Mobile game publisher and developer, GAMEVIL has just released Cartoon Wars on the Android Market, and it is absolutely free. The Android version is titled Cartoon Wars: Gunner+.
Cartoon Wars has already enjoyed a great deal of success as it reached number 1 in over 22 countries, and downloaded over 5 million times.
“As a publisher we’re very excited to bring an original hit that’s been there from the beginning, finally to Android users worldwide,” said Kyu Lee, VP and Head of GAMEVIL USA. “Our fans have made Cartoon Wars one of the most popular mobile game series in recent years, and more can enjoy it now for free from the Android Market.”
Because the Playstation Portable is still going strong in Japan, the recent anime series Phi Brain: Puzzle of God will be getting a video game adaptation for the handheld console.
Phi Brain is an anime about a group of genius teens who solve puzzles and battle against ‘givers’ of the POG organisation in dangerous sage puzzles.
No details on the upcoming game’s details have been revealed however we do know that the game will be released at the end of May 2012. It can be presumed however that players will be required to solve puzzles, considering that is what Phi Brain is actually about.
Oh and for anyone hoping this would ever leave Japan – No.
Konami have been preparing for a huge 2012, and what better way to start off the year than appointing a new president. Tomoyuki Tsuboi, who has been with Konami for over 14 years has recently assumed the position of President on November 16th of 2011, taking over the role for Mr. Shinji Hirano, who will now be assuming the role of President of Konami Digital Entertainment, GmbH (Europe).
We know, this happened three months ago, but Tsuboi decided to make a statement today to cement his new position:
“My goal is to build upon the momentum the entire Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. staff has built for our company,” said Mr. Tomoyuki Tsuboi. “We plan to intensify this momentum by continuing to innovate across our core franchises and creating those memorable gaming experiences that has been synonymous with KONAMI over the past four decades.”
So yeah, a big congrats to Tsuboi on the new job and best of luck to Konami moving forward into this year. With the big promises of improving the old with innovation being made, it will be interesting to see just what Konami offers this year.
Namco Bandai have just announced the release of the Namco Arcade, a free app downloadable for all iOS devices. The arcade will provide gamers with access to a handful of old arcade games, available for free on the basis of one day: one shot of one game. If you’re after a bit of a longer fix, then additional sessions can be purchased with the usual in app style coins, or the full games can be bought individually so you access them at any second to test out those arcade reflexes!
The arcade will include four titles to begin with, namely Xevious, Motos, Phozon, and The Tower of Druaga:
Xevious: A cult hit in Japan, Xevious is a fast paced scrolling shooter.
Motos: A 62 level game that sees players attempt to knock other bumper cars out of the ring.
Phozon: A strategy/puzzle game, Phozon takes its cue from chemistry, and players must match a given pattern whilst ensuring their atom survives.
The Tower of Druaga: Originally released in 1984, the game sees the hero Gilgamesh navigate a tower to rescue a princess from the evil Druaga. If the name seems familiar that’s because there is also a 2008 anime, inspired by the game and taking place some years after the story told in game.
Instead of the usual leaderboards, the arcade will support individual player data upload, so you can check out not only the scores of the competition, but their tricks and techniques too.
More titles are to follow the original four, so make sure and check out the app, which you can find here.
It’s crazy to think that The Simpsons are now nearing 500 episodes. While the series has without a doubt cemented it’s place in pop culture history though, this family of five have also made quite a mark in the video game universe, with the most popular being the famous Simpsons Arcade. After a long wait and some less than favorable ports in-between, Konami are finally releasing The Simpsons Arcade for the Xbox Live Arcade this Friday.
This former quarter-muncher will feature new modes, the complete Japanese version of the game, and online co-op for up to four players to enjoy at once. You might expect the price to be a bit high on this grand package, but Simpsons Arcade will be priced at a cool 800 points. Yes, it’s going to be a nostalgic trip when we get to bash enemies with Marge’s vacuum all over again, and PSN users are in luck as they will get their chance to download this classic on February 7th as well.
As Sims fans prepare for the latest expansion pack for The Sims 3 – ‘The Sims 3: Showtime’ to drop. The producers of the game over at EA have today released a new walkthrough video for the upcoming game to give us a preview of just what to expect from the 6th expansion pack in the series.
Senior Producer Aaron Conners and Associate Producer Brittany Henry take us through the new jobs sims can undertake in the entertainment industry as Singers, Performers, Magicians, and DJs. As well as, shedding light on the new Simport social features included in this pack, where players can transfer their sim into other player’s game.
The Sims 3: Showtime is set to be released for PC and Mac on March 6 in North America, March 8 in Australia and March 9 in Europe.
New Year always brings with it an inevitable resolution: do more exercise. In case you’ve been lacking a bit on the willpower front or are just taking your time getting to the good old resolutions, Ubisoft have released a timely February reminder to get going with some exercise, in this case courtesy of Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012.
It’s a Kinect enabled title for the Xbox 360, and contains over 90 hours of workout material, coming complete with dancing and yoga as well as more regular fitness activities like cardio boxing and (invisible) jump rope. The title was released back in November of last year, and you can check out the full Capsule Computers review here.
So for yet another trailer where everyone looks completely composed and sweat free during exercise, check out the video below!
Nintendo are yet again offering up downloadable titles for Club Nintendo, and this time Mario is getting some more love. Until February 29th, members can redeem their coins for some digital content, with the most prominent being Mario Party 2. If you have followed the age-old series, Mario Party 2 is a definite fan favorite and truly paved the way for the board-game greatness that has lived on throughout the decade. You can snatch up this title for a mere 150 coins through Club Nintendo rewards.
Handheld owners can also get a chance to show off their artistic side for 150 coins with Art Academy: First Semester, which is also available through the DSiWare service and cartridge release.
If physical items are more your thing, check out the image above. Yes, that’s right, a 3DS Game Card Case is now available as a reward. Before you sigh due to how generic the offering is though, you should know that this holder can keep up to 18 DS/3DS carts at once and has 4 double-sided covers included, featuring the likes of Link, Mario, and your standard 3DS design fare for 250 coins. Also 250 coins are three new notebooks, featuring the likes of Mario and Peach, Boo, and DK.
Nowadays school life can be quite boring for most students. The same thing day after day while you grow bored with your teachers. Well perhaps if every school was similar to the Evil Academy found in Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention everyone would be more than happy to go to school, even if they had to attend it for 10 million hours!
NIS America has revealed today that they are currently planning on bringing their Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention to the PlayStation Vita and have released an extremely upbeat trailer which can be seen below. The trailer talks about all of the special features that can be found in this release of Disgaea 3, including all of the downloadable content from the PS3 version and plenty of other extra content including the Honor Quotient system which will use the Vita’s GPS feature to see how far you’ve traveled while playing the game.
The Honor Quotient is also increased depending on how many battles you win and how long you play. For those of you curious as to what the Honor Quotient can do for you will be happy to hear that it will increase the amount of experience points, reduce item prices and also provide extra mana that can be used to learn evilties or in the homeroom assembly.
Making it through a day can be hard for some people, and considering it is only the middle of the week there are a few days left before people will be able to relax and enjoy their weekend. However there is some new screenshots to make the next few days a bit brighter because each day that passes brings the release date for Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 a little bit closer.
Now these aren’t just a few screenshots, there are actually ninety-seven images which can be seen in the gallery below. In these screenshots you will be treated to mostly combat screenshots as well as a few showing the characters talking to one another. Of course you’ll have to wait until the game is released on February 28th to find out how poor Nisa will react to having her measurements leaked out to the world…
