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Due to the 4th of July, VGTribune has had an extended weekend, but we've still got you covered in this weekend's latest and greatest news stories via the links below.

David Hayter on MGS4 (Video)

WiiWare/VC Releases the week of July 7th

Runescape gets graphical overhaul

Activision Blizzard merger becomes official July 9th 

Rumor: Rockband 2 to have all Rockband 1 Tracks as Free Downloadable Content

EA to attempt takeover of Take Two Interactive...again

Gears of War 2 on November 9th?

Rumor: 60 GB PS3 to be replaced in August 

 In an interview with Blizzard's Executive VP, Rob Pardo, Online Welten got this nice tidbit of news:

"'There is still one unknown project,' Blizzard executive VP Rob Pardo revealed to OnlineWelten during the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational. "We have another development team."

Pardo affirmed that Blizzard's recent job listings for an unannounced next-gen MMO were not related to Diablo III. The company had previously stated that the project was not a World of Warcraft expansion either."

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The above title was a sad, sad attempt to be a tongue twister. Now, what should be more interesting is the picture above. If you've visited one of Blizzard's sites lately you have probably been greeted with the image above, or a variation of it, before continuing to their main site. What is interesting about this is that the image, which appeared several days ago, has been evolving or morphing, if you will, every day. The intertubes have been ablaze with theories of what this morphing picture might lead to. Some say it might be an announcement for a Wrath of The Lich King beta or a Doom 3 announcement. At the rate the picture has been changing it looks like we won't have to wait until E3 for a big announcement from Blizzard, or should I say Actiblizz, or Blizzavision.

You can see the first forms of the picture to it's current state after the jump. And don't forget more speculation!

Diablo 3: Well...Didn't you see the other story?

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 If you love Guitar Hero so much that you must surround yourself with everything that is Guitar Hero branded, you will soon have another thing to add to your collection. MTV's multiplayer blog reports that you will be able to purchase Guitar Hero action figures this fall. Each action figure "will have 15-18 moving parts and cost $10-15. The line includes Axel Steel, Johnny Napalm, Lars Umlaut and God of Rock."

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"What? I'm not playing with dolls! These are action figures!"

What do the characters of World of Warcraft do after a long hard day's work of dragon slaying and questing? Click on the video above to find out.

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