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Xbox 360

MX Vs. ATV Reflex — demo

Guitar Hero 5: Lenny Kravitz Track Pack (”Let Love Rule”, “Fly Away”, “Lady”) — 440 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: SpongeBob SquarePants Pack 2 (”A Day Like This,” “Employee of the Month,” and “Ridin’ the Hook”) — 240 points or 80 points each

Rock Band: Singles (”Club Foot” by Kasabian, “Smash it Up (Part II)” by The Damned) — 160 points each

Rock Band: White Stripes Pack 1 (”Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground,” “Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine,” and “Icky Thump”) — 440 points or 160 points each

PUZZLE BOBBLE Live!: 1P Puzzle Pack-1 and 2 — 240 points each

Lips: Marvin Gaye song pack (How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)”, “Let’s Get It On” and “What’s Going On”) — 440 points or 160 points each

Xbox Live Deal of the Week for Gold members: Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed is 560 points instead of 800.

PlayStation 3

Braid — $14.99

Star Trek: D-A-C — $9.99

Command & Conquer: Red Alert: PSOne Classic — $5.99

Inferno Pool — demo

NCAA Basketball 10 — demo

MX Vs. ATV Reflex — demo

PAIN: Fat Princess Character — free

PAIN: Speed Oocher Mode — $1.99

Rag Doll Kung Fu: Mistress of Mime Character and Shaolin Scarecrow Character — free

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2: Costume Pack — $3.99

Guitar Hero 5: Lenny Kravitz Track Pack (”Let Love Rule”, “Fly Away”, “Lady”) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: SpongeBob SquarePants Pack 2 (”A Day Like This,” “Employee of the Month,” and “Ridin’ the Hook”) — $2.99 or $0.99 each

Rock Band: Singles (”Club Foot” by Kasabian, “Smash it Up (Part II)” by The Damned) — $1.99 each

Rock Band: White Stripes Pack 1 (”Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground,” “Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine,” and “Icky Thump”) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

PSP

Pinball Heroes: High Velocity Bowling, PAIN, Uncharted, and Hot Shots Golf — $3.99 each

Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble — $39.99

Bubble Trubble — $4.99

Rock Band Unplugged: Singles (”Excuse Me Mister” by No Doubt, “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” by Dropkick Murphys) — $1.99 each

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce: Quest Pack 7 — free

Wii

Rock Band 2: “A Day Like This,” “Employee of the Month,” and “Ridin’ the Hook” by Spongebob Squarepant; “Club Foot” by Kasabian; “Smash it Up (Part II)” by The Damned; “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground,” “Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine,” and “Icky Thump” by The White Stripes — 200 points each

Xbox 360:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Chaotic: Shadow Warriors

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast

Final Fantasy XI Ultimate Collection

Hasbro Family Game Night

Stoked: Big Air Edition

PlayStation 3:

Buzz! Quiz World

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Chaotic: Shadow Warriors

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast

Wii:

Arcade Shooting Gallery

Buck Fever

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex

Chaotic: Shadow Warriors

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom

Hair Salon

Harvest Moon: Animal Parade

Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5

Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue

NBA 2K10

Pop’n Music

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage

Smart Kids Journey to Adventure

Team Elimination Games

Ultimate Party Challenge

PlayStation 2:

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010

DS:

Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Mobilized

Chaotic: Shadow Warriors

Dragon Ball: Attack of the Saiyans

Dragonology

Fairyland Melody Magic

Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands

Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5

Jonas

Petz Nursery

Phantasy Star Zero

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Satisfashion

Spectral Force Genesis

Style Lab: Jewelry Design

Style Lab: Makeover

Sushi Academy

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack

Wedding Dash

PSP:

Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010

PC:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Final Fantasy XI Ultimate Collection

Gardenscapes

Jonathan Kane: The Protector

King Arthur

Women’s Murder Club: A Darker Shade of Grey

WorldShift

X3: Terran Conflict Gold Edition

Well, no question what the big release is this week. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 goes on sale tomorrow. Big stores likely will have it at midnight tonight. I’m betting it will be the top seller of the year, and certainly a game of the year contender. Whether it lives up to its hype… We’ll have to wait and see. Hopefully I’ll get a copy soon.

Xbox Live Arcade

0D Beat Drop will be 800 points.

