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[Papercut]

Another quarter is coming to a close which mean….Q3 new release time!       
      
       
      
How can Q3 hope to match the fully stacked Q2?  Well -- it doesn't hurt that the holiday season seems to begin in August now…. But you decide -- here's a sample release calendar (and again, dates may slip or may just be made up...  ):      
      
JULY      

•    7/6 :: CRACKDOWN 2 (360)   
•    7/6 :: SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: PERSONA 3 PORTABLE (PSP)   
•    7/7 :: MONKEY ISLAND 2: SPECIAL EDITION (XBLA, PSN, PC)   
•    7/11 :: DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS OF THE STARRY SKIES (DS)   
•    7/13 :: DEATHSPANK (XBLA, PSN)   
•    7/13 :: NCAA FOOTBALL 11 (360, PS3, PS2)   
•    7/20 :: ARC RISE FANTASIA (WII)   
•    7/20 :: LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES 2010 (360, PS3, WII)   
•    7/20 :: TRACKMANIA (WII)   
•    7/27 :: BLAZBLUE: CONTINUUM SHIFT (360, PS3)   
•    7/27 :: CLASH OF THE TITANS (360, PS3)   
•    7/27 :: STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY (PC, MAC)   
•    JUL :: CASTLEVANIA: HARMONY OF DESPAIR (XBLA)   
•    JUL :: LARA CROFT AND THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT (XBLA)   
•    JUL :: LIMBO (XBLA)   

      
      
      
AUGUST      

•    8/10 :: LUCHA LIBRE AAA: HEROES OF THE RING (360, PS3, WII, PSP)   
•    8/10 :: MADDEN NFL 11 (360, PS3, WII, PSP)   
•    8/10 :: SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD: THE GAME (PSN)   
•    8/24 :: KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS (360, PS3, PC)   
•    8/24 :: MAFIA 2 (360, PS3, PC)   
•    8/31 :: DEAD RISING 2 (360, PS3, PC)   
•    8/31 :: DISNEY'S GUILTY PARTY (WII)   
•    8/31 :: METROID: OTHER M (WII)   
•    8/31 :: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ARMADA OF THE DAMNED (360)   
•    8/31 :: TOM CLANCY'S HAWX 2 (360, PS3, WII)   
•    8/31 :: VALKYRIA CHRONICLES 2 (PSP)   
•    AUG :: HYDROPHOBIA (XBLA)   
•    AUG :: SUPER MEAT BOY (XBLA, WII, PC)   
•    AUG :: DIVINITY 2: FLAMES OF VENGEANCE (360, PC)   

      
      
      
SEPTEMBER      

•    9/7 :: ARCANIA: GOTHIC IV (360, PS3. PC)   
•    9/7 :: KINGDOM HEARTS: BIRTH BY SLEEP (PSP)   
•    9/7 :: NHL 11 (360, PS3)   
•    9/7 :: R.U.S.E. (360, PS3, PC)   
•    9/7 :: SPIDER-MAN: SHATTERED DIMENSIONS (360, PS3, WII, DS)   
•    9/14 :: DEF JAM RAPSTAR (360, PS3, WII)   
•    9/14 :: FRONT MISSION EVOLVED (360, PS3, PC)   
•    9/14 :: HALO: REACH (360)   
•    9/14 :: PLANTS VS ZOMBIES (XBLA)   
•    9/14 :: SHAUN WHITE SKATEBOARDING (PS3, WII)   
•    9/19 :: PLAYSTATION MOVE + Launch Games (PS3)   
•    9/20 :: PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE UNWOUND FUTURE (DS)   
•    9/21 :: SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION V (PC)   
•    9/21 :: TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED 2 (360, PS3, PC)   
•    9/21 :: TRUE CRIME (360, PS3, PC)   
•    9/22 :: FIST OF THE NORTH STAR: MUSOU (360, PS3)   
•    9/24 :: F1 2010 (360, PS3, PC)   
•    9/28 :: FIFA 11 (360, PS3, WII, PS2, PSP, DS)   
•    9/28 :: GUITAR HERO: WARRIORS OF ROCK (360, PS3, WII)   
•    9/28 :: NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 2 (360, PS3)   
•    9/30 :: SOCOM 4 (PS3)   
•    SEP :: NHL SLAPSHOT (WII)   
•    Q3 :: L.A. NOIR (360, PS3)   
•    Q3 :: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4: EPISODE 1 (360, PS3, WII)   
•    Q3 :: MAJIN AND THE FORSAKEN KINGDOM (360, PS3)   

      



So, which ones are you targeting? 

