July 2007 - Posts

• Nintendo Wii Virtual Console Releases for the Week of July 30, 2007

  The Nintendo Wii Virtual Console is once again packed with three releases this week from the NES, Genesis, and TurboGrafx16.  Dynamite Headdy for the Sega Genesis leads the pack and reminds us how dominant the single player platform games genre was back in the day... In Summary: Star Soldier (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points) Dynamite Headdy™ (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Comic Mischief, 800 Wii Points) Drop Off (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 600 Wii Points)   WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL July 30, 2007 The Virtual Console™ is like a box of chocolates: You never know which games have the tasty caramel filling and which ones have that pink-green crème inside. Whatever your preference, we've got you covered with this weeks release of Star Soldier, Dynamite Headdy and Drop Off. Read on and savor the delicious centers of these classic treats. Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are: Star Soldier (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points): The standard for vertically scrolling shooters, Star Soldier is the original game that spawned all of the titles in the long-running Soldier series. Go inside a floating space station inhabited by a giant computer known as Starbrain. Your mission: to stop Starbrain's galactic invasion by piloting Caesar, a new, compact space fighter through 16 deadly stages. Collect power capsules to increase three different attributes of your ship: firepower, movement speed and defensive shields. Blast wave after wave of approaching enemies or use the innovative Trap Zone feature to fly beneath a land mass and avoid incoming fire. Conquer each stage to make your way to the final confrontation with Starbrain. Dynamite Headdy™ (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Comic Mischief, 800 Wii Points): Headdy, a toy with a detachable head, arrives in North Town to find that the evil puppet king Dark Demon is causing serious problems. Dark Demon is gathering up all the puppets in town and turning some into his own evil minions, while eliminating the rest of the puppets that aren't good enough to join his legions. Headdy is captured and is targeted for the incinerator, but escapes in the nick of time. Now he's got to save the town. To do so, Headdy has to take on all manner of bad guys and even has to contend with his lifelong nemesis, Trouble Bruin the bear. Can Headdy overcome all his foes and take down Dark Demon? Drop Off (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 600 Wii Points): Brave five rounds of haunting, nightmarish dreams in this take on the classic arcade puzzler. To save his dearly beloved from the malicious demon that controls her dreams and holds her captive, our brave hero plunges himself into the nightmare to vanquish this evil foe. Deftly use the arrow items and control the angle of the ball to shatter the blocks that descend from the top of the screen. Set your sights on the joints holding the blocks together and knock off multiple blocks in one exhilarating blow. As you drop more and more blocks, their shapes will change, allowing you to earn bonus points. You must use your concentration and reflexes to defeat the demon and save your beloved. For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com. Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:33 PM from Cheap Nintendo Wii DS - NEWS | 0 Comments

• Xbox 360 Price Cut Details

  Another day.... another retail flyer makes the news... This one courtesy of Circuit City via Joystiq and tipster ToeFurB.. In a nutshell: Xbox 360 Elite - $449 ($30 Price Cut) Xbox 360 Premium - $349 ($50 Price Cut) Xbox 360 Core - $279 ($20 Price Cut) All price breaks are apparently kicking off on August 12th (if not earlier). Plus you can look forward to a free copy of Table Tennis with an Xbox 360 Premium at Circuit City! Of course we will be listing the best deals come the 'rumored' price cut! Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007 6:46 PM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEWS | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft News

• Analysis of Xbox 360 Price Cut

  Top Reasons Why the Xbox 360 August Price Cut Makes Sense With all the sales flyers and rumors floating around the interweb more or less confirming a Xbox 360 price cut, we wanted to step back and rationalize the reasons why it would make sense... Madden NFL 08 With all three consoles finally available come 'Maddenoliday', this makes perfect sense.  Madden Football gamers are an entirely separate gamer 'clique' (but equally important).  The vast majority of Madden 'ballers' had a PS2 last generation.  These gamers likely waited this year to see how the PS3 and Xbox 360 compared prior to committing to a 'Madden' platform.  The word on the sports message boards is that NCAA Football apparently runs smoother on Xbox 360 (compared to the PS3 version).  This is due to the game running at 60 fps.  Madden 08 has also been reported to run at 60 fps on the Xbox 360 as well.  Microsoft is certainly in a good position to take advantage of this annual 'Maddenoliday' surge in game sales with a well timed price cut.   Follow What Leader? During E3 2003, Sony apparently became aware of a pending Xbox price cut and beat Microsoft to the punch by announcing a Playstation 2 price cut to $179 (from $199) during the week prior to E3.  As planned, Microsoft followed through with their announcement at E3 Wednesday that year.  This year, Sony also announced (prior to Microsoft's press conference) that they would indeed be cutting the price of the PlayStation 3 by $100 (even though this is apparently a temporary 60GB inventory reduction).  Perhaps Microsoft is tiring of these console war games and didn't want to appear to be 'following the leader' as in the previous generation.   $399 for how long? On June 30th, 2007, the Xbox 360 Premium will have been $399 for 645 days.  This is even longer than the time it took the PlayStation 2 to initially reduce its launch price.  Certainly the Playstation 3 launch price influenced this quite a bit, but damn.... that is a long time at $399!         Posted Monday, July 30, 2007 7:29 PM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• New Releasezzz for the Week of July 30, 2007

  Welcome to New Releasezzz for the Week! This week we see a rather craptackular collection of goodies for back to school shoppers to scoop up.  Perhaps the darling of the bunch is Mario Strikers Charged for the Nintendo Wii.  We personally find it to be a bit ironic that both 'Bratz Ponyz' and 'Spelling Challenges & More!' happen to be releasing simultaneously on the Nintendo DS this week! Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of July 30, 2007 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC (USA)!  As always, release dates are subject to change. No new releases   No new releases   Mario Strikers Charged   World Championship Cards   Brave Story: New Traveler   World Championship Cards   Harvest Moon: Boy & Girl   Bratz Ponyz   Picross   Drake & Josh   Pet Alien   Chameleon: To Dye For   Spelling Challenges and More!   Professional Fisherman's Tour: Northern Hemisphere   Glory Days 2   Attack on Pearl Harbor   Virtual Villagers: The Lost Children   Hidden Expedition Forest   Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst   About Us If you find a video game deal, make sure to join and submit it to the GamerDeals Network (GamerDeals.net, 360-Deals, PS-Deals, and NintenDeals)!  Gamers finding the latest deals, bargains and cheap discount video game and console prices on the net!     Posted Sunday, July 29, 2007 8:12 PM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEW GAMES | 0 Comments Filed under: New Releases

