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It seems like others are always trying to one-up the ironic, video game related crimes. Reported in this morning, a teenager was apprehended under charges of stabbing his own father over a video game dispute…in Italy…and the teen’s name was Mario. *sigh*
"Last year, 2009, turned into a sensational twelve months for Activision as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ended the year as the best-selling videogame topping the coveted 2009 All Formats Chart, according to data released today by ELSPA/GfK Chart-Track. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has continued to set new records since its release in November last year, grossing more than £67 million in its first week of sales."
"Full list of top titles:
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 FIFA 09
7 UFC 2009 Undisputed
8 Left 4 Dead
9 Fallout 3
10 [PROTOTYPE]
Top Arcade Titles
1 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
2 GAROU -MARK OF THE WOLVES-
3 Castle Crashers
4 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
5 Worms
6 Sonic The Hedgehog 3
7 UNO
8 Hasbro Family Game Ni..."
"Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 FIFA 09
7 UFC 2009 Undisputed
8 Left 4 Dead
9 [PROTOTYPE]
10 Rock Band 2
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
2 Castle Crashers
3 Sonic The Hedgehog 3
4 Worms
5 Sam & Max Save the World
6 UNO
7 CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars
8 Peggle
9 Hasbro Family ..."
With the heated rivalry between EA Sports' FIFA franchise and Konami's Pro Evolution/Winning 11 games continuing, fans have been treated to some spectacular football games. After FIFA 09, it seemed tough to imagine that EA Sports could try and create a successor that could one-up the game. However, after their hands on with the latest installment at E3, IGN seems to believe that FIFA 10 lives up to the franchise's status. EA Sports has been taking gamer feedback and using it to improve on the...
Major Nelson has posted up the Live Activity for the week of May 11th, and with that comes some regulars, along with some .. weirdness... such as the fact that the UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo has made it's way on the top ten for the fourth week in a row! I played it, I don't get it, how is this on the list.. *shrugs shoulders*. Though being out a year and a half, as well as having a sequel, Call of Duty 4 continues to carry a high rank on the list :D
"Playcast is a complete gaming service solution for Cable and IPTV operators. The service brings next-generation IP owners to hundreds of millions of connected households, with the added benefit of established billing, customer care and support systems already in place via the cable operators themselves."
"The FIFA Interactive World Cup 2009 got underway on October 3rd, 2008, with EA SPORTS FIFA 09 players on PLAYSTATION3 vying for a handsome $20,000 (US) cash prize, a brand new car and the chance to hang out with football royalty at the FIFA World Player Gala."
"FIFA 09 Ultimate Team will be available as a download to FIFA 09 beginning March 19th, 2009. Fans will be able to experience the new game mode by creating a team with a starter package of players and virtual cards and play a five game trial before deciding to purchase the FIFA 09 Ultimate Team mode. FIFA 09 is required.
FIFA 09 Ultimate Team, scheduled for worldwide release on March 19th, is developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. It is rated E for everyone by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI."
"Sometime last week Major Nelson made a post detailing a Gillette/EA even being held on Febuary 3rd at the UCF Arena (Orlando, FL). Though on short notice, I went ahead and called into work and charged the batteries for my camera. The basic concept of the even is that the best players in EA Sports titles were to face the real life athletes in the games. Decent enough concept, there was no charge for the event, and it was only a 15 minute drive from my house."
Major Nelson has posted the Live Activity for this week, summing up what is being played online in the gaming world for Xbox 360. I am amazed that despite the release of World at War, this does not hinder the CoD4 community from taking down everything that isn't Halo 3. Real football (FIFA) manages to beat out American football (Madden), and surprisingly, people are still playing Grand Theft Auto.
The top list of games sold this week has been released.
Wii - Wii Fit was in the top 3 of all regions. Mario Kart Wii and Wii Play were up in the top as well.
Xbox 360 - Call of Duty: World at War was at the top of North America and Europe, along with Gears of War 2. In Japan, Race Driver: GRID and Fallout 3 came out on top.
Playstation 3 - Littlebigplanet finished number one in both Europe and North America. Fallout 3 did well in Europe and Japan, as did Call of Duty: World at Wa...
"DS
1. Chrono Trigger
2. The World Ends With You
3. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
4. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Dud
Homie Rollerz
PC
1. Fallout 3
2. Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor
3. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
4. Grand Theft Auto IV
5. World of Goo
Dud
Beauty Factory
PS2
1. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
2. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES
3. MLB 08: The Show
4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
..."
