Devil May Cry 4 Refrain Now Available on the iPhone

Recently, Capcom announced plans to release a port of Devil May Cry 4 on the iPhone; that game is now available for download for a limited time price of $2 at the App Store:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/devil-may-cry-4-refrain/id407897164?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

It seems decent, but I would definitely have an aversion to playing something like Devil May Cry on a touch-screen display; it would irk me to no end.  For those of you that are interested and actually have an iPhone, here is IGN's review of the game:
http://wireless.ign.com/articles/114/1147812p1.html

Video of the Week: Naughty Bear Death Montage

Many games coming out today fall into an expected category: first-person shooter, RPG, driving simulation, etc.  Every so often, however, a game comes out that's completely out of left field; Naughty Bear is one of these games.  I've never played it myself, but what I've seen of the game is somewhat hard to categorize.  Naughty Bear essentially puts you in the fuzzy shoes of the main character, appropriately named "Naughty Bear", as he slaughters his way through villages of teddy bears in order to make them pay for humiliating him.  So yeah, it pretty much just sounds like an excuse to violently kill cuddly stuffed animals.  Anyway, watching footage of Naughty Bear in action is amusing, to say the least.

Here is a compilation of kills put together by a guy with way too much time on his hands; be warned, it contains both the introductory and concluding cutscenes for the game, so if you don't want spoilers, avoid this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWmr4HK4Mc

Red Dead Redemption $30 At GameStop Through Tomorrow (United States)

I can't believe I missed this, but GameStop's Weekly Ad has Red Dead Redemption at the awesome price of $30.  It's my personal Game of the Year 2010 (perhaps I'll write about it in the near future), and although it won't appeal to everyone, it's one hell of an experience.

Red Dead Redemption comes highly recommended.

inFamous 2 Collector's Edition Revealed... From a Very Unlikely Source

Subway has accidentally leaked the existence of an inFamous 2 Collector's Edition.  That's right... Subway; as in, the sandwich place.

It's due to a contest they're currently having.  I found the full story on another blog:
http://igogaming.blogspot.com/2011/02/subway-leaks-infamous-2-collectors.html

UPDATE: The contents have been revealed along with a price, and the edition itself has been named.
http://unchartedgaming.blogspot.com/2011/02/contents-of-infamous-2-collectors.html

The Conduit Is Coming to the 3DS

Not much else to say, as Conduit 2 (yes, no more "the") hasn't even been released yet.

The first game received positive critical reception, and the second looks to trump it in every way, so Wii owners might want to be on the lookout.

Anyway, here are two links to the full story:
http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/news/25128/
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-03-conduit-3ds-in-development

There Is Now a LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean Game

After the cancellation of Armada of the Damned (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armada_of_the_Damned), a new Pirates of the Caribbean game has been announced.  There were rumors abound, and many knew it was going to happen, but now it's official: the series is the next to take the leap into LEGO-ization.

You can watch the teaser here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEuhiScluK8

This game has the potential to be pretty good.  I was more excited about Armada of the Damned, as I was a big fan of the original Pirates of the Caribbean game for PC (the one released in 2003; that's right, the one you've never heard of) but I guess this turnout isn't too bad.  Also, I didn't realize that Traveller's Tales, the developers behind the new game, had changed their logo... the original was much better, in my opinion.  Here it is:

Awesome, isn't it?  In retrospect, it's probably the greatest single logo I have ever seen.  Why they would change it, I have no idea.

Anyway, the consistent stream of franchises turned into LEGO games that we've been getting bothers me.  Why?  I'll tell you why: because I love LEGO Island 2.  That game is one of my absolute favorites, and I really, REALLY want a sequel in the same vein.  Make it happen, Silicon Dreams.

Michael Phelps Has a Game Coming Out for Kinect... Yes, Really

Michael Phelps is arguably one of the better-known athletes in the sporting world.  He has gotten so famous, in fact, that he now has his own video game, entitled Michael Phelps: Push the Limit.

Am I the only one wondering how in the hell one is supposed to play this?  A swimming game... really???

The title is said to "help players learn advanced swimming techniques".  As an experienced swimmer myself, I have no idea how 505 Games plans to accomplish this, and teach players anything REAL.  In my opinion, the only way to learn proper form and stroke is to get in the water and practice.

Advanced swimming techniques won't help you if you're not at a level where you can use them in the first place.

As you all can probably tell, this game ticks me off; I believe it's an unnecessary move on the part of Michael Phelps, who shouldn't need any more money, and that it makes light of the sport of swimming, which requires a HUGE amount of work and dedication.  At the very least, it should be extremely amusing to watch people play this game and flail around like lunatics.

You can read about the announcement here:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/42839/Michael-Phelps-Kinect-game-revealed

And here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofy0QlnY2KE