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Nordic Games has released the full tracklist for its latest Wii music game, We Sing UK Hits. The karaoke title features songs from some of the biggest artists in Britain’s history and will be released on September 30th. There is a total of 40 tracks on offer, comprising a mixture …
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Read More »Music industry video producers create live action We Dance trailer
The guys who put music videos together for Franz Ferdinand and Depeche Mode have produced the first trailer for Nordic Games’ We Dance. The publisher collaborated with music industry luminaries Rob Chandler and Chris Brown to create a live action trailer in which the dancers are styled to match the …
Read More »‘Dont give up on Wii’
A little more belief from third parties and Wii can live long after Nintendo’s next console arrives. That’s according to Nordic Games boss Pelle Lundborg, who insists the Nintendo platform still has plenty of life left in it. What the format really needs is a little more belief – outside …
Read More »Four new We Sing games incoming
Publisher Nordic Games has revealed four new entries in its Wii karaoke series. We Sing Pop, We Sing Rock, We Sing UK Hits and We Sing America are expected to arrive later this year. The latter will be exclusive to the US while We Sing Rock will be exclusive to …
Read More »We Dance features revealed
Just Dance rival We Dance will feature a host of modes to ensure it stands out in the increasingly competitive dancing game genre. Publisher Nordic Games has announced that the title will boast four-player multiplayer, 40 dance tracks, warm up sessions, ‘Dance School’ tutorials, leaderboards and three party modes – …
Read More »New sponsor announced as MCV Awards sells out
Nordic Games is the latest firm to sponsor this year’s MCV Awards. The We Sing firm has signed up as Drinks Reception Host just as the final tickets were sold, once again making the MCV Awards a sell-out event. The MCV Awards lets us share the golden and often personal …
Read More »Hertfordshire kart track gets game debut
Lewis Hamilton’s training ground is to star in its own video game. Rye House Kart Raceway in Hertfordshire will feature in Nordic Games’ Wii release Super Karts which arrives on March 25th. Rye House will also be hosting an ‘elaborate’ event to promote the title. We’re delighted to see the …
Read More »Shame confirmed for Robbie Williams game
The recent chart collaboration between now reunited Take That stars Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow has been named as the 26th track to feature on Nordic Games’ upcoming We Sing Robbie Williams. Shame hit the headlines after becoming the first song to feature the once warring pop icons in 15 …
Read More »Nordic and Namco back GMAs
Namco Bandai and Nordic Games have become the latest publishers to support this year’s Games Media Awards at the Bloomsbury Ballroom on Thursday, October 14th. Both will be helping the winners celebrate and the losers drown their sorrows by pushing singing and drinking to the top of the After Show …
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