Guitar Hero DS Sells 300,000 in First Week, Doesn’t Look Any Less Ridiculous

Guitar Hero: On Tour has managed to move 300,000 units in what Activision calls a “record breaking performance.” Well, I guess, but the only sales record it broke was their own, outselling Spiderman and Tony Hawk’s numerous appearances on Nintendo’s handheld. It did however, shatter the record for “handheld games that make your relatives most concerned,” previously held by Phoenix Wright.

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Blizzard may not have shared Everything New…

Blizzard Entertainment has recently announced the development of Starcraft II and Diablo III, but is that really all that they have planned? Speaking at the Invitational was Blizzard’s Rob Pardo, who said that “there is still one unknown project” currently under development at Blizzard, which is being worked on by “another development team”.

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Europe may not be getting Rock Band 2 in September

European gamers will be heartbroken yet again to learn that there actually isn’t a currently set release date for Rock Band 2 in their Europe.

EA originally confirmed that Rock Band 2 would be released in Europe and the US in September 2008. EA however now claims that there was a “misunderstanding” and the game actually won’t be released to Europe in September, and there isn’t a set European release date.

Additionally, the September, USA release will be for the Xbox 360 only and other consoles will follow later into the year.

Lavos will strike again this Holiday Season with Chrono Trigger DS!

Shortly after launching its “Countdown Site,” Square-Enix has officially announced that one of the greatest games of all time, Chrono Trigger, will be making its return to the hands of gamers everywhere, in Chrono Trigger DS. Unlike the Final Fantasy and Dragonquest remakes, Chrono Trigger’s graphics will not be getting a graphical overhaul, however will be reformatted to fit the DS’ dual-screen set-up, and add touch-screen functionality. They also plan to add in a new dungeon as well as some sort of “Wireless play” mode, so keeping all of this in mind we can assume it will be just as awesome as the original with some added goodies.

Square-Enix plans to have Chrono Trigger DS out by the upcoming holdiay season.

Square-Enix “Countdown Site”

Square-Enix has launched a new "Countdown Site" which is made up of a Nintendo DS logo and a clock that makes ticking noises which aren’t in-sync with the actual second hand.

Judging by the clock and the site’s address (http://www.square-enix.co.jp/ctds / ) we can assume that they will be releasing a DS port of Chrono Trigger or something different but within the same theme.

Square-Enix closed down a fan-built Chrono Trigger Ressurection Project back in 2004 which would be a hint that the company still had plans for the series and didn’t want Fans taking off with it. We’ll have more news for you here as the story develops.

Diablo III has been Confirmed!

…Yesterday! That is. Rumors and pleas for a third installment in the Diablo series have been in circulation for years now, and Blizzard looks not to let their fans down, by finally developing Diablo III!

I’m sure that I don’t speak for myself when I say that I’m extremely happy and excited, being Diablo is the only online RPG that I actually like and don’t get bored with in three seconds. Gamespot has a twenty-minute narrated demonstration of the game up which is filled with pure awesomeness. The modern graphics, as well as the new environmental effects look absolutely stunning.

Blizzard’s not quite set on an actual release date at this time, but they’ll hopefully be giving plenty of information on classes and the story to keep us all sane as we finally come to the end of this long wait.

Xbox 360 Price Drop Coming in Two Weeks

According to a leaked K-Mart advertisement, the Xbox 360 “Pro” bundle (with 20 GB HD and HDMI) will be getting a $50 (or 15%) price cut on Sunday, July 6. The wording in the advertisement of “New low price” as opposed to “sale” hints that it’s probably a universal price drop.

No word yet on the Arcade bundle, but if Microsoft decides to drop the price it will likely end up costing less than the Nintendo Wii.

This drop is probably in response to MGS4’s console-moving momentum in the US and Japan. The PS3 is widely expected to outsell the Xbox 360 for the month of June, and sales numbers over the past three months haven’t been too favorable for Microsoft either.

Source: “Master X” from Hidefdigest Forums, via CheapAssGamer

Back From Beyond the Dead, it’s Beyond Good & Evil 2

I wasn’t expecting to be interested in anything happening at Ubidays - maybe some info on the new Raving Rabbids or Tom Clancy games, but lo and behold, Ubisoft has just warmed the hearts of niche gamers everywhere. (more…)

Review: Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 1 (PC, Xbox 360)

A long time ago, Street Fighter was turned into a movie that spawned a video game adaption. Penny Arcade’s game proves that game comic adaptations at least aren’t a bad idea like the previously mentioned nightmare of a brawler. While it’s far from perfect, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1 is full of laughs, fun gameplay, and wonderful visuals by Xbox Live Arcade standards, but suffers many of the same problems as other modern RPGs. (more…)

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts

It’s been nearly a decade since the famous bear and bird duo had have a true sequel to their Nintendo 64 blockbusters Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie. Now it’s time for the folks at Rare to shake up the way we look at the beloved series and put it in drive… (more…)