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GTA: Chinatown Wars

– Craig got to play it last week
– Showed him early part of the game
– Craig had certain expectations, he’s pretty psyched
– A lot of emphasis placed on touchscreen “side-things”
– Will need your stylus in your hand
– One minigame has you shoving trash aside looking for drugs
– Game engine runs on top screen, bottom screen is where the story happens + touch screen minigame
– Fixed perspective angle
– Never cuts away from action on the top-screen – will still see action on top screen during minigames
– Not hiding from being M-rated
– You’re a drug dealer – buy and sell drugs, dialoge all f-bombs and s word, there is violence
– Blood stays on the road when you run over someone
– Bozon’s excited for the game
– Engine itself runs really smooth – Craig didn’t see frame rate falter – 30 FPS
– No voice-overs, subtitles in cut-scenes – there’s only environmental voice – radio stations are instrumental (probably due to limitations of the cartridge)
– Can listen to radio while walking around
– Not too much humor in the first 5 missions
– Surveillance cameras are hidden packages in the city – if you destroy one of the cameras it can affect the price of what you can get for drugs
– Comes out March 17
– Game is ambitious, it’s a full-fledged GTA experience – Taken seriously at Rockstar
– Bozon thinks he might get more play out of Chinatown Wars than GTAIV
– Huge focus on online – next month we’ll know more about online

Marble Saga: Kororinpa

– Only specific levels use the Balance Board
– Sequel to Kororinpa Marble Mania
– Craig thinks its fun
– Like a Marble Madness clone
– Marble can be a panda head
– For Wii Balance Board stuff there are 30 original mazes just for the peripheral
– Can make own levels and send them to friends or send them to Hudson (who will send them to everyone)
– Comes out March 17

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Unleash your inner super powers, crime fighting abilities and get your paws on the new canine adventure game: BOLT! – inspired by the hotly anticipated family film which launches in February 2009.

BOLT tells the story of a canine TV star that is accidentally shipped from the TV set in Hollywood to New York City, where he begins a cross country adventure home and makes the surprising discovery that the super powers he had in the TV show do not work in the real world!

This fantastic new game takes place in the world of the action packed TV show and invites players to take on the heroic personas of Bolt, the TV star dog, or his owner Penny. Explore the action-packed Hollywood set from the television series featured within the film and help them conquer challenges and villains along the way.

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A trademark for Blood of Bahamut was discovered in the United States Patent Office. Though this doesn’t completely guarantee that the game is heading stateside, the chances are more than likely.

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Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals, the intergalactic adventure that is the sequel to the best-selling Spectrobes, is set to teleport onto your shelves on 27th February 2009.

Continuing the exciting story of Rallen and Jeena, interplanetary patrol officers, excavate, awaken and train the mysterious fossilised creatures known as Spectrobes. Help defend the two friends on their journey and use the Spectrobes to battle your enemies.

For the first time, you can take on the role of Jeena. Use her research and technological skills to help Rallen solve puzzles and complete brand new missions, getting you to mysterious portals and new dimensions.

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THQ has announced the released dates of a few games:

13.02.09: Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon (PS3, Xbox 360)
13.02.09: Deadly Creatures (Wii)
06.03.09: All Star Cheerleader (Wii, NDS)
13.03.09: Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games (NDS)
March 2009: SpongeBob SquarePants: Big Kahuna Cook-Off (NDS)
March 2009: WWE Legends of WrestleMania (PS3, Xbox 360)
Quarter 1 2009: Rocket Riot (Xbox 360)
02.04.09: Dynasty Warriors – Strikeforce (PSP)
TBA: Darksiders: Wrath Of War (PS3, Xbox 360)
TBA: de Blob (NDS)
TBA: Journey to the Center of the Earth (NDS)
TBA: Red Faction: Guerrilla (PS3, Xbox 360)
TBA: UFC 2009 Undisputed (PS3, Xbox 360)

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No Need to Wait For Independence Day, Fireworks Fun is Here Today

SouthPeak Games announces a demo of Arkedo Studio’s Big Bang Mini (shipping this week!) for Nintendo DS™ is now available as a free download via Nintendo Channel on Wii™. This unique shoot ‘em up has players blast enemies by launching fireworks displays.

The demo of Big Bang Mini includes levels from three of the game’s worlds – Hong Kong, Aurora and Luxor – giving players a glimpse of this massive action title. The full retail version will has 9 uniquely themed worlds, over 90 challenging levels of play, epic boss battles, and 7 modes that will do everything from literally waking them up to giving them hours of endless challenges.

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