I was entirely tempted to just write Street Fighter IV five times and call this update done, but my “journalistic integrity” is compelling me to actually say something about the game.  While on normal mode the game contains the now-fighter-standard completely cheap final boss, the game in and of itself is incredibly fun.  I’ve almost got all of the characters unlocked (still going for Gouken and Seth), and so far I’ve had the most fun playing as Chun-Li and Rose…Rose herself is beautifully animated, and the visual effects for her attacks are top-notch.  In other news, I snagged Soldner X: Himmelsturmer and have been playing the crap out of it’s pure, shmup-y goodness…look for a review in the near future, as soon as I can actually finish the damn thing.  It’s my goal to have Persona 4 finally finished in this next week, and assuming SF4 doesn’t keep eating up 100% of my free time, that goal could actually get accomplished!

-Jeff Feeser

So far this week I’ve managed to play through the first two islands of Fantasy General about 5 times; this is because I keep getting to the third island and deciding I’ve got the complete wrong army.  It’s been a good learning experience, and I’ve been branching out into trying some different strategies than the ones I’ve doggedly stuck to for the last ten years.  I’ve also been keeping my eyes on the daily trickly of information on the next TF2 class update for the Scout, which is, unfortunately, my absolute worst class in that game – I shall continue to wait patiently for the Engy update. Received Lost Odyssey from Gamefly the other day, but haven’t had a chance to crack it open yet, and I’ve got the new Fire Emblem for the DS en route as we speak, so next week should be chock full of new gaming stories.  Also been working on a redesign for the site, so keep your eyes peeled for that in the upcoming weeks!

-Joel Haddock