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Video: See Rock Band 3 for DS in action
Sep 8th
Maybe you had trouble picturing our description of Rock Band 3 for the DS — that it looks and plays almost exactly like Rock Band Unplugged for the PSP. Don’t worry though, because we’re saving you all that mental taxation by posting and actual trailer right here. Alll you have to do is watch!
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Plants vs. Zombies DS will be affordable, have exclusives
Sep 7th
Plants vs. Zombies has shown up on so many platforms, I could have sworn its DS release had come and gone. Not so! Following the late-night details of this newest version, we have some follow-up info.
The word from PopCap is Plants vs. Zombies will run us $19.95 and include all of the standard stuff — More >
NintendoWare Weekly: Fenimore Fillmore, Samurai Shodown 3
Sep 7th
Today’s WiiWare offering is Fenimore Fillmore: The Westerner, a colorful cowboy adventure game peppered with a few action minigames. It’s a perfect choice if you liked Red Dead Redemption, but didn’t care so much for all the poverty, murder, rape, gambling, drinking, theft, extortion, hoodwinking and so forth. It’s still got a pretty cool horse, More >
These Ni no Kuni commercials are a big tease
Sep 6th
I hope you haven’t forgotten about Ni no Kuni, the magical Level-5 RPG with animation handled by Studio Ghibli that has Colette all wet. If so, here’s your reminder that the game will hit Japanese shelves this December and that we foolish gaijin still don’t have a release date. Don’t play like that, dudes!
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Super Scribblenauts features a reprogrammed Maxwell
Sep 6th
Upon playing Super Scribblenauts, it becomes readily apparent why you’d want to use the D-pad to manipulate the game’s hero, Maxwell. So why wasn’t that an option in the first game? Joystiq asked 5TH Cell Creative Director Jeremiah Slaczka, and were told that the original touch-screen input didn’t draw any complaints — at least not More >
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors gets Flash demo
Sep 5th
Back in July, we highlighted a new Chunsoft adventure game called 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. It’s the story of nine strangers who must escape a boat in nine hours before bombs in their stomachs explode. This is straight-up Jigsaw Killer sh*t.
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Super Scribblenauts preview: Maxwell’s house
Sep 5th
From what we’ve seen, it seems safe to say that if you liked Scribblenauts, you’ll love the sequel. It’s got a refined and updated version of the original’s wordplay, along with plenty of fun extras like a level editor with deep scripting capability, and a “merit” achievements system that keeps the gameplay moving even after More >
Pokémon Black/White TV commercial overkill
Sep 4th
Believe it or not, Pokémon Black/White comes out this month. Naturally, this means that Japanese television is being assaulted with enough commercials to ensure that every last citizen goes out and buys ten copies of each color.
Above is the oddest of the five new ads currently making the rounds. For the first ten seconds, I More >
All of Amazon’s $10-$20 game purchase credits in one spot
Sep 4th
Amazon’s been on a tear with its expanding practice of offering store credit along with the purchase of games – sometimes up to $20. GamerDeals has put together a handy list of all the current offers (a surprisingly large number). Keep reading for highlights.
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Hands-on: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions for the DS
Sep 3rd
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions for the DS was, quite frankly, a surprise. While the console versions of Shattered Dimensions are a great opportunity to see all the variations of the webbed wonder, they were, at the end of the day, a Spider-Man brawler. And that may not be a bad thing, if you’ve seen my preview. More >