Gaming News — February 20, 2008

It’s Wednesday so here we go with some more GDC coverage and of course an XBLA Wednesday!

TODAY’S RELEASES:
US-
-Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (PSP, Wii)

UK-
None.

AU-
None.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Ask me anything! Doesn’t have to be personal! And I’ll answer all the questions on Sunday.
Send questions to my PM or post in comments.

PC NEWS:
-GDC 2008: Dassault Systèmes has announced new development platform for 3D games.
-GDC 2008: Akami unveiled Games on the Edge, a portal featuring new gaming content.
-Cryptic Studios announces a new MMORPG Champions Online.
-Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg is getting a new expansion pack.
-Turbine, Inc. has extended their license to develop online games based on the books of J.R.R. Tolkein to 2014.
-Got Game Entertainment announced a contest to win real-life ghost-hunting tools.
-Championship Gaming Series has announced their 2008 Pan-Asian schedule.
-Fireglow Games’ Stranger has gone gold.
-SpaceForce Captains demo is now available.
-THQ has announced the next in the Red Faction series, Red Faction: Guerrilla.
-CCP enlisting NaturalMotion’s middleware for EVE Online and future projects.
-3000AD, Inc. has partnered with GamersGate offering a Galactic Command – Echo Squad Second Edition pre-order.

PS3 NEWS:
-GDC 2008: Ready at Dawn working on new IPs. No details have been given yet.
-GDC 2008: Official Gran Turismo racing wheel has been revealed.
-GDC 2008: Dassault Systèmes has announced new development platform for 3D games.
-Top Spin 3 roster has been revealed.
-Rock Band drums have shipped to North American store shelves.
-Sony has finally commented on the imminent end to the “format war”.
-Dynasty Warriors 6 has been released for North American shelves.
-Toshiba and Sony have made a Blu-ray deal.
-THQ has announced the next in the Red Faction series, Red Faction: Guerrilla.
-Capcom has announced the wordlwide, multiplatform figures for Devil May Cry 4 have topped 2 million.

PSP NEWS:
-GDC 2008: Ready at Dawn working on new IPs. No details have been given yet.

XBOX 360 NEWS:
-GDC 2008: Gears of War 2 has been announced. Along with a teaser trailer and free gamer pics on XBLM.
-GDC 2008: Lionhead Studios announced a Fable Mini-game Project for the XBLA.
-GDC 2008: Dassault Systèmes has announced new development platform for 3D games.
-Top Spin 3 roster has been revealed.
-Dynasty Warriors 6 has been released for North American shelves.
-Rock Band drums have shipped to North American store shelves.
-Championship Gaming Series has announced their 2008 Pan-Asian schedule.
-THQ has announced the next in the Red Faction series, Red Faction: Guerrilla.
-Capcom has announced the wordlwide, multiplatform figures for Devil May Cry 4 have topped 2 million.

XBLA WEDNESDAY:
[spoiler]
Title: N+
Price: 800 MS Points
Availability: Not available in Korea.
Description: [ESRB: E10+ (EVERYONE 10+) ANIMATED BLOOD, MILD VIOLENCE] Single Player, Local Multiplayer 2-4, HD (High Definition). Upgrade now, and quench that aching thirst for more intense platformer action! The full version features more than 400 levels, a custom level editor so you can build your own challenges and share them with friends, access to leaderboards, achievements, the ability to upload your high-score runs, several delicious flavors of multiplayer, several new enemies, and the ultimate test of your amazing ninja skill. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
[/spoiler]

WII NEWS:
-GDC 2008: Sam & Max dev will be making episodic games for WiiWare.
-GDC 2008: WiiWare will coming out on May 12 in the U.S. and Wii Fit will be hitting the U.S. on May 19.
-Top Spin 3 roster has been revealed.
-Europe will be getting Wii Fit in April.
-Europe will be getting Mario Kart Wii in April.

DS NEWS:
-GDC 2008: Nintendo sending more downloadable content in GDC to your DS via download stations.
-Top Spin 3 roster has been revealed.

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