September Game Releases

Some big titles coming out in the flood of games this month. Will they live up to the hype?
 

DS Titles
September 7
• 101 in 1 Sports Megamix
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold
• Dawn of Heroes
• Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

September 12
• Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

September 14
• Gormiti: The Lords of Nature
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
• The Lord of the Rings: Aragon's Quest
• Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp

September 15
• House M.D.

September 18
• Horse Life Adventures

September 21
• Etriam Odyssey 3

September 28
• MySims SkyHeroes




PC Titles
September 7
• Aion: Assault on Balaurea
• R.U.S.E.
• The Sims 3 - Fast Lane Stuff

September 8
• Amnesia: The Dark Descent

September 10
• Recettear

September 13
• House M.D.

September 14
• Patrician IV

September 17
• Lionheart: Kings' Crusade

September 21
• Civilization V

September 22
• F1 2010

September 23
• Darksiders

September 28
• Battle vs. Chess
• Dead Rising 2
• FIFA 11
• Front Mission Evolved
• John Daly's ProStroke Golf
• Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
• SBK X: Superbike World Championship

September 30
• Final Fantasy XIV



PS2 Titles
September 14
• Cabela's North American Adventures
• The Lord of the Rings: Aragon's Quest
• Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp

September 28
• Rapala Pro Bass Fishing 2010



PS3 Titles
September 1
• Alien Breed Impact

September 7
• EyePet
• H.A.W.X. 2
• Kung Fu Rider
• NHL 11
• R.U.S.E.
• Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
• Sports Champions
• Start the Party

September 14
• Cabela's North American Adventures
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
• The Lord of the Rings: Aragon's Quest
• Truth or Lies

September 15
• Flight Control HD

September 16
• Ferrari: The Race Experiment

September 19
• Brunswick Pro Bowling
• Playstation Move

September 21
• DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue
• F1 2010
• Racquet Sports

September 28
• Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland
• Battle vs. Chess
• Dead Rising 2
• FIFA 11
• Front Mission Evolved
• Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
• Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
• MySims SkyHeroes
• Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
• Quantum Theory
• Rapala Pro Brass Fishing 2010
• SBK X: Superbike World Championship
• Shaun White Skateboarding



PSP Titles
September 7
• Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
• UFC Undisputed 2010

September 14
• Cabela's North American Adventures
• Gladiator Begins
• The Lord of the Rings: Aragon's Quest

September 21
• Cladun: This Is an RPG

September 28
• Phantasy Star Portable 2
• Rapala Pro Bass Fishing 2010

September 30
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Predator




Wii Titles
September 7
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold
• NHL Slapshot
• Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

September 14
• Cabela's North American Adventures
• Gormiti: The Lords of Nature
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
• The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
• Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp
• Swords
• Truth or Lies

September 18
• Horse Life Adventures

September 21
• Club Penguin Game Day!
• Family Party Fitness Fun
• Flip's Twisted World
• Kidz Bop Dance Party! The Video Game
• New Carnival Games
• Zany Golf

September 27
• Samurai Warriors 3

September 28
• FIFA 11
• Greg Hastings Paintball 2
• Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
• MySims SkyHeroes
• Rapala Pro Brass Fishing 2010
• Shaun White Skateboarding




Xbox 360 Titles
September 7
• H.A.W.X. 2
• NHL 11
• R.U.S.E.
• Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

September 8
• Dance! It's your Stage
• Plants vs Zombies

September 14
• Cabela's North American Adventures
• Halo: Reach
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
• Truth or Lies

September 15
• Sonic Adventure

September 21
• F1 2010

September 22
• DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue
• Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

September 28
• Battle vs. Chess
• Dead Rising 2
• FIFA 11
• Front Mission Evolved
• Greg Hastings Paintball 2
• Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
• John Daly's ProStroke Golf
• MorphX
• MySims SkyHeroes
• Rapala Pro Brass Fishing 2010
• SBK X: Superbike World Championship
• Shaun White Skateboarding

September 29
• Hydrophobia

August Game Releases

Is the summer draught on games over? Let's find out!
 

DS Titles

August 3
• Monster Rancher DS
• Dora's Big Birthday Adventure

August 10
• Galactic Taz Ball
• Lucha Libre AAA Heroes

August 17
• Dawn of Heroes
• Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar

August 24
• Crazy Pig
• Grease: The Official Video Game
• Horrid Henry
• Ivy the Kiwi?


PC Titles

August 1
• Alter Ego

August 3
• Superstars V8 Racing

August 5
• Privates

August 15
• Battle vs. Chess
• House M.D.
• Xsyon

August 17
• City of Heroes: Going Rogue
• Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

August 21
• Star Ruler

August 24
• Elemental: War of Magic
• Horrid Henry
• Mafia 2

August 27
• Ship Simulator Extremes

August 30
• Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island


PS3 Titles

August 3
• Disney Sing It: Family Hits
• Superstars V8 Racing

August 10
• Madden NFL 11
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

August 17
• Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

August 24
• Mafia 2
• Shank

August 30
• TNT Racers


PSP Titles

August 10
• Madden NFL 11

August 31
• Ace Combat: Joint Assault
• Valkyria Chronicles 2


Wii Titles

August 3
• Disney Sing It: Family Hits

August 9
• Enjoy your massage!

