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You've seen the Guitar Hero ads running amok all over television. One of the latest ads features sports stars Alex Rodriguez, Tony Hawk, Michael Phelps and Kobe Bryant rockin' out as a group in the living room. One of the original Guitar Hero World Tour ads featured supermodel Heidi Klum wearing a long shirt which drops right below her waist ala Tom Cruise in "Risky Business". Below you'll find the "Director's Cut" version of Klum's ad which never made the air. If it did, Guitar Hero might be selling way more copies, but they're doing quite alright...



In case you're wondering, other ads in the GH series feature American Idol finalists from last season David Archuletta and David Cook, as well as Corbin Bleu.

Most of all the ads can be seen over at YouTube as well as random people's attempts to impersonate the ads.

BPN Magazine has unveiled a list of the Top 10 video games this 2008 holiday season. These are the games most likely to be topping the wishlists of video game enthusiasts everywhere. The latest games below are listed in no particular order. Use the links below to find out more info on each of these games which are flying off store sheleves!

Midnight Club Los Angeles (Xbox 360, PS3 – Rockstar)
Guitar Hero World Tour (Xbox 360, PS3 – Neversoft/Activision/Red Octane)
Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360 – Epic Games/Microsoft)
SingStar (PS3 – SCEA)
Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PS3 – Bethesda Softworks)
Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii – Harmonix/MTV Games)
Shaun White Snowboarding (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii – Ubisoft)
Bionic Commando (Xbox 360, PS3 – GRIN/Capcom)
LittleBigPlanet (PS3 – Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment)
Star Wars: Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels (Wii – Krome Studios/LucasArts)

(Source: bpmmagazine.net)

The hot music-based video game, Guitar Hero World Tour is the fourth edition of the popular Guitar Hero video game series, released in October 2008. The popular title is available for Playstation 2, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 video game platforms and includes yet another rockin' song list full of various hit music by your favorite artists!

This particular edition of the game includes 86 total songs, all master recordings. Listed below you'll find the song list for Guitar Hero World Tour. The list is done by year the song was recorded, title, group and place the band or artist performed it.

