti in Major League Eating: The Game

After consuming 15.1 slices of watermelon in just six minutes, “Crazy Legs” Conti was named the World Watermelon-Eating Champion on May 20.

In a watermelon-eating contest held at the Nintendo World Store, Conti faced off against his arch-nemesis (and roommate) Tim “Eater X” Janus. Conti, ranked 11th in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating, was the underdog going into the competition against Janus, who is ranked 4th in the world, but when the juice had settled and the rinds had been counted, he emerged victorious, having defeated Janus by just one bite.

Janus had his revenge, however, a few minutes later when the two professional eaters competed in a virtual watermelon-eating contest in Major League Eating: The Game, Mastiff’s upcoming WiiWare™ title. Although Conti initially took the lead, with 23 watermelon slices to Janus’ 21, he overestimated his virtual stomach capacity and experienced a “reversal of fortune,” defaulting the win to Janus.

When Mastiff’s Major League Eating: The Game launches, Wii™ owners will have their own chance to test their virtual-eating capabilities. The game features the world’s greatest gurgitory athletes competing across a variety of foods and venues. Built much like a classic fighting game and deeper than a Chicago style deep-dish pizza, MLE: The Game requires players to master a smorgasbord of offensive and defensive weapons including bites, burps, belches, mustard gas and jalapeño flames while cramming and chewing food at a world-class pace. It’s not for the faint of heart, the slow of reflex, or those with an overly strong aversion to a Technicolor reversal of fortune.

Major League Eating: The Game uses the Wii Remote™ to simulate a variety of eating techniques including the cram, toss, and ‘typewriter.’ Burp-offs and Hot Potato challenges during the contests keep the competition intense and eaters on their toes.

Major League Eating: The Game is for one or two players, offers online play and a leader board.

For more information please visit the following sites:
www.mastiff-games.com
www.mlegame.com
www.ifoce.com

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“Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3″ will be available on Xbox LIVE Arcade today, following release of the game on the PlayStation Network Store last week.

As the spiritual successor to the Commando and Mercs classic shooter series, Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 brings some serious nonstop blasting action to the digital download space befitting the games renowned lineage. Players will assume the role of a rag-tag group of specialized soldiers, each with their own unique characteristics, who take on General Ratiev, a tyrannical despot pent on global shenanigans. Thankfully, players won’t be alone on this seemingly impossible mission; up to three players can enjoy the classic arcade-style shooter simultaneously on a single console or online. Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 also compensates for the co-op multiplayer mode by dynamically shifting difficulty levels based on the number of players in the game, ensuring that the game always poses a challenge.

With a soundtrack created by Norihiko Hibino , famous for his work on the Metal Gear soundtrack, a wide arsenal of devastating weapons, controllable co-op vehicles, 4 default levels of difficulty, and a comprehensive scoring system and online leaderboards, Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 is guaranteed to bring more action than you can sink your teeth into.

With the purchase of “Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3,” Xbox 360 owners will be automatically eligible to participate in an exclusive beta test to help improve the online version of “Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.” Participants in the beta will be able to submit bug reports and suggestions through beta.capcom.com and help make the final release version even better! The Beta version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will be available to all “Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3” purchasers on June 25.

Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf will be the cover athlete and spokesman for NHL® 09.

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