Busy Gamer News: August 2008 Archives

PlayStation Store - Gran Turismo 5 Prologue update adds pay-for-race TV

The big PlayStation 3 news this week (apart from PixelJunk Eden, love it or hate it) is the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue patch which primarily adds GTTV - a big pay-per-download service for racing junkies. For the first two weeks, shows will be $1 each and then jump to $2. The update also offers some gameplay fixes including improved online collision physics, more Time Trial tires and a correction to penalty judgments. If overpriced racing demos that upsell you stuff to watch instead of play aren't your game, here's what you'll find in the PlayStation Store:

PixelJunk Eden ($10)
Soul Calibur IV Customization Equipment 1 ($1.50) and Stage Music from the original Soul Calibur ($1 each or $15 for all 17 tracks)
Rock Band tracks ($1) "Yomp" by thenewno2 and ($2 each) "This is It" by Staind, "They Say" by Scars on Broadway and "Electric Crown" by Testament
Demos: FaceBreaker, Lego Indiana Jones and Madden NFL 09
Game Videos: Beijing 2008, Bionic Commando Rearmed, The Last Guy and Vampire Rain Altered Species, plus some more AST Dew Tour clips
Themes: Killzone 2 and PixelJunk Eden
Wallpaper: Siren: Blood Curse, Soul Calibur IV and Street Fighter IV

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 1, 2008 8:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Xbox Live Marketplace - Geometry Wars 2 and Ninja Gaiden II missions

This week the big news for Xbox 360 (apart from the Ninja Gaiden II expansion, which reportedly nuked the game for some players) is that hard-core gamers will be dominating Xbox Live Arcade for the next few weeks with titles like Geometry Wars 2 (now available), puzzle platformer Braid (next week), Bionic Commando: Rearmed (August 13), Galaga Legions (August 20) and the long-awaited Castle Crashers (August 27). Word of warning: Castle Crashers is rumored to bust the $20 Arcade price ceiling previously smashed by Penny Arcade Adventures.

Can't wait to blow some Microsoft Points? Here's what's new right now:

Xbox Live Arcade: Geometry Wars 2 ($10) and Ticket to Ride Europe expansion ($7.50)
Ninja Gaiden II Mission Mode ($10) adds Karma Attack and Survival modes with leaderboards (and may or may not break your game)
Soul Calibur IV Customization Equipment 1 ($1.50) and Stage Music from the original Soul Calibur ($1 each or $15 for all 17 tracks)
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Map Pack ($5) with four new maps for Skirmish and online play
Rock Band tracks ($1) "Yomp" by thenewno2 and ($2 each) "This is It" by Staind, "They Say" by Scars on Broadway and "Electric Crown" by Testament
Demos: FaceBreaker and Madden NFL 09
Game Videos: Dead Space, FaceBreaker, Geometry Wars 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Ninja Gaiden II and Prizefighter
Themes: FaceBreaker and The Last Remnant ($1.88 eacb), Soul Calibur IV ($2.25) and Tropic Thunder (free)
Pictures: The Last Remnant ($1.25), Soul Calibur IV ($0.75 to $1.50 each), Gamefly (free; enters you in a sweepstakes), Inkblots #3 ($0.75), Tropic Thunder (free) and University of Alabama ($1.25)

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 1, 2008 8:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wii Stuff - Wild West Guns, Sonic and Splatterhouse 2

This week's Wii update was a little lighter than usual:

WiiWare: Wild West Guns ($10)
Virtual Console: Sonic the Hedgehog from the Sega Master System ($5) and Splatterhouse 2 ($8) from the Sega Genesis
DS Demos: All repeats including Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword and My Word Coach
Videos: Madden NFL 09, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros, Strong Bad, Tornado and Wild West Guns

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 4, 2008 11:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Patch This Game - Burnout Paradise

Xbox 360 owners? Welcome to last month on the PS3. The Burnout Paradise free "Cagney" update includes some bug fixes plus a slew of new features:

New online "freeburn" versions of Marked Man, Road Rage and Stunt Run
70 new timed online challenges with leaderboards
Two vehicles and five liveries

Expect Xbox 360 updates to this title to continue to lag behind the PS3, with a Burnout Bikes expansion, weather effects, night racing and PS3 trophies expected to hit next in the fall - also for free...

