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Microsoft Announces Live Arcade Sale

2007-08-31T23:48:51+02:00

It’s Labour Day! Apparently! I don’t know – it’s some kind of US holiday. Nevertheless, it’s given Microsoft a reason to discount a few Xbox Live Arcade titles from 12pm Sunday to 11:59pm the next night.

The titles you can get for a discount are Gauntlet and Dig Dug (200 points down from 400), and Small Arms and Zuma Deluxe (400 points down from 800).

Happy Labour Day all!

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31 August 2007 Release List

2007-08-31T20:41:13+02:00

There's lots out today, much to the chagrin of anybody who doled out their life savings for an Xbox 360 Elite last week. For those who did, have some money left, and have an interest in American football, the 360's version of Madden NFL 2008 is amongst the latest releases. It's the definitive version - offering the best graphics, online system, and control system (the Wii version's controls simply aren't up to casual or irregular play).

Speaking of the Wii, anybody who likes a bit of SingStar but hasn't been able to pick up a version lately - Boogie is for you. It does what it says on the tin well - makes you boogie along and sing.

Meanwhile, PS3 owners with a high-speed broadband connection can download WarHawk before its released in the shops in late September. It's good and simple combat flight-sim fun.

To round all this off nicely, Sam and Max: Season One (PC) is getting a full retail release. Anybody who likes their games with a pinch of funny should pick this up without waivering, and I feel that I don't really need to mention this to point 'n' click adventure fans, as you'll undoubtedly already know of the excellence that is the Sam and Max series.

Hit the jump to see the full list of games that will be gracing us with their presence this week.

Wii

Boogie
Cosmic Family
Impossible Mission
Madden NFL 2008
Tamagotchi Party On!
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure (Virtual Console, TurboGrafx-16, 600 points)
Vegas Stakes (Virtual Console, SNES, 800 points)

Xbox 360

Madden NFL 2008
Stuntman: Ignition
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Streets Of Rage 2 (Arcade, 400 points) [Released Wednesday 29 August 2007]
Puzzle Fighter HD (Arcade, 800 points) [Released Wednesday 29 August 2007]

PS3

WarHawk (Network, £19.99)

PS2

Impossible Mission
Stuntman: Ignition
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

PSP

Brian Lara 2007
Impossible Mission
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
World of Pool
Worms: Open Warfare 2

Dragon Ball Z: Goku Densetsu
Dynasty Warriors: Fighters Battle
Impossible Mission
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Worms: Open Warfare 2

Guild Wars: Eye of the north
Medieval 2: Kingdoms
Sam and Max: Season One
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

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'Worms: A Space Oddity' Announced For Wii

2007-08-30T16:07:12+02:00

THQ have revealed today that a new Worms game will be heading to the Wii.

Dubbed A Space Oddity, the game will take on a deep science fiction feel, apparently inspired by some old classics. The game will feature a full single player mode, some minigames, and an online multiplayer mode that can have to four people ninja roping about the place at once.

Worms is destined for release in Spring of 2008.

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PAL 'Need For Speed: ProStreet' Dated For 1 November

2007-08-29T15:46:38+02:00

EA have announced today that casual gamer and chav favourite Need For Speed will have its new iteration released on 1 November.

It’ll be the usual blend of racing, modification, and gangsta, with shinier cars than the last version. ProStreet will also be released on pretty much every platform, so you won’t have to worry about not being able to buy your chosen console’s version.

Also on the cards is EA Playground for the Wii, which has been given a 2 November release date. It’s a cutesy minigame-athon designed to make everybody remember their younger days, and for young ones themselves to just giggle at.

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PAL 'Two Worlds', 360, PC, Dated For 7 September

2007-08-24T18:45:59+02:00

Developer SouthPeak has today announced the new release date for big ol’ RPG Two Worlds.

The game has now been “exhaustively balanced and bug-tested, meaning that UK players will get the very best experience possible”. Well, good.

Two World will hit the shelves on 7 September.