August 10
• Madden NFL 11

August 17
• Gold's Gym Dance Workout
• Ys Seven

August 24
• Grease: The Official Video Game
• Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack
• Horrid Henry
• Ivy the Kiwi?
• Martian Panic
• NHL 2K11

August 30
• TNT Racers

August 31
• Guilty Party
• Metroid Other M


Xbox 360 Titles

August 3
• Superstars V8 Racing

August 4
• Castlevania: Harmony of Night

August 10
• Madden NFL 11

August 11
• Monday Night Combat

August 17
• Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

August 18
• Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

August 24
• Mafia 2

August 25
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
• Shank

August 30
• TNT Racers

August 31
• Dead Rising 2: Case Zero

June Game Releases

Summer is upon us at last. The students are getting out for the summer and family’s are taking vacations. Did the game developers finally listen to my many letters demanding that they should treat summer as a big gaming season just like the Hollywood studios do? Let’s find out.

 

DS Titles
June 2
• Knights in the Nightmare

June 8
• The Legendary Starfy

June 9
• Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits
• Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
• LEGO Battles!
• Miami Law

June 15
• Sushi Academy

June 16
• Animal Paradise Wild
• Anno: Create a New World
• C.O.R.E.
• Flower, Sun and Rain
• Ghostbusters
• Hurry Up Hedgehog!
• Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward
• Roogoo: Attack

June 17
• Dawn of Discovery

June 18
• Blood Bowl

June 19
• My Sims Racing

June 23
• Little League World Series Baseball 2009
• Overlord: Minions
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
• Sudoku Ball – Detective

June 30
• My Dress Up
• My Make-Up
• Treasure World

PC Titles
June 2
• The Sims 3

June 4
• Light of Altair

June 9
• Prototype

June 16
• Ghostbusters

June 17
• America’s Army 3.0
• Luna Online

June 23
• ArmA 2
• Fuel
• Overlord II
• Spore: Galactic Adventures
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

June 30
• Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
• CID the Dummy
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
• The Orb and the Oracle
• Street Fighter IV

PS2 Titles
June 8
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

June 9
• Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings

June 16
• Ghostbusters
• Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

June 23
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

June 30
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

PS3 Titles
June 2
• Fuel
• Red Faction: Guerrilla
• Virtua Tennis 2009

June 4
• Star Trek: D.A.C.

June 8
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

June 9
• Prototype

June 16
• Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
• Ghostbusters
• Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

June 23
• Overlord II
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

June 29
• Marvel Vs. Capcom 2

June 30
• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
• Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
• Fight Night Round 4
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

PSP
June 8
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

June 9
• Class of Heroes
• Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
• Rock Band Unplugged

June 15
• Mytran Wars

June 23
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

June 26
• Pangya: Fantasy Golf

June 30
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
• Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament

Wii
June 1
• Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

June 2
• Virtua Tennis 2009

June 8
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

June 9
• Go Play Circus Star
• Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
• Reel Fishing: Angler’s Dream

June 16
• Anno: Create a New World
• EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis
• Ghostbusters
• Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
• Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward
• Let’s Tap
• Roogoo Twisted Towers

June 17
• Dawn of Discovery

June 19
• My Sims Racing

June 23
• The Conduit
• Little King’s Story
• Little League World Series Baseball 2009
• Resident Evil: Archives
• Sudoku Ball – Detective

June 26
• Overlord: Dark Legend

June 30
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Xbox 360
June 2
• Fuel
• Red Faction: Guerrilla
• Virtua Tennis 2009

June 8
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

June 9
• Prototype

June 16
• Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
• Ghostbusters
• Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

June 23
• Overlord II
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

June 29
• Marvel Vs. Capcom 2

June 30
• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
• Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
• Fight Night Round 4
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
• Infernal: Hells Vengeance
• PDC World Championship Darts 2008

April 2009 Game Releases

No April Fools trickery, developers! Give me some good games or I'll go read a book or something...
 

