Thursday, July 9, 2009

News

Guitar Hero 5 Tracklist Features John Mellencamp, Coldplay & Tom Petty

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Neversoft have released a partial tracklist for the upcoming Guitar Hero 5, and it features songs from the above three artists. Not a fan? Don’t worry, there’s some variety in the other 21 tracks. More »
Culture

German Gamers Venture Outside, Protest Violent Gaming Crackdown

10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Poor old Germany. The nation’s politicans have in recent years really started to crack down on violent video games, and since many of the best games are violent games, this presents is a problem. More »
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Poll: Japanese People Thought Dragon Quest IX Would Have WiFi

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | This Saturday Dragon Quest IX is going on sale in Japan. Apparently, there are already 2 million pre-orders. Some of those folks might be in for a surprise! More »
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Michael Jackson Won’t Affect Beatles Rock Band

9:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Michael Jackson has passed away, and lawyers are currently picking through his estate. Jackson owned 267 Beatles songs, the ownership of which is at risk. More »
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No More Heroes Designer Wants Travis Touchdown In Next Smash Bros.

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The last Smash Bros. game, like the one before that, was a smorgasboard of characters. There weren’t just Nintendo developed characters, but the likes of Sonic and Snake also made an appearance. More »
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Carcassonne Coming To A DS Near You

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Classic German board game Carcassonne – which has already turned up on Xbox Live Arcade – will also soon be making the leap to the Nintendo DS, courtesy of Koch Media. More »
Culture

Rhythm Heaven Producer: Hey Americans, You Have Rhythm!

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | By day, music producer Tsunku writes Morning Musume songs. By night, he sleeps. Sometime in between he creates Rhythm Heaven games. More »
Culture

Wii Remote + 15 Tonnes Of Metal Arm

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | These two industrial grapplers don’t just have cute names (one of them is called “Bender”). They’ve got a cute control method as well, as they can be jiggled, jaggled and, yes, waggled by a Wii Remote. More »
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EA, Sega On IPhone 3G Vs 3GS

7:00PM Luke Plunkett | As we’ve warned you about, one day soon, there will be games that will only run on the iPhone 3GS, which is bad news for the 40 million people in possession of an iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPod Touch (2nd gen). More »
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Man Arrested For Sharing “Violent Sex” Game

6:30PM Brian Ashcraft | The Kyoto Police’s High Tech Crime Unit have arrested 38-year-old Kawasaki City resident Hidetoshi Fukuzawa for illegally sharing an erotic game via the internet. More »