Written by John Scalzo  on June 12, 2007

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PlayStation 3 (44 [+4])
*Also On PC (2 [1%])
"Green" MetaScore + Proven Franchises (14 [32%])

Released (8)
"Green" MetaScore (3 [38%])

Title	Publisher	Metascore
Fomula One: Championship Edition	SCEA	74
Full Auto 2: Battlelines	Sega	67
Genji: Days of the Blade	SCEA	55
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire	Namco Bandai	34
MotorStorm	SCEA	82
Resistance: Fall of Man	SCEA	86
Ridge Racer 7	Namco Bandi	78
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom	SOE	58

Unreleased (36)
Proven Franchises (11 [31%])

Title	Publisher	Release Date
Afrika	SCEA	TBA
Angel Rings	SCEA	TBA
Coded Arms: Assault	Konami	TBA 2007
DC Universe*	SCEA	TBA
Driver 5	Ubisoft	TBA
Eight Days	SCEA	TBA
Eye of Judgment	SCEA	10/2007
Eyedentify	SCEA	TBA
Fifth Phantom Saga	Sega	TBA
Final Fantasy XIII	Square-Enix	2008
Final Fantasy Versus XIII	Square-Enix	2008
Folklore	SCEA	2007
God of War III	SCEA	TBA
Gradius 6	Konami	TBA
Gran Turismo 5	SCEA	TBA
Heavenly Sword	SCEA	9/2007
Hot Shots Golf 5	SCEA	2007
Killzone	SCEA	TBA
L.A. Noire	2K Games	TBA
Lair	SCEA	8/2007
LittleBigPlanet	SCEA	2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	Konami	2008
NBA 08 *NEW*	SCEA	9/2007
Ni-Oh	Koei	TBA
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction	SCEA	11/2007
SingStarPS3	SCEA	10/2007
Sly Cooper 4 *NEW*	SCEA	TBA
SOCOM 5 *NEW*	SCEA	TBA
Tekken 6	Namco Bandai	TBA
The Agency* *NEW*	SOE	2008
The Getaway 3	SCEA	TBA
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune	SCEA	11/2007
WarDevil: Unleash the Beast Within *NEW*	Ignition	2008
Warhawk	SCEA	8/2007
White Knight Story	Square-Enix	TBA
WipeOut	SCEA	TBA

Wii (76 [+7])
*Also On PC (1 [1%])
"Green" MetaScore + Proven Franchises (19 [25%])

Released (21)
"Green" MetaScore (5 [24%])

Title	Publisher	Metascore
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree	Nintendo	NA
Bust-A-Move Bash!	Majesco	54
Cooking Mama: Cook Off	Majesco	63
Elebits	Konami	75
Excite Truck	Nintendo	73
GT Pro Series	Ubisoft	41
Kororinpa: Marble Mania	Konami	69
Mario Party 8	Nintendo	67
Monster 4x4 World Circuit	Ubisoft	51
Red Steel	Ubisoft	63
Sonic and the Secret Rings	Sega	69
SSX Blur	EA	73
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz	Sega	74
Super Paper Mario	Nintendo	86
Super Swing Golf	Tecmo	72
Tamagotchi Party On!	Namco Bandai	38
Tramua Center: Second Opinion	Atlus	79
WarioWare: Smooth Moves	Nintendo	83
Wii Play	Nintendo	58
Wii Sports	Nintendo	76
Wing Island	Konami	47

Unreleased (55)
Proven Franchises (14 [25%])

