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SILVER SLIMLINE PS2 OUT MAY 13

New-colour for slimline PS2 to launch on same day as Xbox 2 MTV showcase airs

Sony has confirmed that a silver satin-finish version of slimline PS2 will release in Europe on May 13. For those keeping tabs on happenings in the console world, this is the same date that the MTV Xbox 2 showcase unveiling Microsoft's next-gen console will air on these shores. What a strange coincidence.

The new PS2 will retail at £114.99 (€159). Sony is also releasing peripherals to complement the model, with the official vertical stand, memory card, Dual Shock 2 controller and DVD remote control being made available in silver satin too.

EIDOS ANNOUNCES E3 LINE-UP

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend bouncing into E3 along with Hitman: Blood Money and more

Eidos has confirmed it's line-up for E3 2005 this afternoon, the list holding no surprises whatsoever - unless the publisher has a few tricks up its sleeve that it doesn't plan to reveal until next month.

Lara Croft's latest outing Tomb Raider: Legend (PS2, Xbox, PC) will appear alongside Agent 47's next mission Hitman: Blood Money (PS2, Xbox, PC), cops 'n' robbers shooter 25 to Life (PS2, Xbox, PC) and the first-person shooter spin-off from the Commandos series Commandos: Strike Force.

"E3 2005 marks the unveiling of the latest instalments of three of the industry's most successful franchises in addition to a first glimpse of two of the most iconic characters, Lara Croft and Agent 47," said Paul Baldwin, Vice President of Marketing, Eidos.

"The Tomb Raider, Hitman and Commandos franchises make highly anticipated returns featuring new engines and dramatically enhanced gameplay features. Additionally, Eidos will be presenting 25 To Life the first to market urban shooter featuring timeless Cops and Robbers gameplay."

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Sony to Con PSPs

SCEA is developing an all-new fighting-gambling game exclusively for its handheld.

Though several fighting games are already out for the PSP, October will see an all-new brawler step into the portable ring. Sony Computer Entertainment America announced today. Called The Con, the game is being developed at SCEA's Santa Monica studio, and has not yet been rated or priced.

The Con puts a gritty spin on the fighting genre. It is set in an underworld of no-holds-barred bouts and high-stakes gambling. Players will create a fighter who will specialize in one of five combat styles-- boxing, wrestling, kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do and Jeet Kune Do.

In the game's story mode, players will train their fighters solo or in team of three, which increases the strategic element. Players can also engage in straight head-to-head matches in ad hoc multplayer, which will support up to two players.

The Con also has several features not found in most other fighting games. First is the addition of gambling, which will allow players to bet on their own fights--which they can then deliberately lose to win big. The game also sports an "image import" feature which will allow players to import photos from a PC (via the PSP's Memory Stick Duo) to add to their in-game character.

Next-gen growth starts with PS3, no sooner

Wedbush Morgan says 360 will herald next-gen's starting gun, but good times for game industry not expected until '07.

There's a sales cycle that tends to repeat itself with each new generation of consoles--one marked by slow sales in the months preceding the new generation as gamers save their money in anticipation of the next big thing, and a subsequent spike in sales in the year following the introduction of the new generation.

In a memo assessing the year in gaming so far, Wedbush Morgan ****yst Michael Pachter cautions against viewing the expected fall release of Microsoft's next console as the beginning of the measurable growth in the next-generation cycle.

"We believe that market perception will cause entertainment software stocks to fluctuate within a narrow range until there is better visibility into software demand," Pachter wrote in his memo. "We think that many investors have misinterpreted the launch of the Xbox 360 as the beginning of the next generation, and expect rapid sales growth in 2006. In contrast, we expect the launch of Sony's PS3 (expected in late 2006) to mark the beginning of the next cycle, and think that rapid sales growth will not materialize until 2007."

This means that the early next-generation sales growth many investors are expecting at the beginning of next year won't materialize as gamers hold off on purchases in anticipation of the PlayStation 3 launch.

Elsewhere in the memo, Pachter predicts that console and PC sales will finish the year up 10 percent over 2004, that a price cut for the redesigned PlayStation 2 will be enacted "no later than fall," and that the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS will have similarly successful years, moving 3.5 million and 3.6 million units, respectively.

