Highlights this week include Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice (PC) Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360/PS3/Nintendo DS), Unreal Tournament III (Xbox 360), and Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon (Nintendo Wii).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of July 6, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!
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PalGN writes: "Back in April, Epic Games' Vice President Mark Rein stated that the Xbox 360 version of Unreal Tournament 3 would include a "Gears of War 2 related surprise". Speaking with TeamXbox, Rein has confirmed that the 360 UT3 disc will indeed feature exclusive Gears of War 2 video content.

"Yes there is a great video, narrated by CliffyB and Rod Fergusson, that gives a detailed overview of Gears 2 multiplayer and reveals some cool stuff. The video is exclusive to UT3 360," Rein told TeamXbox. "We think of it as a nice little bonus for the folks who buy UT3 360 which is an awesome multiplayer game in its own right."
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Eurogamer writes: "Level design hotspot 3D Buzz has decided to run its very own map-making competition for Unreal Tournament 3.

It aims to give beginners a shot at the big time by disallowing any custom content such as home-grown textures, models, and all that. The only bits you can use come as standard with the level editor.

Star prize is an impressive bounty of USD 1000, a PlayStation 3, plus an Epic-autographed copy of the game.

Better still, silky-haired Epic poster-child Cliff Bleszinski will do a video review of your level. As will the 3D Buzz team. Runners-up get a PS3 and an autographed game.

The very first contest is to design a deathmatch arena, and you must keep a work-in-progress diary on the 3D Buzz forum."
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Unreal Tournament 3 v1.3 patch:

Gameplay:

Fixed overlay mesh showing up on hidden sniper rifle when un-zoomed.
UTGame.bNoCustomCharacters is now globalconfig.
Now hear own auto-taunts.
Fix for Liandri bots riding high in vehicles.
Fixed mutators disappearing between matches.
Fixed up PC DLC screenshots and player counts.
Vipers can no longer be driven around underwater if entered while underwater - they pop up out of the water, even if deep in it.
Fixed announcements not playing properly in WAR-MarketDistrict during the campaign.
Fixed manta crouch exploit.
Fixed loaded RL switching away before releasing load on net clients.
Fixed occasionally getting stuck when getting up from ragdoll.
Fixed ending zoom when go into feign death.
Fixed giving proper stats credit for translocator telefrags.

And many more...
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Exclusive to PS3 Attitude, this month's chart sees Haze take over the current rental top spot, and GTA: IV drops out of the pre-rent chart all together.
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If you thought modding couldn't get better. Think again. Thanks to Epic Games we have been able to see what happens to a game when they allow community mods. This is just one awesome mod that needs to be downloaded and installed to your PlayStation 3.
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These two character mods are really great (and pretty humerus). Check them out in the download section.

* Bomberman
* The Peanut Butter Jelly Banana
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Exclusive to PS3 Attitude, this month's chart sees Assassin's Creed hold the top spot, and GTA: IV makes it's debut on the pre-rent chart - but not at the Number One position.
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New Mods have shown up in the UT forums (Taken from Gamefaqs board):

2D Mario:
http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=610635

COD4 Shipment Map:
http://forums.beyondunreal.com/showthread.php?t=176079
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The latest edition of a popular Unreal Tournament mod, Tactical Ops 3, could be on its way to the PS3 version of UT III.Hardcore fans will recognise Tactical Ops as the hit game-changing mod that brought fast-paced modern-day combat to UT back in 2000.The third edition, currently in the works for PC, hopes to do the same with UT III and may even be ported to PS3."Eventually we do wish to support the PS3 and the XBOX ... » Read More

Any real Unreal Tournament fan knows what Tactical Ops is. A very popular total conversion that was created for Unreal 99 based on modern combat. Well it seems that the silently developed Tactical Ops 3 mod can be ported to the PS3 if the option to change controls is added, since mods can be run on PS3 and this is a mod. Whats the catch? The programmers wish to have a PS3 donated to them, so whos it gonna be? The big deal is being able to have a completely different game for free on your PS3, that is, if you own UT3.

Note**- Picture for article is not related to Tactical Ops.
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"I'm sure many of you already seen the new UT3 360 trailer, but what most of you don't know is that one of the maps shown there ( DM-ArcticShipment ) is actually a user created map done by a member that goes by EpicJon on the Epic Forums.

The map, while not being exactly the same, is a blatant rip off, it's a cargo boat, in the middle of the Artic ocean, with snow falling and with icebergs on the background. When EpicJon posted about his discontent in the Epic Forums he got banned and his thread deleted..."
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PS3 owners can forget about split-screen coming to Unreal Tournament 3, Mark Rein has told VideoGamer.com.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at the official unveiling of the Xbox 360 version of the game in Las Vegas this week, Rein said that PS3 owners "should be happy" with the inclusion of user generated mod support.

When asked if split-screen will ever come to the PS3 version of UT3, Rein replied: "I don't think so, because this is what's in this (the Xbox 360 version) game. I think it would be a big job to go back and retrofit that game for split-screen. I just don't think we have the resources to do that unfortunately."

Rein did, however, reveal that Epic hopes to "make some improvements" with mod support on PS3 "some time down the road", although he didn't want to commit to specifics.
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UT3 on Xbox 360 will have better graphics than on PS3, Epic chief Mark Rein has hinted.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at the game's official unveiling in Las Vegas this week, Rein said that because Epic has spent more time on the 360 version compared with the PS3 version of the game it had benefited from more optimisation, and said that gamers "can draw your own conclusions from that".
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"For one reason or another, Epic's PS3-early Unreal Tournament III never found the success of its previous titles, like Gears of War. Midway is giving the multiplayer FPS another chance at retail, with a rather significant price drop. Originally $60, the game is now a mere $40 new at game retailers, such as amazon.com and GameStop.

With a recently released free map pack and a growing collection of user-generated mods, there's never been a better time to jump into the UT community. Hopefully, this price drop will give the game the attention it never received at launch."
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Ripten: Unreal Tournament 3 for the Xbox 360 is coming this Summer (June 30th in the States and unannounced in Europe) and it looks like loyal Microsoft fans will be getting five exclusive maps, two new characters, and split-screen action for two players. Unfortunately for 360 users, this bonus content doesn't really mean diddly.
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A skilled modeler at the Epic Community is working on a model of Old Snake from Kojima's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for Epic's Unreal Tournament III.
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Version: 1.0 beta

Compatibility: PC and PS3 UT3 Credits: Bret Hart, Bungie for the original idea of Coagulation, and hizlo.

Original Post Here.

Description: Remake of the Halo 2 map Coagulation for Unreal Tournament 3. Download it and enjoy!
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Unreal Tournament III fans can today download three new maps from the PlayStation Network - for free! The new map pack, weighing in at 83MB to download, resurrects two classic maps from UT past - Morbias and Facing Worlds, along with one new Capture the Flag map, Searchlight. ... » Read More

Epic has released the first official map pack for Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3.

Those of you in the US will be able to download the 82MB bundle from the PlayStation Store today.

However, Sony is yet to update the European PSN, so its arrival here is as uncertain as cleaning a plug socket with a wet sponge.
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