And the lean All-Platforms List from pop culture trackers Chart Track begins with your friendly neighborhood Spidey, who according to the gamers at the UK, is sitting neatly on top of the list for the third week in a row. Multiplatform Spider-Man 3 actually owes it all to the PlayStation 3 and PS2 fans, especially to the recent release of the Collector's Edition.

It appears that the charts has been dominated by games available for the Nintendo Wii, however, with around five games from multiplatform releases and two as first-party titles. Electronic Arts' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 takes its hat off to the gamers of the new-gen console, being noted as the biggest jumper in the list for this week - a clear leap from the 10th spot to number 6.

Microsoft and Sony bring around four games a piece, although the Xbox 360 keeps a single exclusive title with Realtime World's Crackdown. Crackdown is also this week's new entrant to the list, leaping in to the 8th spot from the 19th. Sony on the other hand has a collection of titles for the PS2, PlayStation 3, and the PSP on the list.

Sitting comfortably in number two for three weeks is Electronic Arts' Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, raking in the advantages of topping both the PC and Xbox 360 charts in the region. Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 6 enters the top three from the 4th spot. Office Create's Cooking Mama steps up from the 6th to enter the top five. Here's a rundown:

1. Spider-Man 3 (Activision)
2. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Electronic Arts)
3. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (Konami)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Cooking Mama (Nintendo)
6. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Electronics Arts)
7. FIFA 07 (Electronic Arts)
8. Crackdown (Microsoft)
9. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Ubisoft)

 

Activision's shares dropped by 5.2 per cent recently when news broke that their Spider-Man 3 title averaged only 73-74 percent when it comes to review scores. It can be recalled that their previous title scored 80 percent.

Despite the drop, a report on MCVUK notes that analysts are still confident about the title. Todd Geenwald, a Nollenberger Capital analyst has noted that Reviews are not as important for a movie-based game. He says that what's more important for movie based games is how the movie does in theaters.

As sensible as this bit of news is, this blogger can't help but feel a bit affected by it. Something about the implication on sales being more important than quality is er, discomforting. Not that Spider-Man 3 is a bad game, well maybe except for the Wii version, a 7 out of 10 on average just makes it so-so, not bad. Perhaps it's the sad truth in what Greenwald said: It doesn't matter if the game is just mediocre, as long as it brings in the bucks. Oh well, that's how things are.

 

Activision has already launched Spiderman 3 in North America for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Nintendo DS, Gameboy Advance and Wii in North America. The launch was held in conjunction with Sony Entertainment and GameStop Corp at Studio 450 in New York last May 3. In addition to this, GameStop also held a midnight launch of the game on May 4 in about 300 of its outlets in conjunction with the movie release.

The different releases each offers its own spin on the much awaited film which shares the same name.The Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC versions of the game offers free-roaming with multiple movie- and comic-based storyline. City missions are said to be fully integrated into the games as well as stat upgrades which includes additional combat moves, increased agility, and improved speed.

The game is said to have a new combat system that includes suit-specific attacks and an expanded repertoire of air and ground attacks, finishing moves, and dynamic webbing. (We're not sure what dynamic webbing means but it sound cool.) You'll probably be needing all those new moves because there will be boss battles against villains from both the movie and comic versions.

The DS and Wii installments of the game includes free-roaming gameplay as well. Both versions of Spiderman 3 is said to have its own twist on the red and black suited Spiderman combat as well as two exclusive storylines with Shriek and Morbius.

The DS version incorporates the touchscreen in the gameplay for combat and maneuvering. Wireless multiplayer is also included in this version with multiple modes such as Target Practice,Brawler, Combat Challenge, and Hot Potato. The Wii game on the other hand utilizes the Wiimote and Nunchuk very well with both of them acting as webshooters in both travel and combat sequences.

Spiderman 3 for the Xbox 360 version is being sold for US$ 59.99, the Wii for US$ 49.99, the PlayStation 2 for US$ 39.99, and the Nintendo DS, Gameboy Advance, and PC versions for US$ 29.99 each. The console and PC platform versions have been given a T rating by the ESRB with the Nintendo DS and Gameboy Advance rated at E10+.

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Video game retail outlet GAME seems to be gearing up for a big buyout of Activision's game adaptation of the "Spiderman 3" movie as their recent press release confirms that they're "expecting a huge demand for [the] game" and will be providing copies for all of their 400+ stores region-wide.

They will also be making limited stock of the Spider-Man 3: Collector's Edition for the PlayStation 3 available to interested gamers who want to also play as the New Goblin.

The special edition has been announced to be only exclusively available at GAME for Europe, but there is no official word to confirm it as yet.

The first and second game adaptations of Spider-Man have jointly sold an excess of 1.6 million and some analysts believe that Spider-Man 3 (for the PC, Xbox 360, DS, GameCube, PS2, PSP and Wii) will probably do just as well as both games did, if not better.

GAME pre-release data has revealed that 74% of the pre-orders for the game have been made through their GAME Reward Card, and that the pre-orders came from males aged 20-24 years old. The game is slated for a worldwide release on Friday, May 4, 2007, coinciding with the world premiere of the highly-anticipated movie itself. No word on the PSP version's release date yet.