Guitar Hero World Tour Song List

1994 "About a Girl" (Unplugged) Nirvana House of Blues (Los Angeles)
2007 "Aggro" The Enemy Ted's Tiki Hut (Tahiti)
1970 "American Woman" The Guess Who Rock Brigade (The Pacific)
1980 "Antisocial" Trust Times Square (New York City)
1993 "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Lenny Kravitz Strutter's Farm (Kentucky)
2006 "Assassin" Muse Times Square (New York City)
2005 "B.Y.O.B." System of a Down Times Square (New York City)
Encore
1973 "Band on the Run" Wings Pang Tang Bay (Hong Kong)
Encore
1982 "Beat It" Michael Jackson Strutter's Farm (Kentucky)
1997 "Beautiful Disaster" 311 Bone Church (Poland)
1980 "Crazy Train" Ozzy Osbourne Ozzfest (Germany)
Encore
1997 "Dammit" Blink-182 Rock Brigade (The Pacific)
2005 "Demolition Man" (Live) Sting Will Heilm's Keep (England)
1972 "Do It Again" Steely Dan Swamp Shack (Louisiana)
1984 "Escuela de Calor" Radio Futura Will Heilm's Keep (England)
1997 "Everlong" Foo Fighters AT&T Park (San Francisco)
1982 "Eye of the Tiger" Survivor Phi Psi Kappa (USA)
Encore
1994 "Feel the Pain" Dinosaur Jr. Bone Church (Poland)
2004 "Float On" Modest Mouse Ted's Tiki Hut (Tahiti)
Encore
1998 "Freak on a Leash" Korn Wilted Orchid (Sweden)
1977 "Go Your Own Way" Fleetwood Mac Strutter's Farm (Kentucky)
Encore
2007 "Good God" Anouk Tesla's Coil (Australia)
2008 "Hail to the Freaks" Beatsteaks Recording Studio (Canada)
1979 "Heartbreaker" Pat Benatar Strutter's Farm (Kentucky)
1995 "Hey Man, Nice Shot" Filter Rock Brigade (The Pacific)
1978 "Hollywood Nights" Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Tesla's Coil (Australia)
Encore
1984 "Hot for Teacher" Van Halen Times Square (New York City)
1977 "Hotel California" Eagles Swamp Shack (Louisiana)
Encore
1973 "The Joker" Steve Miller Band Pang Tang Bay (Hong Kong)
2008a "Kick Out the Jams" MC5's Wayne Kramer Will Heilm's Keep (England)
2006 "The Kill" 30 Seconds to Mars AT&T Park (San Francisco)
2005 "L'Via L'Viaquez" The Mars Volta AT&T Park (San Francisco)
1987 "La Bamba" Los Lobos Times Square (New York City)
2007 "Lazy Eye" Silversun Pickups Recording Studio (Canada)
1986 "Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi Amoeba Records (Los Angeles)
1967 "Love Me Two Times" The Doors Rock Brigade (The Pacific)
1987 "Love Removal Machine" The Cult Wilted Orchid (Sweden)
Encore
1994 "Love Spreads" The Stone Roses Sunna's Chariot (Asgard)
2001 "The Middle" Jimmy Eat World Wilted Orchid (Sweden)
2007 "Misery Business" Paramore Amoeba Records (Los Angeles)
2005 "Monsoon" Tokio Hotel Ted's Tiki Hut (Tahiti)
1988 "Mountain Song" Jane's Addiction Wilted Orchid (Sweden)
1980 "Mr. Crowley" Ozzy Osbourne Ozzfest (Germany)
2005 "Never Too Late" The Answer Sunna's Chariot (Asgard)
1987 "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" Beastie Boys House of Blues (Los Angeles)
2006 "Nuvole E Lenzuola" Negramaro Recording Studio (Canada)
2002 "Obstacle 1" Interpol Amoeba Records (Los Angeles)
Encore
1980 "On the Road Again" (Live) Willie Nelson Swamp Shack (Louisiana)
2000 "One Armed Scissor" At the Drive-In Tesla's Coil (Australia)
1987 "The One I Love" R.E.M. Pang Tang Bay (Hong Kong)
1979 "One Way or Another" Blondie Amoeba Records (Los Angeles)
2006 "Our Truth" Lacuna Coil Ozzfest (Germany)
2008b "Overkill" Motörhead Ozzfest (Germany)
2002 "Parabola" Tool Tool (USA)
2007b "Pretty Vacant" Sex Pistols Recording Studio (Canada)
1998 "Prisoner of Society" The Living End Ozzfest (Germany)
1992 "Pull Me Under" Dream Theater Sunna's Chariot (Asgard)
1967 "Purple Haze" (Live) The Jimi Hendrix Experience AT&T Park (San Franscico)
Encore
1973 "Ramblin' Man" The Allman Brothers Band Amoeba Records (Los Angeles)
2008 "Re-Education (Through Labor)" Rise Against Times Square (New York City)
1984 "Rebel Yell" Billy Idol Wilted Orchid (Sweden)
2006 "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" Lostprophets Ted's Tiki Hut (Tahiti)
1996 "Santeria" Sublime Will Heilm's Keep (England)
1987 "Satch Boogie" Joe Satriani Sunna's Chariot (Asgard)
2001 "Schism" Tool Tool (USA)
2007 "Scream Aim Fire" Bullet for My Valentine Ozzfest (Germany)
2000 "Shiver" Coldplay Will Heilm's Keep (England)
Encore
1995 "Some Might Say" Oasis Phi Psi Kappa (USA)
1992 "Soul Doubt" NOFX Sunna's Chariot (Asgard)
1995 "Spiderwebs" No Doubt Rock Brigade (The Pacific)
Encore
2003 "Stillborn" Black Label Society Swamp Shack (Louisiana)
1975 "Stranglehold" Ted Nugent Strutter's Farm (Kentucky)
1974 "Sweet Home Alabama" (Live) Lynyrd Skynyrd AT&T Park (San Francisco)
2008 "Ted Nugent Guitar Duel" Ted Nugent N/Ac
1993 "Today" The Smashing Pumpkins Bone Church (Poland)
2007 "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" Airbourne Ted's Tiki Hut (Tahiti)
2006 "Toy Boy" Stuck in the Sound Recording Studio (Canada)
1984 "Trapped Under Ice" Metallica Times Square (New York City)
1970 "Up Around the Bend" Creedence Clearwater Revival Phi Psi Kappa (USA)
2006 "Vicarious" Tool Tool (USA)
2002 "VinterNoll2" Kent Tesla's Coil (Australia)
2007 "Weapon of Choice" Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Tesla's Coil (Australia)
2007 "What I've Done" Linkin Park House of Blues (Los Angeles)
1967 "The Wind Cries Mary" Jimi Hendrix AT&T Park (San Francisco)
2005 "You're Gonna Say Yeah!" HushPuppies Bone Church (Poland)
Encore
2008 "Zakk Wylde Guitar Duel" Zakk Wylde N/Ac

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If your'e an avid video gamer, today's the day that Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 video game is available for multiple video game platforms! The game arrives today for Xbox 360, PS3, Playstation 2, PSP, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS systems.

