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News Pop! Halloween '06

By Eli Green
October 31, 2006 - 23:59

Happy Halloween everybody. Since today's a Tuesday, that means there are a lot of game releases, as per usual, so we've got quite a bit to talk about. But there's also more in store, so take a look, because there's quite a bit to talk about today.

Tom and Jerry Tales in stores today

The beloved cat and mouse duo is back in video game form. Their new adventure, Tom and Jerry Tales, for Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, became available in stores today. The game was developed by Sensory Sweep Studios and has players take on the role of Jerry, and try to make their way through the house to survive. Players will have to navigate their way through mouse holes, and destroy the house, all the while recovering cheese which Tom has stolen. Both versions of the game have their own exclusive content. The Game Boy Advance version has mini games which will not be available on the DS version, and the DS version has touch-screen activated events which require players to use quick reflexes to avoid Tom and interact with things in the house. Both versions are available for $29.99 USD and CAD and are rated E for Everyone.

Forza Motorsport goes to reality TV

Speed, the auto lover and motor sports network, has partnered up with Microsoft Game Studios to create a reality TV mini series based on the Forza Motorsport franchise. Forza Motorsport Showdown, which is being produced by Bud Brutsman, the ma n behind Speed's reality show Payback, is scheduled to begin airing in February of 2007. The show will have four episodes an d be hosted by Lee Reherman, best known as Hawk from the hit television show, American Gladiator. The show will challenge its contestant to various motor sport disciplines – like drifting, auto cross and drag racing – in a $100,000 winner-take-all format. We have no clue how successful the show will be, but the potential for both companies involved, at least as far as cross platform interest goes, is quite good.

Midway gets Unreal

How sweet it is. Epic Games and Midway announced that they began shipping Unreal Anthology today. The pack of the critically acclaimed games includes Unreal (including the Return to Na Pali expansion pack), Unreal II: The Awakening, the Game of The Year Edition of Unreal Tournament and the Editor's Choice Edition of Unreal Tournament 2004 (including the Mega Bonus Pack). The best part about the pack is that it's only $29.99 USD/$39.99 CAD. This one may be on our own shelf very soon. Unreal Anthology is rated M for Mature. For more information on the Unreal franchise, you can check out www.epicgames.com.

Wii to have 62 games in the first 5 weeks

Yes you did read that correctly. The total number of launch games was already near the range of thirty games, a great number indeed, but now there are thirty-two more that have been added to the list of games that will be available by the end of the year. Thirty of the games are classic titles which will be available through Virtual Console, including titles from NES, Super NES, N64, Sega Genesis and NEC's TurboGrafx16. The list from the press release looks like this:

NES: Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Ice Hockey, Pinball, Soccer, Tennis, Urban Champion, Wario's Woods, Baseball, Solomon's Key

SNES: F-Zero, SimCity

N64: Super Mario 64

Sega Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Columns, Ecco the Dolphin, Gunstar Heroes, Space Harrier II, Toe Jam & Earl, Ristar, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

TurboGrafx16: Bonk's Adventure, Super Star Soldier, Victory Run, Bomberman '93, Dungeon Explorer

Wii owners will be able to purchase the game through Virtual Console, using Wii Points. NES games start at 500 Wii Points, TurboGrafx16 games at 600 Wii Points, Super NES and Sega Genesis games at 800 Wii Points and N64 games at 1,000 Wii Points. Wii Points will be available for purchase online and direct from retailers. The average cost of 2,000 Wii Points will be $20 USD, which works out to about $22-24 CAD.

EA announces new NBA Street game

NBA Street Homecourt will be the newest addition to EA's Street franchise. This will be the fourth chapter in the now multi-platinum selling franchise and it will expand on the fast-paced 3-on-3 gameplay which has made it such a hit. The game focuses on how the NBA Street legends came to be. The game will only be available on the PS3 and Xbox 360, the press release citing that the brand new game engine is only possible because of the power of the next-gen hardware. The game will feature a new animation engine, as well as the homecourts of people's favourite NBA stars. No official release date has been set at the moment, so we'll let you know more as it comes up.

2K Sports has a new spin on Major League Baseball

2K Sports announced what it calls a unique, new sports title that adds more explosive excitement to baseball video games than ever before. The name of this new sports title, The BIGS. The BIGS will be an over-the-top baseball action game which will use “outrageous” visuals and intuitive gameplay mechanics to create a new MLB video game experience. Features not found in most baseball simulation games will include power-ups and special effects, though we're not quite sure what those will be just yet. The BIGS will be available for Xbox 360, Playstation 2 and Playstation 3, PSP and Wii, and is set to release in the summer of 2007.

More of today's game releases

Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories for PSP - $49.99 USD/$59.99 CAD

2K Games' Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony for PSP - $39.99 USD/$49.99 CAD

Square Enix's Final Fantasy XII for Playstation 2 - $49.99 USD/$59.99 CAD

SCEA's ATV Offroad Fury 4 for Playstation 2 - $39.99 USD/$49.99 CAD

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