Conspiracy Entertainment has just signed a publishing agreement with Epicenter Studios to bring together the Wii-exclusive Real Heroes: Firefighters. But while the title all but screams "fiery action," you'll be quite surprised to learn that it won't be violent at all. So what's in store for you in this game? Read up over after the jump.

 If Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii comes along and it doesn't quite cut your cutesy racing cravings, perhaps Conspiracy Entertainment and Neko Entertainment can help you hit the spot. The two have paired up to bring the zany Cocoto Kart Racer to the Nintendo Wii. They revealed the release period and some features. Read about it in the full article up next.

If you into casual puzzle games, then you may want to check out Conspiracy Entertainment's Octomania when it gets release this coming March. Atlus has just announced that it will be distributing the game in North America.

If you are not familiar with the game, a couple of information and new screenshots can be found in the full article. All you have to do to get there is click the "read more" link below.

According to a recent listing from online rental store GameFly, a new title called Winter Games is coming to Nintendo Wii this November 16. It's being published by Conspiracy Entertainment but aside from that, nothing is known about this title.

Except maybe for the fact that it's going to be a compilation of sports games. The older gamers might remember that a game with a similar title was released back in 1986 on Commodore 64. It was then ported on video game consoles.

That Winter Games was developed by Epyx. It featured a total of eight players who compete in various sports games in an attempt to win a medal. Nintendo has yet to comment on the matter and until it does, we'll just putting this one under Rumors.

It goes without saying that this week is going to be big, and we need not remind you why but we're going to say it anyway: Halo 3. Yup, Master Chief is blasting to the shelves, but let's not overlook all the other titles that are charging to the stores alongside our intrepid hero.

This week also marks the release of sports titles like NBA 08 and Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3, while the Wii and DS get their steady doses of assorted titles. The PC gamers will not be finding their side of the shelves in want either so it might be safe to say that we're all going to be happy with these week's output of video games. Our wallets have a fight ahead of them, though.

Animal Genius. What's your animal IQ? For example, do you know the difference between a panther and a leopard? You'll get to exercise your wildlife knowledge in Animal Genius with its five games: Matchomatic, Maze Munch, Animal Expert, Scratch 'N See, and Creature Collector.

• DS - September 25, 2007
• US$ 29.99
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• Scholastic, Inc.

Arctic Tale. Embark on a journey through various arctic environments with this game based on the National Geographic documentary. Do we need to tell you that you'll be traveling through cold oceans, snow capped mountains and other dangerous frozen places? The animals age as you progress and gameplay evolves with them. Also, Arctic Tale features free-roaming gameplay and several mini-games so we doubt you'd be bored.

• DS - September 28, 2007
• US$ 19.99
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• DSI Games

Check out the other titles on the shelves this week after the jump!

 

Some hot titles are hitting the shelves this week, what with much anticipated titles like Heroes of Mana and Luminous Arc finally arriving. EA's explosive Madden NFL '08, which should sell like hotcakes, will also be available on all platforms.

DS owners are getting much love - noteworthy titles include Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon that promises to take the favorite farming game deeper into RPG territory. High School Musical: Makin' the Cut also expands the library by adding a sing-and-dance game for all ages.

Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics. Yet another shot at making a video game based on phenomenal tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons, D&D: Tactics faithfully implements D&D 3.5 rules as players follow the story of a young child. Taking either good or evil alignment ultimately decides the ending. Co-op allows players to work together, while deathmatch mode pits them against each other.

• PSP - August 14, 2007
• US$ 39.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• Atari

Heroes of Mana. Square Enix takes the latest installment in the Mana series to an entirely new direction, turning action adventure into real-time strategy that you'd want on your DS.

• Nintendo DS - August 14, 2007
• US$ 39.99
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• Square Enix

Madden NFL '08. One of EA's biggest annual sports titles returns to all platforms. New in this installment are Weapons, providing players with different specialized abilities at their disposal. Graphics department also received a revamp, and other gameplay tweaks make this year's NFL a worthy addition.

• PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, GC, Wii, PC, PSP, DS - August 14, 2007
• US$ 59.95  (PS3, Xbox 360), US$ 39.99 (Xbox, PC), US$ 39.95 (GC, PSP), US$ 49.99 (Wii), US$ 29.95 (DS)
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• Electronic Arts

Check out the rest of the titles coming out On Shelves This Week behind the Full Article link below!

Data Design Interactive has a growing library of Wii video game titles and it's fair to say that as much as they are good ones, they are not quite familiar to consumers yet.

All that is about to change as the developer/publisher has just announced its participation at this year's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. Data Design Interactive President Stewart Green had this to say:

This show gives us the ability to meet trade visitors and members of the press. We will be presenting our first four Nintendo Wii games that have gone gold and hopefully by time the show comes around, we will have had another three titles to add to the four that will be ready to ship in the next few week.

The aforementioned Wii games that have gone gold include: Billy the Wizard, Ninjabread Man, Anubis II, and Rock N Roll Adventures: Elviz. Data Design also mentioned that it will be announcing a new game called Popcorn Arcade during the convention.

It was reported earlier that Data Design has collaborated with Conspiracy Entertainment Corporation for the latter to publish and distribute the first nine of Data Design's Wii titles in Asia and the U.S.

Data Design Interactive and Conspiracy Entertainment Corporation have announced that they have inked a deal that allows Conspiracy Entertainment distribute and publish the first nine Data Design Interactive Wii titles in North America and Asia. The deal will covering the following Wii titles:

• Billy the Wizard
• Ninjabread Man
• Anubis II
• Myth Makers Super Kart GP
• Monster Trux Extreme
• Rock N Roll Adventures: Elviz
• Action Girlz Racing
• Mini Desktop Racing
• Offroad Extreme

"We have an ambitious release schedule and a new distribution network to build in Europe, so we are pleased and excited to work together with Conspiracy Entertainment...," said Stewart Green, president of Data Design Interactive. "We are convinced that their experience and professional approach will help us to establish and expand our gaming brands in the U.S and Asian market."

 

If you would look at the Entertainment Software Rating Board's (ESRB) official site, it has added a newcomer to its list of games for the Nintendo Wii, placed under Conspiracy Entertainment's publishing house. Counter Force, the said title, has been given a rating of E10+ for Violence.

Now if you'll remember, we posted a news about a couple of months ago about a 3D mech shooter making its way to the Wii from Conspiracy Entertainment. Could this be that title it was talking about before? Well, we're definitely interested. And we'll definitely keep you posted on more updates as they come along.

How would you like to have a futuristic 3D mech shooting title for Wii? Given all the possibilities one can imagine with the Wiimote and Nunchuk, we can say that this indeed is interesting.

We brought the topic up because Conspiracy Entertainment is planning to release one in Q2 of 2007. The game will be based on an arcade game created by Japan-based Hyper-Devbox. We only know that the working title for the game is "Shoot Out" and the background story involves alien robot machines trying to invade Earth, and Earth is defended by freedom fighters fighting for, well, freedom.

Anyway, the revelation came with Conspiracy's announcement that it recently inked a deal with Hyper-Devbox. The latter's president, Carlo Perconti, had a few things to say about the newly forged venture:

We are very excited to collaborate with Conspiracy to increase the intensity and enjoyment of the game, while remaining true to its original and much-loved design and aesthetic. The freedom of Wii's distinctive handheld wireless controller is ideal for creating a 3D 'shoot 'em up' experience and will allow players a greater feeling of interaction.

This is great news indeed. However we're wondering about their other titles: Baja Mania and Baja Destruction. Conspiracy mentioned that it will be releasing the games on Q1 of 2007. But this time, the company mentioned that "Shoot Out" will actually be its first Wii game.

So what happened to those two? We'll look into the matter carefully and tell you whatever we find out. In the mean time, when it comes to a mech Wii game, it is all green for us here.