Telltale Games has just informed us that the latest episode in the ongoing saga of Strong Bad’sCool Game For Attractive People has been dated for release on WiiWare this coming Monday, October 27th. If previousepisodes are any indication, this latest installment in the series is going to be quite fun. Look for it on Monday, where it’ll be available for download at the usual price of 1,000 Points.
Comedy Central just put up a teaser picture for the next episode of South Park this Wednesday evening, where you can see the gang take on the popular music-rhythm game Guitar Hero!
The episode is titled “Guitar Queer-o” and will air in America on Wednesday, November 7th, 10PM Eastern time. The synopsis reads: “Stan and Kyle are hooked on Guitar Hero. But will Stan’s superior five-star skills on the video game hurt his friendship with Kyle? Obsessed with the Guitar Hero video game, Stan and Kyle make a great team and score record points when they play in the local arcade. Stan realizes he has the potential for enormous success if he plays with another partner (Thad, shown in the picture above). He and Kyle break up but, without his friend, Stan quickly folds under the pressure of being a rockstar.”
NBC just put up a teaser picture for the next episode of The Office tonight, where you can see paper-pusher Dwight Kurt Schrute III sitting behind his desk… playing the online multiplayer game Second Life!
The episode is titled “Local Ad” and will air in America on Thursday, October 25th, 9PM. The synopsis reads: “When the Scranton branch is asked to participate in a Dunder Mifflin ad, Michael seizes his chance to exhibit his creativity. Meanwhile, Dwight explores the online world of Second Life.”
CBS just put up a teaser trailer on Youtube for the next episode of CSI: New York, where you can see Detective Mac Taylor dress up in drag… virtually for the the online multiplayer game Second Life!
The next episode is titled “Down the Rabbit Hole” and will air in America on Wednesday, October 24th, 10PM et/pt. The synopsis reads: “A woman’s murder sends Mac into “Second Life,” the internet-based virtual world to track down the killer in both the real and cyber world.”
But it doesn’t end there, the show invites you to jump in and become a crime scene investigator yourself after joining Second Life by: A) Letting you walk around virtual New York buildings and visit a CSI lab and play forensic games. B) Play a game called “Murder by Zuiker,” a unique murder plot which can be solved by users finding clues. Use your field kit and tools, and interview suspects to solve the murder in the actual CSI:NY episode. The 100 people who come closest to solving the murder will also win virtual gifts. Why is this important? Because the episode itself will apparently end in a cliff-hanger with the solution not revealed until February 2008.
Please enjoy this sneak peek at the Second Life-themed CSI:NY episode featuring such excellent dramatic quotes as “Log off… Log off! Now!”
A report from Techcrunch suggests that Second Life could see one million new user signups following the CSI:NY episode’s airing. — Official site is Second Life and you’ll get all the instructions you need on Wednesday via CBS.
Eidos confirms that Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary for the Xbox 360 will be released to retail stores on October 23rd in America and October 26th in Europe. In November 2007, the game will also be available as downloadable episodic content for Xbox 360 in two installments, each containing two chapters and the mansion level.
In order to access Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary downloadable episodic content for Xbox 360, players will require a Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend disc. All four episodes will cost you 2400 Microsoft points (that’s $29.99 / €27.91 / £20.40). Additional downloadable content will also become available for purchase on Marketplace to support the launch of Tomb Raider: Anniversary such as gamer picture packs and theme packs.
Inspired by the first Tomb Raider video game, originally released in 1996, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a totally new adventure for Lara, faithfully preserving the elements which made the original Tomb Raider such a classic (selling over 7 million copies worldwide). The Tomb Raider series is still one of the best-selling videogame franchises of all time with over 32 million copies sold and two major feature films released, starring Angelina Jolie.
“Tomb Raider Anniversary encapsulates the exploration and discovery which was the core story of the game that started it all, but is dramatically enhanced for a modern audience”, commented Robert Lindsey, executive vice president of sales and marketing, Eidos, Inc. “With the release of Anniversary for the 360, we are bringing an already celebrated title to the Xbox audience and embracing online trends with the downloadable version”.
