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CoG Feature: Rotor'Scope: The Secret Of Endless Energy Review [XBLIG]
Feb 08, 2010 - 7:06 PM - by Scott 'Psykoboy2' Benton
Stepping out from behind his regular feature, Turning The Spigot, Brock 'Spigot' Wager brings you his review of Rotor'Scope: The Secret Of Endless Energy on the Xbox Live Indie Games Channel.


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Rotor'Scope: The Secret Of Endless Energy won 2nd place in last year's Dream.Build.Play competition and is now available on the Xbox Live Indie Games Channel.

Check out his review of this steam punk puzzler and leave a comment for a chance to win one of two copies of the game we have to give away.
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The Year in EA: More Dragon Age, Epic Shooter & More
Feb 08, 2010 - 4:33 PM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet
While it hasn't been all puppies and rainbows lately for Electronic Arts - in just the last few moths they've announced major layoffs and plans to cut back on their slate of games - they still have a number of major games in the pipeline. As part of their quarterly investor report, EA detailed their release schedule for the next twelve months. You can see the full slate by clicking the 'more' button, but some of the highlights:

- APB and the next Medal of Honor game are both set to release the third quarter of 2010 (July to September).
- Crysis 2, a pair of EA Sports Active titles for the WiiFit and a console version of Sims 3 highlight this coming holiday season.
- The Q1 2011 will see Dead Space 2, the next Dragon Age game, a new Spore game and EA's new Epic-developed shooter.

All of this and the usual servings of EA Sports, Harry Potter and Need For Speed games. EA also has at least three stand alone downloadable games, one of which is a digital trading card (DTC) game.



Source - Shacknews
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Konami Reviving Rocket Knight
Feb 08, 2010 - 12:45 PM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet

Konami has announced another of their old school properties will be getting a new gen makeover. Rocket Knight, first seen on the Genesis nearly two decades ago, will be ricocheting onto the XBLA, PSN and Steam later this year.

In the game you play as Sparkster, a knight with a rocket pack. Ok, so it's a bit bizarre. But the new version looks like a fun 2.5D adventure. It's slated for release later this year. Screens from the game can be seen here.
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This Week at the Nintendo Shop: Blaster Master "Rebirth"?
Feb 08, 2010 - 9:47 AM - by Nathaniel 'Doctor Setebos' Payne
Did anyone even know this was coming? Sunsoft surprises everyone this morning with a WiiWare sequel to one of the (many) best games to hit the NES: Blaster Master. There's also a swath of games hitting the DSiWare channel, as well. And only one lonely Virtual Console title: Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom.

Full descriptions below (links will come later).



Enjoy!
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Lego Star Wars Spreads to the Clone Wars
Feb 08, 2010 - 8:29 AM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet
If you know a gamer under the age of 10, then you probably realize how popular the Lego Star Wars (and Lego Batman, and Lego Harry Potter, and Lego Indy) games are. They're a sensation. They're not the most difficult or deepest games on the market, but they're the rare animal which can truly appeal to gamers of all ages. So it's not really a surprise that Lucasarts and Travelers Tales are going back to the well with Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Based on the animated series airing in the US on Cartoon Network, Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars tells stories set between Episodes II & III of the theatrical features. Travelers' Tales promises new moves and abilities, as well as an expanded Level Builder. Expect the game this Fall on all major platforms.
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Molyneux: Fable III Reveal Will Get People "Super Pissed Off"
Feb 08, 2010 - 7:31 AM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet
Lionhead studio head Peter Molyneux has a history of making some pretty provocative statements about projects he's working on. With the publicity machine spinning up for Fable III, you'd expect him to start saying some...interesting things again soon. And you'd be right. Speaking to Gamereactor about what we'll see at the Fable III unveil at this week's X10 event, Molyneux unleashed this chestnut.

Quote:
"There's some very, very big things happening in Fable," said Molyneux, "Bigger than you think, and it's going to really upset people." Molyneux added that he is "really scared" about telling people the news, saying, "They're going to get super pissed off, they really are."
Emphasis added. Assuming he's right about some announcement causing a ruckus, what could he mean? I don't see him telegraphing any sort of delay announcement this way, so it's still likely slated to come out this fall. What else? Could Microsoft possibly be planning to make Fable III Natal only? We'll find out later this week when Microsoft holds their X10 conference later this week.