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24 August 2007 Release List

2007-08-24T18:30:22+02:00

It's Microsoft's week this week, as Europe sees the release of the Xbox 360 Elite. Sporting a 120GB Hard Disk Drive (also sold seperately), a HDMI port, and a black paint job. It's worth your money if you're the type of gamer who downloads something from the Marketplace and/or Arcade every other day, and has a top of the range HDTV that's begging to make use of its HDMI option as much as possible. Otherwise, stick with the Premium.

Software-wise, much acclaimed shooter BioShock (360) is released, and anticipated RPG Blue Dragon (360) has also flown West. Both are worth your money, especially if you're a fan of either genre.

Hit the jump to see the full list of games that will be gracing us with their presence this week.

Wii

Chicken Little: Ace In Action
PuzzleBall
Wrecking Crew (Virtual Console, NES, 500 points)
Lunar Pool (Virtual Console, NES, 500 points)
Neutopia (Virtual Console, TurboGrafx-16, 600 points)

Xbox 360

Xbox 360 Elite
120GB Hard Disk Drive
Black Play and Charge Kit
Black Wireless Controller
BioShock
Blue Dragon
MotoGP 2007
Space Giraffe (Arcade, 400 points) [Released Wednesday 22 August 2007]
Street Race: NYC (Arcade, 800 points) [Released Wednesday 22 August 2007]

PS3

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2

PS2

Madden NFL 2008
NASCAR 2008
Super Fruitfall

PSP

Madden NFL 2008
Pac-Man Rally
Super Fruitfall
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2

Anno 1701
Madden NFL 2008

Madden NFL 2008

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'Manhunt 2' Allowed Release in America

2007-08-24T17:47:47+02:00

Having been given an AO (Adults Only) rating previously, Rockstar’s controversial title Manhunt 2 has been toned down and re-submitted to the ESRB.

As Nintendo and Sony won’t allow AO rated games on their consoles, and most retailers won’t stock AO material, Rockstar had effectively had their game banned in the States as well as in the UK. Now, however, the game has been changed and re-evaluated to earn itself an M (Mature) rating.

This means that Manhunt 2 will now have nothing in its way to go on sale, and so will hit American shelves on 31 October.

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PAL 'Project Gotham Racing 4', 360, Dated For 12 October

2007-08-23T23:45:01+02:00

The next Project Gotham Racing game will fall into eagerly waiting fans’ hands on 12 October, it has been announced.

Big Things that have been implemented for the new title include plenty of weather effects, and how they will affect the feel of your drive, and motorbikes. Neither of which seem particular exciting or new to me, but has seemed to have caused a lot of anticipation nonetheless.

Roll on 12 October, then.

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New 'Metal Gear Solid 4' Trailer

2007-08-23T22:05:22+02:00

Ah, there’s nothing quite like the smell of a new MGS4 trailer in the morning. Especially when it shows you plenty of new bosses that Snake will have to face up to.

The trailer, nicknamed ‘Beauty and the Beast’, gives fans the first peek at some extremely creepy looking metallic baddies, all of which seem to take inspiration from previous bosses in the series…

Take a look after the jump.

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Nintendo Reveal PAL Release Dates - Including 'Super Mario Galaxy'

2007-08-22T22:41:31+02:00

I'm not sure I could get used to this way of doing things as, once again, Nintendo has announced a release date for a blockbuster Mario title in amongst a heap of other trash. Where's the fanfare?

Anyway - to the point. Super Mario Galaxy on 16 November. This year. I needn't say anymore.

Other notable Wii releases include Harvest Moon: Magical Melody on 19 October, Endless Ocean on 9 November, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles on 30 November, NiGHTS: Journey Into Dreams in 'November', and finally Pokémon Battle Revolution and Zack & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros' Treasure on 7 December. Pokémon in time for Christmas being the big surprise, here.

You can hit the jump to see the Winter release list in full.

