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Rock Band Wii Track Pack Volume 1

Rock Band Wii Track Pack Volume 1

Harmonix announced plans to release Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1 for the Wii and PlayStation2 systems. The 20-Track Pack features an electrifying mix of classic hits and current favorites, including songs by Boston, Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots, and All American Rejects. Available on July 15th, 2008 for $29.99 with a Track list that includes: 30 Seconds to Mars The Kill All American Rejects Move Along Blink - 182 All the Small Things Boston More Than a Feeling David Bowie Moonage Daydream Faith No More We Care A Lot Grateful Dead Truckin' The Hives Die, All Right!...

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Women Ahead of Men in Technology Use

Women Ahead of Men in Technology Use

American women are now ahead of men in activities ranging from streaming on network TV websites, frequent DVR use and casual gaming to participation in social media such as MySpace and Facebook, according to the results of the Women and Digital Lifestyles report released by Solutions Research Group. The top digital products for women are Digital Camera(24%) , Wireless/Cell Phone(23%), Game Console/Handheld(19%), Digital Media Player(14%), Laptop(14%), and GPS Navigation Units(10%). Among the key findings: More women stream TV shows from network TV sites than men — 15% American online women did so last month compared to 11% of men....

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Virtual World Commercialism

Virtual World Commercialism

The real world is indoctrinated with commercials on television, radio, movie theaters, cell phones, postal mail, email, DVDs, and with ads all over the internet . It seems that consumerism is now going fake, into the fantasy realm . . . virtual reality. Metaverse, Simuality and Code 4 Software have come together to release Simuality’s new virtual world advertising platform, SlippCat. (Read More…) SlippCat is being previewed at Virtual Worlds 2008 in New York City, April 3-4, and is a “Gold Sponsor” of the conference. The Virtual Worlds 2008 is all about “Forward thinking brand advertisers and agencies are...

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Counting Down

Counting Down

June 22, 2008 Wii Rock Band will be here. “Rock Band for Wii will be released as a Special Edition bundle including the software, drums, microphone and a wireless guitar. Stand alone instruments will also be available on June 22nd for people who want to build their band one instrument at a time or want to play the drum versus drum game mode. The game will feature 63 songs including five bonus songs for Wii gamers to enjoy.รข’ Yes, I am a Guitar Hero widow. Ever since Jenny got a hold of playing Guitar Hero III while we were...

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Gamer Economy

Gamer Economy

GameStop, love it or hate it, is making big bucks off the gaming industry. They just reported that their annual sales were $7.1 billion for February, 2007 – February, 2008, which is up 33% from the year before. New game sales accounted for the bulk of that revenue up 38.4% from the previous year due to the big success of their top five selling games: Call of Duty 4, Rock Band, Assassin’s Creed, Super Mario Galaxy and Guitar Hero III. They opened an amazing 586 stores last year. That’s one every 15 hours! So, while the economy is supposedly...

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