Sources - Gamereactor; VG247; Joystiq.
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The Weekly Release
Feb 08, 2010 - 7:23 AM - by Nicholas 'bapenguin' Puleo
2/9/2010
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral (DS, Wii) [Google It]
Best Friends Tonight (DS) [Google It]
Bioshock 2 (360, PS3, PC) [Google It]
Dante's Inferno (360, PS3) [Google It]
Data East Arcade Classics (Wii) [Google It]
Jigapix Pets (DS) [Google It]
Jigapix Wonderful World (DS) [Google It]
Legend of Kay (DS) [Google It]
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (DS) [Google It]
Rock Blast (Wii) [Google It]
Scene It? Twilight (DS) [Google It]
Shiren The Wanderer (Wii) [Google It]
Square Logic (PC) [Google It]
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International (PS3) [Google It]
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll (Wii) [Google It]
The Daring Game for Girls (DS, Wii) [Google It]
World Cup of Pool (DS) [Google It]
World of Outlaws Sprint Cars (360) [Google It]

DVD and Blu-Ray
Couples Retreat (also on Blu-Ray)
A Serious Man (also on Blu-Ray)
Dante's Inferno (also on Blu-Ray)
EmmaThe Guild: Season 3

Theater
The Wolfman
Valentine's Day
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
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Fallout: New Vegas Info Lurches Into View
Feb 06, 2010 - 8:41 PM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet
Bethesda and Obsidian have begun peeling back the shrouds covering this Fall's Fallout: New Vegas. First we had the teaser trailer, now we have a 6 page feature in the new PC Gamer which is shedding some light on the game.

- You play not as a Vault dweller, but as a courier.
- Since it's so far from most other cities, Vegas wasn't hit with many nukes, so it's more or less intact.
- There are three main factions in the game: the New California Republic, Caesar's Legion and the residents of New Vegas.
- There will be special melee attacks in the VATS system, including a golf club to the groin.
- Something called "realism mode". In this mode you need food and water to survive, ammo and stims count towards your weight total and healing takes time. This is, of course, optional.
- New, smarter super mutants.
- A more intricate dialogue system, with bigger benefits for having high skill levels in bartering and negotiation.

Lots more details at the links.

Fallout: New Vegas is set to hit the PC, 360 and PS3 this fall.

Sources - All Games Beta; Duck & Cover; VE3D.
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Bioshock 2 Preview
Feb 06, 2010 - 8:42 AM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet
Yesterday I had the chance to chat with the developers of Bioshock 2 on a conference call. Just about every aspect of the game was touched on in anticipation of it's release this Tuesday. This is your obligatory minor spoiler warning. Nothing of import was revealed about the story, but if you're in information blackout mode, you may not want to hit that 'more' button.



Bioshock 2 will be released February 9 for the 360, PS3 and PC.
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The Grinder Goes Multiplatform
Feb 05, 2010 - 2:21 PM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet

You remember The Grinder, don't you? If you don't here's a refresher: developed by High Voltage Studios (The Conduit, Gladiator A.D.) the game is best described as Left 4 Dead with vampires and werewolves. So of course the developer had it slated as a Wii exclusive.

Why do I bring all this up? Because High Voltage has announced that The Grinder will go multiplatform, hitting the PS3, 360, PC and Wii in October of 2011. Check out the new trailer above, and expect more info on the game at next month's GDC.

Sources - IGN; Joystiq.
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Free and Worth Every Penny - Issue 32
Feb 05, 2010 - 2:10 PM - by Mike 'Bandango' Bellmore
Know what sucks about Mass Effect and Dragon Age and Fallout and all those other RPGs? They cost money. There must be some way to get the role-playing goodness you need without having to shell out all your gold!



