By
Eli Green
January 18, 2008 - 16:00
Welcome to the last edition of Video Game Bits for the week. We hope you enjoyed reading the news as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. Be sure to come back next week, as we will have more gaming news. Also, don't forget to check out Episode 3 of Awakening the Giants: The Making of Turok , later next week.
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According
to The NPD Group, Activision was the #1 U.S. console and handheld
publisher for the calender year 2007. The company's market share
jumped to a record 17.7% for the year, a 7.2% increase over the same
period last year. Much of the publisher's success can be linked to
the popularity of the
Guitar
Hero
franchise
and the latest installment in its popular first-person, war shooter
franchise,
Call
of Duty
.
According to The NPD Group,
Guitar
Hero III: Legends of Rock
and
Call
of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
were the #1 and #3 best-selling titles, respectively, in d
ollars
across all platforms. Robert Kotick, Chairman and CEO of Activision,
commented on the #1 rank saying, “
For
the first time in our history, we were the #1 U.S. publisher for the
calendar year. We are well on our way to delivering sixteen years of
record revenue growth and by far our most profitable year ever.”
Activision
posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2007.
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Electronic
Arts made a couple of announcements concerning
FIFA
Street 3
today. The first of the announcements is that the game's demo is now
available to download from the Xbox Live Marketplace, for Xbox 360,
and the Playstation Store, for Playstation 3. The download allows you
to play as Brazil or England in the Samba arena.
The second announcement was the unveiling of the game's soundtrack, which features a selection of artists from around the world, including artists from the U.K., the U.S., South America and Canada and more. Here is the full track list.
Artist Song Region
Hexstatic Red Laser Beam London
Hexstatic Tokyo Traffic London
Hexstatic Bust London
Tim Deluxe Let The Beats Roll London
Tim
Deluxe
Let
The Beats Roll
London
(Rennie Pilgrim Mix)
Asian Dub Foundation Stop Start Bombay/London
Bassnectar
Kick
It Complex San Francisco
feat. Ms. Persia
Bassnectar Kick It Complex San Francisco
feat. Ms. Persia (Bassnectar Remix)
Bassnectar
Bomb
The Blocks San Francisco
feat. Ms. Persia
Bassnectar
Bomb The Blocks Montreal Montreal, Canada
feat. Ms. Persia
(Ghislain Poirier Mix)
Bassnectar
Yo
San Francisco
feat. Kristinamaria
Bassnectar
feat.
Yo Brazil
Kristinamaria
(Speaker Junk’s Jackin’ Mix)
Buraka Som Sistema Yah! feat. Petty Portugal
Chromeo
Fancy
Footwork
Montreal, Canada
(Zdar Dub, Pee Thug Edit)
Chromeo Fancy Footwork (DIM Mix) Montreal, Canada
Coburn
We
Interrupt London
feat. Solidstate
This Programme
Coburn
We
Interrupt
London
This Programme
Datarock
I
Used To Dance With
Norway
My Daddy (M.O.M. Mix)
Datarock
I
Used To Dance With
Norway
My Daddy (Subsource Mix)
Does
It Offend
We
Are Rock Stars London
You, Yeah?
Does
It Offend
Battle
Royale London
You, Yeah?
Forro
In The Dark
Suor
de Futbol Fina
Brazil
(Mawglee Mix)
Innerpartysystem Don’t Stop Philadelphia
Junkie
XL
Booming
Right At You Netherlands
feat. Lauren Rocket
M.I.A. Bird Flu Sri Lanka/London
M.I.A. Boyz Sri Lanka/London
MC Amilcka Humildade da Favela Brazil
No Bizzi feat. J2K Yeah Yeah London
Sasha
& Paul
Black
Powder London
Rogers
The Go! Team Grip Like A Vice London
The
Planet People
Make
It Break London
feat. Afrika
(La Resistance
Bambaataa
and Deemus Mix)
The Tigerpicks Disco Punk Electro Funk Manchester, UK
Underw orld Crocodile London
Underworld Crocodile (Huntermann Mix) London
Walter Meego Wanna Be A Star Chicago
Walter
Meego
Wanna
Be A Star
Chicago
(Walter Sees Stars Mix)
Wax Poetic Bombeiro Brazil
FIFA Street 3 will be available for Xbox 350, Playstation 3 and Nintendo DS and is scheduled to ship to retailers on February 15 th in Europe and February 18 th in North America. The game is rated E for Everyone.
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Electronic
Arts first installment of
Hellgate
Chronicles
series,
The
Stonehenge Chronicles
,
is going live for
Hellgate:
London
subscribers this coming Monday, January 21
st
.
The update takes spreads the fight for humanity away from the streets
and sewers of London and takes it all the way out to the mystical
grounds of Stonehenge, or what's left of it at least.
“ Stonehenge is a huge outdoor hub accessed through a special portal in Templar Base, connecting players to several new and exciting quests. Heroes will find themselves in completely new open, outdoor wilderness areas unlike anything seen within the city limits of London, battling terrifying new demons and bosses and finding new items very distinct in their appearance.”
The new update includes:
The Caste Caves – Unlock four unique dungeons, one for each caste of enemy – Beast, Necro, Spectral and Demon – to seek and destroy a powerful overlord that resides in each cave. Defeating them and collecting their heads will allow you to continue the adventure.
Moloch’s Lair – Only after collecting the heads from the Caste Caves will heroes be allowed entry into the lair, with a chance to defeat the legendary Moloch, one of hell’s most imposing minions who carries very unique items that can only be obtained by defeating him in combat. And because Moloch’s soul is eternal, this quest and it’s rewards can be a never-ending challenge.
The Wild – These three mini-raid areas present players with difficult obstacles but also huge rewards with three levels that get increasingly more difficult even with the recommended full party size – you will need a small army to get through these challenges.
Aside from the story updates, The Stonehenge Chronicles includes updates players have specifically requested, including an improved user interface, a number of skill balance changes, a player vs. player dueling arena and more.
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