Archive for 2008


Usagi News! Nov. 15th

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

It’s food time! It’s also time for your weekly dose of cute cuddly gaming news which comes in the form of Usagi Meta News. The highlights this week are:

Halo 3 Recon

Halo 3 Recon has a shorter single player campaign and price tag. The campaign is said to be around three to five hours and the price tag should be under $60. The Recon armor which is pretty well exclusive to Bungie staff members and a few select others will now be available when you purchase Recon, so be ready for everyone to look like you once Recon hits shelves.

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/12/game-informer-halo-3-recon-3-to-5-hours-earn-recon-armor/

Gears of War 2

Gears 2 has sold an incredible two million worldwide on its opening weekend. Not only were Gears of War 2 sales incredibly high but also the amount of people who were logged into Xbox Live on Gears of War 2?s opening weekend, 1.5 million users to be a little more exact. Were you really that shocked?

Source: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171273

Console and Game sales:

Though Gears of War will come close to the top in game sales this month, Fable 2 (360) took its piece of cake and ate it too with almost 800,000 sold in October.  Wii Fit was choking on dust in 2nd place at about 487,000 sales and Fallout 3 taking 3rd with 375,000.

Console wise, the Wii is the little bunny that could.  Wii sales have gone up just over 100,000 since September when it sold 687,000 units. Last month the PS3 sold 190,000 units, 360 with 371,000 units and PSP with 193,000 units, combined they could not overcome the tiny console; it appears size doesn?t matter.

Since we are on the topic of sales, Ubisoft?s Far Cry 2 has sold one million copies Worldwide over three weeks. Looks like Fallout 3 isn?t on everyone?s mind for open world gameplay.

Source: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171305 / http://360.kombo.com/article.php?artid=15069

Blizzard?s new MMO:

World of Warcraft?s developer Blizzard has announced they are working on a ?next generation? MMO. I?m curious to see if this means they could be working on an entirely new IP, because it sounds like they are moving away from producing another Warcraft title. Check out the interview between Blizzard COO Paul Sams and VG247 for the full story.

Source: http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/12/blizzard-coo-our-new-mmo-is-cool-new-different-next-generation/

That?s it for this weeks gaming update! Come back next week for some oh so sweet information.

WR: Star Wars The Force Unleashed (PS3/360/Wii)

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Developer: LucasArts
Publisher: LucasArts
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Players: 1
Hours played: 20
Game progress: Finished game on Sith (Medium) difficulty level

Star Wars is a fickle mistress.  She makes you feel loved and good about yourself with movies like Episodes IV – VI and then when you think the wonderful relationship is over, wait! There’s hope with Episodes I – III, but promises of more prove just to be further evidence that the relationship is tired and done. It’s not that different in the game world, there are signs, mere hints that the relationship could be great with games like Rogue Squadron (next-gen follow up, please!), Knights of the Old Republic and yes, OK maybe even Lego Star Wars. But then there’s so much heart ache with the multitude of bad games that make you wonder what you’re still in it for. Well, which of the two categories does Force Unleashed fall into?  Surprisingly, a bit of both.

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#1 Anime Movie Guide Online

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

So.  I constantly work to add to our Anime Movie Guide here on the site, and it has finally paid off!  We now have the #1 Anime Movie Guide on the internet (according to Google, who is the internet).  Yes, Amazon books do still come ahead of us, but we’re the #1 Online Anime Movie Guide regardless.  How am I supposed to compete with an “Erotic Anime Movie Guide”?  ^_^

Seriously, though, it’s only a matter of time before we come in above Amazon as well, so if you haven’t checked it out yet, take a look at our now famous Anime Movie Guide!

-Miyamoto

LittleBigPlanet A Little Early

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

So, I get a call from EB Games today saying that they have LittleBigPlanet in.  I hastily went down and purchased my copy, not really thinking about the recent delay or when the game was actually supposed to come out.  Whilst playing the game, I noticed that I couldn’t connect to the LittleBigPlanet online servers like I used to in the BETA, and was searching online for a resolution when I found out that the game isn’t out yet.  Pretty funny.  I hope I don’t get in trouble for the trophies I have earned and the attempts to get online that I’ve made.  ^_^

Pictures of the sweetness after the jump, make sure to phone up your local EB Games/GameSpot to see if they have them available! (click the pictures for bigger versions)

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Site Changes

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

A few things have changes around Game Usagi, and I thought that you might want to know.  Now, we are entirely accessible through (and optimized for) cellphone (WAP) browers, iPhones/iPod touchs (pictured above), and other such mobile devices (Blackberrys, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, etc.).

In addition, our forums are now open again!  Not a lot has changed visually (there has been a lot of board shuffling) (shuffle board!  :D), but we’ve decided to keep them open while the changes are being applied so that you can experience and react to them in real time!

Also, our review copy of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition has arrived, so expect a review of it to come very soon to an Usagi near you.

-Miyamoto

Warren Review: Final Fantasy Tactics A2 Grimoire of the Rift (DS)

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
ESRB Rating: E 10+
Players: 1
Hours Played: 120
Progress: Finished main story line (250+ quests completed)

Final Fantasy being one of the most popular Role Playing Game franchises of all time has created many a spin-off. One of the most revered is the Final Fantasy Tactics series, which began all the way back in 1998 with its US release on the PlayStation One. Since then a remake was created in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance), with a further enhanced version appearing on the PSP in 2007 (Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions). Now turn-based strategy fans can lose more nights of sleep, as the GBA sequel receives a much anticipated follow-up with Final Fantasy Tactics A2 on the Nintendo DS.

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WR: Battlefield Bad Company (PS3/360)

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Developer: DICE
Publisher: EA
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Players: 1-24
Hours Played: 20
Progress: Completed the game

The Battlefield franchise is well known to PC gamers, as it has a solid reputation amongst massive-multi-player shooters. Although not new to console gaming, the series has taken an abrupt turn to a story driven, single player game (don?t worry there is still a considerable multi-player component) with the arrival of Battlefield: Bad Company.

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