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Oooowww!!! Another new clip of Modern Warfare 2 showing off some bad-ass new features, including knife throwing and host migration among other new additions.

Towards the end of the clip it shows a player being disconnected, but instead of being kicked back to the lobby, a new host migration feature quickly finds another host keeping the player in the game. Dope as shit! We gotta give big ups to Infinity Ward for adding this feature to MW2, because getting disconnected and kicked back to the lobby sucks big time.

The second big addition featured in this video, also towards the end of the clip, has a player throwing a knife to kill an enemy. That’s some pretty sweet stuff right there. The rest of the clip shows off some gameplay footage of Capture the Flag mode with a few noticeable new additions to the game like blood-splatter effects and a riot shield. I can’t wait for November 10! Check out the video!

With Guitar Hero 5, Champions Online and Mini Ninjas coming out this week, it looks like a great start in new game releases for September. Not to mention that the PS3 Slim is officially released on Tuesday, September 1. Hit the jump for the full list of new games coming out this week, along with my pick of the week.
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Check out this awesome deal I just discovered from the Best Buy website! You’ll get 50% off one Xbox 360 game when you buy another game of equal or lesser value. Even better, is that they’re offering free shipping or the option of in-store pick up.  Probably one of the best deals I’ve seen all year on video games, this one shouldn’t be missed out. And the list of Xbox 360 games is pretty long, even including games that aren’t even out yet. I just pre-ordered Halo: ODST and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 both paid in full for around $90 (not including tax)! It’s a dope as deal that most definitely needs to be taken advantage of.

[Thanks, Nima!]

With the recent $100 price cut to the 120 GB Xbox 360 Elite, it looks like Microsoft might have a more superior console taking its place. The above ad was discovered from a South African retailer, BT Games, showing a “Super Elite” Xbox 360 with a 250 GB hard drive and two wireless controllers. XboxGaming.co.za is reporting that they have spoken to Comztek, a South African Xbox distributor, and they have indeed confirmed that they will be getting the “Super Elite” Xbox 360 bundled with a copy of Forza 3 and two wireless controllers for R4,999 ($644).

None of this has been confirmed by Microsoft, but it hasn’t been denied either. I guess we’ll just have to wait for an official announcement, but if had to put a bet on it, I’d say the “Super Elite” Xbox 360 is more than likely real and we should see it in stores within the next few months.

Yessir! Here’s some leaked footage of Modern Warfare 2 that has emerged over the Internets that should get you even more pumped for the highly anticipated shooter. While Infinity Ward and Activision have been relatively quiet about the game and have done a pretty good job keeping much info from getting out, this somehow slipped from under their noses from a recent Game Crazy retail event and features some great action from the Rio de Janeiro stage. Now stop reading and check out that video!

Source: totalvideogames.com

Well, this ain’t no surprise. After weeks of rumor and speculation for a price cut on the Xbox 360 Elite and a discontinuation of the 360 Pro, Microsoft has finally confirmed the price cut and it officially starts today. The 120GB Elite console is now $300, a whopping $100 cheaper, and the 60GB Pro console is now $50 cheaper at $250, but only while supplies last because once they’re sold out, there won’t be anymore. The hard drive-less Arcade edition still remains at $200.
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Some big time games coming out this week including Batman: Arkham Asylum, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Harvest Moon: Magical Melody, Dissidia Final Fantasy and Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. I’m pumped for the new Batman title, as any of you who played the demo should know it’s pretty dope and for those who missed out on any of the Metroid Prime games for the Gamecube, here’s your chance to catch up and get all three games for the price of one. Final Fantasy owners should be excited for Dissidia Final Fantasy, the PSP brawler featuring a variety of FF characters, finally coming out and giving PSP owners something to look out for.

Oh, and you might have noticed that Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger was on last week’s new release list, but it was pushed back to this week. Hit the jump for the full list of new games this week and my pick of the week.
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The end of summer is creeping up slowly, which means not much longer for the fall season of video game releases. But before we get too hyped up, we’ve still got to get by these last few weeks of mediocre game releases. Wolfenstein and Raven Squad headline this week in new games with other notable titles such as Shadow Complex and Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 2 being digitally released. Hit the jump for the full list of new games coming out and my pick of the week.

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Excited for Capcom’s upcoming Lost Planet 2? If so, Xbox Live Gold members should mark their calenders for August 19 in which a co-op demo of the highly anticipated sequel to Lost Planet: Extreme Condition will be available to download from the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Celebrating the first day of Gamescom on August 19 in Cologne, Germany, Xbox Live Gold members will be the first to get the demo, while Silver members will get their chance on August 26. Hit the jump for the full press release from Capcom.

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According to Kotaku, via the above pic from a Meijer catalogue due on August 30, the Elite version of the Xbox 360 is set to drop in price a whole $100, to $299.

