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01. Crosswords DS—Nintendo (DS) 02. Wii Fit—Nintendo (Wii) 03. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii) 04. Rock Band Special Edition—MTV (Wii) 05. Madden NFL 09*—EA (360) 06. Soul Calibur …
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Rock out in a city near you with Guitar Hero

Tuesday 5th August…Sublime Promotions are very pleased to announce that they have been appointed by Activision to run a nationwide games sampling road show this summer for their latest instalment in the Guitar Hero franchise; Guitar Hero On Tour. The road show will visit busy seaside locations and city centres across the country, coinciding with the start of the school holidays. The aims of the tour are to create as much excitement and energy for this new dimension of portable game play as possible, as well us unearthing the UK’s hidden rock stars!

After the huge success of the previous Guitar Hero games, Activision were keen to promote the launch of Guitar Hero On Tour, Their first ever outing on the Nintendo DS, featuring the unique Guitar Grip Peripheral.
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1) SoulCalibur IV – Ubisoft/Namco Bandai 2) Wii Fit – Nintendo 3) Mario Kart – Nintendo 4) Wall-E – THQ 5) Big Beach Sports – THQ 6) Guitar Hero: On …
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Circuit City

Save $5 on all Wi Fit accessories Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Wii) – $39.99 Game Party (Wii) – $14.99 Deca Sports (Wii) – $19.99 My Weight Loss Coach (DS) …
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Wii MotionPlus
– Long overdue
– Is basically what the Wiimote should have been initially
– Measures subtle rotational shifts, 1:1 – Craig says it actually works, he likes sword-fighting
– Craig “called” a new Wii Sports game right before Nintendo’s conference

Wii Sports Resort
– All 3 minigames were pretty fun
– Matt liked the disc dog game, since you can see how accurate Wii Motion Plus is – worked perfectly
– Angle, rotation played a huge part where the disc would land
– Craig thought sword-fighting was really accurate as well

WiiSpeak
– Laughably made
– Can put it anywhere in the room, cord looks gigantic (based on photos)
– Made for 3 – 4 people playing on a couch
– A third-party might make a work-around eventually (headset, microphone)
– Can use wireless keyboard in AC: City Folk
– Matt will remain skeptical until he can really test it
– Nintendo playing it safe again – Craig

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– Activision’s June Quarter Net Revenues Increase 32%;
– EPS Hits Record June Quarter High –
– Activision Blizzard’s CY 08 Financial Outlook Exceeds CY 09 Targets –
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVID), which was formed on July 9 as a result of the closing of Activision’s transaction with Vivendi S.A., today announced record stand-alone June quarter financial results for Activision, Inc.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2008, Activision’s stand-alone net revenues were $654.2 million, a 32% increase, as compared to net revenues of $495.5 million reported for the June quarter last fiscal year. Activision’s stand- alone net income for the June quarter was $59.0 million, or $0.18 earnings per diluted share, as compared to net income of $27.8 million, or earnings per diluted share of $0.09 reported for the previous fiscal year’s June quarter. Excluding the impact of expenses related to equity-based compensation of $0.02 per diluted share and one-time costs related to the business combination between Activision and Vivendi Games of $0.02 per diluted share, Activision had non-GAAP net income of $74.3 million and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.23 for the June quarter. This compares to non-GAAP net income of $32.8 million and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.11 for the June quarter of the previous year, in each case excluding the impact of expenses related to equity-based compensation.

Separately, on July 24, 2008, Vivendi announced its preliminary June quarter financial results (on IFRS basis) which included results for the business that became part of Activision on July 9, 2008. For the quarter ended June 30, 2008, Vivendi reported 223 million euros in revenues and 42 million euros in EBITA for Vivendi Games which includes the results of Blizzard Entertainment(R).

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Blast Works – 6 Guitar Hero: On Tour – 4 Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift – 8 Super Mario Baseball Stadium: Family Baseball – 6 Pokemon Mystrey …
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01. Wii Fit—Nintendo (Wii) 02. Mario Kart Wii w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii) 03. Rock Band Special Edition—MTV Games (Wii) 04. Soul Calibur IV—Namco Bandai (360) 05. Soul Calibur …
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1. Wii Fit, Wii
2. Wall-E, All
3. Mario Kart Wii, Wii
4. Guitar Hero: On Tour, DS
5. Lego Indiana Jones, All
6. Wii Play, Wii

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01 (02) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 02 (01) [WII] Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Nintendo) 03 (__) [NDS] Guitar Hero: on Tour (Activision) 04 (03) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 05 …
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1) Wii Fit – Nintendo 2) Wall-E – THQ 3) Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo 4) Guitar Hero: On Tour – Activision-Blizzard 5) Lego Indiana Jones – LucasArts 6) Wii …
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Alright everyone, we took a week off because of E3 last week, but now we have the new podcast live and ready for your listening pleasure : )  Kevin and …
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Happy Wiikend everyone!  It’s been a slow week as far as news goes, but we’re hoping to add some excitement to your weekend : )  We’re …
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Wii

01. WII WII FIT W/BALANCE BOARD 372.700 02. WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 359.100 03. WII MARIO KART W/WHEEL 322.400 04. WII LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURE 294.500 05. …
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Continue Your Rock and Roll Fantasy

Rock Band 2 lets you and your friends take your band on an even more expansive and immersive world tour – in person or …
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