Back when they started to include real musical soundtracks into CD-Rom-based games in the late 90s’, I had a conversation with a friend on if that was actually a good idea to do so. My friend though it was cool saying that it added more realism to a game; I on the other hand thought that it would make developers lazy, throwing cheesy tracks on to games in lieu of actually crafting an original soundtrack. Another problem that I admittedly didn’t give much thought to at the time is what would happen if, say ten years down the line a publisher wanted to re-release the game in a compilation, how would they re-license the musical tracks?

With Crazy Taxi being re-released for XBLA and PSN…we now have our answer what happens to the beloved sound track.

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Capcom has announced two more characters for the upcoming Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds last week. Now you can check out Storm and Crimson Viper battling it out in a whole whack load of screenshots and gameplay trailer for these exciting new warriors.

First we have, Ororo Munroe, who was born with the mutant ability to control weather. She joined the X-Men and became Storm, one of the team’s most reliable members. Other Marvel characters include She-Hulk, Magneto, M.O.D.O.K., Spider-Man, X-23, Dormammu, Thor, Deadpool, Hulk, Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Doctor Doom and Super-Skrull.

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The Dragon Ball franchise still is one of the most popular animes that has been turned into many different games spread across a variety different platforms. Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 for the PlayStation 3, is developed by Spike and published by Namco Bandai, improves on its predecessor while still adding new additions to create another quality Dragon Ball title. The game, like most Dragon Ball games, is a 3D fighter that allows players to play as characters within the Dragon Ball universe, either against the computer or another player in one of the diverse modes of play both on and offline. With Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2, Spike has attempted to compose an encyclopedic game to a series that spans across over 400 episodes completely catering to hardcore Dragon Ball fans. The question though, is the game great enough to allure those fighting game fans not passionate towards the Dragon Ball sagas?

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Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., and Marvel Entertainment announced today that X-Men Arcade is now available on the PlayStation®Network for PlayStation®3 and Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Backbone Entertainment, this first ever home version of the popular 1992 cabinet arcade classic allows players to join their favorite X-Men characters in what is widely considered their first great video game appearance.

Atari releases a cool new Audi trailer for Test Drive Unlimited 2. Set for a release date of February 8th, the game will be available for the PS3, XBox 360 and PC.

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Quake Arena Arcade introduces the definitive, competitive first-person shooter to a new generation of gladiators. Frag up to fifteen of your friends in six game types over Xbox LIVE, including ‘Deathmatch’, ‘Capture the Flag’, and ‘Harvester’ modes. Experience QUAKE like never before with over thirty classic maps, twelve Xbox-exclusive arenas, HD and Widescreen support, and a brand new Single Player campaign.

Quake Arena Arcade can be purchased for 1200 Microsoft points. For more information on Quake Arena Arcade visit: http://bethsoft.com.

Ubisoft announced today that the Animus Project Update 1.0 downloadable content (DLC) for Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system is available today on Xbox LIVE and PlayStation®Network for download for free. Ubisoft also announces that Animus Project Update 2.0 will be available in January and also free to download.

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Not that we didn’t know there would be an Uncharted 3 game on the PlayStation 3, what we didn’t know is the reveal trailer would be released today to the public to check it out. ; It’s the same trailer as premiered on Spike TV, but if you don’t have the channel, here’s our first teaser video of Uncharted 3 Drake’s Deception on the PlayStation 3.

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In what should be no surprise, the Call of Duty series marches onward with a new release. Call of Duty 2K10, or Call of Duty Black Ops to those in the know, finds us fighting in covert missions during the Cold War. Development has been placed back into the hands of Treyarch.

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Microsoft today announced that Kinect Sports Party Pack DLC has been released for free today for Xbox Live Gold members. You get 15 new Party Play events at no cost for Kinect Sports. There will also be a Corvette DLC for Kinect Joy Ride on January 4th.

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