Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2001 ELSPA Ltd
Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 22, 2007

1: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
2: TOMB RAIDER: ANNIVERSARY
3: SPIDER-MAN 3
4: MARIO STRIKERS CHARGED FOOTBALL
5: PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 6
6: WII PLAY
7: COOKING MAMA
8: DR KAWASHIMA’S BRAIN TRAINING
9: COMMAND & CONQUER 3: TIBERIUM WARS
10: FIFA 07
11: SHADOWRUN
12: TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07
13: THE SIMS 2
14: SPONGEBOB & FRIENDS: VOLCANO ISLAND
15: THE SIMS 2: PETS
16: GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES
17: NEED FOR SPEED: CARBON
18: POKEMON RANGER
19: TMNT: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
20: NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.

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SEGA has today announced the launch of the official The Golden Compass website, where you’ll find all the info you could ever want about the game based on a film, which in turn is based on a fantasy novel.

The website will be your port of call if you want the latest news, screens, character profiles, location details and more concerning The Golden Compass.

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Tomb Raider: Anniversary is released across Europe today, and it just so happens that Eidos has managed to get five Lara Croft models together in one place to take some snaps.

The photo shoot includes the current Lara, Karima Adebibe, plus Nell McAndrew (1998-1999), Lara Weller (1999-2000), Lucy Clarkson (2000-2002) and Jill De Jong (2002-2004).

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In development at EA Black Box, Need for Speed ProStreet is the next game in the hugely successful street racing series. The new game will apparently take the series in a new direction, with players taking part in numerous racing showdowns all over the world.

The Autosculpt technology that was last seen in NFS Carbon returns, but is said to now impact your car’s performance as well as its appearance. AI racers will be aggressive and new online modes will introduce competitive social gaming.

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Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2001 ELSPA Ltd
Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 21, 2007

1: SPIDER-MAN 3
2: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
3: MARIO STRIKERS CHARGED FOOTBALL
4: COMMAND & CONQUER 3: TIBERIUM WARS
5: PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 6
6: WII PLAY
7: DR KAWASHIMA’S BRAIN TRAINING
8: TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07
9: FIFA 07
10: COOKING MAMA
11: TMNT: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
12: THE SIMS 2: PETS
13: THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION
14: GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES
15: THE SIMS 2
16: NEED FOR SPEED: CARBON
17: FINAL FANTASY III
18: PONY FRIENDS
19: VIRTUA TENNIS 3
20: SONIC AND THE SECRET RINGS

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Lara’s latest, or should that be first, adventure is scheduled for release on PC and PlayStation 2 on June 1, but PC gamers have the chance to try out the game right now.

Eidos has kindly released a demo in which players can guide Lara around the reworked Peru level as she searches for a mysterious artefact.

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EA has today confirmed that its hugely popular FIFA series of video games will return this year with FIFA 08 and for the first time will release on PlayStation 3 and Wii.

Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho will headline a global line-up of superstars to be featured on the cover of FIFA 08. EA has also revealed that many of the cover stars, including Ronaldinho, Klose, Ramos, Barnetta, and Ivanschitz, are being motion captured for the new game.

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Everyone loves free demos and we’re glad to report that a demo for the highly anticipated next-gen debut for Colin McRae will hit tomorrow. The DIRT demo will be available for Xbox 360 and PC gamers. Interestingly, each demo will reportedly feature different content.

Xbox 360 gamers will be able to get a look at the Crossover, Hill Climb and Championship Off-Road Racing events, while the PC demo drops the Hill Climb and adds a multiplayer point-to-point rally stage (playable for up to 100 players).

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Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2001 ELSPA Ltd
Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 20, 2007

1: SPIDER-MAN 3
2: COMMAND & CONQUER 3: TIBERIUM WARS
3: PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 6
4: WII PLAY
5: COOKING MAMA
6: TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07
7: FIFA 07
8: CRACKDOWN
9: DR KAWASHIMA’S BRAIN TRAINING
10: FINAL FANTASY III
11: THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION
12: SINGSTAR POP HITS
13: GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES
14: THE SIMS 2
15: GOD OF WAR II
16: BUZZ! THE MEGA QUIZ
17: NEED FOR SPEED: CARBON
18: LEGO STAR WARS II: THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY
19: NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.
20: VIRTUA TENNIS 3

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Transformers excitement is present all around the Pro-G office, with the new live-action motion picture set to hit UK cinemas in July. We’ve also got the video game adaptation to look forward to and Activision has announced that the actors from the movie will reprise their roles for the game.

Live-action film leads Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox will star alongside legendary voice actors Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, the original voices of Optimus Prime and Megatron.

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Sold alongside the traditional retail versions of the game, the three-disc Collector’s Edition will contain a bonus disk full of Tomb Raider art and trailers from the past ten years, plus a new retrospective documentary. This is also viewable online over on Gametap.com which will be released in parts over the coming weeks.

"The Retrospectives series explores the most beloved game franchises and their impacts on pop culture. With ‘10 Years of Tomb Raider,’ we show the history of this legendary series of games," said Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap’s vice president of content. "Fans of Tomb Raider will get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at one of the industry’s most successful game franchises."

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Radical Entertainment and Sierra are celebrating the news that Scarface: The World Is Yours has now sold more than two million units worldwide, with a Wii version still to come.

"Selling 2 million units of Scarface: The World Is Yours worldwide is a great achievement and a direct reflection of the outstanding support received by the international retail and gaming community," said Pascal Brochier, president, global retail for Vivendi Games.

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Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2001 ELSPA Ltd
Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 19, 2007

1: SPIDER-MAN 3
2: COMMAND & CONQUER 3: TIBERIUM WARS
3: WII PLAY
4: PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 6
5: FIFA 07
6: COOKING MAMA
7: FINAL FANTASY III
8: SINGSTAR POP HITS
9: THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION
10: TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07
11: GOD OF WAR II
12: BUZZ! THE MEGA QUIZ
13: UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2006-2007
14: VIRTUA TENNIS 3
15: HARVEST MOON DS
16: DR KAWASHIMA’S BRAIN TRAINING
17: GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES
18: THE SIMS 2
19: CRACKDOWN
20: LEGO STAR WARS II: THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY

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Eidos has been adamant that there will be no next-gen version of the upcoming Tomb Raider: Anniversary game, but this doesn’t appear to have prevented the UK-based publisher from announcing a Wii version of the game.

"The Wiimote & Nunchuck controller allows Wii gamers to control Lara in brand new, unique ways, and there are plenty of new features, to be revealed soon, which will ensure Anniversary really hits the spot - literally," said Kathryn Clements, Senior Brand Manager, Tomb Raider.

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A website address in the back of the Spider-Man 3 game manual leads to an American Activision website, where very basic details of a game called Spider-Man: Friend or Foe can be found.

The game, which the site reveals is scheduled for release in the autumn, appears to be based on the Spider-Man movie universe, the website stating: "A new twist on the legend. A new take on the movies…"

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