1. Oh, cruel, bitter fate, how you mock me.

   Good news is that 1up’s Mega Man Series Roundup by the lovely Nadia Oxford and Jeremy “I’m Sure He’s Lovely, Too, But Only As A Friend” Parish is now up.

   The bad news is, and I’ll swear to any deity that this is true, the site conked out on me when I went to click the link and check it out.

   So I’ll have to try to read and give my thoughts later, but hopefully by the time you read this, 1up will have itself straightened out.

2. The Official TMNT Web Site has new previews up for Tales of the TMNT #33 and Tales of the TMNT #34.
3. Capcom of Japan has updated their Rockman ZX Advent web site with new music and videos to show you what’s coming, plus some neat promotional wallpapers as well.
4. Mr. Ellis continues his wacky hijinks through the Transylvanian countryside as he pursues development of Castlevania: Dracula’s Curse, citing a new blog nemesis, as well as putting his foot down about fan-input on music.

   And spoons. Goth spoons.

   Remember, you heard it here first, before every other site on the internet waits until next week to jump on it. Unless, of course, you visited that blog first.

   Naturally.

5. First, the Angry Video Game Nerd tore into it, and now, Racketboy is here to tell you what are the cheapest SEGA CD games worth your time.
6. GameTrailers has Halo 3.

   Lots of it.

   And what’s more, a new novel is on the way, detailing the first contact with The Covenant.

7. GameTrailers and ScrewAttack.com’s Video Game Vault look back to the prequel (well, one of many, but the most direct one) to the recent Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Castlevania Bloodlines.

   A title that should waste little time in coming to the Virtual Console, though really, it should have come sooner for the quick tie-in to PoR.

8. GameTrailers also features some new interviews with Matt Groening and staff regarding the new Simpsons video game on the way, while Joystiq give their impressions.
9. Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, a DS action game controlled only by the stylus (and the control pad to block).

   Such schemes usually meet with skepticism and ill-favor. Will this be any different? GameSpot takes a look, as does The Milkman.

10. Double Dragon finally hits XBox Live. But how does it look?

    And will Bimmy and Jimmy ever be the same without their mystic swords, masks, and the voices of Michael Donovan and Scott McNeil?

11. GameSpot previews Sonic Rush Adventure, and opens on the following note:

    It will be a sad day when new handheld game systems are able to match the 3D graphics capabilities of the big-boy consoles. Then we might not see anymore side-scrolling 2D nostalgia trips, such as Sonic Rush Adventure, a follow-up to 2005′s Sonic Rush, which is currently barreling toward the Nintendo DS.

    I admit, this was a great fear of mine, but fortunately, with the existance of the PSP and the DS, capable of decently emulating the same abilities as the PS2 and N64 respectively, I don’t think we have too much to fear, as not only do developers (and perhaps players) seem to feel that 2-D is better suited to the small screen, and thankfully, that’s largely what we’ve gotten… even if some of those games use 3-D graphics anyway.

    In addition, Go Nintendo has a fact sheet handy, while Toastyfrog takes his first look.

12. GameSpot and 1up also have a first look at NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams for the Wii, while IGN has an interview.
13. GameDaily takes a sneak peek at Mega Man ZX Advent, coming for the DS.

    And if I’m reading this right, it sounds like the two characters’ stories correspond, so that’s a definite improvement. And 2-player? Sounds interesting.

14. Games Radar rounds out their Week of Hate with PC Gaming Arrogance and Objects of Gaming Hate.

    And for extra fun, check out the most clueless box blurbs in history.

    Interestingly, there are some from several Mega Man titles that fit that bill…

15. The dangers of buying used games.

    Guess it should go without saying that if you’re planning to buy used as a gift, checking it out before you hand it over may not be ill-advised.

16. So, if Mario grabs one of these, does he become Solar Mario?

    I need to try and scrap the money together sometime…

17. This is one reason Christianity pisses me off. No friggin’ originality. Not that this is anything new.

    Then again, whenever they try something original, it usually sucks.

    Might be one thing if they were actually USING a Wii for this, but I have a sneaking suspicion that they aren’t.

18. My school was never this cool.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

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