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700,000 Fairytale Fights Gamers Worldwide Bathed in Blood

Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. is thrilled to announce today that the Fairytale Fights White Room Demo, available via Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network, has already secured in excess of 700,000 downloads worldwide.

Launched on the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE on the 4th and 10th December respectively, the Fairytale Fights White Room demo offers players of all ages a 90 second window to experience firsthand the blood stained mayhem and visceral thrill of carving up enemies with a range of weaponry and glory attacks. Download the Fairytale Fights White Room Demo NOW and grab a slice of the action!

Adam McGowan, Marketing Director at Playlogic commented, “This is an exceptional milestone in the growth of Fairytale Fights. We’ve now reached well over 700,000 downloads this number continues to rise. With our recent price reduction for the festive season, combined with forthcoming updates and additional content, the future of Fairytale Fights is buoyant. We’re delighted with the reception that the Fairytale Fights White Room demo has received, and trust that this will allow more gamers to experience Fairytale Fights in all its glory.”

About Fairytale Fights

Fairytale Fights is the hack and slash platform adventure from Playlogic Game Factory. Featuring online multiplayer co-op with voice support, Fairytale Fights gives you the chance to reclaim the fairytale status of Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Jack (of Beanstalk fame) and the Naked Emperor! Utilise Real-Time Dynamic Slicing and take advantage of the Volumetric Liquid to spill 10,000 gallons of blood as you control the blood thirsty nature of our not so innocent Fairytale heroes! Slice and dice enemies and friends, freeze them, burn them or melt them with acid!

The Fairytale Fights White Room Demo is rated “M” for Mature by the ESRB, 18+ by USK and 16+ by PEGI

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These artists are among the more than 390 bands currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation3 System and Wii

Paul McCartney’s historic three-night musical christening of New York’s Citi Field, witnessed by 120,000-plus attendees and universally hailed as a concert experience for the ages, was immortalized Nov. 17, when Hear Music/Concord Music Group released Good Evening New York City. And, as previously announced, beginning Jan. 5, Rock Band and McCartney fans will be able to download “Paul McCartney New York City Pack 01” in the Rock Band Music Store. McCartney’s solo debut on the Rock Band platform includes “Band on the Run (Live),” “Jet (Live)” and “Sing the Changes (Live).”

California punk rockers Blink-182 returns to Rock Band next week with another three pack of songs, including “Adam’s Song,” “First Date” and “I Miss You.” Punk legends The Ramones are back again with “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School,” and eclectic rockers The Psychedelic Furs return with “Love My Way” and “Sister Europe.”

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Jan. 5) and PlayStation3 system (Jan. 7):

·         Paul McCartney – “Band on the Run (Live)” +

·         Paul McCartney – “Jet (Live)” +

·         Paul McCartney – “Sing the Changes (Live)” +

·         Blink-182 – “Adam’s Song”

·         Blink-182 – “First Date” +

·         Blink-182 – “I Miss You”

·         The Psychedelic Furs – “Love My Way” +

·         The Psychedelic Furs – “Sister Europe”

·         The Ramones – “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” +

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Paul McCartney New York City Pack 01” or “Blink-182 Pack 02”, as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii. These tracks will be available Jan. 14 for PlayStation3 in the United Kingdom and Europe. Tracks marked with a “+” will also be available in the LEGO® Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content.

Price:             $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Paul McCartney New York City Pack 01” or “Blink-182 Pack 02”

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

Website Links:

For more information, please visit:

Rock Band Website

Paul McCartney Website

Blink-182 Website

Rock Band 2 is available for Xbox 360, PlayStation3 system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Wii system. Xbox 360, PlayStation3 system and Wii versions support downloadable content. 

Downloadable content for Wii is purchased via the in-game Rock Band Music Storeusing Wii Points™ purchased through the Wii™ Shop Channel and can be downloaded to the system memory or to an SD card for additional storage.  The tracks stream directly from the SD card for seamless play. 

With these additions, there are now 1,041 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/music). Rock Band continues to satisfy music fans’ and gamers’ voracious appetite for rock with more than 60 million paid downloads since its launch Nov. 20, 2007.  The Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.

Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are rated “T” for Teen (lyrics, suggestive themes) by the ESRB. Music downloads are not rated by the ESRB.

