Week of September 2, 2007

SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced the ship date of The Club™ will be February 2008 in North America for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system and PC. From acclaimed developer Bizarre Creations, The Club takes the explosive action of the shooter genre and blends it with break-neck speed of high-octane race titles to create a radically new kind of action experience.

GameTap is launching “Deception,” the newest episode in Myst Online: Uru Live this Saturday, September 8th. Players can continue the journey that has already featured all-new puzzles, all-new Ages, and brand new storylines.

Despite the ongoing battles of the Bahro and the threat of the coming war, the D’ni Restoration Council (DRC) continues its efforts to introduce a Guild system into the cavern. Toward that cause, new Guild pubs are introduced, providing Guild members with new areas to congregate and socialize.

Meanwhile, Phil Henderson continues to spread information regarding the Bahro and their conflicts as a former DRC member returns to the cavern. What new information does he have to share and will it lead to salvation or destruction?

Unlike other MMOs, player interactions in Myst Online affect the game in amazing ways. Many of the DRC’s recent decisions regarding the implementation of the Guild system have involved the recommendations of a player Explorer named Reteltee. Additionally, in this episode, players will be able to enjoy a display of the outstanding entries of user-created stained glass art.

Be sure to join in now as this episode serves as a lead-in to the Myst Online: Uru Live Season Finale in October.

To keep up to date with the latest news and art assets for Myst Online: Uru Live and to play the game for free visit, www.mystonline.com.

Dallas, Texas, September 05, 2007 - Soldak Entertainment today announced the availability of Depths of Peril for Windows PCs.

Depths of Peril can be purchased at:
http://www.soldak.com/content/blogcategory/29/66/

Depths of Peril is a single player action role-playing game (RPG) with strong strategy elements. You play as a faction leader protecting the barbarian city, Jorvik, by destroying threatening monsters and completing quests. At the same time, you compete with rival factions to see who will rule the city. Barbarians choose their leaders by fighting to the death!

MOSCOW, Russia, September 6, 2007 - Leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company and Haggard Games are proud to announce Death To Spies has gone gold. Death To Spies is an intense stealth-action title based on the events of World War II. Death to Spies is being distributed by Atari, Inc. in the US and will be available from all major retailers shortly.

Smersh is Russian for "Death to Spies" and was the name of a set of counterintelligence departments in the Soviet Union formed during World War II. Their mission was to secure the rear of the active Red Army by arresting traitors, deserters, spies and criminals, as well as perform intelligence operations including stealing important documents, eliminating different enemy officers or high-ranking officials, kidnapping and sabotage. During the war these agents became the main force combating the German intelligence service. Game missions are based on historical events and operations executed by the Russian military intelligence and counterintelligence during the war.

Death to Spies is a third-person stealth-action game which immerses the player into the atmosphere of World War II military intelligence operations. The player is given complete freedom to choose the way a mission is completed as they battle and sneak through real-life indoor and outdoor locations. A variety of different spy skills are at the player's disposal such as sneaking, hiding, carrying dead bodies, stealing enemy uniforms, looking through keyholes, throwing knives, sniping, picking locks, setting traps and many others. The player has access to enemy vehicles including cars and motorcycles as well as authentic weapons of World War II. The advanced graphics and physics engine brings the war to life as agents go about their assignments.

September 06, 2007 (Rockville, MD) – Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, announced today that it will release The Elder Scrolls® IV: Shivering Isles™ for Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft at retail. Gamers will now be able to play the award-winning expansion to the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion®, without accessing Xbox Live® online entertainment network. The retail disc will also include the downloadable content, The Elder Scrolls® IV: Knights of the Nine™.

Austin, Texas, September 6, 2007R12; NCsoft®, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announced today that Richard GarriottR17;s Tabula Rasa® has reached gold master status and will launch commercial service in North America and Europe on October 19, 2007. Pre-order customers will begin their three-day head start on October 16.

