How do you make a game out of a knight mounted on a flying ostrich defeating similarly equipped foes? Well, you gotta ask CP Productions then. The studio plans on making a film adaptation of classic arcade title Joust. Set to be completed by next June, the film is being billed as “Gladiator meets Mad Max.”

The script has been penned by Marc Gottlieb and is set 25 years on in the floating city of Las Vegas. It is unclear as to how it will relate to the game itself and how many major characters will appear. According to GameDaily BIZ, the studio plans on maintaining the integrity of its films, which it plans to independently finance. “We won’t have eight writers and six executives trying to put their thumbprint on the film… the vision of the filmmakers will be kept pure,” said studio founder Michael Cerenzie.

It is yet unclear if the game’s author John Newcomer is involved.

PSU carries word that Warhawk, which will be released today, will require about 800MB space on the PS3 hard drive to play. This has been done to reduce loading time.

They also report that this affects either version of the game. Warhawk is being released digitally on the PlayStation Network, as well as on Blu-ray.

Fans of the Dragon Quest series will be disappointed to know that Square Enix has delayed the release of Dragon Quest 9 to 2008. Originally set for release later this year on Nintendo DS, the game has been pushed back to “make a game that will better satisfy players,” according to IGN.

A demo for Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge is now available, offering the chance to check out the turn-based strategy game. It’s a 732MB download from 3D Downloads, ComputerGames.ro, FileFront, Gamer’s Hell, PixelRage and StrategyCore.

EA sent out word that Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn is now available as a free expansion for players of the old-school MMORPG. The expansion introduces a graphics update, all-new user interface and updated new player experience to the game.

The file can be downloaded from Ultimate Online’s official website and FilePlanet.

Those looking to face some sweet Crysis won’t have to wait till November 16, as a single-player demo for the upcoming shooter will be released on September 25. The demo will consist of the entire first level from the game’s single-player campaign. Apparently, the demo will have a “huge surprise” from Crytek, though it wasn’t elaborated.

Along with news of the demo, they released a new trailer highlighting the usefulness of the game’s nanosuit. Check it out below, or download from EA FTP, ActionTrip, ComputerGames.ro, FileFront and Gamer’s Hell.

The multiplayer beta of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has been released via Xbox Live this Monday. Interested parties have to head over to the Charlie Oscar Delta website for their chance to receive a token and experience the beta before the game hits stores on November 5.

Features in the beta include the create-a-class option, player-ranking and the new perk system. This beta is currently only available to US residents, but will soon roll out to international gamers, especially in Europe.

The full, official soundtrack listing for Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground, the upcoming entry in the popular skateboarding franchise, has been released by Activision. Featuring over 50 tracks from artists such as Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Jurassic 5, The Roling Stones and Bloc Party, the soundtrack will be there besides players as part of their skateboarding legacy in the game. Additionally, MCA of the Beastie Boys appears as an unlockable character within the game.

Here’s the deal:

• !!! – “All My Heroes are Weirdos”
  
• Airbourne –“ Girls in Black”
  
• Angels & Airwaves – “Secret Crowds”
  
• Anglo Jackson – “Motorbike”
  
• At the Gates – “Slaughter of the Soul”
  
• Bad Brains – “Banned in DC”
  
• Beastie Boys – “Electric Worm”
  
• Blackalicious – “Your Move”
  
• Bloc Party – “Version 2.0”
  
• Cursed – “The Hands will Abide”
  
• Cymande – “Fug”
  
• Dag Nasty – “Circles”
  
• Darkest Hour – “Sanctuary”
  
• DJ JS-1 featuring L.I.F.E. Long & Immortal Technique – “Audio Technician”
  
• El-P – “Up All Night”
  
• Folk Implosion – “Natural One”
  
• Foo Fighters – “The Pretender”
  
• Fu Manchu – “We Must Obey”
  
• Funky 4+1 – “Rappin and Rockin the House”
  
• Future Pigeon – “Gift Tax”
  
• Gallows – “Come Friendly Bombs”
  
• Gorilla Biscuits – “Hold Your Ground”
  
• Jimmy Castor Bunch – “It’s Just Begun”
  
• Jurassic 5 – “Radio”
  
• Kittens – “Carpenter”
  
• Los Abandoned – “Panic-Oh!”
  
• Lyrics Born featuring KRS-One and Evidence – “Pack Up Remix”
  
• Maylene and the Sons of Disaster – “Memories of the Grove”
  
• Motorcity Daredevils – “Bear in the Air”
  
• Nation of Ulysses – “You’re My Miss Washington D.C.”
  
• Nirvana – “Breed”
  
• Oh No feat. J. Dilla and Roc C. – “Move Part 2”
  
• Paint it Black – “The New Brutality”
  
• Paris – “The Devil Made Me Do It (Poach a Pig Mix)”
  
• Percee P – “Throwback Rap Attack (Madlib remix)”
  
• Pierce the Veil – “I’d Rather Die than Be Famous”
  
• Pig Destroyer – “Loathsome”
  
• Reverend Horton Heat – “Baddest of the Bad”
  
• Revolution Mother – “Come On”
  
• Roots Manuva – “Chin High”
  
• Sayvinyl – “That’s Entertainment”
  
• Silversun Pickups – “Well Thought Out Twinkles”
  
• Slick Rick – “Children’s Story”
  
• Smashing Pumpkins – “Tarantula”
  
• Snapcase – “Energy Dome”
  
• The Bled – “Starving Artiste”
  
• The Clash – “Clash City Rockers”
  
• The Cramps – “Garbage Man”
  
• The Icarus Line – “Gets Paid”
  
• The Kooks – “See the World”
  
• The Octopus Project – “Music is Happiness”
  
• The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy for the Devil”
  
• The Sex Pistols – “Holidays in the Sun”
  
• Twilight 22 – “Electric Kingdom”

With the convention over, the organizers of GC 2007 sent out an announcement stating that they have attracted a total of 185,000 visitors to Leipzig this year, a slight increase over the past year. This figure includes 12,300 registered trade visitors, compared against 8700 of the past year. Exhibitors were happy too, with 85 percent saying that their participation in the event had had a great significance in the scope of their overall marketing activities, while 91 percent said that they plan on joining again next year.