Wii

Virtual Console: Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap (Sega Master System, 500 points) and Cybernoid (Commodore 64, 500 points)

WiiWare: Excitebike: World Rally (Nintendo, 1,000 points), Frogger Returns (Konami Digital Entertainment, 500 points) and Dragon Master Spell Caster (Stickmen Studios, 500 points)

DSiWare

Bomberman Blitz (Hudson Entertainment, 500 points)

Electroplankton Trapy (Nintendo, 200 points)

Electroplankton Hanenbow (Nintendo, 200 points)

Electroplankton Rec-Rec (Nintendo, 200 points)

Electroplankton Nanocarp (Nintendo, 200 points)

Electroplankton Beatnes (Nintendo, 200 points)

Xbox 360

NCAA Basketball 10 — demo

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 — demo

Left 4 Dead 2 — demo

Dragon Age: Origins: Stone Prisoner — 1,200 points

Dragon Age: Origins: Warden’s Keep — 560 points

Brutal Legend: Tears of the Hextadon Map Pack — free

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Character and Mission Pack — 800 points

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Juggernaut Playable Character — 160 points

Rock Band: Foo Fighters Pack 03 (”Best of You,” “The Pretender,” “Wheels,” and “Word Forward”) — 560 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: Nirvana Bleach Pack (”About a Girl,” “Blew,” and “School”) — 440 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: Single (”Fake Friends” by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts) — 160 points each

Halo Waypoint — free

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Skirmish Pack — 400 points

Lips: Singles (”You Keep Me Hangin’ On” by The Supremes, “Shy Boy” by Bananarama, “Angel Of The Morning” by Juice Newton) — 160 points each

Xbox Live Deal of the Week for Gold members: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack is 400 points instead of 800.

PlayStation 3

Military Madness: Nectaris — $9.99

Numblast — $4.99

Gex: PSOne Classic — $5.99

Trine — demo

LittleBigPlanet: Anniversary Costume and Spaceman Costume — free

Dragon Age: Origins: Stone Prisoner — $14.99

Dragon Age: Origins: Warden’s Keep — $6.99

Brutal Legend: Tears of the Hextadon Map Pack — free

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Character and Mission Pack — $9.99

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Juggernaut Playable Character — $1.99

topatoi: Arcade Style Pack — free

Way of the Samurai 3: Weapons DLC — free

Rock Band: Foo Fighters Pack 03 (”Best of You,” “The Pretender,” “Wheels,” and “Word Forward”) — $6.99 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Nirvana Bleach Pack (”About a Girl,” “Blew,” and “School”) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Single (”Fake Friends” by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts) — $1.99

PSP

Ben 10 Alien Force — $19.99

Ben 10: Protector of Earth — $14.99

Crimson Room: Reverse — $7.99

Class of Heroes — $39.99

Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground — $14.99

Creature Defense — $7.99

Numblast PSP — $4.99

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron PSP — $29.99

Star Wars Clone Wars: Republic Heroes — $29.99

Dissidia Final Fantasy — $39.99

Ghostbusters The Video Game PSP — $29.99

MotorStorm Arctic Edge — demo

Rock Band Unplugged: Singles (”Toxicity” by System of a Down, “Waking the Demon” by Bullet for My Valentine) — $1.99 each

Wii

Rock Band 2: Foo Fighters: “Best of You,” “The Pretender,” “Wheels,” and “Word Forward”; Nirvana: “About a Girl,” “Blew,” and “School”; “Fake Friends” by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts — 200 points each

Well, that was fast. PlayStation 3 owners who want to try Netflix streaming through their PS3 (a feature just announced last week) can do it as soon as tomorrow (Nov. 6).

If you signed up to receive the streaming disk, it should already be on its way. If you didn’t, go here and request it.

I’ll try to do up a comparison of the streaming on PS3 versus streaming on Xbox 360 sometime soon. In the meantime, any of you trying it out, let me know how it works for you.

