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BeefJack - Music DLC Roundup - 21/11 (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock)

Nov 23, 2009

BeefJack writes: "Available as a single and song pack:

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
A Thing About You (Live)
American Girl (Live)
Even The Losers (Live)
Here Comes My Girl (Live)
Mary Jane's Last Dance (Live)
Refugee (Live)"

RPG Deals 11/22 - 11/25 + Black Friday Weekend (Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2)

Nov 23, 2009

Russ has the RPG enthusiast in mind when he scopes out deals all over the place, saying, "Lots this week, unsurprisingly. The better deals will be this weekend, but there are still plenty of deals to take advantage of this week. As a result, simple lists are in effect."

This week's new video game releases (week of 11/23/09) (Your Shape)

Nov 21, 2009

In comparison to previous weeks, there aren't too many new games out this week. Many anticipated games have already been released in the last couple of weeks, to prepare for the holiday season. It's also Thanksgiving week and Black Friday coming up.

A timely release of Scene It? Twilight is out for the Wii, coordinated with The Twilight Saga: New Moon movie debut. Tekken 6 also makes its debut on the PSP platform, following the previously released home console Tekken 6. See what new videogames are out in the week ahead!

Shiren the Wanderer Release Date Announced; Game to be Missing Elements (Shiren the Wanderer)

Nov 20, 2009

On Thursday, video game publisher Atlus U.S.A. released original screenshots and revealed the final box art for the upcoming RPG for the Nintendo Wii Shiren the Wanderer. In addition to the game's final North American box art and screenshots, the publisher also updated the game's release date.

The publisher also revealed that three online features from the Japanese version of the game would not be included in the North American release.

Miyamoto: Not everything needs to be 3D (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Nov 20, 2009

NintendoDpad writes:
"The legendary game creator Shigeru Miyamoto, recently explained why games do not always need to be in 3D."

FFCC: The Crystal Bearers dated for Europe (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers)

Nov 20, 2009

Square Enix has announced the release date of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for Europe.

Winners of the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards? "Results not Final" (Street Fighter IV)

Nov 20, 2009

Go ahead right now and call up your bookie, or call someone that will take a bet on anything because here are the winners for Spike TV's VGA 2009. If you are wondering where these results came from so early, Doc Brown hopped in the DeLorean and stole Biff's Sports Almanac, inside we found the results and cool directions on how to make our very own hoverboards.

GAME OF THE YEAR
Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

Winner UNCHARTED 2: Among Theives

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Infinity Ward
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve

Winner ....

Leave a comment if you agree or disagree or don't care..

Tom Petty and Girls in Rock Band DLC Next Week (Rock Band 2)

Nov 20, 2009

MTV Games and Harmonix finish the week by looking into the next and detailing the next track pack for Rock Band.

Gamestop Guarantees Trade In Credit For New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Left 4 Dead 2 (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Nov 20, 2009

If you beat games and never touch them again Gamestop has a promotion for you. The retailer promises to buy back all copies of New Super Mario Bros. Wii for $30 if you purchase it from them, online, and trade it in by December 20, 2009. They're offering a similar promotion for Left 4 Dead 2 where you get $40 back if you trade it in by the same date.

In both cases, you're spending $20 plus tax to "borrow" a game for a little over a month.

Black Friday: Rock Band Kit For $50 at Walmart (Rock Band)

Nov 19, 2009

Want to get Rock Band kit for cheap? How about for $50? Good! Be ready for Black Friday and don't miss this great deal at Walmart.

Sports Authority to sell Wii and Wii Fit Plus at its stores; Nov. 19th demo event and giveaways (Wii Fit Plus)

Nov 18, 2009

Sports Authority is adding a new game to its sporting goods. Sports Authority has teamed up with Nintendo to offer the Wii system, Wii Fit Plus and Balance Board, and more exer-games at its stores. To spread awareness that Sports Authority will be selling the Wii and exer-games, several stores will host a Wii Fit Plus Experience where you can demo Wii Fit Plus and speak to trainers about it. Over 100 Sports Authority stores will be promoting the Wii Fit Plus Experience.

Save $10 in Walmart with Purchase of Select New Video Games (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Nov 18, 2009

Walmart.com continues to offer free $10 gift card for several just-released and soon-to-be released video games. This is a great way to increase your library on the cheap and without breaking a bank. The list of eligible games includes Super Mario Bros for Nintendo Wii, Left4Dead 2 for Xbox 360 and PC, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed II and Bioshock 2 for Xbox 360, PS 3 and PC, Forza 3 for Xbox 360, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers for Nintendo Wii.

New Scene It? now available for the Wii, PS3 and 360 (Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen!)

Nov 18, 2009

Warner Bros. and Screenlife have announced that Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! is now available across North America for $39.99 for the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360. This marks the debut of the trivia franchise on the Wii and PS3.

The game includes thousands of new questions about recent film releases (such as The 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Tropic Thunder and Get Smart) and Hollywood hits from the last four decades (including The Karate Kid, Superman and Fatal Attraction).

Fry's Electronics selling NSMB Wii for $40, AC II for $50 (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Nov 18, 2009

For a limited time starting today, Fry's Electronics is discounting New Super Mario Bros. Wii to $39.99 and Assassin's Creed II (PS3/Xbox360) to $49.99.

Active Video Games Count as Exercise (Wii Fit)

Nov 18, 2009

The amount of energy adults expend playing active video games may equal that of moderate-intensity exercise, according to a new study.

Japanese researchers measured the metabolic equivalent values (a standard method of estimating energy expenditure) of 12 people ages 25 to 44 as they played Wii sports games and did Wii fitness programs. The study was funded by Nintendo, which makes Wii.

The study found that nine Wii activities had less than two metabolic equivalent values (METs); 23 activities had two to three METs; nine activities had three to four METs; and five activities had more than four METs. The least intense activity was lotus focus (1.3 METs), and the most intense was the single-arm stand (5.6 METs).

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Now Available for The Beatles: Rock Band (The Beatles: Rock Band)

Nov 17, 2009

Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix have today released The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) as Downloadable Content (DLC) in The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is available now for Xbox 360 and Wii, and set to be released this Thursday, November 19th 2009, for PlayStation 3.

Pokemon Rumble - Next Three Passwords Revealed (Melee! Pokemon Scramble)

Nov 17, 2009

Diehard GameFAN: Just like yesterday's Pokemon Rumble Password update, we have three more passwords for you to unlock some special Pokemon for your game. This time it's Turtwig, Blastoise and the Legendary Pokemon, Mew!

Metroid Prime Still Has A Future (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)

Nov 17, 2009

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption may not be the last game in the Prime series. With Other M on the way next year, some might have thought that the Prime series had come to an end but, as Nintendo's Kensuke Tanabe told ONM, the series may still have a future.

Asked whether Samus will ever return to DS, Tanabe (who oversaw Retro Studios' series for Nintendo) said "We are always planning to make new games in the Metroid Prime series. Depending on the timing and the situation, we cannot deny the possibility of realising it on DS or DSi."

Ubisoft deny Rabbids recall rumour (Rabbids Go Home)

Nov 17, 2009

CVG: It was so amusing that we'd spent far too long this morning speculating over naughty words, but rumours that Ubisoft was set to recall Rabbids Go Home from UK shops due to 'inappropriate language' have been rubbished by the publisher.

According to some reports, the game had included language that could be deemed to be offensive by some players.

New Super Mario Bros Wii sells 550,000 on day one in the Americas (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

Nov 17, 2009

The latest Wii blockbuster posts the third largest day one of the year behind Modern Warfare 2 and Halo 3: ODST