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“Video games can have a negative impact on young drivers because it increases their complacency and their indulgence in risk-taking behaviour. In games you race, you crash and it is …
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Wii Song List

Girls Not Grey
Complicated
Hanging on the Telephone
Song 2
I Want You To Want Me
All Right Now
Anna Molly
Club Foot
Won’t Go Home Without You
Dashboard
Helena
Get the Party Started

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Cambridge, MA – November 18, 2008 — Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game development company, andMTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced Rock Band® Track Pack Volume 2 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Wii™ home video game console from Nintendo has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Pricing for the game is $29.99 MSRP for all platform versions.

Rock Band Track Pack Volume 2 features 20 amplifying tracks recorded by some of the most popular rock artists in history from Lynyrd Skynyrd and Mötley Crüe to Red Hot Chili Peppers and Duran Duran. Rock Band Track Pack Volume 2 can be played as a standalone game for all console versions using Rock Band and Rock Band 2 peripherals. Fans who buy the track pack for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system can also export all 20 songs to their console for play with Rock Band and Rock Band 2 using a free offer from Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network or the PlayStation Network.[1]

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“(Reggie on holiday hardware/software supplies) With Wii hardware, I think we’ve got a good shot at meeting demand during the holidays. With ‘Wii Fit,’ I know we’ll fall short. That’s …
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Black Box, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc announced that Need for Speed(TM) Undercover is available at retailers today in North America and on November 21 in Europe. Need for Speed Undercover is an action-packed game whose story of pursuit and betrayal takes players back to the series’ roots with break-neck cop chases, spectacular highway battles and an expansive open-world.

Need for Speed Undercover features stunning Hollywood-style live-action in-game movies in which the player is recruited by Federal Agent Chase Linh, played by Maggie Q (Mission Impossible III and Live Free or Die Hard), to go deep undercover in order to infiltrate and takedown a ruthless international crime syndicate. Posing as a wheelman, the player will be required to prove themselves by completing jobs, racing through speedways, dodging cops and chasing rivals.

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EDISON, N.J., November 18, 2008 – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced that Cooking Mama World Kitchen for Wii™ is now available at retail stores nationwide. Developed by Cooking Mama Limited, the second installment of the fan favorite Wii series is filled with new features including kitchen mini-games, 3D graphics, 51 fresh recipes, customization, 2 player cooperative cooking and a bonus unlockable game mode!

“We are incredibly excited to deliver Cooking Mama World Kitchen to fans in advance of the holiday season,” said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco. “Mama’s Wii sequel is designed to maximize the fun-from new comedic mini-games to cooperative play, World Kitchen delivers it all in full 3D along with improved motion controls that make virtual cooking an event for the whole family.”

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Though the first game only appeared in Viet Nam four years ago, there are six million people playing them, mostly aged 13 – 18.

Huynh Hong Hiep head of training …
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I also updated my original post from this morning about the new Wii system update. I have just found two more things you can add to the list.

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The one with the red circle is the first we have seen with the new color ratting system set up in the UK. Red for bad!

Austin, Texas – November 17, 2008 – Steel Penny Games, a videogame development company specializing in mass market and kid friendly games with an unwavering commitment to fun, announced today that it will be launching their first game, Bruiser and Scratch, exclusively for WiiWare in December 2008. Bruiser and Scratch is a unique take on a matching puzzle game where the player controls one of the heroes in each level and progressively unravels the puzzle by pushing life-sized pieces around. As the player matches pieces, they combine and transform into other shapes until at the end, they are combined into a single winning piece.

“Bruiser and Scratch is an exciting puzzle game for the whole family. As puzzle games go, this one is pretty challenging, rewarding and humorous,” said Jason Hughes, president and founder of Steel Penny Games. “It was our goal to develop a game full of character and fun that the entire family looks forward to enjoying together, a little bit at a time. Naturally, Wii is the ideal platform for this,” says Hughes.

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Hong Kong, Nov 18, 2008 – Renchi.com (http://www.renchi.com) – a leading import video games, consoles, game gears and movies retailer, is cutting the prices on the new Nintendo DSi consoles by 17%.

“While many retailers are still selling at a much higher price, our stock level has stablised and we choose to pass the savings back to the consumers”, said a company spokesperson. Details of the price cut, and photos of the New DSi can be seen at http://www.renchi.com/renchi/NewsDetail?newsID=824.

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The Highly-Anticipated RPG Sequel Boasts Stunning Visuals, Innovative
Touch Screen Controls, Multi-Generational Gameplay and More

Burlingame, Calif., November 18, 2008 – Natsume Inc., a worldwide
developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced
today that Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon for the Nintendo DS
has officially shipped to retail for an MSRP of $29.99.  The Rune
Factory series combines the fun and rewarding gameplay of Harvest Moon
with the fantasy and excitement of an action-RPG, offering Harvest
Moon fans and traditional RPG players the best of both worlds.  Rune
Factory 2 is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.
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This was in the post that we linked you two, “NPD Behind the Numbers.” It was six pages long soyou may of missed it.

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Leading drum research initiative The Clem Burke Drumming Project has today announced a year-long collaborative research project which will examine the benefits of using Activision Publishing, Inc’s Guitar Hero World Tour’s drum kit controller.

The Clem Burke Drumming Project – a unique collaboration between Blondie drummer Clem Burke, Dr. Marcus Smith from the UK University of Chichester and Dr. Steve Draper from the University of Gloucestershire – is based on the pursuit of knowledge through the application of scientific principles to the various art forms of drumming. With 10 years of research behind it already, The Clem Burke Drumming Project is committed to the dissemination of information leading to increased enjoyment, health and well-being of all participants involved in drumming.

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