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Originally Posted by wraggster

Harmonix's Rock Band Blitz is coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. It was revealed on G4's X-Play this evening, and showed gameplay similar to that ofRock Band Unplugged. Dispensing with peripherals, the controller-based gameplay has dexterous finger gymnasts cruising down a note highway, hitting blocks and switching between instruments for maximum scores.

The title will launch with 25 tracks, but

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Sims 3 Showtime: Katy Perry was just not enough Katy Perry-themed expansion content for The Sims 3. An absolutely unacceptable dearth of Katy Perry remained.

Luckily, EA has rescued us from a life of insufficient simulated Katy Perry paraphernalia with the announcement of The Sims 3 Katy Perry's Sweet Treats, which lets you decorate your Sims' homes in the style of an imaginary "Candyfornia, complete

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Electronic Arts has released The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle for Battlefield 3 – which costs a whopping 3200 Microsoft points.
That's roughly £30 in real money. The DLC is also available via PSN and EA's Origin service.
The package gives players access to all weapons and gadgets for each of the multiplayer classes, a full array of upgrades for every air and ground vehicles and all of the weapons used in the co-op mode.
These in-game items are also available in separate Shortcut DLC,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Dig out an old cell phone, hit the dollar store for some plastic recorders, and build this sound controlled snake game for your next party. The project will be a snap for those comfortable working with microcontrollers, and a great learning experience if you’re looking to try your first Arduino project.[László] and his friend call the project the Snake Charmer. As shown in the clip after the jump it uses music

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Capybara Games has confirmed that its iOS adventureSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is headed to PC and Mac.
A post on the game's official website reveals that the PC version will be released on Steam "before the next dark moon" which falls on April 21. The Mac version will launch "before the summer solstice," which this year falls on June 20.
Both versions have been retooled for their host platforms with two-button mouse support, with some audiovisual elements

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