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Is it that time again already? What? It’s been that time more than once over the past couple of months? Whatever. Shut Up.

September is going to be another best month of the year, so you’d better secure lots of overtime at work, or you’re going to have to sacrifice eating on Tuesdays. There are that many great games coming out, I’m sorry but it’s true. I’m going to have to do it… again. That’s correct. This month gets another (much coveted) GoY Seal Of Approval™.

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Got a full day in which to sit and absorb the main events from E3? Well guess what, you can do so right here. With thanks to Gamespot, who actually live in America, rendering it much easier for them to actually be there. Obviously.

Ahem, the videos!

Mini-review: Watch the last 2 minutes, it’s the only bit of decent news in the whole show…

Mini-review: Nintendo in self-indulgent stories about their own families shocker!

All in all, not particularly exciting, strangely. We’ll be bringing you any videos from the show floor that catch our eye as we dig through the flood of content hitting the intertubes right now.

Have a fun day with that! I’ll just be here in the corner if you need me.

June is going to be one of the best months of gaming this year. There, I said it. I know I said it before for April (Month of GTA4) but June really is amazing. So amazing, in fact, that it receives the GameOnYou UK seal of approval! There are so many good games coming out this month, including a number of big names. Follow us as we explore why June is going to be a gamer’s paradise…
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“Extra, extra, read all about the best burgers in town from all around, people from around world come and get it; the line goes around like a merry go round”

That hopefully has caught your attention. Some of you gaming geeks out there will recognise these lyrics from the popular cult game, Parapper the Rapper 2. You should also remember that Parappa is a rhythm game. The Parappa series gained a cult following which I am secretly a member of so it only seems fit that I am reviewing a game that has just as big a following. The game I am talking about is… Gitaroo man, Publisher Koei’s first foray into the Rhythm game genre.

The story is centred around a shallow nob-head who calls himself U-1, a translation from the original Japanese name, Yu-ichi. The plot involves guitars that save the world, a love triangle, a mad bastard hell bent on world-domination… you get the picture. Also there’s an archetypical “cute” sidekick animal, with an annoying voice (Which is strangely reminiscent of Inspector Gadget’s - Ed), helping/hindering you along the way.

First impressions are good, with a wacky intro the sort you’d expect from a game strictly aimed at the Japanese market, similar to the like of Parappa, Um Jammer Lammy (which came from the creators of Parappa) and We love Katamari. The style is similar to Parappa, with a more Anime/Manga advertising edge. The game throws you straight in at deep end with a brief tutorial, then pack your bags and off to your first opponent.

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Sony’s PlayStation Day was held today at the O2 arena in London providing us with lots of new gameplay footage of their upcoming lineup, and a trio of delays. LittleBigPlanet is moved back to October, Home to the end of the year and Killzone 2 to February ‘09.

Ted Price, president of Insomniac, confirmed on stage that Resistance 2 will feature 8-player co-op and 60-player online. Squads within the 60 players should keep the game a little less hectic but I’m still not convinced this many players can work, especially when a much smaller base has access to a headset compared to the 360.

Now, I was planning to post the new videos of Resistance and Killzone, but it seems Gamevideos.com where a bit hasty posting them, as they have now both been taken down. So for now your just gonna have to put up with the new gameplay footage of Mirror’s Edge from DICE. Its another fps, but there trying to take it in a different direction with lots of free running and an emphasis on melee combat.

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Oh and Motorstorm 2 has a name, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, exciting…

Well, If anybody’s reading this (read: those who don’t have a copy of GTA4) it appears that May is our calm after the storm, with little in the name of jaw-dropping titles to be released. That is not to say that there aren’t any good games though, oh no, there are quite a few games to look out for this month. As the list may feel a little sterile we’re going to add something new into the mix. This month we’re going to not only deliver you our definitive list of games to look forward to but also an list of games to avoid. Here goes nothing…
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While this may not be breaking news (or even news to some people) many have probably not heard that Square-Enix have announced a European-only pre-order special edition of their highly anticipated Prequel Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core which includes a “Super Hard Mode” and a hardback artwork book which features 48 pages of character-designy goodness by Final Fantasy artist Tetsuya Nomura.

This European-only pre-order special edition is starting to sound like a must-have for any Final Fantasy fan but I’m left wondering whether it’s really worth waiting ’til June for this game. Perhaps it may be better to simply import it from the US for a cheaper price with the added bonus of being able to play it months before it is released over here in sunny ol’ Britain!.

This special edition is only available if you pre-order the game. What are you waiting for? Head on over to the Official Crisis Core Site for info on where you can get your hands on this elusive offer.

Ed: Dave is currently playing the game and will post his impressions when he manages to stop reading magazines and starts working.

We bring you good tidings from the game side, Play.com have further reduced many items in their Easter sale - many of them are actually good! There are some great 360 games at pocket-money prices at the moment, along with PC savings (unfortunately nothing good for the Wii or PS3 folks). Follow us for our prized picks of the best from the sale…

Xbox 360
Gears of War - £17.99
Project Gotham Racing 4 - £17.99
Colin McRae: DiRT - £17.99
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008: Dirty Edition - £19.99
Halo 3 - £24.99
Pro Evolution Football 2008 - £24.99

PC
Pro Evolution Football 2008 - £9.99
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - £9.99
Overlord - £9.99
John Woo presents: Stranglehold - £12.99
Unreal Tournament III - £14.99
Gears of War - £17.99

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March has seen quite a few high-quality releases, with a few more to come before the end of the month. Because of this, you may think that the number of releases may slow down for April. If you think this, you are wrong and should be shot. If you think that there is only one game worth picking up coming out this month then you should also be shot. Not as much as those who think there are no games, but shot nonetheless. The number of released this month may be short but the quality means that April is most definitely a sweet month for gaming this year. There isn’t just one game coming out this month, but there is a game. A highly anticipated game. A game which, if it were released any other time than now would be game of the year, nay, century. Read on as we reveal the cracking line up for April. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, looks like HMV are having another sale (any excuse, right?) and so far it looks better than their January sale (which, to be honest wouldn’t take a whole lot of effort). They have some half decent prices on a few games though at the moment, with Burnout Paradise for PS3 at only £29.99 and Stranglehold for Xbox 360 for £12.99.

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