Great news for Torchlight fans today as Runic Games announces Torchlight 2. Some of the highlights include: Multi-player, customizable characters, moddability, new UI, overworld areas, random dungeons, retirement system, pets and fishing.

Some of the great features will be returning, like pets and fishing. The overworld and random dungeon areas should add a lot of extra and unique content to the game.

If you’re a RPG fan or fan of Diablo you should definitely check out Torchlight if you have not already done so. It is a fantastic single-player game.

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I’m a huge fan of Nintendo’s Virtual Console. In fact, it is the ONLY reason I ever wanted a Nintendo Wii in the first place. For the longest time, Nintendo had a huge, great and enthusiastic Virtual Console community but in recent months they have been trying to kill that community off. Not in an active sense but in a passive sense. They just rarely release any ‘new’ content for the VC and that has done enough damage.

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This week Nintendo celebrates the 1 year anniversary of DSiWare. I hope no one was expecting big things for this anniversary. While one title sounds promising (Mr. DRILLER: Drill Till You Drop), I doubt it’s really fantastic. Nevertheless in the press release for this anniversary, Nintendo lets us know about a few upcoming titles: Earthworm Jim, Tetris Party Live, Surviving Highschool and Frogger Returns. At least DSi owners have that to look forward to!

The Virtual console pick this week is a side-scrolling shooter from the NEOGEO. I’m not familiar with it but it’s probably a safe pick if you are in the mood for a shooter.

This weeks lineup:”

WiiWare: FISHIE FISHIE, Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2

Virtual Console: IRONCLAD

DSiWare: Game & Watch: Manhole, Game & Watch: Helmet, Game & Watch Vermin, Mr. DRILLER: Drill Till You Drop

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Another Monday means new downloads from Nintendo! This time Nintendo is actually helping us fight the Monday blues rather then contributing to them as the Virtual Console gets a little more love. There’s lots to love about this weeks Virtual Console release. Not only is it a rare N64 release, its a Strategy Role-playing Game (usually referred to as SRPG)! Of course there will be those who complain because it’s not a title they are familiar with or because it’s not some other title they’ve been hoping for. Nevertheless if you’re looking for a new game to play, this is probably worth a try!

WiiWare this week brings a couple titles. WarioWare looks to basically be a port of the DS versions for WiiWare. Not familiar with the WarioWare series myself, but if you’re a fan it’s probably worth a go. Diner Dash is another puzzler game… no comment.

DSiWare includes a Disney title. Looks like you’re paying for the name on this one. This is something you’d expect to pay no more than $2 for on the iPhone… and probably less even. Yet it will set you back about $8 (800 points) on DSiWare (ouch)! Nintendo has it figured out though with a couple of music apps priced around $2 (200 points) each. There’s also a title called Save the Turtles for 500 points that shows promise. And another puzzle game in there too!

Here’s the quick list:

Virtual Console: Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Calibre

WiiWare: WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, Diner Dash

DSiWare: Disney Fireworks, Save the Turtles, Nintendo DSi Metronome, Nintendo DSi Instrument Tuner, Super Yum Yum Puzzle Adventures

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Nintendo continued to extend their middle finger towards Virtual Console fans this week with another week with no titles for the Virtual Console and another list of yawners and shovel-ware (okay as you’ll see below that was somewhat of an exaggeration but my annoyance with Nintendo dumping on the VC fans continues).

No doubt the WiiWare and DSiWare will be of interest to someone… maybe. Apparently Cave Story was a popular PC game. I missed that one.  Once again the DSiWare is somewhat surprising to me. Drift Street International has promise as a multi-player racing game. I think it has a tough job to compete with Mario Kart DS though, which is a fantastic game and apparently so much in demand that it’s still one of the most expensive DS games out there.

Libera Wing is a strategy tower defense game. Given the huge amount of fans of these types of games it should also do well if it’s executed half decently. I’ve never heard of or at least paid attention to Game & Watch titles before. Apparently they’re popular. At least they don’t look to be straight puzzle games?

So here’s the short-list of this weeks titles.

WiiWare: Cave Story

DSiWare: Drift Street International, Libera Wing, Games & Watch: Mario’s Cement Factory, Game & Watch: Chef, Game & Watch: Judge

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It has been forever since I’ve bothered posting here, maybe I’ll try and post a little more now. Good day to restart today as Final Fantasy II (Actually its more commonly known as Final Fantasy IV these days but Nintendo prefers to keep to the original name as they were released back in the day.)

