01/05/09

Monday, January 05, 2009

Favourite Microsoft Xbox 360 games of 2008 Halo 3, Bionic Commando, Street Fighter, Burnout Paradise and more...

Image via WikipediaAfter the success of Halo 3 in 2007, Microsoft started 2008 on a very rocky basis as its Xbox Live Service experienced frequent outages.

However it didn't take long for the service to bounce back and then help deliver some of the best games of the year.

Yes, this is the year I truly think digital delivery came into its own. Braid, Castle Crashers, and Geometry Wars2 headlined Xbox Live Arcade and offered some of the best new gameplay experiences available, and high definition remakes of games such as Bionic Commando and Street Fighter II made playing classics feel brand new.

Braid on its face seems like a simple Super Mario style side-scrolling action game, but your ability to roll back or speed up time made the simple timed jump mechanics one of the most complex and fun experiences in gaming.

The glorious painted graphical style and atmospheric music make the $15 price tag seem unfairly inexpensive for its creators.

Of course this is Xbox, and its power is not in the artsy or indie, but in testosterone and raw destruction. The biggest contenders for this prize are Burnout Paradise and Gears of War 2.

Burnout Paradise is an open world racing game, where you're dropped into a fictional city and can start a competition at any traffic light. Ramps and shortcuts litter the streets, inviting daring jumps and stunts, and you're rewarded new cars by running your opponents aggressively off the road. Tap the left and right bumper buttons simultaneously and your car will go into a controlled roll and a counter will keep a running tally of how much damage in dollars you can cause. One of my better runs racked up a 110-car pile-up, including 8 city buses, that totaled several million dollars in damage. The almost pornographic level of destruction is offset by there being no human drivers or consequences for such actions, making it like playing with Matchbox cars that explode.

Gears of War 2 continues the adventures of Delta Squad from the 2006 original. You'll traverse city streets, tunnels, and mountains fighting an invading alien menace with maximum machismo. The story is paper thin, but the gameplay is right there and accented with over the top voice acting and literally dozens of ways to take down and enemy, including a chainsaw mounted to the end of your rifle. Not for the faint, but what it lacks in subtlety it makes up for in replay value.

Favourite Nintendo Wii games of 2008 Mario Kart, Wii Fit, Animal Crossing and more...

Nintendo started the year as a phenomenon, and finished in a clear lead, outselling rival Xbox 360, and scoring more than double the sales of Sony's Playstation 3, which was released the same week in 2006 as the Wii.

It would be a fair assessment to say Nintendo has ridden a wave of casual games to the point of abandoning their dedicated fan base.

The first half of the year saw the release of its most anticipated titles, Super Smash Bros Brawl and Mario Kart Wii, sequels to historically fun games.

But shortly thereafter, Nintendo packaged a bathroom scale with a game called Wii Fit for $90.

This became 2008's biggest breakout hit, far outselling Grand Theft Auto IV and other traditional gamers' games. Like Wii Sports, Wii Fit asks you to make simple movements to play various minigames, but also tracks your weight while you do it.

I wish I could tell you what happened in the World Of Wii in the second half of the year, but the only major releases were Animal Crossing: City Folk, a virtually unchanged update of a game on DS and Gamecube in previous years, and Wii Music, a title designed for those who find the gameplay of Guitar Hero to be too much realism, and instead relies on gestures to mimic various musical instruments. When I was a kid, they called this "air guitar," though now they've also added air sousaphone and air glockenspiel.

Mario Kart Wii, the game I'd most heartily recommend.

NeoPets puzzle adventure on Wii, DS and PC

The world of Neopets is coming to Nintendo platforms and the PC! Capcom has teamed up with Infinite Interactive, the developers that brought gamers the Puzzle Quest titles, and Nickleodeon to bring this engaging virtual world to the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and PC with Neopets Puzzle Adventure.

Neopets Puzzle Adventure is similar to the classic game of Reversi and Go with a unique Neopets spin and combined with many fun mini-games. For the first time, Neopets fans will be able to earn secret codes in the DS, Wii or PC game that they can redeem on Neopets.com for exclusive virtual items and accessories!

