1. Over at good ol’ NOA, Rufus takes a look at his favorite masked men in video gaming.

   Star Man FTW.

2. Also, in celebration of Halloween, NOA Matt names a few survival-horror games you just have to play.
3. GameSpot goes hands-on with Sonic Rivals, developed deep in the heart of the American version of Siberia known as… Canada.

   The game still sounds like fun, I hope maybe it’s able to capture the spirit of such famous Sonic races as Sonic vs. Metal Sonic and Sonic vs. Shadow.

   New movies and an interview are available as well.

4. Next Generation takes a look at predicting the review scores for the next-gen consoles’ launch titles.

   Next month Sony’s PlayStation 3 will launch with only two games which will get an average review score of 90% or better. On the other hand, Nintendo’s Wii will have three games which will average scores of 90% or better. And it is almost certain that each of those consoles will launch with two absolute stinkers, games which consistently score below 60%…

5. Go Nintendo and Destructoid bring a clip from Attack of the Show addressing the question of whether or not microtransactions are ripping you off.

   Personally, I favor the idea Tiger Woods, I believe, is running with in that you can either unlock it normally, or just pay a few bucks. If that were the case, I might actually have Final Destination unlocked on Super Smash Bros. Melee.

   I also think new content released later, maybe developed after the game is released(see Ninja Gaiden Black or the Halo 2 maps, for example) are a more fair way to implement it.

6. From numerous sources comes this piece, showing off what happens when many of today’s writers emulate Hemingway’s ability to create a six-word story.

   The results are to die for.

7. Game|Life asks, who stole the Chocobo?
8. Game|Life has an interview with Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi, in which he discusses, among other things, the coming of more online gameplay for the legendary franchise and where he thinks the next generation will go.

   But would it be as cool as this?

9. Chris Kohler also gives his impressions of Phoenix Wright 2: And Justice For All.

   Beware of spoilers, however(and as such, I didn’t actually read this).

10. Oooooh, snap!
11. JT has another letter for the judge.

    While unremarkable in itself, at least by his standards, one part stood out to me:

    You don’t care because you don’t have a teen in a school as I do.

    Wow. Betcha he gets his ass kicked every single day.

    And suddenly, it all makes sense. Somewhere, this vicious cycle began, where JT goes after gamers, his kid gets pummeled for it, and he thinks its the games’ fault, and continues on against them.

    Wash, rinse, repeat.

    Guess what, Jacko. It’s not the games… it’s YOU. Instead of lawsuits, you ought to be filing for a new identity for your family in a new town.

12. Oh, fine. Since everyone else is talking about it, I guess I might as well, too.

    Capcom’s Killer 7 promotes porn.

    There. Now I can get on with my life.

    Trivia tidbit: Several years ago, www.zelda.com was a porn site as well.

13. So over at Kotaku, Florian Eckhardt got his cousins some DS Lites and games.

    Why do I care? Why post this? Slight case of envy, I guess; Lilly’s cute and I guess I wouldn’t mind having a girl like that who’s into the family hobby someday, so I could have my own pics like the first one.

    Sadly, it won’t be anytime soon.

14. Press the Buttons checks out Family Guy: The Game.

    Again, good for a rental, unless you’re a really rabid fan.

15. 1UP’s Jeremy “Toastyfrog” Parish pulls back the curtain and reveals four foreign systems that America missed.

LBD “Nytetrayn”

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