Aspiring golfers will finally get to experience what it's like to be trained by Tiger Woods' own personal coach Hank Haney in EA Sports' latest game, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09. Other new additions, mostly online gameplay improvements, are also thrown into the gaming franchise. More details in the full article!

Need for Speed: ProStreet rips its way into first place in the UK for the week of December 1, finally eclipsing Assassin's Creed, which has dropped to fourth place. ProStreet was in second place last week. See the full list of top 20 games for the UK in the full article.

Gaming giant Electronic Arts has revealed the results of its fiscal second quarter of 2007 and a slight dip in revenues and increase in losses has been noted. Gross profits were down 45 percent year-over-year and is currently at US$ 245 million. Madden NFL 08's big sales and Warhammer Online's delay were seen as major factors in the company's latest scorecard.

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Despite an 18% loss in revenue last quarter as compared to last year's, Electronic Arts is confident the launch of a number of holiday titles and an upcoming restructuring would put them back in the game. The changes will focus on efficiency and cost-cutting. Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter remains positive about the future of the studio, saying: "They appear to have costs under control and revenue growth is solid."

Chart Track UK has announced the games topping their all-format charts ending for the week ending September 29. Much like the warm welcome it enjoyed in North America, Bungie Studios' Halo 3 finds an equally receptive gaming audience in the UK as it takes the top post.

Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor: Airborne (PS3, PC, Xbox 360) - which topped the charts in our last report -  appears to have parachuted all the way down to 12. FIFA 08 (PS3, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360) currently holds the second place, followed by MySims, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, and Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights.     

1. Halo 3 (Microsoft)
2. FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts)
3. MYSims (Electronic Arts)
4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Electronic Arts)
5. Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (THQ)
6. Sega Rally (Sega)
7. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo)
8. Transformer: The Game (Activision)
9. SKATE (Electronic Arts)
10. Stuntman: Ignition (THQ)
11. Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft)
12. Medal of Honor: Airborne (Electronic Arts)
13. Quake Wars: Enemy Territory (Activision)
14. John Woo Presents Stranglehold (Midway)
15. New Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo)
16. Resistance: Fall of Man (Sony Computer Entertainment)
17. Colin McRae: DiRT (Codemasters)
18. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (Electronic Arts)
19. BioShock (Take Two)
20. MotorStorm (Sony Computer Entertainment)

For those of you who didn't catch the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 demo from Electronic Arts which went online recently, prepare to change your mind. This video has one of the project's bosses Mike Cayado talking about Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08's features. While you're listening in, take the time to gawk at the sweet graphics. Check it out:

Mike mainly talks about the GamerNET, a new feature that measures every move you make in the game and allows you to upload the clip to share it with everyone online. The feature works great not only for showing off, but also for earning points that will enhance your saved game.

Also discussed was the Photo Face feature that allows you to take a snapshot of yourself or download an image online and have a created golfer put it on. The amazing thing about this is that the game generates expressions using the image data, so your face will react realistically on any given situation and not remain stone-faced, staring at nothingness all the time. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 is headed for the Microsoft Xbox 360, the Sony PlayStation 3, and the PC.

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Hot off the big BioShock launch last week, more great games are coming to stores this week. Particularly eye-catching is that wham-banger Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. There's also a new Naruto game coming out on the PSP, and Stranglehold will smash in to the PC and Xbox 360 scenes.

Fighting games, racing titles and sports sims, as well as casual puzzle games are also in the mix. There's something for everyone, so dig in:

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. The latest sequel to one of the most decorated game franchises of all time is due out tomorrow exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. Samus is back and this time, the Wii Nunchuk is her toy of choice. Old moves and new weapons converge to create a new mind-blowing experience for the genre.

• Wii- August 27, 2007
• US$ 49.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• Nintendo

Blue Dragon. The Xbox 360 is getting one of the year's most anticipated RPG offerings. Behind this title are luminaries Hironobu Sakaguchi for the game's design, Akira Toriyama for the character design and Nobuo Uematsu for the musical score. Play as a boy named Shu who sets out on an epic journey with friends that will enchant you for hours on end.

• Xbox 360- August 28
• US$ 59.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• Microsoft

More hot titles for all the platforms after the jump!

*Originally posted at 7:17AM on August 26, 2007

Yet another EA Sports game is about to hit the shelves. Before your woods get hot for that tee shot, we've got a video found on Gametrailers that takes an in-depth look at some of the new mechanics Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) will be introducing.

New to the franchise is the grid line feature when putting, something we've seen from other golf games like Pangya. Another worthy addition that looks very promising is the Player Confidence system. All your shots will be recorded, and your future performance will be affected by your previous attempts. If you've been nailing the green from a certain place on the hole, your player will be more confident in taking shots from there.

Before you drool too much, here's producer Mike Cayado walking us through what to expect from the latest Tiger Woods PGA Tour title:

Electronic Arts has announced that it will be shutting down the servers for some of its older online sports titles. If you love playing any of the following titles with your friends, we recommend that you get some quality playing time now.

Please note that the following list contains only titles for PC, the Sony PlayStation Portable handheld gaming system and Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console. For the full list, which also includes PlayStation 2 and Xbox titles, click on the Read link below the list.

September 1, 2007

• FIFA Soccer 06 (PC, PSP, Xbox 360)
• FIFA06 (PC)
  
• FIFA World Cup 2006 (PC, PSP)
• Fight Night Round 3 (PSP)
• Madden NFL 06 (PC, PSP, Xbox 360)
• NBA Live 06 (PC, PSP, Xbox 360)
• NFL Head Coach (PC)
• NHL 06 (PC)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (Xbox 360)

November 1, 2007 Online Service Shutdown

• Need for Speed Underground 2 (PC)
• Need for Speed Most Wanted (PSP)

EA greatness coming your way! Electronic Arts has released its line-up of games down at E3 in Barker Hangar and Le Merigot Hotel.

Here's a shortlist of the games it's showcasing in E3: Madden NFL 08, NBA LIVE 08, NASCAR 08 and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08, Burnout Paradise, SimCity Societies, The Orange Box, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Crysis and Hellgate: London, The Simpsons on three platforms, Army of Two, Boogie, MySims, The Sims 2 Castaway, Medal of Honor Airborne, Need for Speed ProStreet, EA Playground, Skate, and Rock Band.

Says EA Games Label President: "In the next six months, EA will launch the most exciting line up of games in our 25 year history. We’re publishing brand new games ... delivering innovations in blockbuster franchises..." Some of these games will be available for demos for those who are lucky enough to attend E3.

For a quick lowdown of EA's wicked line-up, click on the full article.