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Play: Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise Review

The visuals may not delight to quite to the same degree as the 360 version, and the view can be a little close-up at times, but new features like wi-fi animal trading, the interface, and of course the icon-based menus that are much more intuitive, make for an experience that can hold its own against the original title and will hopefully attract a few new players to the series too. Now, back to the Sour Cocoadile taming.

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VGGEN: Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise Review

VGGEN writes: "Over the years, gamers have earned a reputation in many quarters for being a particularly demanding bunch. However, it is our concessions that don't much make the news, so to speak. This isn't to say the rancor is unfounded – there's no question that we may complain about a high profile title once (or, perhaps, especially when) it has finally hit store shelves just as much as we may have during the actual wait – but, by and large, we're still willing to suck it up our disappointment, so long as certain aspects have not been compromised."

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The Clues for the Amazon Gold Box Video Game Deals

This coming Monday (January 12th), Amazon will be doing a video game themed day of Gold Box Deals. What games they are listing isn't announced, only these clues are given:

6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.

8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.

11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.

12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!

2:00 PM - Slimy and award-winning - what else would a PC owner want?

4:00 PM - An alternative to No Child Left Behind.

6:00 PM - Get bonus goodies with this radiant crescent.

(All times are PST)

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TomMcBaum5577d ago

Clearly a reference to LittleBigPlanet.

shqype5577d ago

Good point. I was trying to think what it could be.

sinned475577d ago

hmm im slightly disappointed already if those predictions come true. i already have all the great ps3 games that came out this holiday and i just got a xbox so ill be very happy if they have left 4 dead or gears of war on sale. :] fingers crossed

callahan095577d ago (Edited 5577d ago )

My predictions:

6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.
VIVA PINATA: TROUBLE IN PARADISE?

8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.
LITTLEBIGPLANET?

11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.
FABLE 2? (TALES OF VESPERIA?/INFINITE UNDISCOVERY?/LOST ODYSSEY?)

12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!
BEN 10?

No clue at all about the last three, though... except maybe Left 4 Dead @ 4:00 PM, as a play on words, that kinda makes sense.

crck5577d ago (Edited 5577d ago )

6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.

Viva Pinata Paradise

8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.

Eternal Sonata or LBP

11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.

Last Remnant Or Infinite Undiscovery

12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!

Ben 10 Alien Force

2:00 PM - Slimy and award-winning - what else would a PC owner want?

World Of Goo

4:00 PM - An alternative to No Child Left Behind.

Left 4 Dead?

6:00 PM - Get bonus goodies with this radiant crescent.

No clue

callahan095577d ago

Good guesses, but isn't World of Goo exclusively downloadable? I don't think they'd do a goldbox deal on a downloadable game. I could be wrong though.

Mutley4165577d ago

ohh I love a good deal on Amazon...

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Fallout 3 wins GOTY: GameStooge Awards

It won GameStooge's Best RPG of 2008, Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008, and Best PC Game of 2008, and it captures the overall prize. There are so many factors that made Fallout 3 so special: the look of the game, making even a post-apocalyptic desert beautiful; the theme and setting; the storyline and voice acting; the VATS system and action; the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. and Karma roleplaying game elements; from beginning to end, Fallout 3 felt like an event. Kudos for Bethesda, who have the unenviable task of trying to one-up their own creation.

Best Game of 2008: Fallout 3
Best PC Game of 2008: Fallout 3
Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008: Fallout 3
Best PlayStation 3 Game of 2008: LittleBigPlanet
Best PlayStation 2 Game of 2008: Persona 4
Best Wii Game of 2008: No More Heroes
Best Nintendo DS Game of 2008: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Best PlayStation Portable Game of 2008: God of War: Chains of Olympus

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Homicide5581d ago

Fallout 3 is an amazing game. Can't wait to get this on the 360 with the exclusive DLC.

MegaMohsi5581d ago

not exclusive to the 360 seeing as how I'm gonna be playing it on my PC.

Graphics Whore5581d ago

You really think it's going to be just exclusive? It's timed at most.

PS360WII5581d ago

Fallout 3 certainly should get GOTY! Awesome game with so much to do and good replay value.

Homicide I also can't wait to get that DLC :) 3 in the next 3 months! Though for PC you could also get the GECK dlc which is a map editor and sounds pretty dang sweet but I don't have a gaming PC anyways

JonahFalcon5581d ago

Just for the record, GameStooge gave Fallout 3 the following honors:

Best Game of 2008
Best PC Game of 2008
Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008
Best Roleplaying Game of 2008

Fallout 3 was also nominated for:

Best Music Score of 2008
Best Graphics (Technical) of 2008
Best Graphics (Artistic) of 2008
Best Voice Acting of 2008 - for Liam Neeson as Father