{"id":2470,"date":"2009-05-31T09:43:42","date_gmt":"2009-05-31T15:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/?p=2470"},"modified":"2009-05-31T09:43:42","modified_gmt":"2009-05-31T15:43:42","slug":"this-week-in-games-may-31-june-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/31\/this-week-in-games-may-31-june-6\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Games: May 31 &#8211; June 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2471 alignright\" title=\"thesims3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/thesims3.jpg\" alt=\"thesims3\" width=\"100\" height=\"141\" \/>Well, now &#8230; I&#8217;m mad at the industry for messing up the release schedule by releasing one of my most anticipated games of the year a week early.  So while it shows up on this week&#8217;s list,  <strong>Red Faction: Guerrilla<\/strong> for XBOX360 and PS3 is already out, with the PC version delayed to late August.  The other huge release is sequel to the mega-franchise <strong>The Sims 3<\/strong> for the PC &#8230; and in an amazing move, simultaneously released for the Mac!  The other big release is the innovative <strong>Knights in the Nightmare<\/strong> for the DS.  Oh &#8230; and another Naruto game &#8211; BELIEVE I! Check out the list!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/360.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1365\" title=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/360.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Red Faction: Guerrilla<\/li>\n<li>Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Wolfenstein 3D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1366\" title=\"ps3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Red Faction: Guerrilla<\/li>\n<li>Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Wolfenstein 3D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wii.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1367\" title=\"wii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wii.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Final Fantasy IV: The After Years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1368\" title=\"ps2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ps2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No New Releases<\/strong><\/li>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/psp.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1369\" title=\"psp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/psp.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No New Releases<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ds.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1370\" title=\"ds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ds.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Knights in the Nightmare<\/li>\n<li>Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4<\/li>\n<li>Fashion Week: Junior Stylist<\/li>\n<li>Again: Eye of Providence<\/li>\n<li>Petz Fashion: Dogz &amp; Catz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/pc.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1371\" title=\"pc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/pc.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sims 3<\/li>\n<li>Storm of War: Battle of Britain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for last week &#8230; while the cover game <strong>Infamous<\/strong> is getting very good reviews, it is not quite living up to the hype &#8230; but make no mistake, it is a really good game.  The other big multiplatform release last week, <strong>Damnation<\/strong> is abysmal.  And as mentioned, <strong>Red Faction Guerilla<\/strong> is already out and getting amazing reviews.  The late-released <strong>Jagged Alliance<\/strong> is a wonderful recreation of the classic game.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>What I&#8217;m Currently Playing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Mac:<\/em> <\/strong><strong>Braid<\/strong> &#8211; anyone with an XBOX360 should already know how wonderful this one is.  The PC version came out a bit ago and the Mac version just released last week.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Mac:<\/em> <\/strong><strong>Neverwinter Nights<\/strong> &#8211; plowing ahead in Chapter One &#8230; this game means a lot to me in terms of getting back into RPG&#8217;s, and I&#8217;m savoring it quite a bit!<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>PSP:<\/em> <\/strong><strong>Resident Evil Director&#8217;s Cut<\/strong> &#8211; replaying the classic PSOne game.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>PSP:<\/em> <\/strong><strong>Rock Band Unplugged (Demo)<\/strong> &#8211; I thought this was out this week but is now showing up as coming out the 9th.  The demo is fun, but not quite up to the full game.  Have heard it called &#8216;Amplitude PSP&#8217; &#8230; seems about right.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>DS:<\/em> <\/strong><strong>PictoBits<\/strong> &#8211; just grabbed this thanks to Cary&#8217;s blog &#8230; enjoyable game as he mentioned, will tide me over until <strong>Knights in the Nightmare<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Enjoy gaming!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, now &#8230; I&#8217;m mad at the industry for messing up the release schedule by releasing one of my most anticipated games of the year a week early. So while it shows up on this week&#8217;s list, Red Faction: Guerrilla for XBOX360 and PS3 is already out, with the PC version delayed to late August. 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