Thursday, February 23, 2006
Electronic Arts scores another winner with a phenomenal international soundtrack for FIFA Street 2.
Hand selected to bring the exhilarating football experience to life for players worldwide, the FIFA Street 2 in-game soundtrack features 47 songs from around the world. With its unique mix of drum & bass, underground hip hop, rock and Latin artists, the game brings the most beautiful sport back to the streets.
Breaking out of the local music scene and exploding onto a worldwide stage through FIFA Street 2 are Curumin from Brazil, Swing Fly from Sweden and Bran Van 3000 featuring Curtis Mayfield from Canada. Also launching through the game are "Bite the Bullet" by Roni Size, "Hold Your Colour REMIX" by Pendulum, "Suzie" by Boy Kill Boy, "Flo Fashion" by Sway, "Tru Skool" by Coldcut featuring Roots Manuva and "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" by The Flaming Lips. To listen to the sounds of these artists visit the FIFA STREET 2 official website at http://www.fifastreet2.com.
For the first time in the FIFA Street series, players will be able to shuffle through songs via three unique in-game radio stations. World-renowned DJ Zane Lowe hosts LIVE FM, the rock and hip hop station, while the Godfather of drum & bass DJ Grooverider from the UK hosts Rider Radio, and DJ Marky – a celebrated Latin DJ and artist hosts Radio Bongo, the Latin music station. Players will also be able select from the seven international DJs and the entire song list to create their own custom-made playlists, effectively creating their own radio stations.
"We have yet again broken new ground with the soundtrack in FIFA Street 2," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Music Marketing at EA. "These 47 songs represent the hottest emerging artists around the globe. Whether you're playing FIFA Street in Japan, Mexico, Germany or the US, there's something here for everyone."
The music in FIFA Street 2 includes:
Acredite Ou Nao (Funk Esquema Morro Mix) - João Marcello BTMscolli
Ant Music - Hyper
Astounded - Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield
Babylon Rising - DJ Fresh feat. Pendulum
Babymaker - Pacific
Big Picture - Artificial Intelligence
Bite The Bullet - Roni Size
Blood Fire - The Nextmen feat. Dynamite MC
Caionagandaia - XRS Land feat. Caio Bernardes & Fernanda Porto
Carnival - Shimano & Codeine
Defcom 69 (Remix) - Total Science
Flo Fashion - Sway
Formed A Band - Art Brut
Free the Beast - Ivory
Freestyle Em Movimento - J3
Funk Academy - DJ Fresh
Futurismo Y Tradicion - Café Tacuba
Gaviota - Jimmy Bosch
Get Up - Giant Robot
Going Deaf - DJ Marky & XRS
Guerreiro - Curumin
Hold Your Colour (Bi-Polar Mix) - Pendulum
Jawbreaker (Big In The Game Remix feat. Aggi Dukes) - Killa Kela
Kickback - Lethal Bizzle
Made In Bahia - DJ Patife feat. Cleveland Watkiss, Cortejo Afro, Mariene De Castro & MC Fats
Munich - Editors
Net Ripper - Futurebound & Entity
Never Gonna Stop The Show - General Midi
No Return - Artificial Intelligence
No Time 2 Love - DJ Marky & Bungle
Nu Yorica - Lemon D
O Yeah - End of Fashion
Que Isso Menina - DJ Patife feat. Trio Mocoto
Raw Live - Lyrics Born, Del The Funky Homosapian, Pigeon John and Steve Knight
Rock & Roll Queen - The Subways
Rock The Boat - Shy FX & T Power feat. Di
Samba De Flora - Airto Moreira
Say Your Words - Concord Dawn
Something's Got Me Started - Swing Fly
Suzie - Boy Kill Boy
The Odyssey (Grooverider VIP) - Drumsound & Simon Bassline Smith
Tijuana Bass - Nortec Collective
Tru Skool - Coldcut feat. Roots Manuva
Victory - Q Project
Without Me - British Beef
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah - The Flaming Lips
Your Isolation - Craggz & Parallel Forces
FIFA Street 2 builds on the arcade gameplay experience of the original title, but now boasts a greater emphasis on skills battles and features a larger selection of tricks, including all-new in-game juggling. With advancements in gameplay and all-new signature moves for the world's greatest professional players, FIFA Street 2 takes the game back to the streets in the ultimate display of skills. Using the superstars of the game, legendary street masters, or a self-created character, players can rule the streets and make a name for themselves by mastering an arsenal of tricks in FIFA Street 2.
