Super Mario Galaxy 2 to Include Tutorial DVD
UPDATE: We’ve reached out to Nintendo to confirm whether or not the bonus DVD is exclusive to the PAL version of the game. We’ll update this story as soon as we hear back. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is fast approaching its May 23 release date, and it’s apparently bringing a tutorial DVD along for the ride.
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 to Include Tutorial DVD
Controversial California Game Bill Author Calls Videogames "Artful"
Despite what you may think of California State Senator Leland, he doesn’t believe violent videogames should be banned outright. That may be hard to believe, given that he has been the face of the contested California legislation that would ban the sale of violent videogames to minors. That same legislation, which has yet to go into effect due to an injunction , will be reviewed by the Supreme Court later this year, as was recently announced — a decision that Yee said he is “very pleasantly surprised” about
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Controversial California Game Bill Author Calls Videogames "Artful"
Controversial California Game Bill Author Calls Videogames "Artful"
Despite what you may think of California State Senator Leland, he doesn’t believe violent videogames should be banned outright. That may be hard to believe, given that he has been the face of the contested California legislation that would ban the sale of violent videogames to minors.
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Controversial California Game Bill Author Calls Videogames "Artful"
Force Unleashed Could Have Been a Wookie "Superhero" Game
Before eventually settling on the concept for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, the game’s developers toyed with several other game ideas, including an “over-the-top” Wookie “superhero” game that was rejected by George Lucas himself. In an interview published in the June 2010 issue of GamePro , LucasArts veterans Haden Blackman and Julio Torres recalled the time when, in early 2005, the team was tasked with creating an ambitious new Star Wars franchise that would be driven by a new videogame.
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Force Unleashed Could Have Been a Wookie "Superhero" Game
Sid Meier’s Pirates! Coming to Wii
A brand new version of Sid Meier’s Pirates! is headed to the Wii, according to an announcement made today by 2K Games.
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Sid Meier’s Pirates! Coming to Wii
EA: Annual Releases Ruined Medal of Honor
Though the last few entries in the series have proven disappointing, the Medal of Honor franchise once stood as one of the top first-person shooters out there.
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EA: Annual Releases Ruined Medal of Honor
Nintendo Profits Declining for First Time Since 2004
For the first time since the DS launch in 2004, Nintendo is forecasting a drop in profits for the fiscal year ending in March 2010. Business Week reports that the company will report 230 billion yen ($2.4 billion) in profits, down from 279.1 billion ($2.95 billion) the prior year.
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Nintendo Profits Declining for First Time Since 2004
Zombies, Kung Fu, and Loads of Puzzles on Nintendo Downloads
Monday means another week of Nintendo downloads, though this week sees another absence of Virtual Console offerings. This seems to be happening more and more frequently, so it’s hard not to think the well is running a bit dry.
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Zombies, Kung Fu, and Loads of Puzzles on Nintendo Downloads
Black Wii Bundle Now Official and Coming This Sunday
Just as reported last week, Nintendo is preparing to launch a new Wii console bundle this Sunday, May 9. The bundle includes what you currently get when you pick up a Wii — a console, Wii remote, nunchuk, and a copy of Wii Sports — as well as two new additions: A copy of Wii Sports Resort and the Resort-required Wii MotionPlus attachment
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Black Wii Bundle Now Official and Coming This Sunday
Red Hot Chili Peppers Getting Guitar Hero Game?
After Aerosmith , Metallica , and Van Halen , are the Red Hot Chili Peppers next in line to get their own Guitar Hero game? If a purported survey gauging interest in such a title is to be believed, then it looks like the answer is yes, yes they are. Kotaku reports that such a survey was forwarded to them, which describes the game as similar to past band-centric titles: The soundtrack would be made up mostly of greatest hits from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ discography, and also some songs from guest bands chosen by the Chili Peppers themselves.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Getting Guitar Hero Game?