Xbox 360:

Band Hero

Dragon Age: Origins

Lego Rock Band

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed -Ultimate Sith Edition

PlayStation 3:

Band Hero

Dragon Age: Origins

Lego Rock Band

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed -Ultimate Sith Edition

Wii:

Academy of Champions Soccer

Band Hero

Buck Fever

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom

Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked

Hidden Mysteries: Titanic

Jewel Quest Mysteries

Jurassic: The Hunted

Lego Rock Band

My Baby: First Steps

Need for Speed: Nitro

Rabbids Go Home

Team Elimination Games

Ultimate Party Challenge

We Cheer 2

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Yoga for Wii

PlayStation 2:

Band Hero

Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier

Jurassic: The Hunted

DS:

Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders

Band Hero

Barbie and the Three Musketeers

A Christmas Carol

COP: The Recruit

Diner Dash: Flo on the Go

Dora Puppy

Dream Salon

Hidden Mysteries: Titanic

Imagine: Babyz Fashion

Jewel Master: Egypt

Lego Rock Band

My Baby: First Steps

Need for Speed: Nitro

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: New Year’s Celebration

Rabbids Go Home

Reader Rabbit: Kindergarten

Safari Adventures: Africa

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squad

Style Savvy

Sushi Academy

WireWay

PSP:

Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squad

PC:

Chronicles of Mystery: The Tree of Life

Dragon Age: Origins

Jonathan Kane: The Protector

Lots of music games this week, with both Band Hero and LEGO Rock Band. Personally, I’m more excited for Dragon Age: Origins. BioWare hasn’t let me down yet!

Xbox Live Arcade

Wallace & Gromit episodes 2, 3 and 4 will be available for 800 points each.

Wii

Virtual Console: Fighting Street (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 800 points) and R-TYPE (SEGA Master System, 500 points)

WiiWare: Carnival King (Incredible Technologies, 700 points), “Aha! I Got It!” Escape Game (Ateam Inc., 500 points), Family Card Games (Aksys Games, 500 points)

DSiWare

Sparkle Snapshots (Nintendo, 500 points), Viking Invasion (BiP Media, 800 points), Battle of Giants: Dragons - Bronze Edition (Ubisoft, 800 points)

Xbox 360

CSI: Deadly Intent — demo

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony — 1,600 points

FIFA 10: Live Season 2.0 All Leagues — 800 points

DJ Hero: Extended Mix Pack (”All Of Me” by 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige vs “Radio Ga Ga” by Queen and “DARE” by Gorillaz vs “Can’t Truss It” by Public Enemy) — 480 points

Guitar Hero 5: All Hallows Eve Track Pack (”Gor Gor” by GWAR, “Beautiful People” by Marilyn Manson, and “Astro Zombies” by The Misfits) — 440 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: Wolfmother Pack 01 (”New Moon Rising,” “Pilgrim,” “Sundial,” “White Unicorn” and “Woman”) — 680 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: Rob Zombie Pack 01 (”Burn,” “Dragula,” and “Superbeast”) — 440 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: Singles (”Sugarbaby” and “Best of Me” bye Morningwood, “Rock Me” by Liz Phair) — 160 points each

Lips: Singles (”Hold On” by En Vogue, “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You” by Glenn Medeiros, “I’ll Stand By You” by The Pretenders) — 160 points each

Xbox Live Deal of the Week for Gold members: Get Fable II Pub Games for 400 points (half off).

Another deal: Get all three Call of Duty: World at War maps for 400 points each (half off).

PlayStation 3

Inferno Pool — $9.99

Hasbro Family Game Night — $39.99

Ratchet And Clank Future: A Crack In Time: Ratchet — demo

Fat Princess — demo

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 — demo

PAIN: Celebrity Character Elvira — $1.99

LittleBigPlanet: Halloween pumpkin costume — free

Trivial Pursuit: Sports Pack — $4.99

DJ Hero: Extended Mix Pack (”All Of Me” by 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige vs “Radio Ga Ga” by Queen and “DARE” by Gorillaz vs “Can’t Truss It” by Public Enemy) — $5.99

Guitar Hero 5: All Hallows Eve Track Pack (”Gor Gor” by GWAR, “Beautiful People” by Marilyn Manson, and “Astro Zombies” by The Misfits) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Wolfmother Pack 01 (”New Moon Rising,” “Pilgrim,” “Sundial,” “White Unicorn” and “Woman”) — $8.49 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Rob Zombie Pack 01 (”Burn,” “Dragula,” and “Superbeast”) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Singles (”Sugarbaby” and “Best of Me” bye Morningwood, “Rock Me” by Liz Phair) — $1.99 each

PSP

Zombie Tycoon — $7.99

Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam — $4.99

LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival — $14.99

Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier — demo

Crystal Defenders PSP — demo

Petz Saddle Club — demo

Rock Band Unplugged: Singles (”My Old School” by Steely Dan and “Kool Thing” by Sonic Youth) — $1.99 each

Wii

Rock Band 2: See the above 360/PS3 listings, only not available in packs — 200 points each

Sony announced today some exciting news for PS3 owners: Netflix streaming soon will come to that system.

