Apparently the chairman and CEO of the company relate to a rules violation regarding disclosing company details in their financial report for the period ending on March 31 of last year. The chairman, Terry Phillips, may also receive a civil injunction and penalty as a result of aiding and abetting these violations (this is his second cease and desist – the first related to merchandise obtained from Take-Two).

All of this may be related to the untimely departure of chief financial officer Reba McDermott, who is currently threatening legal action against SouthPeak.

The documents state that “[l]egal proceedings have been threatened by the company’s former CFO against the company in connection with allegations of discrimination and retaliation against a whistle blower and wrongful termination.”

This may not work out well for SouthPeak, but of course we’ll have to wait and see what happens.

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If you are one of the first 1000 people to pre-order Dementium 2 (available on the Nintendo DS) and send a copy/scan of your receipt to SouthPeak Games, you will get a signed copy of the Dementium 2 poster which features the game’s box art. You must be a resident of the USA or Canada to enter this one, emailing a scan of your pre-order receipt (from an authorized seller) and mailing address to DementiumII@SouthPeakGames.com . The poster is limited to one per customer, and they are asking that those who participated in their Halloween contest do not enter again.

Dementium 2 is coming out in February 2010.

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The follow up to My Baby, First Steps has you all settled in at home with your 15 month old youngster. You are now reaching the stages of development where your son or daughter starts learning words, walking unassisted for the first time, building blocks that you will continue to nurture until they reach the 30 month marker.

After you have created your child, you will being with teaching him in the living room of your house. Sitting comfortably on his/her playmat you will teach them to say their first word. You can encourage them by speaking into the DS microphone and double tapping on them with your stylus. They will also learn to walk, which is assisted by selecting the cuddly toy icon in the bottom right of the screen and shaking it to either side to encourage movement. As you progress, you will help them learn to run and climb up the stairs.

Whenever you learn both actions required for the month you are working on, you will be given an update and a photo will be placed in your album. You will also receive a camera so that you can capture the precious moments in your child’s life, and either send them to Grandma for gifts or to the store to earn credit for buying items. There are lots of clothing and toys you can buy to accessorize with.

There are different areas of the house which contain “workshops”. The kitchen, bathroom, changing table, the bedroom, and sandbox are all areas you will unlock as you progress. Your child will begin to show signs of discomfort as he/she have needs to be attended to. Make sure you pay close attention so you can keep them clean and fed. At mealtimes, they might even attempt to feed themselves. Let them. Since its just a game, you don’t have to worry about food being thrown at you and having to clean up the mess. Cranky and not wanting to learn? Odds are they need a nap. Let them read the book and watch for them to motion you to turn the page for them. When they start to nod off, pick the right time and switch off the light.

Right off the bat, I am going to say if you are thinking of purchasing this for anyone with a poor reading level, then don’t. A grade 3-4 reading level is going to be required for a lot of the text you will encounter in the game. I would also say to aim for this age range or possibly higher (ages 11 & up is my honest suggestion) due to the high likelihood they will get a bit frustrated with controls. I had an awful time trying to get my little Bob to run with assistance, as the Hand icon kept disappearing on me, and then more control issues when trying to get him to run on his own by dragging the cuddly toy across the screen.

More problems happened when I went to give him a bath. After countless bath-times with no problem, suddenly I couldn’t get him covered in suds. After 10 minutes of rubbing the touch screen, I left frustrated that I might be ruining my screen from all the rubbing. Its difficult to wash a baby in real life as it is, I didn’t need to get upset with a game not registering my scrubbing.

All in all, I think this could be a good tool to test your child’s patience if they are thinking about babysitting and have no younger siblings to have supervised practice with. Nothing beats hands-on training in that department, but this will give your child a sense of what is entailed should they pursue it.

*Review product was provided by SouthPeak, and does not affect the outcome of this review.*

SouthPeak has announced that it will be publishing Music, a pioneering musical activity game for the Nintendo DS. The game will feature a series of fun mini-games, multiple sound quizzes and a complete encyclopedia of more than 400 musical terms, Music will be the first title available on the Nintendo DS where aplayer can use their acquired knowledge well beyond the game.  Music is scheduled for release this fall.

The creative force behind Music is Shiro Tsuji, a renowned composer, conductor, teacher and author of “Anybody Can Read Music.” Tsuji influenced the design by translating his proven lessons into a fun, easy to use dual screen stylus symphony.

“Music shows off the capabilities of Nintendo DS well beyonda gaming system. It transforms concepts that have been traditionally difficult into a format everyone can understand,” said Richard Iggo, VP of Marketing at SouthPeak. “It’s amazing to see someone start out learning the basics and end up creating their own compositions.”

Music sends players on a musical journey by challenging their talent in a variety of lessons, mini-games, and quizzes. With the help of the pocket-sized conductor, players get 18 lessons to learn music in a way that is easy to recall. They learn their musical mastery with the help of more than 65 notable compositions, or they can create their own classic compositions. They can be saved and the game can then playback the musical masterpieces. By the end, players will be able to easily note the differences between an adagio and an aria thru the extensive musical instruction within the game.

Music is scheduled for release this fall.