GameStop Opening Kids-Specific Stores

GameStop is set to open 80 GameStop Kids stores. As announced via the company’s official site, the stores feature “something for the kid in all of us,” including “an assortment of this holiday's most desired video games and accessories, game licensed products, popular toy brands and collectibles.”

The first store will open today in Grapevine, Texas, with other locations set to open throughout November. Products shown on GameStop’s site include toys and accessories related to Angry Birds, Skylanders, Minecraft, Pac-Man, Mario, Lego and many more. For now, only U.S. locations have been announced.

Head over to GameStop’s site for a full list of locations and a full list of GameStop Kids products.

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Wonderbook: Book of Spells Release Date

Ready to slip on your wizard hat? Wonderbook: Book of Spells -- PlayStation's augmented reality Harry Potter tie-in -- arrives in U.S. stores November 13th. International dates have not been announced. If you already have a PlayStation Move and PlayStation Eye, you can nab Wonderbook: Book of Spells (that's the game and the Wonderbook peripheral) for $40. If you need the Move, Eye, book and game, that bundle will set you back $80.

Are you going to grab Wonderbook in two months? Let us know in the comments below.

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LittleBigPlanet Vita Release Date Announced

Sony has announced that LittleBigPlanet Vita will hit stores on September 19th in Europe and September 25th in North America. The game is set on “the mysterious traveling planet of Carnivalia” and allows players to share levels on the go over 3G or Wi-Fi.

LittleBigPlanet Vita also features new touchscreen support allowing players to manipulate multiple objects at once using the lasso tool. The rear touch screen can be used to move the camera, and the Vita’s microphone can be used to record sound effects or voiceover for levels. The front or back camera can also be used to take pictures to create custom stickers.

Players who pre-order the game can receive a free BioShock costume. For a look at LittleBigPlanet Vita’s new Memorizer feature, check out our LittleBigPlanet Vita impression from E3.

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Dance Central 3 Release Date Announced

Harmonix has announced that Dance Central 3 will hit stores on October 16th in North America and October 19th in Europe, Australia and Japan. Dance Central 3 will include 40 songs total, and Harmonix revealed 11 new songs today. Combined with the ten songs announced at E3, we know 21 songs so far:

• 2NE1 – “I Am The Best (Original Version)”


• 50 Cent – “In Da Club”


• Alice Deejay – “Better Off Alone”


• Backstreet Boys – “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”


• Cali Swag District – “Teach Me How to Dougie”


• Cobra Starship ft. Sabi – “You Make Me Feel…”


• E.U. – “Da’ Butt”


• Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina – “Stereo Love”


• Gloria Gaynor – “I Will Survive”


• J.J. Fad – “Supersonic”


• Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins – “Get Low”


• LMFAO – “Sexy And I Know It”


• Los Del Rio – “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”


• Marcia Griffiths – “Electric Boogie”


• Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger”


• Usher ft. Will.I.Am – “OMG”


• Usher – “Scream”


• Van McCoy – “The Hustle”


• Vanilla Ice – “Ice Ice Baby”


• Vicki Sue Robinson – “Turn The Beat Around”


• Village People – “Y.M.C.A.”

Dance Central 3 will include a story mode that has players interacting with crews to learn dance moves from various decades. Fan favorite crew Flash4ward will return, and plenty of other crews are expected to be announced later.

Dance Central 3 will be released exclusively on Xbox 360. For a guided tour of what’s new, check out our Dance Central 3 IGN Live demo from E3.

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