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Monday, October 24, 2011 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Oct. 24, 2011 @ 6:00 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:


We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Bass Pro Shops The Hunt: Trophy Showdown (Wii)

Bass Pro Shops The Hunt: Trophy Showdown features 12 large hunting regions, each highlighting different seasons and foliage. Each level takes you on a unique hunt featuring 24 different species, including massive caribou, elk, moose, whitetail and wild turkey. The player also has to stay alert for one-of-kind legendary animals as well as dangerous predators hunting you. Each level also allows the player to hunt a real life record setting King of Bucks.

The new Career mode offers more realistic hunting challenges set in a Last Man Standing tournament structure. Use calls and scents to lure animals in for the perfect shot. Explore the large open regions looking for hidden areas that give clues to locations of legendary game. Completing the game unlocks a unique "Hunter's Paradise" level, where all the animals are record-breakers.

Bass Pro Shops The Hunt: Trophy Showdown also features five hunting minigames that support multiplayer, so the whole family can enjoy.

Bass Pro Shops The Hunt: Trophy Showdown is available for a suggested retail price of $49.99 for the bundle and $29.99 for the stand-alone software.

Bass Pro Shops The Strike: Tournament Edition (Wii)

Bass Pro Shops The Strike: Tournament Edition features a new Career mode that includes a progressive tournament structure that mimics real-life fishing tournaments including a Pre-Fish mode, allowing you to scout each lake ahead of time. The player starts out as a rookie looking to climb the ranks against competitive pros, collecting sponsors, boats and prize money that players can use to upgrade their equipment as they progress. Each tournament features a Sports Ticker to keep you updated on how the competition is doing.

The game features 12 North American lakes — including two exotic hidden lakes, as well as 14 species of fish, over a hundred authentic Bass Pro Shops lures and a huge selection of rods and reels. The exclusive fishing pole peripheral is ambidextrous and easily attaches to your Wii controller so you can cast, reel, and jig just like you were out on a real lake. Each boat is equipped with a fish finder, GPS system and even a radio with a large music library. These tools will help you find the fish and keeps the action hopping. Just don't scare away the lunkers.

Bass Pro Shops The Strike: Tournament Edition is available for a suggested retail price of $49.99 for the bundle and $29.99 for the stand-alone software.

Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge (X360)

Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge features 93 teams and 31 stadiums, including the exclusive license for the All Blacks and the Qantas Wallabies teams. Featuring intense single-player and multiplayer modes, Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge offers gamers an unrivaled Xbox 360 rugby experience.

Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge is rated "E" for everyone by the ESRB.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Wii)

Kirby's Return to Dream Land finds the heroic pink puff striving to help recover pieces of a spaceship that has crash-landed on his home planet of Popstar. Players guide Kirby through a captivating series of side-scrolling worlds as he inhales enemies to copy their abilities and battles through colorful environments in search of hidden items. The game introduces new Super Abilities that allow Kirby to obliterate enemies and obstacles like never before. As many as three additional players can join in the fun, playing as differently colored Kirbys or as other favorite characters from the series: Meta Knight, King Dedede or Waddle Dee.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land is available for the suggested retail price of $49.99 and rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB.

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