LOS ANGELES, March 2, 2009 – “G4 Underground,” G4’s new documentary series, goes inside compelling and controversial issues and reveals the raw reality behind some of today’s most talked about pop culture trends. Subjects include real life superheroes, urban spelunkering, ninja schools and “brain ‘roids.” Hosted by Morgan Webb (“X-Play”), “G4 Underground” will premiere Sunday, March 29 at 9:00PM PT/ET
“’G4 Underground’ brings in-depth news reporting to the ‘digital generation,’” said Neal Tiles, President, G4. “The series digs deep into subjects that are often overlooked or misrepresented in the mainstream media but are important to the tech-savvy, gaming-obsessed G4 viewer.”
Each episode of “G4 Underground” covers two diverse topics and offers an engaging “slice of life” glimpse into these worlds. The stories are presented in the first person through extensive interviews and encourage the audience to come to their own conclusions based on the realities.
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Cambridge, Mass. – March 2, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of fourteen tracks to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo, including tracks from electric blues artists Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble as well as alternative bands Jimmy Eat World and No Doubt.
All ten tracks from Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s debut album Texas Flood (1983) will be made available in the Wii Rock Band Music Store. Tracks include the popular studio cuts of “Pride and Joy,” “Texas Flood” and “Rude Mood,”as well as “Love Struck Baby,” “Tell Me,” “Testify,” “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” “Dirty Pool,” “I’m Cryin” and “Lenny.”
In addition, the lineup will also include “New” from the alternative rock pioneers of No Doubt. The track is featured on the band’s album Return of Saturn (2000). As previously announced, the aforementioned tracks from No Doubt and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble will also be available to Rock Band owners of Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system this week.
Wii owners can also look forward to three tracks from alternative band Jimmy Eat World including “Lucky Denver Mint” from the band’s 1999 album Clarity, “Futures” (Futures, 2004) and “Sweetness” from the band’s 2001 album Bleed American. The tracks come from the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content just released last week to owners of Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system.
March 2, 2009
In like a lamb and out like a lion, or vice-versa? Whether March finds you digging out from a late-winter blizzard or reeling in the spring thaw, the fun is both mild and wild at the Wii™ Shop Channel. Even the littlest lambs in your household can take part in a cool new family-friendly WiiWare™ game, while strategy-loving gamers will be roaring like lions as they battle evil foes in a classic Virtual Console™ title.
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
WiiWare™
Family & Friends Party (Gammick Entertainment, 1-8 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Have fun with all your friends and family as you take on some very exciting challenges. This is an interactive board game for as many as eight players of all ages. The goal is to be the first to complete a series of challenges. During each turn, a challenge will be played by one or two players per team depending on the type of challenge you’ve been given. (Other players on your team can still help and support you). There are six different “Single” challenges that must be played cooperatively by members of the same team. Family & Friends Party can also suggest “Versus” challenges, which must be played competitively by all teams at the same time.
The first screens for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up have finally been released! The game is being developed by some of the Smash Bros. Brawl team, so be looking forward to this one later this year!
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North America: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 2. Wii Play (Nintendo) 3. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft) 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 5. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
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