From Gamespot: While Lego Batman is being released on a multitude of platforms, Traveller's Tales claims that this is the first Lego game that they've built specifically for next-gen platforms such as Xbox 360 and PS3. The environments are more detailed than those of Lego Star Wars, and they feature nice incidental effects, such as rats running around, and smoke rising from the grates. The game... more.

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From developer Eden Games the following two tech demonstrations - the first shows the inventory system and how items and environmental objects can be manipulated, as well as how items may be used together. The second tech demo shows the realistic use of fire with various objects in the game. It also shows how objects are affected when shot. ... more.

Chris Faylor@ShackNews posted this nice list of upcoming video games set for release this week on most platforms. PC 20 Questions, Dance! Online, First Battalion Gold Edition, Forgotten Riddles: The Mayan Princess, Medieval II Total War Gold Edition, Merv Griffin's Crosswords, My Horse & Me, Sins of a Solar Empire, Spaceforce Captains, The Spiderwick Chronicles PlayStati... more.

Watch this timeline on video games spanning 35 years, from Pong all the way to our current generation of titles - it's quite apparent that we've come a long way. How many of the games featured have you had the opportunity to play? ... more.

This episode previews Aquaria, No More Heroes & Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, enjoy. ... more.

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Bungie's Halo 3 was once again master chief of the sales charts, despite a 92% drop in sales from its 3.3 million seller debut in September. Activision and Red Octane's Guitar Hero III also had a good month, pushing 1.4 million units across multiple platforms. While the lead platform goes to the Xbox 360 this month in individual SKU terms, with the Wii version far behind, over 500,000 copies of th... more.

This Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving (November 23rd), Target stores will be having some great deals on video games starting at 5:00am. They are offering a free $60 gift card with purchase of a Halo 3 Xbox 360 and Halo 3, which ultimately breaks down to getting Halo 3 for the free. A $10 gift card with purchase of Nintendo DS Special Edition bundle with free Zelda or Nintendogs game.... more.

The official NPD numbers are in for September, and the Xbox 360 swept, even beating out the Nintendo Wii for that month. NPD September sales numbers: Hardware Xbox 360: 527,800 Wii: 501,000 Nintendo DS: 495,800 PlayStation Portable: 284,500 PlayStation 2: 215,000 Playstation 3: 119,400 Game Boy Advance: 75,000 Console/Handheld Software Top Ten Unit Sales Halo 3* 3,300,000 Mi... more.

Electronic Arts upcoming The Simpsons Game is a spoof of Grand Theft Auto. From the website: When the Simpsons find themselves stuck in video game purgatory, it'll take everything they have to get back to the safe haven of their living room couch in Springfield. Ah, who are we kidding-they'll need a lot more than that. They'll need a huge arsenal of power-ups and your guiding hand to boot. Take ... more.

Does Cronenberg deliver on his Eastern Promises? What is Southland Tales? Heavenly Sword: More than just a pretty face? Reaper: A keeper? Journeyman: A quantum leap in storytelling or just derivative? Plus, TGS news from Sony, and the brand spankin' new TRS website! ... more.

This is why Sony may yet rule the console-verse in spite of all its missteps and bungled first-gen games and cynical press. Because pretty much out of the blue, a game like Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII can come along in the right market (Japan) and turn a mediocre selling handheld system into a top seller six times the PSP's prior week sales. Snap. Just like that. Crisis Core's sale to-dat... more.

The NPD Group predicts that total game sales for 2007 could top $16 billion. That's huge when you consider 2006 accounted for $13.5 billion (and that included PC game sales, which aren't in the new forecast yet). NPD said game sales could reach $18 billion--and that's despite the delay of Grand Theft Auto IV until 2008. This fall will see killer apps like Halo 3, Mass Effect, Project Gotham Raci... more.

The following is Amazon.com's top 20 video games sold for July 25th, 2007 Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo Wii) PlayStation 3 (60GB) Sid Meiers Civilization IV Beyond the Sword (Windows XP) Nintendo Wii Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's (PlayStaton 2) Wii Nunchuk Controller Wii Remote Controller Sony Playstation... more.

ScrewAttack compiled this top 10 list of best games and franchises that managed to take a great 2D game and ruin it when making the jump to the third dimension. I think they made some good choices... can you think of any games that should have been included on this list? Let's hear your opinions in our forum or leave a comment. ... more.

While store shelves may be glutted with Maddens, Tony Hawks, and Calls of Duty, there are many games that never got a Part 2. Games.net recently featured a list of the top 49 sequel-less games. Listed below are the top 10 from their list. 10- Freelancer (PC) As a freelance pilot, the player takes on what should be a simple escort mission in return for a second-hand ship and minimal cash... more.

Has your appetite for new-gen skateboarding games not been whetted by clips from Electronic Arts' Skate? Activision has just sent out a press release unveiling the latest Tony Hawk game, entitled Proving Ground. New features with full-featured editing tools and visual effects for creating "epic skate videos," a customizable Skate Lounge where you and friends can skate around together, and... more.

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