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Beware of Dysentary As You Start the Journey West on Your Mobile Phones

New York - Gameloft®, a leading publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones and consoles, announced today the launch of the award-winning title, the Oregon Trail, to mobile handsets. In partnership with The Learning Company, this marks the first re-make of the educational title which has previously only been available on PCs.

“The Oregon Trail is an iconic game that has been enjoyed by parents and students alike over the decades,” explains Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president of Publishing, Gameloft. “The Oregon Trail has always provided an ideal way for players to recount an important part of American history, and we are confident that the new mobile version will capture the exciting journey for today’s tech savvy audience.”

Modernized graphics coupled with other new features, allows Gameloft’s the Oregon Trail to feel very contemporary, while staying true to the original storyline. Players assume the role of a wagon leader and must make strategic decisions to ensure the safety of their party along the treacherous Oregon Trail route. Fans of the game will recall the customizable aspects such as naming family members and selecting professions which are all included in the new version along with added features.

Oregon Trail game features include:

• Select your profession: Banker, Carpenter, Farmer; choose your crew by customizing the names

• Five different mini-games help to break up your long journey and allows you improve your health and safety through hunting, rafting, fishing, crossing the river and repairing your wagon

• Unpredictable occurrences such as hitchhikers, robbers, bandits, increase the challenge along the route; strategy and smart decision-making enables you to minimize the damage

The Oregon Trail is available now across most US carriers. To check the game’s availability with your carrier, text “WAGON” to 82174 on your mobile phone.

Popular Disney Franchise Extends New Storylines and Adventures to Popular Gaming Platforms This Christmas

LONDON, England. – (June 10, 2008) – Disney Interactive Studios announced today the release of new video games this Christmas season for the globally successful “High School Musical” franchise. High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for the Wii™ home video game console, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Windows-based PC allows players to “dance” along with favourite characters to familiar “High School Musical” songs from all three movies, as well as experience another memorable year as Wildcats at East High. High School Musical 3: Senior Year for Nintendo DS™ features all new songs from the upcoming theatrical release of “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” and lets fans play through the game as the Wildcat whose personality is most like theirs.

“We’re building on the success of last year’s line up of ‘High School Musical’ video games with new immersive extensions to the hit property,” said Craig Relyea, senior vice president of global marketing, Disney Interactive Studios. “We’ll continue to bring exciting and fresh interactive experiences to ‘High School Musical’ fans everywhere, delivering new storylines, characters and songs.”
 
High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 system and Windows-based PC lets players experience the music, familiar locations and popular characters from all three movies, including the upcoming “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.” Players move to the rhythm of the hit songs using the controllers unique to each video game console, such as Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™, to classic “High School Musical” anthems, including “We’re All In This Together” and “What Time Is It.” 
  
Players take the role of Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad or Taylor or can customise their own Wildcat, using a variety of outfits, shoes and hairstyles. In addition, the game features various multiplayer modes, including competitive and cooperative play. In competitive mode, users can earn power-ups to affect other players’ performances, while in cooperative mode players need to dance simultaneously and in sync to earn high scores. Fans can follow along to choreography from the stars and complete songs to earn points and unlock new songs, clothing and characters.
 
A unique rhythm-based dance game, High School Musical 3: Senior Year for Nintendo DS also allows players to experience the music, scenes and characters from the “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” film. The game features trivia-based personality quizzes that allow players to determine the Wildcat whose personality is most like theirs. This feature lets fans dance through the game as that specific character, performing songs and experiencing the fun themed to Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad or Taylor’s personalities. In addition, High School Musical 3: Senior Year utilises the DS stylus and D-pad to capture special photos to create a custom East High senior yearbook layout, to keep for years to come.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 system and Windows-based PC and High School Musical 3: Senior Year for Nintendo DS are scheduled for release this Christmas. All titles have an anticipated Pan European Game Information (PEGI) rating of 3+.

For more information on Disney Interactive Studios, please visit www.disneyinteractivestudios.com.

Product names, dates, pricing and platform availability are not final and may be subject to change.

Wonderland has opened it’s new Cancer servers. Come on and see what’s going on! I’m usually hanging out on the Taurus 3rd server. It’s free to play!

http://wl.igg.com

2K Sports Announces Don King Presents: Prizefighter Now Available

Anticipated documentary-style boxing game brings new depth and dimension to the genre

New York, NY – June 10, 2008 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that the highly anticipated title, Don King Presents: Prizefighter, is now available on North American retail store shelves for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by 2K’s Venom Games studio, Don King Presents: Prizefighter is the first and only current generation title to combine all the action of professional boxing with compelling live-action cut scenes featuring legendary fighters.

