My Spike VGA Picks and Predictions Part 2

Welcome to part two of my three part look at this year’s VGA nominations. You can read the first part here. Best Fighting Game Nominees: BlazBlue Calamity Trigger, SoulCalibur Broken Destiny, Street Fighter IV, Tekken 6 My Pick: Street Fighter IV Most likely to win: Street Fighter IV SFIV was one of the most anticipated fighting games of our time and this year fans of the fighting franchise were blessed with a new title. While the game had flaws, it was a higher profile game than any of the others in this category. Tekken 6 was only recently released, which is why I think there should be a cut off date for games included in these awards. BlazBlue was a great game, but very technical. (I should know. I have it and you can’t just button mash they way I like to with fighters). Best Action Adventure Game Nominees: Assassin’s

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My Spike VGA Picks and Predictions Part 1

The atrocity known as the Spike Video Game Awards (VGAs) is happening this weekend and I won’t be watching. Its a joke and in my opinion nothing but a 2 hour long string of commercials, ridiculous skits that aren’t in the least bit funny, and scantily clad models who fumble over lines. They show 10-30 second video teasers for games most of us already know are coming out and bombard us with actors who apparently know everything about video games because they did a voice over for a character or played 15 minutes of a game at a press event. This year they are claiming that the voters will be the ones making the call on who takes home whatever god awful trophy they design this time around. So I have made a list of my votes for each category and today I share with you my picks for the

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New Halo Waypoint Content and information

Thanks to the awesome community manager at Halo Waypoint, we have new information about the upcoming destination! Halo Waypoint launches on November 5 for fans to access “all things Halo”. Launched from 343 Industries and Certain Affinity, Halo Waypoint will have news and activities as well as new content. Halo Waypoint will give Halo gamers a career system tied to in-game accomplishments across multiple Halo games. The career tracking will include Halo 3: ODST, Halo 3, Halo Wars and all Game Add-on content for those titles at launch. Halo Waypoint will also showcase previews of Halo Legends, the anime anthology, starting November 7. Halo Waypoint will be available to Xbox Live Silver members only for a short time! The trial runs until November 26, after that it will be only available to Gold subscribers. Below is a video that is a walkthrough of Halo Waypoint’s interface and features:

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Halo 3 ODST sells 2.5 m

Amongst some controversy about whether or not Halo 3: ODST should have been a full priced game, it has sold 2.5m units worldwide since it’s launch. USA Today has the sales amounting $125m in revenues. “We have a plan [for the Halo franchise] that goes out at least six years,” 343 Industries’ Frank O’Connor stated. “Eventually, it will become very apparent that there is a plan for the way the canon all ties together and the way the comic books and the novels all tie together.”

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Win a copy of Halo 3: ODST on GamingAngels

GamingAngels.com would like to help get you into the firefight. We have one copy of Halo 3: ODST to give away to a luck reader! We love being able to giveaway awesome prizes to reward our readers for being a part of GamingAngels.com! To win the game you’ll have to answer the following: We’d like you to tell us what kind of Trooper you would be. What kind of position would you be? Sniper, Run & Gun, Medical Support,etc. Extra points for creativity. You can add pictures, make a collage, draw yourself as a Trooper or anything else you can think of! Have a great weekend and good luck! xoxo Trina PS: GamingAngels.com bought this copy of Halo 3: ODST to give away. This contest is not endorsed by Microsoft or Bungie.

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Where to save money on games this week

Some heavy hitters out this week with Halo 3: ODST, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona all going to retail this week. So where are the best places to save you the most money? That’s what we’re going to find out! Here are the games out this week: Fabulous Finds (DS) Aion (PC) Just in Time Translation (DS) Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 (PS3,Xbox 360) Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (PSP) Wacky World of Sports (Wii) Spyborgs (Wii) Price is Right 2010 Edition (Wii, DS) Fallen Earth: Welcome to Apocalypse (PC) Scooby Doo: First Fights (PS2,Wii,DS) Hidden Mysteries Titanic (Wii,DS) Where’s Waldo (PC,DS,Wii) Katamari Forever (PS3) Women’s Murder Club Games of Passion (DS) Rapala: We Fish (Wii) Halo 3: ODST (360) Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft (Wii) Toys R US sales Buy 2 get the 3rd free of all video games (good way to clean up this week) $20 Gift Card plus Halo

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GamingAngels Play Halo 3 This Sunday

GamingAngels invites you to join us and the GamerBeauties on Sunday night for some Halo 3 action as part of our 4 year anniversary. The prize closet has been stocked and there are some goodies to give out to random people who join us. We’ll be starting up at 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific, playing various multiplayer maps. Check this post for updates & GamerTags. GamerTags: GamingAngel, KrystalineDream, xCHICKAMUNGUSx, GB Uncertain, Paizle, Rawr Its Nicole, GB GunPwdrNLace

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New Halo 3:ODST videos

A bunch of Halo 3: ODST trailers came out today including a ViDoc which show the new cooperative multilplayer mode. Sgt. Avery Johnson offers a detailed look at Firefight in the Vidoc. Also new for Halo 3: ODST is the new FireFight map called Rally Point which is located in the City of New Mobasa. Other trailers below show gamplay. Enjoy! Video Games | Halo 3: ODST | Firefight Vidoc XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | Halo 3: ODST | Crater Night Gameplay XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | Halo 3: ODST | Alpha Site Gameplay XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

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Halo 3: ODST tour starting August 22

Microsoft and Bungie have just announced the “Halo 3:ODST” tour to various GameStop locations across the US giving you an early look at the game. The tour launches this Saturday, August 22 in Redmond, Washington with Xbox Live’s Major Nelson and Bungie. The event will start at noon and end around 8pm. Fans will get to play Firefight multiplayer mode and win Halo swag for showing off their skills. The tour will actually be in a Transport Vehicle that is made from a M820A2 expandable truck. It’s 27 feet long and 14 feet wide when full expanded. Which means alot of Halo 3: ODST goodness. The truck will have eight console rigs featuring Halo 3: ODST. Here is the list of tour stops: 8/22 – Seattle (Redmond, WA) – Redmond Town Center 8/23 – Portland (Hillsboro, OR) – Tanasbourne Town Center 8/25 – San Francisco (Union City, CA) – Union

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Gamers get an early look at Halo 3 ODST at MLG Dallas

Gamers that attend MLG Dallas might be busy competing, but when they have some downtime they will be able to get hands-on with Halo 3: ODST. The ODST station’s open on August 29, and you’ll have to register for a time slot in order to play. From the MLG site: “Bungie is coming to MLG Dallas and will be offering the first ever opportunity for the public to play Halo 3: ODST! On Saturday, August 29th in Dallas, you can sit down with three other squadmates and put your skills to the test in Halo 3: ODST’s brand-new Firefight Mode. We’ll have two stations set up, both featuring slots for four players to work together in this exciting new cooperative game type!” Here are the details on what you have to do in order to get some play time: Get your spectator pass and come out to MLG Dallas. The

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