Midway has confirmed plans to release a PlayStation 2 game starring Adult Swim’s Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake the beautifully named Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am. Scheduled for release this fall, the game – let’s call it ATHFZNPA – follows the trio of sentient fast-food items in an “epic, action-adventure combat golf cart racing game.” Game of the year candidate? With this AND a feature film slated for April 13, 2007 is certainly looking up.

The game centers on the events that follow Frylock’s admission to the prestigious Jersey Pines Golf Club, after which Master Shake decides to show the uppity members that he is also just as good (and uppity) and deserves a place in their exclusive club. Meatwad is, of course, persuaded to join in, and the three crime-fighting food products use golf clubs and a variety of other weapons in ways not intended as they battle numerous villains, fan favorites and other show characters.

“Aqua Teen Hunger Force is a unique and completely hilarious property,” said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. “We are working closely with Aqua Teen creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis to bring the tone of the TV show and movie into a video game.”

“This golden chalice represents a new age in gaming, the likes of which has never before been seen on this planet. The weak will tremble at the awesomeness of our full color, hand-made graphics!” said creators Maiellaro and Willis simultaneously and in unison.

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Officials have announced the return of America’s VideoGame Expo (VGXPO), set for November 2 through 4 in Philadelphia, PA. Now in its third year, VGXPO is a consumer convention, and is described as “the largest gathering of video and computer gamers in North America.” The event invites attendees to play new games, meet game industry legends, compete in tournaments, buy games and meet with friends.

This latest incarnation of the event is expected to be more then double its previous size. To achieve this, the expo has moved to the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Utilizing over 100,000 square feet of convention space, VGXPO’s show floor is now nearly twice the size of previous events. The new location, in the heart of Philadelphia, is located just a few blocks form the city’s Independence Hall, Liberty Bell and the Philadelphia riverfront.

Hosting VGXPO at the Pennsylvania Convention Center locates the event above one of the North East’s largest transportation hubs. This station will provide railroad access for attendees coming from the suburbs and regional cities like Boston, New York, Trenton, Wilmington, Baltimore, and Washington, DC.

For more information regarding America’s VideoGame Expo, visit the [url=http://www.vgxpo.com/]official website[/url].

Gears of War, a game which remains among the most popular games played over Xbox Live and took center stage in more than a few panels and lectures during the recent Game Developers Conference, is now being given a movie makeover care of New Line Cinema.

As Variety [url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961472.html?categoryid=13&cs=1]reports[/url], the upcoming movie is being penned by Stuart Beattie, who most probably recognize for his work on the Pirates of the Caribbean films, as well as on Collateral and Derailed. Beattie has also been linked to the upcoming movie adaptation of Midway’s Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run, which according to IMDB is set to be released in 2009.

Marty Bowen, producer of 2006’s The Nativity Story, and Wyck Godfrey, executive producer on Aliens vs. Predator, will jointly produce the project under their Temple Hill banner.

It remains to be seen if this project will been seen to conclusion, or fall into the same pitfall as the ill fated Halo film, which was cut short in 2006 after Universal Studios and 20th Century Fox backed out and production was confirmed to be “postponed.”