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Call of Duty: World at War, Mirror’s Edge, and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King will hit the shelves this week in rapid succession, leaving a good number of hardcore gamers at home with the twenty-hour flu.

Sunday, November 9

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)

Monday, November 10

Avatar - The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno (DS)
Brain Challenge (Wii)
Call of Duty: World at War Final Fronts (PS2)
MLB Superstars (Wii)
Pony Friends: Mini Breeds Edition (DS)
Populous (DS)
The Three Stooges (PC)
Winx Club: Mission Echantrix (DS)
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Video Games

This week’s notable release is the Lego Batman: The Video Game, and, since the first LEGO Star Wars turned out to be so playable for adults as well as kids, it’s also probably the hottest pick of the week.

Monday, September 22

Baja: Edge of Control (PS3, X360)
An off road racing game.

Brain Quest Grades 3 & 4 (DS)

de Blob (Wii)
Bounce, ricochet, and swing through Chroma City as you, de Blob, try to restore the world’s drained color.

Di-Gata Defenders (DS)

DropCast (DS)

Hell’s Kitchen (PC)
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Video Games

Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore. Spore… Did anyone else notice that they’ve released Spore this week? You would have to Amish not to have noticed. Someone ought to develop a new simulation game where players manage a video game marketing department, then have to escape from the enraged customers they deceived with their slick advertising.

Sunday, September 7

Spore (Mac, PC)
A simulation game created by Will Wright that allows players to control various life forms from the cellular to the galactic level.

Spore Creatures DS (DS)
A simulation game created by Will Wright that allows players to control various life forms from the cellular to the galactic level.

Spore Galactic Edition (Mac, PC)
A simulation game created by Will Wright that allows players to control various life forms from the cellular to the galactic level.
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Video Games

It’s a good week in gaming! We’ve got a wide variety of games coming out, and while there isn’t any one that stands out as a must-have, just about every genre under the sun is represented: action, puzzle, racing, shooters, and vampire hunting. Plus, the newest PlayStation 3 80GB system ($399) is available.

Monday, August 25th

MLB Power Pros 2008 (DS)
Mario Super Sluggers (Wii)

Tuesday, August 26th

Digimon World Championship (DS)
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (PS3)
DT Racer Refueled (PS2)
Falling Stars (PS2)
Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli (DS, PS2, PS3, Wii)
From The Abyss (DS)
GTR Evolution (PC)
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (DS)
Kidz Sports: Crazy Golf (Wii)
N+ (DS, PSP)
Pajama Sam in Don’t Fear the Dark (Wii)
PictoImage (DS)
Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk (Wii)
The Sims 2 Apartment Life (PC)
The Sims 2 Apartment Pets (DS)
Spy Fox in Dry Cereal (Wii)
Tales of Vesperia (X360)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)
Vampire Rain: Altered Species (PS3)

Wednesday, August 27th

Castle Crashers (XBLA)

Friday, August 29th

Garfield’s Fun Fest (DS)
Infinite Undiscovery (X360)
Prison Tycoon 4: SuperMax (PC)
Sid Meier’s Pirates! (Mac)
The Sims 2 Apartment Life (PC)

Saturday (Aug. 30)

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage (PC)
Ford Racing: Off Road (Wii)
James Pond - Codename Robocod (DS)
MindHabits (Mac)
OPERATION Mania (PC)

If you know of any major releases that I missed, mention it below.

Monday, August 11

Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Runner (PC download, Wiiware)
The animated series Homestar Runner comes to games.

Tuesday, August 12

Bangai-O Spirits (DS)
Ab arcade-style shooter from Japan.

Dracula 3: Path of the Dragon (PC)
As investigators attempt to piece together the life of a man being considered for Sainthood, a mysterious world of Vampires emerges.

Imagine Teacher (DS)
A new type of simulator which casts players as a teacher in a high school.

Line Rider 2: Unbound (DS, PC, Wii)

Madden NFL 09 All-Play (Wii)
The popular football simulation franchise returns.

Madden NFL 09 (DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, X360, Xbox)
The popular football simulation franchise returns.

N+ (PSP)
An arcade platform game.

Sinking Island (PC)
An interactive murder mystery which casts players as PI Jack Norm.

Space Siege (PC)
Save the human race in this sci-fi action roleplaying game.

Wednesday, August 13

Bionic Commando Rearmed (XBLA)

Fable II Pub Games (XBLA)
Casino-style games for the Xbox Live Arcade.

Thursday, August 14

Bionic Commando Rearmed (PC, PS3)

Friday, August 15

Baseball Mogul 2009 (PC)
Manage a baseball franchise.

Ford Racing: Off Road (PC)

If you know of any major releases that I missed, mention it below.

Monday, August 4

King of Clubs (Wii)
A mini-golf game with a twist, set in an abandoned Nevada park.

Tuesday, August 5

B-Boy (PS2)
Hip-hop dance game featuring competition against real-worlds stars Crazy Legs, Kamel, and Mouse.

Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (PC)
Compete in a series of over thirty-five Olympic events.

The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom (DS)
A “music adventure game” that follows the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie, “The Cheetah Girls”.

Crash Time (X360)
An arcade-style racing game

GRID (DS)
A racing game that tests players’ driving skills in a series of competitions around the globe. Read the rest of this entry » » »

Video Games

This week, the fourth installment in the weapons-based 3D fighting series Soul Caliber hist the shelves for both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. To the joy of fans everywhere, this will installment will allowing online matches against other players for the first time. And, as if that weren’t enough, the icing on the cake is the inclusion of three Star Wars character: Darth Vader, Vader’s apprentice from The Force Unleashed, and Yoda.

