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About James Higginbotham

Likes long walks through the rain forest of South America. Enjoys picnics and Unicorns. Was also voted the sexiest man in High School.
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Red Steel 2 Took Locking From Zelda

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“Well, of course we looked at everything in the known universe for inspiration (Metroid Prime, Zone of the Enders, etc, etc), but hell yeah, Zelda is a great example of …
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Wii Update 4.2 Breaking Wii’s

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It was originally thought that the new Wii update only destroyed Homebrew, but some reports are coming stating that it can break the whole Wii.. The issue comes with the …
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky dated for Europe

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, the latest edition in the dungeon-based role-playing series that has sold over 10,000,000 copies internationally, is coming to Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS across Europe on 20th November.

A follow-up to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, the stunning new game has been enriched with new hero and partner Pokémon, new stories, and extended wireless capabilities. Fans of the earlier games and newcomers to the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series will find themselves immersed in the exploration of mysterious settings and caught up in the beautifully interwoven storyline, which reveals an unknown and unexpected truth about the future.

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Last Chance to Get Advance Copy of Guitar Hero Van Halen

We wanted to let you know that there are only two days left to get an advance copy of the unreleased Guitar Hero® Van Halen® (up to a $60 MSRP …
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ASPYR MEDIA AND GAMESTOP TEAM UP ON FIGHTING FANTASY: THE WARLOCK OF FIRETOP MOUNTAIN

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AUSTIN, Texas – Sept. 29, 2009 – Aspyr Media and GameStop have teamed on an exclusive GameStop pre-order item for Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain for Nintendo DS™. Savvy gamers who reserve Fighting Fantasy will receive a copy of the re-released book that goes by the same name. The first in the hit series, this will be the only way to get the book in the U.S. With this special pre-order, North American gamers will experience the original Fighting Fantasy on both paper and Nintendo DS. Pre-orders can be made online at www.gamestop.com or in-store.

Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a first-person RPG experience that draws directly from the pages of the original book. Customize your character from the start and work your way through the dreaded Firetop Mountain keep. Staying true to the original print version, you’ll be offered questions in the course of your quest that will ultimately affect the outcome of your adventure – it’s up to you which path you take every step of the way. There’s danger around every corner, with a multitude of enemies, traps and treasure! How will you decide to navigate this maze of tunnels to reach the treasure of Zagor, the Warlock of Firetop Mountain?

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ACTIVISION PUBLISHING’S RAPALA: WE FISH, A NEW SPECIES OF FISHING GAME, IS NOW OUT FOR Wii

SANTA MONICA, CA September 29, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) has announced its brand new entry in its Rapala fishing franchise, Rapala®: We Fish™, is now out for Wii™. This is the first fishing title developed specifically for Wii™ and the focus is on arcade style laugh-out-loud fun. The game comes packaged with the Rapala fishing rod and reel peripheral, letting players of all ages cast it, crank it, and set the hook.

Players travel to eight locations around the world to compete in 24 tournaments, and its one laugh after another as you race each other to catch fish that are natural-born comedians. When they land one, the game goes from fishing to bumper boats, featuring turbo speed boosts and power-ups as your “friends” try to knock the fish out of your boat before you get to the safe harbor.

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Wii System Update 4.2 Kills Homebrew

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After a year of silence, Nintendo has finally attacked back against Homebrew, this time killing it in its tracks. Here at purenintendo we dont’ support piracy, but if you use …
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EA hosting Dead Space: Extraction live webcast/dev Q&A on Sept. 29th

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Visceral Games, the developer of the highly-anticipated prequel, Dead Space Extraction, will host a live webcast for fans in honor of launch on September 29th at 12p.m. PST. The one-hour …
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Guitar Hero 5 continues to bring variety of music with five new track packs available for download in October

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Guitar Hero® fans can continue to build a diverse music library with great new music and classic tracks available for download in October. New tracks playable in Guitar Hero® 5 will be available for download every Thursday in October with music from Queens of the Stone Age, Billy Squier, Wolfmother, Peter Frampton and The Misfits.

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Ubisoft kicks off ‘Imagine Your Future’ sweepstakes offering more than $100,000 in college scholarships and prizes

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SAN FRANCISCO – September 28, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that its “Imagine Your Future Sweepstakes,” a month-long online sweepstakes that awards more than $100,000 in prizes including four $25,000 college scholarships to aspiring students, launched at www.imaginetown.com/sweepstakes. The online sweepstakes has already begun and will continue through October 25, 2009 to commemorate October as Imagine Month, during which four brand new video games from the wildly popular Imagine series will be available at retail.

Winners will be chosen at random in four different drawings, to be held every Monday in October, for the weekly grand prize of a $25,000 529 Educational Fund. The lucky winners will be able to use the scholarship prize toward the school or college of their choice after graduating high school. Parents or legal guardians of students planning to attend post-high school or higher education, or adults 18 years or older are welcome to register for the sweepstakes.

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Monster Hunter 3 Screens

New screens for Monster Hunter 3 have emerged, showing off a new water monster in the game. Check out the jump for even more screens! Monster Hunter 3 is slated for Early 2010 in the US.
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