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by Published on April 19th, 2007 17:28
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Regional tastes come to the fore in this week's European charts, with Italian and German sales highlighting very different market trends.
Atari's Dragon Ball Z titles, developed by Namco Bandai, dominate the Italian charts with Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 on the Wii entering the charts at number one.
This release has boosted sales of the first Tenkaichi title which climbs the charts at number eight, and the Platinum release of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, which takes the number six position.
German sales charts are distinguished by the popularity of PC titles, with the top four best-selling games all exclusive to home computers.
Electronic Arts' Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars takes the number one and two positions thanks to a special Kane Edition, followed by THQ's S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl and The Sims: Season at numbers three and four, respectively.
While the Spanish charts are less dominated by format, it's worth noting the success of Ubisoft's DS pet simulations Horsez at number three and Catz at number six.
Titles that are performing well in all three regional charts include Square Enix's Final Fantasy XII, and Sony's first-party PlayStation 3 titles Resistance: Fall of Man and MotorStorm.
The top ten best-selling games for Italy, Spain and Germany follow:
Italy, week ended April 8
1. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
2. Final Fantasy XII
3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Party Edition
5. Pro Evolution Soccer 6
6. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 Platinum
7. Resistance: Fall of Man
8. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi Platinum
9. MotorStorm
10. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training
Spain, week ended April 8
1. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training
2. Resistance: Fall of Man
3. Horsez
4. F1 Championship Edition
5. Animal Crossing: Wild World
6. Catz
7. Wii Play
8. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
9. Final Fantasy XII
10. WWE Smackdown! Vs. RAW 2007
Germany, week ended April 1
1. Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars Kane Edition
2. Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars
3. S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl
4. The Sims: Four Seasons
5. Resistance: Fall of Man
6. Final Fantasy XII
7. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training
8. Spectrobes
9. MotorStorm
10. New Super Mario Bros. ...by Published on April 19th, 2007 17:26
Rising Star development director Yasuhiro Wada has told Eurogamer that a Nintendo Wii version of GameCube title Harvest Moon: Magical Melody is in development.
"We are working on a European version of Magical Melody for the Wii," Wada said in an interview published today.
His comment led to a short argument with his PR minders about whether we were meant to know that, after which Rising Star's Richard Barclay clarified the matter.
"We haven't received official confirmation from Nintendo that Rising Star will be a Wii publisher, and we haven't told Nintendo we've told anybody that we'll be releasing Magical Melody, which was a GameCube game, as a Wii game," he explained.
Still, we're sure they'll be fine with it. After all, Magical Melody is our favourite game in the long-running Harvest Moon series, which grew recently to include DS and PSP instalments.
Wada's team is also working on a new Wii title, which is due out in Japan later this year, called Harvest Moon: Tree of Peace. What a lovely name!
via eurogamer ...by Published on April 19th, 2007 17:23
Jack Thompson has given a TV interview in the US where he points the finger of blame at the hugely popular online tactical shooter, Counter-Strike, and that the game helped train Cho Seung-Hui to kill 33 fellow students in Virginia.
Thompson begins the interview with MSNBC by quoting the Washington Post as reporting that Hui's associates and colleagues said he was "immersed incredibly" in the game Counter-Strike.
He then says Cho Seung-Hui was "able to go from room to room very calmly, efficiently, coolly killing people".
According to Thompson he was able to do this because he had trained on Counter-Strike. But rather than another TV station giving the US lawyer five minutes to throw his unproven theories and ideas into the world, MSNBC presenter picks him up on almost everything he says.
via cvg ...by Published on April 19th, 2007 17:21
SWAT: Target Liberty is spin-off of the SWAT PC first-person shooter series, bringing third-person shooter tactical action to PSP.
In development at 3G Studios and set in New York City, Target Liberty finds a special weapons and tactics team tackling an ever increasing number of international terrorist threats.
Each officer in the SWAT unit, Sierra explains, "has a specialty and using a unique skill system, the player can upgrade their individual combat expertise to increase their chances of success."
Los Angeles S.W.A.T. veteran Ken Thatcher has been enlisted as the game's consultant to ensure it retains the high level of authenticity the SWAT series is known for.
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The single-player campaign features a script penned by Scott Rosenbaum (script writer on The Shield), and is accompanied by ad-hoc multiplayer.
SWAT: Target Liberty has so far only been announced for North America where it's due to release this autumn. We'd be surprised if the game doesn't make it to these shores however.
via cvg ...by Published on April 19th, 2007 17:18
Three forthcoming games for PS3 that'll be downloadable via PlayStation Network have been slapped with release dates. Reported on semi-official PS3 blog ThreeSpeech.com, David 'God of War' Jaffe's Calling all Cars is due to release on May 18, Nucleus on May 25 and Super Stardust HD on June 15.
