Dreamworks and some of the guys behind Madagascar and the Shrek series are this summer bringing Kung Fu Panda to the cinemas, and Activision will take care of the game. The movie features voices from Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan and Seth Rogen plus many others, so hopefully they'll be all featured in the game. With a release on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Playstation 2, PC and the DS, the game is planned to hit the stores in May. More information and first images inside.

Activision press release:
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: In the Kung Fu Panda video game, players embark on an epic, action-packed adventure as they master the specialized Kung Fu fighting **** of Po the Panda, the unlikely hero, his teacher Shifu, and the legendary Kung Fu masters, the Furious Five: Monkey, Tigress, Viper, Mantis and Crane. Through 13 legendary levels from the movie and beyond, and spanning land, water and air, players must work their way to become the Dragon Warrior and defeat the ultimate enemy, Tai Lung, as they battle a variety of foes, overcome dangerous obstacles, navigate multi-tiered environments and solve challenging puzzles. Featuring a deep variety of gameplay, unique co-op and competitive multiplayer modes, collectibles, and a host of character upgrades, the Kung Fu Panda video game provides an experience gamers of all ages will enjoy.

Join friends in multi-player action and co-op mode - Gamers can go head-to-head against friends across a wide variety of battle arenas with their favorite characters including Po and the Furious Five, Tai Lung, the ferocious Ox and others. Players can also team up in cooperative mode to work through a series of unique challenges and defeat dangerous enemies.

Developer: Luxoflux (PS3 and Xbox 360) Xpec (Wii and PS2) Beenox (Games for Windows / PC) Vicarious Visions (NDS)

Release Date: May 2008

Additional episodic GTA IV content confirmed for 2009, PS3 possible

Take-Two has confirmed that it will release extra episodic content for GTA IV in 2009. The news came in a just-released financial statement, which also carried first confirmation of the 2K Marin-developed Bioshock 2.

"We also have significant visibility into fiscal 2009, which includes additional episodic content for Grand Theft Auto IV, Mafia II, Borderlands', BioShock 2, our complete sports lineup, additional Nick Jr. titles under our agreement with Nickelodeon, and several new brands," said Take-Two CEO Ben Feder.

Previously in the statement, Feder had mentioned "episodic content for Grand Theft Auto IV on Xbox 360″ as being cooked-in for the rest of 2008.

As no mention of platform was made for the 2009 content, speculation is already circulating that PS3 will be on the receiving end of the new material.

Traded bond movies against games with a friend today i did gettwo PS3 games

[PS3] Assassins Creed
[PS3] Formula One Championship Edition

[PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV
[PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4 - Guns of the Patriots
[PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Preorderd

Bought

[PS3] SEGA Rally Rev

[PS3] Smackdown vs Raw 2008

Downloadable Games

PixelJunk Monsters ($7.99 for a limited time)
Inspired by the popular and addictive "tower defense" game genre, PixelJunk Monsters is a fun and intuitive game featuring a uniquely attractive art **** Defend your homebase against threatening monsters by building towers and casting lightning storms across the forest. Download the game today!
File size: 59.3 MB
ESRB Rated E

Add-on Game Content

Folklore Create-a-Creature Winner Add-On (free)
Enjoy this free Folklore add-on which features Quasarilli, the winning design of PlayStation Underground's Folklore Create-a-Creature contest! Quasarilli is wind and earth Folk that summons the power of tornadoes and earthquakes to defeat its foes.
Download him today!
File size: 27.2 MB

Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing "Wonderwall," "Live Forever," and "Don't Look Back in Anger" by Oasis. Oasis Pack 1 includes all three songs. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

• "Wonderwall" - Oasis ($1.99)
• "Live Forever" - Oasis ($1.99)
• "Don't Look Back in Anger" - Oasis ($1.99)
• Oasis Pack 1 ($5.49)

File sizes: 32.1 MB - 33.5 MB (singles), 97.6 MB (Track Pack).

Stranglehold
Be sure to download the correct Map Pack for your version of Stranglehold (regular or Collector's Edition).

• Stranglehold Map Pack ($14.99)
  Available now, the downloadable map pack for the acclaimed John Woo directed 3rd person action adventure title Stranglehold. This expansion pack will add even more action and excitement to Stranglehold the experience. The Stranglehold Map Pack features:
  

  · 10 additional multiplayer maps including Kowloon Market, Wong's Estate Grounds and the Rooftops of Chicago.

