"'Wanted' is a film with a fantastic visual style, an in-your-face attitude and edge-of-your-seat action sequences, and moviegoers around the world have resoundingly embraced it," said Bill Kispert, Vice President and General Manager, Interactive, Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group.  "From the time we read the script and saw the film's pre-visual material, it was clear that 'Wanted' was a powerful property -- one that was well poised to deliver an engaging gaming experience.  We look forward to working closely with the film's creative team to extend 'Wanted's' mythology and to expand the story behind the Fraternity of Assassins."

The 'Wanted' game, in development since early 2007, will be available later this year for consoles and personal computer

"We were seeking a strong global publishing partner to herald the eagerly-anticipated return of Duke Nukem," said Terry Nagy, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Apogee. "We have indeed found that partner in Deep Silver."

"Since we launched the Deep Silver label, we've aggressively pursued the best properties to bring to market," said Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Koch Media. "Apogee has produced some of the greatest franchises in the history of gaming, none of them more popular than Duke Nukem."

Deep Silver is exhibiting at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit on July 14 - 17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in the Showcase Pavilion, Booth #401.

• AWAY Shuffle Dungeon
• Babysitting Mania
• Cooking Mama World Kitchen
• Major Minor's Majestic March
• Marker Man Adventures
• Our House
• Wonder World Amusement Park
• Zoo Hospital

"I had a great time doing the voice for my own animation,” said Gordon Ramsay. "Being in a video game is a new experience for me and I'm very pleased with the results.”

After executing the three phases of an order – preparation, cooking and service – Chef Gordon Ramsay will score each meal. As they progress through the game, players will be rewarded with access to recipes from Chef Ramsay's own repertoire.

Double Fusion will leverage its expertise, technology and sales force, working with publishers and advertisers to create effective marketing programs for brands targeting PS3's coveted gamer demographic.

The worldwide in-game advertising industry is expected to grow 1,150 percent to $971.3 million between 2006 and 2011 according to the Yankee Group. 

    "PS3 is open for the ad business," said Phil Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, SCEA.  "We are very excited about hosting contextually relevant and well-crafted creative advertising on PS3. PlayStation is taking a major role in enabling this fast-developing sector that is both positive and inevitable for the games medium."

    "We have already received tremendous support from publishers who want to incorporate ads into their PS3 games, across all of the regions of the world," Jonathan Epstein, president and CEO, Double Fusion, said.  "We are very excited to work with SCE on this and PS3 will add a vast number of players to our already robust network.  SCE's participation strengthens the in-game advertising ecosystem." 

Advertisers interested in opportunities within the Double Fusion Network; and developers and publishers interested in increasing their per-title revenues through integrated and dynamic ad placement opportunities should visit http://www.AdvertisingInPlay.com

The App Store will be available beginning today via iTunes 7.7 and part of the free iPhone 2.0 software update for all iPhone customers on July 11. iPhone 2.0 is also available for iPod touch users for $9.95. Apple also announced today that more than 500 native applications will be available on the iPhone's App Store when Apple's iPhone 3G goes on sale tomorrow.  

"iPhone enables The Associated Press to deliver news in a way that simply wasn't possible before," said Benjamin Mosse, director of Mobile Products, The Associated Press. "Taking advantage of iPhone's revolutionary location-based services, our Mobile News network can capture and store local news stories that can be read by users even when they're offline and our award winning photography and AP video are displayed in stunning clarity on its high resolution screen."  

Yes, we know this is a “gaming blog” but many of our fans use or are interested in the iPhone. Heck, we even may be covering user-created games for the device in the future!

1. Career Mode (Extremely realistic and challenging simulation for gamers and Deadliest Catch fans
2. Missions (Includes United States Coast Guard missions, ice flow navigation) 
3. Mini-Games (Allows casual gamers to enjoy fun crab boat challenges, including crab boat races and skiff races)
4. Five Authentic Crab Boats (including Northwestern and Cornelia Marie) 
5. Customize Your Own Boat 
6. 20 Real Fishermen (including Edgar and Norman Hansen, Josh and Jake Harris)
7. Five Authentic Captains (including Captains Sig Hansen, Phil Harris and Larry Hendricks)
8. 4,500 lines of recorded character dialogue
9. 1st Time United States Coast Guard in Video Game  
10. Captain the 370ft. USCG Cutter Mellon
11. Throw-the-Hook Mini-Game
12. Skiff Racing Mini-Game
13. 34,000 Miles Actual Coastline
14. Four real Bering Sea harbors (Akutan, Dutch Harbor, King Cove and St. Paul)
15. Virtual tour of the Northwestern crab boat
16. 100 exclusive crew videos 
17. Xbox Live multiplayer for up to eight players
    

“Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 is a great way to teach the responsibility of running a business in a way that everyone can enjoy,” said Todd Thorson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at NAMCO BANDAI Games America.  “Its fun mini-games, distinct art style and atmosphere will bring a smile to anyone’s face.”

Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 is rated “E” for everyone by the ESRB and carries a suggested retail price of $29.99.