Appealing to both casual gamers and Neopets fans, Neopets Puzzle Adventure is the only multi-platform puzzle adventure game based on the popular virtual community. For the Neopets fan, Neopets Puzzle Adventure is a must-have game with its intuitive “pick up and play” gameplay, new never-before-seen areas in the Neopets universe to explore and the opportunity to redeem codes for exclusive virtual items at Neopets.com.

The game board itself resembles a chess board, while the gameplay takes the principles of Reversi and Go, and adds new twists that take the adventure to unexpected levels. The goal is to turn all of the chips on the board to your Neopet’s colour.

Neopets.com is a global community with an active virtual economy based on caring and raising virtual pets, collecting Neopoints, and taking part in daily and weekly creativity contests, discussion boards, quests and thousands of virtual items. It’s called the “stickiest site on the web,” with its Tweener audience spending an average of three hours per week on the website. With an in-depth and exciting storyline based on the world of Neopets, and an entire virtual world to explore, Neopets Puzzle Adventure is the ultimate puzzle-adventure game for players everywhere.

Features:

• Neopets Puzzle Adventure will generate codes that can be redeemed for unique items on the Neopets.com website
• Choose and customise one of 12 Neopets to be your central character in the story
• Travel through three Lands of Neopia as you experience an epic story with more than 150 quests in the single-player game
• “Co-operative” and “Head-to-Head” multiplayer matches
• Collect 150 “PetPets” for extra abilities and earn 30 special Awards for completing missions
• Collect over 300 items, recipes and treasures, many of which can be equipped on your pet to provide useful bonuses

Dead Rising - Chop Till You Drop Fact Sheet

Based on the critically acclaimed Dead Rising for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop follows the harrowing tale of Frank West, an overly zealous freelance journalist on a hunt for the scoop of a lifetime.

In pursuit of a juicy lead, he makes his way to the small suburban town of Willamette only to find that it has become overrun by zombies.

Frank escapes to the local shopping mall where he thinks he will find safety only to discover its crawling with the un-dead. In order to survive players will have full reign of a realistic shopping centre where an endless supply of real and makeshift weapons will be at their disposal to fight off the flesh-hungry mob. Utilising the Wii remote, this new iteration to the series will take zombie-bashing to a new level as you shake, swing and aim your weapons in an effort to take the enemies down.

The game is split into a series of individual cases, all of which Frank must complete in order to gain vital information that allows him to piece together the truth behind the horrendous epidemic.

Players will be faced with the dilemma of deciding the rescue priority of the Willamette residents who have also sought sanctuary in the mall. Depending on the player's skill some may not be as fortunate as others as each rescue needs to be undertaken in a set time period causing players to delay completion of a case in order to save a fellow human. Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop's infectious humour delivers welcome relief from the incessant tide of zombies with players able to dress Frank up in a variety of comedic costumes and take on the undead hordes with a selection of highly ineffective weapons such as a toy sword or a football.

Features:

Utilises the same engine as Resident Evil 4 Wii edition
New level of interaction utilizing the Wii remote – aim and fire guns, swing and throw weapons and shake off zombie attacks with added Wii remote functionality
New enemies exclusive to Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop
Huge environment – Vast indoor and outdoor mall areas provide a variety of different locations to explore
Improved save functionality allows for more seamless gameplay
Hordes of enemies on screen at once resulting in non-stop, pulse pounding action
Anything in the mall is at Frank's disposal for battling the flesh-hungry mob
Grab environmental objects, such as umbrellas and benches, or store items, such as golf clubs and lawnmowers from the mall shops to use as improvised weapons
Consume food and drink from one of the malls many restaurants and cafés to resume Frank's health

Littlest Pet Shop Spring video game video game

Latest Nintendo DS Game for Girls Set to Expand Critically - Acclaimed Littlest Pet Shop Digital Collection

EA announced that spring fever has arrived early with work underway to launch Littlest Pet Shop Spring for the Nintendo DS in March 2009.

Targeting 6-10 year old girls, the game will be the sixth offering in the Littlest Pet Shop interactive gaming lineup following the highly successful Wii, PC and three Nintendo DS (Winter, Garden, Jungle) releases in 2008.

Inspired by the Hasbro, blockbuster toy line, Littlest Pet Shop Spring for the Nintendo DS will feature a festive and colorful spring environment for girls to explore alongside their favorite sidekicks, including six new, exclusive pets.

