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    Final Fantasy IV coming to Japanese VC Aug. 4

    July 21, 2009 - 12:30pm


    The original Final Fantasy IV -- sans DS upgrades -- will hit Japan's Virtual Console on August 4 for 900 Wii Points. The news comes soon after Final Fantasy IV: The After Years was summoned to the region. The release of the fourth installment seems natural, as Final Fantasy I - III are already available on the VC in Japan.So, yeah, still nothing new to report about any of the classic Final Fantasy games coming to North America. It appears those seeking a potion of nostalgia will have to consume it across the many iterations released on Nintendo handhelds over the years.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Do You Want to Know a Secret? Seven more songs revealed from The Beatles: Rock Band

    July 21, 2009 - 10:00am


    Twist and shout! On top of the recent late-night video debut of eight songs to be featured in The Beatles: Rock Band, Harmonix has just revealed seven more tracks that will appear on the game's set list. With a little help from my friends, you'll be able to play with Harmonix's latest revolution: the three part harmony. I've got a feeling that if you and your bird can sing, you'll be playing this game eight days a week. Here are all 15 of the new tracks:

    • "Twist And Shout"
    • "Do You Want To Know A Secret"
    • "Can't Buy me Love"
    • "I Wanna Be Your Man"
    • "Eight Days A Week"
    • "Paperback Writer"
    • "And Your Bird Can Sing"
    • "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
    • "With a Little Help from My Friends"
    • "Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows"
    • "Yellow Submarine"
    • "Revolution"
    • "Birthday"
    • "Dig A Pony"
    • "I've Got A Feeling"

    Check out last night's video -- as well as our impressions of the game from a recent sneak preview -- after the jump!

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    UK chart get: Harry Potter and the EA Games of Popularity

    July 21, 2009 - 5:15am


    EA has dominated the UK charts once again, as the publisher saw three of its titles grace the top five spots in the All Formats category last week. Chart-Track data shows that the one-two punch of a new Harry Potter movie in cinemas and a new game on store shelves was too potent a potion for UK customers to ignore, with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince shooting to the top spot.Harry and his Gryffindor chums were joined by Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, which dropped from the second spot all the way to third, and Fight Night Round 4, a previous top spotter that has plummeted to fifth place. Rounding out the remainder of the top five were Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which rested comfortably in second, and Wii Fit, which has dropped down to fourth.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Do You Want to Know a Secret? 15 new songs revealed from The Beatles: Rock Band

    July 21, 2009 - 1:50am


    Twist and shout! Harmonix has just revealed fifteen new tracks from The Beatles: Rock Band's set list. With a little help from my friends, you'll be able to play with Harmonix's latest revolution: the three part harmony. I've got a feeling that if you and your bird can sing, you'll be playing this game eight days a week. Here are the new tracks:

    • Twist And Shout
    • Do You Want To Know A Secret
    • Can't Buy me Love
    • I Wanna Be Your Man
    • Eight Days A Week
    • Paperback Writer
    • And Your Bird Can Sing
    • Sgt. Pepper's LHCB
    • With a Little Help from My Friends
    • Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never KNows
    • Yellow Submarine
    • Revolution
    • Birthday
    • Dig A Pony
    • I've Got A Feeling

    Check out this announcement's accompanying trailer after the jump!

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    Top five best sellers for 2009 tracked for each console

    July 21, 2009 - 12:15am


    Finding it hard to get interested in the June NPDs? Perhaps a visual aide from the folks at Gamasutra will help boost your enthusiasm. They've compiled the sales figures from all of 2009's NPD charts to find the top five best-selling games of the year thus far on each of the three home consoles.The big winner so far on the PS3 is Killzone 2, trailed closely by Resident Evil 5. On the 360, Resident Evil 5 is currently in the lead, followed by a surprising contender -- UFC 2009: Undisputed. The Wii's current leader is -- who'd have thunk it? -- Wii Fit, followed by Wii Play. For the full five for each platform, check out Gamasutra's writeup.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Santana (officially) joins Guitar Hero 5 roster

    July 20, 2009 - 9:45pm

    It's a new week, and Activision is already at it confirming more tracks for Guitar Hero 5 that we've already told you are in the game. Today it's a jam from none other than the king of Latin rock himself, Carlos "Santana" Santana. A live version of the track "No One to Depend On" from the band Santana's second self-titled album, 1971's Santana, will appear on the game disc. Santana himself -- well, a polygonal likeness, at least -- will also appear in the game as a playable character. Might we suggest that fans of the guitar god celebrate this news with a glass of Santana DVX, the sparkling wine of which "each sip hits your lips like a landmine."Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Where the Wild Things Are romps into our hearts this October

    July 20, 2009 - 6:15pm


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    We didn't want to wake you up, but we really want to tell you something ... specifically, that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today officially announced the upcoming movie tie-in game, Where the Wild Things Are, for 360/PS3/Wii and DS. Landing on retailer shelves this October in-tandem with the film's theater release, all we know about the game so far is that it's an action/platformer.You might remember hearing about this game back in May when we told you more or less everything we've just heard officially today. We do have the one exciting screenshot you see above, but that's not a lot, so we've embedded the movie trailer after the break for your enjoyment. If it can warm our icy hearts, it can warm anyone's.

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    Scribblenauts: one level, many solutions

    July 20, 2009 - 6:00pm

    This is exactly the kind of thing we wanted to see with Scribblenauts: the same puzzle attempted multiple times, each using different means. A series of videos on Nintendo Raw shows one of the game's puzzles, in which the player is dangled from a rope next to a caged Starite, also suspended, using different items.After the break, we've embedded our favorite take on the puzzle, which earns that distinction for its use of a moustache as a problem-solving item -- wearing it causes the hat to which the rope is suspended to come off. Check Nintendo Raw to see several more attempts, some more successful than others.

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    2D Boy's Gabler drops hints on upcoming WiiWare game

    July 20, 2009 - 5:00pm


    2D Boy's Kyle Gabler, speaking with Nintendo Dpad, mentions he's currently working on a new WiiWare project with Henry Hatsworth creator Kyle Gray. Programming things along will be World of Goo code guy Allan Blomquist. Gabler states that the trio hasn't mentioned "anything about it to anyone," but drops the gooey detail that the new game is based on an experimental title from their past. Hmmm.We're following up to find out if there's any further information on the title and whether Ron Carmel -- 2D Boy's other co-founder -- is also involved in the project. We'll update as soon as we receive more details.Update: Gabler let us know this is not the next project from 2D Boy, but a separate thing he's working on.[Via Go Nintendo]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Daisy Fuentes Pilates stretches onto Wii August 4

    July 20, 2009 - 4:32pm


    Health and fitness is the fastest growing segment of the games market and Daisy Fuentes is the fastest growing segment of "Former America's Funniest Home Videos Hosts We Don't Care About," if you don't count John Fugelsang. So it's great to see that these two powerhouses are working together, teaming for Daisy Fuentes Pilates, which Sega announced will arrive on August 4.We can't wait to see if Daisy can dethrone EA Sports Active the same way she dethroned Saget.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments