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Turok set for Australia

Xbox 360 AustraliaThe multi-platform Turok game has been set for an Australian release date of February 7th. The game which was a hit in the 90’s has been reborn for the current generation of gaming with a new story, stunning new graphics but the same old dinosaurs.

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Another achievement for Call of Duty 4

All the news lately seems to have been about Activion’s Call of Duty 4. This time round it’s the Xbox Live usage charts for the week. In a spell of Microsoft game dominance, Halo 2 and 3 and Gears of War have continually occupied the top spot, but no more. Call of Duty 4 comes in at number one this week for largest number of Xbox Live players. I think Activision deserve a pat on the back.

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Call of Duty #2, New Zealand dominated by PS2

A review of this weeks game sales charts confirms what we already suspected, Call of Duty 4 is right up there at number 2 for sales this week, beaten only by the Sonic Olympics game for the Wii. While the fact that Sonic Olympics is at the top is confusing, more confusing is the New Zealand game charts.

With Call of Duty 4 coming at number and the 9 titles above it (and we can only assume below it too) being all PS2. Perhaps I missed something but when did PS2 steal such a dominant share of the market in a now obviously technologically inept country?

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