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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2011 @ 5:00 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:


We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

'Choplifter HD' (ALL) Picked Up By Konami, Gets Delayed - Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2011 @ 11:59 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In Choplifter HD, players take on the role of an up and coming rescue pilot asked to join the elite, international helicopter rescue team C.H.O.P.R. (Coordinated Helicopter Operations, Preservation and Rescue).

'Battlefield 3' (ALL) Sells Eight Million Copies

by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2011 @ 11:56 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines. As the first boots on the ground, players will experience heart-pounding missions across diverse locations including Paris, Tehran and New York.

'Killing Floor' Free To Play On Steam This Weekend

by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2011 @ 10:36 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Killing Floor is a first-person co-op survival horror, set in and around London after a mad scientist’s “specimens” have broken loose and gone on the rampage.

'World Gone Sour' (ALL) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2011 @ 9:37 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Based on the popular Sour Then Sweet candy Sour Patch Kids, the game will take players on a journey from the perspective of a lost piece of candy finding its way to its ultimate destination – the human stomach.

'Bodoink' (XBLA) Revealed, Looking For Donations

by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2011 @ 4:51 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Bodoink is an XBLA Kinect game where you are dropped into a pinball-like environment. Control your very own Xbox Avatar to pop as many pegs as possible while getting knocked around by pistons, conveyor belts, and teleporters.

'Magna Mundi' Now Accepting Closed Beta Sign-ups

by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2011 @ 4:32 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Magna Mundi is a new strategy game that will bring open-ended challenging gameplay spanning over 300 years, as players will be able to relive key events that shaped the modern world.

'Dust 514' (ALL) Explains Vehicle Dynamics - Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2011 @ 3:18 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Dust 514 is a console-based hybrid MMO/FPS set within the Eve universe featuring first-person shooter and RTS-style gameplay, and will interact with CCP’s MMO EVE Online. This interplay between the two games opens the EVE universe to console gamers and gives them a chance to become part of one of the most massive cooperative play and social experiences ever.

PlayStation Store Gets Sly Cooper Titles, Voltron, Demo, DLCs And Tracks

by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2011 @ 2:49 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with free Playstation Plus content/discounts, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, Voltron: Defender Of The Universe (demo), Scene It? Movie Night, Modern Warfare 2, de Blob 2, DLCs for LittleBigPlanet 2, NBA 2K12, Mercury Hg, Zombie ApocalypseAce Combat Assault Horizon, Elevator Action HD, Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends, song packs for Rocksmith, Rock Band 3, the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Darkstalkers, Tak 2).

I Can't Remember To Forget You

by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under MOTD

We've been flipping through catalogs to shop for Christmas gifts, toys mainly, and it strikes me that I find most of the stuff boring, or simply not fun for more than a few minutes. We've come up with a few possibilities, but it has taken us a few dozen catalogs over the past month to even narrow it down to that. I must be getting picky in my old age ...

I haven't watched the newest Sons Of Anarchy yet. Turns out it's a two-parter, so I'm going to wait until next week so I can watch both episodes back to back. We did, however, check out House and Chuck.

Comedian Patrice O'Neal, who was recently on the Comedy Central roast of Charlie Sheen, died at age 41 after suffering a stroke last month, from which he apparently never fully recovered.