GameArena: Call of Duty 4 out now, Need for Speed Pro Street Demo, Guitar Hero 3 Wii Review and more

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Thursday 8th November, 2007

This week is huge! Call of Duty 4 hits stores, Peggle Deluxe hits the Game Shop, and we review Guitar Hero 3 on Nintendo's Wii!

Get some Radar Love - NFS

A playable demo of Need for Speed Pro Street is now available for PC, offering the first chance for desktop gamers to check out the latest addition to EA's long running arcade racing series. As with the previously released Xbox 360 demo, the 795MB download offers the Grip Racing and Speed challenge game modes with two different cars. Grab it right here from GameArena files.

Atari Australia has let us know that PESrankings.com.au has kicked off for Australian and New Zealand Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 fans. More than just your usual flash-animation laden game website, PESrankings is the officially supported community portal for tournaments and player rankings. PES 2008 for PlayStation 2, PS3 and Xbox 360 hit shelves today, while the PC version lands on November 16 and a Wii version slated for March 2008.

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Reporting for duty - COD 4

Some big titles have landed this week. Hellgate London and Guitar Hero 3 both hit stores yesterday, but this one is probably the biggest. Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat is now available at retail outlets across the country for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. If you've missed any of the GameArena coverage on this title, click here to access it all. Otherwise, stop reading and get down to your local games shop already, and we'll see you online!

Ubisoft has announced that Kristen Bell, star of Veronica Mars and recent new addition to the cast of "Heroes", has provided her likeness and voice acting talents to one of the lead characters in the forthcoming game Assassin's Creed. No details were provided about her character except to say her "mysterious role is an important part of the game's intricate storyline".

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More Xbox 360: Games | News | Reviews | Downloads

MGS release date: not Solid

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the highly anticipated PlayStation 3 title from Kojima Productions, is set for release in the second quarter of 2008 according to a press release from Konami.

Konami released a statement saying they have "decided to delay the title's release in order to make further improvements to the quality of the game and provide even greater enjoyment for more customers worldwide." Previously Konami denied the possibility of a demo on the PlayStation Network, however this was before the release date for the title slipped so there is a chance a playable demo might come to the PSN before the game ships.

Square Enix has announced the release of both Final Fantasy 1 and Final Fantasy 2 in all PAL territories come early next year for the PSP. The release will see both classic NES games in all their high resolution 2D glory.

This new PSP version takes the full-motion video sequences from the PlayStation version of Final Fantasy Origins and the bonus dungeons from the Game Boy Advance version Dawn of Souls, and the game also adds new dungeons to each game to further increase the replayability. Every Final Fantasy game up to Final Fantasy VI has seen a re-release now, is a re-release of Final Fantasy VII next?

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It's a long way to the top

The latest in the incredibly popular series of music rhythm games, Guitar Hero 3 is due out this week on the PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.

Joaby got his hands on the Wii version of Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock to find out if it's a Rock God or a Guitar Zero, you can read how it fared in our in-depth review.

Also this week, GameArena delves deep into the glamorous world of table tennis as we try out the Wii version of the popular Xbox 360 game "Rockstar presents Table Tennis". Kreese goes point for point with the newest game from the makers of the Grand Theft Auto series and you can find out the verdict in our review.

PD: legal addiction

Rated one of the Top 5 most addictive games of all time, Peggle Deluxe is guaranteed to keep you hooked for hours. The aim is to bounce the balls off the orange pegs to clear the level, but in no time at all you'll have lost hours as the games cute visuals and engaging gameplay takes over.

Hit up our Game Shop and grab Peggle Deluxe today!