According to a Paramount spokesperson, the game will take “full advantage of the Nintendo Wii’s motion-sensing controls and microphone and the DS touch screen.” And John Kavanah, the Senior Vice President of Video Games for Paramount Digital Entertainment added, “Grease is the ideal opportunity to reach a broad gaming audience who love to sing, dance and have fun with a party-style game.” So it seems like singing and dancing might be in the cards.

It will be really interesting to see what 505 Games/Paramount come up with in regards to this game. In the meantime, I’m off to play the soundtrack on repeat. Grease Lightning!

Via | GameGirl

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Actually, we can go a little more specific than that. How’s September 17, 2010? If you’re going to circle the date, though, do it with a pencil, as this is still firmly settled in the rumor camp and not quite in the official side of things. There’s also no news as to whether Milla Jovovich will be repirising her role. But hopefully we’ll find out soon enough.

Via | Kotaku

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For you PC gamers out there, here goes:

Software:

• Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP or Windows Vista(R) (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
• Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c (included & required for Windows XP & Vista)

Hardware:

• CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3400+ processor
• RAM: 1GB RAM
• Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA(R) Geforce(R) 6800 GT or ATI Radeon(TM) X800
• Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
• HDD Space: 8GB (Plus an additional 800MB for Windows swap file)
• Media: 100% Microsoft Windows compatible DVD-ROM drive
• Internet: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer

Via | CVG

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So if you’ve got some free time before your 4th of July parties, or even during your 4th of July parties, log on in to Xbox Live and launch CoD. Double XP is a pretty sweet deal. Thanks, Microsoft!

Via | Ripten

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The official word from Blizzard PR’s team member, Bob Colayco is as follows:

“We don’t currently plan to support LAN play with StarCraft II, as we are building Battle.net to be the ideal destination for multiplayer gaming with StarCraft II and future Blizzard Entertainment games. While this was a difficult decision for us, we felt that moving away from LAN play and directing players to our upgraded Battle.net service was the best option to ensure a quality multiplayer experience with StarCraft II and safeguard against piracy.

Several Battle.net features like advanced communication options, achievements, stat-tracking, and more, require players to be connected to the service, so we’re encouraging everyone to use Battle.net as much as possible to get the most out of StarCraft II. We’re looking forward to sharing more details about Battle.net and online functionality for StarCraft II in the near future.”

Undoubtedly, this will likely cause some bitterness and resentment among gamers, but I’m somewhat certain it won’t hurt SCII’s sales any when the game finally comes out. Of course, there’s always Diablo III - which will also lack LAN support.

Via | Joystiq

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June 30 -

• Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - Xbox 360, PS3
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, PC
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PC
• Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker - Nintendo DS
• Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament - PSP

July 1 -

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Xbox 360

July 2 -

• Infernal: Hell’s Vengeance - Xbox 360

Via | QJ

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Also, for US players, you can hop on over to the website to redeem your free battle bot in-game companion pet. It’s free and all you have to do is click a couple of buttons. Oh, and make sure your WoW account is bound to Battle.net. Players outside of the US are out of luck on that one. After you’ve got your pet, wait 24 hours and head on back to the website to pick up red or blue colored “fuel” to power your in-game pet. Nice way to kill a few minutes of standing around time in the game, watching your red bot slap around a blue bot and/or vice versa.

As part of the campaign, Mountain Dew has also released a commercial, which I’m sorry to say is kind of lame and nonsensical. But it’s fun to watch all the same. So here you go:

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In addition, there’s been some item/system changes. Items will now have more of an effect on statistics than they did before. Pets now get gear bonuses. And there’s been some changes to the heroic system. The developers go into minute detail on all of this over at the AoC website, so you can sit there calmly and read through it all.

For those of you that enjoy crafting, there’s been a “complete overhaul” of the gems profession. They’ve made it more “flexible, easier to use, and a lot more rewarding.”

Guild cities will now see some NPCs moving in. Guards will patrol the streets, merchants will join the fun, and new social pets have been added as well.

Overall, some big additions to the game, and something that will likely see a lot of subscriptions renewed as players rush in to see what might’ve changed. Enjoy your Hyborian adventure!

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Well, okay then. Apparently, the company concealed information with regards to its fees, late payment penalties, interest rates and so on and so forth. For those that play/have played FFXI, do you think this lawsuit has a leg to stand on? Are the policies that questionable or do you think Square Enix has been upfront enough with its fees?

Via | Destructoid

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The father cried for mercy when the ruling came in, saying that the boy “still does not understand why he did something so terrible.” Twenty-three years to come to terms with what he’s done is probably going to feel like a very long time.

Tragic story all around.

Via | Joystiq

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