Sony Pictures: Netflix issue not specific to Xbox, only temporary
November 21, 2008
brp style=text-align: center;a href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126465/filmscreen_qjpreviewth.jpg?783794 rel=lightbox[article126465] title=Pwnd 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126465/filmscreen.jpg 3F783794 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg alt=Pwnd - Image 1 title=Pwnd - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126465/filmscreen_qjpreviewth.jpg?783794 align=/anbsp;nbsp;br/pbrNow we look at the other side of the fence. Yesterday, a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/sony/880 id=tag title=Father of PlayStationSony/a was portrayed as the mean grinch who stole a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/netflix/14624 id=tag title=Online DVD rental service, offering flat rate rental-by-mail to customers in the United StatesNetflix/a-Xbox 360 subscribers’ Christmases — more like their movie subscriptions, actually — when it was discovered that a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/sony-pictures/6547 id=tag title=Sony‘d TV and film production outfitSony pictures/a are not allowed to run on the a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/microsoft/94 id=tag title=Xbox 360 CreatorMicrosoft/a console.brbrCompetition much, eh?brbrToday, Sony Pictures steps up on the ring and defends itself, saying that there was now secret power play that went on with the whole thing. Sending out an e-mailed statement, brbrp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; This issue is not specific to Xbox or any other individual platform. Sony Pictures is currently in discussions with the relevant parties to resolve certain licensing matters related to the distribution of its motion pictures. Given the ongoing nature of these discussions, we don’t think it’s appropriate to comment further at this time./pbrGiven this development, it is then construed that once the licensing issue is fixed, then all will be well in the land of Xbox Live. Maybe.brbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;Related Articles:br/spanullia href=http://www.qj.net/Sony-pulls-a-Grinch-Sony-movies-can-t-run-on-Netflix-XBL/pg/49/aid/126415span title=grinchy, grinchy sony style=font-style: italic;Sony pulls a Grinch: Sony movies can’t run on Netflix-XBL/span/abr/li/ulbrbrimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj/xbox/~4/UFxVfwjvgsI height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj/xbox/~3/UFxVfwjvgsI/126465 ‘Source [qj.xbox]/abr
Champions and Star Trek Online coming to the PS3?
November 20, 2008
bra href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126434/startrek_qjgenth.jpg?429080 rel=lightbox[article126434] title=Star 20Trek 20Online 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126434/startrek.jpg 3F429080 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg style=margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; alt=Star Trek Online - Image 1 title=Star Trek Online - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126434/startrek_qjgenth.jpg?429080 align=right border=0/aAs many of you already know, a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/cryptic-studios/6913 id=tag title=Cryptic Studios/a is the developer working on span id=iTxtspan id=iTxta href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/category/Champions-Online/cid/4802span id=iTxtspan class=KonaBodyspan title=Cryptic Studios‘ Champions Online MMORPG style=font-style: italic;Champions Online/span/span/span/a/span/span and span id=iTxtspan id=iTxta href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/category/Star-Trek-Online/cid/2033span title=Cryptic Studios‘ Star Trek Online MMORPG style=font-style: italic;Star Trek Online/span/a/span/span. Some of you probably already know that these games are being designed to appear both on the PC and the Xbox 360. brbrNow here’s something you probably don’t know about yet: span style=font-style: italic;Star Trek Online/span and/or span style=font-style: italic;Champions Online/span might be getting a PS3 port.brbrIt’s all just speculation so far, but one solid fact is that Cryptic Studios is looking to hire a full time PS3 Engine programmer. The help wanted sign went up on Craigslist last Friday (November 14), describing part of the job as extending existing systems to adapt to the ever-changing needs of a massively multiplayer game.brbrAs far as I know, span style=font-style: italic;Champions/span and span style=font-style: italic;Star Trek/span are the only two projects on their plate right now, so the natural conclusion is that one or both of these MMOs are getting a port to the PlayStation 3. What else could you use a PlayStation 3 programmer for? (if you’re a 360 fanboy, please refrain from answering that).brbrbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;Related Articles:br/spanullia title=Cryptic Studios delivers promise: first Star Trek Online gameplay footage unveiled href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/Cryptic-Studios-delivers-promise-first-Star-Trek-Online-gameplay-footage-unveiled/pg/49/aid/123073span style=font-style: italic;Cryptic Studios delivers promise: first Star Trek Online gameplay footage unveiled/span/a/lilispan style=font-style: italic;a title=Champions Online’s Ask Cryptic update: Of powers, costumes, and ‘in-house’ resource href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/Champions-Online-s-Ask-Cryptic-update-Of-powers-costumes-and-in-house-resource/pg/49/aid/119456Champions Online’s Ask Cryptic update: Of powers, costumes, and ‘in-house’ resource/abr/span/li/ulspan style=font-weight: bold;/spanbrbrimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj/xbox/~4/o7c741ZaT4s height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj/xbox/~3/o7c741ZaT4s/126434 ‘Source [qj.xbox]/abr