[Papercut]

By the way, did you keep playing that?  You said you were enjoying it alright, as I recall.

I was still on the first disc when I decided to send it back to GameFly...because I do plan on picking it up some day to finish it. I guess I just got into a groove with the battle system and my expectations were fairly low to begin with so I was able to look at it on it's own terms and really, not as a FF game.

So when I get the itch again or see it on discount or whatever, I'll probably get back to it.

[Farrell]

•    7/7 :: MONKEY ISLAND 2: SPECIAL EDITION (XBLA, PSN, PC)   
•    8/24 :: MAFIA 2 (360, PS3, PC)   
•    9/7 :: ARCANIA: GOTHIC IV (360, PS3. PC)   
•    9/14 :: FRONT MISSION EVOLVED (360, PS3, PC)   
•    9/20 :: PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE UNWOUND FUTURE (DS)   
•    Q3 :: L.A. NOIR (360, PS3)   

      

So, which ones are you targeting? 

I'm not sure I'm getting any of these besides Professor Layton for Heather... I'll give them a look, though.  October is the month I'm waiting for.  I haven't heard of L.A. Noir but the title intrigues me.

[Papercut]

I haven't heard of L.A. Noir but the title intrigues me.

It's a Rockstar game. Saw a feature on it in Game Informer:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/H2MPtmoNISY&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/H2MPtmoNISY&rel=1</a>

[Farrell]

Thanks, Dan!  I'll definitely keep my eye on it.  I love the potential of that setting/time period.  I'm not familiar with Team Bondi, but I did briefly play The Getaway. I didn't care for it that much but that was a long time ago.  

[Richard]

I'll be getting...

Mafia 2
Dead Rising 2
Halo: Reach
L.A. Noir

I haven't heard of L.A. Noir but the title intrigues me.

 

 

[the other mike]

Another quarter is coming to a close which mean….Q3 new release time!       
      
       
      
How can Q3 hope to match the fully stacked Q2?  Well -- it doesn't hurt that the holiday season seems to begin in August now…. But you decide -- here's a sample release calendar (and again, dates may slip or may just be made up...  ):      
      

So, which ones are you targeting? 

thank you for the handy dandy list!

•    8/24 :: KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS (360, PS3, PC) <<<mildly interested   
•    8/24 :: MAFIA 2 (360, PS3, PC) <<<mildly interested   
•    9/7 :: SPIDER-MAN: SHATTERED DIMENSIONS (360, PS3, WII, DS) <<curious   
•    9/14 :: FRONT MISSION EVOLVED (360, PS3, PC)   <<curious
•    9/14 :: HALO: REACH (360) <<<<<definite buy   
•    Q3 :: L.A. NOIR (360, PS3) <<curious   

-mike

[TurningAsher]

Just picked up Tranformers: War for Cybertron yesterday, and barring a few glitches it's been a lot of fun! The design style is really badass, and the narrative direction reminds me of the TF movie from the 80's.

Anyone else picked it up yet?

[GLewis]

Just started playing Civ IV again after a year or two away. Man, that game is much fun.

[Comicbookhero (Michael Moskop)]

Hey Mike M -- saw your PS3 game tweet -- here's some PS3-only recommendations that may pique your interests.

Thanks so much Dan. You are my new best friend, call me every ten minutes. KARMA!

[Mike Murphy]

Working my way through Persona 3. After which, if I can find it on the cheap, I'll pick up Red Dead Redemption.

Here's what I'm looking forward to:
   
   7/7 :: MONKEY ISLAND 2: SPECIAL EDITION (XBLA, PSN, PC)   
   7/11 :: DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS OF THE STARRY SKIES (DS)   
   7/13 :: DEATHSPANK (XBLA, PSN)   
   JUL :: CASTLEVANIA: HARMONY OF DESPAIR (XBLA)   
   JUL :: LARA CROFT AND THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT (XBLA)   
   JUL :: LIMBO (XBLA) 
   8/24 :: KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS (360, PS3, PC)   
   8/24 :: MAFIA 2 (360, PS3, PC)
   AUG :: SUPER MEAT BOY (XBLA, WII, PC)
   9/7 :: SPIDER-MAN: SHATTERED DIMENSIONS (360, PS3, WII, DS)   
   9/14 :: HALO: REACH (360)   
   9/20 :: PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE UNWOUND FUTURE (DS)   
   9/21 :: SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION V (PC)   
   9/21 :: TRUE CRIME (360, PS3, PC)     
   Q3 :: L.A. NOIR (360, PS3)
     

[matthaber]

Just picked up Tranformers: War for Cybertron yesterday, and barring a few glitches it's been a lot of fun! The design style is really badass, and the narrative direction reminds me of the TF movie from the 80's.

