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Saturday, November 29, 2008

NEW - Christmas soundtrack for Gears of War 2 by Devotchka

Xbox 360 today announces that fans of the smash hit blockbuster Gears of War 2 can further immerse themselves in the GOW2 experience by enjoying the alternate soundtrack this Christmas.

Following on from the “Mad World” TV advert that accompanied the first game, Xbox has again delivered an emotive, cutting edge TV ad for Gears of War 2 with “Last Day”. Invoking the emotion and desperation of humanity’s last stand against overwhelming odds, the ad uses the track “How It Ends” by Colorado-based band Devotchka.

To celebrate the tremendous success of the game, Xbox is offering the original track, an exclusive remix, and the original TV spot all for the incredible value of 79p, available for download from iTunes from Monday 1st Dec 2008.

Stephen McGill, Head of Gaming & Entertainment, Microsoft UK, commented “Due to the incredible success of the game in the UK and the insatiable demand for all things GOW2 from fans of the franchise, we’re thrilled to be able to offer consumers the chance to enjoy the track from the new TV ad campaign “How It Ends” as a bona fide single release”.

Gears of War 2 is the biggest Xbox 360 exclusive this Christmas and provides an epic, adrenaline-fuelled rollercoaster ride that expands upon the original game’s themes of loss, hope and survival. On its opening weekend GOW2 sold over 2 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the biggest video game launches of all time.

Xbox 360 delivers the biggest blockbuster entertainment experiences through a combination of High Definition movies, music and games – a perfect fit for the Gears of War 2 and Devotchka collaboration.

“Gears of War 2” is rated 18 by the BBFC and is now available exclusively on Xbox 360 with an Estimated Retail Price of £44.99 for the Standard Edition and £49.99 for the Limited Edition.

PopStar Guitar on Wii - poor mans Guitar Hero

New music rhythm game, PopStar Guitar, from XS Games out in Europe.

Featuring songs from top pop music stars including 3 Doors Down, Simple Plan, Blink 182 and many more, PopStar Guitar allows players to unlock their inner pop celebrity and star as the lead guitarist in their very own band. PopStar Guitar will be available for Nintendo Wii, featuring the AirG, an exciting new peripheral that turns the Wii Remote into an air guitar.

PopStar Guitar developed by Broadsword Interactive features a single player Career Mode, along with single player and multi-player mini-games.

The game takes the player on a musical journey that starts with forming a garage band to playing at 25 unique venues and eventually performing in the worldwide "Battle of the Bands" contest. Twelve playable characters are featured in the game and can be customized to give the band its own unique look. PopStar Guitar features 60 pop songs, including several masters performed by the original artists.

Video game makers are facing an uncertain Christmas

The game business is now bigger than Hollywood and last year the nation's largest game seller racked up over $2 billion in holiday sales.

It's a fairly expensive product line to push and the industry is battling to boost that bottom line.

Black Friday marks the beginning of a holiday season where sales growth is not expected to cover inflation.

That hasn't stopped shoppers, looking for a bargain, from turning out.

Christmas games reviews iPhone and iPod Touch best games to buy

The ultimate iPhone gift guide.

Bargains:

MazeFinger - Free ... monster maze game review here
Trace - Free ... platform animation game review here
Adventure - Free ... Adventure game on iPhone review here
Frotz - Free ... Text adventure review here
Lux Touch - Free ... Risk invades iPhone reciew here

Cheap:

Fieldrunners - $4.99 ... Tower Defence game review here
SPORE Origins -$5.99 ... Creature creation game review here
Super Monkey Ball - $9.99 ... Balance your ball and collect Bananas review here
Trism - $2.99 ... Puzzle game review here
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D - $5.99 ... Racing game review here
Guitar Rock Tour - $7.99 ... Hit those notes review here
Ocarina - $0.99 ... Play the flute review here
Galcon - $4.99 ... Risk in space review here
Uno - $7.99 ... Portable Uno review here
Blue defence - $0.99 ... Shoot-em up review here

Friday, November 28, 2008

Little Magician’s Magic Adventure on Nintendo DS

As players attend Magic Academy, they’ll be immersed in a living, breathing world where time flows as it does in the real world, and each week, player’s wizardry skills are put to the test in a new magical adventure.

Custom avatars can be made with 1,500 varieties of clothing, furniture and characters to choose from.

Additionally, players can learn new magic spells and abilities by forming different bonds with the 150 unique characters populating the world.

Different stories and adventures will be revealed depending on what bonds are formed with the game’s characters and how the player chooses to solve each of the 52 adventures.

Use more than 100 magic spells to become the greatest magician of all time!

Key Features:

1,500 customizable features including clothing, characters, spell upgrades, furniture and accessories
52 mysterious adventures for players to solve using their magic abilities
150 in game characters each with unique reactions depending on how players interact
Time based evolution ranging from day to night, week to week over 365 days
Single player story mode, 2 player co-op or 4 player co-operative play
Use the standard alphabet or magic alphabet to chat with any player via Wi-Fi
Using the Nintendo DS download stations at retailers consumers can access additional items for their game
Little Magician’s Magic Adventure utilizes both Nintendo DS screens; one for casting spells and character interaction and the second for telling the game story
Play with up to 4 friends via Wi-Fi to complete tasks together and combine magical abilities

Suikoden - Tierkreis Fact Street

Suikoden: Tierkreis is the latest iteration of the popular RPG franchise that was introduced more than 12 years ago.