DS Titles
April 5
• Rhythm Heaven

April 7
• Garfield Gets Real
• Hannah Montana: The Movie

April 14
• C.O.R.E.
• The Dark Spire
• Dokapon Journey
• Flower, Sun and Rain
• Puchi Puchi Virus
• Puzzle Kingdoms

April 21
• Jagged Alliance DS
• Steal Princess

April 24
• Gauntlet

April 28
• Elite Forces: Unit 77
• Math Blaster in the Prime Adventure

April 29
• Desktop Tower Defense

PC Titles
April 7
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
• Digital Combat Simulator: Black Shark
• Elven Legacy
• Flock
• The Godfather II
• Hannah Montana: The Movie
• X3: Terran Conflict

April 10
• Braid

April 14
• Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
• Demigod
• Velvet Assassin

April 15
• Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason
• Still Life 2

April 21
• Zeno Clash

April 28
• The Humans

PS2 Titles
April 7
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus

April 21
• Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM 2

April 28
• Backyard Baseball 2010

PS3 Titles
April 2
• Comet Crash

April 7
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
• The Godfather II
• Hannah Montana: The Movie

April 9
• Flock
• Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic

April 16
• OutRun Online Arcade

April 21
• Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM 2

PSP Titles
April 7
• Class of Heroes
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
• Hammerin' Hero

April 21
• DT Carnage

April 28
• Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce

Wii Titles
April 2
• Dance Dance Revolution Disney Grooves

April 7
• Garfield Gets Real
• Hannah Montana: The Movie

April 14
• Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity

April 20
• Excitebots: Trick Racing

April 21
• Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball

April 28
• Puzzle Kingdoms

Xbox 360 Titles
April 1
• The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai

April 7
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
• The Godfather II
• Hannah Montana: The Movies
• Ninja Blade

April 8
• Flock

April 14
• Velvet Assassin

April 15
• OutRun Online Arcade

April 21
• Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM 2

April 25
• Shop City: In the World of Zellians

March Game Releases

"In like a lion, out like a lamb" - Is that only the saying for the weather in March or does it work for video games too?
 

DS Titles
March 3
• Littlest Pet Shop Spring

March 9
• My Pet Shop

March 10
• Avalon Code
• Boing! Docomodake DS
• MySims Party
• Zubo

March 16
• Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume

March 17
• C.O.R.E.
• Grey's Anatomy
• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
• Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
• Math Blaster in the Prime Adventure
• Scrabble
• Suikoden Tierkreis
• TrackMania DS

March 22
• Pokemon Platinum

March 24
• Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Echoes of Time
• Lux-Pain
• Monsters vs. Aliens
• Pimp My Ride 2

March 27
• Martial Arts: Capoeira

March 31
• Don King Presents: Prizefighter

PC Titles
March 3
• Empire: Total War

March 4
• Watchmen: The End is Nigh

March 10
• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

March 17
• Grand Ages: Rome
• Grey's Anatomy
• Spore: Galactic Adventures
• Strike Force Red Cell

March 20
• World in Conflict: Soviet Assault

March 23
• Battleforge
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising

March 24
• Dungeon Hero
• The Last Remnant
• Stormrise
• Wanted
• The Wheelman

March 30
• Armed Assault 2
• Dawn of Fantasy
• Elven Legacy
• The Humans
• Imperium Romanum II
• King Arthur
• Penumbra Collection
• Troll & Armor

PS2 Titles
March 3
• The King of Fighters'98 Ultimate Match
• Major League Baseball 2K9
• MLB 09: The Show
• Tomb Raider: Underworld

March 10
• Samurai Shodown Anthology
• Trivial Pursuit

March 24
• Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM 2
• Monsters vs. Aliens
• Pimp My Ride 2
• Ultimate Ninja 4: Naruto Shippuden

March 27
• Martial Arts: Capoeira

PS3 Titles
March 3
• Brain Challenge Deluxe
• Major League Baseball 2K9
• MLB 09: The Show
• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

March 4
• Watchmen: The End is Nigh

March 10
• Ski-Doo Snowmobile Challenge
• Trivial Pursuit

March 13
• Resident Evil 5

March 23
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

March 24
• Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM 2
• Legends of WrestleMania
• Monsters vs. Aliens
• Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
• Stormrise
• Wanted
• The Wheelman

March 29
• Guitar Hero: Metallica

March 30
• Burn Zombie Burn
• The Tale of Despereaux

PSP Titles
March 3
• Major League Baseball 2K9
• MLB 09: The Show
• Phantasy Star Portable

March 10
• Mana Khemia: Student Alliance
• Samurai Shodown Anthology

March 17
• Resistance Retribution
• Scrabble

March 24
• DT Carnage
• Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce

March 27
• Martial Arts: Capoeira

Wii Titles
March 3
• Major League Baseball 2K9
• Sonic & The Black Knight

March 9
• Mario Power Tennis
• Pikmin

March 10
• MadWorld
• MySims Party
• Samurai Shodown Anthology
• Trivial Pursuit

March 17
• Grey's Anatomy
• Marble Saga: Kororinpa
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
• Ready 2 Rumble
• Rune Factory Frontier

March 24
• Broken Sword: Director'sCut
• Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Echoes of Time
• Major Minor's Majestic March
• Monsters vs. Aliens
• MotoGP 08

March 29
• Guitar Hero: Metallica

March 30
• Last Flight
• Lawn Games

Xbox 360 Titles
March 3
• Halo Wars
• The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
• Major League Basketball 2K9
• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

