There’s a ton of big new releases today for your shopping needs. Assassin’s Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Tony Hawk Ride, God of War Collection, and LittleBigPlanet for PSP highlight the show. Are you buying any the big names today? I’m definitely grabbing Left 4 Dead 2 and the God of War Collection this week. Assassin’s Creed 2 is on my “must-buy” list, but it’s going to have to wait a couple weeks until I have more time.
What about you? Which games are you picking up this week or adding to your Christmas list? Who wants to shoot zombies with me on 360?
Japanese gamers will be able to play FF13 in about a month, and now gamers in the US and Europe know their fate. March 9, 2010 is the official release date for the game. Looks like March is going to be stacked.
Personally, I’m not all that excited. Yes, the game will be awesome, but I’m so worn out on the series and long development time for this game that I won’t be putting it at the top of my March “must play” list. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still going to pick this one up, but not until after I finish the Spring games I’m more interested in, like God of War 3 and Splinter Cell Conviction.
Does this announcement get you all giddy? Have you power jacked in the office bathroom a few times knowing that March 9th will be the return of the biggest name in JRPG?
It’s not the 2009 release many had hoped for, but it’s still right around the corner. At the Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced that Gran Turismo 5 would be coming to Japan in March 2010. No date has been set for North America or Europe, but Sony assures us we’ll here soon on a Western release date.
We know the driving mechanics will be great, but I’m interested to see how much you’ll be able to tweak the cars and how the career mode will work. In GT5 Prologue and the recent Gran Turismo for PSP, both were severely limited. I want to buy turbo kits and change my transmission gear ratios while going through a fluid career mode, not just Arcade.
Stay tuned for more information on when GT5 will hit Western shores. My guess is Summer or Fall 2010.
It was one of my favorites coming out of E3, but was sadly pushed back from the now-ish time frame until 2010. Finally, Splinter Cell Conviction has a release date. Sam Fisher is making a comeback on February 23rd next year. It’s not that far off.
Spring 2010 is really shaping up to be a monster season, possibly the biggest Spring ever. While I really want to play these games, I don’t want to rush through the quality titles of this Holiday season to get there. Now, back to ODST.
There are definitely some must have titles this Holiday season, but it’s not the barrage of greatness we’ve seen in years past. With all the delays, it turns out that Spring 2010 will be stronger than what’s coming out this Fall and Winter. Today, 2K announced a February 9th release date for BioShock 2. Couple that with other huge releases like Assassins Creed 2 and God of War 3 and you have a stacked time frame.
Time and hands-on play will determine which season ultimately gets the better releases. I’m leaning towards this Holiday for more quality titles, such as Halo 3 ODST, Modern Warfare 2 and Uncharted 2, but the Spring will have a larger quantity of big name games. That’s fine by me since it’ll give me a chance to actually get through all of those games instead of rushing on to others. I heart video games.
In a one week span we get to watch Brad Pitt kill some Nazis and then take the helm as BJ Blazkowicz and use dark magic powers to kill them ourselves. I’m also excited for Raven Squad, which is a nice mix of FPS and RTS on the console. Otherwise, it’s a slow week for game releases.
Xbox 360
PS3
Wii
- Army Rescue
- Domino Rally
- Paws and Claws Pet Vet
- Spectrobes: Origins
- Sudoku Ball – Detective
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With all the craziness Monday with our Madden review going out, I somehow completely forgot to post up this week’s game releases. And again on Tuesday because of… well, I don’t know. Anyway, as you all know by now, Madden comes out on Friday. If you don’t buy it, Scuba is coming to each of your houses to hit you with your own keyboard.
Xbox 360
PS3
Wii
- Madden NFL 10
- Active Life Extreme Challenge
- Groovin’ Blocks
- Monster Mayhem: Build and Battle
- Real Heroes: Firefighter
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As we’re all aware, the PSP Go will hit store shelves in North America on October 1. Also on that date, we’ll be able to purchase Gran Turismo PSP, either digitally or on UMD. For a time, it was believed to be the first such simultaneous game release for the system, but that’s no longer the case. Atlus jumped in and stole the honor by announcing that they will be releasing the remade Shin Megami Tensei: Persona title in the same manner on September 22, a little over a week earlier.
We’ve known the Revelations: Persona remake was coming at us for quite some time. We didn’t know it would be available both digitally on the PSN and in stores in UMD format on the same day. But, think long and hard before you buy this title off the PSN – it’s the same price as the UMD ($39.99) and doesn’t come with the two-disc soundtrack that the physical copy includes. I’m going to go out on a limb and bet that the majority of gamers interested in this title will likely want the soundtrack to add to their collection. It will definitely look spiffy sitting on the shelf next to my Persona 4 soundtrack. I still rock that out every so often……what?
Last week was pretty crappy and this week is no different. We’re right in the middle of the summer drought in video game land, so save your money and get ready to drop it all on the big games later this Fall. The one game that could be decent this week is GI Joe, but what I’ve seen makes me very hesitant.
Xbox 360
- Brave: A Warrior’s Tale
- G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra
PS3
- G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra
- SingStar Queen
Wii
- G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra
- Aliens in the Attic
- Brave: A Warrior’s Tale
- Daisy Fuentes Pilates
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Yeah, I know, that’s from Street Fighter. I’m tired, I ran out of half & half so I can’t have coffee, and I couldn’t think of a King of Fighters reference. Being that’s the only game worth mentioning this week (other than digital titles like Fat Princess), your wallet can rest safe.
Xbox 360
- The King of Fighters XII
- BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
PS3
- The King of Fighters XII
- BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
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