Monday, April 17, 2006
Today's Top Stories
Guitar Hero encore announced
Sex and drugs noticeably absent, but Harmonix sequel promises plenty more rock and roll later this year.FULL STORY
Posted Apr 17, 2006 8:01 am PT
MLG nabs TV, mobile deal
Professional gaming league will be shown on USA Network, Boost Mobile; Boost, Scion sign on as major sponsors.FULL STORY
Posted Apr 17, 2006 11:51 am PT
2K thaws MLB freezing
Development team offers two solutions to fix problem with MLB 2K6 for Xbox 360--disable hard drive, or reset cache by loading three different games.FULL STORY
Posted Apr 17, 2006 10:52 am PT
Games blamed in Japanese fratricide
Nagasaki siblings engage in fatal fight over game collection.FULL STORY
Posted Apr 17, 2006 12:03 pm PT
Age of Conan dawning on Xbox 360? 
Funcom's Robert E. Howard-inspired MMORPG is bound for Microsoft's next-gen console--or is it?
FULL STORY
Posted Apr 14, 2006 4:11 pm PT
Red Steel, MGS4, Gears of War get E3 session
Conference Program assembles big games, names from creative front; super session puts Cliffy B, Kojima, and Xavier Poix on same panel.FULL STORY
Posted Apr 14, 2006 5:00 pm PT
PS2 Liberty City Stories delayed?
Rockstar rep says console port of PSP GTA game won't make April date; release pegged for late May at earliest.FULL STORY
Posted Apr 14, 2006 4:21 pm PT
MLB 2K6 committing errors
Xbox 360 version of game causing problems for some players; 2K Sports recognizes issue, working on resolution.FULL STORY
Posted Apr 14, 2006 3:32 pm PT
ChartSpot: Big in Japan, 4/3-4/9
The DS continues to dominate the charts across the Pacific, courtesy of the brain-training game craze. (Or is it the other way around?)FULL STORY
Posted Apr 14, 2006 3:19 pm PT
Wave of new content hits Marketplace
New downloads for eight games and movies now available on Xbox 360; new demo, themes, gamer pics, in-game items offered.FULL STORY
Posted Apr 14, 2006 2:45 pm PT
More Top Stories
The Last Word: 4/10-4/14 Apr 15, 2006 7:18 pm PT
Disciples III reborn Apr 14, 2006 3:28 pm PT
Spotted: Clover Studio's next game Apr 14, 2006 2:24 pm PT
Gitaroo-Man hitting the road Apr 14, 2006 11:49 am PT
Thompson sues Florida Bar Apr 14, 2006 11:30 am PT
Star Control sequel in the works? Apr 13, 2006 6:16 pm PT
Moscow to Berlin announced for PCs Apr 13, 2006 6:15 pm PT
Ubisoft officially dumps Starforce Apr 13, 2006 5:56 pm PT
Game-ad exec talks up game ads Apr 13, 2006 5:35 pm PT
Ace Combat swooping onto PSPs Apr 13, 2006 5:20 pm PT
Report: MS doubling orders on 360 chips Apr 13, 2006 5:04 pm PT
Dave Mirra returns to gaming Apr 13, 2006 4:39 pm PT
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
| Publisher: 2K Games | Developer: Bethesda Softworks |
| Platform: PC | Category: Role-Playing |
| Release Date: Mar 20, 2006 |
| 2 |
World of Warcraft
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment | Platform: PC | Category: Massively Multiplayer
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release: Nov 23, 2004 |
| 3 |
The Sims 2: Open for Business
Publisher: EA Games | Platform: PC | Category: Virtual Life Games
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release: Feb 28, 2006 |
| 4 |
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Collector's Edition
Publisher: 2K Games | Platform: PC | Category: Role-Playing
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release: Mar 20, 2006 |
| 5 |
Star Wars: Empire at War
Publisher: LucasArts | Platform: PC | Category: Real-Time Strategy
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release: Feb 15, 2006 |
| 6 |
The Sims 2
Publisher: EA Games | Platform: PC | Category: Virtual Life Games
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release: Sep 14, 2004 |
| 7 |
The Godfather
Publisher: Electronic Arts | Platform: PC | Category: Action Adventure
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release: Mar 21, 2006 |
| 8 |
Civilization IV
Publisher: 2K Games | Platform: PC | Category: Turn-Based Strategy
|
release: Oct 25, 2005 |
| 9 |
Battlefield 2
Publisher: EA Games | Platform: PC | Category: Tactical Shooters
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release: Jun 21, 2005 |
| 10 |
Age of Empires III
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Platform: PC | Category: Real-Time Strategy
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release: Oct 18, 2005 |
Rankings based on NPD figures from 3/26/06 to 4/1/06
