November 12 - 16
* Wherein Elysium Goes Bankrupt
Let's just hit the highlights for a moment, shall we. Crysis, Super Mario Galaxies, Kane & Lynch, Assassin's Creed, Cooking Mama 2, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, Need For Speed Pro Street, and more. If there is an epicenter of gaming each year, then break out your Richter scales, because fun is approaching magnitude 8.6 -- honestly with that kind of material I should be in marketing! I'm not entirely sure how to suss out which game should be game of the week. No question that Mario Galaxy, Crysis, Assassin's Creed and maybe even a dark horse candidate like Cooking Mama 2 have legitimate claims, so I feel like I have to step outside the usual methodology for this week, and include the fact that Jade Raymond probably infuses Assassin's Creed with some extra layer of awesome as some kind of tipping point for the game and give the nod to Ubisoft's flagship title.
On DVD this week: Ocean's Thirteen, Shrek The Third and more here.
PC:
- Blacksite: Area 51 (11/12)
- Beowulf (11/13)
- Crysis (11/13)
- Kane & Lynch Dead Men (11/13)
- Need For Speed Pro Street (11/13)
- Next Life (11/13)
- Sim City Societies (11/13)
- Soldier of Fortune: Payback (11/13)
PS2:
- Boogie (11/13)
- Monster Jam (11/13)
- Need For Speed Pro Street (11/13)
- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (11/13)
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (11/13)
DS:
- Mortal Combat (11/13)
- Contra 4 (11/13)
- Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends (11/13)
- Monster Jam (11/13)
- Need For Speed Pro Street (11/13)
- Orcs & Elves (11/13)
- Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (11/13)
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (11/13)
PSP:
- Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (11/13)
- Warhammer 40,000 Squad Command (11/12)
- Alien vs Predator Requiem (11/13)
- Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus (11/13)
- Sonic Rivals 2 (11/13)
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (11/13)
XBOX360:
- Blacksite: Area 51 (11/12)
- Assassin's Creed (11/13)
- Beowulf (11/13)
- Kane & Lynch Dead Men (11/13)
- Monster Jam (11/13)
- Soldier of Fortune: Payback (11/13)
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (11/13)
- Need For Speed Pro Street (11/13)
PS3:
- Assassin's Creed (11/13)
- Beowulf (11/13)
- Kane & Lynch Dead Men (11/13)
- Need For Speed Pro Street (11/13)
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (11/13)
Wii:
- Super Mario Galaxy (11/12)
- Geometry Wars Galaxies (11/12)
- Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (11/13)
- Need For Speed Pro Street (11/13)
- Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (11/13)
- Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles (11/13)
- Tomb Raider Anniversary (11/13)
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (11/13)
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*Dives into bunker*
Yeah, it's scary. I'm staring into the abyss right now, and it's staring into me, which I think is kind of a dick move on the abyss's part. - Nyles
Mario Galaxy for me. Today simply cannot go by fast enough. (I'll do Assassins Creed as a rental at later date, I think.)
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Galaxy, not Galaxies as in the article =)
Not gonna buy it anyway, I'm so fed up with Mario that I'm growing to hate him.
Anyone know if Kane & Lynch is any good? Does it have Coop?
The man wears a bucket of KFC on his head. I wouldn't expect anything less. - Pred
I saw them lining up outside Nintendo World in NYC yesterday for the midnight launch, even managed to play the first 15 minutes. It's on my hit list for the week.
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Divorce lawyer showing up at my house in 3.....2.....1.....
XBL: GWJ Stryker
So there's a correlation between the prettiness of the developer and the quality of the game? Hm. I would have guessed it's an inverse relationship though.
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Commander for the PSP drops on Tuesday? Squee! I thought it wasn't coming out until December. I must run to GameCrazy to see if I can still pre-order, otherwise I'm sure they won't have it on launch day.
I want to check out Assassin's Creed, but I'll probably rent it.
