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Drag Racing in NFS ProStreet 2007-08-28 14:31:39 I’ll be honest - it’s been a while since I’ve been excited about an upcoming Need for Speed game. The last several titles have just left me wanting more.
Thankfully, NFS ProStreet is looking mighty fine and seems to take the series to a direction very much welcomed by long time fans of the franchise.
Electronic Arts released seven new screenshots and a gameplay video today, this time giving us a taste of what a drag racing event will look like in the game. Check out the goods after the break. (more…) Read more:Racing
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Bomberman Live marks the 20th XBL Arcade release for F9E 2007-08-28 14:13:44 Foundation 9 Entertainment (F9E), the largest independent developer in North America, has now released more Xbox LIVE Arcade titles than any other developer. Bomberman
Live marked the company’s 20th XBL Arcade release.
Bomberman Live was developed by F9E’s Backbone Vancouver studio, published by Hudson Entertainment and has been very well received. The game was designed specifically for XBL and features up to 4-person local and 8-person online multiplayer action.
John Greiner, President and CEO of Hudson Entertainment: “We’re delighted with how well Bomberman Live is performing. We are very pleased with the hard work that Backbone Vancouver put into making this game a hit. Our partnership has been very rewarding and is definitely a win-win situation.”
Bomberman Live is available for download on XBL Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points.
Bioshock banned at Valve 2007-08-28 13:00:29 Gabe Newell, the CEO of Valve
Software, has banned Bioshock
from the Valve offices saying no one will play it until the company finishes The Orange Box, which is due out October 19.
Here are the mans words to CVG: “We had to ban Bioshock from our offices. Nobody gets to play it until Orange Box is done - that’s our reward to ourselves as a company; everyone gets a copy of Bioshock.”
Well, unless Newell has been keeping his employees trapped at the Valve offices until their work is finished, we’re sure Big Daddy has made some house calls.
Extensive Lost Planet network update coming on Thursday 2007-08-27 21:27:21 On Thursday
, August 30th, a Lost Planet update will be implemented where players will be able to select from three different connection types when creating an online match.
This “extensive network
update” aims to improve the game’s connectivity for any players that have had previous problems by allowing players to select the best connection type for their environment.
There are 3 connection types:
Default: This is the standard setting regardless of upload speed.
Pattern A: This is more suitable when your upload speed is fast. Try this if your connection is unstable with Default.
Pattern B: This is more suitable when your upload speed is slow and your connection is not stable with Default. Try this if your connection is unstable with Default.
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TH Proving Ground’s massive soundtrack 2007-08-27 14:36:05 Activision revealed the soundtrack for Tony Hawk’s Proving
Ground today. With over 50 songs from artists like Foo Fighters, The Clash, Smashing Pumpkins, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana and Beastie Boys, the soundtrack kicks some serious ass.
It was also revealed today that MCA of the Beastie Boys makes an appearance in the game as a secret unlockable character.
A few words from Tim Riley, worldwide executive of music at Activision: “Tony Hawk games are known for having incredible soundtracks and we’re really excited to have MCA, an icon of the music industry in our game as a secret character. Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground continues the tradition of great music and provides the perfect vibe for players as they create their own experience, no matter what kind of skater they choose to become.”
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TimeShift Demo on Live 2007-08-30 18:38:21
The 581.78 MB TimeShift demo has appeared on Xbox Live. The download speeds are good (so far) so be quick about getting it.
Here’s the demo description: “Dr. Aiden Krone has made a Time Jump across the space-time continuum – a reckless act with frightening consequences. Now, a disturbing alternate reality has evolved within the bleak and rain-soaked Alpha District. Armed with the experimental Beta Suit, you alone are able to slow, stop and reverse the flow of time. Only with this ability can you lead the uprising to victory and put an end to Krone’s madness”
Halo 3 officially gone Gold 2007-08-29 16:56:15 Microsoft put out a press release today officially announcing the Gold status for Halo 3, meaning the game is 100% finished and has been released to manufacturing.
