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Army Of Two Figures Bring Total Fistbump Destruction To The Playground
EA and toymakers NECA have announced that the stars of Army of Two are going to get their very own action figures. More »
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Army of Two, MGS 4, Others Added to PS3 Greatest Hits
Sony today added six more Playstation 3 titles to their Greatest Hits library, dropping the price of the half-dozen to $30 each. More » -
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The Kid Stays In These Army of Two: The 40th Day Screens
Who doesn't love the introduction of a pint-sized sidekick who cracks wise in established franchises? I know I do. So I hope these new screens of Army of Two: The 40th Day are telling. More »
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Comment by Cloudleet: *Cue standard sitcom guitarmusic* What happens when two hardcore agents *Cue dramatic fighting* who has known eachother and worked together for... 8 Responses | Other threads
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marketing
EA Plans MERCH Attack
Creative Minx Marketing and Electronic Arts penned a deal today to turn a slew of EA games into t-shirts, collectibles, peripherals and accessories. More »
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Comment by y2koolaid: please tell me the masks pictured have built in mic support for online play 3 Responses | Other threads
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screens
Army of Two: The 40th Day: Whatta Drag
Oh, don't get me wrong. EA Montreal's Army of Two sequel looks like a blast. It's very pretty. Textured just the way we like it. It's just the name — Army of Two: The 40th Day. More »
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Comment by Miksho: This was so much more amusing than the usual "THESE ARE YOUR BULLSHOT SCREENS" post lead-in. Also, let's rename this mutha... 17 Responses | Other threads
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rumor
New Army Of Two Sequel Details Surface - The 40th Day?
With EA teasing a sequel to their co-op shooter Army of Two leading up to a potential reveal on March 12th, numerous details about the game are leaking out all over the internets. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by AngryEddy: The 40th Day? Meh. I still liked "The Fucking Daylights"... 9 Responses | Other threads
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ea montreal
Army Of Two: The Sequel Now Officially Teased
EA Montreal is expected to announce the sequel to Army of Two next week, a title that we understand is currently titled Army of Two: The Sequel. In preparation, EA has begun teasing the game. More » -
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EA Montreal Set For Game Reveal On March 12th
The developers of Army of Two and SSX On Tour (oh, and Boogie) are ready to announce their next title. What is it? You'll find out March 12th, according to an invite from Electronic Arts. More » -
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Snow Day Spoils New Battlefield, Army Of Two Sequel Announcements
Seems Electronic Arts were due to hold a big press event in the UK today. Show off some new (including unannounced) games. Only problem is, there's record snowfall in the UK at the moment. More »
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Comment by snakepliskin: OMG BATTLEFIELD 3 PLEASE!! My god its time they brought out the big guns and show us the future of... 29 Responses | Other threads
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censorship
Christian Group Warns Against Army Of Two's "Homosexual Encounters"
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Some Xbox 360 Themes Not A "Beautiful" As Promised With NXE
Now that the New Xbox Experience has been globally launched, it's time to brace for the impact. Outside of a few error reports, things appear to have gone smoothly. One of the minor bumps that we know of, thanks to OXM, is that some Xbox 360 themes don't quite jibe with the NXE's new layout. Microsoft touted that old themes would look "beautiful" with the new look and feel, but perhaps the better descriptor is "beautiful but largely obscured." More »
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Comment by fuck this noise: looks like an improvement to me. backgrounds are meant to be obscured. Most of the old themes made it harder to... 15 Responses | Other threads
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hollywood
Army of Two, The Movie, Oh Yes
Another game movie incoming. EA Montreal developer third person shooter Army of Two has been licensed for film to movie studio Universal. EA is attached as the film's producer, which is a first for the publisher. Scribe Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum) will take writing duties, and producer Scott Stuber is also attached. He previously was attached to the Halo flick. Burns talks to Variety about the film version: More »
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Comment by [Redeeming Lionheart]: Someone needs to make a movie MGS4 style. Basically... you get some random old guy to go kill every fucking... 6 Responses | Other threads
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dead space
Dead Space, Army Of Two, Battlefield: Bad Company Sequels Planned, Sun To Rise
According to EA Games president Frank Gibeau and EA Redwood Shores general manager Glen Schofield, EA is planning on producing sequels to recent hits Army of Two, Battlefield: Bad Company and Dead Space. We'll agree that it's about as shocking as finding one's nose still attached to one's face, but it illustrates just how important original intellectual property is to the company. That's why they've been doing all that brand building recently, y'know. More »
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Comment by Archaotic: That's some of the old EA we remember...find a new successful IP, and mine it into obscurity. I thought that was... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Army Of Two Gets Three Free Maps
For two-player military teamwork that stops just shy of having the main characters make out, nothing quite beats Army of Two, and this Thursday they'll be a bit more landscape for your team to play on as EA announces the free Veteran Map Pack for the Xbox 360 and PS3, sponsored by the fine folks at Pontiac - When you need a car, you might buy a Pontiac. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by ThatsMrOffDutyNinja: I just got this game on a whim with a free rental from my local blockbuster and I must say... more » | Other threads
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Activision: Army Of Two, R6: Vegas 2 Fail
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the shit. This is the gist of Activision marketing director David Tyler's recent comments in UK trade mag MCV, where he called out recent EA and Ubisoft shooters for failing to catch the hearts of gamers around the world."We're pleased to have Call of Duty 4 leading the way in the FPS genre, with recent launches such as Army of Two and Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 failing to inspire. Call of Duty 4 has been a phenomenal success for us and reflects Activision's commitment to creating truly ground-breaking games."
