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Pojo's Friday News Page
February 3rd - 2006

Final Fantasy XI gets release date for Xbox 360
New release of FFXI: Online game features improved graphics


Square Enix has announced that it will release Final Fantasy XI for the Xbox 360 on April 18, 2006 in North America. It will then release the game on April 20 in Japan and Europe. FullStory


Star Wars Miniatures:
Attack on Endor 



Rid your battleground of pesky Ewoks with a giant AT-ST walker that can do your bidding. Unleash the dark side with the Star Wars Miniatures: Attack on Endor expansion set, due to hit shelves this February. FullStory


Popular Game Designer Monte Cook Joins Forces with DB Pro

Writer Monte Cook is no stranger to fantasy, but the upcoming PTOLUS: CITY BY THE SPIRE comic book, which is being published by Dabel Brothers Production (a.k.a. "DB Pro") this spring, is his first stab at graphic storytelling. FullStory


Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath Of The Dragon God

Most sequels make a point of upping the ante over their predecessors; filmmakers naturally assume viewers want some form of compensation for a sequel's inherent lack of originality or novelty. The makers of Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath Of The Dragon God apparently took the make-it-bigger formula to heart, sort of: Their sequel to 2000's misbegotten fantasy Dungeons & Dragons manages to be even more turgid, grating, artificial, and dull than the original. FullStory


Upper Deck & Nickelodeon Team Up for "Avatar: The Last Airbender"

Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE) -- in association with Nickelodeon -- has announced plans to create and distribute a new trading card game (TCG) based on the cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The trading card game will be the first collectible card game to use UDE's new QuickStrike game engine, which features lightning-fast one-on-one card combat moves. FullStory


Lara Croft hitting PS2, Xbox, and PC April 11

Eidos finally firmly dates Tomb Raider: Legend for current-gen consoles and PC; PSP and Xbox 360 versions to come "shortly after."

The good news: Eidos Interactive has finally set a firm date for legendarily toned heroine Lara Croft's next adventure. After giving a vague April release window, the publisher announced that the game will ship on April 11 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC in North America. (The UK gets it four days earlier, on April 7.) It is rated T for Teen and retails for $49.99 on consoles and $39.99 for the PC. FullStory


Nintendo Unveils DS Redesign
Smaller, more compact, and hitting Japan March 2nd.


Nintendo today announced a newly-redesigned version of their DS handheld in Japan, confirming rumors that have been floating around the internet for the past few weeks. The "Nintendo DS Lite" features a smaller case design than the original DS and a higher-quality screen with four brightness settings. According to Nintendo, the name "Lite" is a play on words meant to emphasize both the system's lightweight design (it's about two ounces lighter than the previous DS) as well as its lighter, brighter screen. FullStory


Nintendo’s Red Tulip Hack

Last week, we reported the possible hacking of Animal Crossing: Wild World. The problem revolved around a mysterious letter that contained a Red tulip and potentially debilitating consequences when planted. Well, Nintendo themselves have now owned up for the "Red Tulip problem" which afflicted US copies of Wild World on the DS. Since the game isn't released until March 31st in European regions, and with importing means such as Ebay readily available, the title was always going to be popular amongst Euro Nintendo fans. FullStory


Learning to Love | The Epic Story Maison Ikkoku from the creator of Inu Yasha

As the story progresses through its 15 volumes, the final of which ships this month, we follow Godai as he grows into manhood, learning how to love as Kyoko learns how to love again.

Crafted by master manga artist Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of Ranma ½ and InuYasha and the best-selling female comics artist in the world, Maison Ikkoku tells the story of Yusaku Godai, a young man struggling to pass his college entrance exams in spite of the noisy neighbors whose constant partying would drive anyone insane. Just as Godai is ready to pull up stakes and move out, the ratty apartment building that is the series’ namesake gets a new manager, the beautiful Kyoko Otonashi. FullStory


PRESS RELEASE
MechWarrior Short Film Announced!


February 2, 2006 (SEATTLE) — WizKids Inc., the industry leader in collectable gaming and maker of the HeroClix® collectable miniatures game (CMG) and Pirates of the Spanish Main™ constructible strategy game™ (CSG), announced today a partnership with the Digital Animation & Video Effects School (DAVE) to produce a student-made MechWarrior® short film.

“These guys are huge MechWarrior fans, and when they approached us with samples of their work and a keen interest to do a MechWarrior movie, we jumped at the chance,” said Jordan Weisman, WizKids® CEO. “They’re going to give the intellectual property the treatment it deserves — and who knows what will come of it?” WizKids will have input in script development, but the film will be produced entirely by DAVE students.

“The director [Lee Stringer] is an Emmy-winning visual effects supervisor with credits on Star Trek, Firefly and Battlestar Galactica. Lee loves MechWarrior and has wanted to bring it to the screen for 10 years,” according to DAVE School Founder and Director Jeff Scheetz. “We teach our students the importance of getting strong reference, and the incredible level of art direction in the MechWarrior universe is making it easier for our students to create awesome sequences.”

The as-yet-unnamed film will release this summer, and will be screened at Origins 2006 in Columbus, Ohio, and Gen Con 2006 in Indianapolis, Ind. It will also be available for download online.


PRESS RELEASE
HorrorClix Collectable Miniatures Game Announced!



A Wicked Fun New Game From WizKids

February 3, 2006 (SEATTLE) — WizKids Inc., who revolutionized miniatures gaming with the Mage Knight®, MechWarrior® and HeroClix® collectable miniatures games (CMGs), announced today the next revolution in miniatures gaming: HorrorClix™!

“HorrorClix places players firmly in the action, suspense and excitement of a horror movie,” said Jordan Weisman, WizKids® CEO. “Players assemble teams of monsters from across the horror spectrum — including vampires, zombies and werewolves — and then protect the innocent, eat them or both in a delightful, gore-filled romp!” HorrorClix uses plot twist cards, a heavy emphasis on scenario play and new character cards to explode the boundaries of CMGs and the patented Clix system.

HorrorClix raises the bar for all miniatures games by shifting the game focus from hack-and-slash combat to inventive scenario- and story-based play. Additionally, it uses the combat dial to provide literally hundreds of tailor-made supernatural (and super-gruesome!) powers and abilities. Character cards flesh out each monster with fiction and detailed explanations of each creature’s capabilities, including mechanics never before seen in miniatures games!

HorrorClix will be the star of the show at the two biggest 2006 summer United States gaming conventions: Origins in Columbus, Ohio, and Gen Con in Indianapolis, Ind. Players from all over the world can experience the wicked fun of HorrorClix in ongoing demonstrations and special events. WizKids also plans to unveil a “big” HorrorClix surprise at the GAMA trade show in March.

HorrorClix will release in late summer or early fall of 2006, and will be available at gaming stores, comic stores and specialty stores worldwide. For more information, go to www.horrorclix.com.



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