Console Classix’s online classic game library features more than 3,000 uniquegames, including more than 600 Sega Genesis games, 500 NES games, 600 SuperNintendo games, 200 Sega Game Gear games and hundreds of other classic consolegames, including hits such as Final Fantasy, Lufia, and Chrono Trigger, whichare available online only at Console Classix.

Williston, SC November 1, 2007 - Console Classix, is celebrating 30 years of home video console gaming by offering free access to part of its library. Free access includes games from Nintendo’s NES, ColecoVision, and the Atari 2600, which launched in 1977. Console Classix, with nearly 3,000 titles features the largest library of classic console games that are legally playable anywhere online, including services such as GameTap, Xbox Live Arcade, and the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console.

“Console Classix was founded to help preserve console gaming history,” says Aaron Ethridge, Owner of Console Classix. “The 30th Anniversary of the Atari 2600 is an exciting event, and I’m very pleased that we can be part of that legacy. By offering the games that made Atari great, we allow veteran players a chance to relive the past and provide younger gamers a chance to see where today’s games were born. That is what Console Classix all about … preserving what the gaming industry has produced so it can be enjoyed throughout the future.”

Console Classix currently offers more than 3,000 classic console games for nine different consoles available to play on a Windows PC, with new games being added on a weekly basis.

Console Classix games originally appeared on console video game systems including:

• Atari 2600
• ColecoVision
• Game Boy
• Game Boy Color
• Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
• Sega Game Gear
• Sega Genesis
• Sega Master System

Minimum System requirements:

• Windows 98, 2000, XP, or Vista
• DirectX 8.0
• Pentium 500 Mhz
• 256 Megs of RAM

Free Lite Console Classix Subscriptions are now available, which include access to hundreds of Nintendo (NES), Atari 2600, and ColecoVision games. To access the other console games subscription fees are $5 per month or $50 annually.

Hidden Sanctum releases cryptogram game

Cleveland, OH (1 November 2007): Independent game developer, Hidden Sanctum, today announced the release of “Crypto-Madness” for the PC. A demo of Crypto-Madness is now available for download and subsequent purchase.

Solving cryptograms has never been more fun than with Crypto-Madness!

Literally thousands of puzzles for players to decode have been made available with several purchase options for budget-minded players. Volumes II and I are priced at $9.95 each and contain 1,500 puzzles apiece. The Deluxe version priced at $24.95 contains all of the puzzles from Volumes I and II plus an additional 7,000 thrown in for a grand total of 10,000 codes to players to break.

In addition to all the puzzles, players get unlimited hints and the ability to choose different skins to change the theme of the game as well as being able to create their own custom skins!

Said Eric McConnell, “We understand that this is a game that would appeal to the older crowd of gamers out there. With that in mind, we made efforts to keep the text large and easy to read in addition to keeping the purchase price as low as possible for those on a tight budget. We’ve also made Volumes I and II available to purchase as a group as a ‘buy one, get the second at half-price’ combination. Throw in the ability to add new skins (background themes) to the game and we think this is a game that will be greatly enjoyed for players who yearn for a bit of a mental challenge.”

Additional game info, screenshots and download are available at: http://www.HiddenSanctum.com

World Renowned Franchise Set to Make Exclusive Debut on the Nintendo Wii^TM

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (November 1, 2007) – Souls are burning with anticipation as NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that Soulcalibur Legends™ has gone gold for the Nintendo Wii™. Exclusive to the innovative console, Soulcalibur Legends reinvents the unparalleled weapon-based fighting franchise and immerses players into a third person action adventure game. Making evolutionary strides in the series, the Wii’s intuitive controls will be the weapon of choice that provides an unmatched gameplay experience complete with various modes of play, a unique combat system and classic roster of Soulcalibur characters.

Set between the events of Soul Blade and Soulcalibur, Legends follows the exploits of Siegfried and other familiar characters from the series as they find themselves on a quest for the ultimate power. Weapons and warriors will clash as they endure to unify the pieces of the Soul Edge sword, the very element which leads to Siegfried’s inevitable possession by the cursed blade.

In Soulcalibur Legends, use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to master orchestrated attacks to crush scores of enemies or large bosses. Battle through more than 10 diverse stages and environments in the single player Quest Mode; rising through the ranking system to earn the honored titles of Knight or Soldier. Players can deliver a one-two punch by switching between their character and an ally for more versatility in any given situation. Gamers can also put their skills to the test in a split-screen Co-op Mode, compete against a friend to defeat the most fearsome enemies in Competitive Mode, or spar in Versus Mode to determine the true Wii weapon master.

Soulcalibur Legends is rated “T” for teen by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) and will be released on November 20. For more information on Soulcalibur Legends, please visit www.namcobandaigames.com

Eternally Warring Camps To Meet On Neutral Ground For The First Time – The Dodgeball Court

Cockpit, Austin, TX – November 1, 2007 – Gamecock Media Group announced today that Blazing Lizard’s Pirates vs. Ninjas™ Dodgeball will debut on Xbox LIVE™ Arcade on Xbox 360™ in early 2008. The title looks to answer the age-old question of which much-revered profession is better, by settling the score…with (dodge)balls.

