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Choose To Fight For Or Against Iconic Heroes And Villains At The World Premiere Demonstration Of DC Universe Online By Sony Online Entertainment

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – July 22, 2008 – Virtual super heroes and villains, it’s time to unite online! Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) plans to reveal exciting new details of the online action game DC Universe™ Online (DCUO) at this year’s Comic-Con International to be held in San Diego from July 24-27. SOE’s plans include a first-ever public demonstration showcasing how DCUO will redefine online action gaming on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the PC.
DCUO is being developed by the SOE Austin studio team in collaboration with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics’ top talent led by Executive Creative Director Jim Lee, SOE’s VP of Development John Blakely and SOE’s Austin Studio Creative Director Chris Cao.
Lee, a comic book legend who founded DC Comics’ WildStorm Productions, is lending his skills as an artist, gamer and creative director — he was the first player on his EverQuest® (EQ) server to get the Paladin epic sword — to bring iconic DC Comics characters like Batman and Superman to life in a way that’s never been seen before in a video game. For the first time, DCUO will let players create their own customized super hero or villain and wield amazing powers in the name of good or evil as they write their own chapter in the fabled DC Universe.
“The rich, storied world of DC Comics has never been available to players like this before,” said John Smedley, president of SOE. “For the first time, gamers can actually open the door and step into the vast world of DC Comics and choose their own fate. Who wouldn’t want to infiltrate Batman’s cave or fly over Metropolis as you speed toward a mission to help Superman?”
Supporting the game’s distinctive, dynamic look is a physics-based combat system that makes traditional role-based massively multiplayer online games a thing of the past. With DCUO, players will have virtual powers that feel truly epic in scope from the get-go. Fly around, grab a bus, and toss it at your foes. Shoot energy blasts from your power ring as you dash with incredible speed along the side of a skyscraper. Or turn rivals into ice cubes and then lob them from atop the Daily Planet building!
“This is a big step forward for DC Comics because it really expands how our fans can participate in the DC Universe,” said Paul Levitz, president and publisher of DC Comics. “Working with our colleagues at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and the talented folks at SOE, DC Universe Online is going to provide a dramatic new setting for the DC world to grow and unfold.”
“This is a one-of-a kind type of game, and a lot of love has already gone into it,” added Jim Lee. “DCUO will be able to tap into DC Comics, which goes back more than 70 years, and use it in ways that comic and gaming fans have never seen before. DCUO is in many ways a reinvention of the traditional MMO; it’s a hybrid between the traditional MMO and a button-mashing, console-action game.”

Key Features of DC Universe Online:
-Based on the distinctive, acclaimed artwork and designs of comic book legend Jim Lee.
-Iconic DC Comic settings and characters, from Gotham City to Arkham Asylum, Batman to Blue Beetle.
- Players can enter a persistent DC Universe and fight alongside their favorite heroes and villains to play their own adventure in the mythology of these legendary characters and locales.
-DCUO will be an online world that stays true to the DC Comics property and allows players to feel and act like super heroes or villains.
-Physics-based fighting turns vehicles, streetlights and other players into weapons, resulting in dynamic combat scenarios that are different every time.
-DCUO is being developed by Sony Online Entertainment in collaboration with top talent at DC Comics and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

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FACT SHEET
PLATFORMS: Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, PlayStation®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and Windows PC.
RELEASE DATE: Fall 2008
PUBLISHER: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
DEVELOPER: Traveller’s Tales
ESRB RATING: Expected - Everyone 10+
GENRE: Action-Adventure

GAME OVERVIEW:
LEGO Batman: The Videogame is the latest game from the award-winning team behind the LEGO Star Wars series of games. With trademark LEGO fun and charm, the game takes you into the world of the ultimate crime-fighting hero.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame brings the one-and-only Caped Crusader to life in a completely original storyline. Players will take control of the Dynamic Duo, Batman and Robin, to fight Gotham City’s most notorious criminals including The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Killer Croc and many more. The criminals have broken out of Arkham Asylum and are set to wreak havoc on the city.
Players will also be able to explore their wicked side and fight their way through the game as the villains, experiencing the game from a completely different point of view with all-new criminal objectives!
With a collection of high-tech suits, gadgets and cutting-edge vehicles on hand, players will be able to step into the unique LEGO Batman universe to bring super villains to justice – or, as the villains, to run amok in Gotham City!
GAME FEATURES:

Fight for justice as Batman and Robin or create chaos as The Joker, Catwoman and other villains, as you save or destroy Gotham City.

