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Rock Band Announcing Six New Full Albums by End of August

G4TV had a rather lengthy conversation with Harmonix’s PR Coordinator yesterday, during which a rather large number of revelations were made public. Virtual virtuosos (I’m growing fond of that term) can look forward to exciting news and features for the electronic ensemble experience (I should write ad copy). Among the new announcements: Harmonix will be [...]

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EA Studio Showcase: Suda51, Shinji Mikami, EA and Q Partner for Action-Horror Game

While several announcements delivered at the EA Studio Showcase piqued our curiosity, we must admit that few perked our ears as pointedly as those generated outside of EA proper. Taking the stage at the event’s kickoff press conference, EA Partners VP Jon Horsley announced two almost entirely unexpected deals. In what Horsley explained would be [...]

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Wii MotionPlus an Integral, Inexpensive Piece of Nintendo’s Strategy?

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata explained that the company’s love affair with expensive add-on peripherals may be coming to an end — but you may want to consider at least one of their recent endeavors in that field. Yesterday, Iwata provided hope that the Wii MotionPlus will [...]

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Ultimate Wii Bundle, Only $4389.96

Nintendo may be ramping up production of the Nintendo Wii, but for now — in the United States — the system is as rare as ever. And whether you literally freeze your extremities off while camping out at Best Buy or spring for a $600 “Customer Choice” bundle at Walmart, you’ll be paying an arm [...]

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Red Steel 2 Confirmed, Powered by Wii MotionPlus

When GameCyte cornered Ubisoft personnel at E3 2008, they were tight-lipped regarding the notion of a Red Steel sequel, but today their reticence is no more. In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, executive director Alain Corre confirmed that Red Steel 2 is in development for the Nintendo Wii — and that the title will make use [...]

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In Japan, New Wii Channel Prints Your Photos

Nintendo’s online offerings continue to to improve with today’s announcement of the new Wii Digital Camera Print Channel. Starting today, Japanese Wii owners can create prints, photo albums and business cards using pictures from SD memory card, and — through a new partnership with Fujifilm — have physical copies delivered directly to their home.

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Review: Off Road (PC)

When it came time to play Off Road, a Ford & Land Rover-branded racing game from Empire Interactive, Xplosiv, and Razorworks, my biggest concern was the level of realism involved. When it comes to racing games, I distinctly prefer an arcade experience over a simulation. I’m not saying Gran Turismo or Forza are bad games by [...]

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Dead Rising Wii Dated, Subtitled ‘Chop Till You Drop’ — But Can You?

It’s set in a shopping mall. Chop till you drop. Get it? Oh, never mind… Though an interview in Weekly Famitsu (as paraphrased by 1UP) revealed that Dead Rising was coming to the Wii sans Photo Mode and notorious difficulty level, today we have the official U.S. confirmation — the Xbox 360 million-seller will hit North [...]

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E3 2008: LEGO Batman Impressions

Holy plastic shrapnel, Batman! A visit to Warner Bros. Interactive’s booth at E3 gave GameCyte a guided tour, and some hands-on gameplay, with LEGO Batman. A representative of Traveller’s Tales was on hand to guide us through the latest installment in the developer’s surprisingly fun LEGO game series. We were able to play an entire level of [...]

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E3 2008: Nintendo Announces ‘Wii MotionPlus’ Accessory

Nintendo’s had been keeping awfully quiet these past few months, but today we get our first glimpse at what their R&D team has been cooking up: another Wiimote attachment.

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