As if the hyper-beauty-conscious women of Japan didn’t have enough societal pressure, now computers are getting in on the practice of judging beauty. In a clever promotional tie-up with cosmetics giant Shiseido, game maker Nintendo plans to release a new piece of software in November for the Nintendo DS called Project Beauty.

After scanning your face into the software, the program uses a preset list of parameters to tell you if your face is cool, active, cute or feminine. The software will then offer make-up tips designed to improve your appearance (at least in the eyes of the marketing bigwigs at Shiseido). If this wasn’t so typically cute-in-an-odd-Japanese-way, we might have to call this software the scariest computer program most likely to lead to a world of Stepford Wives we’ve ever seen.

Via Nintendic

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What’s next for GRIN once they’re done with Bionic Commando? A videogame adaption of the film Wanted is in the Swedish developer’s future.

The film, itself an adaption of a comic series, tells the story of a group of super assassins and their recruitment of a young slacker. The game will pick up where the movie ends, continuing the adventures of Wesley Gibson, while expanding on the intricate mythology of the film.

Gameplay will be in the third-person, with special moves — like “curving bullets” and “assassin time” — coming straight out of the film. They also a promise an extensive cover mechanic, so it won’t be just about running and gunning.

The Wanted game is set to hit consoles and PC later this year.

Image courtesy Universal Pictures

Lets do an interview with James McAvoy!!! … future Pitt.

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Some guy from Michigan spotted this sweet looking guitar at his local Wal-Mart so he snapped a pic. It’s a mysterious new controller for Guitar Hero for the Wii called the Rage. It may or may not be all the Rage.

No one seems to know anything about it and there’s nothing on Google either, which seems a bit odd since it looks so sweet and all. According to the box, it’s super realistic and this baby even has light-up LEDs on the fretboard. The $54.78 price tag isn’t all that awesome, but it’s different if you’re looking for a new fake guitar.
[Gizmodo]

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E3 is one of the most awaited events for gamers. With E3 comes latest games trailers, news, gameplay, some surprises. GameTrailers.com is filled with latest movies, I’m doing to share with you some game videos that i’m waiting for. Do tell us your choose of games in comments.

Tomb Raider Underworld

KillZone 2: E3-2008

Gears of War 2

More videos from E3 after break

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Nintendo has announced a new Wii Remote accessory that aims to make your 3-D gaming experience even more lifelike. Attaching to the end of the remote, the Wii MotionPlus ($TBA) "allows for more comprehensive tracking of a player’s arm position and orientation, providing players with an unmatched level of precision and immersion. Every slight movement players make with their wrist or arm is rendered identically in real time on the screen, providing a true 1:1 response in their game play." [via]

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Experience Huge Variety of Gameplay Across More Than Nine Action-Packed Levels, Enjoy New Storylines and Explore Massive Environments Not Seen in the Film

THQ Inc. today announced WALL.E, the video game based on the highly-anticipated Disney.Pixar film, has shipped into retail outlets throughout North America for Wii, Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Games for Windows, Mac and mobile phones. Developed by Heavy Iron Studios, the game will also be made available worldwide in more than 69 countries including UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Australia over the coming months. WALL.E is rated E for everyone and is now available for the suggested retail prices of $49.99 (Wii, Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system), $39.99 (PlayStation 2 system), $29.99 (PSP system, Nintendo DS) and $19.99 (Games for Windows, Mac).

THQ’s long-running and successful relationship with Disney.Pixar has achieved shipments of more than 35 million units worldwide. The launch of WALL.E marks the second installment in the company’s well-established and successful association with Disney.Pixar, which includes rights to create games based on four newly created Disney.Pixar film properties. Last year’s Ratatouille video game was the first property released by THQ under this agreement and was a top performing kids title in 2007.

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ASUS seems to be bringing a lot of new toys out to play at Computex, but we’re suddenly most intrigued by the Eee Stick, a pair of motion-sensing game controllers that looks like nothing more than a pair of Wii nunchuks. We’re hearing that the left nunchuck can also work as a 3D mouse, but it’ll be interesting to see if ASUS plans to actually pitch the $70 set to game developers, or if it’s just another gimmicky controller that’ll inevitably get dumped for the comforts of WASD. Gameplay video after the break.

[Via Engadget Chinese, thanks Anonymouse]

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