Gaming's weekly roundup

First on the menu is this, a video made by the guys who made Plants Versus Zombies. We don’t really know why this video was made or what its purpose is but we like how silly it is and hope you will too. Enjoy.

On a more serious note the Tokyo Game Show press releases have been coming at us faster than we can handle them and since the Friday article is primarily a summation of the week we will keep it to that. The biggest news from TGS so far is that we have a confirmed release date for Playstation Vita. Excited right? Well hold your horses*, it is only confirmed for Japan (December 17, 2011) and many suspect that it won’t be until February 2012 that other markets start to see it. It doesn’t really matter to me that we have to wait, we have 1 date and a second will probably be released soon which means this thing is real and it is happening. I can’t wait. It has also been announced at TGS that 100 games will be available during the Playstation Vita launch window. As amazing as that sounds we are concerned that they might be trying to force feed us too much stuff at once, but we also suspect that many of those games will be Japan only releases and the number is likely to be much smaller for U.S. and European markets.

We aren’t going to list all of the games that the Vita will launch with but we did just hear that Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom is going to be one of them and that has us very excited. We also learned that Soul Caliber V should be available during the first quarter of 2012, a more specific date has yet to be released but we expect it to be on the PS3 and Xbox 360 at the very least and maybe the Vita if it is actually able to handle that style of fighting game appropriately. The last announcement that has us super excited is Super Monkey Ball for the Vita, I spent countless hours playing it on Gamecube that even now 5-10ish years later I still feel like the game is appropriate for me.

Enjoy your weekend, pwn some noobs, and check back in Monday for the next round of gaming news.

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*If you don’t have a horse on hand feel free to hold something else. We recommend a banana, duct tape, a turned off lava lamp, or a grandfather clock but really anything will work

Gaming's Weekly Roundup

PvZ

Users of the Iphone rejoice! Your Plants Versus Zombies is getting an update. You can expect 9 new mini-games that can be purchased with real money or in-game currency. Even though Plants Versus Zombies is already 2 years old on PC, it is still relatively new on other devices and the iOS port of the game is going to be thanking PC’s for the 9 new mini-games. The games can be found in Crazy Dave’s shop at .99 cent per 3 (3 dollars in total) or farmed out with in-game currency.  At only 3 dollars for the whole game on mobile gaming devices, PvZ is one of the best around.

Did you enjoy creating death defying roller coasters 10+ years ago in RollerCoaster Tycoon? Yes, you did. Everybody’s favorite roller coaster simulator is back in 3D!!!! Well not yet, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D will be released on the Nintendo 3DS portable gaming device in 2012. The game will be released through Atari specifically designed for the Nintendo 3DS’ 3D capabilities. Atari claims that it will be very easy to share your creations, or more likely, death machines, with your friends. Hopefully this means someone in the UK can show me how they killed their guests while I show them my own way. We can’t wait for this one.

Skyrim 11.11.11

Lastly, a public service announcement for all gamers, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim comes out 11.11.11. We can’t wait to get our hands on it ever since we saw our first glimpse of the gameplay at E3. If you are a fan of the series or if you are new and looking for a role-playing game that has it all and a strong background of awesome game, Skyrim is for you. At Penny Arcade Expo the developers let a couple people sit down and play the gameplay demo we saw at E3, they didn’t let anyone see the starting areas because that is supposed to be a surprise but they got to play with all of the character customization and a little bit of the gameplay (starting about 30 minutes into the game). From what I have seen this game is going to be epic, it is absolutely beautiful and it seems as though, like previous games, there aren’t a whole lot of boundaries as far as what can be done (like throwing your dead enemies in the river so they float away safely disposing of them). 11.11.11 isn’t my birthday but it certainly will feel like it.

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