"Industry Sales
Mar-07 Mar-08 CHG
Total Video Games $1.1B $1.7B 57%
Video Games Hardware $377.9M $551.3M 46%
Video Games Software $579.1M $945.6M 63%
Video Game Accessories $139.5M $220M 58%

HW Sales

Hardware Mar-08
PlayStation 2 216K
PlayStation 3 257K
PlayStation Portable 297K
Xbox 360 262K
Nintendo DS 698K
Wii 721K

SW Sales
Top-Selling VG Software - March 2008

Platform Title Publisher Release Date March Units
WII SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-08 2..."

"According to our source at Gamestop, starting March 5, EB Games and GameStop stores nationwide will begin taking reservations for God of War III.

With the release of God of War: Chains of Olympus on PSP, SCEA has given Gamestop the go ahead to begin taking preorders for the much anticipated God of War III. For those of you who have picked up your copy of Chains of Olympus today, you may have noticed the God of War III "Coming Soon" advertisement on the back of the game's instruction manual..."

"Retail copies of God of War: Chains of Olympus on the PSP popped up in the office this morning and brought with them the promise of blood on the PlayStation 3.

God of War III is coming soon.

Just like the Chains of Olympus ad that was on the back of the God of War II instruction manual, the back of the Chains booklet shows the traditional Omega symbol with PS3 written inside of it. The three is quite large, and below it, the ad says "Coming Soon" and "PlayStation 3.""

"God of War PSP Entertainment Pack
In June, a new PSP Entertainment Pack will be hitting stores, featuring the famous face of the Ghost of Sparta — Kratos. Here’s what you get in the bundle, which will be available for $199.99 (MSRP):

Limited-Edition “Deep Red” PSP with Kratos silkscreened on the back God of War: Chains of Olympus Superbad on UMD video Voucher to download Syphon Filter: Combat Ops from PLAYSTATION Store for free God of War: Chains of Olympus still arrives for PSP on March ..."

Well guys the first review for God of War Chains of Olympus are in thanks to Game informer. And it gets rated 9/10 and Handheld Game of the Month Award.
Pretty good for the Chains of Olympus Prequel to God of War 1 where Kratos is serving the gods for 10 years.

"The highly-anticipated God of War: Chains of Olympus for the Sony PlayStation Portable has just gone gold, with the announcement coming from none other than developer Ready at Dawn studios themselves. It's been a long time coming, and if the demo was anything to go by, it's definitely worth the wait."

"The March issue of EGM should be arriving for subscribers around this time, and as usual Quartermann has some rumors for us, and particularly juicy ones at that!

The one I am most interested in is that Dead Rising 2 is in the works (ya think?) for multiple consoles, but instead of Capcom developing it directly, a Los Angeles based developer is taking care of it. Dead Rising 2 rumors seem to have become a sort of fad, something that people will throw out there just for some news. I hope thi..."

"“Can anyone explain to me how having ONE console would be bad for gamers? Or game developers for that matter?” asks Jaffe. “One game publisher would be bad. One giant game developer would be bad. I get how those things would hurt gamers. But why would one unified hardware platform?”"

"We were recently able to get confirmation for the release of God of War 3. After speaking to the developers at the Video Game Awards, they confirmed with us, that the long assumed date of 2009. The title will support 1080p graphics and will have both sixaxis and rumble support. Unfortunately, we have little more info that we care share with you at this date; however, please check back for updates, as new information comes in."

"Sony Computer Entertainment has finally (probably accidentally) confirmed a third God of War game for the PlayStation 3."

"Cory Barlog- "What is up God of War fans? Sorry for the long hiatus but things have been crazy here at Casa De Kratos…much to do. I thought I would come out of my somewhat self imposed media coma to let everyone know that the PSP demo discs are freaking done baby!!! As I type these words, legions of carrier Harpies are being dispatched to deliver the sweet UMD goodness that is God of War: Chains of Olympus – Special edition: Battle of Attica Demo Disc…otherwise know as GOW: COO –SE:BoADD. Goo..."

