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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Today's Top Stories

Rockstar feeling Euphoric

Grand Theft Auto and Bully publisher licenses the Euphoria Motion Synthesis engine.
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Posted Feb 28, 2007 6:19 am PT 50 Comments

Sony comments on Euro PS3 BC issues

Company tells semiofficial blog Three Speech it has removed the Emotion Engine from PS3s, still unclear how many PS2 titles affected.
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Posted Feb 27, 2007 4:18 am PT 315 Comments

Capcom licenses Unreal Engine 3

Publisher to use technology behind Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3 in unannounced project.
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Posted Feb 27, 2007 10:39 am PT 140 Comments

UK game charts: February 18-24

Final Fantasy XII hits the top slot, becomes the UK's fastest-selling game in the series so far; Crackdown debuts in the second spot.
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Posted Feb 27, 2007 2:23 am PT 97 Comments

Riccitiello back as EA CEO

Former president of game publisher will leave post at Elevation Partners to assume CEO role at Electronic Arts; current CEO Larry Probst will end 16-year tenure at helm.
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Posted Feb 26, 2007 1:49 pm PT 52 Comments

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Australia's top selling games for 2006 revealed Feb 26, 2007 10:51 pm PT 49 Comments

Tantalus head steps up to GDAA Feb 26, 2007 10:23 pm PT 4 Comments

Konami video slots pulled from Ontario casinos Feb 26, 2007 1:10 pm PT 65 Comments

Acclaim offers "directorship" prize Feb 26, 2007 12:35 pm PT 30 Comments

Eidos splashes out on Rockpool Feb 26, 2007 8:29 am PT 15 Comments

Q&A;: Aussie ratings board head Des Clark Feb 25, 2007 11:22 pm PT 25 Comments

PS3 backward comp change due to costs Feb 25, 2007 4:58 pm PT 510 Comments

Indiana reconsiders gaming bill Feb 23, 2007 12:37 pm PT 133 Comments

NeoGeo games to hit Wii Virtual Console Feb 23, 2007 11:02 am PT 215 Comments

GCDC sets dates for August Feb 23, 2007 9:00 am PT 5 Comments

UK government invests £5 million in piracy fight Feb 23, 2007 4:58 am PT 58 Comments

PS3 less backwards-compatible in Europe? Feb 23, 2007 3:30 am PT 814 Comments

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Crackdown

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios	Developer: Realtime Worlds
Platform: X360	Category: Other Shooters
Release Date: Feb 20, 2007

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2	NBA Street Homecourt Publisher: EA Sports Big \| Platform: X360 \| Category: Basketball	release: Feb 20, 2007
3	Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Publisher: Capcom \| Platform: X360 \| Category: Other Shooters	release: Jan 12, 2007
4	Sonic and the Secret Rings Publisher: Sega \| Platform: WII \| Category: Platformers	release: Feb 20, 2007
5	Battlestations: Midway Publisher: Eidos Interactive \| Platform: X360 \| Category: Real-Time Strategy	release: Jan 30, 2007
6	Virtua Fighter 5 Publisher: Sega \| Platform: PS3 \| Category: Fighting Games	release: Feb 20, 2007
7	Call of Duty 3 Publisher: Activision \| Platform: X360 \| Category: First-Person Shooters	release: Nov 7, 2006
8	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Publisher: Ubisoft \| Platform: X360 \| Category: Tactical Shooters	release: Nov 20, 2006
9	Gears of War Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios \| Platform: X360 \| Category: Other Shooters	release: Nov 7, 2006
10	WarioWare: Smooth Moves Publisher: Nintendo \| Platform: WII \| Category: Party Games	release: Jan 15, 2007

Rankings based on GameFly rental figures from 2/20/07 to 2/26/07

Rankings based on Bestbuy.com sales figures from 2/18/06 to 2/24/07

Rankings based on units sold, according to NPD figures from February 11-17, 2007

Rankings based on Media Create figures from 1/22/07 to 1/28/07

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"[Publishers] are trying to squeeze every dime out of a franchise--and that's their job."

-- Chris Mottes on PSP ports

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NPD: $1.25B in US game sales kick off '07

Extended January reporting period sees $505 million in hardware, $549 million in software move in five weeks; Lost Planet, Guitar Hero II, Zelda top games.