Wii Software - Release Date
Boogie - 31 August
Madden NFL 2008 - 31 August
Tiger Woods PGA Tour® 2008 - 31 August
Alien Syndrome - 7 September
Super Paper Mario - 14 September
World Championship Poker Featuring Howard Lederer: All In Wii - 21 September
King Of Clubs - 28 September
Brunswick Bowling Pro - September
Bratz: The Movie - September
Ratatouille (in-line with movie release) - September
Godzilla: Unleashed - Q3
Spider-Man: Friend Or Foe - 12 October
NBA LIVE 08 - 12 October
Harvest Moon Magical Melody - 19 October
Sea Monsters - 19 October
Metroid Prime 3 Corruption - 26 October
Arctic Tale - 26 October
Balls of Fury - 26 October
Crash Of The Titans - October
Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire - October
Cars: Master-National - October
Endless Ocean (tentative title) - 9 November
Need For Speed Pro Street - 1 or 2 November
Super Mario Galaxy - 16 November
Garfield Gets Real - 23 November
Yamaha Supercross - 23 November
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles - 30 November
Alan Hansens Sports Challenge - 30 November
Cheggers' Party Quiz - 30 November
M+M's Kart Racing - 30 November
Jenga - November
Ben 10: Protector of Earth - November
NiGHTS: Journey Of Dreams - November
Ferrari Challenge - November
Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey - November
High School Musical: Sing It! - November
Power Rangers: Super Legends - November
Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity - November
The Golden Compass - November
Avatar: The Burning Earth - November
WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008 - November
CSI 4 Hard Evidence - November
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - November
Nitro Bike - November
Spyro: The Eternal Night - November
Pokémon Battle Revolution - 7 December
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure - 7 December
PDC World Championship Darts 2008 - 7 December
Showtime Championship Boxing - 7 December
Cocoto Funfair - Q4
Catz - Q4
Dogz - Q4
Horsez - Q4
My Word Coach - Q4
Surf's Up (in-line with movie release) - Autumn
Dewy's Adventure - Autumn
Lucky Luke Go West - Autumn
My Horse And Me - Autumn
EA Playground - Autumn
FIFA '08 - Autumn
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis - Autumn
Asterix & Obelix Olympic Games - Winter
Wii Chess (tentative title) - Winter
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - Winter
Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 - Winter
Bully "Scholarship Edition" - Winter
Ghost Squad - Christmas
My Sims - 2007
Battalion Wars 2 (tentative title) - 2008
Wii Fit (tentative title) - 2008
Mario Kart Wii (tentative title) - 2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 2008

