Avatar, New Splinter Cell, Assassin’s Creed To Get DLC

Speaking to analysts earlier today, Ubisoft representatives said that several of their upcoming triple-A titles will be getting downloadable content. Assassin’s Creed 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction and James Cameron’s Avatar will all have downloadable content when they hit. All three games are expected to be released by this December, according to Ubisoft’s investor call today.

Robots We Love: Clank

Even endangered furry space creatures are enamored with our mechanical pals, as evidenced by the latest robot we love, Clank. Insomniac’s little robot buddy is the co-star of one of the most consistently excellent platforming game series ever to grace a PlayStation console. Clank manages to kick ass in any situation, whether he’s transformed into…

Ubisoft CEO Predicts New Apple Gaming Hardware

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot predicted today not just a coming generation of consoles and a gaming revolution in set-top boxes, but a bigger gaming play by Apple than just the iPhone. Yves Guillemot crossed his name off the list of people who have yet to predict that Apple will become a bigger player in gaming…

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Ubisoft Believes In Price Drops And Fitness Games

During Ubisoft’s financial earnings call today, CEO Yves Guillemot highlighted the importance of fitness games, suggesting that coming console price drops could drive the growing genre to even greater heights. Responding to a question on growing trends in the games industry, Guillemot singled out both fitness games and lowered console prices before expertly tying the…

InFamous Guide to Empire City

When InFamous arrived on my doorstep last week it came with a nifty comic book guide to the game’s ins and outs. What with all of the E3 planning and news shaking loose these past couple of weeks, I haven’t had a chance to really dig that much into the game, so I’ve had to…

Shaun White Rides On The World Stage

Skateboarding Wii owners get another excuse to break out their Balance Boards this holiday season, as Ubisoft announces Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage. Following up on the success of last year’s Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip, World Stage is another Wii exclusive snowboarding title featuring cartoony characters. This time around, players will find themselves following…

Ubisoft Narrows Release Dates For Splinter Cell, Red Steel, Rest Of Year’s Line-Up

As part of the company’s announcement of financial results for its just-concluded fiscal year, Ubisoft has announced release windows for its full line-up through the end of March 2010. Highlights on the list include Q3 (November 2009 to December2009) releases for Assassin’s Creed 2, which Ubi prez Yves Guillemot says will cost 20 percent more…

Brutal Legend Dev Answers Your Questions During E3

Jack Black voiced Brutal Legend is prepping for E3 this week, unveiling a website dedicated to the game and the big show with promises of contests, interviews and a new trailer. e3.brutallegend.com will premiere a new trailer for teh game, a new installment of Brutal Thoughts with Jack Black, the chance to win a Tenacious…

Coldplay Ushers In Lips: Number One Hits

Microsoft has revealed the second iteration of their Xbox 360 karaoke franchise Lips, with Coldplay’s "Viva La Vida" accompanying the official announcement of Lips: Number One Hits. Perhaps the Lips: Uno listing on the Royalty Network was merely a code name for Lips: Number One Hits, the second installment of the singing game, due in…

More Pics Of The Scratch DJ Controller

We’ve received some new shots of the official Scratch: The Ultimate DJ turntable controller, now in delicious PlayStation 3 flavor. Crafted by real turntable manufacturers Numark, the Scratch controller for the PlayStation 3 is very much like its Xbox 360 counterpart, though slightly more attractive thanks to the darker coloration. The official name for the…

Konami’s E3 Press Conference Promises “Revolutionary” News

With all of the rumblings of news coming from Hideo Kojima’s drip-fed tease for his next project it’s probably no surprise that Konami’s E3 press conference is promising revolutionary announcements. Set for Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the LA Convention Center, Konami’s presser will feature a “variety of high-profile speakers for all major platforms,” according…

38 Studios Saves Big Huge Games

Troubled real-time strategy and role-playing developer Big Huge Games lives on, with Curt Schilling‘s 38 Studios stepping up at the last moment for a late game save. 38 Studios has purchased Big Huge Games from THQ, adding a huge chunk of quality real-time strategy and role-playing talent to their roster and saving the developer from…

How’s Final Fantasy Versus XIII Coming Along?

With the Final Fantasy XIII hype machine in full gear, we haven’t heard about that other Final Fantasy PS3 game, Final Fantasy Versus XIII. In the latest issue of Japanese magazine Dengeki, Tetsuya Nomura provides an update. “The progress of developing Final Fantasy Versus XIII is going well,” he says. Nomura is surrounded with much…

Dead Space: Extraction Preview: Can’t Stop Shaking

Dead Space: Extraction brings last year’s chilling shooter to the Wii and sets it on rails. With Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories both headed to the Wii, can Extraction set itself apart? What Is It? Dead Space: Extraction is a Wii-based prequel to PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 survival horror…

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Xbox Live Is Not Here Right Now

No, it’s not just you. Xbox Live is down for everybody, but Microsoft is working feverishly to have service restored before the riots begin. Attempts to log in to Xbox Live this morning are meeting with failure across the board. A quick network test revealed that my network is working flawlessly…Xbox Live, not so much.…

Former Guantanamo Inmate Helping With Guantanamo Game

Moazzam Begg, a British citizen, was arrested in January of 2002 as an alleged terrorist. He was held for three years in Guantanamo Bay, before being released in 2005. Now he’s helping make a game. Begg is acting as a consultant for Scottish developers T-Enterprise, who are currently working on a game called Rendition: Guantanamo…

Home Is About “Community”, Not “Money”

Speaking with GI.biz, Peter Edward – PlayStation Home’s director – reckons that despite costing a bucket to develop, the priority with Home at the moment is not to make money. It’s to build a community. …our belief is that if you make the community happy, and get good content on to the platform, if you…