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Gran Turismo franchise passes 55 million units sold

The Gran Turismo series is the biggest racing franchise in gaming history, with sales now of over 55 million games sold. Here’s how the 55 million are broken down between the games:

• Gran Turismo: 10,850,000 units
• Gran Turismo 2: 9,370,000 units
• Gran Turismo 3 A-spec: 14,890,000 units
• Gran Turismo Concept Series: 1,560,000 units
• Gran Turismo 4 “Prologue”: 1,350,000 units
• Gran Turismo 4: 10,980,000 units
• Gran Turismo 5 “Prologue”: 4,650,000 units
• Gran Turismo PSP recently recorded sales of 1,800,000 units

As you’ll notice, the “Prologue” title for the PS3, which is nothing more than a bigger demo, has sold almost 5 million copies to date.

Ubisoft announces Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Those anxiously awaiting a new Ghost Recon game will be happy to hear that Ubisoft has today announced Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. They have supplied us with the above logo and have said that the game is to feature both singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay.

Additionally, those who purchase Splinter Cell: Conviction for the Xbox 360, which comes out on April 13th, will get access to GR:FS‘ beta. Unfortunately, that’s all the information we currently have but we’ll be sure to keep you updated as Ubisoft tells us more.

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift character revealed

When I first purchased BlazBlue I have to say, I was quite intrigued by its ridiculously fast paced gameplay. However, the fact that it only has 12 characters was quite disappointing. Luckily, Arc System Works has since announced BlazBlue: Continuum Shift which will include, presumably, a new cast of characters for us to mess around with (unless you actually know what you’re doing).

One of those new characters was revealed today thanks to Kotaku, a character called μ-12, pictured above. μ-12 will be voiced by Kanako Kondou, the voice actress behind Noel Vermillion and V-13 from BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.

Unfortunately there is no North American release date for BlazBlue: Continuum Shift but it will be making its way to Japanese shores for the PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime this summer.

LucasArts announces LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

I must say, I was a bit skeptical about the LEGO Star Wars series before I was actually able to get my hands on it. Once I was, I realized the game was actually pretty damn fun. However, no matter how fun it is it doesn’t exactly get me excited for the recent announcement of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars.

The latest addition to the LEGO Star Wars franchise will be based on the animated series entiteld, you guessed it, The Clone Wars. Both seasons of said series will be included in the game alongside a new and improved level builder, head-tohead combat moves and all new abilities.

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will be made available this fall for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC DS and PSP.

via kotaku

New Medal of Honor before September

Gamers who have been around since the late 90s have undoubtedly heard of Medal of Honor. It’s a Call of Duty-esque FPS set in a variety of time zones including WW2. Well now, with the popularity of games set in modern day like Modern Warfare 2 and the forthcoming Battlefield: Bad Company 2, EA and DICE have decided to reboot the MoH franchise with a similar setting.

Well, with the announcement that Dead Space 2 and the next Dragon Age are set for a 2011 launch, EA has said that Medal of Honor will be launching in Q2 of 2011.

We don’t know much about the game other than the fact that it will be set in Afghanistan and, of course, be an FPS.

via thatvideogameblog

Dead Space 2, Dragon Age II coming in 2011

Dead Space fans waiting for a sequel will be happy to hear that EA has just dated the game for a 2011 release. Of course, you’re probably not too happy to hear it considering you have to wait over a year to get your hands on it. Additionally, EA has also told us that Dragon Age 2 (or whatever the sequel is to be called) will also be hitting store shelves sometime in 2011.

But that’s not all as EA has also listed the two sequels as having a future presence on “handheld platforms” which could mean anything from the DS and PSP to the iPhone and iPod touch, or all over the above.

We’ll let you know as more information is made known about the two sequels.

via kotaku

LA Noire coming in September?

