Tales of Vesperia is a strong anime-style Japanese RPG with a wide-ranging story, compelling characters and an intense real-time battle system that keeps you on your toes. Although it has a somewhat inconsistent visual style and is relatively low on graphical details, the character designs and animations are very good, and there’s a ton to explore in the world. The storyline isn’t breaking any new ground and begins to unravel somewhat at the end, but there’s power here, and the characters will definitely stay with you after the battle ends.

8.5/10

August 20, 2008 – Halo 3’s resurgence was short lived. This week’s list of the most played Xbox 360 has Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty 4 back in the driver’s seat, beating out rivals Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV once again. Also popping on to the list at the tenth spot is the Fable II Pub Games. There are either going to be a lot of rich or a lot of poor heroes in Albion when Fable II releases later this year.

Though Fable II Pub Games was the most played Xbox Live Arcade game last week, it wasn’t the most purchased. That distinction goes to Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Capcom’s stellar remake of the classic. The Pub Games came in at number two, though we all hope that number counts preorder giveaways.

The Top Live Titles list, as reported by Major Nelson, ranks unique users playing Xbox 360 games while connected to Live. The Top Arcade Titles list is based on the number of full versions sold in a given week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles

1. Call of Duty 4
2. Halo 3
3. GTA IV
4. Gears of War
5. Madden NFL 09
6. Rock Band
7. Guitar Hero III
8. Battlefield: Bad Company
9. Soulcalibur IV
10. Fable II Pub Games

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)

1. BC:Rearmed
2. Fable II Pub Games
3. Braid
4. Geometry Wars Evolved 2
5. Uno
6. 1942: Joint Strike
7. Doom
8. Soulcalibur
9. N+
10. Worms

The star wars force unleashed demo has just come out on the xbox marketplace. I got the chance to finish the demo and i can see what all the exitment is about. the physics are so real glass really does break like glass so does wood and metal bends just like metal. not only that but the AI is very advanced when u try to make some one levitate witht the force they actually try to grab on to other storm troopers objects etc. the game is very faced paced the graphics are good and the gameplay is tremendos. star wars fans yur next epic will soon arrive. go to market place new releases and go to demos

August 20, 2008 – At the end of a German Games Convention press conference mostly in German with no real news, Midway remembered that it had four new Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe characters to reveal. Ed Boon retook the stage and announced that Wonder Woman, Deathstroke, Raiden, and Kano would be in the game.

All you Kano fans can now rest easy.

August 20, 2008 – EA announced today that FIFA 09, much like NBA Live 09, will be updated constantly with ratings and performance data in a system known as the adidas Live Season.

Unlike NBA Live 09, which updates daily, FIFA 09 will update on a weekly basis. The updated data will be available for England’s Premiership, Spain’s La Liga, France’s Ligue 1, Germany’s Bundesliga, Italy’s Serie A, and Mexico’s Primera Division. The updates will be made available for PS3, 360, and the PC.

EA promises that a “global network of scouts” will be monitoring players in their respective leagues and adjusting attributes on a weekly basis; what’s interesting, though, is that the service might have a fee. EA notes that gamers “…will have access to one league of their choice for a free trial from the moment they activate it to the end of the 2008-2009 season”, which certainly implies that receiving updates for all leagues would incur fees.

In addition, EA also announced that they’d acquired an exclusive licensing agreement with Spain’s La Liga to implement their teams and players in their games.

New Co-op trialer for capcoms resident evil 5. this trialer features new co-op play. to me it looks very sophisticated this might be the best resident evil yet. allthough i kind of wish it was leon instead of cris red field.

The credit for this posts dosnt go to me but to jason ocampo of ign

It was bound to happen sooner or later; having seen Call of Duty: World at War about three or four times now, Activision finally let us have a chance to actually play the game, a World War II shooter built on the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare engine. We got a taste of two-player co-op in the Pacific (the game supports up to four-player co-op in the campaign) as well as some Russian-themed competitive co-op.

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Heres An exclusive trailer that has just came out for star wars forced unleashed. in this game u play as Darth Vaders secreat apprentice and u alone get to decide the fate of the universe. it looks alot like a god of war stlye game but with a different flavor. its sure to be good and the game comes out september 16 so be on the lookout for it its good money spent !

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• Use special running moves such as strafes jukes spins hurtles and highlight sticks
  

• Learn to Run: StretchesIndy has perfected the Stretch. This run shifts the point of attack and is great for setting up play-action.
• Advanced Running Techniques: Flipping Runs
  Changing the direction of the run at the line of scrimmage can result in big yardage — but make sure you know how to read the defense.Learning to Run: CountersCounters offer high-risk, high-reward type of running play that can go for huge gains.
• Set audibles
• Becomee a playmaker by telling receivers to change routes during the play
• use audibles to create mismatches
• Involving the RB in the Passing GameThe Running Back is often the key to the passing
• Pick up the Blitz: Offensive Line Slide ProtectionUsing the slide protection can help pick up blitzes and create better passing angles.
• When in Doubt, Throw it OutThrowing the ball away is often times a great way to avoid throwing a pick. Learn the new button sequence.

Advanced Running Techniques: Flipping Runs
Changing the direction of the run at the line of scrimmage can result in big yardage — but make sure you know how to read the defense.

This summer, GameBattles is proud to host the North American Qualifying leg of the Metal Gear Online World Championship, which will offer the two winning teams a trip to Tokyo, Japan! The ladder competition kicks off on August 18th, and is free to all GameBattles users. Ladder-play will conclude on September 8th, and will be closely followed by an online tournament in order to determine the top two Metal Gear Online teams in North America.

From there, both teams will be flown to Tokyo, Japan on or about October 8th -12th in order to battle it out with gamers from across the globe in the Metal Gear Online World Championship at the Tokyo Game Show! In addition to the winning a trip to Japan, there is $8,000 in cash and additional prizing from Konami up for grabs for the winners of the North American Qualifiers! Competition is sure to be fierce! In order to enter you must be at least 18 years of age. What are you waiting for? Get out there and prove you’ve got what it takes to represent in the Metal Gear Online World Championship!

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