Posted Feb 21, 2007 1:26 pm PT 193 Comments

Shippin' Out February 19-23: Big names for next-gens, PC

Strong week of releases across all platforms highlighted by 360's Crackdown, PS3's VF5, Wii's Sonic, PC's Supreme Commander.

Posted Feb 20, 2007 5:06 pm PT 110 Comments

Wii takes lead in January

[UPDATE] Nintendo's "new-gen" console sells 435,503 units in US in five weeks, besting the 360's 294,000 units and the PS3's 243,554; DS tops portables.

Posted Feb 21, 2007 10:45 am PT 449 Comments

UK game chart: February 11-17

Battlestations: Midway plummets as the franchises take control once more; Supreme Commander debuts well.

Posted Feb 20, 2007 3:39 am PT 97 Comments

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Newsmaker Q&A

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Spotlight: Weekly Podcast

This week we discuss the ESA taking on Canada, the Wii rocking the vote, Clover Studio sowing the land, the Halo 3 beta, and LucasArts' new Star Wars game. Listen in!

Stock Watch

Today's GameSpot Watch List

symbol	last	change price	change %
ATAR	5.20	+0.06	1.17%
ATVI	16.80	-0.22	-1.29%
ERTS	50.14	-0.50	-0.99%
GME	52.73	+0.59	1.13%
MSFT	28.09	+0.22	0.79%
MWY	6.98	+0.07	1.01%
SNE	51.56	-0.14	-0.27%
THQI	32.29	-0.03	-0.09%
TTWO	17.99	-0.26	-1.42%

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Release Calendar

This Week (Feb 25, 2007)

Major League Baseball 2K7 (X360)

Jade Empire: Special Edition (PC)

SSX Blur (WII)

Bullet Witch (X360)

Major League Baseball 2K7 (PS3)

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Next Week (Mar 04, 2007)

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (X360)

Titan Quest: Immortal Throne (PC)

Def Jam: Icon (X360)

MotorStorm (PS3)

Mario Party 8 (WII)

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2	Resistance: Fall of Man Publisher: SCEE \| Platform: PS3 \| Category: First-Person Shooters	release: Mar 23, 2007
3	Madden NFL 07 Publisher: EA Sports \| Platform: PS3 \| Category: Football	release: Nov 14, 2006
4	NBA Street Homecourt Publisher: EA Sports Big \| Platform: X360 \| Category: Basketball	release: Mar 23, 2007
5	Gears of War Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios \| Platform: X360 \| Category: Other Shooters	release: Nov 17, 2006
6	Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Publisher: Capcom \| Platform: X360 \| Category: Other Shooters	release: Jan 12, 2007
7	Diddy Kong Racing DS Publisher: Nintendo \| Platform: DS \| Category: Racing	release: Apr 20, 2007
8	NBA 07 Publisher: SCEA \| Platform: PS3 \| Category: Basketball	release: Nov 14, 2006
9	Genji: Days of the Blade Publisher: SCEE \| Platform: PS3 \| Category: Action Adventure	release: Mar 23, 2007
10	Fight Night Round 3 Publisher: EA Sports \| Platform: X360 \| Category: Other Sports Games	release: Mar 10, 2006

Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment	Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Platform: PC	Category: Massively Multiplayer
Release Date: Jan 16, 2007

2	World of Warcraft Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment \| Platform: PC \| Category: Massively Multiplayer	release: Feb 11, 2005
3	The Sims Life Stories Publisher: EA Games \| Platform: PC \| Category: Virtual Life Games	release: Feb 9, 2007
4	The Sims 2 Publisher: Electronic Arts \| Platform: PC \| Category: Virtual Life Games	release: Sep 17, 2004
5	The Sims 2: Pets Publisher: EA Games \| Platform: PC \| Category: Virtual Life Games	release: Oct 20, 2006
6	Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment \| Platform: PC \| Category: Massively Multiplayer	release: Jan 30, 2007
7	Battlefield 2142 Publisher: EA Games \| Platform: PC \| Category: First-Person Shooters	release: Oct 20, 2006
8	Deal or No Deal Publisher: Global Star Software \| Platform: PC \| Category: Parlor Games	release: Nov 6, 2006
9	Call of Duty 2 Publisher: Activision \| Platform: PC \| Category: First-Person Shooters	release: Oct 25, 2005
10	Age of Empires III Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios \| Platform: PC \| Category: Real-Time Strategy	release: Nov 4, 2005

