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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Guitar Hero - World Tour Drum Kit Demo


We've already had a few glimpses of the drum kit for the now-official Guitar Hero: World Tour, but if you want a better look at the device that'll be cluttering up your apartment this fall, you may want to hit up this promotional video showing the kit being played by some actual drummers.

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Virtual Villagers 3 - The Secret City - Mac PC video games


Last Day of Work, is proud to announce that Virtual Villager 3 - The Secret City, the latest entry in the award-winning Virtual Villagers series, is now available to download and play. A brand new chapter in the best-selling franchise, this virtual life simulation game will put players on the northern shores of the fabled island of Isola. This latest offering has a larger map, all-new puzzles and mysteries, and introduces innovative new features such as a Tribal Chief and Real-Time Weather.

“We've all been wondering what our little villagers have been up to these past months” said Arthur Humphrey, founder of Last Day of Work. “It appears that they have found some kind of a ruined city on another part of the island. I think they could use some help.”


The award-winning Virtual Villagers series is one of the most popular and best selling casual games in recent years, remaining on top-ten lists for months at a time. The games are a unique blend of simulation, adventure, and virtual pet. The game is set on the fictitious island of Isola, where a lost tribe has landed on its shores. As the village grows and prospers, the villagers become curious about their mysterious island home and the secrets it holds. Players guide the villagers past starvation and danger into a thriving prosperity, through exploration of the island and careful management of resources.

Virtual Villagers – The Secret City is available immediately for download for both Mac and PC at http://www.VirtualVillagers.com/virtualvillagers3thesecretcity

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Microsoft say no spring dashboard update for Xbox 360


Microsoft announced that there would be no spring dashboard update for the Xbox 360.

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The 11 hottest female gaming cosplayers


These are without a doubt, some of the finest looking girls dressed up as video game characters. From Tifa to Chun-Li, the SlobsofGaming are paying tribute to the most beautiful cosplay girls in history.

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The Snake game using the lights of an entire building


Watch the video then ask yourself how did they pull it off?

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Grand Theft Auto IV's Roman is Looking for Work


You may have heard how some of the voice actors from GTA IV don’t feel they were compensated well enough for their work, most prominently Michael Hollick, the voice of Niko. Well, the voice of Roman, Jason Zumwalt, feels the same way; but he’s not sitting around doing nothing about it.

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The Science of Spore - New video


In this brand new video, Will Wright talks about all the different sciences involved in the world of Spore.

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Meta Gear Solid 4 has - 90 minute cut-scenes


We know the Metal Gear Solid series is famous for its long cut-scenes, but this tops everything! Metal Gear Solid 4, the latest installment in Hideo Kojima's seminal stealth series, has cut-scenes (note the plural) that approach the 90 minutes mark.

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Friday, May 23, 2008

FIFA Interactive World Cup Grand Final in Berlin on May 24


Having overcome seven months of intense competition, the world’s 32 best interactive soccer players from 18 nations will meet face to face this Saturday to compete for the title of FIFA Interactive World Player 2008 on EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 08 on PLAYSTATION 3 at the Grand Final event in Berlin’s Sony Centre. The finalists dribbled and scored their way through the 20 live qualifiers, or faced one of a total of over 25,000 players who competed in the online leg of the tournament to reach this stage.

Apart from gaining ultimate bragging rights, the winner will also walk away with a cash prize of $20,000 US and an invitation to join the world’s real life soccer heroes at the FIFA World Player Gala in December.

Spectators will be in for a treat with a combination of the very best in real and virtual sporting action throughout the day, coupled with appearances by soccer and music celebrities such as a performance by German hip-hop artist Das Bo. Anthony Baffoe, a former Ghanaian international and the first African player in the German Bundesliga will co-host the event.
The interactive zone opens at 11am with the soccer gaming virtuosos kicking-off the final tournament at 4:00 pm.

For more information on the road to the Grand Final and in-depth profiles of all 32 participants, please visit www.FIFA.com/FIWC

The Wii is still sold out! Artificial shortage by Nintendo?


Now, since the scarcity of Wiis has affected consumer demands, many people have been speculating that Nintendo is purposely creating an artificial shortage of Wiis; After all, it makes perfect business sense--don't saturate the market by releasing all you have; hold some back and keep the demand high to ensure its popularity and allowing the buzz

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