iMEvil for iPhone released

If you’re looking for something a little odd for your iPhone or iPod Touch, then you may be interested in checking out TechPad Productions’ iMEvil application. iMEvil is a soundboard application featuring the professional voice talent of David Sobolov that features 32 creepy utterances that you can use to scare your friends or just creep yourself out.

While the app may not be a game it is game related: Sobolov’s voice acting work has been featured in over 40 games including Halo Wars, Call of Duty 1 and 4, Red Alert 3, Transformers, Unreal Tournament 3, Chronicles of Riddick, Everquest II, Prototype, and upcoming games Brutal Legend, Dragon Age, Aion and Diablo III.

For more information, be sure to check out imevil.techpadproductions.com.

Fight Night Round 4 tops UK retail charts

EA Sports’ Fight Night Round 4 debuted as the top selling game in the United Kingdom for the week ending June 27, 2009 - according to ELSPA’s ChartTrack. EA’s boxing title pushed Prototype, The Sims 3, and Wii Fit down the charts by one spot. UFC Undisputed managed to move up one spot to number 5 while the new Transformers game debuted at number 6, Call of Duty World at War fell from the number 5 spot to number 7, and Ghostbusters took a hard dive to number 10 from the number four spot. The top twenty can be found below:

CHARTTRACK WEEKLY CHARTS

1 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4

2 [PROTOTYPE]

3 THE SIMS 3

4 WII FIT

5 UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED

6 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

7 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR

8 VIRTUA TENNIS 2009

9 EA SPORTS ACTIVE

10 GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME

11 GRAND SLAM TENNIS

12 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE

13 RED FACTION: GUERRILLA

14 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE

15 FIFA 09

16 MARIO KART WII

17 OVERLORD II

18 GUITAR HERO: GREATEST HITS

19 POKEMON PLATINUM

20 WII PLAY

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2009 ELSPA Ltd

Prototype dominates UK sales charts

Prototype was the top selling game in the United Kingdom, according to ELSPA’s Chart Track for the week ending June 20, 2009 - up from the number two spot the week prior. The Sims 3 was knocked out of the top spot by Activision’s super hero action game, while Red Faction: Guerilla was pushed out of the number three spot by Wii Fit and the debut of the new Ghostbusters game, falling all the way to number six.

Meanwhile, UFC 2009 Undisputed fell two spots to number seven, while Call of Duty World at War rose from number seven to number five. EA Sports Active was down two spots to number eight, while Virtua Tennis 2009 cracked the top ten at number nine and Grand Slam Tennis managed to land at number ten.

The rest of the top twenty can be found below:

UK Retail Sales - June 20, 2009

1 PROTOTYPE
2 THE SIMS 3
3 WII FIT
4 GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME
5 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR
6 RED FACTION: GUERRILLA
7 UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED
8 EA SPORTS ACTIVE
9 VIRTUA TENNIS 2009
10 GRAND SLAM TENNIS
11 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE
12 FIFA 09
13 INDIANA JONES AND THE STAFF OF KINGS
14 MARIO KART WII
15 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
16 POKEMON PLATINUM
17 GUITAR HERO: METALLICA
18 INFAMOUS
19 ARMA II
20 RESIDENT EVIL 5

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track

Prototype, COD4 available via Impulse

Stardock has brought the freshly released Activision game, Prototype, along with the slightly aged Call of Duty 4 to its Impulse digital distribution platform today. Prototype, the brand-new third person open-world, action game can be purchased for $49.99, while Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is available today for $39.99.

Prototype lets gamers take on the role of a being that is the ultimate shape-shifting weapon. You are the prototype: Alex Mercer – a genetically mutated man without memory, armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to discover what created you and determined to make those responsible pay. As Alex, gamers tear through a densely populated contemporary New York City with amazing agility, consuming anybody that gets in their way, assuming their physical identity, memories and abilities. Call of Duty 4 is an award winning modern day shooter from Infinity Ward that really needs no introduction.

Prototype tops GameFly’s most popular list

Online game rental company GameFly has released its lists of the most popular games for the week ending June 8, 2009, revealing that many of the games announced last week at E3 are getting a decent amount of buzz. The GameFly Top 10 List reflects gamers’ choice from more than 6,000 titles for the Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and PSP consoles. It obviously doesn’t represent games that players are renting, but what “they want to play.” These lists are purely anecdotal, because we don’t know how the information is gathered from users. The most popular across all platforms can be found below:

Most Popular Games Cross-Platform:

1 Prototype PS3, Xbox 360 Action Adventure Activision
2 Red Faction: Guerilla PS3, Xbox 360 Shooter THQ
3 Infamous PS3 Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment
4 Ghostbusters PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PS2 Action Adventure Atari
5 UFC 2009 Undisputed PS3, Xbox 360 Fighting THQ
6 X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Uncaged Edition PS3, Xbox 360 Action Adventure Activision
7 Modern Warfare 2 PS3, Xbox 360, DS Shooter Activision
8 Left 4 Dead 2 Xbox 360 Shooter Electronic Arts
9 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP Games, PS2 Sports Electronic Arts
10 Assassin’s Creed 2 PS3, Xbox 360, DS Action Adventure Ubisoft

For platform, genre and ratings specific lists, hit the jump.

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Shippin’ Out: June 7 - 12, 2009

It’s a good week to be a gamer - no matter what platform you own. The next five days will see the release of The Legendary Starfly and MiamI Law on DS, Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 on various platforms and the promising super hero game Prototype. Full list below:

June 7, 2009

The Legendary Starfy: Nintendo DS - Nintendo

June 8, 2009

Grand Slam Tennis: Wii - EA

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010: Wii Motion Plus Bundle - EA

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010: Wii, PS2, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP - EA

June 9, 2009

Diva Girls: Divas on Ice: DS - 505 Games

Go Play Circus Star : Wii - Majesco

Go Play Lumberjacks: Wii - Majesco

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits: DS - Activision

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings: Wii, PSP, DS, PS2 - LucasArts

LEGO Battles: DS - Warner Home Video Games

Miami Law: DS - Konami

Petz Fashion: Dogz & Catz: DS - Ubisoft

Pool Hall Pro: Wii - Playlogic

Prototype: PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Activision

Prototype Official Strategy Guide: PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 - Prima

Rock Band: Unplugged: PSP - MTV Games

Terminator: Salvation: PC - Warner Home Video Games

Sony PSP Rock Band Bundle (Rock Band Unplugged, PSP) - Sony Computer Entertainment

Vertigo: Wii - Playlogic

Virtua Tennis 2009: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii - Sega

Prototype coming June 9

Altered genetics, mutations, and consuming game play … literally. It’s coming.

Prototype, the upcoming action game from Radical Entertainment is scheduled to ship June 9 in North America for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. If you live in Europe, shipping will be four days earlier, according to publisher Activision. The game still has yet to be rated, but Activision is assuming an M rating from the Enteratinment Software Rating Board.

The game follows Alex Mercer as he tries to get back his lost memory amd figure out who screwed up his genes. He can assume the shape of any person he consumes, so look out Manhattan. It’s shapeshifters gone wild.

For more details on the game, check out what the Game Trust had to say in our Crispy Outlook 2009 feature.