Since I last wrote, DSiWare has come quite a long way. At first it was all puzzle games and useless clock skins and while the majority of titles may still fit those descriptions, there is a lot more variety available today.

Another cool thing about today’s releases, although I don’t know the quality of the game itself, nice to see Dracula – Undead Awakening released on both DSiWare and WiiWare at the same time.

see below for the full release from: http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=22673

Today’s Summary:

Virtual Console: Final Fantasy II

WiiWare: Max & the Magic Marker, Dracula – Undead Awakening

DSiWare: Elemental Masters, 4 TRAVELLERS – Play Spanish, Dracula – Undead Awakening, Flips: The Bubonic Builders

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Another week of Nintendo downloads has arrived (I know I skipped the last 2 but it doesn’t matter no one reads this anyway). Although there weren’t any releases that I’d consider earth-shattering it still appears to be a decent week overall.

The biggest surprise for me was DSiWare. For the first time, something was released that I’m actually interested in and I’d probably buy it if I had a DSi. Oscar in Toyland looks interesting to me and amazingly enough it doesn’t look to be just another puzzle game! Read below to get the full description of the game from Nintendo’s official press release.

WiiWare brings us Texas Hold’Em Poker, Spaceball: Revolution and Mart Racer. Poker might interest me if I didn’t have a PC and a Steam account with which I could just buy the game. I’d rather play a game like Poker on my PC. Spaceball: Revolution and Mart Racer also interest me but I always worry with motion control games (Mart Racer at least appears to use motion controls)… I’ll let some other people try it and see their reviews before I actually purchase either of them.

And surprisingly enough, even with three WiiWare titles, Nintendo still gives a nod to the Virtual Console lovers out there! Honestly, I had never even heard of the NES game Crash ‘N The Boys Street Challenge. From the description it appears to be some sort of street track and field game? Doesn’t sound overly appealing to me but hey, a VC game is a VC game!

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Steam decided to start the weekend deals early this week and announced Braid will sell for $4.99 down $10 from $14.99!

I haven’t played this game myself but I’m certainly tempted to purchase it!

Steam’s page for the game can be found here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/26800/

“Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways. From a house in the city, journey to a series of worlds and solve puzzles to rescue an abducted princess. In each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves, and it is time’s strangeness that creates the puzzles. The time behaviors include: the ability to rewind, objects that are immune to being rewound, time that is tied to space, parallel realities, time dilation, and perhaps more.”

The game is only single-player but you can collect Steam Achievements which always adds to the fun of the game for me.

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The force is strong with Nintendo once again this week! Another SNES release from the Star Wars franchise has arrived. Compared to Nintendo’s releases for the last year or so, this is a welcome title. Well, let’s be honest, anytime Nintendo releases a title for the Virtual Console that you actually recognize is a big deal lately. For some reason the original press release which I read off press.nintendo.com this morning has since been removed but thanks to nsider.com I was able to grab an unformated copy of the original.

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Jedi Battles, Marvelous Bubbles and Frantic Underground Action

Faraway galaxies and otherworldly fun are within easy reach, thanks to the latest downloadable game offerings from Nintendo. If the recent Virtual Console™ debut of Super Star Wars™ had you cheering, you’ll be doubly pleased to see its action-packed sequel in this week’s lineup. Speaking of sequels, you’ll also find a new WiiWare™ title that puts a fresh spin on an “underground” favorite. Meanwhile, Nintendo DSiWare™ fans will discover a puzzle game that truly pops.

Virtual Console

Super Empire Strikes Back™
Original platform: Super NES™
Publisher: LucasArts
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Pursued across the galaxy, Rebel forces now marshal new strength on the remote ice world of Hoth. Though tracked by probe droids, attacked by ice monsters and confronted by an army of gigantic Imperial Walkers, you must not give in. You are the Alliance’s only hope. Learn the ways of the Force, then test your skills in this fast-paced, action-packed sequel to the hit game Super Star Wars.

WiiWare

Mr. DRILLER® W
Publisher: NBGI
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 800 Wii Points™
Description: Mr. Driller W is the newly updated version of the exciting game that challenges players with level upon level of frantic underground drilling action. Experience more than 20 varied stages and missions. Drill through a seemingly endless onslaught of colored blocks while avoiding falling obstacles and strategically managing your air supply. Multiple degrees of difficulty now challenge everyone from novices to hardcore Mr. Driller veterans. A tutorial will even help first-time players learn the rules quickly and easily. Vibrant graphics, engaging game play and loads of characters make this a modern twist on a gaming masterpiece.