Wrestlers featured:
The game features vast rosters of characters from the Raw, ECW & Smackdown rosters including John Cena, Jeff Hardy, Mr. Kennedy, Triple H, Edge, Batista, Kelly and The Undertaker. Also included are the following characters who aren't playable, some are character you can unlock:

Unplayable/unlockable:

Hornswoggle
Jerry Lawler
Jim Ross
Joey Styles
Jonathan Coachman
Justin Roberts
Lilian Garcia
Michael Cole
Mike Chioda
Mr. McMahon (suit)
Nick Patrick
Scott Armstrong
Shane McMahon
Stephanie McMahon
Tazz (suit)
Tony Chimel
Vickie Guerrero

There's no legends in this game like there has been in the fact, due to the release of another wrestling game called Legends of Wrestlemania.

Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 has some of the best new wrestling play in a video game. Here's just some of the features you'll find on this exciting new game:

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 unleashes a brand new tag team match. Build momentum and attributes as a team, destroy opponents with high-impact double teams, pull off new bone-crunching tag team finishers and get the “hot tag” for the win.

Road to Wrestlemania – Pave the way to WWE’s biggest event of the year through WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009’s new story mode, which features the franchise’s first-ever co-op storyline.

Create-A-Finisher – Construct the most devastating moves ever unleashed in a WWE ring with this brand new interface. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 lets players customize all aspects of created Superstars – even their very own finishing moves.

New Online Functionality – Extend the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 gameplay experience with downloadable content and much more.

Pickup Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 video game for your video game system at Amazon.com!

Looking to save money on video games? Here's some great deals to get the games and items you want for a better price. The following deals were found online via Spoofee.com:

Toys R Us is offering a $40 off when you buy 2 select Nintendo Wii games.

1. Buy 2 of the following
- Crash Bandicoot for Wii : $49.99
- De Blob for Wii : $49.99
- Madagascar 2 for Wii : $44.99
- MySims Kingdom for Wii : $49.99

2. Auto Discount : -$40.00

Toys R Us Website

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Final Price : $59.99 Shipped

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Use link here.

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Toys R Us has a good deal on two copies of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for Nintendo DS.

Pricegrabber Price for One Unit : $32 ~ $40 Shipped

1. Click here and add 2 to your cart
Final Price : $29.98 + Ship($5.48)

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Freebizmag.com is offering a free subscription of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM).

View offer here

(Please note: Offers have not been checked as of this blog post, but are believed to be valid. Video Game Visions is not responsible for these offers or affiliated with them.)

A brand new website called GamerzReviewz.com is giving away your choice of a brand new gaming system. One lucky winner will get their choice of the Xbox360 Elite, PS3 or Nintendo Wii video game system courtesy of GamerzReviewz.com!

In order to win you can do any of the following:

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That's all there is to it...You can do any and or/all of the above options to enter the contest! Each of the above ways of entering the contest is worth a different amount of tickets into the drawing, with a total of 41 if you do all of them. To get the full details please see their post called:

Win a PS3, Xbox360 or Wii Gaming System.

The lucky winner will be drawn on June 18th at 12 Noon EST. Good luck to all entrants!

Here's a look at the Top 10 most popular Wii video games, according to IGN.com. The Nintendo Wii Fit which debuts today heads up the list and is said to be in very short supply here in the United States. Use the links below for more info on the specific game.

Top 10 Most Popular Wii Games:

1 Wii Fit
2 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
3 The Conduit
4 Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles 2
5 Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel
6 MadWorld
7 Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3
8 Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2
9 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
10 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

(Source: IGN.com)

The Nintendo Wii makes great use of the remote control game controller, allowing users to do everything from Ninja swordfights to tennis to bowling, and more! The motion is said to be great excercise for gamers who once were relegated to playing games as Couch potatoes. Now Nintendo is taking the physical fitness aspect a step further, with the release of the Wii Fit.

The Wii Fit will include over 40 different types of training excercises which fall into four specific categories: Aerobic Excercise, Muscle Conditioning, Yoga Poses and Balance Games. It will include trackable stats for 8 different users as well, to measure fitness progress.

Once the Wii Fit Channel is added it enables users to not have to insert the Wii Fit Disc into a Wii console in order for the Wii Balance Board to scale your weight to calculate your BMI, measure the center of your bodily balance and conduct a balance test in order to calculate your Wii Fit Age.

