2K Games announced today an aggressive post-launch downloadable content plan for BioShock 2 that extends and enhances the single and multiplayer experiences by adding more glimpses into the award-winning world of Rapture. Downloadable content will be made available soon, beginning with the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack, available this March from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows–LIVE for 400 Microsoft Points and from the PlayStation Network for £3.19. Future expansions into the world of BioShock 2 are slated to arrive over the coming months and will continue to expand on the stories of the denizens of Rapture.

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Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., today announced it will publish N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. This sequel, based on the all-action combat game Ninety-Nine Nights, will pick up the story where the original left off and take it to all new heights.

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One of 2010’s Most Anticipated Blockbuster Videogames Ships to Stores Worldwide Today

Welcome back Commander Shepard. Prepare to fight for the lost! BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Mass Effect 2, the sequel to the award-winning science-fiction phenomena Mass Effect, has begun shipping to retailers worldwide. Noted for its intense shooter gameplay and deep, hand-crafted story, Mass Effect 2 has received universal acclaim from top media outlets around the world, earning an average review score of 97 based on 29 reviews on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, making the game the second highest rated game for the platform of all time and 95 on PC.* This includes perfect scores from 360 Magazine (5/5), Destructoid (10/10), Eurogamer (10/10), Eurogamer Italy (10/10), Eurogamer Spain (10/10), G4 TV (5/5), Game Daily (10/10), Gamespy.com (5/5), GamesRadar (10/10), gamesTM (10/10), Official Xbox Magazine UK (10/10), TeamXbox (10/10), Total PC Gaming (10/10), VideoGamer.com (10/10) and X360 Magazine (10/10). Time Magazine says Mass Effect 2 is “the Avatar of video games – except it’s better written”, and USAToday.com says “Mass Effect 2 sets the bar high for 2010.”

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Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, announces DEATH BY CUBE, a brand new title for Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, is available from today priced 800 points.

Turn the tables on mysterious cubes hell-bent on your destruction. Aim for the highest score possible by shooting enemies, while avoiding an overwhelming amount of bullets!

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Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper by Focus Home Interactive will be available in store shelves as of March 2010.

With Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper for Xbox 360, JoWooD Entertainment and Dreamcatcher start the new year with a top title for the North American market. Under the well-renowned brand “The Adventure Company”, this novel adaptation by Focus Home Interactive fits perfectly into The Adventure Company’s line-up of adaptations of famous, best-selling novels.

“Our brand – ‚The Adventure Company‘ (TAC) – has seen increasing turnovers over the past years, which mainly derives from world-wide releases of successful branded products such as Sam&Max, Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes. Our goal now is to continue to strengthen and improve the TAC brand internationally, and to keep pushing toward increased development and distribution of high-quality titles in the Adventure genre”, explains Stefan Berger, Head of Publishing at JoWooD Entertainment. “Our subsidiary Dreamcatcher is working hard to cover the entire market and position the product for North America, and is really the driving force behind our great success in this territory.”

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Game Continues to Set Retail Sell-Through Records

Activision Blizzard, Inc. announced today that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues to set sell-through records crossing the $1 billion mark in retail sales worldwide since its launch in November, according to internal Activision estimates.

In its first five days alone, the game sold an estimated $550 million worldwide, outpacing five-day worldwide theatrical box office gross figures for such films as Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Dark Night, according to internal Activision estimates and boxofficemojo.com.

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Petroglyph today has announced the release of the Panzer General: Allied Assault board game and contest, immediately available through the official game website and retail partners.

“With the successful release of Panzer General: Allied Assault for Xbox Live Arcade, the board game enhances our presentation of the Panzer General series.” said Chuck Kroegel, General Manager of Petroglyph. “We are delighted to present the board game and contest to everyone who shares our passion for World War II strategy games.”

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Actor Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Alien3 and AVP: Aliens vs. Predator) has signed up to appear in the upcoming Aliens vs Predator game, developed by Rebellion in the UK.

Lance Henriksen will appear as Karl Bishop Weyland, a descendent of Charles Bishop Weyland, the founder of the infamous Weyland-Yutani corporation from the Aliens universe. He will lend his likeness and voice to the production.

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