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PlayStation 3:
White Knight Chronicles
Wii:
Family Party: 30 Great Games Winter Fun
DS:
Imagine: Reporter
PC:
Global Agenda
Mystery 5-in-1 Collection
The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Star Trek Online

Wow. This seriously has to be the shortest list I’ve ever seen. Still, White Knight Chronicles is out, and I kind of want to play it. There’s also Star Trek Online for the PC if you’re into MMOs. Oh, and Imagine: Reporter for DS. Yeah, I’m guessing you’re all just dying to be a newspaper reporter.

Xbox Live Arcade
Get Chime for 400 points.

Nintendo Wii
WiiWare: Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5 (Telltale Games, 1,000 points), Tumblebugs 2 (Gameshastra Inc., 800 points), 5 in 1 Solitaire (Digital Leisure Inc., 500 points)
Virtual Console: Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (SEGA Master System, 500 points)

DSiWare
True Swing Golf Express (Nintendo, 800 points), Legends of Exidia (Gameloft, 800 points), DOWNTOWN TEXAS HOLD’EM (Electronic Arts, 500 points), Move your Brain Rollway Puzzle (Assoria, 500 points), 5 in 1 Solitaire (Digital Leisure Inc., 200 points)

Xbox 360
Battlefield Bad Company 2 — demo
Dragon Age: Origins: Return to Ostagar — 400 points
BlazBlue: Various character colors — 160 points each
Guitar Hero 5: Creedence Clearwater Revival Track Pack (”Bad Moon Rising”, “Travelin’ Band”, and “Proud Mary”) — 440 points or 160 points each
Rock Band: Singles (”Bulls on Parade” by Rage Against the Machine, “Hair of the Dog” by Nazareth, “Killed by Death ‘08″ by Motörhead, “Levitate” by I Mother Earth, “Master of the Universe” by Hawkwind, “Transmaniacon MC” and “Godzilla” by Blue Öyster Cult) — 160 points each
Divinity II: Various sets — 160 points each
Lips: The Cardigans song pack (”Carnival,” “Erase/Rewind,” and “My Favourite Game”) — 440 points or 160 points each
Deal of the Week for Xbox Live Gold members: Get Portal: Still Alive for 800 points.

PlayStation 3
Hustle Kings — $9.99
THEXDER NEO — $9.99
Assault Heroes — $9.99
Extreme Pinball: PSOne Classic — $5.99
Hi-Octane:The Track Fights Back: PSOne Classic — $5.99
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: Single Player — demo
THEXDER NEO — demo
Vancouver Olympic Winter Games — demo
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: PlayStation Heroes Pack — $4.99
LittleBigPlanet: GroundHog Day Costume — free
Assassin’s Creed II: Sequence 12: Battle of Forli — $3.99
PAIN: Hilde Günnagröpe Character — $0.99
Guitar Hero 5: Creedence Clearwater Revival Track Pack (”Bad Moon Rising”, “Travelin’ Band”, and “Proud Mary”) — $5.49 or $1.99 each
Rock Band: Singles (”Bulls on Parade” by Rage Against the Machine, “Hair of the Dog” by Nazareth, “Killed by Death ‘08″ by Motörhead, “Levitate” by I Mother Earth, “Master of the Universe” by Hawkwind, “Transmaniacon MC” and “Godzilla” by Blue Öyster Cult) — $1.99 each

PSP
Dracula - Undead Awakening — $4.99
Pinball Dreams — $6.99
Route 66 — $3.99
Deflector — $3.99
LittleBigPlanet PSP: Gardens Theme Level Pack — $2.99
LittleBigPlanet PSP: Gardens Costumes — free
LittleBigPlanet PSP: The Sack That Time Forgot Level Pack — $2.99

Wii
Rock Band: “Bulls on Parade” by Rage Against the Machine, “Hair of the Dog” by Nazareth, “Killed by Death ‘08″ by Motörhead, “Levitate” by I Mother Earth, “Master of the Universe” by Hawkwind, “Transmaniacon MC” and “Godzilla” by Blue Öyster Cult — 200 points each

Xbox 360:

Blood Bowl

Mass Effect 2

PlayStation 3:

MAG

Wii:

Fast Food Panic

Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars

DS:

Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans

Imagine: Party Planner

Legend of Kay

Playmobil Knights

PlayStation Portable:

Shadow of Destiny

PC:

Blood Bowl

Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans

Hotel Giant 2

Mass Effect 2

Well, no question about what the big release is this week: Mass Effect 2. Also one of the biggest releases of the year. I’m extremely excited! And I love that your save from the first game can alter how this one plays out.