Rocket through sewers and bound across rooftops as you take the fight to the criminals across classic locations in Gotham City.

Fight on land, sea and in the air using a number of powerful Batman, Robin and villain-controlled vehicles, including the rocket-powered Batmobile, sleek Batboat and stealthy Batwing.

Enhance the abilities of the Dynamic Duo with all new power suits, including the Magnetic Suit.

Enjoy numerous game modes and levels:

Play through the game in Story Mode from both the hero and villain sides.

Replay any level in Freeplay Mode with any characters you’ve unlocked. Access previously hidden areas to find additional rewards and bonus content.

Collect LEGO studs and special LEGO bricks throughout the game to unlock tons of extra content including special power-ups and bonus levels.

LEGO Batman on the Xbox 360 features Gamer Achievements and 720p/1080p display support.

The PLAYSTATION 3 system version offers 720p/1080p display support.

The Nintendo DS version will offer touch screen interaction, and two-player co-op using the DS local wireless network capability.

LEGO Batman: The Videogame also features Danny Elfman’s iconic The Batman (1989) musical score.

Ghostbusters™:  The Video Game

FACT SHEET

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
The Ghostbusters are back in Ghostbusters™: The Video Game!  With Manhattan newly overrun by ghosts and other supernatural creatures, gamers take on the role of a new recruit joining the famous Ghostbusters team.  Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players hunt, fight and capture a wide range of baddies in an all-new funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.

KEY FEATURES:
• THE AUTHENTIC GHOSTBUSTERS GAME EXPERIENCE – Delivering a special gaming experience to the tremendous Ghostbusters fan base around the world, Ghostbusters:  The Video Game features the original film cast from Columbia Pictures’ classic Ghostbusters films, including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson – together again for the first time in over 20 years.  Supporting the original Ghostbusters crew are the talents of Annie Potts, Brian Doyle Murray and William Atherton.

• UNIQUE GHOST BUSTING ACTION – Like the films before it, Ghostbusters: The Video Game is all-new classic adventure with Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis returning to the helm to script and create a new storyline that leads gamers through the trials and tribulations of the world’s leading paranormal ghost busting team. Players experience a variety of frightening new ghosts, even some based on ideas from Aykroyd and Ramis that never made it into the original feature films.

• WEAPONS, GADGETS & ENEMIES – Ghostbusters:  The Video Game features never seen before ghost hunting, wrangling and trapping game mechanics with upgradeable gadgets.  Gamers can blast ghosts into a weakened state with the proton pack’s blast beam and use the capture beam to wrangle them into the trap, execute different strategic tactics with the tether gun and stasis trap, and scan and analyze targets using like the PKE Meter and Ghost Light.

Developer: Terminal Reality (PS3, Xbox 360, Games for Windows), Red Fly (Wii, DS, PS2)

Publisher:  Sierra Entertainment – a division of Vivendi Games

Release Date: Fall 2008

Platforms: PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows™.

SRP: $59.99 (PS3, Xbox 360), $49.99 (Wii), $39.99 (PS2, Games for Windows), $29.99 (DS)

ESRB Rating: Currently rated “RP” (Rating Pending).  Expected “T” (Teen – Content that may be suitable for persons ages 13 and older) for PS3, Xbox 360 and Games for Windows.  Expected “E10+” (Everyone 10+ – Content that may be suitable for persons ages 10 and older) for Wii, DS and PS2.

Dinosaur King™

Platform: Nintendo DS™ portable handheld system
Category: RPG
Developer: Climax Entertainment
Release: September 2008
ESRB rating: E – Fantasy Violence

Game Overview

Dinosaur King™ on the Nintendo DS™ portable handheld system brings exciting new twists to the traditional role playing game genre, with 3D battling systems and multiplayer fighting action via Wi-Fi. Playing as Max or Rex, otherwise known as the D-Team, players will collect over 100 dinosaurs, each with its own special moves totaling over 240 in all. Traveling to five different territories around the globe, players will dig for fossils that are indigenous to that region. Once the player has collected their dinosaurs, exciting battles can take place to stop the nefarious Dr. Z and the Alpha Gang bent on hunting down the dinosaurs and taking over the world.

