Video: Full level of Splinter Cell Double Agent

We went back to the Ubisoft booth to shoot a walkthrough of the famous Kinshasah level of Splinter Cell Double Agent, now in integrality. The build was much more advanced than the one we saw at E3, and the framerate problems we experienced back then are now gone for good. We also discovered a new feature, "Trust", which indicates during the game how much your employers trust in you, depending on the choices you make (saving innocents or not, skipping objectives etc). Finally, we had a quick overview of some new maps of the final game, and those who feel disturbed by the odd settings of the Kinshasah level can relax, there are a lot of different environnements, and it's more than ever about using gadgets, sneaking and hiding.

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GC06: Tiger Woods 2007 gameplay

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 was also on the Microsoft booth, so I took advantage of a guy who seemed to appreciate the game quite much, and did this video. The game is certainly not a looker, but I suppose it has other well hidden qualities...

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Sonic The Hedgehog Footage in High Definition

Since his birth 14 years ago, Sonic The Hedgehog has spanned several generations of video game systems, appearing in over 30 games that have sold more than 38 million units of software. He's returning once again and this time making a debut on next-gen console with Sonic The Hedgehog, a platformer for the Xbox 360 and PS3 eveloped under the direction of Yuji Naka, award-winning developer known for creating the hugely successful SEGA franchise

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GC06: Splinter Cell Double Agent images

Ubisoft also released these four images of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent, with no sign of a new trailer.

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New Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Screenshots

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six makes its next-generation hardware debut in the most dramatic installment of the renowned first-person shooter franchise to date. Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in “Sin City” threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights.

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The Art of Premium Packaging

To the average consumer, shopping for a piece of videogame software is a lot like dating: First impressions are everything.

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GC: WOW Factor

It's odd to learn that Blizzard Entertainment might be wary of taking on a new challenge. After all, the decision to create a Warcraft MMORPG, despite the huge amounts of time, money and risk involved, worked out rather well.

So well, in fact, that the game is now played by more than 6 million players worldwide - and counting. What's more, they're all forking out at least $12.99 a month for the privilege, which means Blizzard probably isn't having too much trouble paying the bills. Namely the bills for their champagne fountains, personal helicopters and office chairs made out of melted-down fabergé eggs. Possibly.

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Default Loss

It's rare for a videogames show - be it E3, TGS or any other event - to have clear winners and losers from among the top publishers and platform holders. In general, there are positives and negatives on all sides. Take this year's E3 for example, where despite the strong media backlash against Sony's arrogant attitude in their press conference (not to mention their price point), the firm did succeed in showing off a surprisingly polished array of software both in playable and trailer form.

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First screens of Halo 2 for Vista

Halo 2 has been out for ages on the Xbox, but it's still the most popular game on Xbox Live. No wonder Microsoft wants to benefit some more from the game by releasing it on PC. On top of that, the game will only run on Windows Vista, which should demonstrate the power of the platform.
The first screenshots don't do that, however. Not even by a long shot. Even with the visual improvements, we've already seen a lot of games that look way more impressive.

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Worlds First Completed PS3 Gets White Gloves Treatment at GC06!!!

At last the PS3 has been removed from its showcase at this years Leipzig Games Convention! Sony's hardware production manager "Ulrich von Fürstenber" displayed the PS3 to visitors while sporting a pair of white gloves (wouldn't want to get any finger prints on it)! He CONFIRMED to Sonic151 (pictured wearing 0% interested t-shirt) that the PS3 remains on track for a November 17th release and pitched why blu-ray is superior to HD-DVD. Ulrich relayed that 90% of upcoming next gen movies are on blu-ray and not HD-DVD and that the PS3 acts as a very cool blu-ray player. Lastly, he commented that the PS3 was not playable due to the upcoming Tokyo Games Show and rubbished reports that there is a hidden feature that nobody knows about.

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Half-Life 2: Episode Two Trailer, Videos and Movies

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EA Looking To Buy Crytek?

News has come in - via an article in a German newspaper that speaks of EA possibly beginning the process of getting there hands on Crytek (the developers of Far Cry and the upcoming Crysis). EA has already secured the publishing rights Crysis, and according to the German newspaper article, EA's Gerhard Florin describes Crytek as a “very, very interesting candidate” for an acquisition.

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Gran Turismo HD forerunner to new next-gen GT

Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi spoke about the next Gran Turismo title in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu. There were two points of interest in the article. First, the parenthetical "working title" has been dropped from the name, implying that Gran Turismo HD is indeed the final title. Second, while Yamauchi lavished praise on the game's high-definition graphics, he stated that the game was not the true next-gen heir to the popular racing series' crown.

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MS Denies EA Employee Claim of High Failure Rates Among X360s

Yesterday we were tipped off by an employee of a major publisher who claimed that the Xbox 360 failure rate—at least within his studio—has been much higher than Microsoft has stated failure rates to be (around 3-5%). The employee suggested that the failure rates were actually as high as 30-50% among the 300 or so consoles they received. He also noted that Capcom's Dead Rising seemed to be making the problem worse, with many of the consoles getting much hotter than usual.

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PS3 games $59.99

Best-buy is listing PS3 games for pre-order at $59.99.(same price as 360 games)

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Awesome "Saint's Row" trailer in full HD

It's almost time to get your pimp on in Volition's and THQ's crazy action game Saints Row. We covered the multiplayer action in detail here, and now we've grabbed an exclusive video showing what all of the commotion is about.

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Romanowski, Taylor Named to Cover of Blitz 360 - Kotaku

Freed from the shackles of NFL servitude, Midway continues to deliver up spicy football titles that show what the game really is like, both on and off the field.

Blitz: The League for the Xbox 360 is set to hit this October and Blitz: The League Overtime is coming in November for the PSP.

Midway today said they've named Bill Romanowski and Lawrence Taylor as co-cover athletes for the 360 version of the game. Romanowski will also be lending his winning personality and voice to the game as Bruno Batagglia, one of the fantasy league's most hated linebackers.

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