Also out this week is MAG, the PS3 war simulation (not even sure that’s the correct description) that boasts 256 players online. I’m not sure if it works, but it sounds interesting. On the Wii, there’s No More Heroes 2. The first was fantastic, and I hope its sequel is too.

On a personal note: I’m both sad and excited to announce that I’ve taken a job elsewhere, so my time as the game reviewer and blogger here has come to an end. My last blog will come the week of Feb. 8, and my last column will run on Feb. 11 in The (402) 411. I want to thank all of you for reading for so long!

Xbox Live Arcade

KrissX will be 800 points.

Nintendo Wii

WiiWare: UNO (Gameloft, 1,000 points), bittos+ (MACHINE, 800 points), “Aha! I Found It!” Hidden Object Game (Ateam Inc., 500 points)

Virtual Console: Ghoul Patrol (Super NES, 800 points)

DSiWare

NUMBER BATTLE (Nintendo, 500 points), AiRace: Tunnel (QubicGames, 200 points), Escapee GO! (Gevo Entertainment, 200 points)

Xbox 360

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast: Warriors of Justice — free

Guitar Hero 5: New Blues Masters Track Pack (”Who I Am” by Tyler Bryant, “Lonesome Road Blues” by Joe Bonamassa, and “Broken Man” by Scott McKeon) — 440 points or 160 points each

Guitar Hero 5: Metal Track Pack (”Laser Cannon Deth Sentence” by Dethklok, “Still I Rise” by Shadows Fall, “Twilight of the Thunder God” by Amon Amarth) — 440 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: Singles (”1901″ and “Lisztomania” by Phoenix, “Blue Jeans” by Silvertide) — 160 points each

Rock Band: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Live Anthology Pack 2 (”A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) (Live),” “Breakdown (Live),” “Century City (Live),” “Jammin’ Me (Live),” “Nightwatchman (Live),” and “The Waiting (Live)”) — 800 points or 160 points each

Lips: singles (”Little Lies” by Fleetwood Mac, “Tripping” by Robbie Williams, “Ordinary Day” by Vanessa Carlton) — 160 points each

Xbox Live Deal of the Week for Gold members: Mass Effect’s Bring Down the Sky and Pinnacle Station are 240 points each.

PlayStation 3

Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment — $14.99

Championship Bass: PSOne Classic — $5.99

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast: Warriors of Justice — free

WWE SmackDown vs RAW 2010: Stone Cold Steve Austin DLC — $0.99

Guitar Hero 5: New Blues Masters Track Pack (”Who I Am” by Tyler Bryant, “Lonesome Road Blues” by Joe Bonamassa, and “Broken Man” by Scott McKeon) — $5.49 or $1.99

Guitar Hero 5: Metal Track Pack (”Laser Cannon Deth Sentence” by Dethklok, “Still I Rise” by Shadows Fall, “Twilight of the Thunder God” by Amon Amarth) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Singles (”1901″ and “Lisztomania” by Phoenix, “Blue Jeans” by Silvertide) — $1.99 each

Rock Band: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Live Anthology Pack 2 (”A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) (Live),” “Breakdown (Live),” “Century City (Live),” “Jammin’ Me (Live),” “Nightwatchman (Live),” and “The Waiting (Live)”) — $9.99 or $1.99 each

PSP

METAL GEAR SOLID PSP Bundle (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus, Metal Gear Solid digital graphic novel) — $29.99

DJ Max Fever — $19.99

Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance — $29.99

Sony’s 10 for ‘10 half-price sale: Gravity Crash, ZEN Pinball, Critter Crunch, Braid, Burn Zombie Burn, Tank Battles and UNO for PS3. Also: Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign, Crystal Defenders PSP, Creature Defense, Kurulin Fusion and Thexder Neo for PSP. (I realize that’s not 10. I’m as confused as you are)

