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    Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition: I'll just be getting this on DVD. Anything else will be bought after Christmas. More so, hoping for another holiday sale from Steam. more »
    GohanGVO: For the record, Crystal Bearers has been available at retail for at least half a week now. Apparently, some stores received their shipments of the gam... more »
    Sirusjr: After watching the video review on gametrailers, I don't understand how anybody who read up on the title much before buying it would validly want to p... more »
    jayntampa: I'm gonna check out 0 Day Attack on Earth, but, otherwise, my wallet is safe for another week. more »
    toadstoolporridge: That Guitar Hero cover is absolutely horrid. Just look at it... The sloppy gradient on the guitar pick. The unnecessary lines in the background. T... more »
    Archaotic: I've got a Final Fantasy coming this week. It's not on the Wii, though... more »
    hot_heart: Owen, you 'misspelled' the title. It needs at least two exclamation marks!! more »
    Mucudadada: District 9 it is! more »
    Geist002: Did anyone else see that as "Guitar Hero: Spiderman" on first glance? I wouldn't mind rockin' to those classic Spiderman theme songs. more »
    fuchikoma: I was a big Nintendo geek as a kid. I never found a copy of Blaster Master to try, but I did read the book... Yes, I said book, lol more »
    madog: Who... run... Barter Town?!? (BM was too hard for me as a kid. I think I need to revisit it) more »
    Karlott: Well, I got new Bionic Commando games, now we just need new Blaster Master and new River City Ransom to round out the "best NES games that were so und... more »
    Sustenance: I love Blaster Master. It's brutal, like a side-scrolling vehicular Metroid with no "save game" options and very few continues. I remember keeping th... more »
    Special Agent Bachman: I would like to assure everybody that, yes, Blaster Master is still just as awesome as you remember it being. No lie, it's one of the all-time greats. more »
    Altima NEO: Its cool, I dont need more games right now. Im totally loaded with all these black Friday deals that I gotta go through now. more »
    TRT-X: Blaster Master? Piddling? Surely you jest! more »
    GohanGVO: And the random-WiiWare-game-of-the-week-that-no-one-has-heard-of is ... Diatomic! It looks kind of cool. Also, I love the visual style of Rubik's... more »
    BryanH: I played stupid amounts of Blaster Master back in the day. What an awesome beginning storyline. You fall into a hole, a frog mutates, and you find a t... more »
    Orionsaint: Blaster Master, I'll finally get to play it after all these years, because I have no idea what emulation is, ;) more »
    NanoChaos: Since there are no amazing releases, this week, it would be a good time to have a go at some DLC. They're usually long enough that a couple should las... more »
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    Week in Games: Everybody Wants Some

    The Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles saga continues with the Crystal Bearers, which makes its North American release the day after Christmas. Other highlights include Guitar Hero: Van Halen, for those who didn't buy Guitar Hero 5 back in September. More »
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    Week in Games: Weak Week

    Very little activity the week before Christmas. Blaster Master's on the Virtual Console on Monday; Konami Classics brings six arcade oldies-but-goodies to the Xbox 360. After that? Ain't nothin' goin' on but the rent. More »
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    Week in Games: Voulez-vous Blow Up Crap Avec Moi

    The Saboteur is the core console release in a light week; of course, The Legend of Zelda: Snakes on a Train for the DS should not be overlooked. Tales of Monkey Island has a new chapter on PC and Wii. More »
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    Week in Games: Owen Good's Week in Games: The Post

    James Cameron Commands You to Pay Attention to His Name Over the Game Titled Avatar is a five-platform release this week, as movie adaptations commonly are. The film sounds like it'll be a total joke, too, which also is unsurprising. More »
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    Week in Games: Calm Before the Storm

    No big releases this week as publishers wrapped up their case for Black Friday last week. The key titles are DLC - Borderlands' Zombie Island of Dr. Ned on Tuesday, and Madden NFL Arcade on Tuesday and Wednesday. More »
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    Week in Games: Out With a Blast

    The final full week before Thanksgiving in the U.S. marks the final big week of releases in the fall sales window. This one sees Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Tony Hawk Ride and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. More »
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    Week in Games: Modern Fargin' Warfare

    Infinity Ward's highly anticipated, early contender for game of the year, is the 700-pound Samsonite gorilla sitting on this week. It rolls out Tuesday on the consoles and PC, with versions also on DS and Wii. More »
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    Week in Games: Harvest Season

    More than 60 qualities drop this week as the release season begins its death march toward Black Friday. Dragon Age: Origins is the marquee release, with two DLC expansions releasing for Xbox 360 on Day One. More »
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    The Week In Games: Tekken It To The Streets

    See how I mashed up Tekken 6 and Forza Motorsport 3 in the headline there? It's my homage to DJ Hero, another of the big-name titles hitting retail store shelves this week. More »
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    Week in Games: Run for the Border

    FIFA 10 arrives in North America, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars comes to both PSP and iPhone, and WWE Smackdown vs. Raw does a six platform full ginsberg. Borderlands, however, is the hot-name AAA console drop for Oct. 20. More »
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    Week in Games: Amöng Greatness

    Uncharted 2 is the glamor pick for this week's releases; the PS3 exclusive has scored incredibly well in all reviews so far. Brütal Legend is another release bringing high anticipation and expectations, in a week of more than 50 games. More »
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    Week in Games: Where Video Game Happens

    This week the NBA jumps out of the gym with three titles on five platforms - with only the PSP being common to all of them. Weird. Another full-Ginsberg release is Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, on six. More »
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    Week in Games: Rocket in Your Pocket

    Gran Turismo on the PSP and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for the DS highlight a busy week for titles outside the traditional core console drops. Dead Space Extraction hits the Wii and Beaterator comes to the PSP (and iPhone). More »
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    Week in Games: ODST is OTW

    The list isn't nearly as long as the last one, but the upcoming releases for Sept. 21 are packed with star power, led of course by the week's marquee drop, Halo 3: ODST. More »
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    Week in Games: Super Tuesday

    This coming week is the first classically huge week of the Fall to Holiday sales cycles. Scribblenauts, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Wet and Need for Speed: Shift would all command top billing with a week all to themselves. More »
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    Week in Games: Ticket to Ride [Updated]

    John and George croaked, Ed Sullivan's dead, Shea Stadium was should have been imploded (and also declared a SuperFund waste site with a half-life expiring in the year 9967) but instead was dismantled. But The Beatles return on Thursday Wednesday. More »
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    Week in Games: Heroes, Guitar and Otherwise

    Guitar Hero 5 hits this coming week. So does Champions Online, pressing ahead with the PC release and still no word on when/if ever it'll hit Xbox 360. Other highlights include Section 8, and the PSP's Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny. More »
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    Week in Games: Inmates and the Asylum

    Batman: Arkham Asylum, delayed from a summer release and yet still stoked by an excellent demo, is this week's AAA console drop. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box arrives on DS tomorrow, and NBA 2K10: Draft Combine hits XBLA Wednesday. More »
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    Week in Games: It's Wolf-en-STEEN

    No it's not, I just like quoting Gene Wilder. Wolfenstein goes to bat this week on PC, PS3 and 360, with the challenge that if it outsells Madden this month, any who buy it in August get their money back. More »
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    Week in Games: Friday Night Lights

    This is Madden Week, the 21st in the franchise's lifespan, although it's been a phenomenon for only about a decade. Friday, instead of a Tuesday, football fans will call in sick to pick up their copy and talk smack to friends. More »