March 4
• Watchmen: The End is Nigh(XBLA)

March 10
• Ski-Doo Snowmobile Challenge
• Trivial Pursuit

March 13
• Resident Evil 5

March 17
• Strike Force Red Cell

March 24
• Dungeon Hero
• Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM 2
• Legends of WrestleMania
• Monsters vs. Aliens
• Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
• Stormrise
• Wanted
• The Wheelman

March 27
• PopCap Arcade Vol. 2

March 29
• Guitar Hero: Metallica

March 30
• Deer Hunter Tournament
• OutRun Online Arcade

February Game Releases

Not a lot of game releases so far in 2009, but maybe this month developers will show gamers some love. After all, it is the month of Valentine's Day!
 

DS Titles
February 3
• Math Blaster in the Prime Adventure
• My World, My Way

February 10
• Retro Game Challenge
• Rollin' Rascals
• USA Today Puzzle Craze

February 15
• Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

February 17
• Brave: Shaman's Challenge
• Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride
• Dragon Quest V
• Roogoo

February 24
• Avalon Code
• Blue Dragon Plus
• C.O.R.E.
• Legacy of Ys: Books I & II
• Puzzle Quest: Galactrix

February 28
• Gauntlet

PC Titles
February 2
• Prisontale 2: The Second Enigma

February 5
• Burnout Paradise

February 10
• F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
• Perimeter II: New Earth
• Warfare
• X-Blades

February 13
• Celetania

February 18
• Drakensang: The Dark Eye

February 19
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2

February 20
• The Sims 3

February 24
• The Godfather II
• Shellshock 2: Blood Trails

February 25
• Age of Booty
• Puzzle Quest: Galactrix

February 27
• East India Company

PS2 Titles
• Nothing. Seriously.

PS3 Titles
February 5
• 3 on 3 NHL Arcade

February 10
• F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
• Ski-Doo Snowmobile Challenge
• Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
• X-Blades

February 12
• Flower

February 17
• Street Fighter IV

February 19
• Noby Noby Boy

February 24
• 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
• The Godfather II
• Shellshock 2: Blood Trails

February 26
• Puzzle Quest: Galactrix

February 27
• Killzone 2

PSP Titles
February 10
• LocoRoco 2

February 17
• Mana Khemia: Student Alliance
• Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?

Wii Titles
February 3
• Battle Rage: The Robot Wars
• Tenchu: Shadow Assassin

February 9
• Deadly Creatures

February 10
• The House of the Dead: Overkill
• NASCAR Kart Racing
• Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers

February 17
• Roogoo
• RoogooTwisted Towers

February 24
• Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop

Xbox 360 Titles
February 4
• 3 on 3 NHL Arcade

February 10
• F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
• Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
• Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
• X-Blades

February 17
• Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
• RACE Pro
• Street Fighter IV

February 24
• 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
• The Godfather II
• Puzzle Quest: Galactrix
• Shellshock 2: Blood Trails
• Star Ocean: The Last Hope
• Stoked

Tabula Rasa Code Request

After Andy posted that Tabula Rasa was free for everyone, I decided I would check the game out. I've never played a MMO game and figured this looked like a cool game to cut my teeth on. Well setting up accounts and downloading the game were the easy part. Getting the code for the game is a different story.

For several days I did as the instructions asked me to. Start an account on PlayNC: checked, download the game: checked, acquire code from support: where do I do that at.

Each time I clicked the link on their instructions page I was taken to the PlayNC sites sign in page. I would then sign in and a new page would say something about the information requested has been removed. So I did some searching around their site and couldn't find a way to acquire the code needed to actually play the game. So yesterday I decided to email their support staff and this is what they replied back:

Thank you for your interest in Tabula Rasa.

I am escalating this request to the appropriate team for further assistance. They will reply to you again as soon as possible. Because of the high volume of Tabula Rasa code requests we are receiving at this time, please be aware that it may take up to 7 business days for your request to be proceeded.

Thank you for your continued patience as we work to resolve this issue for you.

Well that stinks. I guess there are a bunch of cheap bastards out there, like me, who wanted to play this game after it was free and that tied up their system. Hopefully the game will be really good and generate a lot of buzz and cause the game to stay available. We shall see.

January Game Releases

The new year has begun. After seeing what 2008 brought to the gaming table, will 2009 measure up?
 

