The floodgates are open and, for most gamers, so are their wallets. So many good games are rolling out from now until the end of the year that keeping up will be nearly impossible. I’m guessing that many of us are already sitting on sizable backlogs, but by the new year we’re going to be drowning in unfinished games. Good luck keeping up, and here are the releases for this week.
Note: Guitar Hero World Tour is already on shelves.
Microsoft’s karaoke game is coming out in a little less than a month and today we were given the track listing for what songs will ship on the disc. A few selections are predictable, but the inclusion of stuff like Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees” was a nice surprise. Oh wait, I’d never play a karaoke game, so what do I care? Anyway, here are the songs.
“Take on Me” by a-ha
“No One” by Alicia Keys
“Potential Break Up Song” by Aly & AJ
“Complicated” by Avril Lavigne
“Stand by Me” by Ben E. King
“Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé
“Call Me” by Blondie
“With You” by Chris Brown
“Yellow” by Coldplay
“Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode
“Survivor” by Destiny’s Child
“White Flag” by Dido
“Mercy” by Duffy
“Hungry Like the Wolf” by Duran Duran
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver
“Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash
“Bleeding Love” by Leona Lewis
“Lip Gloss” by Lil’ Mama
“Superstar” by Lupe Fiasco (featuring Matthew Santos)
“Makes Me Wonder” by Maroon 5
“In Bloom” by Nirvana
“Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn and John
“Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen
“The One I Love” by R.E.M.
“Fake Plastic Trees” by Radiohead
“I Wanna Be Sedated” by The Ramones
“Stand” by Rascal Flatts
“Umbrella” by Rihanna
“Listen to Your Heart” by Roxette
“Love Song” by Sara Bareilles
“Soak Up the Sun” by Sheryl Crow
“I’m Only Me When I’m With You” by Taylor Swift
“Walk Like an Egyptian” by The Bangles
“Over My Head (Cable Car)” by The Fray
“ABC” by The Jackson 5
“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police
“Love in a Trashcan” by The Raveonettes
“Ladies Love Country Boys” by Trace Adkins
“Island in the Sun” by Weezer
“Bust a Move” by Young MC
I can’t wait to see the first video of some dorky emo kid busting out Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated” while pretending the whole time he doesn’t like it.
Once again Brad and I kick out a show where it’s just the two of us. Hopefully we can get the full Stupid Gamer crew together soon for a bigger and more involved show. I do my best rude guy routine and dominate the air time (sorry, Brad). Again, the sound isn’t perfect as Brad’s side came in low and my software is a little too basic for the post production to even things out. Stick with us fellas, we’re getting there and our recording quality will improve. Also, you’ll have to click the download link below to listen, because our streaming player is busted for the time being (podpress issue, not mine). The show was a good one, so enjoy! Here are the show notes:
Snacks
NPDs and news
This week’s discussion
The return of E3
June 2nd-4th, possibly with public days later (unconfirmed)
ESA will ease the admission restrictions a bit over what it has been the past 2 years
The whole spectacle is expected to be back, ESA called last two shows a mistake
Are we happy about this? Excited? Any thoughts and opinions
Fable 2 is out this week and we’ll finally know once and for all if the game is all it’s cracked up to be or just another Molyneux overhyped piece of garbage (sorry, I’m still pissed about how Fable 1 was nothing that it was pushed as being by ol’ Pete). Far Cry 2 should also be raising interest with gamers this week, but BioShock on the PS3 is guaranteed to be the best shooter of the week. Wii Music is out, and it’s going to cause some pretty fun bickering on the message boards, keep an eye out for that. Here’s the rest of the (huge) list.
Xbox 360
Fable 2
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Far Cry 2
Disney Sing It
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Dance Dance Revolution: Universe 3
Legendary
PlayStation 3
BioShock
Rock Band 2
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Far Cry 2
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Eternal Sonata
Disney Sing It
Legendary
Nintendo Wii
Wii Music
SpongeBob: Nicktoons Globs of Doom
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: Make the Grade
Penny Racers Party: Turbo Q Speedway
Rock University Presents: The Naked Brothers Band The Game
Carnival Games: Mini-Golf
Disney Sing It
Petz Rescue Wildlife Vet
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009
Think Fast
Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Circus Games
High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Dancing with the Stars: Get Your Dance On!
