DAMN! Now I can't wait for this game. I'm more pumped up over Mass Effect then I am Halo3. But Halo2 screwed me over, so I guess that is a given then.

Oh my! I always knew snake had a secret sexual fascination with all the guys bodies he was humping and then smoking a cigarette afterwards. This explains a lot!

With a killer fourth quarter of blockbuster releases rapidly solidifying street dates, gamers can start planning their end-of-the-year game purchases around paycheck dates and frequency limitations on selling plasma for medical research. One more highly anticipated title might have carved out a calendar space, as online retailers including GameStop and CD Universe are listing Sunday, October 28 as the launch date of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

While retailers often post speculative or placeholder release dates on their sites, GameStop seems especially comfortable with the October 28 date; the site is guaranteeing users delivery on that date (despite it being a Sunday) if they select overnight shipping. A representative with RedOctane told GameSpot that the October 28 date was a tentative release date, and has yet to be officially confirmed.

The retailers also suggest that the price of Guitar Heroics continues to escalate. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 guitar-and-game bundles for Legends of Rock are listed with a suggested retail price of just under $100, while the PlayStation 2 and Wii bundles will sell for $90. The PS2 and Xbox 360 Guitar Hero II bundles each debuted for $10 less than their newer counterparts will apparently cost, but those packages came with wired guitars, while Guitar Hero III bundles will feature wireless axes.

Guitar Heroes with immediate shredding needs might have taken a look at the Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the '80s PlayStation 2 exclusive, but balked on the $50 suggested retail price tag for the 30-song set. Best Buy is currently offering a deal on its online store; those who order the game for $39.99 can also receive a free $15 Best Buy gift card by mail.

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This sounds good to me. I'm not really big on the whole Rockband thing as I find it hard to pay for all those extra controllers and then only use them once or twice. At least with GH2 I've found it to be a lot of fun solo and when the drunks come over.

The Universe at War Beta is scheduled to begin Aug 15th. Sign up at the link below and hopefully you will get into one of the most anticipated RTS games of the year.

http://www.sega.com/games/title/univers ... tatest.php

Grab your stakes and holy water, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night has landed on the PlayStation Store.

Originally released by Konami for the PlayStation in 1997, Symphony of the Night is a throwback to the franchise's 2D roots. You -- a descendant of Dracula -- are charged with locating ol'fang face and giving him the what for. How do you get Bram Stoker's buddy? Packing multiple weapons and some RPG elements, you travel across enormous, side-scrolling maps and battle all sorts of baddies.


Bring it on, evil.
Symphony of the Night can be downloaded for $9.99 and will eat up 356 megabytes of your precious PS3 hard drive or PSP memory stick, but it's totally worth it -- this game's soundtrack, cutscenes, voice acting and gameplay arguably make it one of the PlayStation's best titles.

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I think this is a direct port and not a remake like the XBLA version is. Still that is awesome for PS3 owners.

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A smart business person sees a need in the current market and creates a product to fill that gap. Me? I see a need and then think of how I can make a project out of it with crystals. My Master Chief figure wanted to rock out. Problem solved.

XBox 360s continue to break at an alarming rate but I was at a loss on how to adequately relay my sympathies. As a supportive friend, you know you need to say something, you just don’t want to say the wrong thing. You know enough to not say “It was simply her time to go” or “Time heals all wounds”. However in particularly difficult situations the right words are hard to come by. The most important thing is relaying the fact that you are there to support them in their time of need. Enter my latest project.

I present you my “Red Ring of Death Condolence Card”. Problem solved.