Nintendo DSiWare

Pop+ Solo™
Publisher: Nnooo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Pop bubbles, build chains and try to keep the timer alive in this awesome puzzle/shooter. Pop your way through 16 waves of bubbles in Adventure, Normal or Advanced modes. Race against the clock in a one-, two- or five-minute run. Try the new Bonus Round mode, where each bonus round can be played in three, five or 10 rounds of increasing difficulty. Or just chill out in the relaxing Chill mode with no score or time pressures to worry about. Pop+ Solo comes to the Nintendo DSi™ system with eight modes and five bonus rounds, plus plenty of new badges to collect. Adventure mode introduces some new elements to the game with mines, golden fish, jets of water and four boss battles. The new Challenge mode lets you create and customize your own challenges to play again and again.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop™ and the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

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Once again, it looks like a decent week for Playstation fans. There wasn’t as much for PSP fans as last week but 2 new releases is better than none! both games on the PSP look to be fighting games. I’m generally not into the fighting games so much but maybe it’s time I try out a different genre on my PSP.

As always there’s lots of PS3 content but being as I don’t have a PS3 yet and I live in  Canada and don’t get a lot of the content it’s too depressing to talk about! (HAH!)

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Downloadable Games

Smash Cars ($14.99)
Real-time physics, innovative stunts and next-generation graphics combine into a dynamic, tricked-out single and multiplayer RC car racing experience where players twist and turn, grind and gear up, performing aerial tricks and stunts while racking up trophies and points as they race to the finish in an unlikely location. Set on a beautiful resort island, the fast-paced, bumper car gameplay transforms the relaxing setting into a frenzied raceway.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 342 MB

PSone Classics PS3 / PSP

Bloody Roar ($5.99)
Classic fighting game featuring a lineup of 8 deadly fighters with a dangerous secret – they all transform into ferocious half-human beasts! Take on all challengers and battle your way to the top. Download this PSone classic fighting game today and unleash the beast within!
Rated T
File size: 313 MB

Game Demos

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey Demo
Master the skies of the Battle of Britain in the iconic Spitfire! Strafe your way to victory in the Battle of the Bulge, flying the powerful Mustang with its rocket laden payload.
Rated T
File size: 1.68 GB

Mini Ninjas Demo
Mini Ninjas DEMO. Join Hiro, the smallest hero on the biggest adventure, as he embarks on an epic and electrifying quest to restore harmony to a world on the brink of chaos. Use your skills and mighty Ninja training to battle a magical army of evil Samurai.
Rated E10+
File size: 1.04 GB

Add-on Game Content

PAIN Celebrity Character Andy Dick ($1.99)
Strap Andy Dick to the giant PAIN catapult and launch him to your heart’s content! Famous for his madcap antics and wacky variety of characters, Andy Dick has appeared in Zoolander, Blonde Ambition, Dude, Where’s My Car? and The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, and even had his very own hit show on MTV, The Andy Dick Show… And now you can make him the star of your OWN PAINful show! Download this add-on character today!
File size: 100 KB

Zen Pinball Street Fighter II Tribute Table ($2.49)
Enter the playfield of the World Warrior Championship, and knock out M. Bison with the Silver Ball!
File size: 37 MB

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Additional Colors (Type A) ($1.99)
Includes 4 additional color palettes for Rachel, Tager, Litchi, and Arakune.
File size: 301 KB

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Additional Colors (Type B) ($1.99)
Includes 4 additional color palettes for Ragna, Jin, Noel, and Carl.
File size: 301 KB

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Additional Colors (Type C) ($1.99)
Includes 4 additional color palettes for Taokaka, Bang, Hakumen and v-13.
File size: 301 KB

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger All Additional Colors ($4.99)
This package includes 4 additional colors for all 12 characters. (This is packages A, B, and C combined.)
File size: 301 KB

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Unlimited Hakumen ($0.99)
This unlocks Unlimited Hakumen as a playable character. (This content can be obtained through normal gameplay.)
File size: 301 KB

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Unlimited Rachel ($0.99)
This unlocks Unlimited Rachel as a playable character. (This content can be obtained through normal gameplay.)
File size: 301 KB

