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Week in Games: Holiday Black Hole Edition

Krondonian — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:04:25 MST

@Kirbytheslayer: Click the + to the right of my posts for ca...: Maybe it's like that in California, but in sunny 'ole Lancashire (it's in the north of England) I find that games go down rapidly after about two years. Never paid more than £23 for a game. Generally pay between £5 and £10. I wasn't lying. So where's my cake.

Damn...I don't want Panda Vomit...you can keep it.

Krondonian

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Benjo — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:48:58 MST

You know its bad when the Mac is beating out all other systems in releases.

Benjo

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KM91 — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:31:31 MST

@ShaggE: If by epic you mean spening dozens upon dozens of hours playing Brawl. Seriously, I'll probably log at least 200 hours on Brawl by the end of 08.

KM91

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DTJAAAAM — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:36:07 MST

My game money shall remain safely in my wallet... for now.

DTJAAAAM

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thejakeman has died of dysentry — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:42:23 MST

@thejakeman: *crickets chirping* erm. KH2 is a good game...

thejakeman has died of dysentry

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thejakeman has died of dysentry — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:26:21 MST

@Krondonian: hey, i noticed KH2 is only $20 now. just a thought

thejakeman has died of dysentry

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Stormrider — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:05:09 MST

@def PD: *cough* [www.konami.jp]

Stormrider

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ceilingFANBOY — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:15:27 MST

The new releases for this week are rough, like your mother likes it.

This isn't really all that bad. I mean, does anyone really have any money to be spending on games right now after all the good games that came out recently and spending whatever money they didn't spend on games on gifts for other people? At least the lack of games this week doesn't make me feel like I'm falling even further behind in the games that I need to get/beat department.

ceilingFANBOY

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Grahamunculus — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:09:33 MST

Macs have all the best games... damn me and my love of pc's

Grahamunculus

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def PD — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:56:54 MST

*wallet gasps for air*

THANK GOODNESS!

The only games that have me even remotely interested in the upcoming quarter are MGS4, Haze, Castle Crashers, and Omega 5. I may be missing a game or two, and before anyone says it, I did leave off SSBB. I don't get why the game is so immensely popular. It's fun at times, I'll give it that, but for some reason the SSB games just didn't do it for me. *shrugs* I think there's something wrong with me. lol

def PD

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Tarmus — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:40:21 MST

My wife put a moratorium on new game purchases almost a month ago, due to the upcoming holiday. So I'm ready to rip and tear some presents tomorrow. Then, off to pick up whatever anybody "forgot".

Tarmus

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Darthearl — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:02:19 MST

@scorpi:

please make this a new christmas comercial!!!

Darthearl

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JimmyPageJun1or — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:49:10 MST

In retrospect, the Smash Bros. delay isn't all that bad, it gives us time to do things like finally beat Bioshock, tackle Ep. 1 and 2 in The Orange Box, beat the Advanced Portal Levels, get the rest of the Power Stars in Galaxy, mess around with the new Halo maps, etc...

The fact that Apollo Justice is rumored for the same week as Smash is kind of disappointing, I hope Apollo Justice will do well despite the major overshadowing.

JimmyPageJun1or

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Jandlecack — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:38:41 MST

@Stormrider900: STOP! STOP! :(

Jandlecack

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resetbutton — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:35:43 MST

i like not spending money.

resetbutton

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Blargorg — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:31:06 MST

I'm into game shows. Would love to see a Card Sharks game come out. hehehe

Blargorg

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ShaggE — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:20:57 MST

'08 will be epic, mark my words.

ShaggE

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Stormrider — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:20:32 MST

@Achaemenid: Dude, I'm gonna be blunt here and say that it'll probably get delayed again. I think it's probably going to end up coming out somewhere between September and November of '08. Of course, maybe Konami will surprise me, but I don't see them releasing their biggest game in years in the middle of June when publishers almost NEVER put out big games.

Stormrider

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Scorpi — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:19:35 MST

"Hello, I'm a Mac."
"And I'm a PC."
"Whatcha got there, PC?"
"Oh, this? It's Crysis. What's that in your hand, Mac?"
"Jeopardy."
"Man, that totally beats my Crysis."
"...It's also Deluxe."
"Wowee. Whatch out you don't hurt yourself with all that fun. Have a merry Christmas."
"I did your mom, PC."

Scorpi

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Stormrider — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:16:29 MST

@jimb213: I actually haven't tried it yet. I just listed everything I know about that's coming out in the first 3 months that has a certain level of recognition and/or visibility. I'm not sold on all of those games myself. I've mentioned before in these comments that I don't even like GTA. The games I'm most excited for in the first quarter are Burnout, Advance Wars, DMC4, No More Heroes, Apollo Justice (I'm a HUGE Phoenix Wright fan), and of course Smash Brothers. I am at least somewhat interested in almost all of them, though.

