Undaunted by its relative obscurity and the healthy of the bruisers in the portable market, the plucky got a major boost today with the of a huge number of games that are in for the handheld device. Featuring a mix of conversions and original IP, amongst the 89 games announced are this small selection of titles:

Richard Burns Rally - SCi
(New) Battlestations: - SCi
Carmageddon - SCi
(New) Conflict: Vietnam - SCi
Age of Empires - Game Studios
Mech Assault - Microsoft Game Studios
It's Mr Pants - Microsoft Game Studios
Colors - Gizmondo Studios
Chicane - Gizmondo Studios
Sticky Balls - Gizmondo Studios
(New) Supernaturals - Gizmondo Studios
(New) Race - Gizmondo Studios
(New) Ghost - Gizmondo Studios
Furious Phil - Gizmondo Studios
(New) Hit and Myth - Gizmondo Studios
Johnny Whatever - Gizmondo Studios
Milo and the Rainbow Nasties - Gizmondo Studios
Momma, can I mow the lawn - Gizmondo Studios
Interstella Flames 2 - Gizmondo Studios
(New) Jump - Gizmondo Studios
Worms World Party - Team 17
(New) Alien Homonid - Tuna*
(New) Casino - Hustler*
(New) Goal - Factory 1*
(New) Verbier Ride - Jo Wood*

*Deal agreed in principal and will be subject to separate announcement

Along with all the games Gizmondo are also bigging up the number of notable veterans that they now have on board. Among these luminaries is Eric Peterson, formerly of Digital Anvil, Warthog and Origin, who now heads Gizmondo's global development operations. He's joined by Eric Roberts. No, not the sister of Hollywood star Julia, he's most famous for his work on the Wing Commander series. Now he's the Director of development.

Along with a few other industry notables, the conviction of these men in the potential of the Gizmondo will hopefully aid the handheld in becoming a serious player in the portable market which otherwise runs the risk of becoming a stale fanboi driven battle between two global giants.

By Sam Gibson

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  1. ice_freezer Unregistered 4 years ago

    Never knew Eric Roberts is a... woman :))

    And I've no idea how this new handheld will be up to competing with PSP and DS.

  2. duremot_sony Unregistered 4 years ago

    Psh...not even close. The graphics on the thing stand no chance against the PSP's graphical spendor. I can't wait to see this thing and the company that made it crushed by Sony's power and awesomeness. :-)

  3. Sam 4 years ago Staff

    It was a very well kept Hollywood secret ice :-)

  4. ice_freezer Unregistered 4 years ago

    Frankly speaking, I've been suspecting it for a long time, Sam :-D