According to G4TV’s Geoff Keighley, he managed to get a sneak peak at the upcoming LA Noire in the upcoming issue of Game Informer, and he notes via Twitter that the game is set for a September 2010 release on the PS and Xbox 360. We’ll know for sure as soon as Game Informer is out.

PS3 sales reach 30 million

Sony has announced that worldwide PS3 sales have crossed the 30 million mark, after selling a good 6.5 million units of the PS3 slim in Q3 of last year. In comparison, the Wii has sold over 60 million units worldwide, while the Xbox 360 is second with 40 million.

Sony still losing money on PS3 sales

Despite the fact that the PS3 has been outselling the 360 as of late, Sony is still losing money on every console sold. However, the loss is much less than it was when the PS3 originally lost, now down to just about 6 cents per dollar, it is a loss nonetheless.

According to the WSJ, this means they lose about $18 per PS3 if they were to sell the console to retailers for $300. Luckily, if the PS3 sales continue to grow as they have, Sony CFO has said that the production costs will see a reduction of around 15% by March 2011. Perhaps by then Sony will finally start making money off their hardware, instead of losing it.

UFC 2009 sells 3.5 million units

It has always been said: never underestimate the value of brands and franchises, and THQ certainly didn’t underestimate the UFC franchise — the publisher has announced that the latest installment in the series, UFC 2009, has sold over 3.5 million copies since its release back in May 2009. THQ also announced that Microsoft has added UFC 2009 to its Platinum Hits collection, and Sony also designating it a Greatest Hit on the PS3.

LA Noire no longer PS3 exclusive

According to the upcoming issue of Game Informer, which has a special on LA Noire, the game will no longer be a PS3 exclusive. According to developer Rockstar, the games was indeed a PS3 exclusive in the beginning, but will now be released on the Xbox 360 as well. Game Informer has a lot more details in the upcoming issue, which will be in news stands in two weeks.

Movie based on Grand Theft Auto almost happened, but didn’t

Considering just about every major video game franchise has either been turned into a movie, or tried to turn into a movie, it’s no surprise that Grand Theft Auto too is no different. However, you may be wondering why exactly haven’t we seen a movie based on the franchise? Well, if you’ve been around a while you’ll know that there is a movie from 1977 that is also named Grand Theft Auto, directed by Ron Howard.

Rights problems with Mr. Howard, including disagreements regarding the plot of the movie, made the project fall through. Although, that doesn’t mean we’ll never see a movie based on the franchise as some movie studio in need of money is sure to rekindle the project.

via destructoid

Fallout: New Vegas teaser trailer drops

Back in April of last year was when we first heard of Fallout: New Vegas — a game originally thought to have been a standalone expansion for the critically acclaimed Fallout 3. Well, here we are almost a year later with a teaser trailer of the game. Unfortunataly, due to the fact that it is a teaser, there is no actual gameplay footage or anything of the sort. However, there is some good nitty gritty sceneray shots along with a shot of what is assumed to be the game’s main character.

Bethesda tells us Fallout: New Vegas will be in stores sometime this fall.

BioShock 2 launch trailer

If you are an avid watcher of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, you’ve already seen that, but for those of you who aren’t, pay attention — Included above is the recently released BioShock 2 launch trailer.

Now I have to say, while I thought the first game was pretty damn cool I wasn’t what you would call a huge fan. However, after watching this launch trailer BioShock 2 has moved from a possible rent to a definite buy. Said trailer does an amazing job giving viewers an insight into the creepy world that is BioShock 2.

2K Games plans to release BioShock 2 on February 9th.

EA predicts Colts will win this year’s Super Bowl

Every year since 2004 EA has been running a simulation using the latest version of Madden NFL to predict the outcome of the year’s Super Bowl. And, with the Colts and the Saints in this year’s Super Bowl, the same could be said.

Using Madden NFL 2010, EA has predicted that the Saints will be victorious with a score of 35 to 31.

If you’re looking to make a bet on this year’s big game, make note that EA has been correct every year except last when the Giants upset the Patriots for a win.

via joystiq