Thanks to my homeboys Samit Sarkar and Dale North for covering the Hotness this past week. I have been bouncing back and forth to the Bay Area for the last two weeks to see a bunch of games. You saw some of the previews today, and there will be an avalanche of previews coming next week from yours truly. Also, as a blogger, it is my duty to hype the hell out ofHenry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure. It’s going to be a sleeper hit and I just know people are going to completely miss it unless it gets the attention it deserves.
Chad checks out the annual I Am 8-Bit show in L.A., Brad N hits up Gen Con, July’s NPD numbers are in, Akuma is revealed inStreet Fighter IV, we have aSoulcalibur IVpanty gallery, and plenty more happened on Friday.
Friday Regulars:Indie Nation #28: PhotopiaArt Attack Friday: I Am 8-Bit 2008Friday Night Fights: the 90s were scary edition
Preview Coverage:Checking outGodfather IIfrom the middle of the San Francisco BayEA Showcase 08:The Sims 2: Apartment LifeEA Showcase 08: NewBattlefield Heroesscreens and a trailerEA Showcase 08:Boogie SuperstarEA Showcase 08:Warhammer Online: Age of ReckoningEA Showcase 08: Hands-on withNERF N-Strikefor the WiiEA Showcase 08: Hands-on withHenry Hatsworth in the Puzzling AdventureGen Con 2008 in PicturesDungeons and Dragons Online: Mod 8 detailedLord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moriadetails
News:Mega Man 9’sin-game store revealed: Transvestite Man power-up costs 200 bolts?Xbox 360 outsells PS3 by nearly 3:1 in Japan last weekIs the originalPuzzle Questand expansion headed to PSN?Console war decided: Warner Music Group to bring music videos to Xbox LIVERise from your grave! Atari turns a profitJuly NPD: Summer heat shows no signs of cooling downMaggie who?: Maggie Q featured in just-announcedNeed for Speed: UndercoverWii Fit takes top spot on Amazon.com, I still haven’t opened mineMGS4: Snake’s Altair costume via codeViva Pinatagets simultaneous release on DS and 360Cluegets unnecessary update; Professor Plum now a videogame designerAnalyst questions EA Partners dealsThe Week inRock BandDLC: Devo, Duran Duran, and … The JanitorsDreamcast build ofShenmue IIIspotted? Nah.EA Sports Hockey League: you’ve got your MMO in myNHL 09, it sounds brilliant!DoesQuest for Bootyconfirm the existence of a newRatchet & Clankgame?PlayBrain Traininga lot? You’re still stupid, kid!
Galleries:Akuma rages intoStreet Fighter IVFirst screens ofBatman: Arkham Asylumare dark, dirty, and making us hotEvil looking toys are evil in THQ’s DS puzzlerDropcastGuitar Hero On Tour Decadesscreenshots for uh, decades
Trailers & Videos:Vampire Rain: Altered Speciestrailer is scary for all the wrong reasonsKore, a six-year-old unreleased Xbox game, revived for the Wii (Update)New trailer for Renegade Kid’s DS titleMoonis surprisingly epic, too shortPure Pwnage episode 17 has arrivedPS2? MoreEyetoygames coming this yearNewShaun White Snowboardingtrailer and screens are very snowyFirst of fourNBA 2K9teasers features Paul Pierce ownage
Offbeat:Would you steal a PS3 to save your family? That’s one excuse I supposeBelievaPinatafollowup: New video, plus exclusive behind-the-scenes with RareSoul Calibur4 adds maids, also panty shotsSoulcalibur 4featuring the Final Fantasy VII castFinally,Mega Man‘E’ Energy Tanks are real