Celebrated Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is the new face for FIFA Street 2. Since signing for Manchester United in 2003, Ronaldo has catapulted into the international spotlight and earned the reputation for being an electrifying winger. Ronaldo's impressive performances were recognized when he was awarded the club's Sir Matt Busby player of the year award in his debut season in 2003-04 and fans world wide voted him FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year in 2005. He will showcase his skills once again on the largest international stage when he makes his World Cup debut for the Portuguese national team at the FIFA World Cup in Germany in June.
FIFA Street 2 is developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. and will to ship on the PlayStation2, Xbox, GameCube and for the first time on the PSP and Nintendo DS handheld.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Midway today announced that MLB SlugFest2006 is in development and scheduled to ship in Spring 2006 for the PlayStation2 and Xbox, expected at a U.S. suggested retail price of $19.99.
"MLB SlugFest 2006 is the only adrenaline-style, officially MLB licensed baseball game on the market and we're very excited to be able to offer gamers the latest in the SlugFest franchise at a great value," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "At a competitive price point and in a year in which fewer than usual MLB licensed games exist, we're certain that fans will embrace having a choice at retail, especially with the enhancements that we've been able to incorporate into MLB SlugFest 2006."
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Saturday, February 18, 2006
Groove Games has announced the development of its new fast-paced Sci-fi First Person Shooter game, WarPath.
Developed by Digital Extremes, WarPath offers up a unique single player experience as well as multiplayer modes that will challenge any shooter fan who owns an Xbox or a PC. WarPath will ship to North American retail stores in Spring 2006.
With 'Warpath,' we wanted to get back to the essence of what a multiplayer FPS should be: fast action, great graphics, and most importantly, fun gameplay, said Jon Walsh, CEO, Groove Games. 'Warpath' lets you run faster, jump higher, and fly farther than any other FPS out there, continued Walsh. We pushed the limits as far as we felt we could and feel that it really paid off.
'WarPath' is a perfect fit for our strategy of delivering great games to the market at a price point everyone can enjoy, said Walsh. Its high-quality, fun gameplay, unlimited replayability, and innovation offer up something that we feel will strongly appeal to the FPS audience.
WarPath carries an MSRP of US $29.99 on Xbox and US $19.99 on PC. For more information on the game visit http://www.groovegames.com
About WarPath
Three distinct races have converged in a virtual Eden, in the outermost reaches of the galaxy, each with a unique reason for settling this new world. Conflict is inevitable, victory is not.
WarPath is a fast-paced FPS game featuring a unique single player mode that allows gamers to battle for control of different territories, with each providing distinct strategic advantages. Once players have honed their skills in the single player missions, they can jump online and let the real action begin.
WarPath features:
* 3 different races to choose from, each with their own unique weapon load-out and appearance.
* 4 land-based vehicles
* 8 weapons, the Wolverine, Tyrant, Long Bow, Judge, Vanguard, Vibro Blade, and EMAC, allowing for a highly diversified range of play styles.
* Upgradeable weapons that unlock more functionality and greater destructive force with each new level.
* UNREAL engine and Karma physics technology providing stunning visuals and effects.
* In single player practice mode, gamers can go up against 32 bots for an adrenaline-filled multiplayer simulation.
* 4 Modes of high-speed, intensely addictive multiplayer action Death Match, Team Death Match, Capture the Flag, and Frontline Assault.
* 25 Multiplayer levels that take players across the diverse indoor and outdoor environments of Kaladi
* Support for 2-16 players via LAN or Online, allowing battles to be intimate grudge matches, or all out clan carnage!
* Access to all the weapons and upgrades that players unlocked and mastered in the single player campaign.
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Friday, February 17, 2006
The sequel to the much acclaimed destruction racer is set to accelerate its way on to PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC this May in the nitrous charged form of FlatOut 2, courtesy of Bugbear Entertainment and Empire Interactive.
Featuring an enhanced version of the original's lauded physics engine and even faster driving track designs, FlatOut 2 also boasts a plethora of improvements, enhancements and additions to make this the definitive FlatOut experience. Twice as many vehicles, a more sophisticated career mode, additional race environments, double the number of tracks; twice as many mini-games along with brand new and much requested online multiplayer modes are just some of the exhaustive features that are included in FlatOut 2.