Xbox 360 owners have had that feature for about a year now, and, judging by the number of my friends consistently using it, it’s one of the top features. I know I use it all the time (I caught up on five seasons of The Office in two weeks thanks to it). This is a big victory for Sony, and a good pairing considering the system’s status as a high-definition video player.

It appears, however, that the PS3’s streaming will work in a slightly different manner, at least initially. Users will need to run it from a Blu-ray disk, for which you can sign up to receive here. The page doesn’t say anything about the disk being sent to those who sign up, but the news release does. So I’d assume if you sign up there, a disk will be automatically mailed to you when it becomes available.

When will that be? No word on that. I would guess, however, that it should be fairly soon. Keep an eye out on this blog; I’ll update when more information is known.

Xbox 360:

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Game Time

Ben 10: Alien Force Vilgax Attacks

CSI: Deadly Intent

DJ Hero

Fairytale Fights

Forza Motorsport 3

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (online)

Jurassic the Hunted

SpongeBob’s Truth or Square

Tekken 6

PlayStation 3:

DJ Hero

Fairytale Fights

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Tekken 6

Wii:

All-Star Cheer Squad 2

Arcade Shooter: Illvelo

Arcade Shooting Gallery

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Game Time

Barbie And The Three Musketeers

Ben 10: Alien Force Vilgax Attacks

Cocoto Surprise

CSI: Deadly Intent

Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 3

DJ Hero

Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter

Geon Cube

Hasbro Family Game Night 2

Hidden Mysteries: Titanic

Hooked! Again

iCarly

Jewel Quest Mysteries

Jurassic the Hunted

Monster 4×4: Stunt Racer

Mountain Sports

Nerf N-Strike Elite

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Super Game Day

Press Your Luck: 2010 Edition

Remington: Great American Bird Hunt

Safari Adventures: Africa

Sim Animals: Africa

SpongeBob’s Truth or Square

Vegas Party

Water Sports

World of Zoo

PlayStation 2:

Ben 10: Alien Force Vilgax Attacks

Dance Dance Revolution X2

DJ Hero

Jurassic the Hunted

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Super Game Day

DS:

100 All-Time Favorites

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Game Time

Atelier Annie Alchemists of Sera Island

The Backyardigans

Barbie And The Three Musketeers

Ben 10: Alien Force Vilgax Attacks

Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple

CSI Deadly Intent: The Hidden Cases

Diner Dash: Flo on the Go

Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter

Dream Salon

Hasbro Family Game Night

Hidden Mysteries: Titanic

Petz Dolphinz Encounter

Press Your Luck 2010 Edition

Safari Adventures: Africa

Sim Animals: Africa

SpongeBob’s Truth or Square

Sushi Academy

System: Flaw

Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure

World of Zoo

PSP:

Adventures To Go!

Ben 10: Alien Force Vilgax Attacks

Ghostbusters

Mytran Wars

Petz: Dogz Family

Petz: Hamsterz Bunch

Petz: Saddle Club

SpongeBob’s Truth or Square

PC:

Borderlands

CSI: Deadly Intent

King’s Bounty: Armored Princess

League of Legends: Clash of Fates

Press Your Luck 2010 Edition

Saw

The Stronghold Collection

World of Zoo

Wow, that is a lot of Wii and DS games. And I bet 90 percent of them aren’t great… Anyway, for me, this week is all about Tekken 6. I’m dying to play it, and I wish my copy would show up! For others, there’s DJ Hero, which looks interesting. I’ve played a demo, and it seems like it might be kind of difficult. But I’m willing to give it a chance because I love the music. Then there’s Forza Motorsport 3 and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, both guaranteed to be great games.PC users will get Borderlands, a game that I’ve been playing all week and have become borderline obsessed with.

