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Leipzig GC 2007 News

Oftentimes when a series crosses from one console to another it usually means significant differences, and perhaps sacrifices, in quality or gameplay. The same cannot be said of the upcoming multi-platform Devil May Cry 4; the only noticeable difference here is the lack of differences.



The Leipzig Games Convention was kicked off the other day with a much-awaited look at Will Wright’s life-simulation game Spore. In a 30-minute demonstration the Sims creator showed the details of the game, which was announced in 2005 and is due for early 2008.



Hot on the tails of EA's announced new tracks for competitor Rock Band, today new tracks for Guitar Hero III were unleashed upon the legions of diehard GH fans by Red Octane, Neversoft, and Activision. They are as follows (and in my humble opinion are kind of...meh)



If the supposed "price cut" American gamers were to be the beneficiary of wan't debacle enough, Sony effectively jammed its collective thumb in the eye of European gamers at Leipzig today, by making it abundantly clear to Euro-Gamers that there would be no PS3 price cut for them.



On the first day of the Games Convention in Germany Microsoft announces updates for Project Gotham Racing 4 or PGR4. Which confirms estimated price, release date, plus several new vehicles in the game. Over the past few months the developers have released details about the game such as:



Sonic Riders and Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 are set to feature on both consoles. The Sonic Riders title will return in February 2008 as a hoverboard-racing spin-off called Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. While Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 will hit the stores October this year.



The "Best of GC" nominees have been announced. To be eligible for nomination the games must be playable at the convection in Leipzig, Germany. The winners will be announced by tommorrow, August 24th. More than 25 different games were nominated in 11 categories avaliable.



Sony has officially unveiled a high-definition TV tuner which plugs into the PS3 and turns it into a personal video recorder like Sky+. This multimedia addition will be known as PlayTV, allowing users to record and store live television shows on the PS3's hard drive.



A day before the Games Convention in Leipzig Germany, the MGS4 GC '07 Trailer appears on Kotaku.com. The trailer reveals 4 MGS4 Guns of the Patriots bosses, which stated by the latest issue of Famitsu to be the following; - Screaming Mantis - Raging Raven - Laughing Octopus - Crying Wolf



The Leipzig Games Convention has always been famous for its capacity to be more than just a publicity campaign for games; it gives the industry and its people a place to have their voices heard and opinions expresses, as acclaimed games writer and developer Tim Schafer aptly demonstrated today, in typical Tim Schafer style.



As if the updated track list for Rock Band announced by EA at Leipzig today wasn't enough to get the legions of Guitar Hero junkies all in a twist, it was also announced that the sure to be a mega hit game Rock Band, which was originally only slated for the PS3 and Xbox 360, will also make an appearance on the Playstation 2.



Today at the Leipzig Games Convention in Germany, EA announced new tracks from the highly anticipated game Rock Band. The tracks, which are all master recordings based on the original songs, as opposed to "Made famous by" covers, are as follows:



The giants of the gaming world are expected to announce a tuner for the Playstation 3 that will allow the recording and playback of digital TV. This new multimedia function is hoped to sway more gamers and non-gamers into Sony's path rather than its rivals; Nintendo and Mircosoft.