Xbox Live Marketplace – Scrap Metal, even more Forza 3 cars, BioShock 2 pack, Toad Man’s Bizarre Quest and The White Stripes

Busy Gamer NewsGood times at Xbox Live Marketplace this week, at least if you’re into what’s been added for purchase/download: Arcade: Scrap Metal ($15) plus FunTown Mahjong Zen Garden Theme ($2) BioShock 2 Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack ($5) adds a new rank…
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PlayStation Store – Eye of Judgment: Legends, Mega Man 10, Feeding Frenzy 2, BioShock 2 pack and Dragon Age add-on

Busy Gamer NewsHere is what’s happening at the PlayStation Store this week: Mega Man 10 ($10) Feeding Frenzy 2 Shipwreck Showdown ($10) MAG uniforms (free) BioShock 2 Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack ($5) adds a new rank cap of 50, 20 trials, 2…
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The Buzz – Sony unveils PlayStation Move to launch this fall

Busy Gamer NewsSony officially announced what everyone already knew since E3 last year, that it’s jumping into the motion controller fray. Now we have a name and details. The PlayStation Move ("they want to move it, move it"!) will launch this…
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iPhone App Watch -10 apps that pass the test of time (plus one instant classic!)

Busy Gamer NewsI’ve been reviewing iPhone apps for some time, and one thing I’ve noticed: There are very few that I actually use on a regular basis or, in the case of games, continue to play months later. But there are some…
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Busy Gamer Podcast featured on This Week in Podcast

Busy Gamer NewsOur little Busy Gamer Podcast received some recognition this week. It’s been featured on This Week in Podcast, which is a podcast about… podcasts! Each week, Nick McKinney scours his Google Alerts looking for up-and-coming podcasts, which is how…
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Stupid Marketing Tricks – Rock Band 3 announced with no details

Busy Gamer NewsHarmonix announced Rock Band 3 is coming out. Later this year, in time for the holidays. Oh, and it "will innovate and revolutionize the music genre once again." That’s it, that’s all we know. We could conjecture what this means…
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Wii and DS – Final Fantasy II, Dracula, Spanish, Bubonic Builders, Elemental Masters and Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects DS demo

Busy Gamer NewsHere are this week’s downloads, demos and videos for the Wii and Nintendo DS: WiiWare: Dracula: Undead Awakening ($10) and Max & the Magic Marker ($10) Virtual Console: Final Fantasy II for Super NES ($8) DSiWare: 4 Travellers: Play Spanish…
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Game Releases – Final Fantasy XIII, Yakuza 3, Resident Evil 5 Gold, Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver, Sam & Max 2 and iPhone freebies

Busy Gamer NewsAs promised in the Busy Gamer Podcast, here is the complete list of games due for release this week for PC/Mac, portables and consoles (plus some recent releases that slipped out when we weren’t looking): DS: 4 Travellers: Play Spanish…
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PlayStation Store - Dante’s Inferno and Resident Evil 5 add-ons, MotoGP, MLB 2K10 and Just Cause 2 demos plus Beatles song

Busy Gamer NewsHere’s what landed at the PlayStation Store this week: Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode 1 and 2 bundle ($15) Dante’s Inferno Dark Forest Pack ($5) and Relics Triple Pack ($3) Resident Evil 5 Desperate Escape…
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Busy Gamer Podcast #21 – The Maw review, PS3 ‘A-clock-alypse,’ Rock Band Network launch and podcast-only bonus giveaway

Busy Gamer NewsThis week have an audio tour of The Maw (with a brief cameo by Pikachu Fan!), GrrlGotGame shares her BioShock 2 multiplayer experience and we examine the Sony PlayStation 3 A-clock-alypse and pick apart the Rock Band Network launch for…
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