Aspiring golfers will finally get to experience what it's like to be trained by Tiger Woods' own personal coach Hank Haney in EA Sports' latest game, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09. Other new additions, mostly online gameplay improvements, are also thrown into the gaming franchise. More details in the full article!

Need for Speed: ProStreet rips its way into first place in the UK for the week of December 1, finally eclipsing Assassin's Creed, which has dropped to fourth place. ProStreet was in second place last week. See the full list of top 20 games for the UK in the full article.

Gaming giant Electronic Arts has revealed the results of its fiscal second quarter of 2007 and a slight dip in revenues and increase in losses has been noted. Gross profits were down 45 percent year-over-year and is currently at US$ 245 million. Madden NFL 08's big sales and Warhammer Online's delay were seen as major factors in the company's latest scorecard.

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Despite an 18% loss in revenue last quarter as compared to last year's, Electronic Arts is confident the launch of a number of holiday titles and an upcoming restructuring would put them back in the game. The changes will focus on efficiency and cost-cutting. Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter remains positive about the future of the studio, saying: "They appear to have costs under control and revenue growth is solid."

This week's PSN Europe update looks pretty beefy. There are three new demos, an add-on and a total of six new videos. Here's a list of available demos:

• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
• FIFA (RoI)
• The Simpsons

The Speed Master add-on for Ninja Gaiden Sigma has also gone live. Those who wish to add a new twist to their Ninja Gaiden Sigma playing experience can get it for GBP 2.99 (US$ 6). European gamers, log on and give the PSN a look-through. You might find something you like.

Chart Track UK has announced the games topping their all-format charts ending for the week ending September 29. Much like the warm welcome it enjoyed in North America, Bungie Studios' Halo 3 finds an equally receptive gaming audience in the UK as it takes the top post.

Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor: Airborne (PS3, PC, Xbox 360) - which topped the charts in our last report -  appears to have parachuted all the way down to 12. FIFA 08 (PS3, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360) currently holds the second place, followed by MySims, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, and Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights.     

1. Halo 3 (Microsoft)
2. FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts)
3. MYSims (Electronic Arts)
4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Electronic Arts)
5. Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (THQ)
6. Sega Rally (Sega)
7. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo)
8. Transformer: The Game (Activision)
9. SKATE (Electronic Arts)
10. Stuntman: Ignition (THQ)
11. Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft)
12. Medal of Honor: Airborne (Electronic Arts)
13. Quake Wars: Enemy Territory (Activision)
14. John Woo Presents Stranglehold (Midway)
15. New Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo)
16. Resistance: Fall of Man (Sony Computer Entertainment)
17. Colin McRae: DiRT (Codemasters)
18. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (Electronic Arts)
19. BioShock (Take Two)
20. MotorStorm (Sony Computer Entertainment)

For those of you who didn't catch the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 demo from Electronic Arts which went online recently, prepare to change your mind. This video has one of the project's bosses Mike Cayado talking about Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08's features. While you're listening in, take the time to gawk at the sweet graphics. Check it out:

Mike mainly talks about the GamerNET, a new feature that measures every move you make in the game and allows you to upload the clip to share it with everyone online. The feature works great not only for showing off, but also for earning points that will enhance your saved game.

Also discussed was the Photo Face feature that allows you to take a snapshot of yourself or download an image online and have a created golfer put it on. The amazing thing about this is that the game generates expressions using the image data, so your face will react realistically on any given situation and not remain stone-faced, staring at nothingness all the time. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 is headed for the Microsoft Xbox 360, the Sony PlayStation 3, and the PC.

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Rejoice, PlayStation 3 owners. We've got some good news for you. The PlayStation Store has been updated and we're sure you'll find something interesting in this wave of updates.

Remember what Namco Bandai promised a few days ago? The Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection patch is here and it sports online gameplay and two single player modes (Survival and Practice). If you already have Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, the update will cost US$ 10, if you don't have it yet, you can purchase the Online Bundle (the game plus the update) for US$ 30.

A bunch of other goodies are now available on the PlayStation Store: images for Heavenly Sword Anime No. 4 and Super Puzzle Fighter II, game videos for Heavenly Sword Anime No. 4, Heavenly Sword "Making Of" No. 4, a Folklore "Surviving the Netherworld" Trailer and Clive Barker's Jericho Trailer, and movie videos for Bee Movie and Beowulf.

You'll also be glad to know that it's not all eye candy, as some demos are making a debut on the Store as well. Included in the rain of updates demos for Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (the full game is also available), Nascar 08, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008, and All-Pro Football 2K8 Demo.

Anyway, this PlayStation Network update will probably keep you busy in the days to come. Enjoy!

Thanks to Amish Gramish for the tip!

  

Hot off the big BioShock launch last week, more great games are coming to stores this week. Particularly eye-catching is that wham-banger Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. There's also a new Naruto game coming out on the PSP, and Stranglehold will smash in to the PC and Xbox 360 scenes.

Fighting games, racing titles and sports sims, as well as casual puzzle games are also in the mix. There's something for everyone, so dig in:

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. The latest sequel to one of the most decorated game franchises of all time is due out tomorrow exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. Samus is back and this time, the Wii Nunchuk is her toy of choice. Old moves and new weapons converge to create a new mind-blowing experience for the genre.

• Wii- August 27, 2007
• US$ 49.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• Nintendo

Blue Dragon. The Xbox 360 is getting one of the year's most anticipated RPG offerings. Behind this title are luminaries Hironobu Sakaguchi for the game's design, Akira Toriyama for the character design and Nobuo Uematsu for the musical score. Play as a boy named Shu who sets out on an epic journey with friends that will enchant you for hours on end.

• Xbox 360- August 28
• US$ 59.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• Microsoft

More hot titles for all the platforms after the jump!

*Originally posted at 7:17AM on August 26, 2007

A correspondent for Crave along with a few other tech journalists were given a surprise treat during the PGA Tour when Mitsubishi demonstrated advances in their 3D tech. The journalists were given 3D glasses that demonstrated their tech and later revealed that they have a Blu-ray player in development that can convert 2D movies into 3D "on the fly."

The journalists were up at Westchester Country Club to cover Mitsubishi's tech for the golf tour when they were given the demonstration.

The 3D glasses they were given were smaller than the ones displayed in the image. The 3D glasses were cool enough as it displayed material shot in 3D so you really get the feel of dimensions in the shots, but the kicker was the 2D-to-3D Blu-ray converter.

According to the journalist, Mitsubishi plans to release the new Blu-ray tech early next year and that they were in talks with a console manufacturer to incorporate it. He surmises that it's probably the PlayStation 3, which would be the logical choice among the next gen consoles.

So will we see this 3D wonder tech from Mitsubishi anytime soon? If so, we'll probably be hearing more about it. Watch out for updates.