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This Week's New Releases: RUSE, HAWX 2, Sports Champions

11 Comments Posted 2 days ago - By Jake Gaskill

GDC 2009 First Look Preview: 'R.U.S.E.'

PlayStation 3

Wii

Xbox 360

Click through to see new releases for Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and PC.

Tags: Nintendo DS, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360

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R.U.S.E is actually pretty decent, i wouldn't mind playing the full version after giving the demo a go.

Posted: 2 days ago by CraziRabidFanboi

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This Week in Game Deals: September 6th-September 11th

6 Comments Posted 2 days ago - By Eric Eckstein

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com scours both the online and offline world for the best deals on video games, and to help out your wallets, we're bringing his weekly recap to you!

Kmart continues their Sunday ad domination with many noteworthy deals. Buy an Xbox 360 1600 point card, get a $10 Xbox 360 gaming coupon; buy a 4000 point card and get a $20 coupon. Both NHL 11 and Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions come with a free $20 gaming coupon. Not in the ad but also valid this week, Starcraft II is $39.99.

Toys R Us has a buy 1, get 1 50% off deal on select titles and a buy 1, get 1 40% off deal on all $19.99 and under games.

Visit CAG for more details and the rest of this week's Sunday ad deals.

Best of the Rest

Great Adventure Charity Bundle (PC) $19.95 at Telltale Games
$0.99 Release day delivery + $10-$20 gaming on select pre-orders at Amazon
$5 off a $15+ order with coupon code PAX + $6 weekly deals and daily deals at Direct2Drive

For more game deals, please visit CheapAssGamer.com and follow us on Twitter at videogamedeals and ukgamedeals.

Tags: Nintendo DS, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360

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But what in the hell am I supposed to spend my $20 Kmart gift certificate on? Another game? A pair of Pro Spirit velcros?

Posted: 2 days ago by cwhas2godhands

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Black Ops To Feature Voices Of Gary Oldman, Ed Harris

19 Comments Posted 2 days ago - By Stephen Johnson

Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Reveal Hands-On

Important Hollywood actors Ed Harris and Gary Oldman will lend their vocal talents to Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops, the company announced this morning. Oldman will be revisiting the role of Russian Red Army squad leader Viktor Reznov from Call of Duty: World at War, and Harris is playing CIA operative Jason Hudson, one of the game's main characters.

Another Hollywood pro onboard for Black Ops: David S. Goyer, writer of The Dark Knight and Batman Begins, is providing script consultation.

"Their contributions have helped us to push the boundaries of our story telling and character development far beyond anything we have ever attempted before in the franchise," said Treyarch head Mark Lamia in a statement.

Press release hyperbole aside, there is no doubt that Oldman and Harris will give quality voice to their characters -- both have extensive credits of high profile, Oscar-nominated films under their belts -- but I'm curious about this: Do you care? If the main characters in the game were voiced by competent but unknown voice-over artists, would it matter to you? Let us know in our comment section!

Tags: Nintendo DS, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, Videogames, Xbox 360

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I sit and watch my husband Play games all the time and enjoy hearing familiar voices. So far my favorite was picking out Seth Green on Mass Effect which had a good story line too. I am crap at playing games but some of them I really like to watch to see the story unfold. I'll be trying my hand at Dead Rising 2 when that comes out I figure the co-op mode will be therapeutic for my fear of zombies.

Posted: 2 days ago by QueenGeekKeri

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Take-Two Interactive Reports Q3 2010 Earnings, Red Dead Redemption Boosts Revenues

5 Comments Posted 7 days ago - By Jake Gaskill

Red Dead Redemption DLC Codes Being Auctioned On eBay

Take-Two Interactive announced today that it saw net revenue for Q3 2010 jump to $354.1 million, an increase of $259.2 million over the same period last year. The publisher attributed the bulk of this success to the continued success of Rockstar Games’ wildly popular Wild West title Red Dead Redemption. The title has sold over 6.9 million units since its release back in May.

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Yeah I noticed they beat on top and bottom line. I was surprised. That sent their stock soaring about $1.30 or so almost hitting $10 so very nice work for Take Two. They also raised guidance which is gonna be exceptionally important going forward.