Not surprisingly, Pachter believes that the PSP will expand the market beyond the younger audience targeted by the DS. He does extend his outlook of how the PSP will impact the game sector by suggesting any upside to software sales for the PSP will correspond to a decline in software sales for other consoles. "We expect the [PSP] to compete with other consoles for both consumers' time and disposable income," Pachter said

Pachter maintains Buy and Hold recommendations on GameStop and Electronics Boutique stock, respectively, saying that while he thinks the recent proposed merger of the two companies is mutually beneficial, it is possible (though unlikely) that the Federal Trade Commission will challenge the merger based on EB's overwhelming concentration in the used games market in the United States.

Overall, Pachter sees little volatility for the companies he covers, saying, "Publisher stock will likely trade in a narrow range over the next few months, due to uncertainty surrounding the impact of the introduction of the Microsoft Xbox 360 console."

So while '05 is looking strong, based on Pachter's assumptions of "a combination of strong release schedule, easy comparisons, and the PSP launch," according to Pachter, the future is less clear. "We think that many investors will be lulled into a false sense of security, causing software publisher stocks to appreciate during the middle part of the year," but then hitting more difficult times in the back of the year. Comps will be "difficult," says Pachter, and "consumer reaction to the Xbox 360 launch may disappoint," leading to share prices that could languish or decline. "We believe that publisher stocks may decline once the summer malaise begins, and once a greater number of investors adopt our thesis that 2006 is the console transition year folks."


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What's Showing at the E3 2005

Here's a list of games that have been announced to be showcased at this years E3.

Here's a list of games that have been announced to be showcased at this years E3.

While this is only a list of games that have been officially announced, the games that are going to be showcased at this year's E3 certainly aren't limited to what's we have on our list of goodies.

2K Games

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Cube, GBA, PC, PS2, Xbox)
NBA 2K6 (PS2, Xbox)
NHL 2K6 (PS2, Xbox)
Top Spin (PS2)
World Poker Tour (Unspecified Consoles)

404 Gaming

Hip-Hop Legends (PS2)

Activision

Call of Duty 2 (PC)
Call of Duty Console Sequel (PS2, Xbox)
Fantastic Four (GCN, PS2, Xbox)
The Movies (PC, PS2, Xbox)

The Adventure Company

Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None (PC)

Akella

Age of Pirates (PC)
Captain Blood (Xbox, PC)
Dead Mountaineer Hotel (working title) (PC)
Enosta: Discovery Beyond (PC)
Hard to be God (working title) (PC)
Heavy Duty (PC)
PT-boats: Knights of the Sea (PC)
Rage Rider (PS2, PC)
Raiders of the Lost Casino (PC)
Swashbucklers: Blue & Grey (PS2, PC)
S.M.E.R.S.H. (PC)

Atari

Dragonshard (PC)
Dungeons & Dragons Online (PC)
Indigo Prophecy (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (PS2, Xbox)
The Matrix: Path of Neo (PC, PS2, Xbox)
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! (PC)
Tycoon City: New York (PC)

Atlus Software

Samurai Western (PS2)
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (PS2)
Riviera: The Promised Land (GBA)
Snowboard Kids DS (DS)
Trauma Center: Under the Knife (DS)
Untitled Console RPG (PS2)

Bandai

D.I.C.E. (PS2)
Digimon World 4 (Cube, PS2, Xbox)
InuYasha: Feudal Combat (PS2)
One Piece: Grand Battle! (GBA, Cube, DS, PS2)
Zatch Bell (Cube, PS2)

Bethesda Softworks

The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (Next-Gen, PC)

Blizzard Entertainment

StarCraft: Ghost (Cube, PS2, Xbox)

Buena Vista Games

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Cube, DS, GBA, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox)
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge (PS2, Xbox)

Buka Entertainment

Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness (PC)
Hellforces (PC)
Moscow Rush (PC)
Operation: Matriarchy (PC)
Pacific Storm (PC)
Pathologic (PC)
The Stalin Subway (PC)

Capcom

Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance (PS2, Xbox)
Flipnic Ultimate Pinball (PS2)
Killer 7 (Cube, PS2)
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel (GBA)
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman (GBA)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Without Warning (PS2, Xbox)

Blitzkrieg II (PC)
American Conquest: Divided Nation (PC)
Codename: Panzers, Phase Two (PC)
The Witcher (PC)
War Front: Turning Point (PC)
War Leaders: Clash of Nations (PC)

Cenega

El Matador (PC)
The Roots (PC, Xbox)
UFO: Aftershock (PC)

Crave Entertainment

Sno-Cross 2 Featuring Blair Morgan (PS2, Xbox)
World Championship Poker 2 (PS2, Xbox)

