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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Today's Top Stories

Bungie: Halo 3 beta fix is in

[UPDATE] Scrambling developer says remedy to problems with the Crackdown Halo 3 beta have finally arrived; gamers independently confirm problems are over.
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Posted May 16, 2007 5:23 pm PT 422 Comments

Sony game group down $2 billion

PS3 maker's game division posts $914 million loss for the first three months of 2007--and more than twice that for the full fiscal year.
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Posted May 16, 2007 10:58 am PT 736 Comments

New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games to debut at E3

World of recently released postapocalyptic first-person shooter will play host to several upcoming GSC Game World projects.
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Posted May 16, 2007 5:05 pm PT 67 Comments

PS3 Stranglehold getting Hard Boiled

$70 Collector's Edition of Midway's action game will come with a high-def version of John Woo's classic action film; new exclusive trailer inside.
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Posted May 16, 2007 4:03 pm PT 194 Comments

Midnight Club headed for Xbox 360, PS3

Rockstar's street racer series strikes out for Los Angeles on new systems, set for release early next year.
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Posted May 16, 2007 12:22 pm PT 97 Comments

Halo 3 landing September 25

Microsoft's long-awaited shooter arrives earlier than expected in North America and Australia; European release September 26.
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Posted May 15, 2007 9:01 pm PT 583 Comments

Bomberman returns to Xbox 360

New installment of mascot party game franchise headed to Live Arcade later this year.
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Posted May 16, 2007 1:49 pm PT 75 Comments

NewsSpots: Dead Head Fred, Treasure Island Z, Digimon, 'Nam on DS

D3's PSP star gets a voice, Capcom renames Wii puzzle adventure game, Namco Bandai returns to digital monster battling, and Majesco brings the DS "in country."
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Posted May 16, 2007 5:00 pm PT 25 Comments

Lost Planet PC demo found

Capcom's ice-cold shooter makes its way to the PC in two flavors in this GameSpot demo premiere.
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Posted May 15, 2007 5:55 pm PT 18 Comments

Starcraft 2 confirmed? Rumor Control

Blizzard is running parallel teaser countdowns on Blizzard.com and Starcraft2.com for its upcoming game announcement this weekend.
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Posted May 15, 2007 3:23 pm PT 348 Comments

SOE subsumes Sigil Games

EverQuest publisher acquires Vanguard: Saga of Heroes developer; SOE president John Smedley talks to GameSpot about the acquisition, layoffs, and future plans inside.
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Posted May 15, 2007 12:00 pm PT 88 Comments

Q&A;: Aegis Wing interns take flight

Two of the three student designers of Microsoft's free Live Arcade game talk about their inspirations and experience making the arcade-style Xbox 360 shooter.
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Posted May 15, 2007 4:32 pm PT 48 Comments

Lara Croft raiding Wii

Eidos confirms a tweaked Tomb Raider: Anniversary that will take advantage of Wii Remote and Nunchuk controls.
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Posted May 15, 2007 12:53 pm PT 149 Comments

Shippin' Out May 14-18: Shrek the Third

Activision leads the week's releases with game adaptations of the giant green ogre's latest theatrical outing.
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Posted May 15, 2007 2:29 pm PT 41 Comments

Report: Sony facing massive PS3 losses

Analysts estimate game division could post quarterly loss of $1 billion, according to Bloomberg report.
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Posted May 15, 2007 11:58 am PT 823 Comments

Spider-Man 3
Today's #1 Game

Spider-Man 3

Publisher: Activision Developer: Treyarch
Platform: X360 Category: Platformers
Release Date: May 4, 2007  
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2 God of War II
Publisher: SCEA | Platform: PS2 | Category: Action Adventure
 release:
Mar 13, 2007
3 Spider-Man 3
Publisher: Activision | Platform: PS3 | Category: Platformers
 release:
May 4, 2007
4 Spider-Man 3
Publisher: Activision | Platform: PS2 | Category: Platformers
 release:
May 4, 2007
5 Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Publisher: Capcom | Platform: X360 | Category: Other Shooters
 release:
Jan 12, 2007
6 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Publisher: Ubisoft | Platform: X360 | Category: Tactical Shooters
 release:
Mar 6, 2007
7 Def Jam: Icon
Publisher: EA Games | Platform: X360 | Category: Fighting Games
 release:
Mar 6, 2007
8 Crackdown
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Platform: X360 | Category: Other Shooters
 release:
Feb 20, 2007
9 Super Paper Mario
Publisher: Nintendo | Platform: WII | Category: Platformers
 release:
Apr 9, 2007
10 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Publisher: Ubisoft | Platform: X360 | Category: Tactical Shooters
 release:
Nov 20, 2006
Rankings based on GameFly rental figures from May 1-7, 2007

This just in...