For more information on Rock Band 2 and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband.com  and www.harmonixmusic.com.

2K Games announced today that Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot*, the second game add-on content developed by Gearbox Software for the highly acclaimed Borderlands, is now available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 for 800 Microsoft Points. Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot will be available for the PlayStation Network beginning January 7, 2010 for $9.99 and Windows PC in early 2010. The explosive excitement of Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot further enhances Borderlands’ reputation as one of this year’s best role playing shooter experiences.

Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot presents fans with new gameplay features that expand upon the popular Borderlands video game in dangerous and exciting ways. The all-new Riot Mode challenges players to test their weaponry against hordes of menacing antagonists, thirsting for carnage in tournaments where the rules of warfare are constantly changing. Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot also offers several new game features, including the ability to earn two more skill points making player’s characters an even deadlier lethal weapon, and an all-new bank feature that provides extra storage capacity for weapons of devastation.

“Our fans loved Borderlands because it was addictive gameplay at its best with over the top action that satisfied their appetites for destruction,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot expands upon the original Borderlands universe by taking the co-operative mayhem that gamers loved about the original game and amplifying it.”

Complete with extensive co-op integration seamlessly blending the single-player and multiplayer experiences, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot allows players to freely join or leave each other’s games at any time for collaborative mayhem or the freedom to enjoy the game in full single-player mode. It also includes the groundbreaking weapon generation system that offers more than 16 million weapons from which to choose.

Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot is available now on Xbox Live Marketplace for Xbox 360 and will be downloadable on January 9, 2010 for the PlayStation Network for $9.99 and will also be offered for Windows PC users in early 2010. Borderlands™, rated M for Mature by the ESRB, was developed by Gearbox Software and is currently available for Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and Windows PC.

* Requires standalone Borderlands product in order to be played.

For more information, please visit www.borderlandsthegame.com.

2K Games is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from Paul McCartney’s latest live album will soon be added to the Rock Band Music Store and LEGO® Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

Paul McCartney joins the more than 390 bands currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.

Paul McCartney’s historic three-night musical christening of New York’s Citi Field, witnessed by 120,000-plus attendees and universally hailed as a concert experience for the ages, was immortalized Nov. 17, when Hear Music/Concord Music Group released Good Evening New York City. This momentous musical experience is available in two formats: a three-disc (two CDs and one DVD) standard edition and a four-disc (two CDs and two DVDs) deluxe version, featuring expanded packaging and a bonus DVD including McCartney’s traffic-stopping, headline-making July 15 performance on the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee.

And beginning Jan. 5, Rock Band and McCartney fans will be able to download “New York City Pack 01” in the Rock Band Music Store. McCartney’s solo debut on the Rock Band platform includes “Band on the Run (live),” “Jet (live)” and “Sing the Changes (live).” These tracks will be available Jan. 5 for the Xbox 360 and Wii and Jan. 7 for PlayStation3.

Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “New York City Pack 01”

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

For more information, please visit:

Rock Band Website

Paul McCartney Website

Gamestop is offering their (slightly disappointing) Cyber Monday Deals:

a $25.00 gift card when you purchase Band Hero, DJ Hero, Tony Hawk RIDE or The Bourne Conspiracy. Note: with the exception of Bourne Conspiracy, the titles require a purchase of the full kit, not just the game.

$15.00 to $30.00 off select EA titles:

Spore (PC), Sims 3 (PC), EA Sports Active Bundle (Wii), Dead Space Extraction (Wii), MySims Agents (Wii), Spore Hero (Wii), Need for Speed Nitro (Wii), Ea Sports Active: More Workouts (Wii) and Simes 3: World Adventures Expansion (PC)

$20.00 off Little Big Planet GOTY Edition

50% off 50 Downloadable PC Games

$20.00 off Tekken 6

Again, these are good Cyber Monday only, November 30th

2K Games and Gearbox Software Turn the Conventional First-Person Shooter Genre Upside Down with the Release of Borderlands

Four-player co-op, 87 bazillion guns, an arresting art style and a dancing robot – What more could you want?

2K Games announced today that Borderlands is now available in North America for the PS3 and the Xbox 360, and will be available starting October 23 internationally. The Windows PC version will ship in North America and internationally on October 26 and October 30, respectively. Developed by Gearbox Software, Borderlands delivers this year’s most explosive and entertaining role-playing shooter (RPS) by combining the most addictive gaming elements found in action-packed first-person shooters with the deep character development of role-playing games (RPG).