Publisher: Square Enix	Developer: Square Enix
Platform: PS2	Category: Role-Playing
Release Date: Feb 23, 2007

2	Crackdown Publisher: Microsoft \| Platform: X360 \| Category: Other Shooters	release: Feb 23, 2007
3	FIFA 07 Publisher: EA Sports \| Platform: PS2 \| Category: Soccer	release: Sep 29, 2006
4	Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 Publisher: Konami \| Platform: X360 \| Category: Soccer	release: Oct 27, 2006
5	Need for Speed Carbon Publisher: EA Games \| Platform: PS2 \| Category: Racing	release: Nov 3, 2006
6	The Sims 2: Pets Publisher: EA Games \| Platform: PS2 \| Category: Virtual Life Games	release: Oct 20, 2006
7	Bad Boys 2 Publisher: Empire Interactive \| Platform: PS2 \| Category: Other Shooters	release: Feb 28, 2004
8	The Sims 2 Publisher: Electronic Arts \| Platform: PS2 \| Category: Virtual Life Games	release: Nov 4, 2005
9	Sega Mega Drive Collection Publisher: Sega \| Platform: PS2 \| Category: Compilations	release: Feb 2, 2007
10	New Super Mario Bros. Publisher: Nintendo \| Platform: DS \| Category: Platformers	release: Jun 30, 2006

Today's Top Stories

Rockstar feeling Euphoric

Sony comments on Euro PS3 BC issues

Capcom licenses Unreal Engine 3

UK game charts: February 18-24

Riccitiello back as EA CEO

More Top Stories

Crackdown

Crackdown

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

Final Fantasy XII

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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News Features

Featured Stories

NPD: $1.25B in US game sales kick off '07

Shippin' Out February 19-23: Big names for next-gens, PC

Wii takes lead in January

UK game chart: February 11-17

Newsmaker Q&A

M.A.C.H. Q&A;

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Multiplayer Hands-On and Q&A; - Factions, AI, and Enemies

Video Q&A;: Supreme Commander creator Chris Taylor

Spotlight: Weekly Podcast

Stock Watch

Today's Poll

Release Calendar

This Week (Feb 25, 2007)

Next Week (Mar 04, 2007)

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Publisher: Microsoft	Developer: Realtime Worlds
Platform: X360	Category: Other Shooters
Release Date: Feb 23, 2007

Publisher: Rockstar Games	Developer: Rockstar North
Platform: PS2	Category: Action Adventure
Release Date: Jan 25, 2007

2	Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker Publisher: Square Enix \| Platform: DS \| Category: Role-Playing	release: Dec 28, 2006
3	San Goku Shi Taisen DS Publisher: Sega \| Platform: DS \| Category: Other Strategy Games	release: Jan 25, 2007
4	Picross DS Publisher: Nintendo \| Platform: DS \| Category: Puzzle Games	release: Jan 25, 2007
5	Hotel Dusk: Room 215 Publisher: Nintendo \| Platform: DS \| Category: Adventure Games	release: Jan 25, 2007
6	Wii Sports Publisher: Nintendo \| Platform: WII \| Category: Other Sports Games	release: Dec 2, 2006
7	Wario: Master of Disguise Publisher: Nintendo \| Platform: DS \| Category: Action	release: Jan 18, 2007
8	Wii Play Publisher: Nintendo \| Platform: WII \| Category: Miscellaneous	release: Dec 2, 2006
9	Pachitte Chonmage Tatsujin 10: Pachinko Fuyu no Sonata Publisher: Hack Berry \| Platform: PS2 \| Category: Parlor Games	release: Jan 25, 2007
10	Kahashima Ryuuta Kyouju Kanshuu: Motto Nou o Kitaeru Otona DS Training Publisher: Nintendo \| Platform: DS \| Category: Miscellaneous	release: Dec 29, 2005