Two Ben 10 games land on PSN

D3Publisher announced today that PSP games Ben 10: Protector of Earth and BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE The Game are now available for download via the PlayStation Store in North America. PSP owners can now divest themselves of the need for UMDs to play Ben 10: Protector of Earth, the first-ever interactive title based on Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 animated series, or the fast-paced 3D action adventure game, BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE The Game.

Ben 10: Protector of Earth is available for download for $14.99 and BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE The Game is available for download for $19.99. Ben 10: Protector of Earth for the PSP system was developed by High Voltage Software, while BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE The Game was developed by Monkey Bar Games.

You can learn more about both games by visiting www.Ben10theVideogame.com.

Ben 10: Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks released

D3Publisher’s Ben 10: Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks, the latest game based on Cartoon Network’s matured Ben 10 series, Ben 10 Alien Force, is now available in retail stores across North America. In an original storyline developed for the game, Ben and the Omnitrix journey deep into outer space and on distant planets to battle his greatest enemy, Vilgax, and a team of foes both old and new. Naturally he’ll use 10 of his most popular alien forms including Echo Echo, Goop, Brain Storm, Chromastone, Big Chill, Humungousaur, Spidermonkey, Swampfire, Jet Ray, and Cannonbolt to get the job done.

Ben 10 alien Force: Vilgax Attacks is available for Xbox 360 and Wii for $39.95, and for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PSP (including the PSP go system) for $29.95.

Web-based MMO, BEN 10 Omniverse announced

TurnOut Ventures will be bringing a massively multiplayer online game starring the popular BEN 10 franchise from Cartoon Network. The new game, BEN 10 Omniverse, will be rolled out in a series of episiodes, beginning with Episode 1: Rise of Heroes. Available on www.ben10.net in the last quarter of 2009, BEN 10 Omniverse will be a free-to-play, browser-based massively multiplayer online game.

BEN 10 Omniverse will let players be a part of the story arc of Cartoon Network’s BEN 10, featuring Ben Tennyson, a 10-year-old boy with the ability to morph into different aliens using a strange alien device called the Omnitrix. The game will advance the story through regular content updates (episodes) that also introduce new zones, quests, characters, items, and skills. BEN 10 Omniverse is set in the five-year gap between the original BEN 10 series and BEN 10: Alien Force. At the start of the game it has been half a year since the defeat of Vilgax.

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Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks coming this fall

D3Publisher will release Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks this fall for the Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, Nintendo DS and PSP. The latest game in the Ben 10 videogame series is loosely based on the previous game and the Cartoon Network hit television show, BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE.

Vilgax Attacks puts players in control of Ben Tennyson as he takes the fight to outer space and new planets that have never appeared in television show. Just like on the show, Ben uses his alien forms and their special powers to battle his greatest enemy, Vilgax and a cast of foes in an effort to thwart a grand scheme to conquer the universe one planet at a time.

In Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks, players will take control of Ben and the popular alien forms: Echo Echo, Goop, Brainstorm, ChromaStone, Big Chill, Humungousaur, Spidermonkey, Swampfire, Jet Ray, and Cannonbolt to manipulate fire, harness electricity, freeze enemies and more. Players will also adventure as alien form Upchuck exclusively in the Nintendo DS version. D3Publisher promises a blend of combat, puzzle solving and platform gameplay for players of all skill levels. We’ll see.

Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks for Nintendo DS is under development by 1st Playable Productions, LLC. All other versions are under development by Papaya Studio Corporation.

Killzone 2 Tops UK Charts

Killzone 2 is blazing up the charts in the UK with the PS3 exclusive landing at the number one spot for the week ending Feb 28th, 2009 - according to retail sales data from ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack’s All Formats Top 40. Killzone 2 managed to beat out Halo Wars, which debuted at the number 2 spot, knocking Street Fighter IV to number three for the week, which in turn helped push Wii Fit to the number four spot.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village for the DS, The Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection, FIFA 09, Call of Duty: World at War, Ben 10: Alien Force, and Mario Kart Wii filled out the rest of the chart for the week. Silent Hill: Homecoming debuted at number eleven, just missing the top ten and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II took a dramatic nose dive off the top ten to land at the 18th best selling position for the week.

ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 - Week Ending Feb 28th:
1. Killzone 2 (Sony)
2. Halo Wars (Microsoft)
3. Street Fighter IV (Capcom)
4. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
6. Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (Sega)
7. FIFA 09 (EA)
8. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard)
9. Ben 10: Alien Force (D3P)
10. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)

Naruto Invades Comic-Con

D3Publisher will be showing off two of its new Naruto games at the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con. Attendees will be able to play NARUTO: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 for Wii, and check out a trailer of the RPG, NARUTO: Path of the Ninja 2 for the DS. San Diego Comic-Con is scheduled to take place from July 24 – 27 at the San Diego Convention Center. The D3Publisher of America booth will be located at booth #5132. In addition, D3Publisher will be showcasing BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE The Game for the Wii, a new game based on the series of the name that is currently airing on Cartoon Network.