Hot Summer Action on XBLA

* July 30: Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
* August 6: Braid
* August 13: Bionic Commando Rearmed
* August 20: Galaga Legions
* August 27: Castle Crashers

Taken straight from Joystiq. Good times to be sure. I'm not so sure about Braid, but I'm interested in every other game on that list. Especially Gala Legions and Castle Crashers.

Geometry Wars 2 looks to be more of the same with some extra modes and enemies thrown in to keep things fresh.

Braid is some kind of a wacky puzzle game where you have the ability to rewind time and this plays an integral role in solving the puzzles.

Bionic Commando Rearmed is a remake of the classic NES game with added multiplayer features. Admittedly wasn't that excited about it at first, but it could be fun considering Capcom's other XBLA offerings thus far.

Galaga Legions is basically Galaga on crack. And much like the recent remake of Space Invaders - this game looks pretty fucking amazing in action. I'm not terribly great at shooters, but I do find them entertaining from time to time.

Castle Crashers is easily my favorite game on the list, it's the follow-up to Alien Hominid yet totally different. It's got that same cutesy cartoony style, but the game itself is actually much like an old fashion beat-em up. The difference between Crashers and your typical beat-em up is that the game combines some RPG elements into the mix - as your character not only has a mana bar of sorts, but also grows and learns new skills and abilities. Of course the whole thing can be up to Four Player Co-Op so when you wrap everything together its positively dreamy. Sorry, I had a gay moment there.

I'll more than likely end up purchasing most of these games, and yet somehow I have to balance in all the full retail games I want to pick up in August as well. Christ.

Release List 2.2 August-October

I've been doing these release list for years now, this will be the first one I'm posting here - so I think an explanation is in order. Basically, I search through EB Games website and compose a handy list of games coming out in the next few months. The thing is, all of the games I list are either games I'm interested in - or that I feel deserve a spot on the list. In other words, I'm trying to churn through the crap. You might disagree with me here, but hey - that's cool. Anyway, one last thing to note games in Orange are games that I plan on buying - or at least would like to buy. With all that said...

Wii

Madden 09 - 8/12
Mario Super Sluggers - 08/25
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility - 08/26
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 9/16
Samba De Amigo - 9/23
LEGO Batman - 9/23
Brothers in Arms: Double Time - 9/23
Wario Land: Shake It - 9/29
Cooking Mama World Kitchen - 10/6
Shaun White Snowboarding - 10/15
Naruto: Clash of The Ninja Revolution 2 - 10/21
Ghostbusters - 10/21
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - 10/21
Guitar Hero: World Tour - 10/26
My Sims Kingdom - 10/28

DS

Line Rider 2: Unbound - 8/12
Bangai O Spirits - 8/12
N+ - 8/12
Madden 09 - 8/12
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness - 8/26
Spore Creature - 9/7
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise - 9/8
Dragon Quest IV - 9/15
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 9/16
Naruto: Path of Ninja 2 - 9/16
My Japanese Coach - 9/16
LEGO Batman - 9/23
Time Hollow - 9/23
Kirby Super Star Ultra - 9/29
Sonic Chronicles: Dark Brotherhood - 9/30
Bleach: Dark Souls - 10/7
Kage Densetsu: The Legend of Kage 2 - 10/7
Ninja Town - 10/14
Tom Clancy's End War - 10/15
Ghostbusters - 10/21
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - 10/21
My Sims Kingdom - 10/28

X-Box 360

Madden 09 - 8/12
Too Human - 8/19
Tales of Vesperia - 8/26
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames - 8/31
Infinite Undiscovery - 9/1
Viva Pinata 2 - 9/2
Rock Band 2 - Game Only - 9/14
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 9/16
Warhammer: Battle March - 9/16
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway - 9/23
LEGO Batman - 9/23
Warriors Orochi 2 - 9/23
Silent Hill: Homecoming - 9/30
Golden Axe: Beastrider - 9/30
Guilty Gear 2: Overture - 9/30
Project Origin - 10/1
Farcry 2 - 10/1
Fallout 3 - 10/7
Saints Row 2 - 10/14
Tom Clancy's End War -10/15
Rockband 2 -10/19
Dead Space - 10/20
Ghostbusters - 10/21
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - 10/21
Fable 2 - 10/21
Guitar Hero: World Tour - 10/26
Command and Conquer 3: Red Alert - 10/28

Playstation 3

Madden 09 - 8/12
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice - 8/26
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames - 8/31
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 9/16
LEGO Batman - 9/23
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway - 9/23
Silent Hill: Homecoming - 9/30
Golden Axe: Beastrider - 9/30
Project Origin - 10/1
Farcry 2 - 10/1
Fallout 3 - 10/7
Fracture - 10/7
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift - 10/7
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm - 10/14
Saints Row 2 - 10/14
SOCOM: Confrontation - 10/14
Tom Clancy's End War -10/15
Rockband 2 -10/19
Dead Space - 10/20
Little Big Planet - 10/21
Ghostbusters - 10/21
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - 10/21
Guitar Hero: World Tour - 10/26

PSP

N+ - 8/12
Madden 09 - 8/12
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 9/16
LEGO Batman - 9/23
Valhalla Knights 2 - 9/23
Tom Clancy's End War -10/15
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - 10/21
Star Ocean: First Departure - 10/21


PC

Line Rider 2: Unbound - 8/12
Space Siege - 8/12
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames - 8/31
Spore - 9/7
Crysis: Warhead - 9/12
The Witcher: Enchanced - 9/16
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - 9/23
LEGO Batman - 9/23
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway - 9/23
Project Origin - 10/1
Farcry 2 - 10/1
Fallout 3 - 10/7
Saints Row 2 - 10/14
Tom Clancy's End War -10/15
Dead Space - 10/20
Ghostbusters - 10/21
Command and Conquer 3: Red Alert - 10/28

Concerning Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour. I'm getting either one or the other with the instruments and just the game of the other. I don't need that many plastic instruments lying around the house.

Looking good(er)

Alright, so after about a month I've finally come back to this. I was too lazy to even try and attempt to move on from LiveJournal, but now I'm finally ready to give this a shot. Sure it's missing a few features and a massive archive. But hey- it's got cool thinks like Blog Feeds, and Links.

I'm really digging the blog feeds, but maybe it's a little too cluttered? I dunno. Also what about that color scheme? I like it, but then again I'm artistically challenged. Maybe I should tweak some of the font colors some more.

Um, I'm sure I'll have a "real" post up at some point here, and hopefully I can get a neat little banner up there. Yeah, that would be sweet.