The franchise has established itself as a major anime series in Japan, and is now creating a stir in North America. The animated Dinosaur King™ series is currently in its first season and airing on 4KidsTV Network and will be moving to CW4Kids this fall for the second season.

Key Features

• Over 100 dinosaurs to collect. As players travel the globe finding dinosaurs they can keep track of those they’ve collected in a Dinosaur Encyclopedia which also gives scientific data and genealogy facts on the dinosaurs as well…

• Special attacks to master. The more battles that are won, the move powerful the dinosaurs become. Players can master over 240 special moves and tricks overall.

• Head-to-head 3D arena battles. Experience exciting dinosaur combat as they square off with opponents in rich 3D environments.

• Exciting dinosaur digs. Players unearth fossils like real paleontologists with the stylus and bring the authentic dinosaurs from all over the world to life.

• Five exotic areas to explore. Excavating in North America, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, and Africa, players will unearth the actual dinosaurs of those regions in hours and hours of gameplay

• Exciting multiplayer fighting action. Players will enter into fast-paced dinosaur battles and trade rare items as well as dinosaurs with friends via Wi-Fi.

GUILT is no more. Dr. Derek Stiles and Nurse Angie Thompson faced humanity’s greatest threat and triumphed. Now, in the aftermath, they find themselves in unknown territory, forced to deal with the disastrous consequences of the killer virus. Join them as they scramble to address questions left unanswered and put an end to the mystery behind the disease.

• True sequel to Under the Knife – Scrub back in to Nintendo DS for the next chapter of the award-winning Trauma Center: Under the Knife that returns to the tactile stylus-based experience that made the original a smash hit.
• Derek and Angie are back – Caduceus’ preeminent surgical team returns to confront the aftermath of the devastating GUILT epidemic in a brand new story.
• Just what the doctor ordered – With a new easy play mode, improved tool utility, and clearer directions, playing doctor has never been so much fun.

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Not much on this just yet, just a small blurb (retyped) from a PDF flyer in the E3 pack:

This music creation software combines the touch interface of the Nintendo DS
with the design concept and function of the famous KORG MS-10 synthesizer.
Ultra-high-quality sound sources provided by KORG, one of the world’s top
musical instrument producers. A perfect choice for aspiring musicians and
professionals.
• Two patchable dual-oscillator analog synth simulators + 4-part drum machine.
• Six-track/16-step sequencer – connect wirelessly to play up to four units
simultaneously or exchange sounds and songs.
• Delay, chorus and flanger sound effects available from the mixing board.
• Three note-entry options: touch-control screen, keyboard screen, matrix screen.

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Step onto the pitch and play a unique soccer experience exclusively for the Wii™. Enjoy FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play one of two ways—a Wii-specific take on the classic ‘11 vs. 11’ simulation or over-the-top arcade action with Wii versions of your favorite soccer superstars.

FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play is perfectly balanced for gamers of any ability to enjoy fun, soccer action. Choose to play the style that best suits your skills from advanced controls for experienced players to new EA SPORTS™ All-Play that enables novice players to focus on fun using simplified controls with AI assistance. EA SPORTS All-Play makes it easier and less intimidating for new players to play at their own level of ability. One gesture and one button press performs all the actions and increases your success rate on shots, free kicks and rebounds. Trouble deciding who to pass the ball to? Let the CPU point you in the right direction with on-screen pass indicators and one-button actions. Panic over picking the corner? Don’t worry, just blast away to find the back of the net with instant shots on goal. It’s that easy! Plus, the game provides feedback and stats to track your progress. 

Experienced players using advanced controls can still access all the in-depth controls, now with refined gestures and a precision passing system with point-and-play control. Plus, you can even use a Classic controller or Nintendo GameCube™ controller for a more traditional FIFA Soccer game experience.

Play with your Mii™ alongside your heroes Ronaldinho, Wayne Rooney and other soccer stars created as customized characters in an arcade version of the beautiful game. Play 8 vs 8 Footii Match mode for addictive pick-up-and-play arcade action suitable for all levels of ability. Steal the ball and make outrageous shots by simply waving your Wii Remote™. You’ve never played soccer like this before! Plus, Footii Party Games called Table Football and Boot It have been overhauled for more great fun with family and friends.