Anyone else picked it up yet?

I rented it. Tons of fun. I've beaten the Decepticon campaign and now I'm starting the Autobots. My only problem is the game has froze 3 times now. And if it does it one more time, I think I'm done with it. I'm sick of having to turn off my ps3, Then turning it back on.

[Mayekoi]

The same thing I've been playing on an off for the last ten years of my life.

Pokemon.

Pokemon.

Poke-freaking-mon.

This time around, I've become something like three times as obsessive compulsive about collecting every one because me and my room mate are playing either version at the same time, so we can pheasably do it if we split the list of something like 400 monsters in half and each OH MY GOD WHAT HAVE I BECOME.

[TurningAsher]

I rented it. Tons of fun. I've beaten the Decepticon campaign and now I'm starting the Autobots. My only problem is the game has froze 3 times now. And if it does it one more time, I think I'm done with it. I'm sick of having to turn off my ps3, Then turning it back on.

Weird, I had some glitchy environmental issues: like I would jump and occasionally get stuck in the air... but if I'm being honest, that's only because I was trying to exploit the terrain. Never really affected my gameply experience though, as I always managed to right things by transforming.

I've only done the Autobot campaign so far... that and the multiplayer which is really cool! My only complaint there is the matchmaking system. Your skills increase as you level so wtf is my level 3 soldier doing facing off against your level 21 leader... makes no sense from a balance perspective!

[Papercut]

How Q3 stacks up for me....potentially...
      

•    7/6 :: CRACKDOWN 2 (360) =    
•    7/7 :: MONKEY ISLAND 2: SPECIAL EDITION (XBLA, PSN, PC) = +  
•    7/13 :: DEATHSPANK (XBLA, PSN) =
•    7/27 :: STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY (PC, MAC) =    
•    JUL :: CASTLEVANIA: HARMONY OF DESPAIR (XBLA) = +
•    JUL :: LARA CROFT AND THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT (XBLA) =    
•    JUL :: LIMBO (XBLA) = +    
•    8/10 :: SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD: THE GAME (PSN) = +
•    8/31 :: DEAD RISING 2 (360, PS3, PC) = +
•    8/31 :: METROID: OTHER M (WII) = +
•    AUG :: HYDROPHOBIA (XBLA) =    
•    AUG :: SUPER MEAT BOY (XBLA, WII, PC) =    
•    9/7 :: SPIDER-MAN: SHATTERED DIMENSIONS (360, PS3, WII, DS) =    
•    9/14 :: HALO: REACH (360) =    
•    9/19 :: PLAYSTATION MOVE + Launch Games (PS3) = + +
•    9/20 :: PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE UNWOUND FUTURE (DS) = +    
•    9/21 :: SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION V (PC) = +
•    9/28 :: GUITAR HERO: WARRIORS OF ROCK (360, PS3, WII) = +
•    Q3 :: L.A. NOIR (360, PS3) =    

      

[TurningAsher]

I'm with you on Q3 Papercut! I took part in the betas for StarCraft II and Reach; both of which impressed me with their polish. And while both focused a lot solely on the multiplayer aspects of the game, I'm really looking forward to their release!

And with a new Castlevania and a spiritual successor in the hipster candy known as Scott Pilgrim, should be a fun summer!

[Richard]

GUITAR HERO: WARRIORS OF ROCK (360, PS3, WII) = +

You should be ashamed of yourself! 

[Papercut]

You should be ashamed of yourself! 

 


I have nearly all the other ones...why not keep the streak goin'? 

[Richard]

I have nearly all the other ones...why not keep the streak goin'? 

 

[matthaber]

Weird, I had some glitchy environmental issues: like I would jump and occasionally get stuck in the air... but if I'm being honest, that's only because I was trying to exploit the terrain. Never really affected my gameply experience though, as I always managed to right things by transforming.

I've only done the Autobot campaign so far... that and the multiplayer which is really cool! My only complaint there is the matchmaking system. Your skills increase as you level so wtf is my level 3 soldier doing facing off against your level 21 leader... makes no sense from a balance perspective!

The little I have played of the multiplayer it was fun.

a few other things about the game, I really don't like your AI partners in the game. It would be a lot better if I was playing co-op.

Also I love how the story is. IT's not just one story from both sides. Its the first half of the story is decepticons, and the second half Autobot. Makes it so your not just doing the same thing twice.