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Unlimited V-13 ($0.99)
This unlocks Unlimited v-13 as a playable character. (This content can be obtained through normal gameplay.)
File size: 301 KB

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Unlimited Ragna ($0.99)
This unlocks Unlimited Ragna as a playable character. (This content can be obtained through normal gameplay.)
File size: 301 KB

Cross Edge Service Point Pack (free)
Boost your abilities however you want with this hardcore stat set!
File size: 111 KB

Cross Edge Open Voice ($1.99)
Gain access to some cool in-game extras!
File size: 111 KB

Cross Edge Open Gallery ($1.99)
Gain access to some cool in-game extras!
File size: 111 KB

Cross Edge Beauty & Beast Pack ($1.99)
Pick up this pack and outfit yourself with the latest gear!
File size: 111 KB

Cross Edge Exotic Pack ($1.99)
Pick up this pack and outfit yourself with the latest gear!
File size: 111 KB

Cross Edge Thanks for Waiting Pack ($1.99)
Pick up this pack and outfit yourself with the latest gear!
File size: 111 KB

Cross Edge Strongest (in a Way) Pack ($1.99)
Pick up this pack and outfit yourself with the latest gear!
File size: 111 KB

Cross Edge Lots of Legends Pack ($1.99)
Pick up this pack and outfit yourself with the latest gear!
File size: 111 KB

Guitar Hero World Tour
For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com.

• “Dueling Banjos” by Steve Ouimette ($1.99)

File size: 43 MB

Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

• “I’ll Stick Around”— Foo Fighters ($1.99)
• “Lonely As You”— Foo Fighters ($1.99)
• “All My Life”— Foo Fighters ($1.99)
• Foo Fighters Pack 02 ($5.49) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track pack: Foo Fighters Pack 02. This pack includes: “All My Life,” “I’ll Stick Around,” and “Lonely As You” by Foo Fighters.
• “There’s No Other Way” — Blur ($1.99)
• “No Rain” — Blind Melon ($1.99)
• “Inside Out” — Eve 6 ($1.99)
• “I’m Shipping up to Boston” — Dropkick Murphy ($1.99)
• “I Predict a Riot” — Kaiser Chiefs ($1.99)

File sizes: 20 MB – 40 MB (singles), 106 MB (track pack)

Game Videos (free)

Gran Turismo PSP interview video (also downloadable via PSP)

Red Faction Guerrilla Demons Of The Bad Lands Trailer
File size: 59 MB (HD)

Borderlands Premiere Gameplay Trailer
File size: 78 MB (1080)

Mini Ninjas Suzume Gameplay Video
File size: 54 MB (HD)

Mini Ninjas Suzume Vignette
File size: 55 MB (HD)

Tekken 6 GamesCom 2009 Trailer
File size: 82 MB (HD)

NHL 2K10 Teaser Video 1
File size: 42 MB (HD)

Dew Tour Summer Videos – Chicago (x8)
File sizes: 30 MB – 133 MB (HD)

Game Music (free)

Marvel Vs Capcom 2 tracks (x10)
File sizes: 1.96 MB – 4.69 MB

Themes

US Army Best Ranger Competition XMB Theme (free)
File size: 2.90 MB

Gamer: PS3 Theme (free)
File size: 1.40 MB

Bioshock 2 Multiplayer Theme (free)
File size: 3.91 MB

Savage Moon Grey Theme (free)
File size: 4.53 MB

Savage Moon Red Theme (free)
File size: 5.68 MB

Army Of Two: 40th Day Theme ($1.99)
File size: 5.81 MB

Wallpaper (free)

US Army Wallpaper (x4)
File size: 146 KB – 194 KB (SD), 543 KB – 747 KB (1080)

Gamer Wallpaper (x3)
File sizes 86-121 KB (SD), 138 – 248 KB (HD)

PlayStation Store for PSP

Downloadable Games

Warriors Orochi ($14.99)
File size: 432 MB

PSone Classics PS3 / PSP

Bloody Roar ($5.99)
File size 313 MB

Add-on Game Content

Rock Band Unplugged (also available from PS3 storefront)
Build your Rock Band Unplugged library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

• “Heartbreaker” — Pat Benatar ($1.99)
• “A Favor House Atlantic” — Coheed and Cambria ($1.99)

File sizes: 17 MB

PSP Wallpaper (free)

Warriors Orochi wallpaper (x6)
File sizes: 106 KB – 150 KB

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