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2010/01/07

PS2

The Tale of Despereaux - $6.82 - Save $12.17

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 - $19.99 - Save $9.00

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - $19.99 - Save $8.00

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up - $19.96 - Save $9.03

PS3

G-Force - $19.99 - Save $12.99
Chaotic: Shadow Warriors - $29.96 - Save $10.03
Mad Karts of Madagascar - $19.96 - Save $8.03

Xbox 360

G-Force - $19.99 - Save $17.00
Chaotic:Shadow Warriors - $29.99 - Save $10.00
Fable II - $19.99 - Save $7.50

PSP

Hannah Montana: Rock Out the Show - $19.99 - Save $9.50
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - $19.99 - Save $8.00

Chaotic - $19.99 - Save $9.83
Family Feud - $19.99 - Save $8.00

Wii

Chaotic - $29.98 - Save $10.01
Mad Karts of Madagascar with Wheel - $27.99 - Save $10.00
Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo - $19.99 - Save $7.54

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Nowinstock

Fallout: New Vegas Possibly Coming in June 2010, New Game Info Coming Soon

It came from a forum post on DuckAndCover, a Fallout fan-site, that GameStop and Play-Asia have listed release dates as June 2010 for Fallout: New Vegas, Obsidian’s RPG title that we’ve heard of, but seen little.

I’ve just had a look on Amazon, and the game is unavailable for pre-order, for PS3 and Xbox 360. Not sure where the PC version is. Amazon doesn’t seem to have any release date listed.

In addition to this news, the British version of OXM, Official Xbox Magazine, will have the first exclusive information on the game in next month’s issue. It was falsely reported a few days ago that it would be Game Informer magazine that would get the scoop on New Vegas. Bethesda subsequently refused to comment on these rumours and it’s been proposed that this was false information.

Some of this info on the game that was on a Gamespot forum claimed that there would be character selection (rather than creation), drivable vehicles, and gambling – seeing as the game will take place in Las Vegas… or what’s left of it anyway.

New StarCraft II Screenshot Posted on Facebook

On the official StarCraft Facebook page, a new screenshot of StarCraft II has been posted recently:

By the way, when the game is released, hopefully this year, under the name StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, in addition to the Terran campaign, there will be a Protoss mini-campaign.

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Big Download

2010/01/06

First Dead Space 2 Screenshots Revealed

So, I was just talking about Dead Space 2 on that article about games that might not make 2010, and I’ve added some of the new Dead Space 2 screenshots the the gallery at the top of the page.

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Is it just me, or does it look like a really lazy bunch of screens? It’s like one scene and they took different angles of it. Ah, but the original site it appeared on says that it was meant to be like that. It’s a 3D diorama, and the screens are just captures of it.

I see…

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http://gameinformer.com/p/deadspace3d.aspx

http://gallery.thatvideogameblog.com/dead-space-2/

http://www.vg247.com/2010/01/04/dead-space-2-first-shots/

Yep, Published Another Article Today

I’ve sacrificed my time for blogging by focusing on articles lately. I did another one today, and I’m now exhausted. The first week of going back to writing full strength after the holidays has been quite taxing.

This latest article is the one I said would tie in with the other two, and it’s called “PC Games That Probably Won’t Make 2010”.

Here’s the short list of it:

Duke Nukem Forever

Duke Begins

Diablo III

Jagged Alliance 3

Dead Space 2

Prey 2

Half-Life 2: Episode 3

Thi4f (Thief 4)

Doom 4

2010/01/05

Published Another Article Today: 2010 PC Games Part 2

Yeah, if you were reading my twitter account today, you’ll have seen that it was “hot as hell” where I am today, and it’s going to be bad tonight as well. Anyhow, through all the sweat, blood, and tears, I was able to build Part 2 of the series I’ve been working on, today.

What series is that you ask? It’s the “PC Games to Look Forward to in 2010” series. Part 1 is here, and the new episode, Part 2, is here. Not sure if they’ll be an episode 3 yet, but I am going to put up another article related to all this though soon called “PC Games That Likely Won’t Make 2010”, or something to that effect.

Here’s a short list of the games covered in this piece:

Kane& Lynch 2: Dog Days

Mafia II

Mass Effect 2

Max Payne 3

Medal of Honor

Metal Gear Solid: Rising

Metro 2033

Rage

Stalker: Call of Pripyat

StarCraft II

As you can see, a fair amount of post-apocalyptic titles represented here, with Rage, Metro 2033, and Call of Pripyat on the list. True, maybe not all the games here will make 2010, but right not, most of them have release dates set for this year… some time.

2010/01/04

PC Games to Look Forward to in 2010: Part 1 – the Short Version

I told you about the article I wrote the other day, and I decided to do a short list type version here on the blog. Here’s the first ten, mentioned in Part 1. The order was initially supposed to be alphabetical, and it is in Part 1, but from Part 2 onwards, it might not have any real order.

