New House MD Game in Production
Yes, House is getting his own video game, coming to the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii and PC. This news was actually announced back in June, however it has just come to my attention, and with Season 6 starting up in just a few short weeks, I thought it was worth a post!
The game will consist of five different, rare and complex cases to solve, which will involve becoming part of the diagnostic team alongside Thirteen, Taub and House himself. The cases are based on complex illnesses and are solved using actual medical procedures, questioning patients, breaking into houses, all the medical practices that we know and love from the show.
Legacy Interactive took on the challenge of developing this game, and fans are going to have high expectations, hopefully they are up to the task. Although the actual cast will not be voicing for their characters, sound-alikes will be used and the developers promise they will be top notch. The Nintendo DS and PC releases are expected to be ready for this holiday season, as where the Nintendo Wii version may have to wait up to a year longer.
Although not mentioned, I do hope Wilson is also part of the game, as he is one of my favourites from the show! I will be keeping my eye out for this release during the upcoming season.
on September 03rd 2009 at 9:55am
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Free Internet Channel on Nintendo Wii and Free NES Virtual Console Game
For this news post, the credit goes to one of our lurkers in our chatroom: Sir-Sabin 
Following after September 01, 2009, the Internet Channel download on the Nintendo Wii can be downloaded for free. That's right. F-R-E-E. 0 Wii Points. So for those who wanna grab the channel to browse the internet on their Nintendo Wii or just for the heck of it, go grab it now!
But wait! I already spent my 500 Wii Points on the Internet Channel. No problem. Nintendo Wii will offer you an opportunity to download one free NES game if you already spent your Wii Points on the Internet Channel.
Also, the Internet Channel has been updated to Flash Lite 3.1 (similar to Flash 8).
Well this update to me seems like a win-win situation for all, unless someone has something against NES games or just doesn't like them at all. 
on September 01st 2009 at 10:57pm
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Dissidia: Final Fantasy has been released!
If you didn't grab Dissidia: Final Fantasy, then go out to your local game store and buy it, exclusively for the PSP!
Dissidia: Final Fantasy is the story of two sides: The heroes who fight for Cosmos, the Goddess of Harmony and Chaos, the God of Discord. An endless battle is continued between them and when the destroyers broke the balance, the world is consumed by Chaos. The only hope for the world is for the 10 warriors summoned by Cosmos.
Sorry but it's not turned-based like the old classic Final Fantasy games. It's more of a fighting game. In order to defeat your enemy you must unleash two attacks. The first type of attack is Bravery and when the player attacks the opponent, the player gains Bravery points. The second attack is HP (Health Point) attack, which damages the opponent. The more Bravery points you have, the more damage you do. If your opponent's HP reaches 0, you win!
There is also 'EX Mode', where the character can transform and have stronger attacks and higher speed. They can also use a powerful special move as well. In order to go into 'EX Mode', the characters collect EX Cores in order to boost the EX Guage. Once it's full, you can go into 'EX Mode'.
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on August 29th 2009 at 10:07pm
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Left 4 Dead 2 Playable at Penny Arcade Expo
Who doesn't love shooting zombies as they try to eat your brains? I recently completed playing the original Left 4 Dead game, and news of an upcoming sequel caught my eye. Our team escaped four separate situations in the first game, what could be next?!
More weapons, more items, and more monsters of course! Valve has been hard at work getting ready to have the third campaign, "Dark Carnival" ready to be played at the Valve and Microsoft booths during the Penny Arcade Expo next weekend. The game will be available as both PC and Xbox 360 versions. Who wouldn't want to go slaughter some maniac clown zombies? Just don't forget the cotton candy!
Left 4 Dead 2 will have five available campaigns, as well as new weapons, boss types, and campaign-specific monsters. The AI will also change around some of the layout of the level each time you play, to add some replay points to the score. Some of the new weapons displayed so far include an assault rifle, charger and for those who love melee slaughter, the axe. You can check out a few preview videos of these new weapons over at 1UP's site.
I love the random messages written on the walls of each safe room, as well as the comic sound bytes from the main characters. Hopefully the second game will not be a let down.
on August 28th 2009 at 9:41am
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Xbox 360 Elite price drop official, 60Gb Pro SKU phased out
Again the rumor mill got a hold of this story well before the official announcement was ready. So, in case you haven't heard of this yet, and you probably have unless you live in a box, the Elite SKU of Xbox 360 is getting a $100 price drop, to $299. In addition to this, the old 60GB Pro SKU that was previously at $299 is being dropped to $249, while supplies last, meaning that they are not going to make more Pro SKU's and are completely phasing it out. In effect, this means that you can now get 120GB hard disk space for the same price you previously got only 60GB. And a black Xbox 360. Other differences between the Pro and Elite are minor really.