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 5, 2008 12:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

R.I.P. - Fury

If you bought into the fast and furious massively multiplayer PvP battles of Fury, you have maybe a day left to play it. Australian developer Auran, which launched the game only about 10 months ago, quietly asked retailers to pull any remaining stock about 30 days ago when it was clear it would not be profitable. If you managed to somehow snag a copy in the past month, you may be eligible for a refund from the store where you bought it...

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 5, 2008 11:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Dated - Grand Theft Auto IV for PC

The PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV has been officially confirmed and given a Nov. 18 release date. Not much has been revealed except that it will offer "newly expanded multiplayer"...

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 6, 2008 8:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

PlayStation Store - Pay for Resistance 2 beta invite, maybe get Home beta for free

The big news at the PlayStation Store this week is the chance to guarantee an invite to the Resistance 2 beta for $3 (Sony promises there will be other ways to get in), or try for a chance at the PlayStation Home beta by downloading a a free theme (you also need to be an active enough user to fit Sony's profile to get asked to the beta dance):

Qore Episode 3 ($3, or $25 for annual subscription) with Resistance 2 beta invitation, some DC Super Heroes content and more
Snakeball Team Mode ($2) adds online and offline team play
NASCAR 09 Montreal Track ($4) and Skin Packs ($2.50 each)
Guitar Hero III Interscope Track Pack ($6.25) with "Carcinogen Crush" by AFI, "Tina" by Flyleaf and "Putting Holes in Happiness" by Marilyn Manson
Rock Band tracks "B.Y.O.B" and "Toxicity" by System of a Down ($2 each) and Crüe Fest Pack 2 ($3, or $1 each) with "Face Down in the Dirt" by Motley Crue, "Life is Beautiful" by Sixx:A.M and "Rescue Me" by Buckcherry
PSP: Talkman Travel: Rome, Paris and Tokyo ($6 each; PC Store)
Game Videos: Dead Space, The Last Guy, Madden NFL 09, PlayStation Home, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, TNA iMPACT!, Tomb Raider: Underworld and more AST Dew Tour BMX videos
Theme: PlayStation Home (downloading enters you into the selection process for the beta)
Wallpaper: Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice and Tomb Raider: Underworld

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 7, 2008 8:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Xbox Live Marketplace - Braid, free Battlefield: Bad Company pack and more

This is one of Xbox Live Marketplace's lighter weeks but it still has some worthwhile downloads. Plus, you'll be entered to win Microsoft Points and other prizes if you simply download and play the Braid demo and other Xbox Live Arcade trial editions over the next few weeks:

Arcade: Braid ($15) and Marathon: Durandal Total Carnage Netmap Pack ($5)
Battlefield: Bad Company Conquest Pack (free) with four modified maps for Conquest mode
Guitar Hero III Companion Three Pack ($6.25) with "Carcinogen Crush" by AFI, "Tina" by Flyleaf and "Putting Holes in Happiness" by Marilyn Manson
Rock Band tracks "B.Y.O.B" and "Toxicity" by System of a Down ($2 each) and Crüe Fest Pack 2 ($3, or $1 each) with "Face Down in the Dirt" by Motley Crue, "Life is Beautiful" by Sixx:A.M and "Rescue Me" by Buckcherry
Demos: Alone in the Dark and Wall-E
Game Videos: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Dead Space, Guitar Hero III Companion Three Pack, Legendary, Madden NFL 09, Pure, TNA Impact! and Too Human
Themes: Mass Effect, Too Human, Black & White, Grunge Vector, The Lion King and Space Fantasy ($1.88 each), plus Death Race (free)
Pictures: Braid ($2 each), Too Human ($1), Frag Dolls ($1-$2 each), Death Race (free) and The Lion King ($1.25)