Nintendo DS Software - Release Date
Dragonball Z GOKU DENSETSU - August
Madden NFL 2008 - 24 August
Tiger Woods PGA Tour® 2008 - 31 August
Worms 2 - 31 August
Freshly- Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland - 14 September
Glory Days 2 - 21 September
Tank Battles - 21 September
Drawn To Life - 21 September
Sonic Rush Adventure - 28 September
LuminousArc - 28 September
ATV Thunder Ridge Riders & Monster Trucks - 28 September
B-17 Fortress In The Sky - 28 September
Cookie & Cream - September
Jam SessionsTM - September
Race Driver; Create & Race - September
Paint by DS - September
Juiced 2: Hot Import Night - September
Scrabble Interactive 2007 Edition - September
Purr Pals - August/September
Ratatouille (in-line with movie release) - September
Godzilla Unleashed - Q3
Cake Mania - Q3
New York Times Crossword - Q3
Operation Vietnam - Q3
Toon Duko - Q3
Honeycomb Beat - 5 October
Donkey Kong Jungle Climber - 12 October
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe - 12 October
Build A Bear Workshop - 12 October
Digi Gata - 12 October
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 19 October
NARUTO NINJA COUNCIL - 5 October
8Ball Allstars - 19 October
Heracles: Battle with the Gods - 19 October
Playwise: Dino Park - 19 October
Playwise: Pony World - 19 October
Sea Monsters - 19 October
Powershot Pinball Constructor - 19 October
Practise English! Face Everyday Situations (tentative title) - 26 October
Big Catch - Bass Fishing - 26 October
Arctic Tale - 26 October
Balls of Fury - 26 October
Original Frisbee Disc Sports - Ultimate & Golf - 26 October
Crash Of The Titans '07- DS - October
Izuna - October
Bratz: 4 Real - October
Cars: Mater-National - October
Hanna Montana - October
Disney Friends - October
Avatar: The Burning Earth - October
CSI 2 Dark Motives - October
Real Football 2008 - October
Spyro: The Eternal Night DS - October
How The Grinch Stole Christmas - 9 November
Flash Focus (tentative title) - 23 November
Mario Party DS (tentative title) - 23 November
Bomberman Story - 23 November
Yamaha Supercross - 23 November
M+M's Kart Racing - 30 November
Ben 10: Protector of Earth - November
Need For Speed: Pro Street - 1 or 2 November
High School Musical: Making The Cut! - November
Ambidexterity (working title) - November
Fashion Designer - November
I Did It Mum (Boy) - November
I Did It Mum (Girl) - November
Ferrari Challenge - November
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - November
Jenga - November
Disney Princess: Magical Jewels - November
Enchanted - November
Power Rangers: Super Legends - November
Aquarium by DS: Fantasy - November
Aquarium by DS: Real - November
Matchstick Puzzle by DS - November
Paint by DS: Military Vehicles - November
Strawberry Shortcake The Four Seasons Cake - November
Chessmaster: The Art of Learning - November
The Golden Compass - November
Warhammer 40k Squad Command - November
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 - November
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - November
Showtime Championship Boxing - 7 December
Ed, Edd n Eddy - December
Paint by DS: Classical Masterpieces - December
Brain Buddy - Q4
Boulder Dash Rocks! - Q4
Steel Horizon - Q4
Catz 2 - Q4
Dolphin Island - Q4
Dogz 2 - Q4
Hamsterz 2 - Q4
Horse Life - Q4
Horsez - Q4
Imagine Fashion Designer - Q4
Imagine Happy Cooking - Q4
Imagine Pet Vet - Q4
Imagine Babies - Q4
Miami Nights - Q4
My Word Coach - Q4
Totally Spies - Q4
Surf's Up - Summer / Autumn
Konami Arcade Classics - Autumn
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - Autumn
My Horse and Me - Autumn
Lucky Luke Go West - Autumn
Mega Man Star Force Leo - Autumn
Mega Man Star Force Pegasus - Autumn
Mega Man Star Force Dragon - Autumn
EA Playground - Autumn
FIFA '08 - Autumn
HEROES OF MANA - Autumn
DS Novel (tentative title) - Winter
Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games - Winter
Asterix at the Olympic Games - Winter
Boogie - 2007
My Sims - 2007
Advance Wars 2 (tentative title) - 2008

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'Halo 3' Themed 360 Detailed

2007-08-22T21:04:58+02:00

The special Spartan-coloured 360 revealed by Peter Moore during the Microsoft E3 conference has today been fully detailed.

It will be your basic Premium package with a few differences. Obviously, you’ve got the special green and gold colours, but also in the package you’ve got a HDMI port and a Play & Charge Kit, and Halo 3 gamer pictures and themes readily downloaded on your hard drive.

It’ll launch on 26 September alongside that game, and will retail at £279.99. Whether the added bits and bobs is worth an extra £30 is, of course, yours to decide.

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New 'Rock Band' Details

2007-08-22T19:01:12+02:00

Harmonix chap Alex Rigopulos took to the stage at Leipzig today to announce that Rock Band has been delayed to 2008 (boo!), will now also be released for the PS2 (yay?), and that ten new tracks can be revealed to us (hurrah!).

You can see which tracks those are after ye olde jumpe.

Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Deep Purple - Highway Star
Faith No More - Epic
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
OK Go - Here It Goes Again
Radiohead - Creep
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go

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Sony Announces PSP Go!

2007-08-22T18:34:08+02:00

Sony’s second Leipzig announcement today was the PSP’s multimedia option – the new PSP Go! brand.

