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Video Game News Highlights for 06.09.08 – 06.13.08 June 14, 2008

Posted by Weasel Terrahawk in News.
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• Major game released this week were: Don King Presents: Prizefighter for the 360; My Pokemon Ranch for WiiWare; Dig Dug for the Wii VC; The Incredible Hulk for the PC; NASCAR 09 for the 360, PS3 and PS2; Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy for the Wii; Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit for the PS3 and 360; My Fashion Studio for the DS; Backyard Baseball 2009 for the Wii; and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the PS3.

• The Entertainment Software Association, or ESA, has been losing a lot of it’s members lately, starting with Activision and Vivendi, soon after being joined by LucasArts and id Software. Reasons have been given, ranging from rising membership fees to issues with the association’s president.

• Rumors have been confirmed: Call of Duty 5 will be called Call of Duty World at War, and will, once again, go back to the days of World War II. They’re planning on using battles not often used in the WWII age. For the 360, you will also be able to have four-player co-op campaign. CoD:WaW is set to be released this holiday season on every system.

• Guitar Hero: On Tour, the DS version of Guitar Hero, is set to come out on June 22nd, but not only might you be able to get just the game, but you can also get your hands on a special edition bundle. This bundle includes a silver and black DS with the Guitar Hero logo on it, also with Guitar Hero: On Tour. The bundle was initially listed at being priced at $180.

• Electronic Arts is now being sued by another party, this time your everyday game player is taking a shot. Football game players in DC and California have filed a suit against EA stating that they are making an anticompetitive market in the football genre, a monopoly. EA currently owns exclusive rights to make games based off of the NFL, Arena Football, and NCAA Football. The suit states that they lowered the price to be competitive when Take-Two, currently trying to be bought out by EA, released NFL 2K games, but when Take-Two didn’t release an NFL 2K game, EA raised the price of Madden back up to standard price. The lawsuit is asking for restitution and damages for all who bought an EA football game since August of 2005.

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