“It is no secret that Pirates and Ninjas have beef,” stated Chris Stockman, Studio Director of Blazing Lizard. “But it turns out both have a great love for dodgeball and unique skills when it comes to playing the game. We are bringing together sworn enemies for what I can guarantee will be explosive dodgeball action.”

Pirates vs. Ninjas™ Dodgeball will have sea-faring thieves squaring off against stealthy martial artists in beautiful environments. The game will allow for up to eight players and offer five teams, including pirates and ninjas and three more that will announced soon. Each team has their own unique style and techniques and is hell-bent on destroying the opposition.

Look for Pirates vs. Ninjas™ Dodgeball to hit an Xbox near you in early 2008.

Genre: Flight Simulation
Developed by: Condor Soaring
Published by: Sniper Entertainment
Website: www.condorsoaring.com
Release date: 16th November 2007
SRP: £29.99
PEGI: 3+
Platform: PC CD-ROM

Condor is designed to recreate the ultimate experience of competition soaring on your PC. With Condor, you play with the atmosphere, riding the air currents, searching for that elusive lift. It’s all about reading an environment that constantly changes, learning to see the detail in the clouds.

Developers, Condor Soaring, have concentrated on creating an environment which will immerse the player in a genuine competition flying experience. Aerodynamics and weather physics were a major focus of the development, and the result is an amazingly realistic feel of flight incorporating all the weather conditions and challenges which face a real soaring pilot on a competition day.

Graphics have also been lovingly created, with villages being modeled with individual houses. However, the scenery is not just for admiring and crashing into – open fields in the sun get warm, just like in real life, and produce thermals; air runs up the sides of hills and mountains for ridge soaring.

Condor is aimed at all levels with the excellent flight school for beginners and competition mode for more experienced players. Save flights and analyse them afterwards to improve your skills. Condor is great for learning, or for playing alone. It also incorporates a multiplayer feature so you can compete with other simmers around the world.

After critical acclaim as a downloadable game, Condor will soon be available from your local retail store from November 2007.

One free and two premium downloadable content packs coming soon for Overlord^TM on Xbox 360.

Unleashing the wondrously evil Overlord and his army of lethal minions for a fresh round of malicious mayhem, Codemasters today announced the forthcoming release of three downloadable content packs for Overlord™, the summer’s hit action adventure from Triumph Studios.

The all-new content will be available this November from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox™ 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and comprise of one free and two premium download packs.

The premium downloadable content is led by Overlord™: Raising Hell, an expansion pack that adds all-new single-player levels to the original game. An additional premium pack, the Overlord™: Challenge Pack will deliver a set of all-new online multiplayer maps. Microsoft Points pricing for the two premium content packs will be confirmed at launch. A further downloadable content update will also be available free of charge. This will add split-screen play to all the original game’s multiplayer maps and introduce an all-new multiplayer Survival map.

Premium and Free Downloadable Content Details:

OVERLORD™: RAISING HELL - Premium Downloadable content
Prepare to go deeper into the Overlord’s twisted world as this single-player expansion pack opens a series of hellish new levels. Complete with new enemies and objectives, each new level is a supernatural abyss – a hell for each of the game’s five kingdoms: Mellow Hills, Evernight, Heaven’s Peak, the Golden Halls and the Ruborian Desert.

Access to each abyss is via a portal, which opens once a kingdom has been successfully conquered and the previous ruler banished to a personal hell within. However it’s not just the fallen heroes that have been dragged into the abyss: the Overlord’s newly loyal peasants have also been taken down into hell too.

With the undead denizens of each abyss on the attack and threatening the Overlord’s reign above ground, there’s only one thing for it: assemble your minion army, descend into each abyss and embark on a fresh wave of tyranny in order to return the serfs to their homelands, defeat the fallen heroes once and for all, and claim the throne of each kingdom’s underworld.

OVERLORD™: CHALLENGE PACK - Premium Downloadable content.
This additional premium download content pack is ideal for Overlords who really have something to prove. There’s pillaging fun with seven new online multiplayer maps, including the competitive ‘Capture the Maiden’ map and ‘Protect Your Power’, where players must defend the Overlord’s tower against waves of enemy attack.

Putting minions through their toughest workout, the Challenge pack also introduces a “Legendary” difficulty mode, which challenges players to achieve Legendary status by using their most aggressive minion managing skills to complete the game under exceptional bad-ass circumstances.

OVERLORD™: SPLIT-SCREEN MULTIPLAYER PACK - Free Downloadable Content.
The free update will be available alongside the premium packs and will enable players to go head to head in an all-new split screen multiplayer mode. In addition to providing split screen play on all of the game’s original multiplayer maps, the update will also introduce a new multiplayer map, Rocky Race, which sees a pair of Overlords working cooperatively to survive the onslaught of an arch rock giant on the rampage.

