According to NeoGAF member SolidSnakex, Guitar Hero 4 will include a set of drums, a bass guitar, full microphone support, and will additionally allow you to create and share your own songs.
The game is currenly being developed for the PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and PS2. However sharing songs on the Wii and PS2 will be significantly less robust than in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions.
The post in question boasts a new guitar peripheral that introduces a “new input mechanic” which apparently involves “see-through notes” and aims to impact the way you play GH in the future.

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Famitsu has some new Persona 4 screens up today showcasing some of the gameplay.






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It’s nothing major, but here are three new screenshots of Kung Fu Panda - the videogame based on the Dreamworks animation film with the same name.
In Kung Fu Panda, player will embark on an epic action-packed adventure, in which they master the art of Kung Fu fighting styles. The game features 13 legendary levels from the movie, and players must work hard to become the Dragon Warrior and defeat the ultimate villain.



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The latest UK software charts are in, and I don’t think it will surprise anyone that Wii Fit is firmly seated on leading throne.
Following closely behind is Mario Kart Wii, which is enjoying spectacular sales numbers, along with the ever-popular Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games and Gran Turismo 5: Prologue.
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This morning EA announced that they are bringing Monopoly in videogame form to the Xbox 360, Wii and PS2 this fall. No word on a PS3 version.
This is apparently just a slightly more special edition of the original game will be released this Fall, but includes a bunch of new interactive minigames EA decided to throw in.



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Creator and owner of the Prince of Persia franchise, Jordan Mechner, has apparently filed to protect the trademark Prince of Persia Prodigy.
Specialist Trademork now speculates that this could be the name of an upcoming sequel to the Sands of Time trilogy.
Ubisoft announced back in January that they planned to launch a new Prince of Persia game in 2008-2009, so it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise.

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An analyst has raised his 2008 estimates for the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 hardware sales, in addition to his software growth expectations.
Colin Sebastian and Lazard Capital Markets raised the 2008 US Wii sales estimations from 6.5 million to 8.5 million, with PS3 sales from 4.5 million to 4.7 million.

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Another week, another load of game releases. No less than sixteen titles are set to hit retail this time, and I think you’ll find that some of them are rather high-profile games.
The most interesting ones seem to be The World Ends With You, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES, the two Pokèmon Mystery Dungeons games, Call of Duty 4: GoTY Edition and Turok for PC.
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Mario Kart Wii’s success is evident, as the Nintendo racer maintains it number #1 spot on the charts. Mario & Sonic At the Olympics still refuse to give up, and can to be found at #2.
Following closely behind at #3, is Polyphony’s Gran Turismo 5: Prologue. While no detailed sales figures have been released so far, we’re guessing the title has moved bucketloads of units.
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Today’s Famitsu issue announces that a new Super Robot Wars Z title will be released in Japan for the PlayStation 2. No release date or price have been released, but characters Zeta Gundam, SEED Destiny, Eureka Seven and Overman King Gainer have been confirmed to be included already.
The issue also says that a new SRW title will be announced next issue, which will be released in a week. Seven scans after the jump~
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Well, now the good news of the games release date is over, EA have now announced the pricing structure for Rock Band. Here is how it will work:
Rock Band Instrument Edition (Drum Kit, 1 x Guitar, Microphone, no game) - £129.99
Rock Band game - £49.99
Wireless guitar - £59.99
Drum Kit - £69.99
No news on whether you can buy a Microphone separate though. But that is ridiculous in order to get what the Americans have (Rock Band game, Drum Kit, 1 x Guitar and Microphone) we are expected to fork out £180 compared to their $169 (roughly £85)

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According to Eurogamer, EA’s Rock Band will be released on 23rd May on Xbox 360, with the PS3, PS2 and Wii versions to appear later in the summer due to a timed exclusivity deal with Microsoft.
Rock Band will have extra songs in Europe from the likes of Blur, Oasis and Die Toten Hosen, whilst all the DLC currently available in the US will also be available as of the 27th May.
Finally, the US and Europe will receive content updates at the same time from that date forward.

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Capcom today announced that it has secured exclusive worldwide rights to publish official videogames and create peripherals based on the World’s premier motorcycling championship, MotoGP across all hardware platforms.
This agreement will run for five years, and supersedes the existing rights granted to publish titles on the PlayStation platforms.

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SEGA has announced that they will release Yakuza 2 in Europe this year.
“We are thrilled to treat gamers in Europe to the sequel of the critically acclaimed Yakuza.” stated SEGA Europe marketing boss, Gary Knight.
“Yakuza 2 is one of the most requested Japanese titles in our portfolio, and we’re delighted to finally announce a European version.”

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A couple of new screens from the upcoming Mana Khemia 2 have been published in the latest edition of Famitsu, check them out below.





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Here are some new images of Atlus’ upcoming PlayStation 2 & Wii RPG, Baroque. The PS2 version has already been released in the US, with a Wii one expected to arrive on April 8th.
No word on European releases yet, but aren’t we used to waiting anyway?





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The first patch following the debut of Wings of the Goddess expansion pack has arrived.
The update includes a vast number of adjustments to the various jobs/classes in the game, as well as brand new spells, quests, campaign additions and more.
Get the details at PlayOnline.com

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The second announcement from KOEI today, Warriors Orochi for the PlayStation Portable and PC have gone gold.
The PSP version of the game will ship to retailers on March 25th this year, with the PC version being distributed exclusively through digital download in the same month.

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