This is the Sponsor List for the Tokyo Game Show 2008 [9-12 Oct 08]

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This is the first magazine Scan of the Nintendo Wii game Soul Eater

by Square Enix

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These are some new images of the Nintendo Wii game Final Fantasy Fables : Chocobo’s Dungeon, Square Enix announced that the USA release date for this game will be the 8-July-2008

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Nintendo announces news that reinforces its commitment to provide entertaining and enriching experiences for veteran and new gamers alike. WiiWare™, Nintendo’s new downloadable game service, launches May 12 and expands development opportunities for developers the same way Wii™ expanded the world of video game players.

WiiWare: Nintendo’s upcoming WiiWare changes the way both developers create and consumers access video games. Through WiiWare, Nintendo hopes to offer developers a virtual laboratory that serves as a breeding ground for new games, which encourages great ideas that creators always wanted to develop. The combination of low development barriers and unique game experiences found only on Wii should enable developers to try new ideas with lower risk in a quicker, more creative and affordable way.

Meanwhile Wii owners can download a multitude of cool new games from different genres, including some that are unprecedented, which can be purchased from home at a dynamic price range. WiiWare also empowers consumers to determine with their Wii Points which games have the right stuff to become the next big thing.

WiiWare will be a repository for all types of experiences – literally, something for everyone. Early WiiWare games will come from celebrated developers like Square Enix, which is creating FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: My Life as a King, a simulation game for all ages. Also watch for games from up-and-coming developers like Frontier with its fresh, enchanting platform adventure LostWinds and a new episodic game series from Telltale. The first U.S. WiiWare games will be available on May 12.

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SUNNYVALE, CA – November 6, 2007 – To support the launch of Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), Pontiac and Hot Topic are teaming up on a national promotion giving Guitar Hero fans, ages 16 and older, the chance to show off their fret burning skills and win a 2008 Pontiac G5. During the one month tour, consumers around the country can play the game that everyone is talking about at Hot Topic stores in the following cities:

Date City Mall

11/8 Orland Park, IL (Chicago) Orland Square

11/12 Paramus, NJ (New York/Newark) Garden State Plaza

11/15 Buford, GA (Atlanta) Mall of Georgia

11/19 Austin, TX Barton Creek

11/26 Phoenix, AZ Metro Center Mall

11/29 Las Vegas, NV Meadows Mall

12/3 Northridge, CA (Los Angeles) Northridge Fashion Center

12/5 San Francisco, CA San Francisco Center

Qualifying will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at each stop on the tour. The top eight scores from the Qualifying Round will proceed to the Semi-Final Rounds which will immediately follow.

Winners at each of the eight stops will receive a $100 gift card from Hot Topic. Additionally, winners will submit their high score on an undisclosed song to determine the two national finalists to advance to the Grand-Finals Round. The two Grand-Finals Round participants will win a trip for two to Los Angeles where they will compete in front of the game creators at Activision for the right to drive away in a 2008 Pontiac G5.

Individuals interested in participating can pre-register for the tournament by visiting the designated Hot Topic store starting at 10:30 a.m. five days prior to the tournament date. Pre-registration will close at 5:00 p.m. the evening before the tournament date. Pre-registering is highly recommended as space is limited.

For complete rules visit participating Hot Topic stores or www.guitarhero.com.

Aspiring guitar legends can hone their skills by picking up a copy of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock which contains explosive new content and features including a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues. Expanded online multiplayer game modes will also allow axe-shredders worldwide to compete head-to-head for true legendary rock status. While continuing to retain all the key features from their prior legendary performances, fresh downloadable content will be offered on multiple platforms, and players can now shred to a killer set list from many of the most popular rock songs ever recorded.

For the first time ever, Guitar Hero fans are able to thrash and burn with new wireless guitar controllers available for each platform, including exclusive Gibson Guitar’s Les Paul model for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo, and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. PlayStation®2 gamers also get to shred on a new exclusive shape, Gibson’s Kramer guitar, popularized by hard rockers and known for its body design, pickups, electronics and construction for furious finger fretting.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, developed by Neversoft, is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB, and is currently available at North American retailers. For more information about the Guitar Hero franchise, please visit the dedicated community site: www.guitarhero.com.