• Xbox 360 HD DVD Price Drop and 5 Free HD DVD Movies Offer

  Microsoft has just annound a price drop on their HD DVD add on for the Xbox 360 to $179 (from $199).  In addition, they are throwing in 5 free HD DVD movies for all new purchases.  This 5 free HD DVD movies offer runs through September 30, 2007.  Print out the 5 free movie rebate offer here. The price drop is effective August 1st.  Come back then as we will be listing the best deals out there!   Full Press Release: Xbox 360 HD DVD Price Drop Announced Published July 26, 2007 San Diego—Today at Comic-Con International 2007, Microsoft Corp. announced it will lower the price of the popular Xbox 360™ HD DVD Player from $199 to $179 (in the U.S. only) starting August 1, 2007, and will add five free HD DVD movies for anyone purchasing an Xbox 360 HD DVD Player between August 1 and September 30. In addition, Microsoft further solidified the Xbox 360 as the ultimate high-definition entertainment platform, with key announcements around the HD DVD launches of 300 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and Heroes: Season 1 from Universal Studios. Exclusive Marketplace Content To promote the HD DVD versions of 300 and Heroes: Season 1, Microsoft unveiled exclusive content for Xbox LIVE® Marketplace. Xbox LIVE will offer 300 on demand in HD starting August 14, and is working with Warner Bros. at Comic-Con on a Bringing It Home campaign featuring 300 and other Warner Bros. properties. In advance of the street date for the Heroes: Season 1 HD DVD boxed set, Xbox LIVE members will be able to download the show’s pilot episode free in high definition for a limited time. Members will also be able to download trailers, teaser scenes, and other promotional materials highlighting the Heroes: Season 1 boxed set on HD DVD. Already the most affordable high-definition player available, the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player is the best solution for movie lovers seeking HD content in the highest possible resolution. The player’s price reduction to $179 continues to set the bar for value, making the Xbox 360 platform the most affordable solution for consumers seeking the broadest, most compelling selection of next-generation gaming and HD video experiences. "With the price reduction to $179, the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player continues to be the most affordable way to enjoy high definition," said Jeff Bell, corporate vice president of Global Marketing, Interactive Entertainment Business, Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. "From the beginning, we set out to offer Xbox 360 owners an unrivaled high-definition experience, with a choice of optical discs on the HD DVD format and digital downloads through Xbox LIVE Marketplace—both of which have a selection of the best content Hollywood has to offer. Today's announcements around 300 and Heroes: Season 1 are great examples of how we believe HD content can be offered to consumers.” Free HD DVD Movies In addition to the price drop, Microsoft is extending Toshiba's highly successful "Perfect Offer" of five free HD DVD discs to Xbox 360 consumers. Previously exclusive to Toshiba HD DVD Players, with the purchase of an Xbox 360 HD DVD Player at the new low price of $179, choose five HD DVD titles free from a selection of 15 popular titles through a mail-in offer. With a retail value of over $140 (U.S.), this promotion makes the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player one of the most compelling offerings for consumers looking to make the leap into HD this holiday season. Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 2:19 PM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEWS | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft News

