Heroes Over Europe instores this week

Heroes Over Europe for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 is now available in stores. The sequel to Heroes of the Pacific, this new World War II flight combat game offers more dogfights, a more realistic visual presentation and even more online options. The Windows-based PC version of the game will be available in stores next week. Developed by Transmission Games in Melbourne, Australia, and powered by an all-new engine, Heroes Over Europe also offers the new “Ace Kill” combat feature, four online modes supporting up to 16 players and authentic aircrafts with localized damage. Visually, the game does its best to render environments faithfully like London, Berlin and the French Alps, along with the warplanes of the era,

Look for the game in stores no. To learn more you might want to visit www.heroesovereurope.com. To learn more about World War II, ask and old person (don’t you dare email me).

Ubisoft’s Q2 release schedule

Buried amongst its fiscal first quarter 2009 - 2010 results, Ubisoft today revealed it second quarter release schedule (July - September 2009). The list consists mainly of tween games like Imagine, casual board games like Scrabble, and a handful of licensed games like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Full list below.

ACADEMY OF CHAMPIONS (UK, NORDICS COUNTRIES, AUSTRALIA) Wii

AMAZING ADVENTURES THE FORGOTTEN RUINS (EMEA*) Nintendo DS

BFF TV (EMEA) Nintendo DS

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, PSP, PC

BATTLE OF GIANTS: DRAGONS Nintendo DS

FAMILY FEUD 2010 EDITION (US) Nintendo DS, Wii, PC

HEROES OVER EUROPE PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, PC

IMAGINE SALON STYLIST (US) Nintendo DS

IMAGINE DETECTIVE Nintendo DS

IMAGINE PARTY PLANNER (EMEA) Nintendo DS

IMAGINE SOCCER CAPTAIN (US) Nintendo DS

IMAGINE TEACHER: CLASS TRIP Nintendo DS

NEW U FITNESS FIRST PERSONAL TRAINER (EMEA) Wii

THE PRICE IS RIGHT 2010 EDITION (US) Nintendo DS, Wii, PC

SCRABBLE (EMEA) Wii, PC

SOUL CALIBUR BROKEN DESTINY (EMEA) PSP

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SMASH-UP Wii, PlayStation 2

WHERE’S WALDO: THE FANTASTIC JOURNEY (US) Nintendo DS, Wii, PC

* means Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Heroes Over Europe announced

Ubisoft will publish Heroes Over Europe, a flight combat game designed for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows. Developed by Transmission Games in Melbourne, Australia, and powered by an all-new engine, the sequel to Heroes of the Pacific features a new Ace Kill close combat action mode, four online modes supporting up to 16 players and fully customizable aircrafts with localized damage.

The game engine has also gotten a graphics overhaul apparently, delivering rendered environments including recreations of London, Berlin and the French Alps, and warplanes of the era, all in high definition graphics - according to Ubisoft.

Heroes Over Europe is scheduled for worldwide release in September 2009. For more information about Heroes Over Europe, check out www.heroesovereurope.com.