Many people believe that the current generation of consoles provides the most evenly matched competition from the products released by the big entertainment companies in the history of video games. The disparity in terms of processing power and depth of game libraries isn’t that big when it comes to the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. And though the Nintendo Wii is gravely trailing in the graphics and processing power departments, it more than makes up for its shortcomings by giving gamers a unique experience they will never find anywhere else.

And gamers have made a decision. As of this writing, almost 3 years worth of sales data reveal that the Nintendo Wii is outselling the Xbox 360 and the PS3 combined.

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Check out these three awesome wallpaper packs for these upcoming and already released games…

Fallout 3 Wallpaper Pack contains nine wallpapers in five sizes each.

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2008 blazed us with AAA releases like Metal gear Solid 4, GTA4 and increased our expectations for the games to come. This Top 10 most anticipated games of 2009 year, the developers wants to keep the roller coaster ride of top releases keep going with extremely hyped games by the top dogs of gaming. The list is compiled on the factors on how much is known about the game, how incredible it looks the current user reviews, and the following big boys made it on the top 10 most anticipated games of 2009.

(10) Bioshock 2 : Sea of Dreams – The Original Bioshock was a runaway success, jaw dropping visuals,never before seen water effects mingled with excellent gameplay and that 60’s dystopian feeling.. It was everything that left us wanting for more and 2K games mean it. Thankfully Bioshock 2 Sea of Dreams is destined to launch this year.

(9) Street Fighter 4 – Capcom proved its focal point in gaming by launching this highly awaited game. SF4 won accolades for its tight controls, great visuals and easy to pickup but uncanny gameplay. Capcom’s celebrated brawler is back in the business after 10 long years and its back with a blast.

(8) StarCraft 2 : Wings of Liberty – It has been almost a decade when StarCraft was released. The original is still one of the most loved RTS games, with massive campaigns. We are sure that StarCraft will be released this year in 2009, but what we were not expecting was that Blizzard entertainment will be releasing it in Episodes like that of Half Life.. *sigh*

(7) Madworld – Madworld is a gorefest in black and white, for Nintendo Wii. The game has raised quite a lot of brows due to its violence (read fun factor) and this has put this game in the must play category. Platinum Games and Sega are tuning up its play factor and trust me, its over the top in every conceivable way. This game is a must buy for Wii gamers .

(6) Heavy Rain : The Origami Killer – From the impressive visuals, complex emotive sequences to the outstanding gaming engine, Heavy Rain promises to reinvent the venture genre. Heavy Rain by Quantic Dreams sports a new control scheme, tense quicktime events and a complex storyline.

(5) Bayonetta – Directed by Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya and developed by Madworld creators Platinum Games, Bayonetta promises to blow the doors off the action genre. Bayonetta will tell the story of the eponymous witch, Bayonetta, who has guns on her feet and hands, blowing off the heads of monsters masquerading as angels. Seeing what the teaser made us saw,we do hope to get some kick-ass action.

(4) Uncharted 2 : Among Thieves – Nathan Drake returns in the upcoming sequel to the Uncharted which promises new gameplay mechanics, highly interactive environments, more nasty and competitive AI and will be exploring the darker side of the protagonist. This entry will follow the adventures of Nathan as he uncovers the mysteries behind 13th-century explorer, Marco Polo, and the ships that he “lost” while returning home to Italy. With talented developers to helm at Naughty Dog we are sure it will turn a lot of heads.

(3) Resident Evil 5 – Capcom’s long running survival horror game series needs no introduction.. Resident Evil 4 revived the dying series and redefined the survival horror genre. However RE5 returns with Chris Redfield and arch nemesis Wesker to explore the roots of virus. A new character Shaiva Alomar will be aiding Chris in his quest. We have seen so much of Resident Evil 5 that it has dropped in our list, but make no mistake,its a game to die for..  period. The game will be released worldwide on 13 March this year.

(2) Call of Duty 5 – We know its gonna be announced this year, we know its going to be awesome, Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty 4 modern Warfare was one of the best games of 2007, and Infinty Ward will make a comeback with Call of Duty 5 in 2009.

(1) God of War 3 – Having asserted his dominion on PS2 and PSP, Kratos returns to conquer PS3 this year.Little is known that how the dethroned god’s will execute their vengeance on Kratos, but no doubt, it will be an experience of mythic proportions. God of War 3 promises colossal enemies, heart stopping action sequences, vicious combat and an epic tale to live with.  Sony Santa Monica already have a winner in their hands…

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This is a review by rikusaki member, Zanimato.

Introduction: This game is not hard , this games fails at being scary completely, this game has the most basic and somewhat annoying predictable mission objectives, this game has almost no in-game story, it just like Final Fantasy 7 had all of the story in the back story, this game, despite all of what I just said which is all 100% completely true, is still a great game.

The game plays extremely well, somewhat like Resident Evil 4 with the way the guns handle and the over-the-shoulder camera, speaking of the guns, some of them (the Ripper) are so un-realistic and even funny to look at at first glance it just makes those guns all the better.

By “predictable mission objectives” I mean that you’ll get a mission like “go here and get the key to unlock the room to do the thing with the other thing” will turn into something like “go here move the thing with the other thing that you need to go find to get the key to go into the hallway before the room you need to unlock as the hallway collapses so go get the other thing to unlock the other door which leads to the alternate route to the first door blah annoying System Shock 2 bull” and this game does feel similar to System Shock 2, at least it’s not a complete ripoff with no differences what-so-ever other than name changes like one game I know of *cough* Bioshock *cough*

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Students who want to try a recently released video game without buying the whole kit and caboodle before knowing what it is like need not travel to Blockbuster.

GameFly, an online video game rental service, launched its G-Box Kiosk on Wednesday in the Barnes & Noble campus bookstore located in the Student Union Building – the first of its kind at colleges and universities across the nation.

“The kiosk program is a way to extend the GameFly universe into the physical world,” said Sean Spector, co-founder and senior vice president of business development and content for GameFly.

The kiosk, a machine where video games can be rented, allows people to walk up and browse games by genre, click to choose one, swipe a card, and walk away with a newly-released game, he said. Each machine holds several hundred games and the number of games available will grow in the future.

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