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Turns out that the Wii won't be getting this week's Guitar Hero World Tour Jimi Hendrix pack after all, as a representative from Activision Blizzard has confirmed to MTV's Multiplayer Blog that the console won't be getting the download pack.

“Due to technical or licensing restrictions, the DLC offerings will not be the same for every console platform,” the representative told Multiplayer's Patrick Klepek. “For example, certain artists prefer to keep the integrity of the track pack rather than releasing singles and the Wii’s infrastructure only allows us the ability to release single songs as DLC.”

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Following the ever-popular trend of releasing new music via Rock Band/Guitar Hero, the Smashing Pumpkins have announced that "G.L.O.W.," their new single, will be part of the set list for Guitar Hero: World Tour, according to 1up.

The single will packed in with two additional Pumpkins songs, "1979" and "The Everlasting Gaze," and will give you your first chance to hear the new song, as World Tour's October 15 release date is before the Pumpkins plan to have their new album finished. Also, group frontman Billy Corgan will be a playable character in the career mode.

It'll be fascinating to see how much of an effect the single inclusion in World Tour will have on album sales. After all, Dragonforce's sales didn't really take off until they allowed Activision to include Through Fire and Flames on Guitar Hero III.

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Unreal Tournament 3 for the Xbox 360 just recently came out, but Midway wanted to show off a new trailer just for E3. Check it out below.

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Majesco is the latest company to unveil their E3 2008 lineup schedule for July 15-17. Check out the list below:

• AWAY Shuffle Dungeon
• Babysitting Mania
• Cooking Mama World Kitchen
• Major Minor's Majestic March
• Marker Man Adventures
• Our House
• Wonder World Amusement Park
• Zoo Hospital

Majesco is at booths #421 and 423.

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Next up in the mess that is the E3 Leak, new information for Guitar Hero World Tour emerged from NeoGAF, revealing details about the new controller, the price, and a preview of what to expect from the setlist.

The guitar will have a new "touch-sensitive guitar neck slide" that "opens up the entire guitar neck for unbound solos." This comes after Activision had said the guitar would be upgraded without spilling any specific details.

As for the setlist, the information promises that players will be able to rock out to Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Korn, System of a Down, Ozzy Osbourne, Interpol, Muse, and others, but it's unknown what specific songs will be available.

Finally, the package of game, guitar, drums, and mike is expected to cost $179.99.

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NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams is a promising title that suffers regrettably from bland platforming levels and poor control scheme. Despite having high hopes for this game, I can only recommend NiGHTS as a rental for both hardcore fans and newcomers. The game sports beautiful visuals and a nostalgic soundtrack but the game as a whole feels much too fragmented. Online multiplayer modes are a nice addition but they don't offer much in terms of replay value and appeal. As it stands, NiGHTS is only enjoyable at select moments with the rest of the game falling victim to mediocrity.



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NiGHTS: Into Dreams, released over a decade ago, was Sega's flagship title for the Saturn that challenged Nintendo's magnum opus, Super Mario 64. Though the game was highly praised for its creative gameplay mechanics involving flight and the use of a special controller, Nights was eclipsed by the red plumber in Mario 64 that achieved enormous success. After many years of fan requests and petitions, Sega has enlisted Sonic Team to bring back one of their most cherished titles on the Nintendo Wii. The long awaited Nights sequel has arrived with the enigmatic NiGHTS soaring once again in NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams.

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User content has been finally released for the Playstation 3 version of Unreal Tournament 3. The first release was a deathmatch map named Spire made by hobbyist designer Thomas "Setheran" Browett. Epic took the map and exported it to the Playstation 3 console. Since the first release, there has been much more user-created content also released by Epic. You can head over to FileShack's directory to download the releases for both the PC and Playstation 3 version of Unreal Tournament 3.

Unfortunately the company has NOT released the tools needed for people to edit content for the game on the Playstation 3. They are still currently working on an editor which they can release to the public. You can still enjoy the previous releases and it is a good sign with a promise for much more content that will be available for download in the future.

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Why It Won: Zelda games come around more frequently than Mario games and so aren't held to the same absurd scrutiny. In fact, after a lifetime of mostly-identical storylines (the princess is kidnapped, oh noes!) it wouldn't be altogether ridiculous to wonder when something new would come along for Link to do besides spend all day fishing, blowing into an ocarina, and looking for pieces of the much-elusive Tri-force. I'd all but discounted the series as an ad-tedium retread of the same concepts when The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass came along and I, feeling sorry for my oft-neglected DS, decided to give it a whirl.

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Midway and Epic Games has announced today that Unreal Tournament 3 for the PS3 has shipped to North American retailers. The game is rated Mature and carries an MSRP of $59.95 and is also currently available on the PC with price tag of $49.95.

"We are thrilled to put Unreal Tournament 3 in gamers' hands before the holidays," said Mark Rein, Vice President of Epic Games. "The game plays so amazingly, and I think this is the pick-up-and-play shooter people have been waiting for on Playstation 3."

There is still no word regarding the Xbox 360 version as the release date is unconfirmed.

 

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Every year, I attend one of the largest LAN Parties on the East Coast. Titled, East Coast LAN, will feature games such as Counter-Strike Source, Unreal Tournament 2003, Team Fortress 2, and other hot titles right now on the market. The biggest selling point this year is the money that is on the line for the Counter-Strike tournament--$1000!

Dates:

• December 14
• December 15
• December 16
  

Games to Include:

• CounterStrike Source 5v5
• CounterStrike 1.6 5v5
• Unreal Tournament 3 1v1
• TeamFortress 2
• ETQW
• Company Of Heroes
• 50/50 Nintendo Wii Sports Tournament
• 50/50 HALO 3 1v1
• RED LIGHT SPECIALS!

GameBump will be providing coverage of this years East Coast LAN beginning December 14th till the 16th.

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