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On Wii Shop and DSiWare today: PilotWings (Classic), Castlevania The Adventure ReBirth, The Magic Obelisk, Eat! Fat! Fight!, Rabbids Lab (WiiWare), The Oregon Trail, Sudoku Sensei, Glow Artisan, Arcade Hoops Basketball (DSiWare)
Nintendo downloads this week: Keep it spooky with a captivating Castlevania title, bulk up sumo-style with Eat! Fat! Fight! or customize crazy creatures with Rabbids Lab. The Virtual Console service welcomes the high-flying classic PilotWings, while a new edition of the timeless pioneer adventure The Oregon Trail arrives on the Nintendo DSiWare service.
Nintendo has now added these new/classic games to the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop. The games go live at 9AM Pacific time. Users with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card can be purchased at retail locations or Amazon (see Card on the right).
Where available, we’ve included videos of each of today’s games. Either for nostalgia’s sake or so you can see if any new game is to your taste.
This week’s new WiiWare games are:
Castlevania The Adventure ReBirth
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points = $10
Description: Another 100 years have passed since the death of Count Dracula, but his curse has emerged once again within the realms of Transylvania. Play the role of the ultimate gothic hero from the long lineage of vampire hunters, the Belmont clan, and rid the universe of Dracula’s legion of darkness and doom. Based on the classic 1989 original Castlevania: The Adventure, this WiiWare version will allow players of a new generation – and older fans – to experience one of the most popular games within the storied Castlevania timeline from a new perspective.
Eat! Fat! Fight!
Publisher: Tecmo
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief
Price: 1,000 Wii Points = $10
Description: Forget about being healthy. Here’s a game that celebrates eating, getting fat and fighting. Hold the Wii Remote controller horizontally and tilt it left, right, up or down to perform all kinds of lifts and throws just like in real sumo. There are also hidden moves like suplexes and scrapbusters thrown in for fun. Use all the moves you learn in tournaments around the world to reach the peak of sumo and become a yokozuna. In ONE PLAYER mode, play eating or sparring mini-games to make your wrestler stronger and change his look. You can also use your own Mii character’s face on your wrestler. In TWO PLAYER mode, take on another person using default wrestlers or the wrestlers that you have created. (Additional accessories are required for two-player mode and are sold separately.) Chow down, bulk up and fight on to become the strongest sumo wrestler ever.
Rabbids Lab
Publisher: Ubisoft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points = $5
Description: A raving Rabbid is stuck inside the Wii Remote controller. Come play with him. First, try interacting with him by moving the Wii Remote or pressing the buttons and seeing how much he loves it. Once you’ve gotten to know the crazy guy, it’s time to change his appearance in the Lab. Mess with his head and place seasonal accessories on him, or change his look entirely with the painting module. When you’ve made your raving Rabbid completely unique, you can take a photo and send it in a Wii message to show your Wii Friends (broadband Internet connection required).
The Magic Obelisk
Publisher: Game Arts Co., Ltd.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Wii Points = $5
Description: The Magic Obelisk is an action-adventure game in which you become Popo, a light spirit. Your mission is to guide Lukus, a tree spirit, to each stage’s goal while moving only within the shadow. You can help him do this by shining your light near the mysterious magic obelisks, allowing you to create and connect shadows to solve tricks and gimmicks along the way. Join Lukus as he travels through a light-filled realm filled with quirky creatures and spirits, trying to find the perfect spot to become a tree. Experience meaningful encounters and partings, climb hills, cross rivers and traverse a vast desert on your way to the very edge of the world.
This week’s new Virtual Console games are:
PilotWings
Original platform: Super NES
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points = $8
Description: Join the Flight Club to take to the skies and experience a variety of aerial activities. Take off and pilot a biplane through rings along a predetermined flight path, or drift serenely in a hang glider, catching thermal currents to gain altitude. In either case, just be sure to stick the landing. Looking for more speed? Strap on the rocket belt to blast your way around an obstacle course. If that’s not enough, reach maximum velocity as you tackle a skydiving lesson at 3,800 feet. Complete specific objectives within a set time limit to score points (and maybe even a bonus chance) and obtain certification in eight different lessons. Your goals will become more challenging, and weather conditions will make controlling your vehicle more difficult as you progress. If you succeed, you will be rewarded with the opportunity to pilot an attack helicopter on a daring rescue mission. It’s time to earn your wings.