"Of course, we cant say otherwise about Activision or Nintendo, even though the companies could be a bit upset they did not manage to break some records with their titles. But maybe next year
until then, here are the bestselling titles in the UK:
1. FIFA 09
2. Call of Duty: World at War
3. Mario Kart Wii
4. Need For Speed Undercover
5. Dr Kawashimas Brain Training
6. Wii Play
7. Quantum of Solace
8. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
9. Tomb Raider Underworld
10. Wii Fit"
"EA SPORTS FIFA 09 has become UKs all-format Christmas number one following a late sales spike at the retailers. The highly successful sports title, which was considered second-place in the running for the top spot, stole the accolade from under Activisions Call Of Duty: World At Wars nose..."
"We look at the top 12 games from several platforms in order to determine which are the Top 12 Overall Games for 2008, and you might just be surprised at the overall winner for 2008 - coming from an Xbox site. OXCGN (aka XboxOZ360-gamer) has always maintained that the staff are gamers - not fanbois. Most have more than 2 consoles and platforms to play games on and simply enjoy gaming period.
So what better way to round off the year than to take a look at what we believe to be the top ..."
"ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) today announced the list of videogames vying for the number one spot this Christmas. And leading bookmaker Ladbrokes makes Call of Duty: World at War its 1/3 favourite for the festive accolade..."
Here are the top 20 best selling games for all formats, week ending November 29. Mario Kart Wii maintains an impressive #4 spot despite being on just one platform and having been out since April, and Fallout 3 enters at #13. Meanwhile Call of Duty: World at War is at #1 again this week.
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2008 ELSPA Ltd
Japanese newssite GPara has Media Create's top thirty software rankings for the week of November 10th to November 16th. This week's top ten is an eye-opener, and is pretty weird compared to other weeks.
New releases:
02. [PS3] Samuraidou 3 (Spike) 81,000 / NEW
03. [NDS] Tongari Boushi to Mahou no 365 Nichi (Konami) 72,000 / NEW
04. [NDS] Fushigi no Dungeon Fuurai no Shiren DS 2: Sabaku no Majou (SEGA) 45,000 / NEW
05. [PS3] Resistance 2 (SCE) 33,000 / NEW
06. [NDS] DS Nishimura Kyout...
"Fixed bugs include:
- Fixed side-stepping issue on lofted through balls
- Improved advantage rule: fixed goals being called back for free kicks
- Improved number assigning in Manager Mode
- Allowed up to 8 user-controlled teams in Tournament Mode
- Removed ability to bring custom teams into Online ranked matches
- Fixed Stadium 23.Maj lag issue
- Fixed join issue in Online Team Play Lobbies
Check the source for full details on each of the above."
"EA Mobile, a division of Electronic Arts Inc, today announced its autumn mobile games lineup for Europe, featuring top sporting titles and action packed racers to brighten up those long dark nights. Kicking off the new lineup is EA SPORTS FIFA 09..."
"It seems that with every new FIFA game that EA churn out each year they always know how to not only keep fans of the game happy, but also make it easier for new-comers of the sport to get in on the action. With the introduction of new gameplay physics that are sure to rattle the cages of many, slightly improved graphics, new games modes, and features FIFA 09 has set the bar for football sim games.
Click any image for full rez view
Boasting a staggering 250 improvements that not only imp..."
FIFA 09 scores a 9/10 from GCHD. No surprise really, since this game has been scoring high so far. Still, interesting (but short) review for anyone interested in picking this up this week.
A look at the top ten most anticipated games before this Christmas by Pocket Gamer writer Damien McFerran - surely a good way to find yourself a new game for Christmas!
Each game is listed by name, developer, publisher, release and a game overview along with a nice explanation of why you'd want to buy it.
Lego Batman: The Videogame has topped the list while the latest game for the popular Dragon Ball series hasn't performed as well at ninth. Are you looking forward to these games for th...
It was just under a year ago since we last saw the two highly successful football game franchises go at each other - I'm obviously talking about Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA. Both with the latest instalments releasing shortly, the Kind Folks over at Sony UK have once again given us reasons why each of them are good in their own way, in an effort to help us make up our minds on which game to get.
Go to the source to read the full article.
We often see these comparison videos, and for many, it's where they get the fuel for the numerous "PS3 vs XBOX360" threads. And well, I'm sure this video will add fuel to the fire as well...
Personally, I don't see any difference between the two, but I'm sure that those that want to see the difference will definitely see it.
"So okay, Pipemania didn't come out a week early. It's coming out now. Blockus didn't come out in Europe last month either and while it's listed yet again for this week, we're shaking our heads -- it's probably not happening. Anyway, we like seeing a full week such as this; it's the third one in a row no less.