• Gamefly Top Queued Games for the Week of July 23rd

  Mario Strikers Charged for the Nintendo Wii takes the top spot of the Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list.  Overlord is at the top of the Xbox 360 list, while PlayStation 3 gamers can't wait to get Lair in their mailbox. Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested list:   Most Popular Games Cross-Platform: Rank Title Platform Category Publisher 1 Mario Strikers Charged Wii Sports Nintendo 2 Overlord Xbox 360 RPG Codemasters 3 Darkness Xbox 360 Shooter Take Two 4 Transformers: The Game Xbox 360 Action Adventure Activision 5 NCAA Football 08 Xbox 360 Sports Electronic Arts 6 All-Pro Football 2K8 Xbox 360 Sports Take Two 7 Two Worlds Xbox 360 RPG South Peak Interactive 8 Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's PlayStation 2 Arcade/Puzzle Activision 9 NASCAR 08 Xbox 360 Racing Electronic Arts 10 Madden NFL 08 Xbox 360 Sports Electronic Arts   Xbox 360 Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Overlord RPG Codemasters 2 Darkness Shooter Take Two 3 Transformers: The Game Action Adventure Activision 4 NCAA Football 08 Sports Electronic Arts 5 All-Pro Football 2K8 Sports Take Two 6 Two Worlds RPG South Peak Interactive 7 NASCAR 08 Racing Electronic Arts 8 Madden NFL 08 Sports Electronic Arts 9 DiRT Racing Codemasters 10 Bioshock Shooter Take Two   Nintendo Wii Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Mario Strikers Charged Sports Nintendo 2 Resident Evil 4 Action Adventure Capcom 3 Mario Party 8 Arcade/Puzzle Nintendo 4 Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree Arcade/Puzzle Nintendo 5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Action Adventure Electronic Arts 6 Transformers: The Game Action Adventure Activision 7 Super Paper Mario Action Adventure Nintendo 8 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Shooter Nintendo 9 The Bigs Sports Take Two 10 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Fighting Nintendo   PlayStation 3 Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Lair Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment 2 Ninja Gaiden Sigma Action Adventure Tecmo 3 NCAA Football 08 Sports Electronic Arts 4 Darkness Shooter Take Two 5 NASCAR 08 Racing Electronic Arts 6 Transformers: The Game Action Adventure Activision 7 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Shooter Ubisoft 8 All-Pro Football 2K8 Sports Take Two 9 Heavenly Sword Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment 10 John Woo presents Stranglehold Action Adventure Midway   PlayStation 2 Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's Arcade/Puzzle Activision 2 Transformers: The Game Action Adventure Activision 3 NCAA Football 08 Sports Electronic Arts 4 God of War II Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment 5 NASCAR 08 Racing Electronic Arts 6 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 Fighting Namco 7 Bully Action Adventure Take Two 8 Madden NFL 08 Sports Electronic Arts 9 Persona 3 RPG Atlus 10 The Bigs Sports Take Two   Xbox Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 NCAA Football 08 Sports Electronic Arts 2 Halo 2 Shooter Microsoft 3 Madden NFL 08 Sports Electronic Arts 4 Ninja Gaiden Black Action Adventure Tecmo 5 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: RPG LucasArts 6 Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction Action Adventure LucasArts 7 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Action Adventure LucasArts 8 Half-Life 2 Shooter Electronic Arts 9 Black Shooter Electronic Arts 10 Star Wars: Republic Commando Shooter LucasArts   Nintendo DS Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Picross Arcade/Puzzle Nintendo 2 Pokemon Pearl Strategy/Sim Nintendo 3 Pokemon Diamond Strategy/Sim Nintendo 4 Deal or No Deal Strategy/Sim DSI Games 5 Transformers: Autobots Action Adventure Activision 6 New Super Mario Bros. Action Adventure Nintendo 7 Sim City DS Strategy/Sim Electronic Arts 8 Transformers: Decepticons Action Adventure Activision 9 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass RPG Nintendo 10 Final Fantasy III RPG Square Enix   PlayStation Portable Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Final Fantasy II RPG Square Enix 2 Dungeons & Dragons Tactics RPG Atari 3 Transformers: The Game Action Adventure Activision 4 Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology RPG Namco 5 Final Fantasy RPG Square Enix 6 PaRappa the Rapper Strategy/Sim Sony Computer Entertainment 7 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Shooter Ubisoft 8 Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions RPG Square Enix 9 Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment 10 300: March to Glory Action Adventure Eidos   GameCube Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action Adventure Nintendo 2 Ratatouille Kids/Family THQ 3 Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness Action Adventure Nintendo 4 Super Smash Bros. Melee Fighting Nintendo 5 Mario Kart: Double Dash Racing Nintendo 6 Mario Party 7 Kids/Family Nintendo 7 Pokemon Colosseum Action Adventure Nintendo 8 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Action Adventure Nintendo 9 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Shooter Nintendo 10 Super Mario Strikers Sports Nintendo   Game Boy Advance Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Pokemon Emerald Action Adventure Nintendo 2 Pokemon Fire Red Strategy/Sim Nintendo 3 Pokemon Leaf Green Strategy/Sim Nintendo 4 Pokemon: Ruby RPG Nintendo 5 Pokemon: Sapphire RPG Nintendo 6 Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap RPG Nintendo 7 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Action Adventure Electronic Arts 8 Dogz 2 Strategy/Sim Ubisoft 9 Final Fantasy VI Advance RPG Nintendo 10 Super Mario Advance 4 Action Adventure Nintendo   Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:46 PM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• Has Microsoft Lost its Mojo?

  Has Microsoft Lost its Mojo? In the pursuit to topple the Playstation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360 seemed to be on the right course.  A full one year head start combined with some killer games lifted the Xbox 360 quickly into the #1 next generation console slot.  Gears of War proved to be the 2006 holiday hit that hardcore gamers craved, but since then a string of bad news have stung the software giant from Redmond.  The Big Three include: Xbox 360 Hardware Failures A chorus of gamer polls and angry message board posts came to a head when one week prior to E3, Microsoft admitted that the Xbox 360 hardware was failing at unacceptable levels and announced a 3 year warranty extension for the dreaded 3 red lights hardware message.  This news alone could be the tipping point that causes Microsoft to lose it's lead against Sony this generation.  It appears that Microsoft's experience in software and services (not hardware) is clearly showing, compared to both Sony and Nintendo. E3 2007 Good games releasing this year were shown but the Resident Evil 5 re-announcement, Scene-it trivia game, and special edition Halo 3 Console announcements fell flat.  No price cut to match Sony's (albeit a limited $100 60GB version inventory move) was announced. Peter Moore bolts to head up the EA Sports division The figure head that Xbox 360 fan boys and Xbox division employees loved to rally around has left the building.  Yes, the man with that lead the Sega Dreamcast to a valiant fight against Sony has decided to move on and remove a few tattoos.  Interestingly enough, Peter worked directly with Visual Concepts (as Sega owned them at the time), and now will directly compete against their efforts at EA Sports. Casual Gamer Missteps: Microsoft was the first to digitally distribute casual games via a game console with Xbox LIVE Arcade.  The initial batch of Xbox 360's even bundled a simple remote with game play buttons (think Wii Remote without motion) that seemed to signal  serious thought and investment was being put towards the casual games market.  Unfortunately, the casual gamer doesn't typically have a networked home (at this point), and they don't typically spring for a $399 game console during the early adopter phase of a console's lifecycle.  What about the $299 Core model you say?  Well, remember you can't get online or save any of these casual games without a memory card or hard drive.  Other problems with Xbox LIVE Arcade included the initial menu system, which was a step above using DOS to find things.  Even with the redesign it is still a rather clunky interface.  Casual gamers are apparently gravitating toward a simpler approach with the $250 Nintendo Wii.  As everyone knows, the Wii has innovative casual games (namely Wii Sports) that do not require an internet connection.  It has an innovative yet simple remote, and is in the impulse buy price range of $250 (if you can find one).   Certainly Sony has taken it's lumps this generation, but with an assault by Sony for the hard core gamers and Nintendo for casual and younger gamers, will Microsoft be able to regain its 'mojo' and compete for the number one slot this generation?     Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 1:57 PM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• Wing Commander Arena and Super Contra Available Now on Xbox LIVE Arcade

