DJ Hero 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Demos Hit Xbox LIVE

Activision announced that the demos of DJ Hero 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will be available today for free download on Xbox LIVE.

Gamers looking to score any one of various exclusive bonus offers can pre-order both games in-store at retailers nationwide or online by visiting www.djhero.com/buy and hub.guitarhero.com/buy/ghwor/.

In the DJ Hero 2 demo, fans will get a taste of four exclusive mixes from the best soundtrack in entertainment as they freestyle scratch, sample and crossfade through various gameplay tutorials, QuickPlay and all-new multiplayer modes including Accumulator and DJ Battle. Mixes included in the demo of DJ Hero 2 are:

• Pussycat Dolls Featuring Busta Rhymes “Don’t Cha” Mixed With Pitbull “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”
• Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O’Donis “Just Dance” Mixed With Deadmau5 “Ghosts N Stuff”
• MSTRKRFT Featuring N.O.R.E. “Bounce” (Battle Mix)
• Estelle Featuring Kanye West “American Boy” Mixed With Chic “Good Times”

Gamers looking to be among the first to experience Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock’s all-new, story-driven Quest Mode, narrated by notorious KISS front man Gene Simmons, will be transformed into rock warriors and shred to the following four hit tracks off the game’s quintessential rock collection:

• Black Sabbath “Children of the Grave”
• Foo Fighters “No Way Back”
• Slash featuring Ian Astbury “Ghosts”
• Dethklok “Bloodlines”

Ship Dates and Ratings

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock shreds onto store shelves September 28 with DJ Hero 2 spinning into retailers on October 19.   Both games are rated Teen by the ESRB.

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More Music Hits the Sims 3

Sul sul zeedab nas! The Sims fans will turn up the volume on their HD and PC hardware this Autumn and rock out while playing The Sims 3 game on their PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360, and Wii or when firing up The Sims 3 Late Night Expansion Pack for the PC or MAC. The EA Play Label announced today the robust music line-up for The Sims 3 for console platforms and The Sims 3 Late Night PC/MAC that includes music from a variety of genres such as hip-hop, alternative, pop, rock, electronic, and more. Artists from around the world including Travie McCoy, 3oh!3, Flo Rida featuring Jovi, Kelly Rowland, Kelis, and more recorded current or upcoming hit singles from their latest albums in an entirely new language, ‘Simlish,’ which is the official language of The Sims franchise.

Global artists and Simlish re-recorded songs featured in The Sims 3 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii include:

• 22-20’s – “Latest Heartbreak”
• 3oh!3 – “Double Vision”
• Aceyalone and RJD2 – “Ever Seen This”
• Aeroplane – “We Can’t Fly”
• Alpha Rev – “Phoneix Burn”
• Cody Simpson – “IY IY IY”
• Crash Kings – “You Got Me”
• deadmau5 – “Some Chords”
• Flo Rida featuring Jovi – “Fresh I Stay”
• Free Energy – “Free Energy”
• Hot Chip – “We Have Love”
• Innerpartysystem – “American Trash”
• Jasmine V – “All of These Boys”
• Jessica Mauboy – “Saturday Night”
• John Butler Trio – “Gonna Be a Long Time”
• Kidz in the Hall – “Flickin’”
• Lazee featuring Apollo Drive – “Calling Out”
• Mickey Factz – “Dreamland”
• Ozomatli – “Are you Ready?”
• School Of Seven Bells – “Dust Devil”
• The Dirty Heads – “Stand Tall”

The Sims 3 Late Night includes:

• 3oh!3 – “Double Vision”
• Bryan Rice – “There for You”
• Chiddy Bang – “Here We Go”
• Electrolightz – “Miss Outta Control”
• Eliza Doolittle – “Rollerblades”
• Foxy Shazam – “Unstoppable”
• Hadag Nahash – “Lo Maspik”
• Hadouken! – “M.A.D.”
• Jessica Mauboy – “Saturday Night”
• Junkie XL – “Live Wired”
• Kelis – “Brave”
• Kelly Rowland – “Rose Colored Glasses”
• King Fantastic – “All Black Ying Yang (The Party Song)”
• My Chemical Romance – “Na Na Na”
• Nikki & Rich – “Next Best Thing”
• The Ready Set – “More Than Alive”
• Soulja Boy – “Speakers Going Hammer”
• Travie McCoy – “Need You”

The Sims 3 Late Night gives players all-access and lets them loose on a vibrant, active downtown scene where they’ll rub elbows with celebrities at the hottest parties, hit the local bar after work, tour the scene with their Sims’ band, kick back in a plush hot tub, and discover what’s lurking in the thick of the night. Players will be able to take their Sims into the bustling urban setting where they’ll be able to become a celebrity, member of a music band, mixologist, director, and more. To gain entrance into the most elite clubs in town, players need to keep their attitude in check otherwise they’ll be given the cold shoulder by tough bouncers or find another way onto the list. If chilling is the player’s forte, their Sims can lounge at a chic club or dive bar. If they like to live on the edge, they can be initiated into the dark life of a vampire. Whether embarking on a new career, painting the town red, or throwing a party on the rooftop of a penthouse, it’s always up to the player to tell their unique stories with The Sims 3. What will happen when the lights go out and Sims get all-access?

