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EXCLUSIVE GREEN DAY TRACKS AND MAYHEM FESTIVAL ARTISTS COME TO Wii ROCK BAND®®

Plus tracks from The Presidents of the United States of America, The Offspring, Lamb of God and more!

Cambridge, Mass. – July 6, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced 28 tracks from artists including Green Day and artists performing at the RockStar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, as well as back-catalog tracks from The Presidents of the United States of America, The Offspring, Lamb of God and more, coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for the Wii™ system.

As previously announced, the Green Day tracks available for download this week are the first in an exclusive deal between MTV Games’ Harmonix, Green Day and Warner Music Group to bring the band’s songs to the Rock Band platform. These first songs, “21 Guns”, “Know Your Enemy” and “East Jesus Nowhere,” are from the band’s latest album, 21st Century Breakdown. Eight songs from artists performing at the RockStar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, including Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse, Marilyn Manson and Slayer, will also be available for download this we ek in the Wii Rock Band Music Store. The RockStar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is a new summer touring metal and rock festival in the United States during July and August, assembled by Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman.

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Unleash the Power of the Gods in Ancient Greece in Neko®€TMs New Chariot Racer

PARIS, FRANCE – July 6th, 2009 – Neko Entertainment an independent premier video game developer and publisher announced today the upcoming release of Heracles Chariot Racing on WiiWare™, a racer that will drive players new and old to distraction. Featuring ten circuits in five mythological fantasy settings, players take control of one of eight gods or legendary creatures from Heracles to Poseidon as they race to become Champion Charioteer. Heracles Chariot Racing will be released on July 6th on WiiWare, first in the Americas, then later in Europe.

“We are excited to announce the upcoming release of Heracles Chariot Racing for WiiWare”, said Laurent Lichnewsky, Managing Director of Neko Entertainment, “With its blisterning fast racing action, mytholigical tracks and enemies, split screen multiplayer modes, Heracles Chariot Racing is destined to become a WiiWare classic for players, both young and old”.

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Another year of American independence isn’t the only thing we’re celebrating this week. With new releases, including the hotly anticipated game BIT.TRIP CORE, Nintendo crosses the 100-game mark in its ever-growing WiiWare™ game library, a milestone that ought to keep fans ooh-ing and ahh-ing long after the Fourth of July. Other WiiWare offerings this week will have players bursting bubbles and racing in chariots, whether solo or with friends. Nintendo DSiWare™ welcomes a new Art Style™ title and a unique auto racing game, while a classic Commodore 64 title will have Virtual Console™ users tearing it up California style.

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Adventure Island: The Beginning (WiiWare) – Recommended
Bubble Bobble Plus! (WiiWare) – Recommended
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (WiiWare) – Recommended
Crystal Defenders R2 (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Family Pirate Party (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Silver Star Chess (WiiWare) – Recommended
Texas Hold’em Tournament (WiiWare) – Recommended
Boulder Dash (VC) – Hmmm…
Clay Fighter (VC) – Grumble Grumble
Galaxy Force II (VC) – Grumble Grumble
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (VC) – Recommended
American Popstar: Road to Celebrity (DSiWare) – Recommended
Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (DSiWare) – Recommended
Mighty Flip Champs! (DSiWare) – Recommended
Real Soccer 2009 (DSiWare) – Hmmm…

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Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. EA Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit (Activision)
5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Wii MotionPlus Bundle (Electronic Arts)

Japan:
1. Wii Sports Resort including Wii MotionPlus (Nintendo)
2. EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis (Electronic Arts)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Parallel of Haruhi Suzumiya – SOS Team Heroes Collection (Sega)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)

Europe:
1. EA Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
5. EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Electronic Arts)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
4. The Legendary Starfy (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. WarioWare D.I.Y. (Nintendo)
2. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Square Enix)
3. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
4. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom)
5. Sloane and McHale’s Mysterious Story (Level-5)

Europe:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
3. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Mystery Case Files: Millionheir (Nintendo)

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The August 2009 GamePro magazine review scores are as follows:

Red Faction: Guerrilla – 5
The Conduit – 3.5
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (360/PS3) – 4
inFamous – 4.5
Punch-Out!! – 4.5
Terminator Salvation – 2
Fuel – 4
Battlefield 1943 – 4.5
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger – 4.5
Let’s Tap – 4
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile – 4
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor – 3.5
Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming – 3.5
Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This – 3.5

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Little King’s Story (Wii) – 9.0
Virtua Tennis 2009 (Wii) – 7.0
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Wii) – 5.5
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (DS) – 8.0
Mega Man Star Force 3 (DS) – 6.0
Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits (DS) – 7.0
The Bigs 2 (Wii) – 6.0
Dawn of Discovery (DS) – 8.5
Overlord: Minions (DS) – 7.0
Overlord Dark Legend (Wii) – 7.0

Thanks to Jake for the news tip!

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