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Twenty-six new games out this week and more than half of them are recycled ideas we’ve seen before. Not sure how many times someone can take care of a baby or pretend to cook. But it seems game companies are still willing to put it out there. Sales are at the end of the article but remember what will save you the most this week if you are buying Wii games is Target’s Wii Sale.

Games out this week:
Rabbids Go Home (DS, Wii)
Need for Speed: Nitro (DS,Wii)
Style Savvy (DS)
Sushi Academy (DS)
My Baby First Steps (DS,Wii)
Rock Band: LEGO (DS,PS3,360,Wii)
Band Hero (Wii,PS3)
Imagine: Babyz Fashion (DS)
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squad (PSP)
Dora the Explorer: Dora Puppy Playtime (DS)
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (PSP,PS2)
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: New Year’s Celebration (DS)
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom (Wii)
Dragon Age Origins (PC,360,PS3)
We Cheer 2 (Wii)
Dream Salon (DS)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (360,PS3)
A Christmas Carol (DS)
Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked(Wii)
COP: The Recruit (DS)
Ultimate Party Challenge Bundle (Wii)
Academy of Champions: Soccer (Wii)
Agatha Christie: ABC Murders (DS)
Team Elimination Games (Wii)
Buck Fever (Wii)
We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Wii)

Best Buy
Best Buy Gamers Club members get $10 gift card with purchase of Dragons Age Origins
Save $10 on PC Games: Aion, Call of Duty World at War,and Champions Online
Save $10 on Family Game night 2 and Spore Hero for Wii

Toys R Us
The Big Book may have arrived at your homes which shows savings across all their products
No real game sales, just a listing of what they have

Target
Free Wii game when you buy 2 Wii Games

Frys
Tekken 6 $47.99

K-Mart
PURCHASE ANY BAND HERO BUNDLE AND SAVE $20 OFF YOUR CHOICE OF THESE GUITAR HERO GAMES
Purchase any Band Hero Bundle and save $20 off your choice of Guitar Hero Games: Metallica, 5, Smash Hits
Get a coupon for $10 OFF Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for Xbox 360 when you buy Wolfenstein for Xbox 360.
buy Forza 3 for Xbox 360 and save $20 on Need for Speed Shift for Xbox 360

Posted on November 1st, 2009 at 2:48pm by GamingAngel
Filed Under: Games, Kmart, News, Nintendo DS, Video game, Wii, best-buy, target, video game sales

Click to My Life as a King-sizeFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers will be released in North America on the day after Christmas. If you’re daring enough to pledge your money in advance to Square Enix’s bold experiment in Final Fantasy action games, you face a choice: which store — and which pre-order bonus — will you choose? Square Enix sent out a list of retailers offering bonuses.

If you purchase the game from Amazon (current price: $44.99), you’ll get a 2010 calendar. If you opt for Best Buy, you’ll get a soundtrack sampler, which probably has tracks from the game, rather than Bon Jovi singles. GameStop’s offer is $5 off of reservations, but that’s not terribly appealing, given that the reduced price is the same as what Amazon is offering, with no extra stuff.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers: The Pre-order Bonuses originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on October 27th, 2009 at 6:45pm by JC Fletcher
Filed Under: amazon, best-buy, ffcc-crystal-bearers, final-fantasy, final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-the-crystal-bearers, gamestop, pre-order, square-enix

Best Buy and EA are going on tour together to various colleges to talk about Games, Gear & Gadgets. G3 will be for the next three weeks and go to 10 major colleges and universities.

“The G3 Tour will be featuring many of the hottest new Wii fall titles. EA titles on tour will be: The Beatles: Rock Band, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, Madden NFL 10, EA Sports Active, Need for Speed: Nitro, Grand Slam Tennis, Dead Space Extraction, My Sims Agents and Littlest Pet Shop Friends. Capcom will be offering up some zombie shooting action with Resident Evil: The Dark Chronicles. Ubisoft will be showcasing the exciting new Just Dance game. Activision will have newly released DJ Hero and Namco will be featuring the ever popular Tekken 6 at the Best Buy Gamers Lounge. Dell is also showcasing a unique Dell PC Experience and hosting gameplay of the new CrimeCraft game from THQ. ”

The Best Buy G3 College Tour starts today and runs through November 14. The event is free to attend and to see if it’s coming to your college go to gameulive.com

Posted on October 26th, 2009 at 1:44pm by GamingAngel
Filed Under: EA Sports, EA Sports Active, Need for Speed, News, Video game, Wii, best-buy, ea

The music game genre has exploded as of late. Guitar Hero and Rock Band are the most notable, while karaoke like games such as Sing Star have a solid grip on their respective niche. With a mic, guitar and drum set, readily available, most music genres have found a home in video game form. A notable exception to this trend is Hip Hop, which seems to be better suited to something like Dance Dance Revolution. FreeStyleGames wants to change this.

DJ Hero is a turn table based music game that works much like Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Players must hit their spins, scratches and fades, while simultaneously learning to use the newly introduced turn table peripheral. Looking at the turn table could be intimidating, but early word is that the difficulty curve is kind enough to ease players in. A good selection of mixed music should hopefully keep the songs from blending into each other too much.

I’m still a little skeptical, and FreeStyleGames understands this. Swing by your local Best Buy and try the game out if you’re interested. This should help you decide if this game is for you. If you like rhythm games or club music, this could be the game for you. It might be a bit too much for the average gamer, but should provide a solid gaming experience.

Posted on October 26th, 2009 at 12:30pm by [email protected] (The Games Are Evil Family)
Filed Under: Feature, Guitar Hero, News, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Previews, RotW, Xbox 360, best-buy, dj hero, featured, freestylegames, ps2, release of the week, rock-band