Here comes the Spider-Man 3 launch trailer video. What more can we say? Honestly, there's nothing more. Everybody who has a console (PS3, 360, PC, Wii, PSP, PS2, DS, GC) has been waiting for this video game to arrive. While it has been topping most requested titles lists already, it is without a doubt that Spider-Man 3 will be bigger when the movie finally takes off.

In this launch trailer video, we see the words "Unleash the power of the black suit" and we can't help but agree. And don't get the impression that this is just one of your usual, needs-to-be-done movie-video game tie in. Both Activision and Treyarch have been talking about the title's gameplay, features and how far this franchise has reached in terms of development.

There. We guess, after all, we did say something more. Meanwhile, enough with the talking, and enjoy the trailer video.

It's just a few days more before Spider-Man 3 hits both theaters and our consoles. And while every one and their neighbor's dog is excited to see the conclusion of Spidey's web-slinging adventure on the silver screen, there's also quite a lot of other fans raring for the game (on PS3, 360, PC, and Wii). Here's a trailer to anticipate all the web-slinging next week. Let's check out the darker side of Spidey, shall we?

Whoa, whoa. Could someone hit rewind? Yeah, thought so. In this trailer, not only do we get to see some of the villains that'll appear in the movie it was based on, but if you look closer (around the 40-second mark), you'll see clips of King Pin and someone who I think is Black Cat (or Calypso, I could be wrong...). Well, they aren't the only baddies appearing in the game, but as to who the rest are, we'd rather not spoil the fun.

The game from Treyarch and Activision is also to be released with its PSP, PS2, NDS, GameCube versions.

The video below is about the upcoming video game Spider-Man 3 (360, PS3, PC, Wii). What exactly about Spider-Man, you ask? Well, pretty much everything you need to know. Because you see, it is a behind-the-scenes trailer video containing snippets from the brilliant people over at Treyarch and Activision.

For example, Executive Producer Chris Archer talked about how their team came up with the concept for the new title. He shared that they reviewed the past games, movies, and even re-read the comic books. They took what's good about them, improved them a bit, and incorporated every single one into this title.

Also, Lead Designer Chad Moore talked about the game's graphics. According to him, the character model in Spider-Man 2 was created using 4,500 to 5000 polygons. The new title uses approximately 55,000 polygons. We really learned a lot watching this video clip so we suggest you watch it, too!

There's definitely no stopping the neighborhood's web-slinging hero from making its way across all platforms this summer. And we have the final boxarts to prove it, too.

Yup, those images below are the actual packshots for Activision's Spider-Man 3, spanning handhelds, next-gens, and territories. The only black and white cover you see wold be the one for the PS3 Collector's Edition boxart. The rest, as is boldly printed on the boxart, would be for their corresponding platforms: PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PSP, DS and PC.

Spider-Man 3 is scheduled to burst out to stores alongside the release of its movie counterpart on May 4, 2007. That's only some few weeks away before Peter Parker faces his greatest foe - his personal demons. So until then, just sit tight 'cause it's sure to be one heck of a ride across the skyscrapers when these stringed webs do come.

   

  

Activision has just released the official fact sheet for their line of Spider-Man 3 games. Based on Columbia Pictures' upcoming Spider-Man 3 movie, the games promise to give players a chance to experience both movie-based as well as original 3.

Among the features that they have cited in their fact sheet, Activision mentions that players will be able to not just take on the adventures of our favorite webslinger, but those of his evil alter-ego symbiote costume as well. By playing as Venom, our hero's strength increases dramatically. However, the catch is that the longer that you take on this dark persona, the harder it is to control its will, and there is a chance that it might even take over you completely.

Besides having Venom as an alternate persona, players will also be able to freely roam New York City and take on missions as they please. However, just remember that in such a vast city, villains are bound to be scattered all around, and you will have to choose which bombing, hostage crisis, robbery, or other incident you will attend to first if you want to be able to rescue all those who need rescuing.

Besides your familiar roster of supervillains, there are three city gangs and their followers which you will have to deal with. Considering that the new AI has been amped up, and a new combat system has been implemented, it can be assumed that controlling these hooligans won't be a cakewalk.

Bound for release this May, Spider-Man 3 will be making appearances on the Xbox 360, the PS3, the Wii, PSP, NDS, PS2, GBA, and the PC.

The website. The first part of the Spider-Man 3 game website has launched, and this means you have the opportunity to be one of the founding members of Spidey's Web at sm3thegame.com. Spidey's Web is the hub of the Spider-Man 3 game community and will eventually feature:

• News
• Exclusive assets
• Message boards
• Contests
• Developer blogs
• And much more (all websites say that, but this one actually delivers)
  

Join the contest. The first contest has launched and it's a big one. By becoming a member of Spidey's Web, you'll be entered into a contest to win an all-expense-paid trip to Activision's Santa Monica offices to be one of the first people to play an early version of Spider-Man 3 prior to the game's launch. Sounds good.

 

Spider-Man 3 is developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. This third-person action adventure game should be out this May (at least in the U.S.; we still have to verify the European and North America dates). Judging by the pretty logos on the bottom of the website and the end of the game trailer, Spider-Man 3 is webslinging across the Xbox 360, the PS3, the PSP, the Wii, the DS, and the PC.