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Check it, EHX Overdrive for Rock Band 2

by adminMay 29, 2009
EHX Overdrive for Rock Band 2

There’s totally moments in Rock Band where you think, damn I’m a good guitarist, and damn me I need an overdrive pedal. Well I’m sorry, you’re probably not a good guitarist…..but there’s now an overdrive pedal so we can definitely keep that illusion working for you.
Mad Catz have just announced the new Electro Harmonix [...]

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F.E.A.R. 2 : PROJECT ORIGIN

by adminMarch 9, 2009

It’s so hard to scare people nowadays. There was a time when heavily implying that someone was being murdered was enough to make an audience hysterical – now, the sight of skinless mutant zombies raping and mutilating cheerleaders will get a chuckle at best.
Japanese horror, however, has always been able to shock and disturb, [...]

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LEFT 4 DEAD

by adminDecember 14, 2008

You simply cannot survive for any period of time on your own – wander too far from your teammates and you’ll likely be pinned down and eviscerated by an agile Hunter, constricted and choked by the long prehensile tongue of a Smoker or simply overwhelmed by hundreds upon hundreds of rampaging Infected. … The Director does an exceptional job of shaking up each scenario so that it feels fresh each time, but still you’ll find that each level can become a little repetitive when you’ve played them all to death.

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Nintendo Australia confirms its Xmas line up

by adminNovember 24, 2008

Similarly Wii has reached the milestone of 750,000 units sell through in 102 weeks, making Wii the fastest selling console to hit this mark. disaster.jpgThe key products from Nintendo for Christmas on Wii will be Animal Crossing™: Let’s Go To The City, Wii Speak™ accessory, Wii Music™, Disaster: Day of Crisis™; and for Nintendo DS, KORG DS-10 Synthesizer, Kirby Super Star™ Ultra and Pokémon Ranger™: Shadows of Almia. … KORG DS-10 Synthesizer contains a sequence keyboard and KAOSS Pad, allowing intuitive note input and control using the Nintendo DS touch screen and stylus. kirby.jpgKirby Super Star Ultra, available 27 November on Nintendo DS sees players run, float and fight their way through the adventure games as Kirby, gobbling up enemies as they go.

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Animal Crossing comes to the Wii

by adminNovember 18, 2008

Step into another world where days and seasons pass in real time; connect with friends via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and use the Wii Speak™ accessory to talk to Animal Crossing friends anywhere around the world! … If it starts raining, you’ll even need to make sure you have brought an umbrella, and if you want to catch a show at the theatre, you’ll need to make sure you purchase a ticket and come back at the actual time the show starts!

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WARHAMMER ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING

by adminNovember 16, 2008

Gone are the days where the right to participate in fierce battles was earned with copious hours of grinding – from the moment your newly created character is dropped into the game world, you can join a queue to enter the fray and duke it out with those greenskin freaks (or disgusting humies, if you’re an aspiring orc or goblin). … Keeps, cities and siege weapons all play a major role in epic battles. warhammer-2.jpgWhile you’re queuing to enter a scenario (and the wait will become shorter and shorter as more players sign up) you’ll be questing, and it’s here that you’ll notice several improvements to WoW’s Player vs Environment mechanics.

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More than Mario and Mini-games

by adminMay 14, 2008

Nintendo’s Wii may be the highest selling current-generation console in the world, but their dedication to tapping the “casual player” demographic has evidently left their more mature core gamers by the wayside.
Some developers maintain that there simply aren’t enough mature titles available for Wii, and that the platform’s true capabilities are not being properly explored. [...]

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Worms: A Space Oddity (Wii)

by adminMay 13, 2008

The Worms franchise began around thirteen years ago, and since that time its core gameplay mechanics have remained essentially unchanged. And rightly so – the premise is simple and addictive, and clumsy attempts to apply the formula to three-dimensional combat have shown that it’s best to keep it old school.
Teams of worms are distributed across [...]

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Grand Theft Auto IV

by adminMay 2, 2008

Rockstar Games is proud to announce that the eagerly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system including the special edition package is now available worldwide.
“This release marks a major milestone for the series and for Rockstar Games,” said Sam Houser, Founder [...]

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Battle of the Bands - Shipping for Wii

by adminApril 29, 2008

THQ today announced Battle of the Bands has shipped to retailers. Designed exclusively for Wii™, Battle of the Bands maximizes the Wii Remote™’s innovative functionality, combining beat matching and combat into one head-to-head battle for music supremacy. The innovative music switching feature and the 30 chart-topping hits - recorded in each of the game’s five [...]

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Guitar Hero - On Tour

by adminApril 12, 2008

For the first time, handheld gamers will have the freedom to unleash their inner rock star anywhere, anytime with Activision’s upcoming Guitar Hero®: On Tour for Nintendo DS™.
The game will deliver a unique Guitar Hero® experience by challenging handheld gamers to rock out and prove their shredding skills on the most diverse set list [...]

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Guitar Hero III goes mobile!

by adminApril 2, 2008

Hands-On Mobile, the world’s leading developer of connected games and applications, in partnership with Activision, today announced that the highly successful Guitar Hero® III Mobile game is now available on BlackBerry® smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM).

Published as part of Hands-On Mobile’s exclusive worldwide partnership with Activision, the award winning Guitar Hero III Mobile game [...]

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