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 (Bruce Wayne) and Robin, as well as bonus hero Nightwing to fight Gotham City’s most notorious criminals including The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Killer Croc, The Riddler, Mr. Freeze, Harley Quinn, Two Face, Bane, Clayface, Poison Ivy 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:
o Fight for justice as Batman and Robin or create chaos as The Joker, Catwoman and other villains, as you save or destroy Gotham City.
o Rocket through sewers and bound across rooftops as you take the fight to the criminals across classic locations in Gotham City.
o 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.
o Enhance the abilities of the Dynamic Duo by unlocking Batman’s Demolition, Sonic and Glide suits and Robin’s Gravity, Magnetic and Dive suits to help fight Gotham’s villains.
o Enjoy numerous game modes and levels:
o Play through the game in Story Mode from both the hero and villain sides.
o Replay any level in Freeplay Mode with any characters you’ve unlocked. Access previously hidden areas to find additional rewards and bonus content.
o Collect LEGO studs and special LEGO bricks throughout the game to unlock tons of extra content including special power-ups and bonus levels.
o LEGO Batman on the Xbox 360 features Gamer Achievements and 720p/1080p display support.
o The PLAYSTATION 3 system version offers 720p/1080p display support.
o The Nintendo DS version will offer touch screen interaction, and two-player co-op using the DS local wireless network capability.
o LEGO Batman: The Videogame features top voice over talent, including Tom Kenny, with hilarious results.
o LEGO Batman: The Videogame also features Danny Elfman’s iconic The Batman (1989) musical score

SouthPeak Games today announced that its critically acclaimed puzzle game Roogoo will release on the Wii™ and the Nintendo DS™ later this year. Roogoo, which was previously released on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, features Nintendo DS & Wii cross-compatibility, all-new levels and game modes that take advantage of the unique features of the motion-sensitive Wii RemoteTM and Nintendo DS Touch Screen and Nintendo DS Stylus.

“Roogoo is a perfect fit for Nintendo gamers,” said Melanie Mroz, CEO of SouthPeak Games. “It’s a great family-friendly puzzler with fantastic gameplay that can take advantage of the unique offering of these two systems. We’re very excited about making Roogoo part of the Nintendo lineup later this year.”

Players help the Roogoo by guiding colorful meteors through rotating platforms in an effort to stop the evil Meemoos from draining their planets energy. Utilizing unique, motion-sensitive Wii controls, players rotate platforms, capture pieces and stop the evil Meemoos in entirely new ways. Interactive backgrounds and new gameplay twists builds upon the addicting action found in the original. Up to four players can play in new modes that feature adversarial, cooperative and party play.

The Nintendo DS version boasts the same 3D gameplay that utilizes both screens, along with new levels, backgrounds and puzzle shapes unique to the handheld. Owners of both the Nintendo DS and Wii versions will have access to unique gameplay modes utilizing the Nintendo DS as a controller for the Wii which adds to the challenge and fun.

Roogoo will be available later this year.

Your tool belt needs only the Wii Remote and Nunchuk in it to hammer, saw, paint and more in Our House, the fast-paced, house-building party game in which players compete in numerous home-improvement projects! Players race through the home store picking up valuable tool upgrades and then compete in a series of mini-games to earn upgrades and increase the value of their custom homes! Then show off your dream house to friends using WiiConnect24 and be the envy of the neighborhood!

Features

• Your Dream House: Complete home-improvement projects in fast-paced, party action to earn upgrades and increase the value of your custom home!
• The Ultimate Tool: Use the Wii Remote as your ultimate house-building tool to nail, cut, spackle and much more!
• Do-It-Yourself Projects: Projects such as Bathroom Remodel and Garden Renovation are composed of numerous mini-games including Hammer Time, Tiling, Painting and many more!
• House Styles: Choose from modern, Victorian, Asian and other styles.
• All Mixed Up: True modular home construction enables endless combinations that create personalized trophy homes.
• Register Race: it’s a mad rush through the home store to pick the next project while grabbing power-ups along the way such upgraded hammers and wrenches.
• Multiplayer: Play against up to 3 friends in Party Mode for hours of “tooling” around!
• WiiConnect24: View the progress of friends’ houses on a virtual street within The Neighborhood Mode

Visit the CMSF Marines Videos page here:
http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=204&Itemid=295

Our first expansion module for Combat Mission Shock Force, titled CMSF Marines, is nearing its release date and to help showcase some of the new units, vehicles and features of the game, one of the projects beta-testers has prepared the very first in-game video sneak preview and submitted it as part of our ongoing CMSF Video AAR Contest, sponsored by Matrox TripleHead2Go.

Composed of three video chapters, these new vids were captured from a beta copy of Combat Mission Shock Force- Marines and depict a USMC armed recon into some heavily defended enemy infested terrain. Since the videos come from a beta version of the game, please note that they may not be indicative of final game performance, graphics or sounds.
Among other units featured in the videos are various models of the Marine Corps Light Attack Vehicle, or “LAV” including the 25mm cannon armed LAV-25 A2, the missile equipped LAV AT and the command vehicle variant, the LAV C2 A2.

You are invited to submit your own Video After-Action Reports to the contest! You can win a Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition multi-screen Surround Gaming Module (\$329 value) as well as free copies of the upcoming Combat Mission Shock Force - Marines module!

More details at the official contest page on the Battlefront channel at Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/group/cmsfvaar