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Daily Wrap Up 8.7.08

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:01:00 -0700

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Here's what went on today in the world of videogames, popular culture and technology!

The first details of EA's Godfather II have surfaced in the issue of Xbox World 360 magazine.
'SOCOM: Confrontations' beta will be arriving this September 1.
Barack Obama said the last videogame he played was 'Pong.'
Ozzy Osbourne will be featured in 'Guitar Hero: World Tour'
Find out what the viewers picked as Game of the Year as X-Play Presents G-Phoria tonight @ 8PM.
Xbox marketing head David Gosen said that 60% of Wii Fit owners only played the game once
Do your best bicycle kick into these new PES 2009 screens.
'Fable II' will be released this October 21
New Fable 2 images available for your viewing.

Realtime Worlds said they would love to work on a 'Crackdown 2.'
Delta Air Lines will offer wireless internet on all domestic flights by 2009.
'LAN Party Massacre' is a slasher horror flick for gamers.
It's time for the third American Ninja challenge! Vote Now!
The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery rehabilitates internet addicts
Got a dirty new pair of Blitz: The League II screens.
Blizzard posted a job opening for a new 'Diablo 3' art director.
In the new Damnation trailer Codemasters welcomes you to a gritty post-Civil War world.
Manga Fighter gets some new screens along with its new features.
'Soulcalibur IV' has already shipped 2 million units since its July 29 release.
Feel the harsh cold grip of Too Human's Ice Forest in this new bundle of media.
Take a look at 'Monster Madness: Grave Danger' for the PlayStation 3 with our Producer Interview.
Check out what it takes to create the wacky sounds of the world of Mushroom Men.
Sony gave some details on how to apply to the 'Home' closed beta.
Take a look at 'Madden NFL 09 All-Play' with Producer Damian Zerr.
Bionic Commando Rearmed developer Grin, shows us new features and development stories in their 3rd behind the scenes video.
Sega of America VP Sean Ratcliffe talks about his company's 'Sonic' concerns
Kevin Nash jumps into the TNA iMPACT! fray with these new screens.
We talk to 'Braid' creator Jonathan Blow about his title, indie games, and the state of the industry.

Daily Wrap Up 8.06.08

Wed, 6 Aug 2008 18:00:00 -0700

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Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture!

'Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People' has a street-date: August 11th.
The newest 360 update does nothing other than prepare for the next update.
Peace protesters have accused Ubisoft of breaking International law.
'Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning' will be shipped out on September 18, announced by Electronic Arts
'Grand Theft Auto IV' for the PC has been confirmed by Rockstar, ships out November 18
2K Games founder Ken Levine talks about the upcoming 'BioShock' movie.
1up.com has a list of the weirdest gamer shwag they've received.
In Dallas police freed 26 cheerleaders from inside a single elevator.
Lars Ulrich dropped some info on the band's involvement with the Guitar Hero franchise.
Britney Spears will star as a murderous lesbian stripper in the next Tarantino Flcik.
Your favorite time-traveling clique is back in Chrono Trigger DS with some new screens.
Bungie said that 'Halo' has 'a lot to learn' from Infinity Ward's FPS hit, 'Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'
To extend the iPhone 3G battery life, Mobilefun has made a case with a solar panel to charge your phone
MySpace Records launching first national tour headlined by singer/songwriter Kate Voegele.
Wipe the powder off and check out some new screens from Shaun White Snowboarding.
The world's first 3D holographic multitouch is demonstrated by Obscura Digital.

