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April 11th, 2007

Guitar Hero 2 Tracks Released

Boy that was a quick turnaround. After news just surfaced earlier today of the upcoming release of new Guitar Hero 2 tracks GameDailyBiz reports that the song packs have already become available. Here’s a snip from the story:

Track Pack 1 includes Hey You, Ace of Spades and the infamously difficult Bark at the Moon as […]

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April 11th, 2007

GTA IV Details Starting to be Released

The most recent edition of Game Informer magazine has an exclusive preview of the fall game. Here’s some information about the game rephrased from the article and this post on GTA4.net:

Main character’s name is Niko Bellic
Set in Liberty City in present day (2007)
4 of 5 NYC boroughs are replicated along with part of neighboring New […]

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April 11th, 2007

Wii, DS Releases Leaked

The RumorReporter has got his hands on lists of GameStop’s Wii and DS release dates which confirm some games as well as give us an estimate on their arrival date. A quick look at the lists (embedded below) has some game stand out. Notable DS released include Simpsons: The Game, Jam Session, and Phantom Hourglass. […]

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April 11th, 2007

Guitar Hero 2 Downloads Announced

Here’s the list of songs from HarmonixFans:

Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at The Moon
The Exies - Hey You
Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
Queen - Killer Queen
The Donnas - Take It Off
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Higher Ground
Bad Religion - Infected
Incubus - Stellar

The songs are all from the original game and no release date […]

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April 11th, 2007

Guitar Halo (And That’s not a Typo)

This is just a cool video of a guy playing Halo 2 with the guitar from Guitar Hero. Go ahead and give it a try, the controls are shown in the video:

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April 6th, 2007

New Halo 2 Multiplayer Maps Released

Bungie has released 2 “new” multiplayer maps for Halo 2. The maps are actually remakes of two of the most popular maps from the orignal Halo game, Derelict and Hang em’ High. Now dubbed Desolation and Tombstone respectively, the maps have been made available through the Halo in game content system for the price of […]

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April 5th, 2007

Mario Strikers Charged Football

Kotaku has stumbled upon the box art for upcoming Wii game Mario Strikers Charged Football. The game has a lot of Wii owners excited not only because it is one of Nintendo’s core franchises but because it also has Wi-Fi capability, a rarity in the Wii’s early history. I know I will be picking this […]

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March 26th, 2007

3 Versions, 3 Prices at Halo 3 Release

When Halo 3 is released this fall there will be 3 different versions of the game to choose from. The most shocking price tag wise is the Halo 3 legenary edition which will fetch a reported $129.99. You do get a lot for the price including a sweet Halo 3 replica helmet that any true […]

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March 24th, 2007

Girls Gone Wild Pool No Longer Girls Gone Wild

What we thought was going to be Girls Gone Wild turns out to just be pool with a dose of nudity for added measure. We first reported the odd partnership back in February but it appears the deal never got signed. The game’s title and references in press releases only ever referred to it as […]

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March 24th, 2007

Gears of War…The Movie

The super popular “Gears of War” game appears to be heading to the big screen courtesy of New Line. Variety reports New Line won the rights to the popular Microsoft and Epic Games creation.
Writing the screenplay will be Stuart Beattie who also penned Pirates of the Caribbean and Collateral.  Producers will be Marty Bowen and […]

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