Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2001 ELSPA Ltd
Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 27, 2007

1: HARRY POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
2: MORE BRAIN TRAINING FROM DR KAWASHIMA
3: SHREK THE THIRD
4: THE DARKNESS
5: RESIDENT EVIL 4
6: WII PLAY
7: TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS
8: FORZA MOTORSPORT 2
9: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
10: DR KAWASHIMA’S BRAIN TRAINING
11: COOKING MAMA
12: SPIDER-MAN 3
13: PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 6
14: TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07
15: VIRTUA TENNIS 3
16: FANTASTIC 4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
17: OVERLORD
18: TOMB RAIDER: ANNIVERSARY
19: NINJA GAIDEN: SIGMA
20: COLIN MCRAE: DIRT

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At a Sensible World of Soccer tournament staged in London yesterday, Codemasters revealed to Pro-G that there’s still several months to wait before fans can get their hands on Sensi for Xbox LIVE Arcade.

Sensible World of Soccer 96-97 is scheduled for release on August 29, just weeks after the FA Premiership 2007-2008 season kicks off. Codemasters also revealed that the game will be priced 800 Microsoft Points.

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A few days ago EA announced that Michael Giacchino had composed the soundtrack for its upcoming WWII FPS Medal of Honor: Airborne. Amongst the usual press padding at the end of the document was information detailing the game’s release date, listing the PC and Xbox 360 versions for European release on August 28.

The bad news for PlayStation 3 gamers is that EA also announced that the PS3 version will now ship in November, some 2-3 months later than the PC and Xbox 360 versions.

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Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 has been impressing Xbox 360 gamers for several months, but Ubisoft has now given PC gamers their first chance to see what all the fuss is about.

Although sharing the same name, GRAW 2 for PC is almost an entirely different game to its console counterpart. The game has been developed by Ubisoft and Grin Software separately to the console game and features a much heavier focus on tactics, punishing those that attempt an all-out action approach.

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Sierra Entertainment has announced that its highly anticipated action-packed real-time strategy title, World in Conflict, will be released for PC on September 21, 2007.

Players find themselves at the heart of the most brutal conflict in human history as the superpowers of the Soviet Union and the United States of America clash in a war of epic proportions.

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LucasArts has announced the development of Thrillville: Off the Rails, an all-new Thrillville title featuring some of the most outlandish roller-coaster concepts ever imagined.

Off the Rails will include 20 death-defying rides, coasters so amazing that every visitor who sees them will shout out "WHOA!". Players can build these "WHOA! Coasters" with leaps from one track to another, to launch through the air and to blast through burning rings of fire.

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Bizarre Creations says that its third-person action title, The Club, is turning into a really good looking game. According to an update posted on the developers official website, the game (PS3 and Xbox 360 versions) has passed Beta, meaning most of the game content is complete and it’s now pretty much a case of polishing and balancing.

Although the visuals are taking shape, Bizarre says The Club is really about great gameplay. The team is currently putting together a new build which they hope to show off to the press in the near future - E3 would seem a good time.

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Paleo Entertainment, an independent development studio in San Diego, has announced the development of Merchants of Brooklyn, an original FPS built using Crytek’s CryENGINE 2 middleware.

"Before licensing the CryENGINE 2 for our new project we looked carefully at all our options, and concluded no other engine could produce the kind of AAA quality game we were aiming to develop, nor were any other toolsets as advanced or user friendly as the ones delivered with the CryENGINE 2," said Troy Latimer, President of Paleo Entertainment

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Giacchino is an award-winning director known for his work on the TV series Lost and Alias, and the motion pictures Mission Impossible III, The Incredibles and Ratatouille.

Giacchino is also the original composer and creator of the memorable theme music for the Medal of Honor series.

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TimeGate Studios, creators of the acclaimed Kohan series and F.E.A.R. Extraction Point, has today announced that Gamecock Media Group will publish its upcoming cross-platform sci-fi shooter, Section 8.

"We are ecstatic to be working with a publisher as developer-friendly and supportive of original ideas as Gamecock," said Adel Chaveleh, President and CEO of TimeGate. "Section 8 is our most ambitious project to date, and it’s really exciting to have the full support of our publisher to deliver the absolute best game possible."

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Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2001 ELSPA Ltd
Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 26, 2007

1: HARRY POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
2: THE DARKNESS
3: SHREK THE THIRD
4: RESIDENT EVIL 4
5: MORE BRAIN TRAINING FROM DR KAWASHIMA
6: FORZA MOTORSPORT 2
7: TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS
8: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
9: FANTASTIC 4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
10: WII PLAY
11: SPIDER-MAN 3
12: DR KAWASHIMA’S BRAIN TRAINING
13: OVERLORD
14: COLIN MCRAE: DIRT
15: COOKING MAMA
16: PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 6
17: TOMB RAIDER: ANNIVERSARY
18: TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07
19: NEED FOR SPEED: CARBON
20: VIRTUA TENNIS 3

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SouthPeak Games has announced that a Collector’s Edition will ship alongside the standard edition of Two Worlds in August.

Xbox 360 and PC versions will feature holographic slipcase packaging and include a map of the expansive world, a Pen and Paper 72 page colour fantasy RPG book and a second disc packed full of bonus music and video content.

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Ubisoft has today announced that its upcoming WWII aerial combat title, Blazing Angels 2, will feature exclusive content for the PlayStation 3 when it launches in the summer.

Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII sees players leading Operation Wildcard, an undercover and elite squad of pilots created by the American government. The player’s mission is to sabotage and destroy the Third Reich’s evil plans to create a weapon of mass destruction.

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Launched back in 2006, Auto Assault attempted to offer something new in the increasingly popular MMO space. The game was set in a post apocalyptic world and, rather than levelling up fantasy creatures or superheroes, saw players take control of a battle vehicle and upgrade the driver’s skill, vehicle armour and weaponry.

Reviews were mixed and it appears as though the game hasn’t proven popular enough to warrant keeping the game servers open. Auto Assault officially launched on April 13, 2006, but NCsoft has announced that severs will close on August 31, 2007.

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The series, designed to celebrate a decade of the most iconic of female heroines, will debut on July 10 on the download service GameTap. There’s currently no word on whether or not we’ll see the series in Europe though, with GameTap currently only operating in North America and Canada.

The animated series will feature a different artist’s interpretation of Tomb Raider franchise for each episode, with one airing per week until August 23.

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