The standard edition box of Richard GarriottR17;s Tabula Rasa will be available at major online retailers at an expected retail price of $49.99 and at the PlayNC® store (https://secure.plaync.com/cgi-bin/Store.pl). Customers will be able to purchase the recently announced Limited Collector’s Edition box from major retailers at an expected retail price of $69.99. Both products include the first month of online game play. After the first month, players will be charged a monthly subscription fee of US$14.99. Sixty-day game time cards will also be available at many North American retailers for an expected retail price of US$29.99. The game is rated Teen by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.

For more information about Richard GarriottR17;s Tabula Rasa go to http://www.rgtr.com. For more information about the Limited Collector’s Edition go to http://www.plaync.com/us/news/2007/08/ncsoft_reveals_2.html.

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today announced the availability of the limited-edition Daxter(TM) PSP(R) Entertainment Pack, which features the new PSP(R)(PlayStation(R)Portable) system to be offered in North America. The package, available starting today for $199.99 (MSRP), delivers an all-in-one portable entertainment experience right out of the box, including a new "Ice Silver" colored PSP system; the action-packed "Greatest Hits" game, Daxter; the animated TV comedy, "Family Guy -- The Freakin' Sweet Collection," on UMD(TM) (Universal Media Disc); and a 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo(TM). The new PSP system -- rolling out globally, as announced by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. in July -- has a more streamlined form factor and a video-out port, among other enhancements.

The Daxter package provides everything consumers need to enjoy the ultimate in portable entertainment, making it an ideal gift for the upcoming holiday shopping season. This limited-edition offering features an "Ice Silver" PSP system, the first new color available in North America, along with the following:

AUSTIN, TX, September, 4 – Pixel Mine, Inc., Austin's newest development studio, announced today Fireteam Reloaded, a team-based multiplayer action game that emphasizes team tactics and communication. Fireteam Reloaded is designed as a high-octane combat sports game, featuring large-scale persistent player stat tracking.

In Fireteam Reloaded, players can form teams to battle across four unique game-play modes where players choose one of three character classes, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. The fast paced sports-like action is fueled by furious combat in a futuristic battleground setting.

“Players will have to rely on their team mates to succeed. The best players will use teamwork and coordinated tactics to advance up the rankings”, says Bill Money, Chief Creative Officer for Pixel Mine. He adds "we designed Fireteam Reloaded to be very accessible; the learning curve is short and the game sessions are fast and exciting.”

Full in-game voice chat support will let players communicate easily with each other to formulate strategy and taunt their opponents. Fireteam Reloaded also features a spectator mode which lets enthusiastic fans cheer or jeer from the sidelines.

When launched this fall, Fireteam Reloaded will be available for download from the Pixel Mine and Fireteam Reloaded (www.fireteamreloaded.com) websites. New content for the game, such as character skins, game maps and new game play modes will be available through the secure Pixel Mine store using the Pixel Mine micro-payment transaction system.

Leading publisher Lighthouse Interactive and dtp entertainment AG are proud to announce that their spy-thriller Adventure game UNDERCOVER: Operation Wintersun has begun shipping to retail stores across North America and Europe. The highly anticipated Windows® game on PC CD-ROM will be available at major retailers including: Wal-mart®, Fry’s Electronics®, CompUSA® and Amazon®.

We have twelve new images of Will Wright's latest sim game Spore.

IMC Online's first-person shooter They is currently in the works and we've got eight new images to prove it.

Here are the three newest games to be found on the Wii Shop Channel:

Adventure Island (NES®, 1 player, rated E for Everyone – Comic Mischief, 500 Wii Points)

Donkey Kong Jr. Math (NES, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points)

Bonk 3: Bonk’s Big Adventure (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone – Comic Mischief, 600 Wii Points)

With a new month comes new game reviews. There were a lot of good game in this batch.

BioShock for the PC

Two Worlds for the Xbox 360

BioShock for the Xbox 360

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for the Wii

Warhawk for the PlayStation 3

Blue Dragon for the Xbox 360

Phoenix Wright 3: Trials & Tribulations for the Nintendo DS

Luminous Arc for the Nintendo DS

Dungeons & Dragons Tactics for the Sony PSP

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions for the Sony PSP

Wild Arms 5 for the PlayStation 2