Edge through the Alpine with Your Friends as Four Player Skiing Comes to Wi

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (March 3, 2008) – Step onto your Wii Balance Board™ or grab your Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ and hit the fresh powder as NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced We Ski™, an exciting skiing game for WiiTM. Now up to four skiers can experience the sweetest mountain runs in the comfort of their homes as We Ski’s highly responsive and intuitive controls take them down the slopes like never before. We Ski will slalom into stores in Spring 2008.

“We are thrilled to be the first publisher to offer a realistic and enjoyable skiing experience that can also support the new Wii Balance Board,” said Todd Thorson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. “NAMCO BANDAI is working to entertain both casual gamers and hardcore enthusiasts with a recreation of a beloved sport and pastime.”

In We Ski, up to four skiers can test their skills on more than a dozen runs from the bunny slopes to the most challenging Black Diamonds. Not only can players carve through the trails using the motion-based controls but they can also mix in the Wii Balance Board for a whole new level of realism. Players can ski using their own Mii™ or create a new character with a host of customizable options including changeable face and body types. Boosting the customization feature, additional skis, poles, goggles, and costumes can be unlocked.

We Ski features an entire mountain to explore, complete with a ski school, freestyle skiing, moguls and slaloms, photography, and a variety of other events. Players can even try their hand at night skiing while enjoying the spectrum of fireworks that color the sky. With We Ski no more long drives to the snow will be necessary to enjoy a day of shredding the mountains.

For more information on We Ski, please visit: http://www.namcobandaigames.com/

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Join the Ninja Revolution as the legendary Naruto anime franchise makes its long awaited European debut on Wii in Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution European Version on March 28th. Featuring the very best of Naruto, this brand new game combines the latest characters, environments and storylines with the next generation technology of the Wii, resulting in a fast and furious fighting game guaranteed to bring out the Ninja in you.

Set in and around the mystical village of Hidden Leaf, Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution European Version takes key elements from the recently aired Chunin Exam storyline and gives players the chance to play as their favourite characters to become the greatest ninja that ever lived. With four key modes of gameplay – Mission, Single Player, Multi Player and Mini Games – players are continually confronted with numerous, testing challenges to improve their combat skills and effectively use their Chakra energy. Learning the basics is easy, but only through dedication and commitment will players master the art of being a true ninja.

Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution European Version features the largest number of playable characters from the Naruto series and introduces several prominent and popular characters for the first time, many of which are available to play from the beginning, in addition to the regular favourites of Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke and Kakashi. Furthermore, it is possible for four players to join a single fight, heightening the battle ferocity to a level not previously experienced. As always though, managing your character’s Chakra is crucial as special moves and blistering combinations are dependent on this natural body energy. As an extra twist, during a fight it’s now possible to move the action to another environment by performing a strong attack near the border of the arena – a first in the Naruto series.

As with every Naruto game, the look of the game content is faithfully recreated using sharp, ‘cel-shaded’ graphics to perfectly reflect characters and backgrounds. Each character has had their fighting style and special moves reproduced perfectly bringing players closer to their heroes, while arenas are inspired by locations found in the original show. In addition, on carrying out special moves that require Chakra, unique animations take place that zoom in on the character to add an extra layer of intensity and atmosphere to the game.

Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution European Version can be enjoyed using the Wii’s various controls and allows many different configurations. It can be played with a lone Wii Remote, a Wii Remote and Nunchuk, the Classic Controller or the Nintendo GameCube controller ensuring players can enjoy the game to its full.

Published by TOMY and distributed by Nintendo, Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution European Version springs across Europe for an estimated retail price of £49.99 on the 28th March 2008.

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Enlist to Receive Classified Information About The Future of First-Person Shooters at www.joinsection8.com

Sugar Land, TX – March 3, 2008 – TimeGate Studios™ today announced that its teaser site for its upcoming revolutionary first-person shooter, Section 8™, has gone live. Those with the dedication and nerve to join the 8th Armored Infantry are encouraged to enlist by visiting www.joinsection8.com.

Section 8 is an intense first-person shooter that gives players unprecedented strategic control over the battlefield, employing tactical assets and on-demand vehicle deliveries to dynamically alter the flow of combat. Set at the crossroads of a growing insurrection among its colonies, Earth dispatches the elite 8th Armored Infantry to turn the tide. Utilizing advanced powered armor suits, these brave volunteers are the only ones crazy enough to smash through enemy defenses and drop directly into the battlefield from 15,000 feet, earning them the nickname “Section 8.”