'SOCOM: Confrontation' pricing and bundle details are now available.
If you refer a friend to 'World of Warcraft' you'll get a zebra mount.
The downloadable version of Goldeneye is trapped by legal red tape.
Time Warner company is in the process of selling GameTap, a financial report released this morning says.
Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace has raked in $240 million in revenue so far
'BioShock' PS3 developers talk about the exclusive 'Survivor Mode'.
Argue over the new art style of Prince of Persia in these new screens.
The next 'Medal of Honor' game will not revolve around World War II
Nissan has revealed new technology that tries to save you from danger.
The Thai health ministry has released a list of the ten most dangerous videogames.
Kevin Smith has won the Rater 'R' appeal for his new film, 'Zack & Miri Make A Porno'
Asus confirmed a Wii-like controller for the PC called 'Eee Stick'
According to Harmonix, the Wii version of upcoming music game Rock Band 2 will be "fully featured."
Enjoy the dark ages in a brighter light with a new trailer for MySims Kingdom.
Some scientists think a new collider will cause time to go backwards.
Take a look at some new images from the newest Harry Potter game.
Inspired by the Warcraft 3 Mod Defense of the Ancients, these new Demigod screens are semi-godly.
In this week's Sessler's Soapbox, Adam suggests that Activision needs to follow EA's model.
US authorities have caught 11 people involved the biggest fraud case in the US.
Discover the seemingly endless revelations of these new screen for Infinite Undiscovery.

Daily Wrap Up 8.05.08

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:01:00 -0700

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Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture!

According to Valve, no PS3 version of 'Left 4 Dead' is in production.
According to Microsoft, Xbox Avatars will only work in E-rated games.
Sony Entertainment's multiplayer shooter, 'Warhawk', will be getting a trophy update by the end of August.
Bethesda's Peter Hines said that 'Fallout 3' is a better game than 'Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.'
Christians are taking a serious look at gaming.
Watch Billboard-topping rapper Tech N9ne on 'Freestyle 101' this week.
Valve VP Doug Lombardi said that he would be 'happy' to talk buyout potentials with EA .
Gamers: "What about the inconsistencies in canon of MK Vs. DC?" Developer: "It's just a game."
Actor Mark Wahlberg said that his 'Max Payne' role is his 'favorite so far'.
Get a look at some exclusive gameplay footage from Capcom's Resident Evil 5 in HD.

'Guitar Hero III' is about to be graced with an Interscope track pack featuring three artists from that label.
Paramount's rolling out the Blu-Ray edition of 'Transformers' this September 2 .
Blockbuster will be introducing 10,000 DVD rental kiosks over the next 18 months.
Capcom is hoping for 100 zombies in the Wii version of 'Dead Rising.'
Michael Weiss-Malik, has proposed to his girlfriend over Google Streetview.
Mission Begin! with this new trailer for Metal Slug 7 .
It's very possible Blockbuster will begin renting videogames from the kiosks.
Another 'Halo' move script is in the works, based on the game-novel, 'Halo: Fall of Reach'.
Struggling MMO, 'Fury,' will be shut down tomorrow after lagging use.
Episode 2 in the developer video series for Bionic Commando is live.
Beat your friends' scores and challenges with the new GamerNet feature in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09.
Midway Games records a $34 million loss, according to their financial report .
Pick up where you left off in the new Yakuza 2 trailer.
Neal Tiles responds to the G4 forums in this special edition of Open Source.
Two Midway Games titles, 'Wheelman' and 'This is Vegas', has been pushed back for a 2009 release.
Check out the return of Tyris Flare, the female amazon warrior in Golden Axe: Beast Rider.
The Game Critics Association announced the award winners for E3 08!
When the tables have turned: 'Diablo III' developer Jay Wilson judges the fans' screenshots.
Twitter attacked via a fake profile which downloads fake Adobe Flash that installs data stealing programs.
California paid the ESA $282,000 for reimbursement of legal fees.
Watch some exclusive HD footage of Madden NFL 09, which releases next week.
Check out how you can build-to-order your own racetrack in Race Driver: Create & Race.
Konami's PS3 sales jump 16.7%, over three million shipped 'Metal Gear Solid 4' titles.
The next issue of Stuff Magazine unveils a bunch of new Guitar Hero World Tour tracks!
Leonard Nimoy will be on hand to introduce Star Trek Online in Vegas.