Deep Silver

Untitled RTS (PC)

Digital Extremes

Dark Sector (Next-Gen)

DreamCatcher Interactive

Cold War (PC)
Painkiller (Xbox)

Eidos

25 to Life (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Commandos Strike Force (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Hitman: Blood Money (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Tomb Raider Legend (PC, PS2, Xbox)

Electronic Arts

Batman Begins (Cube, GBA, PS2, Xbox)
Battlefield 2 (PC)
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (PS2, Xbox)
Black & White 2 (PC)
Burnout Revenge (PS2, Xbox)
The Godfather (PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox, Next-Gen)
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (DS)
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love (Cube, PS2, Xbox)
Madden NFL 2006 (Cube, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox)
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (Cube, PS2, PSP, Xbox)
Medal of Honor: European Assault (Cube, PS2, Xbox)
NASCAR: Chase for the Cup 2006 (Cube, PC, PS2, Xbox)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Cube, DS, GBA, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox)
NCAA Football 2006 (Cube, PS2, Xbox)
The Sims 2: Nightlife (PC)

F4G Software

ATV 3 (PS2, Xbox)
Interview with a Made Man (PS2, Xbox)

Farlan Entertainment

Dark and Light (PC)

Flying Labs

Pirates of the Burning Sea (PC)

Funcom

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (PC)

High Moon Studios

Darkwatch (PS2, Xbox)

Hip Games

City of the Dead (PC, Consoles)
Ghost Wars (PC)

Imaginary Numbers

Tactica Online (PC)

JoWood Productions

Gothic III (PC)
Stargate SG-1: The Alliance (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Spellforce II: Blend of Perfection (PC)
Panzer Elite Action (PC, PS2, Xbox)
The Guild 2 (PC)
Ski Racing 2006 (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Hotel Giant 2 (PC)
Yetisports Deluxe (PC)
Aquanox: The Angel's Tears (PS2)
Legend of Kay (PS2)

KOEI

Colosseum: Road to Freedom (PS2)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms X (PS2)
Uncharted Waters Online (PC)

Konami

Castlevania DS (DS)
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (PS2)
Coded Arms (PSP)
Death Jr. (PSP)
S.L.A.I. (PS2)

LucasArts

Star Wars: Empire at War (PC)
Star Wars Galaxies: Episode III Rage of the Wookiees (PC)

Majesco

Advent Rising (PC, Xbox)
Advent Shadow (PSP)
Aeon Flux (PS2, Xbox)
ATV: Quad Frenzy (DS)
Bloodrayne (PSP)
The Darkness (Next-Gen)
Infected (PSP)
Jaws Unleashed (PS2, Xbox)
Nanostray (DS)
Psychonauts (PS2)
Texas Hold 'Em Poker (DS)

Mastiff

Pump it Up: Exceed (PS2, Xbox)

Microsoft

Perfect Dark Zero (Next-Gen)

Midway

Blitz: The League (PS2, Xbox)
Fear & Respect (PS2, Xbox)
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (PS2, Xbox)
L.A. Rush (PS2, Xbox)
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (PS2, Xbox)
Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War (PC)
The Suffering: Ties That Bind (PC, PS2, Xbox)

Mirinae Entertainment

Kahn the Absolute Power (PC)

Mythic Entertainment

Imperatior (PC)
Untitled Dark Age of Camelot Expansion (PC)

Namco

Arc the Lad: End of Darkness (PS2)
Dead to Rights: Reckoning (PSP)
Gumby vs. the Astrobots (GBA)
HUGO Bukkazoom! (GBA)
MotoGP4 (PS2)
Pac-Man World 3 (Cube, PS2, Xbox)
Shogun Warrior: Real-Time Conflict (DS)
Soulcalibur III (PS2)
Tales of Legendia (PS2)

Natsume

Chulip (PS2)
Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters (PS2)
Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life (Cube)
Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town (GBA)

NCSoft

Auto Assault (PC)
City of Villains (PC)
Guild Wars (PC)
Tabula Rasa (PC)

Nevrax

The Saga of Ryzom (PC)

Nintendo

Advance Wars DS (DS)
Animal Crossing DS (DS)
Dance Dance Revolution with Mario (Cube)
Donkey Konga 2 (Cube)
Fire Emblem: Souen no Kiseki (Cube)
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA)
Geist (Cube)
Kirby: Cursed Canvas (DS)
Mario Kart DS (DS)
Metroid Prime: Hunters (DS)
New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
Nintendogs (DS)
Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball (Cube)
Odama (Cube)
The Legend of Zelda (Cube)

