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Fans of Dofus know that the Anime style characters and MMORPG of this game is quite interesting.

From April 15 - April 29, the world of Dofus will become more interesting as a Cosmic Ray is heading for their world.

All subscriptions during this time will receive twice the lottery tokens and two additional gifts; the Raydi Shield and an item from the Crystalline Set.

Dofus players have been offered the chance to play the beta version of DofusPocket beta. The release of the mobile game is set for June of 2008.

“We wish to offer our DOFUS players new content and additional features that will add to the original online game. We do not wish to simply make a shorter version of DOFUS for mobiles.” says Mr. Emmanuel Darras, CEO and co-founder of ANKAMA. “It seems to be the logical follow-up to our development which is centered on innovating cross-media solutions as well as our will to have a total control over our projects.”

For more info, check out Dofus.

The famous hacker ‘DVDJohn’ that broke the DVD copy protection scheme DeCSS is bringing out another great program for users of digital media.

The program, Double Twist Desktop, will allow for and use of digital media that have copy protection schemes like Apple’s iTunes. By using the free download from DVDJohn, you will be able to use that digital media on another system instead of on one system like the iPod.

You can read more about the program from the register or go directly to doubleTwist.

In a previous post, I had mentioned that Sony had planned to offer GPS for the PSP as well as VOIP through Skype.

A recent statement on Sony’s Japanese website,  states that the expected roll out of Skype VOIP for PSP will be delayed from the Jan 24, 2008 launch date.

The reason are the mikes that the PSP would use, they do not meet the specifications that Skype requires.

Read more over at Sky.

The movie got you pumped about killing large insects that want to take over Earth.
As an elite member of the mobile infantry unit, your mission is simple. You are on Planet Halcyon and your objective is to stay alive. You will blast away on the alien arachnids before they get you.

The space marines need you soldier, enlist now and kill bugs.

Ojom Gmbh is releasing their game “Maya - Temple of Secrets” a puzzle game for the iPhone.

The adapted game will work with iPhones ability to drag, drop and twist to play the puzzle game.

The story behind the Maya game is that you must find a number of ‘golden artefacts’ that will hold the key to opening the secrets of the Temple of Mysteries.

Thomas Brockhage, General Manager of Ojom GmbH, said: “This is a great opportunity for Ojom to show that we can adapt and innovate to suit new technologies. Maya was one of our most popular games and is perfect for the iPhone’s touch sensitive screen. We are proud to release our first game specifically adapted for the iPhone.”

Maya players can play through the integrated Safari browser and free for iPhone users. European players can play it online or on their iPhone via Jamba or Jamster.

A site for mobile game fans? Maybe…

If you need some games and you can’t stand paying the big phone companies large amounts of your play money, than a site which has reached over 1 million game downloads a month might just be the right one for you. Why? Cause the site offers free games.

The free games vary from demos, ad-supported, to full feature but all free to download and play. The only cost is the transfer fee your phone company may bill you for, otherwise you can download it to your pc and transfer the game to your mobile phone via blue tooth or data cable.

“The nature of mobile phones change the gameplay dynamic, but less than many would have believed,” said MobileRated president, Richard Mosher. “Some people see the medium as only effective for simple, casual games but we’ve had great success with certain highly engaging action games too. The truth is that successful games work within the limitations of the hardware they run on. Older and/or cheaper phones have more limitations and thus fewer successful game paradigms. New phone models incorporate significant capabilities and allow for gameplay that few could envision on a mobile phone as little as one year ago. The marketplace is not stagnating, it is evolving. Our downloads have grown 33% in a little more than three months and I firmly believe we are only scratching the surface of the true marketplace today.”

The ad based free games are supported via an in-game advertising. The ad-based games use the Kalador’s FreePlay technology to add the ads into the game. If you grow tired of the game’s advertisements but you still love the game, you can purchase the game which will get rid of the ads.

I took a look at the site and most of it are ad-based games. I found one beta I might be interested to play. Nintendo’s Zeldo is reborn in a mobile version. The mobile version is not released by Nintendo but another developer and is is Beta 3.

Star Wars fans will be happy to hear that Nokia will be bringing out Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to their N-Gage mobile in 2008.

As Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice”, the game will look at the unexplored era between Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV - A New Hope.

“We’re proud to be able to deliver the next chapter in the Star Wars saga on the N-Gage platform,” said Gregg Sauter, Director, Publishing, Nokia. “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Mobile game will take advantage of the N-Gage platform’s robust native development environment to provide the ultimate mobile gaming experience, including powerful graphics, connectivity and community elements.”

“THQ Wireless is dedicated to creating an awesome mobile Star Wars experience that delivers on the concept of unleashing the Force. The N-Gage platform makes it possible for us to release a rich mobile gaming experience to entertain as wide an audience as possible on N-Gage compatible devices,” said Adam Comisky, vice president of THQ Wireless.

“The launch of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be a major entertainment event in 2008, and bringing the game to the N-Gage mobile gaming platform is a big part of that because it means that millions of people around the world will be able to access the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed world right in the palm of their hand,” said Howard Roffman, President of Lucas Licensing.

So practice your James Earl Jones, get your red paint and devil horns, and wait for the “Force” to be with you.

Europeans have it good, maybe too good and that’s why the “Devil May Cry”…

Capcom will be releasing Devil May Cry 4 on the Xbox 360 and the PS3 in January 2008 but they have also made an announcement that they will release a mobile version of Devil May Cry in Feb. 2008 for the European market. The mobile game will be available from all major European mobile phone operators and from Capcom.

The mobile game will feature over 10 hours of gameplay and over 45 missions. The game is set in the underworld and will feature 3D environments and characters.

Dante will be able to use the Rebellion sword and the Ebony and Ivory pistols and a “Style” rating at the end of each stage where the player can take advantage of special combos and multiple weapons to maximize their high scores.

The path the player chooses to take in the game will lead to different routes and new puzzles and new enemies as well as new weapons.

The mercenaries are back, and they want payback!

In Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, the mercenaries go to fight a war against a power-hungry tyrant trying to take over Venezuela’s oil supply.

Pandemic Studios will bring their game to the Xbox 360, PS3, and PS2 while I-Play working with Pandemic Studios will bring out a mobile version of the game.

All the console games will be released with the mobile version at the same time.

David Gosen, President of I-play said, “Pandemic Studios is a AAA developer, and we are excited to be partnering with them to bring the Mercenaries franchise to mobile. We are thrilled that Pandemic Studios has chosen I-play to expand the Mercenaries universe.”

Josh Resnick, President of Pandemic Studios said, “I-play is a leader in the mobile market with a successful track record of developing and marketing game franchises. With this partnership, Pandemic Studios is excited to have I-play bring the Mercenaries 2: World in Flames experience to life on mobile devices. We can’t wait to let our fans unleash Mercenaries-style destruction while on the go.”

The game’s ETA is Feb. 2008

Ah Hellboy, the demon child that grows up to save the world from evil… What a twist!

Fans of Hellboy will be rewarded with the release of “Hellboy: Science of Evil” on the PSP, PS3, Xbox 360 and even on your mobile phone around June 0f 2008.

The initial date of the release was sometime in 2007, but Krome Studios shows ETA and no dates showing for the release, currently, even thought their trailer shows 2007…

The E3 2007 game trailer looks like it’s for the PSP. YouTube commentors pretty much think the graphics look like its more for the PS2.

It does look pretty bad on YouTube, but I think it’s more due to the compression of the video, either that or its a PSP game trailer. Check out this video from Krome’s webpage link, it’ll take you directly to the quicktime vid.