Metareview — Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360, PS3)
November 19, 2008
brpFiled under: a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/ rel=tagSony PlayStation 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft Xbox 360/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/metareviews/ rel=tagMetareviews/a/pdiv align=centera href=http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sb=0amp;tfs=allamp;ts=mortal+kombat+vs.+dcamp;ty=0amp;x=0amp;y=0img vspace=4 hspace=4 border=1 src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/mkvsdc.jpg alt= //abr //div With a href=http://www.joystiq.com/tag/midwayMidway/a’s holiday hopes (and a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/10/midway-report-76m-in-losses-for-q308-pins-q4-hope-on-mk-vs-dc/financial future/a) pinned on ema href=http://www.joystiq.com/tag/mk-vs-dcMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe/a/em, it appears the a href=http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sb=0amp;tfs=allamp;ts=mortal+kombat+vs.+dcamp;ty=0amp;x=0amp;y=0reviewers/a aren’t going to help the company out. Barring major outlier a href=http://www.giantbomb.com/mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe/61-20449/reviews/Giant Bomb/a and its 5/5, most outlets appear to be sticking around 80 and below. If it does well at retail, emMK vs. DC/em may help prevent the publisher from hearing an ominous voice-over: Finish him!br / ul lia href=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207930/mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe-ps3/GamePro/a strong(80/100)/strong: Though far from a technical fighting game, emMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe/em exceeds expectations by delivering a solidly enjoyable casual fighter. The Mature-rated gore is missed, but the core combat here feels more confident and energetic than it has in years./li lia href=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/929/929012p1.htmlIGN/a strong(75/100)/strong: emMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe/em is fun and a solid entry into the franchise, but I doubt many folks will find it entertaining past a rental. Casual players will punch through the storyline before burning out after getting stumped by one or two Kombo Challenges, while Mortal Kombat fans will have trouble accepting the toned down Fatalities and somewhat slower gameplay.span class=text_article_body/span/li lispan class=text_article_bodya href=http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/mortal-kombat-next-gen/931343p1.htmlGameSpy/a (strong70/100)/strong: /spanThough emMK vs. DC/em purports to shake up the franchise, the reality is that among the many new touches that the game adds it still lacks the depth of other fighters available today. Again, it doesn’t feel dramatically different from its predecessors, save for new mini-game modes and a big facelift. The movesets are rather generic (most are a variation of down, forward, button) and feel a tad antiquated. Its big hook (the crossover license) can’t justify the relatively shallow fighting on hand. /li lia href=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171368amp;p=371UP/a strong(B-)/strong: (Calculated as 67 on Metacritic) emMK vs. DCU/em is an oddly enjoyable distraction from real fighters. Its masher-friendly controls appeal to me in a casual-gamer way, and the midmatch minigames (damage-percentage tugs-of-war, airborne ass-kickings with the defender mirroring the aggressor’s button-presses in a bid for dominance) give the fights a sort of party-game vibe./li /ulp style=padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/metareview-mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe-xbox-360-ps3/Metareview — Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360, PS3)/a originally appeared on a href=http://www.joystiq.comJoystiq/a on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:15:00 EST. 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Sonic Unleashed staggers release dates
November 18, 2008
brpFiled under: a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/ rel=tagSony PlayStation 2/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/ rel=tagSony PlayStation 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/ rel=tagNintendo Wii/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft Xbox 360/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/ rel=tagAction/a/pdiv align=centera href=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/930/930926p1.htmlimg width=490 vspace=4 hspace=0 height=318 border=0 align=top alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/gam_nightofthewerehog_490.jpg //abr //div Oh, semantics. Although it may have been a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/11/quality-control-sega-delays-sonics-unleashing-in-japan/believed/a that a href=http://joystiq.com/tag/sonic-unleashedemSonic Unleashed/em/a was hitting retail tomorrow for all consoles, apparently those dates weren’t official. Sega has rectified that by announcing official launch dates today (via a href=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/930/930926p1.htmlIGN/a) stating that the Wii and PS2 versions will be available tomorrow, while the Xbox 360 gets its a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/02/sonic-busts-ghosts-in-upcoming-night-of-the-werehog-short/werehog/a on next week. As for the PS3’s emSonic Unleashed/em, it has been relegated to an indeterminate December date. br /br /Yes, we know, dear Xbox 360 and PS3 owners, whatever else shall you play while waiting for emSonic Unleashed/em?!p style=padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/sonic-unleashed-staggers-release-dates/Sonic Unleashed staggers release dates/a originally appeared on a href=http://www.joystiq.comJoystiq/a on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:30:00 