Daily Wrap Up 8.01.08

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 18:21:00 -0700

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Here's what happened today in the world of videogames, technolgoy and popular culture:

Less than a quarter of Xbox Live users are European.
Blizzard has confirmed that World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King will be released between October and November this year
Apple has successfuly restored their MobileMe service that affected 1% of customers who had been unable to access their accounts for
Blu-Ray discs sales are struggling, except on the PlayStation 3.
Prince of Persia's big screen debut has been pushed backa year by Walt Disney Pictures.
Insomniac has confirmed that Ratchet And Clank: Quest for Booty will be availabe for download via the Playstation Network by August 2

The next Doom game will not be titled Doom 4.
'LittleBigPlanet' will now be released in Japan on October 30
According to the developers of Saint's Row, the processor at the heart of the PS3 was puzzling.
Feast your eyes on some new NBA Live 09 screenshots.
John Carmack said that id's upcoming open-world shooter 'Rage' will look worse on Xbox 360.
The art direction for 'Diablo III' will not be changed according to Blizzard.
Take a look at Saint's Row 2 Developer Diary and some new screens.
John Schappert, a Microsoft Veep, recently spoke avatars with Venturebeat.
Puma is releasing some limited edition 'Goonies' Disk Blaze sneakers for the nerd on the run.
'Age of Conan' developers Funcom have signed a deal to make a fully localized Russian version of their game.
Thirsty? Go to Mars where NASA's Phoenix Lander has found water.
Blizzard plans to allow gamers to create Blizzard Accounts that will track their in-game achievements.
Gamefly is hosting a massive fan cosplay contest--get all the details.
Check the QuakeCon Gallery of PC Mods.
Sony speaks out about the Playstation Portable's current status
Check out this sweet guitar based on Sonic the Hedgehog!
Check out a couple of new Rage Screens From QuakeCon 08
Microsoft will be offering their 'Live Search' service for automakers
Check out the new Wolfenstein media from QuakeCon 08.
Find out if people really hate Windows Vista through the 'Mojave Experiment'
It looks like the 'Godfather 2' game will be out sooner than we had thought.
'Doom' developer, id Software, said that they would want a sequel to the movie adaptation.
As punishment for vandalism, a couple of Florida teens are not allowed to play videogames.
Here's the new Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood trailer for viewing on the go.
Check out new media for LOTR Online: Mines of Moria.
Don Mattrick, Microsoft's Interactive Head, said that the Xbox 360 needs more exclusive titles
Are there more Xbox 360 price cuts coming?
Square Enix's sales were down but their profits were up slightly, according to their financial report.
G4 President Neal Tiles is back for another round of "Open Source" to answer your questions.
Where does 'The Dark Knight' stack up agains the blockbusters of the past?
The first episode of 'America McGee's Grimm' is live, right now...and it's free.

Daily Wrap-Up 7.31.08

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:58:00 -0700

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Here's what happened today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture!

What bands are going to get the full music-game treatment?
In the British Board of Film Classification's continuous effort to gain more UK rating system support, the company is now planning to seek classification in online interaction.
Brutal Legend may get a non-traditional release.
"Lord British" proclaims his plans for players on "Operation Immortality."
Doug Kennedy, founder of digital games distribution company Publisher X, said that the iPhone should be considered to be the Wii of portable gaming.
We review the Sony HDX576 Home Theatre System.
Obama/Astley in 2008?
The greatest behind-the-scenes videogame show ever, G4's own Electric Playground, is expanding!
Check out some HD footage of Far Cry 2.
Sony plans to put Marvel's symbiotic monster up front with a Venom spin-off film in the works.
We're breathlessly looking forward to Sony's upcoming PSN arcade-style title The Last Guy.
Porn won't fight P2P.
Nicolas Cage and horror legend John Carpenter (are teaming up to make Scared Straight for Nu Image/Millennium Films.
People smarter than us are saying the future of space travel may be in solar sailing.
Bioshock 2 to be banned?
Check out this Project Origin footage.
BuckCherry and their peeps are involved in a BitTorrent scam of sorts.
Oprah buys a Wii.

