For those of you who didn’t haxxor your xbox to download the Japanese version of the Resident Evil 5 demo a few weeks back, looks like you can download a legitimate copy on January 26th. The demo exclusively on xbox (at least initially), the player can play through two levels complete with co-op.
Can’t wait for this one.
VideoGamer.com is reporting that an update to the Game Developer’s Conference ’09 website all but confirms that BioWare is currently working on Mass Effect 2.
The update describes the details of a lecture to be given by two BioWare employees about the “BioWare Mass Effect team’s new level-creation process”. Sounds sexy.
You were right. Following reports of disappointing holiday sales, Electronic Arts announced cutbacks in their quarterly conference call on December 9th.
EA CEO John Riccitiello announced a ’3 prong’ attack in order to boost income in fiscal 2009 – less games, focus on games with strong online and ongoing content, and reducing expenses (i.e. laying people off).
Anyone who looked at the release calendar for Oct/Nov/Dec and didn’t see this coming needs their eyes checked. There is such a thing as too many games, and I think we saw it in quarter 4 of 2008.
Read Giant Bomb and Joystiq for more.
I pretty much only play Gears multiplayer in private matches (because I’m bad – not ‘Michael Jackson’ bad, either), so I don’t use the public matchmaking service. I’m reading it’s SLOW. For some people, REALLY slow. Like take your dog for a walk and come back to your 360 and still not have a match slow.
I don’t get it. They released a patch last week, yet problems still persist. How many 360 games have been released with working multiplayer code? Lots I would think. All this from a First Party published game. For shame, Microsoft!
Bethesda has announced new DLC for PC and Xbox360 for it’s smash hit Fallout 3. PC gamers get a game editor/ mod tool.
Both PC and Xbox gamers will have access to three DLC packs starting in January. The first one is called Operation: Anchorage.
I think Fallout 3 will be an Xmas present for me this year…
1UP has posted an article describing some new avatar extras that come with the Ninja Blade premium theme. You knew it was bound to happen, now you can pay Microsoft to dress up your virtual you. Although you have to admit, ninjas are cool. Sneaky MS.
Also, check out AlterdLogix’s forum post on how to get access to some funky hair colors for your avatar. Thanks Alterd!
Joystiq posted a story about some new DLC for Burnout Paradise. The “Jansen 88 Special” is modeled after none other than the DeLorean from Back to the Future! Complete with hovering and flame tracks.
The “Legendary Cars Pack” (wonder where they came up with that name, lol) should be available in 2009.
In the battle of the rhythm games – aka Rock Band v. Guitar Hero aka Harmonix v. Red Octane aka EA v. Activision, one side has arguably scored the greatest coup of them all by signing The Beatles to a digital licensing deal.
That’s right, E! Online and The WSJ (may need subscription) are reporting that The Fab Four (or their living relatives) have all signed off on the project.
“It’s cool,” Yoko Ono is reported to have said.
What makes this deal HUGE is the fact that no other digital download distribution service (iTunes, Amazon.com) has been allowed to sell Beatles tunes up to this point. From the WSJ – “The fact that a video game publisher beat iTunes and its rivals to the punch highlights the growing importance of music-oriented game titles.”
Big news. Now they just need Ed Sullivan.
Nazi zombies! Castle Wolfenstein revisited! Videosift is showing footage of the bonus mode in Call of Duty 5, accessible when you beat the single player campaign. Much like ‘horde mode’ in the new Gears of War, waves of baddies come at you as you try and shoot them. This game just went to a must buy for me!
Players also earn money in this mode to upgrade weapons and to buy barricades, similar to Counter Strike.
VG Chartz is reporting retail sales for Fable II of over 350,000 units for October 21st, the North American launch date. When you factor in the European launch yesterday, sales point to 1,000,000+ unit week, which are excellent numbers. I’m hoping to see similar numbers from Fallout 3 on Tuesday.
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