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With the coming year just around the bend, I for some reason have become intrigued with some DS titles coming. One just recently released (according to the Nintendo Channel) and the other coming around some time in 2009.

Moon

Moon is an action adventure title with a first person view. Set in the year 2058, the player is an investigator of sorts and lands on the moon to investigate a new area found. The game is supposed to play out somewhat like Metroid Prime Hunters and has eight weapons for use. Developed by Renegade Kid, the title is also supposed to have some "horrorish" roots to the story.

Unfortunately, the game has no multiplayer or wifi. Definite put off for me at this point.

C.O.R.E.

This game seems to have all my attention as of late, yet all that many details are available (nor is the profile which I requested yesterday when I found out about the game :o). The game is confirmed
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Champions Online publisher, Cryptic Studios, is offering for a while longer, a closed beta for the MMO.

quote Champions Online Forums

Los Gatos, CA – October 10, 2008 – Cryptic Studios™ announced today that players can now sign up for a chance to participate in the first closed beta for Champions Online™, an action massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) slated for release in the spring of 2009. This PC specific beta begins in mid-November 2008 and players sign up by visiting http://www.champions-online.com/preview_application.

“This closed beta is an exciting step in the evolution of Champions Online,” said Jack Emmert, chief creative officer for Cryptic Studios. “All of us here in the Cryptic offices have been playing the game for a while now, and we’re excited to invite others in to have as much fun with Champions Online as we’ve been having internally.”

Champions Online gives

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Mhm. This holiday season seems to be packed with zombie related releases, at least to me. One of the must buys though, was Left 4 Dead (PC and 360). With an amazing co-operative experience, it is hard to leave this game once you start playing. Up to four players can join together and assume the roles of Zoey, Louis, Bill, and Francis. These players then can roam across 20 maps and take on hordes of zombies, some very stupid and straight forward when it comes to dispatching them (the standard one), but others very tough and take a few shots to destroy (the tank).

When it comes to the single player experience, it is still fun. However, the teammates are a bit "slow" and take time to respond in situations when you are overwhelmed which can be a bit of a pain. The graphics, enemies, weapons, and controls make up for that.

With ten weapons:

Pump shotgun

Submachine gun

Assault Rifle

Auto shotgu

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For those of you who are not so tech weary or into PC gaming at all, Steam by Valve would be the tool to get you interested. Steam allows for users to download the application free from the "Steam Powered" site. This application allows for:

Finding new games

Watching trailers

Trying demos of hundreds of games

Plenty of discount prices

AAA titles easily accessed

Incredible packages with incredible savings

Increased multiplayer functionality

Support forums

As said by Jesh, Steam is like the Xbox Live of computer gaming. Initially Steam was a small program for Valve developed titles but lately it has grown larger than that and harbors many "Game of the Year" titles such as Call of Duty 4, Half Life 2, Bioshock, Fallout 3, and many other expansive titles.

With an easy to use interface, Steam allows for even the un-tech savvy to enjoy gaming at their desktop. If you are still unsure if this is right fo

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