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There was a bit of news on the touch screen front during 2008, the biggest and most obvious being the announcement of the DSi, the second rehash of the DS. …
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I remember hearing this guy tell his story earlier this year on neogaf, and I hoped he would stick to it, and it looks like he will. Check out his …
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We’re pleased to announce that SEGA will have a booth at New York Comic Con (http://www.nycomiccon.com), February 6-8, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. We’ll have …
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Twas a night before DeathWatch, when all through downtown Not a person was stirring, since being stomped to the ground. The bodies were hung on the rosebushes with care, In …
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Scores:

• Left 4 Dead 9.25 SO 9.25 GOTM
• Call of Duty: WAW 8.75, SO 9
• Prince of Persia 8.75 SO 7.75
• Legendary 6.5 SO 6.25
• Quantum of Solace 6.5

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CAMBRIDGE, MA – December 12, 2008 – Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Rock Band® 2 for the Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system will ship to stores nationwide December 18, 2008.

Rock Band 2 Shipping and Pricing Information:
December 18, 2008 (Available in stores 5-7 days after the ship date)

* Rock Band 2 Standalone Software (Wii) $49.99 MSRP
* Rock Band 2 Standalone Software (PlayStation 2 System) $49.99 MSRP
* Rock Band 2 Standalone Drums (Wii) $89.99 MSRP
* Rock Band 2 Standalone Guitar (Wii) $69.99 MSRP
* Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle (Wii) $189.99 MSRP

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“We should note that while the Rock Band franchise managed to grow in November, Guitar Hero overall still outsold Rock Band by more than 2-to-1 in terms of dollars in …
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Consoles

Wii – 8,016,000 Xbox 360 – 3,289,000 PS3 – 2,821,800

Portables

DS – 6,911,500 PSP – 2,808,500

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Nintendo Wii

North America:

1. Wii Music (Nintendo) 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 4. We Ski (Namco Bandai) 5. Wii Play (Nintendo)

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In 1973 people took notice of a film called American Graffiti and of course George Lucas. 30+ years later, look where is he now… Could the same be true for the new minds in video games?

Well, if you think mainstream media doesn’t cover Independent Games… Watch SPIKE TV Friday at 12:30am when MOUNTAIN DEW Presents THE NEXT GREAT GAME GODS (HD where available). We cover the 4 nominated games for Best Independent Game at the SPIKE 2008 VIDEO GAME AWARDS. We won’t know who wins until Sunday Night when the 2008 SPIKE VIDEO GAME AWARDS begin LIVE at 9pm. So first, find out who they are and what drives them!

In this special, Geoff Keighley travels the world (from Tokyo to San Fran and Seattle) to meet the people behind the most successful Indie Games of 08. And he finds out exact what it takes to get into the Gaming Industry.

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