Suikoden: Tierkreis follows the story of the 108 Stars of Destiny, a group of magical warriors, as they challenge the almighty One King, who intends to create chaos in the universe.

As the player gathers the members of the 108 Stars of Destiny, the forces for good will stand up against evil in a battle that spans the near infinite parallel worlds of the Million World universe.

This all new, epic RPG in the long running Suikoden series incorporates many innovative features to the handheld RPG genre.

An active online community experience is encouraged by allowing players to send their characters on quests that other members of the Suikoden: Tierkreis community will complete for them via Nintendo WiFi Connection.

As your character travels around the community and completes quests he will eventually return to your party with new abilities and treasures.

This provides a new way to level up characters your characters which helps create a sense of community and provides a new way to experience RPGs on handhelds.

As players progress through the story, many exotic locations and cultures will be discovered across the game’s universe of parallel worlds.

With its grand adventure and larger than life scale, the story is told through rich animation sequences and gripping dialogue with voice over, which will pull the player even deeper into the world of Suikoden: Tierkreis.

Key Features

Suikoden: Tierkreis is the first handheld Suikoden game and exclusive to the Nintendo DS

Suikoden: Tierkreis returns with its established gameplay system but also offers an all-new online element that offers an a rich online community experience using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection

Featuring a new storyline and new variety of characters, Suikoden: Tierkreis will expand the bounds of the handheld RPG experience in a game that will take you to many cities and across parallel worlds

Suikoden: Tierkreis features many cinematic events that will drive the grand storyline of the 108 Stars of Destiny as they battle to thwart the forces of evil.

Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Platform: Nintendo DS
Release Date: March 2009
Genre: RPG
Players: 1

Call of Duty tops UK games chart

ChartTrack Weekly Charts
All formats
Week ending 22 November 2008

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR -ACTIVISION
FIFA 09 -EA SPORTS
MARIO KART - WII NINTENDO
NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER - EA GAMES
WII FIT - NINTENDO
DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING - NINTENDO
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 - SEGA
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 - KONAMI
TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD - EIDOS
WII PLAY - NINTENDO
GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR - REDOCTANE
WII MUSIC - NINTENDO
MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES - SEGA
GEARS OF WAR 2 - MICROSOFT
LEFT 4 DEAD - EA GAMES
LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES - LUCASARTS
WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2009 - THQ
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE - NINTENDO
LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES - 2KPLAY

Flight Sim twin Fairfield patches for FScene (FSX)ree

Two airfield patches from FScene (FSX).

Promising more "as real as it gets" joy for your flights during the Holiday Season.

On approach many airfields in FSX really disturb the feeling of realism becasue of the 'sandy appearance' of the areas around the runways. In some cases even the runways themselves look like strips of beach that are totally out of place.

So, listening to the request of an enthuastic fan in the forum, Ruud Faber - designer of the FScene ground textures - set himself to adapt the colors of all related ground textures to the FScene palet.

As a result you can download 2 free patches at http://www.fscene.com/info-on-patches.html. One for the runways and one for the airfield grounds.

They actually increase the challenge of navigating to (and spotting) the airfields.

Just as in real life.

http://www.fscene.com

Fable 2 half price at gamestation this weekend...

Gamestation are pleased to announce that for one week only Fable 2 on Xbox 360 is less than half its original price and is now available for an unbelievable £19.57!!!!

Buy Fable 2 (Xbox 360) for £19.57 only at Gamestation
http://www.gamestation.co.uk/lowdown.aspx?lid=20092

Remember this offer is for one week only, but Gamestation have plenty more bargains both in-store and online at www.gamestation.co.uk

To see our latest adverts head over to the Fat Chris website http://www.gamestation-fatchris.co.uk/

Puzzlegeddon out now

Puzzlegeddon, has been released worldwide for Windows PCs. The game is now available for download through the following distribution platforms (in alphabetical order)

Direct2Drive (www.direct2drive.com)
GamersGate (www.gamersgate.com)
Greenhouse (www.playgreenhouse.com)

Puzzlegeddon is also available for download at www.puzzlegeddon.com and carries a price of $14.95 USD.

Puzzlegeddon is a colorful, simple and highly entertaining puzzle brawler for up to 6 players online as well as offering addictive single player modes. By combining puzzle, action and strategy in a polished package, the game challenges players to think hard, play smart and act fast, and is a must have for brainiacs and painacs alike this holiday season.

"It feels great to finally getting Puzzlegeddon into the hands and hard drives of gamers and non-gamers worldwide. The response to the game has been great with many thousands of players having downloaded the demo. Players are also enthusiastic about what the full version has in store. I look forward to playing many of our fans online very soon.", says Johan Hellberg, CEO of Pieces Interactive.

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