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I just recently downloaded the demo forValkyria Chroniclesand I really, really enjoy it. As I played it, however, I wondered: “Why hadn’t I heard of this game before? Why did it take aparticularly enthusiastic community blogto interest me in even downloading the demo?” Then I realized — it’s thetitle. I read jkh13’s blog becauseit didn’t include the title of the game. I didn’t even readDestructoid’s own reviewbecause upon seeing the game’s title, some part of my brain just shut down and told me it wasn’t worth pursuing....

To bridge the gap betweenKing Arthurand the upcomingKing Arthur II, the standaloneKing Arthur: Fallen Championswas released today on digital distribution channels for $9.99/€9.99. Fallen Championsfocuses on three heroes — a knight, a “twilight creature” and a shaman — who each have their own storyline that should ease fans of the first game into the new Northern regions featured in the sequel. In celebration of this release, Paradox is having a 75% off sale on theKing Arthur CollectiononSteam, which includes the first game and all its DLC....

When the news first starting going around about upcoming Wii RPGXenoblade, you might remember thatI was freaking outover some of the music that the Japanese webpage featured. It was so beautiful that I was dying to know who the composer was. Thanks to Famitsu’s latest issue, we now know that the composer for the game is the fantastic Yoko Shimomura, who you might know from little games likeParasite Eve, Legend of Mana, and theKingdom Heartsgames....

As a cash register display in Seattle once told me, “Buy more … feel good!” Something like that, anyway. If you haven’t already committed to gettingHalo: Reachelsewhere, it’s worth mentioning that Kmart has a pretty slickpromotion in the works. From September 14 through the 18th, you’ll receive a $25 off coupon for your next game purchase when you buy any version ofReachin store. You also get $25 off instantly if you grab one of the following titles with your Bungie purchase:H....

The fact that it’s coming isn’t news —Nintendo Powerhas the exclusive first look at the Wii exclusiveCastlevania Judgementin its latest issue. But we just got the press release and its been confirmed that this isn’t a fever dream of some sort: they’re making a God damnedCastlevaniafighting game. The game will feature fully-rendered 3D environments and gamers can choose to play as a variety of characters from theCastlevaniauniverse, all designed by manga artist Takeshi Obata....

Sega of America and Sega Europe have today announced that the potentially awesomeLet’s Taphas been confirmed for a Western released. Already out in Japan, Let’s Tap comes from Yuji Naka ofSonic the Hedgehogfame, and looks to be one of the few games that actually use the Wii in unique and interesting ways. Just in case you can’t remember from ourTokyo impressions,Let’s Tapuses the Wii remote and a little cardboard box to control gameplay simply by tapping one’s own finger....

Last night on Backlog, we started in onMushroom Men: The Spore Warfor the Nintendo Wii. We made it through a few of the game’s chapters last night but there are a lot of items that I know I missed. Some of the menus seem to suggest that I’ll be able to revisit areas later but I hope that won’t be mandatory to complete the game. The environments are kind of interesting but a bit hard to navigate and the camera controls aren’t the most friendly....

The NFL playoffs this year have been insane. It seems as if regular-season success means absolutely nothing come January — for example, my Giants, the NFC’s top seed, were the victims of a 23-11 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles. In fact, the spate of upsets in 2009 caused ESPN’s Bill Simmons to muse on the January 12th edition of his podcast,The B.S. Report, that “we might as well just have videogames play the playoff games....

Triforce, the plucky young maniac who is alreadystanding in linefor a Nintendo 3DS, had his efforts scuppered on day two of his vigil, when a new shift of Best Buy workers refused to understand his activities. His explanations fell on deaf ears, with staff members claiming he was loitering. They eventually called the NYPD, who moved him on and told him he couldn’t wait outside Best Buy anymore. That seemed to work for a short while, as he simply waited on the other side of the street, and has now returned to his exalted place at the doors of Best Buy....

For the pretentious hipsters out there earning a BA in 17th Century Liturgical Poetry (John Donneftw!), McSweeney’s is a satirical core of Post-Post Modern (PoPoMo) twentysomething living. Sure, it’s often scribed by solipsistic writers too cool for their own good, but it’s also a venue for funny writing with a serious bent. I am unabashedly an adoring fan of McSweeney’s. So it is with interest that today’s post on the McSweeney’shomepageis, oddly, a first-person narrative on same sex marriage laws within the Galactic Federation by none other than Samus Aran....

Square Enix decided to spooge us a load of high-resolution artwork forFinal Fantasy XIVyesterday, but after drying off hard drive, I was disappointed to find that it was mostly shots of the Gladiator and Pugilist classes and their gear. They had forgotten to include art for what isobviouslythebestclass inFFXIV, the Culinarian! Therefore, as a service to you, dear readers, I used a screenshot of the Culinarian’sofficial sitepage for this header image....

In a move that you would only likely see at the end of a sappy romantic comedy or in a Saturn car commercial, Microsoft has faced their biggest problem and reached out to gamers to make everything right. They may have also cured cancer, but I left before the credits. Posted onxbox.com, directly from Peter Moore himself: You’ve spoken, and we’ve heard you. Good service and a good customer experience are areas of the business that we care deeply about....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2is shipping with an Echidna and a courtesy harness. Just kidding. But it’s easy to confuse fact or fiction when it comes to hardware revolving around the next iteration of theCall of Dutyfranchise. The special Prestige Edition version of the game shipswith working night vision goggles. That’s why we weren’t thrown off guard when Infinity Ward’s community manager Robert Bowling spilled the beans on another (possibly useless) piece of hardware yesterday afternoon: aModern Warfare 2controller....