Hot video games for holiday shopping

Good morning bloggers!
its thanksgiving week. my all time favorite holiday. endless amounts of eating not to mention the pumpkin pie and stuffing yum! anyways browsing the google news as usual. i found this list of hot new video games for the holiday season. happy holidays!

here are a few the complete list will be under " original article"

Shooters

These games are all about firepower. There is very little in the way of plot other than "kill the other guys." But they satisfy the gamer who just wants to see how many aliens, soldiers and spaceships they can destroy.

"Halo 3: ODST" (Bungie; Microsoft) is a first-person shooter expansion of "Halo 3" that has a different feel than its previous incarnation. The game-play is similar, but the campaign is fresh with a new, character-driven storyline. "Halo 3: ODST" is available only on the Xbox 360 and is rated M (Mature -- blood, language, violence).

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" has been a monster hit."Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" (Infinity Ward; Activision) offers a compelling counter-terrorism storyline, a special mode for co-op play and a return to multiplayer action that "Call of Duty" fans enjoy. The game's November 10 debut was the highest-grossing launch in entertainment history. Available on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC and rated M (Mature -- blood, drug reference, intense violence, language).

"Star Trek D-A-C" (Naked Sky Entertainment; Paramount) is a top-down shooter game based on the "Star Trek" movie that came out last summer. The game is stylized more like a classic arcade game -- think Asteroids -- but offers multiplayer as well as single-player mode. There aren't any Klingon ships to destroy, but you can take out your Trek aggression against the Romulans. Available on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and rated E (Everybody -- fantasy violence).

"Borderlands" (Gearbox; 2K Games) transports the player to the strange and hostile world of Pandora where a planet believed to be full of minerals is inhabited only by bandits and myths ... and fortune. The game is a first-person shooter, but does have some elements of role-playing with four separate characters to try on or share with your friends. Available on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC and rated M (Mature -- blood and gore, intense violence, mature humor, strong language).

"Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles" (Cavia, Capcom) is a linear shooter game which makes its heroes navigate zombie-infected towns in South America. Available only on the Wii and rated M (Mature -- blood and gore, intense violence, language).

Action/Adventure

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l4d2

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead. The game launched on November 17, 2009, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360.[2] It will build upon the cooperatively focused gameplay of the original and will be using Valve's proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used in Left 4 Dead. The game made its world premiere at E3 2009 with a trailer during the Microsoft press event.[3]

Like the original, Left 4 Dead 2 is set during the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic, and focuses on four survivors fighting against hordes of the infected. The survivors must fight their way through levels, interspersed with safehouses that act as checkpoints, with the goal of reaching a rescue vehicle at the campaign's finale. The gameplay is procedurally altered by an artificial intelligence engine dubbed the "Director" that monitors the players' performance and alters the scenario to provide a dynamic challenge for the players as they progress. Several new features will be introduced, such as new types of infected, melee weapons, and a story-arc that connects each of the game's five campaigns together.[4]

The game has attracted an unusually high volume of pre-release controversy. It has received a combination of positive, negative, critical, and community reactions. There also have been concerns about the game's graphic content, as seen from the alterations made to the cover art[5] as well as the refusal of classification by the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification for the unmodified edition.[

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Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2.

The day has come folks! Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is finally here.
again writing a blog about video games are not my strongest point.. but im learning more and more everyday.

For the next few weeks or so i wont be seeing about half of my friends, because the release of this game. haha. its pretty cool tho.. i know how it is to have a passion for something and not being able to wait till it comes out. my best Friend works at blockbuster and shes was telling me about how many copies were reserved and the number amazed me considering we live in a pretty small city but i guess other pp, from surrounding cities ordered from them as well.

soo to all those who purchased this game, have fun, and finally your wait is over!
just remember don't forget about your Friends! haha.

ohh and here's a review of the game i found on google news.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," almost certain to be the year's best-selling video game, has also become its most notorious. That's because of a prerelease leak showing a terrorist raid on an airport — exactly the sort of thing that's guaranteed to rile up anti-violence watchdogs and generate free publicity.

