Action Adventure

09.05.10

COLOGNE -- With the movie opening this November, the EA Play Label of Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are conjuring up something exclusive for the Xbox 360 version of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 videogame. The new shooter-style game will have an exclusive Kinectfor Xbox 360 experience with unique challenges that puts more power into players’ hands. 

08.30.10
Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG, has been one of the biggest proponents of 3D, ensuring that all of his DreamWorks Animation SKG movies are released in 3D. His latest feature, MegaMind starring Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Will Farrell, hits theaters this Thanksgiving. Katzenberg talks about the 3D craze and what games can learn from Hollywood -- including the new THQ MegaMind games -- in this exclusive video interview.
08.25.10

 COLOGNE – Ratchet & Clank were born in Insomniac Games’ Burbank studio years ago. But as Ted Price decided to expand his company and open a new office in Durham, North Carolina (home of the Durham Bulls), Ratchet & Clank headed East. The independent studio debuted the first game from its North Carolina start-up at Sony’s press conference at GamesCom 2010. Check out the exclusive video interview with North Carolina Studio Director Chad Dezern on Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One below.

08.16.10
Ubisoft announced the slate of games that consumers will be able to experience first-hand at this year’s GamesCom from August 18-22 in Cologne, Germany. Ubisoft’s booth is located at Hall 7.2. A31 in the consumer area where visitors are invited to play a wide range of highly anticipated titles from Ubisoft’s upcoming line-up.
08.02.10

After showing the new PSP game at Comic Con 2010, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) will confirmed that God of War: Ghost of Sparta will hit stores on November 2, 2010, just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Fans will also have the option to pre-order their copy of Kratos’ latest adventure on PSP (PlayStationPortable) and receive the ultimate DLC pack at launch beginning today. 

08.01.10

The cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World spent the weekend in San Diego for Comic Con 2010. In addition to starring in the new Universal Pictures film, they also appear in the retro PlayStation 3 downloadable game from Ubisoft. Check out this exclusive walk-through of the new game, which is out now.

07.31.10

Warren Spector – master storyteller and game designer of one of the most highly-anticipated games of the year, Disney Epic Mickey – will share his insight on games and gaming culture as the opening keynote speaker at the PAX conference in Seattle on Friday, Sept. 3.

07.30.10

Disney Interactive Studios is developing Disney Tangled: The Video Game, a story-based adventure game inspired by the world and characters featured in the upcoming 3D animated Disney film Tangled, an action-packed comedy adventure for audiences of all ages. Featuring Rapunzel, a feisty teen with incredibly long magical hair, and Flynn Ryder, a charming rogue, the video game combines humor with an engaging adventure as players embark on a journey to fulfill one of Rapunzel’s lifelong dreams to see the lights she’s admired from her Tower window. Disney Tangled: TheVideo Game will be released for the Wii system and Nintendo DS family of hand-held systems, as well as Windows/PC this fall.

07.27.10

The legendary battle between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS rages on as Activision has released the new Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Based on Hasbro’s iconic TRANSFORMERS brand, the downloadable content pack will include five distinct playable TRANSFORMERS characters and four all-new maps for online multiplayer game modes. Activision talked about the new game at Comic Con 2010.

07.25.10

Activision Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Entertainment confirmed that Neil Patrick Harris will reprise his role as Spider-Man in Activision’s upcoming Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, which is currently being showcased at San Diego Comic-Con.  In the game, players traverse through four unique worlds from Spider-Man lore and take on the role of four distinctly different Spider-Men – Amazing, Ultimate, Noir and 2099 – which will be brought to life by Neil Patrick Harris along with Josh Keaton, Christopher Daniel Barnes and Dan Gilvezan, respectively. 

07.24.10

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment announced Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters an action-adventure title that will be available in conjunction with Warner Bros. Pictures’ epic superhero feature film Green Lantern scheduled for release Summer 2011. The game will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS.

07.23.10

SAN DIEGO, California – (REUTERS) Back in 1982, first-time director Steven Lisberger brought mainstream audiences into the world of videogames using computer-generated imagery. While “TRON” failed to initially make a splash during a summer dominated by Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.,” the pioneering film paved the way for today’s CGI blockbusters.

07.22.10

In anticipation of the Fall 2010 release of The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) is bringing The Balrog to Comic Con 2010.  At this year’s convention, fans of the epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy can pick up their very own Balrog trading card from the WB booth (booth #4545) and use it to create an augmented reality video at http://aragornsquest.gamesradar.com/comiccon.

07.20.10

SEGA will bring Marvel’s comic book franchise Thor to video game systems for an epic third-person adventure to release in tandem with the Paramount Pictures movie. Thor: The Video Game, scheduled for release on all five major video game platforms in 2011, will be shown at Comic Con 2010 in early form through concept art and images at the Marvel booth. Paramount Pictures will have the cast of Thor on hand to unveil new footage of the summer 2011 movie on Saturday at The Con.