EST. Please see our a href=http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/terms for use of feeds/a./pp style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;nbsp;/ppa href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/sonic-unleashed-staggers-release-dates/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalink/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1374913/ title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail this/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/sonic-unleashed-staggers-release-dates/#comments title=View reader comments on this entryComments/a/p pa href=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/rRXE47OVmYn9JjJPoLMhHZWgRV8/aimg src=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/rRXE47OVmYn9JjJPoLMhHZWgRV8/i border=0 ismap=true/img/a/pdiv class=feedflare a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=UhAcLmHIimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=UhAcLmHI border=0/img/a a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=KpnkIlwIimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=KpnkIlwI border=0/img/a /divimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/VyOyEgy0exs height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/VyOyEgy0exs/’Source [joystiq]/abr
Japan: PSP-3000 boosts sales, but overall game market declines
November 17, 2008
brimg alt= PSP best-selling gaming system for the month - Image 1 title= PSP best-selling gaming system for the month - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126156/psp-2.jpg?704519 style=cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; align=right border=0The numbers in a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/japan/109 id=tag title=island country in East Asia; capital city TokyoJapan/a for the month of October are now in from a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/famitsu/106 id=tag title=Gaming MagazineFamitsu/a. Data shows strong sales of the a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/psp-3000/15703 id=tag title=third model of the PSPPSP-3000/a, which was released during the month, boosting overall PSP sales.brbrThe industry as a whole seems to be suffering in the region though; the data says that sales keep falling since last year. Compared to the same period from last year, hardware sales declined 29.1 .brbrNo shocker there - almost everyone there probably has a console by now. Software sales are falling as well, 14.9 less than last year. Small wonder, since the region’s leading console is the Wii, and Nintendo’s been pretty quiet for the platform lately. Here are the hardware sales numbers for the month of October:brulliPSP: 267,000/liliDS: 140,000/liliWii: 98.285/liliPS3: 22,343/liliXbox 360: 27,224/li/ulNote that the Xbox 360 beat the PlayStation 3 by a small margin, but looking at the region’s all in all gamerbase, the PlayStation 3 has 1 of the market, while the Xbox 360 doesn’t even blip on the radar. The DS continues to be the most widespread console commanding 42.6 of the market, followed by the a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/ps2/2464 id=tag title=PlayStation 2, second console in the PlayStation series by Sony.PS2/a. The PSP and the Wii tie with 16 each.brbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;Related Articles:/spanbrullia href=http://www.qj.net/Japan-DSi-smashes-into-the-charts-Xbox-360-back-in-last-place/pg/49/aid/125918span title=Japan: DSi smashes into the charts, Xbox 360 back in last place style=font-style: italic;Japan: DSi smashes into the charts, Xbox 360 back in last place/span/a/lilia title=Japan: Grand Theft Auto IV beats LittleBigPlanet href=http://www.qj.net/Japan-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-beats-LittleBigPlanet/pg/49/aid/125915span title=Japan: Grand Theft Auto IV beats LittleBigPlanet style=font-style: italic;Japan: Grand Theft Auto IV beats LittleBigPlanet/span/a/li/ulbrbr pa href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/xbox?a=peqKZsimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/xbox?i=peqKZs border=0/img/a/pimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/xbox/~4/451148133 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/xbox/~3/451148133/126156 ‘Source [qj.xbox]/abr
Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 3 - Nov. 9: Dear brother edition
November 17, 2008
brpFiled under: a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ds/ rel=tagNintendo DS/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/ rel=tagSony PlayStation 2/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/ rel=tagSony PlayStation 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/psp/ rel=tagSony PSP/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/ rel=tagNintendo Wii/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft Xbox 360/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/ rel=tagBusiness/a/pdiv align=centerimg hspace=0 border=0 vspace=4 src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/gam_nintendods_490.jpg alt= /br //div To my younger brother and sworn enemy, the DS Lite:br /br /From high atop the pillowed throne you’ve become so accustomed to over the years, I doubt you ever looked beneath you at the competition that scrambled to match your unparalleled sales prowess. Even if you had, it would have been quite the ocular feat for you to have seen me, jilted and decomposing in last place. Don’t bother looking now — I’ve been retired for quite some time, living out my days in a cottage on an island off the coast of Kumihama, a respite afforded to me by my lucrative years, and a perfect locale for me to focus my energies on planning your demise.br /br /Fret not, dear brother — my murderous ambitious were recently sated by the birth of our newest sibling, the DSi. You see, you’re about to suffer the same