May 17

‘Conquest’ Grants Players Freedom to Fight Epic ‘Rings’ Battles Any Way Desired

Pandemic Studios, an award-winning developer of blockbuster video games, is proud to announce the development of The Lord of the Rings: Conquest™ for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PC and Nintendo DS™ platforms. Pandemic Studios is a division of Electronic Arts Inc
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May 17

Mike Tyson Featured in First Boxing Videogame in Nearly a Decade

Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that EA SPORTS™Fight Night Round 4 is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver under the EA SPORTS brand. EA SPORTS Fight Night is back with the most realistic “in the ring” experience to date, featuring some of the greatest boxers in history fighting in their prime.
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May 17

Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, announced today that Inon Zur has created the original musical score for Bethesda Softworks’ highly anticipated post-apocalyptic video game, Fallout® 3. Zur, an award-winning composer, has created numerous scores for films, television, and new media.
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May 17

Retail Sales of Grand Theft Auto IV Top $500 Million in First Week

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), said today that Grand Theft Auto IV has surpassed all-time entertainment records for day one and week one sales by dollar value. Released on Tuesday, April 29th, Grand Theft Auto IV, the critically acclaimed video game, has sold through to consumers approximately 6 million units globally with an estimated retail value of more than $500 million in the first week. Grand Theft Auto IV sold approximately 3.6 million units on its opening day with a retail value of approximately $310 million globally.
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May 17

Publishers of the Renowned WWE SmackDown/SmackDown vs. Raw Franchise To Establish New Property for Next Generation Systems

THQ Inc. and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. today announced that WWE® Legends of WrestleMania® is currently in development for the Xbox 360® and the PLAYSTATION®3. Joining the distinguished WWE® SmackDown®/SmackDown vs. Raw® franchise, which has shipped more than 37 million units worldwide since 2000, WWE Legends of WrestleMania is scheduled for release in March 2009 to coincide with the annual pinnacle of sports entertainment, WrestleMania® 25, in Houston, Texas.
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