Madden NFL 10 tackles top spot on GameFly list
This week, Adrian Peterson outduels Batman. EA Sports’ Madden NFL 10 takes the top spot in the GameFly Top 10 for the week ending August 3, 2009. Peterson, pictured, is one of the stars of the game, which nudges out Batman: Arkham Asylum. Arkham Asylum holds down the No. 2 spot. Halo 3 ODST is No. 3, and the four-week champ, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood falls to No. 4.
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.
Most Popular Games Cross-Platform:
1 Madden NFL 10PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP Games, PS2SportsElectronic Arts
2 Batman: Arkham AsylumPS3, Xbox 360Action AdventureEidos
3 Halo 3: ODSTXbox 360ShooterMicrosoft
4 Call of Juarez: Bound in BloodPS3, Xbox 360ShooterUbisoft
5 PrototypePS3, Xbox 360Action AdventureActivision
6 WolfensteinPS3, Xbox 360ShooterActivision
7 GhostbustersPS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PS2Action AdventureAtari
8 Red Faction: GuerrillaPS3, Xbox 360ShooterTHQ
9 G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraPS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PSP Games, PS2Action AdventureElectronic Arts
10 Fight Night Round 4PS3, Xbox 360FightingElectronic Arts
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Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood saddles up for fourth week atop GameFly Top 10
The West is winning in video game sales over the past month. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood remains atop the GameFly Top 10 List for the fourth week, for the week ending July 27, 2009.
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.
Most Popular Games Cross-Platform:
1 Call of Juarez: Bound in BloodPS3, Xbox 360ShooterUbisoft
2 PrototypePS3, Xbox 360Action AdventureActivision
3 Halo 3: ODSTXbox 360ShooterMicrosoft
4 WolfensteinPS3, Xbox 360ShooterActivision
5 Madden NFL 10PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP Games, PS2SportsElectronic Arts
6 Batman: Arkham AsylumPS3, Xbox 360Action AdventureEidos
7 GhostbustersPS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PS2Action AdventureAtari
8 G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraPS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PSP Games, PS2Action AdventureElectronic Arts
9 Red Faction: GuerrillaPS3, Xbox 360ShooterTHQ
10 Fight Night Round 4PS3, Xbox 360FightingElectronic Arts
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Gambit, Jean Grey to join Ultimate Alliance 2
SAN DIEGO — Activision announced X-Men Gambit and Jean Grey would join the video game Ultimate Alliance 2, based on the Marvel characters. A third character will be announced at a Saturday panel about 
the game.
From 11:30AM – 12:30PM in the Indigo Ballroom of the Bayfront Hilton (adjacent to the Convention Center), developers, voice actors, Marvel’s game team and Stan Lee will appear and discuss the game.
Players can demo the game at booth 5001 on the Comic-Con International show floor. Booth signings are planned for Saturday with Stan Lee, along with in-game voice actors Armin Shimerman and Fred Tatasciore.
- Matt Price
Sony Online Entertainment showcasing Free Realms, DC Universe Online
SAN DIEGO — Video game fans can get an up-close look at two MMORPGs from Sony Online Entertainment at Comic-Con: Free Realms, available now, and DC Universe Online, release date to be determined.
Margaret Krohn, apprentice game designer with SOE, said Free Realms took elements of lots of other kinds of games and melds them into a deep, immersive online game. The game, which is free to play, lets gamers choose from a large list of jobs and tasks. If you get bored of one particular kind of job, you aren’t stuck with it — you can switch.
SOE staff said Free Realms has close to 5 million users and is a family-friendly game.
DC Universe Online has been in development for a while, as I played a version of it at last year’s Comic-Con. It continues to near completion, but it won’t come out until it’s ready, said Herb Ellwood, senior UI designer for the game.
The game will feature a fully built out Metropolis and Gotham City, and every item in the game comes from a DC Comic, except for the player-created characters. However, those characters will still fit in the DC style, as every item that can be used to create a character was approved by artist Jim Lee.
