Ghostbusters released for 360/PS3/Wii in North America and PS3 in Europe today. Anyone jumping on this one? Haven't seen much feedback thus far. Embargo was in place until today.

I really need to finish up a few games this week so I can trade them in on Red Faction.

I bought that the other day at Target as part of the Buy 2, Get 1 deal. Haven't had a chance to play it yet, but have heard good things.

Picked it up for the 360, will post impressions later as I haven't had the chance to open it yet.

Damn - there are several games I'm looking to get... that deal still going on?

I believe it ended on Saturday.

Early review of the Wii version.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game – Early Review | WiiNintendo

I'm installing the PC version of Ghostbusters right now. 10 gb install just so you know.

Let me know what you think. I still need to finish GOW (yes the original) and my second run through of Bioshock, then it's off to get GOW 2 and Red Faction.

I might rent Ghostbusters if reviews are good. Frankly though once Fight Night comes out next week, that'll be all I play for a good long while.

NOTICE:

Just in case you wanted to play multiplayer Ghostbusters on PC, its not in there. Seems to be a last minute removal or something. I don't really care because I just wanted to play the game, but for you folks hoping to play it co-op or some kind of ghosts vs busters online, buy one of the console versions instead.

I'm not too far into the 360 version but it is both an impressive and challenging game. The cut scenes are done very well, the dialogue as you play is good, I'm just hoping the game play doesn't get repetitive. This doesn't/shouldn't give anything away: I'm at the part where I'm exploring a building in Times Square. It is pretty fun up to this point but I do wonder about the overall length of story.

Uh-oh....

Activision threatens to drop PS3, PSP - News at GameSpot

Negotiating tactic - he's obviously trying to get the cost of PS3 dev kits reduced and get Sony to take a smaller slice of the cut from game sales on Activision's titles.

Surely you don't think he's serious, do you? This is just another chapter in the maneuvers by publishers to push for a significant price drop. Activision makes a good chunk of money on PS3 games. They just want to make more, hence the reason for the threats.

Consumers as a whole should be grateful for the increase in rhetoric. You don't see partnering CEO's telling each other to drop the price on merchandise very often. I'm sure Sony's pissed that he did this, but Sony has demonstrated that it takes multiple kicks in the ass to get them to do something in this generation.

Handheld games don't often get the love they deserve from the enthusiast press but Scribblenauts (for DS) won E3 game of the show from IGN, Gamespot, and Gamespy.

It's a puzzle game where you must summon objects in order to help the main character obtain pieces of "starite." You can type in tens of thousands of objects (no adjectives, no profanity, no copyrighted words) to help you meet the goal. Like in one of the simple levels early in the game the piece of starite is in a tree, you can type in ladder and the character will climb up and grab it, or type in lumberjack and one will appear and then go cut the tree down, or you could type in jetpack and fly up to grab it, etc.

Here's one guy's thoughts after playing the game at E3:


In addition to the puzzles there's also a sandbox mode where you can just see how various things interact with each other.

A few videos:

E3 Trailer
God v. the Kraken
More gameplay from E3 (10:40 into video)

I can't wait for it to come out in September.

ok that is officially the best thing ever

I can't wait for that game too.

So I've been screwing around with Red Faction: Guerilla the last coupla days, and I gotta say - smashing port-a-potties* in the name of the revolution with a giant sledgehammer is all kinds of fun.

*No, I don't have to smash them, but...they're right there! With smashable waste tanks!

Been playing the Ghostbusters game tonight. Not too bad but does a few annoying things. One is that it seems to re-load the whole cut scene if you fail a mission and re-try it (maybe this is only at the beginning). I also don't like how slow the guy is and hard it is to move out of the way.

Otherwise, the storyline is really good and the scenes are nice. The nostalgia factor makes it fun, otherwise I'd just say it's mediocre.

Awesome

Rented Tiger Woods 10 today for PS3 I'm sure it'll frustrate me as past versions have and I won't buy it, but....as a rental, sure why not?

It really burns me up that games like this are going away from the model of letting you create your own player and instead want you to jump through all sorts of hoops to do what you want. It's frustrating. Just don't allow certain kinds of players to be taken online.

Or just let me play on the tour as Tiger and be done with it, because really that's all I wanna do. Get a few rounds in as a pro in a real tourney by myself and that's it.

But anyway, we'll see how it goes...the fanboys on all of the boards tell me the game is super easy.

The dinosaur zombie robot story was awesome. That game wasn't even on my map until all the E3 reviews from IGN.

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I'm curious to see how that plays throughout the game. The review on IGN also made me curious about the Wii version.