The fun also gets turned up with all-new playsets as well as four new mini-games for a total of 20 including those from previous Nintendo DS versions. Accessory choices will also expand allowing pets to step into spring in high style. With the addition of 20 new accessories, girls will be able to select from well over 100 hats, glasses, scarves and other fun items.

“The response to our Littlest Pet Shop video games has been overwhelmingly positive and shown that girls want quality games, too,” said Chip Lange, Vice President and General Manager of EA Hasbro. “The team has been barraged with fan mail and girls are already clamoring for the next version so they can keep expanding their Littlest Pet Shop digital collection. We think they’ll be really excited about the Spring theme and it is scheduled to land at retail just in time to hop into Easter baskets.”

“EA has done a tremendous job of taking one of the most popular toy brands among young girls and bringing it to life on digital platforms,” said Mark Blecher, General Manager of Digital Media and Gaming at Hasbro. “The performance of the first wave of LITTLEST PET SHOP games launched in 2008 was amazing and we don’t expect the momentum behind this property to slow down anytime soon.”

Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! - Adventure game of the year

Mousechief, Co. announces receipt of 'Adventure Game of the Year' and other awards by GameTunnel, for 'Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!'

Look beyond the corpse strewn, testosterone fields of core games. Look sharp for a disturbance within the candy-toon amusement park of casual games. Cigarette smoke signals from a plucky band of indies dare the bold to try this literary satire of post-suffrage, feminist struggles in rural America.
The latest reviewer to succumb to it's call is one of the longest running and largest websites devoted indie games. Not only has GameTunnel has named it 'Adventure Game of the Year', they named it 'Most Innovative Game' and placed it at No 4 for all indie games in 2008!

DHSGiT has been racking up kudos for a while.

Jay is Games:

"...highly, highly recommend this game. ...you won't have played anything like it. It is extraordinarily entertaining and long enough to contain a really meaty story."

Gamezebo:

"The game does a superb job of immersing you in the Roaring '20s, and the biggest treat of all is the irreverent dialogue. This isn't one of those games that you can just click through on your way to the next puzzle. Each sentence is dripping with wit and healthy doses of innuendo."

GamerTell:

"(DHSGiT) is simply an amazing game. It is a delightful, empowering, entertaining and captivating adventure that you can play for 15 minutes or for hours. The two areas where this casual game from Mousechief really shines are the vibrant characters and the witty script, but the whole game is really just phenomenal."

And on 24 Dec, '08 GameTunnel summed it up:

"It's a morphing, mini-game filled, retro mystery high school romantic melodrama board game. Seriously. All of those things. It's crafted an entire world that is easy to sink right into. The game is sassy and smart and totally deserving of our top Quest honors."

In 2007, Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble won the Casual Games Association's $3k prize for 'Most Innovative Game'.

DHSGiT is not a story for children and has been rated TEEN using the T.I.G.R.S. rating system.

Xbox sells 8 million consoles this Christmas

Apparently somebody thought that this Xbox was...

Xbox today revealed sales data showing Christmas 2008 was the biggest sales period ever in the brand’s six-year European history, with sales of Xbox 360 almost double those of Christmas 2007.

Eight million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa up to the end of 2008.

Widening its lead over PlayStation 3 in the region to more than one million and setting the scene for further growth in 2009.

GfK-ChartTrack data shows that Xbox 360 was the fastest-growing console of 2008, with sales in the fourth quarter of 2008 over double that of the same period in 2007.

Spurred on by a mix of value, great games and entertainment, and the recently-launched New Xbox Experience.

Major Update to Bugdom 2 To Add Virtual GamePad

Enhanced Control Mechanics Offer Effortless Interaction with Popular iPhone Game.

major update (version 2.0) is available now for Bugdom 2, its 3D action-adventure game for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. The 2.0 update for Bugdom 2 features a new refined control scheme that adds a virtual gamepad which employs breakthrough technology of high-precision, highly responsive control mechanics for seamless interaction, making the game much easier to navigate.

“We’ve been spending a lot of time working on updates for our customers as feature requests come in,” stated Brian Greenstone, president of Pangea Software. “The 2.0 release of Bugdom 2 is the most significant update we’ve released so far, and it really makes Bugdom 2 our best iPhone app to date.”

