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A new Viva Piñata game has been revealed by Microsoft at it's E3 conference. However, it won't be a sequel developed by Rare. Krome Studios has been chosen to bring the series in a totally new direction. The new game will be a party game including 40 mini-games inspired by the paper creatures from the animated television series.

The game is scheduled for release this Christmas and four friends can play at the same time both offline and online over Live.

Microsoft has also announced the original Viva Piñata for PC. This will feature Windows Live support. A release date has not been given.

This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (commonly known as E3) has begun and the line-ups from developers and publishers have been unveiled. Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are keeping their main course secret though. Their line-up will be announced on their respective press conferences.

Here is the list:

Activision

• Bee Movie Game (Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC, DS)
• Call of Duty (DS)
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
• Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, DS)
• Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, DS)
• Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, DS)

Atari

• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (Wii, PS2)
• Godzilla: Unleashed (Wii, DS, PSP)
• Jenga (Wii)
• The Witcher (PC)

Bethesda Softworks

• TBA

Capcom

• MotoGP 2007 (PS2)
• Devil May Cry 4 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Rocketmen: Axis of Evil (PC download, PSN, Xbox Live Arcade)
• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PC download, PSN, Xbox Live Arcade)
• Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PC download, PSN, Xbox Live Arcade)
• Talisman (PC download, PSN, Xbox Live Arcade)

Codemasters

• Cliver Barker's Jericho (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• HEI$T (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Rise of the Argonauts (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

D3Publisher of America

• Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Wii, PS2, PSP, NDS)
• Dark Sector (Xbox 360, PS3)
• Dead Head Fred (PSP)
• Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire (Wii)
• Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution (Wii)
• Naruto: Path of Ninja (DS)

Eidos

• Age of Conan (PC, Xbox 360)
• Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Electronic Arts

• Army of Two (PS3, Xbox 360)
• Boogie (Wii)
• Burnout Paradise (PS3, Xbox 360)
• Crysis (PC)
• EA Playground (Wii, DS)
• FIFA 08 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, DS)
• Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Hellgate: London (PC)
• Madden NFL 08 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, DS)
• Medal of Honor Airborne (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS3, Xbox 360)
• MySims (Wii, DS)
• NASCAR 08 (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2)
• Need For Speed: ProStreet (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, DS)
• Rock Band (PS3, Xbox 360)
• The Simpsons (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS)
• Skate (PS3, Xbox 360)
• SimCity Societies (PC)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC)

Gamecock

• Dementium: The Ward (DS)
• Dungeon Hero (PC, Xbox 360)
• Fury (PC)
• Hail to the Chimp (PS3, Xbox 360)
• Mushroom Men (Wii, DS)
• Unannounced title (possibly Section 8)
• Unannounced title (TBC)

GSC Game World

• "The next game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series."

Hudson

• Fishing Master (Wii)

Konami

• Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
• Contra 4 (DS)
• Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party (Wii)
• Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2 (PS2)
• Dewy's Adventure Wii)
• Fishing Master (Wii)
• Hellboy: The Science of Evil (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP)
• Konami Kids Playground (PS2)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
• Silent Hill: Origins (PSP)

LucasArts

• TBA

Majesco

• Blast Works: Build, Fuse & Destroy (Wii)
• Holly Hobbie & Friends (DS)
• Kengo: Legend of the 9 (Xbox 360)
• Nancy Drew and the Deadly Secret of Olde World Park (DS)
• Operation: Vietnam (DS)
• Turn It Around (DS)
• The Wild West (DS)
• Zoo Hospital (DS)

Microsoft

• Blue Dragon (Xbox 360)
• Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
• Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360)
• Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
• Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360)

Midway

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am (PS2)
• The Bee Game (Wii, DS)
• Blacksite (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Cruis'n (Wii)
• Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Imagination Invaders (DS)
• Game Party (Wii)
• Hour of Victory (PC)
• John Woo's Stranglehold (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar (PC)
• Ultimate Mortal Kombat (DS)
• Unreal Tournament 3 (PC)
• The Wheelman (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
• TNA iMPACT! (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2)