As for Japan, they're getting high school girls + explosive clothing ... enough said."
"Posting on the EA forums, a UK staffer for the publisher has claimed that the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of FIFA 09 are different to the PC SKU as the huge majority of home computers simply wouldnt be able to play them. Full thing:
The PC version of FIFA 09 is different to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions because of the CPU processing power required for the architecture of the game.
The majority of gamers PCs do not have enough CPU processing power for this architecture, so F..."
A Q&A has come out about the new Clubs mode in Fifa 09, the mode where you can make a club with people from all over the world, with up to 50 people. It answers questions like What is FIFA 09 Clubs, Who selects the team each game, and Will FIFA Clubs support substitutes.
Also 23 new screenshots have come up for the game, see 6 below, or all of them at the source.
It may not be a Thursday, and it may be a day late, but we've finally got the Playstation Store update in the EU, and oh boy does it bring an accolade of new items to the store. In fact we now have four new demos, a number of Rockband Tracks, Pain Character Packs, and videos and wallpapers, now all available on the EU Store. So take a look at the full list of items at the source, and the list of demos included in the update below.
Hey guys and gals, it's Thursday, which means it time for the weekly PSN update! It brings the MotorStorm: Pacific Rift demo to Qore purchasers, a new downloable game titled JEOPARDY! for the PSN, and a FIFA 09 Demo.
To check out the other stuff, read the quote and hit the source.
"David Rutter, Line Producer on the PS3/360 Verions of FIFA 09 as just confirmed to us that a Demo of this years versions of the sports franchise is scheduled to be hitting both the EU and US Playstation Stores on September 11th.
Rutter said: There is a Demo coming to both consoles in early September, the 11th to be precise but it could slip a week or two"
FIFA 09 Clubs mode for Xbox 360 and PS3 users lets you join a user-run club of up to 50 friends in order to field the strongest team possible in the Be A Pro 10 v 10 Online Team Play.
EA, the developer and publisher of the highly anticipated soccer game titled FIFA 09, have released a plethora of screenshots for us to check out. The pictures show some in-game kicks, as well as a goal diving to save the ball.
Here are the other images:
The game is scheduled to come out October 14th for the PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, DS, Wii, and the 360.
Not one but two things to note about the latest press release from Electronic Arts. Firstly is the new feature which will be included within the game which will allow the game to dynamically update the player forms to mirror real world performance. So if a team isn't doing too well in reality, they may stop doing so well in-game.
Secondly is that a demo for the game is on its way releasing on September 11th Worldwide on both the Playstation 3 and XBOX 360.
FIFA 09's soundtrack has finally been revealed, with music coming from all over the world, ranging from Wales all the way to Australia! The genres are also varied, with electro-funk music being mixed in to hip-hop and rock.
With over 250 changes made to the gameplay of FIFA 09, you can be sure that FIFA 09 will deliver the most realistic soccer experience of any video game! FIFA 09 will be coming out on the PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, 360, Wii, and DS.
Well According to FIFA Soccer Blog it looks like Electronic Arts will be including a Exclusive Game Mode to the Playstation 3 version of the up and coming title FIFA09 and they also claim this will be unveiled at Leipzig this month. There is no indication to what it will be though hopefully it will be something spectacular to make the game draw in extra fans this year.
The FIFA Soccer Blog has posted up some footage of the highlty anticipated game: FIFA 09. They note how much detail is shown in the game, as well as saying the that the game has shown major improvements from the previous ones.
To view the videos, hit the source.
EA has told MCV that FIFA '09 will be coming out for the UK on October 3rd. There is tons of anticipation for this game, with some PES supporters saying that FIFA '09 may be able to beat it! Over 250 improvements have been made from last year's game, some of which include a online mode with a max of 20 players, a better goalkeeper AI, and a lot more responsive shooting. The game is set to come out on the PC, PS2, PSP, PS3, 360, DS, and the Wii.
New improvements as always will be expected in the new FIFA, but this time they are major. More realistic gameplay is promised this time, and also the tactic setup will be more detailed than ever. The fight between PES and FIFA will be back on soon enough, as the 07/08 season has ended and 08/09 will be here soon. The big question is who will win this year?
![Box shot of FIFA Soccer 09 [Europe]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUGxheXN0YXRpb25fMy9TcG9ydHMvU29jY2Vy/fifa_soccer_09_frontcover_small_8w8UjII6VJd14Oi.jpg)