  · 21 all-new multiplayer character skins.

  File size: 445 MB
• Stranglehold CE Map Pack ($14.99)
  Available now, the map pack for the acclaimed John Woo directed 3rd person action adventure title Stranglehold Collector's Edition. This expansion pack will add even more action to Stranglehold the experience. The Stranglehold Collector's Edition Map Pack features:
  

  · 10 additional multiplayer maps including Kowloon Market, Wong's Estate Grounds and the Rooftops of Chicago.

  · 21 all-new multiplayer character skins.

  File size: 445 MB

Demos

Devil May Cry 4 Demo (free)
Is his power that of a demon, or of a god? New main character Nero and his demonic devil bringer add speed and ****to the Devil May Cry series! This is true next-generation entertainment!
File size: 639 MB
ESRB Rated M

The Club Demo (free)
Enter The Club as one of the eight gladiators in this underground blood-sport and compete both in single player and multiplayer in the Prison Cells arena.
File size: 1.70 GB
ESRB Rated M

PS one ****cs for PS3 / PSP

Jet Moto 2 ($5.99)
Intense futuristic all-terrain racing across 10 brutal tracks in extreme environments, with all new obstacles like corkscrews, waterfalls, and volcanoes. Choose one of 10 unique riders and hang on tight!
File size: 115 MB
ESRB Rated E

Game Videos

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground - Stevie's Skater Story (free)
File size: 23 MB (HD)

Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers

Step Up 2: The Streets Trailer (free)
STEP UP 2 THE STREETS is the follow-up to the smash hit "Step Up," and is in theaters on Valentines Day, Thursday, February 14.
File size: 135 MB (HD), 179 MB (1080)

Dragon Wars Trailer (free)
Meet Buraki, the vicious, 200-meter long Imoogi serpent from ancient Korea. His army includes giant lizards with missile launchers, flying dragons, soldiers bred for evil and mega-intelligent dinosaurs. Together, they will destroy Los Angeles and possibly the world unless reincarnated warriors Ethan and Sarah can outrun them and resurrect the Good Imoogi, Buraki's ancient nemesis.
File size: 77 MB (HD), 102 MB (1080)

PS3 Themes

PixelJunk Monsters Theme (free)
Customize your PS3 system with a cool PixelJunk Monsters theme. This theme allows you to change up the look of your background and XMB icons. Download today!
File size: 2.84 MB

Lemmings Theme (free)
Customize your PS3 system with a cool Lemmings theme. This theme allows you to change up the look of your background and XMB icons. Download today!
File size: 4.14 MB

Here is this week's content release for the PLAYSTATION Store for PC. To download these games to your PSP, navigate to http://store.playstation.com/. There you'll find descriptions of the content and directions on how to get started. For more on the PLAYSTATION Store for PC click here.

PS one ****cs
Jet Moto 2 ($5.99)

Game Videos (free)
Soul Calibur IV Trailer
Lost Planet Promotional Movie
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Trailer
Dynasty Warriors 6 Trailer
Borderlands Trailer

I know that an achievement system is very important to our consumers. With Home, and in addition to Home, we have some very exciting programs planned to recognize our consumers gaming skills and loyalty in new ways that go well beyond a single score.

Ye and mutch playing guitar hero was rather ok, but i did not like the small content on the disk not so mutch song that i did want and it ended up being boring really fast so i sold , COD 4 was a good game to fun to play online but single player mode was to short sold that one to.

Pain and bowling was fun more like games you can pick up when ever you want and just have some fun with, if you want to add me on psn just add Mr_minux .

2008 will be rather good with new titles coming and blu-ray is winning hd movie thingy, så this will be a good year for PS3.

Call Of Duty 4 Modern Warfare [PS3]

PSN

Pain!
High Velocity Bowling
Warhawk Omega Dawn Booster Pack

Like a week back i dumped nintendos wii i did trade in the wii and my games against ps3 games no more nintendo for me

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DivX Confirms PS3 DivX Support

A million Sony fans voices cheer out to the heavens as DivX announces that DivX video technology is being integrated into the PlayStation 3. The PS3's 2.0 update teased us by actually recognizing DivX files without actually playing them, and it turns out it was indeed an indicator of things to come. In fact, the 2.0 update added DivX functionality for developers to utilize, with users getting the feature with a future system update.

