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• Taylor Swift Band Hero TV Commercial

  (Band Hero for NDS Lite) The latest in the line of interactive musical games is Band Hero for the Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. It officially arrived on November 3, 2009. This new hit game features musical band instrument controllers for 65 chart topping hit songs from the likes of Evanescence, Maroon 5, Jackson 5, Fallout Boy and Taylor Swift. Miss Swift stars in the Band Hero commercial which begins as a spoof of the classic Tom Hanks Risky Business movie scene. It then launches into a full out concert for Taylor Swift singing her hit song "Love Story". Sorry folks, Taylor's not in her undies, this is a G rated ad! Order your copy of Band Hero here Also appearing in the ad as Taylor Swift's backup band are Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) on guitar, Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) on guitar, and Travis Barker (Blink 182) on drums. Check out the official Band Hero TV commercial via the YouTube video below! They're holding a "Meet Taylor Swift Sweepstakes" in conjunction with the new game. Also check out the official TV commercial shoot! Taylor Swift behind the scenes 2 Be a friend of Band Hero on Facebook Wii Video Games page on Squidoo!

• Sony's New PS3 Slim Playstation 3 for $299!

  The big news heard round the world which eminated from GameCom is that the Sony PS3 Slim video game console will be a reality. It's scheduled to hit shelves next month and is already available for pre-orders at a lower price than the original. The new Playstation 3 unit features a much smaller size (about 35% smaller) than the original PS3's. It includes the standard Wi-Fi, Blu-Ray player and a 120 gig hard drive storage unit, so you can watch DVD's, play CD's and store other media files. Video gamers have already started buzzing about this hot new Sony PS3 slim game console, which will be competitively priced at just $299, which is $100 less than the original PS3's were. With that, Sony will be doing a price drop to reduce the price of all PS3's, and try to phase out the older units at $299. But who will want the old when the new is so much slicker cooler and smaller? It also is quieter and consumes less energy. There will be a new 3.0 firmware upgrade for it, also coming soon. Well worth the wait and the money...Only problem is it seems this ps3 slim is not backwards compatible. Oh well, we can't get everything in a video game system....yet! Pre-order the Sony PlayStation 3 PS3 Slim! Wii Video Games page on Squidoo!

• Nintendo Wii recall for Battery Recharger

  The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recent Wii recall. The recall is for the Psyclone Essentials and React Wii™ 4-Dock Battery Recharge Stations, which are distributed by Griffin International Cos., Inc. These charging stations were sold from January 2008 through July 2009 by Amazon.com, Target, Toys R Us and Best Buy for about $50. Apparently the battery recharger stations have resulted in overheating problems which can pose a burn hazard. There's been at least six reports of overheating, two of which lead to minor hand burns. If you experience a burn, you should contact CPSC as soon as possible to report it. To determine if your Wii battery recharging station is part of the Wii recall, check for the company name "Psyclone" or "React" on your particular item. These will have model numbers PSE6501 and RT530 respectively on the bottom of the unit. If you determine you have a faulty recharger eligible for the recall, stop using the item and unplug it immediately. You can also do any of the following to find out how to return the product for a free replacement: Call Griffin toll free at: 888-344-4702 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday-Friday Email productsafety@psyclonegamer.com Visit this site: www.psyclonegamer.com/Wii4Dock for more information. Wii Video Games page on Squidoo!

• CNET's Top 10 Games 2008

  CNET.com, a technology review and news site has unveiled its Top 10 Video Games list for 2008. 10 titles were listed but not necessarily ranked. Here's the 10 games CNET has chosen for 2008, in no particular order: 01) Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360, PS3) 02) Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) 03) Mario Kart (Wii) 04) LittleBigPlanet (PS3) 05) Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) 06) God of War Chains of Olympus (PSP) 07) Dead Space (Xbox 360, PS3) 08) Resistance 2 09) Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PC, PS3) 10) Metal Gear Solid 4 See more about these titles including game reviews at CNET.com. Wii Video Games page on Squidoo!

• Heidi Klum Guitar Hero Ad You Didn't See!

  You've seen the Guitar Hero ads running amok all over television. One of the latest ads features sports stars Alex Rodriguez, Tony Hawk, Michael Phelps and Kobe Bryant rockin' out as a group in the living room. One of the original Guitar Hero World Tour ads featured supermodel Heidi Klum wearing a long shirt which drops right below her waist ala Tom Cruise in "Risky Business". Below you'll find the "Director's Cut" version of Klum's ad which never made the air. If it did, Guitar Hero might be selling way more copies, but they're doing quite alright... In case you're wondering, other ads in the GH series feature American Idol finalists from last season David Archuletta and David Cook, as well as Corbin Bleu. Most of all the ads can be seen over at YouTube as well as random people's attempts to impersonate the ads. Wii Video Games page on Squidoo!