http://www.gamestooge.com GameStooge: Videogaming Newsblog Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:28:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en GameTrailers has posted a few new Mass Effect 2 trailers, including the return of Garrus in the vid above. Click "Read more..." for the other two videos. http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/08/mass-effect-2-videos-including-return-of-garrus/ The GameStop on West 33rd and 6th Avenue in New York City has started selling Modern Warfare 2 early. Has anyone seen other GameStops doing the same? Let us know. http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/07/gamestop-selling-modern-warfare-2-early/ The Angry Video Game Nerd posts the third video in his Castlevania retrospective series. As always, Rolfe is NSFW. Part I Part II http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/07/angry-video-game-nerd-castlevania-part-iii/ Destructoid has posted a video that may be a viral video for Kane & Lynch 2. Check it out, and let us know what you think. Are you hot for the sequel, especially after the original's pretty depressing ending? http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/06/kane-lynch-2-viral-video-spotted/ Bioware has issued a new patch for Dragon Age: Origins. Judging by the version number, 1.01, it's a quick fix to some easily remedied issues. According to the site, the patch makes the game a little easier and fixes some graphic issues: fixed potential corruption of character statistics fixed portrait appearance sliders ... http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/06/dragon-age-origins-patch-1-01/ Reggie Fils-Aime, known to many for his Nintendo E3 press conferences, continues to deny the existence of the Wii HD. According to Joystiq: Though plenty of people -- analyst Michael Pachter chief among them -- are pretty certain that an HD version of the Wii is in the pipeline, you're not going ... http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/06/fils-aime-denies-wii-hd/ Those of you who are interested in the unique puzzle/platformer Trine for the PlayStation 3, a demo is now available in the PlayStation Store, according to a press release from developer Frozenbyte. Weighing in at 234 MB, the demo features the first two levels of the game, complete with voiceover narration ... http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/06/trine-demo-on-playstation-network/ GameTrailers has posted the debut trailer for Skate 3, the latest in Electronic Arts' skateboard series. Check it out, let us know what you think. http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/06/skate-3-debut-trailer/ Play.tm is reporting that the popular Phoenix Wright lawyer adventure game series for the Nintendo DS may be heading to the Wii, thanks to a listing on Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK), the German ratings board. Rumours abound this afternoon that a brand, spanking new Phoenix Wright title could be on the way to ... http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/05/phoenix-wright-coming-to-wii/ The contents of the Mass Effect 2 Collector's Edition has been revealed, which is due for release on January 26, 2010. People who shell out for the CE can expect: A copy of Mass Effect 2 A tin case A 48-page hardcover “Art of Mass Effect 2” book Issue 1 of the Mass Effect ... http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/05/mass-effect-2-collectors-edition-revealed/ Media Molecule says they have no intention on developing LittleBigPlanet 2, reports PSX Etreme, because they want to retain the stress on user-created content, despite "all but confirming" LBP2 back in July. Media Molecule continues to insist that we'll never see a LittleBigPlanet 2. Due to the unique "Create, Play, Share" concept ... http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/05/media-molecule-no-littlebigplanet-2/ The New York Yankees have won their 27th World Championship. Congratulations to Hideki Matsui, who earned World Series MVP honors. http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/05/ot-yankees-win-27th-world-series-title/ PlayStation 3 owners will finally get to try out Jonathan Blow's indie platform puzzler Braid next week on November 12 in North America. Let us know if you'll be picking this title up a year and a half after its initial release. http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/04/braid-hits-psn-on-november-12/ Crikey, Gromit! Telltale Games is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wallace & Gromit with a free episode, three episodes on Xbox Live Arcade, a sale on Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventure on PC, and the announcement of a new DVD. From today til the Sunday, November 8, players can grab a ... http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/04/wallace-gromit-xbla-and-pc-blowout/ Reuters is reporting that the Chinese regulatory committee General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) has ordered local network company NetEase to halt charging subscriber rates and new user registration for mega-popular MMO World of Warcraft, which has sent both NetEase and Activision Blizzard's stock plummeting. The move put the ... http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/11/04/world-of-warcraft-effectively-shut-down-in-china/