Wreck hard in this action racer to earn the ultimate honour of being the dirtiest in the gravel, the deadliest on the race track and the meanest around the streets.
With over 5,000 fully destructible objects on every track as well as 40 deformable parts on each vehicle, physical interaction in a racing game is taken to unprecedented heights with the destructive element influencing players racing tactics like no other driving game on the market. With a greater emphasis placed on causing destruction on the track by offering greater rewards, game play will be even more frantic than ever. Drivers will need to tear into competitors' cars, trash the local scenery thereby littering the track with all manner of obstacles. All in the attempt to wreck their opponents race enabling the collection of maximum performance and cash bonuses, while at the same time trying to concentrate on their own race in a bid to cross the line first.
And with the ever popular Rag Doll mini-games from the original FlatOut making a welcome return and better than ever with 12 Rag Doll events, a Rag Doll Championship as well as online support for Rag Dolls, FlatOut 2 is set to be the biggest, brashest and most destructive action racing game of 2006.
The game features...
-- The inclusion of an enhanced Championship Mode. Multiple cups across increasing difficultly levels, each cup contains a series of races that the player competes in for accumulated totals of money and points.
-- Online multiplayer modes for all formats, the PS2 and PC versions for the very first time! Up to 6 player on PS2 and 8 player on Xbox and PC
-- Offline Multiplayer modes on all formats via split screen for up to 4 players
-- Improved physics engine for an even greater racing feel
-- Drive at eye watering speeds on the fast tracks with extra nitro boost rewards
-- Improved opponent AI. Each AI driver now has their own character, biography and individual driving personalities
-- Unlockable bonus items for the first time including bonus cars, Championship Cups and Destruction Arenas.
-- Set in the US (the original was set in Europe)
-- 34 vehicles as opposed to the original games' 16
-- Additional car types including Muscle cars, Sports cars, Pickup Trucks and Compacts (the original only contained Muscle cars)
-- The inclusion of a garage for the first time to allow the owning of multiple vehicles
-- Increased number of race environments including Big City, LA Storm Drains, Rocky Mountain Forest, Corn Fields and Desert
-- 60 track combinations over the originals' 36
-- Alternate track routes included for the first time and the AI use them.
-- Twice as many Destruction Derby Arenas (six as opposed to the originals' 3)
-- Twice as many Rag Doll Mini Games (12 compared to the originals' 6)
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006
2K Sports announced today new standard-setting features for Major League Baseball 2K6.
With innovative Swing Stick technology, astounding Pure Motion Physics and the distinguished vocal talents of play-by-play broadcaster Jon Miller and National Baseball Hall of Fame legend Joe Morgan, Major League Baseball 2K6 is the only baseball video game that matters on any console.
"The development team has worked extremely hard on creating unique and exciting features to appeal to every fan of the game," stated Greg Thomas, president of Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio. "All these new features - the innovations in the batting system, the new pitching mechanics, Artificial Intelligence tendencies driven by Inside Edge, the new Pure Motion Physics movement system and so much more - combine together seamlessly to create an authentic and thrilling MLB video game."
New, exciting features for Major League Baseball 2K6 include:
- Swing Stick - Using the design and functionality of other top-selling 2K6 games, the Swing Stick mechanic brings a new level of intuitive control, allowing players to use the Right Analog Stick to control the swing of the bat. Timing, guessing the location of the pitch and swing choice are key to successful execution.
- Payoff Pitching - Introducing a new philosophy to pitching in Major League Baseball video games, pitchers must spot their pitches correctly, taking into account pitch type and break as they throw to a target area.
- Catcher Mechanics - For the first time in any Major League Baseball video game, catchers can call the game, giving gamers playing as pitchers an idea of where and what to pitch.
- All-Star Commentary - The most entertaining Big League commentary returns to Major League Baseball 2K6 as veteran announcer Jon Miller delivers all the play-by-plays and Hall of Fame Legend Joe Morgan calls the on-field action. Additionally, Jeanne Zelasko and Steve Physioc join the team, previewing the team matchups during the season and provide analysis during the playoffs.
As the exclusive and only officially licensed Major League Baseball video game to appear on every major gaming console, Major League Baseball 2K6 will be available for the Xbox 360 and Xbox video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft, the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the Nintendo GameCube and the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. Major League Baseball 2K6 is slated for release in spring 2006.
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