NIS America

Atelier Iris ~Eternal Mana~ (PS2)
Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome (PS2)

Perpetual Entertainment

Gods and Heroes:Rome Rising (PC)

SEGA

Condemned (Next-Gen)
Phantasy Star Universe (PC, PS2)
Shadow the Hedgehog (Cube, PS2, Xbox)
Shining Force Neo (PS2)
Spartan: Total Warrior (PS2, Xbox)

Simultronics

Hero's Journey (PC)

SNK Playmore

King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout (Xbox)
King of Fighters 02/03 (Xbox)
King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Maniax (Xbox)
Metal Slug 1 (GBA)
Metal Slug 4 & 5 (PS2, Xbox)
Samurai Shodown V (Xbox)

Sony Computer Entertainment

EyeToy: Chat (PS2)
EyeToy: Kinetic (PS2)
EyeToy: Play 2 (PS2)
Genji: Dawn of the Samurai (PS2)
Jak X: Combat Racing (PS2)
MediEvil Ressurection (PS2)
NBA '06 (PS2)
Ratchet: Deadlocked (PS2)
Road to Sunday (PS2)
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (PS2)
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs (PS2)

Sony Online Entertainment

EverQuest II Expansion (PC)
Untitled Handheld Game #1 (PSP)
Untitled Handheld Game #2 (PSP)

Square Enix

Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII (PS2)
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2)
Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (PS2)
Radiata Stores (PS2)
Romancing SaGa (PS2)
Final Fantasy XI (PC, PS2)
Front Mission Online (PC, PS2)
Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII (Mobile)
Final Fantasy II (Mobile)
Final Fantasy VII Snowboarding (Mobile)
Front Mission 2089 (Mobile)
Hexcite Fusion (Mobile)
Musashi Mobile Samurai (Mobile)
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (PSP, DVD)

Team Tarsier

Metronome (PC, Next-Gen)

THQ

Battlestations: Midway (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Big Mutha Truckers DS (DS)
Big Mutha Truckers 2 (PS2, Xbox)
Bratz (GBA, PC, PS2)
Danny Phantom (GBA)
Destroy All Humans (PS2, Xbox)
Fairly OddParents (DS)
The Incredibles 2 (Cube, DS, GBA, PS2, Xbox)
Juiced (PS2, Xbox)
Moto GP 3 (Xbox)
Nicktoons (DS)
Power Rangers (GBA)
Scooby-Doo! Unmasked (Cube, DS, GBA, PS2, Xbox)
SpongeBob SquarePants Party (Cube, DS, PC, PS2, Xbox)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (PC)
Tak 3 (Cube, DS, GBA, PS2, Xbox)
Untitled Console Game #1 (Next-Gen)
Untitled Console Game #2 (Next-Gen)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault (PC)
WWE Day of Reckoning 2 (Cube)
Zoo Tycoon (DS)

TKO Software

Heaven vs. Hell (DS)

Track7 Games

Thesis (PC, Next-Gen)

Ubisoft

187 Ride or Die (PS2, Xbox)
America's Army: Rise of a Soldier (PS2, Xbox)
AND 1 Streetball (PS2)
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII (Xbox)
Brothers in Arms Road to Hill 30: New Chapter (PC, Xbox)
Far Cry Instincts (Xbox)
Heroes of Might & Magic V (PC)
Myst V: End of Ages (PC)
Peter Jackson's King Kong (PS2, Xbox, Next-Gen)
Prince of Persia 3 (PS2, Xbox)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3 (Next-Gen)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Lockdown (PS2, Xbox)

Vivendi Universal

50 Cent: Bulletproof (PS2, Xbox)
Crash Tag Team Racing (Cube, DS, PS2, Xbox)
F.E.A.R. (PC)
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (Cube, PC, PS2, Xbox)
Scarface (PC, PS2, Xbox)

Warner Bros. Interactive

Batman Begins (GCN, GBA, PS2, Xbox)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Cube, GBA, PC, PS2, Xbox)
ER (PC)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (DS, GCN, GBA, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox)
The Matrix Online (PC)
The Matrix: Path of Neo (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Scooby-Doo! Unmasked (GCN, DS, GBA, PS2, Xbox)

Webzen

Huxley (PC, Next-Gen)
SUN: Soul of the Ultimate Nation (PC)

WildTangent

FATE (PC)

Danny.