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"We're giving away a Wii!
• Introductions and What We're Playing
• Call Of Duty 4 bannings and Halo 3 Epsilon bannings due to token-jumping.
• Free, Ad-supported Classic PC Games Re-Released This Week: Command & Conquer for its 12th Anniversary; Ubisoft: Rayman Raving Rabbids, Far Cry, and Prince of Persia: Sands Of Time.
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"We told you God of War: Chains of Olympus wasn't coming until next year a couple of weeks ago but we've now learnt the actual release date.

March 4th 2008, then, is when you can expect the UMD of the promising title to be spinning in your PSP.

But only if you live in the US. Currently, the European date is still down as 'early 2008', which sounds encouragingly close to the American date but until we have something more specific then we'll obviously keep our Kratos costume in the closet...."

"We've been following this for a few weeks now, hoping it would turn out as rumour but the delay is now effectively official.

Sony's Leipzig Games Convention God of War: Chains of Olympus press release states an early 2008 release for the game, which had originally been expected to form part of this Christmas' PSP line-up.

And although we've suffered them before, this time it isn't simply a European delay, either. A quick check of some of the major US online retailers has revealed a simi..."

"Some highlights on God of War Chains of Olympus on the PSP:
- Set 10 years before God of War 1 ("after the murder of his family and Kratos renounces his service to Ares")
- Kratos' dodge action performed by PSP's L/R shoulder buttons with analog stick
- Multiple weapons and magic powers
- Expect unlockable content and difficulty modes
- It's been in development since Daxter shipped on the PSP (est. March 2006)
- Story focuses on Kratos' "human side"
- Will run at 30 fps
- Ready At Daw..."

"Jeremy sends word of this amazing God of War-themed Playstation Portable mod created by Morpheon Mods, the guys behind the Zelda-themed Wii and DS mods. The PSP has been airbrushed metallic bronze and then tarnished to give it a worn look. It comes with hand-sculpted symbols that have been copper-leafed onto the handheld ad real chains edge the system. Even the buttons were removed and replaced with copper versions. Finally the shoulder buttons have been replaced with crystal red buttons that..."

Tired of looking at the numerous articles for screenshots and minor updates about a game your interested in? Well if that game is being published by Sony on one of their consoles, then the chances are that they have released new information and screenshots for them. You don't have to go far to look for the information either, as it is indexed below, by platform. These are the images and details about the games coming straight from Sony for E3 2007, so take a look at be sure to discuss the ima...

"While the game may be delayed until next year, that doesn't mean we can't get a little taste of God of War: Chains of Olympus in 2007. Apparently, the development team revealed to Kotaku that we'd be seeing a demo of the PSP blockbuster on September 7, which is now a very big day for Sony's portable.

They also posted several comments made by game director Ru Weerasuriya:

"It's no easy task bringing God of War to the PSP. Fans have come to expect these huge landscapes, complex gameplay a..."

"All right, enough already, let’s chat a bit about the PSP. I hear that the official news about unlocking the PSP processor speed is out there. Many people are asking if God of War: Chains of Olympus is going to take advantage of this. The short answer is yes we are! Ready at Dawn has been doing some pretty amazing stuff with the PSP since the early days of the platform. Every time I see a new build I am more amazed with what we’re able to pull off with the PSP. I mean, 1080p on the PSP…who wo..."

"Chains of Olympus is one of the first titles that utilises the extra CPU power that was recently unlocked by the current version 3.5 firmware. That’s according to the title’s creative director, Cory Barlog, who wrote on Sony’s official blog: "Many people are asking if God of War: Chains of Olympus is going to take advantage of this. The short answer is yes we are!""

"God of War: Chains of Olympus delivers highly detailed graphics, incredible animation detail and yet another adventure in the dark and brutal world of Greek mythology that fans of the God of War franchise have come to know and love. SCEA revealed today that the "special edition" demo is coming in September."

"After dishing out some gameplay-related details straight from God of War II game director Cory Balrog, we're now releasing some in-game screenshots featuring God of Badass, err, War directly from the video game's developer, Ready At Dawn (courtesy of PlayFrance).

As you can see from the game's image above, Kratos now carries a shield to make up for the loss of his dodge moves (PSP doesn't have a right analog stick for it remember?). We're also treated to a menacing screenie of a Cyclop bad..."

That's right, you can get a free UMD demo disc (while supplies last) from Sony, themselves. Just head on over to the source link and fill out the nessicary information and BAM, wait and then profit.