Archive for July, 2009Daft Punk is sure to go around the world faster on board Activision’s DJ Hero. Yep, it’s been officially confirmed that the French electronic music duo will indeed be included in the playlist of the disc-spinning title. The growing list of DJ Hero now boasts of DJ Shadow, DJ AM, DJ Z-Trip, along with DJ Daft Punk. DJ Hero is set to come out for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and PS2 on Ocotber 27, 2009. In the meantime, enjoy the awesomeness that is Daft Punk.
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Nintendo low sales might lead to Wii holiday price cutPosted by: admin in Uncategorized
Stated the Wedbush Morgan analyst, “We believe Nintendo will be more promotional, and will consider price cuts in order to increase sales during the holidays.” They also anticipate a steady flow of sales, thanks to the upcoming Motion Plus peripheral add-on, and new games like Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Gotta sell more of those hotcakes. Related Articles:
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Lionsgate imagines Wii will get worldwide motion picture store soonPosted by: admin in Uncategorized
Even though Nintendo already offers streaming video content in Japan, the Wii has yet to get its own worldwide motion picture store. Lionsgate president of digital media, Curt Mavis, hopes that this will change soon. In an interview with Casualgaming.biz, Mavis explained that Lionsgate plans to leverage the Wii’s broader audience to distribute their more mass-market properties: I envision the Wii s movie store will launch worldwide soon. The essential point is that the game machine is already connected into the TV, and we see it as a major conduit inside the home to bring movies via the internet into the TV. Our horror and action movies are ideal for the Xbox and PlayStation s hardcore audience, while the broader audience of the Wii are prone to enjoy our more mass-market properties. Related articles: Popularity: 1% [?]
Since Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 plays deep into the storyline of Civil War, it’s a bit of a no-brainer that Penance is in the game. “Gameplay-wise he’s going to make for very good fusions. Beyond that, we wanted to have some new characters to be excited by, and finally…he just looks kinda cool,” said director Dan Tanquay. Apart from Penance’s potential for fusions, Tanquay didn’t mention if Penance will be armed with self-damaging attacks or if he could tank all the enemy fire by himself in remorse. Activision also confirmed that two more characters are still to be revealed, while one more will “never be revealed” that’s to say we won’t know who it is until we get the game. Stan Lee, anyone? More news on Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2:
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ESA sues Chicago Transit Authority for banning M-rated game adsPosted by: admin in Uncategorized
Here’s another lawsuit to help fill your weekly quota of legal drama. This one was filed by the Entertainment Software Association against the Chicago Transit Authority for its 2009 ordinance that prohibits M and AO-rated video game ads from all its cars and facilities, citing that the ordinance is a clear violation of the entertainment software community’s constitutional rights. Mike Gallagher of the ESA issues this press release: The CTA s ordinance constitutes a clear violation of the constitutional rights of the entertainment software industry. Courts across the United Says, including those in the CTA s own backyard, have ruled consistently that video games are entitled to the same First Amendment protections as other forms of entertainment. The CTA appears unwilling to recognize this established fact, and has shown a remarkable ignorance of the dynamism, creativity and expressive nature of computer and video games. The ESA won’t sit idly by when the creative freedoms of our industry are threatened. But wait, there’s more: The ESA s suit contends this new ordinance unconstitutionally restricts speech in a public forum that is otherwise open to all speakers without a compelling interest for doing so. In addition, the Complaint argues that the ordinance impermissibly discriminates on the basis of viewpoint and ignores less restrictive means of achieving the supposed ends of the ordinance. The ESA also stated that the CTA s ordinance is unnecessary because game-related marketing is already subject to the Entertainment Software Rating Board s Advertising Review Council (ARC), which strictly regulates computer and video game advertisements that are seen by the general public. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) assigns content ratings to computer and video games, which, in turn, are displayed on the advertisements for those games. Back in 2008, the CTA ordered that all Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PS3) ads be taken down in light of the shootings in Chicago at the time. Take-Two Interactive responds with a lawsuit, until both parties settled the case later that year, where Take-Two got two weeks to advertise the game. The CTA, however, passed a new ordinance to prevent another M or AO-rated game from appearing on their properties, hence today’s ESA lawsuit. Yet more lawsuits:
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