“I am thrilled to be an integral part of this monumental entertainment experience,” said legendary boxing promoter Don King. “I have applied all my decades of boxing insight to inspire and elevate Don King Presents: Prizefighter beyond anything fans of the sport have ever experienced before.”

Don King Presents: Prizefighter casts players in the role of a talented, unknown boxer fighting his way out of obscurity and into the international spotlight while attempting to claim the world championship. The immersive storyline challenges players to balance their rigorous training regimen with the temptations of wealth and stardom, and unfolds in a unique, live-action sports documentary-style that features real-life legends and current stars from the world of boxing including Samuel Peter, Joe Calzaghe, Kelly Pavlik, Ricardo Mayorga, Nate Campbell, Juan Diaz, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, Andrew Golota, Don King and many others. Heather Vandeven, the reigning 2007 Penthouse Pet of the Year, and popular video vixen Bria Myles also star in the documentary and act as temptations for boxers throughout their careers.

“We’re proud to partner with Don King to deliver the most fun and entertaining boxing experience available to our dedicated fans,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “Don King Presents: Prizefighter is the only boxing title that offers all the action of professional boxing while challenging players to maintain their focus and discipline despite the distractions and temptations of fame.”

Don King Presents: Prizefighter is rated T for Teen and is now available for Xbox 360, and will be available this fall for Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo and Nintendo DS™. For more information, please visit www.2ksports.com/prizefighter.

Montreal, Canada. June 10, 2008. Software Publisher Strategy First Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSTR), is releasing a new Patch for “Space Empires V.” The Space Empires V patch version 1.74 will update the English U.S. version of “Space Empires V” to version 1.74. See the history.txt file for a complete list of the changes and fixes included in the patch. The new Space Empires V patch will also be available to Steam users to download via Steam.

Download the patch today directly from the Space Empires website at:
http://www.spaceempires5.com/files/se5patch_v174.exe

The history file can also be downloaded directly from the Space Empires website at:
http://www.spaceempires5.com/files/se5patch_v174.txt

About Space Empires V
“Space Empires V” is the new edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter’s completely updated UI takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out with incredible detail and realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge living and breathing galaxy. New features abound, with political alliances between multiple empires, top-down ship design systems, hexagonal movement grids, and much more.

Space Empire V is rated E for Everyone by ESRB. For more info on “Space Empire V” or to purchase directly from Strategy First visit: http://www.strategyfirst.com/en/games/SpaceEmpiresV/

[Zurich, 11 June 2008] The specialist in textile products under videogame licenses has acquired the license of the most popular MMORPG of the moment: Age of Conan, Hyborian Adventures.

The impressive launch of the game recently brought it to the spotlight, and the enthusiastic reviews it has received further strengthens its already large community. With these derived products, the game continues its conquest of Gamers.

Acquired by Inno-Wear for the entirety of Europe, Age of Conan comes to enrich its impressive catalogue of over 50 licenses from the world of videogame.

Products in development will be available by the end of summer, around the Best Price and Himmersion ranges, and will benefit from the official marketing support of the publisher.

Deal signed to bring casual gaming web phenomenon to mobile phones
LONDON, UK—JUNE 10, 2008—Hands-On Mobile™, the world’s leading developer of connected games and applications, today announces it has signed a deal with Austrian developer XENDEX GmbH to publish the mobile version of the internet hit Icy Tower in EMEA, Latin America and South East Asia. Icy Tower is an addictive Jump ‘n’ Run game which, as a free to download web game, has become a global internet phenomenon with more than 10 million downloads.

“Casual games such as Icy Tower transfer perfectly onto mobile devices and we are excited to be bringing this game with its massive cult following to a new audience,” said Greg Robinson, General Manager of Hands-On Mobile EMEA. “We are delighted to partner again with XENDEX to publish this game and look forward to using our global distribution network to make Icy Tower available to the fans of the game around the world.”

In Icy Tower players control Harold the Homeboy as he climbs the mysterious ice tower in a never-ending quest for the highest score. The aim of the game is to build up the highest possible score by ascending the Icy Tower as far as possible. Sharp reflexes are essential to help Harold the Homeboy leap from ledge to ledge on his slippery ascent. Players gather points by beating the clock to the top of each level. However, it is not just how high you get, but how you get there, with rewards given for double and triple jump combos. The faster you move, the higher you jump and the more points you can earn. With a choice of characters, secret levels and two difficulty modes, Icy Tower is a pick up and play game that will keep players entertained for many hours.

“We are thrilled to be working with Hands-On Mobile again to publish Icy Tower,” said Michael Haberl, CEO of XENDEX. “The classic gameplay is challenging, rewarding and fun and we are confident that its status as an Internet phenomenon will transfer to mobile phones.”

Icy Tower will launch on carriers in Q3 of this year. For more information please visit www.icytowermobile.com