Top Games Include Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nov. 20, 2007 GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com), one of the most popular video-game Web sites and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), today announced the most anticipated games of the 2007 holiday season based on statistics from GameSpot Trax, the industry's most advanced tool for tracking, analyzing, and forecasting essential game information.
"With more than 500 new games on store shelves this holiday season, it's imperative that game developers, publishers, retailers, and most importantly, consumers, know which titles are generating the most buzz," said Josh Larson, GameSpot vice president. "With GameSpot Trax, we can help everyone make smart choices by advising what games our millions of users are deeming the most purchase-worthy this holiday season."
Following is the list of the most highly-anticipated games: -0-
Game Name Publisher Platform
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Activision Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS
Warfare
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Guitar Hero III: Legends RedOctane Xbox 360, PS3, PS2,
of Rock Wii, PC
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Assassin's Creed Ubisoft Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS
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Halo 3 Microsoft Game Studios Xbox 360
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Crysis EA Games PC
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Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo Wii
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The Legend of Zelda: Nintendo DS
Phantom Hourglass
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Hellgate: London EA Games PC
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Half-Life 2 The Orange EA Games PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Box
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Need for Speed ProStreet EA Games PS3, Xbox 360, PC,
PS2, DS, Wii, PSP
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Source: GameSpot Trax, Q3 and Q4 game releases, interest date range of
10/15/07 - 11/15/07, ranked by page views.
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