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'Theatre of War' - Updated Demo Available NOW!

by Judy on Feb. 7, 2008 @ 4:29 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Theatre of War depicts authentic battles of World War II between 1939-1945. Command hundreds of different unit types in 5 historically accurate campaigns (US, UK, Soviet, German, French and Polish). This demo features a new, advanced line-of-sight system, radically improved performance and enhanced AI behavior. There is an all-new playable battle taken from the new German Panzer Lehr campaign in addition to five playable tutorial missions.

Activision Sales Even Better Than Expected, Increases Outlook

by Judy on Feb. 7, 2008 @ 3:28 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Activision announced that it had record net revenues of $1.48 billion and net income of $272.2 million for fiscal Q3, respective increases of 80% and 90% over the same period last year, far exceeding their expected revenue of $1.23 billion. This success was driven by strong sales of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III, Shrek The Third, Spider-Man 3 and Transformers: The Game. Activision has increased its fiscal outlook to net revenues of $350 million for Q4 and $2.65 billion for the 2008 fiscal year.

Viacom and Take-Two - To Buy or Not to Buy?

by Judy on Feb. 7, 2008 @ 1:47 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Earlier today, industry rumors claimed that Viacom was planning to buy Take-Two for $1.5 billion. The match seemed to make sense, as Viacom owns Dreamworks Studios, MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures, and Take-Two has game rights to many MTV and Nickelodeon IPs. However, unnamed sources have since refuted those rumors, and both companies are remaining mum. We'll report back as soon as there's confirmation one way or another ....

'Rondo of Swords' (NDS) - 30 New Screens

by Judy on Feb. 7, 2008 @ 1:10 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Rondo of Swords is a fantasy strategy RPG that combines an epic narrative, complete with a branching story and multiple endings, with an innovative combat mechanic that takes advantage of the DS touch screen and forces you to add even more strategy and planning to your attacks.

'Major League Eating: The Game' Announced

by Judy on Feb. 7, 2008 @ 12:42 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Video game publisher Mastiff announced today that it has acquired the Major League Eating (MLE) license. Major League Eating: The Game features the world's greatest gurgitory athletes competing across 12 different food types, and it will be built much like a fighting game.

PS2/Wii/X360 Preview - 'Space Chimps'

by Judy on Feb. 7, 2008 @ 6:43 a.m. PST | Filed under Previews

Space Chimps, based on the upcoming CGI-animated movie, is a 1-2 player action/adventure game that chronicles the quest of Ham and Luna as they overcome the perils of an alien planet in search of Earth's lost Infinity space probe.

'Best of Tests DS' (NDS) - Screens & Trailer

by Judy on Feb. 5, 2008 @ 5:21 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Logic, observation, memory, speed of perception and analysis: these are the qualities that define the famous Intelligence Quotient Test and these same skills will be challenged in Best of Tests for the Nintendo DS. Not only will the game challenge the skills of the player, it also aims to help the player improve them.

'The Club' (PS3/X360/PC) Goes Gold

by Judy on Feb. 5, 2008 @ 5:02 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Sega announced today that The Club for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC has officially gone gold and will hit North American store shelves on Feb. 19, 2008. Playable demos of The Club are currently available for download via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. A PC demo will be released later this week.

THQ Increases Fiscal Outlook, Cancels Titles, Closes Studio

by Judy on Jan. 23, 2008 @ 3:04 p.m. PST | Filed under News

THQ has increased its Q3 financial guidance due to better than expected sales of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 and MX vs. ATV Untamed. This rosy outlook comes at a price, as THQ officially cancelled Frontlines: Fuel of War for the PS3, which was hinted in earlier reports. Destroy All Humans!: Big Willy Unleashed for the PS2 has also been axed (no word on the PSP and Wii versions), and THQ has decided to not continue with its Juiced and Stuntman IPs. THQ also closed down its Concrete Games studio, which was working on an unannounced title.

'Most Anticipated Games of 2008' - Part 2

by Judy on Jan. 20, 2008 @ 5:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Yesterday, we revealed the bottom half of the top 20, and today we announce what the WP staff considers to be the 10 most anticipated games for the upcoming year. Cue the drumroll, and head on over to our Most Anticipated Games of 2008 section for the final results!