Omar L. Gallaga writes about technology culture for the Austin American-Statesman. He's worked for the American-Statesman since 1997 and edited Technopolis, the newspaper's personal tech section, and ¡ahora sí!, Austin's Spanish-language newspaper. He's currently a contributor to NPR's "All Tech Considered" segment, which airs Mondays on "All Things Considered." He's been a writer and performer with Austin's award-winning Latino Comedy Project, and is a contributing writer for Television Without Pity. He writes a comic strip, "Space Monkeys!" with his brother, Pablo, and lives in New Braunfels with his wife and three technologically savvy cats.
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By Omar L. Gallaga
| Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 09:01 AM
New video game releases out today:
“Transformers: War for Cybertron” — Taking a detour from the Michael Bay movies, this game serves as a prequel on the home planet of the shape-shifting Transformers. The third-person action shooter includes multiplayer modes (including online co-op play) and the ability to change from robot to vehicle at any time. The Nintendo Wii and DS versions have different adventures unique to those consoles. Best of all: no Megan Fox or Shia LaBeouf! $30-$60, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and Windows PC.
“Puzzle Quest 2” — This sequel to the beloved match-3 role-playing game (which was on practically every platform imaginable) continues to combine spells and quests with puzzle gameplay. Though it’s only debuting on the Nintendo DS, expect it to hit every other game platform in due time. Rated E-10+ for Everyone 10 and Older. $30, for Nintendo DS.
Also out this week: “WipeOut” (Wii, DS), “Sin & Punishment: Star Successor” (Wii), “Medal of Honor Heroes” (Sony PSP), “Burnout Legends” (PSP), “Need For Speed Most Wanted” (PSP), “Thinksmart (various editions)” (DS), “The Sims 2” (PSP), “Puzzle Time” (DS), “Dragon Ball: Origins 2” (DS), “Monster Trucks Mayhem” (Wii), “Just Sing” (DS), “Jeep Thrills” (Wii), “ATV Quad Kings” (Wii), “The Garfield Show: Threat of the Space Lasagna” (Wii).
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