“We are excited by the overwhelmingly positive media response to Borderlands and can’t wait for consumers to see for themselves how it takes the traditional first-person shooter experience and turns it completely upside down,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “Borderlands is unlike anything else on store shelves. It’s got it all, from single-player to four-player co-op, two-player split-screen, character development that grants players a sense of ownership, and the biggest arsenal ever seen in a first-person shooter.”

Featuring extensive co-op integration that seamlessly blends the single-player and multiplayer experiences, Borderlands allows players to freely join or leave each other’s games at any time for collaborative mayhem or the freedom to choose to play in full single-player mode to experience the world on their own. Borderlands also includes a groundbreaking weapon generation system that offers a near infinite variety of weapons to the player. Borderlands combines these features with addictive non-stop action to form a breakthrough experience that challenges the conventions of modern shooters and RPGs.

More mayhem is set to come for players of Borderlands via The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, the first in a series of downloadable expansion packs, which is scheduled to arrive for all platforms before the end of the year.

“The Borderlands team at Gearbox has brought together the things we know we love – co-op, skill-based action, character development and millions of guns – in a way we haven’t seen before,” said Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software. “Borderlands is a great shooter that we can play alone or with friends. I think it’s the best video game we’ve ever made and I have never been more excited about a launch.”

As one of this holiday season’s most unique and entertaining titles, Borderlands takes gun lust to a new level by featuring more than 17 million unique weapons. Each weapon has its own combination of manufacturer, specifications and advantages for gamers to wreak havoc on the evils of the wasteland planet of Pandora as they embark on a quest for the elusive Vault. Add Borderlands’ eye-popping and visually compelling art style known as Concept Art Style that combines traditional rendering techniques with hand-drawn textures, and it is easy to see why 2K Games and Gearbox Software have created the must-have game of the year. Additionally, the Windows PC version will support NVIDIA® 3D Vision™, for high resolution, fully immersive 3D gaming.

Borderlands is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more information, please visit http://www.borderlandsthegame.com.

Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix announced the launch of Abbey Road (1969) as the first Beatles album to be available for purchase and playable as downloadable content in The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store.

With “Come Together,” “Something,” “Octopus’s Garden,” “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” “Here Comes The Sun” and “The End” already included on The Beatles: Rock Band game disc, players will now be able to play songs from and complete the entire Abbey Road album.

Available for Xbox 360 (Oct. 20) and PlayStation 3 System (Oct. 22)[1]:

Individual Abbey Road singles: “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” “Oh! Darling,” and “Because”

Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per each individual track

The “Complete The Album Pack” features:

· Abbey Road singles: “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” “Oh! Darling,” and “Because”

· The entire Abbey Road B-side 16 minute medley that includes: “You Never Give Me Your Money,” “Sun King,” “Mean Mr. Mustard,” “Polythene Pam,” “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window,” “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight” and “The End”

· Additionally, the following songs from Abbey Road can also be played as 1-to-3-song sets, based on how they were recorded / composed:

o “You Never Give Me Your Money”

o “Sun King”/ “Mean Mr. Mustard”

o “Polythene Pam”/ “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”

o “Golden Slumbers”/ “Carry That Weight”/ “The End”*

o “Her Majesty”

Price: $16.99 USD, £10.46 UK, €11.37 EU (1360 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Complete The Album Pack”

Available for Wii (Oct. 20):

Individual Abbey Road singles: “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, ” “Oh! Darling,” “Because,” and “You Never Give Me Your Money,” *“Her Majesty

Price: $2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per each individual track

*$1.00 USD (100 Wii Points) for “Her Majesty”

Multi-track sets:

· “Sun King”/ “Mean Mr. Mustard”

· “Polythene Pam”/ “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”

· “Golden Slumbers”/ “Carry That Weight”/ “The End”*

Price: $3.50 USD (350 Wii Points) per 2-Pack /

* No additional cost for 3rd song “The End” as it is already included on game disc

Additional Beatles albums that have been announced as upcoming downloadable content include Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) in November and Rubber Soul (1965) in December. The Beatles: Rock Band downloadable content will be available for purchase on the Xbox®LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360, PlayStation®Network and via the in-game The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store for Wii™ using Wii points purchased through the Wii Shop Channel.