The website, www.joinsection8.com, will serve as an information delivery system for all would-be members of the 8th Armored Infantry, otherwise known as Section 8. Troopers will become privy to classified information, preliminary intelligence, top secret videos, and images to decorate their barracks with. Expect additional reports from the field over the coming months.

Created and developed by TimeGate Studios and published by Gamecock Media Group, Section 8 is scheduled for release in 2009 on the PC and next-generation consoles.

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TOP 20 MICROSOFT XBOX 360
WEEK 9 YEAR 2008
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2008 ELSPA  Ltd

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TW TITLE PUBLISHER
       
  1 FRONTLINES: FUEL OF WAR THQ
  2 LOST ODYSSEY MICROSOFT
  3 LOST: THE VIDEO GAME UBISOFT
3 4 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION
4 5 FIFA STREET 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 6 DEVIL MAY CRY 4 CAPCOM
2 7 TUROK DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
6 8 BURNOUT PARADISE ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 9 ASSASSIN’S CREED UBISOFT
13 10 HALO 3 MICROSOFT
7 11 CONFLICT: DENIED OPS EIDOS
12 12 PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 4 MICROSOFT
11 13 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK ACTIVISION
18 14 GEARS OF WAR MICROSOFT
9 15 THE CLUB SEGA
8 16 FIFA 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS
  17 BEAUTIFUL KATAMARI ATARI
14 18 MASS EFFECT MICROSOFT
15 19 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008 KONAMI
10 20 DARK MESSIAH OF MIGHT & MAGIC: ELEMENTS UBISOFT
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TOP 30 PC Games Chart
WEEK 9 YEAR 2008
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2008 ELSPA  Ltd

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TW TITLE PUBLISHER
       
  1 THE SIMS 2: FREETIME EA GAMES
1 2 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2008 SEGA
  3 FRONTLINES: FUEL OF WAR THQ
2 4 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION
3 5 THE SIMS: CASTAWAY STORIES EA GAMES
  6 LOST: THE VIDEO GAME UBISOFT
5 7 CRYSIS EA GAMES
8 8 UNREAL TOURNAMENT III MIDWAY
7 9 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BATTLE CHEST BLIZZARD
4 10 THE SIMS 2: BON VOYAGE EA GAMES
6 11 MEDIEVAL II: TOTAL WAR - GOLD EDITION SEGA
10 12 COMMAND & CONQUER 3: TIBERIUM WARS EA GAMES
11 13 THE ORANGE BOX EA GAMES
12 14 SIM CITY SOCIETIES EA GAMES
9 15 CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2008 EIDOS
15 16 GEARS OF WAR MICROSOFT
21 17 AGE OF EMPIRES III GOLD MICROSOFT
13 18 THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE SIMS EA GAMES
18 19 MEDAL OF HONOR: AIRBORNE EA GAMES
14 20 CIVILIZATION IV COMPLETE 2K GAMES
17 21 BIOSHOCK 2K GAMES
19 22 THE WITCHER ATARI
25 23 MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR X DELUXE MICROSOFT
22 24 EMPIRE EARTH III SIERRA
16 25 WORLD IN CONFLICT SIERRA
20 26 WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR ANTHOLOGY THQ
24 27 COMPANY OF HEROES: OPPOSING FRONTS THQ
27 28 THE SETTLERS: RISE OF AN EMPIRE BLUE BYTE
26 29 AGE OF EMPIRES III: THE ASIAN DYNASTIES MICROSOFT
28 30 QUAKE WARS: ENEMY TERRITORY ACTIVISION

  

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TOP 30 NINTENDO DS
WEEK 9 YEAR 2008
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2008 ELSPA  Ltd

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TW TITLE PUBLISHER
       
2 1 DR KAWASHIMA’S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO
1 2 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA
4 3 MORE BRAIN TRAINING FROM DR KAWASHIMA NINTENDO
5 4 SIGHT TRAINING NINTENDO
6 5 PROFESSOR KAGEYAMA’S MATHS TRAINING NINTENDO
3 6 COOKING MAMA 2 505 GAMES
8 7 42 ALL-TIME CLASSICS