Len Wiseman

WINDOWS XP
• 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
• 512 MB RAM
• A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
• At least 6 GB of hard drive space

WINDOWS VISTA
• 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
• 768 MB RAM
• A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
• At least 6 GB of hard drive space

For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least:

• Intel Integrated Chipset, 945GM or above.
• 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent.
• 768 MB RAM

• ATI Radeon series
  • 9500, 9600, 9800
  • X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
  • X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
  • 2400, 2600, 2900,
  • 3650, 3850
• NVIDIA GeForce series
  • FX 5900, FX 5950
  • 6200, 6500, 6600, 6800,
  • 7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
  • 8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
• Intel Extreme Graphics
  • GMA 950, GMA X3000, GMA X3100

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3. Attached, please include: at least one-two writing samples; this can be anything, but don't let it be less than 500 words. We want to get a feel for your style more than anything. And no viruses, please.
   

It was only a matter of time until the bug guys over at Microsoft decided to go along with Toshiba and every other company out there to stop production of HD DVD items. Microsoft just issued this statement today.

As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD.  Xbox will no longer manufacture new HD DVD players for the Xbox 360, but we will continue to provide standard product and warranty support for all Xbox 360 HD DVD Players in the market.  As we stated earlier, we do not believe this decision will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace. 

HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room, along with playback of the DVD movies they already own.

Blu-Ray wins. Horray! Now give me The Kingdom on Blu-Ray please. Thank you...

• Anno 1701
• Assassin's Creed
• Brain Challenge
• Petz® : Bunnyz
• Chessmaster® The Art Of Learning
  
• Csi: Crime Scene Investigation: Hard Evidence
• Dark Messiah Of Might And Magic: Elements
• Dragonquest®  Monster: Joker
• Imagine(Tm) : Figure Skater
• Final Fantasy Revenant Wings
  
• Final Fantasy Crytal Chronicles® : Ring Of Fates
  
• Lost(Tm): Via Domus
  
• Maths Play
• Miami Nights: Singles In The City
• Nitrobike
• No More Heroes
• Puppy Palace
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2
  
• Real Soccer 2008
• Settlers 6 Add On
• Silent Hunter®: Wolves Of The Pacific U-boat Missions Add On 
  
• Petz®: Wild Animals: Tigerz
• The Dog Island
• Totally Spies Totally Party
• Victorious Boxers Challenge
  

• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
• Pursuit Force
• wipEout PULSE
• Burnout
• NFL Tour
• Demo of AOL Shoutcast for PSP

• Free voice calls between Skype users
• Skype contact list management (view existing contacts, add new ones)
• Skype presence (see which friends are online and available to talk)
• SkypeOut(TM) calls to make calls to landlines and mobile phone anywhere in the world (requires the purchase of Skype credit)
• Optional SkypeIn(TM) number that lets users receive calls on Skype from landlines and mobiles anywhere in the world (requires the purchase of Skype credit)
• View and modify Skype settings and account details (including username creation, SkypeOut settings, voicemail settings and call forwarding)
  

GAME OF THE YEAR
BioShock

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Harmonix

BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward)

BEST RPG
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare)

BEST MILITARY GAME
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward)

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Skate (Electronic Arts/ EA Black Box)

BEST HANDHELD GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo/ Nintendo)

BEST GRAPHICS
Crysis (Electronic Arts/ Crytek)

BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts/ EA Redwood Shores)

BEST RHYTHM GAME
Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix)

BEST DRIVING GAME
DiRT (Codemasters/ Codemasters)

BEST ACTION GAME
Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo/ Nintendo)

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
Madden NFL 08 (Electronic Arts/ EA Tiburon)

BEST SOUNDTRACK
Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix)

BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
The Orange Box/ Portal (Valve/ Valve)

BEST XBOX 360 GAME
BioShock

BEST WII GAME
Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo/ Nintendo)

BEST PS3 GAME
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (Sony Computer Entertainment/
Insomniac Games)

BEST PC GAME
The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BioShock

BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)

MOST ADDICTIVE VIDEO GAME FUELED BY DEW
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)

New downloadable content includes:

• Four Plasmids and Gene Tonics
• Sonic Boom: Hurls creatures and objects back with a blast of force
• EVE saver: Enables Plasmids to use less EVE
• Vending Expert: Reduces prices in the vending machines
• Machine Buster: Increases the amount of damage players deal to cameras, bots and turrets

Achievements (exclusive to Xbox 360):

• Xbox 360 players can gain 100 points for “Brass Balls,” by beating BioShock on the “hard” difficulty setting without dying

To set the Family Timer

1. From the System area of the Xbox Dashboard, select Family Settings, Console Controls. Enter your pass code, if one is set.
2. From the Console Controls screen, select Family Timer.
3. Select a period for the time limit—Daily or Weekly.
   • The Daily option allows you to set limits on console use per day in 15-minute increments.
   • The Weekly option lets you set limits on console use per week in 1-hour increments.
   
   
   To turn off the Family Timer, select Off.
4. Move the left stick to increase or decrease the time limit for the selected time period.
5. Select Continue on your controller to return to Console Controls.
6. Select Done. You will be prompted to set a pass code if you don't have one.
7. Select Save Changes.

To add time or suspend the timer

Anytime a Family Timer notification appears on the screen, press the Xbox Guide button (the center round button on your controller) to bring up the Guide with Family Timer options. Enter your pass code.To extend play time, select Add More Time. To turn off Family Timer restrictions, select Suspend Timer. The timer will reset next time you start your console.To turn off the console immediately, select Shut Down Console.