2008/August
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News
August 22, 2008 (Friday)
Spore gets Collectors' Edition
- Spore will get a special collector's edition called The Spore Galactic edition which will be sold for $80. The edition will include a "Making of" DVD, a National Geographic DVD with the "How To Build A Better Being" segment, a foldout poster, 100 page "Galactic Handbook", and a mini artbook. The Game will be out on December 7th. Read more
August 20, 2008 (Wednesday)
PS3 gets keypad
- The PS3 SIXAXIS and DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controllers will be getting a keypad which will be for sale by SCEI this holiday season. Read more
August 19, 2008 (Tuesday)
Killzone 2 Multiplayer
- New Killzone 2 multiplayer trailer was shown today at the Games Convention in Leipzig.. Read more
August 13, 2008 (Wednesday)
Resistance 2 beta
- Resistance 2 beta is live today with a 8-player coop or a 60 man multiplayer. Read more
August 11, 2008 (Monday)
Star Trek Online Debut Trailer
- Cryptic Studios has released the first trailer for Star Trek Online. Clocking in at 1:42, it is a little short, but it does show some gameplay footage. See it in hi-def at Gametrailers.com. Read more
Lara Croft cast for Tomb Raider: Underworld
- The new Tomb Raider movie, Tomb Raider: Underworld, has cast Alison Carroll, a professional display gymnast from London as Lara Croft. Read more
August 5, 2008 (Tuesday)
Ubisoft sues disc production company
- There was a leak of Assassin's Creed six weeks before its release. An employee in the OEM disc company was found to have uploaded the pirated copy and Ubisoft is suing $10 million out of the company for copyright infringement, breach of contract, and negligence. Read more
August 5, 2008 (Tuesday)
Hot Coffee Lawsuit on GTA San Andreas Comes to an End
- Take Two may not have to pay $1.025 million USD in a settlement since there was not enough opposers to carry it out. Read more
August 4, 2008 (Monday)
GTA pulled from Thailand stores
- A teenager in Thailand tried to recreate a scene from GTA by mugging a taxi to see if it was as easy as it is in the game. It resulted in Thailand pulling the game from shelves. Read more
August 1, 2008 (Friday)
Prince of Persia Movie delayed
- Previously planned for release in theaters in 2009, the PoP movie will be delayed to 2010. Read more
Releases
August 26
August 19
