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The British Academy Video Game Awards will be held on 10 March in London.

ACTION & ADVENTURE
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Dead Space
Fable II
Grand Theft Auto IV
Prince of Persia
Tomb Raider: Underworld

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Assassin’s Creed
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Dead Space
Gears of War 2
LittleBigPlanet
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

BEST GAME
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Fable II
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Rock Band
Super Mario Galaxy

CASUAL
Boom Blox
Buzz! Quiz TV
Guitar Hero: World Tour
LittleBigPlanet
SingStar Vol. 2
Wii Fit

GAMEPLAY
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Grand Theft Auto IV
Left 4 Dead
Mario Kart Wii
Rock Band
Harmonix Music System/MTV Games
Super Mario Galaxy

HANDHELD
Geometry Wars: Galaxies
God of War: Chains of the Olympus
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Patapon
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Soul Bubbles

MULTIPLAYER
Buzz! Quiz TV
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Gears of War 2
Mario Kart Wii
Rock Band

ORIGINAL SCORE
Assassin’s Creed
Dead Space
Fable II
Fallout 3
LittleBigPlanet
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

SPORTS
FIFA 09
Football Manager 2009
Pure
Race Driver: GRID
Wii Fit

STRATEGY
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3
Ninjatown
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution
SOCOM: US Navy Seals Tactical Strike
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise

STORY AND CHARACTER
Assassin’s Creed
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Fable II
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Mass Effect

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Assassin’s Creed
Fable II
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
LittleBigPlanet
Spore

USE OF AUDIO
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Dead Space
Gears of War 2
Development Team
Grand Theft Auto IV
LittleBigPlanet
Super Mario Galaxy

BAFTA ONE’S TO WATCH AWARD in association with Dare to Be Digital
Boro-Toro
Origamee
VegeMe

GAME Award of 2008 (The only award to be voted for by the public)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Fallout 3
Gears of War 2
Grand Theft Auto IV
Guitar Hero World Tour
Left 4 Dead
LittleBigPlanet
Professor Layton And The Curious Village
Wii Fit
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

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Just wanted to give you all the quick heads up that the site will experience some downtime shortly…Hopefully not for long. The only thing that concerns me is that our host may screw something up because they have in the past. In fact, the last time the site went down, a large amount of the time was wasted thanks to our host’s errors!

Anyway, the maintenance isn’t much. If we don’t come back immediately though, don’t panic!

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– Name Kensax originates from “Kensaku” – Japanese for searching
– Mini-game collection – play using number of results that appear when you enter search terms into search engine (number is hit count)
– 11 mini games in total
– Includes puzzle games to shooting games
– 3 of the games detailed below:

Battle! Search Panel 9

– Four player mini game
– Takes place on a 3×3 board of panels
– Carry out searches with words from word stock and pre-written words on pannels
– Obtain highest hit count from searches, steal a panel from previous holder
– Winner determined by combination of panel count and hit count

Connect! Search Puzzle

– Single player mini game
– Connect words together in order to carry out searches
– Reach certain hit count with fixed set of panels to move on to next stage

Fastest! Search Shooter

– Four player mini game
– Players given a keyword at top of screen + bunch of floating panels below
– Select the one term from floating panels that will give highest hit count when paired with keyword
– Shoot at panels

– Disc includes hit counts for 3,000 terms
– Players can access the internet to search for more words
– No release date yet

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“I can say we currently don’t have any plans for the Wii. The Wii is a very difficult platform, not just because of the performance but mainly because of the controls. There haven’t been any successful shooters so far, as I see it, on Wii. DICE as a studio is quite autonomous. We focus on what we think is best for the studio. If that involves Nintendo or not, well we’ll see about that.” – DICE producer Patrick Liu

I wouldn’t exactly say there haven’t been any successful shooters on Wii. Some might count Metroid Prime 3 as a shooter (or at least somewhat), and Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 had spot-on controls. It’s true that there haven’t been a plethora of titles to choose from, but there have been some successful shooter titles/shooting elements from games.

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Organizers have revealed that Hideo Kojima, Corporate Officer, Executive Producer and Director of Kojima Productions, will deliver a keynote address at next months 2009 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.

Known for giving rise to the stealth action game genre with his creation of the acclaimed Metal Gear series more than two decades ago, Kojima’s keynote will focus on conquering various development obstacles with creative game design, using the driving game design philosophies behind the Metal Gear series as reference.

The address, “Solid Game Design: Making the ‘Impossible’ Possible,” marks Kojima’s debut appearance at the GDC. The Game Developers Conference takes place March 23-27 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.

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Resident Evil 4 — 759,000 units sold
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles — 398,800
Okami — 165,900
Zack & Wiki — 116,600

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I really, really wish Okami and Zack & Wiki had sold better. Both are absolutely excellent games are are deserving of more sales.

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First NASCAR Game for the Wii Ships to Stores in Time for the Start of the 2009 NASCAR Season
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – February 10, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced that NASCAR® Kart Racing, the first and only NASCAR racing title available for the Wii™, shipped to retailers in North America today with an MSRP of $39.99. The game’s release coincides with this weekend’s Daytona 500 and the official start of the 2009 NASCAR season.

Designed exclusively for the Wii, NASCAR Kart Racing enables all players, from hardcore to casual, to experience NASCAR in a brand new way. Grab the steering wheel as a famed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and speed through treacherous landscapes, wind around rocky cliffs, jump rivers and dodge falling boulders. Up to four players can go head-to-head, via split screen, in a mad dash to the checkered flag, making NASCAR Kart Racing an ideal game to play with family and friends.

Make a pit stop at your local retailer to pick up NASCAR Kart Racing and enjoy the thrill of racing as three-time consecutive Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson or choose from 13 additional NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. Strategy is key when choosing a driver and a teammate, as each driver has personal attributes that will determine how the team will perform on a course. Teams that work together win championships!

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