Regardless of this price drop, the 360 hard disk is still ridiculously pricy, and I wouldn't be surprised if at some point they'd lower the price of the 120GB one and bring out something bigger to take its place, especially with all the Games on Demand stuff, the possibility to install games to disk and everything else really. Disk space is so cheap these days that it would be a surprise if they didn't do something about it soon.
Officially these prices come into effect 28th of August, but people have been seeing these new boxes in stores already. Did I say new boxes? Oh yes, I did. Both remaining SKU's, Arcade and Elite, will have new packaging as well.
Here's a few images for you two look at. Clickety click on the thumbs for a bigger picture.
on August 27th 2009 at 10:13am
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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Features
If the Wrath of the Lich King wasn't enough for you...
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is expecting it's release in 2010, but no exact release date is available at this time. There will be a lot of new things added in this expansion and changes made. Some of them will make you even gasp!
Let's cut to the chase on what's going to be new in the next expansion...
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on August 25th 2009 at 8:56pm
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Diablo III's fourth class is a Monk, Tricia Helfer voices Kerrigan in StarCraft II
BlizzCon 2009 has now ended, and I thought I'd post a few interesting bits of news that surfaced from there.
First, the 4th character class for Diablo III was announced, and it's a monk. Of what I have been able to gather from various interviews, the monk is a fighter class (surprise!), faster and more agile than the previously announced barbarian, but probably not as brutally powerful. Apparently the monk was slightly inspired by various fighting games, and has a versatile combo system behind the class, and of course some flashy special moves ranging from some kind of super combos to big area effect moves. All in all, an interesting class.
Another interesting news bit is that Tricia Helfer, perhaps best known as Battlestar Galactica's Cylon model 6, is voicing Kerrigan in StarCraft II. Of what I have seen and heard from various trailers and gameplay videos, the cast in StarCraft II isn't exactly top notch. But on the other hand, for all I know the voices in those are not final. Either way, this news adds some star power to that cast, so maybe more will follow.
on August 23rd 2009 at 9:15am
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Golden Sun DS, Phantom Brave Port, Dark Hero Days
For those long waited and anxious fans of Golden Sun... rejoice! Golden Sun DS is in the works and is in 3D. As I've heard it has a new story with the descendants of the previous heroes in a different setting. Though there is no release date set on this. More information should be available later on for Golden Sun DS.
The Wii release of Phantom Brave: We Meet Again has already been released and is in stores. For those who don't have a PlayStation 2 or want to see extra content of the game will have a chance on getting this. However, with the noticing changes of the DS and PSP ports of Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness with Etna's voice and some voices taken out in some scenes, will there be any changes to this?
Also Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories will have a port as well on the PSP called Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days. Like being able to play as Etna as the main character, you will be able to play as The Dark Hero Axel. As said before, will there be changes as well to this? There is no news about it being on the DS however and it is set to release on September 8, 2009.
on August 21st 2009 at 9:28pm
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Good Old Games Weekend Deal, Beyond Good & Evil and Prince of Persia: Sands of Time bundle for $9.99
Two Ubisoft's great games are this weeks Weekend Deal bundle at Good Old Games. This "Ubisoft's Action Pack" has Beyond Good & Evil and Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, both of which would normally cost $9.99 a pop.
If by chance you own either of them already, the deal extends to individual purchases as well, 30% off single item, that's $6.99 for either one of these classic games.
There are other Weekend Deals around the various digital gaming outlets as well, but none of them are incredibly interesting.
on August 21st 2009 at 9:44am
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Final Fantasy 13 for Xbox 360 about 70% done
1up has the news. Apparently the Japanese PS3 is about 90% done, so the work on the 360 version and English localization is now in full gear. All the English voice work has been recorded, and I hope the localization is as excellent as it is with FF12.
Apparently in another interview producer Yoshinori Kitase has also confirmed that the game is going to be shipping on 3 DVDs on the 360. Seems like this is the point the PS3 fanboys are trying to rub in, but I don't get it. Who cares if the game ships in more than one disc? I mean, really? Ah, fanboys, what a crazy race of people they are.
on August 20th 2009 at 9:43am
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Poll
How do you feel about vocal songs in the radio rotation?