Now I love GH2, I don't see Rock Band being a game that I'm going to want to buy. I would love to play the different parts, but I don't think I'll ever have 3 other friends over playing this game. I might get it for the tracks that they offer, but right now I'm just planning on getting GH3.

The good news keeps coming from Mistwalker for Xbox 360 owners who happen to love RPGs: Blue Dragon, the Sakaguchi-Toriyama-Uematsu lovechild that the entire staff has been drooling over for weeks, will see an international demo July 20th on XBLA, according to Dengeki Online.

The demo packs a portly 1.1 GB, and will clock in at about 2 hours, which should be plenty of time to dry those tears of gratitude. Also, by playing with your consoles language settings, it appears that you can play the demo using a multitude of voice-over/subtitle combinations. I, for one, would suggest Japanese audio and Bantu subtitles. Even better, you won't have to impersonate a Japanese pizzeria to get it. Such is the pleasure of international demos.

No matter what language you choose, don't waste too much time -- the demo will be gone by August 3rd, leaving you just a few short days before Blue Dragon hits shelves on the 28th (or the 24th if you're (un)lucky enough to live in the PAL region).

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Maybe I'll be lucky enough and have my 360 back by then, but I highly doubt it.

Created just for Zune owners.

I really wish I could get it here. Maybe I can once I move to the MA area....

GamePro: Will Metroid Prime 3 have any online modes?

Michael Kelbeugh:: No. It's something we talked about early on, but we only have so many resources. We opted to devote those resources to making a better single-player experience.

Now this sucks, but it wasn't totally unexpected.

REDMOND, Wash., July 2, 2007 – What do you get when you combine the world's best-selling video game system, the Nintendo DS™, with one of Nintendo's best-loved franchises, Zelda? An epic new adventure that satisfies longtime fans but draws in new players with intuitive touch-screen controls. Launching Oct. 1, The Legend of Zelda®: Phantom Hourglass, complete with crisp 3-D cartoon graphics and multiplayer battles over Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, marks the debut of the franchise on Nintendo DS™.

"Since 1987 The Legend of Zelda franchise has sold more than 52 million units worldwide," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass stays true to the richness of the console Zelda franchise while introducing new controls that allow veterans and first-time gamers to become fully immersed in the adventure."

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Great news! I can't wait to play this. I should be finished Twilight Princess by then. And in related News, I got a Wii yesterday so now I can catch up on all the Nintendo stuff I've been missing for almost a full year.