Wednesday 10 May 2006 When Wii hits the shops at the end of the year, it'll play host to next-gen versions of both Tony Hawk's and Call of Duty, according to publisher Activision. Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam and Call of Duty 3 are set for release in autumn, and will feature in the launch line-up for Nintendo's newly rechristened console. However, despite hitting several current and next-gen systems, Call of Duty 3 won't be striking a beachhead on PC. This info was beamed to our eyes at ...
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A transformers blog has stated that the game to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will feature multiplayer via Xbox Live & PSN.
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Ahead of Activision's financial results next week, Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey has commended short-term revenue prospects, but commented that "emerging competition for some of [Activision's] core franchises, including Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk", may prove damaging for the company's long-term growth.

Hickey stated for the short-term company prospects, "We expect key fiscal Q208 and 2H08 game sales will come from Spiderman 3, Shrek 3, Transformers, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, Call of Duty 4 and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. The Company's fiscal '08 game pipeline is exceedingly strong, and will likely generate record fiscal '08 operating performance."
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Software and hardware sales in the US from VGchartz. Guitar Hero II takes the number one spot for software sales while the Nintendo DS was the best-seller for hardwares.

Hardware: Console Weekly Total
DS - 140,151 (-4%) 13,730,938
Wii - 95,171 (-3%) 3,974,505
PSP - 59,483 (-9%) 8,864,934
PS2 - 54,701 (-10%) 44,524,847
PS3 - 43,498 (-4%) 1,738,147
X360 - 34,174 (+5%) 6,607,403
GBA - 23,725 (-0%) 40,768,173
GC - 1,656 (-2%) 12,697,057
Xbox - 11 (-58%) 15,933,106
Total 452,570
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New issue of HGZine for DS and PSP manages to fit giant monkeys, spaceships and robots all into one issue. There's an exclusive preview of Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber, plus Race & Create, and tonnes more.
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If you fancy getting your filthy mitts on a rather swanky Transformers toy ¿ and not just any old Transformer toy, mark you, but Hasbro's "Limited Edition Supermetal Finish" Robo-Vision Optimus Prime ¿ then GamerSquad and the BigBadToyStore have just what you're looking for. Read more...
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Like many franchises that refuse to die, Transformers have kept coming back for years since their inception - and for good reason - the concept works. Gigantic robots turn into mundane vehicles. Here we have a quick rundown of the entire series to gear us up for the upcoming film and game of the same ...
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A new Transformers: The Game trailer features in-game footage and commentary from Activision and developer Traveller's Tales on the title. It's viewable in our video player down below. For anyone recently emerging from under a rock, the action game ties in with this summer's Transformers blockbuster and lets players attempt to protect Earth as the Autobots or destroy it as the Decepticons. Versions of the game are releasing on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii PS2, PC, PSP and DS. Traveller's Tales is ...
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TRANSFORMERS: The Game, from Activision, Inc., developed under license from HPG the licensing division of Hasbro, Inc., is bridging the gap from "G1" (Generation One) to the present day TRANSFORMERS by casting the upcoming live-action film leads Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox alongside legendary voice actors Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, the original voices of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON. Based on "TRANSFORMERS,"
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Activision has released a transforming fact sheet on Transformers: The Game. This fact sheet covers the PC, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, PSP, Xbox 360 and Wii versions of the game.
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