The Emily Project

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Wheelman preview

Action film megastar Vin Diesel and his Tigon Studios have collaborated on Wheelman's story line and script to ensure an edge-of-your-seat gaming experience. Diesel's voice and likeness will appear as the game's main character, expert wheelman Milo Burik.

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Football Manager 2009

First there was text commentary. Then a top-down 2D engine. Now, finally, after years of patient waiting, Football Manager's match engine is entering the third dimension on PC and Mac. Utilising motion capture footage borrowed from SEGA Japan's Virtua Striker, Football Manager 2009 is engineered to deliver the visual realism that its stunningly detailed match engine so richly deserves. Football Manager 2009 is now available for pre-purchase as a PC digital download from STEAM, and will be available for players to play at 09:00 GMT on the 14th November 2008.

 

Which game will be the No. 1 Christmas Video game?

Call of Duty: World at War has emerged as the frontrunner with Paddy Power to be crowned this year’s No.1 Christmas Video game.

The Irish bookie installed Call of Duty, which is released on the 14th November, at 3/1 into the betting, closely followed by FIFA Soccer 09 at 4/1 and old favourite Need for Speed Undercover at 5/1. Other games on the list include Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, Gears of War 2 and Resistance 2, all at 8/1. 

EA’s Need for Speed, the game which commanded the video game charts as far back as 2003 was knocked off its perch last year when Call of Duty proved to be the more popular choice with consumers. Whether or not Need for Speed can crawl its way back to the top spot remains to be seen but the 5/1 on offer will surely prove tempting to die hard fans.    

Betting on which video game will hold the top spot in the charts on Christmas Day has become big business with the bookies. Over 1000 bets amounting to more than €30,000 were placed last year on the games market and Paddy Power are expecting those figures to go through the roof as betting heats up in the eight weeks to Christmas Day.

It’s a stark contrast to the 60 bets amounting to a grand total of €250 which were accepted by Paddy Power back in 2003 when they first launched their Christmas video game betting.

Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power said, “The Christmas video games chart has evolved into a ferocious battle amongst developers to get to the number 1 spot and every year it just gets bigger and better. This year looks to be the most competitive year yet with no clear favourite commanding the betting.”

Christmas No.1 Video Game 2008

  3/1      Call of Duty: World at War

  4/1      FIFA Soccer 09

  5/1      Need for Speed Undercover

  8/1      Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

  8/1      Gears of War 2

  8/1      Resistance 2

10/1      WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009

12/1      Guitar Hero World Tour

12/1      Quantum of Solace

14/1      Lego Batman: The Videogame

14/1      Far Cry 2

16/1      Fallout 3

16/1      Fable II

18/1      Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

18/1      Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

20/1      Wii Music

20/1      Rock Band 2

20/1      Wii Fit

33/1      Tomb Raider Underworld

40/1      Sonic Unleashed

40/1      Mario Kart Wii

50/1      Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

50/1      Grand Theft Auto IV

50/1      Wii Play

66/1      Legend of Spyro: The Dawn of the Dragon

80/1      SingStar ABBA

80/1      High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance

80/1      Halo 3

100/1    MotoGP 08

150/1    Star Wars: The Clone Wars -- Lightsaber Duels

150/1    Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

150/1    World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

150/1    Monopoly

250/1    Resident Evil Zero


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