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 Oh, Hollywood. What cinema classic won’t you regurgitate these days? Legendary Pictures’ remake of Clash of the Titans is slated for a March 28, 2010 release, and Namco Bandai announced this morning that their videogame adaptation will also be arriving Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 early next spring.
The new film stars Liam Neeson as god-of-gods Zeus, Sam Worthington (the cyborg from Terminator Salvation) as Perseus, and Ralph Fiennes as everyone’s favorite lord of the underworld, Hades. Whether any of the talent from the movie will reprise their roles for the game is currently unclear.

In fact, everything about the Clash of the Titans game is pretty vague at this point. The only nuggets of info in the press release describe an action-adventure romp through the locations made famous by the film, including confrontations with Medusa and the Kraken. Some form of co-operative multiplayer is also mentioned, but exactly how many players — or exactly who will be accompanying the myth’s traditionally solitary hero — wasn’t revealed.

Still, it’ll be exciting to see how well developer Game Republic’s take on Clash of the Titans stands up to next year’s other Greek mythological epic, God of War 3.

Speaking in an interview with IndustryGamers, Naughty Dog creative director Amy Hennig confirmed that downloadable content for Uncharted 2 will be available before the new year.
“We’re working on that now, and what we’re prepared to say is that there will be DLC available before the end of the year,” Hennig said about DLC. “Without going into specifics, it’ll involve new maps, new characters, things like that. Some of it will be free of charge and some of it will be purchasable.”

This goes along with what Naughty Dog has previously said about DLC, as they’ll be focusing on the competitive multiplayer when creating new content.

Elsewhere in the interview, Hennig gave some insight into just how pleased Naughty Dog is with Uncharted 2’s sales so far. “I would definitely say it’s exceeding expectations,” she said. “Being in the industry for a while you learn to try to manage your expectations because you’d rather be surprised with good news than disappointed.

“It’s a tough business,” Hennig continued, “but from the early numbers I’ve seen getting reported back it’s exceeded any estimates we had internally, and it’s certainly outsold the first game by many, many times. That and the critical reception so far has been really gratifying.”

Great news for Nintendo DS/DSi owners! Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have just announced two new handheld games are in the works. The games will be called Pokemon Heart Gold and Pokemon Soul Silver and will be hitting store shelves in North America and Europe in spring 2010, after releasing in Japan next month.

These new games are not entirely new, but remakes of the old Gold and Silver editions of the Pokemon series. Only this time there will be some touch-screen features, updated graphics and sounds, and “a host of surprises” for the two Pokemon titles, Nintendo says.

Some people may don’t like Pokemon games by thinking that it’s the same story over and over again, without any difference. For me, Pokemon games aren’t just about the story, it’s about the adventure, and building up a stronger team over time. The actual story in the game is something that happens under the surface. Hope they’ll be great!

Wedding is always something romantic and dreamful. Some women may have planned their own weddings since a little girl, as Monica (in Friends). People all have their own perfect wedding models, with their dreamed Mr. or Mrs. Right. Today, let’s share some special wedding pictures of those frenzied video game fans. 

Katamari Damacy Wedding

I suppose, it wold be more fantastic if the bride should have worn velcro and had the groom roll her around, picking up debris.

To see more pics: http://www.ksweddings.com/aidra_ernest/

Halo Wedding

Officiated by the Master Chief himself!

Wii Wedding

So cute and delicious!! With the mouth watering, I even cannot make up my mind to take a little piece of it!

Electronic Arts Inc. has unveiled the UK cover athletes for EA SPORTS’ FIFA 10. Chelsea FC midfielder Frank Lampard and Arsenal’s rising star, Theo Walcott, join Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney as the faces of FIFA 10 in the UK.

“FIFA is definitely the best football game on the market, and I am delighted to be featured on the cover again,” said Manchester United and England striker, Wayne Rooney. “I play the game regularly online and against a lot of the lads at the club and I’m looking forward to the 360 degree control as it will make FIFA even more realistic than any other football game out there. “

“I’m really pleased to be part of the EA Sports FIFA franchise. Being on the cover of this great football video game with such a long history is really special for me, “said Lampard.

