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August 20, 2008 (Wednesday)
PS3 gets keypad
- The PS3 SIXAXIS and DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controllers will be getting a keypad which will be for sale by SCEI this holiday season. Read more
August 19, 2008 (Tuesday)
Killzone 2 Multiplayer
- New Killzone 2 multiplayer trailer was shown today at the Games Convention in Leipzig.. Read more
August 13, 2008 (Wednesday)
Resistance 2 beta
- Resistance 2 beta is live today with a 8-player coop or a 60 man multiplayer. Read more
August 11, 2008 (Monday)
Star Trek Online Debut Trailer
- Cryptic Studios has released the first trailer for Star Trek Online. Clocking in at 1:42, it is a little short, but it does show some gameplay footage. See it in hi-def at Gametrailers.com. Read more
Lara Croft cast for Tomb Raider: Underworld
- The new Tomb Raider movie, Tomb Raider: Underworld, has cast Alison Carroll, a professional display gymnast from London as Lara Croft. Read more
August 5, 2008 (Tuesday)
Ubisoft sues disc production company
- There was a leak of Assassin's Creed six weeks before its release. An employee in the OEM disc company was found to have uploaded the pirated copy and Ubisoft is suing $10 million out of the company for copyright infringement, breach of contract, and negligence. Read more
August 5, 2008 (Tuesday)
Hot Coffee Lawsuit on GTA San Andreas Comes to an End
- Take Two may not have to pay $1.025 million USD in a settlement since there was not enough opposers to carry it out. Read more
August 4, 2008 (Monday)
GTA pulled from Thailand stores
- A teenager in Thailand tried to recreate a scene from GTA by mugging a taxi to see if it was as easy as it is in the game. It resulted in Thailand pulling the game from shelves. Read more
August 1, 2008 (Friday)
Prince of Persia Movie delayed
- Previously planned for release in theaters in 2009, the PoP movie will be delayed to 2010. Read more
July 31, 2008 (Thursday)
Oprah buys a Wii
- Oprah Winfrey has bought a Wii, from a Walmart in Hawaii. Read more
July 30, 2008 (Wednesday)
Warhammer Online System Requirements
- Sys requirements are out for Warhammer Online, which has yet to release a definite release date. Read more
July 29, 2008 (Tuesday)
EA may sell computer units
- EA is considering selling computer units with the release of Crysis Warhead. It is aimed at getting more people to buy PC's especially since it should be able to run games that its supposed to be able to play. Read more
July 28, 2008 (Monday)
Cryptic Studios obtains rights to Star Trek Online
- Cryptic Studios announced today that it has secured the global rights to develop and publish Star Trek Online, a massively multiplayer online game based on the legendary Star Trek franchise. Read more
July 27, 2008 (Sunday)
Warhammer Online possible release date
- Several retail sites, and even (temporarily) the official EA site have been seen displaying a release date of September 23rd. Until an official statement is made by EA, file this under 'Rumor'. Read more
July 25, 2008 (Friday)
British Prisons Ban Game Consoles
- No more game consoles for British prisoners, as they costed too much taxpayer money and too much was spent on them. Read more
July 24, 2008 (Thursday)
Casual titles for the Ds helps Ubisoft sales
- Ubisoft sales are up 26% from casual games while they delay the bigger name games. Read more
July 23, 2008 (Wednesday)
EA signs with United Talent Agency
- This partnership is supposed to help bring EA stuff to comic books, movie theaters, and TV. Read more
July 22, 2008 (Tuesday)
THQ partners with GameTap
- THQ stuff will be downloadable from GameTap, and some THQ games can be played on gametap's site for free. Read more
July 21, 2008 (Monday)
Wii Keyboard
- Logitch has made an official Wii wireless QWERTY keyword. It is supposed to come out in a month and cost $50. Read more
July 18, 2008 (Friday)
E3 2008 apparently not too enjoyable
- Not many gamers were as excited about this years E3 as they have been in years past. Even a few executives such as EA's John Riccitiello were found to have disliked it. Read more
July 17, 2008 (Thursday)
Sony Video Service delayed for Europe and Australia till 2009
- Sony Video download service for the year 2008 won't come to PAL markets. Read more
July 16, 2008 (Wednesday)
$200 PSP bundle announced
- When October comes, this bundle will sell with a silver PSP, a voucher to download Echochrome, a 1GB memory stick, Ratchet & Clank Size Matters, and a UMD movie (undetermined at the time) Read more
July 15, 2008 (Tuesday)
Wii Speak revealed by Nintendo
- Nintendo reveals a microphone device for the Wii that allows people to talk to each other. Read more
July 14, 2008 (Monday)
Flagship Studios closes
- Flagship Studios, the makers of Hellgate: London and Mythos (which is in beta testing phase), have abruptly shut down, and all staff have been laid off. Read more
July 11, 2008 (Friday)
Gamestop makes family-oriented site
- The launch of Gamestop Playground was done to attract more families to gaming. It is aimed at teaching parents about ESRB ratings and also has games as well as game recommendations for kids. Read more
July 10, 2008 (Thursday)
Activision-Blizzard's merger has been finalized
- Since December 2007, the merger between Activision and Blizzard had talks starting, and now everything on the merger has come to completion.. Read more
July 9, 2008 (Wednesday)
Fallout 3 banned in Australia
- The Australian OFLC has refused classification to Fallout 3, effectively banning it from being sold in Australia. Read more
July 8, 2008 (Tuesday)
Google launches Lively
- Today Google launched Lively a game similar to Second Life. It requires Internet Explorer or Firefox, as well as a Google account and runs on Windows XP or Vista. Read more
July 2, 2008 (Wednesday)
Chrono Trigger comes to DS
- Square Enix has confirmed that Chrono Trigger is coming to the Nintendo DS in North America. It will be ported from the SNES with additional dungeons. Read more
June 30, 2008 (Monday)
PS3 Firmware 2.4 incoming!
