Microsoft's Viva Pinata (Xbox 360), -3.40 DKP (-6.14%), has fallen from 93.11 DKP (forecasts 931,100 copies sold worldwide over lifetime) to 52.00 DKP since December 24. Many traders had expected the game to be a sleeper hit following a unique gameplay concept for the Xbox 360 that appeals to both kids and adults. Expectations climbed higher as the game was greeted with strong reviews. The stock exploded in early December as bloggers declared the game a sleeper hit. However, sales estimates indicated the game had only sold 42,000 copies in November, well below what many had expected for them to justify a stock price that had hovered in the mid-90s. The decline has slowed as some investors still believe the game can gain momentum with its new television show and word-of-mouth recommendations.

Stocks across the board continue to close lower following the digestion of November sales numbers. Since December 24, Take Two's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (PSP), -6.80 DKP (-3.09%), shares declined 24.7% from 282.97 DKP to 213.20 DKP (forecasts 2.13 million copies sold worldwide over lifetime); Sony Corp.'s SOCOM: Combined Assault (PS2), -2.00 DKP (-1.56%), fell 14.7% from 148.33 DKP to 126.50 DKP; Sega Sammy Holding Inc.’s Sonic the Hedgehog for the Xbox 360, -0.72 DKP (-1.38%), dropped 9.0% from 56.40 DKP to 51.30 DKP (513,000 copies sold worldwide over lifetime) DKP while the PS3 version dropped nearly 15% from 48.92 DKP to 41.63 DKP; and Activision's new Tony Hawk installment, Project 8, for the Xbox 360 fell 9.7% from 92.84 DKP to 83.80 DKP after falling from over 104 DKP just the week before. These are just a highlight of games whose stocks have fallen as initial sales disappointed expectations ahead of the year's biggest month of video game spending.

Early this morning the simExchange moved to new servers to increase capacity. However, a few hiccups in the migration are still being sorted out. You may experience some problems with creating a new account, submitting questions through the Help form, and resetting passwords. Please wait until further notice on trying these functions. For now, please post bugs on the forums.

You can now edit your open limit orders (orders you place in the Advanced Trading mode that are not filled yet) directly instead of canceling the order and resubmitting a new order. Simply goto your Order Status page and click the Edit link for the order you want to edit. This will load the Order Editor on the right side of the screen. Simply enter the new price and/or quantity you want and hit the Edit button. Voila! You have edited your order.

By popular request, users can now edit their content submissions to correct any mistakes or improve the headlines and captions. You can view all the content you submitted from the Community section in the Your Submissions section. Simply click on the Edit link next to each item to edit that item.

Because this feature has been unavailable, for a limited time, you are able to change content submissions no matter how long ago it was submitted. In the future, content submission editing will be limited to a certain amount of time following the submission.

Please report any problems you encounter while using this new feature. Thanks!

Because many people are not aware when they get friend invitations, the simExchange will now automatically send your potential friend an email informing them of your friend request.

Hellgate London, the FPS/RPG hybrid for PC made by the creators of Blizzard's Diablo, will debut on the simExchange on Friday, December 22, 2006. It will be categorized under the Role-Playing genre. This game will open for 80 DKP (forecasts 800,000 copies sold worldwide over lifetime). This game was submitted by Nicka.

Hellgate: London is a first-person shooter and RPG hybrid by the creators of Blizzard's Diablo series. Former Blizzard members have formed Flagship Studios and Hellgate: London will be their first title. It is set in a post-apocalyptic world, where London has been invaded by demons and the year is 2038.

Although the game is played like a first-person shooter, the character's success depends heavily on his stats rather than the player's skill at mouse pointing and clicking. The game design uses Diablo's theme of random generation to allow for great replayability. Hellgate: London will feature cooperative online gameplay in a single unified world (rather than individual servers or realms) but parties will play in instances.

Pirates of the Burning Sea, an MMORPG for PC scheduled for June 2007, will debut on the simExchange on Friday, December 22, 2006. It will be categorized under the Role-Playing genre. This game will open for 30 DKP (forecasts 300,000 copies sold worldwide over lifetime). This game was submitted by Spotnyk.

The summary for that game is:

Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the 18th Century Caribbean. The player takes the role of a ship captain and can choose to take the path of a pirate, privateer, naval officer, or merchant.

The game features a completely player driven economy. Players will engage in Player vs Environment (PVE) and Player vs Player (PVP) Combat that centers around capturing enemy nations' ports. Nations that work together the best will dominate. Combat is real-time and tactical and involves real factors found in ship-to-ship combat.

This game is expected to be released in June 2007. The game is currently in beta testing.

Midway Games' and Epic's Unreal Tournament 2007 for PC will debut on the simExchange on Thursday, December 21, 2006. It will be categorized under the Shooter genre. This game will open for 160 DKP (forecasts 1.6 million copies sold worldwide over lifetime). This game was submitted by Randomrage.

The summary for the game is the following:

Unreal Tournament 2007 (UT2007) is the next game in the Unreal Tournament series of first-person multiplayer shooters. Like previous UT games, UT2007 is primarily an online multiplayer game with a single player mode for players to practice with AI bots. The story is minimal as players are pitted against each other in a series of shooting matches as part of a Sci-Fi tournament.

Epic promises the game will not be a prettier UT2004 but an entirely new game. The game features the Unreal Engine 3.0. UT2007 will feature a map editor and several modes from previous UT games. However, UT2007 will be dropping Bombing Run, Double Domination, and Assault modes in place for a new mode, "Unreal Warfare." This new mode features larger battles with many players and vehicles. AI bots are now smarter and will respond to simple commands over voice chat.

THQ Inc's Smackdown! vs RAW 2007 for Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony Corp's PlayStation 2, will debut on the simExchange on Wednesday, December 20, 2006. The game will be categorized under the Fighting genre. The Xbox 360 version will open for 120 DKP (forecasts 1.2 million copies sold worldwide over lifetime) while the PlayStation 2 version will open for 200 DKP (forecasts 2 million copies sold worldwide over lifetime). This game was submitted by Mike_Supafly.

The summary for the game is the following:

Smackdown! vs RAW 2007 is the next installment in the WWE Smackdown! professional wrestling game series, boasting the largest roster of WWE Superstars to date, new match types, and new game play mechanics (including fighting in the arena's seating). This edition features a new analog control system (rather than relying on the D-pad).

New additions include Money in the Bank ladder match, Ultimate Control Moves (UCM), environmental hot-spots (ring ropes, steel steps, and scaffolding that you can use), enhanced control scheme, an expanded General Manager mode and Season mode complete with WWE Superstar voice-overs, and an expanded online mode for PS2 and Xbox 360.

The Xbox 360 version features improved graphics, with 20,000 polygons per character compared to 500 per character on the PS2. The improved graphics include sweating. This version also includes Dolby 5.1 sound, crowd chants, and other sound effects.