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Guitar Hero World Tour Gets Jimi Hendrix

The forthcoming release of Guitar Hero World Tour will pack two Jimi Hendrix master tracks--"Purple Haze (Live, 1969)," "The Wind Cries Mary"--with more unspecified songs slated to arrive post-release as downloadable content. It marks the first time that Hendrix's estate has provided the...

1942: Joint Strike, Go! Go! Hit XBLA Wednesday; Double D Dodgeball Now Available

Microsoft has announced that Backbone Entertainment's 1942: Joint Strike (PS3, 360) and Little Boy Games' Go! Go! Break Steady (360) comprise this week's Xbox Live Arcade offerings and will be downloadable on Xbox 360 this Wednesday. A revival of the classic top-down shooter franchise, 1942: Join...

Dead Rising Wii Screenshots Have Few Zombies

Capcom today issued the first screenshots from the Wii edition of its mall-exploring zombie-killing effort Dead Rising, which originally hit the Xbox 360 in 2006. Sporting Resident Evil 4-style motion controls and new content, Dead Rising Wii hits Japan this winter. No North American release ...

Sonic Goes Medieval, Gets a Sword in Latest Effort

Sega today announced Sonic and the Black Knight, a Wii-exclusive action title that throws the iconic blue speedster into medieval times and arms him with a sword. Slated to arrive in spring 2009, the Sonic Team-developed effort is said to marks the second release in the Sonic Storybook Series, wh...

Portal: Still Alive Content Already on PC

The extra content contained in Valve's Xbox Live Arcade port of its wit-driven puzzle-shooter Portal is already freely available on PC, the developer has revealed. The bonus levels are simply culled from Hen Mazolski's Portal: The Flash Version MapPack with no enhancements, Valve marketing ...