Dhani Harrison, son of late ex-Beatle George Harrison talks about his new band, his father and The Beatles: Rock Band ...

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411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Little King's Story, Katamari Damacy Tribute, Shatter, and Wii Sports Resort.
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According to an interview at the French website Jeux Video, (see the first alternative source below,) the producer of Ace Combat 6 has revealed the possibility of a PS3 version of the air simulation game.

In addition, earlier the official site for Beautiful Katamari listed PlayStation 3 and Wii versions as "TBD" ("To Be Determined,") The website has since then been updated, and the PS3 and Wii listing removed after being spotted and reported.

In a similar fashion, Eternal Sonata (aka Trusty Bell in Japan) is also listed as "TBD" for PlayStation 3 -- but interestingly, no Wii. The unintentional listing has also been discovered and removed.

Altogether which seem to be an interesting coincidence. 1UP speculates that Beautiful Katamari and Eternal Sonata will be announced at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2007, (i.e., the second alternative source below.)

Note: Snapshots of the evidences were taken by Kotaku before the websites changes and are attached below.
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Sept 11, 2007 The crazy rolling world of Beautiful Katamari is heading to PS3 and Wii, it appears. Namco Bandai's website now lists both platforms as being on the Beautiful Katamari roll call, although neither version has a release date - they're both down as "TBD." And in related news, the site's also listing Xbox 360 RPG Eternal Sonata as destined for PS3 now too. Again, a release date for the PS3 version is down as "TBD." Source: Kotaku Courtesy of CVG. ...
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Toys"R"Us has just gone above and beyond the call of corporate greed. The retailer is offering what is perhaps the worst next-gen console "bundle" in the history of gaming: a Nintendo Wii and 10 games (No 1st Party titles) for $700.
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Game Informer have just sent out their newest edition to American stores nationwide and this months' review scores can be found below. Super Mario Galaxy receives the game of the month award, while Rock Band also impresses. Time Crisis 4, Soul Caliber: Legends and Jenga were this months' worst games.

Rock Band (PS3/Xbox 360/PS2, EA): 9,25 / 9,25
F.E.A.R. Files (Xbox 360, Sierra): 6,5 / 7
Beowulf (PS3/Xbox 360, Ubisoft): 5,75 / 5
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PS3/Xbox 360, Eidos): 7 / 7,25
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (NDS, THQ): 8 / 8,5
MX vs. ATV Untamed (Xbox 360/PS3, THQ): 8 / 8,25
Scene It? (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 8,5 / 7
Viva Pinata: Party Animals (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 5,5
Bee Movie (Xbox 360/PS2/Wii/NDS, Activision): 6,5
Time Crisis 4 (PS3, Namco Bandai): 4,25 / 4,5
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo): 9,75 / 9,75 **Game of the Month**
Smarty Pants (Wii, EA): 7,5 / 6
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii, Ubisoft): 7,75 / 8
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Wii, Capcom): 8,25 / 8
Soul Calibur Legends (Wii, Namco Bandai): 4 / 4
Ghost Squad (Wii, Sega): 7 / 6,5
Battalion Wars 2 (Wii, Nintendo): 7,25 / 7,25
Endless Ocean (Wii, Nintendo): 6
Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii, Atlus): 7,5
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Wii, EA): 6,75
Dancing With the Stars (Wii/PS2, Actgivision): 5,25
Jenga (Wii, Atari): 2
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Taking place on Thursday April 23rd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, this year's MCV Industry Excellence Awards will be the most hotly-contested ever, with 17 accolades up for grabs, across a diverse range of categories covering the entire industry.

Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sega and Activision will battle it out for the Games Publisher Award, whilst individual titles Guitar Hero World Tour, GTA IV, FIFA 09, Fallout 3, Wii Fit and Call of Duty: World At War compete for Game Campaign.
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This coming Monday (January 12th), Amazon will be doing a video game themed day of Gold Box Deals. What games they are listing isn't announced, only these clues are given:

6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.

8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.

11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.

12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!

2:00 PM - Slimy and award-winning - what else would a PC owner want?

4:00 PM - An alternative to No Child Left Behind.

6:00 PM - Get bonus goodies with this radiant crescent.

(All times are PST)
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Taking place on Thursday April 23rd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, this year's MCV Industry Excellence Awards will be the most hotly-contested ever, with 17 accolades up for grabs, across a diverse range of categories covering the entire industry.

Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sega and Activision will battle it out for the Games Publisher Award, whilst individual titles Guitar Hero World Tour, GTA IV, FIFA 09, Fallout 3, Wii Fit and Call of Duty: World At War compete for Game Campaign.
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This coming Monday (January 12th), Amazon will be doing a video game themed day of Gold Box Deals. What games they are listing isn't announced, only these clues are given:

6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.

8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.

11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.

12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!

2:00 PM - Slimy and award-winning - what else would a PC owner want?

4:00 PM - An alternative to No Child Left Behind.

6:00 PM - Get bonus goodies with this radiant crescent.

(All times are PST)
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