“To join the likes of Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard on the cover of FIFA is a huge honour for me,” said Theo Walcott. “FIFA is the game of choice in the Arsenal dressing room so I’ll have to keep on top of my game to make sure I’m the best FIFA 10 player at the club.”

FIFA 10 will be the first-ever football game to exhibit ‘true’ 360-degree dribbling action. 70% of total development time was apparently devoted to refining and improving the series’ gameplay. The rest 30% was spend on innovating and adding brand-new features to the game. Therefore, players certainly have a good reason to expect its coming. And FIFA 10 will be available in stores worldwide from October 2 on PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii, PC platform and NDS. For Nintendo DS owners, R4 DS cards no doubt are perfect preparation for this upcoming exciting game!

R4 DS Revolution Card

Monster Hunter Tri has been out in Japan for some time now, and it gets a really good reception, with its day one shipments exceed 1 million units. Now Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Tri will be making an appearance on the Wii in Europe and North America in early 2010.

Monster Hunter Tri will feature brand new underwater environments, two player split-screen co-op play as well as four player online co-op play. Capcom has full confidence that it will be another hit. But will it really works out? Most MH fans hope to play MH3 on PS3, never on Wii! Capcom needs to release it on multiple consoles otherwise they’re losing more and more fans as dedicated Monster Hunter players.

With only about a month to go, Activision has revealed the complete 85-song setlist appearing in their upcoming music game Guitar Hero 5, scheduled for release on September 1. Here’s the tracklist:

3 Doors Down – “Kryptonite”
A Perfect Circle – “Judith”
AFI – “Medicate”
Arctic Monkeys – “Brianstorm”
Attack! Attack! UK – “You And Me”
Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
Beastie Boys – “Gratitude”
Beck – “Gamma Ray”
Billy Idol – “Dancing With Myself”
Billy Squier – “Lonely Is The Night”
Blink-182 – “The Rock Show”
Blur – “Song 2″
Bob Dylan – “All Along The Watchtower”
Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name”
Brand New – “Sowing Season (Yeah)”
The Bronx – “Six Days A Week”
Bush – “Comedown”
Children Of Bodom – “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing”
Coldplay – “In My Place”
Darker My Love – “Blue Day”
Darkest Hour – “Demon(s)”
David Bowie – “Fame”
Deep Purple – “Woman From Tokyo (’99 Remix)”
The Derek Trucks Band – “Younk Funk”
Dire Straits – “Sultans Of Swing”
The Duke Spirit – “Send A Little Love Token”
Duran Duran – “Hungry Like The Wolf”
Eagles Of Death Metal – “Wannabe In L.A.”
Elliott Smith – “L.A.”
Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)”
Face To Face – “Disconnected”
Garbage – “Only Happy When It Rains”
Gorillaz – “Feel Good Inc.”
Gov’t Mule – “Streamline Woman”
Grand Funk Railroad – “We’re An American Band”
Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life (Live)”
Iron Maiden – “2 Minutes To Midnight”
Jeff Beck – “Scatterbrain (Live)”
Jimmy Eat World – “Bleed American”
John Mellencamp – “Hurts So Good”
Johnny Cash – “Ring Of Fire”
Kaiser Chiefs – “Never Miss A Beat”
The Killers – “All The Pretty Faces”
King Crimson – “21st Century Schizoid Man”
Kings Of Leon – “Sex On Fire”
Kiss – “Shout It Out Loud”
Love and Rockets – “Mirror People”
Megadeth – “Sweating Bullets”
Motley Crue – “Looks That Kill”
Muse – “Plug In Baby”
My Morning Jacket – “One Big Holiday”
Nirvana – “Lithium (Live)”
Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
No Doubt – “Ex-Girlfriend”
Peter Frampton – “Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)”
The Police – “So Lonely”
Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde – “Bring the Noise 20XX”
Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure”
Queens Of The Stone Age – “Make It Wit Chu”
The Raconteurs – “Steady As She Goes”
Rammstein – “Du Hast”
The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy For The Devil”
Rose Hill Drive – “Sneak Out”
Rush – “The Spirit Of Radio (Live)”
Santana – “No One To Depend On (Live)”
Scars On Broadway – “They Say”
Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You”
Smashing Pumpkins – “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
Sonic Youth – “Incinerate”
Spacehog – “In The Meantime”
Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”
Sublime – “What I Got”
Sunny Day Real Estate – “Seven”
T. Rex – “20th Century Boy”
The Sword – “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
Thin Lizzy – “Jailbreak”
Thrice – “Deadbolt”
Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down A Dream”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl”
TV On The Radio – “Wolf Like Me”
Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”
Weezer – “Why Bother?”
The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”
Wild Cherry – “Play That Funky Music”
Wolfmother – “Back Round”

