I want to introduce you to one of my co-workers, Robby Zinchak. Don’t let his young looks fool you. He’s an up-and-coming associate producer extraordinaire who’s ready to answer all your questions regarding this truly unique, downloadable game. Just don’t ask him to show you his ID. (Just kidding Robby.)

Hi! This is my first time posting here, so I figure I should introduce myself first My name is Robby, and I’m the Associate Producer on FLOCK! here at Capcom. As mentioned previously on this blog, the new episode of Qore (available today!) includes both a video feature on FLOCK! and a fully playable demo!

The premise of FLOCK! is simple: you’re a UFO (the ‘Flocker’) which seeks to abduct animals. Through the levels, you’ll abduct these cute animals by herding them into your Motherflocker (yes, really, we named the ship that :P). But it’s not a simple point A to point B operation – all sorts of peril and surprises lie between the animals and their destination. For instance, in one level you’ll play, there are crops between the sheep and the ship, so you’ll have to make crop circles with your UFO’s depressor beam to make a path for them to cross (finally we know the true purpose behind all those crop circles!). Through the game, you’ll have to contend with numerous challenges. Among these challenges, your flock will face pits, scarecrows, water, bridges, and even trampolines that’ll send them flying!

The full game also includes co-op gameplay, so you can bring a friend in to help you herd the animals. In co-op levels, you’ll have to work together to get your objectives met. For instance, one player may need to lift a gate while another player herds the animals through the gate. It’s a lot of fun, so look forward to it! One of our more unique features is the ability to create your own maps with our built in map-editor. We use the same tool to make the official levels, so you’ll have a lot of flexibility and power in the kind of maps you’re able to make. Plus, you can even upload your maps online where you’ll be able to share them with other players.

Each of the levels (over 50!) is replayable – there are bonuses to beating the map quickly and also beating the map perfectly by collecting all animals. As you beat levels, you’ll unlock new abilities to use and items to place in the editor. Sometimes you’ll need to unlock something later in the game that’ll help you beat a level earlier in the game perfectly. Between all the levels and modes included, we think you’ll be getting a lot of gameplay value out of this downloadable game!

So, hopefully that’s a good introduction to FLOCK!. Don’t forget to download the FLOCK! Winter Qore Demo — you’ll be among the first to ever play the game! It includes a full six levels, with three of the four animals unlocked to play with. We’ve even included the level editor to make your own levels! I’ll keep an eye out for comments here and reply where I’m able to. Keep your eyes out for more FLOCK! news in the coming weeks – we’ll have lots more information coming soon!

What better time to invade than when North Americans are just waking up from their turkey comas?

Space Invaders Get Even (1 player, 500 Wii Points), Taito's WiiWare title that turns the tables of the classic Space Invaders franchise by putting players in control over UFOs. I had a chance to play the game at Tokyo Game Show and it played out mostly like a point-and-click affair, with the nunchuck's analog stick controlling the UFO and the Wii Remote pointing determining where I fired; Earthlings didn't stand a chance. The game has been out in Japan for awhile and just recently hit Europe, so if you've dropped some cash on it already, let us know what you think.

A game Hamza just recently went hands-on with, Pit Crew Panic! (1-4 players, 800 Wii Points) also makes it way to Nintendo's digital download service today. Controlling an all-female pit crew, you'll be tasked with repairing an assortment of cars powered by incredibly random s**t, including wedding cakes and the Golden Gate Bridge. As Hamza noted, "Pit Crew Panic! is weird. Like, really weird."

Finally, Metal Slug 2 (NeoGeo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points) is available on the Virtual Console today. Great game, to be sure. But when you can pick up a new copy of Metal Slug Anthology (which contains seven Metal Slug games, including this sequel) for $19.99, it seems a bit pointless to spend nine of your hard-earned dollars on the Virtual Console title. Or am I missing something here?

Press release after the jump.

THQ will be releasing Crypto’s latest ’70s inspired and funkified sequel to Big Willy Unleashed on Monday, December 1 for the Xbox 360 when Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon is unleashed upon retail stores.

