Sony recently announced Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, where this will be a free-to-play, action packed virtual world which ought to appeal to fans of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated TV series which was shown on the Cartoon Network. Developed and published by Sony Online Entertainment, this LucasArts-licensed title will launch online and hit retail stores later this fall.

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Summer time is nearly here, and it is time to let your hair down as you enjoy more sunshine than any other time of the year. Of course, for most of us who grew up many decades ago, summer time normally meant spending most of our days outdoors, fishing, fooling around the garden and generally making a nuinsance of ourselves. Fast forward to today and you will find that most children prefer to remain cooped up indoors during summer as they spend time with their beloved home consoles. Who can blame them with engaging games such as Guitar Hero and Band Hero? This summer, gamers of both titles will be able to enjoy a total of 18 hot new tracks for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero.

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Square Enix seems to know a good thing when they see one, and here they are with their latest foray, jumping headlong into the Apple iPad market. After all, hasn’t the iPad sold like a gazillion of such devices worldwide since its release, with not signs of stopping? That would make it the perfect mass market platform to introduce those who have yet to fall under the spell of the Final Fantasy series, wouldn’t it? Just for fanboys, the digital photo collection FINAL FANTASY XIII LARGER-THAN-LIFE GALLERY is now available for the iPad, alongside party game Chocobo Panic.

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Mama seems to be one talented lady, and we’re talking about Babysitting Mama this time round who decided she just isn’t going to limit her skills to cooking, gardening or crafting. No sir, Mama has extended her repertoire to include babysitting this time round, and she will do so on the Wii platform exclusively. Guess she’s limited to just being around the home – we can’t wait to see an environment where Mama is able to lay the smack down in other places like say, an office? Well, Babysitting Mama will obviously be brought to you by the good folks over at Majesco, where this innovative simulation game will be delivered with an adorable plush baby doll that the babysitter tucks the Wii Remote into so that you can interact with both the doll and game simultaneously. Darn, and here we are thinking that you can smack the Wiimote across those little ‘uns bottoms without fear of anyone calling the authorities in for child abuse. Disclaimer: You know I’m kidding, right?

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Atari has made available a pre-order for Test Drive Unlimited 2, where it will arrive at retailers in North America on September 21, 2010 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. All your pre-orders will be rewarded with a range of collectable limited edition vehicles, complete with matching avatar apparel, to the TDU2: Casino Online. It will definitely allow you to let your hair down, since you can put the top down and turn up the beats in the world’s ultimate party destination: Ibiza. In this title, you can push the most coveted supercars beyond their limits in thousands of challenges. Test Drive Unlimited 2 aims to transform the driving genre where it will be able to add persistency, progression and customization of the latest multiplayer games to the auto racing experience.

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If you happen to own the Sony PS3, PSP or PSP go, then you will be pleased to know that ModNation Racers is now available as an exclusive title for all three platforms, where it was developed by United Front Games and Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios. ModNation Racers will offer an entertaining twist to classic kart racing, where players of all skill levels will be able to customize and design their entire racing experience from ground up. This will be the second title in PlayStation’s PLAY, CREATE, SHARE series, where players get to enjoy developer-made content, apart from unleashing their imagination with easy-to-use editing tools to generate customized tracks, karts and characters which can later be uploaded and shared with the ModNation community via PlayStation Network.

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Activision Publishing has let out joyous news for fans of racing games, where their highly anticipated title, Blur, is now available at retail outlets nationwide. This is the brainchild of famed developer Bizarre Creations, where Blur is touted to deliver next-generation racing to both hardcore enthusiasts and novice drivers alike by offering intuitive, pick-up-and-play controls not to mention the perennial challenge of trying to master multiple racing and car-combat tactics. The whole aim of Blur would be to bring the fun back into the racing genre, and they have gone about it by attempting to create the most electrified, action-packed racer to date – hopefully their effort works out in the end.

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Roundtable Concepts Inc. is more than ready to roll out the Street Fighter IV HDTV in the coming weeks, where this is no clone device, but is instead an officially licensed Capcom piece of hardware. Guess only fans of the Street Fighter franchise will need apply, as the missus might not be too fond of seeing your favorite Street Fighter characters and/or logo embellished on the bottom two corners of the frame, where you can choose from 32″, 40″, 42″ and 46″ LED HDTV’s. Touted to be the perfect HDTV for the Street Fighter fan, a Street Fighter character that appears on the casing will also make another appearance on the display for a good 8 seconds whenever you power it on – definitely not something folks who want instant access to their TV whenever they press the power button, eh?

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Maverick, Goose, Iceman and Viper are more than ready to roll back the years and take off to the sky yet again, thanks to word of Top Gun for PlayStation Network for the PS3 being in the works, where it will also arrive on Mac and PC platforms as well for fans of the movie. Paramount Digital Entertainment recently announced the Top Gun video game, where it will come in the form of a free-flying air combat shooter that is based on the adrenaline-packed film. In Top Gun, you will get to enroll in the Top Gun Academy as Maverick with their Radio Information Officer Goose, while going up against the best of the rest for Top Gun honors. After graduation, players will fly into the danger zone with fellow US Navy pilots over the Indian Ocean, where this is where all the action begins, as you attempt to shoot down enemy fighter jets, defend and attack bases and engage in large-scale dogfight battles. Just in case you hate flying solo, you will be pleased to know that Top Gun also features five multiplayer modes, allowing up to sixteen players to go up against the best and battle it out online.

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Disney caters to the family yet again with a new title for the Nintendo DS, known as Camp Rock: The Final Jam. Adults might not know too much about it, but fans of the Camp Rock movies will definitely be able to let their hair down, becoming their own Camp Rocker and exploring the ultimate music camp with Mitchie, Shane, Nate, Jason and other characters from the blockbuster movie as they currently work on their preparations before going up against their rival, Camp Star, in the final jam.

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