Super-successful Facebook application Scrabulous is back, and it's now called Wordscraper.
Ghostbusters: The Videogame may be delayed even further.
Armored Core Answer trailer.
LG is planning to introduce their latest BD300 Blu Ray player tonight during their Summer Line show in New York with the ability to play Blu Ray's top competitor - streaming movies from Netflix.
Howard Stern is finally gearing up to produce his remake of 1979 cult classic Rock 'n' Roll High School.
Warner Bros. is already gearing up for a new Batman flick and Johnny Depp is the leading contender to play The Riddler...or so says the internet.
Joseph Olin, president of Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, said with no hesitation that "game reviewers are lazy."
ctivision CEO Mike Griffith disclosed an interesting observation - the Playstation 3 will outsell the Xbox 360 this year.
Itchy World of Warcraft fans have created free iPhone apps that help them keep an eye on the status of WoW servers.
Epic Fail: Comic-Con 08!
Shark Boy was just announced as a character inTNA-Impact.
Wanna hear the oldest joke in the world?

Daily Wrap-Up 7.29.08

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:18:00 -0700

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Here's what happened today in the world of videogames, popular culture and technology:

Capcom released their quarterly financial statement for Q1 2008. They're making bank.
Learn about Bioshock from Ken Levine.
Tis' the season to be jolly already for Nintendo, as they announced a a $996 million profit on revenues of $3.9 billion from their first quarter.
The game critics announced their E3 08 nominations.
No political statement was intended by destroyed D.C. in Fallout 3.
Check out this cool Star Wars action figure.
This morning's Today show featured a couple of awesome things: X-Play host Adam Sessler and Rock Band 2.
Richard Garriott is taking Tabula Rasa players' DNA to outer space in "Operation Immortality".
We review the Klipsch Icon WF-35 Home Theatre System.
Are we all destined for fatness?
GTA Chinatown site is there, sparse.
Warcraft is going to Russia.
PlayStation 3's Firmware (v2.42) is now available.
Armored Core screens are yours to drool over.
Check out the trailers for Xbox's original shorts.
The Grand Ole Party has launched a web site mocking Barack Obama's sweeping online support in the Facebook community.

New Harry Potter trailer is live, right now.
EA's free-to-play shooter Battlefield Heroes won't be coming in anytime soon as the company announced that the game has been delayed.
NAS can play Rock Band like a champ.
EA's John Riccitiello is considering whether consumers could be charged for extra content in Spore.
Check out the Soul Calibur footage. Nice!
The estate of author Robert Ludlum has re-acquired the game rights to his intellectual property.
Sprint Nextel just got ordered to refund $18.25 million to California customers.
It looks like China will be preventing any international forum flames during the Olympics.
New screens for Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2.
Check out these Sim City screens.
MS Surface, Microsoft's new touchscreen interface, has gotten a spherical application. Electronic Arts believes that a hacker took down their 'Scrabble' Facebook app.
Rock Band's numbers were huge.
Check out some new screens for Women's Volleyball Championship for the PS2.
Developer Grasshopper Manufacture presents these new screens for the port of the PS2 mystery-adventure game Flower, Sun and Rain.
The ESA's 2008 report is live.
The bad guy from Transformers 2 was revealed.
Panic At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T’s, and The Cab will be the acts at the first annual Rock Band Live Tour.
Jerry Lewis is a total gangster.
Spaced is out on DVD.
HAWX is coming out in 2009.
Wu-Tang comics are coming.
Mind-control for Cell phones?
Warner Bros. is developing a film at Alcon Entertainment based on the spacey antics of Marvin the Martian.
Ancient calculator mystery revealed.
Mediaset is suing YouTube and subsequently their parent company, Google, for $795,000,000 plus damages. That's plus damages!

