Today Guitar Hero: World Tour gets a DLC update. A three-pack from Jimi Hendrix is available featuring tracks “If 6 was 9,” “Little Wing,” and a live version of “Fire.” The Jimi Hendrix three-pack is available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of GH:WT only.
In addition, new R.E.M. songs will also be available for the PS3 and Wii only. The new tracks from their latest album, Accelerate, include “Horse to Water,” Man-Sized Wreath,” and “Supernatural Superserious.” The three-pack can be downloaded together or as singles on the PS3 and as singles only on the Wii.
Next week’s DLC lineup is monstrous to say the least. Harmonix and MTV Games have announced they will be bringing ten new tracks from four artists to the Rock Band Music Store. The lineup includes three-packs from artists Dead Kennedys, Mission of Burma, and Lacuna Coil. Additionally, a hit single from Crooked X will also be available.
The Dead Kennedys’ three-pack includes tracks “California Uber Alles,” “Holiday in Cambodia,” and “Police Truck.” The Mission of Burma three-pack will include “Mica,” “That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate,” and “That’s When I Reach for My Revolover.” Last but certainly not least is Lacuna Coil’s three-pack which will feature “Closer,” “Swamped,” and “Forever.” Crooked X is the lone wolf in this release with their single “Gone” to join “Nightmare” and “Rock-n-Roll Dream” in the Rock Band Music Store. READ MORE
Spike TV announced the nominees for its 2008 Video Game Awards and some of them haven’t been played by gamers yet.
Left 4 Dead, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Skate It, Shaun White Snowboarding and Naruto: The Broken Bond all received nominations before being available to consumers. A majority of the nominees for the yearly awards were released after September with many, like Quantum of Solace, Mirror’s Edge and Gears of War 2, having been out for barely a week. READ MORE
South Korea-based MMO publisher NCsoft reports third quarter profits dropped by 50 percent, earning US $3.6 million in the three-month period, down from US $7.2 million last year.
Sci-fi MMORPG Tabula Rasa, developed by famed Ultima creator Richard Garriott and released in November 2007, earned only 2 percent of the company’s revenue and is considered to have underperformed. Garriott left the company last week after returning from a trip into space.
Eighty-four percent of NCsoft’s revenue came from sales and subscriptions to the two games in its Lineage MMORPG series, a huge hit in Korea. City of Heroes, City of Villains and Guild Wars accounted for a combined 13 percent. Korean sales made up 59 percent of NCsoft’s revenue. North America and Japan contributed 13 percent each and Europe six percent.
Before Tabula Rasa, NCsoft’s last major release was the vehicle-based MMO Auto Assault, which came out in April 2006. Citing low subscription rates, NCsoft shut down Auto Assault’s servers in August 2007. Based on original IP, NCsoft will release MMORPG Aion: Tower of Eternity early next year.
With a movie already in the works, Robert Jordan’s bestselling Wheel of Time book series may be returning to games.
Website VentureBeat reports film studio Red Eagle Entertainment will be opening a studio to take advantage of their rights to the fantasy books that have sold more than 44 million copies worldwide.
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