Gamers can look forward to quite a few titles at the PS3 launch next month. According to Sony’s official announcement, the following games will be available during the console’s “launch window”:

• Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
  
• Call of Duty 3
  
• EA Sports Fight Night Round 3
  
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  
• F.E.A.R.
  
• Full Auto 2: Battlelines
  
• Genji: Days of the Blade
  
• Madden NFL 07
  
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
  
• Mobile Suit Gundam: CROSSFIRE
  
• NBA 2K7
  
• NBA 07
  
• Need For Speed Carbon
  
• NHL 2K7
  
• RIDGE RACER 7
  
• Resistance: Fall of Man
  
• Sonic the Hedgehog
  
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
  
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
  
• Tony Hawk’s Project 8
  
• Untold Legends Dark Kingdom

The above-listed, and all PS3 games, will retail for $60. The company also noted that the first shipment of PS3 units in North America will include a Blu-ray copy of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, which won’t be available for purchase separately until December 12.

Sony also announced an official HDMI cable ($50) and listed the prices for the Sixaxis controller ($50), the Blu-ray remote control ($25) and the Memory Card adapter for PS1/PS2 memory cards ($15).

2K Sports has announced a number of unique new features in College Hoops 2K7, introducing the Chant Creator, the enhanced Coach mode, and the even more realistic college game atmosphere.

The unique Chant Creator, the first of its kind in any sports title, allows the gamer to control the excitement of the crowd by constructing custom chants to play during key moments of play. Gamers are given a multitude of options to customize in-game chants, including drum percussions, letters, words, mascots, states/regions, and more. In addition, over 200 fight songs have been added to further enhance the overall college atmosphere in College Hoops 2K7, as well as more than 50 new default crowd chants and new cheerleader routines, mascot dancing and new gyms. With Chant Creator, countless combinations can be created to give each team’s fans a distinct sound, immersing gamers even deeper into the emotional atmosphere of College Hoops 2K7.

An expanded Coach Mode provides College Hoops 2K7 players a unique first person perspective through the eyes of the coach. As the coach, gamers can move up and down the sidelines changing the tempo of the game, call plays and make substitutions. Adding to the authentic coach experience, College Hoops 2K7 is the only college basketball title on the market to include the likenesses of hundreds of actual college coaches-including Roy Williams, Billy Donovan, John Calipari, Jay Wright and more. College Hoops 2K7, featuring J.J. Redick, former star player for the Duke University Blue Devils on the cover, will be available in November for the Xbox 360™ and Xbox® video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft, and the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. College Hoops 2K7 for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system will be available this winter.

Pledging support for the PS3 is none other than EA, who announced that it has more than 30 games in development for the console. The publisher will release eight to ten games on the PS3 by late March 2007 including Fight Night Round 3 and Def Jam: Icon.

Paul Lee, President of EA Studios commented on the launch of the PLAYSTATION®3, ” Each game has been custom designed to leverage the hardware power of the PlayStation 3 and serve as a launch pad for EA’s next generation of HD gaming. This is only the beginning. In the months and years to come, developers will take greater advantage of the PlayStation 3’s cell processors and blu-ray storage capacity to create games of stunning depth and texture.”

Frank Gibeau, EA Executive Vice President of North America Publishing noted, “This is a very exciting time for gamers. EA’s games on the PlayStation 3 will help propel HD forward. Over the course of the next 18 months, EA will roll out groundbreaking new original properties and spectacular new versions of perennial hits that will further maximize the power of the PlayStation 3’s unique cell processor and outstanding blu-ray disk capacity.”

DS gamers are in for a treat this Holiday season if this Nintendo release list is any indication…

• Nintendo DS Browser - 6 Oct 2006
  
• Sudoku Master - 27 Oct 2006
  
• Nintendo DS Lite Pink Edition - 27 October 2006
  
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team - 10 Nov 2006
  
• Tenchu Dark Secret - 24th Nov 2006
  
• Yoshi’s Island DS - 1st Dec 2006
  
• Star Fox Command - 26th Jan 2007
  
• Actionloop - 26th Jan 2007
  
• Harvest Moon DS (Rising Star Games/Nintendo) - Q1 2007
  
• Mario Slam Basketball - Q1 2007
  
• Magical Starsign (tentative name) - Q1 2007
  
• Diddy Kong Racing DS - Q1 2007
  
• Mario vs Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis - Q1 2007
  
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All (Capcom) - Q1 2007
  
• Pokémon Ranger - Q1 2007
  
• Children of Mana (Square-Enix) - Q1 2007

The long lost language of Sanskrit (from which Bangla and Hindi originated) will be featured in Dark Messiah of Might and Magic’s soundtrack, according to an announcement made by Ubi. The game’s live orchestra/industrial score was made by Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan, who to “blend ancient and modern elements” together decided to use an aggressive orchestral score with a choir performing an original text in Sanskrit.

Velasco worked with live musicians, whereas Dikiciyan was in charge of creating the custom sound design and electronic elements for the score. The soundtrack for the game will be released with its Collector’s Edition.