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Harmonix on a music creator in Rock Band

Retro

November 10, 2008

Harmonix on a music creator in Rock Band

With Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour competing for shelf space, who will come out on top? Many believe World Tour to be superior, due to its music creation mode. What does Rock Band 2's lead designer have to say on this?""We've dabbled around ...

Art Style games hitting Wiiware in Europe soon

Retro

November 10, 2008

Art Style games hitting Wiiware in Europe soon

Soon, Europe - and we're hoping Australia - will see the WiiWare release of the Art Style games. The three minimalist puzzle titles in the series are Art Style: Rotohex, Art Style: Cubello and Art Style: Orbient; two of which are remakes of GBA games....

Activision acquire developer Budcat Creations.

General

November 10, 2008

Activision acquire developer Budcat Creations.

The studio, based in Iowa City, Iowa, is reportedly award-winning, having expertise with the Wii and DS. Okay, so you probably don't know who they are. Maybe you've heard of something they worked on, though? Activision has previously worked with them ...

Ubisoft to publish No More Heroes sequel in US?

Retro

November 8, 2008

Ubisoft to publish No More Heroes sequel in US?

No More Heroes did not have a publisher in the US, until Ubisoft picked it up of course, since Marvelous Entertainment did not have an American Branch at the time.When the company made a multi-game agreement with XSEED, it was assumed they would handl...

Nintendo worried about Microsoft chasing casuals? Seems not

Retro

November 8, 2008

Nintendo worried about Microsoft chasing casuals? Seems not

IGN have brought back their ""Nintendo minute"" feature - and NOA's vice president of corporate affairs, Denise Kaigler, has stepped up to the plate to answer a question many fans have been wondering. With the drop in price of the Xbox 360 and the ""n...

Virtual Console

November 8, 2008

""No immediate plans"" for Banjo classic on Virtual Console

Fans of the Banjo Kazooie games have long thought that seeing the series on Wii's Virtual Console was nothing more than an impossible dream. When asked once more about the possibility of the two games appearing on Virtual Console, a Rare rep stated ""...

RE5 on Wii would be ‘pretty difficult’ says Capcom

Retro

November 8, 2008

RE5 on Wii would be ‘pretty difficult’ says Capcom

Many Resident Evil fans, upset over the lack of a Resident Evil 5 on Wii, have looked to Dead Rising as a sign that we may get a slightly downgraded version of the game some time down the line. Recent comments from Jun Takeuchi seemed to hint at the p...

Attach ratios for Wii, 360 & PS3 revealed

General

November 8, 2008

Attach ratios for Wii, 360 & PS3 revealed

Gamasutra have taken the time to calculate the attach rate, or tie ratios, which in less-fancy-speak means ""the number of games sold per console"" for both first and third party titles on Wii, PS3 and 360.""A console's software tie ratio is the ratio...

Ghostbusters: The Video Game official picked up by Atari

General

November 7, 2008

Ghostbusters: The Video Game official picked up by Atari

Well, Ghostbusters: The Video Game has finally (officially) found itself a new publishing home with Atari. The widely recognised publisher has announced the addition of the title to its 2009 release lineup. Working closely with Sony Pictures Consumer ...

Aussie R18+ rating discussion back on the table

General

November 7, 2008

Aussie R18+ rating discussion back on the table

Long have we suffered and waited for the coveted R18+ rating for games. With a single man opposing it and his ""Think of the children!"" attitude, adult gamers had all but given up hope. Like a shining beacon of hope in a dark ocean of uncertainty reg...

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