  Both Wing Commander Arena and Super Contra are available for download on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Wing Commander Arena (800 points) boasts 16 player multiplayer over Xbox LIVE (a first).  Super Contra follows up the release of Contra...  Get your up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, and start code ready! Full Press Release: Wing Commander Arena will cost 800 points and includes features such as: The first Xbox LIVE Arcade title featuring multiplayer gameplay for up to 16 players over Xbox LIVE Four gameplay modes: Single Player, Multiplayer Team, Free for All, and Duel Players can choose from 18 different ships that can be customized with cloaking devices, mines, energy weapons, missiles and more! Skill-based matchmaking for ranked games Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore Super Contra will cost 400 points and includes features such as: Two gameplay modes: single player or two player co-op, either locally on the same Xbox 360 or over Xbox LIVE Players can choose to play with either the original graphics or the enhanced graphics Compete for the weekly and all time high scores on the Leaderboards Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore   Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 2:31 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEWS | 0 Comments

• Rock Band Pre-orders Rocket onto Best Seller List

  Rock Band pre-orders were made available yesterday, and the $199 Rock Band Collection has already made an appearance on the Amazon Top Sellers list! The Rock Band Collection comes with the game, guitar, microphone, and drum kit and is retailing for $199.99.  Amazon and other retailers also have each component individually priced as follows: Drums - $79.99 Wireless Guitar - $79.99 (Xbox 360), $59.99 (PS3) Microphone - $29.99 Game - $59.99 Check it out:  Amazon Best Sellers List     Posted Tuesday, July 24, 2007 5:27 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• Wii Virtual Console Releases for July 23, 2007

  Another 3 Wii Virtual Console releases for Nintendo Wii gamers this Monday.  I recall Devil's Crush as it was the sequel to Alien's Crush which had some of the most kick ass graphics for it's time (even though it was just a pinball game).  Never did finish Shining Force, but it perhaps it might be worth a go... In summary:  Kirby's Dream Course™ (Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points) Devil's Crush (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone – Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points) Shining Force™ (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points)   Full Press Release: WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL July 23, 2007 Ah, the three classic summer leisure activities: golf, pinball and battling hordes of evil creatures. Luckily, it's Monday and once again Nintendo has you covered. Players can hit the crazy links with the spherical Kirby, become a pinball wizard or just enjoy an afternoon of helping good triumph over evil. So pour yourself a tall glass of lemonade and settle in for some classic gaming fun. Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are: Kirby's Dream Course™ (Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Step up to the tee for the wackiest golf game of your life. This one- or two-player game features a floating golf course in the sky. High above Dream Land, players can pitch and putt the ever-popular puff ball, Kirby, through a maze of three-dimensional obstacles on a zany checkerboard course. Players must aim for the multitude of enemies that are spread throughout each fairway. Kirby must hit all the enemies to make them disappear, and the last one becomes the hole. Sink Kirby into the hole to advance to the next stage and clear all 8 courses – 64 holes in all. Devil's Crush (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone – Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): Devil's Crush is the exciting sequel to the hit pinball game Alien Crush and features even smoother ball movement and enhanced special effects. Shoot the ball onto the board with the Devil Shooter, then use flippers and nudging to keep it in play and rack up a high score. Complete certain conditions to play up to six different bonus stages. Get a "Perfect Clear" on those to earn a huge amount of points. The game's ominous theme is enhanced by its enemies: wandering skeleton knights, sorcerers and even a giant face that changes from a goddess to a sinister serpent. Shining Force™ (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): In ages long forgotten, Light fought Darkness for control of the world. Finally, the Ancients defeated the evil ruler of the dark forces known as Dark Dragon and cast him into another dimension, though he vowed to return in 1,000 years. As time passed, all memory of Dark Dragon was buried, and the land of Rune enjoyed 10 centuries of peace. Yet, as promised, the dark ruler returned, along with hordes of evil creatures that ravaged the land. As chaos erupted, several strongholds of Good still held out, awaiting a hero who could wield the Powers of Light. The list of downloadable games is updated weekly on Nintendo's Online Press Room at press.nintendo.com. For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com. Posted Monday, July 23, 2007 12:51 PM from Cheap Nintendo Wii DS - NEWS | 0 Comments Filed under: Nintendo News, Wii Virtual Console, Virtual Console Release List, Wii Virtual Console Releases, Nintendo Wii News

• New Releases for the Week of July 23, 2007

  Hair Bands and Race Fans this week!!! This week we see the release of Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80's on PlayStation 2, in addition to NASCAR 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2)!  The Nintendo Wii and Sony PSP sees Alien Syndrome as well... Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of July 23, 2007 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC (USA)!  As always, release dates are subject to change. NASCAR 08   NASCAR 08   Alien Syndrome   NASCAR 08   NHRA Countdown to the Championship   Guitar Hero Encore:  Rock the 80's   Shin Megami Tensei:  Persona 3 Special Edition   Final Fantasy II   Alien Syndrome   Dynasty Warriors DS:  Fighter's Battle   Ultimate Puzzle Games: Sudoku Edition   Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword   It's the Big Game, Charlie Brown   About Us If you find a video game deal, make sure to join and submit it to the GamerDeals Network (GamerDeals.net, 360-Deals, PS-Deals, and NintenDeals)!  Gamers finding the latest deals, bargains and cheap discount video game and console prices on the net!     Posted Monday, July 23, 2007 5:00 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEW GAMES | 0 Comments Filed under: New Releases

