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Guitar Heroes Across Europe Will “Ride the Lightning” in May
Monday 11th May/… In celebration of the upcoming release of Guitar Hero® Metallica® in Europe, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced a European-exclusive Guitar Hero Metallica Solo Guitar Game bundle which includes an exclusive guitar controller faceplate featuring the iconic Metallica skull motif, a copy of the critically acclaimed game and a wireless guitar controller.

Guitar Hero Metallica allows fans to experience the intensity and skill of world-renowned metal and rock band, Metallica, while shredding on the guitar controller, ripping on the drum kit controller and wailing on the mic to a set list of over 45 explosive hits from both Metallica’s illustrious career and a more than 20 popular artists selected by the band. Guitar Hero Metallica allows fans to perform in venues reminiscent of the band’s epic album covers, themes from their music and real world locales. The all-new Expert+ drum difficulty setting, available for all platform versions of the game, features two bass drum kick pedals, offering an authentic Metallica experience with note-for-note tracking, and Metallifacts, which, after nailing a song, lets players enjoy a virtual concert filled with on-screen facts and trivia about the song being played.

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Galaxy Force Plays Real Soccer at a Pirate Party

Nintendo DSiWare™ takes its first trip into the sports category this week with the cool, camera-enabled Real Soccer 2009. For more of a board-game feel, dive into Family Pirate Party on WiiWare™ and see who can collect the most gold. Finally, the out-of-this-world arcade shooter Galaxy Force™ II hits the Virtual Console™.

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Real Soccer 2009 (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Nintendo DSi Points™): It’s time to live the soccer season to the max with Real Soccer 2009 on Nintendo DSi™. It will offer you a never-before-seen soccer experience with revolutionary yet easily accessible touch-screen controls. Take a photo of anything with the Nintendo DSi Camera and turn the image into your own custom ball or team flag, or even make yourself into your favorite player. With 198 teams using real player names, realistic opponent behaviors thanks to advanced artificial intelligence, and superior 3-D graphics, you’ll feel just like a professional soccer player. Go ahead, take your best shot!

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Capcom has teased gamers and has provided hints that Monster Hunter 3 would be brought outside of Japan, but has never said anything concrete…Until now. The company confirmed in their recent financial results that the game will be localized for overseas territories. Monster Hunter 3 is expected to release in FY 2009, which means that the game could be scheduled anytime between April 2009 to April 2010.

In other Capcom news, there are plans to “introduce versions of major game series for the extremely popular Wii” and that nine titles will launch within this fiscal year. Thus far, we know about Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, Spyborgs, Monster Hunter 3, Resident Evil Archives, Resident Evil Zero Archives, and Monster Hunter G…So that leaves some room for speculation as to what other secrets Capcom has in store.

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The complete hardware sales totals for the month of April in Japan are now available, courtesy of Enterbrain data.

PS3 – 108,530
Wii – 67,116
360 – 27,381

– Data accounts for all sales through April 26
– PS3 outsold the Wii for the second month in a row
– Wii sold less units than PS3 in March for first time in 16 months

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System: Nintendo DS
Category: Sandbox, Action-Adventure
Players: 1
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar Leeds

When Grand Theft Auto originally released for the PlayStation, the title completely redefined what sandbox gaming meant for the industry. Then with each sequel came another innovation that raised the bar for the genre. The most recent entry in the series, “Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars”, differentiates itself from more recent Grand Theft Auto games, and in doing so, takes many key steps forward for not only handheld versions of the game, but also for the series and genre as a whole.

Some would argue that comparing Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars to console iterations in the series is unwarranted due to natural limitations of the DS. However, the truth is that in many ways, Chinatown Wars surpasses even the likes of Grand Theft Auto IV in terms of content, playability and gameplay, something that nobody would have expected from such an underestimated system. The biggest and perhaps most impressive feature that the game boasts is the engine.

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Nintendo has already iterated a few times over that The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks will release this year. But according to games industry experts, the market’s view on Nintendo could be influenced by a new Zelda title for Wii. Analysts believe that the system is in dire need of “dazzling” new titles. KBC Securities Hiroshi Kamide says that there is a great focus on Zelda for Wii due to Nintendo’s upcoming titles, which are a bit on the weak side. If there was a chance that Zelda Wii could release by Christmas, Nintendo’s console could regain momentum in the market.

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Famicom
– Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou! (Arc System Works)

PC-Engine
– SimEarth (Hudson)

Virtua Console Arcade
– The Tower of Druaga (Bandai Namco)

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– Set in between seasons 1/2 of the Clone Wars TV series
– Many heroes to choose from (includes Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, some clone trooper characters)
– Mess around with force-enhanced powers
– Can play co-op with friend
– Releasing September 15

Source, first trailer here