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Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Today's Top Stories

Fallout 3 confirmed for 360, PS3

July Game Informer cover confirms that Bethesda is bringing the post-apocalyptic RPG to Sony and Microsoft's consoles in addition to the PC.
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Posted Jun 6, 2007 12:28 pm PT 29 Comments

SCEA slices payroll

US arm of game giant "streamlines" Foster City headquarters; redundancies reportedly in the 80-100 range.
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Posted Jun 6, 2007 11:00 am PT 109 Comments

Florida AG concerned about Wii Manhunt 2

Attorney General Bill McCollum reportedly takes issue with motion-sensing interface of Take-Two's violent action game.
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Posted Jun 6, 2007 12:36 pm PT 32 Comments

Gamer sues gold farmers

World of Warcraft veteran player files suit against IGE claiming the company is polluting the game environment for everyone.
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Posted Jun 6, 2007 12:47 pm PT 21 Comments

Tenchu Z goes gold, demo due soon

Long-running medieval stealth-action series to debut on Xbox 360 June 12; demo hits Live tomorrow.
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Posted Jun 6, 2007 11:48 am PT 23 Comments

Ex-Human Head head creates Big Rooster

Former CEO announces studio will be a "new kind of game company"; first project will be an adaptation of Games Workshop's Talisman.
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Posted Jun 6, 2007 7:18 am PT 19 Comments

Fallout 3 due fall 2008

Teaser trailer reveals release date of Bethesda's much-anticipated postapocalyptic RPG, hints at Ron Perlman return; hi-def version inside.
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Posted Jun 5, 2007 11:22 am PT 265 Comments

Patent hints at PSP redesign

Filing with USPTO raises possibility of a new, screen-swiveling portable from Sony.
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Posted Jun 5, 2007 4:13 pm PT 356 Comments

Monolith asks fans to name their F.E.A.R.

Publisher looks to fan base to help pick a title for the upcoming sequel to its paranormal shooter.
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Posted Jun 5, 2007 12:17 pm PT 200 Comments

Shippin' Out June 4-8: Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Call of Juarez

Eidos' remake joins Ubisoft's Western on the week's docket along with Pac-Man Championship Edition, Zelda II, and Dragon Ball Z DS.
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Posted Jun 5, 2007 5:51 pm PT 42 Comments

Pac-Man Championship Edition chomps XBLA

Revamped edition arrives tomorrow with new modes, midgame maze changes, and 800 Microsoft point price tag.
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Posted Jun 5, 2007 1:26 pm PT 92 Comments

BizSpots: Blu-ray, Infogrames, Saitek, 10tacle, Vicarious, Gala-Net

Blu-ray's price cut; Atari parent gets a new VP; Saitek for sale; 10tacle acquires Stormregion; Vicarious opines on NY laws; Gala-Net gets new VP of operations.
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Posted Jun 5, 2007 3:09 pm PT 70 Comments

Q&A;: Head Pokétrainer Tsunekazu Ishihara

Pokémon Company CEO chats with GameSpot about Diamond and Pearl, why making a game multiplatform dilutes quality, and why Nintendo will win the console war.
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Posted Jun 5, 2007 10:23 am PT 134 Comments

Company of Heroes team pulls trigger on Smoking Gun

New Vancouver, Canada, studio formed by ex-Relic Entertainment staff promises to "redefine the art of gaming."
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Posted Jun 4, 2007 6:02 am PT 67 Comments

Midway in filmfest flap

Organizers of Asian cinema celebration say publisher has reneged on sponsorship commitment.
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Posted Jun 4, 2007 3:51 pm PT 40 Comments
Today's #1 Game

Forza Motorsport 2

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Developer: Microsoft Game Studios
Platform: X360 Category: Racing
Release Date: May 29, 2007  
2 Mario Party 8
Publisher: Nintendo | Platform: WII | Category: Party Games
release:
May 29, 2007
3 Shadowrun
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Platform: X360 | Category: First-Person Shooters
release:
May 29, 2007
4 Spider-Man 3
Publisher: Activision | Platform: X360 | Category: Platformers
release:
May 4, 2007
5 God of War II
Publisher: SCEA | Platform: PS2 | Category: Action Adventure
release:
Mar 13, 2007
6 Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Publisher: Capcom | Platform: X360 | Category: Other Shooters
release:
Jan 12, 2007
7 Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars
Publisher: EA Games | Platform: X360 | Category: Real-Time Strategy
release:
May 8, 2007
8 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Publisher: Ubisoft | Platform: X360 | Category: Tactical Shooters
release:
Mar 6, 2007
9 Super Paper Mario
Publisher: Nintendo | Platform: WII | Category: Platformers
release:
Apr 9, 2007
10 Crackdown
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Platform: X360 | Category: Other Shooters
release:
Feb 20, 2007
Rankings based on GameFly rental figures from May 29-June 1, 2007

This just in...

"It's Ron Perlman."
-- Bethesda on Fallout 3 trailer narrator

News Features

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Florida AG concerned about Wii Manhunt 2

Posted Jun 6, 2007 12:30 pm PT 31 Comments

Gamer sues gold farmers

Posted Jun 6, 2007 10:26 am PT 20 Comments

GameFly rates increasing by $1

Posted Jun 5, 2007 6:14 pm PT 11 Comments

Featured Stories

Wii VC: 4.7m downloads, 100 games

[UPDATE] Nintendo's digital retro-game service proves popular, will hit catalog milestone Monday with Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
Posted Jun 1, 2007 9:42 am PT 284 Comments

ChartSpot: April 2007

Dual Pokémons double-team an aging non-PC chart in the US, while the Lord of the Rings Online rules over the PC realm.
Posted May 30, 2007 4:31 pm PT 110 Comments

Newsmaker Q&A

The Witcher Q&A; - Making a Fantasy Role-Playing Game for Grown-Ups

Chief designer Michal Madej discusses this upcoming fantasy role-playing game about a morally ambiguous hero.
Posted May 31, 2007 3:53 pm PT 149 Comments

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising Updated Q&A; - Minions, Armies, and High-Level Battles

Design director Stieg Hedlund explains what it will be like to lead an army of minions in this massively multiplayer game based in ancient Rome.
Posted May 30, 2007 4:51 pm PT 31 Comments
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Today's Poll

Not really a lot there. Looks like I get to wait 'til '08.
That's Oblivion with power armor and guns, all right.
Boo! I want an isometric turn-based RPG from the 1990s, not this newfangled graphics stuff!
Uh, what's Fallout?