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Activision has announced that GameStop will be hosting a special DJ Hero demo event this Sunday, October 11. The event is taking place at all United States GameStop locations from 10:00am to 6:00pm, and will give gamers the chance to try out the game a full three weeks in advance. Gamers will also have the opportunity to win prizes, including a trip to meet Eminem and see him perform in New Orleans. Naturally, a few copies of the game and some Xbox 360s will be up for grabs as well. Oh, and before you go, be sure to get a quick primer on the game by reading our recent hands-on impressions. After all, you wouldn't want to embarrass yourself in front of the whole mall. See the full prize details after the break.

A portion of a Eurogamer review… …Frontier’s sequel is also a lot more complex and dynamic, and yet it’s managed to retain the same unforced charm. With its cherry blossom, spindly shrines and gentle characters, the original LostWinds always seemed worryingly delicate in its prettiness: this installment proves that the series is robust enough to withstand [...]

The Hood Internet has a Mega Man-inspired rap that they’d like you to check out. Anytime you mix some Mega Man messages into a song, you’ve got my full attention!

Direct link here 01. 8-Bit Operators “Tomorrow Never Knows Megamix” 04:50 02. 8 Bit Weapon with ComputeHer “Eleanor Rigby” 02:13 03. glomag “h3lt3r_sk3lt3r” 03:16 04. Bacalao “Blackbird” 02:39 05. Burnkit2600 “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!” 02:56 06. Saskrotch “Paperback Writer” 02:09 07. Psilodump “All You Need Is Love” 02:44 08. minusbaby “Flying [El Barrio Mix]” 07:02 09. Anamanaguchi “I Will” 01:00 10. The [...]

Ha! You guys are still waiting for White Knight Chronicles? That's old news, folks. It's time to get hyped about its sequel. Unofficially titled "White Knight Chronicles: Awakening of Light and Darkness" (according to Andriasang), the sequel takes place immediately after the events of the first game. Leonard and his allies return to a world in chaos, with the City of Greed, the Kingdom of Barandel, and the Magic Republic of Foria all in trouble.You'll create another avatar to join Leonard on his quest, and this time you'll be able to transform (a power unavailable in the first game). In addition to the requisite new areas, monsters, equipment and skills, White Knight Chronicles 2 will also feature a brand new female knight, and the ability to have six characters in your party.SCE didn't reveal when the second White Knight game would hit Japan, but we do know this: English-speaking fans shouldn't expect to it see any time soon.

We knew about this week's marquee European WiiWare release yesterday, and, happily, LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias has actually arrived on the Wii Shop. For just 1,000 Wii Points, you can begin causing irrevocable damage to the ecosystem of another landscape by haphazardly altering the weather. Fun! For season-themed entertainment, we'll definitely take that over Happy Holidays: Halloween, an app that lets you make Halloween e-cards and send them to your friends' Wiis. We're not going to think too much about that one, much like publisher 505 Games.The Virtual Console has an inferior, but more Haggar-centric, Final Fight sequel, along with Wonder Boy III, which is good but not as good as the other version of the same game already there (Dragon's Curse). And on DSiWare, Photo Clock and ... oh, hey, Dragon Quest Wars! LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points) Happy Holidays: Halloween (WiiWare, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) Final Fight 2 (Virtual Console, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points) Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (Virtual Console, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) Photo Clock (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points) Dragon Quest Wars (DSiWare, 1-4 players, 500 DSi Points)

Believe it or not, putting together a top 10 list of N64 games with our friends at GameDaily was pretty damn tough…but for reasons I didn’t expect. I was actually discussing top N64 games with the GoNintendo podcast crew a few days back. I thought the list would be quite hard to put together, as [...]

It's been a full four years since we last controlled any of Oddworld's strange inhabitants, with the most recent entry in the series dropping on Xbox. We'll get another chance soon, however, as an interview with Bitmob earlier this week with series creator Lorne Lanning announced the inking of a deal with Sony to release "the original Abe games" on PSN "very soon" -- something an ESRB rating at least partially hinted at early last month.Furthermore, the entire series is getting packaged for digital re-release as The Oddbox (including Munch's Oddysee and Stranger's Wrath, previously console-exclusive games), available digitally "sometime this Winter." When pressed on a new game in the series though, Lanning kept mum, saying "We hope to have an announcement soon, but I've been saying that for a while now so I'll just shut up and hope for the best." Looks like we'll be mirroring Lanning's actions for now, unfortunately.[Via Big Download]

Direct link and more art here TOMY Corporation today released all-new gameplay footage and character art revealing the special jutsu moves of the five Akatsuki characters in the highly anticipated Wii fighting game, NARUTO Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3. This first-time look at the antagonists showcases the moves of Itachi Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki, Hiruko, Deidara [...]