Wii

Rock Band: “1901″ and “Lisztomania” by Phoenix; “Blue Jeans” by Silvertide; “A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) (Live),” “Breakdown (Live),” “Century City (Live),” “Jammin’ Me (Live),” “Nightwatchman (Live),” and “The Waiting (Live)” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — 200 points each

Xbox 360:

Dark Void

PlayStation 3:

Dark Void

Wii:

Satisfashion

PlayStation 2:

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

DS:

Bejeweled Twist

Glory of Heracles

Shepherd’s Crossing 2

PSP:

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

PC:

Dark Void

I don’t know if Dark Void will be any good, but it looks interesting, so I’ll give it a chance.

Xbox Live Arcade

Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment is 1200 points and Death by Cube is 800 points.

Nintendo Wii

WiiWare: Muscle March (NBGI, 500 points), The Amazing Brain Train! (Wahoo Studios, 600 points)

Virtual Console: Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (Genesis, 800 points)

DSiWare

STARSHIP DEFENSE (Nintendo, 500 points), Dark Void Zero (Capcom Entertainment, 500 points), Chronos Twins (EnjoyUp Games, 500 points), Me And My Dogs: Friends Forever (Gameloft, 800 points)

Note: Some of these are from last week, since I was gone.

Xbox 360

Guitar Hero 5: Vampire Weekend Track Pack (”Holiday”, “Cousins”, and “The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance”) — 440 points or 160 points each

Guitar Hero 5: Blues Masters Pack 1 (”Who I Am” by Tyler Bryant, “Lonesome Road Blues” by Joe Bonamassa, and “Broken Man” by Scott McKeon — 440 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: Alice In Chains Pack 2 (”Grind,” “Heaven Beside You,” “Last of My Kind,” “We Die Young” and “Your Decision”) — 680 points or 160 points each

Dark Void — demo

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Androids Pack — free

MX vs ATV Reflex: Track Pack 1 — 400 points

Section 8: Seek and Destroy Map Pack — 560 points

Lips: Singles (”Lean On Me” by Club Nouveau, “Baby When The Light” by David Guetta feat. Cozi, “Homecoming” by Kanye West feat. Chris Martin, “Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward, “Soul Meets Body” by Death Cab For Cutie, “Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett) — 160 points each

Forza Motorsports 3: AutoWeek Car Show Pack — 400 points

Rock Band: Blink-182 Track Pack 2 (”Adam’s Song,” “First Date,” and “I Miss You”) — 440 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: Paul McCartney Pack 1 (”Band on the Run (live),” “Jet (live),” and “Sing the Changes (live)”) — 440 points or 160 points each

Rock Band: Singles (”Love My Way” and “Sister Europe” by Psychedelic Furs; “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” by Ramones) — 160 points each

Xbox Live Deal of the Week for Gold members: Get Magic: The Gathering for 400 points instead of 800.

PlayStation 3

Steambot Chronicles: Permanent Price Drop — now $14.99, original price $29.99

UNO — demo

Magic Orbz: Bundle Pack — $13.99

Magic Orbz: Winter Pack — $2.99

ZEN Pinball: Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Table — $2.49

Guitar Hero 5: Vampire Weekend Track Pack (”Holiday”, “Cousins”, and “The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance”) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Alice In Chains Pack 2 (”Grind,” “Heaven Beside You,” “Last of My Kind,” “We Die Young” and “Your Decision”) — $8.49 or $1.99 each

Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond — $14.99

Dark Void — demo

PAIN: Mae Ryder Character — $0.99

Borderlands: The Underdome — $9.99

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Androids Pack — free

MX vs ATV Reflex: Track Pack 1 — $4.99

Rock Band: Going Country Pack 2 (Good Time” by Alan Jackson, “Cry Lonely” by Cross Canadian Ragweed, “She’s Country” by Jason Aldean, “I Told You So” by Keith Urban, “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers, “This One’s For the Girls” by Martina McBride, and “Any Man of Mine” by Shania Twain) — $10.99 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Blink-182 Track Pack 2 (”Adam’s Song,” “First Date,” and “I Miss You”) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Paul McCartney Pack 1 (”Band on the Run (live),” “Jet (live),” and “Sing the Changes (live)”) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

