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Guinness World Record Champ Break Own Record Scores 100%

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July 2, 2008–The record setting teen is at it again! Chris Chike (known online and in-game as Iamchris4life) has broken his own Guinness world record of 840,647 points on the hardest song in the game, “Through the fire and the flames” and has now perfected the song with a flawless 100% (987,786 points and a 3722 note streak) on expert–AND caught the whole performance on video.

The video is currently one of the top viewed videos on Youtube and has just broken the 1.6 million view mark (currently stands at 1,609,299).

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GameStop Reaches Agreement to Acquire New Zealand’s Gamesman Video Game Chain

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GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase The Gamesman,
New Zealand’s largest independent gaming specialist.

The eight Gamesman video game stores will expand GameStop’s presence in New Zealand to a total of 38 stores, bringing the total store count to 308 in Australia and New Zealand. GameStop operates over 5,400 locations worldwide under the GameStop and EB Games brands.

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RUMMIKUB COMING TO NINTENDO DS

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Doetinchem, July 2nd 2008 – Games Factory Online (GFO), producer and publisher of Entertainment and Serious Games, and Engine Software, game developer based in the Netherlands, today announce that they …
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MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES ‘MARKER MAN ADVENTURES’ FOR NINTENDO DS

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Help Marker Man Find His Lost Doodle Dog!

Bristol, U.K., July 2nd, 2008 – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today …
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Chrono Trigger official press release: due out this holiday season

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LOS ANGELES, July 2 /PRNewswire/ — Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix(TM) interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that it will release CHRONO TRIGGER® in North America this Holiday season. Remastered exclusively for Nintendo DS(TM), this marks the first time that the groundbreaking RPG will be available on a handheld console.

Originally released in 1995 on Super NES® and shipping more than 2.5 million copies worldwide, CHRONO TRIGGER has been hailed as one of the greatest games of all time by critics and fans alike. With a unique and multifaceted storyline, the game revolutionized the world of RPGs with never-before-seen features, including an unprecedented soundtrack and multiple endings determined by side quests and the player’s actions.

With artwork by famed manga artist Akira Toriyama and an unprecedented and inspiring musical score created by Yasunori Mitsuda, CHRONO TRIGGER represents the best-in-class of the video game world. This newly revamped edition maintains all of the game’s original elements and spirit while introducing the portability, dual-screen presentation and Touch-Screen functionality of Nintendo DS. Players will soon be able to rediscover the exhilarating RPG experience, breathtaking storyline and innovative gameplay in the palm of their hands. Read More

Official Nintendo Magazine UK – review scores

By  •  Wii, DS

FFTA2: GotR 87% GH: Aerosmith 70% Alone in the Dark 64% Space Invaders Extreme 83% Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 75% Opoona 65%

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