That alone would make this a good week for gamers, but Soul Caliber won’t be the only game dropping this week.

Tuesday, July 29th

Art of Murder: FBI Confidential (PC)
A point-and-click murder mystery that cast player in the role of an FBI agent.

City Life 2008 Edition (PC)
Another city-building sim featuring new graphics, maps, and more.

Enigma 7 (PC)
Rave to save you girlfriend, completing a series of challenges in the magical world of Enigma 7 along the way.

Everlight (PC)
A fantasy game with a intricate plot in which players must accomplish a series of quests in over thirty locations.

Ford Racing Off Road (PS2, PSP, Wii)
Choose from an array of Ford trucks and a series of rugged off-road track in this racing game. Read the rest of this entry » » »

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Monday, July 21

Baseball Mogul 2009 (PC)
This sim puts players in control of their own baseball franchise.

City Life 2008 Edition (PC)
Another city building sim featuring a new graphics engine and settings.

Final Fantasy IV (DS)
The classic console roleplaying game finally finds its way to the Nintendo DS.

Pirates: The Key of Dreams (Wii)
A nautical shoot ‘em up game.

Tuesday, July 22

Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns (DS)
The next installment in the humorous dungeon crawling Izuna franchise.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (DS, PS2, Wii)
An action-adventure game based on the film of the same name.

New International Track & Field (DS)
A sports game in which player compete in a variety of games against athletes from around the world.

Order Up! (Wii)
A cooking game that places players in the role of running a kitchen.

Ubersoldier 2: The End of Hitler (PC)
A first-person shooter that pits players in the role of a resurrected genetically modified supersoldier against Nazi forces.

Wednesday, July 23

Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society (DS)
Yet another interactive Nancy Drew mystery. This time she must solve a puzzle for a prestigious detective society.

Thursday, July 24

1942: Joint Strike (PS3, X360)
The classic shooter, now with better aircraft, bigger bosses, and co-op weapons.

SIREN: Blood Curse (PS3)
A stealth-based survival horror game which casts in the role of one of seven characters who must unravel the mystery of a cursed village.

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If you know of any major releases that I missed, mention it below.

Monday, July 14

1701 A.D. Gold Edition (PC)
A re-packing of the original 1701 A.D. game along with The Sunken Dragon expansion pack.
Yamaha Supercross (DS, PC, PS2, Wii)
A motorbike racing game.

Tuesday, July 15

B-Boy (PS2)
A hip-hop dancing game that tests players against real-world stars such as Crazy Legs, Kamel, and Mouse.
City Life 2008 Edition (PC)
A city-building simulation game featuring new buildings and maps.
Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity (PSP)
Based on the popular animated series , this action game casts players in the role of a high school student who must defeat an evil computer virus. Read the rest of this entry » » »

Five - count ‘em - five buzz-worthy games have been release for legitimately free download today, significantly decreasing the odds that college students just returning to campuses across the nation will be hitting the books early.

First up and most notable, EA has released the original Command & Conquer, one of the most popular Real Time Strategy games of all time, as an ISO to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of the game’s release. You can download the classic game at Commandandconquer.com.

Next up, the immensely popular Lord of the Rings Online MMORPG is offering up a week long free trial in an attempt to draw in more users. The game features over 200 quests, and, according to Codemasters, aims to “take players beyond the books to a place where they can create their own story within the most famous fantasy world of all time.” You can try the game out at trylotro.com.

Finally, Ubisoft has released free versions of Far Cry, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, and Rayman Raving Rabbids. Of the three games, Far Cry is easily the best known and most enjoyable. It’s the game that appeared from leftfield to single-handedly wiped out the well-marketed launch sales figures of Doom 3 and Half-Life 2, two of the most anticipate sequels in gaming history. This is the game that surprised the market, and with late 64-bit enhancements and graphic modifications, it still plays as well as anything you could pick up off the shelf of your local Best Buy. The catch is that the titles are ad-supported, though it is a minor inconvenience.

Download Far Cry Free version at FilePlanet.
Download Prince of Persia: Sands of Time at FilePlanet.
Download Rayman Raving Rabbids Free version at FilePlanet.

All in all, this should be a great week for gaming at no cost! Enjoy.

Microsoft has announced that Halo 3 for Xbox 360 is expected to be on store shelves September 25. Early predictions are that sales of Halo 3 will surpass Halo 2’s, which reached $125 million within the first 24 hours of its release in 2004.

According to Microsoft, Halo 3 will be available in three versions:

• Standard - no frills edition for $59.99
• Limited - collectors edition including features about the making of the game for $69.99
• Legendary edition - includes a large metal helmet that looks like Master Chief’s for $129.99

If you can’t wait until September 25th to start having some fun, you can download the beta through June 6th.

You can read more about the launch or try your luck at the beta at Halo3.com.

It’s available today. The game that may bump World of Warcraft clean off the top of the list of the world’s most popular games. The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, in the same time period as The Lord of the Rings books.
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It happens to every hardcore gamer at some point. The hottest new game that takes advantage of all the latest hardware hits store shelves, and you rush out to buy it. Only, when you get to the store, you hesitate, box in hand. The game is brand new, and your machine two years old. Are they compatible? If they’re compatible, will the game run smoothly? We all know that the guidelines on the box are written by the marketing department, not the developers.
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