Dinosaurs rule! That's why VGB is supporting Jurassic: The Hunted, a new budget game that Activision isn't backing at all for its November 3rd release on Wii, PS2, PS3 and Xbox 360 at a price point of $30 for PS2 and $40 on the current-gen platforms.
Harmonix and MTV Games have announced the Rock Band: Metal Track Pack for release on October 13, 2009 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Wii. The included 20 songs will cost you $30.
45 characters will appear in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5 (called Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel 2 in Japan), which is the fifth installment in the Ultimate Ninja series. It will be released later this year in America and Europe for PlayStation 2.
Activision's Robert Kotick confirmed that Guitar Hero would appear “on every significant new format”, while discussing intentions for yearly updates and building franchises at a Communacopia XV Conference.
The latest issue of Famitsu gives the first details of Yakuza 2 (Ryu ga Gotoku 2) on PS2, which is set one year after the original and takes place in Kamurocho, Osaka and other places in Japan. Sega is bringing the same voice cast back (in the Japanese version anyway).
Guitar Hero II developer RedOctane is preparing to release the game in the US on November 24 and in Europe on November 30. New multiplayer options and features disclosed by Harmonix.
There will potentially be four sequels to the PS2 rythm game Guitar Hero. The new games will probably get downloadable songs and other relevant content.
Atlus announced a music CD as Rule of Rose pre-order bonus for the PlayStation 2 game. A list of soundtracks and cd-rom content is included on it. Game trailer and storyline included as well.
Tetsuya Nomura was the director, concept artist, and character designer for Kingdom Hearts (on PS2), Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (on GBA), and Kingdom Hearts II (on PS2). The Japanese Kingdom Hearts II Ultimania did an interview with him.
Activision now owns RedOctane, the publishers of the mega-hit Guitar Hero. According to a Security and Exchange Commission filing, the deal involved $99.9 million in cash and Activision stock. Let's hope Guitar Hero II makes it worth their while.
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