Archive for September 28th, 2008

New Clever Kids titles coming soon

Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Educating the kids of today, making the experts of tomorrow

Braintree – August 28th, 2008 – The eagerly awaited sequels to smash hit Clever Kids titles Dino Land and Pony World have been announced for a 24th October release. The new titles Pirates and Farmyard Fun will be available on the PC CD-ROM, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo Wii™ formats.

Targeted at the 5-10 age group Clever Kids has the explicit aim of encouraging youngsters to learn through the interaction and exploration of some of their favourite subjects. Clever Kids games encourage logical reasoning, improve memory functions, develop dexterity and increase attention span – all the time maintaining the players interest in a subject by keeping them entertained.

In Clever Kids: Farmyard Fun, players will join farmer Sprocket and his herd of sheep, cows and pigs to learn all about life on the farm. There are a myriad of fun games and activities available including painting, Jigsaw puzzles, games to improve memory function, quizzes to test the players knowledge on hundreds of farmyard facts, Spot the Difference and Animal Pairs.

Players can also team-up with Sprocket in Clever Kids: Pirates and sail the seven seas with treacherous pirates. Climb aboard the greatest Pirate ships of them all and go on adventures to find out what life on the seas was all about. Learn the pirate code, identify famous Pirates and their flags, learn what Pirates ate and find out all about the dangers of combat and disease.

Whichever adventure you choose the interactive environments and multitude of mini-games will test, teach and entertain the player every step of the way.

Marketing Account Manager, Adrian Clews comments “The Clever Kids range of games remain the only titles with curriculum based educational content for children on console formats. The DS and Wii are hugely popular with youngsters and a great way for children to have fun whilst learning about their favourite subjects. We support all of our Clever Kids titles with extensive marketing support including, advertising, PR and a dedicated website. This combined with the full localisation of Clever Kids SKU’s has significantly bolstered sales in the UK and international territories”

For further information on Clever Kids games visit the fun packed www.cleverkidszone.com website.

Hasbro Family Game Night fact sheet and screens

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

From the EA Casual Entertainment Label, Hasbro Family Game Night creates a whole new way for families and friends to play together.

Hasbro Family Game Night is the second console game to launch as a result of the EA/Hasbro alliance. Join Mr. Potato Head as your personal game room host and coach in your very own customized family game room.

Play classic Hasbro games in brand new and fun ways in addition to the original rules that everyone knows and loves. Hasbro Family Game Night features classic and party game modes of family favorites such as CONNECT FOUR, BATTLESHIP, YAHTZEE, BOGGLE, SORRY! and the all new, SORRY! Sliders.
 

Classic Games!
• Experience new ways to play the best selling board games.
• Games included are: CONNECT FOUR, BATTLESHIP, YAHTZEE, BOGGLE, SORRY! and soon to be released SORRY! Sliders.

Play like Never Before!
• Choose between traditional rules mode or mix it up with additional game modes for entertaining new ways to play.

Deck Out Your Very Own Game Room.
• Play games in several different themed rooms.
• Earn points by playing games and completing challenges to trade in for new items to make your game room unique and accessorize your game room host, Mr. Potato Head.
• Display your game successes in your own trophy area.

Play With Friends and Family
• Play with up to four players: YAHTZEE, BOGGLE, SORRY! and SORRY! Sliders.
• Play up to two players: CONNECT FOUR and BATTLESHIP.

Host a Game Party
• Games feature “party modes” for each game especially designed for getting family and friends together to play.
• Each game in party mode features four new exciting ways to challenge your competitors.
• Be the board game champion with customized tournament play across different games and challenges.