Minor video game news

*Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja, Hoshigami Remix, Heroes of Mana, and Counter Force all announced for Europe.
*FOG has been announced as Nibris' publisher.
*Runaway 2 announced for the Wii.
*Crytek developing something for Wii, but say not to expect anything anytime soon.
*Tony Hawk's Proving Ground will be released on October 9 and will include a playable demo of Guitar Hero III.

Minor video game news...

*EA signs up for E for All conference.
*BioShock on PS3 rumors are still coimng, this time with the word PS3 found in some coding.
*Guild Wars sells 4 million copies.
*Mafia 2 officially announced by 2K Games.
*Atari Classics Evolved for PSP announced, and will include over 70 classic Atari games.
*Miami Nights: Single City announced for the Nintendo DS, to be made by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft.
*Rumor - The Killers' "When You Were Young" and Santana's "Black Magic Woman" have been shown on the back of Guitar Hero III's pre-order box, suggesting they're in the game.
*Nintendo of Europe confirmed to publish Capcom's Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii) and Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice (Nintendo DS).
*New International Track & Field announced for Nintendo DS, will be a game by Konami
*Nintendo to appear at Penny Arcade Expo this year.
*The Secret of the Spirit Island announced for Nintendo DS.

Guitar Hero 3 boxart (Wii, 360, PS3)

There you go, the Wii, 360, and PS3 boxart of Guitar Hero game, as well as some of the extras.

11 new Guitar Hero III tracks announced.

Here they are -

* Miss Murder (by AFI)
* Through Fire and Flames (by Dragonforce)
* Number of the Beast (by Iron Maiden)
* 3’s and 7’s (by Queens of the Stone Age)
* Suck My Kiss (by Red Hot Chili Peppers)
* Raining Blood (by Slayer)
* Reptillia (by The Strokes)
* Paranoid (as made famous by Black Sabbath)
* Cities on Flame (as made famous by Blue Oyster Cult)
* Mississippi Queen (as made famous by Mountain)
* La Grange (as made famous by ZZ Top)

Activision comes up on top!

Surprisingly, EA didn't win the third party war, but rather Activision did, probably thanks to Guitar Hero! Here's what the CEO of the company had to say -

"We've never been better positioned as a company to take advantage of the growth in the videogame industry," Bobby Kotick, Activision CEO, told the LA Times. "For 17 years, I've focused on becoming the number one videogame company, and we're getting a lot closer to achieving that objective."

New games this week (Alien Syndrome, Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80's)

Some good ol' games are being released this week, including highly anticipated PlayStation 2 game Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80's, Wii and PSP game Alien Syndrome, and more. The full list is below -

*NASCAR 08 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2)
*Alien Syndrome (Wii, PSP)
*NHRA Countdown to the Championship (PlayStation 2)
*Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80's (PlayStation 2)
*Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Special Edition (PlayStation 2)
*Final Fantasy II (PSP)
*Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle (Nintendo DS)
*Ultimate Puzzle Games: Sudoku Edition (Nintendo DS)
*Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (PC)
*It's the Big Game, Charlie Brown (PC)