“The GC 2007 has exceeded all of our targets. A high degree of satisfaction can be seen, not only amongst exhibitors and trade visitors, but also amongst the general public. This result underscores once again why the GC, as Europe’s leading fair in the industry, has an ideal home in Leipzig”, said Josef Rahmen, Managing Director of the Leipziger Messe.

The E3 2007 Halo Wars presentation has finally been released. This 10-minute video offers gameplay footage with narration by lead designer Graeme Devine.

Atari has announced Lucky Luke: Go West! For PC, Wii and Nintendo DS. An upcoming animated movie tie-in of the same name, the game features the film’s titular character set loose in the Wild West. The film itself is set for release this December in France and other European territories, following the game’s release in Autumn.

Inspired by the cucumber-cool cowboy’s adventures in the comic book ‘The Caravan’, Lucky Luke: Go West! lets players jump into his spurred boots for a thrill-a-minute journey escorting the notorious Dalton brothers to New York to stand trial. Of course, the Daltons do what they do best – they escape, rob banks, wreak havoc and blow stuff up. Throw in the tenacious Lucky Luke, his faithful steed Jolly Jumper, tribes of deadly Indians, cops by the cart-load, and a vast wagon train where the Daltons mislay their ill-gotten gains and the result is a wild world of hilarious new western adventures.

Play as a selection of different characters from the famous stories, including the Daltons and of course Luke himself, through the fun and colourful environments from the parched western desert to the mean streets of the Big Apple. A host of frenetic mini-games will test much more than the speed of the player’s draw with chaotic shooting, drawing, steering, dancing and music games. Take on the story mode solo or invite up to 3 friends to join in for party mode mayhem and see who really does have the fastest draw in the west.

Shooting faster than his shadow, Lucky Luke fights crime and injustice across the wild plains of the old west. Lucky Luke is one of the most popular and best-selling comic-book series in Europe with more than 250 million comic books sold in 20 countries. A total of 80 comic books, four feature length animated cartoons, two live action films, three cartoon series and five video games have been released to date, and the award-winning ‘The New Adventures of Lucky Luke’ animated TV series is currently broadcast in more than 20 countries worldwide from France to Indonesia.

The game is in development at Tate Interactive (PC, Wii) and Neko (DS). It is only currently scheduled for Europe; no plans for other territories were announced.

Those who bought Bomberman Live from Xbox Live Arcade now have a reason to get back to the game: Hudson Entertainment has announced that they have released an add-on pack for the game dubbed Bomb-Up-Pack 1. This add-on features over a dozen new features, including ten new characters, two additional levels, two new leaderboards and a new game mode. It is not free however; as it will cost you 250 Microsoft points ($3).

New characters in the pack include Little Bomby Foo Foo bunny and Rocky Bomboa the boxer. Players can customize their in-game Bomberman in many different ways. Additional levels in the pack include “High Stakes”, a Las Vegas-style casino level and “Zeppelin”, a level set aboard a dirigible which features tornado environmental hazards. The one new game mode is a “Frag” mode allowing players to preset the number of enemies they must bomb in order to win the game.

The winners for this year’s “Best of GC” awards have been announced. A total of nine products were awarded from the 85 hardware and software titles that were submitted by exhibitors at the Leipzig Games Convention. Here is the winners list:

PC: Crysis
Xbox: BioShock
PSP: God of War: Chains of Olympus
PS2: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
PS3: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Wii: Mario & Sonic at the Olympics
Nintendo DS: Eye Training
Online: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Best Hardware Accessory: Wii Balance Board
Mobile: none

In a brief announcement, Activision announced Shrek: Ogres and Donkeys on the DS. Set for release this Fall, this E-rated game will feature the triplets of Shrek & Fiona along with Donkey & Dragon’s offspring, offering players the chance to train, play and explore with these new characters.

Hoping to revitalize its failed gaming platform, Nokia and Capcom have announced that the latter will be publishing games on N-Gage, Nokia’s next-generation mobile gaming platform, in 2008. The new platform will make its debut later this year.

Interestingly, Capcom is the first (and only) Japan-based publisher to show interest in the new N-Gage platform, which will be spread out across S60 mobile phones and devices. Capcom is one of the major players of the industry, holding heavyweight franchises such as Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Onimusha and Lost Planet, among many others. Speaking of the announcement, Yosuke Yoneda, Director of Capcom’s European Mobile Division, said “Capcom is dedicated to creating great mobile games, and believes that N-Gage will allow us to bring some of our most famous franchises to the platform. Our dedication to quality and creative thinking has seen the company produce a series of ground-breaking titles, with stunning visuals and in-depth game play, never before seen on the mobile”.

No actual games were announced, but one can only assume what games will be coming out from this publisher.