Stormrider

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friscom99 — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:12:10 MST

Thank god there is no new games we are overflowing at my store =(

friscom99

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WhiskeyJak — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:11:22 MST

2008's gonna be the year of post-apocalyptic world in the gaming industry:

Fallout 3 (10$ on GOTY for this one), Boderlands (ok so maybe not post-apocalyptic, but haven't seen a game that looks like a MadMax movie like that before), and Rage (same as Borderlands).

Other games I'm waiting for are Far Cry 2, Too Human, Pirate VS Ninja Dodgeball, STILL waiting for that goddamn Castle Crashers game, both Lego games (Batman and Indie), and of course Madden 2009 (just kidding).

As for this Holiday season, I bought 10 games on my 360 alone in the last 4 months so I think I can find something to play in there, not counting a few games on my DS.

WhiskeyJak

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Jandlecack — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:09:35 MST

@Stormrider900: Fuck. I didn't know that. Man do I hate waiting for that title.

Anyway I love what I've seen from HAZE and Turok so those will be ready for me shortly :)

Jandlecack

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MikeTheSpike — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:59:14 MST

@Darthearl:
You dim-witted applejohn.

MikeTheSpike

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jimb213 — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:58:44 MST

@Stormrider900: After playing the demo, I'm really looking forward to frontlines: FoW. I really enjoyed the level I played, and the intro movie was very engaging.

I dunno about Burnout Paradise, the demo didn't do too terribly much for me, but the club might be interesting...

jimb213

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Maddogdw — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:57:49 MST

Wow...I'm just glad I can boost my Macintosh library... Guess the next PC/Mac Commercial will go on about how Mac HAD to put games out on Christmas Day...

Maddogdw

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Stormrider — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:55:25 MST

@Achaemenid: No, it was moved into Q2, according to Konami.

Stormrider

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presto117 — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:54:06 MST

@Stormrider900: out of thos e games, i'll be wanting Burnout Paradise, SSMB, and Devil May Cry 4.

maybe Ninja Gaiden DS and Condemned 2.

presto117

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Jandlecack — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:53:33 MST

@Stormrider900: Isn't MGS4 first quarter as welL? Should go until the end of March and iirc it was scheduled for March.

Jandlecack

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Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:41:29 MST

@Krondonian: The cake is a lie, because you lied too.

Games don't go down in price signifigantly over the second year. After the first year, games go down in price by about $30-$40. The second year, they only go down another $5, tops.

You lied. So no cake.

Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB

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Janaff — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:40:35 MST

@Kirbytheslayer: Click the + to the right of my posts for ca...: The cake is a lie.

Janaff

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Stormrider — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:37:58 MST

It really is crazy how many good games are coming in the first couple of months of 2008. In the first quarter, we have: Harvey Birdman, Haze, the new Advance Wars, Burnout Paradise, DMC4, No More Heroes, Turok, Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Lost Odyssey, Frontlines: Fuel of War, the first Professor Layton game to hit the US, Apollo Justice, the Club, Dark Sector, Condemned 2, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, FFCC: Ring of Fates, Crisis Core, Ninja Gaiden DS, and maybe GTA4. That's just nuts, even if not all of those games turn out great or if some get delayed. Hopefully it'll give us all plenty to do during the summer months when nothing comes out at all.

Stormrider

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Krondonian — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:27:05 MST

@Kirbytheslayer: Click the + to the right of my posts for ca...: Where's my cake!!?!

I find that as the holiday season 2005 wasn't so full of great games, I'm a bit dissapointed. But deary me, come 2009 and I'm buggered there's so many quality titles.

[I can only afford to buy games two years late.]

[Boo hoo].

Krondonian

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Lezard — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:27:01 MST

Alex "Tribec?" There's a misspelling you don't see every day.

Lezard

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Saint Anima — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:26:46 MST

The first 3-4 months of 2008 will be really exciting.

Saint Anima

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Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:23:34 MST

Who really wants to release a game on Christmas?

It's a crazy idea.

Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB

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NeoNess — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:21:07 MST

I have BOTH pre-ordered. :)

NeoNess

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eternalplayer2345 — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:19:42 MST

i got to beat smg im at 113 second playthrough also some guitar hero

eternalplayer2345

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Lstormy10 — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:18:33 MST

Finally a week to catch up and totally finish (100% completion) the games from the past couple of months.

Also makes way for a ton of time with those games I will be getting for Christmas.

Lstormy10

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Darthearl — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:13:29 MST

$TEXAS

Darthearl

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Jandlecack — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:11:23 MST

Not surprising no, still funny to look at those two system sellers :x

Jandlecack

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DeadHex — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:07:48 MST

OH FUCK YES

DeadHex

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Jamez — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:06:47 MST

Heh, it's pretty nice not having anything actually. Get to set my gamefly subscription down to 1 game again (down from 3), finish up the few games I've been working on, and finally get a chance to touch the beauty everyone calls Mass Effect. That's right, i still don't even own a copy yet...been looking for a good price for the LE.

Jamez