Conan

PlayStationBlog.it Paradox Entertainment announce a new Conan game coming next year!

Split-Screen: Nihilistic Software, the once-upon-a-Zerg-dawn developer of Starcraft: Ghost, have been laying low since the fiascoes surrounding the tactical stealth game based on Blizzard's popular sci-fi universe. Their last title was Zombie Apocalypse available on XBox Live and Playstation Network, but it appears they'll be returning to the AAA forefront in the years to come.

Although California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger helped build his acting career by starring in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian, he is carefully distancing himself from THQ's recent Conan video game release.

Kotaku's Brian Crecente has a leaked copy of the National Institute on Media and the Family's annual Media Wise Video Game Report Card, set to be officially released tomorrow. This year's report card is broken into five parts: ¿ The MediaWise Video Game Report Card ¿ The Buying Guide ¿ The ESRB Rating System and Ratings Education Efforts ¿ The Retailer Ratings Education and Enforcement Surveys ¿ Annual MediaWise-Harris Interactive Poll of Kids and Parents Kotaku gives a quick summary for each part.

US Games * The Golden Compass EU Games * Uncharted: Drake's Fortune * Singstar * Medal of Honour: Airborne * World Series of Poker: Battle for the Bracelets Asian Games * Uncharted: Drake's Fortune * Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End * Conan

The review scores from EGM #222 (December 2007) are revealed: * Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock: 9, 8.5, 8 * Sega Rally Revo: 7.5, 7, 7 * Conan: 5.5, 5.5, 5.5 * WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008: 8, 7, 5.5 * Clive Barker's Jericho: 3, 4.5, 4.5 (Shame of the Month) * The Simpsons Game: 7, 6.5, 7 * Bladestorm: The Hundred Years War: 4, 6, 4 * Folklore: 5.5, 7.5, 8 * The Eye of Judgment: 8, 8, 8 * Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction: 8.5, 9.5, 9 * Halo 3: 10, 10, 9 * Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation: 6.5, 6.5, 8 * Half-Life 2 Orange Box: 10, 9.5, 10 * Beautiful Katamari: 7, 4.5, 4 * Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations: 9, 7, 7.5 * Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness: 7.5, 7, 7 * Silent Hill: Origins: 7.5, 7, 7

This has to be the longest list of games ever for a week of releases. There are many major titles coming out next week, from Zack & Wiki to Jericho to Ratchet and Clank, there is sure to be something for everyone. What are you getting next week?

Oct 8, 2007 A demo of THQ's Conan has hacked and slashed its way onto Xbox Live, and is set to hit PlayStation Network on October 11. "In the Conan playable demo," says THQ, "the famed barbarian finds himself stranded in the Barachan Isles, a haven for pirates and thieves. A terrible plague known as the Black Death has spread across the land, and Conan must escape before it consumes him as well. "Fortunately, Conan crosses paths with the beautiful and fearless warrior queen, A'Kanna, whose

THQ BeNeLux today announced a demo of the hack n slash game Conan. The demo will hit Xbox Live Marketplace on october 8 and the PlayStation Store on october 11th

Conan for the PS3 and 360 has released in Europe. There was talk that the game was delayed until early next year, but instead the game is on store shelves from today, 28th September in Europe. It was further said that the PS3 version would be delayed by two weeks (http://www.n4g.com/News-68173.aspx), but it has also been released today. There are no reviews, and it's released in the week of Halo 3 - begging the question, how is this going to sell with little to no hype? The reviews will arrive next week, and although a date for release in America is unknown, it's believed that it will be out sometime next month. Furthermore, there will be a demo timed with the release in America, sometime in October.