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 8, 2008 11:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wii Stuff - Strong Bad, Star Parodier, Break In and Air Traffic Chaos demo

Here's what is new on the Wii this week:

WiiWare: Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner ($10)
Virtual Console: TurboGrafx16's Break In ($7) billiards and the Star Parodier ($9) spoof of Star Soldier
DS Demos: Air Traffic Chaos, plus a bunch of repeats
Game Videos: Age of Empires: Mythologies, Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell, Ferrari Challenge, Madden NFL 09, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Mario Kart Wii, N+, Nintendogs, Quantum of Solace, Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People and TNA Impact!

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 11, 2008 10:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Download This - New Madden NFL 09 Brett Favre Jets cover

If you care that Brett Favre was picked up by the New York Jets but appears on the retail Madden NFL 09 box wearing his Green Bay Packers skins, you're probably a little OCD. The good news is that there is a cure: EA released downloadable PDFs you can print and shove into your game case (some stores are even offering to print it for you as an incentive to sway your annual Madden bucks their way). There's also an in-game roster update for Internet-connected Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Wii versions that makes Favre the starting Jets quarterback. Not online? EA suggests you go to Franchise Mode, move Favre to free agent status and then put him anywhere you damn well want...

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 12, 2008 11:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Sucks To Be You - Resistance 2 beta is live (and you probably can't play even if you paid)

The Resistance 2 beta site now offers access to the pre-release multiplayer game for those who have been invited. Alas, it seems as though those people who plunked down $25 for a Qore digital magazine subscription have been left out in the cold until September. Also, if you haven't paid to play and don't want to, Insomniac promises there will be other ways to score an invite when the beta opens up further. That said, if you think maybe your invite got lost in the ether, try entering your PSN login credentials at the beta site and see what happens...

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 13, 2008 10:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

PlayStation Store - Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Street Fighter Alpha and not much else

Another light week on the PlayStation Store (at least there's a free BioShock theme - and it's great):

Bionic Commando: Rearmed ($10)
PS1 for PS3/PSP: Street Fighter Alpha ($6)
Rock Band Roadrunner Records Pack 1 ($6 or $1 each) "Runnin' Wild" by Airborne, "Clouds Over California" by DevilDriver, "Constant Motion" by Dream Theater, "My Curse" by Killswitch Engage, "Aesthetics of Hate" by Machine Head and "Sleepwalker" by Megadeth
Demos: 1942: Joint Strike, Bionic Commando: Rearmed, NHL 2K9 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2009
Game Videos: Bionic Commando: Rearmed, The Last Guy, Legendary, Madden NFL 09, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Mirror’s Edge, Saints Row 2, Vampire Rain and more of that AST Dew Tour junk
Theme: BioShock and Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Wallpaper: Bionic Commando: Rearmed

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 14, 2008 8:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Xbox Live Marketplace - Fable II Pub Games, Bionic Commando: Rearmed and sexy Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 theme

This week's Xbox Live Marketplace haul includes Fable II Pub Games, which enable you to start amassing gold now for the full Fable II retail game when it launches in October or, more likely, start out the game in debt. The good news is that the games are all fun and the tutorials in the demo give you a nice tour of the three innovative variants on blackjack, roulette and slots. Now if you preordered Fable II hoping to score a free code for the Pub Games only to have it fail to work, try again now - there was a lag between when the codes were e-mailed and actually active to use on Xbox Live. (Me, I refuse to invest any more real dollars into Microsoft points until Xbox support sorts out the stuff I've already paid for or downloaded legitimately, but if I had 800 of them in my account I'd buy it!).