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I didn't buy 09 but have played alot of 08 over the last 2 years when I got the virtual golf itch. I am pleased that the rubber band AI is gone. I like the Tour Pro mode and absolutely love the club tuning and new putting mechanics.

yeah, after all of that bitching..I'm actually happy with it. The new putting is so much better and even though I think DLC is a scam, it beats the alternative of buying the game and finding you get little to no use from it, because you don't have time to jump through a bunch of hoops and just you wanna play.

It's a huge leap forward over the last version and honestly for me, having Bethpage in a golf game is worth the price in my mind.

I'm just renting but other than NCAA 10 when it comes out, I'll be picking this up.

I have the Wii version and the club tuning is really useful. The default settings do not have the irons lofted nearly enough so even mid irons would bounce and roll for around 15 yards after hitting the green. Without the club tuning I'd have been screwed once I moved on to the advanced setting where you can't control spin after impact.

Was this new for this year's version? I hadn't played the series since TW07.

How do you buy access to the courses without having to go through the Challenges? I can't figure that part out? Not sure if I will buy them but would like to know how...

Ok, just saw this. Games Modes -->Traditional Game Modes --> and then once you pick the game you want to play, you'll eventually get to pick a course and the locked ones will display the PSN icon in the right corner of the screen and you'll be able to purchase them then.

Rockstar Games just announced that they'll be releasing a PSP version of GTA: Chinatown Wars this holiday season. It'll get the upgrade to PSP graphics and add a few missions. The DS version had horrible sales numbers, so they're probably looking to recoup some money with an enhanced port to the PSP.

Enybody else been playing the 1 vs. 100 Beta on Xbox Live? I like these sorts of games (used to play NTN at the bars quite a bit) and it seems like this could be pretty cool.

1 vs. 100 on XBox Live - Front Office Football Central

Doh!

I've started playing Little Big Planet on the PS3. I like it. Nice music, pretty relaxed gameplay, and the user-created stuff is a nice change from the in-game maps. This might be a buy for me (currently borrowing it).

Bound in Blood out this week. I've been waiting for this one for a while but it doesn't seem to have too much buzz around it. Anyone else planning on buying?

I traded in a bunch of games and after paying off a preorder on Uncharted 2 and Max Payne 3 I had still money left so I put cash on on BiB. I'll let you know how it is.

After getting the LBP + Wall-E PS3 bundles in last week, we got a handful of Killzone 2 + Metal Gear Solid 4 bundles (80 GB, $400) in tonight.

Looks increasingly clear what Sony's strategy is going to be, at least until September.

FWIW, I've long lamented the loss of the days when systems routinely came with at least one game to play. If Sony shooting themselves in the foot on pricing brings those days back, so much the better.

I'm excited about The Bigs 2 next week. I loved the original game, as goofy as it was.

Battlefield 1943 is coming out on the 360 (not sure about PS3) on July 8th. I believe it's $15. I'm a huge fan of BF: Bad Company so I'm really looking forward to this game.

+1. The demo is so much fun.

Damnit, I thought the DP was scheduled for two weeks.

After reading this: GameShark | Features | Madden NFL 10 Developer Q&A

I'm excited about Madden for once.. took the kids to gamestop and traded in a few old games and picked up Red Faction along with pre ordering Madden and NCAA.. I'm such a sucker!

this scares the crap out of me. I see it as the game will be either Absolutely completely broken and utter crap. or It will be by far the best Madden in years.

So I have no idea what to think.

I'm holding my breath.. :D

Couldn't agree with you more. The game has an awesomeness about it.. nothing like blasting charges while the bad guys are under a building that's coming down right on top of them.

I'm really loving this game so far....

Has anyone tried dawn of discovery?

I've been playing it a bit on PC and if you're into city builders along the lines of Caesar, but with a bit of a twist since it has a story mode with levels similar to the warcraft games then it can be a lot of fun.

It also has a sandbox mode for those that just want to build forever.

It's on both consoles coming out this week.

The original was a great game. Early reviews indicate this one is a great upgrade over that one, which makes it a must for me.

Quick question. I haven't played either Madden or NCAA Football since moving to a next-gen platform. Did they ever bring back "coach-only mode," where you just call the plays and the game actually plays things out for you? This was always my favorite way to play on the PS2, but I know it was an issue when they first moved the games to next-gen.

Thanks.

Fun game. It took 7 hours game time to beat but probably 12-13 total as failed stuff doesn't count. I played it on Hard and it was pretty damn hard. I am not sure it's worth more then a rental if you don't like playing online, but the online (from the hour or two I played it) was pretty enjoyable.

That said I plan on trading it in soon and getting ready for the crush of Fall and Winter games coming.

Wasn't that the point of integrating the Head Coach 09 development team into Madden 10? I thought that the dynasty stuff and the coach mode were the two big things that they wanted that team to implement in the new version of Madden 10.

