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Guys who run gaming companies are the kind of people who don't like to let you die wondering. In a classic piece of schoolyard pouting, Activision boss Bob Kotick would like to let you know that Guitar Hero is doing well. So well that Rock Band can go suck eggs because it has girls germs.


At the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVII Conference (you know who you are) Kotick let loose some big ones. "We're outselling [Rock Band] 6:1. When you think about the access we have to 30% of the world's music at Universal, we have a unique advantage there. I would also say when you look at resources, you know, our next-nearest competitor has a couple of hundred people working on these projects, we have close to 2000 people just dedicated to the Guitar Hero note tracking, introduction of new hardware, introduction of new software, and so we just have a lot more in the way of resources available to us to continue to dominate the category," he roared triumphantly.

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Which Console Is Right For You?

September 15th 2008 01:45
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An article that will be written every three months until the sun sputters for a final time before extinguishing forever and draining the life from the Earth, the opressive, souless darkness punctuated only by the impossibly distant pin pricks of hope from distant stars, is that of the guide to choosing a console.


This version from Neoseeker adds a dollop of humour to further incite fanboys but give the rest of us a medium sized chuckle.

The summary goes a little something like this.

Xbox 360: "...inspire the image of a roudy fraternity punk humping a beer bong because of its many FPS exclusives."

PS3: "...As such, PS3 archetypes are typically more sophistocated than the 360 stereotype, though everyone winds up sounding like an idiot when they get into fanboy forum fights."

Wii: "...the Wii is also viewed as a light weight, with its target demographic being the new casual gamer group that encompasses just about anyone with motor skills and hand-eye coordination."

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Guitar Hero World Tour


A few observant gamers have spotted a small, subtle piece of classic subnote text in an IGN article regarding the PS3 and Wii versions of Guitar Hero: World Tour.
The text goes something like "Online gameplay is only available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Wii and may require an additional subscription."

What kind of extra subscription could be required? This might give Xbox fans cause to celebrate if there is an additional cost to the other consoles, justifying the outlay each year to access XBL Gold. Activision are walking a strange and money covered road with this one, I would expect a statement from Activision very soon confirming or denying this one.

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No New Consoles For Ten Years? (LINK)

July 30th 2008 02:09
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Brian Farrell, CEO of THQ, believes that it will be at least seven years before we see a new console released. And Epic Games President Mike Capps has as similar view, stating that the next generation is unlikely to start for up to ten years


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resident evil 5


While the current crop of games are trying to appeal to as wide an audience as possible, the refreshing news has come through that the new Resident Evil 5 will keep the gore levels at a maximum rather than diluting the crimson to get a lower rating


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Not too long from now, at a Media and Business Summit not all that far away, LucasArts may be announcing a new game in the Star Wars Battlefront series. Online shopping megalith Amazon.com has added listings for Star Wars Battlefront III ... for no less than six platforms. The game is available for pre-order and has what we can only imagine is a tentative March 15, 2009 release date


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game collection


From the list of upcoming titles I was able to obtain we will see another 176 titles hitting the shelves between now and christmas. I was able to narrow it down to 19 titles that I would like to own, which suggested to me that there are too many games being released


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EA Sports


Just when you thought you had fit as many drum kits, steering wheels and tennis racquets into the lounge room, EA plans to include peripherals with its sports titles


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