Late in the game review: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Game title: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Console: Wii 

Developer: Nintendo 

Release date: November 20, 2011

ALL .com, .net and .org websites are subject to U.S. laws

The Internet is, undeniably, a global community. Anybody from anywhere all across the world can start up a website and start producing content. Well, it turns out that, even if the website is owned an operated outside of the United States, the U.S. government probably still has control over it.

UK retailers Game and Game Station refuse to stock EA titles, cancel pre-orders

You know how Gamestop is everywhere in the U.S.? It's one of the few game-only retailers out there these days. Well, in the U.K. their equivalent is a chain of stores named Game. Seriously, I've seen three of these things withing 5 miles of each other before.

Now Game and it's subsidiary, Game Station, are reportedly refusing to stock all EA game releases for at least the month of March and cancelling customers' pre-orders. That means U.K. gamers will have to look elsewhere for Tiger Woods 13, Sims 3: Showtime, and Mass Effect 3.

Late in the game review: Batman: Arkham City

Game Title: Batman: Arkham City
Consoles: PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Developer: Rocksteady
Release Date: October 18, 2011

Schedule adjustment

Hey all, I just wanted to make this post to say that, due to scheduling conflicts, Deranged Gamer will have one-update weeks for the next two or three weeks. New posts will be on Thursdays. Come on back next Thursday to check out a new late in the game review!

Late in the game review: LittleBigPlanet 2

Game Title: LittleBigPlanet 2
Console: PS3
Developer: Media Molecule
Release Date: January 18, 2011

Collapsing anime snow sculpture injures an elderly woman in Japan

A unnamed 61-year-old woman in Japan recently reportedly sustained small injuries when a statue of Hatsune Miku, the anime-styled Japanese pop-star, collapsed.