PSP Go! will take the form of three new services – Go! Video, Go! Messenger, and Go! Explore.

The first – Video – will be helped out by Sky and will be a downloadable service allowing punters to download the most popular shows from assorted Sky channels.

Messenger is fairly more self-explanatory, giving users the chance to IM their friends using an on-screen keyboard (to be provided in a new firmware upgrade), or voice/video-chat if the appropriate accessory is connected to the PSP. The service will also receive backing from communication giant BT.

Go! Explore will be a GPS service, available to residents of the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Scandinavia. Co-providers TeleAtlas and NavNGo will keep churning out updated 3D maps, language support and other such directional gubbins over the PlayStation Network to ensure that no PSP owner ever gets lost again. In the countries mapped out, at least, anyway.

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Diddy Kong Confirmed For 'Super Smash Bros: Brawl'

2007-08-22T18:08:08+02:00

Everyone’s least favourite monkey (or MUNKEH if you’re that fat bloke off the old PG Tips adverts) will be included in Super Smash Bros Brawl, according to the latest Dojo update.

What the hell’s a Dojo update, you ask? Well the Super Smash Bros: Dojo is the Brawl website. Check it out every day for more than character, item, stage, and game updates.

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Sony Unveils PlayTV For PS3

2007-08-22T18:03:29+02:00

Leipzig gave Sony a chance to unveil more multimedia options for the PS3 and PSP today – the PS3’s option being PlayTV.

Think Sky+ (Or TiVO for my American friends) for your PS3, basically, which means that you’ll be able to set up various TV programmes to record from a seven-day guide. When they’re on, you can either be out enjoying a cold one or watching a completely different channel.

It’s set for release in 2008 for an as yet unannounced price.

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Xbox 360’s Price Dropped In Europe

2007-08-21T16:59:12+02:00

Following a recent American price-drop, Microsoft have confirmed that they will now also be dropping the price of all three packages round these parts.

The Core unit will go down to £179.99, the Premium will drop to £249.99, and the Elite will become £299.99.

Microsoft also took the time out to announce that a new, standalone 120GB hard-drive (just in case you don’t want to buy an Elite) will set you back £129.99. In which case it’s probably worth buying an Elite after all.

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The Latest On 'Super Smash Bros: Brawl'

2007-08-21T15:30:26+02:00

The Brawl website gave its readers a further insight into its Adventure Mode today by detailing The Subspace Emissary.

"The Subspace Emissary storyline introduces a force of formless enemies called the Subspace Army. They are ruled by their commander, the Ancient Minister.

"The enemy’s primary offensive strength is in creatures called the Primid. They come in many variations. Their objective is to cut apart the world and carry it into Subspace. They use what are called Subspace Bombs to do so. When a Subspace Bomb explodes, a section of the world gets excised and swallowed by Subspace.

"This is a new, never-before-seen form of aggression... but now is no time to stop and stare. Everyone, everywhere, is beginning to move against it."

Including you! Or else you'll be missing out a large portion of the game. You can hit the jump to see the trailer accompanying this update.

Another update that shouldn't be passed by is the replacement for trophies - stickers. "Yes, the ones you slap on your notebook or skateboard or whatever. Stickers." explains game creator Masahiro Sakurai. They'll apparently be easier to collect than trophies were, and you'll be able to create your own pages with stickers you've collected on.

You can easily see Sora Ltd absolutely mining the back catalogue of Nintendo with this sticker album idea. If they don't, I will eat my hat.

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17 August 2007 Release List

2007-08-17T23:28:23+02:00

Well. What a boring way to end a boring week.

There's really nothing to buy.

Save your money, folks.

Hit the jump to see the few games that will be 'gracing' us with their presence this week.

Wii

Cratermaze (Virtual Console, TurboGrafx-16, 600 points)
Wave Race 64 (Virtual Console, N64, 1000 points)

Xbox 360

Hexic 2 (Arcade, 800 points) [Released Wednesday 15 August 2007]
Ecco The Dolphin (Arcade, 400 points) [Released Wednesday 15 August 2007]

PS2

Premier Manager 08

Neverwinter Nights Legacy
Premier Manager 08

There are no releases for the PS3, PSP, or DS.

