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EA's Peter Moore has just confirmed via his official EA blog that Brett Favre will be featured on the cover of the upcoming Madden NFL 09. This will be the first time a retired player will be on the cover of a Madden NFL game, and Peter Moore had this to say on the issue:

"It is with great pride that we take the bold step of featuring a retired player on the front of packaging, an honor normally reserved for a player at the peak of his game.

I say with great pride, because some may question the marketing strategy behind this (and many at EA did just that, quite frankly). I don't for one minute."

Check out the source link to read Moore's full post.

Source: EA

The Guitar Hero franchise has seen major success over the years, although gamers have all agreed it needs something new. Well, it has been confirmed that something new will indeed be coming. So, what could that 'something' be? Vocals and other instruments, apparently.

Activision's CEO Bobby Kotick had this to say:
"We'll include a lot of other instruments, vocals. It will help us expand internationally. It's the first game we've had in which we can use local content and local bands."  read more »

A new batch of screenshots for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii version) has just arrived. The biggest news here is that one of them is a shot of the character selection screen. Not too long ago, LucasArts revealed that Darth Vader would be playable in the game. Now it appears that Count Dooku, Darth Maul, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, and many others are also in the game. One thing that seems a little odd is that Yoda (who was also confirmed to be in the game) is missing. That leads us to believe that he might be a hidden/unlockable character. If that's the case, he may not be the only one. Anyway, check out the screenshots:  read more »

Activision announced today that the latest Spiderman game, Spiderman: Web of Shadows, is official in the works from Shaba Games and Treyarch for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, DS and PC. Web of Shadows will apparently be a free-roaming, open-ended, action-adventure game set in New York. The game will combine traditional web slinging with customizable superpowers. The ground combat will work the same way as before, with the combo attacks, but the game will also put more of an emphasis on vertical combat, which means fighting bad guys while in the air. The one thing that sets this game apart from the previous games, is that you will now be able to choose how you want to play. You can be the friendly neighborhood Spiderman, or you can succumb to the dark side and ignore the missions.  read more »

A few days ago Lucas Arts stated that they would be announcing something special regarding Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Today they have confirmed that Darth Vader will be a playable character in the upcoming game.

Unfortunately, there's a catch. Because Vader is so powerful, he will only be playable during the first level. After the first level, the game will shift over to his "secret apprentice" who you will then play as for the remainder of the game.

Even if it's only for a short period of time, I'm sure playing as Vader will still be pretty awesome.

Source: onAXIS

Atari has finally given Alone in the Dark an official release date for the U.S. and Europe versions of the game. It's coming June 20 for Europe and June 24 for the U.S.

Unfortunately, this only includes the Xbox 360, PC, PS2 and Wii versions of the game. PS3 owners will have to wait until later this year to get their hands on a copy.

The game was originally scheduled for a May release date, but it was pushed back due to the developer (Eden Games) wanting to polish the game a little more before releasing it.

"We want to deliver the best possible experience to gamer, because we have a remarkable product. We’ve been getting an incredible response from the people that have seen it in demos. We’ll soon be supplying code to the market." (Eden Games)  read more »

Today, Lucas Arts has announced an official release date for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. It will be released on September 16, 2008 in the U.S. and in Southeast Asia/Australia on the 17th and 18th respectively.

That's not all the good news. Spike TV will be showing a sneak peek on the game, unveiling several new details about the game. This will coincide with the showing of all six of the Star Wars films.

The game will be taking place between the largely unexplored era between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope. Players will take the role of Darth Vader's "secret apprentice," assisting him in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi.

Here's Spike TV's schedule for the showing of the sneak peek:  read more »

Finally, April Fools Day is over and we can get back to reporting real news. Sorry for the lack of updates yesterday, but I never take anything seriously on April 1. And if I get Rick Rolled one more time I'm going to kill someone. Anyway, what were some of yesterdays highlights? Well, here are some of the more memorable ones:  read more »

Today, Activision has released the first official trailer for the upcoming game Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. For those that don't know, the game will be chronicling Aerosmith's entire career from beginning to present. It was recently announced that the game will not only feature Aerosmith though, and songs from other rock bands that they played with or were inspired by will also be present. The game is coming out this June for the PS2, PS3, 360 and Wii. You can check out the trailer below:  read more »

A trailer has been released in the UK for Mario Kart Wii, showing off many of the games key features. It also shows quite a bit of in-game footage, such as the new tracks and vehicles. Check it out:

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