Electronic Arts has announced that NASCAR 07 has shipped for the PS2 and Xbox. Its baby brother, NASCAR, has also shipped for the PSP. Both games should be in stores starting tomorrow.
NASCAR 07 features an all-new Adrenaline Meter, improved car handling, and all-new driver ratings. EA also promises that their new blurring effect and camera shake will make the game feel faster than ever before.
NASCAR 07 is rated “E” for (Everyone) by the ESRB.
Codemasters has announced the return of their classic franchise, Cannon Fodder. The game is being developed for the PSP, and will be released sometime in spring 2007.
In Cannon Fodder, players command their troop of soldiers, individually or as a group, in both on-foot and vehicle based combat missions. The title is all-new and will update the gameplay of the 16-bit originals, combining fast-paced strategic action with the series’ sense of humor that earned it the tagline, “war has never been so much fun.”
New features include the ability to call in air strikes, perform radar sweeps, and there will be new weapons as well, including flamethrowers and sniper rifles. The game will utilize the PSP's WiFi abilities with four-player link play in deathmatch as well as co-op scenarios.
Related Game(s): Cannon Fodder
Dance Factory the new dancing game available only for the PlayStation 2 is in stores today, according to a press release from Codemasters.
Using "innovative and unique beat recognition technology," Dance Factory creates dance steps from any piece of music in your CD collection, from Abba to ZZ Top. This means you've got a near endless amount of songs you can rump shake to. The game also supports the EyeToy, and even lets you lay down your own dance steps for songs, saving them so you can play them anytime.
For the health conscious, Dance Factory offers abFitness mode. Players input their weight, and the game calculates how many calories they are burning as they play. The interface will also tell gamers how far they would have had to run or swim to achieve the same result.
Related Game(s): Dance Factory
Namco Bandai announced today that Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra, the final chapter in the Xenosaga RPG series, has shipped exclusively for the PS2. The game should be hitting retailers nationwide today.
“We are thrilled to have Xenosaga III ship to retailers today as this final chapter reveals and answers everything the fans have been dying to know since the release of the first game. Xenosaga III takes ‘epic’ to a whole new level with its grand-scale and engrossing storyline and the speedy, action-packed battle system,” Yoshi Niki, of Namco Bandai.
The story of Xenosaga III starts a year after Xenosaga II ended. Shion has resigned from Vector Industries after learning that the company is deeply connected to the Gnosis phenomenon. She instead joins forces with Scientia, an underground organization working to unveil Vector’s secrets. Uncover the truth and save mankind in the exciting finale of the Xenosaga series as it launches onto store shelves today.
Xenosaga III’s final chapter boasts more than three hours of movies, an updated battle system and an improved customization feature with more in-depth character specialization and diversification.
Craving info on Criterion, the developers who brought you the Burnout and
Black franchises? If so, you'll be thrilled to learn that the official Criterion
Games website is now live at http://www.criteriongames.com .
Here you can not only find out about the studio's past, present, and future,
but you can discuss your favorite moments from Burnout and Black directly with
the studio team responsible for the games, and ask the developers any burning
questions directly.
Hey, it's always great when a developer wants your feedback, so when you get
the chance, head on over and share your thoughts.
Related Game(s): Black , Burnout Revenge
We all know how it's going to play, so the big question is what the track list will look like. Konami has finally spilled the beans, revealing the diverse lineup of 40 songs from the next version of Karaoke Revolution.
Here's the list of songs you'll be annoying your neighbors with this holiday season.
* All My Life
* Alone
* (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me
* Be Without You
* Breakaway
* Build Me Up Buttercup
* Can’t Help Falling In Love
* Crazy Little Thing Called Love
* Dilemma
* Do I Make You Proud
* Don’t Let The Sun Go Down on Me
* Don’t You Want Me
* Easy
* Every Rose Has Its Thorn
* Flying Without Wings
* Heartbreaker
* Heaven
* Hungry Like The Wolf
* If You Don’t Know Me By Now
* It’s Not Unusual
* Just The Way You Are
* Let’s Stay Together
* Love Will Keep Us Together
* More Than Words
* Photograph
* Piano Man
* Proud Mary Rock With You
* Saving All My Love ForYou
* She Bangs
* Stand By Me
* Stickwitu
* Straight Up
* Sugar, We’re Going Down
* The Real Thing
* Total Eclipse Of The Heart
* Unwritten
* What A Girl Wants
* You And Me
* You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
Related Game(s): Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol
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