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Today Ubisoft announced that Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party will launch for the Wii and Nintendo DS this holiday season. Following the tradition of Rayman Raving Rabbids titles showcasing zany fun, this time around the series incorporates the use of the Wii Balance Board.

In RRR TV Party, the Rabbids plan to invade televisions worldwide, providing players with a variety of games and comedic exploits spoofing TV shows, pop culture and even advertisements.

“The Rayman Raving Rabbids titles have been an immense success, entertaining the world over,” said Yves Guillemot, president and chief executive officer, Ubisoft. “The inclusion of the Wii Balance Board into the game was a huge source of inspiration for our development team and I guarantee you will see the Wii Balance Board used in ways that will be surprisingly unexpected!”

To date, the Rayman titles have sold more than 22 million units worldwide and to check out what to expect from these crazy critters, look no further than the “teaser” video above. More info on the game is expected to be release during E3 2008, so be sure and hang out with us because we have people heading that way who will be more than happy to give us their impressions of it.

You can also check out the “mini-game” trailer for the game after the break, which as usual shows a preppy family in a nice home and the Father figure playing with his Wii. Pun intended.

Via: Press Release

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The Ubidays event yesterday gave us some absolute winners in the way of announcements (Beyond Good & Evil 2) and then some down right stinkers (a stop smoking game for the DS… WTF??!!). Like the previous post, there is no need for you to go looking all over the internet for pictures of games you are interested in and ones you want to stab with a lit cigarette because you can get them all right here.

Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X.

Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party

Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking

As Jonathan reported yesterday, no new Xbox Live Arcade games were released today, thanks to Grand Theft Auto IV’s release yesterday. The day after Halo 3 was released we also saw an XBLA release of Jack Squat, so today’s lack of any releases doesn’t come as much of a surprise. After a rocky start to the whole Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday campaign, we’ve had just four weeks (not including today) since August that didn’t bring any new games – and that was due to new games becoming Arcade Hits, Undertow being temporarily released for free, or Halo 3’s release. So I won’t go too hard on Microsoft.

What you can find new on the Xbox Live Marketplace today is a totally free Dr. Pepper theme! Please, hold your applause, because there’s more. A bunch of Turok themes have also been released (although they’ll run you the ridiculous standard price of 150 Microsoft Points each), a free F-16C -PJ Emblem- download for Ace Combat 6 owners, an Alone in the Dark trailer, and some sort of Raving Rabbids invasion of Chessmaster Live that will run you 150 points. I have no idea what it’s all about, but I’m jealous that Chessmaster gets it and not Spyglass Board Games.

You may now resume your regularly scheduled GTA session.

Well, this is certainly the most random video of the day. This new video from Ubisoft strongly suggests that the balance board for WiiFit will be used for the next Rayman Raving Rabbids title. Unfortunately, the video is really all that Ubisoft has unveiled on the matter, but you can probably assume the new title will involve playing a series of mini-games to thwart the little bunny-like things’ latest plot. You know, I normally can’t stand the advent of a new mini-game collection for the Wii, but those crazy Rabbids just crack me up every time.

Once again, there’s a new trailer out for Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, which features more antics from those psychotic rabbity things. This time, they’re breaking into someone house to pull off their dastardly scheme to play their own game against a father and son. I’m really not sure what terrifies me more: the alien Rabbids wreaking havoc or the father and son going equally nuts over the game. It’s nice to see a game though that delivers the powerful message that all of life’s problems can be solved by a plunger to the face.

Those pesky Rabbids are at it again. Ubisoft has unveiled the intro movie for the upcoming game, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. The video shows the Rabbids swarming the globe from large yellow submarines. My guess is they’re also huge Beatles fans. At any rate, the video pretty funny, since people getting bombarded by little rabbity-things is always good for a laugh.

