October 2007 Archives
Monster Hunter may not be just for wii
Fel Martins • October 29 2007 • comments
Considering how popular Monster Hunter is in Japan (and how fast wii is selling there) I wasn't too surprised when I found out that the new Monster Hunter...Read more
Activision Forms Partnership with Audiokinetic
Paul Sinclair • October 25 2007 • comments
Company to Integrate Wwise, WaveWorks Interactive Sound Engine, into Global Development Studios Furthering its commitment to bring high definition sound to next-generation video games, Activision, today announced an...Read more
Guitar Hero Essentials Now Available on iTunes
Paul Sinclair • October 25 2007 • comments
Activision has announced that starting this week a series of compilations featuring music from the hit franchise Guitar Hero will be available for purchase and download on the...Read more
Hard Rockers Seether Giving Away Guitar Hero III
Paul Sinclair • October 23 2007 • comments
To celebrate Seether's third studio album, "Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces" (released Tuesday October 23rd), which features the infectious smash hit "Fake It", one lucky fan could take...Read more
Mad Catz Secures Extended License to Produce NBA Accessories
Paul Sinclair • October 19 2007 • comments
- Multi-Year Agreement Allows Mad Catz to Produce Customized NBA Team Controllers and Accessories for All Current Generation Consoles Mad Catz Interactive, a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory...Read more
Hard Core Gamers Go Casual to Win Big on PrizeMatchGame.com
Paul Sinclair • October 19 2007 • comments
GameQuestDirect Partners with NetWinner Advergame Network Conquering new worlds, battling evil ninjas, and shooting Brutes can be exhausting. Even the hardest of hard core game players needs a...Read more
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 Playable Demo Now on Xbox Live
Paul Sinclair • October 19 2007 • comments
Number One Fighting Video Game Franchise Delivers Game Sample and Exclusive Gift-With-Purchase Retail Incentives Prior to Official Launch in November THQ and JAKKS Pacific have announced the WWE...Read more
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords Launches on Xbox LIVE Arcade
Paul Sinclair • October 19 2007 • comments
D3Publisher of America Brings Online Multiplayer Action to Hit Game Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords with the Game's Launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade D3Publisher of America recently...Read more
Pssst! Our Man in Havana Needs You: Gamers make the best Spies!
Paul Sinclair • October 19 2007 • comments
It seems the dreams of many hardcore gamers are becoming a reality, as British intelligence agencies push the boundaries in recruitment methods, by reaching out to gamers via...Read more
K Sports's Soundtrack for NHL 2K8 Enriches the Hockey Experience
Paul Sinclair • October 18 2007 • comments
Bloc Party, Tokyo Police Club, Early Man, Korn, and others infuse the passion of NHL hockey into the virtual ice. 2KSports today announced the soundtrack for NHL(R) 2K8,...Read more
Metal Gear Solid 4 Leads Konami Blockbuster Lineup at E For All Expo
Paul Sinclair • October 18 2007 • comments
Snake's Latest Adventure Added to Dancing, Action, Strategy, Horror Lineup VIP's Also Scheduled to Appear What: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. introduces its lineup of games for the upcoming...Read more
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Lands onto Retail Shelves Nationwide
Paul Sinclair • October 17 2007 • comments
Most Customizable Tony Hawk Game Ever Now Available Gamers nationwide can create their own skating legacy with Activision Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. Now available at retail stores nationwide,...Read more
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Companion Pack Breaks Through with Unreleased Songs
Paul Sinclair • October 17 2007 • comments
Music and videogames take the next step in the digital revolution with expansion songs included with a game's soundtrack CD for the first time. Guitar Hero III: Legends...Read more
ESPN Star Sports To Broadcast Championship Gaming Series in Asia
Paul Sinclair • October 17 2007 • comments
-Asia’s leading sports broadcaster first to bring global gaming phenomenon to millions Asia-wide ESPN STAR Sports will broadcast the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) every Monday, 6:00 PM HKT...Read more
CGS Announces Wuhan as Official Team City in China
Paul Sinclair • October 17 2007 • comments
-Team Will be Led by Renowned wNv Manager Chao Ma -Official team logo attached to this email Beijing –October 11, 2007 – Championship Gaming SeriesTM (CGS), the first...Read more
Championship Gaming Series Stars On-Hand at E for All Expo
Paul Sinclair • October 17 2007 • comments
San Francisco OPTX standouts Vanessa Arteaga and Alessandro "Stermy" Avallone to join Gaming legend Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel for full schedule of activities WHAT: CGS is bringing some of...Read more
Bionic Commando Swings onto Consoles
Fel Martins • October 16 2007 • comments
Looks like Capcom is giving gamers an early Christmas present. Bionic Commando, a title released in 1988 is being given a next gen facelift. "After serving his country...Read more
Assassin's Creed Devs Having Issues
Fel Martins • October 13 2007 • comments
Not personal issues, mind you, development issues and with both platforms. Seems like, despite evangelical preaching from Microsoft and Sony, that their systems are not perfected, ultimate gaming...Read more