If you have more points than sense, here's what you'll find this week (a few freebies too):

Arcade: Fable II Pub Games ($10) and Bionic Commando: Rearmed ($10)
Rock Band Roadrunner Records Pack 1 ($6 or $1 each) "Runnin' Wild" by Airborne, "Clouds Over California" by DevilDriver, "Constant Motion" by Dream Theater, "My Curse" by Killswitch Engage, "Aesthetics of Hate" by Machine Head and "Sleepwalker" by Megadeth
Demo:Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
Game Videos: Battlefield: Bad Company, Beijing 2008, Dead Space, Facebreaker, Madden NFL 09, Saints Row 2 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Themes: Beijing 2008, Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Gemma Atkinson, Facebreaker, Madden NFL 09 20th Anniversary, Fracture and Think Pink ($1.88 each) plus Ford Flex and Hamlet 2 (free)
PIctures: Beijing 2008 ($2.50), Bionic Commando: Rearmed ($1.25), Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Gemma Atkinson ($1.25), Fable II Pub Games (free; enters you in sweepstakes), Golden Axe: Beast Rider ($2.50), Madden NFL 09 20th Anniversary ($1.25), Ford Flex (free) and Hamlet 2 (free)

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 16, 2008 12:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

On Vacation

I've run this blog with weekday updates (and the occasional weekend notices) for five years now without a break. Tomorrow, I'm taking one. I'll do my best to catch things up next weekend.

It's the dead of summer - there won't be all that much news to worry about. So take a break, have some fun and I'll see you back here soon enough.

-=Gamewatcher

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 17, 2008 7:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wii Stuff - Midnight Pool, Mega Man and Neo Turf Masters

This last week, the Wii Shop and Nintendo (Marketing) Channel updates include:

WiiWare: Midnight Pool billiards ($8)
Virtual Console: The original NES Mega Man ($5) and Neo Turf Masters golf from the NeoGeo ($9)
Game Videos: Animal Crossing, Brain Age 2, de Blob, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Super Sluggers, Midnight Pool, New Super Mario Bros, PictoImage, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, Samba De Amigo and Sim City Creator
DS Demos: All repeats including Air Traffic Chaos, Carnival Games and PictoImage

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 23, 2008 8:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

PlayStation Store - Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty, free Haze map pack and Kratos plays golf

This week, the PlayStatIon Store update has some noteworthy additions:

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty ($15), a standalone yet short sequel to Tools of Destruction that will require 2.3GB of your hard drive
Haze Domination Pack (free) adds 4 multiplayer maps and a new Capture and Hold team game mode
EA Sports Live Score Tracker ($1), for use with FANTASY.EASPORTS.COM
Hot Shots Golf: Out Of Bounds Kratos character ($2)
Guitar Hero III Dragonforce Track Pack ($6.25) with "Heroes of Our Time," "Revolution Deathsquad" and "Operation Ground and Pound"
Rock Band tracks "Girl U Want" and "Through Being Cool" by Devo ($2 each), "Girls on Film" and "Rio" by Duran Duran ($2 each) and "Get Your Rock On" by The Janitors ($1)
PSP: Jeanne D’Arc ($23)
Demos: The Last Guy, NFL Head Coach 09 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Game Videos: Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway, Infamous, The Last Guy, Madden NFL 09, Pain, Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty, Vampire Rain: Altered Species, Warhawk: Fallen Star and a Leipzig highlights compilation
Themes: Infamous and Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
Wallpaper: Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty and TNA Impact!

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 23, 2008 11:45 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Xbox Live Marketplace - Galaga Legions, Soul Calibur IV demo and more

This week's Xbox Live Marketplace update was a little on the meager side. Also, if you've been exploiting Fable II Pub Games to score a little illicit gold for the full game (or want to), you better do it fast because a patch is on the way.