Daily Wrap Up 7.29.08

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:06:00 -0700

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Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, popular culture and technology:

Incoming hostile new screenshots! Trick out your super-sonic war machine of destruction in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
DC Comics and Capcom are teaming up to bring you comics based on popular game franchises Devil May Cry and Resident Evil!
Microsoft's corporate vice president Shane Kim wants to make console MMOs.
Filmonic reports that Johnny Depp is rumored to play as The Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's vision of Alice in Wonderland.
Ghostbusters is not dead.
Learn more about Square Enix.
Xbox lets us in on the games coming up on Live Arcade.
Check out the trailer for Midnight Club L.A.
Skillz is on Freestyle 101.
Electronic Arts thinks it should have bet on Nintendo.
Is Microsoft buying Take Two.
iPhone is getting cut and paste!
A dude dressed as the Joker may have committed a crime.

Rock Band 2 will cost a mint down under.
Sunday Night Football will stream on the Web.
Nintendo is fighting pirates.
Scrabulous is pulled from Facebook.
Disney Online has added a new Privateering content update to their swash-buckling MMO Pirates of the Caribbean Online for the Mac and PC.
Will John McCain's VP choice hate games?
Info on the Lancer rifle from Gear of War 2.
According to Mythic Entertainment spokesperson Paul Barnett Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is ready to ship out the door.
Sony announced its financial results for the quarter ending June 30th, 2008, yesterday.
EA Sports showcases the dynamic celebrations featured in the multi-platform football franchise Madden NFL 09.
The Wall-E videogame, sold on virtually every platform, ever, and published by THQ is not faring so well.
Blizzard's annual convention, Blizzcon, will be televised directly to DirectTV.
Old-timer Square Enix fans in Japan are in luck. The company has pledged to put out a slate of PlayStation One games onto PlayStation Network
A file-sharer is fighting the charges.
The original stoner comedians, Cheech & Chong, are finally reunited.
More LittleBigPlanet info released.
What's up with Indy 5.
The Federal Communications Commission finally approved the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and rival XM Satellite Radio.
RealTime Worlds, developers of excruciatingly awaited PC mmo APB, have a word or two to say about their game.
Adam Sessler is on Today.
According to Peter Molyneux, genius creator of Fable and Fable 2, he is hard at work on Fables 3, 4, and 5.
Brutal Legend is fine.
SCE President Kaz Hirai is confident that his company's Playstation systems will cover every gamer demographic.
Raytheon is designing guidance systems for drone aircraft using videogame developers.
Mexican pirates were shut down.
Alicia Keys and White Stripes leader Jack White will team to write and record the next 007 theme.
In spite of earlier reports to the contrary, Google is not buying social networking site digg.com.
Will Wright's simulation sensation, Spore, will be going gold in a week.
Mega Man will help fight cancer.

Daily Wrap-Up 7.28.08

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:42:00 -0700

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Here's what happened today in the world of videogames, popular culture and technology.

We get an exclusive interview with Publisher X about their new iPhone games.
Electronic Arts could be looking at some big losses for the quarter.
"Private security" firm Blackwater Worldwide recently mentioned airdropping Guitar Hero bundles to troops in Afghanistan.
Warhammer Online gets a September release date?
Okami 2 probably won't happen because of poor sales for the original game.
Gaia Online's casual MMO enters closed beta.
Konami rejects credit cards from over 30 countries for Metal Gear Online.
Metal Gear Solid 4 is spotted in bargain-bins in Japan.
We get a look at Demigod, a new RTS title from Chris Taylor.
Age of Conan's troubles get examined and things aren't looking good for the new MMO.
Ubisoft announced that Red Steel 2 will use the Wii MotionPlus.
We got some new Too Human screenshots.
The Dark Knight scores big at the box office again. It hit $300 million in two weeks.
EA hits us with some new screenshots for Madden NFL 09.
Everyone's favorite lawyer, Jack Thompson, is getting his own website.