This week’s new DSiWare games are:
The Oregon Trail
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence, Use of Tobacco
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points = $8
Description: Westward, ho! Your favorite pioneering adventure game takes you on an exciting, historic, side-scrolling adventure with your Nintendo DSi system. Take the Oregon Trail experience further than ever before with all of the decision-making and problem-solving fun of the original game plus additional challenges. Leave your mark on America’s history. Take a picture of yourself at each landmark with the Nintendo DSi system’s built-in camera. You’ll have your portrait and party’s name printed in the Daily Oregon Trail newspaper in the game. Play eight skill-based mini-games that will impact your resources: Hunting, Fishing, River Crossing, Rafting, Wagon Repairing, Telegraph, Berry Picking and Gold Panning. Random events faced by real pioneers – such as disease, bandits and hitchhikers – and side missions add more excitement to your westward trek.
Sudoku Sensei
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points = $5
Description: Introducing 100 “Super Hard Puzzles” for the hardened sudoku veteran. All puzzles are skillfully designed for a level of satisfaction that computer-generated puzzles just can’t offer. You can play through puzzles to learn about rules and controls in Tutorials mode. Other handy features include Write Mode and Temp Number for an easier, more enjoyable sudoku experience.
Glow Artisan
Publisher: Powerhead Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points = $5
Description: Solve mind-bending puzzles in this unique and colorful game. Use your wits and ingenuity to solve more than 100 puzzles and earn more than 300 medals. Play Time Trial, Randomizer and Multiplayer modes for an endless supply of new challenges. Create new puzzles with the built-in editor or use the Nintendo DSi Camera application to turn your photos into puzzles.
Master of Illusion Express: Psychic Camera
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points = $2
Description: Master of Illusion Express titles include mind-boggling magic tricks that you perform with your Nintendo DSi system. Learn the illusions, practice them and amaze your friends. Your audience will never look at your Nintendo DSi system the same way again after Master of Illusion Express: Psychic Camera proves that it has psychic powers. Astound others by taking their picture and revealing an item (such as a card, picture, letter or number) that they’re thinking about.
Arcade Hoops Basketball
Publisher: Skyworks Interactive, Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points = $2
Description: From Skyworks comes the slickest basketball game for the Nintendo DSi system. See how many baskets you can sink in a fast-moving 45 seconds, using only your stylus and, of course, your lightning-fast hand-eye coordination. Arcade Hoops features your choice of three rockin’ soundtracks, state-of-the-art 3-D graphics and thrilling, high-speed game play for the most fun possible in under a minute. Advanced hoopsters can move on to the progressive level, where a moving basket provides an additional challenge – plus the chance to rack up even more points. For the real pros, there’s 3 Point mode, where speed and accuracy are a must as you shoot “threes” from downtown.
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Pre-order Heavy Rain bonus is The Heavy Rain Chronicles 1 DLC
Sony has revealed the Heavy Rain pre-order goodies that you will recieve for reserving your copy of this highly anticipated, Mature-rated, cinematic adventure exclusively for the PlayStation 3.
Those who do reserve will earn a free copy of The Heavy Rain Chronicles episode 1. Entitled “Heavy Rain: Chronicle One – The Taxidermist”.
These Chronicle episodes will offer players additional Heavy Rain downloadable content as extra stories, short stories that is, featuring the main characters from Heavy Rain proper. Each of them will be unique and will be self-contained. That is, they will stand alone, separate of the main story. The timeline in these additional episodes will be set either before or after the main narrative in the game as well.
Like the main game, these episodes will also offer different outcomes (read: endings) based on the choices and actions that the player makes, as well as offering a unique journey.
“Heavy Rain: Chronicle One – The Taxidermist” will feature investigative journalist Madison Paige in one of her first cases tracking down a serial killer. Most of you are familiar with this episode as it is an expansion and update to the original “Taxidermist” demo that received such positive response when shown last year.