• Preview of Next Weeks Releases - July 23, 2007

  Hair Bands and Race Fans this week!!! This week we see the release of Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80's on PlayStation 2, in addition to NASCAR 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2)!  The Nintendo Wii and Sony PSP sees Alien Syndrome as well... Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of July 23, 2007 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC (USA)!  As always, release dates are subject to change. NASCAR 08   NASCAR 08   Alien Syndrome   NASCAR 08   NHRA Countdown to the Championship   Guitar Hero Encore:  Rock the 80's   Shin Megami Tensei:  Persona 3 Special Edition   Final Fantasy II   Alien Syndrome   Dynasty Warriors DS:  Fighter's Battle   Ultimate Puzzle Games: Sudoku Edition   Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword   It's the Big Game, Charlie Brown   About Us If you find a video game deal, make sure to join and submit it to the GamerDeals Network (GamerDeals.net, 360-Deals, PS-Deals, and NintenDeals)!  Gamers finding the latest deals, bargains and cheap discount video game and console prices on the net!     Posted Saturday, July 21, 2007 6:40 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEW GAMES | 0 Comments Filed under: New Releases

• Price Drop - Pirates of the Caribbean

  FYI...  Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End has dropped in price.  $39.99 (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360) $29.99 (PS2, PSP) $19.99 (DS, PC) Check it out:  Amazon - Pirates of the Caribbean     Posted Saturday, July 21, 2007 6:04 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• Gamefly Top 10 for the Week (July 19, 2007)

  Overlord for Xbox 360 takes the top spot of the Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list.  Mario Striker's Charged is at the top of the Nintendo Wii list, while PlayStation 3 gamers can't wait to get Lair in their mailbox. Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested list: Most Popular Games Cross-Platform: Rank Title Platform Category Publisher 1 Overlord Xbox 360 RPG Codemasters 2 Darkness Xbox 360 Shooter Take Two 3 Transformers: The Game Xbox 360 Action Adventure Activision 4 NCAA Football 08 Xbox 360 Sports Electronic Arts 5 All-Pro Football 2K8 Xbox 360 Sports Take Two 6 Vampire Rain Xbox 360 Action Adventure Microsoft 7 DiRT Xbox 360 Racing Codemasters 8 Mario Strikers Charged Wii Sports Nintendo 9 Halo 3 Xbox 360 Shooter Microsoft 10 The Bigs Xbox 360 Sports Take Two   Xbox 360 Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Overlord RPG Codemasters 2 Darkness Shooter Take Two 3 Transformers: The Game Action Adventure Activision 4 NCAA Football 08 Sports Electronic Arts 5 All-Pro Football 2K8 Sports Take Two 6 Vampire Rain Action Adventure Microsoft 7 DiRT Racing Codemasters 8 Halo 3 Shooter Microsoft 9 The Bigs Sports Take Two 10 Bioshock Shooter Take Two   Nintendo Wii Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Mario Strikers Charged Sports Nintendo 2 Resident Evil 4 Action Adventure Capcom 3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Action Adventure Electronic Arts 4 Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree Arcade/Puzzle Nintendo 5 Super Mario Galaxy Action Adventure Nintendo 6 Mario Party 8 Arcade/Puzzle Nintendo 7 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Shooter Nintendo 8 The Bigs Sports Take Two 9 Super Paper Mario Action Adventure Nintendo 10 Transformers: The Game Action Adventure Activision   PlayStation 3 Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Lair Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment 2 Ninja Gaiden Sigma Action Adventure Tecmo 3 Darkness Shooter Take Two 4 Transformers: The Game Action Adventure Activision 5 NCAA Football 08 Sports Electronic Arts 6 All-Pro Football 2K8 Sports Take Two 7 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Shooter Ubisoft 8 Heavenly Sword Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment 9 NASCAR 08 Racing Electronic Arts 10 John Woo presents Stranglehold Action Adventure Midway   PlayStation 2 Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Transformers: The Game Action Adventure Activision 2 Guitar Hero: Rock the 80's Arcade/Puzzle Activision 3 God of War II Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment 4 NASCAR 08 Racing Electronic Arts 5 NCAA Football 08 Sports Electronic Arts 6 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 Fighting Namco 7 Hot Shots Tennis Sports Sony Computer Entertainment 8 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Action Adventure Electronic Arts 9 The Bigs Sports Take Two 10 Bully Action Adventure Take Two   Xbox Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 NCAA Football 08 Sports Electronic Arts 2 Halo 2 Shooter Microsoft 3 Ninja Gaiden Black Action Adventure Tecmo 4 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Action Adventure LucasArts 5 Scarface: The World Is Yours Action Adventure Vivendi Universal 6 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords RPG LucasArts 7 Madden NFL 08 Sports Electronic Arts 8 Star Wars: Republic Commando Shooter LucasArts 9 Fable RPG Microsoft 10 Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse Action Adventure Aspyr   Nintendo DS Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Pokemon Diamond Strategy/Sim Nintendo 2 Pokemon Pearl Strategy/Sim Nintendo 3 Naruto: Ninja Council 3 Fighting D3P 4 Sim City DS Strategy/Sim Electronic Arts 5 Transformers: Autobots Action Adventure Activision 6 Transformers: Decepticons Action Adventure Activision 7 Brothers in Arms DS Shooter Ubisoft 8 New Super Mario Bros. Action Adventure Nintendo 9 Mario Kart DS Racing Nintendo 10 Deal or No Deal Strategy/Sim DSI Games   PlayStation Portable Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Transformers: The Game Action Adventure Activision 2 Final Fantasy RPG Square Enix 3 Final Fantasy II RPG Square Enix 4 The Bigs Sports Take Two 5 Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment 6 Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology RPG Namco 7 Riviera: The Promised Land RPG Atlus 8 Dungeons & Dragons Tactics RPG Atari 9 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Shooter Ubisoft 10 Lumines: Puzzle Fusion Arcade/Puzzle Ubisoft   GameCube Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action Adventure Nintendo 2 Ratatouille Kids/Family THQ 3 Mario Party 7 Kids/Family Nintendo 4 Super Smash Bros. Melee Fighting Nintendo 5 Mario Kart: Double Dash Racing Nintendo 6 Mario Superstar Baseball Sports Nintendo 7 Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness Action Adventure Nintendo 8 Super Mario Strikers Sports Nintendo 9 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Action Adventure Nintendo 10 Surf's Up Kids/Family Ubisoft   Game Boy Advance Most Popular Games: Rank Title Category Publisher 1 Pokemon Emerald Action Adventure Nintendo 2 Pokemon Fire Red Strategy/Sim Nintendo 3 Pokemon: Sapphire RPG Nintendo 4 Pokemon Leaf Green Strategy/Sim Nintendo 5 Pokemon: Ruby RPG Nintendo 6 Dogz 2 Strategy/Sim Ubisoft 7 Final Fantasy VI Advance RPG Nintendo 8 Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap RPG Nintendo 9 Super Mario Advance 4 Action Adventure Nintendo 10 Spiderman 3 Action Adventure Activision   Posted Thursday, July 19, 2007 5:59 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• Wii Virtual Console Game Releases for the Week of July 16, 2007