- PS3 Firmware version 2.4 is going live this Wednesday. Key improvements include: In Game XMB, Trophies, and support for custom soundtrack. Read more
Rock Band 2 official
- Harmonix announces Rock Band 2, coming this September as a timed exclusive game for the XBox 360. Details are scarce, but one thing is for certain, downloadable content will be forward and backward compatible, and the controllers will also be backward compatible. Read more
Crysis Warhead
- EA and Crytek is releasing a new game in the Crysis series called Crisis Warhead. The trailer debuted on gametrailers today and it looks very similar to Crysis. Read more
SCEE announces DualShock 3 for July 4th
- Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced this morning that the DualShock 3 Wireless Controller will be released in Europe from July 4th, 2008. Read more
June 28, 2008 (Saturday)
Blizzard Announces Diablo III
- Blizzard finally and officially announces Diablo III! Check out the official site for more details. Read more
June 26, 2008 (Thursday)
Wii Castlevania To Be A Fighting Game
- The latest issue of Nintendo Power reveals that the new Castlevania game for the Wii, Castlevania Judgment, will be a fighting game. Read more
June 24, 2008 (Tuesday)
New DNF Screenshot
- 3DRealms has issued a new screen shot of Duke Nukem Forever with Duke holding a pipebomb and a gun. They are also calling for individuals with programming experience and level design. Read more
June 19, 2008 (Thursday)
Politician John McCain Steals
- John McCain stole the Medal of Honor: European Assault track "Casualties of War" for his campaign commercial. Christopher Lennertz, the composer of the track and a Obama supporter, is displeased with McCain's use of his work. Read more
June 17, 2008 (Tuesday)
Microsoft comments on leak
- The information revealed in yesterday's leak was just concepts, Microsoft claims. A representative was quoted as saying "These may or may not be real products in development..." Read more
Free Deoxys download at Gamestop
- From June 20 and June 22 and June 27 and June 29 Gamestop is offering a Free download for Deoxys for Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl. Bring your DS to your local store to download. Read more
June 16, 2008 (Monday)
Microsoft and Activision Press leak
- Today it was shown that marketing research firm Intellisponse has, through failure to properly secure info in their possession, leaked a lot of Microsoft and Activision gaming-related information. Call of Duty 5 will be known as Call of Duty: World at War, there are more Spiderman games planned for the Wii, and Xbox Live will get new Avatars. Read more
June 10, 2008 (Tuesday)
Maxis Sporepedia site goes live
- Sporepedia, a site that keeps track of Spore monsters, has just been launched a week before the release of the Spore Creature Creator. Read more
June 5, 2008 (Thursday)
Tecmo's Stock Plunges Following Itagaki's Departure
- Stock prices for Tecmo fell by over 10% in the two days following Tomonobu Itagaki's abrupt departure. Read more
June 4, 2008 (Wednesday)
Itagaki sues Tecmo
- Itagaki is leaving and suing the company for unpaid bonuses. Yesterday at 2:30 PM Itagaki left the company. On May 14 he filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against Tecmo for unpaid bonuses and slander. Tecmo responded today with a statement saying that the bonuses was never agreed upon and that the slander was Itagaki's own distortions. Read more
June 3, 2008 (Tuesday)
Call of Duty 4 sells 10 million units
- Activision announced today that Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has reached 10 million units sold. Read more
May 29, 2008 (Thursday)
BioShock goes PS3
- Take Two announced that BioShock is now in development for the PlayStation 3 and will be released in October with new features and content. Read more
May 27, 2008 (Tuesday)
Starcraft II
- Starcraft II has new gameplay screenshots Read more