Steve Downes Voice of Master Chief at Miami Beach Sat Oct 13th
Paul Sinclair • October 10 2007 • comments
Our friends at Noobie Games are having their grand opening this Saturday the 13th on the beach. They are trying to get a big turnout since this is...Read more
Counterpoint: Why The Next Xbox Will Not Launch In 2009
Fel Martins • October 10 2007 • comments
I'm a big fan of lists. and it seems that gameplayer.com is as well. They just recently published an article titled 10 Reasons The Next Xbox Will Launch...Read more
GameFlavor Casino Offering Guaranteed Prize Pool's in Caesar's October
Paul Sinclair • October 9 2007 • comments
GameFlavorCasino and OffTheRail now offering the best odds and bonus offers during October. GameFlavor's recent launch of GameFlavor Casino is moving on in leaps and bounds, in line...Read more
Bertrand Grospellier: From Gamer To Poker Star
Paul Sinclair • October 9 2007 • comments
Play poker now with GameFlavor Casino!. Young Frenchman Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier’s route into poker will be a familiar one to many of today's young online players. Like many...Read more
Championship Gaming Series Teams Sweep Counter-Strike Tournament At NewEgg's LanFest 2K7
Paul Sinclair • October 9 2007 • comments
Los Angeles’ CompLexity Takes the Top Honors The Championship Gaming Series (CGS), the only worldwide professional gaming league, today announced that its United States teams swept the top...Read more
Kane and Lynch: No Online Buddy Action
Fel Martins • October 9 2007 • comments
Ever since I first saw Kane and Lynch at the X06 event, I knew that this game had a lot of potential, co-op potential. However, turns out that...Read more
Team USA Captures Team Championship At World Cyber Games Final
Paul Sinclair • October 8 2007 • comments
For Only the Second Time in The History of the Tournament, The American Team Claims the Title of Planet's Best Gaming Nation Team USA shocked the rest of...Read more
TEAM USA Captures Gold In Dead or Alive 4 and Silver In Project Gotham Racing 3
Paul Sinclair • October 8 2007 • comments
USA Going For Gold in Gears of War, Tony Hawk's Project 8, Counter-Strike, and Age of Empires III in Sunday's Competition Team USA captured three medals, including a...Read more
World Cyber Games 2007 Grand Final
Paul Sinclair • October 8 2007 • comments
A Record 700 Players from 74 Countries Competed For World Titles in 12 Video Games Host Broadcasters Spike TV and live satellite broadcasts through Ongamenet, NeoTV and internet...Read more
Philips Lights Up World Cyber Games Final With New amBX Games
Paul Sinclair • October 8 2007 • comments
World premiere for games from THQ and Codemasters Philips showcased its new amBX PC Gaming Peripherals and several new amBX-enabled versions of games to members of the press...Read more
Level 3 to Provide Live Streaming of the WCG 2007 Grand Finals
Paul Sinclair • October 8 2007 • comments
The World Cyber Games (WCG), has announced that Level 3 Communications will be the exclusive provider of live streaming services in the U.S. and Europe for the WCG...Read more
Cabela's Trophy Bucks Takes Aim Nationwide
Paul Sinclair • October 8 2007 • comments
Lace up your boots and sight in your rifle, Cabela's Trophy Bucks is available now from Activision. Players can now experience heart-pounding action as they pursue monster trophy...Read more
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe Swings into Stores Nationwide
Paul Sinclair • October 8 2007 • comments
It’s time to experience the ultimate fighting team as Spider-Man unites with popular super-heroes and powerful super-villains from the movie trilogy and beyond in Spider-Man: Friend or Foe...Read more
Halo 3 on Top IN JAPAN!!
Fel Martins • October 4 2007 • comments
Never, in anyones wildest dreams, did we think that Halo would be the top selling game in Japan. Also, there are no wii games in the top 10...Read more
EA's NBA LIVE 08 is in Stores Everywhere Now
Paul Sinclair • October 3 2007 • comments
All New Quickstrike Ballhandling, Own the Paint, Hot Spots and Signature Go-To Moves Featured in NBA LIVE 08 When the game is on the line and the ball...Read more
2K Sports Announces NBA 2K8 Now Available
Paul Sinclair • October 3 2007 • comments
2KSports has announced that NBA 2K8 is now available at North American retailers for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system...Read more
Oxygen Interactive Establishes North American Office
Paul Sinclair • October 3 2007 • comments
Oxygen Interactive Software, a worldwide publisher of videogames, announced today its first North American office, Oxygen Games USA. Based in Northern California, the Oxygen Games USA team will...Read more
Championship Gaming Series UK Final Results Announced
Paul Sinclair • October 2 2007 • comments
-London Mint Beat Birmingham Salvo to Win the Inaugural CGS 2007 UK Championship -Both Teams will Represent the UK at the CGS 2007 World Championship in Los Angeles...Read more
Activision, Nielsen and Massive Present State of In-Game Advertising Session at Advertising Week 07
Paul Sinclair • October 1 2007 • comments
Seems like we're such an elusive bunch, us hard-core gamers that is, that the marketing wizards are trying their best to get right inside our heads. Here's the...Read more
Activision Acquires UK Game Developer Bizarre Creations
Paul Sinclair • October 1 2007 • comments
Activision Enters $1.4 Billion Racing Genre Market, Representing More than 10% of Worldwide Video Game Market Activision has announced that it has acquired U.K.-based video game developer Bizarre...Read more