  Another week and yet another three titles to pick from.  At the top of the list (literally) is the original Paper Mario from the Nintendo 64....  In summary: Paper Mario® (Nintendo® 64, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Comic Mischief, 1,000 Wii Points) Balloon Fight® (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points) Silent Debuggers (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points)   Full Press Release:  WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL July 16, 2007 Ready for a fantastical summer getaway? Instead of a travel agent, visit the Wii Shop Channel, where this week's new game offerings invite you to explore some exciting and highly unusual locales. Magical 3-D realms, balloon-filled skies and a perilous space station are just a few of the exotic destinations you'll find. Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are: Paper Mario® (Nintendo® 64, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Comic Mischief, 1,000 Wii Points): Paper Mario is a graphically innovative game that breaks from the confines of the RPG genre. Now slimmed down, everyone's favorite plumber flips, spins, jumps and hammers his way through scads of exotic worlds that teem with a huge and hugely entertaining supporting cast. Players control numerous old and new characters in a complex, nonlinear story that follows different scenarios depending on player choices. A dizzying collection of spells, attacks, skills and special items can be collected by players willing to thoroughly explore the lush 3-D environments. Balloon Fight® (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Control a character to pop your opponents' balloons before they pop yours. Sounds easy, doesn't it? Don't be fooled by this game's simple premise or cute exterior. Underneath you'll find a surprisingly addictive game with strategy to spare. After mastering the easy-to-learn controls, you still have to get a grip on the game's impressively realistic physics. And if that's not enough, there are the ever-increasing enemies and environmental hazards like lightning and water. Try the game's second mode, Balloon Trip, if you feel like taking a break from the action and just want to see how long you can stay aloft. And hey, who doesn't like popping balloons sometimes? Silent Debuggers (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): Make your way through a dungeon-like space station and defeat the prowling monsters in this real-time first-person shooter. You're a member of the elite Debuggers, a group of warriors who are jacks-of-all-trades. Assigned to inspect an unmanned space station, you have exactly 100 minutes to get in, destroy the monsters lurking in each block, make your way to the lowest level and deactivate the automatic detonator placed there. With each monster that slips by you, the core block becomes harder to survive in, so speed is key in preserving the facility and each separate block. Experience the thrill of survival as the timer ticks away and you uncover the truth of the events that occurred. For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com.     Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 5:42 AM from Cheap Nintendo Wii DS - NEWS | 0 Comments

• Bomberman Live Now Available on Xbox LIVE Arcade

  Both Bomberman Live and Yie Ar Kung Fu are available on Xbox LIVE! Bomberman LIVE - 800 Microsoft Points Yie Ar Kung Fu  - 400 Microsoft Points Bomberman Live supports up to 8 person Xbox LIVE multiplayer support! From the Media Alert: Bombs Away with “Bomberman Live” and Fulfill Your Destiny with “Yie Ar Kung Fu” on Xbox LIVE Arcade Bomberman is Back and Better Than Ever – Play “Bomberman Live” for Xbox LIVE Arcade   The award winning franchise, “Bomberman,” is going Live! Hudson Entertainment’s “Bomberman Live” comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 this Wednesday, July 18 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. Pacific).   Created specifically for Xbox LIVE Arcade, the all-new “Bomberman Live” delivers unparalleled social gaming excitement with high definition graphics, four-person local multiplayer and eight-person online multiplayer over Xbox LIVE. And to show there is no Bomberman out there quite like yours, players now have over 10,000 unique ways to fully customize their Bomberman.   In “Bomberman Live,” players guide their unique Bomberman around a grid-like arena, avoiding opponents and their bombs while attempting to bomb the competition. “Bomberman Live” features eight multiplayer arenas including Lost World, where players can sink in puddles of quicksand, and Ghost Town, where players can fall into trap doors. By destroying blocks, players can reveal 16 different power-ups (and power-downs!) from the simple “Speed Up” to the devastating “Dangerous Bomb.”   “Bomberman Live” will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone.   Game Features ·         Prove you’re the best: Play at home with up to four players or hop online and challenge the best Bombermen (and women!) from around the world with up to eight players. ·         Fully customizable Bomberman: With over 10,000 possible combinations, players can customize Bomberman – from the gladiator outfit to the clown costume, or mix and match! Players can make Bomberman as cute or menacing as they like. ·         Do battle in eight exotic locations: Compete in eight striking arenas, each with their own traps and gimmicks. ·         Annihilate enemies with power-ups: Destroy blocks to reveal 16 distinct power-ups (and power-downs).     Fulfill Your Destiny – “Yie Ar Kung Fu” comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday   Try and master the classic fighting game “Yie Ar Kung Fu” from Konami, which arrives on Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 this Wednesday, July 18 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).   Training his whole life, Oolong is on a quest to become the ultimate champion. To fulfill his destiny, Oolong must face and defeat masters of the throwing shuriken, nunchaku, bo, chain and more at the Martial Arts Championship. With enhanced graphics, hand painted backgrounds and new achievements, this classic fighting game is sure to test any player’s skills.   “Yie Ar Kung Fu” will be available worldwide for 400 Microsoft Points and is rated E10+ for Cartoon Violence.   Game Features ·         Choose to play the authentic arcade version or experienced the enhanced version, which features stunning hand painted models and backgrounds mimicking traditional Japanese art styles  Xbox LIVE leaderboards where gamers can compare scores among friends and the rest of the Xbox LIVE world Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 5:30 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEWS | 0 Comments

• Vote for the Best Games of E3 2007!