"We are excited to work with Sony Computer Entertainment to bring DivX to PS3," said Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. "Our technology will expand the multimedia functionality of PS3 by enabling users to enjoy access to the broad library of content in the DivX digital media format."

DivX Technology to be Added to PLAYSTATION®3

DivX Ecosystem to Expand Significantly with PS3

TOKYO & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DivX, Inc. (NASDAQIVX) today announced that DivX® video technology will be integrated into PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3TM) from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE). The popular computer entertainment system will be added to the ecosystem of devices that currently support DivX video playback. To date, over 100 million DivX Certified® products have been shipped into the market, and it is anticipated PS3 will significantly expand that number.

"We are excited to work with Sony Computer Entertainment to bring DivX to PS3," said Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. "Our technology will expand the multimedia functionality of PS3 by enabling users to enjoy access to the broad library of content in the DivX digital media format."

Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone a rigorous testing program to ensure a high-quality DivX media experience that includes reliable video playback and excellent visual quality. DivX is currently working to certify PS3 and deliver a superior digital media technology to consumers in the near future. Current PS3 end users will be able to add DivX functionality to their systems via a separate system software update at a forthcoming date. PS3 game title developers will be able to utilize DivX's decoder technology by updating the system software of PS3's Software Development Kit to version 2.00, which was released by SCE on November 2nd.

To learn about DivX technology, please visit http://www.divx.com/.

Konami Says This Gen Will be Totally Fair

Last generation was all about the PlayStation 2. (This generation is only sorta about the PS2, but w/e.) Sony isn't dominating like in year's past. Nintendo's come back from the dead and is posting very strong, early numbers. Meanwhile, Microsoft keeps forging ahead. Is it too early to call this gen's winner? Has the playing field leveled? Whenever I have questions like this, I wonder what Konami thinks. A statement from the company that Metal Gear and Pro Evolution Soccer built had these insights to offer:

Previously, a single home gaming platform [PS2] was the market leader worldwide, but that pattern has changed... Whichever platform best caters to users' preferences in a particular country or region, in terms of the games available to be played on it, is now the one that will dominate the local market.

Does that mean Konami is the new Capcom? PS3 exclusive MGS4 points to no. For now at least.

Lovely Mario Painting

You hear Nintendo fans speak in reverent tones of Mario's transition from 2D to 3D. Hushed tones, even. But while Mario 64 is great - a ****c, even - it's not beautiful. Not like this.

British Sales Charts

Well, you seemed to enjoy them last week, so we'll stick with the individual format charts. This week, Britain decides to go and do its best gun-and-wrastlin-lovin American impression. Look at all that Call of Duty! Look at all that wrestling! Look at Pro Evo all the way down there at #7! Amazing.

1) Call of Duty 4 (360)
2) Call of Duty 4 (PS3)
3) WWE Smackdown v Raw 2008 (PS2)
4) The Simpsons Game (PS2)
5) Brain Training
6) More Brain Training
7) Pro Evo 2008 (PS2)
Call of Duty 4 (PC)
9) Halo 3
10) WWE SMackdown v Raw 2008 (360)

[charts courtesy of ChartTrack]

MS confirms downloadable Xbox games, free Carcassonne for Live anniv

To mark the fifth anniversary of the Xbox Live service, Microsoft will be offering Carcassonne (Hexic 2 in Korea) free to all subscribers for 48 hours starting at 12:01 a.m. EST on Nov. 15th (and presumably nothing to the peeps who already plunked down for the virtual board game), along with 500 Microsoft Points to the ten folks who've been on board since 2002 -- see kids, early adoption does pay off! In addition, Microsoft has confirmed earlier reports that 'Xbox Originals' will be made available for download starting Dec. 4th as part of the Fall Update (the update's additional features have yet to be revealed). Each game can be purchased and downloaded for 1200 points ($15).

