After Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS, Wii) comes another Olympic video game title from Sega. This time, it's Beijing 2008 - the Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, a more realistic rendering of the international multi-sport event. More in the full article.

 

It's already been a week since our last Chart Track update and given the short lapse, a lot has changed. New to the list ending June 30 is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, whose multi-platform launch last week sees it performing a "Wingardium Leviosa" to UK's number one post.

Following closely along is The Darkness (PS3, Xbox 360), whose similarly timed launch schedule puts it at second place. Shrek the Third takes third, while Forza Motorsport 2 has moved down to sixth. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (DS) has dropped to 12th, after being replaced by More Brain Training From Dr. Kawashima at fifth place, while Spider-Man 3 has gone down to the 11th spot.

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: (EA UK)
2. The Darkness (Starbeeze)
3. Shrek the Third (Vicarious Visions)
4. Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
5. More Brain Training From Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
6. Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft)
7. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Ubisoft Montreal)
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Eurocom Entertainment)
9. Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (7 Studios)
10. Wii Play (Nintendo)

Producer Jeff Blattner confirms to IGN that if you want Elizabeth Swann hot, you get her hot, but you better ready your TV set for the steam. They are aiming for a Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End experience with native 1080p with zero performance hitches on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

On a lot of my press events what I've had to do is say that I'm 95% sure that I'm going to be able to deliver it at 1080p, but I can tell you today that I'm 100% sure we're going to deliver it at 1080p.

So that's native 1080p for 360 and PS3?

That's right.

There's no performance hit at 1080p?

No, that was why I was giving the 95%. We had to make sure that every area of the game performed suitably and those players wouldn't be penalized for the better visual quality.

Which leaves, among the consoles, the Wii - that white box gets its own set of video goodness. The Wii Pirates will ship with a PAL 60 option up to 480p.

Enigmatic Captain Jack Sparrow and the rest of the crew is back and they are set to conquer your hearts with their swords and fantastic adventures! Disney Interactive Studios (DIS) just announced that on May 22, 2007, it will be releasing new video game Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Wii, PlayStation Portable (PSP), DS, PC, and PlayStation 2.

"Fans of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise will experience adventures inspired by the second and third films while going far beyond the events of those films. Our games go beyond the films to introduce legendary pirates, new locations and unique endings that will satisfy the pirate in each of us," said Craig Relyea, Marketing Vice President for DIS.

Disney mentioned that it will release more details in the following weeks dedicated for each system. But as of now, the publisher said that the new video game will sport innovative dueling controls, as well as special moves that can be used to outwit and defeat enemies.

The DS version of At World's End was rated E10+ by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) and was developed by Amaze Entertainment. On the other hand, the console versions of the game, as well as the PSP and PC was given to Eurocom Entertainment. All versions were rated T by the classifications board.

And now we leave you with the immortal words of the great pirate captain, "I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. I think we've all arrived at a very special place, eh? Spiritually, ecumenically...grammatically."