I'd say this was a pretty damn cocky statement, but last night at Walmart a group of college kids nearly repeated the sentiment exactly, saying that after playing Call of Duty 4, Army of Two and Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 just didn't come close. Eerie. With over a million people playing online any given day, a good chunk of the population playing Halo 3, and GTA IV around the corner, things are looking pretty saturated in the Xbox 360 online shooter department. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by freespeech: i really like r6v2, it actually pulled me away from cod4. Yes, there is no innovation it's basically like... more » | Other threads
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clips
Zero Punctuation On Army Of Two
While I had previously thought that Yahtzee might be slowly losing his touch, this week's Zero Punctuation on Army of Two actually made me laugh out loud in several spaces, though that could be whatever illness is currently ravaging my body (I suspect scurvy). It actually plays out a lot like Crecente's review of the game, with the exception that Crecente loved the weapons customization, which in Yahtzee's eyes makes him a...you know, I'm pretty sure completing that sentence isn't conducive to being employed, so I shall just leave it at that. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by The Instructor: Yahtzee alludes to a good point: he wants to make less anti-gay jokes (ostensibly) because there's already a lot of... more » | Other threads
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Army of Two Demo Coming April 1st
You think the Army of Two demo is coming April 1st? Hahahaha. Fooled you! More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by JackTretton: this game sucked anyway, traded it in after a week. took me 5 hours to beat. more » | Other threads
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multiplayer
The Case For Video Game Play Dates
Xbox Live is all fine and good, but there is no substitute for a couple of friends sacked out on the couch together, playing a video game together in person. The industry shift towards social gaming isn't something new - it's the return of something old - that feeling that older gamers like me used to get when standing around an arcade machine back in the day. Wired's Clive Thompson explores the trend in his latest column, which looks at how much a guy sitting next to you can change the gaming experience, using Army of Two as his example.I hang out with other gamers all the time, but it's mostly in multiplayer online play, using headsets. It's social, sure. But as any psychologist will tell you, hanging out in real life allows for even richer styles of communication to emerge. In face-to-face mode, we're better at picking up the little nuances — frustration, glee, sarcasm, subvocalized ranting, body language — that build team cohesion, and allow us to game with a positively Vulcan level of mind meld.
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By Mike FaheyComment by Samos42: I totally agree. Unfortunately, most game companies don't and almost any game without an enormous budget doesn't include split-screen anymore.... more » | Other threads
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army of two
Canadian Arm of EA Raises Ire
While EA's Army of Two has been doing brisk business since it's release last week, the tale of two military contractors has been raising eyebrows and ire for its subject matter. While some have deemed it to be too 'pro-American,' it was developed in EA's Montreal studio. Alain Tascan, the general manager, said: "In Europe for instance, certain places feel the game is very pro-American. But the thing I want to tell them is, 'Do you know it's being done by French Canadians?'" He further went on to address criticism: More »
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Comment by guspaz: Unfair incentives? They're just tax breaks. That's an extremely common practice, and considering Quebec has abnormally high taxes to begin... more » | Other threads
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EA Say Region-Locked Multiplayer Isn't Company Policy
Heeeey, wait a minute. If Army of Two's multiplayer was (apparently) region-locked due to - what amounts to - lag between international players, does that mean future EA games will be doing the same thing?...this decision was taken by the development team for reasons specific to the AOT gameplay, rather than being an indicator for future games.
