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Speed Racer
11 minutes ago by Lynn Little @ wiirally.com
So, who will be racing to the theater to see Speed Racer? How about to buy the video game now available for the Wii? Speed Racer the video game is now available in the United Kingdom. The video game features the voices of Emile Hirsch as Speed...
Rock Band DLC Update: Week of 05-05-08
5 hours ago by Paul @ 1pstart.com
Feeling emo? Or do you feel like rocking out to songs that drive the teens in Hot Topic crazy? Well, this week's Rock Band songs are just what you are looking for then. The songs are available as a discounted "Scene Pack" for $5.49 (440 Microsoft...
Protothea
Yesterday by Lynn Little @ wiirally.com
Anyone else excited about the launch of WiiWare? Here is another title to look forward to. Protothea is from UbiSoft and is a 3D top-down vertical side scrolling shooter game. Players will be in full control of a last-generation spaceship through...
South Park and Harmonix Team Up For Rock Band?
56 hours ago by Paul @ 1pstart.com
There's a rumor going around that in the next South Park DVD release (volume 11) will feature some downloadable songs for Rock Band. This rumor came about from some retailers who received advanced notice of the possibility.So far there's no word on...
Are the Bioshock Elves Working On X-Com: UFO Defense?
58 hours ago by Paul @ 1pstart.com
In the latest edition of The Official X-Box Magazine a rumor that should get both fans of Bioshock and fans of the classic PC (and PSX) game X-Com: UFO Defense in a tizzy. Bioshock creator Ken Levine is rumored to be working with 2K Games on a...
Shocker - GTA IV Didn't Kill 'Iron Man' Movie Opening
05/06/2008 by Dave Parrack @ 1pstart.com
Last week saw various media types getting themselves in a tizzy over the so-called clash between the release of Grand Theft Auto IV last Tuesday, and the long awaited Iron Man movie starring Robert Downey Jr. The argument was that the timing of the...
New VC Cinco de Mayo
05/05/2008 by Lynn Little @ wiirally.com
So once you're done celebrating Cinco de Mayo, there are two new games available through the Wii Shop Channel that might be the perfect way to end the day Mexico celebrates their 1862 initial victory over France. There's the puzzler - Pokémon...
Grand Theft Auto IV News Round-Up
05/03/2008 by Dave Parrack @ 1pstart.com
Grand Theft Auto 4 has now been out for 5 days, and with this being the first weekend since it's release, I expect a lot of people will just be getting to grips with the game. So I thought we should take a look at what's happened around the release,...
Aerosmith Going Guitar Hero Exclusive
05/01/2008 by Paul @ 1pstart.com
Gross.It looks like Aerosmith is doing a huge favor to fans of Rock Band by agreeing to keep their "awesome" music exclusive to the Guitar Hero franchise. Apparently, Activision shoved bucketfuls of money Aerosmith's way to help seal this kind of...
5 Reasons Why I'm Not Playing Grand Theft Auto IV
04/30/2008 by Paul @ 1pstart.com
While everyone in the world is either waiting in breathless anticipation to get their hands on a copy of GTA IV or already in their non-stop GTA IV sessions, I'm one of the few people that doesn't have any plans on playing the game any time soon....
Wonderland Amusement Park
04/29/2008 by Lynn Little @ wiirally.com
If you are a big fan of the games for the Wii that are collections of mini-games, then Majesco is working on a title that is right up your gaming alley. It's called Wonderworld Amusement Park.Wonderworld Amusement Park for the Wii will feature 30...
Rock Band DLC Update: Week of 04-29-08
04/29/2008 by Paul @ 1pstart.com
This week's Rock Band DLC brings us more Smashing Pumpkins and a couple of songs from the Mother Hips. All three songs are master recordings and are not available at a discounted three pack. The songs will cost 1.99 (160 Magical MS Points). The...