Nintendo

• TBA

Namco Bandai

• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Xbox 360)
• Beautiful Katamari (Xbox 360)
• Culdcept SAGA (Xbox 360)
• Digimon World: Dawn/Digimon World: Dusk (DS)
• Digimon World Data Squad (PS2)
• Dynasty Warriors: Gundam (PS3, Xbox 360)
• Eternal Sonata (Xbox 360)
• .hack//G.U. Vol. 3 Redemption (PS2)
• Namco Museum DS (DS)
• Namco Museum REMIX (Wii)
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes (PSP)
• Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 (PS2)
• Smash Court Tennis 3 (PSP)
• Soul Calibur Legends (Wii)
• Space Station Tycoon (Wii)
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (PSP)
• Time Crisis 4 (PS3)

NCsoft

• Aion (PC)
• Dungeon Runners (PC)
• Guild Wars: Eye of the North (PC)
• Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa (PC)

Paradox Interactive

• Combat Mission: Shock Force (PC)
• Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power (PC)
• Hearts of Iron Anthology (PC)
• Tarr Chronicles (PC)

Rockstar Games

• TBA

SEGA

• Bleach: Shattered Blade (Wii)
• Bleach: The Blade of Fate (DS)
• The Club (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
• Condemned 2: Bloodshot (Xbox 360, PS3)
• Ghost Squad (Wii)
• The Golden Compass (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, DS)
• Iron Man (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, DS)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympics (Wii, DS)
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii)
• SEGA Rally (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PSP)
• Sonic Rush Adventure (DS)
• Space Siege (PC)
• Universe At War: Earth Assault (Xbox 360, PC)
• Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360)

Sierra

• Crash of the Titans (Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, GBA)
• Empire Earth 3 (PC)
• Geometry Wars: Galaxies (Wii, DS)
• The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (Wii)
• SWAT: Target Liberty (PSP)
• TimeShift (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Unannounced title (TBC)
• World in Conflict (PC)

Square Enix

• Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS)
• Dragon Quest: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (DS)
• Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition (PSP)
• Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess (Xbox 360, PS2, PC)
• Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS)
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fate (DS)
• Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP)
• Front Mission (DS)
• Heroes of Mana (DS)

Sony Computer Entertainment

• Killzone 2 (PS3)

Sony Online Entertainment

• TBA

Take-Two

• All-Pro Football 2K8 (PS3, Xbox 360)
• BioShock (PC, Xbox 360)
• The Darkness (PS3, Xbox 360)
• NBA 2K8 (PS3, Xbox 360)
• NHL 2K8 (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2)
• Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS)

THQ

• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS)

Ubisoft

• Assassin's Creed (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Warner Bros. Interactive

• FEAR sequel (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Spark Unlimited, better known as the developer of Call of Duty: Finest Hour, has signed up for a new project with Gamecock. The project is entitled Legendary: The Box and is being developed for release in 2008 on PC and next-generation consoles. The report comes from GamesIndustry.biz.

Craig Allen, CEO of Spark Unlimited, reveals that the game is their dream game that they've secretly been working on. He continues:

"We've made a name for ourselves with World War II first-person shooters, but Legendary: The Box is our labour of love. It's a thrill to work with Gamecock; they want to see the game completed exactly as we envisioned it."

Spark Unlimited is also collaborating with Codemasters on the upcoming Turning Point: Fall of Liberty - a game scheduled for release before the end of this year.

Ubisoft has released a new multiplayer demo for the PC version of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2. Head over to the official website for a list of download mirrors - it weighs in at just over a gigabyte!

The demo includes the PC-exclusive map Calavera in Recon vs. Assault and Team Deathmatch. If you own a PC and have been waiting a long time for the tactical squad-based shooter for your platform, you will get a map editor, a new multiplayer mode and a more tactical experience, according to the developers.

The game is released on 29th June.

Assassin's Creed is one of the strongest titles heading for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC these days and Ubisoft has now confirmed the official release date. The game is scheduled for release worldwide in November.