Title	Publisher	Release Date
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None*	Adventure Company	11/2007
Alien Syndrome	Sega	7/2007
Animal Crossing Wii	Nintendo	TBA
BWii: Battalion Wars 2	Nintendo	10/2007
Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting	TBA	TBA
Boogie	EA	2007
Carnival Games *NEW*	2K Games	TBA
Chocobo's Dungeon: The City of Forgotten Time *NEW*	Square-Enix	TBA
Cosmic Family	Ubisoft	2007
Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party	Konami	2007
Dave Mirra BMX Challenge	Crave	8/2007
Destiny of Zorro	TBA	TBA
Dewy's Adventure	Koanmi	2007
Disaster: Day of Crisis	Nintendo	TBA
Donkey Kong Jet	Nintendo	2007
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors	Square-Enix	2008
EA Playground	EA	2007
Escape From Bug Island	Eidos	6/2007
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers	Square-Enix	2008
Final Furlong	TBA	TBA
Fire Emblem	Nintendo	TBA
Forever Blue	Nintendo	TBA
Geometry Wars: Galaxies *NEW*	Sierra	TBA
Ghost Squad	Sega	12/2007
Godzilla: Unleashed	Atari	Q4 2007
Kirby Adventure	Nintendo	TBA
Line Rider	inXile	2007
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games	Sega	2007
Mario Strikers Charged	Nintendo	6/2007
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption	Nintendo	8/2007
Mushroom Men *NEW*	Gamecock	2008
My Sims	EA	TBA
My Word Coach *NEW*	Ubisoft	Q4 2007
Namco Museum Remix *NEW*	Namco Bandai	2007
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution	D3	2007
Nights: Journey of Dreams	Sega	2007
No More Heroes	TBA	TBA
One Piece: Unlimited Adventure	TBA	TBA
Opoona	Koei	TBA
Orb	TBA	TBA
Pokemon Battle Revolution	Nintendo	6/2007
Project H.A.M.M.E.R.	Nintendo	TBA
Project Rygar	Tecmo	TBA
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 *NEW*	Ubisoft	2007
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles	Capcom	2007
Sadness	TBA	2008
Samurai Slash	Koei	TBA
Soul Calibur Legends	Namco Bandai	2007
Space Station Tycoon	Namco Bandai	2007
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Nintendo	TBA
Super Mario Galaxy	Nintendo	2007
Thorn	TBA	TBA
Wii Health Pack	Nintendo	TBA
Wii Music	Nintendo	TBA
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure	Capcom	2007

This month's update is all about the PlayStation 3 and the Wii. The PS3 scored big when several high profile titles were revealed. These include the pseudo-reveals (with a promise of more at E3) of Sly Cooper 4 and SOCOM 5. The Agency, one of Sony's not-so-secret MMO projects, was also finally revealed to the world. All three of these games have instantly made the PS3's Unreleased list look more impressive.

The Wii scored well this month as well, going for quantity as seven new games were added to the list. Something for everyone can surely be found in titles like Geometry Wars: Galaxies (this was a shocker), Chocobo's Dungeon: The City of Forgotten Time, Mushroom Men and Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. At 76, the Wii list is now only 15 off from the Xbox 360 list. It's entirely possible that the Wii will sport the most exclusive titles by the end of the summer.

But through it all, the Xbox 360 still stands tall with the most exclusive titles, the most УgreenФ games and the highest percentage of green games in its Released list. This month's update is also interesting for another new development: the addition of several budget titles to the lists. Up until now, nearly all of the exclusives that companies have shown have attempted to be system sellers; your Halo, your Resistance, your Metroid Prime 3. Now, the three consoles appear to be settling into their niches.

The Xbox 360, with the highest install base, has seen most of its recent additions come from smaller development houses. The kinds of companies that create the kinds of games that complement your system sellers for people that already own the console. Third party support was the PS2's main strength in the early part of its lifecycle and it looks like the 360 is following that path.

Meanwhile, the Wii has slowly, but steadily but adding more and more Wii-centric titles right along. Carnival Games and My Word Coach may not be in the same stratosphere as something like Grand Theft Auto, but they are unique games that aren't (or in some cases can't) being tried on the competitor's consoles.

We have also inquired into the status of Orb and Thorn, two titles for the Wii in the works at indie developer Crossbeam Studios. Much has been made of the fact that Crossbeam has been working on the two titles for several years and have little to show for them (much like a game from another indie developer, Sadness). We spoke with Greg Szemiot, Crossbeam's Director of Design, about the two titles and he assured us that both are still on track for the future.

Orb is currently being evaluated by several interested parties and Szemiot said that one group is interested in publishing the Orb story as a book first and then following that up with a novel. He also stressed that Orb has no concrete timeline as he said "Orb might not make it to store shelves
until Wii 2, but we're obviously going to try and avoid that." Although he did assure Gaming Target it would be exclusive to a Nintendo platform.

On the other hand, Thorn may no longer be a Wii exclusive. Szemiot has spoken to "financial backers" who are interested in creating Thorn for the Xbox 360 as well as the Wii. The Crossbeam team is considering the offer, but Szemiot said they would only agree to it if they could create two unique versions of Thorn, one to cater to each system's strengths, otherwise Thorn would only be developed for the Wii.

That's it for this month, but be sure and check back in a few weeks when the after-E3 update will be posted. It will no doubt contain a ton of new titles that will surely change the pace of the face of this race.