Arcade Games Journal

Larry Krouft has frightened English policemen The police of Manchester has mixed statue , heroines of game Tomb Raider, with the armed criminal, is informed on site The Register. Nearby in police the call from the owner of computer shop of David Williams has been accepted. The man has complained of annoying phone calls . Officers of police have gone to Williams home to check up a situation. Having arrived on a place, policemen through a window have noticed, that in one of rooms there is an armed person. The decision to block street was accepted and to cause a reinforcement. When Williams has not answered calls to a door, the police has rushed into the house through a rear entrance.  The armed person  has not rendered resistance to security guards of the law and order as it has appeared a statue of the heroine of known computer game. Later Williams has told, that has got it on online-auction eBay. It would be ridiculous, if was not so terribly. One of directed on me a gun and shouted. Where the weapon? Where the weapon? I could not understand, that occurs. Has thought, that they were mistaken the house, – Williams has told. As a result artificial have confiscated as the proof. Williams have arrested and have kept in a site of 13 hours, having accused in application of fire-arms. Later it has been let out on the security. Williams discusses with the lawyer an opportunity of submission of the counterclaim in connection with arrest on the illegal basis.

Company Blizzard Entertainment on Saturday on action Worldwide Invitational in Seoul has declared, that prepares for the second part of space strategy Starcraft for release, is informed on a site shacknews.com. Messages on that Blizzard Entertainment works above creation of the multiuser game, have appeared several months ago, however that the next release of the company becomes Starcraft II, it became known only on May, 19th. In the press release widespread by the company it is spoken, that continuation of popular space strategy is completely made in three-dimensional the schedule, detailed elaboration allowing with a high degree to display on the screen of action of several hundreds characters. In game three races operated in the first part of strategy are kept all, thus they have new opportunities. When new game will go on sale, representatives Blizzard Entertainment yet do not inform. First part Starcraft enjoied huge popularity all over the world. From the moment of an output in 1998 in the world it has been sold not less than 9,5 million disks with this space strategy in real time.

At press conference in Tokyo the president of company Nintendo Satoru Ivata has declared intention to let out 45 games for console Wii, informs TG Daily. New games now are in development and will appear on sale within the second quarter 2007. At present exists about 44 games for the console, accessible to the consumer. Thus to summer of 2007 the total of games for Wii will increase twice. Also on-line service for owners of a prefix from Nintendo in the summer will open. Let’s remind, that on April, 27th company Nintendo has declared increase in volumes of manufacture of console Wii. Satoru Ivata has declared, that considers deficiency of a popular prefix “abnormal” and has promised to make all for delivery of enough of consoles.