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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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It's here. Well, technically a couple more hours you will be able to purchase World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King in stores. Several stores will be opening up at midnight this evening, so check with your local retailers.

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Blizzard is getting things ready for the big expansion launch next week and today they released a new patch that updates World of Warcraft to 3.0.3.  The patch comes in at 21MB. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King launches on November 13.


Hit the jump for the entire patch list.

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In case you haven't got enough Lara in your life, you can now download an official demo for Tomb Raider: Underworld via the Xbox Live Marketplace.

PS3 fans seem to not be invited to this party. We haven't gotten any word that a demo will find its way to the PlayStation Network.

Tomb Raider: Underworld goes on sale November 18.

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We all knew Blizzard was making a fortune off of World of Warcraft, but did you know it cost them $200 million dollars to run the entire game since 2004 up until now? Does that include the employees? Or the hundreds of servers, heck even the buildings just to store everything? Yup it sure does. $200 million since November 2004 and now they have over 10 million subscribers. To put it bluntly, they STILL make out in the end with estimating at over or close to $140 million dollars made every month from WoW addicts.

Below is an excerpt from the 1UP article:

 ”Okay, so let's do a conservative estimate, and say even 1 million of these counted subscribers are still in their free month. That leaves 9 million paying subscribers who, at the $15 fee, are generating $135 million every month. Hell, even if you adjust that to, say, $120 million (since many subscribers may be paying for slightly discounted 3- or 6-month subscriptions), that still means Blizzard more than recouped their entire upkeep costs over a four-year period in just two months."

Get ready, the expansion (World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King) is due out in stores on November 13, 2008.

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It's finally announced! We all knew it'd be November, but we now have the official date! Today, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced that World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King,will arrive in stores on November 13 in North America, Europe, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Russia, and November 14 in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

"We're looking forward to launching Wrath of the Lich King and finally giving World of Warcraft players a chance to take on Arthas and his minions," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "Until then, we'll continue to refine and playtest the expansion content to make sure it provides a highly polished and entertaining experience."

The expansion will be available in Korea and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on November 18.

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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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Those of you who've been waiting for years for a chance to take down the Lich King in World of Warcraft will finally get your chance in a few months when the next expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, hits, but for now you'll have to be satisfied with the game's new trailer, which doubles as the opening cinematic. Check it out above.

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Attention, World of Warcraft fans: WoW Insider is reporting that Wrath of the Lich King, the next WoW expansion, is no longer in alpha and will soon be entering beta. This means that those selected from the pool of entries for beta access should soon be getting their invites.

Blizzard has a website set up that contains information for those of you who get beta keys, like how to create a Blizzard account and access client files needed to play.

Remember, there are quite a few beta scams out there, so make sure you're careful with where you disclose your account information.

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Check out these new images of Call of Duty: World at War on the Wii and Nintendo DS.

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