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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Today's Top Stories

The Last Word: February 12-16

Clover vets sow their Seeds, presidential candidates propose potentially MMORPG-banning legislation, and Bungie announces plans to silence #$%&ing; trash-talkers in Halo 3.
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Posted Feb 17, 2007 10:19 am PT 102 Comments

Aqua Teen hitting virtual links

Blog says the popular animated crime-fighting value meal will star in an "extreme combat golf" game on the PS2.
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Posted Feb 16, 2007 3:12 pm PT 113 Comments

Nasdaq wags finger at Activision

Spider-man 3 publisher fails to report quarterly earnings in time in wake of stock back-dating scandal, could face delisting.
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Posted Feb 16, 2007 5:02 pm PT 43 Comments

Report: Google, Adscape deal wraps

Sources go unnamed, but one tech site calls the deal complete; pegs upside for Adscape at $23 million.
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Posted Feb 16, 2007 5:11 pm PT 54 Comments

Eidos sets up Montreal studio

UK publisher becomes the latest to establish a development house in game-friendly province of Quebec.
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Posted Feb 16, 2007 4:26 pm PT 54 Comments

Lost Planet gets mapped

Capcom cartographers prepping six new multiplayer maps for Xbox 360 action game, free download of collector's edition map.
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Posted Feb 16, 2007 1:24 pm PT 68 Comments

Halo 3 beta detailed...sort of

Bungie posts FAQ regarding test of anticipated game, but still doesn't unveil date; Microsoft head reveals to MTV that beta will be a "robust experience."
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Posted Feb 16, 2007 11:47 am PT 286 Comments

Analyst downgrades Take-Two stock

Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter says Grand Theft Auto IV can only carry publisher's stock so far, speculates that EA could be interested in buying 2K Sports.
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Posted Feb 16, 2007 11:34 am PT 68 Comments

Green Monster Games announces chief

Curt Schilling's gaming company names Brett Close president; Mary Kirchoff hired as senior vice president.
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Posted Feb 16, 2007 4:38 pm PT 25 Comments

DS scoops up Cookie & Cream

Rabbit duo pair up for another adventure on DS; puzzle/adventure hybrid will include two-player co-op, four-player versus modes.
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Posted Feb 16, 2007 1:58 pm PT 24 Comments

Q*Bert hops to PS3

Sony Online Entertainment brings beloved orange thing to downloadable store next week.
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Posted Feb 16, 2007 9:23 am PT 139 Comments

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 284 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 243 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 278 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 73 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...

"We think that Take-Two's greatest asset is also its greatest liability."
-- Game analyst Michael Pachter

News Features

Featured Stories

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.
Posted Feb 14, 2007 9:51 am PT 701 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 45 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 526 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 270 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
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Newsmaker Q&A

Video Q&A;: 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 16 Comments

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 101 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!