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Just when you thought a child’s world was powered exclusively by batteries, along comes Crazy Forts! With 25 balls and 44 sticks, there’s no end to where a child’s imagination can take them.
A castle, igloo, rocket ship or tunnels - it’s incredible what one kit can build. For even more spectacular results, watch the fun happen when you add on additional kits.
Lightweight and extremely durable, this toy travels with ease and is perfect for indoor or outdoor use.
UBISOFT’S IMAGINE(TM) SERIES TAKES THE LEAD IN VIDEO GAMES FOR GIRLS
Ubisoft announced it will launch brand new games from the Imagine(TM) series for girls, ages 6 to 14 years old. Imagine Movie Star (worldwide), Imagine Fashion Designer New York (North America), Imagine Babysitters (North America), and Imagine Wedding Designer (North America) all for the Nintendo DS(TM) system, are scheduled to ship in Holiday 2008. These are in addition to the newly announced titles, My Secret World by Imagine, Imagine Teacher and Imagine Party Babyz®, that are scheduled to ship in (more…)
Full Suite of Safety Features Allows Worry-Free Game Play for Parents, Fun-Filled Game Play for Kids
Cartoon Network New Media has partnered with the online child protection specialist, Crisp Thinking to integrate its NetModerator system into Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall, Cartoon Network’s first massively multiplayer online game (MMOG). This partnership represents the most complete suite of safety features the industry has to offer in an online game geared toward kids ages 8-14 years old.
FusionFall is a re-imagined and futuristic three-dimensional adventure set during an alien invasion of the Cartoon Network universe. Thrust into the role of a cartoon boy or girl, players team up with other players and Cartoon Network characters to visit more than 60 different playable areas and defend the Cartoon Network universe from an alien invasion of epic proportions. Launching in fall 2008, FusionFall targets the growing and sophisticated kids’ interactive gaming market. The game brings Cartoon Network’s beloved characters, stars of “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends,” “Ed, Edd n Eddy,” “Dexter’s Laboratory,” “Ben 10,” “The Powerpuff Girls” and more to the fast-growing online gaming realm.
Additional safety features Cartoon Network has built into the game include (more…)
A list of top ten selling titles in Europe during 2007 reveals that Europeans prefer smart play over violence.
The IDG (International Development Group) values the European market at $17.9 billion in 2007, compared to $18.8 billion for the US. Forbes Online states that the European market is “dominated” by casual games and shows an “aversion to excessive violence”. Gaming news site Gamasutra adds “The number one selling title, actually released in 2006, is Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (aka Brain Age) for the Nintendo DS. The only single format titles in the top ten are for the Nintendo DS and Wii, with the Nintendo DS described as controlling 26 percent of the European market. ”
Europe has twice the population of the U.S. the fragmented market - divided by different languages, cultures and laws - has often seen publishers concentrating on the North American and Japanese markets.
Euro Top Ten 2007:
1. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. FIFA 2008 (Electronic Arts)
3. Wii Play (Nintendo)
4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
6. Need for Speed: ProStreet (Electronic Arts)
7. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft)
8. Call of Duty 4: Mordern Warfare (Activision)
9. Big Brain Academy (Nintendo)
10. The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)
Online entertainment company KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc announced today the beta launch of Wizard101, a virtual world designed for tween and teen audiences. In the expansive virtual world, beta testers will find themselves exploring a magical world in the role of apprentice wizard at the Ravenwood School of Magical Arts.
Prospective game testers are invited to sign up for the beta at www.wizard101.com. Wizard101 was designed to fill the void between online play sites for the very young and massively multiplayer online games with mature ratings. The first beta testers have now joined the large cast of fantastical in-game characters for adventure and magic spell-collecting fun. Over the coming weeks, beta testers are invited to play the game (more…)