Here's what's new for download or purchase:

Arcade: Galaga Legions ($10)
Guitar Hero III Dragonforce Track Pack ($6.25) with "Heroes of Our Time," "Revolution Deathsquad" and "Operation Ground and Pound"
Rock Band tracks "Girl U Want" and "Through Being Cool" by Devo ($2 each), "Girls on Film" and "Rio" by Duran Duran ($2 each) and "Get Your Rock On" by The Janitors ($1)
Demos: NHL 2K9, Soul Calibur IV and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Game Videos: Guitar Hero III Dragonforce Track Pack, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Need for Speed: Undercover, The Orange Box Meet the Sniper, Saints Row 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Too Human
Themes: Blitz: The League II, Infinite Undiscovery, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, TNA Impact!, Too Human, Heroes, A Dark Side and Think Blue ($1.88 each) plus Subway (free)
Pictures: Blitz: The League II ($1.25), Infinite Undiscovery ($1.25), Star Wars: The Force Unleashed ($1.25 each), TNA Impact! ($1.88), 30 Rock ($1.25), Heroes ($1.25) and Subway (free)

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 24, 2008 12:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

News Flash - New PSP 3000 due in October

Wait, don't buy that PlayStation Portable! If you've held out this long, you can last until the new PSP 3000 is released sometime in October. The updated gaming portable offers a better range of colors, more contrast and an anti-reflective coating designed to improve outdoor viewing. There's even a microphone to support built-in Skype phone capabilities, at least in some markets (this was not officially confirmed for U.S., at least not that I saw). The unit will mostly sell in bundles with games and UMD movies at first but will eventually see standalone release in a $170 core pack. Colors include Piano Black and Mystic Silver (pictured)...

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 24, 2008 9:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Wii Stuff - Helix, Ys Book and Samurai Shodown 2

This week is another light one for Wii marketing videos and DS demos, though Nintendo is at least staying consistent with one new WiiWare title and two Virtual Console games:

WiiWare: Helix ($10), a rhythm game that uses the Wii-mote and nunchuk
Virtual Console: Ys Book I & II ($8), a TurboGrafx16 adventure game compilation, and the NeoGeo fighter Samurai Shodown 2 ($9)
Game Videos: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Defend Your Castle, Helix, High School Musical 3, Imagine: Rock Star, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Super Sluggers, MySims Kingdom, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
DS Demos: All repeats including Arkanoid DS

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 25, 2008 2:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Rumor Patrol - Xbox 360 price cuts

If you've been ogling that new Xbox 360 in the shop window, you may want to extend your flirting for another couple of weeks. Several leaked ads from prominent retailers Best Buy, Kmart and Radio Shack seem to confirm a series of Xbox 360 price cuts for the weekend of Sept. 7. If true, the memory card-only Xbox 360 Arcade will drop to $200 (-$80), the new 60GB Core model will be $300 (-$50) and the tricked out 120GB Elite will be cut to $400 (-$50). If only Microsoft would fix its broken DRM recovery, I might be one of those standing in line for an Elite...

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 26, 2008 11:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

PS3 Round-up - Sony seeks parity with Xbox 360

It looks like Sony is concentrating its PlayStation 3 efforts on "me-too" features to catch up with Microsoft in some key areas. Recently there was the update that adds custom soundtracks, in-game dashboard access and Trophies which, if ever rolled out more fully, might sway some Xbox 360 gamerscore whores on cross-platform titles. Now there are officially prepaid PSN cards that can be used for online purchases, available at Pamida, Meijer and Speedway stores today and coming soon to Blockbuster, 7-Eleven and Rite Aid. (Alas, GameStop apparently won't be able to sell these until next year when their equipment will be upgraded to permit card activation.) Coming soon, Sony revealed it will release a wireless keypad in November that attaches to Sixaxis and DualShock controllers to permit easier text entry and chat in supported titles including Home and LittleBigPlanet. It snaps on top instead of the bottom, but otherwise looks very much the same as the highly regarded 360 keypad. Now if Sony could just ship Home and LittleBigPlanet, then maybe all of these little gambits will start to pay off...