In its press release, Microsoft explicitly named Halo, Psychonauts, Crimson Skies and Fable as titles for the Xbox Originals initiative, but did not confirm exactly which games will serve as the jumpoff: "This new service will launch with an array of blockbuster titles spanning the most popular genres from action-adventure to ****c role-playing games." Third-party reports claim the preliminary lineup will include Halo, Fable, Indigo Prophecy, Crimson Skies, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath Of Cortex and Burnout 3

Alone in the Dark confirmed for Wii, PS2

What with its lingering financial worries and loss of licenses, Atari is a lot like a three-legged dog seen limping pitifully to the side of the road. We want to help, we do, but we've already got a perfectly good dog at home with all four legs intact. With so much hardship, it's evident that much of Atari's livelihood seems pinned on the success of the upcoming franchise reboot of Alone in the Dark, so it's unsurprising that the company has opted to release the survival horror title for the Wii (shown) and PlayStation 2 in addition to the previously announced versions in development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

The long-delayed game, which marks the fifth title in the Alone in the Dark franchise, was first announced in 2005, and features a script penned by Sleepers author Lorenzo Carcaterra. Interestingly, however, while the earlier announced versions of the game are being developed by Test Drive Unlimited devs Eden, the Wii and PS2 duties have been handed off to French developer Hydravision, which has some survival horror chops themselves having developed the Obscure series of games. It's still anyone's guess when Alone in the Dark in any form will make it to retail, though considering that there hasn't been a decent title in the series since Edward Carnby's 1992 debut, we think we can wait.

[Via press release]

Alot of people get there halo 3 today i just bought a HD tv instead so no more junk sound and picture from here on when i`m playing :F

Everyone knows the Wiimote's Ultimate Purpose, and it's not tennis. It's badass Jedi lightsabering. And while we've had faith the Wiimote would one day transcend to lightsaber status (beyond waggling), LucasArts' Mark Montuya has gone on the record to endorse the dream after recent silence on their front, calling the LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga "just a taster" for a future release of motion controlled lightsaber combat.

I feel bad in pointing out that the Wiimote's lack of relative motion sensing is probably making the job a programming nightmare. And if developers don't nail the project, it's tough to predict who will look worse: Nintendo or LucasArts. On a lighter note, we're getting Wii Lightsabers! Hooray!

We've heard this from a couple of sources independently now, and we feel relatively confident about passing it along. Apparently Gamestop managers meeting for their annual conference have been told that the Wii Zapper will launch with pack-in game Zelda Crossbow Training. As Ars Technica's source told them, "The game looked beautiful. I'm pretty sure it was running on the Twilight Princess engine. It's a third-person game, and you had some control over Link."

The best part? Reportedly, the Wii gun will still retail for $20, which just promoted the Zapper from "likely purchase " to "foregone conclusion." Hopefully we'll hear official word from Nintendo on this soon.

Take These Broken Wings

Alten8 To Develop "Luc Bernard's Eternity's Child" For DS And Wii

Alten8 has agreed with Luc Bernard on the creation and publication of Nintendo DS and Wii versions of the Eternity's Child game , bringing this delightful creation to an even wider audience. Luc will be working closely with Alten8 to bring his creations to life on these formats

The story of Eternitys Child and the orphan 'Angel' - the planet on which Eternity's Child is set on. The planet was once filled with many living creatures and vast forests, however due to the pollution created by the habitants the icebergs melted and the whole planet was flooded and most of the creatures became extinct. The creatures without wings that were left became jealous of the ones with wings (that allowed them to survive the flooding), so the land creatures started murdering all the winged creatures until there was none left. To repopulate the world, many mechanical robots were created so that the world would not seem as empty as before, but most of those creatures got out of control and started attacking and destroying what was left.

Eternity's Child Wii version details -

Angel was left at the door of a orphanage when he was a baby, to protect him from being murdered his wings were cut off. The years went by as he stayed in that orphanage, not accepted by the other children and being often tortured and picked on. Angel then escapes from the orphanage to try to find any remaining creatures of his species and hoping to be accepted by them despite him not having his wings.

Details about Wii version -

* The entire game is hand drawn
* the animations are done traditionally by hand frame by frame (like old disney films)
* the soundtrack is all orchestral
* the game is an Interactive Fairytale
* there will be songs in the game like old disney films
* 2 player co operative mode will be available

DS version -

* the game will be a 3D platform game
* will not have the same story as the Wii version

Regular updates and information will appear on the Alten8 and the Eternitys Child web site.

About Luc Bernard

Luc Bernard is a young 21 year old artist/dark fairytale creator, he is currently working with Alten8 on the Wii and DS versions of Eternity's Child. Eternity's Child is planned to be turned into a animated series, toys, and various merchandise. For each one of his tales he takes inspiration from his life. Apart from Eternity's Child he is also working on various other dark fairytales such as The Rose Princess, Samuel, Manufactured Beauty. www.myspace.com/lucbernard