The game has already set a new record by becoming the fastest preordered game in history. So don’t be surprised if you hear of a few more records when the game actually goes on sale on September 25th.
Harold Ryan, Studio Head at Bungie Studios: “This is a huge milestone for us and a big cause for celebration at Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios. This is the game we’ve always wanted to make and certainly the best game our studio has developed.”
TDU gets the Classics treatment 2007-08-29 15:08:45 Atari sent over a trailer for the Classics
version of Eden’s Test Drive Unlimited today and strangely, even though I’ve played the game to death, it made me want to pop in the game and take a few of my beautiful in-game cars for a drive around the island again.
I had almost forgotten how cool this game was. Seriously, if you still haven’t tried the game then do yourself a favor and get it! There’s a demo on Xbox Live Marketplace too but that’s nothing compared to the full game, trust me.
In the meanwhile, I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for that Test Drive Unlimited 2 rumor to become true. (more…)
New vehicles for Forza 2 2007-09-21 08:47:10
Hardcore Forza
Motorsport 2 fans rejoice - your favorite racing game will be getting 11 brand new downloadable racers and muscle cars this weekend. One car, the 2007 SEAT Leon Cupra (pictured, not in-game), will be a free download. For the other ten you’ll have to cough out 400 MS Points. Here’s what you’ll be getting:
2006 Audi R10 (#8 Audi Sport Team Joest) Prototype
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi
2006 Dodge Challenger Concept
2006 Honda Civic Si Coupe
2007 Honda Civic Type-R
1967 Lamborghini Miura P400
2006 Lamborghini Miura Concept
2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997)
2007 Saturn Sky Red Line
2007 SEAT Leon Supercup
SEGA celebrating SEGA Rally’s launch with a new trailer 2007-09-19 08:50:26 SEGA has released a new SEGA Rally
trailer to celebrate the launch of the game next Friday. There’s also a demo on Xbox LIVE if you haven’t checked it out yet. You get to try out two cars on two tracks. But here’s the trailer:
Accuracy Boost for $10 ? 2007-09-19 08:38:44
A company called KontrolFreek has released a new add-on for the 360 controller that will allegedly considerably increase accuracy. The product is named SpeedFreek and is a little piece of plastic you attach to your controllers analog stick (pictured above).
It seems Dan Greenawalt, Game Director at Microsoft agrees, when it comes to racing games at least: “After using it for the better part of the afternoon, I’m convinced. While it’s no replacement for a good racing wheel, it’s a remarkable improvement over an unaltered thumbstick. I’m able to roll my thumb across the control and use the raised walls to manipulate the control much more precisely. It just feels natural. I’m always struck by how some of the most meaningful innovation is often the most low-tech improvements on an old idea.”
The developers of the upcoming Project Gotham Racing 4 at Bizarre Creations also agree: “When we first heard about KontrolFreek we were all skeptical – but after receiving the sample Read more:Boost
Eidos loses Arcade virginity 2007-09-19 07:25:45 Eidos has launched their first Xbox Live Arcade title today - Geon: Emotions.
Geon emotions includes six game modes, with single-players facing ‘Time Attacks’ and ‘Duels’ while up to four people can compete in split-screen competitions that allow them to work together or battle it out in ‘Last Man Standing’ death-matches. Each game begins with players rushing to collect E-Motes before using their specific powers to debilitate the opposition.
The use of E-Motes allows players to exploit the weakness of the emotions the CPU or rival players control. Rage, for instance, can be sedated with a powered-up Bliss attack, while Passion can be similarly tempered with a blast of Melancholy. With the opposition in disarray, the player can then charge across the two-sided play area to score the five goals needed to win the match.
The game is available on XBL Arcade right now for 800 MS Points. Read more:virginity
Mass Effect character spotlight 2007-09-15 05:49:33
BioWare has released Part One of the Character Spotlight videos for their upcoming sci-fi RPG Mass Effect
and if this video is any indication then the voice acting in this game is seriously going to rock. The developers talked about Mass Effect having a revolutionary advanced dialogue system and everything that goes with it from the start so it will definitely be interesting to how well they’ve managed to pull that part off.