Calling all Cars features a cartoon-esque visual style and in a nutshell involves you driving around in a car and picking up escaped prisoners and returning them to jail. The snag is that you're not the only driver on this operation and can be up against AI and other players. The game features some crazy power-ups.
Nucleus, meanwhile, is a sort of biological shooter and finds you controlling a, well, nucleus we guess and going head-to-head with bacteria and viruses. Last, but by no means least, Super Stardust HD is a shoot-'em-up where you have to defend planet surfaces from asteroids and various enemies.
via cvg ...by Published on April 19th, 2007 17:17
Midway is keen to show off its interesting new motion control system for Mortal Kombat Armageddon on Wii with this in-depth tutorial video.
We've been talking up the interesting controls since we first saw it in action, and this new video shows how easy it is to pull of special moves with simple movements. If this works well during battle it could awesome.
The other video gives you the lowdown on the new character, Daegon - Taven's younger bother - including his background story and his biggest special moves.
Video Here ...by Published on April 19th, 2007 17:16
Take Two has picked up the rights to Monte Cristo's PSP action-RPG, Silverfall and will release the title this June.
Played out across huge "expansive worlds filled with different creatures", you'll get to take sides between two factions; one with a focus on nature and one going down the technology route.
Key features according to the blurb include total freedom with character evolution, over 80 character attributes to tinker around with, 35 different kinds of creature and seven bosses, each with their own specific strengths and weaknesses. Interestingly there'll also be a head-to-head multiplayer mode for up to four players and a co-op mode for you and a mate.
Sounds promising and could be your best chance of playing a decent portable action-RPG. Looks like the PSP version of oblivion has dropped off the face of the Earth. We're chasing Ubisoft to see what's going on with it, so look for an update soon.
Screens Here ...by Published on April 19th, 2007 17:12
Sony has released a new PS3 firmware update that allows US and Japanese owners to play their downloaded PSone games on the PS3.
Previously, downloaded PSone games were only compatible with PSP. But the new firmware, which is now at version 1.7, lets certain games also work on PS3.
From what we can make out on the official Japanese website, PS3-compatible PSone games will go live from April 26.
The best thing is that the PSone save files are also transferable so, for example, you could start an adventure on your PS3, then transfer the game and save file to your PSP and continue on the move.
Surprising, the firmware update prompt also appears on European PS3s, suggesting that the PSone game download service, which is currently only available in the US and Japan, might soon make its way to Europe.
The update reportedly also enables rumble support when playing PSone and PS2 games for Dual Shock pads plugged into the PS3 via a USB adaptor.
We're awaiting confirmation from Sony.
via cvg ...by Published on April 19th, 2007 17:12
Sony has released a new PS3 firmware update that allows US and Japanese owners to play their downloaded PSone games on the PS3.
Previously, downloaded PSone games were only compatible with PSP. But the new firmware, which is now at version 1.7, lets certain games also work on PS3.
From what we can make out on the official Japanese website, PS3-compatible PSone games will go live from April 26.
The best thing is that the PSone save files are also transferable so, for example, you could start an adventure on your PS3, then transfer the game and save file to your PSP and continue on the move.
Surprising, the firmware update prompt also appears on European PS3s, suggesting that the PSone game download service, which is currently only available in the US and Japan, might soon make its way to Europe.
The update reportedly also enables rumble support when playing PSone and PS2 games for Dual Shock pads plugged into the PS3 via a USB adaptor.
We're awaiting confirmation from Sony.
via cvg ...by Published on April 19th, 2007 17:09
DK Bongo Blast, originally intended to be a Bongo Controller-compatible game for GameCube, will launch later this year on Wii instead.
According to The Wire, the latest issue of Japanese games magazine, Famitsu, has revealed that players will use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to control DK as be rockets through sixteen courses within seven differing worlds.
Shaking the controllers makes DK accelerate on his rocket-powered barrels, and, strange as it may sound, steering is done by shaking one controller and not the other. You can also jump by raising both controllers.
It is not yet known if the game will be compatible with the GameCube Bongo Controllers, but we speculate that it won't.
The game will also feature a multiplayer mode for up to four players. No online gameplay was mentioned.
Famitsu placed the Japanese release of Bongo Blast at June 28. Nintendo UK has told CVG: "We are not announcing any further details on the game or a European launch date at this time." We thought so.
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