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God of War III Midnight Madness

For those of you who don’t need a lot of sleep, the winds of war have brought us news that Future Shop will be hosting a Midnight Madness event for our favourite guy with swords attached to his arms.  Tomorrow night (March 15), at select locations, there will be ‘engaging activities’ as well as Playstation Street Teams entertaining the crowds.

I’m not usually one to go to these types of things, as I have an unstoppable alarm clock that is permanently set to 6 AM, but if you are at all interested in this game, you should check it out!  Although, to be honest, ‘engaging activities’ for a game that has a really cranky psychopath as the protagonist sounds somewhat dangerous.

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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Let’s say you love Prince of Persia but just can’t stomach any more soft-focused publicity images of Chesty Jake. Good news! Ubisoft has your PoP fix sans Gyllenhaal.

Check out this gameplay trailer (complete with developer commentary) and prepare to be enthralled by the Prince yet again. What’s not to love about parkour mixed with elemental control and lots of baddies?

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OMG
Mega Man 10 on WiiWare Today

It doesn’t explain my absense over the last six days, but Mega Man 10 is now available via WiiWare. So if you’re a glutton for difficult games, sharp graphics, and chiptune goodness, it’s a title you might want to check out. In related news, this could explain why I won’t post anything for the next six days.

But on a serious note, I was out of town for another gig. It’s nice to be back home, even though I’ll be spending most of the time playing videogames.

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Mega Man 10
Weapons Revealed

When Mega Man defeats the eight robot masters in Mega Man 10, he’ll be able to power up and use the following weapons: Chill Spike, Commando Bomb (shown above), Rebound Striker, Solar Blaze, Thunder Wool, Triple Blade, Water Shield, and Wheel Cutter. You can see all the artwork in our Mega Man 10 gallery.

Whether or not most gamers will be able to make it through all the bosses is another question. I’m guessing a lot of people may eventually resort to the Easy mode to avoid too much frustration. The game will be released on WiiWare first March 1, followed by its PSN release March 11 before releasing on Xbox LIVE Arcade March 31.

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Wii Remote:
Available in Pink and Blue This Valentine’s Day!

Ah, geek love. Nothing can be finer or more socially awkward. But enough about me – Nintendo’s just announced that starting Valentine’s Day (yes, that’s this weekend, friends) the Wii Remote will be available in both pink and blue. What better way to tell your geek you love him/her than with a shiny new toy? You can even buy a set and play all day, or until the stock batteries run out.

It’s hard to tell from these supplied images but it looks like these will match up nicely with your pink and blue DSi systems – not that you could use them together; it’s just nice to accessorize. These remotes will also come bundled with Wii MotionPlus, for added pleasure.

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Lost Planet 2
Now With More Wesker

Today Capcom released a few more screenshots from Lost Planet 2, including this one featuring Marcus and Dom from Gears of War, who were already revealed as special guests in this game. But wait – Who’s that handsome devil on the far right? It’s Resident Evil’s resident baddie who just can’t seem to stay dead, Albert Wesker.

Lookin’ good, Al. Lookin’ real good.

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A W A R I S C O M I N G
- Y’all Been Warned.

Zack Kotzer of Steel Bananas fame posted a vague but intriguing note via his Facebook page tonight. Along with the above image, he wrote:

A war is coming.
It brews between conventions
Concepts
It will take your tears and sweat
It will take your hands and blisters
It will take your quarters
It makes strange noises
And it will come
Once it is inside you it lives with you forever
You won’t hate the invader
You will love the invader
No matter what
Isn’t this terrifying?
I’m terrified too
Soon you will know

But what does it all mean? He most likely has created something awesome that he’s waiting to unleash upon the world. Will Toronto or its gaming-loving citizens be the same? We shall see. I just hope he’s not planning on beating everyone up for lunch money again.

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PEW! PEW! PEW!
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Announced

Good news for Star Wars fans: Today LucasArts and TT Games announced that LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is in development and scheduled to hit all platforms this fall. Awesome.

I’ve been a fan of the console LEGO games since picking up the prequel-based LEGO Star Wars for the GameCube years ago. The human characters actually had yellow faces back then, much like real minifigs! I wonder what happened.

While I’ve only played the LEGO Star Wars games and LEGO Batman, I have the utmost confidence that they’re well-designed console platformers. I can’t speak well for the DS counterparts since LEGO Star Wars II was by far the worst DS game I’ve ever tried to play.

That negativity aside, I’m especially stoked about seeing what TT does with The Clone Wars franchise. I still can’t figure out when this new animated series is supposed to take place, considering the fact that the original 2D highly-stylized Clone Wars cartoon spanned from the end of the film Attack of the Clones right up to the beginning of Revenge of the Sith. Does Lucasfilm wish to ignore the first series as it wishes to ignore the amazing Droids and Ewoks cartoons?

TT Games is promising that this will be the most action-packed LEGO game to date. It’ll feature all the characters from the show’s first two seasons (it’s currently in season two) as well as other characters from elsewhere in the saga. The game’s also said to contain new modes of play, including a battle mode allowing for head-to-head fighting, a level builder, and an interesting-sounding feature called “Lightsabre slicing.”

If you can’t wait till the fall to get some LEGO Clone Wars action, check out this cute Unity-based online game where you play as Anakin on a rescue mission to find R2-D2.

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Sega Reveals Sonic The Hedgehog 4
Thankfully it doesn’t have Genesis Graphics

Big news this morning: Sega’s formerly-mysterious Project Needlemouse is indeed Sonic the Hedgehog 4. The side-scrolling adventure will be available as a digital download and will be released as a series of episodes. The first episode will be available this summer via PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and WiiWare.

The game is said to pick up the storyline from Sonic & Knuckles, with Sonic being capable of performing his classic move set. The Wii and PS3 versions of the game will also feature tilt controls.

Via 4 Color Rebellion

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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Official Site Now Live

Ubisoft has launched the official site for the upcoming game, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Like most teaser sites it’s currently light on content, but it does include a few cool screenshots as well as the teaser trailer for the game.

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