Now Playing: July 5-11, 2009
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Jul 6th 2009 at 11:12AM } 
You ever play baseball? You ever play baseball ... ON STEROIDS?
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Last updated: Friday, 11:12 AM
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| The Bigs 2 | [USA] | $49.99 | TUE | ||
| WiiWare | |||||
| Heracles Chariot Racing | [USA] | $8.00 | MON | ||
| BIT.TRIP CORE | [USA] | $6.00 | MON | ||
| BUST-A-MOVE Plus! | [USA] | $6.00 | MON | ||
| Virtual Console | |||||
| California Games (C64) | [USA] | $5.00 | MON | ||
| DLC | |||||
| Rock Band Wiikly: Back-catalog tracks | [USA/PAL] | varies | TUE | ||
| Retail | |||||
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| N/A | |||||
| DSiWare | |||||
| Art Style: BASE 10 | [USA] | $5.00 | MON | ||
PS3 &
PS2 (when specified)
| Retail | ||||||
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| The Bigs 2 (PS3/PS2) | [USA] | $59.99/$19.99 | TUE | |||
| PSN Games | ||||||
| Battlefield 1943 | [USA/PAL] | $14.99/£9.99 | THU | |||
| Buzz! Jr. Robo Jam | [USA] | $14.99 | THU | |||
| Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol (PS1) | [USA] | $5.99 | THU | |||
| XS Junior League Soccer (PS1) | [USA] | $14.99/£5.99 | THU | |||
| Demos | ||||||
| Battlefield 1943 | [USA/PAL] | Free | THU | |||
| Ghostbusters | [USA/PAL] | Free | THU | |||
| Fuel | [PAL] | Free | THU | |||
| DLC | ||||||
| Rock Band Weekly: Green Day & Mayhem Festival tracks [more info] | [USA/PAL] | varies | THU | |||
| Guitar Hero DLC | [USA/PAL] | varies | THU | |||
| Skate 2: Maloof Money Cup | [USA/PAL] | $2.99/£1.59 | THU | |||
| MotorStorm Pacific Rift Adrenaline pack | [USA/PAL] | $9.99/£4.79 | THU | |||
| Midnight Club Los Angeles South Central Ultimate Content pack | [USA] | $12.50 | THU | |||
| 6x Dynasty Warriors 6 packs | [USA] | Free | THU | |||
| 5x Cross Edge packs | [USA] | Varies | THU | |||
| 2x High Velocity Bowling ball packs | [PAL] | £0.79 ea. | THU | |||
| Retail | ||||||
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| The Bigs 2 | [USA] | $29.99 | TUE | |||
| PSN Games | ||||||
| Samurai Warriors: State of War | [USA] | $14.99 | THU | |||
| Ultimate Board Game Collection | [USA] | $9.99 | THU | |||
| Arthur Maclean's Mercury | [PAL] | £4.79 | THU | |||
| Final Armada | [PAL] | £7.99 | THU | |||
| King of Pool | [PAL] | $7.99 | THU | |||
| Little Britain | [PAL] | £11.99 | THU | |||
| Championship Manager 2006 | [PAL] | £3.99 | THU | |||
| Demos | ||||||
| No new demos | ||||||
| DLC | ||||||
| Monster Hunter Freedom Unite: Epic Hunting Quest | [USA] | free | FRI | |||
| Rock Band Unplugged [more info] | [USA/PAL] | varies | THU | |||
| Retail | |||||
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| The Bigs 2 | [USA] | $59.99 | TUE | ||
| BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle [more info] | [USA] | $39.99 | TUE | ||
| XBLA | |||||
| Battlefield 1943 | [USA] | $15.00 | WED | ||
| DLC | |||||
| Guitar Hero DLC | [USA] | varies | THU | ||
| Lips: Pink Song Pack [more info] | [USA] | varies | FRI | ||
| N+ (Sale) ("Deal of the Week") [Gold only] | [ALL] | $7.00 | MON | ||
| Rock Band Weekly: Green Day & Mayhem Festival tracks [more info] | [USA/PAL] | varies | TUE | ||
| Skate 2: Maloof Money Cup | [USA] | $3.00 | THU | ||
PC / Mac
| Retail |
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| BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle (PC) [more info] | [USA] | $29.99 | TUE | ||
| Europa Universalis Rome Gold (PC) (includes Vae Victis expansion) | [USA] | $19.99 | TUE | ||
| Street Fighter IV (PC) | [USA] | $39.99 | TUE | ||
| Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 | [USA] | $34.95 (season) |
TUE | ||
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
j.howlett @ Jul 6th 2009 11:16AM
did you see jon stewart? did you see jon stewart in half baked?
