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Just Cause 2 Set To Ship This Spring

Tuesday 24th November/…Square Enix London Studios, a part of Square Enix Europe, today announces that the anticipated action sequel to 2006’s top-selling Just Cause™ will release in-stores on March 23rd, 2010, in North America and March 26th, 2010, in Europe, Middle East, and Australasia. Developed by Avalanche Studios and using the proprietary Avalanche 2.0 Engine, …

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OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE RECEPTION FROM GAMERS AROUND THE WORLD FOR ASSASSIN’S CREEDTM II (360, PC, PS3)

LONDON, UK – November 24, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced record first week sales performance for its Assassin’s Creed™ II video game with 1.6 million units sold through worldwide according to internal estimates. This represents 32% growth over the first week sales of Assassin’s Creed. Launched in November 2007, Assassin’s Creed remains the fastest selling …

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GOT GAME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES GAME DEMO FOR ITS UPCOMING ACTION-ADVENTURE PC GAME TWIN SECTOR (PC)

Demo Promises Action-Packed Challenges Set In Intriguing Sci-Fi Adventure Weston, Conn.-November 24, 2009 – Got Game Entertainment LLC, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment games, today announced the release of the playable demo for its highly-anticipated, action-adventure game Twin Sector. The demo provides players an in-depth look at the innovative, and completely physics-based, high-energy gameplay. …

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SEGA of America Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. can today announce that a demo for the much anticipated third person action title BAYONETTA will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network in the US and across Europe on December 3rd. (360, PS3)

“Developer PlatinumGames has delivered a true masterpiece,” said Gary Knight, European Marketing Director of SEGA Europe. “The recent perfect review scores in such highly respected magazines as Weekly Famitsu and EDGE show the sheer quality of this title. We firmly believe that BAYONETTA will go on to become one of the all-time benchmarks in action …

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KALYPSO MEDIA TO LAUNCH FIRST IPHONE/IPOD TOUCH GAME (IOS)

Worms, Bracknell, Baltimore – 23rd November 2009 – Publisher Kalypso Media has today confirmed their entry into the iPhone / iPod Touch gaming market with their first release, Ceville. An action-arcade version of the highly acclaimed PC adventure, Ceville will be available this December from the iTunes App Store. “In addition to our boxed retail …

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BIOWARE ANNOUNCES NEW “RETURN TO OSTAGAR” DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT FOR DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS (360, PC, PS3)

New DLC Announced for EA’s Award-Winning Epic RPG Fantasy Guildford, UK – November 19, 2009 – Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that the Return to Ostagar downloadable content (DLC) for Dragon Age™: Origins will be available for the Xbox 360� videogame and entertainment system, the …

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F1 2009TM SPEEDS ONTO SHELVES WITH TWO NEW GAMEPLAY VIDEOS (PSP, WII)

New F1 2009 Wii and PSP gameplay videos available from www.formula1-game.com Thursday 19th November/… To celebrate the release of F1 2009 Codemasters� has today released two brand new videos highlighting the exhilarating and accessible race gameplay on Wii™ and PSP� (Playstation�Portable). Featuring thrilling wheel-to-wheel racing on iconic circuits, the videos can be viewed on the …

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SUPREME COMMANDER 2 AVAILABLE ACROSS PAL TERRITORIES SPRING 2010 (360, PC)

Wednesday 18th November/…Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix� interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces SUPREME COMMANDER� 2, created by critically-acclaimed developer Gas Powered Games, will be available on the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC-DVD in Spring 2010. SUPREME COMMANDER 2 is the …

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CHAOTIC�: SHADOW WARRIORS AVAILABLE NOW FROM ACTIVISION PUBLISHING AND 4KIDS ENTERTAINMENT (360, PS3, WII)

Hit Collectible Card Game and Animated Series Comes To Video Game Consoles SANTA MONICA, CA – November 18, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) with 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE) and Chaotic USA Entertainment Group, Inc. announced today that Chaotic�: Shadow Warriors is available now on Wii™, Nintendo DS™, Xbox 360� video game and …

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Call of Duty�: Modern Warfare� 2 Sets All-Time Entertainment Industry Record Grossing an Estimated $550 Million Worldwide in First Five Days (360, PC, PS3)

Biggest Entertainment Launch in History Continues to Break Records SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov 18, 2009 – Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues to shatter theatrical box office and video game sales records for five-day worldwide sell through in dollars. The biggest entertainment launch in …

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GAMING’S TWO MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS REUNITED IN KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS (360, PC, PS3)

Sequel to 2007’s Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Introduces ‘Never Before Seen’ Visual Experience and New Fragile Alliance Multiplayer Modes Wednesday 18th November/…IO Interactive, part of Square Enix Europe is pleased to confirm that Kane & Lynch 2™: Dog Days is coming to PlayStation�3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from …

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Swords & Soldiers wins at two award shows in row! (WII)

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS – The WiiWare™ game Swords & Soldiers, developed by Ronimo Games, came out on top at two award shows last week. First at the Dutch Game Awards diner, held last Thursday in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. Here the game won the ‘Best Original Game Design’ award and the ‘Control magazine Industry’ award. …

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