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Peach Confirmed For 'Super Smash Bros: Brawl'

2007-08-17T16:08:55+02:00

There was a question for philosophical fans of Super Smash Bros: Melee. Peach would pull out a turnip from underneath her skirt and then lob it at foe – where exactly would she keep all those turnips?

This question will continue into Brawl, as Peach has today been announced as a playable character.

I reckon she has never-ending pockets in her pants, personally.

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Pokémon Trainer Confirmed For 'Super Smash Bros: Brawl'

2007-08-13T22:57:43+02:00

Here’s an announcement that was quite unexpected. A Pokémon Trainer, who can swap between Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard, will be a playable Brawl character.

The Trainer will stand in the distance, and at the touch of a button can cycle and change out the Pokémon in the order mentioned above.

Switching between your Pokémon won’t change their fatigue levels or your damage meter though, so you won’t need to worry about people being cheating little weasels by changing out at the last second.

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10 August 2007 Release List

2007-08-10T23:14:23+02:00

Not much in the way of releases this week, but for those who never bought the DS version, Trauma Center: Second Opinion (Wii) is an absolute must. It's highly atmospheric, entertaining, with a swift difficulty level to ensure you're still challenged. For those with the DS version, there's still new content here, ranging from the small inclusions of new surgical tools, to the larger changes such as new levels. Just buy it, really.

Hit the jump to see the full list of games that will be gracing us with their presence this week.

Wii

Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Volleyball (Virtual Console, NES, 500 points)
GALAGA (Virtual Console, TurboGrafx-16, 600 points)
Breath of Fire II (Virtual Console, SNES, 800 points)

Xbox 360

World Championship Poker All In
Track & Field (Arcade, 400 points) [Released Wednesday 8 August 2007]

PS2

Super Fruitfall
Top Trumps: Dogs and Dinosaurs
Top Trumps: Horrors and Predators

PSP

Super Fruitfall

Super Fruitfall
Top Trumps: Dogs and Dinosaurs
Top Trumps: Horrors and Predators

There are no releases for the PS3 or PC.

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PAL 'Call Of Duty 4', 360, PS3, PC, Dated For 9 November

2007-08-10T18:49:04+02:00

Activion’s latest foray into the Call of Duty series has been dated for European release on 9 November.

Sub-titled Modern Warfare, it’ll be the first CoD title that won’t be World War II bound. Or, indeed, as fishy (see what I did there? CoD? Fishy? Ah, I’m wasted on you).

Details of a Halo 3-style multiplayer beta are also expected soon.

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'Cooking Mama 2' Announced For Wii, DS

2007-08-09T19:48:28+02:00

505 Games has revealed today that Cooking Mama 2 is in the works for the Wii and DS and will definitely be coming to Europe.

The new titles will feature new recipes, new minigames, and a new multiplayer mode. Whether it will make up for the original’s shortcomings remains to be seen though – namely, whether measuring an exact amount of rice over and over to make a slightly different recipe can be changed so that’s it actually entertaining.

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Nintendo Announces DS Slide Sensor

2007-08-09T18:47:49+02:00

Nintendo’s Japanese division has unveiled an interesting new trinket for the DS – a Slide Sensor that clips onto the bottom of the handheld.

Alongside the announcement is a game that comes bundled with and fully utilises the sensor – Slide Adventure: Mag Kid. It follows the adventure of a robot who has to fix itself up using its enemies nuts and bolts, also going through a number of minigames as it does so.

It will retail for 5,400 Yen, which converts to about £24. There currently doesn’t seem to be any plans for a release outside of Japan, though, and it’s not unheard of to not see all Nintendo peripherals make their way into all three major territories – see the GBA’s e-Card Reader for an example.

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'TimeSplitters 4' Announced

2007-08-08T13:31:22+02:00

A recent impromptu interview with a Free Radical script-writer Rob Yescombe has confirmed that TimeSplitters 4 is definitely in development.