Choose to play FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play the traditional way with all the depth and authenticity you expect from the EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer franchise. It’s what soccer fans want. There are over 500 teams all accurately represented with correct kits and crests. Plus Manager Mode debuts with a Wii specific interface, club finances and sponsors, visual sims and dynamic board expectations that change depending on your successes … or failures.

Key Features
• Unique Wii Experience — Enjoying soccer action on Wii is now easier with refined gestures, point-and-play controls with on-screen pass indicators and one-button actions that create instant shots on goal and greater success connecting on headers and volleys.
• New 8 vs 8 Footii Match Mini-Game — Play 8 vs. 8 in a completely unique mode where you can play an arcade version of soccer with the focus on fun. Populate your team with your Mii characters captained by one of our FIFA Soccer 09 cover athletes created as customized characters. Make outrageous shots and steal the ball by simply waving your Wii Remote. 
• Boot It— Play with your Mii, Ronaldinho, Rooney or other stars in a simultaneous shooting frenzy. Play as the goalie or the shooter. All-new Eliminator mode enables up to four friends to play all at once, blasting away at targets or in rapid fire to eliminate opponents to see who will be the last player standing.
• Table Soccer—Play Classic Mode using a variety of new rules or with a new twist — multiple balls at the same time, including a power ball that moves like a rocket or a stealth ball that turns invisible at any time.
• EA SPORTS All-Play —A simplified control system using just the Wii Remote enables novice players to focus on having fun while the console does the rest.  Players control key actions like shooting and passing, while the AI controls the rest.
• Advanced Controls — More experienced gamers can still access all the in-depth controls, now using a precision passing system with point-and-play control. You can even use a Classic controller or Nintendo GameCube controller for a more traditional EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer game experience.
• Online* Play — Pick your favorite team and go online to challenge a rival squad one-on-one.
• EA SPORTS  Interactive Leagues: – Represent your club online against your rivals throughout the season in the Barclays Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italian League, French League or Mexican 1st Division.
• Manager Mode – Featuring a Wii specific interface, club finances and sponsors, visual sims and dynamic board expectations that change depending on your successes … or failures. Play pre-season friendlies and training options to hone your squad of players.
• Complete Authenticity — Featuring over 500 licensed teams all accurately represented with correct kits and crests. 
Product Specifications
Publisher:  Electronic Arts
Developer:  EA Canada
Ship Date: Fall, 2008
No of Players: Online: 1 vs 1 Offline: 1-4
Rating: Not Yet Rated
© 2008 Electronic Arts Inc.  All Rights Reserved.  All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.  Official FIFA licensed product. “© The FIFA Brand OLP Logo is a copyright and trademark of FIFA. All rights reserved.” Manufactured under license by Electronic Arts Inc.
*INTERNET CONNECTION required for online play. 

Name: Igor The Game
Publisher: SouthPeak Games
Developer: Legacy Interactive
Platform: Nintendo DS, Wii, PC
Genre: Puzzle Action
Release Date: September 2008
He always had a hunch he could change the world. Join Igor, Eva, Scamper, and Brain as they quest through the Kingdom of Malaria. Help them battle the Evil Scientists and other enemies while working towards Igor’s ultimate goal of winning the annual Evil Science Fair! Igor The Game is based on the highly anticipated animated movie releasing later this year

Features:
Wii & PC:
• Beautifully rendered, intense platforming-adventure gameplay
• Play as any of the 4 main characters: Igor, Eva, Scamper or Brain - either simultaneously or cooperatively with up to 4 players on the Wii
• Progress through wide variety of levels and bosses based on the film
• Use unique attacks to fight enemies and boss characters in order to achieve goals and advance through the storyline

Nintendo DS:
• Quest through multiple levels to find Eva, Igor’s monster creation, who has been stolen by other mad scientists
• A humorous fighting game based on the film
• Various attack combinations and strategies to combat enemies and solve puzzles
• Create your own monsters and use upgrades to buy modifications for your creature
• Different body choices give different abilities
• Play versus your friends or the Evil Scientists of Malaria
• Challenge your friends in the wireless mode

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