Well guess what? Ravenlock’s found a way. It involves the PC (or OSX) and pixels, not to mention gun toting kittens, 9 single minded rouges, a dwarven fortress, and an entirely refreshing take on the genre. If you’d like to see old things done right or new things done differently, head on over to Immortal Machines and read this most recent issue of Free and Worth Every Penny. It’s an RPG-PALOOZA! Ooh yah!
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Media Create Sales for 01-25 to 01-31 - Dragon Quest 6
Feb 05, 2010 - 8:40 AM - by Chris 'Chris_D' Davis
Here are the software and hardware numbers from Japan, straight from Media Create, for the week 01-25 to 01-31.

The release of Dragon Quest 6 last week hit the spot for fans craving a JRPG classic on-the-go, falling just short of 1 million sold at 906,458 copies. Sega's End of Eternity had a slow opening despite generally good buzz, selling ~150k across the PS3 and 360. Sony's MAG from Zipper Interactive scraped into the top 10 with 19,139 copies.

The hardware chart was mostly unchanged from the previous week with PSP still holding down the number 1 spot. The DSi LL continued to outsell the DSi with consumers appearing to show a definite preference for the larger size.

Japanese game companies are continuing to suffer in the current climate with a lot of bad financial news out this week including Konami Sees Drop In Nine Month Game Sales, Tecmo Koei Slashes Operating Profit Forecast, and Namco Bandai To Cut 630 Jobs.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata does not seem concerned about the potential for competition from Apple's recently announced iPad:
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Tech bloggers haven't been shy about criticizing the iPad for its price, its feature set, or its thoroughly mockable name. But now Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is commenting on it in a recent New York Times report. "It was a bigger iPod Touch," he said of the device. "There were no surprises for me." His comments could be seen as run-of-the-mill corporate sniping, but his thoughts seem to echo most of the criticisms being levied against the iPad. After heavy speculation some expected Apple's take on the tablet computer to pack a heavier punch.
1UP has put up their latest Famitsu Review Check, covering reviews of Dragon Quest VI (9/9/8/8), MadWorld (8/7/8/8), and Zangeki no Reginleiv (8/7/7/6). Comments for Dragon Quest VI were favorable:
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"It's a remake, but not just a remake," one editor said. "It's fully tuned for the Nintendo DS, so it feels totally fresh as you play it. There's nothing I can call 'astounding' in the added features, but being able to chat with party members at a touch of the B button is kind of a nice experiment."

Other reviewers had "the impression that the battles have been made just a tad easier for the casual-gamer crowd," although that wasn't enough to affect the scores much. More serious quibbles: no robust online functionality, the lack of a full monster-catching system (a part of the original Super NES game), and some small issues with menu navigation.
Hardware
PSP - 47,875 (-4%)
Wii - 42,309 (-2%)
DSi LL - 34,863 (+15%)
PS3 - 34,431 (+7%)
DSi - 24,783 (+5%)
DS Lite - 6,811 (+11%)
360 - 4,089 (+11%)
PS2 - 2,182 (+2%)
PSP Go - 1,645 (-3%)

Software
01. [DS] Dragon Quest 6 (Square Enix) - 906,458 / NEW
02. [PS3] End of Eternity (Sega) - 118,088 / NEW
03. [Wii] New Super Mario Brothers Wii (Nintendo) - 83,930 / ~3,201k
04. [PS3] Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shuuen no Hikigane wa Shoujo no Uta ga Hajiku (Namco Bandai Games) - 81,633 / NEW
05. [DS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 45,474 / ~2,742k
06. [Wii] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 32,888 / ~1,583k
07. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Square Enix) - 30,225 / ~713k
08. [360] End of Eternity (Sega) - 27,048 / NEW
09. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2 (Sega) - 24,048 / ~118k
10. [PS3] MAG: Massive Action Game (Sony) - 19,139 / NEW

Source - Media Create, Edge-Online, 1UP.

See the sales from the previous week.

Note: Software cumulative sales estimates are provided by Media Create and VGChartz.
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Next Week in Rock Band: The Who Plays Megadeth
Feb 05, 2010 - 7:49 AM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet
A special week for the Rock Band music platform. Not only will one of the finest metal albums of all time be joining the lineup, but there will be a special treat for Who fans on Sunday.

