http://www.gamebump.com Video gaming news blog. en-us Copyright 2006-2008 Gaming Horizon Shiva Stella http://www.gamebump.com/go/best_buy_leaks_playstation_3_2008_release_dates http://www.gamebump.com/go/best_buy_leaks_playstation_3_2008_release_dates http://www.gamebump.com/go/best_buy_leaks_playstation_3_2008_release_dates# According to the sixth axis some fellow was able to waltz into Best Buy and then waltz out with a 2008 release schedule for PlayStation 3 titles. While all dates are tentative at best, the list does look impressive.

Army of Two: 4 March
Battlefield Bad Company: 24 March
Borderlands: 1 September
Bourne Conspiracy: 3 June
Brothers In Arms: 8 April
Brutal Legend: 3 November
Burnout Paradise: 14 January
The Club: 19 February
Condemned 2: 26 February
Conflict: Denied Ops: 12 February
Dark Sector: 25 March
Dead Space: 8 October
Destroy All Humans 3: 4 March
Devil May Cry 4: 5 Feburary (and Special Edition)
Dynasty Warriors 6: 19 February
End War: 1 April
Fall Out 3: 9 September
Fatal Inertia: 1 May
FIFA Street 3: 18 February
Frontlines: 5 May
Ghostbusters: 7 October
Golden Axe: 8 September
GTA IV: 1 April (and Special Edition)
Haze: 18 March
Heist: 13 May
Hellboy: 24 June
History Channel: Battle for Pacific: 19 February
Hot Shots Golf 5: 18 March
Incredible Hulk: 3 June
Iron Man: 22 April
Karaoke Rev: American Idol: 3 March
Killzone 2: 7 April
LittleBigPlanet: 7 April
Lost: 26 February
Lost Planet: 3 March
Major League Baseball: 3 March
Mercenaries 2: 8 April
Metal Gear Solid 4: 17 June
Midnight Club: 1 April
MLB 08: 4 March
Monster Madness: 8 April
NFL Tour: 8 January
Pro Evo Soccer 2008: 11 March
Prototype: 15 September
Rainbow Six Vegas 2: 11 March
Rogue Warrior: 10 November
Sega Superstars Tennis: 4 March
Sid Meier's Civilisation: 1 April
SingStar: 13 May
Soul Calibur IV: 2 June
Star Wars Force Unleashed: 8 April
Tiberium: 2 September
Turning Point: 26 February
Turok: 5 February
Two Worlds: 1 August
UEFA Euro 2008: 15 April
Viking: 4 March
WET: 1 October
Wheelman, The: 1 September

]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:30:22 -0600 Shiva Stella http://www.gamebump.com/go/microsoft_wants_you_to_vote_for_its_best_of_2007_but_youre_a_rebel_right http://www.gamebump.com/go/microsoft_wants_you_to_vote_for_its_best_of_2007_but_youre_a_rebel_right http://www.gamebump.com/go/microsoft_wants_you_to_vote_for_its_best_of_2007_but_youre_a_rebel_right# Just in case you haven't yet, here's a friendly reminder that Microsoft wants you to cast your vote for best "whatever" game of 2007 in its Xbox 2007 Community Choice Awards. All you need is a gamertag and the ability to click a mouse for your preferred selection and you're all set. Here's the list of categories:

• Best Game
• Best Game Add-on
• Best New IP
• Best Role-Playing Game
• Best Racing Game
• Best Family Game
• Best Arcade Game
• Best Sports Game
• Best Co-op Game
• Best Weapon
• Best Vehicle
• Best Xbox LIVE Event
• Toughest Achievement
• Coolest Xbox 360 Accessory
• Best Sequel
• Best Movie Download
• Best TV Download
• Best Game You May Have Missed

That last category throws me - how can you determine what is the best game out of a bunch of games you've never played?

Cast your vote at the link.]]> Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:18:48 -0600 Tim Grube http://www.gamebump.com/go/thompson_sues_best_buy_esrb_and_everyone http://www.gamebump.com/go/thompson_sues_best_buy_esrb_and_everyone http://www.gamebump.com/go/thompson_sues_best_buy_esrb_and_everyone#

Jack Thompson has seriously lost it. I'm not quiet sure if he is just doing this for attention or he is seriously thinking that he is going to win by trying to literally shut down the gaming industry. Back to the story, according to Game Politics blog, Jack is suing Best Buy, ESRB, and whoever gets in his way for selling M-rated games to minors.

The ESRB has been sued by Thompson because it is well known that it a) is owned and operated by the video game industry, b) does not even play the games it rates to conclusion, c) routinely mislabels games as to age appropriateness, per testimony before the U.S. Congress, and is engaged in representations to American parents that the age label are accurate and are keeping “Mature” games out of the hands of kids…

ESRB does a great job by putting the ratings on the games. Now, it's up to the "guardian" to take note of those ratings and enforce them.

Best Buy, despite promises made to the American people and to me personally, has continued to sell Mature-rated video games to children under seventeen years of age. Best Buy has been doing this at its cash registers here in Miami, Florida, and it is presently doing so, this very moment, at www.bestbuy.com, as it sells Mature-rated games to anyone of any age with no real age verification whatsoever.

Jack Thompson is one determined fella.

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