Gamers Evolved

Angelina Jolie was the first person in line when it came to the first two ‘Laura Croft: Tomb Raider’ movies - but now it’s time for a new woman to take her place. One with more experience.

Eidos - the Tomb Raider publisher - stated this week that they will be using someone who is able to perform the acrobatic stunts that the Tomb Raider performs in the game. Before now they have chosen models and actresses - but this time the 23 year old gymnast Alison Carroll will be the newest and possibly best choice.

Those of you who love to watch music videos will get an extra chance at this thanks to Warner Music Group. They announced this week that they will be adding their videos onto the Xbox 360 console.

Sony BMG has been selling their videos for close to $1.99 and have been offering them on the Xbox since last December. Microsoft’s game division is in talks with other major labels, such as Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group and EMI Group PLC, to add their music videos to the service offered to 12 million users of Xbox Live.

Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto IV will be made available to those who are looking to play it on their PC. It was originally only available to PS3 and Xbox 360 owners and has sold over 8.5 million copies.

The only PC it cannot be used with are Macs. It will be released November 18th in the United Stated and November 21st in the UK. This is a big move for Rockstar Games because it opens up GTA IV to an even bigger audience than could already play it.

Soul Calibur IV is the next generation fighting game from Ubisoft. This week it made its debut and is standing out among other games by hitting the number one spot on the charts for all format games.

This is the first game produced by Namco-Bandai to debut at number one since Soul Calibur II was released in 2003. Chart Track figures have revealed that Soul Calibur IV is the fastest selling in the series so far, with 56% of first week sales on Xbox 360 and 44% on PS3.

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Square Enix - the Japanese game software - stated this week that they would be launching their “Final Fantasy XIII” in 2009 in Japan. Square Enix has been keeping the due date a big secret hoping to get gamers excited.

Square Enix will offer “FF XIII” for both Sony Corp’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp’s Xbox 360 in North America and Europe, and exclusively for the PS3 in Japan. The launch timings for North America and Europe have yet to be decided.