The Ubisoft E3 press conference opened with Joel McHale, host of E!’s The Soup greeting the crowd with “Good evening fellow nerds,” which was as good a away as any to open a press event that was somewhat all over the map. But the good news is that Ubisoft is working on a lot of games that are worth paying attention to.
Electronic Arts is teaming up with legendary producer Shinji Mikami and innovative designer Suda51 for an all new action horror title for PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Under the terms of the deal, EA Partners will publish Grasshopper Manufacture’s game in North America. The deal was brokered by CAA, in conjunction with Q Entertainment who will be working with Grasshopper Manufacture and EAP on the project. Details on the title are to be revealed soon.
Suda51 is known for creating unique game experiences like Killer 7 and No More Heroes. No doubt his latest game will depart from the conventional.
PopCap Games announced that Peggle will be coming to the Nintendo DS later this year. The game, which is being developed by Q Entertainment, While details on the DS adaption of this popular casual game were not disclosed, PopCap says that Q Entertainment is already hard at work on the game and is adding features unique to the DS version that are not available in the existing PC, Mac or iPod games.
Peggle for DS will be released this winter.
Q Entertainment’’s classic shooter Rez finally has a date for Xbox Live Arcade thanks to news from Sonic Team’’s official North American home and page for the game. That date is Jan. 8 for North America, while European XBLA players will have to wait until Jan. 20 (so sorry my European brothers and sisters). Get those MS points ready, because this game truly is worth the price of admission. More from the official site:
The English version of Rez was released in the United States on January 8th! Get your ticket to the world of light, sound and vibrations at any game retailer in your area!Also, good news European players!! The release date of Rez in Europe has been set for February 20th. Keep your game consoles heated up and ready for the arrival of Rez!
And if that excites you, you”ll also be jazzed to hear that a new t-shirt is available. The shirt is being billed as the final collaboration of Rez and BEAMS T and is therefore a limited-edition run.
