Hello and welcome to Lexi’s List, Volume 4! This week we have a modern take on Tetris, a ring that doubles as a photo projector and more! Let’s do it!

First up…the Portrait Projection Ring

This is a custom designed wedding ring for the couple pictured. If a light is shone through the clear part on the bottom of the ring, the pictures on the top side will be projected onto a wall or any other surface! The ring was inspired by a 19th century style of jewelry/trinkets called Standhopes. It is a really creative way to preserve memories and see them again and again, as often as you like! Click here for more information.

If you like beer, magnets, and LED lights, this might be the perfect room accessory for you…a Magnetic Floating Revolving 18-LED Beer Display Set!

What better way to impress your friends and prove that you are over 21, all at the same time! You simply place the beer bottle inside and it will turn clockwise or counter clockwise, lit up by the brilliant LED lights! Click on the photo for more info!

Next up…a “Punch Out” inspired t-shirt designed by TapouT!

100% cotton = 100% awesome! This tee is part of the Jens Pulver II Walkout signature series. Click the pic for more! (Thanks to Eric for the submission!)

Last on the List today….a wall decal paying homage to everyone’s favorite set of falling blocks, Tetris!

Dedicate a wall to the classic game with these custom made decals from VinylWallDesign. Check out the store for more decals, from Pac-Man to Space Invaders!

That’s it for this week, see you all next Monday with more geeky gamer goodies!

<3 Lexi

Sharing: It’s Win/Win

Sega announced today that home ports of 2006 arcade remake After Burner Climax are in the works for both the PS3 and Xbox 360. Both versions, which are due out this spring in Japan, will be download-exclusive and cost either 900 yen (PS3) or 800 MS points (360).

A modern update of Sega’s classic 1987 game, After Burner Climax is an action-oriented shooter where you view the carnage from behind your fighter craft. The emphasis is on speed and thrills over staid simulation, and the remake includes a “Climax Mode” that essentially unlocks in-flight bullet time once you fill a gauge up to maximum.

The home port will feature a variety of unlockable options that let you fine-tune the game to your liking. You’ll also be able to play the game using the original 1987 soundtrack, if you’re one of those diehard Sega fanatics who never quite got over the 16-bit generation.

G4TV writes: "Announced at CES 2010, Microsoft will be bringing classic game emulation to the Xbox 360 and Windows PCs in Game Room. The service, which will be released this Spring, will initially have around 30 games available to purchase or play. At this point, Microsoft hopes to release 7 games a week with the final goal being over 1000 games available. The Game Room is an actual 3D space for your avatar that can be customized and decorated. Your friends can even visit your personal arcade. If you don’t care for the virtual space, the entire experience can be navigated by menus."

"Do a barrel roll!" and "I am error" are among Nintendo Power’s favorite video game quotes, which were chosen for their latest issue.

Touch Arcade:

Elite Systems has announced that they will be bringing the classic arcade game Paperboy to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Paperboy was an arcade game originally released in 1984 by Atari. Your job was to deliver newspapers to your customers while riding your bike.

Git yer download on, girl!

Sales and Price Drops

• Lumines Supernova Permanent Price Drop (now $9.99)
• Burnout Paradise Temporary Price Drop (now $14.99)
• Siren Halloween Sale! (full game now $29.99, originally $39.99 – three bundles now $11.99, originally $14.99)

Downloadable Games

• Trine ($19.99)

Adventure, Action and Contemplation await you in the world of Trine. Lots of traps and an army of skeletons are waiting to give you a warm welcome! In order to help you complete your quest, you can rely on the talents of a great team: a failed magician, a stingy thief and a knight on the way down. It’s up to you to get the best out of this likeable trio!

PSone Classics: PS3/PSP

• Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee ($9.99)

In a world filled with danger, carnivores, meat-packing plants, and guards with guns…you’re the skinny guy with no weapons. Download this PSone classic game today to run, jump, hide, and talk your way to safety and try to save your race!

• Oddworld: Abe’s Exodus ($9.99)

SoulStorm brewery is using Mudokon tears as a key ingredient in their latest best-selling beverage. Download this PSone classic game now to help Abe save them before they cry themselves into extinction!

Game Demos (free)

• Ratchet And Clank Future: A Crack In Time – Clank Demo
• Critter Crunch Demo
• Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Demo

Add-on Game Content

• FIFA Soccer 10 Live Season 2.0 All Leagues ($9.99)
• Lumines Supernova Add-on Bundle ($4.99)
• Lumines Supernova Holiday pack ($2.49)
• Way of the Samurai 3 – Head & Apparel Items

Guitar Hero 5

• “Lay It On The Line” by Triumph ($1.99)
• ”Show Me The Way (Live)” by Peter Frampton ($1.99)
• ”Freeze-Frame” by J. Geils Band ($1.99)
• Classic Rock 2 Track Pack ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack featuring “Freeze-Frame” by J. Geils Band, “Show Me The Way (Live)” by Peter Frampton, and “Lay It On The Line” by Triumph.

Rock Band

• “Because” by The Beatles ($1.99)
• “Oh! Darling” by The Beatles ($1.99)
• “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” by The Beatles ($1.99)
• Abbey Road Album — The Beatles ($16.99) – Build your library for The Beatles: Rock Band by purchasing Abbey Road (Album).
• “Another One Bites the Dust”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Fat Bottomed Girls” — Queen ($1.99)
• “I Want It All”— Queen ($1.99)
• “I Want to Break Free”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Killer Queen”— Queen ($1.99)
• “One Vision”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Somebody to Love”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Tie Your Mother Down”— Queen ($1.99)
• “Under Pressure”— Queen ($1.99)
• Queen Pack 01 ($15.99) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track pack: Queen 01. This pack includes “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Fat Bottomed Girls,” “I Want It All,” “I Want to Break Free,” “Killer Queen,” “One Vision,” “Somebody to Love,” “Tie Your Mother Down,” and “Under Pressure” by Queen.

