TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft’s retailer survey also found more than 60% of all GTA games sold in the first week were for its Xbox 360 videogame console.
EA is set to announce next week that it is brining its Skate series to the Wii and DS with \’Skate It\’. The Wii version of the game will use the Balance Board and will support 480p plus Widescreen. EA didn\’t reveal much about the DS version but it will use the stylus and both versions will have replays.
Six titles will be available to buy when WiiWare launches on Monday, May 12. They are FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: My Life as a King (1,500 Wii Points), LostWinds (1,000 Wii Points), Defend your Castle (500 Wii Points), Pop (700 Wii Points), V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack (700 Wii Points) and TV Show King (1,000 Wii Points). Trailers are available for the first 4 games and can be found in the forums.
Vanessa Morgan, editor of the Australia and New Zealand Official PlayStation Magazine, has said that there are two big unannounced titles coming to the PS3 and she seems quite excited about them. \”Sorry, not meaning to rub it in but OMG! The titles are BIG and so were the forms I\’ve had to sign about not releasing any info until after the embargo dates pass BUT all will be revealed in the next two issues of the mag. We\’ve had to fly to London, Paris, San Fran, Vegas and LA to nab this info. We\’re tired and our eyes are square.\” said Vanessa.
azuredrake writes “Gamasutra reports that Universal Pictures has just announced a completion of licensing negotiations to bring the game BioShock to the silver screen. For those unfamiliar with the property, it was the much lauded Game of the Year contender praised for its storyline which emerged through gameplay, not just cutscenes. The director for the project is to be Gore Verbinski, who proved himself on the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, and the current writer for the screenplay is John Logan, who is recently known for the also-creepy Sweeny Todd.”.
Below is the first gameplay footage from Gears of War 2.
Game trailers have released two Gears of War 2 videos showing a graphics comparison with the original GoW and and frame analysis of the gameplay. The comparison video is shown below.
You can now watch can watch streamed Netflix content on your Xbox 360 if you have a computer running Vista Premium Media Center. All you need to do is install the vmcNetflix plug-in.