"The Microsoft team just deployed this fix."
-- Bungie on Halo 3 beta remedy

News Features

Sidebar: The GameSpot News Blog

Xbox 360 shows yellow streak

Posted May 10, 2007 5:22 pm PT 168 Comments

Fils-Aime sounds off on digital divide

Posted May 9, 2007 12:57 pm PT 172 Comments

PS3 Thief forced to settle for 360

Posted May 4, 2007 8:53 am PT 336 Comments

Report: GTAIV designer 'limited' by HDD-less 360s

Posted May 3, 2007 7:06 pm PT 1150 Comments

Miyamoto cracks Time's top 100

Posted May 3, 2007 1:22 pm PT 100 Comments
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Featured Stories

Square Enix unwraps Last Remnant, Star Ocean 4

Final Fantasy developer details upcoming titles at Japanese event; DS Chocobo Tales, PSP Star Oceans also unveiled.
Posted May 10, 2007 5:24 am PT 241 Comments

Saints Row 2 rollin' onto PS3, 360 in '08

Sequel to popular Grand Theft Auto-style free-range crime game to debut on both Sony's and Microsoft's consoles next year; PS3 port of original canceled.
Posted May 10, 2007 3:17 pm PT 248 Comments

Condemned 2, Gas Powered RPG, Wii Ghost Squad top Sega slate

Japanese publisher unveils quintet of new titles, including 360 Universe at War and XBLA Happy Tree Friends.
Posted May 10, 2007 11:49 am PT 143 Comments

Guitar Hero will (officially) Rock the 80s

Activision to bring a dose of nostalgia to the popular game series, with 30 tracks from the era including originals from Flock of Seagulls, Twisted Sister.
Posted May 10, 2007 8:11 am PT 357 Comments

EA's quarterly losses, annual income climb

The world's top third-party publisher lost $25 million during its most recent quarter but took in over $3 billion during the previous 12 months.
Posted May 8, 2007 3:02 pm PT 80 Comments

Xbox 360 Spring Update released

Latest additions include the ability to chat with Windows Live Messenger, available now.
Posted May 9, 2007 6:30 am PT 319 Comments

Shippin' Out May 7-11: C&C3; 360

Electronic Arts console port of Tiberium Wars tops a light week at retail while Double Dragon, Final Fight, and Sam & Max clean up the downloadable mean streets.
Posted May 8, 2007 6:03 pm PT 50 Comments

No more Spore in '07

Will Wright's ambitious evolution/civilization/creature creation title is now being targeted for spring 2008.
Posted May 8, 2007 5:44 pm PT 525 Comments
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Newsmaker Q&A

TimeShift Updated Q&A; - Multiplayer

Senior producer Kyle Peschel discusses some of the multiplayer improvements and enhancements made to TimeShift over the past year.
Posted May 8, 2007 4:42 pm PT 60 Comments

World in Conflict Updated Q&A; - The Multiplayer Test and Details

With the multiplayer test underway, we caught up with game designer Magnus Jansén for an update on how World War III is shaping up.
Posted May 9, 2007 4:17 pm PT 53 Comments

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords Q&A;

Infinite Interactive's CEO and lead designer talks to us about the recently announced Xbox 360 version of Puzzle Quest.
Posted May 9, 2007 2:44 pm PT 26 Comments

Tabula Rasa Q&A; - Alien Races, Setting, and Combat Details

Famed designer Richard Garriott and producer Starr Long talk about alien races and the cool setting of this upcoming sci-fi massively multiplayer role-playing game.
Posted May 9, 2007 4:19 pm PT 52 Comments
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Spotlight: Weekly Podcast

Weekly Podcast
The HotSpot crew shares their disappointment with Spider-Man 3, then discusses Nintendo's apology for the Wii shortage, the Simpsons, and Goku-doku. Listen in!

Stock Watch

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Today's Poll

The Halo 3 multiplayer beta has been shown off a week before its public release. Reactions?
ZOMG!!!!! (Collapses with excitement into quivering heap)
That's Halo MP all right... (Looks at watch, sighs)
That's it? It's just Halo 2 with better lighting! (Pulls out hair)
Relax, kids. It's just a beta. That's why it's called the "Halo 3 beta."