Now that I've played "Modern Warfare 2" (Activision, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99), I can report that the airport massacre is absolutely essential to its story. The rationale behind your character's participation in the assault, however, is idiotic: You're really a good guy who has infiltrated the terrorist cell. So fire away.

The remainder of "MW2" deals with the repercussions from the terrorist attack, which causes escalating global tensions to explode into all-out war. Tanks rumble through the Virginia suburbs, helicopters circle the Washington Monument and millions die — all because of an awesomely ill-conceived plan to get intel on a terrorist.

I'm not giving anything away that you haven't already seen in Activision's TV ads. The sight of D.C. in flames is spectacular, and it's a terrific setting for virtual combat. "MW2" is filled with such mind-blowing set pieces, from the slums of Rio de Janeiro to the snowy mountains of Russia.

It's in getting from one set piece to the next that developer Infinity Ward stumbles. The overarching story concerns a special forces team's efforts to bring down Vladimir Makarov, the terrorist mastermind who engineered the airport attack. But it's easy to lose sight of that goal when the White House is under siege.

Granted, the plot isn't that much more ridiculous than a typical season of "24." In comparison with some other video games — say, "Metal Gear Solid 4" — the "MW2" script is almost elegant.

And most players won't give much thought to the story, given the frenetic, headlong action. The controls are tight, giving you an intuitive feel for even the most exotic weapons. Combat varies nicely between levels: Sometimes you need to be sneaky, sometimes you need to be destructive, and sometimes you just need to run like hell. Occasionally it's difficult to figure out what your goal is, but such confusion isn't entirely out of place in the fog of combat.

The solo campaign is short — about eight hours — and "Modern Warfare" veterans will race through it to get to the multiplayer offerings. The major innovation is a collection of 23 cooperative, two-player missions, which can be completed online or with a friend on the same couch. It also has a full complement of competitive modes, with enough new maps, weapons and gameplay tweaks to keep franchise fans fighting for months.

If you're into online combat, "MW2" is a must-buy. I just wish Infinity Ward had taken the time to write a more coherent story for the single-player adventure. Three stars out of four.

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Beatles help boost music videogame biz

When i first heard that Rock Band was coming out with a Beatles edition i was super excited. I love the Beatles.. who doesn't love them? im guessing no one because according to this article i found the Bealtles helped boost video game sales that were starting to decrease

" By Antony Bruno

DENVER (Billboard) - The music game genre experienced a much-needed lift in September on the backs of new releases "The Beatles: Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero 5."

MTV's Beatles videogame, released September 9, won the battle with total unit sales of 595,000, according to the NPD Group, making it the third-best selling game of the month overall behind "Halo 3: ODST" and "Madden NFL 10." Activision's "Guitar Hero 5," released September 1, ranked fourth overall for the month with 499,000 in sales.

Both totals are on par with that of first-month sales for the flagship music offerings from both companies last year. Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour" had first-month sales of 534,000 units last year, while "Rock Band 2" sold just over 238,000 copies its first month.

From a revenue standpoint, the Beatles game raked in the second-best totals for the month, driven primarily by the fact that the average game sold for 130 percent more than other games. This was due to the many versions of the game that sold with more expensive custom controllers, such as the $250 premium edition that included replica versions of the Fab Four's instruments. Neither NPD Group or MTV would release specific figures on bundle sales.

Combined, however, both "The Beatles: Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero 5" drove a 72 percent increase in revenue for the music game genre over September 2008. From both a revenue and unit sales standpoint, the results represent good news for a music industry with vested interest in the continued popularity of the music game genre.

Year-over-year revenue for the genre had fallen 46 percent this year through August, sparking speculation that the category was a passing fad. But that decline was likely more a function of fewer and cheaper music games hitting the market this year, compared with 2008, until September's dual high-profile releases."

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