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Need For Speed Carbon Soundtrack

Tue, 26 September 2006
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Australian bands feature in EA's street racer

Sounds as good as it looks

Apart from functional brakes, some decent music must be the most important thing as you're careening down a mountainside in a 350Z. Fortunately, EA is planning to deliver just that with the Need For Speed Carbon soundtrack.

Carbon will feature 30 tracks from a variety of international artists, including Australian bands The Presets and Wolfmother. Some highlights include:

Goldfrapp - Ride A White Horse (Serge Santiago Remix)
Ladytron - Fighting In Built Up Areas
melody. - FEEL THE RUSH (Junkie XL Remix)
The Presets - Steamworks
Tiga - Good As Gold
Wolfmother - Joker And The Thief

- NFS Carbon website

You'll be able to hear them with your own ears when Carbon is released in November.

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NHL Eastside Hockey Manager Demo

Mon, 25 September 2006
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Manage a hockey team for six months

One for the tacticians

A "Try and Buy" demo for NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2007 (EHM) is available from the game's website. The demo offers six months of game time, and if you decide it's your thing, it can be activated to unlock the full version.

The modest system requirements are a 500Mhz processor and 128 MB RAM, while a 1.4Ghz processor and 256 MB RAM is recommended.

The previously announced EHM 2007 offers 45,000 players and staff, 3000 teams and 20 leagues, including the NHL.

You can grab the 112 MB demo at the official website or from Worthplaying. The full version is priced at €29.99, or about $51 Australian.

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Updated FIFA 07 Demo

Thu, 21 September 2006
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More commentary, fewer bugs

A German guy will comment on this now

EA has released an updated demo for FIFA 07, adding some new features and tweaks to the soccer sim.

The updated version has international commentaries, graphics enhancements and some bug fixes. All those sound files make the new download about 200 MB larger, now weighing in at 754 MB. The rest of the content is the same as the earlier demo.

You can download it from Worthplaying, Gamers Hell, or a slightly smaller Direct X-less version from 3D Gamers.

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Live The Cricket Life

Tue, 19 September 2006
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Who wants to be Shane Warne?

Inzamam got the huff again

Startup developer and publisher Gamebience has announced its premiere game, Cricket Life 2007.

Part sport, part strategy and part business game, Cricket Life puts you in control of a single cricket player throughout his entire career. You'll be responsible for every aspect of his life, from sponsorship deals to marriage deals. You can buy cars, build houses, start a business ... maybe even play cricket occasionally.

Cricket Life is in beta and should be out soonish. In the meantime, you can read through the lengthy feature list and see the first screenshots at PlanetCricket.

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The RACE Starts In November

Mon, 18 September 2006
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SimBin ensures no shortage of sims

No fluffy dice?

The RACE website has been updated with the news that SimBin's approaching racer is due this November. Oddly, that means SimBin will have two new racing sims on the market within two months of each other, the other being the recently golden GTR 2.

Also at the RACE website are the first screenshots showing off some touring cars at the Brands Hatch and Macau circuits, as well as some sample recordings that sound an awful lot like cars.

Based on the World Touring Car Championship's sprint race format, RACE offers a shorter and quicker driving experience than GTR 2's endurance racing. More accessible car brands like Alfa Romeo and BMW also distinguish it from GTR 2's Ferraris and Lamborghinis, so SimBin's garage should cater to different tastes.

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