@Grumps: Boy, when I was your age, we hammered at the A and B buttons by hand with the controller on the coffee table. Turbo buttons?! Bah! You kids with your fancy-dancy doodads and motion-sensing controllers.

You don't know how easy you gamers have it nowadays.

OMG! Ponies!

Picking up FFCC: Chocobo's Dungeon for sure.

It's gotten surprisingly good reviews, I love the job system, and I like the rogue-like genre.

Blind_Evil

oh i forgot to say... the guy on the coverwith the goatee just won gold in the pie eating contest!!!

alkalinetrio

@Phazonmasher: ahh makes sense.

IntelSilver

The real question is how you're supposed to play an olympics game without turbo controllers? I don't say any ever for the new systems(360 at least).

Grumps

Are they expecting to sell that game internationally with all those American flags?

IntelSilver

Damn, Mario and Sonic at the olympics sold a TON. NCAA football is out, but it won't stop the sales outside of the US, especially in Europe.

Track and Field is still where it's at.

alkalinetrio

Civilization Revolution 360 for me :D

savemeaquaman

@AuthenticM: Each territory gets a different box art. Don't quote me on this. I'm just pulling this out of my ass. xD

How cool would that be though. Each territory gets a cover with their flag and their top athletes.

I can't wait for the Jamaican cover for the Winter Olympics game. Cool Runnings FTW!

Phazonmasher

Holy shit guys, there are ONLY american flags on the cover. WTF?!

AuthenticM

Might pick up UT III.

y2julio

UT3 MSFT gimped edition!

EnigmaNemesis

Still waiting for Soul Calibur 4. Nothing to buy this week.

Archaotic

I hope there is an Easter Egg of a snake eating its own tail.

A game on a disc made in China based on games held in China to be played on a console made in China and paid for with credit held by Chinese banks.

Consider my mind boggled.

OMG! Ponies!

The olympics, the video game.

what more can i say?

mentalboy11

None for me.

Dyson

Fuck yeah Chocobo's Dungeon.

Foxstar Sixtail

Meh, though if ut3 gets a demo i might give it a try

smuckersisgood

You thought GTAIV was back, Jack Thompson can't wait to get his hands on Purr Pals.

pewpewlazer

def renting UT3

EliteKoala

I think Chocobo's Dungeon is more important than The Olympics.

Arsenicberyllium

Nothing for me this week. Darn.

SirFenwick

@OMG! Ponies!: hey, I I'm talking about Cavemen Games mostly. That's 99% of my olympic games experience.

Grumps

what kind of "sport fans" are you talking about? the north-american species?

@Blind_Evil: I think you mean FFF: Chocobo's Dungeon :P

salaminizer

Civ: Revolution

JMDavis07

Are you kidding? Sega's Olympic game gets billing over the AMAZING Civ: Revolution? I am disappointed, Owen.

akashhhhh

UTIII with Splitscreen would rock, but without mod support, it's stale.

Amazon_Chris

And Carnival GAmes has spawned a child for the DS. I know who is going to be on the sales charts next round.

SAKY

@IntelSilver:
That's not the international cover. The game has been released here in Norway and has a American Flag-less cover.

larsao3

@Cactuar: I'd go with 360 for online play, definitely.

InsidiousTuna

Not spending any more money on games until I go buy my new 360. :D

InsidiousTuna

Considering importing Chocobo's Dungeon. A bit torn on the whole UT III issue though. my PC can barely handle watching movies, so UT on the PC is out of the question.

If I get it for the PS3 I'll get mod support, and can tinker with making my own stuff, but I heard hardly noone plays it online, where all the fun lies.

If I get it on the X360 on the other hand, I get loads of players, i have a bigger friends list, more people use mics( yeah, I know, it can be a double edged sword)
but I'll most likely wont get much mod support. and the little we get we probably have to pay for.

Anyone have an opinion on what console to buy it for? Online play and mod support are almost equally important, but online play wins by an inch.

Cactuar

Unreal Tournament 3 for me this week. Actually the game launched this Friday in Europe so I'm playing it and it is absolutely brilliant. The true sequel to the Unreal Tournament 1999.

It's a very high quality port, I think it's the best version, even if it hasn't mod support.

JediMaster

Civ! Can't wait to get it.

Tulkamir

Well, I've got Civ:Rev on my Gamefly queue for both DS and 360. I hope the DS version is good, looking forward to some world-domination on-the-go.

Calavera302

@salaminizer: Eh, FFCD. Final Fantasy Chocobo Droppings.

Blind_Evil

@drmcscott:

Or slaughter stray cats?