Integrating version 2.0 will further enhance the control capabilities already offered by the iPhone, allowing for a simple and enjoyable experience for players of all ages.

In Bugdom 2 players take on the role of Skip, an enthusiastic grasshopper who battles roaches, flies, frogs, and other critters on a quest to regain his knapsack that was high-jacked by Bully Bee. To reclaim what rightfully belongs to Skip, players will have to accomplish a variety of tasks: explore outside the yard, inside the house, slide down the drain pipe and even go on balsa airplane bombing missions!

Bugdom 2 version 2.0 is currently available on the iTunes App Store, and the update is free to all current owners of the game. For more information, please visit the Pangea Software iPhone web page at: http://pangeasoft.net/iphone/.

To purchase products offer by Pangea Software, please visit the App Store at: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=281736538.

Wind Slayer -Exciting New Game Offers Hundreds of Quests, Multiplayer Battles, Fantasy Characters need beta testers

The closed beta test for new game, Wind Slayer will be between January 7th and 14th, players will have a chance to embark on a hero’s journey through hundreds of quests and intense battles to earn experience, treasure and prestige. Outspark encourages gamers of all ages to sign up for a free account and register for the closed beta now at www.playwindslayer.com.

The testing period offers participants the elite opportunity to be one of the first to experience Wind Slayer in its entirety. Participants will also provide Outspark with valuable feedback that will be used to further refine the game before its wider release later this year.

“Outspark offers rides for every type of thrill seeker coming to play in our virtual playground,” stated Susan Choe, CEO and founder of Outspark. “Wind Slayer’s character customization and multiplayer options combined with its side scrolling style and simple controls make the game a perfect fit for all gamers wanting to enjoy a fun-filled crusade with friends they meet in the Outspark community.”

Set on the beautiful continent of Beuritania, Wind Slayer invites adventurers to travel a diverse land filled with everything from beautiful, grass covered meadows and mountaintops to curious villages, dark caves and even an underwater city. Along the way players gain skills, weapons and experience as their characters grow stronger and choose one of the game’s six exciting classes – Warrior, Archer, Mage, Rogue, Monk and Priest.
Additional Wind Slayer Features Include:

• Hundreds of in-game items to customize your character
• Powerful skills and deadly combos to battle foes
• Hundreds of engaging in-game quests
• Intense multiplayer battles with up to 20 simultaneous players
• Beautiful fantasy worlds and captivating visual effects
• Engaging community features including chat, trade, guilds and more

Wind Slayer is scheduled to be available to a wider North American audience during an open beta launch in February.

iPhone iPod touch game KamiCrazy - a fast-paced action-puzzler cross between Lemmings, Enigmo and Pitfall

Now available to download on iTunes, KamiCrazy is a fast-paced action-puzzler – a cross between Lemmings, Enigmo and Pitfall – where you have to guide a group of Kami soldiers to safety through a series of perilous, trap-laden levels.

The story begins when the fearsome Kami soldiers crash-land in the jungle, and they need the player's help to get them back to their ship – dealing with some dangerous terrain and troublesome traps along the way.

The game is controlled by flicking, pushing, nudging and swinging the soldiers to safety, which the player can accomplish by manoeuvring various objects such as springs, ropes, fans and other objects left in the jungle by the natives.

Each of the 40 levels some ingenuity and quick thinking to overcome puzzles, combined with the timing and accuracy needed to avoid obstacles and perils, such as water and spikes.

Stuart Varrall, founder of Fluid Pixel Studios, expects the game to prove a hit. He says: “It’s a fun game that doesn’t take itself too seriously, the style will appeal to audiences worldwide and it’s easy to pick-up-and-play."

KamiCrazy is the first game released for the iPhone by Fluid Pixel, one of a growing number of successful game developers based in Middlesbrough in North East England.

The game is available to download for free as an, 8-level Lite version, or as a full 40-level game for just $3.99. Both versions are available in the iTunes online store.

Lizard Interactive to launch Neofun free-to-play game portal in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Lizard Interactive, leading developer of MMO games and operator of the free-to-play game portal NeoFun,com, announced that it will partner with game publisher XtraVision to launch the NeoFun game portal in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.