Tony Key of Ubisoft says:

"Assassin's Creed is going to be a huge launch for Ubisoft this year along with the added prestige of being the start of this exciting new franchise that is bringing something completely new to the market.

"We're confident that Assassin's Creed will exceed expectations as a 'must-have' title this holiday season and will achieve both critical and commercial success."

In the game we meet the assassin Altair who parkours his way over the rooftops of 12th century buildings trying to avoid getting caught and of course assassin things. The setup sounds like a blend of Hitman, Thief and games similar to Splinter Cell. Wuuuhuuu, can't wait!

Rumours say that Tomb Raider Anniversary is heading to Xbox 360. The game has already been released or confirmed on PC, PS2, PSP and Wii and is basically a remake of the first game in the series released about 11 years ago.

The rumours come from the Entertainment Software Ratings Board website where the game has been listed for Microsoft's console. It suggests that four different missions - or maps - will be released - probably through Live Marketplace as add-ons for Tomb Raider: Legend.

No release date has been given yet and Eidos has yet to confirm the Xbox 360 version of the anniversary. The game is out now on PC and PlayStation 2 nonetheless. Try it out!

Activision reveals in their latest financial report that Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is planned to be released by the end of summer. This narrows the release date down to July, August or September. August would actually be a quite realistic date, although Activision is not going to set a precise date until the game has gone gold.

"It's finished when it's done," as id Software always put it.

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is in development for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The Windows version is expected to hit the stores first - and will see you compete in online battles as either Strogg or Human factions.

Todd Hollenshead of id Software has given a little update on the progress of the upcoming Castle Wolfenstein title. Unfortunately the new game in the series will not come out this year. Castle Wolfenstein is in the works at developer Raven Software and has been confirmed for both Xbox 360 and PC.

Hollenshead says:

"Raven is still developing it. I hope we'll be able to have some more news about the game within a reasonably short period of time. We made the announcement that the 360 was the primary development platform - that hasn't changed, but it is in development for the PC as well.

Wolfenstein is a game that's close to my heart. It was the first game that I played even before I came to work at id in 1996 as CEO, and I played it until I had motion-sickness from trying to find all the secrets behind the walls.

The new Wolfenstein is going to be a game that is different and unique in its own right, but still B.J. Blazkowicz in the Wolfenstein universe, with all the cool stuff and the unique stuff there. And hopefully we'll have some more details about how that is all going to work before too long."

2008 is a long time to wait - especially without a specific release date.

Wrooom wrooom. EA has announced the next game in the Need For Speed series. The new game is a street-racing based adventure game and is called ProStreet. It will hit Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, DS, PS2, PSP and mobiles this autumn.

Canada-based EA Black Box is developing it and the franchise will yet again be rubbing shoulders with the underground racing world. The developers promise that the graphics have undergone an overhaul and look literally jaw-dropping. Every crash and bump will leave scratches on your car - which is fully customizable. There will also be "a revolutionary online mode that will redefine the meaning of competitive social play".

Larry LaPierre, execute producer of the game, says:

"Need for Speed ProStreet accelerates street racing culture by providing the ultimate stage for the pursuit of supremacy. This is a game about building the ultimate performance-tuned battle machine, taking it to multi-disciplinary showdowns all over the world and pitting your skills and reputation against the very best street racers."

Now we just have to wait.

Dirty Dancing becomes a game. Codemasters Online Gaming has revealed it's working on the project, which brings the iconic dancing film to PC. There's still little information about it, although the studio Lionsgate is confident the game will make for an instant hit.

Anne Parducci, executive vice president of marketing at Lionsgate says:

"Dirty Dancing delivers compelling subject matter that has all the tools to become an instant hit online. The movie appeals to audiences of all ages and continues to win over new fans through increased exposure from the highly successful DVDs and multiple airings on cable.

For two decades, girls and women have identified with Baby, and through this wonderful game from Codemasters, they will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in her world like never before."

Dirty Dancing first appeared in 1987 and tells the story of a young lady who meets an experienced dance instructor. It's a film filled with emotions, love and of course dancing.