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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Today's Top Stories

Partial list of Forza 2 cars revealed

Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, Maseratis encompass European exotics for racer; European release date also announced.
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Posted Feb 15, 2007 11:30 am PT 161 Comments

Q&A;: C&C3;'s Kane speaks!

Rehired "Kane" actor discusses what it was like to return to the set of a game franchise he helped make famous.
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Posted Feb 15, 2007 12:49 pm PT 118 Comments

Clover vets reunite, form Seeds

Hideki Kamiya, Atsushi Inaba, and Shinji Mikami resurface with new game development studio.
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Posted Feb 14, 2007 5:51 pm PT 244 Comments

ESRB rates unannounced retro games

Japanese Wii VC games get rated for the US, while Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts pops up on all the new consoles.
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Posted Feb 15, 2007 3:20 pm PT 25 Comments

GRAW 2 invades Web

Web site for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 now live, includes wallpapers, videos, screens, intel; new dev diary talks about the game's environments.
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Posted Feb 15, 2007 10:36 am PT 49 Comments

Atari games playable at Comic Con

Gamers will be able to get their hands on upcoming Atari titles at New York convention; Godzilla: Unleashed also to be shown.
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Posted Feb 15, 2007 7:01 am PT 23 Comments

MTV layoffs leave game guys alone

Staff cuts of 250 affect execs, international, but game groups avoid the axe.
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Posted Feb 15, 2007 10:15 am PT 69 Comments

Colossus devs cooking up PS3 project? Rumor Control

Will Fumito Ueda and the rest of the ICO team use their award-winning skills to craft an exclusive for Sony's console? Find out in this week's episode!
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Posted Feb 14, 2007 3:44 pm PT 183 Comments

Full Auto 2 demo slams into PS3

Two helpings of fender-bending games coming to PS Store; Full Auto 2: Battlelines, Destruction Derby for PSP due out today.
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Posted Feb 14, 2007 5:21 pm PT 108 Comments

Marc Ecko tailors game company

Fashion designer, part-time game designer announces Marc Ecko Entertainment; game division will "try brand new things."
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Posted Feb 14, 2007 3:29 pm PT 62 Comments

Take-Two founder pleads guilty

Publisher's former CEO to pay almost $7.3 million to settle charges stemming from stock-option scandal.
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Posted Feb 14, 2007 2:00 pm PT 66 Comments

The Force (will be) Unleashed in November

[UPDATE] LucasArts makes it official with Web destination dating, detailing new Star Wars game, which casts players as Darth Vader's apprentice; DS, PS2, and PSP versions also planned.
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Posted Feb 14, 2007 10:06 am PT 289 Comments

Wii Votes Channel launches

New Wii channel which polls users worldwide goes live; Nintendo asking for poll suggestions.
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Posted Feb 13, 2007 10:57 pm PT 305 Comments

Rewards coming for Gamerscores, offer extended

[UPDATE] Microsoft challenges gamers to increase their Gamerscores by 1,500 points in 63 days for prizes, including games. Competition now lasts until April 15.
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Posted Feb 14, 2007 9:51 am PT 650 Comments

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Today's #1 Game

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom
Platform: X360 Category: Other Shooters
Release Date: Jan 12, 2007  
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2 Call of Duty 3
Publisher: Activision | Platform: X360 | Category: First-Person Shooters
 release:
Nov 7, 2006
3 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Publisher: Ubisoft | Platform: X360 | Category: Tactical Shooters
 release:
Nov 20, 2006
4 Gears of War
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Platform: X360 | Category: Other Shooters
 release:
Nov 7, 2006
5 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Publisher: Ubisoft | Platform: X360 | Category: Action Adventure
 release:
Oct 17, 2006
6 Rogue Galaxy
Publisher: SCEA | Platform: PS2 | Category: Role-Playing
 release:
Jan 30, 2007
7 F.E.A.R.
Publisher: Vivendi Games | Platform: X360 | Category: First-Person Shooters
 release:
Oct 31, 2006
8 WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Publisher: Nintendo | Platform: WII | Category: Party Games
 release:
Jan 15, 2007
9 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Publisher: Activision | Platform: X360 | Category: Role-Playing
 release:
Oct 24, 2006
10 Tony Hawk's Project 8
Publisher: Activision | Platform: X360 | Category: Alternative Sports
 release:
Nov 7, 2006
Rankings based on GameFly rental figures from 2/6/07 to 2/12/07

This just in...

