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Vincent Padois, head tutor at the Pierre and Marie Curie University who teaches robotics and is babysitting the Paris ICub, makes a demonstration with ICub robot, a ?hybrid embodied cognitive system for a humanoid robot" about 1 metre (3.2 feet) high, at the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris September 4, 2009. Six versions of ICub exist in laboratories across Europe, where scientists are painstakingly tweaking its electronic brain to make it capable of learning, just like a human child and hoping it will learn how to adapt its behaviour to changing circumstances, offering new insights into the development of human consciousness. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

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    Game makers set September release for "Rock Band 2"

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    Tue Jul 1, 2008 11:31am EDT
    Jarrod Mizell (R) plays the guitar as he and his friends play the Electronic Arts Rock Band video game during the E for All video game expo in Los Angeles, California October 19, 2007. REUTERS/Fred Prouser

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The makers of video game "Rock Band 2" said on Monday the sequel to last year's best-selling predecessor "Rock Band" will be released for the Xbox in September, months ahead of key rival "Guitar Hero."

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    Both games allow players to simulate being in a rock band by playing musical instruments.

    "Rock Band 2" makers Harmonix Music Systems Inc, Electronic Arts Inc and MTV games, a unit of Viacom Inc, said the new version would include more instruments, a new soundtrack and an online community. Music downloads for the first "Rock Band" will be compatible with "Rock Band 2."

    The game will be available initially for Microsoft Corp's Xbox, with versions for other game consoles released later in the year. Further details are expected to be revealed at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles, July 14-17.

    Since the first game's release last November, the "Rock Band" online music store has sold more than 15 million music downloads. Over 200 tracks are available.

    "Rock Band" can be played with up to four people and includes a drum set, microphone, guitar and bass controllers. Players follow notes streamed on a television screen and earn points if they hit the notes on their instruments accurately.

    Activision's new "Guitar Hero: World Tour" will be released during the upcoming Christmas season and include a drum set and microphone in addition to its guitar controller.

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