"Foxy Lady", "Purple Haze" and "Little Wing" have been confirmed by the estate of the late Jimi Hendrix to be appearing in Guitar Hero: World Tour.
There has been a bunch of Gears of War 2 related news coming out of E3 this week including matchmaking specifics, new footage as well as a new multiplayer mode getting revealed. But also exciting was the reveal of the Gears of War 2 Limited Edition's contents which may include some mini Lancer love.
Kotaku: At last year's Midway Gamers Day, Mortal Kombat co-creator and series overlord Ed Boon talked up the then-unnamed eighth entry in the franchise. Boon described Mortal Kombat 8 at the time as "very dark, serious" and "gritty" take on the series, a back to basics reboot that was free of "vibrant, saturated colors." It was said to be heavily inspired by the look of Gears of War.
Joystiq:
Mirror's Edge from EA and DICE has been given a release date on November 11th, 2008. The first-person action adventure game is coming to the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
"Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2," a 48-page hardbound book including character profiles, exclusive concept art, and foreword by Design Director Cliff Bleszinski
After some controversy over the selective distribution of a new car, the Nakamura Rai-jin Turbo RWD, with the Cagney update, Criterion have decided to open it up and allow everyone to own the car.
Console Monster writes: "The conferences may have come to an end, but new content is still being added to the Xbox Live Marketplace. Here is the full list for Thursday 17th July 2008:
"City of Heroes developer Cryptic Studios is breaking through the next-gen MMO doors with Champions Online, due out next spring for the Xbox 360 and PC."
Consider it "Star Wars III and a Half" - complete with a pivotal plot twist. When LucasArts releases "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" on Sept. 16, the video game will serve as George Lucas' official median between 2005's "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" and 1977's "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope." In the game, players become Darth Vader's secret apprentice and use The Force to hunt the remaining Jedi.