Posted: 6 days ago by Frosty_Freeze

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Preview

7 Comments Posted Last week - By Stephen Johnson

G4's Kevin "Use the Force!" Kelly recently got his hands on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, and was very impressed with the game's dual lighsabers, specifically, the weapons' ability to slice off enemies' arms and heads.

"I cannot tell you exactly how satisfying this is, but let's just say the word extremely comes close. Doing this leaves an orange, smoldering hole behind, and I know that Lucas was probably suffering from the same misguided thought that Spielberg had when he erased guns from the hands of agents in E.T., but this is precisely what you expect when you swing a coherent beam of light at a thinly-armored Stormtrooper"

Check out the rest of our Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 preview right here.

Tags: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360

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After reading the review for Force Unleash, the problem was the crappy review copy disc. That game should have been re-reviewed since all those bugs he mentioned were not in the retail version. But that was 2 years ago so...fantasy crushed. But this game looks awesome but since it is multi-platform, I doubt (but hope) it will have Move functionality.

Posted: Last week by SinnerDelGore

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New Releases -- Metroid: Other M

8 Comments Posted Last week - By Jake Gaskill

This Week's New Releases: Metroid: Other M

PlayStation 3

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition

Wii

Xbox 360

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition
Dead Rising: Case Zero (Xbox Live)

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Tags: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360

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Metroid: Other M is definitely the big game of the week, but seriously people, go buy Valkyria Chronicles 2. The first one was nothing short of excellent, but because too few people bought it (just like Okami, No More Heroes, and other luminary titles), it got moved to the PSP. And guess what? It's still nearly as good as it was on the PS3.

So go buy it now, if you care about supporting JRPG/Strategy games that aren't just the same save the world scenario.

Posted: Last week by OcelotFox

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Nintendo Announces Price Drops For DSi, DSi XL

7 Comments Posted Last week - By Jake Gaskill

Nintendo Announces Price Drops For DSi, DSi XL

Perhaps to further prepare for the imminent release of the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo announced today that it will lower the price of the Nintendo DSi and DSi XL on September 12 to $149.99 and $169.99, respectively.

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*Waits for 3DS. As soon as he buys the 3DS. Lite version will come out, then 3DSi, then 3DSi XL. >_> Here we go again.

Posted: Last week by BryanHelp

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Gamescom 2010: Okamiden Preview

1 Comment Posted August 25, 2010 - By Stephen Johnson

If you played Okami, you no doubt love the PlayStation 2 and Wii title, so you'll want to play Okamiden, the DS sequel. Somehow, the Okami experience has been shrunk down to fit in the little system, but, judging from the demo, it has retained its essence. Jem Alexander gave it a spin, and describes it like this:

"Okamiden is looking like a solid sequel, despite Hideki Kamiya having left Capcom and the Clover studio having been dissolved. Hopefully the rest of the game holds up to the demo I played, and that they've introduced enough new features that it doesn't feel like a retread. Even if they haven't, Okami fans will probably want to play through to see how the story continues. Who knows, if it does well maybe we'll see a sequel on HD consoles."

Check out the rest of our Okamiden preview right here.

Tags: Game Previews, Gamescom 2010, Nintendo DS, Videogames

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go advertise somewhere else, G4 will stop you soon....

Posted: August 26, 2010 by rainmanway

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Official Rock Band 3 Set List Officially Confirmed...Officially

46 Comments Posted August 25, 2010 - By Jake Gaskill

Harmonix Says You'll Be

Harmonix and MTV Games officially revealed the officially official set list for Rock Band 3. The developers “debunked” the big Gamescom list leak last week, by, well, revealing the entire list in a video response. But today, the list was given a proper announcement, and that means the only thing left to wonder about is which version of RB3 we’re going to buy.

Tags: Music, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360

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Very excited for HIM being on here and Queen, Joan Jett and Slipknot. Not bad, but definitely knocking off points for not having KoRn and Rob Zombie. Otherwise, nice job on the set list.

Posted: Last week by HarleyQuinnMinx13

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This Week's New Releases: Mafia 2

8 Comments Posted August 23, 2010 - By Jake Gaskill

This Week's New Releases: Mafia II

PlayStation 3

Mafia II (Review)

Wii

Xbox 360

Mafia II

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Tags: Nintendo DS, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360

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I can't wait for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep to come out! Only 2 weeks!!

