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Saturday, April 21, 2007

Today's Top Stories

Retail Radar: Wii Tumiki Fighters, 360 Kengo, and more

Katamari-style shooter and samurai swordfighter spotted alongside PS2 Biker Mice From Mars, 360 Chessmaster, exclusive Ninja Gaiden Sigma collectors edition.
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 4:28 pm PT 76 Comments

NY senators to intro game law

Lawmakers from Staten Island and Brooklyn want to establish advisory council and awareness program, making it illegal to sell unrated games.
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 11:57 am PT 252 Comments

C&C3; demo waging war on XBL

Sample of EA's latest real-time strategy for the Xbox 360 now on Marketplace; 1GB file hindered by slow downloads.
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 12:53 pm PT 161 Comments

Xbox delays Snoop Dogg's UNICEF appearance

Rapper's insistence on game console contributes to tardiness at New York charity event.
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 5:12 pm PT 243 Comments

Beautiful Katamari confirmed for PS3, Xbox 360

Namco Bandai fesses up to next-gen debut of ball-rolling, cosmic-body-creating simulation; rumored Wii version not mentioned.
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 10:42 am PT 131 Comments

NPD: March US game-industry sales up 33 percent

Industrywide growth continues as games, systems, and accessories total tops $1 billion; software rises 15 percent year-on-year as God of War II sells more than 800,000.
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Posted Apr 19, 2007 4:56 pm PT 375 Comments

Forza 2 car list finalized, release delayed

More than 300 automobiles confirmed for Turn 10's realistic racer; release delayed a fortnight to May 29.
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 11:15 am PT 158 Comments

Xbox 360 Elite gutted

Minnesotan tech blog Llama.com has reportedly reduced the latest version of Microsoft's console to its silicon entrails.
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 5:10 pm PT 523 Comments

Football Manager goes massively multiplayer

Sega announces a spin-off title in the popular football management franchise that will allow hundreds of people to play simultaneously online.
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 2:56 am PT 49 Comments

Freakonomists dissect Wii shortage

Guest writer on popular statisticians' blog breaks down the cause and effects of the Nintendo console's ongoing scarcity.
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 12:08 pm PT 189 Comments

PS Network hits milestone, PS3 upgraded to 1.7

1.3 million users have downloaded 3.7 million content items via Sony's online service; new update adds downloadable PSone game support, rumble for USB PS2 accessories.
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Posted Apr 19, 2007 4:34 pm PT 334 Comments

Microsoft to use new bar code on games

Colorized triangles used in lieu of black lines in new technology set to appear on Xbox 360 titles by end of year.
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Posted Apr 19, 2007 6:22 pm PT 325 Comments

Darkness falls on Sony's Q2 lineup

Starbreeze's comic-inspired shooter leads pack of eight PS3 titles, along with MLB 07, Spider-Man 3, and Ninja Gaiden Sigma; PSP R6 Vegas, PS2 Manhunt 2 also due out by June 3.
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Posted Apr 19, 2007 1:39 pm PT 159 Comments

Dozens more Xbox games playable on 360

Microsoft releases another list of tweaks for its current console's backward compatibility list; update adds Panzer Dragoon Orta, Jet Set Radio Future, Mercenaries, and more.
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Posted Apr 19, 2007 1:05 pm PT 502 Comments

More Worms dig into PSP, DS

THQ announces Worms: Open Warfare 2 for PSP, DS coming this summer; game sees worms battling it out in re-creations of historical battles.
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Posted Apr 19, 2007 6:16 pm PT 59 Comments

Super Paper Mario
Today's #1 Game

Super Paper Mario

Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Intelligent Systems
Platform: WII Category: Platformers
Release Date: Apr 9, 2007  
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2 God of War II
Publisher: SCEA | Platform: PS2 | Category: Action Adventure
 release:
Mar 13, 2007
3 Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Publisher: Capcom | Platform: X360 | Category: Other Shooters
 release:
Jan 12, 2007
4 Call of Duty 3
Publisher: Activision | Platform: X360 | Category: First-Person Shooters
 release:
Nov 7, 2006
5 Crackdown
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Platform: X360 | Category: Other Shooters
 release:
Feb 20, 2007
6 NBA Street Homecourt
Publisher: EA Sports Big | Platform: X360 | Category: Basketball
 release:
Feb 20, 2007
7 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Publisher: Ubisoft | Platform: X360 | Category: Tactical Shooters
 release:
Mar 6, 2007
8 F.E.A.R.
Publisher: Vivendi Games | Platform: X360 | Category: First-Person Shooters
 release:
Oct 31, 2006
9 Battlestations: Midway
Publisher: Eidos Interactive | Platform: X360 | Category: Real-Time Strategy
 release:
Jan 30, 2007
10 Armored Core 4
Publisher: Sega | Platform: X360 | Category: Futuristic Combat Sims
 release:
Mar 20, 2007
Rankings based on GameFly rental figures from April 10 to April 16, 2007

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News Features

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Xbox 360 Elite gutted

Posted Apr 20, 2007 5:03 pm PT 522 Comments

Mag compares GRAW tech to real-life inspiration

Posted Apr 20, 2007 3:59 pm PT 79 Comments

Xbox delays Snoop Dogg's UNICEF appearance

Posted Apr 20, 2007 3:28 pm PT 242 Comments

Freakonomists dissect Wii shortage

Posted Apr 20, 2007 12:01 pm PT 188 Comments

Chargers fans plead to keep LT off Madden cover

Posted Apr 16, 2007 3:03 pm PT 237 Comments
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Featured Stories

NPD: March US game-industry sales up 33 percent

Industrywide growth continues as games, systems, and accessories total tops $1 billion; software rises 15 percent year-on-year as God of War II sells more than 800,000.
Posted Apr 19, 2007 4:56 pm PT 375 Comments

Shippin' Out April 16-20: Valhalla Knights, Bust-A-Move Bash!

A PSP RPG and Wii puzzler lead a minor mob of springtime releases, including five downloadable titles for next-gen consoles.
Posted Apr 17, 2007 3:26 pm PT 40 Comments
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Newsmaker Q&A

EA: Women 'too big an audience to ignore'

While underlining the female demographic's importance at the Women in Games Conference, EA VP Sharon Knight said developers should avoid making games that only target women.
Posted Apr 19, 2007 12:23 pm PT 123 Comments

Q&A;: RedOctane's Kai Huang

Founder and president of the California-based company spills the beans on Guitar Hero III, how he came up with the idea, and why some great songs aren't in the game.
Posted Apr 16, 2007 8:28 am PT 96 Comments

Q&A;: World in Conflict's Nicklas Cederstrom

World in Conflict designer talks about the game's single-player campaign, character interactions, and '80s movies.
Posted Apr 15, 2007 4:52 pm PT 48 Comments
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Vince Young is the cover athlete for Madden NFL 08. The Madden cover curse--fact or fiction?
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