New VC game
04/28/2008 by Lynn Little @ wiirally.com
So, with the release of Mario Kart, why even bother putting anything new out for the Virtual Console? That could be the attitude of Nintendo as there is only one new Virtual Console game this week.It's Double Dragon and this side scrolling...
New Ghostbusters Screens
04/28/2008 by Paul @ 1pstart.com
Who doesn't like Ghostbusters? Okay, Ghostbusters II kind of sucked but the original is a sci-fi comedy classic without equal. I've got some high hopes for Sierra and Terminal Reality's Ghostbusters game that they have in development for the PS3 and...
Could Playing The Wii Compare To Real Exercise?
04/27/2008 by Dave Parrack @ 1pstart.com
There is a big debate currently raging over whether Wii Fit, the fitness simulator and computerised exercise trainer already out for the Wii in Japan and Europe, and due out in the U.S. soon, could ever be a viable option for real exercise. That...
Taking a Look at Old School Iron Man Games
04/27/2008 by Paul @ 1pstart.com
Over on 1up a couple of guys with one of the coolest jobs in the world (one of them is in charge of overseeing interactive game content done with Marvel's characters) have a blog where they intermittently post articles of high interest to geeks like...
Guitar Hero to Become Rock Band?
04/27/2008 by Paul @ 1pstart.com
I had a feeling this would happen. What do you do when you have a kick ass game featuring guitars and some other company makes a game that's as great as yours, but adds more instruments? Add more instruments to your game in the sequel! The...
It's almost here
04/26/2008 by Lynn Little @ wiirally.com
Mario Kart Wii is almost available to buy. Tomorrow it will be released. Too bad I'm flat broke. Guess I will have to enjoy the VC Mario Kart 64 for a few more weeks until I have I can get the Wii version....
Grand Theft Auto IV Causes Outrage Before Release
04/26/2008 by Dave Parrack @ 1pstart.com
Grand Theft Auto IV is still three days away from release, and the vast majority of people won't have yet had the chance to sample the game. But that doesn't seem to be stopping no-nothing do-gooders from calling for the game to be banned, before it...
Operation Darkness Thoughts and a Rant
04/26/2008 by Paul @ 1pstart.com
I don't know how this game passed by my attention thus far, but when my roommate downloaded the demo to Operation Darkness I thought, "Hey, a turned based 3D game based on WII that's cool." Sure, it was populated by douschebaggy looking anime...
Def Leppard's Coming to Guitar Hero III, BUT...
04/25/2008 by Paul @ 1pstart.com
One of my favorite rock bands is Def Leppard and when I mean rock bands, I mean a fun band to sing along with when you're drunk. There's few bands that make me rock out with my cock out, but Def Leppard is one of those bands. Oh yeah, you don't want...
Nintendo Profits Rise Massively On Strength Of Wii & DS Sales | Upping Production To Stop Shortages
04/24/2008 by Dave Parrack @ 1pstart.com
Nintendo are having a good year. That's a slight understatement but it's the main thrust of the latest press release to come from the company's headquarters, as it reports a massive surge in profits for the last twelve months.Net profit rose 47.7%...
Do 360 Achievements Need Fixing?
04/24/2008 by Paul @ 1pstart.com
No reason for this other than I like chicks.Over on Gametap there's a great article that delves into how achievements work and how they could be fixed. At first I thought the idea was silly, why would Xbox 360 achievements need to be fixed at all,...
New Interview Sheds Light on Expansion Development
04/24/2008 by Frank Shump @ got2wow.com
Being an ongoing player of an MMO often leaves you wondering what's next for the game. After all, even the average player has put a relatively significant amount of time into developing their character, and knowing the game's direction is important...
Blizzard Announces Season 4 Rating Requirement On All Gear
04/23/2008 by Frank Shump @ got2wow.com
Ever since the arena system was first implemented, players have complained about the ease in which the gear was obtained. Any player, theoretically speaking, could lose 10 matches a week and still end up with a full set of epic gear that they didn't...