Here are the retailers offering the bonus episode in the US and Canada:
US Locations:
Amazon
GameCrazy
GameStop (online and in-store)
Canada Locations:
Amazon.ca
BestBuy.ca
EB Games
FutureShop.ca
For those who don’t pre-order Heavy Rain, the first two episodes of Heavy Rain Chronicles will be available for purchase and download through the PlayStation Store after the release of Heavy Rain – the exact dates will be announced at a later date.
If you haven’t heard of Heavy Rain, give this video a look. It describes the deep cinematic stories that the game is aiming for.
Via PlayStation Blog
RUSE game release date is February 2, 2010
R.U.S.E. has a release date of February 2, 2010 and will be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
R.U.S.E. promises a very unique spin on the real-time strategy genre by giving a boardgame-style approach to the RTS, which allows users to bluff their opponents and completely control their view of the action. The viewpoint can be shifted seamlessly from the heart of the battlefield to the full theater of war.
It also has a highly stylized presentation that is both artistically and visually pleasing while also being easy to use and offering lots of depth tactically.
The whole idea behind the game is to make the player literally feel like a general moving the pieces on the battlefield into their positions, as if you were playing a boardgame that was real. The “pieces” on the field literally go from being icons to morphing before your eyes into actual gears of war. The game also has a full online multiplayer support.
Here is a trailer for the game.
Key features of R.U.S.E. include:
* Become the master of deception: Fight a war of perception using recon units & your spying network to gather intelligence on your enemy and then strike at his Achilles heel! Use overturning deception skills to mislead your enemy: decoys, camouflage, radio silence, deciphering, intoxication… Combine military maneuvers & cunning stratagems for victory: your brains are the ultimate weapon! From captain to the chief in command, live an epic campaign full of manipulation, jealousy & betrayal!
* Experience War as a Strategist: Command a huge spectrum of units : dozens of infantry, vehicles & aircraft units with specific abilities. Wield executive power : secure revenues, plan units production & launch advanced research programs. Undermine the enemy strategy by cutting its supply lines & weakening its logistics. Use the exclusive IRISZOOM engine as the most intuitive interface to easily identify the balance of power and run into action. Fight on immense & incredibly detailed maps, the biggest in a RTS: a perfect playground for strategy!
* Fooling real people is the ultimate thrill: Test your strategic skills with fast-paced, addictive cooperative & adversarial skirmishes, up to 8 players. Face unpredictable battle situations & reverse the balance of power by using bluff and deception against your opponents. Choose your nation between 6 Axis or Allied powers with specific units & abilities.
Epic got the Unreal Engine 3 running on iPhone
Still think that the iPhone/iPod Touch isn’t a legitimate videogame handheld contender?
An article by Tom’s Hardware discusses how someone has worked the Unreal Engine 3 tech to get it up and running on the powerhouse portable!
This could be huge news for the platform, as it would allow games ever closer to the modern crop of consoles to be playable on the little device.
Here is video evidence:
To quote from the article:
“The Unreal Engine has successfully cracked into the console space in a big way. Now the games engine, once exclusively a PC-based engine, is powering many blockbuster titles on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Now the Unreal Engine 3 has made its way to the iPhone.”
Via Tom’s Hardware
Nintendo Week presents A Holiday Carol
The new Nintendo Week episode for Christmas Day reenacts A Holiday Carol.
Part 1 shows Super Smash Bros (out this week), Pilotwings for Virtual Console (out next week?) and includes The Legendary Starfy, Fossil Fighters and a terrible song.
Part 2 features Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers and Glory of Hercules, but will Dark Gary’s “Bah, humbug!” attitude ever change?
Thanks to Daan for uploading this episode, image courtesy of Wiinintendo.
Merry Christmas from all of us at VGB
Hi all! Us at VGB wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas! Have a happy holiday with family, friends and hopefully lots of videogame presents and gaming! 
We put together two Christmas-themed game songs in this update in case you got sick of hearing the “I Wish You A Merry Christmas” song everywhere.