Looks like it’ll be a busy week!

Xbox Live Arcade

Inferno Pool and Rainbow Islands will be 800 points each.

Nintendo Wii

Virtual Console: Zombies Ate My Neighbors (LucasArts, 800 points) and Golden Axe (SEGA, 900 points)

WiiWare: Ghost Mansion Party (Gameloft, 1,000 points) and Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 (Telltale Games, 1,000 points)

DSiWare

PictureBook Games: The Royal Bluff (Nintendo, 500 points)

SUDOKU (Electronic Arts, 200 points)

Xbox 360

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast — demo

Guitar Hero 5: Classic Rock 2 Track Pack (”Freeze-Frame” by J. Geils Band, “Show Me The Way (Live)” by Peter Frampton, and “Lay It On The Line” by Triumph) — 440 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: Abbey Road Album - The Beatles — 1,360 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: Queen Pack 01 (”Another One Bites the Dust,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Fat Bottomed Girls,” “I Want It All,” “I Want to Break Free,” “Killer Queen,” “One Vision,” “Somebody to Love,” “Tie Your Mother Down,” and “Under Pressure”) — 1,280 points or 160 points each

Lips: Supremes pack (”Baby Love,” “You Can’t Hurry Love,” and “Stop! In The Name Of Love”) — 440 points or 160 points each

Deal of the Week for Xbox Live Gold members: Get Resident Evil 5 Versus Mode for 40 percent off.

PlayStation 3

Trine — $19.99

Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee: PSOne Classic — $9.99

Oddworld: Abe’s Exodus: PSOne Classic — $9.99

Ratchet And Clank Future: A Crack In Time — Clank demo

Critter Crunch — demo

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast — Demo

FIFA Soccer 10: Live Season 2.0 All Leagues — $9.99

Lumines Supernova: Add-on Bundle — $4.99

Lumines Supernova: Holiday pack — $2.49

Way of the Samurai 3: Head & Apparel Items — free

Guitar Hero 5: Classic Rock 2 Track Pack (”Freeze-Frame” by J. Geils Band, “Show Me The Way (Live)” by Peter Frampton, and “Lay It On The Line” by Triumph) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Abbey Road Album - The Beatles — $16.99 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Queen Pack 01 (”Another One Bites the Dust,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Fat Bottomed Girls,” “I Want It All,” “I Want to Break Free,” “Killer Queen,” “One Vision,” “Somebody to Love,” “Tie Your Mother Down,” and “Under Pressure”) — $15.99 or $1.99 each

PSP

Rock Band Unplugged: Singles (”All I Want” by The Offspring, “The Rock Show” by Blink-182) — $1.99 each

Wii

Rock Band 2: The Beatles’ Abbey Road album, and the Queen songs mentioned above — 200 points each.

Interesting things happened in September, according the data from NPD Group. With a number of price drops on all systems in the past few months, here is how the system sales worked out:

Hardware sales for September 2009 (in units)

* Nintendo DS: 524,200
* PlayStation 3: 491,800
* Wii: 462,800
* Xbox 360: 352,600
* PSP: 190,400
* PlayStation 2: 146,000

Yes, you’re reading that correctly, the PlayStation 3 took second place, an 87 percent increase over its August numbers, which were in turn up more than 70 percent from July. The PS3 beat both the Wii and the Xbox 360 and very nearly caught the DS. If there ever was proof that price drops help sales, this is it.

Crazy is the word for it. Good for you, Sony.

As for software, Halo 3: ODST proves the Halo series still has the chops to make sales. Lots of music game in there, also.

Software sales for September 2009 (in units)

1. Halo 3: ODST, Xbox 360 - 1.52 million
2. Wii Sports Resort w/MotionPlus, Wii - 442,900
3. Madden NFL 10, Xbox 360 - 289,600
4. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, DS - 258,100
5. The Beatles: Rock Band, Xbox 360 - 254,000
6. Madden NFL 10, PS3 - 246,500
7. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Xbox 360 - 236,000
8. Batman: Arkham Asylum, PS3 - 212,500
9. Guitar Hero V, Xbox 360 - 210,800
10. The Beatles: Rock Band, Wii - 208,600