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Thursday, June 26, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Judy on June 26, 2008 @ 2:12 p.m. PDT

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

Dungeon Runners (PC)

Don't think Dungeon Runners box is just a bunch of Bling Gnome goodness. It also includes premium membership access for 6 months and all the perks of membership. At just $20, you're getting 6 months of Premium Membership along with the Bling Gnome bonus. Such a deal! No credit card is required and you can buy as many as you want.

Features:

  • Quench your deepest dungeon crawling thirst in this multiplayer online role-playing game that's home to an exciting realm of magic, terror and adventure.
  • Build your own custom hero and venture into the great dungeon to discover realms of danger, wonder and excitement. Tackle quests and retrieve powerful items - as your hero gains experience, you will unlock new powers.
  • Adventure alone or form your own team of heroes to battle the menaces that plague the world
  • Undertake over 50 missions and quests to rid the world of unspeakable horrors and legions of enemies
  • Gather in public meeting areas, then adventure in instanced dungeons
  • Discover clues to uncover the mysterious evil terrorising the land
  • Become a legend: bask in the limelight as your powers, equipment, and influence grow with each successful mission and every fallen foe
  • Dungeon Runners will continually expand to include new maps, new monsters, and new powers!

My Weight Loss Coach (NDS)

Developed in Ubisoft's Montreal studio under the guidance of a nutritionist, My Weight Loss Coach encourages players to take positive steps toward maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Features:

  • Personal Profiles: Create your personal profile and evaluate your improvement potential. Then set up your objectives following the recommendations based on your personal profile.
  • Input Reward System: Log your progress on a daily or weekly basis, tracking your physical activity and nutrition habits.
  • The Pedometer: A peripheral device that comes with the game and can be easily updated through your DS, it's the best way to monitor your daily physical effort, challenge yourself and balance your food intake.
  • Real-Life Landmarks as Checkpoints: As a reward, all the physical activities you perform and good nutrition habits you acquire are converted into measurable distances based on real examples to show just how far you've progressed.

The "My Coach" brand, part of Ubisoft's Games for Everyone division, is made up of a series of games that foster self-improvement while entertaining players at the same time. Other titles in the brand include My Word Coach, a game for improving vocabulary, along with foreign-language development titles My Spanish Coach and My French Coach.

My Weight Loss Coach is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $39.99.

Soul Bubbles (NDS)

In Soul Bubbles, the player takes the role of a young shaman apprentice who is tasked with saving lost "souls" and guiding them to safety. He must safeguard these fragile beings by placing them in protective bubbles so he can transport them through a series of increasingly treacherous and hostile worlds.

As the shaman, use your stylus to draw the bubbles, then deflate, cut or join them to other bubbles to navigate through each environment. You must fill bubbles with water or gas, escape traps, extinguish fires and avoid all the sticky or dangerous surfaces that will slow the bubbles down.

"Creative and refreshing, Soul Bubbles is a unique game that DS owners won't want to miss," said Robert A. Lindsey, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Eidos Inc. "This is a charming story combined with gameplay that pushes the capabilities of the Nintendo DS is sure to engage all puzzle gaming fans."

Soul Bubbles features eight unique worlds, each with its own visual style and gameplay challenges, and over 40 levels to play through on your journey to becoming a true spirit herder. The game is available exclusively at Toys "R" Us stores.

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