XtraVision will introduce three successful free-to-play MMORPGs in sequence to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao in the first quarter of 2009. Lizard Interactive and XtraVision are working to provide new and exciting contents customized to for the rapidly growing and vibrant game communities in that region.

Lizard Interactive’s global game portal, NeoFun, was launched just last October and is already expanding the selection of games available to include various flash and web browser based games in the first quarter of 2009. Always fun and always new, NeoFun.com.

Capcom 2009 games - Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV, Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop, Neopets Puzzle Adventure, Flock!, MotoGP for Nintendo

Capcom, today confirmed that seven of its upcoming titles will be released within the first half of 2009. The line up demonstrates Capcom’s commitment to pursuing a multi-format strategy and growing its portfolio of titles and includes the latest installment of some of the industry’s most cherished franchises.

Throughout 2008, Capcom was at the forefront of digital download titles and this is set to continue into 2009 and beyond. Its first downloadable game of the year Flock! is scheduled for release this February and will be available for the Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC platforms. Flock! sees players take control of a UFO that is tasked with herding animals to its mother ship through a variety of interactive levels. With over 50 levels in single player and online co-op mode and a simple yet powerful level editor to extend the experience, Flock!’s unique theme, clever humour and easy pick up and play controls will ensure a new twist on the puzzle genre.

On February 20th the revolutionary Street Fighter series makes a very welcome return with Street Fighter IV releases on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 systems. The release date of the PC version will be confirmed shortly. The series which has amassed combined global sales of over 25 million units aims to put the fun back into the fighting genre and reignite the passion of the Street Fighter II era. Everything that made the legendary Street Fighter II a global hit is back in Street Fighter IV with the addition of new characters, including fighters added just for the console version of the game, special moves, locations and gamezplay elements, providing challenges for even the most seasoned Street Fighter pro.

Infecting gamers and completing Capcom’s list of releases for February is Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop, scheduled for release for the Nintendo Wii on the 27th of the month. Based on the Xbox 360 title, which to date has sold over one million copies, the humour and challenge that made the original such a hit with gamers still remain, while many core elements have been totally redesigned for the Wii platform and audience, taking zombie bashing to a whole new level. With the added functionality of the Wii remote, players will be able to shake off zombie attacks and swing and throw dozens of makeshift weapons, from chainsaws to baseball bats in order to survive.

Based on the Nickelodeon property Neopets and also scheduled for release on February 27th Neopets Puzzle Adventure will extend Neopets’ virtual experience for fans when it is released for the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and PC. Neopets is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 stickiest sites and is currently the largest and fastest growing online youth community. With an exciting storyline featuring over 150 quests and three mythical lands to explore, Neopets Puzzle Adventure is the ultimate virtual-pet puzzle adventure game appealing to puzzle enthusiasts, casual gamers and fans of the Nickelodeon property.

Gamers around the globe have already written Friday 13th March 2009 on their calendars in blood red ink in order to mark the release of Resident Evil 5. This new title sees one of the industry’s most successful franchises brings the next generation of fear to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 systems. With the debut of co-op play and the introduction of other innovations to the series, Resident Evil 5 promises to set a new standard in action gaming.

Also scheduled for release in March is MotoGP for the Nintendo Wii. Due to hit retail to coincide with the pre-season activity for the 2009 MotoGP season, the title turns the Wii remote into a set of virtual handlebars as players compete across the three race classes in single races, a full championship or a series of challenge stages. Different handling models and AI rider characteristics allow ease of entry for riders of all skills whether a seasoned bike racing fan or new to the genre.

Completing this impressive line up is Bionic Commando, the first true sequel to the retro classic with an injection of next gen power. The title will be initially available for gamers on Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment’s PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) with the PC version following shortly afterward. Bionic Commando harnesses the power of the latest generation of hardware to fully exploit the swing mechanic that made the original title so unique. Using the powers of the Bionic Arm to swing between towering skyscrapers, punch cars, pummel opponents and grab distant enemies, players can gain a tactical advantage to progress through the compelling single player campaign and take on all comers in its multi-player modes.

Tales of Pirates: Prison Island Now Open

A new map called Prison Island, a special place where you can enjoy extreme PK, is now available in Tales of Pirates (http://top.igg.com/). There is no beautiful scenery, only ferocious monsters everywhere. You are supposed to survive on this dark, desolate island, and fight against any potential enemies.