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 6th 2009 11:17AM
Did you see Jon Stewart in The Faculty?
j.howlett @ Jul 6th 2009 11:27AM
greatest jon stewart and usher movie ever.
uncle jesse @ Jul 6th 2009 11:31AM
stewart and usher = deniro and pacino
mvp576 @ Jul 6th 2009 11:16AM
Another slow week.
I miss the gaming bukkage in my face during Q4...
Spartan @ Jul 6th 2009 1:15PM
do you mean bukkake?
just don't ask how i know how to spell that so well.
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 6th 2009 3:03PM
clearly it's because you enjoy bukkake that you know how to spell bukkake and are apprehensive about us discovering that
Rip Tatermen @ Jul 6th 2009 8:09PM
If only there were some source of images of this bukkake on The Internet, to slake Spartan's perfectly normal, perfectly healthy perversion.
Gregorius @ Jul 6th 2009 11:17AM
The Tales of Monkey Island: Episode 1 comes out on PC Tuesday.
Fausk @ Jul 6th 2009 11:48AM
And Wii
dantebk @ Jul 6th 2009 11:56AM
Hell yeah it does.
Hell. Yeah. It. Does.
ab @ Jul 6th 2009 8:52PM
I don't think it comes out for the Wii tuesday. The press release said TBA.
Thranx @ Jul 7th 2009 7:37PM
lol nice Murry-o avatar. :)
WREturns @ Jul 6th 2009 11:18AM
This week blows.
Wizzleteets @ Jul 6th 2009 11:20AM
For some reason, I lol'd at this comment.
Martin @ Jul 6th 2009 11:48AM
And felt the need to tell everyone about it.
SLOW NEWS DAY???
Wizzleteets @ Jul 6th 2009 12:01PM
Thank you, Martin, for re-affirming my belief that the Internet is flooded with dickishness.
peEtr @ Jul 6th 2009 11:20AM
Definitely shouldn't have left Monkey Island off this list.
Bowser Rogozhin: Death of a Ladies Man @ Jul 6th 2009 11:20AM
Seeing no ganes released for the DS this week is rather soothing in some ways. The world won't weep from a lack of Ubisoftz shovelshit.
Also, California Games 500 points (oh dear).
Bowser Rogozhin: Death of a Ladies Man @ Jul 6th 2009 11:21AM
I obviously meant no 'gains,' or maybe it was no 'gaems?'
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 6th 2009 11:33AM
Can a bro get T&C Surf Designs?
Damn Dirty Ape @ Jul 6th 2009 11:26AM
When is Trine going to be released on PSN anyway?
The_Punisher @ Jul 6th 2009 11:28AM
N+ is $7? I thought it was going to be $5.
I've heard it was good, but other than that, wow what a slow week. When a sports game is the highlight of the week, and it isn't Tiger Woods or Madden, something is clearly wrong.
Also, what happened to the shovelware on DS? I can't remember the last time the DS didn't have 20 games coming out, at least half of them ending in a "z".
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 6th 2009 11:30AM
"Z" - The New S.
Get Your Zhit Together and Go Buy One.
Wizzleteets @ Jul 6th 2009 12:04PM
Best part about it: N+ developers said it was supposed to be 50% off: www.metanetsoftware.com/blog
goboColossus (LIVE, PSN - gobopop) @ Jul 6th 2009 11:29AM
I tried the Bigs demo last night and I absolutely hated it. Is it so much to ask to get an "arcadey" baseball game that is on-par with or better than SEGA Saturn's World Series Baseball II / '98? Modern baseball game mechanics put me off, and it is even more disheartening when the arcade variant is so convoluted with input commands and plays out so over-the-top.
