Week of July 8, 2007

Bethesda released a few new screenshots of Fallout 3, due out on the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

JoWood and The Adventure Company sent out six new screenshots of the upcoming adventure game.

We all knew it was coming but now it's official. Konami today announced Silent Hill 5 (working title) for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Space Siege for the PC

Condemned 2: Bloodshot for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

The multiplayer beta will be for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and serve as the first chance for gamers to get their hands on the action-packed, community-oriented Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer. Through the Xbox LIVE gaming and entertainment network, players will get to experience the party system and join in progress for matchmaking that’s as quick and fluid as the gameplay. Delivering innovations, including create a class, player ranking and the new perk system, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer delivers unlimited possibilities across new, detailed game environments and modes.

“This August gamers will get a sneak peek at what is going to be the best multiplayer game this fall,” says Grant Collier, Studio Head at Infinity Ward.

For further updates and more information go to www.charlieoscardelta.com.

Microsoft spent most of their press conference last night patting themselves on the back. However, they did rattle off the titles available this year for Windows PCs. Most of the titles are not surprises though:

LOS ANGELES — July 10, 2007 — Whether you want to find adventure in a blockbuster game or lose yourself in a magical movie moment, you can get the ultimate in entertainment in your living room with Xbox 360® and Xbox LIVE™. Today at the E3 Media & Business Summit, Microsoft Corp. and Disney-ABC Domestic Television announced an agreement to bring feature films from The Walt Disney Studios to U.S. members of Xbox LIVE, the online games and entertainment network on Xbox 360.

Beginning today, consumers of all ages will have access to a growing catalog of new and classic movies from The Walt Disney Studios including titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures and Miramax Films, on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, the leading high-definition-video download service. Xbox 360 owners will be able to rent popular Disney films on demand as they become available, such as “Bridge to Terabithia,” Miramax Film’s “The Queen” and Touchstone Pictures’ “Déjà Vu.”

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 11, 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced the 2008 release of Killzone™ 2, available exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system. Developed by Guerrilla Games, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment, Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army. Following events and action from the original Killzone for PlayStation®2, Killzone 2 sets a new standard for next-gen gaming by delivering intense warfare with incredibly lifelike character animations, highly detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of artificial intelligence (A.I.).

Unveiled for the first time Tuesday evening at an exclusive media event in Santa Monica, the Killzone 2 demo awed guests with action-packed sequences full of detail and game variety, sure to draw players right into the heart of battle. Once again set in an extreme post-modern war, Killzone 2 utilizes the power of PLAYSTATION 3 to deliver a striking graphical style that showcases a gritty realism unique to the Killzone franchise.

Atlus sends word that the official website for Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is now up and running.

Visit the site

Here are some screenshots that are slowly trickling out.

Tabula Rasa

Tarr Chronicles



Guild Wars: Eye of the North

SEGA announced their E3 2007 lineup, and it looks impressive:

Bleach: Shattered Blade for the Wii | Fall 2007

Bleach: The Blade of Fate for the Nintendo DS | Fall 2007

The Club for the PS3, Xbox 360, PC | Winter 2008

Condemned 2: Bloodshot for the PS3 & Xbox 360 | February 2008

Ghost Squad for the Wii | Holiday 2007

The Golden Compass for the Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii, PC, DS, PSP, | December 2007

Iron Man for the PS3, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360, PC, DS, Wii | Spring 2008

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Wii, DS | Holiday 2007

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams for the Wii | Fall 2007

SEGA Rally Revo for the PS3, Xbox 360, PSP, PC | Fall 2007

Sonic Rush Adventure for the DS | Fall 2007

Space Siege for the PC | 2008

Universe at War: Earth Assault for the PC | October 2007, Xbox 360 | Q1 2008

Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360 | Fall 2007

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - July 10, 2007 - Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that Smash Court Tennis(R) 3 has shipped to retailers across North America. Available for the PSP(R) (PlayStation(R) Portable) system, Smash Court Tennis 3 offers video game athletes the opportunity to go head-to-head against the best tennis players in the world, including the 2007 French Open champions Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin.

Featuring 16 true-to-life professional tennis players, Smash Court Tennis 3 serves up seven exciting modes to keep players in top Pro Tour shape. Acquiring new skills and customizing characters should keep veteran gamers challenged while unique mini-games like Bomb Tennis and Pac-Man Tennis offers a variety of fun for experts and neophytes alike. For the serious tennis aficionado, face off against friends in versus mode, mini-games, and more with only one UMD.

Smash Court Tennis 3 is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and retails for $29.99.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - July 10, 2007 - Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that Smash Court Tennis(R) 3 has shipped to retailers across North America. Available for the PSP(R) (PlayStation(R) Portable) system, Smash Court Tennis 3 offers video game athletes the opportunity to go head-to-head against the best tennis players in the world, including the 2007 French Open champions Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin.

Featuring 16 true-to-life professional tennis players, Smash Court Tennis 3 serves up seven exciting modes to keep players in top Pro Tour shape. Acquiring new skills and customizing characters should keep veteran gamers challenged while unique mini-games like Bomb Tennis and Pac-Man Tennis offers a variety of fun for experts and neophytes alike. For the serious tennis aficionado, face off against friends in versus mode, mini-games, and more with only one UMD.

Smash Court Tennis 3 is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and retails for $29.99.

It's taken a while but the first in-game screenshot of Killzone 2 has made it's way to the internet. The lone picture can be found at TotallyPS3.com.

We have some new screenshots of the following games:

Hard To Be A God

Sword of the New World: Granado Espada



Need For Speed: Pro Street

Today publisher 2K Sports proudly announces the “Football Resurrected” campaign, a multi-platform marketing campaign in support of All-Pro Football 2K8, available on July 17 for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The campaign, which spans the online, print and broadcast mediums, is designed to attract fans of video games, hip-hop and football with engaging content that celebrates 2K Sports’ return to the virtual football arena with All-Pro Football 2K8.

Kicking off the “Football Resurrected” campaign is an innovative episodic online video series featuring past and present hip-hop luminaries who sound off about different aspects of All-Pro Football 2K8. The six, two-minute episodes were shot by legendary music video director, Maz Makhani, and feature artists such as Rakim, Chali 2Na from Jurassic 5, Pep Love & Casual of Hieroglyphics, M-1 from Dead Prez, and Aceyalone.

The first two episodes, “Rice Returns” and “Give Me Real Football” can be viewed now at www.footballresurrected.com.

New York, NY - July 9, 2007 - 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today Sid Meier's Civilization IV™: Gold Edition for PC. Containing Sid Meier's Civilization IV™ and its first expansion set, Civilization IV: Warlords™ plus an impressive list of bonus items, the Gold Edition allows gamers who have not yet experienced the thrill of ruling the world to now own the two most recent games in the world's greatest strategy franchise for one incredible value. Developed by Firaxis Games™, 2K's world-renowned development studio, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Gold Edition ships to retailers in North America on July 17, 2007.

July 9, 2007 (Rockville, MD) – Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, announced today that it will release The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (GotY) for Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system from Sony, and Windows this September. Oblivion GotY will include the original version of the award-winning RPG Oblivion along with the official expansion, The Elder Scrolls® IV: Shivering Isles™, and the downloadable content, Knights of the Nine™.

The three latest classic games you'll find on the Wii Shop Channel:

Mach Rider® (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points)

Yoshi® (NES, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points)

Air "Zonk" (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Cartoon Violence, 600 Wii Points)

After weeks and weeks of insider talk and speculation, its finally official: