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Instead of watching poker or the national spelling bee on ESPN, you can now watch "professional" Halo 2 and Super Smash Brothers players on USA.

Awesome, huh? >>
On the heels of Red Steel's announcement, a small Polish developer announces a game noir set in the '30s. Without a publisher or release date, though, big questions abound.

Will the game even see the light of day? >>
News of a future Burger King-Xbox 360 promotion leaked, where Xbox 360 games could be bought for $4 with simultaneous purchase of a meal. Unfortunately, that enthusiasm waned quickly when the games appeared to be Burger King-licensed value games.

It's not so good to be the King... >>
RedOctane officially announces the Guitar Hero sequel, promising 55 new songs and a cooperative mode where you can play lead, rhythm, or bass guitar sections. Yes, your current guitar will be compatible.

We'll see more at E3.. >>
The hits keep coming for the not-so-popular form of copy protection. Publisher Ubisoft has officially announced that they will no longer use Starforce.

Maybe all those squeaky wheels finally got the grease... >>
Fans of the sci-fi cult hit got a tease when the show's creator let on that he's considering a role-playing game based on the show with "Internet participation."

Could we see a BG MMOG at some point? >>
Round 2! Fight! Our favorite lawyer tangles with his state's bar association, alleging that they're infringing on his free-speech rights "by intimidation and the burden of legal costs associated with defending oneself against the complaint."

How deliciously ironic... >>
2K Sports finds their new X360 baseball game hampered by a freezing bug. The workarounds are ridiculous as well, requiring players to disconnect the hard drive or clear their console cache by loading three other games first.

After playing SOCOM online...maybe they're right! >>
Apparently, the going rate for new quests in Oblivion is 40 percent lower than pretty armor for your horse. A new quest called The Orrery was recently released on the Xbox Marketplace for the popular RPG, costing a "mere" 150 Marketplace points.

At least there's a good flow of content... >>
...the myth, the legend? The man who an ex-Gizmondo exec claimed to be responsible for wrecking a Ferrari is fictional, according to authorities. That executive has now been charged with grand theft, embezzlement, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

We want to stop talking about it...but can't. >>

The HotSpot 4/18/06

This week's major stories include Guitar Hero 2, Xbox 360 games at Burger King, and Starforce getting jilted by Ubisoft. We also cover tons of e-mails and phone calls in another hour-long edition of The HotSpot!

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