Soul Calibur IV (Xbox 360, Bandai Namco): 9 / 9 / 8 / 8 - (34/40)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Operation: Troy (Xbox 360, Bandai Namco): 7 / 7 / 6 / 7 - (27/40)
Tales of Vesperia (Xbox 360, Bandai Namco): 9 / 9 / 8 / 8 - (34/40)
NBA 2K8 (Xbox 360, 2K Sports): 7 / 7 / 8 / 7 - (29/40)

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Big Gears of War 2 news coming out of San Diego’s Comic-Con. Gears 2 is going to utilize linked achievements! Huzzah! Oh, you don’t know what link achievements are? Quite understandable. Utilizing linked achievements means a game recognizes previously earned achievements from another game and unlocks new content based on their unlocked status. In Gears of War 2’s case, it’ll be looking at which Gears of War achievements you’ve already unlocked and, in turn, unlock Gears 2 goodies. Which Gears achievements will unlock what content in Gears 2? Not all are known quite yet, but thus far we are aware that:

• Unlocking the “Completed Act 1″ achievement in GoW unlocks Anthony Carmine in GoW2 multiplayer.
• Unlocking the “A Dish Best Served Cold” achievement in GoW unlocks General RAAM in GoW2 multiplayer.
• Unlocking the “Time to Remember” achievement in GoW unlocks Minh Young Kim in GoW2 multiplayer.

We just can’t wait to see what our “Seriously …” achievement efforts unlock in Gears of War 2. Maybe an instant-win mode? That’d be sweet.

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Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway, the third entry in the series, has you reprise the heroic role of Sergeant Matt Baker, a soldier of the 101st Airborne Division, during Operation Market Garden in the late stages of World War II. Originally scheduled for Aug. 26, Gearbox confirmed that the game won’t appear on store shelves until Sept. 23. A Ltd. Edition includes a SGT Matt Baker figurine with 13 accessories, a the first issue of the BiA comic Book (with bonus content) and a Poster Map of Operation Market Garden.

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Reports indicate that Aksys plans on publishing Battle Fantasia in English for the Xbox 360 only. Their director of marketing commented “We’re looking into it, but right now it’s just 360.” Arc System Works released it for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in Japan.

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All along we were under that the soon to be patched Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix beta would be wrapping up towards the end of August. Maybe that was the initial plan, but now Capcom has had a change of heart by extending the beta window. September 5th is the new beta end date which we suspect the promised patch has something to do with. Speaking of patch, if you haven’t already checked it out, the Capcom folks outlined all the updates and changes that’ll be implemented. Have a happy August.

 

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The Ohio AP reports: Sweat drips down Renee Mershon-Wollerman’s face as she eyes a boxer across the ring.

She ducks left, punches. Her opponent, a Japanese amateur, throws an uppercut. Mershon-Wollerman counters. Jab. Right hook. Her opponent hits the canvas and doesn’t get up.

Mershon-Wollerman goes to a neutral corner, but there are no high-fives, no celebration. Just a simple request from her trainer, Kristen Perusek: Pause the video game for a second and rate yourself on an exercise exertion scale.

Perusek and five other Cleveland State University students received a $6,000 grant from the school to conduct research this summer on how technology can help increase physical activity, especially among children. The students recently focused on how a Nintendo Wii boxing video game compares with a boxing bag workout.

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Put on your reading glasses and take a looksy at the new video embedded above showcasing a solid four minutes of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe fighting footage. The game actually looks rather intense, true to form and with the addition of free fall combat and close combat scenarios, it could be a winner. Take in all the video goodness and cheer for the Batman. He and his newfound wealth are all the rage right now, don’tcha know.

 

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Someone is claiming that the leaked Xbox 360 dashboard can work on modded systems, however you also need an Infectus 2 chip and not just the firmware hack. Some other information worth a note is that it works on dev kits out of the box, beta stage 2 starts in Mid August and as part of the install there is a call for the MAC address to validate the install.

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DarkZero: It seems Bionic Commando Rearmed has finally got a date, and should hit XBLA on August 13th. The news comes direct from Xbox Japan as they’ve let slip the date on the games splash page on their official site. As of yet it has not been confirmed if the game will hit US and Europe on the same day, but it is very likely to happen as most big games are usually released on the same day worldwide.

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NOA\’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, Cammie Dunaway, has said that Nintendo has no plans to release different colored Wii consoles in the near future. Dunway was also asked if a DS redesign was on the cards to which she replied: \”What we\’re focused on right now for DS is just getting it into the hands of more people.\”

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