Let's start the annoying process of changing all "C"s to "K"s

Looks like Activision is catching up wiht the juggernaut known as Electronic Arts.

 

Well, this week I'll keep it short and sweet this week and get straight to the new releases. So enjoy:

 

Gran Tursimo 5: Prologue (PS3)

Okami (Wii)

High School Musical 2: Work This Out (DS)

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 2 (PC)

Rondo of Swords (DS)

Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars (DS)

Dream Pinball 3D (Wii)

Summer Sports: Paradise Island (Wii)

 

Pretty good selection this week,  so grab your wallets and start shopping.

 

 

Check out this brand new releases for the week of April 6th:

 

Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut (PC) - Last year was one of the best year's in gaming, and Assassin's Creed was one of the best games last year.  Now the game is being ported over to the PC with enough extra content to qualify the adding of of "Director's Cut" to the title.

 

Portal (PC)  - Another top game of last year, Portal made some huge innovations in the puzzle genre.  It was first released through digital distribution online and also in retail stores through a bundle pack called "The Orange Box".  Now it is finally getting its own retail release.

 

Read on to see the full list of new games released this week.

 

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It started out as a rumor. Then some box art leaked out. And now we have video.

Who knew that MSNBC even had a section on their website dedicated to games? I sure didn't, but apparently they do and the have created a new list of the top 5 most shocking events in video game history.  The list is pretty routine, but the number one event takes place in Final Fantasy VII (but I won't go into detail for spoiler reasons).  With the recent release of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, a prequel to the classsic PSOne game, I thought this would be a good list (and shocking) moment to post for those who are new the series or just never got that far in the original game.  Click the link below for a link to the list on MSNBC, and stay connected to Console Central for a review of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.

 

Click her for MSNBC's Top 5 Most Shocking Video Game Moments  

Another solid week in games!  This week the headline release is Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII for the PlayStation Portable.  The game is a prequel to the original FFVII game and is a part of 'The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'.  The game focuses on the character Zack, but you will see many familiar faces like Tifa, Cloud, Sephiroth, and Aerith.  Also releasing this week is Dark Sector a cool take on a shooter with one of the coolest video game weapons to date. Ryu slashes his way onto the Nintendo DS courtesy of Team Ninja in the new action title Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword.  Don't fret PC gamers there is plenty of new releases to go around.  The first expansion for Command and Conquer 3 is released today branded 'C&C3 Kane's Wrath".  Sega's Viking: Battle for Asguard is a promising action title for those PS3 and 360 owners.  Naruto fans are in luck this week, the third installment of the Ultimate Ninja series is released.  If you like fighters and can look past the anime theme, you may want to consider Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 as your next rental.  Thought the Harvest Moon series couldn't get any cuter? You were wrong! Check out the new DS release appropriately titled Harvest Moon DS Cute.  Universe at War: Earth Assault hits the console in real time.  Finally if you are longing for some Wii waggle action then check out Octomania, a new puzzler for Nintendo's beloved motion sensing system.  That's it for this week, stay connected to Console Central for the latest video game releases.

Cross Platform

1) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (360)
2) Army of Two (360)
3) Dark Sector (360)
4) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
5) Bully: Scholarship Edition (360)

6) Condemned 2: Bloodshot (360)

7) Frontlines: Fuel of War (360)
8) Viking: Battle for Asguard (360)

9) Viking: Battle for Asguard (PS3)

10) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)

 

Read on to see the rest of this week's Top 10 lists.

 

GameStop is raking in the dough these days.  Their financial numbers were released for the 2007 fiscal year, and by the looks of them they are doing pretty damn good for themselves.  Their final sales were up 33% compared to the previous year, and they took in net earnings of $288 million which is up 82% from the previous year!  GameStop CEO R. Richard Fontaine says, "2007 was a transformative year with hardware sales setting records and the installed base of users reaching an all-time high."  He may credit sales to gaming hardware, but their trade-in program had to have helped just a bit.  The majority of trade-in values highly undervalue a game's worth, and the cost of a used copy of a game is usually only 10% cheaper than than a new one.  I personally think that 2007 was the best year video gaming has ever seen, and gaming sales followed suit.  GameStop may have a hard time this year beating their sales and earnings if we don't see the same quality in titles, price cuts from consoles, or even new bundles for portables. 

Good and solid week for games! Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is finally here and not a moment too soon, but dont' expect to be hitting the casino's again.  This time around you will be taking the streets of the grittier side of Vegas.  Feeling nostalgic?  Well then check out the new Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for the PS2.  This is the perfect time to get familiar with the series before Guns of the Patriots comes out later this year.  Also on the PS2, you can finally sing your favorite songs from a decade ago with Singstar 90's, not that you embaressed yourself enough with Singstar Pop, Amped, and 80's.  And finally the moment you have all be waiting for, and cartoonish golfing experience on your PS3 with online capabilities.  I know, your life is finally complete!  Well if that wasn't enough new release goodness for you , there are still some other new games after the break.

 

Cross-Platform Games

 

1) Army of Two (360)

2) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (360)
3) Condemned 2: Bloodshot (360)

4) Frontlines: Fuel of War (360)
5) Grand Theft Auto IV (360)

6) Bully: Scholarship Edition (360)
7) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)

8) Viking: Battle for Asguard (360)

9) Army of Two (PS3)

10) Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)

 

Read on for the rest of this week's Top 10 lists.

 

     We know GTA IV is going to be all kinds of crazy but GTA IV's Multiplayer lets 16 players wreck havoc on 15 modes of crazy.