I'd advise against touching NCAA 10 with a 20 foot pole. It has some major issues to say the least.

Thanks for the info. After reading reviews, I held off on it becauase it sounded like the single player mode was blah which is how I play almost exclusively.

Anyone played the Punisher game yet on PSN? $10 is awfully tempting for a full game. Didn't know if anyone had given it a spin yet.

Pretty good bundle deal at Best Buy if you're looking for a PS3. $399 for a 80 GB PS3 with Killzone 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218099072505

Battlefield 1943 is being released today on the 360 (if it hasn't been already) and tomorrow on the PS3. It's supposedly a revamped version of the old game and only $15 online through the arcade or store.

Am I the only one checking this out today?

I may check this out - cant beat the price...

I've heard it has some balance issues at this point from one of the testers, but I'm sure I'll give it a whirl.

What does balance issues mean for someone who doesn't play a lot of these type of games?

Various weapons/vehicles are ideally balanced so each has its strengths/weaknesses so no particular weapon or vehicle has a big advantage. I'm sure it will be refined as they move forward. If there is an imbalance, you'll see a large number of veteran players trying to use the same vehicles/weapons to take advantage of it.

Isn't Battlefield Bad Company around $20 right now? I've heard it's a fun game.

Yeah, it's one of my favorites out there right now. Online play is a blast.

Pretty sure that Battlefield 1943 is based on that game engine.

Brutal Legend Video Game, Tim Schafer Introductory Walkthrough HD | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com

17+ minute video.

Anyone here tried out Demon's Soul on the PS3? It isn't out stateside, but apparently the Chinese version has full English text/Voices. I have heard the most gushing reviews from people who played it.

The way I take it is as an extremely hardcore action RPG game that's a bit Roguelike. No story at all basically, and apparently awesome level design and atmosphere where any bad guy can kill you. You will die lots.

I've been reading a massive thread at QuartertoThree.com about it and am seriously considering importing it. I believe a US release has been announced for later this year.

Was curious if anyone here knew much about it. Watched some youtube videos on it which were underwhelming, but videos often don't do justice to games.

Fantastic game. I'll be picking up the English version when it comes out. Neogaf has a monsterous thread (112 pages) if you're looking for info. The last 30-40 pages cover more recent info surrounding the English release...........

Official Demon's Souls thread of soul devouring and King's Field nostalgia / Feb. 5 / - NeoGAF

Anyone able to get on and play? I haven't d/l it but want to when I get baby sleep tonight but I have heard they are having serious connection problems @ launch...

Picked up The Bigs 2 today. Crazy, arcade baseball fun. No need to worry about sliders, realistic stats. Just having a blast. Played my cousin online and it was perfect...no lag, tons of fun.

Yeah, I played it a ton last night. I immediately put it on the hard level because I thought medium would be too easy. The hard level kicked my ass about a dozen times, but I'm leaving it there. I just need to learn to lay off pitches out of the strike zone and I'll be fine. Great game, though.

No I haven't. Don't bother buying it yet, you won't be able to play. Typical EA.

I need to d/l The Bigs 2 demo

My biggest problem right now is that medium is too easy and hard is too hard. I'm going to put it on hard as well...but I won something like 1 out of 10.

Unbelievable. EA releases an online only game and then have a glut of users hit the servers only to say they "didn't expect the demand".

Is there a publisher in existance at this point that bothers to ramp up servers to meet release demand? It's almost laughable.

Anyone home to see if the BF 1943 servers are up for the 360? I'm hoping they are for tonight! Nothing like paying for a game (I know - only $15) and not able to play it :(

To each his own. I found the game a steaming pile of horse dung.

Moreso than the first one? At least to me, it's better than the first game, which I thought was a lot of fun.

I'm admittedly mainly interested in a baseball sim, so The Bigs series really isn't geared towards me. The last console baseball game I bought was MVP '06 NCAA Baseball. I'd play that one any day over either of The Bigs.

Well if you're looking for a baseball sim, of course you think it's a steaming pile.

I will say though that the game could get old pretty fast. I'll prob play online a bit but I don't see myself hanging on to this any more than a month.

Red Faction...

I'm probably about a third of the way through the game and it just might be a top 5 of all time for me.

Had to rescue someone from a building and the ladder was blown off, so I took it slow and used my sledgehammer to smash pieces of the building until the 2nd floor was at ground level.. great stuff!

I can knock out a few hours in what seems like only a short time.

If you like games where things constantly blow up all around you.. at least give the demo a try. :)

May have to trade in a couple games and get Red Faction after all the good talk about it.

It's crazy good!

Oh how I love the rocket launcher!!! Muuuhaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

Interesting leak over on a French site regarding PS3 release dates this fall.

