It's just been revealed that the R4 and other current homebrew devices for the Nintendo DS will not work on the new DSi. This is Nintendo's first move against stopping the rampant piracy that has existed since the DS first came out. The R4, along with other devices, allows an individual to illegally download DS games and play them on their DS. With no modding involved and the fact that a R4 unit costs less than a single game, it has been only too easy for pirates to steal all the games they want. Unfortunately, even with Nintendo's modifications to the DSi, it's surely only a matter of time until the next homebrew solution comes out.

I know a lot of you are screaming finally! XSEED Games announced today that they have started shipping the Korg DS-10 for the Nintendo DS to retailers in North America. For those of you who aren't aware, the Korg DS-10 is a music creation tool that combines the advantages of the Nintendo DS system with the well known MS-10 synthesizer.

The Korg DS-10 will cost $39.99 and it rated "E" for "Everyone".

I just left the local Target, and I think the company is going a little crazy.  I decided to check out the clearance electronics, and noticed the clearance video games.  You would probably expect to find a few of the titles they had, but the rest of them are fairly recent titles with one of them not even being 2 months old.

Looks like it's time for war this week as we have 2 of the most anticipated shooters of the year being release simultaneously.  Gears of War 2 and Resistance 2 launch this week finally stifling their rabid fan bases. We also see the new James Bond game based on the new movies, and all you musicians out there can now get your hands on the Korg DS-10 Synthesizer.
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Activision Blizzard sent out a press release today revealing all of the songs that are on Guitar Hero On Tour Decades today, and some of the songs have actually never shown up in either Guitar Hero or Rock Band before!  Want to know what to expect on November 16?

Three big titles are out this week, Fallout 3, which is the first true sequel to the Fallout series in ten years, and fans have been chomping at the bit for. Guitar Hero World Tour, which now adds Vocals and Drums to the mix, ala Rock Band. Finally last, but not least, LittleBigPlanet; though some fans were lucky enough to get their paws on LBP a bit early, you'll now be able to find the game most everywhere.

Electronic music loving gamers, like myself, have been eagerly awaiting the North American release of the Korg DS-10 game so we can get our snyth on DS style. Since a Japanese developer made it, the land of the rising sun got firsy dibs. So here in the US and Canada we sat and waited or over paid to import the game in. Finally on November 4th the full syntheszier in your Ninednto DS is getting released to North Americans but what stores are stocking it?

Earlier tonight, the guys over at G4 revealed that E3 is planning on making a huge comeback in 2009. So far, the following details have been revealed.

• It will happen on June 2nd-June 4th at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
• While E3 2009 still won’t be technically open to the public, the ESA plans on getting rid of the rigorous vetting procedure that has kept attendance down for the last couple of years. So expect attendance to shoot up by the thousands!
• As for the return of booth babes… that’s still to be determined, but we have our fingers crossed.

Anyone else excited to see the Electronic Entertainment Expo become the gamers' event of the year? I know I am! The ESA will be making an official statement tomorrow and we'll have more details as they arrive, so stay tuned!

Rodney Gray, an employee of major packaging warehouse, Technicolor, was just charged with the theft of property after Memphis police recovered $100,000 worth of games and DVDs, including the unreleased games Gears of War 2 and Fable 2. Police discovered Gray's stolen goods in a bag with him after pulling him over for outstanding driving offenses, a further investigation revealed even more stolen property in Gray's apartment that Gray had intended to sell on the black market. As of yet, Technicolor has not released a statement on Gray's employment or the thefts. A police report also indicates another man being investigated for stealing stolen games from Technicolor, but no changes have been made yet. Full story and more after the jump.

Sixty new games are released this week, yeah you read right and there are quite a few gems in the mix as well. This week we get Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Fable II and Far Cry 2 with BioShock and Rock Band 2 landing on PlayStation 3. Since we are almost through October already, this means the Holiday flood is kickin' in to full gear. By the time it's all said and done your wallet will be crying for mercy.
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