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Me Vs Hero release lyric video for ‘Things We Know’

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Me Vs. Hero

Blackpool pop-punk band Me Vs Hero have released an official lyric video for ‘Things We Know‘, the second track taken from their forthcoming second studio album ‘I’m Completely Fine‘.

Me Vs Hero frontman Sam Thompson had the following to say about ‘Things We Know‘:

This is the second song we wanted to show everyone from the new album. It’s probably the heaviest song on the album; this is Me Vs Hero showing that we haven’t completely forgotten and thrown away our easycore roots. ‘Things We Know’ is all about the things you’re sure will happen as you grow older, the things you will definitely do, the career you’re set upon having no matter what, except all these things we think we know will happen usually don’t pan out the way we think they will, so it turns you never know the way your life will end up after all.

You can take a look at the new lyric video for ‘Things We Know‘ below:

Mario Kart 8 kicks off with more than 1.2 million sales across opening weekend

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Mario Kart 8 - Mario in Action

Mario Kart 8 launched worldwide for the Wii U on May 30th, shifting more than 1.2 million units over the course of its opening weekend and making it the fastest selling Wii U game so far.

With a current score on Metacritic of 88, the response to Mario Kart 8 has so far been overwhelmingly positive and Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata had the following to say about the initial success of Mario Kart 8:

Such positive early feedback for Mario Kart 8 reinforces the great gameplay experiences that Wii U currently offers. With Nintendo set to showcase its future releases at E3 next week, this is a great milestone going into the summer season.

Prior to the release of Mario Kart 8, the Mario Kart series has shifted over 100 million total units across all platforms, with Mario Kart Wii standing out strongly as the top selling Mario Kart game of all time with 35.53 million sales.

With UK Wii U hardware sales boosted by 666% as a result of the release of Mario Kart 8, Nintendo will no doubt remain confident that Mario kart 8 will continue to boost Wii U system sales in the coming weeks and months, and with Super Smash Bros. also set for release later in 2014 this should be a very strong year for the Wii U in picking up further sales.

Mortal Kombat X officially confirmed for a 2015 release

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Mortal Kombat X has now been officially confirmed, with NetherRealm Studios’ Ed Boon confirming the name of the game on Twitter and an official trailer for the title then following.

Mortal Kombat X will be the first new entry in the series since 2011 and is currently scheduled for release in 2015.

You can take a look at the official Mortal Kombat X trailer below:

Modern Baseball announce headline tour of the UK and Ireland for September

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Modernn Baseball September Tour UK and Ireland

Philadelphia based pop-punk band Modern Baseball will be hitting these shores this September, performing a headline tour across the UK and Ireland.

Performing in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Modern Baseball will be supported by Spraynard for all the shows, with Losing Sleep and Chewing On Tinfoil alternating as specified below.

A full list of Modern Baseball’s headline tour plans is as follows:

Sept 17th Victoria Inn, Derby*
Sept 18th Undertone, Cardiff*
Sept 19th Asylum, Birmingham*
Sept 21st Fibber Magees, Dublin Ireland #
Sept 22nd Voodoo, Belfast Ireland #
Sept 23rd Cockpit, Leeds*
Sept 24th Audio, Glasgow*
Sept 25th Star & Garter, Manchester*
Sept 26th Old Blue Last, London*
Sept 27th (Matinee) The Fighting Cocks, Kingston*
Sept 27th (Evening) The Fighting Cocks, Kingston*

Support comes from:

Spraynard & Losing Sleep*
Spraynard & Chewing On Tinfoil #

Laguna Sunrise to tour with Hawthorne Heights and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

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The Hope Revolution Tour 2014

Derby based post-metalcore 6 piece Laguna Sunrise will be heading out on tour later this year, hitting the US for the Hope Revolution Tour with Hawthorne Heights, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, New Empire and Famous Last Words.

The band recently released their début EP ‘A Signal Unsure‘ via Vested/Ingrooves and will now take their music to the West Coast of the United States to provide US audiences with a taste of what they’re all about.

You can check out a full list of tour dates for the Hope Revolution Tour below:

Sunday, 10 August – Houston, TX – Walters Houston
Tuesday, 12 August – Austin, TX – Red 7
Wednesday, 13 August – Dallas, TX – The Door Dallas
Friday, 15 August – Tucson, AZ – The Rialto Theatre/Tucson, Arizona
Saturday, 16 August – Phoenix, AZ – Joe’s Grotto
Sunday, 17 August – San Diego, CA – House of Blues San Diego
Tuesday, 19 August – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues Anaheim
Wednesday, 20 August – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
Thursday, 21 August – San Francisco, CA – Yoshi’s Oakland-San Francisco
Saturday, 23 August – Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
Tuesday, 26 August – Spokane, WA – Hop Spokane
Friday, 29 August – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Saturday, 30 August – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
Sunday, 31 August – Lincoln, NE – Knickerbockers

FIFA 14 Ultimate Team World Cup mode expected to be released today

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FUT World Cup

Originally scheduled for release on May 29th, FIFA 14 Ultimate Team World Cup mode has now been delayed, with the FUT World Cup gameplay mode now having an expected release date of May 30th.

A statement will be released later today via the official EA Sports FIFA Twitter account, @EASPORTSFIFA, with the announcement expected to be released by 7pm UK time.

FUT World Cup is a free update for those that already own the game on the supported platforms and will be available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PC.

The official trailer for the new gameplay mode can be found below, providing you with further details about how the World Cup edition of FIFA Ultimate Team will work and the ways in which the game will differ from the regular edition of this popular gameplay mode.

Nightmares now streaming debut album ‘Suspiria’

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Nightmares

Nightmares will release their début album ‘Suspiria‘ via Rise Records on June 2nd, and the album has now been made available for streaming in its entirety.

The band recorded their début album over the course of a full year with Drew Fulk at Think Sound Studios in Greensboro, North Carolina, with David Bendeth (Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice & Men, Asking Alexandria) brought in to mix the album at House of Loud in Elmwood Park NJ.

‘Suspiria‘ features eleven tracks and you can stream the album in its entirety below:

Four Year Strong to release ‘Go Down In History’ EP via Pure Noise Records

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Four Year Strong - Go Down In History

Four Year Strong have teamed up with Pure Noise Records and will release a new EP via the label on July 21st.

‘Go Down In History‘ is the name of the new EP and will feature five tracks, with the EP’s release coinciding with the band’s appearance on the main stage at this summer’s Vans Warped Tour.

‘Go Down In History‘ was recorded, mixed and mastered by Machine (Fall Out Boy, Every Time I Die) at The Machine Shop.

The following is the full tracklist for the release:

  1. What’s In The Box?
  2. Living Proof Of A Stubborn Youth
  3. Tread Lightly
  4. Go Down In History
  5. So You’re Saying There’s A Chance…

Voyager – Hyperventilating Video

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Official video for Voyager’s ‘Hyperventilating‘, directed by Ben Berkhout at Benja Mind Images. ‘Hyperventilating‘ is taken from Voyager’s ‘V‘ album which is due out on June 2nd via Code 7 in the UK and Birdsrobe in the band’s native Australia.