DS Titles
January 6
• Jumble Madness
• Moon

January 13
• The Lord of the Rings: Conquest

January 20
• Big Bang Mini

January 27
• The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity
• Coraline

January 30
• Peggle: Dual Shot

PC Titles
January 5
• Saints Row 2

January 12
• Fusion Fall

January 13
• The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
• Mirror's Edge

January 20
• Commander in Chief

January 22
• Darkfall

January 26
• MLB Front Office Manager

PS2 Titles
January 6
• CID the Dummy

January 15
• Tomb Raider: Underworld

January 20
• Ar Tonelico II
• AR Tonelico 2: Melody of MetaFalicia
• PDC World Championship Darts 2008

January 27
• Coraline
• The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
• Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle

PS3 Titles
January 13
• The Lord of the Rings: Conquest

January 19
• 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand

January 20
• Skate 2

January 26
• MLB Front Office Manager

January 27
• Afro Samurai

PSP Titles
January 6
• CID the Dummy

January 20
• Mana Khemia: Student Alliance
• PDC World Championship Darts 2008
• Star Ocean: Second Evolution

January 27
• DJ Max Fever

Wii Titles
January 5
• Rock Band 2

January 6
• Fishing Master World Tour

January 12
• Neighborhood Games

January 13
• Deal or No Deal
• Deer Drive
• MotoGP 08

January 20
• Dead Rising: Chop
• Ultimate Shooting Collection

January 27
• Coraline

Xbox 360 Titles
January 13
• The Lord of the Rings: Conquest

January 19
• 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand

January 20
• PDC World Championship Darts 2008
• Skate 2
• Stoked

January 26
• MLB Front Office Manager

January 27
• Afro Samurai

Tabula Rasa is Now Free

Tabula Rasa is a sci-fi MMO developed by Richard "Lord British" Garriott, the father of MMOs having helped create Ultima Online. Last month was the game's one year anniversary and the announcement that Tabula Rasa would be shutting down at the end of February. At the time, they announced the servers would go free in January. Apparently, they've moved that time up because you can now download and play the game for free.

You can click here to download the game's client. Then you need to go to the Support Page of PlayNC to request a code for Tabula Rasa. And you'll need to use that code on your PlayNC account. When making your account, they will ask for a credit card, but they say you will not be charged.

I always thought this game looked good, and if anyone could have made a good sci-fi MMO, I would think Garriott would be the one. For some reason, I've noticed sci-fi MMOs tend to do worse than others. Plus, this game had a character pose for Playboy! (Go ahead, do a Tabula Rasa Playboy image search on Google, we'll wait.)

I'm going to try to get my PC back up and running just to try out this game. (It hasn't worked since June.) Too bad there's not a Mac version...

Remember the game will go offline February 28th so get your free playing in while there's still time. Or better yet, give the file and code to someone as a Christmas gift!

December Game Releases

It's been an avalanche of games the last couple months, but now that the weather's getting colder and Santa's looking over his lists, the games have begun to slow. But let's see what stocking stuffers we might find...
 

DS Titles
December 1
• Emma at the Farm
December 2
• Animal Boxing
• Dreamer: Puppy Trainer
• Mushroom Men - Rise of the Fungi
• My Fun Facts Coach
• Prince of Persia: The Fallen King
• Slingo Quest
• The Tale of Despereaux
• Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge
December 9
• Cate West: The Vanishing Files
• Drivers Ed Portable
December 16
• Candace Kane's Candy Factory
• C.O.R.E.
• Peggle
December 18
• Left Brain Right Brain 2
December 21
• Master of the Monster Lair
December 23
• Bigfoot: Collision Course
• Paint by DS
December 29
• Secret Files: Tunguska

PC Titles
December 1
• DQ Tycoon
• Neopets Puzzle Adventure
December 2
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Shaun White Snowboarding
• The Tale of Despereaux
• A Vampyre Story
December 5
• Defense Grid: The Awakening
December 9
• Prince of Persia Prodigy
• Runes of Magic
December 16
• Rise of the Argonauts

PS2 Titles
December 2
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
• SingStar ABBA
• The Tale of Despereaux
December 9
• Persona 4
December 22
• Rock Band 2
December 31
• Fun Park

PS3 Titles
December 2
• Prince of Persia Prodigy
• SingStar ABBA
December 4
• Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer
December 9
• Sonic Unleashed
December 16
• Rise of the Argonauts

PSP Titles
December 9
• Dungeon Maker II: The Hidden War

Wii Titles
December 1
• Space Invaders Get Even
December 2
• Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun
• Family Party: 30 Great Games
• My Fitness Coach
• Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars
• Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek
• The Tale of Despereaux
December 3
• SPRay
December 9
• Bigfoot: Collision Course
• Fun Park
• Neopets Puzzle Adventure
• Rygar: The Battle of Argus
• Six Flags Fun Park
December 15
• Deadly Creatures
• Ultimate Shooting Collection
December 16
• WordJong Party
December 22
• Rock Band 2
December 29
• Secret Files: Tunguska
December 30
• Deal or No Deal
December 31
• Puzzle Kingdoms

Xbox 360 Titles
December 1
• Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
December 2
• Prince of Persia Prodigy
• The Tale of Despereaux
December 3
• Banjo-Kazooie
December 16
• Rise of the Argonauts

September Game Releases

School's back in session and everyone needs something to do other than their homework. Maybe something with Force powers...
 