1. Little Big Planet: GOTY Edition in early September
2. Uncharted 2 in September.
3. Ratchet and Clank at end of November
4. Gran Turismo slated for holiday 2009 release (not terribly surprising given that game is feature-ready and they need a counter to Forza release)
5. Singstar: Michael Jackson slated for November release. Originally, the MJ songs were expected to be released with Lionel Richie and Barry Manilow songs per the 2008 announcement. Sony now has a cash-cow on their hands and is going to release the Michael Jackson stand-alone title. Big boost for Sony in the Singstar-crazy Europe and Japan.

PS3Blog.net » Blog Archive » French Website Claims to Have Release Dates For the Rest of 2009

Anyone doing Club Nintendo- awards were announced this morning for Platinum and Gold members from last year.

Platinum: Mario Hat or Wii downloadable "Doc Louis's Punch-out!!"
Gold: Calendar

I think I'm going to go with the Mario hat, myself, since I'll be getting Punch Out when I get around to it so the appeal of one extra battle is not as appealing to me.

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Bioshock 2 delayed to the first half of 2010:

Destructoid - BioShock 2 release delayed until fiscal 2010 (Update)

PS3 selling 40% less this year then last year at this time. They'd have to sell 70% more year over year the rest of the fiscal year to meet their announced goal of 30% growth in sales of the PS3.

Dubious Quality: Console Post Of The Week: It's Just Math

Bill did a good job of covering all the obvious hints there. Sony execs are just hoping to sell off as many old models as they can before announcing the price cut. Without question, there will be a price drop this year and it will sell very well once it happens. Selling 70% for the rest of the fiscal year (through March 2010) really won't be that difficult given the software lineup through end of March and the reduction in price of the console. Let's not forget that it's 70% of last year's sales, which weren't honestly all that good. It's not as high of a bar as that percentage would indicate.

They're not going to sell 70% year over year (ie, last year's sales +70%) in this economy. Period.

And that link leads me to see the GH5 trailer for the first time. Looks better but the band list was, as my son put it "worst set list ever". Only DLC would make it of interest to us, but then again, I don't think we're the target for this one.

Don't all indications point to them reducing it by $50? I don't think that will vault the sales that much. I think they need to get it under $300 to get a get a big increase.

Nintendo hasn't released enough games I've wanted lately for me to qualify for Platinum :mad:

I hadn't logged in for awhile but did just now for the calendar. It's interesting that Nintendo are now offering points for doing surveys for third-party games (even third-party Virtual Console games, I just got ten points each for sharing my thoughts on Uncharted Waters: New Horizons and Ogre Battle) when before they only did surveys for Nintendo published retail games.

This gets my usual response when a title I am eagerly anticipating gets delayed. Anger at first, but quickly giving way to "that's OK...take your time and do a good job." I'd rather wait a little while longer for a quality product.

Thank God none of my favorite titles are EA products.

Ogre Battle!??!?! I would buy a Wii if they made a new Ogre Battle game for it. What an amazing series.

$50? If that's all they reduce it they'll never sell. I understand Sony's position about losing money on them making them but they have been so stubborn in their behavior that they are destroying themselves.

In addition, they made a console above where the average person is willing to go right now. In many ways I think they're five years too early for what they've built and of course by then, they'll be making a new console that'll be over what people are willing to buy.

Shouldn't you have lost the right to make definitive statements regarding the prognosis of any video game related events at this point? My God.

The price moves this fall have already been leaked by the Ars "Mole", who hasn't missed on a prediction this generation. The PS3 will drop to $299 right around the Madden 10 release. We should hear a lot more about it anytime now given that the weekly sales stuff at retailers is printed 3-4 weeks in advance. The Xbox Pro will be removed and the Xbox Elite will be sold at the Pro price. Basically a model swap for Microsoft. Obviously a move to target the ability to load games to the hard drive.

A $100 price drop coupled with the rumored release of Gran Turismo 5 this fall and Final Fantasy XIII in March will create a substantial surge in PS3 sales. The failings of the management in the past aside, it's not terribly difficult to see what's going to happen in the coming months. They should easily meet their goals in North America.

I'm cool with my PS3, but I don't see it really doing much more this generation.

Thank you for the clarification, oh wondrous Oracle.

Next time, just cut to the chase and say you're going to be a jerk so I don't have to waste my time making a reasoned discussion point. Thanks.

I don't think 'reasoned' means what you think it means. Also, if you couldn't tell I was being a jerk from my first post you're dumber than I thought.

My apologies. I was hoping you'd show respect to another poster despite your tone if I replied in a respectful manner the first time. If your solely interested in being a jerk, move along. The thread was relatively flame-free until your post.