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Archive for November, 2007

Bioshock, official update coming soon!

By Gosha • Nov 30th, 2007 • Category: Windows, Xbox 360

According to Shacknews, 2K Games will be releasing fresh BioShock content next week for both the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game.
The downloadable goods consist of extra plasmids, a harder difficulty that disables Vita-Chambers and more. Those particularly annoyed by BioShock’s widescreen display implementation will also find a fix for that. I [...]



Happy Turkey Day everyone!

By Cokomon • Nov 22nd, 2007 • Category: Announcements, Events

For those of us in the U.S. of A., today is the holiday of Thanksgiving, a time to be with family, eat some good food and enjoy time off of school/work. It’s also a good time to start catching up on all of the great holiday releases that gamers have been deluged with for [...]



Lloyd Irving in Soul Calibur Legends…

By Gosha • Nov 20th, 2007 • Category: Wii

Guest character Lloyd Irving from Namco’s Tales of Symphonia is set to make a guest appearance in Soul Calibur Legends.
http://www.soularchive.jp/SCL/contents/character/lloyd.html
The character sports his two katanas. You can view a video of him in action here…
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/28054.html
A nice looking addition to this game. I know it makes me want to play it a little more.



Atlus becomes an official 3rd Party Publisher for Xbox 360

By Gosha • Nov 17th, 2007 • Category: Xbox 360

Atlus USA is proud to announce a partnership with Microsoft to become an officially licensed 3rd party publisher for the Xbox 360! Among the titles released in 2008 will be strategy RPGs Operation Darkness and Spectral Force 3. Feel free to read more for the full press release.



Thinking Wii for Guitar Hero 3? Think again~!

By Gosha • Nov 12th, 2007 • Category: Wii

According to Joystiq.com, Wii Guitar Hero III outputs only mono sound.
Audiophilic owners of Guitar Hero III for the Wii have noticed that not only does the game not support Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound systems (despite that feature being advertised), but it doesn’t even output sound in stereo.
Apparently, Activision is looking into the problem, [...]



Mass Effect street date broken!?

By Cokomon • Nov 9th, 2007 • Category: Microsoft, Video Games, Xbox 360

It looks like some intrepid members of the Penny-Arcade forums have been securing copies of the highly anticipated sci-fi RPG Mass Effect well before the street date. It seems that K-Marts across the country have been selling the game early, since that game is not supposed to be out for another 11 days. [...]



JUMP Superstars for only $9.99???

By Gosha • Nov 5th, 2007 • Category: Nintendo DS

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4745539?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
Frys.com recently dropped the price on one of the few import titles they carry. Most likely its to clear up the stock. JUMP Superstar is listed as being only $9.99, which is a great deal considering how much this game used to go for. Sure there is a sequel out, but still, [...]



Culdcept for DS

By Mad Mage • Nov 2nd, 2007 • Category: Nintendo DS, Video Games

Magic Box was kind enough to inform people that Sega has announced a game for their popular (in Japan) Culdcept franchise for the DS. Anyone who’s ever played the game will know that the DS is the perfect system for the series, and multiplayer will be better than ever! It will be interesting to see [...]



Get a $25 Gift Card with Mario Galaxy?

By Gosha • Nov 2nd, 2007 • Category: Wii

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158001
In the 11/11-11/17 ad for Toy’s “R” Us, the store lists Mario Galaxy with a free $25 gift card upon purchase. No string attached, except that it be purchased in-store, and not online.
This is one heck of a deal for anyone considering this game!



Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk

By Gosha • Nov 1st, 2007 • Category: Anime, Entertainment

http://druaga-anime.com/
A year ago, Gonzo announced its anime adaptation of the Tower of Druaga game series. Now finally new information is surfacing. The series is due in Spring 2008.
The staff of the anime includes Gonzo veterens like director Kouichi Chigira (Gatekeepers, FMP, Last Exile, Brave Story) and series editor/writer Shouji Gatou (FMP, FMP Fumoffu, FMP [...]