Hardware and Software Video Game Sales

Last month’s numbers are something we’ve been looking forward to here at Kezins. The biggest games started hitting stores and it’s a good indicator as to what we’ll likely be seeing in the years to come (read: sequels).

We weren’t aware of the kind of clout the Fable series carried, but now we are wide awake to this fact: people love them some Fable II! Disappointing to see the below-average SOCOM: Confrontation selling out the lovable, make-your-own-game, LittleBigPlanet, but there’s always next month.

Software Sales

1. Fable 2 (360) - 790,000
2. Wii Fit (Wii) - 487,000
3. Fallout 3 (360) - 375,000
4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 290,000
5. Wii Play (Wii) - 282,000
6. Saints Row 2 (360) - 270,000
7. SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3) - 231,000
8. Little Big Planet (PS3) - 215,000
9. NBA 2K9 (360) - 202,000
10. Dead Space (360) - 193,000

Hit the jump for console sales… Continue reading »

written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: Dead Space, Fable 2, Fallout 3, Fanboy, Hardware Sales, LittleBigPlanet, Mario Kart Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nba 2k9, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii, Percents, PlayStation 2, playstation 3, Playstation Portable, Pound Gorilla, Saints Row, Socom Confrontation, Software Sales, Sony Product, Video Game Sales

Where the Radiated Ether is So Good…

In the glut that is this year’s biggest releases, Fallout 3 will stand out. It’s an open-world RPG throwing in shooter elements in a huge setting that pits you on a search to the deepest reaches to find your father. From the moment you break out of Vault 101 into the scorching, sun-bathed wasteland you know you’re in for a treat. Continue reading »

written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: Beaten Path, Capitol Building, Critical Shots, Deepest Reaches, Expanse, Exploration And Discovery, Fallout 3, Ghouls, Highest Bidder, Inner Workings, Love Affair, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox 360, Mutants, Nuclear War, Pc Game, Personal Outpost, Rpg Elements, Story Thread, Wasteland, World Rpg

DLC for Both Xbox 360 and PS3

EA has told Gamecyte that the extra content planned for Mirror’s Edge will come to both Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles — once believed to be PS3 exclusive — around the time the PC version ships in January next year.

We thought it’d be only fair that PS3 got this one since the Xbox 360 will be getting its share of exclusive content with Fallout 3, Tomb Raider, and GTA IV. Oh, well…can’t win them all, err, any.

In the meantime, check out our review of Mirror’s Edge.

Via Gamecyte

written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: Consoles, DLC, EA, Fallout 3, GTA-IV, Meantime Check, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox 360, Mirror, Sony PS3, Sony PS3, Tomb Raider, Version Ships, Xbox

LittleBigPodcast

Boomp3.com (Run time: 21:04!)

Carlos and Adrian have been itchin’ to get on the mic for a while now, so they decided to give you a special “long-form” podcast talking about Gears of War 2 Launch lines, a lengthy Fallout 3 talk, and some Master System confusion.

Bonus! The Kids Vote and Talk Politics…

written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: bonus, Confusion, Fallout, Fallout 3, Gears, Gears of War, Kezcast, launch, Mic, Run Time, Vote, War 2

Find Fallout 3’s Useful Canine Companion

2008 looks to be the year of the dog in role-playing games — and flamethrower in FPSs — as gamers can already attest to in Fable II. That guy is…just helpful! Growling when enemies approach and barking when treasure is present.

Anyway, this is about Fallout 3, the next game to exploit dog action. Dogmeat can find ammo, health and other assorted goodies in the world. 1up’s MyCheats put together a video on where to find him, which you can see after the break… Continue reading »

written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: 1up, Ammo, Assorted Goodies, blog, Break, Canine Companion, Dogmeat, Enemies, Fable, Fallout 3, Flamethrower, Fpss, health, Mike Nelson, Mycheats, Next Game, Role Playing Games

Triple-A games are inbound this week and, most likely, the next few weeks up until Christmas time. Since the now-infamous “Kezins crash of 2008″ happened last week, we weren’t able to bring you our weekly comprehensive guide.

Not to worry! We piled it onto this week’s set of releases. Some good stuff awaits gamers’ 60+ dollars — Fallout 3, LittleBigPlanet, and World Tour are some of the big hitters. Have fun (and good luck!) picking out your must-haves from all the must-haves.

The full drop-list after the break… Continue reading »

written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: Baseball Mogul, Bioshock, Christmas Time, Dead Space, Eternal Sonata, Fallout 3, Fifa Soccer, Guitar-Hero, Ized, LittleBigPlanet, Metascore, Microsoft Xbox 360, Midnight Club Los Angeles, Monster Lair, MotorStorm, Nba 2k9, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii, Pro Evolution Soccer, Singstar Legends, Star-Ocean, Updated, White Wolf

I haven’t been playing as many different games in 2008 as I did last year. In 2007, I made enough money from blogging to pay rent, child support, car insurance, buy clothes and food, and travel extensively. I was also working for the Virginia Tech Police Department in 2007 on the side, so the side full-time job gave me plenty of money to bank. On top of that, I was pulling in the G.I. Bill. Unfortunately my G.I. Bill ran out and I’m still a few semesters away from my BA. 2008 hasn’t been so kind. I haven’t made 1/10 of what I pulled in last year in blogging and I was unemployed for most of this year. I finally landed a full-time job this week (with a modest salary), but the blogging revenue simply isn’t there yet. Last year, I could buy any game or system on a whim, because I had extra cash always floating around. Things just aren’t so fortunate now, so I have to cut back on my gaming. I haven’t been receiving many games to review lately, but it looks like I’ll definitely be receiving Dead Space from Electronic Arts this week. You never know what I’ll end up receiving, but here’s my plans for now:

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written by Will Snizek \\ tags: Blogging, Car Insurance, Child Support, Dead Space, Different Games, Electronic Arts, Enough Money, Extra Cash, Fable 2, Fallout, Fallout 3, Full Time Job, Geometry Wars, Mega Man, Police Department, Saints Row, Semesters, Space Games, Support Car, Video Games, Virginia Tech, Whim