fate which I befell, a fate worse than death itself: emabandonment/em. But, no, you may protest, dad said a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/05/nintendo-dsi-wont-immediately-replace-ds-lite-in-u-s/they’d still love me/a when they received their new bundle of joy! An empty promise, brother, I assure you. You’re already quite far down the path I carved over two years ago, your sales figures rendered in twain, your rank plummeting just emone week/em after the DSi’s victorious emergence. You will eventually come in last, your weekly tally dropping into the double digits, then single — then, deeming you emirrelevant/em, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/19/japanese-hardware-sales-oct-8-oct-14-title-edition/Media Create will no longer list you/a.br /br /It’s a long, cruel road to obscurity, my brother. DSi shortages will boost your sales, giving you momentary resurgences — but this is but a detour from your inevitable fate. You emwill/em be crushed — though I will not be the one to do the crushing. I no longer harbor the disdain that rose up within my gut the day you entered the world and promptly stole the spotlight, your slender frame casting a shadow upon my bulky build. You are more than welcome to join me in Kumihama. We can spend our evenings sipping rice wine, and PictoChatting about our all too brief, camera-less reign.br /br /See you in about eighteen months,br /br /– The DS Phatbr /br /- DSi: 104,897 img hspace=4 height=10 border=0 align=bottom width=10 vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg / 67,028 (38.99%)br /- PSP: 43,726 img hspace=4 height=10 border=0 align=bottom width=10 vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg / 6,632 (13.17%)br / - Wii: 24,726 img hspace=4 border=0 vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Up_Arrow.jpg / 1,603 (6.93%)br /- PS3: 18,354 img hspace=4 height=10 border=0 align=bottom width=10 vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg / 21,233 (53.64%) br /- Xbox 360: 12,759 img hspace=4 border=0 vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Up_Arrow.jpg / 6,640 (108.51%)br /- DS Lite: 8,381 img hspace=4 height=10 border=0 align=bottom width=10 vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg / 7,988 (48.80%) br /- PS2: 5,743 img hspace=4 height=10 border=0 align=bottom width=10 vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg / 971 (14.46%)br /br /[Source: a href=http://www.m-create.com/ranking/Media Create/a]br / br / strongSee: /stronga style= href=http://www.joystiq.com/tag/japanesehardwaresalesThe abandoned archives/ap style=padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/16/japanese-hardware-sales-nov-3-nov-9-dear-brother-edition/Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 3 - Nov. 9: Dear brother edition/a originally appeared on a href=http://www.joystiq.comJoystiq/a on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:00:00 EST. 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Analysts: World at War could sell 5.5 million copies, decline from Modern Warfare
November 16, 2008
brp style=text-align: center;a href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126181/WaW_qjpreviewth.png?164990 rel=lightbox[article126181] title=World 20at 20War 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126181/WaW.png 3F164990 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg style=margin-bottom: 3px; alt=World at War - Image 1 title=World at War - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126181/WaW_qjpreviewth.png?164990 align= border=0/abr/pbrDoug Creutz with Cowen and Company believe, through their research note that span style=font-style: italic;Call of Duty: World at War/span span id=iTxt(a title=Call of Duty 5 for the PlayStation 3 href=http://ps3.qj.net/Call-of-Duty-5/cid/4758PS3/a, a title=Call of Duty 5 for the Xbox 360 href=http://xbox360.qj.net/category/Call-of-Duty-5/cid/4760Xbox 360/a, a title=Call of Duty 5 for the Wii href=http://wii.qj.net/category/Call-of-Duty-5/cid/4759Wii/a, a title=Call of Duty 5 for the DS href=http://ds.qj.net/category/Call-of-Duty-5/cid/4757DS/a) /spanwill sell 5.5 million copies during its lifetime in the US. Good news or bad? Apparently, this is a 32.4 year-on-year decline from span style=font-style: italic;Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare /spanspan id=iTxt(a title=Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the PS3 href=http://ps3.qj.net/category/Call-of-Duty-4-Modern-Warfare/cid/3012PS3/a, a title=Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360 href=http://xbox360.qj.net/category/Call-of-Duty-4-Modern-Warfare/cid/3015Xbox 360/a, a title=Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the PC href=http://pc.qj.net/category/Call-of-Duty-4-Modern-Warfare/cid/3013PC/a). /spanspan id=iTxtIn 2007, span style=font-style: italic;Modern Warfare /spansold over 7 million units worldwide and earned a formidable 88 rating on Metacritic./spanbrspan id=iTxtbrDespite having big shoes to fill, span style=font-style: italic;World at War/span will have a lot to be glad about. Given the strong ratings and demand indicators, we think span style=font-style: italic;World at War/span could deliver meaningful upside to our current statements, Creutz added. Our independent channel checks confirm high demand for the game. In fact, span style=font-style: italic;World at War/span was tied with span style=font-style: italic;Guitar Hero: World Tour/span at #1 for most likely to purchase title this holiday season.brbrIf you wanna help the figures improve for span style=font-style: italic;World at War/span, why not try the buy links below?brbr/spanhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;span id=iTxtbrspan style=font-weight: bold;Related articles:br/span/spanullia href=http://ps3.qj.net/Treyarch-World-at-War-to-focus-on-multiplayer-thanks-

