High Voltage Software signs lifetime license for Infernal Engine

High Voltage Software announced today a partnership with Terminal Reality. The two companies signed a long-term agreement with High Voltage Software, who has decided to purchase a lifetime license to use the Infernal Engine. Man, that’s worse than getting married! Here’s why High Voltage pulled the trigger on this one:

“We already have the most advanced Wii technology available. By incorporating some of the best PS3/360 technology, we are able to really push the envelope with our next wave of titles.” said Kerry J. Ganofsky, founder of High Voltage Software.

And there you go. You can learn more about the company by visditing www.high-voltage.com.

Astro Boy The Video Game gets star power

D3Publisher announced today that Astro Boy The Video Game, based on Imagi Studios’ upcoming CG-animated movie, will feature the voice talents of Freddie Highmore and Kristen Bell. Both actors will reprise their onscreen voiced roles of Astro Boy (Highmore), and Cora (Bell) in the video game that will take players on an adventure to save Metro City from the clutches of evil.

Astro Boy The Video Game will be available in North American retail stores for Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, and the PSP on October 20, 2009 to coincide with Summit Entertainment’s nationwide domestic release of the movie on October 23, 2009.

For more information on Astro Boy The Video Game, including game features, screenshots, and videos, visit www.AstroBoytheVideogame.com.

The Conduit gold, in stores June 23

SEGA and High Voltage Software announced that The Conduit has gone gold, and will ship to North America on June 23, 2009. High Voltage Software’s first-person shooter is an original IP fe promising a conspiracy-themed single-player campaign that brings a unique shooter experience to the Nintendo Wii. In the game players will be able to arm themselves with an arsenal of sci-fi gadgets and high-powered weapons as they fight against aliens, rogue agents and other enemy forces as an agent of a shadowy government agency in Washington D.C. The game also promises online multiplayer modes for up to 12 people at a time.

Be ready to for it on June 23. For more information on The Conduit check out www.conduitgame.com.

The Conduit’s Mr. Ford coming to E3

High Voltage Software, the independent developer behind the upcoming Wii first-person shooter The Conduit, today officially announced that Mark A. Sheppard, the voice actor for the game’s main character of Mr. Ford, will be appearing at its booth at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Mark Sheppard is the London born actor who played Romo Lampkin in “Battlestar Galactica”, Badger in “Firefly”, Dr. Walker in “Medium”, Tanaka in “Dollhouse”, as well as a host of other characters in films and TV. He can currently be seen as Jim Sterling alongside Timothy Hutton in “Leverage”, and is the voice of Michael Ford in “The Conduit”.

“I’m really excited to be going to E3 and can’t wait to see everyone’s reaction to the game,” said Mr. Sheppard. “I love the fact that these guys are putting their money where their mouth is.”

High Voltage Software’s booth will be located in the first row of the West Hall, Booth 4500. 2009 marks the first year for High Voltage Software as an E3 exhibitor. Visitors will have a chance to play the final version of The Conduit, which is scheduled for release on the Wii on June 23.

Eat Lead Goes Gold

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard has gone gold and will hit retail for the Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 3rd. In Eat Lead, players will take on the role of videogame star Matt Hazard, voiced by Will Arnett (Arrested Development, 30 Rock) who is about to get permanently canccled by evil CEO Wallace “Wally” Wellesley voiced by Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog). Eat Lead is a third-person action game that pokes fun at the action game genre, promising lots of jokes, shooting, some other jokes, shooting, followed closely by even more jokes.

Either the game will be incredibly lame or completely awesome, but we’ll all have to wait until March 3 to find out. Developed by Vicious Cycle, Eat Lead is rated “T” by the ESRB. You can learn more by visiting www.EatLeadVideoGame.com.

Sega’s New York Comic Con Plans

SEGA passed along a note that it plans to have a booth at the New York Comic Con, February 6-8, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Games that will be playable at the show include MADWORLD, The House of the Dead: Overkill, and The Conduit.

In addition, development teams from PlatinumGames and High Voltage Software will be at the SEGA booth talking about their games, along with members of the PR team who plan to blog their pants off and harass journalists.

I hope that I will be in New York that week, because I really want to see just how much Mad World play it takes to induce a seizure.