  The Booth Babes may be gone, but the games have not! Did Killzone 2 live up to the hype?  Did Call of Duty 4 own the show?  Does Super Mario Galaxy rock your world? (did I just write that???) Vote for what games you feel had the best E3 2007 Showing!  Simply vote up or down and this dynamic list will add your vote!  If your favorite moves up or down, you can even re-vote!  We'll report on the results in a week or two... Posted Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:50 PM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• Happy Football-oliday!

  Happy Football-oliday! With the release of All Pro Football 2K8 and NCAA Football 08, we wanted to wish you a happy football-oliday! - Your good buddies at the GamerDeals.net Network   Posted Tuesday, July 17, 2007 5:59 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• New Releases for the Week of July 16, 2007

  Football kicks into gear this week as both NCAA Football 08 from Electronic Arts and All Pro Football 2K8 from 2K Sports release.  All Pro Football 2K8 marks the return to the gridiron for 2K Sports as they release their first product following the EA/NFL license agreement.  Will NFL2K5 fans support their efforts? Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of July 16, 2007 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC (USA)!  As always, release dates are subject to change. NCAA Football 08   All Pro Football 2K8   NCAA Football 08   All Pro Football 2K8   No new releases   NCAA Football 08   Rugby 2008   Hot Shots Tennis   Smash Court Tennis 3   Tales of the World:  Radiant Mythology   Parappa the Rapper   No new releases   Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2   Civilization IV:  Gold Edition   Mission Combat Force   About Us If you find a video game deal, make sure to join and submit it to the GamerDeals Network (GamerDeals.net, 360-Deals, PS-Deals, and NintenDeals)!  Gamers finding the latest deals, bargains and cheap discount video game and console prices on the net!     Posted Sunday, July 15, 2007 12:47 PM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEW GAMES | 0 Comments Filed under: New Releases

• Vote for Who Won E3!

  Vote for Who Had the Best E3 2007 Showing!  E3 has been toned down a bit this year, but the press events, demos and impressions from across the interweb still dominate the news.  Vote for who you feel has had the best E3 2007 Showing!  Simply vote up or down and this dynamic list will add your vote!  If your favorite moves up or down, you can even re-vote! Posted Friday, July 13, 2007 4:04 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• Golden Axe and Sonic Available on Xbox LIVE Arcade

  Get pissed off at your buddies all over again for grabbing the little gnome goody bags in Golden Axe. The Sega classics Golden Axe and Sonic the Hedgehog are available for download now on Xbox LIVE Arcade.  Both games are updated in HD and Golden Axe supports two person multiplayer.   Via Gamerscoreblog: We held off announcing tomorrow's Xbox LIVE Arcade game for Wednesday, but in case you weren't paying attention, you can download two Sega classics (a few hours early!): Golden Axe, the classic action-adventure game with two-person multiplayer, and Sonic The Hedgehog, the classic platform game updated in HD. Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:26 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEWS | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft News

• PS3 $100 Price Drop Confirmed!

  As confirmed by Sony this morning (July 9, 2007), the PS3 60GB will see a reduction in price to $499 (from $599). Sony should start to see a significant increase in consoles sales given this price drop, combined with the 5 free Blu-Ray movies deal. Stay tuned today as we will be monitoring and posting the best deals combined with this price drop! Check it out:  5 free Blu-Ray movies deal   Posted Monday, July 09, 2007 7:26 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• Will Microsoft Beat Sony to a Price Cut Announcement?

  With the recent rumors of a pending PS3 price cut, is Microsoft thinking of taking the plunge also?  According to Joystiq, on June 15th, 2007, the Xbox 360 Premium will have been $399 for 600 days.  This is even longer than the time it took the PlayStation 2 to initially reduce its launch price. Even with the emergence of the Nintendo Wii, Sony is still the primary rival and target for Microsoft's Xbox division.  History shows that Microsoft and Sony always try to out-trump the other come E3, the industry's largest convention.  During E3 2003, Sony apparently became aware of a pending Xbox price cut and beat Microsoft to the punch by announcing a Playstation 2 price cut to $179 (from $199) during the week prior to E3.  As planned, Microsoft followed through with their announcement at E3 Wednesday that year. So, do you think Microsoft will return the favor this year by trumping Sony's expected price cut at E3 this Wednesday? Posted Sunday, July 08, 2007 8:51 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• New Releases for the Week of July 9, 2007

  Another slow week as most of the game developers/publishers are certainly busy with E3 coming up...  With that being said, the Xbox 360 sees Project Sylpheed:  Arc of Deception released, while Nintendo DS gamers can look forward to Vegas Casino:  High Five. Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of July 9, 2007 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC (USA)!  As always, release dates are subject to change. Project Sylpheed:  Arc of Deception   No new releases   No new releases   No new releases   Smash Court Tennis 3   Riviera:  The Promised Land   Vegas Casino:  High 5   Jewels of Cleopatra   Sword of the New World:  Granado Espada   About Us If you find a video game deal, make sure to join and submit it to the GamerDeals Network (GamerDeals.net, 360-Deals, PS-Deals, and NintenDeals)!  Gamers finding the latest deals, bargains and cheap discount video game and console prices on the net!     Posted Sunday, July 08, 2007 6:49 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEW GAMES | 0 Comments Filed under: New Releases

• Happy 7/7/07!!!