For more information about The Sims 3 games or The Sims Late Night, please visit http://www.thesims3.com/.

Duke Nukem Forever is Coming in 2011- No This is Not a Joke

After revealing its stewardship of the Duke Nukem Forever title at PAX, Gearbox Software just revealed that it has actually purchased the Duke Nukem brand. Gearbox president Randy Pitchford told an audience at PAX Sunday afternoon that they’re not just making sure Duke Nukem Forever makes it to store shelves, but they’ve actually purchased the entire Duke Nukem IP from 3D Realms. “We actually bought the brand,” Pitchford told fans. “We bought Duke Nukem.”

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Microsoft at PAX Prime

At PAX Prime Microsoft will have four booths (Nos. 412, 670, 682 and 822), where it will show off  Kinect for Xbox 360,  Fable III, Gears of War 3, Halo: Reach, Windows Phone 7 Gaming, Games for Windows, Gears of War 3 and Xbox Live Arcade.

Below are some are the panels and event that MS will be part of at PAX.

Friday, Sept. 3

• “Fable III” signing with lead designer Josh Atkins | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Booth 412
• “The Myth of the Gamer Girl” session | Noon | Unicorn Theater
• “Testers vs. The Game: The Life of a Tester” | 2 p.m. | Wolfman Theater
• “The Community Manager Challenge: Part 1″ | 2:30 p.m. | Pegasus Theater

Saturday, Sept. 4

• “Welcome to ‘Halo: Reach’” | 10 a.m. | Pegasus Theater
• “The Community Manager Challenge: Part 2″ | 11:30 a.m. | Pegasus Theater
• “Halo: Reach” meetup | 12:30 p.m. | Serpent Theater
• “Game Writing & Rabid Badger Combat” | 1:30 p.m. | Raven Theater
• “Fable III” signing with lead designer Josh Atkins | 2-3:30 p.m. | Booth 412
• “Rise of the Indie Game Developer” | 4 p.m. | Game Developer Workshop, Room 310
• “The Future of PC Gaming” | 8 p.m. | Wolfman Theater
• “Twittering for the Man: Social Media & Game Publishers” | 8 p.m. | Serpent Theater

Sunday, Sept. 5

• Live taping of Major Nelson’s show | 10:30 a.m. | Benaroya Hall
• “X-Play Live” with “Gears of War 3″ charity presentation | 12:30 p.m. | Main Theater
• “Xbox Live Enforcement” | 1:30 p.m. | Pegasus Theater

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Italian American Coalition Protest at Mafia II Launch Party

Here is one for the “you can’t please everyone file.”

Last Saturday Take Two had its Mafia II Launch Party, at the 92nd Street Y’s Tribeca Center.  Sounds like fun, doesn’t it.  Well to a group of mainly older Italian Americans, it was a call to arms for them to protest the game which they think is demeaning and stereotyping Italian Americans.

For more than a week, Italian Americans led by Andre’ DiMino pounded away at the event’s host, the 92nd Street Y, to cancel the event as inappropriate for a well known not-for-profit institution

Andre’ DiMino declared, “I have no doubt our efforts resulted in the Mafia II Launch Party, at the 92nd Street Y’s Tribeca Center, being a dismal failure.” DiMino continued, “When we first heard about this marketing event only recently, we went into action, using our resolve to challenge an event whose purpose was to mock the Italian American community by promoting the new video game Mafia II.”

Per the DiMino, “the event was mainly sparse group of mostly young people trudged into 200 Hudson Street Saturday night. No Take-Two executives were anywhere in sight, least of all Strauss Zelnick, company chairman.”  The Italian American coalition claim Strauss Zelnick had belittled opponents of the new game. 

 I know many of you readers are shocked that a video game launch would be mainly attended by a younger audience.

“I believe,” continued DiMino , “the combined result of our activities was that, without acknowledging our efforts, both Take-Two and the 92nd Street Y became very hesitant to heavily promote ethnic bashing in this very public way. The lack of media coverage for the launch party is another indicator that they pulled back on promoting this event.”

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The Dead Rising 2 High Stakes Edition

Here is another option for buying Dead Rising 2, there is now a new collectible Dead Rising 2 High Stakes Edition that includes the full game and a host of unique Dead Rising 2 and Fortune City-themed items. Based on the setting of Fortune City in which the game takes place, this special edition features a high-end Fortune City Poker Set, unique ‘Psycho’ costume and skills DLC, a Fortune City Visitor Map and a chance at owning a 6’ tall zombie replica! Check out the full list of items below.