We check out a behind-the-scenes video from DC Universe Online.
The Afro Samurai game got a release date.
New details were revealed on Star Trek Online.
A new Google competitor, Cuil, launches.
Bungie admits to having 3 distinct projects in development.
New Ghostbusters gameplay footage surfaces from Comic-Con.
Nintendo isn't planning on releasing additional Wii colors or redesigning the DS.
Check out the new Spider-Man: Web of Shadows trailer from Comic-Con.
Extra gets a new host in Mario Lopez.
The new Xbox 360 Dashboard planned for the Fall could have been leaked.
The White Knight Two was unveiled by Virgin Galactic at an airstrip just north of Los Angeles today.
The Xbox 360 gets free online play for three titles that are also available on the PC.
Peggle, the hit casual game, is announced for a Winter release on the DS.
Bionic Commando Rearmed gets a release date for XBLA and PSN.
Comcast is offering a free Wii with a 2-year contract of the Premier Triple Play and Preferred Plus service packages.
The PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits program begins with 10 games for $29.99.
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is smacked with a one-month delay.
id Software's John Carmack is planning a graphically-intense iPhone game.
Find out what's coming to Wii Ware and Virtual Console for July and August.
Mark Wahlberg won't play the Max Payne game even though he is playing Max Payne in the upcoming film.
Best Buy will begin selling musical instruments in 85 stores by the end of the year.
Valve could be considering Xbox Live Arcade versions of their back catalogue.
Gears of War 2 gamers will benefit from their Gears of War achievements with unlocks and bonuses.
GameMetrics, a new service aimed at tracking PC gamer habits, launched today.
Hothead Games explains the PSN delay for the Penny-Arcade game.
The MPAA claims that its anti-piracy efforts are directly responsible for The Dark Knight's strong box-office performance.
A new villain was revealed for the LEGO Batman game.
EA LA has cancelled the PS3 version of Red Alert 3.
Australian scientists have potentially created the fastest internets ever with the creation of a innovating, new computer chip.

Daily Wrap-Up 7.25.08

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:01:00 -0700

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Here's what happened today in the world of videogames, popular culture and technology.

Darren Aronofsky, director of The Fountain and Requiem for a Dream will direct the new version of Robocop.
Adult actress Tera Patrick will be working as a "special producer" for upcoming THQ open-world action game Saint's Row 2.
Among the surprises at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego was Disney unveiling some brand new footage from Tron 2!
New '1942: Joint Strike' Gameplay Videos.
Here's a new trailer for Sierra's Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant.
New details were released about the Knight Rider TV show.
Check out this new trailer for Dead Space: Downfall.
Writer-director Kevin Smith is writing a Batman comic series.
Check out Red Sonya.
Details on the the next Mortal Kombat.
EA and Pandemic bring you Mercenaries 2: World in Flames: Check out the high-def footage.
Master of spooky Stephen King is promoting his upcoming short story collection Just After Sunset with a series of web videos

Ratner directing God of War?
Saw 5 is coming.
Wheelman delayed.
Check out some new multiplayer videos for the arcade style multi-directional shooter, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2.
MTV is remaking Rocky Horror.
Godfather of comics, Stan Lee, had a few words to say about movies versus videogames.
Dexter: Season 3 trailer was shown at Comic-Con.
Dexter is coming to iPhone.
That Guitar Hero setlist you read about is probably fake.
Hands-On Resident Evil 5.
A trailer has surfaced from Comic Con for Marvel's Punisher: War Zone.
More Gears of War movie news.
Check out these new Halo 3 action figures.
Next week's Rock Band tracks revealed.
A new Fresh Ink is online.
The future of Superman.
Joker joins Mortal Vs. DC.
Entertainment Weekly has the 20 worst comic book movies of all time.
Watchmen footage is shown at Comic-Con.
A new Resident Evil movie is announced.
Marvel Vs. Capcom 3?
Punisher War Zone gossip.
Will Microsoft last for years?

Daily Wrap-Up 7.24.08

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:54:00 -0700

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Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, popular culture and COMIC-CON!

