Family Guy Pinball Machine Review – from Chris Bucci
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Activision has announced that Guitar Hero III will feature wireless guitar peripherals, expanded online multiplayer modes and artists’ original recordings when the game hits stores this fall.Set for release on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, the game will feature Gibson’s Les Paul (“real life” LP pictured) and Kramer guitar models, gameplay additions such as a new multiplayer battle mode and boss battles, exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues.

Guitar Hero III will also include more master recordings than previous iterations and a greater number of original recordings. The initial tracks announced include Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones, Cherub Rock by Smashing Pumpkins and Sabotage by Beastie Boys.

“The development team at Neversoft has been exceptional, and we’ve been able to incorporate a host of fresh new online and multi-player game play modes, along with exciting content into this version of Guitar Hero that our fans have been asking for,” said Dusty Welch, head of publishing at RedOctane.

“Also, many of the top bands and songs we’ve tried to get in the past are now on board, and we’ve definitely got some giant aces in the hole to say the least. In addition, offering a new line of Gibson wireless guitars for each platform is going to truly add to the authentic rock star experience like no other,” he added.

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Keith Robinson from Intellivision joins us in the studio to reveal the upcoming cell phone games. Also news and highlights from the week of gaming.

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Konami and Sony BMG Music Entertainment have inked a deal that will bring Konami’s library of music to major online music retailers such as iTunes and Rhapsody.

Developed by Gameloft, Prince of Persia Classic will have updated visuals that Ubisoft said give it a “close to 3D” look. Screenshots make the game look pretty sharp with nice lighting and definite depth, while still maintaining an unmistakable 2D-ish appearance.

New traps, enemies and puzzles will also be added to the game.

The game is slated for early summer and no price has been revealed.

Ubisoft has been relatively kind to the Prince of Persia brand since it re-envisioned the franchise in full 3D back in 2003 with the release of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Ubisoft later released critically successful sequels including Price of Persia: Warrior Within and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones for consoles, along with other iterations of the series for Wii and handhelds.

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Video Gaming news and highlights of the week including a look at Call of Duty 4 ‘the 3d screen shot’ – Tim of Year 200x (our theme music) via video skype and part 2 of 2 of our interview with Atari’s founder Nolan Bushnell.

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COIN-OP TV LIVE (episode 119): Video Gaming Culture, News and Industry Guests – this week Eric from TheGamerGirls.com in studio and Craig (ScrewAttack.com) on video skype!

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‘Thee Out Mods‘ are loud, energic, garage, punk, rock fun! My second time seeing them live (as part of Judo Chop) and this time I made sure to stand up closer to the stage. These guys (and girl singer) are all about energy and jamming loud. Thee Out Mods are SANA on vocals/guitar, YOSHIKI on bass and KENNY on the drums. They had buttons and cd demos for sale. The cd demo consists of only two songs: ‘Punk a go go’ and ‘Sakura’ which are both available to sample on their MySpace page. I’ll be curious to see where things go from here – cause these kids know how to rock!

Thee Out Mods – MySpace

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Eidos’ Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary will be available on GameTap on June 5, the same day and date as retail.The simultaneous release with retail is a first for GameTap, which has made a name for itself with a catalog comprised of mostly older titles.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a Crystal Dynamics-developed remake of the original Tomb Raider game.

The game will be available to paying subscribers of the GameTap service.

The company also announced today that it would have limited free game offerings.

In a recent Next-Gen interview with GameTap senior VP and general manager Stu Snyder, he said that narrowing the gap between retail and GameTap game releases is a significant part of the company’s strategy going forward.

“There is an audience out there that wants their games in this distribution method so we are working with publishers to get games day and date, and if not day and date then we’re working with them to get titles months from retail release, not years,” he said.

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Sony’s thinly-sliced rhythm game franchise Parappa the Rapper is heading to PSP this July in North America. ThePSP game is actually a re-release of the original Parappa the Rapper which debuted 10 years ago on the original PlayStation, helping spark the rhythm game market in the West.

The PSP version will be updated with four-player wireless ad-hoc play and other features including the ability to download eight additional playable remixes of songs.

SCEA sr. marketing manager John Kollar said in a statement that re-releasing the game will help older gamers re-connect with the franchise while introducing the series to a new, younger audience.

The Parappa the Rapper franchise also made an appearance on the PS2 in 2002.

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