Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Episode 2: Ghosts of Games Gone By

Sadly this week, no new major releases... BUT there is still gamer news to share!

Xbox 360's Dashboard is getting a big update on 12/6. New features will include cloud storage of your game saves and a new feature called Beacons. Beacons will allow you to post notes asking for advice or help from friends on games you're stuck on.

For the PS3 owners out there who bought "Battlefield 3", you have a free game coming! It was supposed to include a free copy of "Battlefield 1943" but was shipped without it. They are fixing this by giving them "Battlefield 1943" vouchers on 12/10.

Speaking of Playstation, new downloadable content this week include FULL VERSIONS of "Modern Warfare 2", the Sly Cooper trilogy, and "Voltron."

I hate to end a blog on a sad note, but here is a list of games that were supposed to launch this year but have been pushed back: "Kinect Star Wars" (no release date announced), "Mass Effect 3" (Mar. 6, 2012), "The Darkness II" (Feb. 7, 2012 tentative), "The Last Guardian" (no release date announced), "Ghost Recon: Future Soldier" (Mar. 6, 2012), "XCOM" (AFTER Mar. 2012), and "Spec Ops: The Line" (aiming for Spring but has been delayed since 2009!).

So there you go, now get out there and get your game on!

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Episode 1: Swords, Suplexes, & Skyrim Babies

I've decided that there are too many games and too much info to talk about all the new releases each week. So, each Tuesday I'll feature the biggest release on the air and post more in-depth info and a full list of releases on here so all my fellow geeks can stay informed.

This week's biggest release is definitely The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii.


I've been a HUGE fan of the Zelda series since the original NES game (hence the Triforce tattoo on my arm) and the 16th installment in the series continues to impress. Using the Wii MotionPlus you will have full control of Link's sword as you travel between sky and land as you investigate why the two have seperated. Rated E10+.

For the karaoke fanatics (or Glee "gleeks") Karaoke Revolution: Glee 3 hits Xbox 360 & Wii this week.


Pretty straightforward here, you sign along with 35 songs from Glee Season 2. Rated T.

Next up, another installment in the long line of WWE rasslin' games, WWE '12.


Enter the squared circle with your favorite legends like "Macho Man" Randy Savage and The Rock or current stars like John Cena and Randy Orton.

In other game news this week, the makers of Skyrim offered any new parents who had their baby on the game's release date FREE GAMES FOR LIFE if they named their kid Dovahkiin after the game's main character... and here he is:


If this kid doesn't grow up to be a dungeon master, I'll be very surprised!

And before I head out, it appears PETA's attack on Mario (recently they claimed the Tanooki suit "advocated wearing fur") was meant to be "tongue-in-cheek". Personally, I think they made themselves out to be idiots and are backtracking.

Anyway, that's what's new in the world of gaming. Now go out there, and get your game on!