All three content packs are set to be available this November from Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360, with Microsoft Point pricing to be announced. All three packs require players to have a full copy of Overlord for Xbox 360 in order to experience the additional content. For all the latest information and videos, be sure to visit www.codemasters.com/overlord

On Sunday November 11 2007, MyInternetServices.com will host the World in Conflict Cold War Classic. The Cold War Classic will pit the best players from the Total-War: World in Conflict Tournament against the best from Massive Entertainment.

The match will be video cast live over the internet on E-REV.TV using the World in Conflict Broadcast tool.

The 3 round match will begin at 1pm EST (19:00 CET). The battle will be fought on the following 3 maps (1 round per map): Xmas, Riviera and Riverbed. Each round will run 20 minutes.

To view the live cast just go to E-REV.TV on the day of the match and hit the link under “Live Streams” Saying Total-War VS Massive.

The Massive team:
[MSV]Soundboy
[MSV]Mir
[MSV]Taarm
[MSV]Konflux
[MSV]hello kitty

The Total-War team:
[MyIS]Airborne
[51P]Col.Mav
[51P]11|CPT.Bigcracker
[186I]Rescue
[186I]Trekker

Deep Shadows and Play Ten Interactive announce the official website for their upcoming PC/Xbox360 game “White Gold”

KIEV, UKRAINE - November 1, 2007 - Deep Shadows and Play Ten Interactive today officially unveiled the website for their upcoming next-gen title “White Gold”, heading for release next year on PC and Xbox360 platforms. The game’s website, www.whitegold-game.com/eng is brimming with exclusive new content! The latest addition to the “News” section of the site includes a trailer showcasing the various vehicles that can be used in the game.

The video can be downloaded at www.whitegold-game.com/eng/downloads/trailers/.
Exciting in-game footage sheds more light on the different combat situations between helicopters, mobile SAMs, planes, gunboats, tanks and other dangerous adversaries that are present in White Gold. The main hero of the game can be seen fighting off a squadron of enemy choppers, assaulting a mercenary camp on a tank and hosing enemy motorboats from a .50 caliber machinegun.

“This is just the first trailer, giving a glimpse of what to expect from our title in general,” said Sergey Zabaryansky, director of Deep Shadows. “We’re planning to release more videos, showing the stealth mode of the game, sea and underwater travel, surface battles, interaction with NPCs and eventually some of the most peculiar quests present in our project”.

Already dubbed “a classic right there” by PC Zone, and “one hell of a game” by 360 Magazine, White Gold” is aimed for a worldwide release in Q2 2008.

Further information can be found at:
www.playten.com
www.deep-shadows.com
www.whitegold-game.com

Cha-Cha, Tango, Mambo and More with Emmitt Smith, Mario Lopez and Stacey Keibler and Others to Claim the Title of America’s Favorite Celebrity Dancer

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov, 2007  -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI), in conjunction with Disney-ABC Television Group’s ABC Entertainment and BBC Worldwide, announced today that “Dancing with the Stars” for Wii^TM and PlayStation^®2 computer entertainment system is available in retail stores nationwide. A limited edition party-bundle containing a “Dancing with the Stars” dance pad along with the PlayStation^®2 game will release on November 13th.

Join some of the most popular cast members from past seasons, including nine stars such as Joey Lawrence and Laila Ali and nine professional dancers as you compete to impress the judges. Dance to thirty-six licensed songs from the show, including “She’s a Lady”, “These Boots are for Walking”, “The Final Countdown”, “I Like The Way You Move”, “Put Your Records On”, and “Independent Woman Part 1″and strut your best dance moves to all ten different dance styles from the show. The game features single-player, head-to-head and duet modes. On the Wii, players use the Wii Remote^TM and the Nunchuk^TM to physically mimic elegant dance moves while at the same time allowing the player to add his or her own personal flair! The PlayStation^®2 version is compatible with the licensed PlayStation^®2 system dance mats available on the market.

“The Dancing with the Stars video game is an interactive embodiment of the hit show’s fun and excitement,” said David Oxford, General Manager, Activision, Inc. “It’s a perfect way for people to enjoy the style, grace, and popular appeal of the show in a social or party setting with their family and friends.”

“Expanding the success of our top-rated Dancing with the Stars franchise to the world of gaming has always been a part of our long term business strategy,” said Bruce Gersh, Senior Vice President, Business Development, ABC Entertainment & ABC Studios. “Working together with Activision and the BBC, we’ve created an incredible game that our fans can embrace.”

The “Dancing with the Stars” video game, which is published by Activision Minneapolis, is currently available for the Wii for $49.99 and PlayStation^®2 for $39.99. Both versions have a rating of “E 10+” for Ages 10 and up by the ESRB. The limited-edition “Dancing with the Stars” dance pad bundled with the PlayStation^®2 game will ship to retail stores on November 13th, 2007 for $49.99.

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