Note that this is about PC games, so even though Assassin’s Creed II is out on Xbox 360 and PS3, it isn’t due for release on the PC until March.

Alien Colonial Marines

Aliens vs. Predator

Assassin’s Creed II

Battlefield Bad Company 2

BioShock 2

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight

Crysis 2

Deus Ex 3

Fallout New Vegas

Hitman 5

Published a new Article, Updated the aStore

Today I published a new article, called “PC Games to Look Forward to in 2010: Part 1”. It’s not your typical list, and it has pictures and videos on there as well. It’s the first in a series of articles, and I’ll likely put up another one or two articles during the next while.

This is the main reason why I haven’t been focusing as much on blogging for a while, seeing as I’ve been putting this all together. I’m going to shift some of my time to article writing and other things. Buy hey, at least it gives me something to blog about, in addition to the usual stuff.

On another note, I’ve been updating my Amazon aStore lately, making it look a little better aesthetically, and actually stocking it with more new games. In addition to updating the “New Games” section, I’ve added the Classic Games section and put the existing ones in there as subcategories. You can have a look at it here.

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2010/01/03

Duke Nukem Forever Art, Fan Art, Another Article on the Duke

I saw that on duke4.net the latest update points to several new pieces of fan art on the site. Some of it’s pretty good, some of it weird, some of it inspired by classic pieces of art.

I looked at some of the previous posts and there’s some new official art related to Critical Mass too, and some Christmas related Duke art.

On a related note, there’s been another article analysing the infamous Duke Nukem Forever situation, like the one written on Wired recently, this time written by a psychologist, who writes about the psychology of video games. And he/she’s probably never even played any of the Duke games either.

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http://www.duke4.net/news.php
Explaining the Commitment to Duke Nukem — Forever
http://www.psychologyofgames.com/2009/12/30/duke-nukem-forever-escalating-commitment-and-chewing-bubblegum/

Video Games Coming out This Week, 01/03 – 01/09, 2010: Borderlands: Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot, Bayonetta

Pick of the Week- Borderlands: Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot

This week, the first real, full-length week of 2010, sees the release of the second DLC pack for Borderlands, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, for PS3. Gamespot also claims that the PC version will be this week, but there’s no official word, so not sure about this. Last week the Xbox 360 version came out. Seeing as Borderlands was such a massive hit last year, and was hailed as one of the most “original” games, then you’ll likely want to get a hold of this.

I’d say that the other major release this week is Bayonetta even though I certainly won’t be playing it (not that I could anyway). I’ve seen it, and besides Bayonetta having a nice derriere, she reminds me too much of Fiona Coyne in the SA version of The Weakest Link, and not to mention the soundtrack sounds rubbish. But to the game’s credit, it does seem to have some nice touches, like the hair and everything. Weird.

Links go to Amazon, etc.

Borderlands: Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot (Gamespot said so)

Divinity II - Ego Draconis

PlayStation 3

Borderlands: Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot

Bayonetta

Darksiders

Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond

Xbox 360

Bayonetta

Darksiders

Divinity II - Ego Draconis

Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond

Nintendo Wii

My Fitness Coach 2: Workout and Nutrition

Nintendo DS

Fast Food Panic

Dreamer: Zoo Keeper

Trajectile

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Shacknews

Gamespot

2010/01/01

AAA Update: Happy New Year!

It’s New Year’s Day today, and Friday to boot, so I’m taking the day off of writing of any sort as usual. So this post you see now is a scheduled one I wrote yesterday.

I just wanted to say that I’ve been adding some new widgets to the blog. Most recently, I’ve put up a new poll widget which will run for the next few days, as well as a countdown timer, and a recent posts and twitter updates widgets to complement the related posts one that I’ve had on the blog for a while. I like experimenting and trying out some new widgets and such that make the blog fun, so have a look and see.

By the way, Happy New Year!

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What did you get for Christmas?

I’ll start off by posting what I got”

Terminator 1& 2 on DVD – both classic films, but I prefer T2, and this DVD contains scenes I hadn’t scene before. And of course the theme song by Guns n’ Roses, “You Could be Mine” is awesome.
Operation Flashpoint GOTY Edition, Deus Ex, Thief II: The Metal Age, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin – these are classic games I was able to pick up at Musica for low prices each.
Left 4 Dead 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition, Resident Evil 5, Fallout 3 GOTY, and Red Faction: Guerrilla – new games that seem to be among the best released in 2009 that I didn’t all ready have.

And I also got a permanent marker for my backup discs I make each month (fear of another HD failure like a while back).

How did I afford all this? Well, I didn’t buy it all myself. The classic games I mainly bought myself, but the Terminator DVDs were given to me by my brothers, and the money to get the rest came from my aunt who is quite well off.

Besides all that stuff, I got some new T-shirts, a cap, and some Ferrero Rochers – one of my faves. There’s likely some other stuff I got that I can’t remember. Oh, some frames for my certificates and so on.

So, if you like, tell me what you got for Christmas in the comments.

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