Glad that was cleared up. A gaming iron curtain wouldn't exactly do your evil empire nickname any favours, EA. More »
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Comment by RonJeremy4Pres: I hope people complain until they have to patch the game so anyone can join anyone. more » | Other threads
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Army Of Two "Region Lock" Explained
When we first heard Army of Two's multiplayer was - in effect - region-locked, an EA employee guessed the decision had been made to cut down on server loads. Not quite. Army of Two senior producer Reed Schneider has told G4TV that it's actually due to the game's co-op animation routines, which just wouldn't work properly if one player had serious lag.The game works on a deterministic or peer-to-peer network setting. Because we have all these synchronized animations and the players are always doing things together, the only way to support that kind of model right now is to use a deterministic model for networking.
He notes that it's the same deal for both platforms, not just the 360, and that they're "looking at potentially going away from a region locked setting". More »
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Comment by NeilMcConnell: @Volomon: I agree that the quote is either BS, or the producer didn't totally understand what his tech guys were... more » | Other threads
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Army of Two Has Region Protected Multiplayer
When Army of Two launched with decent reviews, we thought all was well in the world of mercenary combat simulation. But none of us expected the game to ship with region-locked multiplayer. Apparently, European Xbox 360 owners are unable to play he game with their US friends. Originally outed by gamers, the PAL Xbox 360 manual confirms the rumor:The online game modes in Army of Two are not cross region compatible and is only supported between PAL discs.
An EA developer on the official EA forum speculates that the choice was made to reduce server loads (no word yet if PAL PS3s are similarly inflicted). Needless to say, it's an unpublicized annoyance that we hope does not become a pattern. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Charliedeltaroger: I was hyped for this game back in 07, for the sole reason that me and my friend (I am... more » | Other threads
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Frankenreview, Army of Two (PS3)
EA's Army of Two has had a rough road to release. A title focused on co-op mercenary missions to extents of borderline innovation, its tongue-in-cheek, adolescent play on private contractor military presence in the current world has been mistaken by many for a poor attempt at humor with no greater punchline than a well-timed fart. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by thinlebowski: @Witzbold: Thanks! I mostly read about the healing process, etc... And didn't read if any of the healing/ressing was somehow... more » | Other threads
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Army Of Two Refused Classification In...Yes, Germany
Last time I ever give the USK (Germany's classification board) any credit. German gaming site areagames is reporting that the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle have refused EA's Army of Two classification, effectively banning the title from retail sale in the country. A quick search of the USK's website seems to confirm this, as the title doesn't turn up in classification searches (nor do other "banned" titles like Dead Rising). Anyone able to point out what makes this so different from the 1,943 "men with guns" games they've seen fit to OK over the past twelve months? More »
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Comment by GOLD5: @FranUnFine: Guess they should get rid of DOA and Soul Calibur too, because there's nothing like annoying your fallen-down enemy... more » | Other threads
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EA Need History, Geography Lessons
I'm sure that EA did OK at school. But just OK. Sure, they passed stuff like sports and marketing with flying colours, but other subjects were more of a struggle. Like geography. And history. Above is the back of the box for a Central European version of Army of Two. Says to register at EA Support you must be 13 or older in Hungary and...Czechoslovakia. Which hasn't existed since, oh, New Years Eve 1992. Way to keep up with current events, EA! More » -
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Army of Two Review: Me and My Shadow
Army of Two is Electronic Arts' answer to the growing desire for cooperative play, a game that is essentially one giant coop mode, with some flawed single-player strapped on for the lonely and friendless. While the third-person shooter has plenty to say about the privatization of armies and the inherent monetization of war, the real message here is that shooters have gotten stale and Army of Two's bag of new tricks is here to shake things up.