Backyard Football 2009
Naruto: Clash of the Ninja Revolution 2
Build a Bear Workshop: Fur Seasons
PlayStation 2
SpongeBob: Nicktoons Globs of Doom
Rock University Presents: The Naked Brothers Band The Game
Disney Sing It
The Legend of Spryo: Dawn of the Dragon
Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Backyard Football 2009
Sony PSP
Midnight Club: LA Remix
Crash: Mind Over Mutant
Star Ocean: First Departure
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Cake Mania Baker’s Challenge
Nintendo DS
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
SpongeBob: Nicktoons Globs of Doom
Rock University Presents: The Naked Brothers Band The Game
Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games
Lovely Lisa
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: Make the Grade
SCEE announced today that LittleBigPlanet is being delayed so that they can recall each and every disc that has been pressed and sent to retail for sale. Yes, every disc is being recalled so that they can press new ones that will eliminate a sound track is only 2 seconds ong on 2 different occasions in a barely audible foreign language. So why the fuss? Well, apparently that little snippet contains “two expressions that can be found in the Qur’an” according to SCEE. Media Molecule prepared a patch that would have fixed the issue, but Sony is opting for a full recall so that those with limited or no Internet connectivity won’t be subject to such vile and dangerous behavior.
Kratos Sackboy is not happy.
Honestly, this is just stupid. The track itself was recorded by a Muslim artist, so I highly doubt it’s offensive in the least. I try to be as sensitive and tolerant as possible, but there are just times when people decide that making a fuss is their sole calling in life. This whole thing is stupid and anybody that thinks that delaying the game is warranted is either an oversensitive ninny or just plain idiotic. Whistle blowers, get a life.
Here we go, let’s start off with hardware and then move to the software top ten.
Hardware
Nintendo Wii - 687,000
Nintendo DS - 536,800
Xbox 360 - 347,200
Sony PSP - 238,100
Sony PlayStation 3 - 232,400
Sony PlayStation 2 - 173,500
Software
360 - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 610,000
Wii - Wii Fit w/ Balance Board - 518,000
360 - Rock Band 2 - 363,000
Wii - Mario Kart Wii - 353,000
PS3 - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 325,000
360 - Mercenaries 2: World in Flames - 297,000
Wii - Wii Play w/ Remote - 243,000
360 - Madden 2009 - 224,000
Wii - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 223,000
PS2 - Madden 2009 - 158,000
360 4/10 - Wii 4/10 - PS3 1/10 PS2 1/10
So on the hardware side the Xbox 360 was able to reclaim its lead over the PS3, thanks to a price drop, but Nintendo still holds the top two spots with the Wii and DS. On the software side of things, Nintendo and Microsoft are basically just mopping up the charts, but only one of the Wii titles on the list is from a 3rd party. The coming months will be very interesting as all the big guns will be rolling out from both the 3rd parties and each company’s 1st and 2nd party developers. Fanboys, commence fighting…NOW!
Some fine YouTube user has uplaoded some shaky cam footage of the BioShock 2 teaser. The game is going to be a prequel to the original BioShock, and I can’t wait. Here’s the clip.
As always, due to the unscripted nature of the show, it’s a bit rough around the edges, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. You can stream the show right here, or you can download it for later. Thanks for listening, and remember, we love feedback!
The New Xbox Experience is coming in November and Microsoft has stated that it will require a minimum of 128MB of space for users to be able to download and use the new dashboard. When it was first announced, everybody jumped on Microsoft’s back and began to question what would happen to all those people who got suckered into buying the Core or Arcade versions of the 360. Well, to bail out the most thrifty of their fans, Microsoft has instigated a “Memory Upgrade Program” that will give owners of the gimped systems either a free 512MB memory card or a significant discount on a 20GB hard drive. If you choose the hard drive, it will run you $20. The details of the program can be found here: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/hardware/memoryupdate/default.htm
It’s really cool of Microsoft to offer up a free solution for people who went the cheap route to hop into the current generation of consoles, but it really shows how shortsighted Microsoft was when they chose to remove the hard drive from the 360 as a standard feature. Not only could developers not count on the hard drive being there, neither could the internal teams at MS. I have no idea how much this program will cost Microsoft, but here’s hoping that with the next console the hard drive is standard. Heck, even the Wii has more built-in storage than the 360.
Dead Space looks pretty interesting to me and it’s been said that it offers some pretty solid thrills and scares, so it might be worth checking out. From here on through the end of the year there will be plenty of play, and these posts will be much better week to week.
Xbox 360
Dead Space
Saints Row 2
Blitz, The League II
Golden Axe: Beast Rider
Rock Revolution
FIFA Soccer 2009
PlayStation 3
SOCOM Confrontation
Dead Space
FIFA Soccer 2009
Blitz, The League II
Rock Revolution
Saints Row 2
Golden Axe: Beast Rider
Nintendo Wii
Boogie Superstar
Sam and Max: Season One
Ten Pin Alley 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno
Bratz: Girls Really Rock
Tak: Guardians of Gross
Littlest Pet Shop
Dokapon Kingdom
Penny Racers Party: Turbo Q Speedway
Safe Cracker
Virtual Console
Secret of Mana (SNES)
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (Genesis)
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