Very little to get excited about this week but a couple gems that stick out like a sore thumb: Soulcalibur IV and Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, the sequel to the game that made twin-stick shooting and neon all the rage with its debut on XBLA in 2005.

We got a chance to try out Soulcalibur 4 at Comic Con this past weekend and have placed our pre-orders well in advance already. This blogger took Yoda for a spin and found that beating his opponent was not the hardest of feats as the green goblin jumps around much like in Star Wars Episode II. Expect to tailor your strategy against him with plenty of low kicks and no grab moves.

Geometry Wars: RE2? Skip the demo and dip into your Microsoft Points fund to outright buy it. ’nuff said.

(The following scores were “aggregated-tive-ized” as of July 28, 2008 via Metacritic)

The Good…

• Soulcalibur IV (360, PS3) - Metascore: 94 (PS3)

The Bad…

• City Life 2008 Edition (PC) - Metascore: 66
• Baseball Mogul 2009 (PC) - Metascore: 65
• Art of Murder: FBI Confidential (PC) - Metascore: 51

The Unrated…

Xbox 360

• Spectral Force 3
• Summer Athletics
• Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

Wii

• Summer Athletics
• SNK Arcade Classics Volume I
• MLB Power Pros 2008

PC

• Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI
• Everlight
• Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm
• Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games
• Legend: Hand of God

PS2

• Summer Athletics
• MLB Power Pros 2008

written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: Art, Beijing, CITY, Con, couple, Evolved, game, Geometry, God, July, Metascore, MLB, PC Romance, Power, Retro, sequel, shooting, Soulcalibur, Summer Athletics, thumb, Unrated, Week

We’re not really sure at this point what exactly is going on with residents in Liberty City and San Andreas, but it’s obvious that they have been exposed to some type of radioactive substances. G4 recently uncovered some interesting photos documenting the abnormal physical features of two residents.

First it was a six-fingered hooker in Liberty City and now they have discovered a gang banger in San Andreas who uses his thumb as a trigger finger.  WTF?  Was this intentional on the part of RockStar? We may never know…

Via G4 - The Feed

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: Andreas, banger, Exposed, Feed, finger, gang, hooker, Liberty City, part, point, Radioactive, Rockstar, San, Substances, thumb, trigger, Type, Via

It looks like those wacky Sony marketers are at it again.  It’s been a while since the whole goat beheading debacle, so now they are back with an even crazier way to promote their products.  If you look closely at the full image, they have replaced the model’s penis with a thumb.  I have no idea what this means, but Sony certainly comes up with some odd international advertisements.  Why would they throw the thumb in there?  The only guess I can make is that it has something to do with giving the thumbs up for playing games on your PS3 or something.  Perhaps no one will ever know why Sony does the things they do.

Via Ads Of The World

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