So glad it’s over, and this upcoming game launchs on PS3, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360.

The two hip-hop stars Jay-Z and Eminem are collaborating once again, not for a new album, but for a new rhythm game releasing this fall, the Renegade Edition of DJ Hero.

Named after the Jay-Z and Eminem song of the same title, DJ Hero Renegade Edition will include an exclusive CD two-pack with unreleased tracks from both artists, as well as a premium turntable controller with a convertible stand.

Several mash-ups have already been revealed for the final game:

 ”Feel Good Inc.” by the Gorillaz vs. “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye
 ”Jayou” by Jurassic 5 vs. “Rockit” by Herbie Hancock
 ”Shout” by Tears for Fears vs. “Pjanoo” by Eric Prydz
 ”Bustin Loose” by Chuck Brown vs. “Time of the Season” by the Zombies (DJ Shadow Mix)
 ”All Apologies” by Nirvana vs. “Give It to Me Baby” by Rick James (DJ Shadow Mix)
 ”Let’s Dance” by David Bowie vs. “Jack of Spades” by KRS One (DJ Shadow Mix)

No word yet on how much will this special edition cost. But it won’t be low-priced with the standard version already priced at an arguably steep $119.99.

Forza Motorsport 3 is an Xbox exclusive and it will be the biggest and most vividly realistic console racing title launching this holiday, with more than 400 cars on over 100 tracks. Forza Motorsport 3 introduces quite a few new features. Players will be able to see the racing action from inside the car of from an over-the-car viewpoint and all the tracks will have a perfect line showing, which provides the best way of tackling the track. Driving assists can be turned on or off with a single button, allowing players to make it through the most problematic areas and crashes will be more spectacular than in the previous iterations of the series. Taking a cue from GRID Forza 3 will also have a “flashback” feature, letting players go back in time and try that tough corner once again. Besides, fans will have the chance to purchase the Limited Collector’s Edition which includes aspiring drivers, tuners and painters instant VIP Membership status within the Forza community. The consumers of the Special Edition pack will also receive a 2GB USB thumbdrive and a Forza Motorsport 3 collector’s keychain. Users can place all their photos, designs and videos of Forza which can then be shared with other fans and friends.

But players lose the chance to get the Limited Collector’s Edition can buy the USB thumbdrive, memory unit card or HDD themselves to improve their gameplaying.

Hard Disk Driver HDD for XBOX 360

Memory Unit Card

Sega announced this morning, a new Super Monkey Ball is scheduled to be released in early 2010. The game titled Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll will make use of the Wii Balance Board and have players navigating the cute little monkeys by shifting their weight.

Super Money Ball is a popular and challenging game and its popularity in Japan, North America, and Europe has led to several sequels and ports, including the Super Monkey Ball iPhone application which was released on 2008.

In addition, Nintendo’s Wii Balance Board has also its own fans, from young to old. With a peripheral shaped as a household body scale, players can play exercise games like yoga, aerobics, strength training and balance games. It brings people recreation and also fitness.

Combining with these two popular features, Super Money Ball Step & Roll will sure be a hit.