Show Notes for November 26, 2006

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Game News

Illegal Lineage 2 server shut down by the FBI

Early last week a news story was released that NC-Soft, a massively multiplayer game creator with games such as City of Heroes, Guild Wars, and the Lineage series had a press release stating that the FBI had arrested a group of gamers who had made an illegal server and was giving away free copies of the Lineage 2 game to gamers through there website L2extereme.com. NC Soft stated that the server allowed for illegal play in the Lineage world through stolen sorce code and bandwidth from NCSoft which came up to a million dollars in bandwith. The raid shut down 50,000 illegal users with NC Soft not commenting on if they plan to sue the website and server creators.

Problems with Xbox 360 movie downloads

Major Nelson was apologizing this week as the new Xbox 360 movie download service saw more interest than Microsoft expected as some gamers received errors and deduction of points without the download of a single movie or tv show. Major Nelson commented that Microsoft is working on the problem and will be giving refunds when appropriate.

Problems come in Second Life economy

Second Life has had a lot of problems within the last few weeks. The Linden Labs game has announced on its blog of an item that can copy any in-game item called Copybot. The word shook Second Life gamers as some of the gamers make real money off the creation of in-game clothing and objects. Many have now been critical on how Second Life is dealing with the situation as another problem dealing with multiple ringshas occurred in the game. The rings look and sound like the Sonic the Hedgehog rings and would multiply when touched. Linden Labs has now patched the ring problem after a few hours of maintenance.

Video game canceled due to bad press

Rule of the Rose came out in Japan and US with little fanfare or interest to the public until its initial release of the game in Europe. The game has a young girl and her dog trying to navigate through an eerie orphanage. The big news behind the game came when the mayor of Rome announced that the game contained “obscene cruelty and brutality.” Many have commented on the incorrect items in the mayors statement but all the talk has forced the creators of the game 505 Games to cancel the games release in Europe.

Top Anticipated Games at GameFly.com

  1. Call of Duty 3Xbox 360
  2. Gears of WarXbox 360
  3. F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault ReconXbox 360
  4. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six VegasXbox 360
  5. Tony Hawk's Project 8Xbox 360

Top Games in Japan

  1. Sengoku Musou 2 Mushouden (Samurai Warriors 2 Empires) PS2
  2. Otona no Joushikiryoku Training DS (SensiblePower Training DS) DS
  3. Pokemon DiamondDS
  4. Pokemon PearlDS
  5. Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjou! Dorocche Dan (Kirby Squeak Squad) DS

Top Games in the UK

  1. Gears of WarXbox 360
  2. Need for Speed CarbonPlaystation 2
  3. WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2007Playstation 2
  4. FIFA 2007 Playstation 2
  5. The Sims 2: PetsPC

New Releases

Xbox 360

Harley Davidson motorcycleActivision

No PS3 games this week

Wii

Open SeasonUbisoft

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double AgentUbisoft

Mr. D. Goes to TownMastiff

No Xbox Games this week

PS2

Brave: The Search for Spirit DancerSouthPeak Interactive

Cartoon Network RacingThe Game Factory

Harley Davidson MotorcycleActivision

Barbie in The 12 Dancing PrincessesActivision

Mercury Meltdown remixedIgnition Entertainment

Gamecube

Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball Max'dActivision Value

PSP

The Sims 2: PetsEA Games

Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball Max'dActivision Value

Shrek Smash and CrashActivision

Online Chess KingdomsKonami

DS

Disney's HerbieBuena Vista Games

HorsezUbisoft

Hamsterz LifeUbisoft

CatzUbisoft

Puzzle de Harvest MoonNatsume

Clue, MouseTrap, Perfection, and AggravationDSI Games

Cartoon Network RacingThe Game Factory

Xiaolin ShowdownKonami

Monster BomberTaito Corporation

*Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Ring of Fates*Nintendo

Lionel Trains On TrackDSI Games

GBA

Battleship, Connect Four, Sorry!, and TroubleDSI Games

DarklightO3 Entertainment

PC

The Lord of the Rings, the Battle for Middle-earth II,

The Rise of the Witch-KingEA Games

MAC

Battleground Europe: World War II OnlineMatrix Games

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Game Trivia

Atlus Company

  1. This Wii title has you playing doctor and is a port from it’s hard to find DS edition. What is Trauma Center: Second Opinion
  2. This was the year that the Atlus Company was created. What is 1991.
  3. This was the company that Atlus purchased and produced some of remakes on the game boy advance such as Super Dodge Ball, Double Dragon, and River City Ransom. What is Technos Japan Corporation

Space Shooter games

  1. This Taito game started the 100 yen coin deficit in Japan and became one of our favorite Atari games with you shooting creatures falling from the sky. What is Space Invaders
  2. This Irem game was a side scrolling shooter with you using force powerups and has it’s third instalment for the Super Nintendo in Japan’s Wii virtual console. What is R-Type.
  3. This Konami game for the NES not only had you playing in side-scrolling areas for some levels, but also had vertical levels and was part of the Gradius series. What is Life Force.

Super Nintendo First Person Shooters

  1. This shooter from id software has you coming from hell and back as you use your shotgun and plasma guns to kill creatures. What is Doom
  2. This shooter from Bullet Proof Software has you attacking smiling faces that come in all different shapes. What is Faceball 2000
  3. This game from Nintendo used the super scope as you go around riding one of Nintendo lovable dinosaurs and shooting down para-goombas. What is Yoshi’s Safari.

Final Question

Well, getting a system seems to be even hard for those who have money and fame. A recent article has the story of a NBA point guard for the Washington Wizards crying on his blog about not being able to get a Wii or PS3 though he waited for zero hours for the systems and trying his fame to get it. Though he may be joking, my question for you this week, Who is this NBA player who can’t get a system. Who is Gilbert Arenas

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