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Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, Blazing Lizard’s forthcoming Xbox Live downloadable game, has been named one of the nine showcase winners at the 2008 Independent Games Festival (IGF). This means that Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, along with other winners Ashen Empires, Enigmo, FireTeam Reloaded, Glum Buster, Goo!, Mockingbird, Mushroom Men and ToyBox Heroes, will be displayed at the IGF Pavilion during the 2008 Austin Game Developer’s Conference.

Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball was the only downloadable title to be honored at the event. It also was the only Xbox 360 game to be named an IGF showcase winner. As you may recall, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball is a dodgeball game featuring teams of pirates, ninjas, zombies and robots as they fight through four different arenas, while using special, to prove which group is superior. The game is scheduled to be released in Q3 2008.

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Title: Ninja Gaiden II
Price: $59.99
System(s): Xbox 360
Release Date: June, 3, 2008
Publisher (Developer): Microsoft (Team Ninja)
Rating: “Mature” for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Suggestive Themes
Pros: Will please fans, great weapons, plenty of upgrades, intense game play, inane difficulties.
Cons: Way to hard for casual gamers, terrible story, repetitive game play, so-so graphics, lack of online features, not to different than the first game.
Overall Score: One thumb up, one thumb down; 75/100; C; * * 1/2 out of five

If you like blistered thumbs, splinting headaches or yelling at the top of your lungs out of frustration, then you’ll probably like Ninja Gaiden II.

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In one of the funniest twists I’ve seen this year, Gamecock Media Group has announced that Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball will be delayed due to piracy. Apparently some villainous scoundrels have already started distributing copies of the upcoming Xbox 360 title. Initial reports suggested that pirates were behind the affair, but recent incoming reports suggest that it was all an elaborate set up concocted by ninjas. Representatives from the robot and zombie teams also participating in the game could not be reached for comment. In response to the theft, Blazing Lizard, the group responsible for the game’s development, will be adding in new material. The events and additions have resulted in the release date of Pirates vs. Ninjas being pushed back to late spring 2008.

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The age old question of who is better, Ninjas or Pirates, will be answered in a game of Dodgeball.

No, this isn’t another Dodgeball film but an upcoming game created by new developing company Blazing Lizard, which is pretty giddy that its first title has just been picked up by indy producers, Gamecock.

The game pits ninjas and pirates against each other in matches similar to the movie Dodgeball. Other playable characters aside from pirates and ninjas will be included as the series grows but they have not yet been announced. According to Gamecock’s CEO Mike Wilson, it takes a lot to grab Gamecock’s attention and said Pirates vs Ninjas may take gameplay to a whole new level.

“If ever there was a team we were destined to work with and a game we were destined to publish, this is it! Going beyond the brilliant concept, Blazing Lizard has shown us that their title will set a new high bar for gameplay and graphical expectations in downloadable console games,“ Wilson said.

For now, it is currently planned as a downloadable multi-player game that will be available next year. No consoles if any have been named yet. The only other available information about the game is the gameplay players can expect from the game when its ready.

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