The first two songs of the Jimi Hendrix library have been announced for Guitar Hero World Tour.
The Belmont clan's next legacy may possibly return to its roots, as Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi said to Wired that he is currently observing Capcom's classic take on Mega Man 9.
Some feminists are a little mad at Fat Princess.
50 Cent is mad at Taco Bell.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Pretenders are the latest superstar act to go digital.
EA's wacky boxing title, Facebreaker, will have a demo available this July 31 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
Nas is angry at Bill O'Reilly.
The internets are buzzing with news that the Guitar Hero World Tour complete setlist may have leaked.
Look for sped-up leveling in Wrath of the Lich King.
According to market research firm Parks Associates, the majority of gamers have no interesting in subscription-based MMOs.
August's issue of Sony's digital magazine Qore, which is available through the PlayStation Network, will include access to the Resistance 2 multiplayer beta
Gphoria voting is live.

Comic-Con is open today.
At Comic-Con today, Electronic Arts announced, what else, a comic book! Specifically, a comic book based on upcoming action game Mirror's Edge.
First footage of Wolverine was shown at Comic-Con.
Check out this Gears of War 2 footage.
20th Century Fox has released art for the Max Payne movie.
Astroboy's cast was announced today.
Check out the Watchmen ship.
On August 21st you'll be able to download the DragonForce expansion pack for Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock.
We take you through our personal low-lights at E3 08.
"Wild" rumors squashed.
Here now is even more of Sony and Guerrilla Games' Killzone 2.
All about Tecmo's legal problems.
John Waters is said to be writing a Hairspray sequel.
Is Comic-Con leaving San Diego?
Come see how many ways you can pimp your fantasy-MMO-world ride in Sony Online Entertainment's Vanguard: Saga of Heroes for the PC.
Psst... wanna know a secret?
Paramount launches a teaser site for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
A new MMO Report is live.
New Spore feature revealed.
Home will come out when it's finished, and that's okay with Sony.
No big Halo announcement came at Comic-Con.
Is Cammy coming to the next Street Fighter?
Cowboy Bebop Live Action film coming?

Daily Wrap Up 7.23.08

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:01:00 -0700

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Here's what happened today in the world of videogames, popular culture and technology:

Game publisher Electronic Arts is moving into the movies. The company has signed a deal with Hollywood playas at the United Talent Agency to make bigger budget movies.
E3 will be back next year.
Check out the slate of comedy-horror movies coming to Xbox Live.
Is Grand Theft Auto coming to the Wii?
Rush fail at Rock Band.
Warner Bros. Interactive is planning to publish two downloadable games for Watchmen.
Is Namco saving Hellgate: London?
Nintendo patented a blood-pressure checker for the Wii.
A new Video Game Theater is live.
Google may be buying Digg.
Square's exalted role-playing masterpiece Final Fantasy VII may hit the Playstation Network.

Will I Am Alive be showing at Leipzig?
Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, scribes of the critically acclaimed Sci Fi network series Battlestar Galactica, are reported by Shack News as the script writers for SEGA's Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Famitsu loves the new Soul Calibur.
Gears of War 2 will be all over ComicCon.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer visionary Joss Whedon will be reshooting the pilot for his upcoming sci-fi drama Dollhouse.
Marvel laid down their videogame plans.
Video sharing site Vimeo announced this week that they will no longer post gaming videos.
Halo 3 has re-taken the top-of-the-charts spot to become the most-played Live title for last week.
Is a wireless HD-TV on the way?
Sony is kicking off their Comic-Con plans for the fans tomorrow.
Check out these hi-def Resistance 2 videos.
Will Microsoft make Live free?
Unlock all the classes in the Too Human demo!

