Console Releases for Week of 1/24 - Mass Effect 2, MAG, No More Heroes 2

[Queasy]

It's a hardcore gamer's delight with the selection of games released this week. Each of the three consoles along cover different genres with at least one traditionally 'hardcore' game each.

The Xbox 360 each get the highly anticipated Mass Effect 2 in both standard and collector's edition forms.

The PS3 only has a single release this week but it'll have the most players playing together at the same time than any others. MAG is a first-person shooter MMO with up to 256 players divided up between three factions in a massive online war.

The Wii is actually light on casual games this week with the release of the fighting game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars and the cult action game No More Heroes 2.

The full list of this week's game releases is below. Links go to the game's official website.

Playstation 3
- MAG

Xbox 360
- Blood Bowl
- Mass Effect 2

Wii
- Fast Food Panic
- Marines: Modern Urban Combat
- No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars

DS
- Imagine: Party Planner
- Personal Fitness For Men
- Personal Fitness For Women

PSP
- Shadow of Destiny
- TNA iMPACT!: Cross the Line

 

[erwos]

Too bad the world found out that MAG was kinda awful during the beta, eh? I wanted to like that game, but it just didn't work.

I'm an old tabletop gaming guy, so I actually want to like Blood Bowl, too... alas, I'm guessing I'll be digging it out of the bargain bins in a few months.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Too bad the world found out that MAG was kinda awful during the beta, eh? I wanted to like that game, but it just didn't work.

I'm an old tabletop gaming guy, so I actually want to like Blood Bowl, too... alas, I'm guessing I'll be digging it out of the bargain bins in a few months.

Wow blood bowl is a full price release? That is surprising. I've played the table top game once at a friend's and it was fun but how could it possibly warrant a full release. I would have expected XBLA but we shall see.

Agreed on MAG, it is horrible.

 

[Queasy]

Wow blood bowl is a full price release? That is surprising. I've played the table top game once at a friend's and it was fun but how could it possibly warrant a full release. I would have expected XBLA but we shall see.

Not quite a full price release. It's $10 cheaper than a normal 360 release at $49.99. The PC version is $39.99 over Steam and at retail.

 

[R Nilla]

It needs to be Mass Effect 2sday already.

 

[Queasy]

It needs to be Mass Effect 2sday already.

Going to a midnight launch?

 

[R Nilla]

Going to a midnight launch?

Nah, Release-Date Delivery from Amazon--which oddly enough hasn't shipped yet. I'm not dedicated enough to take time off work for video games and that's the only way I'd ever make it to a weeknight midnight launch.

Tomorrow is going to be a long day.

 

[Queasy]

Nah, Release-Date Delivery from Amazon--which oddly enough hasn't shipped yet. I'm not dedicated enough to take time off work for video games and that's the only way I'd ever make it to a weeknight midnight launch.

Tomorrow is going to be a long day.

Yeah, I'm going to be anxious to check my mailbox too for my Gamefly shipment.

I'm going to try and go to a local midnight launch only to do some local coverage for the link that shall not be named in my sig. I haven't taken any time off to game since Everquest which is part of the reason why I gave up MMOs.

 

[Dari]

I don't see any 'hardcore' games for Nintendo DS...

 

[Queasy]

I don't see any 'hardcore' games for Nintendo DS...

Funny. I don't recall mentioning any hardcore games for the DS...

 

[Dari]

Funny. I don't recall mentioning any hardcore games for the DS...

NDS is not a console? Also, nothing out for PS2? BTW, is that Capcom game coming to PS3?

 

[Queasy]

NDS is not a console? Also, nothing out for PS2? BTW, is that Capcom game coming to PS3?

DS is a handheld just like the PSP. At least, that's how I've always labeled them.

No releases for PS2. Haven't been in a while honestly and doesn't look to be any until March.

Which Capcom? Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars or No More Heroes 2? TvC: Ultimate All Star, no. The original No More Heroes is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 as a remake/update titled No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise.

 

[Dari]

DS is a handheld just like the PSP. At least, that's how I've always labeled them.

No releases for PS2. Haven't been in a while honestly and doesn't look to be any until March.

Which Capcom? Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars or No More Heroes 2? TvC: Ultimate All Star, no. The original No More Heroes is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 as a remake/update titled No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise.

I had no idea Capcom made NMH. I meant the fighting game. Hopefully, that game let's you use the gamecube controller.

 

[Queasy]

I had no idea Capcom made NMH. I meant the fighting game. Hopefully, that game let's you use the gamecube controller.

Ack you're right, my bad. Got my publishers backwards. Ubisoft published No More Heroes.

And TvC: Ultimate Allstars supports the classic controllers, Gamecube controllers, and fighting sticks.

 

[Phobic9]

Nah, Release-Date Delivery from Amazon--which oddly enough hasn't shipped yet. I'm not dedicated enough to take time off work for video games and that's the only way I'd ever make it to a weeknight midnight launch.

Tomorrow is going to be a long day.

Mine hasn't shipped from Amazon either. Did you order a collector's edition by any chance?

 

[R Nilla]

Mine hasn't shipped from Amazon either. Did you order a collector's edition by any chance?

That's the one. It's been Shipping Soon for a while. I believe this happened last time (can't remember the game) where it shipped pretty late but so far I've always received my games on time.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Get to use my 40 dollar gc tomorrow at Toysrus for getting both Darksiders(PS3) and Bayonetta(360)

Mass Effect 2 ftw. Darksiders is pretty fun but it will need to sit on the sidelines.

 

[brblx]

mmmm hours until mass effect 2.

i left a playthrough on the last level on ME1, i'm gonna go finish that now...

 

[nycxandy]

ME2 is going to be amazing!

 

[zerocool84]

I'm going to wait a while for ME2. The first one was was buggy at launch on all systems so I'll wait a while until it's cheaper + everything gets ironed out.