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*[[September 5]] - ''[[Spore (video game)|Spore]]'', a [[Mac OS X]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] game that has gathered much attention for its use of [[procedural generation]]. |
*[[September 5]] - ''[[Spore (video game)|Spore]]'', a [[Mac OS X]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] game that has gathered much attention for its use of [[procedural generation]]. |
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*[[November 3]] - The second installment in the Gears of War trilogy, ''[[Gears of War 2]]'', will be released in both a standard edition and a limited collector's edition for the Xbox 360. |
*[[November 3]] - The second installment in the Gears of War trilogy, ''[[Gears of War 2]]'', will be released in both a standard edition and a limited collector's edition for the Xbox 360. |
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===Business=== |
Revision as of 19:32, 19 May 2008
Events
Notable releases
- January 31 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the successor to the GameCube's best-selling game, Super Smash Bros. Melee,[1][2] was released in Japan for the Wii.
- April 29 - The long expected and delayed Grand Theft Auto IV was released simultaneously for both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
- May 23 - The delayed and highly anticipated HAZE will be released for the Playstation 3.
- June 12 - The highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will be released world wide alongside the special MGS4 PlayStation 3 bundle.
- September 5 - Spore, a Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows game that has gathered much attention for its use of procedural generation.
- November 3 - The second installment in the Gears of War trilogy, Gears of War 2, will be released in both a standard edition and a limited collector's edition for the Xbox 360.
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Business
- July 15 to July 17 - E3 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, U.S.A.
- July 31 to August 03 - QuakeCon 2008 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, U.S.A.
Open to the public
- August 21 to August 24 - Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.
- October 3 to October 5 - E for All at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, U.S.A.
- October 9 to October 12 - Tokyo Game Show at the Makuhari Messe International Convention in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan.[3]
- October 9 to October 12 - Games Convention Asia in Singapore.
Scheduled releases
Original release dates
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Unscheduled releases
- Age of Pirates: Captain Blood (Win)
- Alan Wake (Win, X360)
- Animal Crossing (Wii)
- ArmA 2 (PS3, X360, Win)
- Art of Fighting Anthology (Wii)
- Backbreaker (PS3, X360)
- Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts (X360)
- Bionic Commando (PS3, Win, X360)
- Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled (NDS)
- Brothers in Arms: Double Time (Wii)
- Brütal Legend (PS3, X360)
- Burnout Paradise (Win)
- Castle of Shikigami III (Wii)
- Cipher Complex (PS3, X360)
- Civilization Revolution (Wii)
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PS3, Win, X360)
- Damnation (PS3, Win, X360)
- Dancing With The Stars: BreakOUT! (PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360)
- Dead Island (Win, X360)
- Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon (PS3, X360)
- Disaster: Day of Crisis (Wii)
- Disciples 3: Renaissance (Win)
- Disgaea DS: Prince of the Demon World and the Red Moon (NDS)
- Dragon Quest IX (NDS)
- Drakensang: The Dark Eye (Win)
- Empire: Total War (Win)
- Eternity's Child (NDS, Wii)
- Fable II (X360)
- Fallout 3 (PS3, Win, X360)
- Far Cry 2 (PS3, Win, X360)
- Fracture (PS3, X360)
- Guitar Hero IV (Mac, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360)
- Halo: Chronicles (X360)
- Halo Wars (X360)
- Heavy Rain (PS3)
- Highlander: The Game (PS3, Win, X360)
- inFamous (PS3)
- Just Cause 2 (PS3, Win, X360)
- Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (NDS)
- Left 4 Dead (Win, X360)
- Lego Universe (Win)
- Legendary: The Box (PS3, Win, X360)
- Mario Super Sluggers (Wii)
- Mega Man Star Force 2 (NDS)
- Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, X360)
- Mirror's Edge (PS3, Win, X360)
- MotorStorm: Pacifica (PS3)
- Mushroom Men (NDS, Wii)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (PS3)
- Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising (PS3, Win, X360)
- Postal III (Win, X360)
- Prey 2 (Win, X360)
- Project Origin (PS3, Win, X360)
- Prince of Persia: Prodigy (PS3, Win, X360)
- Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (NDS, PSP, Win, X360)
- Quantum of Solace (PS3, Wii, Win, X360)
- Rainy Woods (PS3, X360)
- Rise of the Argonauts (PS3, Win, X360)
- Saboteur (PS3, X360)
- Silent Hill V (PS3, X360)
- Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (NDS)
- Sonic Unleashed (PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
- Space Siege (Win)
- Speed Racer (PS2)
- Still Life 2 (Win)
- Tales of Vesperia (X360)
- Tekken 6 (PS3)
- The Bourne Conspiracy (PS3, X360)
- The Incredible Hulk (NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360)
- The Last Remnant (PS3, X360)
- The Wheelman (PS3, Win, X360)
- The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (PS3, Win, X360)
- This is Vegas (PS3, Win, X360)
- Tiberium (PS3, Win, X360)
- TNA iMPACT! (PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
- Tomb Raider: Underworld (NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360)
- Tom Clancy's EndWar (NDS, PS3, PSP, X360)
- Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (PS3, Win, X360)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Win, X360)
- Top Spin 3 (PS3, X360)
- Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
- Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One (NDS)
- WarDevil: Unleash the Beast Within (PS3)
- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Win)
- Wet (PS3, X360)
- White Knight Chronicles (PS3)
- Wii Music (Wii)
- World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (PS3, Win, X360)
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Win)
- WorldShift (Win)
- WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (Mobile, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)
- X-Blades (PS3, X360)
References
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A video game, also known as a computer game or just a game, is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset. Most modern video games are audiovisual, with audio complement delivered through speakers or headphones, and sometimes also with other types of sensory feedback (e.g., haptic technology that provides tactile sensations). Some video games also allow microphone and webcam inputs for in-game chatting and livestreaming.
Video games are typically categorized according to their hardware platform, which traditionally includes arcade video games, console games, and computer (PC) games; the latter also encompasses LAN games, online games, and browser games. More recently, the video game industry has expanded onto mobile gaming through mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablet computers), virtual and augmented reality systems, and remote cloud gaming. Video games are also classified into a wide range of genres based on their style of gameplay and target audience. (Full article...)
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- ... that a cheat code in the video game Spyro: Year of the Dragon grants access to a near-complete copy of Crash Bash?
- ... that the 1979 video game Superman was one of the first console games with a pause feature?
- ... that Justin Yu, the current Classic Tetris World Champion, is also a cellist in MIT's video game orchestra?
- ... that the video game Pyongyang Racer was developed in North Korea for Koryo Tours, which organises tours to the country?
- ... that the name of the video game mod series Bomba Patch was inspired by éclairs?
- ... that Splatoon 3 became the fastest-selling video game of all time in Japan three days after launch?
- ... that before Sarah Elmaleh voiced the player character in the video game Anthem, developed by BioWare, she voiced characters in a mod of an earlier BioWare game?
- ... that fighting video game Panza Kick Boxing was endorsed by a French kickboxing champion who also supplied technical advice?
- ... that Through the Darkest of Times was the first video game published in Germany to use swastikas?
- ... that Activision teased the video game Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time by sending jigsaw puzzles to members of the press?
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- American video game magazine Game Informer discontinues publication after 33 years. The magazine's website is also shut down. (BBC News)
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- ^ "At Long Last, Nintendo Proclaims: Let the Brawls Begin on Wii!" (Press release). Nintendo of America Inc. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ "Nintendo Reveals Its Next Engaging Experiences" (Press release). Nintendo of America Inc. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ Le TGS 2008 en octobre