Daily Wrap-Up 7.22.08

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:57:00 -0700

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Here's what happened today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture:

The virtuoso pack is coming for Guitar Hero III.
Take Two chairman Strauss Zelnick said his game publishing company can be a profitable even in years where this no Grand Theft Auto release.
Paramount is making games based on the movies Mean Girls, Clueless and Pretty in Pink.
Universal's hit action flick, Wanted, is on target for a video game adaptation that is being fully funded by the major movie studio.
A dinosaur invaded the LA Natural History museum.
Murs dropped the word in Freestyle 101.
The Dark Knight superstar Christian Bale was arrested today after allegedly assaulting his mother and sister.
Gary Scott Thompson, who will be executive producing the new Knight Rider series, says that their "competition is Xbox."
According to a Chinese PSP site, Sony is working on a new PSP.
D3 Publisher's addictive puzzle title, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, will be getting an expansion pack.

In this edition of Gadget Pron, we covet Samsung's hot new Glyde.
We get pictures of the BatPod.
TiVO has partnered with mega-online retailer Amazon to bring in a "product purchase" feature for customers.
Nintendo talked to the hardcore gamers today.
Apple teasing a new product for September.
We break the story of a Dark Knight game.
ESA talked about the future of E3.
We went hands-on with SOCOM: Confrontation.
Jun Takeuchi addressed concerns about whether his game, Resident Evil 5, is racist.
SNK Playmore's latest title on their classic 'run and gun' series is coming to the Nintendo DS with Metal Slug 7.
Film company Benderspink picked up the film rights to Red 5 Comics' horror/action comic "ZMDs: Zombies of Mass Destruction" by "Kevin Grevioux.
Microsoft announced a few hefty changes to their Games for Windows LIVE service, which include a pretty encouraging price drop
Today, the ARG/viral site for upcoming PlayStation 3 shooter Resistance Fall of Man 2 is live!
New York Gov. David Paterson signed a video game bill yesterday that mandates parental control on all game console content
GameTap, the broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., announced today a long-term partnership with THQ.
Is a Top Gun sequel coming?
The robots are stepping it up.
A Goosebumps videogame is coming.
Moping "rocker" Conor Oberst, of Bright Eyes fame, will be streaming his new album for free,
Last week's top downloaded shows are in chart form.
Game company Midway announced today that it will be combining it's Los Angeles studio with its San Diego studio.

Daily Wrap-Up 7.21.08

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Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture:

SEGA unveiled the existence of Sonic and the Black Knight for the Wii.
An analyst thinks the PS3 is finally in a good position.
The new Batman flick, the much freaked-out-over Dark Knight, kicked Spider-Man’s ass over the weekend!
Is Peter Molyneaux working on an MMO?
We're going to ComicCon! Wanna here about our coverage?
Electronic Arts has once again extended its deadline to acquire Take-Two Interactive.
Epic Games, Inc. and Del Rey announced today that Del Rey will publish three novels set in the gritty world of the Gears of War.
Konami is sorry for the Metal Gear Online problems they've had recently.
Is this the hardest level on any music videogame?
Disappointing news about Portal's expansion.
We get under the sheets with the new, ultra tiny Sony HDR-TG1 camcorder.

Project Lead Haden Blackman takes us into the origins of creating a brand new storyline in The Force Unleashed.
World Wrestling Entertainment. has already expanded into movie producing and now they're trying their hand at TV.
Project Lead Haden Blackman takes us into how force powers are utilized in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
...and then we get the full scope of the types of battles we're in for in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
Kevin Smith's newest opus, Zack and Miri Make a Porno has been rated NC-17.
No fines in the wardrobe malfunction case.
Vice President for global iPhone sales Michael Fenger is currently being sued by Motorola for allegedly stealing trade secrets.
You'll be able to sell the content you make in LittleBigPlanet.
Check out the box art for both the PC and and 360 version of Left 4 Dead.
Wii is getting a Dead Rising game.
Another Gorillaz album is coming.
We go hands-on with Resistance 2's multiplayer.
We go hands-on with Castlevania Judgment.
Check out our newest planetoid friend, Makemake.
Facebook has unveiled a redesign for the social networking site.
Twitter borked by USA Today.
The Prince of Persia movie will be inspired by all the games.
Cool free stuff alert: Watchmen comics!