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Following the release of some information about the Wii earlier today, Nintendo of America announced three promotions in their executive team. The company's president, Tatsumi Kimishima, became chairman of the board and CEO; Reggie Fils-Aime, the executive vice president of Sales & Marketing became president and chief operating officer; and Mike Fukuda, the senior vice president of Business Development became the executive vice president of Business Development.

What does this mean for gamers? Probably nothing right now. But who knows? Maybe as COO, Reggie will turn Nintendo of America into

EA unveiled their E3 list today. With 8 titles under the EA Games brand, 2 under the EA Sports brand, and some possible surprises, EA's lineup is pretty darn big. But as far as we're concerned, only the games that are truly innovative count. And this year's big innovator from EA has to be Spore. The full list, after the jump.

LucasArts announced their plan to release of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy for the 2006 American International Toy Fair in New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (the working title) was created by TT Games, developed by Traveller's Tales and is set to be released for the public in the fall of this year for all current seven gaming platforms (Nintendo DS, Windows, PlayStation 2, PSP, GameBoy Advance, GameCube, and Xbox).

[image:234 hspace=5 align=left size=medium]King Kong, the game based on Peter Jackson’s new film, is truly a wonder to behold. The game is split into two different scenarios, each with a different feel to it. In one of these scenarios, you play as Jack, the main character from the film, in a first person shooter mode that puts a new twist on the genre. What sets this portion of King Kong apart from all other FPS games is the lack of a health bar or an ammo count on the screen. All you see is your weapon and raw action unfolding in front of you. The game's clever audio, instead, keys you into how much health and ammo you have remaining. Jack will say something out loud like, "I have about 40 bullets left in this clip." This makes the game seem incredibly dramatic and adds an unprecendented level of realism to the game.

I know what you’re probably thinking. "Another racing game? They're all the same, who cares?" Well, hold on one second, especially street racing fans. Need For Speed Most Wanted (NFSMW), is a continuation of the Need for Speed street racing series. Gamers can purchase visual upgrades, performance upgrades, and enter races in an effort to build the ultimate rap sheet. The performance and visual upgrades, although similar to those of the previous Need for Speed games, will be more diverse.

Where does this game differ from the previous Need for Speed Underground games? The main answer to that question is the presences of cops. Cops will often pursue you during the race and you must utilize the environment, your ride, and your wit to outsmart them and make your escape. There is not only a stress on being the fastest racer, but also the most notorious and (henceforth) 'most wanted' street racer.

[image:152 align=left hspace=5]Ever notice the attention people get when they bring a custom built PC to a LAN Party or Network Tournament? Well, we all know that you can't exactly custom build consoles like you can PC's. But Gamer Graffix is a new company allowing gamers of all platforms (even mobiles like PSP and GBA) to "skin" there consoles and add some flare to their device.

[image:154 align=right hspace=5]The skins usually cost around $20 and are avalaible for Xbox, PS2, PS2 Slim, PSP, Gamecube, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS. Gamer Graffix soon hopes to expand to provide skins for cell phones. They currently have several different themes and styles of skins including Elemental, 50 Cent, Tribal Flames, and Leopard Skin.

Final Fantasy Tactics is a great game on its own, but when compared to its predecessor, it comes nowhere close. The original for the PSX was superior in graphics, gameplay, story, classes, and overall everything. But thats not to say FFT-A doesn't have something to offer.

When God created the Earth some years ago all of time led up to 1981 when Metroid came out and shocked the world. 23 years later Metroid: Zero Mission came out and it did the same thing. Metroid: Zero Mission tells the story of Samus Aran's very first mission on planet Zebes as she explores a labyrinth of tunnels, caverns and caves crawling with fierce enemies bent on her destruction. If she doesn’t power-up her suit she will fail, if she doesn’t destroy Mother-Brain she will fail… if she doesn’t do anything besides kill she will fail, tough line of work but some has to do it.