The fictional band from Left 4 Dead 2 just got real. How it came to be: “In 1987, the Midnight Riders were asked to participate in a children’s charity Christmas album with their rock peers. The Riders refused. In a 1993 Guitar God Magazine, Dusty explained: “Givin’ kids charity just makes ‘em weak, man. Teach a kid to fish, he can eat fish his whole life. Teach a kid NOT to fish, he starves to death. Where I come from that’s murder, Homes.” The following year, the Riders grudgingly agreed to participate in a 1998 Christmas album in exchange for not having to do 30,000 hours of community service. “All I Want For Christmas is to Kick Your Ass” was written, recorded and mailed in less than one hour.”
Let’s hope the self-proclaimed Greatest Southern Rock Supergroup of All Time survived the green flu. Listen to the Valve release of the festive “All I Want For Christmas is to Kick Your Ass” bikers song.
The Dante’s Inferno Christmas Trailer announced the demo — previously released on PS3 — is now also available on Xbox 360 in time for Christmas Day terror. The Gates of Hell demo lets you “Discover an epic adventure based on the first part of Dante Alighieri’s masterpiece, “The Divine Comedy”. Playing as Dante, you must defeat Death and arm yourself with his scythe as you prepare to descend into the nine circles of Hell and rescue the soul of your beloved Beatrice from Lucifer himself.”
Electronic Arts has sent out a “12 Days of Christmas” parody music video featuring Dante’s Inferno entitled the “The Worst Days of Christmas”.
On PlayStation Network today: Wing Commander IV (PS1), Battle Fantasia, Polar Panic (PSN), Lego Indiana Jones 2 and Peggle Demos (PS3)
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP today in America and Europe.
AMERICAN PlayStation Store for PS3
PSN Game Sale
In addition to the SEGA game sale detailed earlier, the following games are on sale until January 7, 2010 unless otherwise noted.
* Bomberman Ultra – $4.99 (revert to regular price on 1/7/10)
* Worms – $9.99
* Topatoi – $4.99
* Armored Core 3 Portable – $9.99 (revert to regular price on 1/21/10)
* Scrabble – $13.99
* NFS Underground Rivals – $10.49
* NFS Carbon – $13.99
* NFS Most Wanted – $13.99
* NFS ProStreet – $13.99
* GI Joe – $27.99
* Sims 2 – $10.49
* Commander’s Challenge – $6.99
* Battlefield 1943 – $10.49
* Hasbro Family Game Night – $29.99
* Burnout Paradise Ultimate Bundle – $20.99
* ZOMBIE TYCOON – $4.99
Downloadable Games
Battle Fantasia ($19.99)
Battle Fantasia immerses you into a fantasy world of 12 unique and fun to play characters! — ESRB Rated T, File size: 1.17 GB
Polar Panic ($9.99)
Play through 50 challenging levels and battle Mr. Big in Story Mode. Work your way through all 50 of the fiendish block based puzzles. Survive against never ending waves of trappers in Survivor Mode. Play on your own or with 2-4 players against the trappers and each other in Kills, Points or Last Man Standing variations. — ESRB Rated E, File size: 88 MB
PixelJunk 3-in-1 Pack (Bundle) ($19.99)
Try the slot-car mayhem of PixelJunk Racers, defend your serene forest in PixelJunk Monsters (now also for PSP!), and let the beats consume you as you swing, jump and soar through the swaying gardens of PixelJunk Eden.
213 MB
PSOne Classics
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom ($5.99)
The Kilrathi War may be over, but back home nothing is the same. There’s trouble in the Border Worlds. Civil War seems imminent. You have to decide how to save the Confederation – or if it should be saved at all! The Latest epic adventure in the Wing Commander saga applies improved cinematic techniques and photo-realistic graphics to a story of intrigue, betrayal and death. Never before has Hollywood been so completely under your control. Starring Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell and John Rhys-Davies. — ESRB Rated T, File size: 2.25 GB
Game Demos (free)
MAG Public Beta (Note: the beta isn’t playable until Jan 4)
ESRB Rated
File size: 298 MB
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Demo
Indy returns in his greatest LEGO adventure yet! Play ALL-NEW levels from The Original Adventures & your favorite new moments from The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, all in the tongue and cheek world of LEGO… Or for the first time, create your own levels, for a true one-of-a-kind experience! New levels, vehicles, characters and modes like two player split-screen, will let you build and battle your way out of trouble like never before!