DS Titles

September 2
• Picto Image

September 7
• Spore Creatures

September 8
• Lock's Quest
• Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir
• Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise

September 9
• Bratz Ponyz 2
• Hell's Kitchen
• Mazes of Fate
• The Price is Right

September 15
• Dragon Quest IV

September 16
• Igor
• Line Rider 2 Unbound
• My Secret World
• Pony Friends: Mini Breeds Edition
• Red Bull BC One
• Slingo Quest
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

September 22
• Brain Quest Grades 3 & 4
• Brain Quest Grades 5 & 6
• Di-Gata Defenders
• Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition
• Drop Cast
• Kirby: Super Star Ultra
• My Little Pony Pinkie Pie's Party
• Nancy Drew: Hidden Staircase
• Sim City Creator

September 23
• Barbie Fashion Show: Eye for Style
• Dinosaur King
• Disgaea DS
• Hi! Hamtaro Ham-Ham Challenge
• LEGO Batman
• Margot's Word Brain
• My Japanese Coach
• My SAT Coach: Princeton Review
• Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
• Shaun the Sheep
• Time Hollow

September 30
• Army Men 'Soldiers of Misfortune'
• Paint by DS
• Pop Cutie: Street Fashion Simulation
• Princess Debut
• Rollin' Rascals
• Sonic Chronicles: Dark Brotherhood
• Tornado

PC Titles

September 2
• Baseball Mogul 2009
• FlatOut: Head On
• Ford Racing Offroad
• GTR Evolution

September 3
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

September 7
• Spore

September 9
• Cabela's Big Game Hunter: Legendary Adventure
• Cooking Academy
• CSI: Super Pack
• Hell's Kitchen
• The Price is Right

September 15
• Naked Brothers Band
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

September 16
• Crysis: Warhead
• Discovery
• Everlight
• Igor
• Line Rider 2 Unbound
• Nancy Drew Ultimate Bundle
• Operation Mania
• Pure
• The Settlers VI Gold
• Warhammer Mark of Chaos/Battle March Bundle
• Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
• The Witcher Enhanced

September 22
• Command & Conquer 3
• Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

September 23
• Battlelord: King's Bounty
• Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
• LEGO Batman
• Nostradamus

September 25
• Guild Wars Trilogy

September 30
• Can You See What I See
• Etch A Sketch
• Hardy Boys: The Hidden Thief
• Zoo Tycoon 2 Ultimate

PS2 Titles

September 8
• NHL 2K9

September 9
• Cabela's Legendary Adventures
• Dragon Ball Z Trilogy
• TNA Impact!
• Yakuza 2

September 16
• Dance Dance Revolution: X
• Namco Classic Fighter Collection
• Naruto Ultimate Collection
• Pac-Man Power Pack
• Speed Racer
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

September 23
• Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009
• LEGO Batman
• Warrior's Orochi 2

September 29
• Mortal Kombat Kollection

PS3 Titles

September 2
• Rapala Fishing Frenzy
• Vampire Rain: Altered Species

September 3
• FaceBreaker
• NFL Head Coach 2009

September 8
• NHL 2K9

September 9
• NHL 2009
• TNA Impact!

September 16
• Armored Core: For Answer
• Pure
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

September 22
• Baja: Edge of Control

September 23
• Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
• Buzz Quiz TV
• Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009
• LEGO Batman

September 30
• Legendary
• Silent Hill Homecoming

PSP Titles

September 9
• Cabela's Legendary Adventures

September 16
• B-Boy
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Yggdra Union

September 23
• Buzz Master Quiz
• LEGO Batman
• My Spanish Coach

Wii Titles

September 2
• Rapala Fishing Frenzy

September 8
• NHL 2K9

September 9
• Active Life Outdoor Challenge
• Cabela's Legendary Adventures
• Hell's Kitchen
• The Price is Right

September 12
• Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 2

September 16
• Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility
• Igor
• Kidz Sports: Crazy Golf
• Rebel Raiders
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

September 22
• de Blob
• Sim City Creator
• Wario Land: Shake It

September 23
• Battle Rage
• Brothers in Arms: Double Time
• Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009
• Circus Games
• LEGO Batman
• Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked
• Margot's Word Brain
• Pitfall: The Big Adventure
• Samba De Amigo
• Twin Strike: Operation Thunder

September 30
• Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune
• North American Hunting Extravaganza
• We Cheer

Xbox 360 Titles

September 2
• Infinite Undiscovery
• Rapala Fishing Frenzy
• Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
• Warhammer: Battle March

September 3
• FaceBreaker
• NFL Head Coach 2009

September 8
• NHL 2K9

September 9
• NHL 2009
• TNA Impact!
• Zoids Assault

September 14
• Rock Band 2

September 16
• Armored Core: For Answer
• Battle Fantasia
• Pure
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

September 22
• Baja: Edge of Control

September 23
• Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
• Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009
• LEGO Batman
• Warriors Orochi 2

September 30
• Guilty Gear 2: Overture
• Legendary
• Silent Hill Homecoming

Download Red Alert for Free

On Sunday, EA will allow gamers to download the original Red Alert for the PC for free from the official site in celebration of the upcoming Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. Red Alert's over ten years old but a good RTS game nonetheless.