Sandblast Games have hired Crypto-137 to ignite the disco inferno of the 1970s where our hero is fighting a new enemy hell-bent on destroying the Furon race. To help Crypto along his way, he enlists the guidance of an alien Kung Fu master which provides him with some new powers to save his alien brethren. With an open world format, Path of the Furon gives the player the ability to destroy and cause mayhem in the entire world around him. Five different areas in the air and on the ground give the player many options for exploration and destruction. Your vehicle, a sweet looking UFO, will give Cyrpto new weapons, increased mobility, and the wonderful option of abducting many humans at once. This time around, Crypto will be able to stop time, attract objects, use an array of new weapons as well as the Zap-O-Matic, and play online with a multitude of like minded aliens who just love to abduct, scan, and probe humans to death.

For more information on the game, check out our FileFront page.

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Ultimate Shooting Collection targets December release originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A Wii release that includes mini-games? Been there, done that. But mini-games in a fighter? That's what you'll be getting when you pop in your copy of Tatsunoko vs. Capcomin your Wii when it comes out in Japan next month.

The fighter will come with character-themed mini-games that have you waggling away with the Wiimote in a collection that, if nothing else, will give you something to do when you tire of the main game.

No word yet on whether every character in the roster will get their own mini-game, but here are the ones that have been announced so far.

• Ryu: Intense Training: Scorching Hadoken- Shake to fill a gauge, then blast away with your spirit energy.
• Ken the Eagle: Galactor Base Underwater Assault- Duck Hunt, but with baddies and fellow heroes instead.
• PTX-40A: A K Extermination Mission- A Lost Planet-themed vertical scrolling shooter.
• Tekkaman: Waldaster UFO Giant Invasion- Shake to speed up Takkaman, trying to reach a goal.
• Alex: Super Throw- Throw cars by spinning the Wiimote.
• Jun the Swan: G3 Edition Test Flight- Fly through rings as Jun.
• Saki: Destroy the Asteroid Field- Shoot down oncoming asteroids.
• Viewtiful Joe: Viewtiful Shot- Take pics of Joe in action, framing him correctly.
• Ippatsuman: Reversal Strike King- Throw balls at a scoreboard.
• Doronjo: Just in the Nick of Time Dorombo da Koron- Collect treasures, avoid bombs.

Images: Capcom

Tatsunoko vs. CapcomAlso Comes With a Mini-Game Collection[Siliconera]

See also:

• Hands On: Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, or Street Fighterfor Dummies
• Viewtiful JoeJoins Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
• Japan Gets Tatsunoko vs. CapcomStick

• First trailer of Capcom's new Dark Void

• Sandblast's Jon Knoles on details of Destroy All Humans! Path of Furon

With the new and drastically different looking Prince of Persia game destined to hit shelves on December 2, Ubisoft has taken it upon themselves to announce the minimum specifications for the PC version on the official forums. According to the post, “there are no recommended specs as basically anything you have over this will run it nicely”:

• Supported OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista
• Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better recommended)
• RAM: 1 GB Windows XP/2 GB Windows Vista
• Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
• Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0–compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
• DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 libraries (included on disc)
• DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
• Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
• Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
• Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: ATI RADEON X1600/1650-1950/HD 2000/3000 series NVIDIA GeForce 6800/7/8/9 series

If you currently do not have enough space on your hard drive to run this, you may need to do a bit of housekeeping and get rid of some of the junk taking up too much room–like those pictures of you and your buddies at the Roswell UFO Festival. However, since the game runs on the Assassin’s Creed engine, if you happened to purchase that particular Ubisoft game, you will notice that the specs are the same, only the hard drive space is 4Gb less.

The game will also be made available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 should your system not meet the minimum specs or you decide you would rather go the console route. While you mull your options over, check out our preview of the game here. Also, just in case you have forgotten, Prince of Persia: The Fallen King will also be hitting store the same day for the Nintendo DS.

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