2008/March
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< 2008
News
March 31, 2008 (Monday)
Atari hires new CEO
- Jim Wilson was recently appointed CEO. He brings 15 years of experience to his new position. Read more
GameStop Buys Norway's Free Record Shop
- GameStop announces an agreement to purchase 100% of the Norwegian branch of the popular retailer. Read more
March 26, 2008 (Wednesday)
Metal Gear Solid PS3 sold out
- The 40 GB ps3 with Metal Gear Solid 4 has sold out in Japan. Each unit cost $517 USD. Read more
March 24, 2008 (Monday)
UT3 Gets FFVII, Halo 3 and Gears of War characters
- Unreal tournament 3 is very mod friendly, folks at UT.PS3 has made mods of Cloud, Master Chief and Marcus Phoenix. Read more
March 21, 2008 (Friday)
Steel PS3
- The Japanese Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle is getting a steel gray PS3 with a steel Dual Shock 3 controller Read more
UT3 Gets patch
- Unreal Tournament 3 is getting a patch to fix various bugs which includes AI, version compatibility, and low-bandwidth problems Read more
March 20, 2008 (Thursday)
Max Payne Movie Update
- Beau Bridges has been casted for the Max Payne movie. It may not be as bad as we may think. The director for the film is John Moore. It has also been reported that Mark Wahlberg will star as Max Payne Read more
March 18, 2008 (Tuesday)
BlizzCon tickets
- BlizzCon will be held on Saturday the 28th and Sunday the 29th of June 2008 at Porte de Versailles Exposition Center in Paris. Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 20 Read more
March 17, 2008 (Monday)
Smash Bros. Brawl sells 1.4 million copies in first week
- In its first week of sales in North America, SSBB sells a record-breaking 1.4 million copies, according to a Nintendo press release. Read more
Activision announces re-release of Call of Duty 4
- Call of Duty 4 Game of the Year edition is being released this April. It will have new boxart and maps packs on Xbox live. Read more
March 13, 2008 (Thursday)
Atari starts selling stuff on Steam
- Atari recently started selling games such as new titles on the platform include Indigo Prophecy, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum, Desperados 2, Atari 80 Classics in 1 and Act of War on Steam. Unfortunately there is no new games and they are still having financial troubles. Read more
March 12, 2008 (Wednesday)
BioShock II coming in Q4 2009
- Take-Two Interactive announced today that BioShock 2 is in development at 2K Marin studios. It is planned to be released before the holidays in Q4 2009 Read more
March 11, 2008 (Tuesday)
GTA critic busted for prostitution ring
- Governor Eliot Spitzer critic of Hitman: Codename 47 and the Grand Theft Auto series is Client 9 to an upscale, international prostitution ring which was discovered by the FBI. He was caught through wire tapping by federal Agents. Here is the link to the docs of his prostitution activities Read more
March 10, 2008 (Monday)
Starcraft II Zergs
- Today Blizzard showcased the Zerg faction in a trailer in Korea. Read more
March 7, 2008 (Friday)
Infogrames wants Atari
- French company Infogrames plans to buy out the rest of Atari's stocks for USD$1.68 per share. Read more
March 5, 2008 (Wednesday)
Ziff Davis files for Chapter 11
- Ziff Davis Media filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection today as part of a debt-reduction plan that will involve a restructure of their operations. The magazines and 1UP.com will likely continue as usual. Read more
Command & Conquer Kane's Wrath gets trailer
- EA released a new Command & Conquer Kane's wrath trailer featuring the FMVs . The game is set for its release on March 26. Those who pre order the game will have a key to be in the Red Alert 3 beta test. Read more
March 4, 2008 (Tuesday)
Gary Gygax dead at age 69
- Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and widely considered the father of the modern RPG, has died. The exact cause of death is not revealed, but it is known that he had been suffering ill health for some time. Read more
Okami for Wii delayed
- The Wii version of Okami has been delayed from March 25 to April 15 Read more
March 3, 2008 (Monday)
Infogrames gets new president
- Phil Harrison former SCE Worldwide Studios President has been hired by Infogrames to be the President and "Directeur Général Délégué". His job includes overseeing Atari. Read more
March 1, 2008 (Saturday)
Wiiware to launch May 12
- A Square Enix insider reported to Joystiq that Nintendo's WiiWare service would launch on May 12 with Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King to launch on the same day. Read more
Releases
March 25
- Assassin's Creed (PC)
March 18
- Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
March 17
March 10
- Worms: A Space Oddity (Wii)
March 9
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
March 4
March 3
