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IGN: Mabinogi Unleashes Pets (Mabinogi)

Jun 17, 2008

Nexon America Inc. is adding a new dimension of game play to Mabinogi with the addition of pets as in-game companions. This exceptionally popular feature supplies players with an exciting new enhancement to Mabinogi's already massive offering of gaming features.

Players can choose from five new pets: a dog, two cats, a fox and a wolf. Players purchase a pet card through the Nexon Cash Shop and can personalize the pet by naming it. Pets run and attack faster than humans and have skills just like human characters, allowing pets to level up to improve attacks and skills. Each pet has its own distinctive appearance and skill set; a cat might be able to wield powerful magic while a wolf utilizes powerful melee attacks. The benefits of pet ownership, such as extra inventory space and battlefield assistance, truly shine as pets age and grow alongside their owners.

Nexon America Unleashes Commercial Version of Fantasy Role-Playing Game, Mabinogi (Mabinogi)

Mar 24, 2008

IGN reports: "Nexon America Inc., the U.S. division of Asia's leading online gaming company Nexon Group, presents the commercial launch for Mabinogi, its latest free-to-play, massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) on March 27. This follows its popular open beta and offers the first of many expansions to the Mabinogi world, including the first chapter of its epic storyline, known as Generation One: The Advent of Morrigan".

Mabinogi Open Beta Lands March 5 (Mabinogi)

Mar 3, 2008

Mabinogi, Nexon's upcoming hyper-adorable fantasy MMO, will enter open beta on March 5. The beta will be available from Fileplanet.com and (a day later) Nexon's official Mabinogi website.

Teenage Boy Hacks, Steals for Princess Dress (Mabinogi)

Jan 25, 2008

Kotaku Brian Ashcraft writes:

It all started with a gothic Lolita dress. A 16 year-old Japanese gamer has been arrested by cops from Tokyo Metropolitan Police's "Hi-Tech Crimes Control Center" for stealing 36 million yen (US $325,000) worth of virtual currency that's used in online RPG Mabinogi. The teen obtained the ID and password of an employee at the Tokyo branch of Korean game company NEXON. With that info, he accessed the company's servers and filled his virtual pockets with in-game money. He allegedly converted amount 600,000 yen ($5,500) into real cash, which he spent on books and software.

Free Korean MMO Mabinogi Heading Stateside (Mabinogi)

Jan 17, 2008

The American division of South Korea-based Nexon, publisher of free-to-access online PC games like MapleStory and KartRider, plans to bring its massively multiplayer online role playing game Mabinogi, which is already popular in Asia, to the U.S. market.

The game is planned for release this summer, and a closed beta period for the title begins on Jan. 30.

Mad Tracks Hits 1.8 Million Downloads (Mad Tracks - Xbox Live Arcade)

Dec 19, 2007

Paris, Dec 18th 2007 - Today, Load Inc. announced Mad Tracks PC trial version was downloaded by 1.2 million PC enthusiasts and over 630,000 Xbox 360 fans.

'Mad Tracks', the toy car arcade game everyone is praising has passed the 1.8 million download mark of its trial version. The game is still available online at www.loadinc.net and on the Xbox360 Live Arcade.

Mad Tracks Nominated in France (Mad Tracks - Xbox Live Arcade)

Sep 4, 2007

Load Inc. announced today that the Xbox Live Arcade version of Mad Tracks has been nominated to compete in the best French console game category at the annual French Video Game Festival in Paris.

Mad Tracks "Encore Expansion Pack" Released (Mad Tracks - Xbox Live Arcade)

Jun 27, 2007

Load Inc has just released the new "Encore Expansion Pack" for 350 Microsoft Points. It includes nine additional races plus six new mini-games.

Mad Tracks Patch Available Now (Mad Tracks - Xbox Live Arcade)

Jun 12, 2007

Microsoft and Load Inc. have released a correcting patch for Mad Tracks. This title update corrects unlocking issue that was preventing some players from progressing in the game. The update will automatically install at title launch and will have no side effect.

Mad Tracks trial version glitch; patch confirmed (Mad Tracks - Xbox Live Arcade)

Jun 3, 2007

Mad Tracks developer Slyben has confirmed on the Xboxic Forum that the patch for Mad Tracks is finished and in the hands of the almighty Microsoft.

Mad Tracks to Hit Xbox Live Arcade Soon (Mad Tracks - Xbox Live Arcade)

May 22, 2007

Mad Tracks has passed the dreaded Microsoft final certification and so the first racing game made for Xbox Live Arcade will be available soon.

D3Publisher of America To Bring Games To Xbox Live Arcade (Mad Tracks - Xbox Live Arcade)

May 7, 2007

Premier publisher of interactive entertainment software, D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), will begin to bring titles to gamers through Xbox LIVE Arcade later this year. Xbox LIVE Arcade on the Xbox 360 is the premier destination for digitally distributed, high definition original and classic games. The first three titles Xbox 360 owners can expect to see from D3PA on the service are Mad Tracks, a racing game that takes its inspiration from the pull-back-and-go toy cars of gamers' youth, RocketBowl, Xbox LIVE Arcade's first bowling game, which brings the fun of miniature golf to the bowling alley, and Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, a downloadable version of the Nintendo DS and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system game which blends match-three puzzle gameplay with strategy, character-building elements and a persistent storyline set in the beloved Warlords universe.

Mad Tracks delayed to include Live multiplayer (Mad Tracks - Xbox Live Arcade)

Aug 8, 2006

Denis Bourdain, VP of Mad Tracks developer Load Inc., told Xboxic the exclusive news today that together with Microsoft they have decided to give the gamers exactly what they would've preferred to do all along: to make this not only the best Xbox Live Arcade party game for home multiplayer, but also for online Xbox Live multiplayer. The reason for initially not including it was simply a combination of time, money and technical difficulties, with the PC version's LAN code having to be rewritten from the ground up to be able to run over Xbox Live, but the decision is final now that they will do exactly that despite the several months delay it will cause.

Madagascar holds no.1 (Madagascar)

Aug 9, 2005

Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 6 August1 (2) Madagascar(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, GBA, DS)2 (5) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(PS2, Xbox, PC)3 (1) Brian Lara International Cricket 2005(PS2, Xbox, PC)4 (3) Fantastic 4(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, GBA)5 (6) Destroy All Humans(PS2, Xbox)6 (4) Medal of Honor European Assault(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)7 (7) Cricket 2005(PS2, Xbox, PC)8 (10) Lego Star Wars(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)9 (8) Juiced(PS2, Xbox, PC)10 (9) ...

Madagascar holds no.1 (Madagascar)

Jul 27, 2005

Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 23 July1 (1) Madagascar(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, GBA, DS)2 (NE) Brian Lara International Cricket 2005(PS2, Xbox, PC)3 (8) Fantastic 4(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, GBA)4 (4) Medal of Honor European Assault(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)5 (2) Destroy All Humans(PS2, Xbox)6 (6) Cricket 2005(PS2, Xbox, PC)7 (3) Juiced(PS2, Xbox, PC)8 (7) Grand Theft Auto San Andreas(PS2, Xbox, PC)9 (9) Lego Star Wars(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)10 (5) God of ...

Madagascar migrates to the top (Madagascar)

Jul 19, 2005

Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 16 July1 (6) Madagascar(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)2 (3) Destroy All Humans(PS2, Xbox)3 (1) Juiced(PS2, Xbox, PC)4 (2) Medal of Honor European Assault(PS2, Xbox, PC)5 (5) God Of War (PS2)6 (4) Cricket 2005(PS2, Xbox, PC)7 (7) Grand Theft Auto San Andreas(PS2, PC, Xbox)8 (NE) Fantastic 4(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, GBA)9 (8) Lego Star Wars(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)10 (9) Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith (PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA, ...

Madagascar 2 Demo available now on Xbox LIVE (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa)

Oct 14, 2008

Major Nelson reports that a demo for Madagascar 2 has appeared on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, and is available in all Xbox LIVE Regions.

Your favorite characters are back in the Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa video game, based on the DreamWorks Animation movie! Join Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria, those crafty penguins and their entire madcap Madagascar crew in an all-new action-packed journey to save the African savannah. With over 10 playable characters, 12 distinct levels, and 8 multiplayer mini-games, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is guaranteed to deliver a diverse, fun and wacky adventure like never before!

'Voice of God' heir battles NFL Films over Madden program (Madden NFL 06)

Jun 9, 2008

If you're a football fan, you've surely heard the voice of the late John Facenda. Facenda, a beloved Philadelphia newscaster from 1948-1973, gained national recognition for his voice-over work with NFL Films in the latter part of his career.

However, a lawsuit filed by Facenda's son alleges that the NFL allowed Electronic Arts to use the announcer's voice to promote Madden 2006 in violation of a contract Facenda signed before his death.

President Bush in Madden NFL 06 (Madden NFL 06)

Aug 9, 2005

US President George Walker Bush and his governor brother Jeb have made an appearence in the latest version of American football game, Madden NFL 06.

While the pair won't be making the roster of the final product, the Bush-based version of the game was created when Jeb visited EA's Florida-based Tiberion studio in his role as state governor.

Governor Bush himself appeared as a Miami Dolphin's player while President Bush, who was ...

Video Gamers Sue EA Over Exclusive Sports Games (Madden NFL 07)

Jun 16, 2008

Sports video games are a huge business -- and for many years, it was an extremely competitive space. I remember a few years back trying to wade through half a dozen different baseball video game titles to figure out which one was worth buying. However, a few years back, video game giant EA started signing "exclusive" deals with a variety of sporting leagues, including the NFL. These "exclusive" deals supposedly meant that only EA could produce games with the names and stats of real players -- a huge selling point among most fans. And, of course, in gaining exclusivity, EA has completely cashed in. However, a bunch of angry video gamers are now suing the company for anticompetitive conduct, noting that these exclusive deals killed off all the competition, allowing EA to drastically raise its prices.