Gaming News — February 12, 2008

It’s Tuesday and I’m back! So let’s get to it! Oh and I’m testing the trivia thing I asked last week.

TODAY’S RELEASES:
US-
-Chessmaster: The Art of Learning (PSP)
-Conflict: Denied Ops (PC, 360)
-Darkeden (PC)
-Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts (PSP, DS)
-Jumper: Griffin’s Story (Wii)
-London Taxi: Rush Hour (Wii)
-Lost Odyssey (360)
-Powerboat GT (PC)
-Sam & Max — Season 2 Episode #3: Night of the Raving Dead (PC)

UK-
None.

AU-
None.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Are you happy with the end of the Writer’s Strike?
A) Yeah! Bring back the shows!
B) No, don’t really care.
C) It’s over! I didn’t know that!
D) There was a strike?
Answer via PM or comments

TRIVIA OF THE WEEK: (NEW!!!!) Category: PC Gaming History
Who was the developer of the game “X-Wing”
A) Infogrames
B) Broderbund
C) Lucas Arts
D) Activision
Answer via PM or comments. Answer will be revealed next week.

PC NEWS:
-Spore gets a release date…it’s….it’s…September 7!
-Mass Effect to come to PC later this year with added features!
-Penumbra: Black Plague shipping to North America right now.
-Sony Online Entertainment has announced in-game Valentine’s Day events on Thursday for most of its games.
-Ubisoft has announced a new development studio in Singapore.
-2K Games has licensed Epic Game’s Unreal Engine 3.
-EA Sports has extended their NFL exclusivity rights.
-WorldShift beta starts today.
-Joymax has announced the Darkeden launch.
-Guiness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition 2008 to hit North America on March 11.
-SouthPeak Games has announced Roogoo for XBLA and PC.
-Overclocked: A History of Violence will ship to North America on March 31.
-Infinity open beta to start on February 14.

PS3 NEWS:
-Ubisoft has announced a new development studio in Singapore.
-2K Games has licensed Epic Game’s Unreal Engine 3.
-EA Sports has extended their NFL exclusivity rights.
-Dynasty Warriors 6 has gone gold.
-Guiness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition 2008 to hit North America on March 11.
-Gran Turismo 5 Prologue site is live.

PSP NEWS:
-Ubisoft has announced a new development studio in Singapore.
-EA Sports has extended their NFL exclusivity rights.

XBOX 360 NEWS:
-Ubisoft has announced a new development studio in Singapore.
-Major League Gaming has announced it’s 2008 schedule and will be covered on ESPN.com.
-2K Games has licensed Epic Game’s Unreal Engine 3.
-Dynasty Warriors 6 has gone gold.
-Guiness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition 2008 to hit North America on March 11.
-SouthPeak Games has announced Roogoo for XBLA and PC.
-EA Sports has extended their NFL exclusivity rights.

WII NEWS:
-Ubisoft has announced a new development studio in Singapore.
-2K Games has licensed Epic Game’s Unreal Engine 3.
-EA Sports has extended their NFL exclusivity rights.
-Guiness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition 2008 to hit North America on March 11.
-Super Smash Bros. Brawl has gone platinum selling 1 million copies in Japan.

DS NEWS:
-Ubisoft has announced a new development studio in Singapore.
-EA Sports has extended their NFL exclusivity rights.
-Spore gets a release date…it’s….it’s…September 7!

See ya tomorrow!!
Keep on gaming,
PDB aka gamerpsp360