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Konami Digital Entertainment announced today that it’s bringing mobile phones to the supernatural town of Silent Hill, with the release of Silent Hill Mobile. Just in time for Halloween, the game is now available for purchase on most major mobile carriers, including T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. Silent Hill Mobile features never-before-seen gameplay and an original storyline created specifically for the mobile platform.

Set in the abandoned orphanage of Silent Hill, a maze of dark corridors leads players through the story of three different characters. The only way to survive is to solve a series of puzzles by gathering clues and useful items. Players progress through the twists and turns of the story to reveal startling truths about the people and events surrounding Silent Hill.

“Silent Hill Mobile embodies the characteristics of past Silent Hill games, but now allows fans of the series to take the gruesome experience on-the-go,” said Joe Morris, Vice President of Konami Mobile. “Konami Mobile is dedicated to creating games appreciated by fans of our console titles. With a classic franchise of the horror genre and the approaching Halloween holiday, the timing was perfect for us to bring the haunting series to the mobile platform.”

Electronic Arts announced that its interpretation of the popular Trivial Pursuit board game. Trivial Pursuit will be released on multiple digital platforms including online at Pogo.com, across several consoles and on mobile phones. The first version released is Trivial Pursuit Daily 20 on Pogo.com. Players will get a daily dose of interactive online trivia. Answering the questions correctly will earn the player points toward acquiring wedges in pursuit of collecting all the pie pieces by the end of the week.

The console version of Trivial Pursuit brings the board game experience back to the living room in a whole new venue. Players can connect with friends in classic Trivial Pursuit mode, hone their knowledge with the single player mode, and gather their friends and bet with the high stakes mode where every answer counts. Trivial Pursuit will release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PLAYSTATION 3 and Wii in early spring 2009.

Finally, EA is bringing Trivial Pursuit to mobile phones via its EA Mobile label. Trivial Pursuit from EA Mobile will be available for purchase in North America, Europe and Asia this winter.

To try out Pogo.com’s game visit pogo.com/games/trivial.

Eidos and EA Mobile are teaming to bring some of its popular franchises to mobile devices, starting with the irrepressible Lara Croft and some casual game properties. The initial result of this agreement will be four titles Tomb Raider Underworld, Just Cause 2, California Games X and Minesweeper, with an option to create more games for up to a three year period.

EA Mobile did not disclose when these games will be released, but we will keep you posted, as always.

From “you might give a damn” department comes word that Electronic Arts will release Spore Origins for the iPhone and iPod touch will be available this month. The game, which will be released on the PC September 7, promises to take full advantage of the devices’ built-in accelerometer . In conjunction with the launch of Spore Origins, EA Mobile also announces a list of nine games in development for both the iPhone and iPod touch platforms.

Spore Origins uses the platforms’ motion-sensing technology to let gamers navigate the primordial ooze on a quest to evolve. Players must prey on the weak and flee from the strong through two modes and 35 challenging levels.

EA Mobile today also announced nine titles in development for the iPhone and iPod touch, including YAHTZEE Adventures, EA Mini Golf, Lemonade Tycoon, Mahjong, MONOPOLY: Here & Now The World Edition, SimCity, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09, Need for Speed Undercover, and The Sims 3. Expect to hear more about all these games soon.

Casual game publisher PopCap Games announced that its ridiculously popular casual game, Bejeweled (and Bejeweled 2), has sold over 25 million units across all platforms since the game’s launch in late 2000. Love it or hate it, the puzzle game series has proven to be unstoppable on all platforms including Web, mobile, retail, in-flight and other retail and entertainment channels. Pretty impressive for such a simple game concept.

You can learn more about PopCap and its latest casual offerings by visiting www.popcap.com.

Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass, a mobile version of Red Octane’s rock guitar game, is available today on select carriers nationwide.

Backstage Pass sees players assume the identities of rockers Axel Steel or Judy Nails and promote their band and music on TV and radio, build buzz and street cred, create demo tapes, sign record contracts, handle press interviews, rehearse songs and play shows. By achieving certain career goals, players can unlock several guitars to strengthen their performance. Players can also earn in-game money, which can be used to buy new guitars to play at a variety of venues. To say that this mobile game is far removed from what other platforms offers is an understatement.

If you’re interested, you can check out www.guitarheromobile.com/backstage.