BioShock and Halo 3 earn most nominations when Spike TV unveiled the list of nominees for its 2007 Video Game Awards
To be eligible, a game must have been released between November 16, 2006 and December 1, 2007. The nominees were chosen by Spike TV's advisory panel, which is made of nearly two dozen game journalists.
BioShock and Halo 3 received the most nominations, with seven each, including nominations as Game of the Year and Xbox 360 Game of the Year. No Wii or PS3 exclusives were nominated as Game of the Year.
The "Most Addictive Game" category will be selected by online voters polled on the official VGA website.
The 2007 Video Game Awards will be shown on Spike TV on December 9. The complete list of nominees is as follows:
Game of the Year
- BioShock
- Halo 3
- Mass Effect
- The Orange Box
Best PS3 Game
- Heavenly Sword
- Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
- Warhawk
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Xbox LIVE® subscribers will be able to download the new Eternal Sonata™ Allegretto Picture Pack today. The Allegretto Picture Pack is a fun collectible for Eternal Sonata fans as it includes new avatars of Allegretto, Beat, March, Salsa and Viola. Previous Eternal Sonata Picture Packs include the Polka Picture Pack, which is also still available on Xbox LIVE. Grab them both and receive new avatars of all 10 characters from the game!
Eternal Sonata is the RPG to own when it launches on September 17, 2007, as it boasts an intuitive and strategic battle system that features a blend of real-time and turn-based battle, which keeps the action flowing and takes into account elements such as light and darkness. Featuring an intriguing story told through real-time cuts scenes, an unforgettable cast of characters and gorgeously-detailed environments to explore, Eternal Sonata is set to deliver one of the most engrossing RPG experiences of the year for the Xbox 360.
A new Eternal Sonata DEMO is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Now is your chance to play this year’s highly-anticipated RPG, Eternal Sonata, with a free demo available on Xbox Live® Marketplace.Developed for the Xbox 360TM video game and entertainment system by Tri-Crescendo and featuring the music of Chopin, Eternal Sonata delivers amazingly detailed 3D graphics, a captivating storyline with over 30 hours of gameplay and an innovative action battle system. Download the demo today and explore the Path to Tenuto, Tenuto Village and Heaven’s Mirror Forest with Polka, Allegretto and Beat. Get a glimpse of the world that is Eternal Sonata.
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According to some rumors floating around and landing in our inbox, we are to believe that Namco are going to release sequels to three popular franchises on the Xbox 360 soon. Katamari Damacy will be followed up with a title named "Beautiful Katamari Damacy", Ace Combat will bring "Ace Combat 6" and the Warhammer based game "Warhammer; Mark of Chaos" will see it's debut on the Xbox 360 later this year. Namco have released a couple great titles thus far on the console, and have two very promising titles coming soon, "Eternal Sonata" and "Culdcept Saga".
The rumor states that a Blockbuster Employee took a picture of the upcoming games database and these titles were listed as coming out soon. It's hard to believe just anything but with the power of the Xbox 360 and the ease of porting from the PC (in the case of Warhammer) it wouldn't be very far fetched to think that this rumor could be true. We are waiting for official confirmation though.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 sales sunk to a new low in recent Japan sales charts.
Media Create Co. on Friday reported that the Xbox successor sold 928 units in Japan.
The 1-year-old system was outsold by hardware like the Nintendo DS, PSP, PS2, Game Boy Advance SP, and Game Boy Micro in the same period.
The Xbox 360 typically sells around 1,100 units in week-to-week hardware figures.
Microsoft this week is showcasing 110 new high-definition games, including the highly anticipated RPG Blue Dragon, Infinite Undiscovery and Namco's RPG Eternal Sonata.
To help boost sales it will introduce the Xbox 360 Core System to Japan for $256 U.S.
In addition, the company will drop the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive to Japan for $170 on Nov. 17, the day Sony Corp. releases the Blu-ray equipped Playstation 3.
Microsoft has sold the least amount of Xbox 360 units in Japan. The machine has sold well in the U.S. and Europe markets on strong action and sports offerings.
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BioShock and Halo 3 received the most nominations, with seven each, including nominations as Game of the Year and Xbox 360 Game of the Year. No Wii or PS3 exclusives were nominated as Game of the Year.
