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Grab your umbrella! Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is now available

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Game Now On Store Shelves; PC Demo Now Available For Download

SAN FRANCISCO – September 18, 2009 – Ubisoft today announced the official launch for the video game based on Columbia Pictures’ and Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D CG film, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. The video game, available on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Wii(TM) system from Nintendo, Nintendo DS(TM) system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC, is now available at retail in North America.

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Puzzle Solvers Prepare for Sudoku Ball-Detective

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Mystery and Puzzle Solving at its Finest

NEW YORK- August 18, 2009-Playlogic Entertainment, Inc., and independent worldwide publisher of entertainment software, announced today that Sudoku BallTM- Detective is available now in retail stores nationwide for Nintendo DSTM handheld device and PC.

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Spore franchise leaps onto Nintendo platforms this October

Monday, August 17th, 2009

- Create, Fight and Explore Spore-Style for the First Time on the Wii -

Emeryville, CA – August 17, 2009 – Get ready for heroic battles, vibrant worlds and boundless creativity! MaxisTM, an Electronic Arts Inc.  studio, today announced that SporeTM Hero and SporeTM Hero Arena will be available at North American retailers on Oct. 6 2009 and internationally on Oct. 9, 2009. Built from the ground up exclusively for the WiiTM and Nintendo DSTM platforms, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena introduce a new level of action-packed adventure and combat to the critically acclaimed Spore franchise.

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Activision to showcase several of the most anticipated games of the year at E3

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Santa Monica, CA – May 27, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. will debut a robust slate of new titles based on some of the largest video game franchises at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 2 – 4, 2009.

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Major League Baseball 2K9 now available in retail stores

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Play Ball! Visual Concepts offers fans the Major Leagues down to the minor details

New York, NY – March 3, 2009 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., announced today that Major League Baseball® 2K9 is now available in retail stores for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, WiiTM home video game system from Nintendo, and Windows PC. Featuring National League Cy Young Award Winner Tim Lincecum, Major League Baseball 2K9 adds to its impressive library of player-specific animations with more than 300 new Signature StyleTM animations. Players are brought to life at the plate, on the mound and in the field, to play ball like never before.

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Need for Speed Undercover races into stores

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Go Undercover with Stunning Gameplay and Live-Action Movies in this Holiday’s Biggest Action Racing Adventure

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – November 18, 2008 – Black Box, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc., announced that Need for SpeedTM Undercover is available at retailers today in North America and on November 21 in Europe. Need for Speed Undercover is an action-packed game whose story of pursuit and betrayal takes players back to the series’ roots with break-neck cop chases, spectacular highway battles and an expansive open-world.

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Call of Duty: World at War invades retail shelves

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

The Newest Edition of the Award-Winning Franchise Takes Players to the Beaches of the Pacific and the Streets of Europe for the Most Intense and Grittiest WWII Experience to Date

Santa Monica, CA – November 11, 2008 – Check your gear and get ready to move out to your nearest retailer on Veterans Day, as Activision Publishing, Inc. and developer Treyarch, have shipped Call of Duty: World at War to retail stores nationwide. Available now, Call of Duty: World at War takes players to a grittier WWII than ever before – from facing down Imperial Japanese Banzai charges and guerilla tactics in the Pacific – to exacting ruthless revenge as you beat back the enemy all the way to the steps of Berlin one bloody inch at a time. In addition to introducing franchise-first four-person cooperative gameplay, Call of Duty: World at War serves up a host of new enemies/tactics and a cache of weapons, like the flamethrower. The highly-anticipated title also delivers deep multiplayer action that features squad and vehicular combat, as well as a lush audio landscape set in 5.1 surround sound, accompanying cinematically-intense, high-definition graphics.
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The Lord of the Rings: Conquest which path will you choose

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

The Highly Anticipated The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Storms Retailers January 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct 30, 2008 – PandemicTM Studios, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that The Lord of the Rings: ConquestTM for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PC and Nintendo DSTM platforms, will ship January 9, 2009 internationally and January 13, 2009 in the U.S.

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The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the DRAGON scorches retailers today

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Elijah Wood, Gary Oldman, Christina Ricci, Blair Underwood, Wayne Brady and Mark Hamill Provide Voice-Over Performances

Santa Monica, CA – October 22, 2008 -Activision Publishing, Inc. today announced the third and final chapter of the popular The Legend of SpyroTM video game trilogy, The Legend of SpyroTM Dawn of the Dragon, is currently available at North American retailers. The game features legendary leading men, Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Gary Oldman (Sirius Black from the Harry Potter films), who will reprise their roles as Spyro and his mentor Ignitus, as well as Hollywood talents Christina Ricci, Blair Underwood, Mark Hamill and Wayne Brady.

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Spider-Man: Web of Shadows swings into stores

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Santa Monica, CA – October 21, 2008 – The fate of New York City lies in gamers’ hands starting today as Activision Publishing, Inc.’s  and Marvel’s all new Spider-Man: Web of ShadowsTM ships to retail outlets nationwide. The enthralling action-adventure saga introduces players to a cataclysmic Big Apple clash against an invasion of alien symbiotes that threatens mankind itself. Rated “T” (for Teen) by the ESRB, Spider-Man: Web of ShadowsTM is available on Xbox 360TM video game and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, the WiiTM home video game system and Windows® PC. “E10+” (for everyone) ESRB-rated versions are also available on Nintendo DSTM, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.

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