Game Videos (free)

• Pulse 10/22 Edition
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves – Eye of Indra 1
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Behind The Scenes: Technology and Gameplay
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Behind The Scenes 2: Story And Art
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Behind The Scenes 3: Making of the Cinematics
• Aliens vs. Predator – Predator Trailer
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infamy Trailer
• Guitar Hero Van Halen Trailer
• FINAL FANTASY XIII TGS 2009 Trailer
• Dragon Age: Origins Sacred Ashes Trailer
• Dragon Age: Origins Stone Prisoner Trailer
• Dragon Age: Origins Warden’s Keep Trailer
• Summer Dew Tour Videos (x8)

Themes

• Hot Pockets PS3 Theme (free) (U.S. Only)
• School Girls Attack! Hook-Ups Theme ($1.99)
• Tokyo City Police Hook-Ups Theme ($1.99)
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Theme ($1.99) (U.S. Only)
• 40’s WWII Pinups Theme ($1.99)
• Beach Theme 2 ($1.99)
• Zombies On TV Theme ($1.99)

Wallpaper (free)

• LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival Wallpaper
• Hot Pockets PS3 Wallpaper (x3) (U.S. Only)

"Classic Game Room HD reviews GRAN TURISMO PSP for Sony PSP, the ultimate Playstation Portable driving game. Have you wasted weeks of your life collecting Nissan Skylines in previous Gran Turismo games? If so then you’ll enjoy this one, loads of tracks and around 800 cars, Gran Turismo PSP delivers the goods and then some."-Classic Game Room

Part 2 is here- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx3LChjHhMM

Wired: Here’s a guided tour of the curiosities to be found in two of Japan’s best classic game stores.

Last year at Tokyo Game Show, the Retronauts crew went around to our favorite hot spots with a video camera in tow. First, we hit up Super Potato in Akihabara, the colorful, happy store packed floor to ceiling with every old game you never knew you really wanted to buy. After checking out some of the crazier stuff, like a Puck-Man LCD game and insanely expensive soundtracks, we ate some bread in a can. It was gross.

TPG writes: "Arkanoid is strangely enough the remake, or re-envisioning, of the classic original Arkanoid arcade game released back in the 1980s. Bet you never saw that coming eh? Simply put, Arkanoid was and still is stupidly addictive and great fun to boot. The concept is extremely simple: you are a space ship (or a paddle for the less fancy way of putting it) who has to bounce a ball up the screen to clear the blocks above it so as to clear the level. Things are complicated by obstacles such as blocks that can’t be cleared and the fact that you lose a life if you miss bouncing the ball skywards. Think of it as a little like Pong but with things to hit, very simple to play but it really does keep you hooked."

Time for another update on what’s new on the PlayStation Store. This week the highlight is obviously Marvel vs Capcom 2, but there are some other things coming out this week as well.

LittBigPlanet has some new costumes packs along with new materials to build and create levels with. And the first DLC pack for Red Faction Guerrilla has released.

New Games

Marvel vs Capcom 2 ($14.99) – A Dreamcast port of the one of the greatest fighting games ever. New online play, high definition support, and awesomeness included.

Dead in the Water ($5.99) – A PSOne classic racing title featuring powerboats.

Ten Pin Alley ($5.99) – A bowling PSOne classic game. Eh.

Tomb Raider ($9.99) – Start from where giant breasts became the talk of the PlayStation with Lara Croft.

Downloadable Content

LittleBigPlanet
MM Originals Pack 2 Historical ($3.99) – New building materials based on history
Historical Costume Pack ($2.99) – Ada Lovelace Costume ($0.99), Boudicca Costume ($0.99), Ghengis Khan Costume ($0.99), Mozart Costume ($0.99)

PAIN: Knockin’ Bloks Mode ($1.99) – A new single player mode that tests accuracy for high scores.
PAIN Museum Environment ($5.99) – A new environment to throw all your characters into for points.
PAIN Smooth Jarvis Character (free)

Cross Edge
Big Strong Pack ($1.99)
Additional Dungeon 5 (free)
Stew Pack ($1.99)
Unspoken Fear Pack ($1.99)

Disgaea 3 DLC Complete Set ($49.99) – Every DLC released for Disgaea 3 along with a custom theme.

Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
Empires Arabian Armor Set (women) (free)
Wa Armor Set (women) (free)
Mystic Armor Set (men) (free)
Empires Shinobi Armor Set (men) (free)

Red Faction Guerrilla Demons of the Badlands Pack 1 ($9.99) – A prequel DLC starring Samanya before the events of the game proper. Take control of Marauder weapons and vehicles along with 10 new Guerilla Actions and 10 new achievements.

Madden NFL 10 Packs and Upgrades (x27) ($0.50 – $9.99) – Various DLC for Madden 10.

Rock Band

Gorillaz Pack 01 ($5.49) – Clint Eastwood ($1.99), Feel Good Inc. ($1.99), Re-Hash ($1.99)
Janis Joplin – Piece of My Heart ($1.99)
The Band – Chest Fever (Live) ($1.99)
The Who – Magic Bus (Live at Leeds) ($1.99)
Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit ($1.99)

Guitar Hero World Tour

Activision Music Track Pack (free) – H is Orange – Nothing All the Time, Awaken – The Silence is Deafening, Hundred Reasons – I’ll Never Know

Obviously Marvel vs Capcom 2 is the main release this week, but the Red Faction DLC and Madden 10 packs might interest some other gamers.