I hope everyone in America has a great 4th! Be safe, eat lots of food, and please, by all means, get out of the house and go watch some fireworks!!!!!!!!

And please don’t forget to take a moment to pause and pray for our country and our men and women in uniform who fight for our freedom.

And just in case you can’t get out to see the fireworks, then here’s a video game related barrage of explosions, just for you!

Note: Video wad made and used by GameSpot a few years ago. But it’s such a fantastic video game tribute to America’s Independence that I thought I’d share!

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Bungie Day 2008 is almost upon us! The event will happen on July 7th. Outside of the freebies that will be given away, a new ViDoc has hinted that Bungie will announce a new game!

To quote: “Our independence has us driving towards becoming a multi-game studio, and the first thing we’re gonna announce today…” after which the first Bungie employee gets cut off by the second one who says “Whooo ho, we’re not announcing anything yet.” Could it be Halo 4 or Marathon 4?

Here’s what you can look forward to happening:
* Watch the new video documentary on Cold Storage:

* Cold Storage will be available for free beginning on July 7, Bungie Day, on Xbox Live Marketplace. Cold Storage is a remake of the Halo 1 map Chill Out.

* Additionally, on 7/7, Microsoft is dropping the price of the Legendary Map Pack from 800 spacebucks to 600 spacebucks. — For now, Cold Storage will be implemented in regular rotation in playlists that require the Legendary Maps. To avoid confusion, playlists that previously required the Legendary Maps will now remind players that they need “all Maps” to participate, and since Cold Storage is free, it shouldn’t be a big deal for you to grab the map on July 7 and then return to your regularly scheduled business in SWAT.

* Additionally, don’t forget to grab the one-day-only free gamerpics (last year it included Mister Chief) and theme on 7/7.

* Beginning on July 7, there will be a 48-hour long seven-player FFA playlist in Halo 3’s Matchmaking where you can turn the calendar back to 2001 and control Rockets, Invis and Snipe.

* Next edition of the Bungie Podcast: Guests include: Lars Bakken, Shishka, Producer Allen Murray, Security Expert Jerome Simpson, IT Manager and Podcast Engineer Steve Lopez, Producer Joe Tung and Mission Architect Chris Carney. Save roughly 95 minutes of your day on Monday for the Bungie Podcast, which will likely include the New Game announcement.

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Activision has announced that Guitar Hero: On Tour for DS has sold in excess of 300,000 units in North America, in it’s first seven days since launch! This makes it the largest North American launch for the Nintendo DS in Activision’s history by a factor of 8!

The high sales numbers additionally mark Guitar Hero: On Tour as one of Activisions top 5 best-selling launches of any platform in the company’s history! Quite the feat!

Guitar Hero: On Tour brings the popular Guitar Hero franchise to the handheld platforms for the first time delivering a unique gaming experience and challenging handheld gamers to prove their skills on the most diverse set list of master tracks ever offered in a Guitar Hero game.

“Guitar Hero is one of the most successful entertainment properties and continues to push the boundaries of innovation with Guitar Hero: On Tour,” said Mike Griffith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Activision Publishing, Inc. “The game’s breakthrough peripheral brings the Guitar Hero experience to the 41 million DS users in North America and Europe, where they can play anywhere, anytime.”

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GameTap today released two new games for Gold account subscribers. To show what PC and Mac gamers can now play, we’ve included a vintage video for Descent: Freespace, so you can see how it looks.

Descent: Freespace
The Galactic Terran Alliance and the Vasudan Empire have been at war for nearly two decades. But the arrival of the nightmarish Shivans has forced old enemies to put aside their differences and unite against a bloodthirsty and technologically superior foe. As a fighter pilot in the GTA carrier fleet, you’re on the front lines — and facing deadly interstellar dogfighting.

