Top Spin 3

PushSquare: Andy Murray has confirmed on the weekend before Wimbledon kicks off that he's won the tounament numerous times - on his Playstation 3. Speaking with The Sun, British hopeful Murray concluded, I have played a lot of tennis on PlayStation 3 games. I'm not bad . . . pretty good. I've won all the tour events and Wimbledon a few times.

PS3clan started the Game of the Year 2008 elections. This week you can vote on category SPORTS. Every week we will have 2 categories (10 in total) and each winner per category will be added to the final week where you can vote for your overall favorite game of 2008. FIFA or PES fans.. good luck ;)

2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., announced today that Top Spin 3 is now available in stores in North America for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Wii home video game system from Nintendo, and Nintendo DS. Developed by 2K's PAM Development studio, Top Spin 3 offers players the most authentic and true-to-life video game tennis experience available on consoles and handhelds.

Top Spin 3 features better graphics, gameplay with new improved controls, signature player animations and styles, and online multiplayer. VGB's look at the game includes a video preview too.

Chart Track reports that Metal Gear Solid 4 has lost its place at the top of the All Formats All Prices UK video game chart after only one week at No.1. It's Activision's LEGO Indiana Jones which returns to the top for a second week. Atari's Alone in the Dark debuts at No.3, and is followed by GTA 4 at No.4 and Wii Play at No.5. Other new entries include Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII at No.10, Top Spin 3 at No.12 and Cooking Guide at No.19.

PS3 Fanboy writes: Good grief, where did all these games come from? There's a lot to choose from, especially if you're in the US or Europe. Despite the quantity, there's not a huge amount of overall quality. The only games in the list worth looking at are Overlord, Bourne and Battlefield. Don't be downhearted, Asians. You've finally got your hands on The Darkness. Only a year late, then. Here's the full release list: US Games * Battlefield: Bad Company * Top Spin 3 * Wall-E * Hellboy: Science of Evil * Overlord: Raising Hell * Hail to the Chimp EU Games * Battlefield: Bad Company * Beijing 2008: The Official Olympics Game * The Bourne Conspiracy * Guitar Hero: Aerosmith * Kung Fu Panda * NASCAR 09 Asian Games * Enemy Territory: Quake Wars * The Darkness

A packed videogame release week ahead. See what's new this week for the PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and Sony PSP.

Sports games are often considered one of the most mainstream game genres, and yet most truly deep sports titles are as difficult to master as even the most hardcore shooter, fighter or RPG. This is particularly true of 2K Sports' much-admired Top Spin series, which is for hardcore tennis fans what Madden is to ravening sports fans. The controls traditionally have a steep learning curve, but fans of the games would staunchly defend its realism, deep online play, and create-a-player options against the more accessible but arcadey action of a Virtua Tennis 3. If you enjoyed Top Spin 2, there's not much point in reading this preview; you're probably already buying Top Spin 3 regardless of what I say. Those of you who aren't hardcore tennis fans but may still be curious, perhaps after spending quality time with Virtua Tennis 3, read on. If you've never played a Top Spin game before, then your first stop when you fire up the game needs to be the Top Spin School. This is a series of challenging tutorials that walk you both through the basic controls, and fairly advanced applications of those controls. The basic tutorial covers serving, returning and even volleys. It's not enough to successfully hit the ball (though that's where the tutorial starts). After introducing a mechanic, the game expects you to be able to serve, return or volley such that you hit a specific area of the court. This will seem impossible at first, since the game merely lets you know that you can hit the ball or serve by pressing and releasing the A, B or X buttons. What isn't made clear is that each of these buttons represents a different kind of swing. Later in the tutorial, it's explained that A is used for flat shots, X for slices, and B for lifts. In addition, you can drop shot or lob by using Y in combination with the left analog stick.

2K Sports has told us development on Top Spin 3 has been wrapped up, and slipped us some new shots.

Having now gone gold on all platforms (Wii, PS3, 360 and DS), the game is on track to hit shops in US on June 24, while a UK release is set for June 20.

TS3 lets you play as stars such as Andy Roddick, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova, as well legendary players Boris Becker,

2K Sports announced today that Top Spin 3 for PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii home video game system, and Nintendo DS has gone gold. Created by 2K's PAM Development studio, Top Spin 3 will be available at retailers across North America starting June 24th.