EA announces 30 games in development for PS3

Straight out of Redwood, California, EA announced today that it has more than thirty games in development for the Playstation 3. When the system launches next month, EA will be bringing some of the world's most popular franchises to the system including Madden NFL 07, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 and Need for Speed Carbon. EA will release eight games by March of next year including Fight Night Round 3 and Def Jam: Icon, one of the games we reported on yesterday. Paul Lee, President of EA Studios commented on the launch of the Playstation 3, ” Each game has been custom designed to leverage the hardware power of the Playstation 3 and serve as a launch pad for EA’s next generation of HD gaming. This is only the beginning. In the months and years to come, developers will take greater advantage of the Playstation 3’s Cell processor and blu-ray storage capacity to create games of stunning depth and texture.” Sounds like its development teams have a lot of work ahead of them. To see the list of games that are known so far, go to the EA's Games for PS3 article.

Lineage II Epic Collection out today

NCSoft's new retail pack for its highly popular, player versus player, massively multiplayer online game, Lineage II, is out in stores today, all across North America. Lineage II: The Epic Collection is a special edition retail package which, for the first time, includes the original game plus all five expansions in one box. Also included in this unique, limited edition DVD set is a total of 45 days of game time, behind the scenes video footage, and a special in-game character mask only available to those who purchase The Epic Collection. Lineage II: The Epic Collection is available at North American retailers and at the PlayNC online store for $29.99 USD and is rated T for Teen. For more information on Lineage II and Lineage II: The Epic Collection, you can check out www.linage2.com.

Survey Says, Family Feud is out

Global Star Software, one of Take2's publishing labels, announced today that its new video games versions of the popular television game show, Family Feud, are now available. The games, which were licensed by FremantleMedia, the show's owner and one of the largest international creators and producers of program brands in the world, are for Playstation 2, Game Boy Advance and PC, each for the price of $19.99 USD. The show itself is celebrating its 30^th anniversary, and has been a game show favourite since 1976. The Family Feud games allow players to customize friends, family and themselves with a variety of body types, hair styles and clothing and accessories options. There are over 1,000 colorful survey challenges, such as “Name something that squeaks” and “Name something you eat by the handful.” Game play culminates with the popular “Fast Money” round. Online capabilities provide PlayStation 2 and PC gamers the opportunity to compete against opponents around the country. Family Feud is rated E for Everyone.

New College Hoops 2K7 features

2K Sports announced some of the new features that will appear in College Hoops 2K7 today. There will be an enhanced Coach Mode, more realistic college game atmosphere and, we couldn't make this up if we tried, a Chant Creator. “The unique Chant Creator, the first of its kind in any sports title, allows the gamer to control the excitement of the crowd by constructing custom chants to play during key moments of play. Gamers are given a multitude of options to customize in-game chants, including drum percussions, letters, words, mascots, states/regions, and more.“ Some of the more interesting atmosphere enhancements are the over 200 fight songs that have been added, as well as more than 50 new default crowd chants and new cheerleader routines, mascot dances and gyms. The enhanced Coach Mode allows players to control the game through the eyes of the coach, moving up and down the sidelines to change the tempo of the game, call plays and make substitutions. Adding to the authentic coach experience, College Hoops 2K7 is the only college basketball title on the market to include the likenesses of hundreds of actual college coaches – including Roy Williams, Billy Donovan, John Calipari, Jay Wright and more. College Hoops 2K7 will be out next month for Xbox, Xbox 360 and Playstation 2 and will be available for Playstation 3 this winter. For more information, you can check out www.2ksports.com.

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