About Gibson Guitar:

Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar represents the biggest advance in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.’s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Maestro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Gibson Baldwin Music Education, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, Baldwin, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson’s website at www.gibson.com or www.gibson.com/press

About Pontiac

Pontiac is a division of General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) and markets the Vibe, Solstice roadster, G5 sports coupe, Torrent compact utility vehicle and the G6 family of sedans, coupes and retractable hardtop convertibles. For the 2008 model year, Pontiac expands its GXP performance series with the introduction of the G6 GXP and Torrent GXP, and will launch the all-new rear-wheel drive G8 performance sedan in early 2008. Pontiac sold more than 410,000 vehicles in 2006, ranking third among GM divisions in total sales. More information on Pontiac and its products can be found on the division’s website at www.pontiac.com, and in Spanish at www.pontiac.com/espanol.

About Hot Topic:

Hot Topic, Inc. is a national mall-based specialty retailer. Hot Topic offers apparel, accessories and gifts to young men and women principally between the ages of 12 and 22. As of October 6, 2007 the company operated 693 Hot Topic stores in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and the Internet store www.hottopic.com.

About Activision, Inc.:

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s World Wide Web site, which is located at www.activision.com.

Square Enix Revealed that the game Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Little King and the Country of Promise is is development for the Wiiware and will be available for 1.500 Wii Points , the release is planned for Mars 2008.

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GameVideos Updates:

• Square-Enix party coverage
• Square-Enix party coverage 2
• Resident Evil 4 “spaz out”
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix trailer
• Wii Boxing “man vs. dog”

GameTrailers Updates:

• Eyeshield 21 “defensive strike”
• Eyeshield 21 “offensive strike”
• Ratatouille “exterminator escape” (Sony’s Gamers Day)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix trailer
• Shrek the Third “characters”

IGN Updates:

• Power Pro Online for Wii
• 3 Mortal Kombat Armageddon videos
• Wii-k in review podcast - Nintendo’s upcoming media event discussed
• IGN Wii mailbag
• NPD: Best-Selling Games of April 2007
• Super Paper Mario: Everything Old is New Again
• Game Scoop! Episode 36: Madden in the House
• Crash of the Titans Wii screens

GameSpot Updates:

• Emergency Mayhem resuscitated for Wii
• Perrin Kaplan video interview
• Retail Radar: Brain Age 2 and Picross DS, new SCEA games, no MGS4 until ‘08?

IGN Updates:

• Eidos Talks Wii Lara Croft
• Dragon Quest Swords trailer
• Wii mailbag
• Go Duck Hunting on Wii
• Tony Hawk Has Something to Prove
• Ninja Gaiden VC review
• Pac-Man VC review
• Ninja Spirit VC review
• RUMOR - Nintendo Power shutting down
• Eidos: Games Alienating Potential Customers
• Google to track in-game behavior?
• Mario Strikers: Charged Football Online Hands-on
• PaRappa Creator Planning Wii Game
• Nintendo Short Cuts Showcase Announced
• Nintendo Counts Down to Smash Bros.
• More VC Support Imminent
• WayForward Jumps on the Wii Bandwagon
• Square Enix party swag

GameTrailers Updates:

• Dragon Quest Swords Japanese trailer 2
• Pac-Man VC footage
• Ninja Gaiden VC footage
• Ninja Spirit VC footage
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams screenshot gallery
• Mortal Kombat Armageddon fighter of the Wii-k
• Dewy’s Adventure trailer 2
• The Wiicast Ep 41
• Projector Rygar announcement trailer
• Harry Potter Wii developer walkthrough
• GameOne EA event overview
• GameOne EA studio tour

GameVideos Updates:

• Alien Syndrome developer diary 2
• Mortal Kombat fighter of the Wii-k

This is the Square Enix Party TV Commercial:

Kotaku is reporting that Nintendo is going to have a huge booth at this years TGS in September.

One of their main focuses is to help promote Square-Enix’s Dragon Quest IX. Of course there will likely be other Nintendo products and news available at the event as well.

You can read the full details on Nintendo’s involvement at TGS here

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