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TrackMania Wii Launch Trailer from Focus Home Interactive
TrackMania for Nintendo Wii shows itself one last time before it races to European shelves, in a fun video featuring some of the thrill, spectacular aspects and furious tracks you’ll find in-game. This one minute video from Focus Home Interactive (a TriplePoint client) is an opportunity to discover the unique gaming experience offered by TrackMania: [...]
Continue reading...Better Off Flying Solo? Joe Danger and the Risk/Reward of Self-Publication in Downloadable Gaming
Monday, July 19, 2010
A recent keynote at the Develop conference by Hello Games’ Sean Murray cast a harsh light on the realities of publishing downloadable games on home consoles like Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade, Sony’s PlayStation Network and Nintendo’s WiiWare Channel. He purports that self-published games like his recently-released critical darling Joe Danger (which sold 50,000 units week one [...]
Continue reading...PopCap Launches Bejeweled 2 on Nintendo WiiWare
Monday, June 14, 2010
Up until now, Bejeweled has been available to purchase on 15 different platforms, but that changes today with PopCap’s announcement that Bejeweled 2 is now available to download on Nintendo WiiWare. The game has been specially designed to take advantage of the Wii’s capabilities, and include Mii integration, allowing you to keep track of your [...]
Continue reading...Square Enix Announces New WiiWare Game
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Earlier this week, Square Enix announced that they have a new WiiWare game on the way. Or wait, maybe it’s two WiiWare games…we’re not quite sure. The new game(s) is titled Kumanage, and is slated for release in Japan on June 8th for 1,000 Wii points. There are two versions of the game, but whether [...]
Continue reading...Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex Now Available on WiiWare
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Konami, in association with Cartoon Network, has announced that Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex is now available for download on Nintendo WiiWare. In this latest installment in the Ben 10 game franchise, players once again assume the role of Ben Tennyson, as he is challenged once again to protect the world from [...]
Continue reading...Kids Draw Their Way to Victory with Max & the Magic Marker
Sunday, May 16, 2010
March saw the release of Triplepoint client Press Play’s Max & the Magic Marker on WiiWare. The game is garnering acclaim from USA Today columnist Jinny Gudmundsen for its kid-friendly design and gameplay. In Max & the Magic Marker, you play as the titular Max, a child who receives a magic marker in the mail. [...]
Continue reading...Sam & Max Creators Unveil New Multi-Platform Game
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Telltale Games, better known for Sam & Max and Tales of Monkey Island, announced a new game this week called Puzzle Agent. The title has the player controlling FBI Agent Nelson Tether, uncovering mysteries in a town called Scoggins, Minnesota. The game play appears to mesh Telltale’s story-telling methods with Professor Layton style puzzles. Puzzle [...]
Continue reading...Growing Up with Games: the Bright Future of “Retro” Gaming
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Like many of the people who’ve found their way into the video games industry, I’ve been a gamer for as long as I can recall. I have incredibly fond memories of playing Duck Tales on the NES at a friend’s house, staring at the black-on-green screen of my original Game Boy for endless hours on [...]
Continue reading...PlayDead, Press Play and Pilestræde Street: The Most Talent Per Square Inch In Copenhagen
Monday, March 15, 2010
While the Media Monkeys and their Junky Junkies will laud praise upon Silicon Valley developers, they’ve been missing out on the development of two of the most original and fascinating indie games of the year. Both of them were developed on the same street – the Pilestræde in Copenhagen, mere steps from the tourist haven [...]
Continue reading...Press Play Releases Max & the Magic Marker on WiiWare
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Yesterday, Triplepoint client Press Play announced the release of Max & the Magic Marker on WiiWare. As we reported at the beginning of February, Max & the Magic Marker follows the title character through a journey into his own artwork, after one of his creations comes to live and goes on a rampage. By using [...]
Continue reading...Nintendo’s Weekly Downloadables: Bubble Popping, Sudoku and More
Monday, February 8, 2010
The week’s batch of DSiWare, WiiWare and Virtual Console games have “casual” written all over them. From Sudoku and balloon popping to a quirky little “press one button” title, this week’s assortment has something for anyone who may be new to gaming, or who just wants a stress-free way to spend some time. Here’s the [...]
Continue reading...Max & the Magic Marker to Challenge Your Creativity This March
Monday, February 8, 2010
Triplepoint client Press Play today announced that their title Max & the Magic Marker will be releasing in the US on Nintendo’s WiiWare platform this March. Max & the Magic Marker, which is already available on both the PC and Mac, is a platformer that follows the title character through an adventure into his own [...]
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