Date archives for August, 2010

August 26th, 2010
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Gandalf Joins Aragorn’s Quest in Co-operative Gameplay Video

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Magical attacks from the white wizard

In development at Headstrong Games of Battalion Wars and House of the Dead: Overkill fame, Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest takes the titular bearded hero through a series of trials. What could be better than one bearded hero? Two bearded heroes of course, as this video shows Gandalf fighting side-by-side with Aragorn.

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Sid Meier’s Pirates! Walks the Wii Plank on October 8th

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Anchors aweigh and all that

Although the popularity of pirates took a sharp increase with the Pirates of the Caribbean films, discerning gamers will know it was cool to be a pirate way as far back as 1987 with the release of Sid Meier's Pirates!. Earlier this year, Wii owners danced a merry jig at the announcement that the game is on the way to their favourite machine, and the revelry can continue as 2K Games has unfurled a flag bearing the game's release date: October 8th.

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Very sad indeed :( RT @AdamSRussell: My poignant visualisation of the Realtime Worlds administration #RTW http://twitpic.com/2icld4


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Cosmos X2 Blasts DSiWare Next Monday

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500 Point shooter inbound

Following the announcement of Cosmos X2 for DSiWare in June, the team at Saturnine Games has been in touch to let us know the game is set to blow up the service on Monday for 500 Points.

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Down Under’s DSi XL Range Gets Colourful Next Month

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Grab yellow, blue and red on September 23rd

Colour-conscious Japanese gamers gained three more colour choices in June when yellow, blue and green DSi LL consoles launched, and North America received the midnight blue console last month. PAL regions have been disappointingly short-changed in the XL colour stakes – until now.

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Rumour: Nintendo Developing Two Titles for uDraw GameTablet

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But what could they be?

Nintendo and THQ teamed up to create the uDraw GameTablet, the upcoming peripheral for Wii that offers gamers and families the chance to draw on their Wii. Currently only THQ has announced solid software plans, with Pictionary and Dood's Big Adventure confirmed for the peripheral, but there are already rumours surfacing that Nintendo is hard at work at software itself.

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I bought a PS3 yesterday, so now I can finally follow @TheKevinButler for reasons other than pure homoerotic lust. High five, Kevin!


August 25th, 2010
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Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light Gets 3 Bonuses

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Posters and gift cards up for grabs

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light looks like being another strong addition to the DS's stable of RPGs, but Square Enix isn't taking any chances when it comes to getting fans to stick down their money in advance, with two separate pre-order incentives up for grabs, as well as a bonus poster available to all who purchase the game at launch.

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Grab a Cheap Wii at Target This Week

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$150 for so-called "Legacy" pack

Remember a time when Wii consoles didn't come with Wii Sports Resort and MotionPlus? So does Target, as it's still got enough stock of the old "Legacy" packs to advertise at a new low price of $150.

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Monster Hunter Tri Soundtrack Rolls Out to Stores and Download

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$9.99 to download, price in Zennies uncertain

Monster Hunter 3 (~Tri) is still receiving a lot of love online and offline, but many hardcore hunters long for a way to take a piece of their favourite series on the go without having to bother with UMDs and the like. Now fearless hunters can accompany even their most mundane daily ritual with the game's rousing orchestral score, as Sumthing Else Music Works Inc. has released the soundtrack online and in store.

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