New and Upcoming Games: Majesco said a PS2 version of its game Psyc...
New and Upcoming Games: Majesco said a PS2 version of its game Psychonauts, already announced for PC and Xbox, was also being developed by Budcat Creations, “with guidance from” Double Fine Productions, the game’s creator. Majesco Pres. Jesse Sutton…
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said all 3 versions of the game will ship “simultaneously… to create a more impactful launch event.” But it wasn’t clear at our deadline when the title will ship… THQ Wireless announced that 2 new SpongeBob SquarePants games were being made available for mobile devices in the U.S.: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Game and SpongeBob SquarePants Bowling. It said the Movie Game will be available this fall to coincide with the theatrical release of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. The bowling title already launched for Brew and Java-compatible handsets. THQ Wireless said its already-available SpongeBob SquarePants Darts “will be available on a number of additional handsets for wider release this fall”… Electronic Arts (EA) and Krome Studios said Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue went gold for Game Boy Advance (GBA), GameCube, PS2 and Xbox and will ship in N. America Tues. (Oct. 12), Europe Oct. 29 and Australia Nov. 8 under an EA-Krome co-publishing deal. The companies said “more than one million units” of the first Ty game were sold to date since fall 2003. In one of the more unusual pricing moves, the GBA version will cost more than the console versions: The standard GBA price of $29.99 vs. the bargain console price of $19.99… Legacy Interactive said Law & Order: Justice is Served shipped for PC at $29.95 in the U.S. The 3rd entry in Legacy’s series of games based on the long-running NBC TV show is being distributed by Vivendi Universal Games in the U.S… Nintendo of America shipped Mario Pinball Land for GBA SP at $34.99… Matrix Games and Koios Works said the computer game Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great went gold and was on track to ship this month in the U.K… Movie Gallery kicked off a contest in conjunction with the recent release of the game ESPN NFL 2K5 from Sega and Take-Two Interactive. Customers can automatically enter the contest by renting or buying the game -- or a similar football game -- at a Movie Gallery location through Nov. 14. The grand prize is a trip for 2 to the Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii… Konami provided an update on its holiday game release schedule. It said Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater for PS2 will ship in Nov at $49.99, Rumble Roses for PS2 will ship in Nov. at $39.99, King Arthur will ship in Nov. at $39.99 for GameCube, PS2 and Xbox, and Silent Hill 4: The Room shipped already for PC, PS2 and Xbox at $39.99… Bungie said it was finished developing Halo 2 for Xbox and the game was finally on track to ship from Microsoft Nov. 9. The developer said the game was at the Release to Certification stage where it will be transferred from “8 digital tapes onto a DVD and go through some final testing” before its release. The sequel to the best- selling Xbox title to date was originally expected to ship in time for last holiday season.