It's not really clear if this is a one day only giveaway or if August 31st is just the first day you can download. EA is also letting gamers download Red Alert 2 if you pre-order Red Alert 3.

Sunday is the 13th anniversary of Command & Conquer.

Fallout 3, Now With Over 500 Endings...

That's the word from a recent interview with Bethesda's Peter Hines. There are over 500 different variations at the end of the game.

Now, sadly most of my so-called "gamer" friends have never played Fallout or Fallout 2 so they might not understand what this means. Does this mean there are over 500 individual endings? No. There are variations.

See, in Fallout and Fallout 2, at the end of the main quest, they do a little ending. In this ending, they tell you what happens to the various factions, groups and settlements in the game. Some of them are destroyed, some prosper. It all all depends on how your character interacted within that group or if you encountered them at all. In the first two, I believe there could have been as many as four endings for each faction(and some only had two) and I wouldn't say there were more than ten factions(the Brotherhood, Enclave, various towns, etc.) so 500 is still an impressive number.

I'm also enjoying all the Fallout 3 information that is pouring out. Bethesda actually did their reporter previews right. They let them play the game for 30 minutes. They don't force them to go on any particular quests or anything. Most of the articles I read the reporters simply head out into the wastelands and start exploring. Since it's a totally open world, you get a lot of different things from the different reporters. Good job, Bethesda! I've been looking forward to this game for a long time.

August Game Releases

It's the end of the summer and more importantly, my birthday. What wonderful games do developers have for me to celebrate the fact that I survived another year? And in what I hope becomes a trend, Microsoft actually announced some of their Xbox Live Arcade games that would be released in August so I included those.
 

DS Titles

August 5
• The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom
• GRiD
• Little League World Series
• Professor Brainium
• Puzzler Collection
• Quick Yoga Training
• Rock Blast

August 12
• Bangai O Spirits
• Bratz Ponyz 2
• Imagine: Teacher
• Line Rider 2 Unbound
• Madden NFL 09
• N+

August 19
• Commando Steel Disaster

August 25
• MLB Power Pros 2008

August 26
• Digimon World Championship
• Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli
• From the Abyss
• Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness
• My Chinese Coach
• Picto Image
• The Sims 2 Apartment Pets

PC Titles

August 1
• Legend: Hand of God

August 5
• Murder in the Abbey
• Wildlife Zoo Deluxe

August 11
• Silent Hunter 4 Gold

August 12
• Dracula 3: Path of the Dragon
• Line Rider 2 Unbound
• Sinking Island
• Space Siege

August 18
• Adventure Anthology

August 19
• Two Worlds Epic Edition

August 26
• FlatOut: Head On
• The Sims 2 Apartment Life

August 29
• Prison Tycoon 4: SuperMax

August 31
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

PS2 Titles

August 5
• B-Boy
• Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour

August 12
• Madden NFL 09

August 26
• Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli
• Tiger Woods 09

August 31
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

PS3 Titles

August 5
• Monster Madness: Grave Danger

August 12
• Madden NFL 09

August 26
• Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
• Ferrari Challenge
• Tiger Woods 09
• Vampire Rain: Altered Species

August 31
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

PSP Titles

August 12
• Madden NFL 09
• N+

August 26
• B-Boy
• Tiger Woods 09

Wii Titles

August 5
• Little League World Series

August 12
• Line Rider 2 Unbound
• Madden NFL 09

August 19
• Rebel Raiders

August 25
• Mario Super Sluggers

August 26
• Ferrari Challenge
• Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility
• Kidz Sports: Crazy Golf
• Tiger Woods 09

Xbox 360 Titles

August 6
• Braid (XBLA)

August 12
• Madden NFL 09

August 13
• Bionic Commando: Rearmed (XBLA)
• Fable 2 Pub Games (XBLA)

August 19
• Too Human
• Smash Court Tennis 3

August 20
• Galaga Legions (XBLA)

August 26
• Tales of Vesperia
• Tiger Woods 09

August 27
• Castle Crashers (XBLA)

August 31
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

New COD4 Playlists May Be Delayed

Infinity Ward has been hard at work on four new playlists for Call of Duty 4. They were hoping to release them upon the masses this weekend, but some critical bugs are possibly pushing their release back a bit. No concrete release date has yet been set.

The new playlists are:

- Bare-bones Team Deathmatch - Team Deathmatch with no perks and no rewards. Just you and your skills.

- Hardcore FFA - Free-for-all with increased damage, no HUD and no health regen.

- Hardcore HQ - HQ with increased damage, no HUD and friendly fire is on.

