Calendar Man – Week of 2/4

By on February 4, 2013 with 6 Comments

Sony handheld preview Sly Cooper 4 shot 2

Greetings, Super Bowl revelers. Hopefully you didn’t get too drunk last night as being hung over on a work day is never a good thing. As much as I hate the Ravens, I’m glad that they won as I didn’t want to be accosted with an endless number of stories about how the power outage caused the Ravens to screw up. That and San Fran’s coach annoyed me.

Oh, and did you see that Fast and Furious 6 trailer? Best. Movie. Ever.

New Releases

games of q1 dead space 3

Dead Space 3 (360, PS3, PC) drops today, co-op necromorph fun in toe. What are the odds that your co-op partner is a figment of Isaac’s imagination? I put it at 2 to 1.

games of q1 fire emblem awakening

Fire Emblem: Awakening has perma-death, which always sounds like a good idea until you’re the one perma-dying, frantically diving for the power switch to prevent the demise of your beloved characters. I’ll stick to respawn points.

Sony handheld preview Sly Cooper 4 shot 1

Of all of the games releasing this week, I would not have figured Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (PS3, Vita) as being the least available from GameFly. People love themselves some thievus raccoonuses I guess. I would have liked to see how this whole cross play thing worked out, but alas, not so much that I was willing to turn down the cash from selling my Vita before developers completely abandoned it.

Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 is a game about an angry guy named Ken who has a fist, and maybe a star. Honestly, I have no idea.

Deals

Toys R Us – Buy one, get one 40% off on all games priced $19.99 and less. $20 off of all Skylanders Giants starter packs. $5 off all Skylanders Battle Packs and Three Packs. Buy one, get one 75% off on all Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure figures (excludes Giants).

Target – Free $30 gift card with purchase of Crystal White PS3.

Best Buy – Get Rocksmith+Bass and Battlefield 3 for $30. Get AC III and Far Cry 3 for $49.99 each.

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6 Responses to “Calendar Man – Week of 2/4”

  1. Mark E February 4, 2013 at 11:03 am #

    I got Fire Emblem early as privilege for living in Canada, so nothing for me this week.

    Sly 4 and DS3 are bargain binners. I want to play them but am unwilling to pay full price.

    I am currently locked into a death spiral with Picross 3D; only one of us will have survived by the time this week is over.

    • Brandon February 4, 2013 at 1:13 pm #

      Oh man, Picross 3D. What a game. I loved that game!

      Both Dead Space 3 and Sly 4 are on their way via GameFly, but alas, my new toy is keeping me occupied, so I don’t know how much I’ll play. More on the toy later this week. ;)

      • Mark E February 4, 2013 at 1:20 pm #

        Jealous of your gamefly service ;) .

        Picross 3D is amazing, but I got it in my head to finish every last damn puzzle and it’s proving much more time-intensive than I expected.

        Naturally I also grabbed a used copy of Picross DS to follow up with after the first is done…

        • liastaob February 5, 2013 at 3:39 pm #

          My wife looooved that game. I was always hoping they’d make a second one. There’s an IPAD app that’s similar that’s OK, but it only took her like 3 days to finish it.

  2. Autistic Angel February 5, 2013 at 6:19 pm #

    I’ll be keeping an eye on the Sly Cooper reviews. I loved the second two PS2 games — never played the first — but there’s something about pricing the new game at $40 *and* providing free Vita copies with every purchase that makes me cautious.

  3. OnePompousPenguin February 7, 2013 at 1:34 pm #

    Rayman Legends was delayed until September and they added PS3 and 360 versions. I have never been so devastated by a delay in my life. I’ll be in the corner crying for the next 7-8 months if anybody needs me.

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