Off-Road Redneck Racing
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! See a group of ill-mannered rednecks go doorhandle to doorhandle over some of the most grueling off-road courses on Earth! Thrill to fantastic barrel rolls! Boggle at finishes so close it’ll make your razor jealous! If you miss this you’d better be dead, or in jail! And if you’re in jail…break out!

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The August issue of the American GamePro Magazine reveals screenshots of Resistance 2’s Leviathan!

The 300-foot-tall, skyscraper-smashing monster is revealed via a 10-page cover story, where you’ll get to read the first details and see the first images of one of the boss Chimera in the game, called “Leviathan”. GamePro also got to play through a lengthy section of the Chicago single-player level as well as got a detailed account of the 8-player online co-op and competitive multiplayer modes.

Thankfully, as a preview to the magazine’s cover story, a screenshot of the Leviathan has already been shown (above). Enjoy.

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Blizzard has announced that the Archangel Tyrael from Diablo is the newest World of Warcraft (WOW) mini-pet!

You only would have recieved this special pet if you were one of the lucky people that got to attend the World Wide Invitational Blizzard show in Paris, France, where they announced Diablo 3. If you attended, you would’ve gotten a scratch card in your goody bag which entitled you to an in-game mini pet. The pet that they received however had remained a mystery . . . until now.

The mystery pet is none other than the Archangel Tyrael from Diablo! Here’s a pic if you don’t know who he is.

From the official Blizzard site: “The code for the in-game World of Warcraft pet that was provided in the goodie bag at the 2008 Worldwide Invitational will be usable at our Pet Redemption Webpage (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/misc/promotion.html) after patch 2.4.3 is released in the near future.

After you have received the in-game code from this webpage, the Alliance will travel to Stormwind and the Horde to Undercity to visit a new NPC where you will be able to claim the in-game pet.

The pet itself will be a miniature version of the Archangel Tyrael of Diablo 2 fame who will travel with you on all your grand adventures in Azeroth! Pictures of this amazing new pet will be available on the official website soon for everybody to check out.”

Via Worldofwar.net

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Today Nintendo of Europe and Australia added new games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The game went live at midnight CET. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the game. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon UK.

The WiiWare games are:

My Pokemon Ranch (Nintendo, Simulation, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points = €10 / £7.50 / AU$15): The Pokémon phenomenon debuts on WiiWare with My Pokémon Ranch, a game that lets you watch as Pokémon and Miis interact with each other for the first time. Enjoy the relaxing ranch life by viewing your ranch and its Pokémon, taking pictures and sending those pictures to your friends via the Wii Message Board. The more Pokémon and Miis you bring to your ranch, the more fun it becomes. My Pokémon Ranch can be linked with the Nintendo DS Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl Game Cards to deposit the Pokémon you’ve caught in these games in your ranch. You can deposit a maximum of 1,000 Pokémon from up to eight different game cards. Make your ranch livelier by playing with your friends and family.

TIP #1: You can get Phione by importing 250 Pokemon to the ranch.
TIP #2: You can get Mew by importing 999 Pokemon to the ranch.

Pop (Nnooo, Puzzle, 1-4 players, 700 Wii Points = €7 / £5.25 / AU$10.50): Pop bubbles to score points and stop the timer from running out. Pop can be enjoyed by anyone – casual gamers can simply play to pop bubbles and keep the game moving, whereas advanced players will need to pick their shots rapidly and accurately and generate combos to maximize their score.

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Konami officially confirmed that Castlevania Judgment, the first Castlevania title in the fighting game genre, is currently in development exclusively for Wii. Developed by legendary Castlevania series producer Koji “Iga” Igarashi, Castlevania Judgment bridges the past with the present as it pits several generations of the Belmont clan against a host of characters that span the franchise’s 22-year history. It will be released in North America in Fall 2008.

