Today’s News Bits 09/16/2009
The inaugural edition of Today’s News Bits kicks off right now! Today’s News Bits is an all-new section here on the GAME! Blog featuring little, interesting bits of information you may have missed (aka stuff that drops on my mailbox that I can’t really do a full blog post on).
Bethesda Releases Premium Fallout 3 Theme for the 360
Taken from the press release:
Today Bethesda and Microsoft revealed that a premium theme for “Fallout 3” will be released on Xbox LIVE on Oct. 1 free of charge for all players who have purchased all five “Fallout 3” Game Add-ons as of Sept. 22. Gamers who have purchased all five Game Add-ons (English only), including “Operation: Anchorage,” “The Pitt,” “Broken Steel,” “Point Lookout” and “Mothership Zeta”, will receive a token from Microsoft to download the theme for free starting Oct. 1. “This is something we’ve been asked about a lot and we’re happy to finally be able to bring it to fans as a small token of our appreciation,” said Todd Howard, game director and executive producer for Fallout 3. The theme is also available for purchase at 240 Microsoft points.
Neat stuff; let’s see ‘em do a PS3 dynamic theme next!
Tecmo’s Family Fun Football Goes Gold
TORRANCE, Calif., September 15, 2009 – Video game developer and publisher Tecmo® today announced that the Wii™-exclusive Family Fun Football™ has gone gold and will be launching in North America on September 29, 2009. Families will enjoy the casual, “pick up and play” gameplay style, simple playbook, and intuitive motion controls that help create the ultimate fun football experience. Addicting mini games, whimsical characters, and mascot modes keep kids and parents alike coming back for more, not to mention the ability to play as your Mii caricature!
Game Features
* Simple playbook: A coaching playbook that makes it easy for everyone to learn and play the game of football!
* Power-ups: Earn power-ups during gameplay to enhance certain attributes including speed, strength, passing, and interception for a limited amount of time. Use them wisely to gain momentum in the game!
* Quickplay: Jump right into the action! Select two teams and the stadium you want to play in to get started. Up to four players can play for 2-on-2 football fun!
* Season: Play through a nine game season, each game against a different opponent. Defeat every team to be the best!
* Tournament: Play your way through a double-elimination tournament and be the last team standing to win it all!
* Mascot Mode: You can play as your team’s mascot, or as one of 10 unlockable mascots in Mascot Mode!
* Mii Compatibility: Load in your own Mii and play against your friends’ and family’s Miis for a more personal experience.
Looks like it’s at least worth a look; the new Tecmo Bowl was a bit of a bust, but I for one am glad to see more games adopting Mii compatibility.
Bethesda’s WET Now Out in Stores
Bethesda announced today that WET is now available at retail stores across North America for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Combining acrobatics, shooting and sword play, WET gives you the freedom to use dual pistols or your samurai sword as you take on countless enemies in a number of exotic locations around the globe. It’s a bit unfortunately-titled (sounds like a Waverace knockoff more than a shooter), but I got to play a bit of it last June at E3 and I liked it a lot!
Capcom Shows off Spyborgs Webisode 2
As we get closer to the release of Spyborgs, we’re giving you another peek into the game’s backstory with Webisode No. 2, entitled “The Breach.” The Spyborgs main characters – Bouncer, Stinger and Clandestine – try to unravel a mystery when things get heated for the team at headquarters. You’ll have a chance to get Spyborgs, an action-packed title available exclusively for Wii, on Sept. 22. You can download the webisode for yourself via the Capcom press center at http://capcom.gamespress.com/?p=1&i=1135.
Spyborgs is Capcom’s hottest new video game thrill ride, combining an extraordinary sci-fi world with action-packed two-player co-op controls. In Spyborgs, gamers play as cybernetically enhanced superheroes who are betrayed by one of their own from the elite Spyborgs Institute. Players must team up to defeat this traitor through more than 35 stages of mind-blowing challenges, packed with epic boss battles and swarms of enemies that only two can defeat.
Gamepark Announces GP2X-F300
Korean homebrew handheld manufacturer Gamepark Holdings announced a new line of handhelds, the F300, which is essentially a Wiz packed inside the case of their old GP2X units, and equipped with an LCD screen instead of an OLED screen. Spec sheet is below:
| Specification | CPU | ARM0 / 533MHz / 3D Accelerator |
| Display | 3.5 inch LCD Touch Screen Panel | |
| RAM | 64MB | |
| NAND Flash Memory | 1GB | |
| O/S | Linux | |
| Battery | 1,400mAh Lithium-ion Polymer | |
| Size | 14.3cm(w) x 8.2cm(h) x 2.8cm(d) | |
| Video Player | File | MPEG 4, Xvid, Divx, AVI |
| Audio File | OGG, WAV | |
| Video Resolution | Max 640 x 480 (30fbs) | |
| Music | Type of File | OGG, WAV |
| Lyrics | Lyrics Supported | |
| Photos | File Format | JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, and Others |
| Comics | File Format | JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, and Others |
| E-Book | File Format | Text File |
| Other Functions | Flash | N/A |
| World Time | World Time and Origin Time | |
| Calendar | Calendar | |
| Timer | Timer | |
| Calculator | Original Calculator | |
| Multi Tasking |
| GP2X Wiz | GP2X F-300 |
| OLED Screen | 3.5inch LCD |
| 12.2cm(w) x 6cm(h) x 1.2cm(d) | 14.3cm(w) x 8.2cm(h) x 2.8cm(d) |
| Flash Engine (O) | Flash Engine (X) |
| Battery 2,000mAh Lithium-ion Polymer | Batter 1,400mAh Lithium-ion Polymer |
Screenshots for Zombie Tycoon on the PSN Mini Service Revealed
Check out the gallery here.