Definitely BF1943 for me this week I guess, maybe Monkey Island as well.
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 6th 2009 11:31AM
Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball FTW?
goboColossus (LIVE, PSN - gobopop) @ Jul 6th 2009 11:33AM
Griffy, and hell Ripkin's game as well some of the best right there. I can't wait for that remake of RBI to hit XBLA! I really hope SNK gets into updating Baseball Stars for some download service.
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 6th 2009 11:34AM
Oddly enough, being a Baltimore native, I never played the Ripken Baseball game.
Bradwart @ Jul 6th 2009 2:20PM
If it's not as bad as World Series Baseball 2K1...I'm sure it will be fine.
Ah, the good old Saturn days...
Patience, Grasshopper!
MystileArmor @ Jul 6th 2009 11:30AM
Might have to pick up that Skate DLC, 3 bucks is a decent enough deal. Also, Battlefield 1943 might be worth a purchase, although I'll wait and try before I buy.
Khaled @ Jul 6th 2009 11:32AM
BF 1943 for me
Duke @ Jul 6th 2009 12:35PM
Yeah that's all that looks worth the cash this week.
I rented Prototype and played that this weekend. Did anyone play that game without getting pissed at it? WTF is with the missions taking so long and then amping the enemies up out of nowhere each time. It felt like every main battle was spent running in circles to avoid instant death while enemies popped up out of nowhere over and over. In one battle a tank spawned on top of me. I found it to be a frustrating title. infamous > prototype for sure.
Khaled @ Jul 7th 2009 12:18AM
Yeah I've been told that many times. I'm still waiting for it to be available on my game q.
uncle jesse @ Jul 6th 2009 11:34AM
The slow summers never bother me because I already have too many games to get through as it is. Plus, I have a terrible habit of just buying any new, big game that comes out. For now, Wii Sports is the only thing I'll get this month... I think.
tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 6th 2009 11:37AM
Nothing good, but hey I'm in the middle of a another go-around with Fallout 3 and Oblivion. So I obviously have enough to keep me busy for quite a while, at least until Batman comes out next month.
baby sea tuna @ Jul 6th 2009 11:48AM
Oh, Fallout...I just can't quit you.
Ch0ppa @ Jul 7th 2009 3:55PM
If i was stranded on a desert island with only an Xbox and my HDTV and allowed only one game for the rest of my life, it would be Fallout 3. I'm just finishing up Broken Steel (I have been neglecting my poor Fallout since trying to get 10th prestige on COD: W@W). Can't wait to play Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta, not to mention Fallout 3: New Vegas in 2010. Bethesda you rock!
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Jul 6th 2009 11:39AM
Battlefield 1943....gotta love it...
Roto13 @ Jul 6th 2009 11:43AM
Don't forget Asphalt Whatever 4 for DSiWare and the new episodes of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.
nofriendo @ Jul 6th 2009 11:50AM
Is that catcher about to be hit in the balls by a baseball or is he reacting after Being hit in the balls by a baseball.
Wizzleteets @ Jul 6th 2009 12:05PM
Yes.......catcher.
nofriendo @ Jul 6th 2009 12:09PM
well he's catching something.
Wizzleteets @ Jul 6th 2009 12:33PM
Point taken. Just giving you shit.
playwhutyalike @ Jul 6th 2009 11:50AM
Think I'm going to participate in outdoor activities this week.
Roto13 @ Jul 6th 2009 11:51AM
Blasphemer!
Duke @ Jul 6th 2009 12:35PM
Like going out to a game store?
Dirty @ Jul 6th 2009 12:38PM
Daywalker
Mr. Fister @ Jul 6th 2009 12:26PM
It's times like this that I'm glad I have GameFly, but even so, it's not making the wait for WiiSports Resort go by any faster. July 26 can't come soon enough.
baby sea tuna @ Jul 6th 2009 1:38PM
I'm still genuinely surprised at comments like this. I get wanting to try out a sequel to Wii Sprts and all, since it's still probably the most played game on most peoples' Wiis, but to be counting down the days to release just seems a little overzealous to me. Then again, I'm sure people camped out for tickets to Transformers 2, as well.