Rock Band: Singles (”Love My Way” and “Sister Europe” by Psychedelic Furs; “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” by Ramones) — $1.99 each

PSP

Luxor: The Wrath of Set — $9.99

Dynogems — $2.99

Lunar: Silver Star Harmony — demo

Gran Turismo PSP: Car Pack — free

Pinball Heroes: Bundle (Pinball Heroes: Uncharted, Pinball Heroes: High Velocity Bowling, Pinball Heroes: PAIN, and Pinball Heroes: Hot Shots Golf) — $9.99

Bomberman Land — $11.99

Dungeon Explorer — $11.99

BUZZ! Quiz World PSP: Videogames Pack — $2.99

Wii

Rock Band 2: “Love My Way” and “Sister Europe” by Psychedelic Furs; “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” by Ramones; “Band on the Run (live),” “Jet (live),” and “Sing the Changes (live)” by Paul McCartney; “Adam’s Song,” “First Date,” and “I Miss You” by Blink-182; “Grind,” “Heaven Beside You,” “Last of My Kind,” “We Die Young” and “Your Decision” by Alice in Chains — 200 points

X360

Darksiders

Bayonetta

PS3

Darksiders

Bayonetta

DS

Dreamer: Zoo Keeper

Fast Food Panic

Wii

My Fitness Coach 2: Workout & Nutrition

There’s not much this week, but I’m looking forward to playing both Bayonetta and Darksiders. I hope they live up to expectations!

A note: I’m on vacation starting tomorrow. I’ll be back Thursday, the 14th. So this means no downloads list this week or new releases list next week.

Xbox Live Arcade

Matt Hazard Blood Bath & Beyond will be 1,200 points.

Wii

WiiWare: Heron: Steam Machine (Triangle Studios, 500 points), Pub Darts (Big Blue Bubble Inc., 500 points), Fast Draw Showdown (Digital Leisure Inc., 500 points)

Virtual Console: Final Fight 3 (Super NES, 800 points)

DSiWare

Trajectile (Nintendo, 500 points), Animal Puzzle Adventure (Aksys Games, 500 points), Hell’s Kitchen Vs. (Ludia, 800 points)

Note: Sony didn’t post its usual list of DLC this week (I assume because of the holiday), so I sadly have to omit the PS3 and PSP lists. It’s safe to say, though, that most of the 360 list will probably also be available on PS3.

Xbox 360

Borderlands: The Underdome — 800 points

Karaoke Revolution: singles (”Don’t You (Forget About Me)” cover, “Spoonman” cover, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” cover) — 120 points each

Rock Band: Going Country Pack 02 (”Cry Lonely” by Cross Canadian Ragweed, “Good Time” by Alan Jackson, “She’s Country” by Jason Aldean, “I Told You So” by Keith Urban, “This One’s For the Girls” by Martina McBride, “Any Man of Mine” by Shania Twain, and “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers) — 800 points or 160 points each

Lips: The Miracles song pack (”I Second That Emotion,” “Love Machine,” and “The Tracks Of My Tears”) — 440 points or 160 points each

Deal of the Week for Xbox Live Gold members: Get The Maw for 400 points.

Wii

Rock Band 2: “Cry Lonely” by Cross Canadian Ragweed, “Good Time” by Alan Jackson, “She’s Country” by Jason Aldean, “I Told You So” by Keith Urban, “This One’s For the Girls” by Martina McBride, “Any Man of Mine” by Shania Twain, and “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers — 200 points each

Wii:

World Party Games

Xbox 360:

Divinity II: Ego Draconis

DS:

Dreamer Series: Zoo Keeper

Learn Chess

Learn Geography

PC:

Divinity II: Ego Draconis

Yeah. I’m not even sure what Divinity II is, and that appears to be the biggest release this week.

Xbox Live Arcade

I can’t find anything about an Arcade release this week, so I think maybe there isn’t one.