- Multi-bomb Search and Destroy - Every attacking team member has a bomb so anyone (or everyone) can plant the bomb.

Mass Effect DLC Out and Free for PC

A while back, the first downloadable content, "Bringing Down the Sky," was released on Xbox Live for Mass Effect on the Xbox 360. Today that same DLC was released for the PC version of Mass Effect. But for PC gamers, this DLC is free!

Gamers can download the additional mission at http://masseffect.bioware.com/downloadablecontent/.

The new mission revolves around a group of Batarians (only talked about in the original game, never saw) who have hijacked an asteroid and are flying it on a collision course with Terra Nova.

I'll admit I never finished the new mission, but I enjoyed what I played of it. Bioware was supposed to release a lot of DLC for Mass Effect, but so far this is the only thing they've released. They said they were working on more DLC when Bringing Down the Sky first released, but I haven't heard anything since. What's up, Bioware?

Watchmen Coming to Gaming

With the growing buzz of the upcoming movie Watchmen(a trailer before The Dark Knight tends to do that) comes news of a Watchmen game. The game will be episodic, downloadable and available for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Deadline Games will make this third person game which will have a co-op option.

The Watchmen game will be a prequel to the movie and take place in the times before costumed adventurers were outlawed in the Watchmen world. It will also take place only at night. Players will play either Nite Owl or Rorschach. Hurm. They will play as the team in their earlier days of crime fighting, back when they were younger and more fit.



The game is expected to receive an M rating. Rorschach will be a street fighter who will use anything and everything in a fight. Nite Owl will use more finesse, martial arts and electronics. There will also be puzzles for players to overcome.

The game will be released in episodes and will be released around the time of the movie's release(March 2009).

I must say, I just read the Watchmen graphic novel in the last month, and it's definitely a lot different than any other super hero world. I look forward to it.

Unreal III Will Have Dedicated Servers

Epic has announced that Unreal Tournament III will have dedicated servers for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Unreal Tournament III will release in North America July 7th.

I like this. Dedicated servers are great. I think this might be the first game for the Xbox 360 that will actually have their own dedicated servers.

July Game Releases

Independence Day and celebrating America's freedom. When not barbecuing, drinking, and shooting off fireworks, what games do developers have in store for inside fun?
 

DS Titles
July 1
• AMF Bowling Pinbusters
• Ducati Moto
• Trauma CenteR: Under the Knife 2
July 8
• Carnival Games
• Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
July 15
• Mister Slime
• Nancy Drew: Clue Bender Society
• Puchi Puchi Virus
• Space Chimps
July 22
• Final Fantasy IV
• Izuna 2: the Unemployed Ninja Returns
• Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
• New International Track & Field
• Suzuki Superbikes
July 29
• Puzzler Collection

PC Titles
July 1
• Baseball Mogul 2009
• Elements
July 8
• Devil May Cry 4
July 14
• 1701 A.D. Gold Edition
July 15
• Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm
• The Golden Horde
• Hunting Unlimited 2009
• Painkiller Universe
July 22
• Fate: Undiscovered Realms
July 29
• Beijing OIympics 2008
• Everlight
• Ford Racing Offroad

PS2 Titles
July 15
• B-Boy
• NCAA Football 2009
• Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 1
• Space Chimps
July 22
• Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
July 28
• MLB Power Pros 2008

PS3 Titles
July 8
• Beijing Olympics 2008
• Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
July 15
• NCAA Football 2009
July 29
• Soul Calibur IV

PSP Titles
July 8
• Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity
July 15
• B-Boy
• NCAA Football 2009

Wii Titles
July 1
• Purr Pals
July 8
• Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
• Wonder World Amusement Park
July 15
• NCAA Football 2009
• Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 1
• Space Chimps
• We Love Golf!
July 22
• Kidz Sports: Crazy Golf
• Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
• Order Up
July 28
• MLB Power Pros 2008

Xbox 360 Titles
July 1
• Gears of War Refresh
July 7
• Unreal Tournament III
July 8
• Beijing Olympics 2008
• Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
July 15
• NCAA Football 2009
• Space Chimps
July 29
• Soul Calibur IV
• Spectral Force 3

Limbo of the Lost Plagiarism

So reports have been flooding the internet today about how some settings in Limbo of the Lost are obviously stolen from other games and even movies. The most obvious comparison I've seen is between a screenshot of Limbo of the Lost and Oblivion. Now Trisynergy, the distributor, is distancing itself from Majestic Studios, the developer, and stopping all sales of the game.

Supposedly, some of the other games that may have been stolen from are "Diablo 2, Painkiller, Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament 2004, Thief: Deadly Shadows, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Silent Hill 3 and scenes from the 1997 film Spawn."

Hey, at least they stole from some good games. I had never heard of Limbo of the Lost before today. I found this trailer for it on YouTube.

Limbo of the Lost is/was for PC only.