Endless Adventure, Customizable Characters and a Unique Social Experience for Nintendo DS Systems Now Available in North America

One of the biggest games ever to launch for the Nintendo DS family of systems has arrived in North America, giving U.S. consumers a chance to experience the hand-held gaming phenomenon that has already attracted more than 4.2 million players in Japan. With unique features that let players customize characters and connect with friends via a local wireless connection to take on epic adventures, DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, developed by Square Enix Co., Ltd., gives people of all ages, backgrounds and gaming experience levels a remarkable way to combine imaginative game play and social fun.

This summer season is anything but lazy for Nintendo fans, thanks to hundreds of action-packed game downloads available for Wii and Nintendo DSi systems. Starting today, you can get your adrenaline pumping with Toribash, a brawny new fighting game for the WiiWare service. On the Nintendo DSiWare service, new attractions include the adaptable puzzle fun of Primrose and the freewheeling action of Pop Island – Paperfield.

Even though there never was an official release date for the upcoming  Driver: San Francisco, it appears that the title has been pushed back to early 2011. The company detailed the delay in today’s estimated earnings report, citing “the competitive market at Christmas” as the reason for the unfortunate delay. Driver: San Francisco is now scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2011 (January–March) on Xbox 360 and other platforms.

Slang announced today that they have repositioned the highly-anticipated Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring launch date to October 12, 2010 in order to maximize the game’s potential, while taking full advantage of the upcoming holiday season in U.S., Canadian and Latin America markets. Furthermore, the strategic new launch date will grant first time publisher Slang with ancillary time for expanded marketing and development efforts to ensure that Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring truly provides fans with an entertainment experience that captures the sport’s passion, tradition and over-the-top high-flying action.

Black Bean Games today announced the final release date for WRC, the only official FIA World Rally Championship videogame. The game is being developed by Milestone and will be available in stores on the 8th of October for PlayStation3, Xbox360 and PC.

For the first time in five years the official WRC videogame is back and will be available in formats for home consoles and PC with an exclusive package representing all the official licensed cars, drivers and co-drivers from the current WRC season and from all support classes: P-WRC, S-WRC, J-WRC.