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 27, 2008 11:39 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

PlayStation Store - The Last Guy, Warhawk jet packs and no Rush for Rock Band

This week, the PlayStation Store has a few noteworthy additions - including a last minute substitute for the Rock Band release of Rush's Moving Pictures album, which has been delayed due to technical difficulties:

The Last Guy ($10)
Warhawk Fallen Star Pack ($8) with the new rocket pack and the Booster Combo ($16), which contains all three booster packs released to date
Rock Band Locksley Pack 01 ($3, or $1 per track) with "All Over Again," "Don’t Make Me Wait" and "She Does" by Locksley
Demos: NHL 09 and Soul Calibur IV
Game Videos: Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway, Facebreaker, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, LittleBigPlanet, Madden NFL 09, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Pain, SOCOM Confrontation and Top Spin 3
Wallpaper: The Last Guy
Movie Trailers: Prom Night and Quantum Of Solace

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 28, 2008 11:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Xbox Live Marketplace - Castle Crashers

Here's the scoop on what's new on Xbox Live Marketplace (for the record, I'm still boycotting until they fix my damn licenses - week 4!):

Arcade: Castle Crashers ($15)
Tales of Vesperia Gel Set, Trial Synthesis Kit and Trial Skill Packs for Estelle and Yuri (all free)
Rock Band Locksley Pack 01 ($3, or $1 per track) with "All Over Again," "Don’t Make Me Wait" and "She Does" by Locksley
Demo: NFL Head Coach 09
Game Videos: Battlefield: Bad Company, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Facebreaker, FIFA 09, NHL 2K9, NHL 09, Shred Nebula, Soul Calibur IV and Warriors Orochi 2
Themes: Castle Crashers, Rock the Vote and Righteous Kill (all free), plus Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Jenny McCarthy and Stars, The Last Remnant, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09, Funeral for a Friend, Glass Fusion, Iron Maiden, Korn, Nickelback, The Ramones, Serenity, Slipknot, Stone Sour and Trivium ($1.88 each),
Pictures: Castle Crashers ($1.25 each), Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Jenny McCarthy and Stars ($1.25 each), The Last Remnant ($1.25), Madden NFL 09, NASCAR 09 and NCAA 09 (all free from EA; downloading enters you into contests), Rock the Vote (free; downloading the "I Registered" picture gets you a voter registration form via e-mail) and Righteous Kill (free)

Posted by Gamewatcher on August 29, 2008 11:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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August 2008 Archives

August 1, 2008

PlayStation Store - Gran Turismo 5 Prologue update adds pay-for-race TV

Xbox Live Marketplace - Geometry Wars 2 and Ninja Gaiden II missions

August 4, 2008

Wii Stuff - Wild West Guns, Sonic and Splatterhouse 2

August 5, 2008

Patch This Game - Burnout Paradise

R.I.P. - Fury

August 6, 2008

Dated - Grand Theft Auto IV for PC

August 7, 2008

PlayStation Store - Pay for Resistance 2 beta invite, maybe get Home beta for free

August 8, 2008

Xbox Live Marketplace - Braid, free Battlefield: Bad Company pack and more

August 11, 2008

Wii Stuff - Strong Bad, Star Parodier, Break In and Air Traffic Chaos demo

August 12, 2008

Download This - New Madden NFL 09 Brett Favre Jets cover

August 13, 2008

Sucks To Be You - Resistance 2 beta is live (and you probably can't play even if you paid)

August 14, 2008

PlayStation Store - Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Street Fighter Alpha and not much else

August 16, 2008

Xbox Live Marketplace - Fable II Pub Games, Bionic Commando: Rearmed and sexy Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 theme

August 17, 2008

On Vacation

August 23, 2008

Wii Stuff - Midnight Pool, Mega Man and Neo Turf Masters

PlayStation Store - Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty, free Haze map pack and Kratos plays golf

August 24, 2008

Xbox Live Marketplace - Galaga Legions, Soul Calibur IV demo and more

News Flash - New PSP 3000 due in October

August 25, 2008

Wii Stuff - Helix, Ys Book and Samurai Shodown 2

August 26, 2008

Rumor Patrol - Xbox 360 price cuts

August 27, 2008

PS3 Round-up - Sony seeks parity with Xbox 360

August 28, 2008

PlayStation Store - The Last Guy, Warhawk jet packs and no Rush for Rock Band

August 29, 2008

Xbox Live Marketplace - Castle Crashers

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