When Sony and Microsoft both announced their assault on the motion control market at E3 a couple of years back, I wondered if Move’s similarity to the Wii may actually end up working in its favour, as developers used to working on the Wii would find it easier to develop or port similar mechanics across the two consoles, while Kinect was a user interface that required a little more work. Well, that seems to be the case with Top Spin 4, which would appear to be Move compatible, while Kinect has been called ‘out’. More »
2K Play is about to make running away to join the circus much easier, announcing a partnership with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to create circus games for the Wii and DS.
Carnival Games for the Wii was a shocking success, shocking even to Take-Two which published it. In fact as of today the casual Wii title has shipped more than one million copies worldwide.
Not one to look a gift bit of shovelware in the mouth, Take-Two today announced that they are coming out with two new spin-offs for Carnival Games.
“The success of Carnival Games is proof that the casual game market continues to grow,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “We are actively working to expand the 2K Play label and are committed to producing fun, quality games for the mass market with the Carnival Games franchise paving the way.”
2K Games and 2K Sports have a new little brother / sister to kick around as Take-Two announces the formation of 2K Play, a new publishing label dedicated to causal, family-friendly fare. To prove their family-fare-iness, they’ve also announced a partnership with Nickelodeon to develop games based off popular children’s properties. The first two games released under the 2K Play label will be Dora The Explorer and Go, Diego, Go! for the DS. “We welcome our new partnership with 2K Play,” said Shaul Olmert, Vice President/Digital Media products for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group. “This is the first time Go, Diego, Go! is coming to handheld and console systems and will mark Dora the Explorer’s debut on the popular Nintendo DSâ„¢ system. We are excited to welcome 2K Play into our growing family of innovative digital products.”
I’ve not seen GDG (hip appreviation for children’s program), but Dora seems like a natural fit for the DS. Finally we can poke that bastard Swiper right in the damn eye. Everybody chant “Backpack” to get to the press release! More »
