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Sid Meier’s Civilization Makes History: “Baba Yetu” First Piece of Music Written for Videogame to be Nominated for Grammy Award

In a gaming first according to 2K Games, the song 'Baba Yetu' for Sid Meyer's Civilization IV has been nominated for the Grammy Award “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists”. It was composed by Christopher Tin and also released on his full album titled 'Calling All Dawns'. The album received a Grammy nomination for “Best Classical Crossover Album.”

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Nintendo plans to relaunch the WiiWare demo service this Monday and this time it appears to be staying.

After a year-long hiatus, WiiWare Demos are finally making a comeback. There are four planned titles ready for a launch this Monday: BIT.TRIP FATE, And Yet It Moves, ThruSpace and Jett Rocket. The service also appears to be back for good this time around as the e-mail Nintendo sent out this morning states that "additional demos will be added on Mondays and each will remain available on the Wii Shop Channel for a limited time". Great news for those curious about current titles.

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Today, I run down some news that interests me in the video game world. What news? In general, you'll have to listen to find out!

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Four Spider-Men are better than one.

It seems that each and every year a new Spider-Man game is released, and every year that Spider-Man game seems to be a disappointment. My last exposure to a Spider-Man game was Spider-Man 2, which featured open-world exploration and tasks. The game controlled well and was moderately enjoyable, but the structure was a bit too loose, causing the game to eventually become tedious and boring. Shattered Dimensions, the latest Spider-Man game, is quite the opposite. For the first time ever, the essence of Spider-Man has truly been captured through the game's characters, levels, presentation, and solid gameplay.

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