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Ready your swords for Wednesday 2007-06-11 06:20:09
I’ve been looking forward to this since it was announced last month. Prince of Persia Classic, the remake of the original Prince of Persia, will hit Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday
at 10am BST.
You have 60 minutes to rescue the Princess from the oh-so-evil Vizier, who has given her an hour to decide her fate - marry him or die. The Sultan of Persia is away for a war so it’s up to you, the Prince, to rescue her in that time and kick Vizier’s behind while you’re at it.
I’m betting pretty much everyone who has played the original Prince of Persia will cough up the 800MS Points for this. It will be well worth it.
Assassin’s Creed dated 2007-06-08 04:48:22 The hugely anticipated Assassin
’s Creed
has just got a release month assigned to it: November.
Here’s a little hype from Tony Key, vice president of marketing at Ubisoft: “Assassin’s Creed is going to be a huge launch for Ubisoft this year along with the added prestige of being the start of this exciting new franchise that is bringing something completely new to the market. We’re confident that Assassin’s Creed will exceed expectations as a ‘must-have’ title this holiday season and will achieve both critical and commercial success.”
And we actually have no doubt it will be a good game, Ubisoft doesn’t release many bad games these days.
So look for it later this year on Xbox360, PS3 and PC. Until then, check out some of the latest media. Read more:dated
Overlord demo on Marketplace now 2007-06-08 04:40:32 The 891,78 MB demo for Codemaster’s crazy RPG Overlord has hit Marketplace
. Here’s the press release description of what you can do in the demo:
“In the demo, players don the Overlord’s illustrious armour, assemble a team of fighter minions and head off for a session of serious destruction in the once tranquil area of The Mellow Hills. As you descend upon the unsuspecting populace and wildlife that reside in the hills, use your loyal minions to gather life-force from the somewhat unwilling sheep, grow the size of your minion horde, and let the Halflings-gone-bad know there’s a new boss in town.
Top that off with minion upgrades (where else do pumpkins get used as minion helmets?), throw in some peasant intimidation and a show-down with the Guard Troll at the Slave Camp and you’ll have just as taste of the havoc that a minion horde can wreak.”
What if Hitler was banned from Xbox Live ? 2007-06-07 12:06:45
How do you think Hitler
would react if his Xbox
Live account was suddenly banned ? The question may be silly but the answer is funny as hell. Check out the video above for a good laugh. Read more:Xbox Live
New Kane & Lynch trailer 2007-06-07 11:19:43
Eidos has released a cool new “Kane & Lynch
: Dead Men” trailer. For those of you who don’t know yet, the game is being developed by IO Interactive - the same company that brought us the Hitman games. So this game should be nothing but awesome.
Pac-Man Championship Edition hitting Arcade tomorrow 2007-06-05 14:03:25 Here’s some cool news for old school arcade fans - an upgraded version of Pac-Man will hit Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow
.
It will have HD graphics, new mazes that dynamically change shape during gameplay, six new timed game modes and new soundtracks along with leaderboards, achievements and Gamerscore.
The new mazes were designed by the original designer Toru Iwatani and are the first since the original Pac-Man came out in 1981.
Pac-Man Championship Edition
will cost you 800 MS Points and will be available tomorrow at 0900 BST.
New Army of Two screenshots 2007-06-05 07:30:51 EA released some screenshots a month ago that looked pretty crap-ish compared to the HD gameplay trailers. Well, EA sets the record straight by releasing these nine new screenshots showing that the game still looks pretty.
Looks good EA, now all we need is a demo.
Need for Speed ProStreet announced 2007-05-31 09:14:31
EA has announced the new Need for Speed
game they teased us with some time ago. The new game is called ProStreet and will already ship this fall.
Expect to see pretty damn decent graphics as you can see from the screens and video, improved Autosculpt tech and “revolutionary online mode that will redefine the meaning of competitive social play,” which we would definitely like to know more about. As with a number of previous NFS titles, ProStreet will ship for a lot of systems: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP, PC and mobile. (more…)
The Club music made by pros 2007-05-29 12:58:29 SEGA announced that their upcoming third-person shooter The Club’s music will be handled by seasoned professionals: “Richard Jacques has been commissioned to score the music throughout the single-player campaign. Alongside Richard’s music are tracks from Chris Chudley for the multiplayer levels and a main theme composed by Jesper Kyd.”
Richard Jacques has worked on the musical side of things on such titles as Pursuit Force and Battlestations Midway, while Jesper Kyd is known for the amazing music in Hitman: Blood Money and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.
So it’s s safe to say we can expect the music in The Club to be as top notch as it can be.
Nascar 2008 screens from EA 2007-05-29 06:14:51
EA released these screenshots from “Nascar 2008: Chase for the Cup”. The release date is yet to be announced but what’s known is that the game is being developed for Xbox360, PS2 and PS3.
