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Street Fighter IV – Ready to Brawl?

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Chun-Li of Street Fighter 4

A classic returns with its fourth entry in the Street Fighter series. Street Fighter 4 will be available in Canada on February 18, 2009 retailing at $59.99. All the character favourites like Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Guile will be back for combat, plus some new additions such as new environments and new characters all rendered in 3D.

The new characters featured are, Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, Rufus and more. Although, the game boasts new 3D effects, the game will still be played in the traditional 2D perspective. The game will be jammed pack with new super moves and ultra combos, thanks to the returning 6 button control.

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Street Fighter 4 Game

Both Xbox 360 and PS3 is set to receive downloadable content over the next coming weeks made available via Microsoft’s Xbox Marketplace (Xblox Live) and Sony’s Playstation Network. The first expansion pack called, “Championship Mode” will be free of charge and include a replay mode, new points system and a tournament matching system. And although, it’s not official yet, the developers are planning on making T. Hawk and Dee Jay downloadable characters.

The game is already receiving critical acclaim and ratings of 5/5 and 9.5/10 from well known gaming magazines and websites such as Playstation: The Official Magazine and IGN etc. Are you ready to brawl?

GRAND THEFT AUTO IV The Lost and Damned – Available February 17, 2009

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Grand Theft Auto 4: The Lost and Damned

I have no love loss for PS3 and other popular gaming platforms,but Grand Theft Auto’s latest franchise installment will be exclusively available to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 worldwide on February 17, 2009. The game is an add on to the commercial success from developer/publisher Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV released in April 2008. Grand Theft Auto: a franchise that has continued to push the envelope and raise the bar in the action gaming genre, is a veteran. And I cannot wait! To purchase the first episode of GTA IV The Lost and Damned, it will cost 1600 Microsoft points ($20) for the new downloadable content from your Xbox Live account. My friends, Microsoft is running things. How you like them apples? Get it? But it’s all in good fun tho.

Here’s some of the features of GTA IV The Lost and Damned:

-All-new missions and a new storyline that interweaves with the original story arc of Grand Theft Auto IV.
-Play as Johnny, a member of The Lost Motorcycle Club. Experience Liberty City now with the perspective and lifestyle of a member of a biker gang.
-Added range of weapons – including the all-new grenade launcher and sawed-off shotgun. New weapons will be available for use in single-player and in all new multiplayer modes.
-New vehicles – featuring a collection of bikes that include Johnny’s own customized heavy-duty chopper.
-New and improved bike handling and physics.
-Set of new action-packed multiplayer modes – details coming soon.
-All-new in-game TV, internet and radio content featuring new radio shows and original music. – gamingnexus.com

This will be the first downloadable episode of others to come. And it’s looking promising. Afterall, it’s Grand Theft Auto.11354_497a148cef6d0_thumbnail211354_497a148f47648_thumbnail239633_thumb511452_4995e35332fce_thumbnail2