It also allows you to monitor how long you did which category of exercise for in one day, all in the comfort of your own home and without the need to keep inserting the Wii Fit Disk into your Wii console each time.

The new accessory for your Nintendo Wii video game system will land in the United States on Monday, with sales of the item starting Wednesday. Nintendo already says the item has been successful in Japan for encouraging families to discuss and promote fitness. Wii Fit has already sold over 1.5 million units in Japan, so expect this accessory to really take off in the US as well, spurring gamers to get off the couch and get fit!

See the Wii Fit at Amazon.com!

Read more about Wii fit here at eflux.com

Note: Be careful not to get fired for using the Wii Fit as this women did!

The Xbox 360 has achieved a sales milestone, as it has now sold 10 million units in the United States! The Xbox 360 is the first of the next-generation gaming consoles to achieve this mark. According to reports though, Nintendo's Wii is still on fire and very close behind in sales, with about 500,000 units less. In fact, during the holidays and afterwards, there were all sorts of reports of the Wii being sold out, crowds forming and battles breaking out to grab them off the shelves!

More from efluxmedia:

The Deutsche Bank analyst Jeetil Patel believes that Nintendo will surpass Xbox 360 installed base as soon as next month.

The fact that Microsoft has managed to reach the milestone before its competition is mainly because it has a year on the market ahead of the Wii. The Nintendo console is supposed to reach Microsoft’s sales in less than two months, thanks to the incredible momentum it has on the market, selling an average of more than 700,000 units per month in the last two months, compared to Xbox 360’s 200,000.

According to Patel, the Wii's installed base reached 9.5mn units. Since its launch in November 2006, Nintendo Wii has sold close to 24 million units worldwide.

So the battle of the gaming systems is on! Price is definitely a consideration, as the Nintendo Wii video games system is much more affordable. 360 is considered the upscale gaming system, along with Playstation 3. So look for the Nintendo Wii to soon eclipse Microsoft's Xbox in terms of sales.

Grand Theft Auto IV arrives on April 29th, 2008 to the delight of video game fans everywhere! Recent commercials have revealed early footage of the game, which will be available for both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

You can pre-order Grand Theft Auto IV or Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition at Amazon.com.

This is the 9th title in the GTA series and features a re-created Liberty City, complete with new scenes, characters and missions. It takes place fictionally in LC, which is around New York and New Jersey. The main character of this adventure will be Niko Bellic, an Eastern European, between 28 and 32 years of age who has traveled to Liberty City to pursue the "American Dream". According to early reports of the game, you now have a little more work to do to jack cars, as you'll not only have to break the glass and get in, but also will have to hotwire it. That definitely gives the cops more time to catch you.


GTA 4's new star: Niko Bellic

There will also be helicopters available to "steal" and fly. In addition, there's a slew of new actions you can perform such as climbing telephone poles and fire escapes, pushing people who bump into him, calling women for dates, playing darts and bowling. It's also possible to become intoxicated, which makes your character stumble around and the screen go blurry.

The GTA series has always been a favorite of video gamers across the globe, as it involves strategy-based missions, cheating, stealing, running over pedestrians and all-out mayhem! This title will definitely have a superior look and feel when compared to its predecessors such as San Andreas and Vice City. The previous titles of course didn't make use of the 360 or PS3's better capabilities.

More links for GTA 4:

Pre-order Grand Theft Auto IV at Amazon.com.

View official trailer for GTA 4 at Youtube.

Rockstar Game's Grand Theft Auto IV website.

Grand Theft Auto IV Wikipedia entry.

Coca Cola has introduced an interesting new advertisement for its soft drink with a new spin on a violent video game. The animated spot definitely adds a new twist to the popular Grand Theft Auto video games. As we all know, these games are full of violence, brutality, theft and road rage. The lead character of Vice City, Tommy Vercetti goes on quite the spree and does everything necessary to accomplish his missions, whether it means running over pedestrians or eluding the cops to do so.

The Coca Cola ad gives you the impression that a GTA like character (looking like Vercetti, seen in the pic with shades on) is about to jack a car. He opens the door and yanks a guy out but then simply toasts his Coke bottle with the driver's Coke bottle. From there on, the character gleefully goes around town performing all sorts of good deeds. He gives someone his jacket, puts out a fire and stops a guy from snatching a lady's purse. All in the name of Coca Cola and good will towards mankind.

Definitely a creative ad and the complete opposite of the popular Grand Theft Auto video games we all know and love!

See the full Coca Cola ad on YouTube video!