Stuntman Ignition screenshots 2007-06-14 09:49:16
THQ sent out several screenshots from their Stuntman
: Ignition
. While it’s not too impressive visually, it’s not that bad either. But hopefully they’ll tweak the graphics here and there a bit. If this is the first time you’re hearing about this game then check out some of the key features after the screenshots. (more…)
Project Sylpheed demo and trailer 2007-06-14 09:31:01
The demo for the Xbox360 exclusive Project
Sylpheed has appeared on Marketplace for our downloading pleasure. The game is made by Square Enix and was already released in Japan almost a year ago. But Microsoft is bringing the game to non-japanese gamers this summer.
The demo is 613.03MB and has the following description: “Explore an entire mission with expanded missions arsenal as you experience the frenetic space combat available in Project Sylpheed.”
A trailer for the game has also been released, so check that out too.
First still from Hitman movie 2007-06-14 06:41:35
To accompany the two photos from the Hitmanmovie
set we posted last month, above is the first official still from the movie itself. Not much to comment here except the barcode seems bigger in the games but hey, at least it’s there. Read more:First
FlatOut Ultimate Carnage gone gold, demo coming soon 2007-06-14 05:12:11 The latest game in the FlatOut
series has gone gold and we’ll be able to witness the destructive racing mayhem soon enough as it hits store shelves on June 22nd.
Rob Noble, Empire European Marketing Manager seems hyped enough: “It’s done! All the hard work is over and FlatOut Ultimate
Carnage is ready to hit the primetime and to take its rightful place as the number one destruction racer on the market. This is one game you need to check out for its amazing action, spectacular visuals and just superb action racing!”
I remember playing the original FlatOut for PC and being absolutely blown away by it. That game had everything, great visuals, physics, 50 meter jumps, it was frickin’ insane. Hopefully Ultimate Carnage will be no different. The demo for FlatOut Ultimate Carnage should be hitting Marketplace but unfortunately we don’t have a date or time at this time. In the meantime, check out this fresh batch of screenshots: (more…)
Halo3 merchandise coming 2007-06-13 12:14:46
Microsoft announced today that they’ll be launching a line of Halo3 merchandise and accessories including Xbox360 wireless controllers, wireless headset, a “Halo: Contact Harvest” book, Marvel Conic Miniseries and a Halo3 themed Zune. So Halo fans will have plenty of stuff to spend their cash on. Check out the launch details and prices for the mentioned products after the break. (more…)
SKATE soundtrack is pretty damn good 2007-06-13 08:53:08
EA has released the soundtrack listing for SKATE and I have to say, there’s some good stuff in there. The artists include such heavy hitters as Motorhead, Nirvana, Rick James, Slayer, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, ZZ Top etc. Check out the full list and some CEO hype after the break. (more…)
New Gears of War achievements coming 2007-06-13 08:38:12
Attention GoW fans (aka 90% of 360 owners?), eight new Achievements for the “Annex” gametype and the “Hidden Fronts” Multiplayer Map Pack will be released on Xbox LIVE tomorrow.
The Achievements will cost you 250 points. Epic has also improved the Roadie Run controls so players have greater control of their movement, plus the title update will also help squash multiplayer exploits and provide general housekeeping.
As a reminder, the Hidden Fronts MP pack will be free on September 3rd. For now it still costs 800 Points. Read more:Gears
Tomb Raider Anniversary selling great 2007-06-12 13:04:25 The 10th anniversary remake of the original Tomb Raider
game is selling
great as expected. The PC and PS2 versions have topped the UK sales charts for the second week in a row and have also claimed the top spots in Germany. In France, the PC version is number one while the PS2 version was the best-selling game (in value).
Lara Croft Tomb Raider
: Anniversary
is a totally new adventure for Lara, faithfully preserving the elements which made the original Tomb Raider such a classic.
With over 7 million copies sold worldwide, the Tomb Raider series is still one of the best selling videogame franchises of all time with over 32 million copies sold and two major feature films released.
America’s Army headed to Xbox360 2007-06-12 08:18:08
Red Storm Entertainment, the makers of the original PC Ghost Recon games as well as the Xbox
360 versions of GRAW and GRAW2, will be bringing the next America
’s Army game exclusively to Xbox360.
IGN has made a three page interview with the games Creative Director Randy Greenback. Here are the highlights:
“America’s Army True Soldiers” uses GRAW2’s engine and has several improvements on the previous AA games
eight multi-player maps are developed by Red Storm under the guidance of the U.S. Army
16 player co-op, 8 missions
take your single-player character online
ships this September
Check out the first screenshots and video after the break. (more…)
New Transformers trailer 2007-06-12 07:33:37
Here’s a new Transformers
: The Game trailer Activision has just released. But I wonder if we’ll get a demo, this is one of those titles that I’d definitely like to check out before coughing up the cash for the retail game.
Guile joins the HD generation 2007-06-18 00:06:07 Progress on Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD keeps chugging along. Earlier in the week, Capcom posted a newly redrawn sprite of Guile on Capcom Digital as it will appear in the Xbox Live Arcade release. While I certainly believe the composition is great, I think this new image of Guile (drawn by artists over at Udon Comics) is a bit lacking in that unique Capcom style. What do you think? Images released thus far after the jump.
