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The Total Gaming Network staff have been working hard all this & last week to get as much E3 related news up in our new systems sections as possible. Now, we are putting together a list of all the major stuff that has come out of the gaming world & E3 for the week. (July 14-17) We are happy to present the...

E3 2008 has come to an end. Last week there was many major announcements by the gaming publishers and developers that were featuring their products at this years E3 expo. While many company's have pulled out of the ESA, which is the group hosting E3, this years E3 still did not disappoint, just like E3 07, E3 08 continued the new format of a smaller more professional expo. Which as many of you have read meant that the invite list was more exclusive.

Here is a brief round up of the major announcements by the console developers at E3 08.

Microsoft

• 60GB Xbox 360 Coming In August
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Sony

• $399 80GB Playstation 3 Revealed (with 40GB Features: One Being No PS2 Support)
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Nintendo

• Nintendo Executives Have Some Fun
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Along with those major announcements by the three console developers, many publishers and developers at this years E3 had some big announcements and showed of some pretty cool games. Here are a few of the announcements by the two major publishers at E3.

Electronic Arts

• Dead Space E3 Trailer Too Scary For The ESRB (PC, PS3, 360)
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Ubisoft

• I Am Alive Revealed (PC, PS3, Wii, 360)
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Activision was one of the company's to pull out of the ESA and E3 this year but that didn't stop them from showing what they had to offer as they hosted a non E3 press conference/expo at a nearby location in Los Angeles. Here are some of the major announcements by Activision this week.

Activison

• Kiefer Sutherland Stars In Call of Duty: World at War (PC, PS3, Wii, 360)
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Community member T.R Graves has released a new map that takes place in a metro subway area that supports all gametypes. That's all we know so grab the download below:


Be sure to post your feedback and server info if you plan to run the map.

Community member zelimper.be has recently released a new map taking place in a desert town. Check it out:

Map Name: Falujah
Short version maprotation: mp_falujah
Version: Beta 1
Gametypes: FFA-WAR more will come on further releases
Author: Ze Limper
License Type: Freeware
Release Date: 11.07-2008

Note: this is very first beta, no minimap or loadscreen in this release
report any bugs here and at http://www.bulletproof-underwear.org

As always, be sure to post your feedback and server info if you plan to run the map. To check out the original release thread, visit here.

MyInternetServices.com is pleased to announce that we are offering Ventrilo servers! We see this as a great addition to our ever growing game servers. If you are interested in adding Ventrilo to your account or becoming a customer and ordering for the first time visit MyInternetServices.com for details or click the link below.

We finally have a new map to post about thanks to community member one_richard. Here's what he had to say:

First map for COD4, my second in mapping world. Is a combination of open streets areas with urban alleyways, set in a middle east town like, The crash site of a F-117 Nighthawk. I called ¨The main event¨, hope to deliver good balance of close combat and snipping shoot out.

As always, be sure to post your feedback and server info if you plan to run the map. To check out the original release thread, visit here.

A few new videos for Call of Duty: World at War were released yesterday during Activision's Non E3 conference. Below you will find a co-op presentation:


You can also watch another trailer and a part of the press conference.

At Activision's non E3 press conference they announced that actor Kiefer Sutherland will be lending his voice as one of the main characters in Call of Duty: World at War. Check it out:

Activision has announced they'll be harnessing the celebrity cred of Kiefer Sutherland for their fifth installment of the Call of Duty series, Call of Duty: World at War. Known as an 80s bad boy and more recently as superstar CTU agent Jack Bauer on the hit TV series 24, Mr. Sutherland will be lending his voice to one of the games' main characters.

Great to see Treyarch and Activision going for some top voice talent in this title.

The Total Gaming League has announced today the opening of summer mini-leagues. Here's what they had to say:

The TGL is proud to announce a series of eight mini-leagues for a total of seven games: Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Call of Duty 4, CounterStrike: Source, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Frontlines: Fuel of War, and Team Fortress 2. Matches will begin on the week of August 10th; map lists, rule sets, and server configs are still being finalized for all games.

These mini-leagues will run 2-6 weeks, depending on the specific release date for the new TGL website once it is completed, and there will be no playoffs or league champions. However, there will be prizing. The top three teams (as determined by team weight and tie-breakers) at the conclusion of each individual mini-league will receive a free server from MyInternetServices.com for a 3-month time period. Combined, MyIS is awarding game servers to 24 teams.

These events represent a time for the TGL to gauge interest in past games, and to test new maps, rule sets, and server configs. We encourage everyone to participate and provide us with your highly respected feedback in the official Mini-League Forum. Registration for full league seasons and tournaments will begin as soon as the new site is released, and we look forward to acquiring additional prizing for TGL members in these future events.

-Battlefield 2 5v5 Infantry Only
-Battlefield 2142 6v6 Infantry Only
-Call of Duty 4 5v5 Hardcore S&D
-Call of Duty 4 5v5 ProMod S&D
-CounterStrike: Source 5v5
-Enemy Territory: Quake Wars 4v4 Infantry Only
-Frontlines: Fuel of War 6v6
-Team Fortress 2 6v6

Be sure to check out the Total Gaming League main page for all the information about these upcoming leagues.

If you'd like to discuss this news, please visit this thread.

Game Trailers has posted up a new video interview today with a few different members of the Treyarch team. Take a look:

The guys over at PC Games Hardware had the chance to interview Cesar Stastny, PC Lead on Call of Duty: World at War. Take a look:

PCGH: Call of Duty 4 was developed cross platform and there were no major differences between the console and the PC version as far as visuals and other technical aspects is concerned. Will this be the case for Call of Duty: World at War too? If yes, what are the advantages of a cross platform development? If no, how do you optimize your technology for the different platforms?

Cesar Stastny: The only difference between consoles (Xbox360/PS3) and PC will be if a player has a machine that is less powerful than actual consoles. In this case, you may dial back some visuals to compensate. If you are running on a modern multicore CPU and Nvidia 8800 video card you will get the same look and gameplay experience with the same or better frame rate and equivalent or higher video resolutions (1680x1050 or even 1920x1080).

The big advantage of cross platform development is the guarantee that the PC gamer can play the same game on the same date as the consoles - this is not a classic port which usually ships later and from a different studio than the original developer. Treyarch has a lot of experience in cross platform development. We were one of the first studios to ship on all major consoles (Spiderman 1 and 2) and we have been doing this consistently for the past 5 years, shipping all of our games on all consoles on the same date.

To check out the rest of this brand new interview be sure to visit here.