Blue Bomber Blitzkrieg: Mega Man 9 sells 60,000 Units

VGChartz.com is reporting that Mega Man 9 is tearing up the Wii's virtual console channel, scoring a whopping 60,000 downloads in its first day of release. Capcom's Blue Bomber blasted his way into everyone's heart way back with the original title (and its five sequels) on the NES starting in 1987.

Though the Mega Man X spinoff series, and various modern adaptations of the franchise have been more or less successful, the buzz surrounding MM9 belied just how near and dear this property is to gamers everywhere. With day one sales outpacing some title's entire lifetime on the virtual console channel, Mega Man 9 is set to demonstrate that, when done right, retro games are still a market force to be reckoned with.

Mega Man 9 is available now for Nintendo Wii (Virtual Console) and will blast its way onto PSN this Thursday, Sept. 25th and Xbox 360 on October 1st.

A Dirty, Bug Planet: Savage Moon Gameplay Footage

For reasons that should be all too obvious at this point, we of the Axe like our enemies somewhere slightly south of sympathetic. We can't let pesky remorse get in the way of more important things, like slaughter. With that in mind we're totally amped to finally be seeing the first bit of gameplay footage from the forthcoming PS3 exclusive Savage Moon.

Officially announced on the Playstation Blog in late August, Savage Moon is an action-heavy tower defense game. And yes, whoever designed this one took some cues from Starship Troopers. So if frantic action, real-time-strategy, and exoskeletal-annihilation are the salt to your fries, then be prepared to dig in when Savage Moon debuts this fall on PSN.

Bonus Points: If the Moon Mother has anything to do with it, Savage Moon will have been directly inspired by that greatest of all productivity massacre: Desktop Tower Defense.

Mirror's Edge: Exclusive DLC Coming to PSN

Eurogamer is reporting that EA's forthcoming, action-adventure title Mirror's Edge will see exclusive DLC on Playstation 3. A Sony spokesperson stated that contrary to prior rumors there will not be an exclusive timed-release for Mirror's Edge on PS3. However, its was confirmed that "Playstation has an exclusive marketing agreement with EA regarding the title."

No details were given regarding the DLC or when it would be available. Mirror's Edge is expected to run-jump-and-soar into being later this year on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Check out the official site for more info and a few videos showing off this adrenal-fest in action.

Operation: Fallen Star is a Go - New Warhawk Expansion Arrives August 28th

Morning Axe-heads! Who's ready to rain down some flaming-hot annihilation, chariots-of-the-gods style? Sony announced today the third Warhawk expansion, Operation: Fallen Star, will be ready for launch this Thursday. The cliff-notes on the latest booster-pack are: the new Tau Crater level and, of course, Jetpacks.

Game Director Dylan Jobe describes the Jetpack as a "massive game-changing addition", and the new Tau Crater level has been specifically designed to take advantage of it. In addition to the ten new layouts, there are 30 bonus layouts that add the new vehicle to Warhawk's original content. The Jetpack is also compatible with the "Hero" and "Collection" game modes introduced back in July.

Operation: Fallen Star will be available worldwide August 28th on the Playstation Store for $7.99. There will also be a Combo Pack bundling all three Warhawk expansions for $15.99. The day before, August 27th, the latest free update (v1.5) goes live enabling custom in-game music, trophies, new paint schemes & insignias, and more. Check out the Official Playstation Blog for more info.

Retro Gaming Rulez: Bionic Commando Rearmed, Chrono Trigger DS

Cleave your despondent Monday in two and rejoice in the divine light that is classic games made anew!

As you should know damn well by now, Bionic Commando Rearmed is live now on PSN, XBLA, and several online PC services. BCR is everything a retro gamer could ever want: a no-apologies 2D platformer, benefiting from modern visual and audio splendor, and filled with all the swinging (see what I did there?), chic, and charm of the original NES powerhouse. Go get the demo now so it can browbeat you (literally) into getting the full game.

In other, though no less awesome, retro news, Square Enix announced today that its hotly-anticipated Nintendo DS revamp of the SNES classic Chrono Trigger will street on November 25th 2008. The remastered RPG will take full advantage of the DS's dual screen display and touch screen capabilities, will feature brand new dungeons, as well as a new Arena mode. Stay tuned to the official site for more info.

Force Unleashed Demo Dated

Last night's episode of GameTrailers TV revealed that the highly anticipated downloadable demo for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be made available on August 21 for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The demo features a scenario where Darth Vader sends you to assassinate a Jedi and face off against rebel and imperial forces alike. In addition to general butt kicking and force usage, you'll be slicing AT-STs in half and slinging enemy troops into the air as the mysterious Secret Apprentice...What more can a man want?

This game is lookin' hot IMO.