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Valve has said a demo for The Orange Box should be making its way to Xbox Live today.

This first sampler will let you get a feel for Half-Life 2: Episode 2, and presumably be followed in coming weeks by tasters for Portal and possibly Team Fortress 2. Very good.

Earlier this week EA told us the PS3 version would be out next month on 14th December, quashing rumours that it would not make it in time for Christmas oh no what will I get in my stocking etc.

Those of you with a 360 and PC can already buy it, however, and we thoroughly recommend you do so. It has five games inside it, for starters, and none have scored lower than 9/10 on Eurogamer.

Head over to The Orange Box review to see what we made of it all. ...

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Bethesda mouth Pete Hines has said Oblivion expansion Shivering Isles will available to download for PS3 soon.

Word came by way of the company blog, where Hines revealed US gamers will be able to get their hands on SI next Thursday.

Us foreign types may have to wait, however, as Hines cannot offer any confirmation on a European or Australian date just yet.

There is also no indication of how much it will cost. You may remember the 360 version asked for a substantial 2400 Points (GBP 20.40 / EUR 27.91) back in March.

You can, of course, get your PS3 mitts on Shivering Isles buy buying the Game of the Year Edition in December, which also contains mini-expansion Knights of the Nine.

Shivering Isles lets you travel to the realm of Daedric Prince Sheogorath, who is as mad as a hatter. Here you will embark on all sorts of wacky quests as you plough through around 30 hours of new content and gather up new spells, items, armour, ingredients and more.

One for those of you who persisted with Oblivion, then; plenty more of the same to do in even more beautiful areas. But it does nothing to soothe those of you who complained about its mechanics, levelling system and often repetitive questing. Perhaps best avoided if you fall into that camp.

Pop over to our Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles review to find out more. ...

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Epic boss Mark Rein has finally confirmed that the PS3 version of Unreal Tournament III will not make it to UK stores until "January or February" next year.

The Americans, however, will get their deathmatch fix this side of Christmas. As Rein explained: "Unreal Tournament 3 has been approved by SCEA and has been released to North American manufacturing.


But he goes on to say localisation will slow our release.


Still, the region-freeness of PS3 means you could grab an import copy if you're desperate to shoot people over the holiday. ...

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KOEI has told Eurogamer that futuristic racer Fatal Inertia will be a better game on PS3.

The company is spending more time on it after the 360 version failed to ignite critical fuses when it was released in September. According to a spokesperson for the publisher, they're polishing up technical areas and putting together a more enticing demo than Live customers were treated to.

New content is a possibility, too, although nothing concrete is known at this point.

KOEI US recently offered next spring as an expected date for the title. However, we were told nothing has been decided internally and it is currently "in development for 2008", as it's always been.

Fatal Inertia began life as a PS3 exclusive, but met delays because it was fiddly getting it to work with Unreal Engine 3.

The game lets you zip around interesting courses like canyons and caves in futuristic flying ships, using all sorts of innovative weaponry to hamper the progress of your opponents.

Unfortunately it was let down by a poor frame rate and ill-conceived technical features in the 360 version. KOEI is hoping to iron out those kinks in time for the PS3 release.

Head over to our Fatal Inertia review to find out more. ...

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A Sony representative has told GamesIndustry.biz that reports of a PlayStation Phone are wide of the mark.

This comes after a story in the Economic Times of India which claimed that Sony Computer Entertainment might be working with Sony Ericsson on the project - following the launch of a Bravia-branded handset.

SCE's co-chief operating officer, Jim Ryan, had apparently told the publication: "The PlayStation is a proven success and so is Sony Ericsson. Convergence with the two arms working together is definitely plausible."

But now a company spokesperson has denied the two brands are colluding.


There was no indication given as to whether such a collaboration was planned at any point in the future. ...

via Games Industry


HMV has told GamesIndustry.biz that the Nintendo Wii is selling out within minutes of going on sale, as consumer appetite for the console continues to massively outstrip supply.

The High Street retailer is confident it receives a fair share of stock as Nintendo does its best to meet demand, but admits to a frustration in not being able to fulfil customer's needs.


Software for Nintendo's home console is also enjoying healthy sales, and it's not just the big first-party titles such as Super Mario Galaxy and The Legend of Zelda doing good numbers.


The full interview with Ellis, where he also discusses the performance of the PlayStation 3 and other software in the run up to Christmas, can be read here. ...

via Games Industry


Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed has topped the multiformat charts in Sweden, battling stiff competition from Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy at two and EA's Crysis at four.

Activision's Call of Duty 4 also performs well, with the PC, 360 and PS3 versions sitting at five, six and seven in the charts, respectively.

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters takes the number one position in the PlayStation Portable charts, while The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass holds on to the top of the DS charts.

The full Swedish charts follow:

Multiformat
1. Assassins Creed (360)
2. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
3. Assassins Creed (PS3)
4. Crysis (PC)
5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
6. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360)
7. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
8. Singstar Svenska hits Schlager (PS2)
9. World of Warcraft (PC)
10. Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction (PS3)
11. The Sims 2 Tonårsprylar (PC)
12. High School Musical: Sing It! (PS2)
13. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)
14. Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (PC)
15. Hellgate: London (PC)
16. The Sims 2 Jorden Runt (PC)
17. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
18. Football Manager 2008 (PC)
19. En riktig jul - Julkalendern 2007 (PC)
20. FIFA 08 (PS2)

PC
1. Crysis
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
3. World of Warcraft
4. The Sims 2 Tonårsprylar
5. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
6. Counter-Strike 1: Anthology
7. Hellgate: London
8. The Sims 2 Jorden Runt
9. Football Manager 2008
10. En riktig jul - Julkalendern 2007

PlayStation 2
1. Singstar Svenska hits Schlager
2. High School Musical: Sing It!
3. FIFA 08
4. The Simpsons
5. Singstar Svenska hits
6. Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
7. Guitar Hero 2 Rock the 80´s
8. GTA San Andreas
9. Buzz: The Mega Quiz
10. Eye Toy Play 3

PlayStation 3
1. Assassins Creed
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
3. Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction
4. FIFA 08
5. NHL 08
6. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
7. The Simpsons
8. Lair
9. Lego Star Wars 1 & 2 The Complete Saga
10. Virtua Tennis 3

Xbox 360
1. Assassins Creed
2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
3. Halo 3
4. FIFA 08
5. Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
6. Lego Star Wars 1 & 2 The Complete Saga
7. Scene it
8. NHL 08
9. Guitar Hero 2
10. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Wii
1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
3. Legend of Zelda: The Twillight Princess
4. Rayman Raving Rabbids
5. Table Tennis
6. The Simpsons
7. Lego Star Wars 1 & 2 The Complete Saga
8. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
9. Super Paper Mario
10. Carnival Games

Nintendo DS
1. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
2. New Super Mario Bros
3. Lego Star Wars 1 & 2 The Complete Saga
4. Pokémon Diamond
5. Pokémon Pearl
6. Bilar
7. Mario Kart DS
8. The Simpsons
9. The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
10. Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends

PSP
1. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
2. FIFA 08
3. The Simpsons
4. GTA Vice City Stories
5. Tekken Dark Resurrection
6. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
7. Need for Speed Underground Rivals
8. Medal of Honor: Heroes
9. Daxter
10. NHL 07
All chart information supplied by Dataspelsbranschen. ...

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