InFormers: Robots in the News

1. Pic: An image has popped up of the Premium series Movie Megatron in his box. Now you know what to look for.

Assorted Mushrooms

1. Newsbit: In an unbelievable bit of news, Heath Ledger is dead. RIP, Joker, RIP.
2. Newsbit: Come now, you didn’t think they’d even CONSIDER releasing a Speed Racer movie without some toys to back it up, did you?
3. Newsbit: Or Cloverfield, for that matter?
4. Newsbit: GameSpite brings us this week’s latest DVD releases.

Video Power

1. Coupon: No More Heroes is out now! And God, I wish I could get it. But, for those of you who can, here’s a coupon for EB Games/GameStop you can print out and use for 10% off, though I doubt it’d work in Canadia. Oh, sure, you could probably get one of the other games out this week… but why would you want to?
2. Newsbit: Available this Thursday: The Devil May Cry 4 demo, on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

   Pfft. Demo? For a sure-to-be hit game? How absolutely absurd. Right, Nintendo?

3. Newsbit: Not to be outdone, a Metal Gear Solid 4 demo should be along shortly, too.
4. Newsbit: GameSpite brings us the latest in video game releases: Besides No More Heroes, the week is good with Burnout Paradise, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for the DS, Endless Ocean, and… um, One Piece: Unlimited Adventure.

   Oh well, those are still good odds.

5. Newsbit: March is when you can get Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters for the PS2 that you probably own, rather than the PSP that you probably don’t.
6. Rumor: Q: Is Ninja Gaiden II going to be released on the PlayStation 3, as revealed in the newest EGM magazine?

   A: No.

7. Newsbit: Maybe the Game Boy isn’t dead yet.
8. Newsbit: You know me, I don’t think much about what analysts usually say. But this one did interest me a little. Michael Pachter says that the Wii will loseWeight Exercise its momentum when the PS3 reaches $300, in about another year.

   Be interesting to see if it does indeed drop that far. On the other hand, what’s to stop the Wii from dropping in response?

9. Newsbit: Maybe releasing it in white will help?
10. Newsbit: Still don’t care about analysts, or EA Sports, or that the sales seem to be dropping a bit. I’m only posting this for the attached picture.

    Have a nice day.

11. Newsbit/Music: Smash Bros. DOJO!! brings us two updates tonight: The first is “Mushroomy” Kingdom, a stage based on the first level of the original Super Mario Bros., but a little grimmer now:

    The kingdom you once knew has turned to ruins over the long years, and it is now your battlefield.

    You’ll get to enjoy a wide range of familiar structures. Also, since the stage slowly scrolls sideways, battles here will require you to come up with a very different strategy for winning.

    And on occassion, selecting this stage will take you to 1-2 instead. I can’t wait!

    The other update complements the first, giving us the Super Mario Bros. “Ground Theme.” Interesting… should be neat to see how the two work together. Hopefully, 1-2 will sport its own remix…

12. Newsbit: Can you imagine using your DS to guide you through Disney World? It could become a reality… and how cool would that be? Almost be like being inside a game itself.
13. Newsbit: “Fan-made Charles Barkley RPG sees full release.”

    I simply do not believe there is anything worthwhile that can be added to that.

14. Newsbit: Congrats to 1up’s former newshound Patrick Klepek for getting on board at MTV Multiplayer.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

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