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Comment by unstuck: @Modus_Operandi: That's just not correct. I just finished beating the game with a friend and he just hopped on his usual,... more » | Other threads
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Army of Two DLC Avalanche In-Bound
I've been spending a lot of time recently playing Army of Two. In fact, I've beaten it and even started playing through a second time on the hardest, "professional" setting. Yesterday I had a chance to spend an hour or so playing coop with some of the game's developers. Fun times. More »
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Comment by freespeech: We have tons of content (basically created an incomplete game) that is on the way (so we can make more... more » | Other threads
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clips
Army Of Two, Now With Added Mastodon
That's a trailer for Army of Two. Lots of shit exploding and flying around, lots of men running, shooting, etc, but the standout for me isn't the game (especially since there's no "game" in that footage). It's the music! That's Mastodon in the background, warbling out the most metal cover of Three Dog Night's "One" you've ever heard. More »
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Comment by Demaar: I registered on Gametrailers JUST to deflect some of the hate the ad was getting for the song :P Anyways, looking... more » | Other threads
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new releases
Week in Games: Army of Two, Super Smash Bros Brawl & More
In addition to the release of Army of Two and Super Smash Bros Brawl there are two baseball game releases to remind us that Spring is just around the corner - at least it is here in Atlanta. Despite the dusting of snow on my deck last week, blooms are appearing around the yard already. And as always there's a handful of quirky DS games to give me pause. More »
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Comment by BornToFlail: Formula one for increasing number of comments: Leave out most anticipated game of the week and include the most... more » | Other threads
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violence
Video Games & Violence
On a topic that is close to my heart, another educator is bemoaning what he sees as the ubiquity of violence in video games. More »
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Comment by bryjoered: This is such a stupid argument i mean obviously games are violent because America loves violence and all the better... more » | Other threads
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media
New Army of Two "Two Vs. Two" Trailer
Unwavering from the criticism, I'm still extremely interested in EA's Army of Two. Built upon the Unreal Engine 3, think of it as an unapologetically id version of Gears of War, a game that's a ten-digit score bar away from being perfect for arcades. This new "Two Vs. Two" trailer is light on substance but heavy on lead and testosterone. And at the end of the day, isn't that all Man needs anyway? More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by calnick0: damn i wish it was 2022 so i wouldn't have to scroll down to watch these mature videos. more » | Other threads
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Army of Two Brings Blackwater PMCs Center Stage
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Comment by Witzbold: @djomg: Cool Ill try to look for that book "The Shock Doctrine". more » | Other threads
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cancel christmas
Army of Two To Double Team 2008
There's a valid reason behind the marketing vacuum surrounding EA's co-op shooter Army of Two—it's been delayed until next year. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 shooter that uses the buddy system was due to ship to retailers in a few weeks, just in time for holiday shopping hysteria, but the company has seen fit to give the team at EA Montreal more time to "polish" Army of Two. More » -
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Yes, they do use tampons as field dressing in the real world too.
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Army Of Two Co-op Blowout
EA Montreal's co-op shooter Army of Two may ultimately turn out to be a real stinker. I've certainly had no hands on time with it and I still have the taste of SSX Blur in my mouth (along with a hint of maple whiskey). But I'll be damned if these aren't some excellent looking screenshots. And by the looks of that image right up there, vicious knee snapping is not out of bounds.The Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 versions are due out in just a matter of months, so we'll know soon enough how well it plays. As a screenshot generator, however, it's looking top notch. More »
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Comment by Bumpmap: I've had my eye on this for a while - looks like it could be a blast if they get... more » | Other threads
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Comment by brodie123: i want to like this game, but just from the preveiws i've seen, there seems to be many nitpicky things... more » | Other threads
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Army of Two...2
Army of Two Lead Designer Chris Ferriera likes his game. And he's feeling pretty confident about it...already looking to make a sequel.This is EA right? So when we have a hit we'll make more.
While I generally support sequels with my wallet, I wish so many developers weren't talking trilogies and IPs before their game is even launched. Sure, Star Wars was a great trilogy, but there's a reason Humphrey Bogart wasn't talking Casablanca 2 while the first was still in production. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Torti: I have my doubts that this game will become a hit. There are alot more interesting titles coming out at... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by Witzbold: Online Ive seen some proclaimed Level III-A type protection pads that attach onto assault type body armor but it doesnt... more » | Other threads
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whoopie
Army of Two Coming November 15th
EA has confirmed that Army of Two will be released for Xbox 360 and PS3 on November 15th. And while the rest of you may be above making fart jokes and playing air guitar automatic weapons in the midst of blowing away endless hordes of suicide bombers, I can't wait to shake and bake through a co-op experience that looks as fun as a bathtub full of cherry Jello. More »
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We should have asked them to justify their tampon-healing mini game.
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