It's a very exciting day for Nintendo downloads, thanks to one very thrilling two-wheeler. But Excitebike World Rally is far from the only offering this week. In fact, there are multiple games available for WiiWare, Virtual Console, and DSiWare,...

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Each week Mark Methenitis contributes Law of the Game on Joystiq ("LGJ"), a column on legal issues as they relate to video games: CJ Sorg Well, after the incident with Courtney Love and Kurt, it looks like the whole issue of famous musicians in...

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Square Enix recently chose to attack with its annual earnings report, and among the 12-page PDF file's barrage of numbers, things look pretty good for the company. Net sales for the six months ending September 30, 2009 were up 33 percent over...

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Or, if you prefer: "Tom Morello strikes again; joined by Rebecca Romijn and Zach Braff." Screenshots of what may be a sequel to the XBLA game The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai have landed on 1UP, allegedly supplied by the same saboteur that leaked...

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Nintendo's new The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks trailer (after the break) reveals a more exciting innovation than the whole train thing: You're not exactly rescuing Zelda in this game. In fact, she travels with you the whole time ... in spirit!...

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Alyse isn't just your usual Legend of Zelda fan -- aside from the drawer full of Link-themed boxer shorts and decorative Majora's Mask cup set sitting in the cupboard, he's also now the proud owner of the gigantic Lego mosaic you see above. The...

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Alyse isn't just your usual Legend of Zelda fan -- aside from the drawer full of Link-themed boxer shorts and decorative Majora's Mask cup set sitting in the cupboard, he's also now the proud owner of the gigantic Lego mosaic you see above. The...

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Look, just feign surprise, it makes these financial posts so much more exciting: Activision today reported net revenues of $755 million (on a non-GAAP basis) in the quarter ending September 30, 2009 -- that's $55 million more than the suits...

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Look, just feign surprise, it makes these financial posts so much more exciting: Activision today reported net revenues of $755 million (on a non-GAAP basis) in the quarter ending September 30, 2009 -- that's $55 million more than the suits...

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Just to set the record straight, Band Hero isn't an entirely new game. Its expected audience may be different and some of the venues and features are changed, but this is essentially an all-ages version of Guitar Hero 5. The online modes,...

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