Mass Effect will be released on in North America on November 20 and in Europe on November 23.
Bizarre already thinking about PGR5, PGR4 demo soon 2007-09-15 05:26:46
In an interview with CVG, lead designer Ged Talbert is already pondering over where PGR5 should take the series.
Talbert: “Obviously Gotham 4’s about to come out and we’re really happy with it, but behind the scenes we’ve already started ripping our game to pieces.”
“I personally believe there’s a lot we can do by taking our vehicles we’ve already got and putting them into different, more interesting environments.”
“We could bring cruisers in, we could bring ATV-type bikes in. None of these are definite,” he said, “but there’s are whole world of things for us to do.”
Damn, we haven’t even played PGR4 yet and already I’m drooling over how cool PGR5 might, and probably will, turn out. But let’s stick to PGR4 for now - the demo should hit Xbox Live soon. We don’t know if it’s hours or days, but we tend to lean towards days. Read more:Bizarre
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Halo 3 street date broken 2007-09-15 05:07:43
Apparently a Norwegian game store named Expert has sold at least two copies of Halo 3. A fellow named Choi Wang sent some proof to Maxconsole in the form of a photo you see above. So if you live in Norway and there an ‘Expert’ store near by, can’t hurt to jump in and check things out for yourself.
Project Gotham Racing 4 gone Gold, DLC already in the works ? 2007-09-13 14:15:13
It’s a good day for the fans of the ProjectGothamRacing
series - PGR4 has gone gold! Only a few weeks left until we get our grubby little hands on what will most likely turn out to be (one of) the best racing games of the year.
Bizarre also released the full list of vehicles that will appear in the game, you can check that out on their site right here.
Ben Ward, the Community & Web Lead at Bizarre, who sent us the notice about PGR4 going gold also teased a little with their future offerings: “Now it’s time for Bizarre Creations to breathe out a sigh of relief, and get some well earned rest. Well, those of us who aren’t working on The Club. Or Galaxies. Or DLC. Or…” Guess time will tell what it is their up to exactly. (more…)
Spidey sneaks onto Marketplace 2007-09-13 13:52:04
A little over 431MB, the Spider-Man: Friend or Foe demo has hit Marketplace
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Gamers can play as Spider-Man and villains-turned-allies Green Goblin or Venom in the Tokyo Rooftops level, as well as a boss battle with Doc Ock in the Tokyo Secret Labs level. Players will be rewarded with an unlockable sidekick cheat code for the game. What’s more, the game will offer Xbox Live fans 1000 achievement points, via 12 in-game achievements. Spidey
fanatics can visit the newly posted game page on Xbox Live to find out what the achievements will be.
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Halo 3 multiplayer screens, theme, gamerpics 2007-09-12 12:16:57
Microsoft’s pre-TGS press event brought on some mighty fine looking new Halo3 multiplayer screenshots. Also, there’s a bunch of new gamerpics and a new theme on Marketplace as well. They won’t be there forever so go grab these quick if you want ‘em. They’re “courtesy of Best Buy” which unfortunately means they’re available in the US only.
Now let’s have a look at these new screenshots shall we. (more…)
Halo 3 Launch: The Biggest Day In US Entertainment History 2007-09-27 23:42:51
As many expected, Halo 3 has managed to accomplish something mighty impressive - it has officially become the biggest entertainment launch in history, garnering an estimated $170 million in sales in the United States alone in the first 24 hours. Meaning it has beat previous records set by releases like the “Spider-man 3” movie and the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” novel.
Neil Thomson from Microsoft UK: “Halo 3 has become a pop-culture phenomenon. Not only is “Halo 3” setting sales records, it’s also redefining entertainment. Within the first 24 hours alone, we’ve seen more than a million Xbox LIVE members worldwide come online to play Halo 3 – that makes September 25 the most active Xbox LIVE gaming day in history.” Read more:Launch
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