How to get in the “Prison”

A Buy a Arrest Warrant in the Item Mall
B Choose a target and use the Arrest Warrant.
C After verification, the target character will be sent to the prison.
D Your spawn place will be arranged on Prison Island

Requirements

A Your character should not have any effects that forbid you from being sent to the prison.
B Your backpack should contain a Good Guy Card or a The Running of Time.

How to get out of the “Prison”

A You should ask the warden to give you a prison record card, and put it in the third slot of your backpack. After you’ve stayed in the prison for 1 hour, you use the card to have the warden send you out.
B You will have a chance to obtain a Release Warrant after defeating small and big bosses.
C You can buy a Release Warrant in the Item Mall.
D After you get out of the Prison, your spawn place will be arranged at one of the 3 main cities
E After you get out of the prison, you will not be allowed to go back to the prison for 1 hour.

For more information, please visit: http://top.igg.com/

Angels Online - Guild System Introduction

The guild system in Angels Online (http://ao.igg.com/main.php) is closely linked with in-game PVP battles. Only players in a guild are qualified to occupy a totem. Powerful guilds have more chances to grab the best territory, so guild improvement should always be a top priority for successful PVP. Today, the Angels Online team from IGG (http://www.igg.com) is happy to briefly introduce their guild system for all players.

There are four ranks for guilds in Angels Online. The higher the rank of the guild, the more guild members it can hold. The guild system plays a very important role in Totem Battles, which is basically a competition among guilds. Players can donate certain materials to enhance their guild’s reputation. When their guilds rank is enhanced, the guild can then recruit more guild members. What’s more, the Guild Coffer will be available to all guild members to assist with guild members needs. Only with more guild members and reasonable cooperation among different classes can a guild win the Totem Battle.

Players whose guild possesses a territory can claim an Angel’s Gift Box from the appointed NPC every day. Meanwhile, they can enhance their totem so that they have an even better chance to win battles. Players can enhance their guild’s reputation while they are building defense towers for their totem.

Pay attention! Production players become very important in the process of increasing the guild’s reputation because they can collect the materials which are necessary to level the guild up. The guild’s reputation can be enhanced quickly if there are many players who possess high-level collection skills in the guild. Apart from production players, fighting players and magic players are the main forces in the PVP battles because of their high damage output.

When players’ Angel Credit reaches level 3, players can go find the appointed NPC in the main cities and create a guild by paying a certain amount of in-game money.

The available Outpost Battlefield in Angels Online has proved how important guilds can be in game.

For more information about Angels Online visit:
http://ao.igg.com/guide/encyclopedia.php?aid=475

Roy Orbison tracks added to Rock Band music store

One of the most influential pioneers of rock and roll, Roy Orbison, has been added to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Grammy Award-winning Roy Orbison was a singer, songwriter and performer whose distinctive sound scored him an astounding nine Top 10 hits in four years in the early 1960s. Orbison’s historic career began in the 1950s and saw a huge resurgence in the late 1980s, when he became a prominent influence on artists like Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Bono, k. d. lang and Traveling Wilburys.

The “Roy Orbison Pack 01” will include “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Ooby Dooby,” “In Dreams,” Claudette,” “Mean Woman Blues” and “You Got It.” All six songs will be available for download as individual tracks as well. These six songs featured are hits from Orbison’s incredible legacy of albums including the recently released definitive box set Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock And Roll (2008) which contains 107 recordings spanning Orbison’s entire career.

“When I was a kid, my world evolved around a black vinyl record," said Barbara Orbison. "How times have changed! Rock Band and Harmonix have given us a new way to experience music and now everyone can belong to a band. How much more fun could you have, than to play the opening riff of Oh Pretty Woman and try to sing like Roy Orbison?"

These tracks will be available starting January 6, 2009, for the Xbox_360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and January 15, 2009 for PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. Each individual track will be available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) and $9.99 (800 Microsoft Points) for the 6-pack.

Release Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360)

Thursday, January 15, 2009 (PlayStation Store)

Tracks:

1. “Claudette”
2. “In Dreams”
3. “Mean Woman Blues”
4. “Oh, Pretty Woman”
5. “Ooby Dooby”
6. “You Got It”
(All tracks are original master recordings)

Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$9.99 (800 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the 6-pack

Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network

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