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Welcome one and all to this weeks Gamer. We have for your viewing pleasure a surefire way for you to spend your money. But, we bring it to you with all the flare you can handle, enjoy.

Solid Snakes saga comes to an end with the ultimate fan bundle, the Playstation 3 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Bundle.

This limited-edition bundle includes the highly-anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots game, new dualshock 3 wireless controller, plus a voucher for the downloadable game PAIN. And if you thought that wasn’t enough the bundle also includes:

A Playstation 3 system with 80GB Hardrive, Free Playstation Network membership, Internet ready access with built in Wi-Fi, as well as HDMI output for 1080p resolution.

Your’s truly for just $499.99.

The Gamer was in no way payed off to turn his column into a mass marketing outlet... I’ll take cash please, Sony.

Oh, let’s move on to the game.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots puts you in the role of an aged Snake who is on his final mission. You will span the entire globe in your quest to foil the plans of Liquid Ocelot and his massive army of PMC’s.

The game puts you in situations that you might expect from Metal Gear games. Do you help the militia fight the PMC’s or do you encourage more fighting so you can slip by unseen?

You will also unlock custom weapons and modifications as you trade weapons with your black market dealer, Drebin.

Use a various array of gadgets such as the Solid Eye, which gives Snake real-time information on 

PS3 bound...

enemies and his surroundings, as well as the OctoCamo suit, which allows Snake to blend in to his environment and hide his presence.

You can also play online with up to 16 players in the ultimate squad based shooter, Metal Gear Online.

This game, in addition to the October PS3 release date for Bioshock, (oh yeah you heard it right Bioshock is coming to the PS3), may give Playstation 3 gamers a reason to rejoice after all.
 

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Get ready to experience Kung Fu ''Awesomeness'' with the release of Activision's Kung Fu Panda

Activision, Inc. is bringing a unique blend of humor and action to gamers with the release of Kung Fu Panda, the video game based on DreamWorks Animation's highly anticipated feature film. In order to become the Dragon Warrior and defeat the ultimate enemy, Tai Lung, players engage in kung fu moves and master the unique fighting style of unlikely hero Po the Panda and experience the legendary moves of Shifu, Po's Teacher, and the Furious Five - Monkey, Tigress, Viper, Mantis and Crane.

"Kung Fu Panda gives kids the chance to experience first hand their favorite movie moments, as well as new levels and hilarious situations created specifically for the game," said Kim Salzer, vice president of Global Brand Management, Activision Publishing. "The humor, lovable characters and non-stop action will deliver hours of fun that they can enjoy on their own or with parents and friends."

Kung Fu Panda offers a distinct and exciting gameplay experience as players develop acrobatic kung fu combo attacks to defeat a number of villainous enemies, including the Great Gorilla, the Wu Sisters and the dark-hearted Tai Lung. Gamers will work to overcome dangerous obstacles and solve challenging puzzles as they navigate through diverse environments spanning air, water and land. By mastering the art of kung fu, players will utilize and upgrade the unique fighting skills of their favorite movie characters, unlocking new moves as well as a host of multiplayer characters and games. Additionally, players can team up or battle head-to-head in arena, puzzle or casual games, making the Kung Fu Panda video game an epic experience gamers of all ages will enjoy.

The Kung Fu Panda video game is now available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii and PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system for a suggested retail price of $49.99, the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system for the suggested retail price of $39.99, Nintendo DS for a suggested retail price of $29.99 and Games for Windows(R) for a suggested retail price of $19.99. The console and Games for Windows versions are rated "E10+" (Fantasy Violence, Mild Language) and the DS version is rated "E10+" (Cartoon Violence) by the ESRB.

I downloaded the demo via Xbox Live and I have to say, I was pretty impressed by the game.

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Questions from the people who know best, the readers of course!

Dear Gamer,
I was wondering if there was any news on Call of Duty 5?
Sincerely,
Sminkleforg

Well, Mr. Sminkleforg, very good question since I am such a big COD4 player. Call of Duty 5 also known as Call of Duty: World at War will take us all back to the ole’ days of World War II. The game is being developed by the same team that brought you COD3 however the team will be sticking with Infinity Ward’s engine, the same engine in COD4 (Thank God). Activision has also stated that the game will support 4 player co-op via PS Network and Xbox Live. The game is rumored to hit the shelves for the DS, PC, PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360 around March 2009.

Dear Gamer,

I wanted to ask to see if you knew anything about the next installment of Assassin’s Creed? Do you know when it is due to be released?
Thomas Crews
Gainesville, Florida

Thomas, you are inquiring along my lines now.
Assassins Creed is probably up in my top 5 video games of all time. I love the open ended world and the do whatever to accomplish your own end gameplay. If you are inquiring you must have met the cliffhanger to end all cliffhanger endings. Sadly there has been no news about the second game, I don’t know if Ubisoft is concealing it or if they are just to busy with the next Prince of Persia game.

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