The Beatles: Rock Band offers players an unprecedented, experiential progression through the music and artistry of The Beatles and is available for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ console from Nintendo. The game is compatible with all The Beatles: Rock Band and Rock Band™ instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero® and other authorized third-party music video game peripherals and microphones.

The Beatles: Rock Band marks the first time that Apple Corps, along with EMI Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Harrisongs Ltd and Startling Music Ltd has presented The Beatles music in an interactive video game format. The Beatles: Rock Band is published by MTV Games and developed by Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company and creators of the best-selling Rock Band. Electronic Arts Inc. serves as distribution partner for the game. In addition, Giles Martin, coproducer of The Beatles’ innovative LOVE album project, provided his expertise and served as Music Producer for this groundbreaking Beatles project.

The Beatles: Rock Band is rated “T” for Teen with the descriptors “Mild Lyrics” and “Tobacco Reference” by the ESRB.

Shortfuse Games announces upcoming graveyard beat-em-up title, Alive and Aundead for PSN, Powered by Gamebryo Lightspeed

Shortfuse Games, a Swedish games developer and digital publisher of the well-received Xbox LIVE Indie Games title Colosseum, today announced their next title in development is the dark, gory, combat focused Alive & Undead. Currently in development using the rapid iteration and rapid development powers of Gamebryo® LightSpeed™ from Emergent Game Technologies, Alive & Undead is planned for release on PlayStation®Network in the fall of 2010.

“Alive & Undead is a brutal, uncensored vampire quest sprinkled with clichés of both side-scrolling beat-em-ups and sub culture phenomena,” said Johan Hermerén, president of Shortfuse Games. “After the success of Colosseum, we focused on expanding our creative storytelling abilities and interweaving it with intricate fighting sequences. As players work toward avenging the vampire curse, they’ll encounter a horde of crazy undead creatures to battle!”

Hermerén continued, “We evaluated other engines and we chose Emergent’s technology first for Colosseum and now for Alive & Undead because its power and versatility suited our needs. It allows us to be incredibly creative while being flexible enough to adapt to our studio’s evolving development goals, from use developing a 3rd person brawler with Colosseum on Xbox Live to creating a 2D side-scroller co-op shooter for PSN. Its multi-platform abilities and easy integration with third party middleware enable us to meet aggressive production schedules with a minimum amount of stress.”

Alive and Undead takes the form of a classic, side-scrolling, 2-player brawler. Choose from two charismatic characters: Mr. Smith, an Elvis impersonator who has suffered the misfortune of being turned into a vampire, or Welson, a femme-fatale witch hunter. Though his unquenchable vampire bloodlust, Mr. Smith has killed his entire family. In order to avenge his family and free himself from the curse of vampirism, he solicits the help of Welson. Together the unlikely heroes use an over-the-top arsenal to battle hoards of undead and other frightful creatures on a fantastically violent quest to destroy the one responsible for Mr. Smith’s calamitous, blood-sucking condition.

Alive and Undead is cocky, uncensored, brutal and kick-ass. It delivers the classic formula of the side-scrolling brawler and improves on it by incorporating modern mechanics like the ability to juggle enemies in the air, as well as a variety of explosive and devastating co-op attacks.

For more information about Shortfuse Games and Alive & Undead, please visit www.shortfuse.se

all they sent me was this mystery image….

and then said the official announcement will be made first on the Playstation Blog…. I’ll post the news when it comes available.

To be available exclusively at U.S. Gamestop locations and www.gamestop.com

Details:

• Available for PS3 and Xbox 360

• Ezio collectable statue (8.5 inches tall)

• Two exclusive in-game maps:

o Palazzo Medici – Pre-Order Unlockable Map

o Santa Maria Dei Frari – Limited Edition Exclusive

• The Art of Assassin’s Creed II hard-covered art book

• Additional Bonus Disc includes:

o Behind the scenes of Assassin’s Creed II

o Assassin’s Creed II soundtrack

o And more

• Premium Collectable Tin

• The Master Assassin’s Edition is now available for pre-order at GameStop. Quantities are limited.

Price: $79.99 MSRP

Web site: www.assassinscreed.com

www.gamestop.com