Today, a free bonus map for another top-seller made its way to Xbox Live Marketplace. Activision has released the first multiplayer map for Call of Duty 3. The map, titled Champs, is set in a French farm town and is designed for small and medium-sized teams. Activision is also releasing a premium COD3 map pack, the Valor Pack, which contains five more battlegrounds. The valor pack has not been given a release date and will cost gamers 800 Marketplace points... 

Well, the launch rush is over, and the dust is now clearing. Who can declare themselves the winner of the holiday season ? Let’s take a look at the numbers. Between November 19 and December 31, more than 1.1 million Nintendo Wii systems were sold in the US. Thats almost double the approximately 687,300 PlayStation 3 systems bought after its launch on November 17 through the end of the year. In contrast, approximately 607,000 Xbox 360s were sold in... 

Today Ubisoft has confirmed that Double Agent will arrive on the PlayStation 3 in North America and Europe sometime in March of 2007. Double Agent, has already been released on the Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Wii. The game will include special features developed specifically for the PS3, including support for the system’s motion-sensing Sixaxis controller, new multiplayer maps and skins. Previous versions of Splinter Cell Double... 

Gears of War has already been touted as a “great” game. In the for two weeks of it’s release, Gears of War had sold an amazing 1 million copies. This is topped by being the the most played game on Xbox Live. Surpassing the numbers that Halo 2 had established. It’s now official. Six weeks into it’s release, Gears of War has now sold a whopping 2 million units. That’s right, 2 million. The game has gone platinum in the... 

Here’s a list, courtesy of IGN, of upcoming PSP games being released. The following games are being released through the 2006 holiday season. November 21, 2006Tony Hawk’s Project 8 Thrillville November 28, 2006Online Chess Kingdoms Justice League Heroes Shrek Smash n’ Crash RacingPuzzle Scape Sims 2 Pets, The December 4, 2006Metal Slug AnthologyBlitz: The League Overtime December 5, 2006WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow... 

Even before the US release of the Wii, users were able to buy Wii Points and download games for consoles of the past. Here is breakdown of the pricing: NES – 500 Wii Points, or $5.00 SNES – 800 Wii Points, or $8.00 Sega Genesis – 800 Wii Points, or $8.00 Gamecube – 1,000 Wii Points, or $10.00 Turbo Grafx 16 – 600 Wii Points, or $6.00 The games are supposed to be “faithful re-creations” of the old school games.... 

Microsoft has announced that there will be an online multiplayer beta for the much anticipated Halo 3, via Xbox Live. This beta is scheduled to launch Spring 2007, with the full game to be released “sometime” in 2007. Halo 3 has been the subject to a lot of rumors and speculation about the upcoming sequel to the Xbox flagship title. There will also be a commercial aired on Monday Night Football, ESPN, on December 4th, 2006. This will be a... 

Even after something is final, is it really “final” ? In regards to specs being released for a gaming console, final isn’t always “final”. Sonic Solutions, makers of Roxio CD/DVD burning software, has announced that they have been chosen to give users a “high-quality DVD movie viewing to a future version” of the Wii. Sonic Solutions says the new version of the Wii is expected in “the latter half of 2007.” There... 

Sega announes that the previously PS3 exclusive will no longer hold that title. The combat driving game will also be released on the Sony PSP handheld system. Currently in development, Battlelines is scheduled to be in stores this spring. Deep Fried Entertainment, Vancouver, Canada, will be handling the development. As with the Playstation 3 version, Full Auto 2 will be a car combat game featuring vehicles outfitted with various weapons. Gamers will speed... 

With the Japanese PS3 launch approaching many retailers have had to decide whether to have pre-orders, or sell their stock on a first come, first serve basis. Some retailers did allow pre-orders on a very limited basis, while others have opted for the later. One thing is sure though, there will be many, many disappointed gamers on launch day in Japan. With Sony cutting it’s original shipping estimate to approximately 80,000 units, a 20% decrease from...