It’s still apparently “very early on” with no key platforms yet being developed for, but Yescombe could detail that the game would poke fun at fellow videogames rather than movies again.

With any luck, Free Radical will be making a more fleshed-out announcement soon.

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Wii Firmware Updated

2007-08-07T22:58:37+02:00

Turning on your Wii today will earn you a loving message from Nintendo, telling you that you’ll be wanting to go to your Wii’s option screen to go perform a system update.

Version 3.0 of the new firmware includes the following changes:

Digital clock added to the Wii Menu.
Forecast Channel now displays the current condition (cloudy, raining) directly in the Wii Menu.
News Channel can now show two scrolling headlines at a time in the Wii Menu.
Message Board now has the “Today’s Accomplishments” message.
Address Book entries can now be shifted around using A+B but only to empty spaces.
Calendar in Message Board no longer shows “Today’s Accomplishments”.
Scrolling messages in the Message Board now uses a different sound.

Downloading the update will also renovate the Wii Shop Channel, giving it the following paint-job licks:

New welcome screen detailing four recommended titles and the points they cost.
“Titles You’ve Downloaded” moved to the main shop menu.
Popular Titles.
Search for a title.
Search by Category.
System shows the different systems and how many titles have been released under each.
Publisher showing different publishers and amount of titles released.
Genre.

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Xbox 360’s Price Dropped In America

2007-08-07T16:58:17+02:00

Microsoft has announced that, effective tomorrow, the price of all three of the Xbox 360 packages will be dropped.

The Core unit will go down to $279.99, the Premium will drop to $349.99, and the Elite will become $449.99.

Not bad savings for the time being, but a word on a European price drop would be nice too…

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PAL 'Enemy Territory: Quake Wars', 360, PS2, PC, Dated For 28 September

2007-08-04T18:46:47+02:00

At the recent QuakeCon, a press conference revealed to all attendees that Enemy Territory: Quake Wars will be hitting Europe on 28 September, a few days earlier than the US release on 2 October.

Other announcements included Quake Arena Arcade, a new Live Arcade title based on Quake 3 Arena, and Quake Zero, an intriguing-sounding PC web-browser FPS.

And just so you know – the number of times Quake is mentioned in this news piece is six. If that isn’t enough Quake for you, I don’t know what is.

Seven.

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'World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King' Announced

2007-08-04T13:31:59+02:00

WoW fans rejoice! You’ve got yet more addictive MMORPG action coming soon in the northern continent of Northrend. Wherever that may be.

The new Wrath of the Lich King expansion will bring to the table a new Death Knight hero class, new arenas, new weapons, new hairstyles (er…), a level-cap raise from 70 to 80, and much more besides.

Blizzard also announced that integrated voice communication and guild banks will be introduced to Warcraft through a steady flow of patches and updates.

All in all, the addiction that is WoW isn’t likely to die down too soon.

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3 August 2007 Release List

2007-08-03T23:13:14+02:00

If you're throwing a party soon, or just enjoying cracking people's wine glasses, today sees SingStar 90's (PS2) being released. It's one of those games that are best enjoyed with, or at least around, other people.

Other than that, the week is full of crap. Move along.

Hit the jump to see the full list of games that will be gracing us with their presence this week.

Wii

Surf's Up
Drop Off (Virtual Console, TurboGrafx-16, 600 points)
Shinobi III (Virtual Console, Mega Drive, 800 points)
Dynamite Headdy (Virtual Console, Mega Drive, 800 points)
Shining Force (Virtual Console, Mega Drive, 800 points)

Xbox 360

Surf's Up
Marathon: Durandal (Arcade, 800 points) [Released Wednesday 1 August 2007]
Spyglass Board Games (Arcade, 400 points) [Released Wednesday 1 August 2007]

PS3

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PS2

Atelier Iris 3
SingStar 90's
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PSP

Guilty Gear: Judgement
Practical IQ
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World Championship Poker 2

Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers
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The Settlers

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