Well, what does this do to the Xbox 360 Pro? Looks like the Pro version is being phased out and will eventually be completely taken off the market. That will leave only two versions of the Xbox 360 to choose from: the hard drive-less Arcade and the 120GB HDD Elite. According to the catalogue, this is set to take place in just a matter of weeks.

No confirmation from Microsoft yet, but if they don’t announce it this week, you can bet they will next week at Gamescom.

Capcom’s Wii-exclusive brawler, Spyborgs, has received a new and earlier release date of September 22 for North America. The action-packed brawler will retail at $39.99, a whole 10 bucks cheaper than most new titles released on the Wii. To celebrate the early release date, Capcom has released a few new screenshots as well as the first Spyborgs webisode entitled “Island of Fate”, which you can check out after the break.

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EA Sports today revealed the cover athletes for the North American version of FIFA 10. The three cover athletes include Cuauhtémoc Blanco of the Chicago Fire, Sacha Kljestan of Chivas USA and Chelsea’s Frank Lampard. Okay, I’m familiar with Frank Lampard, but the two MLS players, not so much. But I bet your ass I’m not the only one left in the dark.

EA also revealed that the North American release date would indeed be October 20, a few weeks after the Euro release date of October 2. Hit the jump for a new video of FIFA 10. Read more…

If your one of the unlucky gamers who missed out on any of these three great games, well, your luck is about to turn around. Capcom is repackaging three of their Xbox 360 platinum hits into one huge, cheap-ass bundle. Exciting, I know.

You’ll be getting Dead Rising, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition and Devil May Cry 4 all in one box! And the best thing about the package is that it’s dirt cheap. Yep, just $39.99 for all three games. Now at about $13.33 for each game, you can’t beat that.

Capcom is calling it the Platinum Hits Triple Pack, set to hit the Xbox 360 in September. If you missed any of the games, now is your chance to get all three in a great deal. Thanks Capcom!

It’s August 11 folks and that means the Xbox Live New Xbox Experience summer update is now up and running for everyone to download. I’m actually downloading it right now as I’m typing this, so I’ll be able to enjoy all the new perks like Games on Demand, the Avatar Marketplace, new updates to Netflix and more in just a few moments. Oh, I think it just finished downloading. Time to check it out, holla!

This week in NintendoWares features the release of the Super Star Wars from the SNES hitting the Virtual Console, along with the Balance Board-inspired Rock N’ Roll Climber and the Greek Mythology journey of NyxQuest: Kindred Spirts for the WiiWare, backed-up by a new addition to the Brain Age series with Arts & Letters for the DSiWare. Hit the jump for a brief description of each new downloadable title and how much they’ll cost you.
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It’s that time of the year football fanatics! Madden NFL 10 is finally coming out this week and should easily sell a gazillion copies in it’s first week. Other than Madden, not much else that interesting to me this week, but Marvel vs. Capcom 2 does finally hit the PS3. Hit the jump for the full list of new games this week. Read more…

Even though it’s been known that two downloadable map packs for Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 would be hitting the Xbox 360 first, it now seems that those same two map packs could be the only DLC we seen coming out for the upcoming sequel.

Discussing Modern Warfare 2’s “online content,” Activision’s Publishing CEO Mike Griffith was noted saying, “We plan to launch two separate map packs for this title.” He then went on to say that over 8 million Call of Duty map pack DLC have been sold on the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Infinity Ward only released one map pack for the first Modern Warfare, while Treyarch has released three map packs for Call of Duty: World at War, the third just being released yesterday. With so much popularity for downloadable content and new map packs, I think it would be stupid for Infinity Ward not to take advantage of the opportunity to please their fans and of course make more money for themselves.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 hits the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on November 10. Damn, I can’t wait!

Source: Shacknews

The third Call of Duty: World at War map pack has officially been dated and is set to be released this Thursday, August 6. Three new multiplayer maps and a new Nazi Zombie map are set to hit Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network on Thursday, running you 800 Microsoft Points or $9.99 on the PSN. With over 4 million copies sold combined between the first two map packs, there’s no doubt that Map Pack 3 will be just as successful. And there’s bound to be another double XP weekend with the release of the new DLC, so it looks like another weekend packed full of World at War goodness. Yay!

Source: ThatVideoGameBlog

This week in new games is a pretty good one especially because of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled coming out on the Xbox Live Arcade. Other notable titles include G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (to coincide with the movie release), SouthPeak’s Brave: A Warrior’s Tale and new DLC for Fallout 3, Mothership Zeta. And don’t let me forget to mention Daisy Fuentes Pilates on the Wii for all you workout freaks. Hit the jump for the full list of new games this week and my pick of the week.
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The first time I saw and got my hands on Wii Sports Resort was at last year’s E3. I had a chance to actually play the Frisbee mini-game and it immediately put a smile on my face. I thought it was a great idea for Nintendo to come out with a sequel to Wii Sports, but damn, I didn’t think it would take them a year to get it to us. Well, after a long wait and in the middle of a summer video game drought, Wii Sports Resort has finally arrived and it sure was worth the wait.
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