Thursday 17 May 2007 We got our first video and screens for Naruto: Rise of a Ninja today. The video is filled with super-fast ninja fighting, Xbox 360 level visuals and everyone's favorite ninja, Naruto Uzumaki bouncing off the buildings and running up trees just like he should. So far, we know that the game will start at the beginning of the series and let players follow Naruto from his beginning as a noisy Ninja Academy drop-out into a well respected ninja in the village of Konoha. Along ...
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Aug 13, 2007

Mass Effect preview in 360Zine issue 9

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360 - Nascar 08 - Mass Effect preview in 360Zine issue 9

Issue 9 of the free Xbox 360 magazine includes hands-on previews and new screens for Mass Effect and Project Gotham Racing 4. Also includes World in Conflict interview.
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Aug 2, 2007

US Chart for Week Ending 28th July 2007

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360 - Nascar 08 - US Chart for Week Ending 28th July 2007

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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Jul 26, 2007

EA signs Massive in-game ad deal

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Microsoft-owned in-game ad firm Massive Inc. has inked a deal with Electronic Arts that will bring dynamic ads to five high-profile titles. Madden NFL 08 (Xbox 360, PC), NASCAR 08 (Xbox 360), NHL 08 (Xbox 360), Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, PC) and Skate (Xbox 360) will all go live in the Massive Network this year. Microsoft bought Massive Inc. in 2006 in a bid to get in on the big growth expected in the advertising medium. Massive Network delivers ads via broadband that can be changed ...
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Jul 25, 2007

Microsoft, EA sign sports game ad deal

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360 - Nascar 08 - Microsoft, EA sign sports game ad deal

Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday it will pipe advertisements into a slate of popular sports video games from Electronic Arts Inc. including its best-selling "Madden" football franchise.

The deal, which also covers EA's "NASCAR," "Tiger Woods" golf, "NHL" hockey and upcoming "Skate" skateboarding games, is a significant win for Microsoft as it tries to build an early lead over rivals such as Google Inc. in putting ads into video games.

The deal is also the latest indication of increasingly cozy ties between Microsoft, the world's biggest software company and EA, the No. 1 independent video game publisher.
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Jul 25, 2007

Two New Demos on Live

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Microsoft has released two new game demos on Xbox live. 2K Sports' All-Pro Football 2K8 which is taking football to the next level with landmark gameplay innovations demo which is about 681 Mb big.

The second demo released on live is Nascar 08 which is roughly about 589 Mb. The demos have been confirmed to be available in the US and Canada. No details as to when it will be available in the other regions.
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Jul 24, 2007

NASCAR 08 demo now on marketplace

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360 - Nascar 08 - NASCAR 08 demo now on marketplace

The NASCAR 08 demo is now available to download from the Xbox Live Marketplace in Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States.

The demo is 589.32 MB.

demo text: [ESRB: E (EVERYONE)] Take the wheel at the Daytona International Speedway as NASCAR racing comes to the Xbox 360 for the first time. Experience tomorrow's racing today in NASCAR 08! Visit easports.com/nascar08 for more info.
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Jul 21, 2007

NASCAR 08 Tunes Into Classic Rock, Country Stations for Soundtrack

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360 - Nascar 08 - NASCAR 08 Tunes Into Classic Rock, Country Stations for Soundtrack

While real race car drivers don't have the luxury of fiddling with the radio in the middle of a race, virtual NASCAR drivers will have a decent selection of country and rock songs to speed along to.
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Jun 19, 2007

NASCAR 08 Update

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This year's NASCAR game from EA Sports finds the series in a year of rebuilding, but that's just fine for the game since it's a good time to introduce some changes -- the sport it follows is also seeing a big shift in the 2008 season, and the platform slate for NASCAR 08 has also broadened since this will be the first next-gen entry for the series.
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Jun 4, 2007

Montoya on Cover of NASCAR 08

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360 - Nascar 08 - Montoya on Cover of NASCAR 08

Formula One's most famous export of recent years, Juan Pablo Montoya, has managed to secure a position on the cover of Electronic Art's NASCAR 08, this despite coming close but still not landing in victory circle in his new outing. Also on the cover is NASCAR's new "Car of Tomorrow," painted in Montoya's Havoline livery. The game is due out sometime later this year, Colombian flag not included.
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