The new Snarling Badger Games, makers of fine microgames.
snarlingbadger.com
I dunno. Gabe Newell is pretty hot.
Xbox Live: hubbinsd
Sorry, you're right. I keep forgetting how seriously I'm supposed to take this. I'll get the executive board together and we'll have a revised statement prepared sometime early fiscal year 2009. -non threatening smiley here to indicate playful tongue-in-cheek manner -
Doug Lombardi FTW
- Elysium
I know it has Coop, but don't know if it's any good.
LobsterMobster wrote:
Or was this some elaborate nerd bait-and-switch trap that I've jumped right into?
And John Romero is SOOO dreamy
I'll be his bitch any day. And I'm male.
Sweet holy mother of Jesus that's a lot of choose from.. O.O
Oogaba.
Damnit damnit damnit! Too many games!
"We've learned irishmen have huge nipples, and that intellectual film critics are all huge gaywads. But most of all, we've learned that creeping corporate influence over the news media ... protects us from terrorism" - Norm Archer, Onion Movie
I dug what I played at PAX. It's worth a rental, at least, which is probably much better for your wallet anyway/
"Even though that place should only be fifteen or twenty minutes away geographically, in actual practice - between the hours of four and seven - Redmond might as well orbit the Earth." - Tycho, Penny Arcade
Microsoft pays me to try and slip Redmond in here and there.
- Elysium
I think there might be a positive correlation between the prettiness of the producer and the apparent quality of the game.
I say that every game should include a booklet full of "glamour shots" of the developers from now on. Or in the case of WOW, pics of the developers in their nicest fursuits.
While the little forum troll inside me is begging to come out and bitch and moan for 5 paragraphs, I'm loving these "controversial" choices. Move over GOTY - GOTW is serious business
Besides, any angst I might have is easily offset by the site supporting a Montreal studio.
Anyone know when Assassin's Creed is coming out for the PC?
EDIT: Never mind. Delayed until early 2008. Ah well, spreading the gaming goodness is never a bad thing.
Morrolan wrote:
XBLA / Steam: Dysplastic
What's new about Cooking Mama 2 from the first one?
JUST PUZZLED YOUR ASS UP, SON! -Mr Crinkle
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holding my breath waiting for ups to deliver Assassins Creed from amazon (probably should have started the non-breathing thing tomorrow). Will pick up Mario Galaxy at the nearest TRU to take advantage of the 25 smackeru goupon and throw it towards Mass Effect , Naruto 360, skate, or PES 2008 (can't decide)
I'll be getting Assassin's Creed for Xbox 360... plus Mass Effect next week. That would be all for me this Holiday season.
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, I'll wait for reviews and a demo. I'll be skipping Need For Speed. (The series is dead to me once more)
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Now with the ability to set Mama on fire if she bitches at you too much!
Oogaba.
This is a good week:
- Contra 4
- Assassin's Creed
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Geometry Wars Galaxies
What am I going to do?!
XBL / Art / Blog / Portraits?
With the amount of games coming out in the next two weeks I'll have to streamline my schedule and cut out non-important activities such as bathing, sleeping, and eating.
"The light at the end of the tunnel is just the light of an oncoming train." - Robert Lowell
Xbox Live - Trainwreck GWJ
Breathing is overrated too so you may want to consider axing that.
Oogaba.
Another great week! I'll probably pick either Assassin's Creed or Drake's Fortune to start with.
"Three blokes go into a pub. One of them is kind of stupid, and the whole scene unfolds with a tedious inevitability." - Bill Bailey
Too much! I'm quitting gaming. Next month. Or maybe the one after.
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oh great, my 360 displayed the RROD right before Halo3. And now the replacement is displaying RROD right before Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect.
Good thing I have CoD4 and Crysis to hold me over on the PC.
XBox Live: a7an
You say this a lot. What Mario games have you been playing? There was the DS one a year or two ago, but before that you have to go back to Mario Sunshine. A bunch of sports/party games seem to always be coming out, I guess.
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