- Matt Price
Stan Lee to appear in Ultimate Alliance 2
From Activision:
Santa Monica, CA – July 22, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. announced today that beloved comic book legend Stan Lee will make his first onscreen videogame cameo in the highly anticipated Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, slated for release this September. Lee lends his likeness and voice to a character whose role is significant to the game’s storyline, which incorporates elements of the acclaimed Marvel Civil War comic book series.
“I am thrilled to be making my first onscreen videogame cameo in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2,” said Stan Lee, Publisher Emeritus, Marvel Comics. “It’s such a kick to see characters that I’ve helped create come to life in the game and now I’m a part of the Marvel videogame universe!”
“With Activision’s long-standing history of bringing so many of Stan Lee’s co-creations to life, it’s great to be able to incorporate him into Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2,” said Rob Kostich, head of marketing for licensed properties, Activision Publishing, Inc. “Stan is a legend in the comic world and his appearance is yet another special treat that fans can look forward to when we bring back the largest army of playable Super Heroes and Super Villains this Fall.”
Call of Juarez rounds up third week at No. 1 on GameFly Top 10
Ride ‘em, cowboy: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood remains atop the the GameFly Top 10 List for the week ending July 20, 2009. This is the game’s third week at No. 1.
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.
Prototype holds onto the No. 2 spot, while Wolfenstein takes No. 3. Ghostbusters drops a spot to No. 4, while NCAA Football 10 moves up a spot to No. 5. Batman fans can take note that Batman: Arkham Asylum makes an appearance at No. 6.
Most Popular Games Cross-Platform:
1. Call of Juarez: Bound in BloodPS3, Xbox 360ShooterUbisoft
2. PrototypePS3, Xbox 360Action AdventureActivision
3. WolfensteinPS3, Xbox 360ShooterActivision
4. GhostbustersPS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PS2Action AdventureAtari
5. NCAA Football 10PS3, Xbox 360, PSP Games, PS2SportsElectronic Arts
6. Batman: Arkham AsylumPS3, Xbox 360Action AdventureEidos
7. Madden NFL 10PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP Games, PS2SportsElectronic Arts
8. Red Faction: GuerrillaPS3, Xbox 360ShooterTHQ
9. Halo 3: ODSTXbox 360ShooterMicrosoft
10. Fight Night Round 4PS3, Xbox 360FightingElectronic Arts
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Half-Blood Prince game offers more depth, publisher says
NEW YORK – Harry Potter’s sixth adventure comes to video-game systems in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” developed by EA.
John Fenno, senior product manager with EA for the Harry Potter franchise, said “Half-Blood Prince” builds from where the developer left off with “Order of the Phoenix.”
“With the last game, we built up this incredibly detailed Hogwarts,” Fenno said at the “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” press junket in New York City. “We’ve taken it to the next level; we’ve given you full camera control.”
“Half-Blood Prince” plays out the story of the film, with an opportunity to collect mini-crests along the way. Dueling, Quidditch and potions are three club levels built into the gameplay.
“Along the way, there are experiences that you have, whether it’s flying in Quidditch, where Harry is playing as the seeker, or dueling, where you can enter the club and take on characters like Malfoy and Snape, for example,” Fenno said. “Those experiences become more and more challenging as the game goes on. So, as you pick up experience, you’re facing off against more challenging opponents, until you get to the ultimate fight at the end.”
Fenno said more locations were added to the game this time around.
“Within Hogwarts, it’s the entire campus of the school. If you can name a location, it’s pretty much there,” he said. “New locations for this game include the astronomy tower, the burrow … the boathouse, I don’t think we had in the last game.”
Fenno said the goal of the development team is to provide authentic, fun gameplay for families.
“Our goal is to be as authentic to the movie as possible, to deliver as much fun and action from the movie as we can and play out that story and provide a really detailed Hogwarts for people to explore,” he said.
