The streets of New York need some heroes – and they’re not picky about species! Activision Publishing, Inc. today announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™, a new, original video game developed by Magic Pockets, starring the butt-kicking, pizza-loving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Set in the same universe as Nickelodeon’s popular animated series, this side-scrolling action-brawler will bridge the gap between the show’s first and second seasons, putting Turtle Power into fans’ hands.

True to classic TMNT-style gameplay and atmosphere, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ is an energetic, blazing beat ’em up with four-person, local, drop-in/drop-out co-op (Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system only) and features character upgrades, secondary items, and multiple gameplay modes. It offers an authentic Turtles storyline, encompassing franchise-favourite characters and locations from the animated series, unfolding through animated cut scenes and in-game events.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ will be available in retail stores later this year for Nintendo 3DS™ handheld system and the Xbox 360® games and entertainment system. It has not yet received a rating by the Australian Classification Board. For more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/teenagemutantninjaturtles.

Marvel: Avengers Alliance (Facebook Social Game): Marvel has revealed that the newly designed Season 2 will be launching shortly! In Season 2, players will experience a new Chapter Mastery system, providing new missions, bonuses and rewards. Heroic Battles, battles that involve heroes and villains with no agents are also introduced for the first time. These are side missions involving classic matchups such as Wolverine vs. Sabretooth or Cable & Deadpool teaming up for battle. Also revealed were new Incursion events that feature battles against agents and heroes from another reality.

In this season, players will dive further into combat with the nefarious Circle of Eight for the first time. This creepy cult is up to no good, killing off many heroes and villains in the Marvel Gaming Universe, and it is up the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to stop their latest nefarious scheme.

A brand new Spec Op mission, featuring the characters from the “Dark Reign” storyline, was also unveiled. In this mission a massive industrial accident has caused the World Security Council to consider overruling S.H.I.E.L.D.’s defense mandate. Dell Rusk has assembled a team of Dark Avengers including Yelena Belova, Bullseye, Ragnarok, Daken, and Venom to destroy the Heroes. If players are able to put a stop to the scheme they will earn the mighty Ares as a playable character.

During the panel it was also revealed that the next PVP character reward will be Bishop while the new PVP Lockbox reward will be Elektra. These characters will accompany a new PVP feature allowing players to set separate teams and weapon sets for PVP and Mission.

Marvel: Avengers Alliance (Playdom.com Social Game): Given first to attendees of San Diego Comic-Con and the Marvel Games Panel, new fans who want to play Marvel: Avengers Alliance on the destination site Playdom.com can receive a free in-game item. This item is invaluable for all Agents, cleansing strike teams of all negative effects, and imparting healing effects to all allies. Sign up at http://www.playdom.com/marvelsdcc to receive this coveted item now.

Avengers Alliance (Mobile Game): Marvel also revealed during the Marvel Games Panel that the very first Spec Op for mobile will be launching shortly. In addition, players should stay tuned for the upcoming launch of Season 1 Chapter 6 in early August!

Avengers Alliance is now available for free for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad on the iTunes App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/app/avengers-alliance/id603628470?mt=8.

Join the millions of social gamers and Marvel fans who have already joined S.H.I.E.L.D by playing Marvel: Avengers Alliance at: http://www.facebook.com/avengersalliance. The game is one of the top rated games in Facebook’s App Center. Fans can also play Marvel: Avengers Alliance at www.playdom.com.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.  For more information visit marvel.com

Images from the panel presentation can be found here: http://smu.gs/16HDmwp

The Ultimate Ninja Hero Comes to Current and Next Gen Platforms Early 2014

Sydney, Australia – July 19, 2013 – Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed that the ultimate ninja, Strider Hiryu, will return in Strider™, a brand new title in development for Xbox One®, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, Xbox 360®games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®3 and PC. An intense side-scrolling action platformer, Strider’s action begins in the expansive metropolis of Kazakh City, a mix of ornate Russian architecture and hard-edged futuristic high-rise buildings with sprawling energy cables and pipework. Players freely explore the city and beyond, gaining new abilities and items which in turn open access to a truly massive and expansive interconnected game world.

Remaining true to its roots, Strider features the same franchise hallmarks of fluid, lightning quick combat and ground-breaking free-flowing traversal that inspired many of today’s third person action titles. Strider further builds upon this pedigree by endowing the player with a vastly expanded arsenal of moves and weapons to acquire and use, while slicing their way through a massive, interconnected and rich game world.

The year is Meio: 048, on an alternate dystopian future of Earth. The whole planet suffers under the oppressive, iron-fisted rule of the mysterious and omnipotent Grand Master Meio. An expert in sabotage and assassination, Hiryu is the youngest ever recruit to attain a Special A-Class in the hellish Strider training program, and is the only man capable of achieving the mission to eliminate Grand Master Meio.

Perform breakneck acrobatic jumps and mid-air flips while slicing through enemies with Hiryu’s indestructible ‘Cypher’, a plasma charged weapon that can take on a number of properties. Alternatively, use the climb sickle to gain the high ground, and hit them with a surprise Kunai attack, or call on support companions for some extra muscle when the going gets tough.

From cybernetic soldiers to immense bio-mechanical creatures, Strider’s varied enemy types guarantee unique and engaging combat challenges that will see players quickly utilizing their various weapons, items and skills to gain the upper hand. The addition of plasma cypher variations and ranged weapons, such as the Kunai, provide further depth to combat.

Strider is being developed by Double Helix Games in conjunction with Capcom and is scheduled for digital release early 2014.