Speaking once again to Reuters, movie man Steven Spielberg has said that he shouldn't have sold Dreamworks Interactive to EA, allowing them to pick up the hit Medal of Honor franchise in the process. The smartest and dumbest thing I ever did was to sell my company to EA, the veteran entertainment boss conceded.
Video game soundtracks being used in a political campaign? GamePolitics has shrewdly noticed that a recent John McCain ad is layered with the theme from EA's Medal of Honor: European Assault. Very inspiring, one supposes? The plot thickens, though, when you learn that the music's composer, Christopher Lennertz, is one hundred percent Team Obama.
The numbers in square brackets are shipments. All numbers are estimates: ¿ Final Fantasy IV (DS): 180,000 [400,000] ¿ Naruto: Shippuuden N-Ultimate Accelerator 2 (PS2): 45,000 ¿ Card Hero DS (DS): 30,000k [50,000~60,000] ¿ Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi (PS2): 23,000 ¿ Dora Base (DS): about 20,000 [40,000] ¿ Powerful Pro Baseball 14 Final Edition (PS2): 17,000 ¿ Time Crisis 4 (PS3): 10,000 ¿ Myself; Yourself (PS2): 6,000 [10,000] ¿ Hajime no Ippo (PSP): 6,000 ¿ The Prince of Tennis (DS): 6,000 ¿ Patapon (PSP): 5,000 ¿ Powerful Baseball Final Edition (Wii): 4,000 ¿ Survival Kids (DS): 3,000 ¿ Medal of Honour: Airborne (PS3): 2,500 ¿ The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki Complete Edition (PSP): 1,000 [3,000] Source: Sinobi
US Game * MX vs ATV: Untamed EU Games * PlayStation Eye & EyeCreate Asian Games * FIFA 08: World Class Soccer * Medal of Honor: Airborne * Time Crisis 4 Keep in mind that your PS3 is region free, so you're able to import any of the above titles if you wish to do so. Release dates are constantly subject to change, so call ahead before you leave the house.
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
Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford has described Brothers in Arms competitor Medal of Honor as a franchise in trouble. It's a great franchise, and a lot of people love it, but I think somebody really needs to get hold of that franchise who cares about the subject matter and understands what the real promise and the fantasy is, Pitchford told CVG today at a press event in London. EA's Medal of Honor series blew gamers' socks off when Allied Assault launched on PC, but the series has never experienced the same accolade since.
The PlayStation 3 version of EA Los Angeles' breakout World War II paratrooper simulator Medal of Honor Airborne is now complete and will be in stores November 21. The PC and Xbox 360 editions of Airbone were released in early September.
Stranglehold comes close second as Super Paper Mario and Heavenly Sword debut. Some major new titles invade the top ten this week as the charts continue to hot up. A resurgent Midway will be pleased with Stranglehold's debut at number two, while Nintendo's Super Paper Mario arrives in fourth to keep the number of Nintendo-punlished titles in the top ten at a healthy four. 1) Medal of Honor: Airborne (EA) 2) John Woo Presents Stranglehold (Midway) 3) Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08 (EA) 4) Super Paper Mario (Nintendo) 5) Wii Play (Nintendo) 6) More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo) 7) Heavenly Sword (Sony) 8) The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (EA) 9) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo) 10) Bioshock (2K Games)
The October issue of the American gaming magazine Game Informer has just landed in stores and all the review scores are already found on the internet. In this months' issue titles like Guitar Hero III, Metroid Prime 3, Warhawk, Heavenly Sword, SKATE, Medal of Honor and tons of other games have all been reviewed. Check out all this months' review scores below Guitar Hero III (Wii/Xbox 360/PS3/PS2, RedOctane): 8.75 / 9 Stuntman Ignition (PS3/Xbox 360, THQ): 8.5 / 9 FIFA 08 (PS3/Xbox 360, EA): 7.75 / 7.75 Skate (PS3/Xbox 360, EA): 8.75 / 8.5 NHL 2K8 (PS3/Xbox 360, EA): 7.75 / 8.25 NHL 08 (PS3/Xbox 360, EA): 8.5 / 8.5 Medal of Honor Airborne (Xbox 360, EA): 7.25 / 7.25 Warriors Orochi (Xbox 360/PS2, Koei): 5.75 Dynasty Warriors Gundam (PS3/Xbox 360, Koei): 5 Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (PS2, Koei): 7.75 Heavenly Sword (PS3, Sony): 8.75 / 9 Warhawk (PS3, Sony): 8.25 / 8 Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (PS3): 8.5 / 8.5 Fatal Inertia (Xbox 360, Koei): 7.5 / 7 Stranglehold (PS3/Xbox 360, Midway): 7.25 / 7.25 Wild Arms 5 (PS2, Xseed): 6.5 / 6.5 Soul Nomad (PS2, NIA America): 7.75 / 7.25 Metroid Prime 3 (Wii, Nintendo): 9.5 / 8.75 **Game of the month** My Sims (Wii, EA): 8 / 8 Dewy's Adventure (Wii, Konami): 7 / 6.25 Tiger Woods 08 (Wii, EA): 7 / 8.25 Madden 08 (Wii, EA): 7.5 / 7.75 Boogie (Wii, EA): 7.75 / 6 Alien Syndrome (Wii, Sega): 6.25 / 5 Rune Factory: Fantasy Harvest Moon (NDS, Natsume): 5.75 / 6 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (NDS, Nintendo): 9.5 / 9.5 **Handheld game of the month** Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP, Konami): 7 / 7.25 Dragoneer's Aria (PSP, Koei): 5.75 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes (PSP, Namco Bandai): 6.75 Hot PXL (PSP, Atari): 6 Worms Open Warfare 2 (PSP/NDS, THQ): 7.5 Drawn to Life (NDS, THQ): 7
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