More news popping out of the Comic-Con in San Diego. Activision has announced that Speedball's alter-emo ego, Penance, will be in your roster of heroes in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (PS3, PSP, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, DS). More after the jump.

It's official. Wheelman developer Midway Newcastle has been shut down following failed efforts to find a buyer before the end of the notification time required by UK law. The announcement was made at the studio by Midway CEO Matt Booty in front of the 80 or so people who had to be let go.

The buyout of Warner Bros. of publisher Midway has been OK'd by a bankruptcy judge, making the US$ 33 million acquisition a sure go. The deal is expected to finally close within 10 days, this according to the reports by the Chicago Tribune.

We all know that Ubisoft and Jordan Mechner have been working on a new Prince of Persia video game for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Well, apparently that's not the only thing Mechner's been busy with. At this year's San Diego Comic-con he revealed that he is currently working on a follow-up to Karateka. More information on this can be found in the full article.

Midway has announced that it will be merging its San Diego and Los Angeles Studios by this September. Among other things, this merger may have a direct effect on the work of the development team behind TNA iMPACT! (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii). Further details on this announcement are available in the full article.

To say that the Nintendo Wii and its bundled Wii Sports title are popular would be the understatement of the year. Despite the massive commercial success that the tandem has enjoyed, Nintendo is pushing for even loftier heights. They'll be touring the US and gracing sporting events to let those who haven't caught the Wii Sports fever know what they've been missing out on.

A two-month survey conducted by the National Institute on Media and Family (NIMF) involving 60 retailers in the U.S. show that 46% of retailers sell M-rated video games to teens. The East County Youth Coalition and other youth groups are now requesting retailers to provide employees with proper training and separate M-rated titles from other games.

More on this at the full article!

 

If you want to get the recent number of NBA games that have come out this year, then you'll probably want to do it in the best style possible. Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. is giving you a chance to look the part while playing your favorite NBA team as they plan to release NBA-themed controllers and other related accessories.

Darren Richardson, president and chief executive officer of Mad Catz, explains the brief history of the San Diego based company's renewed acquisition of the license since last April:

Mad Catz initially launched its line of NBA video game controllers and accessories during the 2004-2005 NBA season and these products have proven to be an important part of our strategy to offer gamers the opportunity to personalize their video game accessories with the world's leading sports, video game and entertainment images and brands.

The extension of this agreement with the NBA ensures that this valuable sports franchise will remain with Mad Catz for the next several years. We look forward to continuing to provide gamers and NBA fans with high-quality controllers and accessories for all current and prior generation consoles that bring the NBA arena excitement into the living room.

Mad Catz is planning to produce game controllers and faceplates for all 30 NBA teams, all of which will be available through NBAstore.com, NBA arena stores, and online game retailers. These peripherals and accessories will be made available for the Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and Nintendo Wii, DS.

For those who haven't been paying attention to QJ.NET's regular updates on Wii title No More Heroes, here's an interview video featuring the highly-acclaimed video game director Suda 51. He talked about all the basic information as well as some of video game's source of inspiration.

No More Heroes features the story of Travis Touchdown and his quest to become the number one assassin in the city of Santa Destroy. While the said location is purely fictional, Suda 51 shared that players will be reminded of San Diego and Los Angeles.

Without any delay, here's the interview video for No More Heroes. Suda 51 reiterated that the publisher for North America is Ubisoft and that it will be released in February 2008.

Here's an interview video for the upcoming sports title Rockstar Presents Table Tennis. This particular video game was co-developed by Rockstar Leeds and Rockstar San Diego and first appeared on the Xbox 360 last year. According to reports, it should be available this September.

We believe that you guys should watch this video especially those who've tried it on Microsoft's shiny white console. One of the problems fans had in the first build was the game's controls and this very clip addresses that. In fact, there will be a total of three different control sets available for players in the Wii version of the game.

Anyway, just watch the video and learn more about Rockstar Presents Table Tennis. The guy who's doing all the talking in the video is actually Nick Van Amburg, Rockstar's product manager for this title.