May 2006 in video gaming

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===[[May 26]] [[2006]] (Friday)===
*[[Nintendo]] executive vice president of Sales & Marketing [[Reggie Fils-Aime]] is promoted to [[President]] and [[Chief operating officer|COO]]. [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9472]

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===[[May 21]] [[2006]] (Sunday)===
*Steffen Gerlach releases [[Version#Version 1.0 as a milestone|version 1.0]] of [[C-evo]], a [[Turn-based strategy|turn-based]] [[4X game|empire game]].[http://www.c-evo.org/forum/p-327.html]

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===[[May 19]] [[2006]] (Friday)===
*[[Nintendo|Nintendo UK]] head [[David Yarnt]] criticizes [[Sony]]'s encorporation of motion-sensing technology in the [[Playstation 3]]'s controller as "copying" the [[Wii]]'s motion tracking freehand controller. [http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=12734]

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===[[May 18]] [[2006]] (Thursday)===
*The [[Louisiana House]] passes bill [[HB 1381]], which will ban games that are "patently offensive to prevailing standards" and appeal "to the minor's morbid interest in violence." [http://xbox.ign.com/articles/709/709145p1.html]
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===[[May 16]] [[2006]] (Tuesday)===
* [[Nintendo]] recently announced an alliance with [[PixArt Imaging Incorporation]]. Under terms of the partnership, PixArt will provide the object tracking technology for the [[Wii]] Remote gaming controller.

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===[[May 11]] [[2006]] (Thursday)===
*[[Nintendo]] announces that it is considering not having a successor to the [[Game Boy Advance]]. [http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/708/708063p1.html]
*[[LucasArts]] staff have confirmed the company's intense interest in creating a [[Wii]] [[lightsaber]] game. [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9270]
*Nintendo demonstrates a new [[platform game]] for the [[GameCube]], ''[[SUPER Paper Mario]]''.
*[[Opera (web browser)|Opera]] partners with [[Nintendo]] to put browser on the [[Wii]] game console.
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===[[May 10]] [[2006]] (Wednesday)===
*[[Will Wright (game designer)|Will Wright]] demonstrates [[Spore (game)|Spore]] at E3. The [http://media.pc.ign.com/media/735/735340/vids_1.html 20-minute demonstration] showed many new aspects of the game. [http://thinkgaming.org/content/view/255/27/]
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' is announced by [[Nintendo]]. [[Solid Snake]] will be one of the playable characters. [http://www.thewiire.com/news/295/1/Smash_Bros_Unveiled]
*''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' is announced for the [[PlayStation Portable]]. [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9254]
*''[[SiN Episodes: Emergence]]'' by [[Ritual Entertainment]] is released over [[Valve Software]]'s [[Steam (content delivery)|Steam platform]] as well as traditional retail channels. It is the first game to be released in the [[Episodic games|episodic format]] by a major developer.[http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060510005382&newsLang=en]
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===[[May 9]] [[2006]] (Tuesday)===
'''Microsoft Press Conference'''[http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/09/engadget-and-joystiqs-live-coverage-of-microsofts-xbox-360-e3-ev/]
*[[Microsoft]] announced ''[[HaLo 3]]'' with a [http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/b/3/5b3d8532-65bc-4bf6-b5ea-6ba0f2084d74/h3_e32006_announce_large.wmv trailer] at their press conference at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA. [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9236]
*[[Rockstar Games]] announced that ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' will also be coming to the [[Xbox 360]] and that they have partnered with Microsoft to bring exclusive [[episodic content]] in the GTA universe to the console.
*The [[Xbox Live Vision Camera]] and a wireless headset will be available for the console this fall.
*Other games announced include ''[[Fable 2]]'', ''[[Blue Dragon (video game)|Blue Dragon]]'', ''[[Viva Pinata]]'', and ''[[Alan Wake]]''
'''Nintendo Press Conference'''[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9234]
*[[Nintendo]] made many announcements at their press conference in the [[Kodak Theatre]]. On the [[Wii]], ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'' was announced to be released at the same time on the [[GameCube]] and Wii. It will be a launch title for the Wii.
*Over 27 [[List of Wii games|Wii games]] will be playable at E3, including ''[[Red Steel]]'', which were featured prominently in Nintendo's presentation.
*Among the games announced by Nintendo is ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', a new [[Mario]] game for the Wii.
*New games announced for the [[Nintendo DS]] were ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', ''[[Star Fox DS]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island 2]]''.
*Although it was not demonstrated at the press conference, Nintendo also unveiled a classic controller for use with [[Virtual Console]] games. [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2006/wii/img_con/photo_classic.jpg]
*The online service for the Wii will be called [[WiiConnect24]].
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===[[May 8]] [[2006]] (Monday)===
*[[Yuji Naka]] leaves [[Sonic Team]] to found [[PROPE]]. [http://cube.ign.com/articles/705/705585p1.html]
'''Sony Press Conference'''
*Two different [[PlayStation 3]] products were announced at the Sony press conference. One will contain a 20 GB hard drive and the other will contain a 60 GB hard drive. The latter will also have support for [[Wi-Fi]] and [[Memory Stick]] media. [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6149470.html] [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6149552.html]

*At Sony's press conference in [[Los Angeles]] the [[PlayStation 3]] is detailed further. A new controller ([[DualShock|DualShock 3]]) was shown which resembles similar looks as the DualShock 2 controller for [[PlayStation 2]]. There is no force feedback but it will have motion sensing capabilities. [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6149586.html] [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6149512.html]

*''[[Dragon Quest]]'' announced for [[Wii]] at the [[Square Enix]] press conference. The game will be called ''[[Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors]]''. The company also announced ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' for the PlayStation 3. [http://www.gamespot.com/e3/e3story.html?sid=6149412]
*[[Sega]] announce that ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' will be released exclusively on the [[PlayStation 3]]. [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9218]
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===[[May 3]] [[2006]] (Wednesday)===
*Due to the consideration of more detailed depictions of blood and gore in ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]'' and the presence of a locked out art files depicting topless female characters which may have been accessed via [[Mod (computer gaming)|third party modifications]], the [[ESRB]] decide to switch the Teen rating of ''Oblivion'' to a Mature rating. The change of rating is reminiscent of the [[Hot Coffee mod|Hot Coffee scandal]] which affected ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''.[http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=12604]
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===[[May 2]] [[2006]] (Tuesday)===
*Preloading of [[Valve Software]]'s ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode One]]'' begins over Valve's [[Steam (content delivery)|Steam network]]. The game is due to be released on [[June 1]], 2006. ''[[Half-Life: Source Deathmatch]]'', released as part of the ''Episode One'' package is available to play immediately for those who preorder. [http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=news&id=609]
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===[[May 1]] [[2006]] (Monday)===
*[[Take-Two Interactive]] closes [[Top Spin]] and [[Amped]] developer [[Indie Built]]. [http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=12562]
*A study shows that gamer allegiance for [[History of video game consoles (seventh generation)|next-gen]] consoles is fairly even, with the [[Playstation 3]] having only a slight lead. [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php]
*[[Rob Pardo]], the lead designer of [[World of Warcraft]], is named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by [[Time Magazine]]. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187331,00.html (Time)]
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