Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Episode 42: Open The Flood Gates

Unsurprisingly, as we inch ever closer to the holiday season the new releases are finally starting to pour in more than one at a time!

First up, the highly anticipated Borderlands 2 hits Xbox360, PS3, and PC this week. Up to 4 players can team up or face off.


Racing fans rejoice, F1 2012 lands on Xbox360 and PS3 this week. This time weather will affect your driving and claims to set this game apart from other racing games.


Not a NEW game but possibly the biggest boxed set of the year, Street Fighter: 25th Anniversary Collector's Set comes to Xbox360 and PS3. This bad boys has 15 DISCS including Street Fighter X, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, Super Street Fighter III Turbo HD Remix, and Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition... and that's just the games! It also has a Blu-ray documentary, all the animated movies and TV shows, an 11 disc soundtrack, and a few collectibles!


Also got several downloadable games coming this week including Kinect Sports Ultimate for Xbox360. This combines 2 games in the series for a total of 13 playable sports.

Tochlight II will be available for download on PC this week. It's a hack & slash adventure where you fight randomly generated baddies for loot.

If you're looking to buff up, Harley Pasternak's Hollywood Workout lands on Xbox360 Kinect and Wii.

Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV for Xbox360 will be available tomorrow but aren't games, they are part of Kinect's "TV Experiences".


And for those who are eagerly awaiting the release of the Wii U here's some info:

- On sale date is November 18th
- The basic set will cost $300 and includes 8GB of storage, the console, and one Gamepad
- The Deluxe set will cost $350 with 32GB of storage, the console, one Gamepad, a charging dock for the Gamepad, and a copy of the game Nintendo Land
- Extra Gamepads will NOT be available at release because no games will be available that require more than one
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II will be released for Wii U

And that about wraps it up for this week, plenty of new games, some info on the Wii U, and more to come as the year rolls on. Until next time, get out there and get your game on!

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