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Intense battles ensue in this clone-filled gameplay.

Wait! We can't stop here. This is Sith country.

Remember when we thought every Wii game was going to let you play as your Mii? And then remember when that didn't happen and the inclusion of Miis into every third-party game was a Big Deal? This news about Tony Hawk Ride makes us nostalgic for both of those times.Developer Buzz Monkey and Activision have received the mysteriously elusive permission from Nintendo to include Mii support, allowing users not only to play as their own Miis, but as included Mii likenesses of the pro skaters featured in the game. So if the in-game Tony Hawk avatar doesn't have a big enough head for you, there's a built-in solution.In addition to the extra Mii features, Tony Hawk Ride on the Wii will include two exclusive levels. Usually, motion controls are enough of an exclusive feature for a game's Wii version, but this time, of course, that isn't the case, and it looks like Activision has found interesting ways to compensate. Enjoy some footage from the Wii game after the break.While both Guitar Hero World Tour and 5 included Mii modes, Xbox Avatar support was new for the latest GH game. We've contacted Activision to determine whether Avatars will find their way into Ride as well.

Speaking at the First Annual Microsoft Open House in NYC, Robbie Bach, president of the company's entertainment and devices division, was touting the strength of the 360 platform. Along with the impressive news that the results of 425 million games had been crunched for matchmaking, Bach also said that Avatar clothing had been changed more than 150 million times. When you divide that by the 20 million Xbox Live users the company's claiming, that's ... more than 7 changes each. We're a bit worried about some of you. Gang, please, keep your dignity intact: Set it once -- walk away. It's the only sane thing to do. Of course, Bach also said that 200,000 games of 1 vs. 100 were being played every weekend, so maybe you guys are just trying to get spiffed up for Chris Cashman. We hope it was worth it.

Activision Blizzard has dropped the list of all DJ Hero's block-rockin' beats that players will be mixin' for mad points. The full catalog on the disc consists of 93 tracks covering several genres of music -- the kids (both young and old) aren't likely to be disappointed.DJ Hero releases on October 27th and October 30th in North America and Europe, respectively. Expect DLC tracks soon after (and maybe a sequel soon after that). Check out the full scratchable set list after the break and let us know what you think.

"EyePet is now out of holiday," a SCEA representative told us rather succinctly, confirming an initial report from Gamervision. The PlayStation Eye-enabled virtual pet has been stealthily pushed out from its planned November release into the increasingly crowded waters of 2010. SCEA explains that its marketing team "will spend additional time to continue educating consumers and retail channels, setting the table for a successful product launch." Essentially, not enough people are excited about EyePet yet for it to warrant a holiday release.Initial plans had EyePet releasing in two varieties: alone; and bundled with the camera. However, considering another big Sony product -- also coming in early 2010 -- requires use of the Eye, Sony may pursue a completely different marketing plan altogether.

Major Nelson has announced that the two games gracing Xbox Live Arcade this week will be Lucidity and South Park LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY. The first is a puzzle platformer from LucasArts with a positively delightful art style, while the second ... well it's pretty self explanatory. It's a tower defense game set against the backdrop of the famous, quiet little mountain town. Both can be yours in exchange for 800 ($10).

Thank you all so much for letting me slip out earlier tonight for my WWE event. I truly appreciate it. I know I’m usually on-call 24/7 here at the site, which makes those few hours away all the more precious. Now that the WWE is out of town for awhile, I’m all [...]

Boo Boo Baby will contain Normal, Endless, Time Attack, Mission and Vs. modes.

Let’s Clock: Aquarium will be hitting Japan via DSiWare on October 14th, 2009.

You would expect an IGN video game page called the ‘Music Hub’ to contain all sorts of information on music games, right? Well, it seems that the site only caters to one type of music game…and that’s the ‘Hero’ type. It seems that there’s some sort of deal going on with IGN and Activision to [...]

Seriously…I could have made something better in paint. I don’t know if it would have been funnier, but it surely would have come out nicer. That damn parrot by the horse makes me chuckle, and I have no idea why!

A portion of a Joystiq interview with Terence Lee, creator… J: How involved are you in the development process? What platforms can we expect Storm on? How will the game take advantage of each platform’s unique features? For example, the Wii Remote and the DS touch screen? TL: There is still a lot of development left, and [...]

We recently showed you that Nintendo’s own North American console/portable release history page was missing a few notable systems. Oddly enough, it seems to forget the ones that weren’t all that successful. Check out the video below to see what Nintendo lists, and then what actually happened.