First up the the album, Megadeth's seminal 1990 album "Rust in Peace" makes it's way to the Rock Band Store. The full tracklisting:
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
  • Hangar 18
  • Take No Prisoners
  • Five Magics
  • Poison Was the Cure
  • Lucretia
  • Tornado of Souls
  • Dawn Patrol
  • Rust in Peace... Polaris

And then there's The Who. They'll be playing halftime at the Super Bowl this weekend, and a after the game ends you'll be able to download a Rock Band version of the 15 song medley they're performing. That track will only cost you the usual 160 MSP/$2.

The Rust in Peace Album will sell for 1200 MSP/$15. All individual tracks will sell for 160 MSP/200 NP/$2. The Megadeth tracks will be available Tuesday for the 360 and Wii (individual tracks only for the Wii) and Thursday for the PS3. The Who Medley will be available Sunday Night/Early Monday morning after the end of the Super Bowl for the Xbox and Wii, and in the usual Thursday slot for the PS3.
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US PSN Update 2/4
Feb 05, 2010 - 7:20 AM - by Chris 'Gorvi' Squeri
It's a good update this week for both platforms, with the PS3 getting 5 demos, including one for the lone downloadable game, and the PSP seeing two well priced games in addition to a number of good games being on sale this week. The full list from the PlayStation Blog:

PS3:
  • Fret Nice ($14.99) [With Demo]
  • Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Demo
  • Aliens vs. Predator Demo
  • Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce Demo
  • Tank Battles Demo
  • Qore Episode 21 February 2010 ($2.99)
  • White Knight Chronicles International Edition Makeover Ticket ($4.99)
  • Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Revived Warriors Pack (Free)
  • MX vs ATV Reflex Track Pack 2 DLC ($4.99)
  • Guitar Hero 5 Tracks
  • Rock Band Tracks
On Sale
  • Madden NFL Arcade Temporary Sale (now $9.99, original price $14.99)
PSP:
  • After Burner: Black Falcon ($15.99)
  • Armored Core: Silent Line ($14.99)
On Sale/Price Drops:
  • Half-Minute Hero Permanent Price Drop (now $19.99, original price $29.99)
  • Ben 10: Protector of Earth Temporary Sale (now $12.99, original price $14.99)
  • Cube Temporary Sale (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
  • Dead Head Fred Temporary Sale (now $9.99, original price $14.99)
  • PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient Temporary Sale (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
  • PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient 2 Temporary Sale (now $9.99, original price $14.99)
  • Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords Temporary Sale (now $9.99, original price $14.99)
  • WTF: Work Time Fun Temporary Sale (now $7.99, original price $9.99)
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Microsoft to Discontinue Live Support for Xbox 1 Games and Consoles
Feb 05, 2010 - 6:10 AM - by Matthew 'Iron Past' McFarland
The time has finally come, as the final death knell for the Xbox v1 has arrived; Microsoft will be pulling Live support for Xbox 1 games (even X360 supported and Xbox Originals) effective April 15, 2010. According to Major Nelson, the first step is to turn off auto-renewals for folks who only access Live with their v1 Xboxes, and presumably this is to focus on improving the Xbox 360's Live services.

One of the fist things that comes to mind: Does this mean the Friends List will be expanded? As I'm sure many of you know, the 100 Friend cap has been blamed on Halo 2 support, so with that out the way we can assume that is one of the first changes that would be implemented, but either way I think this means major changes for the Live service.

Xbox LIVE general manager Marc Whitten has written a letter to the community, saying more details will be available soon. Click 'Read More' to read the letter.



Source - Major Nelson
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First Teaser for Fallout: New Vegas
Feb 04, 2010 - 9:41 AM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet

Bethesda has finally begun taking the wraps off of Fallout: New Vegas, the follow up (but not necessarily sequel) to Fallout 3, this time developed by Obsidian Entertainment. The video doesn't reveal a whole lot about the game, but it seems like the main foes this time may be robots and not mutants. It also gives the game a Fall 2010 release date. Expect more info on the game shortly.
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Splinter Cell Conviction Gets a Date Set in Stone
Feb 04, 2010 - 8:07 AM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet
And so the end is in sight for our long national nightmare. Splinter Cell Conviction finally has a release date, and this time Ubisoft wants us to know that it's set in stone. As in the object sent to various game journalists, including IGN.


