Newsflash:

Official Viva Piñata Site Launched

Built for fun, Microsoft Game Studios today announced the re-launch of the official Viva Piñata site at http://www.vivapinata.com/. Visit the site and enjoy the sights and sounds of Piñata Island, complete with information about the upcoming exclusive Xbox 360™ game and the Viva Piñata animated television series, produced by 4Kids Entertainment and Bardel Entertainment. The site contains Piñata profiles, mini-games in the Piñata Arcade, ring tones, television episode titles, episode summaries, and much more.

Visit the Viva Piñata site for game goodies.

If you're a would-be virtual Piñata Island builder, you'll find all the tools necessary to build your own colorful Viva Piñata sites by downloading the Viva Piñata Fan Site Kit. The kit contains screenshots, renders, forum avatars, music clips, desktop wallpapers, and much more.

Set to release this holiday season worldwide, Viva Piñata is a customizable, social, and spontaneous Xbox 360 game that invites players of all ages and skills to explore an immersive world where they are challenged to create and maintain a living garden ecosystem that grows in real time.

Beginning with a few basic tools, build and take control of your environment to attract and host more than 60 species of wild piñata, utilizing hundreds of customizable elements to create your very own distinctively unique thriving paradise.

The Viva Piñata game will continue to evolve with new content available via Xbox Live® and the ability to trade and interact with millions of gamers online.

The Viva Piñata animated television series premiered in the U.S. on Saturday, September 9 at 9:30 A.M. (ET) on 4Kids TV—4Kids Entertainment’s four hours of children's programming broadcast Saturday mornings on FOX. In this comedy series, produced by 4Kids Entertainment and Bardel Entertainment, a cast of piñata "friends" embark on wild adventures on Piñata Island. The appealing characters and their charming personalities are sure to entertain and stimulate the series' audience as they accompany the piñata characters on their zany adventures.