New Exclusive Resident Evil 5 Trailer Debuting Wednesday on 1UP
(via 1Up) - If you want the most in-depth look at the brand new co-op gameplay in Resident Evil 5, you'll need to turn to our November issue of EGM, which is arriving on newsstands soon. But if that's just not enough for you, if you need to actually see the game in action..
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THQ Unveils Saints Row 2's Complete Soundtrack
(via 1Up) - THQ has revealed the entire soundtrack to Saints Row 2, and it's a doozy. The 11 radio stations include hits by Avenged Sevenfold, Joss Stone, Hot Chip, and Culture Club. Take a gander at the list below and let us know what you think, but please, don't be hatin' on ma' boy Beethoven.
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Age of Conan 360 is Not Key Priority For Funcom
(via 1Up) - J?rgen Tharaldsen, the product director for Funcom, recently sat down with Strategy Informer and answered a few questions regarding Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and its future plans for the Xbox 360 version, which has been expected for quite sometime despite a lack of a concrete release date.
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Fully Customizable Merchandise for Rock Band 2 Now Available
(via 1Up) - The thin veil that exists between fantasy and reality became slightly more transparent this morning when Harmonix and MTV Games announced that gamers rocking out to Rock Band 2 can now order customizable assets for their "band" by visiting the new specialty shop on the Rock Band website.
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Namco Bandai Pre-TGS Media Briefing Report
(via 1Up) - Namco Bandai invited press out to their architecturally-striking Tokyo offices for an advance look at much of what they have on deck for the Tokyo Game Show. The presentation featured only a single new game announcement: We Ski and Snowboard for the Wii. It follows the growing standard on the Wii of using cute Mii-like characters for sports games.
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Final Fantasy XI Offers Free Trial
(via 1Up) - If you've been reluctant to check out Final Fantasy XI because a credit card was required for registration, then it might be time to give the game another look. Square Enix has announced a new 14-day trial program for their flagship MMORPG, and the only requirements are a valid email address and age verification -- meaning your Visa card can sit this one out.
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Tomb Raider: Underworld DLC is Not a Timed Exclusive For 360
(via 1Up) - According to a recent report from MTV Multiplayer, Lara Croft is playing favorites in the console race. The downloadable content for Tomb Raider: Underworld will only be available on the Xbox 360 version of game. When contacted by Multiplayer, publisher Eidos indicated that the content is not a timed exclusive and well never appear on other platforms.
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Dynasty Warriors 6 Demo for the PC Lands on FileFront
(via 1Up) - The PS3 and Xbox 360 version of Dynasty Warriors 6 has been out for quite a while now, but gamers who were looking forward to the PC or PlayStation 2 versions hitting retail on November 18 can now get a small taste of what to expect with a PC demo.Currently available on FileFront, KOEI's Dynasty Warriors 6 demo lets you try out the new "Renbu" unlimited combo system, which has been described as more frantic than what we have grown accustomed to with the series.
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Lombardi Says Valve Reevaluating PS3, Wii Development
(via 1up) - Speaking to CVG (via Kotaku), Valve's Doug Lombardi noted that the recent success of the PlayStation 3 has caused the developer to "reevaluate that for what it is." He continued "So whether or not you like developing for that platform, if they've got millions of people connected to that platform and buying their games you have to take it seriously.
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Working Calculator Constructed in Little Big Planet
(via 1up) - LittleBigPlanet 'Giant Calculator' gameplay The ingenuity and sheer incredibleness of the creations in the Little Big Planet beta continues to ratchet up with each passing day. I really was not expecting to see anything that could top the video we posted yesterday which recreated the theme to Final Fantasy X, but it's been done: Behold the "Little Big Computer.
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Little Big Planet's Controls Have Room for Improvement
(via 1up) - If you ask me, there's not a whole lot wrong with Little Big Planet. It's a tremendous amount of fun, as I'm sure anyone in the ongoing beta will tell you, but there are a few nagging issues here and there that I'd like to see fixed. Apparently, I'm not alone on at least one of those issues -- Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey agrees that the controls aren't perfect.
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America's Army Influences Teen to Enlist
(via 1Up) - Kim Battig and her son, Tyler, have enlisted in the the U.S. Army together, says a story from the Fond du Lac Reporter (via Game Politics). At 35 years old, Kim is already established in her career but says "it was something I always wanted to do when I was young and didn't have the opportunity.
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Grasshopper Manufacture Using Unreal Engine 3 For Next Game
(via 1Up) - Despite an ongoing lawsuit between Silicon Knights and Epic Games, many developers and publishers are still using the Unreal Engine to build their games. The most recent name to join this long list is Grasshopper Manufacture, who will use it for a new multiplatform action horror game that will be published by Electronic Arts.
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Sony Responds to Nintendo's DSi
(via 1up) - Nintendo can say as much as they want that their goal with the DSi was never to deliberately make it a more direct competitor with Sony's PSP (or Apple's iPhone), but the fact remains: The two products share shelf-space, and are in many ways competing for the same consumer.
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New Scene It? Game Releases October 28
(via 1Up) - Scene It? Box Office Smash will be released on October 28, according to a post the Gamerscore Blog. As with the previous Scene It? game, it will be priced at $59.99 and include four of the Big Button Pad controllers. For those who already invested in the previous game, you can buy the new disc alone for $39.
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Silicon Knights 'Temporarily' Lays Off 26 Employees
(via 1Up) - Silicon Knights has confirmed with Kotaku that they laid off 26 employees yesterday, following the completion and release of Too Human. The confirmation came after an anonymous reader sent in a tip that "25-30" employees at Silicon Knights were brought into a lecture hall, where they were told they would be let go.
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A Guide to Guitar Hero World Tour Pricing
(via 1Up) - Guitar Hero World Tour is set to hit retail shelves later this month, but perhaps you're still a little unclear on just how many different variations will be offered, and at what different price points? Well you wouldn't be the only one, as the folks at Joystiq contacted Activision for clarification on what price points each different package of the game will sell at -- and there will be no less than six different versions of the game seeing release.
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