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 589 MB
Peggle Demo
Have you got the Peggle fever? Try the demo now to experience the ultimate pinballesque adventure! Unlock the full version to indulge your love for bouncing balls and firework effects by becoming a Peggle Master through 55 levels and 75 challenges. Want to host your own Peggle party? Jump into a local battle or connect online to tackle multiplayer, duel and party modes!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 103 MB
Polar Panic Demo
Play through 50 challenging levels and battle Mr. Big in Story Mode. Work your way through all 50 of the fiendish block based puzzles. Survive against never ending waves of trappers in Survivor Mode. Play on your own or with 2-4 players against the trappers and each other in Kills, Points or Last Man Standing variations.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 88 MB
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On Xbox Live Arcade today: 0 Day Attack on Earth and Trials HD Big Pack
From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Square Enix’s 0 Day Attack on Earth on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. 0 Day Attack on Earth will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).
Earth is under attack by massive creatures from outer space. With a huge arsenal of heavy-power artillery at your disposal, climb into your fighter jet and wage fierce battles against these gruesome aggressors. The Arcade exclusive 0 Day Attack on Earth gives you full range of motion and attack while you engage in air strikes over real-world cities, such as Tokyo, New York and Paris. Team up with -— or battle against —- players from around the world in online co-op. Only you can save Earth from complete annihilation!
Recipe for a Classic Shooter:
1. Earth Invasion. Check!
2. Giant Monsters. Check!
3. Super Powerful Fighter Craft. Check!
4. Endless Waves of Monstery Goodness Firing Absurdly Spammy Attacks. Check!
5. Yumm!
Watch the 0 Day Attack on Earth launch trailer:
Also available today is Microsoft’s Trials HD BIG PACK! on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. It will be available worldwide for 400 Microsoft Points (that’s US$5 / €4.80 / £3.40 / CAN$6.20 / AU$6.60).
The Trials HD BIG PACK! includes:
The new trailer for Trials HD BIG PACK!:
The Deal of the Week is: Shadow Complex for 800 Microsoft points.
The new Xbox 360 Games on Demand titles are: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition and Devil May Cry 4.
No More Heroes 2 release date is January 26, 2010
No More Heroes 2 has a release date of January 26th, 2010 in North America and February or March 2010 in Europe; exclusively for the Wii.
The sequel to the cult-hit original, an open-world action game of extremely wacky, Japanese, anime-inspired design, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle continues the tale of punk anti-hero Travis Touchdown.
An Japanese anime Otaku, and pro wrestling-obsessed assassin, Travis finds himself at the bottom of the UAA (United Assassins Association) rankings and must wage war to become the No. 1 assassin once again.
This follow-up promises offer fans “infectious, fun gameplay that allows you to wield not just one, but two swords and face multiple bosses simultaneously in bigger-than-ever boss battles.” The game will contain much more varied sidequests that are more important to the plot, will have an upgraded driving system and better combat with more moves, the AI is improved along with the physics, there will be much more boss fights and “gang boss fights”.
Probably more important to fans, Travis will have access to four different Beam weapons, and both Shinobu and Henry will be playable at some point in the game.
Here is a trailer showing Henry’s kick-assery.
And here’s the original debut trailer.
Darksiders characters list
There are no less than 17 characters in the Darksiders cast for THQ’s apocalyptic action game; Which releases for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on January 5, 2010.
Here is the list of both good and evil characters in the game:
1. In the world of Darksiders, Abbaddon is an Angel who lead the forces of Heaven against the forces of Hell at the beginning of the apocalypse. However when he was killed, the portal back to Heaven shut, leaving the rest of his angelic soldiers cut off from Heaven. Thus they roam the skies of the chaotic world in a vengeful fury, randomly attacking demons (as well as your character of War). In the Bible Abbaddon is one of the named Demons.
2. Death is one of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. Wielding the famous Scythe weapon, which here is named “The Harvester”, Death has the typical look of a black robe/cloak and a skeleton body. He is also known as the Grim Reaper. The whereabouts of Death within Darksiders are unknown . . .
3. Fury is one of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. Or in this case, Horsewoman. Replacing the traditional “Conquest” Horseman, Fury weilds a whip made of fire. The whereabouts of Fury within Darksiders are unknown . . .
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