For those among us who love Ninja Gaiden, there has been a gaping hole left since Ryu last slashed his way into our hearts. The wait is over as Team Ninja prepares to release Ninja Gaiden 2 upon the helpless masses. OXM’s Ryan McCaffrey was brave enough to throw a few shuriken-like questions at game creator Tomonobu Itagaki…who then caught them mid-air and answered them. Unfortunately the wise and all-knowing ESRB has made it clear that the game play footage we were provided by Team Ninja could drop a child at 250 yards so you’ll have to head on over to www.oxmonline.com to where we can properly age gate the video.

Please enter your correct birthday, not 01/01/1903

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Rock Band mania is here! This is a really fun game but it can be extremely challenging at the upper difficulty settings. Many of you will buy it, most will try it yet only a select few will ascend to true rock glory. On your way, learn from our mistakes: beware the ‘Endless Set List’ for it is wrought with peril! All the songs in the game, what monster could have created this? We gave it a shot, things got ugly…but not for the reasons you might think…

Lets just say Dan is no longer allowed to drink tequila at work.

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Halo 3!! Finally, the game we have all been waiting for! The game that that shatters records, destroys nations, cures cancer…now what? This week we explain the good, the bad and the Bungie: Everything you ever wanted to know…at least as it pertains to our experiences with the playground bully of Xbox 360 games. We got it all: Skull hunting, Legendary co-op, Forge-tastic map editing and even a little multiplayer. Did we mention that we heart Halo 3?

If you like Halo 3, raise your hand. There ya go….

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Gamers aren’t usually extroverted enough to perform on stage in front of thousands of screaming fans, but why should we miss out on all the fun of being a rock star? Problem solved: Rock band has you covered. This game is so fun, you won’t care how much of a D-bag you look. So it’s basically Guitar Hero + karaoke + drums …somehow without any cheesiness. It actually feels cool to rock out. Don’t believe me? Check out the OXM gang kicking it live & letting loose, then ask yourself, do they look like they are having fun?

(I’ll give you a hint: YES!)

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While E3 wasn’t the carnival of humanity it has been years past, there were still a ton of great games to see! This week we wanted to share our personal favs from the show. You might be *shocked*, you might *fallout* of your chair…but some of the games we picked aren’t so obvious, unless you are Dan.

Paul insisted in making an appearance this time, you’ll just have to watch the last episode to find out why…

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