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With the holidays upon us, expect the industry to plunge into a deep hibernation during the next few weeks. While most developers, publishers, and PR people will be taking a much-needed reprieve, at last one person will be active through the new year: the employee responsible for pulling the giant e-switch with opens the flood gates for downloadable content.
360
All Zombies Must Die! (XBLA)
PS3
All Zombies Must Die! (PSN)
Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD (PSN)
Wii
Carmen Sandiego: Adventures in Math (WiiWare)
3DS
Bionic Commando (eShop/GB Version)
VVVVVV (eShop)
DS
Cake Ninja (eShop)
Slingo Supreme (eShop)
PSP
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PSone Classic)
PC
No releases
DesertEagle’s Pick: Despite a few quizzical difficulty spikes, Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath was easily the most accessible and enjoyable entry in the series. With a positive buzz emanating from the European and Australian press, I’m hoping the title will hope sooth the sting of receiving multiple copies of Ventica for the holidays. Note to self: next year, be nicer.
Wow, only two games this week? That is hibernation.
This this is what drives me crazy about the industry. If you were to release a budget game this week, you really wouldn’t have to worry about competitors, and be in stores when plenty of people are gift cards burning holes through their pockets.
You should also post the Xbox DLC deals.
A German site is reporting these deals:
12/22/2011: Fallout contents
12/24/2011: Street Fighter 3 Third Strike Online Edition
12/15/2011: Fruit Ninja Kinect
12/26/2011: Forza Motorsport 4 content (including Season Pass, avatar items)
12/27/2011: Reach Halo content (including Gond, packs, avatar items, etc.)
12/28/2011: Sonic content
12/29/2011: Red Dead Redemption content
12/30/2011: Gears of War 3 content (including Season Pass Add-ons and avatar items)
12/30/2011: Call of Duty content
source: http://www.looki.de/xbox_live_marktplatz_xbox_deals_wann_kommen_welche_angeboteae_update_n89977.html
I could be up for the Forza 4 season pass.
Is it me or are these Season passes really ambiguous? All I can’t find out for Forza is that there will be four packs and American cars were announced as a bonus. How do publishers expect people to pay for something when they don’t even know what is included?
6 packs+bonus cars. But, yeah- still no info other than it being cars until next April.
Man, they can’t give Fruit Ninja Kinect away.
Is the season pass is $14.99 (50%) I’m in, even though it’s just cars.
All Zombies Must Die? I through they were already dead…
Is All Zombies Must Die! the sequel to Burn, Zombie Burn?
Wait did Deagle actually write this today, or did he just flip a e-switch?
Oddworld always had the best art style around.
No Oddworld for 360. How…. Odd.
It’s also coming out for the PC eventually.
I’ll be getting Oddworld for sure.
Hopefully there will be post Xmas deals this week. Other than that I’ll try Oddworld.
I’ll try the zombies. Unlike some of you, I still like gunning them down.
So there will be some eShop releases this week?
Also, is there anyway you could post prices with the game?
Merry Christmas and Gaming through the New Year, T-G!
No pick from anyone else?
Are you guys going to review Oddworld?
Hey, some new additions?!? Woah!