SouthPeak Interactive Corporation has announced that Roogoo Twisted Towers for Wii and Roogoo Attack! for Nintendo DS have been released. The games connect! We were able to play both games at New York Comic Con earlier this year. They are tremendous fun. You can see what we had to say then here.

"Roogoo™ Twisted Towers and Roogoo™ Attack! follow the delightfully endearing Roogoos through colorful (and Meemoo infested) worlds as they fight to save Planet Roo. Using the world-saving power of meteor shapes, players must rotate platforms in myriads of different formations all the while strategizing on the fly and collecting quick-falling shapes. Players will get hooked on the invigorating gameplay that requires fast thinking, determination and grit; leaving players craving more action and adventure after each level. As an added bonus, the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ versions can wirelessly connect and unlock 20 bonus levels within each title!"

Roogoo Twisted Towers for Wii is rated E for Everyone (Mild Cartoon Violence) and has an SRP of $29.99. Roogoo Attack! for Nintendo DS is rated E for Everyone (Comic Mischief) and has an SRP of $19.99.

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GREASE GETS SUMMER LOVING FROM 505 GAMES AND PARAMOUNT DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT

LOS ANGELES – July 1st 2009 – 505 Games today announced it has secured the global publishing rights for a video game based on the original high school musical, Grease. Working in collaboration with Paramount Digital Entertainment, 505 Games will oversee and publish a Grease video game for the Nintendo Wii™ and Nintendo DS™.

The Grease video game will allow players to sing and dance alongside Danny, Sandy, The Pink Ladies and the T-Birds. The game will take full advantage of the Nintendo Wii’s motion-sensing controls and microphone, and the DS’s touch screen to create exciting gameplay for casual and family gamers eager to experience Grease in a new medium.

“We are really excited about working with Paramount Digital Entertainment to turn this world famous film into a video game for the very first time. Working with such a well known and much loved brand is a great opportunity and we believe the collaboration further strengthens 505 Games’ entertainment portfolio,” commented Ian Howe, Managing Director 505 Games.

“Paramount Digital Entertainment is pleased to be working with 505 Games to develop Grease,” said John Kavanagh, Senior Vice President of Video Games for Paramount Digital Entertainment. “Grease is the ideal opportunity to reach a broad gaming audience who love to sing, dance and have fun with a party-style game.”

Grease will be released on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS and co-published by 505 Games and Paramount Digital Entertainment.

Activision Publishing, Inc. has announced that Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is available.

"The Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs video game takes players on a quest through the frozen tundra to a lush jungle teeming with mysterious plants, fierce dinosaurs, wild new adventures and all-new friends. Offering more than six playable characters, the game allows fans to master the unique abilities and combat skills of each through continuously changing gameplay challenges. Every level presents new and exciting opportunities to defeat enemies with Sid's spin attack, utilize Buck's lasso to swing across treacherous landscapes, avoid obstacles as Scrat using his wall jumping and ceiling crawling abilities and escape from perilous situations flying on the back of a pterodactyl with Buck, Crash and Eddie. In addition, up to four players can share the Ice Age experience in eight competitive multiplayer mini-games."

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs for Wii is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older (Cartoon Violence) and has an SRP of $49.99. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs for Nintendo DS is rated E for Everyone (Mild Cartoon Violence) and has an SRP of $29.99.

The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will available worldwide this week.

"In the game of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, players return to Hogwarts™ – reproduced from movie blueprints in exacting detail - to help Harry survive a fraught sixth year. Players will be able to master gesture-based spell-casting as they explore the Hogwarts school grounds, from the heights of the Astronomy Tower to Professor Slughorn’s Potions classroom in the depths of the dungeons and iconic locations in between such as the Gryffindor™ common room and the Great Hall.

For the first time players can move and cast spells simultaneously, creating intense and fast-paced wizard duels as the champions from each house line up to challenge the Boy Who Lived. Players can also chase down the Golden Snitch™ as they take to the air as the Seeker on the Gryffindor Quidditch™ team. In addition to spell-casting and flying, players can put their potion-mixing skills to the test when they learn how to mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class. Players may even get sidetracked by Ron’s romantic entanglements as they journey towards the dramatic climax and discover the identity of the Half-Blood Prince."

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for Wii is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older (Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes) and has an SRP of $49.99. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for Nintendo DS is rated E for Everyone (Fantasy Violence) and has an SRP of $39.99.