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GB Review: Samba de Amigo (Wii)Posted 11:20am Tue Nov 18, 2008 by Zach Lott Tags: review, sega, samba de amigo, wii, nintendo

While it was a great idea to bring Samba de Amigo, an old Dreamcast game in which you play Latin songs with two maraca peripherals, to the Wii, the final product suffers greatly from absurdly imprecise controls. It's difficult to have fun playing various tracks when you're frustrated to the point of violence at how hard it is to line up the Wii remote and nunchuck's cursors with the symbols on screen. Stay away unless you are really itching for yet another rhythm game to play.

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Let me be honest: I never played the original Samba de Amigo. I don't know how fun it was, nor do I know whether or not this Wii port does a good job of replicating the original's gameplay. What I do know is that this version of the game isn't good.

My complaint has nothing to do with the colorful, friendly presentation or the cheesy Latin music or the dancing animals or the core gameplay element itself, even if it is a little antiquated in this new era of rhythm games. Nay, all my problems with this game boil down to one thing: controls. This game controls horrendously, and it makes what could be a great experience into a nightmare.

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Jimi Hendrix DLC not coming to WiiPosted 8:55pm Mon Nov 17, 2008 by Zach Lott Tags: Guitar Hero World Tour, Activision, Activision Blizzard, Nintendo, Wii

Turns out that the Wii won't be getting this week's Guitar Hero World Tour Jimi Hendrix pack after all, as a representative from Activision Blizzard has confirmed to MTV's Multiplayer Blog that the console won't be getting the download pack.

“Due to technical or licensing restrictions, the DLC offerings will not be the same for every console platform,” the representative told Multiplayer's Patrick Klepek. “For example, certain artists prefer to keep the integrity of the track pack rather than releasing singles and the Wii’s infrastructure only allows us the ability to release single songs as DLC.”

[mtv.com]

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Metal Gear Online MEME expansion set for November 25Posted 8:39pm Mon Nov 17, 2008 by Zach Lott Tags: Metal Gear Online, Konami, Expansion

Good news for those of you still playing Metal Gear Online: Joystiq is reporting that MEME, the game's second expansion, is set for a November 25 release at the low price of $9.99. You'll also be able to pick up the expansion through a $14.99 bundle that includes GENE, the first expansion.

New content includes two new characters, Mei Ling and Liquid Ocelot, as well as new avatar content and three new maps, Silo Sunset, Forest Firefight, and Winter Warehouse. An official tournament lobby and a couple new modes will be available without purchasing MEME.

[joystiq.com]

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Square Enix to Open US Studio.Posted 6:14pm Mon Nov 17, 2008 by Ryan Fulton Tags: Square Enix, Xbox 360, King of Zamunda

According to Gamasutra Square Enix has plans to open a US studio based in Los Angeles for the purposes of creating an action game based on an original IP (assumedly for the 360 based upon the job descriptions.) It should be interesting to see how this pans out in the end. Square Enix, original IP, and action game aren't usually phrases that you see lumped together. I'm personally just excited to see what sort of art direction we can expect to see from this new studio. I'm going to be really disappointed if it's full of man-tough space marines rather than my beloved effeminate Gackt copies. In the end, I'm just glad to have had a chance to use this image.

[gamasutra.com]

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Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Now Available...AgainPosted 2:07pm Thu Nov 13, 2008 by Shiva Stella Tags: Persona 2 Eternal Punishment, reprint, Persona 4, Atlus, Amazon

In celebration of Persona 4's ever-nearing release date, Atlus has reprinted limited copies of Persona 2: Eternal Punishment in the original PlayStation format; rest assured that it will also play on your PlayStation 3 (or so I'm told). You can only pick up this gem at Amazon.

The cost is a bargain at $39.99, which should qualify you for free shipping if you're on a holiday budget (which should be all of you given the current state of our market economy). This may also be a good time to spend those $10 gift cards that Amazon has been giving out with preorder deals lately.

I would like to take this moment to laugh at everyone selling their copy on ebay at outrageous prices--this is $300 you will not be getting.

[amazon.com]

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World of Warcraft: WotLK Prepares For Invasion TonightPosted 1:08pm Wed Nov 12, 2008 by Tim Grube Tags: World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard, PC, Wrath of the Lich King

It's here. Well, technically a couple more hours you will be able to purchase World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King in stores. Several stores will be opening up at midnight this evening, so check with your local retailers.

[worldofwarcraft.com]

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Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?Posted 6:29pm Tue Nov 04, 2008 by Ryan Fulton Tags: Prinny, NIS, PSP, dood

Remember that Prinny game that I posted the screens of? Remember how it the date was unknown? If not, it's less than 10 posts down... And more importantly, you can forget the part about the date being unknown! NISA released a statement today announcing that the demonically hard semi-2D platformer will be hitting the states, hard, in February of 2009. Please, kindly, hit the jump for a full press release.

[neogaf.com]

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NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM ShipsPosted 12:33pm Tue Nov 04, 2008 by Tim Grube Tags: Namco Bandai, PlayStation 3, NARUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM

NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM

Namco Bandai Games America Inc., today shipped NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM to retailers across North America exclusively for the PlayStation 3 console.

“The Ultimate Ninja series is recognized by Naruto fans and gamers alike as the video game franchise that best captures the high-energy ninja action of the hit animated series,” said Todd Thorson, director of marketing and public relations at Namco Bandai Games America, Inc. “NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM represents an incredible leap forward for the franchise as we make our debut on the PLAYSTATION 3 system with an all-new battle system, free-roaming gameplay and undeniably stunning graphics.”

Developed by CyberConnect2, NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB and carries a suggested retail price of $59.99.

[ultimateninjastorm.com]

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World of Warcraft Patch 3.0.3 Released Posted 10:59am Tue Nov 04, 2008 by Tim Grube Tags: World of Warcraft, Blizzard, PC, World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King

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Blizzard is getting things ready for the big expansion launch next week and today they released a new patch that updates World of Warcraft to 3.0.3. The patch comes in at 21MB. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King launches on November 13.

General

* Removed "A Mask for All Occassions" as criteria for the "Hallowed Be thy Name" meta achievement.
* Replenishment: Players below level 50 can now benefit from this effect.

Racial

* Blood Fury: No longer triggers global cooldown.
* Shadowmeld: The cooldown will now start on use instead of on break.

Hit the jump for the entire patch list.

[worldofwarcraft.com]

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WildTangent Closes Studio, Lays Off StaffPosted 10:54am Tue Nov 04, 2008 by Tim Grube Tags: WildTangent, Layoffs, Financial, Closings, Blasterball, FATE

WildTangent, the company behind many games such as FATE and BlasterBall announced today that it has closed its internal development studio, WildTangent Game Studios, laying off around 20 of its staff in the process. CEO and co-founder Alex St. John has also been replaced by Mike Peronto, formerly COO of the firm - but will stay on as chairman.

The company also manages the advertising sales for a group of gaming properties comprised of MMOGs and game portals including PopCap.com, FreeOnlineGames, Jagex’s Runescape and FunOrb properties, as well as Artix’s AdventureQuest, DragonFable and MechQuest properties.

Approximately 30 of the more than 600 games were produced by the company's own WildTangent Game Studios. The rest of the games on the WildTangent Game Network are from other game developers and publishers.

[wildtangent.com]

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