Posted: August 24, 2010 by Efrain1994

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This Week in Game Deals: August 22nd-August 28th

7 Comments Posted August 23, 2010 - By Eric Eckstein

Mafia 2 Shipping With Steamworks, Digital Pre-Order Includes Mafia

CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com scours both the online and offline world for the best deals on video games, and to help out your wallets, we're bringing his weekly recap to you!

Best Buy hands over a $25 gift card when you buy two $39.99+ games or accessories.

Kmart is giving out $20 gaming coupons with the purchase of Mafia 2 or Red Dead Redemption. Also, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is $39.99.

Target prices the WiiMote + Motion Plus bundle at $29.99 and will throw in Pokemon SoulSilver/HeartGold, Platinum, Diamond, or Pearl with a DSi XL system purchase.

Toys R Us has a similar DS offer to the above (as does Amazon), and is also running a buy 1, get 1 50% off a Nintendo Wii & DS games. TRU has another week of free collectible Halo Reach cards which also double as $10 off coupons for Xbox 360 Halo games.

Tags: Halo, Nintendo DS, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360

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Nice. Kmart here I come.

Posted: August 25, 2010 by cracell

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Preview: Super Scribblenauts

1 Comment Posted August 20, 2010 - By Stephen Johnson

If you were following gaming way back in 2009, you remember the out-of-nowhere buzz that Scribblenauts created. The draw-any-noun concept blew a lot of people away. The sequel, Super Scribblenauts, adds adjectives, but is it enough? Jem Alexander tried the game out at Gamesom, and here's part of his preview:

"After a demonstration during which a rideable, fire-breathing tomato took part in an epic battle against an angry fridge ("a nasty chap!" according to the developer) and a gentlemanly hydra (complete with monocle and top hat) I was back to feeling the same sense of wonder that Scribblenauts inspired at E3 2009. Once again the engine has showed itself to be a great proof of concept, but does it translate into a great game?"

Read the rest of our Super Scribblenauts preview, right here.

Tags: Nintendo DS, Videogames

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If the controls gets fixed than it could be just as fun! If only they would release it on something else, specifically Steam!

Posted: August 21, 2010 by orange_shirt_guy

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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Trailer

Leave a Comment Posted August 20, 2010 - By Stephen Johnson

Sometimes, a game comes along with such a unique mechanic and plot, that I feel obligated to call your attention to it, because I hope people play it instead of ignore it. I want this game to be another Scribblenauts and not another Psychonauts. That game: Ghost Trick: Phantom Dectective. It's not a high-profile title, but it's amazing, and is best explained in video form:

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Gamescom 2010 Trailer »

Tags: Gamescom 2010, Nintendo DS, Videogames, Videos

Rock Band 3 Setlist Leaks?

49 Comments Posted August 19, 2010 - By Stephen Johnson

Rock Band 3

I love leaks and rumors. Something about getting information about a game before it's been "officially" released is fun in an "illicit knowledge" kind of way -- even if half the time it turns out to be inaccurate. So here's today's leak/rumor: A video reportedly shot at Gamescom (since pulled off the internet) showed off a bunch of new Rock Band 3 tracks.

I can't vouch for the truthfulness of any of these sources; it's not official, etc. But here's the lineup of might-be-in-the-game songs:

Tags: Gamescom 2010, Music, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360

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What's up Harmonix? No Bang Camero? But that's tradition!

Posted: August 21, 2010 by bondigety

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WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 Hands-On Preview

5 Comments Posted August 18, 2010 - By Mike D'Alonzo

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to get my hands on THQ's newest foray into the wrestling world with WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011, and what I saw was a real eye-opener. Among the things I noticed was that the game is no longer a button-mashing thumbcrusher:

"I noticed right away that Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 is a vast improvement over other iterations of the game in that I was doing a lot less button mashing, and a lot more tactical wrestling. Mindless button pressing has been a main complaint of mine over the years, and seems to be something they've gone to some trouble to fix."

For more insights into the game, and to read what it was like to play it, please check out the full text of the WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 preview.

Tags: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360