I think most everyone enjoyed the Raving Rabbids marketing campaign back when the game was first released last year. Now, they’ve made their way onto the DS, as cute and psychotic looking as ever, and we’ve got a few shots of the Rabbids’ DS escapades. Hopefully we’ll get a new wave of commercials, because you just can’t go wrong with the insane things running around screen for 30 seconds.More after the break.

via DS Fanboy

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It seems more developers are jumping out of the way of the atomic blast of game releases that drops this holiday season. After several titles like Smash Bros. Brawl, Army of Two, and Harvey Birdman being nudged into next year, it looks like Ubisoft is preparing to do the same with one or more of it’s high-profile titles. In a recent financial report put out by the company, they made a note that some games’ releases would be postponed. Unfortunately, they didn’t note specifically which ones:

“As a result of the positive trends observed during the first half of the year as well as the positive outlook for the third quarter, Ubisoft has decided to postpone the release of certain games…Six franchises are now scheduled for release in 2007-08 (Brothers in Arms, Far Cry, Rayman Raving Rabbids, The Settlers, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell and an unannounced franchise), compared with the previously announced seven…Three new brands are now scheduled for release in 2007-08 (Assassin’s Creed, Haze, Tom Clancy’s End War), compared with the previously announced six … the four games concerned will now strengthen Fiscal 2008-09.”

It should be noted that Ubisoft’s Fiscal 2007-08 year ends on March 31, 2008. The wording is quite vague in the report, but they do specifically say that some games will be getting pushed back. We’ll just have to wait and see which ones. Personally, I’m okay so long Assassin’s Creed stays on time…and by saying that, I’ve probably just jinxed it.

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Nintendo of America have said that by the end of 2007, the Wii library will have 140 titles, and the Nintendo DS library will reach 450 games. Below is a list of 79 Wii titles for the months of October through December. This list does not include the DS titles, or downloadable games (which will total 200 by year’s end) but it is still an impressive list - I never said all of the titles were, just the amount.

October

1st - MLB Power Pros (2K Sports)
1st - Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire (D3)
2nd - Crash of the Titans (Sierra)
5th - Balls of Fury (DSI)
8th - Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (Nintendo)
9th - FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts)
9th - Bleach: Shattered Blade (SEGA)
9th - Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal (WB Games)
10th - Arctic Tale (DSI)
15th - Sea Monsters (DSI)
16th - Thrillville: Off the Rails (LucasArts)
22nd - EA Playground (Electronic Arts)
23rd - Backyard Football (Atari)
23rd - The Sims 2 Castaway (Electronic Arts)
23rd - Rockstar Table Tennis (Rockstar)
23rd - The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (Sierra)
23rd - Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution (TOMY)
25th - M&M’S Kart Racing (DSI)
28th - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
29th - Battalion Wars 2 (Nintendo)
30th - Ben 10: Protector of Earth (D3)
30th - Showtime Championship Boxing (DSI)
30th - Need For Speed: ProStreet (Electronic Arts)
30th - The Simpsons (Electronic Arts)
31st - Manhunt 2 (Rockstar)
October - Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (Activision)
October - Bee Movie Game (Activision)
October - Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground (Activision)
October - Ultimate Duck Hunting (Detn8)
October - Mercury Meltdown Revolution (Ignition)
October - Namco Museum Remix (Namco Bandai)
October - Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity (The Game Factory)
October - Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth (THQ)
October - Bratz: The Movie (THQ)
October - Cars: Mater-National (THQ)
October - Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (THQ)
October - SpongeBob’s Atlantis SquarePantis (THQ)

NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER TITLES LISTED AFTER THE BREAK

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If you want a chance to play Super Mario Galaxy or Super Smash Bros. Brawl, get your tickets for the E for all Expo in Los Angeles and get to the Nintendo booth. These two games will be available for the public to play test for the first time Oct. 18-22 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Not only will Nintendo be showing off Galaxy and Brawl, there will be many other games for the Wii and DS to test drive including new titles as well as old favorites. Daily Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournaments are planned as well with participants getting free Wii-themed T-shirts. A different shirt will be offered for each day of the show.

Read the full game line up, barring any last minute changes, after the break.
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There’s a new trailer out for the upcoming Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. Those crazy rabbit-like things are up to no good again and getting into more hilarious situations. This video shows what happens in the epic showdown between Rabbid and Rugby Player. White furry things versus tough, grizzled sports players: I think you can guess how that turns out.

Even with Hell’s Highway missing its previously announced release window, Ubisoft has announced its 2007 holiday line-up and even though it is not a big list, the titles are not too shabby.

Assassin’s Creed: Set for release on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in November, PC users will have to wait until 2008 to play this highly anticipated title.

