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Archive for the ‘PS3’ Category

February 21st, 2008

Civilization Revolution Dated

2K Games has announced the official release date for Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution. Mark down June 3rd, 2008 as Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo DS owners will finally get a taste of what PC gamers have been enjoying for over 17 years. One more turn, baby!

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February 16th, 2008

Call of Duty 4 still rules US sales charts

After a spectacular November and December in the States, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare had a strong January 2008, securing the number one position on the software charts. 2007’s number two seller, Wii Play, keeps its second place spot, beating out both Rock Band and Guitar Hero III with 298K copies sold.
Despite being a […]

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February 5th, 2008

Why was Civ Rev Wii canned?

Still miffed that 2k Games canceled the Wii version of Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution? Here’s the read story behind that decision as reported by MTV:
These days, if a publisher’s not actively working on something Wii related, stockholders are asking why. With Wii’s momentum showing no signs of slowing, would a company actually cancel an in-development […]

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January 29th, 2008

Civilization Revolution Wii canned

Originally, Publisher 2K Games and developer Firaxis jointly announced that a Wii build of Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution was underway alongside Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS incarnations. However, 2K Games confirmed to IGN Wii today that the Wii iteration of the real-time strategy game has been put on indefinite hold.
“Development for the Wii […]

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January 24th, 2008

Grand Theft Auto 4 IV all set for April 29, 2008 release date

New York, NY - January 24, 2008 - Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the release date for Grand Theft Auto IV, the new title in the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto franchise. Developed by Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto IV will be simultaneously available for […]

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January 18th, 2008

Highlander powered by the Unreal Engine

It looks like the Highlander game will be powered by the Unreal Engine, making for excellent graphics and environments. I just hope that they actually stay true to the Highlander mythos (pun intended) on this one as the last movie SUCKED.
In Highlander: The Game, you play as Owen MacLeod, ancestor of the feature film’s Connor […]

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January 16th, 2008

Atari announces next gen Dragon Ball Z® Video Game Series

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 - Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher and distributor, today announced that Dragon Ball Z®: Burst Limit is in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Exploding into the next […]

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January 13th, 2008

Blu-ray production gets cheaper, hoping for cheaper PS3s

..And you think there was no relation between Warner’s decision to move to Blu-ray and cheaper ps3s. Businessweek says: “For months, Sony’s (SNE) PlayStation 3 video game console has seemed like a high-profile boondoggle for the Japanese giant. While Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox 360 took an early lead that it later forfeited to Nintendo’s Wii machine, […]

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January 13th, 2008

Resistance 2 announced

The original Resistance: Fall of Man launched alongside the PlayStation 3 in 2006, and it looked good, played well (had some minor issues) and offered the kind of online firefights the Sony fan base was clamoring for. Thanks to map packs and a devoted following, Resistance is still running strong on the PS3, but as […]

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January 10th, 2008

Sony Drops 60 Gig PS3 in Japan

IGN reports that: “the last holdout for the original launch model PS3 systems has at last folded. Sony announced today that it has ceased shipping the 20 Gigabyte and 60 Gigabyte PS3 system to Japan. Once current retail supplies are exhausted, and barring the release of a new SKU, potential PS3 buyers will have just […]

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