"It's a lot like being reunited with an old friend, if that old friend held you down, pinned your arms to your sides, and shaved your head with an electric razor."
-- Joe Kucan on reuniting with C&C;

News Features

Featured Stories

GS_News Blog Video: Supreme Commander creator Chris Taylor

Gas Powered Games founder and creative force behind Supreme Commander talks to GameSpot's Curt Feldman--almost live, from San Francisco.
Posted Feb 15, 2007 5:01 pm PT 2 Comments

D.I.C.E. 07: Alex Rigopulos, Chris Taylor open kimonos in Vegas

Two of the game industry's most admired discuss the meaning of success in this very material world.
Posted Feb 9, 2007 11:53 pm PT 44 Comments

D.I.C.E. 07: Gears grabs gold

Gears of War takes home eight D.I.C.E. awards, including Game of the Year, Console Game of the Year, and Action/Adventure Game of the Year; Wii Sports nabs three.
Posted Feb 9, 2007 12:08 am PT 525 Comments

D.I.C.E. 07: Spore is not all Wright

Will Wright brings his team of designers to talk about the challenges of making a complex game simple, letting users feel smart, and Care Bears fighting Klingons.
Posted Feb 8, 2007 6:52 pm PT 268 Comments

D.I.C.E. 07: Lowenstein outro ignites summit

Outgoing ESA pres recalls good times and bad; delivers kudos to those who work to protect the industry, wags finger at those who "cut and run."
Posted Feb 8, 2007 6:46 pm PT 47 Comments

D.I.C.E. 07: Phil Harrison speaks

President of Sony Worldwide Studios fields questions in Sin City; says European PS3s are already in transit; LocoRoco 2 and PS3 rubber-duck game revealed.
Posted Feb 8, 2007 10:42 am PT 425 Comments

The Last Word: February 4-10

The D.I.C.E. Summit brings the game glitterati together, Activision whips out Wii Guitar Hero, and Ubisoft goes all Pixar on us.
Posted Feb 9, 2007 4:41 pm PT 32 Comments
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Newsmaker Q&A

Q&A;: Wideload's Alex Seropian gets Gamecocky

Stubbs developer's big brain talks about signing up with upstart publisher for Hail to the Chimp.
Posted Feb 13, 2007 5:54 pm PT 20 Comments

Q&A;: Gamecock's Harry Miller crows

Gathering of Developers' cofounder talks about getting the band back together and providing indie studios with a new way to get their original titles made.
Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:13 pm PT 35 Comments

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Updated Q&A; - Smart AI, Advanced Physics, and Multiplayer

Project lead Anton Bolshakov discusses the advanced artificial intelligence and weapons modeling that make this first-person survival action game different from anything that you've played.
Posted Feb 9, 2007 5:44 pm PT 100 Comments

Q&A;: Lego Star Wars producer Jonathan Smith

TT Games exec talks to GameSpot about the creative process of Lego Star Wars, the new Lego game, and why he thinks that making games for kids means making games that everyone will love.
Posted Feb 9, 2007 4:58 am PT 54 Comments
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Today's Poll

What are your thoughts on the stuff-for-achievements Xbox Live Rewards programs, the first of which which was recently extended?
Hot stuff. I'm already working towards my 1,500 points. Free T-shirt, here I come!
I'm not running through Fuzion Frenzy 2 just for those prizes. Not worth the effort.
Sony, Nintendo take note: This is called giving back to the community!
Real gamers were already achievment point whores 24/7. Eat my dust n00bs!