  Happy July 7th, 2007 (aka 7/7/07)! ...  Otherwise known as the luckiest day ever created! This meaningless news post brought to you by your good buddies at the GamerDeals Network!       Posted Saturday, July 07, 2007 5:56 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• PS3 $100 Price Drop Dated - July 12th

  As reported by Gamedaily, it appears that the Sony Playstation 3 will see a $100 price drop on July 12th.  This has not been confirmed by Sony, but it is expected that this will be officially announced during E3. Sony should start to see a significant increase in consoles sales given this price drop, combined with the 5 free Blu-Ray movies deal. Stay tuned for Microsoft's (and perhaps Nintendo's) response...   Posted Thursday, July 05, 2007 7:57 PM from Cheap Xbox 360 - Gamer News | 0 Comments

• Missile Command Available Now on Xbox LIVE Arcade

  Missile Command is available for download now on Xbox LIVE Arcade! Grab it for 400 Microsoft points... Full Media Alert: Mission: Defend Planet Zardon with Atari’s “Missile Command” for Xbox LIVE Arcade Considered one of the great classic video games from the Golden Age of Arcade Games, Atari’s “Missile Command” comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 this Wednesday, July 4 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. Pacific). While staying true to the original arcade classic, the enhanced “Missile Command” for Xbox LIVE Arcade has players acting as regional commander of three anti-missile batteries defending six cities in their zone. As Planet Zardon is under attack by an endless hail of interplanetary ballistic missiles from Krytol, players must act fast to fend off the missiles and keep their cities intact. Gliding across the sky, players complete levels by taking out all enemy weaponry. At the end of a level, players can earn bonus points for the more cities that remain and the fewer missiles that are used. “Missile Command” will be available worldwide for 400 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone. Game Features Beautifully rendered 3D graphics and updated music and sound effects Up to two players can play together locally or over Xbox LIVE Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points More information is available at http://www.xbox.com/games/livearcade. Posted Wednesday, July 04, 2007 4:25 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEWS | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft News

• Wii Virtual Console Releases for the Week of July 2, 2007

  This week we see another 3 releases for the Wii Virtual Console.  Never was a big fan of Ecco the Dolphin, but apparently it warranted this sequel ('The Tides of Time') on the Genesis...  Nintendo Wii Virtual Console does what your boxed up and broken Genesis don't.... In summary: Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES®, 1 player, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points) Ecco: The Tides of Time (Sega Genesis, 1 player, rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points) DRAGON SPIRIT (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points)   Full Press Release: WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL July 2, 2007 This week the Wii Shop Channel is all about a healthy diet. Grab lots of vegetables, drink plenty of water and top it off with some eggs. As an appetizer, might we recommend starting with Super Mario Bros. 2™, a delicious morsel starring everyone's favorite plumber. But in this game, players can control three other characters as well. As an entrée, try the dolphin. Not to eat, of course, but to play. Ecco™: The Tides of Time is a swimmingly fun underwater adventure. Finally, let a multi-headed dragon help you cleanse your palate in DRAGON SPIRIT™. This week is a veritable feast of delicious games. Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are: Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES®, 1 player, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Join Mario™, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad in an incredible fantasy world on a quest to save the day. This time, they have little more than vegetables to defend themselves with. Pick up items and throw them at your adversaries to clear levels in seven massive worlds. Even enemies can be picked up and tossed across the screen. Each character has a unique set of abilities: Luigi can jump higher and farther than any of the other characters, Toad can dig extremely fast and pull items out of the ground quicker than anyone and the princess is the only one who can jump and hover temporarily. This unique installment in the Mario series will keep you coming back for more. Ecco: The Tides of Time (Sega Genesis, 1 player, rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): In this sequel to Ecco the Dolphin, everyone's favorite underwater hero must battle the Vortex Queen and her hive of drones. The wicked queen followed Ecco back to Earth from the future and quickly established her hive. It's up to Ecco to defeat this alien threat by navigating the depths of his side-scrolling world, solving puzzles and receiving help from his marine-mammal friends. When Ecco used the time machine to save his pod, he split the stream of time in two. He must now restore the rift before the world is permanently changed into a mechanical world, sucked dry by the Vortex. DRAGON SPIRIT (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): A fantastic world of adventure unfolds in this vertical-scrolling shooter. Sealed away by the gods long ago, the Evil Demon of Darkness, Zawell, seeks to rise again and unleash a new reign of evil. The brave warrior Amur races to rescue Princess Alicia from the demon's wretched clutches. Amur takes the form of the legendary Blue Dragon and fights his way through the legions of monsters that await in the sky. Battle your way through eight different areas, using your Dragon Breath to bring down airborne targets and Fireballs to wipe out targets on the ground. Destroy flashing enemies and smash Eggs to uncover different kinds of power-up items. Boost your firepower by increasing the number of heads your dragon has, and defeat all the bosses as you make your way to Zawell's dark lair. For more information about Wii, please visit wii.com. Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 5:09 AM from Cheap Nintendo Wii DS - NEWS | 0 Comments

• New Releases for the Week of July 2, 2007

  A slight slowdown after the slew of games released last week...  With that being said, all eyes are on Team Ninja's release of Ninja Gaiden Sigma on the PlayStation 3 as it appears to be getting great reviews. Check out the latest list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of July 2, 2007 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC (USA)!  As always, release dates are subject to change. Vampire Rain   Ninja Gaiden Sigma   Chicken Shoot   No new releases   Hot Wheels Ultimate Racing   Steel Horizon   Vegas Casino:  High 5   Platinum Sodoku   Seven Kingdoms Conquest   Terror Strike   Taito Legends 2   Ride!  Carnival Tycoon   Jewels of Cleopatra   About Us If you find a video game deal, make sure to join and submit it to the GamerDeals Network (GamerDeals.net, 360-Deals, PS-Deals, and NintenDeals)!  Gamers finding the latest deals, bargains and cheap discount video game and console prices on the net!     Posted Monday, July 02, 2007 4:00 AM from Cheap Xbox 360 - NEW GAMES | 0 Comments Filed under: New Releases