The Dead Rising 2 High Stakes Edition is available for pre-order now, only at the Capcom Online Store. Supplies are limited so fans should secure their set today to have it delivered on the day of the game’s release on September 28, 2010.

• Dead Rising 2 Game (Xbox 360 or PS3)
• Poker set in a black high-impact case sporting the Fortune City logo and including:
  • 100 poker chips- 4 different colors featuring the Fortune City logo
  • 2 decks of ‘blood-stained’ custom playing cards featuring character art
  • 5 green dice
  • 1 ‘blood-stained’ dealer chip

• Fortune City Visitor Map featuring the game map and ads for Fortune City locations and attractions
• Terror is Reality XVII admission ticket with redemption code for the unique Psycho costume and skills downloadable content
• One Dead Rising 2 High Stakes Edition will contain the ‘Golden’ Terror Is Reality XVII admission ticket, which is redeemable for Burt the Zombie, a 6’ Dead Rising 2 zombie replica

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Dragon Age 2 - Destiny Trailer Directors Cut

Below is the Dragon Age 2 Destiny Trailer Directors Cut .  The trailer gets extra 42 seconds with director’s cut.Enjoy.

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SouthPeak and Deep Silver Announce Line Up for PAX 2010 Expo

SouthPeak and Deep Silver today announced their exhibition line-up at the annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), one of the industry’s leading annual games festivals for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers. PAX will be held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA, from September 3-5, 2010.

Located in booth #132, SouthPeak and Deep Silver will be showcasing heavy-hitting games such as epic fantasy RPG Two Worlds II, the innovative strategy game Battle vs. Chess, off-road arcade racing sensation nail’d and the high-revving motorcycle racer SBK X.

In addition to SouthPeak and Deep Silver’s featured games available for hands-on play, PAX attendees who are at least 10 years of age are invited to enter a nail’d Time Trial Competition for a chance to win a 70cc Mini-Motocross Pit Bike! Other exciting game memorabilia will also be up for grabs at the booth.

Technorati Tags: Battle vs. Chess, Nail’d, PAX, Penny Arcade Expo, SBK X, Two Worlds II

Crysis 2 Limited Edition Video

Here are all of the goodies you can get if you purchase the limited edition version of Crysis 2.

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DJ Hero 2 Uncrates 105 of the Hottest Hits and Biggest Anthems

Over 100 of the biggest tracks from the hottest artists have been remixed exclusively for DJ Hero 2, including Eminem’s “Not Afraid,” Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” David Guetta’s “Memories” feat. Kid Cudi, Lil’ Wayne’s “Lollipop” feat. Static Major, and Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden’s “Bonkers.

With all the songs now revealed, DJ Hero 2 has launched the “Name That Mix” challenge on the DJ Hero Facebook page, testing fans knowledge of music to discover the game’s tightly held and eagerly anticipated mixes. Every week from now until September 20, fans will be presented with a “mashup of mashups” video from which participants will need to decipher what songs were used to create each mix. Over 275 prizes are available weekly including trips to see DJ Hero 2 artists perform live and professional DJ equipment. To participate in the challenge or for more information, visit http://facebook.com/djhero.

“The individual songs that have been mixed into the DJ Hero 2 soundtrack have been viewed online more than 1.5 billion times, which really speaks volumes to both the size and scope of our music,” said Dan Neil, Music Director, FreeStyleGames. “Working with some of the best DJs in the world, we were able to take this amazing collection of the biggest pop, hip-hop and dance hits, and with some turntable magic, craft the best soundtrack in entertainment.”

With the highly skilled DJs and music producers at FreeStyleGames – joined by Deadmau5, David Guetta, DJ Qbert, Tiesto and a crew of world renowned mixologists – dropping the beats, everyone will have a chance to experience the following songs in an all-new way:

• 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman - “California Love Remix”
• 50 Cent - “In Da Club”
• Adamski - “Killer”
• Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force - “Planet Rock”
• Armand Van Helden - “I Want Your Soul”
• A-Trak - “Say Whoa”
• B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars - “Nothin’ On You”
• Basement Jaxx - “Where’s Your Head At”
• BlakRoc feat. Pharoahe Monch & RZA - “Dollaz & Sense”
• Busta Rhymes - “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See”
• Calvin Harris - “I’m Not Alone”
• Chamillionaire - “Ridin’”
• Chic - “Good Times”
• Chic - “Le Freak”
• Clinton Sparks, DJ Class, & Jermaine Dupri - “Favorite DJ”
• Daft Punk - “Human After All”
• Damian Marley - “Welcome To Jamrock”
• David Guetta & Chris Willis - “Love Is Gone”
• David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi - “Memories”
• David Guetta vs. The Egg - “Love Don‘t Let Me Go (Walking Away)”
• Deadmau5 - “Ghosts N Stuff”
• Deadmau5 & Kaskade - “I Remember”
• Deee-Lite - “Groove Is In The Heart”
• Dillinja and Skibadee - “Twist ‘Em Out”
• Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - “Bonkers”
• DJ Qbert - “Super Battle Breaks”
• DJ Shadow - “Midnight In A Perfect World”
• DJ Shadow feat. Q-Tip and Lateef The Truth Speaker - “Enuff (DJ Fresh Remix)”
• Donna Summer - “Bad Girls”
• Edwin Starr - “War”
• Eminem - “Not Afraid”
• Estelle feat. Kanye West - “American Boy”
• Flo Rida - “Low”
• Flo Rida feat. Will.I.Am - “In The Ayer”
• Gorillaz feat. Mos Def & Bobby Womack - “Stylo”
• Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee - “The Message”
• Harold Faltermeyer - “Axel F”
• House Of Pain - “Jump Around”
• Iyaz - “Replay”
• Janet Jackson - “Nasty”
• Justice - “D.A.N.C.E.”
• Justice - “Waters Of Nazareth”
• Kanye West - “Heartless”
• Kanye West - “Love Lockdown”
• Kaskade & Deadmau5 - “Move For Me”
• Kelis - “Acapella (David Guetta Extended Mix)”
• Kool & The Gang - “Jungle Boogie”
• Lady Gaga - “Lovegame”
• Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”
• Lady Gaga feat. Colby O’Donis - “Just Dance“
• Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins - “Get Low”
• Lil’ Wayne - “Go DJ”
• Lil’ Wayne feat. Static Major - “Lollipop”
• LL Cool J - “I Can’t Live Without My Radio”
• M.I.A. - “Galang”
• M|A|R|R|S - “Pump Up The Volume”
• Major Lazer feat. VYBZ Kartel - “Pon De Floor“
• Malcolm McLaren - “Buffalo Gals”
• Metallica - “The Day That Never Comes”
• Missy Elliott - “Get Ur Freak On”
• MSTRKRFT feat. N.O.R.E. - “Bounce”
• Nas feat. Keri Hilson - “Hero”
• Naughty By Nature - “O.P.P.”
• Nelly - “Hot In Herre”
• New Boyz - “You’re A Jerk”
• New Order - “Blue Monday”
• Newcleus - “Jam On It”
• Nightcrawlers - “Push The Feeling On (MK Mix 95)”
• Orbital - “The Box”
• Pirate Soundsystem - “Bashy Bashy“
• Pitbull - “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”
• Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - “Don’t Cha”
• Rihanna - “Pon De Replay”
• Rihanna - “Rude Boy”
• Robin S - “Show Me Love (Stonebridge Radio Edit)”
• Salt N Pepa - “Push It”
• Sam Cooke - “Chain Gang”
• Sam Sparro – “B&G” a/k/a “Black & Gold”
• Sean Paul - “Infiltrate”
• Sean Paul - “Get Busy”
• Snoop Dogg - “Who Am I (What’s My Name)?”
• Snow - “Informer”
• Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em - “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”
• Sparfunk & D-Code - “Apocalypse”
• Stevie Wonder - “Superstition”
• Talib Kweli - “Get By”
• The Chemical Brothers - “Leave Home”
• The Chemical Brothers feat. Q-Tip - “Galvanize”
• The Crystal Method - “Busy Child (Still Busy After All These Years Remix)”
• The Jackson 5 - “ABC”
• The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Mase & Diddy - “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems”
• The Prodigy - “Omen”
• The Prodigy - “Firestarter”
• Tiesto - “Speed Rail”
• Tiesto & Sneaky Sound System - “I Will Be Here”
• Tiesto vs Diplo - “Come On”
• Tiga - “You Gonna Want Me”
• Timbaland feat. Drake - “Say Something”
• Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - “The Way I Are”
• Tweet feat. Missy Elliott - “Oops (Oh My)”
• Walter Murphy - “A Fifth Of Beethoven”
• Warren G feat. Nate Dogg - “Regulate”
• Wayne Smith - “Under Mi Sleng Teng”
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - “Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix )”
• Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West - “Put On”

Ship Date and Rating

Dropping on October 19, DJ Hero 2, the game will be available as a Party Bundle which will include a copy of the game, two turntable controllers and a microphone, offering the ultimate “party-in-a-box.” Gamers who experienced DJ Hero, the #1 new videogame intellectual property of 2009, can pick up DJ Hero 2 as a Turntable Bundle featuring one turntable controller and a copy of the game or as standalone software. The game is in development by FreeStyleGames for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation3 and the Wii. The game is rated “T” (Teen – Mild Suggestive Themes, Lyrics) by the ESRB.

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