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B-Boy
PS2, PSP
On sale: Aug 5
SouthPeak Games rolls out their breakdancing title B-Boy this Tuesday. The developers worked with Richard “Crazy Legs” Colón of the Rock Steady Crew to keep things authentically b-boyish. It’s kind of a dicey week in terms of game releases when you lead off with a PS2 title. But B-Boy is original IP and the first rhythm-based game to come out in the last three years that doesn’t plant a toy instrument next to your couch. Plus, if the PS2 is still good enough for Amanda Beard, it’s good enough for you.
Click here to order your copy of B-Boy. Just don’t call yourself Turbo.
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New This Week: Games Where Your Money Used To Be

Soul Calibur IV
PS3, Xbox 360
On sale: July 29
Swords, heaving cleavage and Jedi masters hit shelves this week. The boys at LucasArts have already admitted that Yoda, Darth and Lil’ Dark Apprentice has nothing to do with anything going on in The Force Unleashed. It still gives you a chance to pull a lightsaber on Voldo’s creepy ass. www.namcobandaigames.com
Buy your copy of Soul Calibur IV
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This week we’ve got the all-handheld edition.

Space Invaders Extreme
PSP, DS
On sale: June 17
Space Invaders hit the coin-op scene back in 1978 with monotone graphics and three space yeti’s throwing and overhand left on the cabinet art. Since then a few things have changed. For the 30th anniversary edition Taito/Square Enix have changed up the graphics, thrown in power-ups, mini games and, of course taken out the need for quarters. Hopefully they threw in a few Invader easter eggs. www.square-enix.com

Buy it now.
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
PS3
On sale: June 12
Solid Snake is back for the last time. Might be a good thing seeing as he probably gets up three times a night just to take a leak. Dude is getting so old he’s got three part retrospectives! Bloggers have expounded on cut scenes longer than Ben-Hur and epic-sized install sizes for the game which is more of an indication that there’s nothing really to write about. Put on your rubber suit and grow a grey mullet n’ ’stache combo. Stay tuned for chest-thumping from Sony and a response to Aaron Greenberg’s shot across the PlayStation’s bow. www.konami.jp

Buy Metal Gear Solid 4 now.

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Consider the GTA IV hangover officially over.

Ninja Gaiden II
Xbox 360
On sale: June 3
Dust off your ninja pants and get ready to cut the limbs off some shadowy bitches! No, we’re not being sexist, it’s just the way you should refer to any man attacking you while wearing pajamas and a hoodie. www.tecmogames.com

Buy your copy of Ninja Gaiden II now.
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Grand Theft Auto IV
PS3, Xbox 360
On sale: April 29
We heard some open-world, crime-centered game is coming out tonight at midnight. Apparently it’s a sequel and has a history of controversial content and causes general eyebrow raising among the nation’s lawmakers and policy types. It might be worth a look. www.rockstargames.com
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NBA Ballers: Chosen One
PS3, Xbox 360
On sale: April 21
Chuck D calls the play-by-play action in the latest installment of Ballers. Play one-on-one or two-on-two matches that, when combined with the level of bling, resemble a cross between the Harlem Globetrotters and Pimp My Ride. nbaballers.com

Target: Terror
Wii
On sale: April 22
Old-school light-gun shooter throws it back to the Area 51 coin-op. Too bad you have to buy the Wii Zapper peripheral to get the most out of the game. www.konami.com

Turok
PC
On sale: April 22
PC users get a chance to work out their anti-Flintstoninan aggressions while hunting dinos and bad guys now that Turok has arrived for Windows machines. www.turok.com

Dream Pinball 3D
Wii, DS
This will never replace a mint Guns n’ Roses machine, but in a world that is leaving mechanical coin-ops behind, this game will scratch the pinball itch. www.southpeakgames.com

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