Siliconera Writes:

Light gun games are back in fashion. Sega is leading the pack with more House of the Dead games, one of which is designed for an arcade date. Even smaller developers are getting in on the action to with WiiWare games for the morbidly curious.

Meanwhile, Namco Bandai hasn't been as proactive with their Time Crisis series. Sure, Time Crisis 4 came out for the PlayStation 3, but that was an arcade port. When are we going to get a new Time Crisis game?
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Time Crisis 4 and the new G-Con gun have finally been given a release date in the UK.

PS3 Attitude also talk more about the supposed FPS Multiplayer feature, unique to the UK/European release...
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Direct from Play.com Live 08 at Wembley Stadium; demonstration of the new GunCon 3 controller in FPS mode.

"The GunCon 3, in it's orange blazing glory, has a whole host of buttons and a thumb-stick on the back that allows you to look around, strafe, jump, reload and change weapons, as well as operating items such as doors.

It looks awkward to begin with, but feels fairly natural after a short time. What will make this much more fun is the online multi-player, which is expected to support up to 10 players."
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Perhaps you didn't notice, but more than a few PS3 titles got recent and very unexpected updates... and some could potentially hurt the system.

-- 12/31/2007, Ben Dutka
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Time Crisis 4 gets a mysterious 18MB update
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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
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Not all games are listed, only major titles. All these titles will be released on Thursday, 12/20.

¿ Wii - 'Powerful Baseball Wii Final Edition'

¿ DS - 'Final Fantasy IV DS', 'Dora Base'

¿ PS3 - 'Time Crisis 4'

¿ PS2 - 'Naruto: Shippuuden N-Ultimate Accelerator 2', 'Powerful Pro Baseball 14 Final Edition', 'Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi', 'Myself, Yourself'

¿ PSP - 'The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki Complete Edition'

¿ Xbox 360 - none

Lastly, the report notes that Sony has stopped the production of Eye of Judgment card packages in Japan.
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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.
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Game Informer have just sent out their newest edition to American stores nationwide and this months' review scores can be found below. Super Mario Galaxy receives the game of the month award, while Rock Band also impresses. Time Crisis 4, Soul Caliber: Legends and Jenga were this months' worst games.

Rock Band (PS3/Xbox 360/PS2, EA): 9,25 / 9,25
F.E.A.R. Files (Xbox 360, Sierra): 6,5 / 7
Beowulf (PS3/Xbox 360, Ubisoft): 5,75 / 5
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PS3/Xbox 360, Eidos): 7 / 7,25
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (NDS, THQ): 8 / 8,5
MX vs. ATV Untamed (Xbox 360/PS3, THQ): 8 / 8,25
Scene It? (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 8,5 / 7
Viva Pinata: Party Animals (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 5,5
Bee Movie (Xbox 360/PS2/Wii/NDS, Activision): 6,5
Time Crisis 4 (PS3, Namco Bandai): 4,25 / 4,5
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo): 9,75 / 9,75 **Game of the Month**
Smarty Pants (Wii, EA): 7,5 / 6
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii, Ubisoft): 7,75 / 8
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Wii, Capcom): 8,25 / 8
Soul Calibur Legends (Wii, Namco Bandai): 4 / 4
Ghost Squad (Wii, Sega): 7 / 6,5
Battalion Wars 2 (Wii, Nintendo): 7,25 / 7,25
Endless Ocean (Wii, Nintendo): 6
Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii, Atlus): 7,5
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Wii, EA): 6,75
Dancing With the Stars (Wii/PS2, Actgivision): 5,25
Jenga (Wii, Atari): 2
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Ripten:

"Fuss over the non-availability of a standalone Guncon3 has frustrated many. It appeared that Namco was asking us to buy Time Crisis 4 again if we wanted our friends to come play - but that's just a kick in the nuts."
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Nov 7, 2007 Weve seen this happen before - a decorated, yet poorly-treated military Lieutenant Colonel takes matters into his own hands and declares war on America. Its a sad story that was depicted in Michael Bays documentary, The Rock. Realizing terror can come from anywhere; Namco has seemingly based Time Crisis 4 off this harrowing event. Today we present to you a smattering of the plucky soldiers youll take control of and the terrorists you cant wait to slaughter. Semper ... » Read More

The list both shows confirmed, and rumored exlusives in an easy to read and well thought out way. The list includes both released and unreleased PS3 exclusives including timed exclusives such as Haze.
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In our investigation of Barker Hangar, we were fortunate enough to run into Namco Bandai's booth setup - and get our sneaky hands onto the latest Guncon for the PlayStation ... » Read More

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe sent word to press outlets in Spain of its line up for the rest of the year, including new dates and additional confirmation on previously unconfirmed games. On the list of releases were games like LocoRoco 2 and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, both scheduled for release this calendar year.

PLAYSTATION 3
Singstar Next Gen: 8 - 22
Warhawk: 8 -29
Heavenly Sword: 9 - 12
Lair: 9 -26
Folklore: 10 -10
Eye of Judgment: 10 - 24
Ratchet & Clank: 11 - 7
Time Crisis 4 & GunCon 3: 11 -18
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue: 11 - 21
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune: 11 - 28
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Almost as if to reinforce the point earlier today that the company is by no means abandoning Sony or the PlayStation 3, Namco Bandai has just officially confirmed that it is indeed developing Time Crisis 4 exclusively for the PS3.
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So Time Crisis 4 is coming to PlayStation 3. But considering traditional light guns work with LCD televisions, how are we going to play it? The Japanese site Gamewatch reveals the answer; Namco's new Guncon 3 is adopting a Wii-like sensor bar tech to get its shootouts working on PS3. To get it to work, two markers are required on the left and right sides of your television screen. A camera inside the muzzle of the gun then detects the position of the markers, just like a Wii Remote. There ... » Read More

Everyone can let their deep breath out, Time Crisis is officially coming to PS3 according to Famitsu. The PS3 version will feature an AC mode that will be a picture-perfect twin version of the arcade game.
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Through the wire, rumours are heating up over a wireless handgun that will come bundled with the release of Time Crisis 4, not only for the PS3 but also the Xbox 360(no Wii version is currently planned). Although no images of the wireless gun(Guncon)have yet been revealed, the "birds" are stating that the gun will be sweet.

Quote:

"Time Crisis 4 will be coming exclusively to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 complete with a pretty sweet wireless gun, so say little, dirty birds. However, no Wii version is currently planned.

-- Matt"
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Namco Bandai Games of America could be set to develop Time Crisis 4 for the PlayStation 3, if certain EBGames and Gamestop listings are to be correct. The game is listed on both pages and is said to come with a next-generation Guncon (Gun Controller), at the price of $89.99, which isn't bad considering the game and gun comes with it.
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Remember those 'light gun' games the kids used to rave about back in the day? Well, according to several US retailers the latest version of Nacmo's screen-shooting Time Crisis series is heading to console. Time Crisis 4 is due for PlayStation 3 in November this year, if EBGames and GameStop listings are to be believed. The retailers also claim that a new version of Namco's nostalgic gun controller the Guncon is on the way for PS3 - which is a bit of luck really because we can't really imagine ... » Read More