Welcome to another edition of This Week in Geek. This Week in Geek is your one place blog for all the things you care about. This is, of course, only true if the things you care about are games, entertainment, entertainment, and kittens. I round up all the latest game releases, rumors and announcements so you don't have to.
Virtual Console Releases:
-Altered Beast. Originally for the Sega. 1-2 players. 1,000 Wii points.
WiiWare Releases:
-Arkanoid Plus! Developed by Taito. 1-2 players. 800 Wi points.
-Drift Mania. Developed by Konami. 1-8 players. 800 Wii points.
DSiWare Releases:
-Art Academy: Second Semester. Developed by Nintendo. 1 player. 800 DSi points.
-Dragon Quest Wars. Devloped by Square Renix. 1-4 players. 500 DSi points.
Game Releases:
September 29, 2009:
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS)
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (PS3)
Dead Space Extraction (Wii)
Deca Sports 2 (Wii)
MotorStorm Arctic Edge (PSP)
Battle of Giants - Dragons (DS)
Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan (PC)
Tornado Outbreak (X360, Wii, PS3)
Undead Knights (PSP)
Obscure: The Aftermath (PSP)
September 30, 2009:
Valhala Knights: Eldar Saga (Wii)
October 1, 2009:
Gran Turismo (PSP)
October 2, 2009:
Risen (PC)
Rumors:
Sources tell Kotaku that any where from 200 to 300 people could be loosing their jobs in a massive Square Enix layoff in Japan. No word on whether the layoffs will dip into the Square Enix's newly acquired Eidos or Taito.
-Team ICO's Fumito Ueda has alluded in several interviews that Ico and Shadow of the Colossus could be getting the PS3 treatment.
"Initially, I didn't want to consider that. I always thought they were designed for PS2 and should stay there. But lately, I've been thinking it would be nice to provide the games to other platforms to reach more users."
Source
-A recent posting on LinkedIn hints at the sequel to Dead Space is going into production. EA senior recruiter Jeff Ballard's page says "The game is in the later stages of pre-production, ready for production in the next few months, with many of the navigational and combat mechanics in place." This could mean we will be seeing the game on shelves much earlier than expected.
Announcements:
-Just when you thought your Xbox 360 avatar couldn't get any more awesome, it did. New Mass Effect inspired costumes have hit the Avatar Marketplace. Being the best dressed will cost you 480 MS points.
-Holiday time means bundle time. This holiday season Microsoft is offering up a Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle and the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Game Pack. The Elite pack will come with the 120 GB console as well as two family oriented games: Lego Batman and Pure. The bundle will go for $299.
-Ghostbusters is coming to the PSP this November. The game will cost a cool $29.
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