Electronic Arts, the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company and award-winning developer Crytek, today announced they will bring Crysis, an exciting new first person shooter, to gamers worldwide. Developed by Crytek, the makers of the award-winning Far Cryâ„¢, Crysis will be an original first person shooter game for PC based on new intellectual property.

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A free Xbox 360 update is now available!

Here are some of the changes in this update:

• Improvements to the Xbox Guide.
• Option to retain your saved games when you delete a profile.
• Increased accuracy of “last time played.”
• Network configuration improvements for Xbox Live® members in the Netherlands.
• More detailed messaging for unreadable disk or region errors.

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Ubisoft announced that its highly anticipated title Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent will launch in the company’s second quarter of its fiscal year 2006/2007. Splinter Cell Double Agent will be available in September for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube™ system and Windows® PC.

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The GHOST RECON ADVANCED WARFIGHTER® developers will be online for a Xbox 360 live chat with fans on February 2nd at 6:00 PM (French Time). Prince Arrington, Associate Producer, will be on hand talking with Ghost Recon fans and answering questions on the Multiplayer aspects of the game.

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SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the US publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, announced today that they will be publishing THE KING OF FIGHTERS NEOWAVE for Xbox® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in March 2006. KOF NEOWAVE features three-on-three team fighting, along with improved graphics and an enhanced game system. KOF NEOWAVE will also feature full Xbox Live online game service support, including online multi-player head-to-head fighting and Tournament Mode.

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GarageGames, the leading publishing label for independent games and professional game makers, is pleased to announce the launch of Marble Blast Ultra on Xbox 360 Live® Arcade.

“Multiplayer functionality and HD graphics represent an amazing evolution in the Marble Blast franchise, and unveiling Marble Blast Ultra alongside the launch of Xbox 360 is a historic moment for GarageGames and independent game developers,” said Mark Frohnmayer, President of GarageGames. “We hope Xbox 360 users have as much fun playing Marble Blast Ultra as we have.”
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Electronic Arts today announced March 21st as the day The Godfatherâ„¢ The Game videogame will be on store shelves in North America and March 24th in Europe. Developed by EA, the highly-anticipated open-world videogame is based on the critically-acclaimed book by Mario Puzo and the classic film by Paramount Pictures through a strategic licensing relationship with Viacom Consumer Products. In less than two months, gamers worldwide will step into the Don’s dangerous world of intimidation and negotiation via their PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® video game system from Microsoft or PC. The Godfather The Game will also be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and PSP (PlayStation® Portable) handheld entertainment system later in 2006.
EA’s The Godfather The Game puts you at the center of one of the world’s most revered stories. In the role of a young man just entering the Corleone family, you create your own mob character and work your way to the top. For the first time ever, you will go beyond the films and book to actually step into the living world of The Godfather fiction throughout 1940s New York City. You will work your way up the mob ranks your own way, choosing just how much force to use as you rise to power. Relive classic moments from the fiction and experience open-world gameplay alongside unforgettable characters from the film such as Luca Brasi, Sonny, Tom Hagan, and of course, Don Vito Corleone himself.

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Eidos, one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, confirms that Commandos Strike ForceTM, developed by Pyro Studios, will be released on March 17th, 2006 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC in all European territories.

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Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, announced today that Treasures of Aht UrhganTM the third expansion pack for FINAL FANTASY® XI, a successful massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) will receive a simultaneous release in Europe and Japan on Thursday, April 20th, 2006, following North American shipment on April 18th.

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2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Through a unique partnership with International Sports Multimedia (ISM), the exclusive licensee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for interactive entertainment software, today announced that Torino 2006â„¢ – The Official Video Game of the XX Olympic Winter Games is available now at retail stores across North America, and will be available at retail stores in Europe on January 27th.

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