UP: The Video Game: Up and Away

The Heavy Iron Studios team began its collaboration with Pixar minutes after they finished watching the moving storyboards for “UP” in 2007. Producer Brian Wiklem explains how they captured the essence of Pixar’s latest adventure, which takes elderly widower Carl Fredericksen and eight-year-old Wilderness Explorer Russell to the tepuis of South America in a house carried aloft by thousands of balloons. “We tried to capture the essence of UP’s most exciting film moments and offer an experience that happens between those big moments in the film,” Wiklem says. [May 27]

Commander at War: Find Fleeting Glory

This turn-based strategy game features eight campaigns that cover the famous French Emperor’s reign from 1805 through 1815, ending with the infamous Battle of Waterloo. Assume control of the French forces or the Allied Coalition, which may include Great Britain, Prussia, Austria, Russia and other nations, depending on the current scenario. Command 12 different types of land and sea units that march across a detailed map covering all of Europe. A dynamic weather system, including snow and rainstorms, may play havoc with your strategies, while trade routes and privateers offer wild card opportunities. Recruit historic commanders to give your side a key edge.

SW Snowboarding: Your Mountain

Master tricks, take on challenges and competitions, and even discover secret areas on four mountains around the world. Professional snowboarder Shaun White and his friends serve as guides for your adventures, which also take you online for some friendly competition. If you become good enough, Shaun might even teach you a few special skills. Don’t forget to capture your favourite moments on film, edit your footage with the game’s built-in tools, and share the clips with your friends.

C&C Red Alert 3: Back to the Past

“The Red Alert games are all about wacky alternate realities and time travel gone wrong, so the storytelling possibilities are really limitless”, says associate producer Matt Ott. Read on to learn more about the third edition, in which time travel shenanigans have led to the rise of a third world power: the Empire of the Rising Sun and its robotic military. Naval warfare adds a new “layer of depth”, Ott explains, while live-action cinematics make Red Alert 3 feel like an “interactive movie”, notes cast member Jenny McCarthy.