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Though most of the titles to show up at this year’s E3 will hit physical shelves in cardboard boxes any number of months later, Electronic Arts has decided to dip its toe into a Web 2.0 model of distribution on one title: Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online will allow users to pay for their gaming experience monthly and play through a browser, rather than buying a disc and installing it. The company announced the rather unusual distribution… Read More

Racing fans hankering for whatever’s next out of EA’s long-running Need for Speed franchise will need to budget carefully in 2009: On Friday, the company took the wraps off three new titles slated to come out within the coming year. First on the roster is Need for Speed Shift, which EA says which be the most realistic title ever produced for the series. The “racing game built by racers for racers” will… Read More

Electronic Arts’ previously announced new EA Sports Freestyle label for casual gamers is finally getting off the ground with a completely new franchise: Celebrity Sports Showdown. The first title in the property, announced Wednesday for Nintendo Wii, will give players a chance to compete as their favorite celebrities in different sports-based mini games. The selection of a dozen celebrities includes well-recognized athletes like… Read More

Although there's been much debate during the last few weeks whether a cracker using the name Muslix64 had successfully broken AACS copy protection on HD DVD discs would bear out, the feat appears to be legitimate: in a brief statement, AACS LA has confirmed that AACS title keys have been successfully ferretted out, distributed via the Internet, and used to decode protected high-definition movie content. AACS spokesperson Michael Ayers… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced today that he plans to step back from Microsoft's day-to-day operations over the next two years to focus on charitable, global health, and educational work through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “This was a hard decision for me,” Gates added. “I'm very lucky to have two passions that I feel are so important and so challenging. As I prepare for this change, I… Read More

Electronic Arts yesterday revealed more details about its upcoming, highly anticipated action title Army of Two for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next generation gaming systems. Army of Two is currently set to storm gaming consoles in 2007. Army of Two, said EA, is being developed at their

Sonic Blu-ray Creator, a collaboration with Panasonic, is based on a workflow that is both familiar and intuitive to professional title developers, allowing them to deliver titles in time for the upcoming format launch. Blu-ray Creator gives title authors the ability to combine high definition video and audio with interactive menus and internet connectivity, proof their title as they work, and output fully formatted BD pre-masters… Read More

INHD is continuously working to develop and acquire the best original programming that takes advantage of the amazing visuals and powerful 5.1 surround sound that high-definition offers. INHD's original new series concepts in development include: Zero Gravity (working title)A new way to get high. An HD odyssey into the race to commercialize space travel. Come along for the ride with the rocketeers and modern space-ship builders in their… Read More

“While the list doesn't contain many surprises, it does feature a couple of titles which hadn't previously been confirmed for launch during the period – most notably the new Legend of Zelda title on the GameCube, which could appear in Q2. In fact, Q2 is looking like the strongest quarter in quite some time for the GameCube, with Legend of Zelda potentially appearing alongside supernatural FPS title Geist, Donkey… Read More

“The submission of a release candidate means that Valve has finished the creative work on the title, and it now only remains for Vivendi Universal's QA department to approve the title – or bounce it back for some quick fixes if show-stopping bugs are found. As such, a release date for the title should be announced shortly – with Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi confirming last night that “we don't… Read More

“The new game reworks the original by adding fully 3D graphics, and moving the gameplay away from simply fulfilling the basic needs of its characters and towards a more aspiration-based, goal driven system. The title will go on sale in the USA on September 14th, with a European launch date of September 17th. While EA has – naturally enough – not released its internal projections for sales of the title, we can only… Read More

Nintendo has received support from software publishers worldwide, over 120 games are currently in development, below is a partial list of games currently in development for the dual-screened handheld. Atari, Inc. — Atari Classics Atlus USA — Caduceus — Snowboard Kids DS — Plus three additional titles in development Bandai Entertainment Inc. — Meteos — Mobile Suit Gundam Seed — Plus one… Read More

Following yesterday's pitch for the upcoming debut of Xbox Live video chat in Japan, Microsoft today rolled out the next year's worth of first-party software titles that it hopes will revitalize the console's fortunes in Japan. Yoshihiro Maruyama, general manager of Microsoft Japan's Xbox division, outlined 11 games due for release this year and next.   The complete schedule is as follows, with notations beside… Read More

With the recent release of publishing rights to the latest Oddworld Inhabitant's project, Stranger, and the announcement of a hiatus for some XSN sports titles, the drop of Psychonauts contributes to the belief that Microsoft is taking a more risk-free approach to its first-party line-up. DoubleFine Productions, the studio founded by LucasArts adventure genius Tim Schafer, is currently shopping the title to other publishers and the… Read More

According to a story which originated in the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine, both eagerly anticipated sequel Metroid Prime 2 and innovative body-swapping FPS title Geist will arrive on these shores before the end of the year on the GameCube. The article also quotes Nintendo development supremo Shigeru Miyamoto asking fans to be patient about news on his current central project, a new Mario title which has been dubbed Mario 128 by the… Read More