Fenno said the EA group has a great relationship with Warner Bros. and those making the movies, as well as with author J.K. Rowling. He said some shots from the films were planned based on environments created by EA. And the Harry Potter gaming fun isn’t expected to end with “Half-Blood Prince.”
“We haven’t made any announcements yet as far as upcoming titles, but we do have the license to make games based off the movies, so as those movies surface, we’ll be right there with them,” Fenno said.
By Matthew Price
From Friday’s The Oklahoman
Call of Juarez lassoes second week at No. 1 on GameFly top 10
The digital frontier again welcomed the wild West, as Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood remains atop the the GameFly Top 10 List for the week ending July 13, 2009.
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. The top 4 remain unchanged from last week, with Prototype, Ghostbusters and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen making up spots 2-4. Red Faction makes the first change from last week’s top 10, coming in at No. 5.
Most Popular Games Cross-Platform:
1Call of Juarez: Bound in BloodPS3, Xbox 360ShooterUbisoft
2PrototypePS3, Xbox 360Action AdventureActivision
3GhostbustersPS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PS2Action AdventureAtari
4Transformers: Revenge of the FallenPS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP Games, PS2Action AdventureActivision
5Red Faction: GuerrillaPS3, Xbox 360ShooterTHQ
6NCAA Football 10PS3, Xbox 360, PSP Games, PS2SportsElectronic Arts
7Fight Night Round 4PS3, Xbox 360FightingElectronic Arts
8Halo 3: ODSTXbox 360ShooterMicrosoft
9The Bigs 2PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PSP Games, PS2SportsTake Two
10Overlord IIPS3, Xbox 360RPGCodemasters
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Call of Juarez leads GameFly Top 10
The Western-themed video game Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood takes the top spot on the the GameFly Top 10 List for the week ending July 6, 2009.
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. “Call of Juarez” knocks off two-week champ “Ghostbusters,” which slides to No. 3. Former No. 1 “Prototype” grabs the No. 2 slot. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, art-directed by former Oklahoman Justin Thomas, has a strong showing at No. 4.
Most Popular Games Cross-Platform:
1 Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood PS3, Xbox 360 Shooter Ubisoft
2 Prototype PS3, Xbox 360 Action Adventure Activision
3 Ghostbusters PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PS2 Action Adventure Atari
4 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP Games, PS2 Action Adventure Activision
5 Fight Night Round 4 PS3, Xbox 360 Fighting Electronic Arts
6 Red Faction: Guerrilla PS3, Xbox 360 Shooter THQ
7 Halo 3: ODST Xbox 360 Shooter Microsoft
8 NCAA Football 10 PS3, Xbox 360, PSP Games, PS2 Sports Electronic Arts
9 Overlord II PS3, Xbox 360 RPG Codemasters
10 Infamous PS3 Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment
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Ghostbusters continues to haunt GameFly Top 10
Ghostbusters remains at the top of the the GameFly Top 10 List for the week ending June 29, 2009, continuing its reign for the second straight week. The GameFly Weekly Top 10 reflects gamers’ choices from more than 6,000 titles for the Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and PSP consoles.
Most Popular Games Cross-Platform:
1. Ghostbusters PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PS2 Action Adventure Atari
2. Prototype PS3, Xbox 360 Action Adventure Activision
3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP Games, PS2 Action Adventure Activision
4. Red Faction: Guerrilla PS3, Xbox 360 Shooter THQ
5. Fight Night Round 4 PS3, Xbox 360 Fighting Electronic Arts
6. Overlord II PS3, Xbox 360 RPG Codemasters
7. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood PS3, Xbox 360 Shooter Ubisoft
8. Halo 3: ODST Xbox 360 Shooter Microsoft
9. Infamous PS3 Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment
10. The Bigs 2 PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PSP Games, PS2 Sports Take Two
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