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Beautiful Katamari exclusive to 360? 2007-06-15 16:15:21 In a announcement of “MGS4 exclusive to 360″ caliber news, N’Gai Croal over at Newsweek.com has it on good authority that Beautiful
Katamari will be announced at the July E3 Media and Business Summit as being exclusive to the 360.
Seriously though, although still a rumor,what does this mean for Xbox 360? The Katamari series, though fun and mildly popular, is by no means a game that will make a break a console. However, this move by Bandai-Namco could signal a possible change in attitudes from large Japanese developers. The Xbox 360 isn’t exactly setting the world on fire in Japan and Bandai-Namco’s push for the Xbox 360 could encourage other companies to throw their support behind the Xbox 360 thus leveraging the 360’s success here in the states. Square-Enix, though not as relevant as they were 4 years ago, could potentially offset some of the costs associated with the production of their games by supporting the 360 as well (Last Remnant, not withst
Half Life 2: The Orange Box receives release date 2007-06-15 11:53:08 By way of an interview with Shacknews.com, representatives of Valve have confirmed that the multi-game package will ship for the Xbox 360 on October 9, 2007.
Half Life
2: Orange
Box will consist of Half Life 2, HL2: Episode 1, HL2 Episode 2, Portal and the multi-player sequel Team Fortress 2. The game will retail for the standard third-party retail price of $59.99. Although Half-Life 2 was released on the original Xbox, this is the first time Episode 1 and 2 have seen life outside the PC. Portal is a brand new chapter in the Half-Life mythology and Team Fortress is the sequel to the original Team Fortress on the PC.
With this announcement, and the release of The Darkness in June, Bioshock in August, and of course, Halo 3 in September, Xbox 360 gamers will have their schedule booked (and their wallets empty) for the foreseeable future.
-David Patterson
Mass Effect prettier than before 2007-06-15 08:27:15
BioWare has released some new screenshots from their ambitious Xbox360-exclusive sci-fi action RPG Mass Effect
. And it’s looking somewhat prettier than I remember it. Hopefully the game won’t be a total lagfest because of these upgrades as I recall seeing some very noticeable frame rate drops in the X06 demo. But it does look pretty.. (more…)
PGR4 to have 10 different types of weather (trailer) 2007-06-15 06:31:51
IGN has made a Q&A with Bizarre Creations’ Community & Web Lead Ben Ward. IGN bombards the man with questions about the new dynamic weather
feature they’re adding to Project Gotham Racing 4. Below are the 10 weather types
the game will have. (more…) Read more:different
Pac-Man Championship Edition…It’s pretty good 2007-06-15 00:04:17 When the announcement came that Pac-Man Championship Edition
would be last week’s Xbox Live Arcade release, the collective groan of millions of 360 owners could be heard around the world. Yippee, one would yell as they downloaded and subsequently played the umpteenth variation of Pac-Man.
(more…)
New Bioshock features revealed 2007-06-14 22:27:45 2K Games has recently updated the official Bioshock
website. Among several new screen shots, the site reveals more of the deep-water shooter’s numerous environments. In addition, a closer look at the game’s different types of plasmids ( a type of biological character enhancement) and various improvement tonics are also detailed. Check out the new shots and info about the plasmids after the jump.
(more…) Read more:features
Halo 3 “viral” ad campaign 2007-06-14 21:09:58 What began with Halo 2’s “ilovebees.com” viral advertising campaign appears to be continuing with an apparent Halo 3 counterpart. An email was sent today to subscribers of Xbox.com’s “Xbox Flash” email newsletter.
The letter details an apparent advent of war and urges the reader (referenced as the “keeper of the flame”) to act before it is too late. Although the email does not reference Halo 3 directly, the background is rendered in the unmistakable Halo art style. Read the email after the jump.
(more…)
Blue Dragon ad wins award 2007-06-21 09:29:51 The impressive Blue Dragon
“Big Shadow” ad that turned heads in the streets of Japan has won a Gold Lion award at the Cannes Advertising Awards.
The advertising agency that made this happen was GT, with Creative Director Koshi Uchiyama, Art Director Naoki Ito and Producer Yasuhisa Kudo spearheading the project.
Gamers in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand will be able to get their hands on this anticipated RPG this August/September. [Thanks for the tip, Jake] Read more:Blue Dragon
Haze is 360-bound 2007-06-19 17:53:08
UPDATE: Ubisoft has updated yesterday’s release list by removing any mention of the 360 or PC versions of Haze. The only platform listed for release is Playstation 3. It would appear that we have another Assassin’s Creed type debacle on our hands.
Never-mind the fact that the Official Haze website only displays the Playstation 3 logo. Ubisoft has indeed confirmed that Free-Radical’s shooter is headed to the Xbox 360 by way of a leaked release list.
According to Kotaku, the confusion presented itself when Ubisoft originally announced Haze as a multi-platform release, only to subsequently confirm its exclusivity to Playstation 3. Well folks, the title is still exclusive to the Playstation 3. That is if you can count 1 week as an exclusive. That’s right, Haze will be released November 23 “exclusively” on the Playstation 3. Haze will then make its way over to the Xbox 360 just seven days later on November 30.
Remember when exclusive really meant just t
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