Beowulf: This ties-in with the upcoming movie, and will be released in November for the PS3, PSP, Xbox 360.

Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway: Now expected before the end of they year, and the Wii port of Road to Hill 30 is still set for December.

Blazing Angels 2: For the 360 and PS3

CSI: For the 360 and Wii,

Heroes of Might and Magic V: For PC

Haze: For the PS3

Other holiday titles announced were Naruto: Rise of a Ninja for the 360, Nitrobike for the Wii, and Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 for the Wii and the DS.

Jonathan reported yesterday on Gaming Today, that Ubisoft will be publishing No More Heroes, a Wii exclusive developed by the makers of Killer 7 which is scheduled for a February 2008 release.

Via: GamesIndustry.biz

Rayman Raving Rabbits 2 will not hit the Wii until Fall, but while you are waiting you can enjoy these hilarious looking screens and the latest trailer. If you want some more strange and amiable laughs, head on over to the official website for more Rabbids and their antics. If it is more screens and trailers you want, look no further than our FileFront page. Enjoy!

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Those pesky bunny-like things are at it again: here’s a new hilarious trailer for Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. This time, it looks like the little critters have their sights set on Earth, and have set up a base in a shopping mall to carry out their diabolical plans. Like the past trailers for this game, this one doesn’t really show any gameplay, but that’s quite alright with me. Instead the video focuses on two rabbids’ attempts to get into the Leipzig Games Convention, making several references to other Ubisoft titles in the process. Look for this title to hit the Wii later this fall.

I am new to the whole Rayman Raving Rabids phenomenon and at first could not understand their appeal. That was before I played the Ubisoft title over the weekend. Now, that I am hooked, I like the rest of you am anticipating the sequel and personally cannot wait to revel in their mad capped madness as they seek world domination. Enjoy the watching this humorous trailer as the Rabids lend lunacy to the Tour de France.

There’s something about those bunnies. Or, excuse me, rabids. This game grabbed me so much more than I thought it would, and I’m stoked for the sequel.

And it doesn’t get much better seeing a rabid between two huge butt-cheeks. Can somebody say wasabi?

Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 `Japan` Trailer

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In what may go down as one of the most critical holiday seasons in gaming history, the major players in the console market are swinging for the fences. This list is a venerable who’s-who of major gaming titles. The list itself is staggering, with more than 60 titles represented. (That’s not to mention the titles that I omitted for lack of popularity). Just glancing at this list makes my wallet burst into flames.

Disclaimer: For purposes of this list, the holiday season starts 8/1. I checked multiple sources for verification of these release dates. Nevertheless, most of these release dates are not 100% confirmed. If I missed a title you are eagerly anticipating (And no, MGS4 is not coming out this year) be sure to let me know, I’ll try to update the list if necessary.

Two Worlds – 8/2/07
Bioshock – 8/21/07
Blue Dragon - 8/28/07
Eternal Sonata – 9/19/07
Halo 3 - 9/25/07
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation - 10/25/07
Lost Odyssey - 10/30/07
Tom Clancy’s Spinter Cell: Conviction – 11/15/07
Too Human – TBD ‘07
Mass Effect – TBD ‘07
Project Gotham Racing 4 – TBD ’07
Alan Wake - TBD ‘07

See the rest of the list after the jump:
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Ubisoft’s decided to clamp down its release dates for games this year. They’ve announced dates for all the games being released through November. Below are the dates for some of the more anticipated games for this year. You can view the full list here.

September:

* Dark Messiah: Elements - 7th September (Xbox 360)
* Settlers VI - 7th September (PC)
* Brothers In Arms: Double Time - 21st September (Wii)

October:

* Naruto: Rise of a Ninja - 19th October (Xbox 360)

November:

* Assassin’s Creed - 9th November (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway - 16th November (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - 16th November (Wii, DS)
* Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction - 16th November (PC, Xbox 360)
* Haze - 23rd November (PS3)
* Haze - 30th November (PC, Xbox 360)

Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 `UbiDays 07` Trailer

There’s a new trailer up for Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. The trailer’s more a goofy announcement for the game, so it doesn’t really show off any of the new gameplay. Still, I’m sure you can expect plenty of new inventive ways to torture these bug-eyed little creatures. There should also be more plungers than you can shake a…er…plunger at.