Nintendo Wii

WiiWare: Castlevania The Adventure ReBirth (Konami, 1,000 points), Eat! Eat! Fight! (Tecmo, 1,000 points), Rabbids Lab (Ubisoft, 500 points), The Magic Obelisk (Game Arts Co. LTD., 500 points).

Virtual Console: Pilotwings (SNES, 800 points)

DSiWare

The Oregon Trail (Gameloft, 800 points), Sudoku Sensei (Hudson, 500 points), Glow Artisan (Powerhead Games, 500 points), Master of Illusion Express: Psychic Camera (Nintendo, 200 points), Arcade Hoops Basketball (Skyworks Interactive Inc., 200 points)

Xbox 360

Lego Indiana Jones 2 — demo

Dante’s Inferno: Gates of Hell — demo

Divinity II — demo

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast: Ginyu Force Pack - free

Call of Duty: World at War: Map Pack Bundle — 2,000 points

Trials HD: Big Pack — 400 points

Guitar Hero 5: Celebrity New Year’s Track Pack (”Our Song” by Taylor Swift, “New” by No Doubt, “Harder to Breathe” by Maroon 5) — 440 points or 160 points each

Guitar Hero 5: Hark The Herald Angels Sing By Steve Ouimette - free

Rock Band: Singles (”Ocean Avenue” by Yellowcard, “A Lot Like Me” by The Offspring, “Build a Bridge” by Limp Bizkit) — 160 points each

Rock Band: Weezer Pack 03 (”Beverly Hills,” “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To ) I Want You To,” and “Let it All Hang Out”) — 440 points or 160 points each

Lips: Singles (”Right Round” by Flo Rida, “Blister In The Sun” by Violent Femmes, “Think” by Aretha Franklin) — 160 points each

PlayStation 3

Battle Fantasia — $19.99

Polar Panic — $9.99

PixelJunk 3-in-1 Pack — $19.99

Wing Commander IV: PSOne Classic — $5.99

MAG Public Beta (beta isn’t playable until Jan 4) — free

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues — demo

Peggle — demo

Polar Panic — demo

LittleBigPlanet: Pirates of the Caribbean costumes — $5.99 for the pack or $1.99 each

PAIN: Kato-san Character — free

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast: Ginyu Force Pack - free

Call of Duty: World at War: Map Pack Bundle — $24.99

Guitar Hero 5: Celebrity New Year’s Track Pack (”Our Song” by Taylor Swift, “New” by No Doubt, “Harder to Breathe” by Maroon 5) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

Guitar Hero 5: Hark The Herald Angels Sing By Steve Ouimette - free

Rock Band: Singles (”Ocean Avenue” by Yellowcard, “A Lot Like Me” by The Offspring, “Build a Bridge” by Limp Bizkit) — $1.99 each

Rock Band: Weezer Pack 03 (”Beverly Hills,” “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To ) I Want You To,” and “Let it All Hang Out”) — $5.49 or $1.99 each

PS3 sale items

Bomberman Ultra - $4.99 (revert to regular price on 1/7/10)

Worms - $9.99

Topatoi - $4.99

Armored Core 3 Portable - $9.99 (revert to regular price on 1/21/10)

Scrabble - $13.99

NFS Underground Rivals - $10.49

NFS Carbon - $13.99

NFS Most Wanted - $13.99

NFS ProStreet - $13.99

GI Joe - $27.99

Sims 2 - $10.49

Commander’s Challenge - $6.99

Battlefield 1943 - $10.49

Hasbro Family Game Night - $29.99

Burnout Paradise Ultimate Bundle - $20.99

ZOMBIE TYCOON - $4.99

PSP

Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign — $9.99

Aedis Eclipse — $9.99

Me & My Katamari — $19.99

Football Manager Handheld 2010 — $23.99

Bowling 3D — $4.99

Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman! 2 — demo

Army of Two: The 40th Day — demo

LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival Level Pack — $2.99

Wii

Rock Band 2: “Ocean Avenue” by Yellowcard; “A Lot Like Me” by The Offspring; “Build a Bridge” by Limp Bizkit; “Beverly Hills,” “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To,” and “Let it All Hang Out” by Weezer — 200 points each