“We wanted to take this addition to the signature Konami franchise in a direction that really sets it apart from the previous Castlevania titles in the series,” said Anthony Crouts, Vice President of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “The Wii Remote and Nunchuk capabilities, along with the iconic characters, make this game the ideal entry point into the fighting game genre. This combination is certain to thrill old and new fans of the franchise. ”

With 3D environments rendered on Wii, players can choose sides in an epic battle of good versus evil using iconic Castlevania characters designed by famed manga artist Takeshi Obata. Using the motion-sensing controls of the Nunchuk and Wii Remote, players can slash, stab and whip their way across a variety of stages and environmental elements with various surrounding objects as weapons. Select characters can also set traps and make use of monsters on the field to achieve victory in a clash of epic proportions. As an added bonus, players are also able to compete head-to-head using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and connect with Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia on the Nintendo DS to unlock bonus gameplay content.

More scanned pictures at Jeuxfrance.

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Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP today.

American Games (Content):
* Guitar Hero III free song: “Top Gun Anthem”
– Rock Band songs:
* “Promised Land” by Vesuvius free song
* Crüefest Pack ($2.99 or $0.99 per song): “Down At The Whisky” by Mötley Crüe, “Time Is Running Out” by Papa Roach, “Who’s Going Home With You Tonight” by Trapt

American Trailers:
* Battlefield Bad Company Trailer, Rainbow Sprinkles trailer & Snake Eyes trailer
* Dead Space Animated Comic Issue #2 & #3
* Killzone 2 Trailer
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 Course Video
* Valkyria Chronicles Teaser Trailer
* Vampire Rain: Altered Species Trailer #1 & #2

American Extras:
* PSN theme (PSP)
* Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution theme
* Top Spin 3 wallpaper
* Woodward theme (PS3 & PSP)

QORE (Content): $2.99 per episode or $24.99 for a 1 year subscription (13 episodes) — If you don’t want to buy this, you can wait two weeks to get the content (but not the video magazine) for free.
– Demos:
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
– Trailers/Videos:
* Resistance 2 - Anatomy of a Game: The Making of Resistance 2 (Part One)
* Silent Hill: Homecoming - In-Depth Look at Silent Hill: Homecoming
* Madden ‘09 - Featured Story: We Love Madden

European Games (Demos):
* Space Invaders Extreme Demo (for PSP via PS3 and PC Store)
* Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 - €9,95 / £6.99

European Games (Content):
– Buzz: Quiz TV:
* Sci-Fi Quiz - €4,99 / £3.49
* Rock Legends Quiz - €4,99 / £3.49
* Australian Culture Quiz - €4,99 / £3.49
* UK Culture Quiz - €4,99 / £3.49
* Guitar Hero 3 free song: July 4th 2008 Holiday Single
* Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Gift Pack with 3 free new multiplayer maps

European Trailers:
* Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway Ubidays Trailer
* Haze Launch Trailer

European Extras:
* Echochrome theme
* Elefunk theme & wallpapers
* Metal Gear Solid 4 theme
* Top Spin 3 wallpaper

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Welcome to our “Soul Calibur IV” competition where you now have the chance to win the following prizes until the fighting game’s release date on July 29.

First prize: The SoulCalibur IV game for the system of your choice (Xbox 360 or PS3) plus a SoulCalibur IV bag and shirt;
Second prize: The SoulCalibur IV game for the system of your choice (Xbox 360 or PS3) plus a SoulCalibur IV shirt;
Third prize: A SoulCalibur IV shirt;

What do you need to do to win? Answer this question: “In the epic struggle between the holy sword Soul Calibur and its cursed counterpart, Soul Edge, who will win in SoulCalibur IV and why?”

What are the rules? This contest is only open to residents of the United States. All you have to do is leave a comment on this page with your answer before July 29th has passed at the strike of midnight. All entries must be in by date and time. One entry per person. Fill out your real email so we can contact you if you win (your email will be invisible to other readers, only the site staff can see it). Winners will be chosen from the best entries and will be notified by email. The winners will be publicly announced the next day. Good luck!

Check out this new destiny trailer for SoulCalibur IV:

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