EnigmaNemesis

Wonder World Amusement Park, Purr Pals, Sports Party...
The neverending wave of wii shoverware games..
When will the crapiness stop...

abhakam

Will Beijing 2008 have a 'free Tibet' riot control mini-game?

drmcscott

@Grumps: Then you've never played Track & Field?!

Seize the non-beleiver! SEIZE HIM!!!

OMG! Ponies!

anyone else going to the midnight release for mancy drew? im so stoked!

zakky venom

@OMG! Ponies!: XD

Katorok

Any Sid Meier game is a worthwhile purchase for me. Doubly so because it features Gamerpoints O.o So yes, Civ Revolution on my agenda for the week.

Kortir

will get Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution for PS3. looks like fun

resetbutton

And... regarding the UT3 anti-mod controversy. Even though I'll miss the nude skins, the lego levels, the giant bathroom levels - the general insanity of anything-goes - I don't yet have a PS3, or a computer capable of running the beast... so how else am I going to play it? And play it I will. I've been a fan of the series since the original Unreal had bot support for my poor 56k of olde. Plus, I'm a sucker for split-screen games that I can play with fleshy friends and take online.

So the anti-mod support doesn't really bother me... especially since I get the feeling they'll be releasing content packs for DLC from the better mods created over time, and I won't mind shelling out for the additional content.

sir_carrot

UT3 and Civ Rev for 360 are on the pre-order for me, and should probably arrive about the same time, on the 9th, fates willing.

Really looking forward to both!

In the meantime I guess I technically have more than enough work, reading and Bad Company to keep me entertained...

And yet. Three days still feels so long!

Oh. And my IE7 hates Kotaku. But that's okay, because everyone hates IE right back.

sir_carrot

waiting for SC4, but im a rent ut3

Silenced

Civ revolution came out a month ago in Europe. UT3 came out on Friday. It felt so good getting messages from Americans on my FL saying "Dude UT3 is not even out yet, how the fuck did you get it?" It may not have the mods but it does have Gears of War 2 video which slightly makes up for the lack of mods. I was thinking about getting it on the PS3 but I heard that not a lot of people play it anymore.

2SBs

UT3 for me

Outofammo

Nothing for me this week. As usual. Being poor kinda sucks. But its ok, I still have plenty of different crashes to do in GTAIV, starts to collect in Super Mario Galaxy, and brawls to brawl in Brawl. I think I'll be ok.

Not to mention that the Pain updates actually make me want to play the game again. Which is good. Ragdoll physics make me happy.

2NinjasTapedTogether

Unreal for the 360! I can't wait, pre-ordered it a while ago.

Oooh and I get that free face plate too! Thank you crappy old gamestop!

MANIKENZ

CHOCOBO DUNGEON

jeffx

I am actually thinking of Beijing 2008. It's fun with buddies and my thumbs are excellent button-masher experts, I should get sponsors for them.

But oh well, MLB Power Pros 2008 in a few weeks!

GordieHoweHatTrick

Eventually going to rent UT3 through GameFly... but Buy?... Duno. I am not sure I should grace them with my $60 since they did not grace me with user created mods.

Quicksilver4648

Cash providing Civ Rev, more cash providing Chocobo whatever it is.

cio

Civ Rev... eventually.
Never heard of Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, but looks good.

EskimoDave

I played the Beijing game .... it's terrible boring just like ... like ... a Olympic event!!! Anyway Chocobo it's my choice for this week

alfredofroylan

Doesn't look like there is very much for me this week. I just picked up bad company but haven't really got into it yet.

NeVeRMoRe666

Is the Beijing game cover's background brown because it's next gen, or because that's just what Beijing is like?
Discuss.

cynopt

@cynopt:

the latter

Solidsky

@Arsenicberyllium: Chocobo's Dungeon is PART of the Beijing Olympics, in a weird twist of fate.

It's where bad athletes go to be punished. That black chocobo is a bastard, feeding them Gysahl Greens until they explode.

Spoony Bard

That cover is confusing. Is this the Olympic games or American gladiators?

Diesel_Power

Wow, first week in a while where I won't be buying any games...

DTJAAAAM

I've had UT3 for the 360 since Thursday and love it.

Eon.

@Grumps: Is this a call for a new-gen Caveman Games? I believe it is, and am throwing all my awesome weight behind this man's idea.

Grumps for Prez, 08! "Hey, I mean, look who else is running!"

Ampillion = That Man.

Woot Civilization Achievement Time! Too bad my funding is a bit low at this time. I may have to convert some peasants to entertainers to make the rest of the populace work harder. That Pyramid won't build itself.

Android8675