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New Games: The PS2 version of Madden NFL 08 from Electronic Arts...

New Games: The PS2 version of Madden NFL 08 from Electronic Arts, in its sixth week available, was again the top-rented videogame in the U.S., according to Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Sunday. EA…

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had four other titles in the top 10: Medal of Honor: Airborne for Xbox 360 at No. 2 (up one in its third week), the 360 version of Madden at No. 4 again, Skate for 360 at No. 6 (up 16 in its second week) and NCAA Football 08 for PS2 at No. 8 (down one in its eight week)… Spacetime Studios hired computer game artist David Levy, ex-Ubisoft, as its visual director to “head the visual direction” for a new massively multiplayer online computer game it’s developing for NCsoft, the company said but didn’t provide the game’s name. Levy was a senior concept artist and illustrator for Ubisoft’s game Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. Spacetime has increased its staff 25 percent over the past three months and “plans a similar increase through the end of the year,” it said… New games from Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) include the action game Heavenly Sword and NBA 08 - each now shipping for PS3 at $59.99 -- and Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror for PS2 at $39.99 from its Bend Studios. Syphon Filter takes full advantage of the console’s dual analog controller and features a remixed soundtrack for Dolby Surround, SCEA said. NBA 08 features 1080p resolution at 60 frames a second, it said.