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Stay put right here for LIVE UPDATES as they happen from E3! This blog will be the written documentation on what gets announced and when! This is also going to be one of the best ways to check the news while on mobile internet devices that can't watch the show, or visit flash updated articles. This year we are getting good confirmations of games we have been waiting for, and hopefully new games weve never heard about! New handhelds? Wii accessories? You can also join us in the IRC for live discussion of the event.

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Pokemon151 is officially open! - to those who can read japanese only . Hopefully they still can take orders from and ship to other continents. Because if they can a little help from a babelfish translation could at least get us through the process right?

In our very last blog post by Empty, Mr. Sea, Empty we took a look at The Conduit by unheard of development studio "High Voltage". The game is certainly something we should keep our eyes on. And this comes from someone whos entire library consists of Nintendo, Capcom, Grasshopper Manufacture, and Rockstar (and Rare if you count SNES and N64)!

The reason I say this is because of the tech-demo that High Voltage is showing off, it impressed the heck outta me, and I hope that this team will share their hard work with other develepment teams. It looks like Nintendo could be the doctor that helps give birth to many new studios because of it's HUGE install base, and cheap development costs. Of coarse good graphics mean nothing if the game plays poorly.

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"American audience, I have been working very hard to make a game you want, please look forward to it, thank you very much" - Suda 51

N+ is BENT on getting anyone of age to get their hands on No More Heroes, which comes out in north america this Tuesday - the 22nd! Because we KNOW that Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda 51 deliver a gaming experience you have never felt before. Also, this will be one of the very few games on Wii that actually has a true story to play through! As a mature gamer who wants to see more mature games on Nintendo systems, I really want this game to sell well and bring a message to developers: "Wii want a dark side in Nintendo too" Plus, the game just looks amazing to play! So if you missed an update or two, or would simply like one page to throw you a ton of NMH, "Read More"...

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Manhunt 2 has gone from it's own death in the "AO" rating to it's resurrecting "M" rating. Now all of us horror fans can get a chance to play a really great game, and no, not JUST because of the kills. If you played through the first one you know that Manhunt (at least so far) really presents an involving story. Stories that really haven't been told before in Video Game media. Hopefully Manhunt 2 continues the 8mm genred tale just as well as M1. But what changes were made to the game to warrent executing the "AO" and securing the "M" rating? Thankfully Rockstar had given IGN demo time with the un-rated copy (wich turned AO after demoing), and also demo time with the "M" version, They wrote a couple page article on what went where just so we would know what we are missing out on. Games Radar also got a before and after play and they gave their impression story. I am just going to list off what they said changed, not alot of stuff, but they are sorta big... sorta.

• Added Dailogue! (possibly Wii exclusive) - says gamespot.com
  
• No longer can you pull a guys' "guys" of with the pliers
  
• No longer can you rip vertabrae out with the pliers
  
• Death Strikes pulsate strange colors, light flashes, motion blur, and darker lighting.
  

Seriously that is ALL that has been claimed to have changed, although IGN makes a pretty big deal about the Death Strike changes. Claiming it to be next to impossible to see anything going on now. I hope they over exaggerate a ittle bit on this because all the death strikes in M1 were clear as crystal. As far as I see it it might be more beneficial to the "feeling" of the game. See in the first game you wanted the "camera-glitch film" screens because of the voyeur "feeling", in M2 you aren't beeing filmed for film creation, you are insane. If what they did matches up with what the teaser trailer showed, the game is going to rock harder than before. As for the mentioned plier kill, eh - it woulda been cool, but VERY uncrutial to the overall game I am sure. I am still pretty excited for the game, as the first one really blew me away, and this one looks promising. There are also a few new screens in the Manhunt 2 Gallery.

- What are your thoughts on the changes? enough to warrent the rating change? wanted the game before but not now? didn't want it before but are now thinking about it?

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Of course you're looking at the chart right! The Wii has surpassed the Xbox 360 in total worldwide sales by a margin of .2%. That may not seem like much, but when you consider the 360 had about a year head start, it not only means the Wii sold more consoles in about half the time 360 has been on the market, it also means that the Wii is now the fastest selling console ever released.

_{via VGChartz}