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Harmonix apologises for Rock Band 2 Wii delay
But it's now available in the States 18 December 2008 16:34 GMT
Rock Band 2 for Wii will finally be released in the US today, three months after the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions were released.

Harmonix has apologised to the Wii owners for the delay on the official forums.

A member of the development team wrote:...
Soulja Boy Xbox 360 game coming in 2009
"Oh snaps!" 15 December 2008 18:27 GMT
American rapper Soulja Boy has said that we can expect a video game from him in 2009.

It's not clear if the rapper will help develop the idea for a game or if the game will be based on Soulja Boy himself. In fact, not much is clear about anything at the moment...
Guitar Hero outsells Rock Band in US
But Guitar Hero sales are down as Rock Band's increase 15 December 2008 17:47 GMT
Sales figures in the US have shown that Guitar Hero outsold its rival Rock Band by over one million copies in November.

However, while that may make it seem Activision Blizzard's game is in the lead in overall sales, investment analyst Ben Schachter reports...
Over 28 million Rock Band songs downloaded
In just over a year since its release 10 December 2008 17:18 GMT
Rock Band fans across the world have clocked up more than 28 million song downloads since its release just over a year ago.

Currently, the Rock Band store has 345 songs to chose from, from 239 different artists. If you add on all the songs from discs, it means...
Time Magazine lists top 10 games of 2008
GTA IV comes top of the pile 9 December 2008 18:03 GMT
Time Magazine has named Grand Theft Auto IV as the best game of 2008.

In it's list of the top ten games of the year, the magazine described GTA IV as "a grade-A shoot-'em-up that doubles as an interactive novel and triples as a sly critique of American consumer...
THQ signs two famous actors to voice Wii game
Dennis Hopper and Billy Bob Thornton get onboard 9 December 2008 16:26 GMT
THQ has pulled out the big guns and signed up two famous actors for its new Wii game.

Equally potty Dennis Hopper and Billy Bob Thornton are both set to provide voices for Deadly Creatures - an action adventure game with a twist that is due out in February....
Halo Wars dated worldwide
Spread over three dates 9 December 2008 16:01 GMT
Microsoft has confirmed release dates for its highly-anticipated strategy game Halo Wars, and the prediction of a February release date wasn't far wrong.

Halo Wars will be released in Japan and Asia first, on 26 February. Europe will follow the next day on 27...
Analysts predict Nintendo will suffer most in the credit crunch
Casual gamers will cut back, they say 8 December 2008 18:02 GMT
Two industry analysts have predicted that casual-centric gaming firms could suffer under the pressure of the credit crunch, and have picked out Nintendo in particular as a company that could suffer more than most.

They figure that while hardcore gamers will...
Wii sales hit 800,000 over Thanksgiving weekend
More than doubles last year's 350k 8 December 2008 17:06 GMT
Nintendo has reported strong sales over the Thanksgiving weekend in the States, with company boss Satoru Iwata stating around 800,000 Wii consoles were sold across the country.

If this is true, that more than doubles the 350,000 sold over the same weekend last...
Music games inspiring UK children to learn real instruments
Survey suggests 2.5 million kids turned to the real thing so far 8 December 2008 16:03 GMT
A survey has shown that millions of British youngster have been inspired to learn to play an instrument after playing music console games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

The survey, carried out by the UK's largest music charity Youth Music, said that 2.5...
Harmonix releases cheap Rock Band DLC
Nine tracks, one free 1 December 2008 12:04 GMT
A new month, a new load of Rock Band DLC. Harmonix is set to release nine new tracks on Xbox Live and PSN this week, one of which is yours for free, and the rest are going pretty cheap.

You can expect titles from quite a number of different groups, including...
PS3 Rock Band 2 gets update
Now Guitar Hero kit will work with it too 24 November 2008 21:41 GMT
Any owners of the PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band 2 will be able to upgrade their copies to version 1.01 as of today.

The update fixes a number of bug issues, the most interesting of which is the correction of the "interoperability issue" of the game with...
HDMI sound glitches reported with NXE
Microsoft confirms it is aware of the problem 24 November 2008 20:24 GMT
If you've been having problems with your HDMI sound connected to the New Xbox Experience, it seems you are not alone.

Microsoft has confirmed it is aware of sound glitches occuring from HDMI connections.

Until we hear of an official solution to...
Dead Space demo available for 360 tomorrow
PS3 version available on 27th 24 November 2008 20:09 GMT
EA is set to release a Dead Space demo tomorrow on Xbox Live, while PlayStation 3 gamers will be able to get it from Thursday in the PlayStation Store.

The demo of the space horror epic will let gamers get their hands on four of Isaac's mining tools, as well...
UFC fighter kicked out for not signing over THQ likeness rights
Didn't agree with lifelong deal 24 November 2008 19:46 GMT
American kickboxer Jon Fitch has reportedly been been booted out of the Ultimate Fighting Championship after he refused to sign a lifelong licensing deal with THQ.

The 30-year-old fighter has been fighting in the UFC since 2002, but became pretty dispensible...
Far Cry 2 DLC priced
Will be 800 MS Points, more on PS3 24 November 2008 19:13 GMT
If you've been waiting for Far Cry 2 downloadable content, Ubisoft has today announced how much you'll have to fork out to get your hands on it.

The Fortune's Pack is the first DLC to be announced and will include three new weapons and vehicles, as well as four...
DJ Hero spin-off outted before original game announced
DJ Tiesto shouts about his involvement 24 November 2008 18:40 GMT
DJ Hero may not have been officially announced by Activision apart from a small acknowledgement of its existance in October, but it seems Dutch trance DJ Tiesto has outted it anyway, speaking about it in his newsletter.

It seems that Tiesto will lend his name...
Harmonix sued over broken Rock Band pedal
States new pedal design acknowledges defect 24 November 2008 18:11 GMT
A man from Kansas has filed a lawsuit against Harmonix over a broken Rock Band bass drum pedal peripheral.

Monte Morgan filed the suit on 18 November in a US District Court for the Northern District of California, stating that the broken foot pedals "deprive...
Google to close Lively in December
Abandons virtual world project to prioritise resources 20 November 2008 15:56 GMT
Google has announced it is to close down Lively, the company's social virtual world launched in July.

The news was confirmed in an official blog post, stating the project would be discontinued in December.

"We want to ensure that we prioritise our...
Wrath of the Lich King becomes fastest selling PC game ever
Sells 2.8 million copies worldwide in first 24 hours 20 November 2008 15:09 GMT
Blizzard has said that the World of Warcraft's second expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King, has sold more than 2.8 million copies in its first day on sale.

Its performance has earnt the game the title of fastest-selling PC game of all time, eclipsing the record...
Xbox Live to host Guitar Hero event next weekend
Play against GHWT developers and win goodies 19 November 2008 16:59 GMT
Xbox Live is set to be taken over by Guitar Hero World Tour next week, for an entire weekend of organised GHWT events starting from Thursday November 27th.

Activision plans to run Play & Win sweepstakes from Friday to Sunday, where you might just bag yourself...
Epic making Gears 2 matchmaking fix "number one priority"
Suggests workarounds for the meantime 19 November 2008 16:23 GMT
Epic has said it has put fixing Gears of War 2's skill-based matchmaking top of its priorities after gamers reported long wait times when using it.

Senior producer Rod Fergusson addressed the issue on the official forums, saying: "We're aware that some folks...
Ubisoft announces Prince of Persia pre-order goodies
Get something extra for early loyalty 19 November 2008 14:14 GMT
Ubisoft has good news for Prince of Persia fans - it will be releasing an exclusive pre-order edition that will be available exclusively from Play.com.

Those who cough up the cash early will be rewarded for their loyalty with a comic book outlining the back-story...
Rockstar demonstrates the GTA IV PC video editor
Make your own GTA mini-movie 19 November 2008 11:09 GMT
Rockstar has released a set of four videos showing off what you can do with the video editor including the PC version of GTA IV, and it's really quite impressive to say the least.

The PC game, released in Europe on 3rd December, allows you to hit F2 at any time...
EA announces Spore patch with free limbs
Plus fixes a few glitches 18 November 2008 17:06 GMT
EA has announced a brand new Spore patch that will give away free limbs to gamers as well as fix a few small glitches.

A total of 24 free arms and legs will be available for players to take advantage of, and are being dished out to mark the US launch of the...