At the signal, prepare to unleash hell; its time for another edition of EpicBattleCry! In this week’s skirmish we discuss Alpha Protocol (now that its been officially dated), Brutal Legend being cancelled for the Wii, the rumors that Uncharted is headed for the PSP, and the news that World of Warcraft players will soon be able to switch factions.

In today’s main course, we talk about the state of affairs in stealth gaming. With core franchises moving in a more action oriented direction, what’s become of the beloved sneaking genre. Next up, we open Pandora’s box and diss on whether or not gamers are getting pumped at retail by higher prices and exclusive DLC.

The Battle Cry of the Week goes to the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention, the Metroid Prime triology art book, the Gamestop pre-order exclusive demo for Uncharted 2 multiplayer, and InstantAction.com for serving up fun, browser-based gaming.

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Konami has send word that Hideo Kojima’s award-winning Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots Greatest Hits Edition has shipped to retail stores nationwide. A PS3 exclusive, the newest addition to the Greatest Hits collection is available for the new low price of $29.99. The Greatest Hits Edition also includes Metal Gear Online. This may be more Metal Gear than most mortal men can handle, but you…no…you’re special.

So, what are you waiting for? If you haven’t played this game yet…GO GET IT!

In this week’s skirmish we peek under the hood of the latest firmware updates for the PS3 and PSP, repudiate the on again/off again Xbox 360 port of MGS4, get ready to believe Dan Aykroyd’s scoop on the Ghostbusters game, and take a fresh look at gaming on Apple’s latest Macbook.

PLUS! The Battle Cry of the week goes to gaming on the iPhone/iPod Touch, lambasting the new IP czar created by the PRO-IP act, and keeping an eye on Bioware’s port of Dragon Age to next gen consoles.

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