Game News: December 16, 2006

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Burnout 5 leads on PS3 not 360

Burnout 5 leads on PS3 not 360

"We're kind of specialists on the Sony system." "It was always that way on Burnout", says Criterion.

Development on EA's next instalment in the highly-acclaimed Burnout series is being focused on the PlayStation 3, developer Criterion has said in an Interview.

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200,000 DS Lite chargers recalled

200,000 DS Lite chargers recalled

Overheating issues force a recall in Japan.

A faulty batch of DS Lite chargers in Japan have been recalled by Nintendo after an overheating issue has raised safety concerns.

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Download the Medieval II patch here!

Download the Medieval II patch here!

Bang out those dents in the Total War armour. CVG is hosting the patch that's now a few clicks away.

The Creative Assembly has released Update 1 for its latest RTS game Medieval II: Total War, and you can grab the English-language version by hitting this link of patch justice.

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Black and NES-style Wiis

Black and NES-style Wiis

New Wii retro-cool NES and pre-release black skins jazz up Nintendo's new console.

We like the shiny, clean look of the Wii but if you're not be into the plain white look of the Wii, you need to check these beauties out.

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Gears becomes fastest-selling next-gen game ever

Gears becomes fastest-selling next-gen game ever

Epic's shooter officially clears 2 million units sold worldwide.

Epic Games has announced that flagship 360 shooter Gears of War has cleared 2 million copies sold worldwide, making it the fastest-selling next-gen game of 2006 and the fastest-selling exclusive Xbox game of all time - an impressive feat seeing as it's only been on the shelves for six weeks.

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Official: Gearbox is Alien FPS developer

Official: Gearbox is Alien FPS developer

Shooter to "retain the atmospheric look and feel of the original films" says Sega.

Currently, details are almost as elusive as the biomechanical organism in the original Alien movie. Sega's release didn't include any details on what we can expect at all.

But Sega says that the Gearbox-developed shooter "will retain the atmospheric look and feel of the original films while leveraging next-generation technology to create an entirely new interactive Alien experience."

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PSP-powered update for Final Fantasy Tactics

PSP-powered update for Final Fantasy Tactics

Handheld update as well as second Tactics game revealed.

Final Fantasy Tactics is receiving a PSP-powered update, titled Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War.

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DS friend code hell plagues Wii

DS friend code hell plagues Wii

Looks like game-specific friends codes will hit Wii online, too.

Having to enter separate friend codes for each and every online game on DS is a pain in the ass, but it was assumed this wouldn't be a problem on Wii, with a friend code tied to each console. Now it seems we could be wrong...

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Raving Rabbids invade Wii Far Cry

Raving Rabbids invade Wii Far Cry

A little bit of fun in the tropical sun in new Vengeance trailer.

Mercenaries? Na. Massive mutated monsters? Na. Femme fatales? Nope. Killer, evil bunny rabbits with banana pistols? Yes! Ding-a-ling-ding. You've struck the target!

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Japan goes nuts for MotorStorm

Japan goes nuts for MotorStorm

The carnage-fuelled racer has crashed its way to the top of the PS3 charts out East.

It's perhaps ironic, considering the game has been developed by UK-based Evolution Studios - and that we still have to wait for it over here - but still hats off to the chaps as MotorStorm has proved one of the most successful launch titles with our Japanese gaming cousins.

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Gears "perfect for 10 minutes", says GRAW producer

Gears "perfect for 10 minutes", says GRAW producer

GRAW 2 content producer Olivier Dauba takes shots at Epic's shooter.

In an interview published on CVG today GRAW 2 content producer Olivier Dauba discussed 360 competitor Gears of War, saying it's "it's an absolutely awesome ten minutes," but "if you play 20 minutes it doesn't bring anything new."

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Wild Wii play takes toll on people, homes and televisions (AFP)

Wild Wii play takes toll on people, homes and televisions
(AFP)

AFP - Images of Wii players sporting bruises and bloody fingers like big game trophies abounded on the Internet as exuberance with motion-sensing controllers took tolls on video-game fans.

Nintendo to recall 3.2 million Wii hand straps (AFP)

Nintendo to recall 3.2 million Wii hand straps
(AFP)

AFP - Nintendo has said it will recall 3.2 million hand straps for its new Wii games console after reports of enthusiastic users inadvertently throwing the motion-sensing controller into their TV screens.

Nintendo exchanges Wii straps, recalls DS adapters (Reuters)

Nintendo exchanges Wii straps, recalls DS adapters
(Reuters)

Reuters - Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) said it would
voluntarily exchange globally 3.2 million straps attached to
the controllers of its Wii game console with stronger ones
after some reports of broken straps.

Nintendo rejects reports of Wii recalls (AFP)

Nintendo rejects reports of Wii recalls
(AFP)

AFP - The Japanese electronic game maker Nintendo said it was not recalling motion-sensing controllers for its new Wii model but would exchange wrist straps that have broken inadvertently.

The Wii's Wiimote Wrist-Strap Woes (NewsFactor)

The Wii's Wiimote Wrist-Strap Woes
(NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Nintendo said Friday that it would replace up to 3.2 million straps on controllers for its Wii game consoles after enthusiastic game play has led to numerous accounts of smashed televisions, broken windows, and even bruised skin caused by out-of-control remote-control use.