Image courtesy IGN

The long delayed return of Sam Fisher will hit stores on April 13. But will it be worth the wait? This time Sam is stripped of many of his iconic technical goodies, instead having to rely on more mundane tools to thwart a terrorist attack and bring down his former bosses at Third Echelon who have betrayed him. The game will also feature a dedicated co-op mode, as well as adversarial multiplayer.

Source - IGN.
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Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Announced
Feb 04, 2010 - 2:19 AM - by 'Disgustipated'
Last night, Sega revealed what was formerly known as Project Needlemouse on Gamespot. And it's something that some people may scoff at while others rejoice: Sonic the Hedgehog 4... in episodic form, that is.


Here's the details from GAF
Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoGAF
- Trailer: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/acti...o/6249444?hd=1
- Interview: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/acti...&mode=previews
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
- Released this summer on XBLA, PSN, and WiiWare
- Picks up right after Sonic 3 & Knuckles as far as story goes (so falls in Sonic 2 / Sonic 3 / Sonic & Knuckles storyline)
- spin dash, power sneakers, and homing attack are in
- Wii version uses motion control, PS3 version uses Sixaxis
- Wii version runs at 480p, PS3 and 360 version run at 1080p
Aw, yeah. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 + Knuckles is one of the greatest games I played as a kid. Here's hoping they recapture the magic.
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In Other News...February 3
Feb 03, 2010 - 9:09 PM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet
- Nintendo hopes to have the next Zelda game ready to show off at June's E3 show. They also confirmed that the game will require the Wii Motion Plus accessory.

- In a conference call with investors, THQ announced that Darksiders, Red Faction, Saint's Row & DeBlob will all be getting sequels in the next two years.

- Veteran game composer and lead producer of the Silent Hill series for the last decade, Akira Yamaoka, has left Konami and joined up with Suda 51's Grasshopper Manufacture studio (No More Heroes). He'll be contributing to the still under wraps title Suda 51 and Shinji Mikami are working on with EA Partners. It should be unveiled at E3 this year.

- A multiplayer demo for Aliens vs Predator will be released Thursday on Xbox Live, PSN and Steam. It will include a deathmatch mode featuring all three races.

- Finally we bring you the story of the incredibly inappropriate ESRB rating descriptor for the equally inappropriate Dead or Alive Paradise for the PSP. It's since been pulled, and the ESRB has apologized, but it's still damn funny.
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This is a video game in which users watch grown women dressed in G-string bikinis jiggle their breasts while on a two-week vacation. Women's breasts and butts will sway while playing volleyball, while hopping across cushions, while pole dancing, while posing on the ground, by the pool, on the beach, in front of the camera.

There are other activities: Users can gamble inside a casino to win credits for shopping; they can purchase bathing suits, sunglasses, hats, clothing at an island shop; they can "gift" these items to eight other women in hopes of winning their friendship, in hopes of playing more volleyball.

And as relationships blossom from the gift-giving and volleyball, users may get closer to the women, having earned their trust and confidence: users will then be prompted to zoom-in on their friends' nearly-naked bodies, snap dozens of photos, and view them in the hotel later that night.

Parents and consumers should know that the game contains a fair amount of "cheesy," and at times, creepy voyeurism—especially when users have complete rotate-pan-zoom control; but the game also contains bizarre, misguided notions of what women really want (if given two weeks, paid vacation, island resort)—Paradise cannot mean straddling felled tree trunks in dental-floss thongs."
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Game Crazy Parent Files for Chapter 11, Closing Most Stores
Feb 03, 2010 - 9:04 PM - by Michael 'DoctorFinger' Chauvet
While not nearly as well known or ubiquitous as competitor Gamestop, Game Crazy is still a major force in the game retail industry. At least it was until today's announcement that their parent company, Movie Gallery, would be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

As a result the chain will be closing approximately 280 Game Crazy locations, leaving only 200 stores open nationwide. This comes after they announced 200 store closings just a few months back in September. As a whole the Movie Gallery empire - which also includes the Hollywood Video from which Game Crazy sprang - will be shuttering 760 locations.

The contents of all the stores will be liquidated immediately, so bargain hunters may want to see if they can find a deal.

Source - Industry Gamers.
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