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  Guitar Hero, Now On Google Phone

  Activision like to exploit franchises. Guitar Hero is probably their biggest. So when a new platform – the Google Phone – comes around, you can bet Activision will be exploiting Guitar Hero on it. Announced yesterday was an Android-ready version of Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile. It differs from the standard version of GHWTM by…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2009
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  Sega Escalates War With New Stormrise Units

  Things get ugly in the latest series of screenshots revealing the units of Sega’s upcoming console real-time strategy game Stormrise, as both the Sai and the Echelon bring out their heavy hitters. Compared to the sheer amount of power contained in the seven new units for Stormrise released today, the first and second unit updates…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2009
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  Rock Band Taking Over Casinos

  Starting in March Harrah’s many casinos will have, along with the scantily-clad cocktail waitresses, gambling addicts and fog of smoke, official and permanent fully-equipped Rock Band entertainment stages. The stage will be home to Rock Band nights throughout the year where people can get on stage and faux jam. The new addition is part of…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 18, 2009
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  Jonathan Blow Lowers Price On PC Braid

  A day after Stardock started accepting preorders for Jonathan Blow‘s Braid for the PC at $19.95, the independent developer has announced a five dollar price drop in the interest of reaching a wider audience. Worried that the $19.95 price point for the PC version of the popular and innovative Xbox Live Arcade title Braid would…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2009
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  Street Fighter IV Review: Seth’s Soliloquy

  When I interviewed Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono last year about the game, I was on the Street Fighter wagon. Fight club free for more years than I could remember. Despite a heavy addiction to the game back in the Street Fighter II days, the growing complexity of the franchise, the increased focus on…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 18, 2009
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  See The Burnout Legendary Cars In Action

  Check out the new Burnout Paradise Legendary Cars in action, with four new videos showing off the vehicles inspired by Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Knight Rider, and The Dukes of Hazzard. If you weren’t sure about picking up the Burnout Paradise Legendary Cars when they hit the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow,…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2009
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  Frankenreview: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And The Damned

  Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and the Damned expansion takes the all new Liberty City that Rockstar Games introduced last year and gives it a biker gang makeover. Not so much a makeover, but a whole new story from a different perspective, with the main character Niko Bellic replaced by Johnny Klebitz, a member…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2009
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  Ubisoft Confirms Wheelman Deal, Sets March Release

  Last week we broke the news that Ubisoft had picked up Wheelman from struggling developer Midway. Today, Ubisoft confirms our story, calling the deal a “strategic relationship.” Under the terms of the deal Ubisoft will market, distribute and sell the game while Midway will continue developing it. The game, which will be getting a pre-launch…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 18, 2009
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  New Resident Evil 5 Screens Show West African Biohazard Unit

  Capcom has released new screenshots of its upcoming multi-platform survival horror title Resident Evil 5. The game is of course set in Africa, and the screens show off members of the West African branch of US Government outfit Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA). The unit is called in to handle abnormally dangerous biohazards — like,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009
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  Expiring Email Accounts Can Eat Your Xbox Gamertag

  Microsoft is investigating a problem with expiring email addresses that is causing some Xbox Live users to abandon their Gamertags and start fresh, losing any progress they’ve accumulated over the past few years. It seems that certain Windows Live ID email addresses that you need to have in order to set up an Xbox Live…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2009
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  Raiden Makes The SCENE In New Metal Gear Online Expansion

  Konami has just announced the third expansion pack for Metal Gear Online, SCENE, which delivers new maps, new gear, and everyone’s favorite reformed bad ass cybernetic ninja to the popular online shooter. Yes, Raiden makes his appearance in the SCENE update for Metal Gear Online, bringing Vamp along with him for the ride. The dynamic…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2009
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  Xbox 360 Saves The Date For E3 2009

  First out the door for this year’s upcoming bigger, better, more fleshy E3 is Microsoft. We just received our official save the date for the Xbox 360 E3 2009 media briefing, set to take place Monday morning. It looks to be about the same time as last year’s E3 media briefing. I’d expect to start…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 18, 2009
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  Eve Online Apocrypha Trailer Makes Eve Look Interesting

  The trailer for the upcoming Apocrypha expansion to CCP’s massively-multiplayer space opera Eve Online manages to make the game look at least 10 times better than it actually plays. The trailer does an excellent job of highlighting Eve Online’s strengths while skipping over the game’s weaknesses, which I suppose is what a good trailer is…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2009
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  Oregon Trail Heading to iPhone

  Gameloft is preparing to bring the classic edutainment game The Oregon Trail to the iPhone and iPod Touch. The game will feature all of the decision-making and problem solving of the original game plus eight skill-based mini-games: hunting, fishing, wagon repairing, river crossing, rafting, telegraphing, gold panning and berry picking. Some of the mini games…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 18, 2009
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  GameStop Kicks Off DSi Reserves Tomorrow

  Now that the Nintendo DSi North America release date has been announced, it’s time for our nation’s game retailers to rise to the occasion and start taking our money. GameStop has it covered. Following Gamervision’s lead, a quick call to my local store revealed that preorders for Nintendo’s next-generation DS will start tomorrow morning, with…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2009
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  Infernal Engine Offers Glimpse of Next-Gen Nocturne

  Terminal Reality plans to start licensing the technology behind their upcoming title Ghostbusters: The Video Game. The studio says that the Infernal Engine offers excellent cross platform support and is compatible with all of the “leading gaming systems” including the PC. The developer plans to show off the engine at the DICE conference over the…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 18, 2009
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  New World Of Warcraft Raid Dungeon Is Voltron Epic

  Blizzard has posted the first details on Ulduar, the next raid dungeon to be introduced in World of Warcraft patch 3.1, which features vehicle combat against an army and at least one Voltron reference. Ulduar is actually two separate raid dungeons in one, with the first part consisting of an epic battle between your large…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2009
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  Noby Noby Boy Updates Coming

  With Noby Noby Boy making its small yet stretchy debut tomorrow on the PlayStation Network, creator Keita Takahashi talks about the quirky little game’s update potential. In an interview with Eurogamer, Namco Bandai‘s Keita Takahashi reveals that downloadable content is already in the works for his new PlayStation Network title, Noby Noby Boy, with a…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2009
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  Wii’s Dead Space Extraction Trailer

  A bit earlier this morning Electronic Arts announced Dead Space Extraction for the Wii. This first trailer for the game certainly makes it look like a must buy, though it’s hard to tell what’s gameplay and what’s cut scene. Fingers crossed.

  By Brian Crecente Published February 18, 2009
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  Making Stuff You Eat Is GREAT

  To: Crecente From: Bash RE: D.I.C.E. Kicks Off Tomorrow Not sure if you’re big on this, but this afternoon, I baked bread. I’d never baked bread before. Actually, it was kinda fun! We baked it in the rice cooking (it’s possible to bake bread in our rice cooker). Turned out yummy. And for dinner, the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009