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Is 1 vs 100’s Participation Capped? (Updated)
1 vs. 100, the free Xbox Live game show open to, theoretically, everyone, is telling U.S. players “the game session is full” on the first day of the beta. The U.S.’s first live beta event was scheduled for 10:30 p.m. EDT. At that time, having already downloaded the beta, I got an error screen (GO29)…
By Owen Good Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Due This November
One of the few highlights of Ubisoft’s E3 press conference was an extended look at Assassin’s Creed 2‘s cinematics. That and the game’s release date. The game will be out on November 17, late enough to be fresh in everyone’s mind come “GOTY” awards, early enough to still sell a few million come Christmas time.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
APB E3 Trailer Full Of Cops, Criminals
Electronic Arts is bringing Realtime Worlds‘ massively multiplayer cops and robbers game APB to a PC near you. Take one part MMO, one part GTA, add tons of tattoo ink and you get this. The Crackdown developers are giving thousands of players the opportunity to side with either the Criminals or the Enforcers, both of…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn Gets Ubisoft Treatment
Ubisoft and Paramount Digital Entertainment have announced that the upcoming motion capture 3D-film adapted from the crazy-popular Tintin series is getting its own game. Stephen Spielberg is directing the film and, according to the press release, is directly involved along with producers Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy in crafting the tie-in game. It’s being developed…
By AJ Glasser Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Alan Wake Creeps Me Out
.html It’s been a long time since we’ve first heard about Alan Wake, now that we’re getting to see a bit more of it I’m pretty psyched. It is, as Mike McWhertor says, like a Silent Hill we want to play. I get a sort of Evil Dead vibe off of all of that running…
By Brian Crecente Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kojima Taking On Castlevania With Lords Of Shadow
The reins of Konami’s Castlevania franchise may be handed to Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions, as the developer is listed as partly responsible for a new game in the series Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Lords of Shadow was actually announced at last year’s Games Convention, a title to be developed by Madrid-based Mercury Steam and…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tecmo Getting Into NBA Gaming
NBA Unrivaled will be a new option for players looking for an NBA video game alternative. A bottom-of-the-press-release surprise from Tecmo today was the news that the publisher is backing an NBA game, NBA Unrivaled for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade later this year. Tecmo joins a field currently occupied by EA and Take…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Sports Active Sells Oodles, Getting Expansion Pack
With less than two weeks of sales under its belt, EA Sports Active has already sold more than 600,000 copies, Electronic Arts said today. The personal training game for the Wii went on sale May 19. “We’re delighted by the overwhelming response to EA SPORTS Active,” said Peter Moore, President, EA SPORTS. “This is, by…
By Brian Crecente Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Watch Ayane Kick Some Ass
The best part about Ninja Gaiden games with the word “Sigma” after them is the chick gameplay. Never can a girl feel so objectified or empowered as when watching a ninja in a bright pink obi bow or a torture corset take down hordes of blood-spurting enemies. Get a look at these two Ayane gameplay…
By AJ Glasser Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid: Rising Destined For Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Hideo Kojima sneaked onto stage at Microsoft’s E3 2009 press briefing today to let the world know that the Metal Gear Solid series was coming to the Xbox 360. That new game is definitely multi-platform. Since Microsoft didn’t make mention of Metal Gear Solid: Rising being exclusive to its console, we had a pretty good…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Old Republic Gets New Trailer
Star Wars: The Old Republic might be all talk; but talking never looked as badass as it does in this new trailer of the BioWare MMO. Besides a massive lightsaber throw down, the vid also features girl-Boba Fett and Darth Vader prototype suit. Prototype-Vader marches up to the Jedi Temple which looks completely the same…
By AJ Glasser Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kojima’s PSP Metal Gear Is Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker?
Metal Gear Solid is coming to the Xbox 360. We know that. But another Metal Gear Solid is also coming to the PSP. Oh, we knew that too! Here’s what we didn’t know until now. That new portable Metal Gear game is more than likely called Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, as GamesPress is listing…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Things Unmentioned At The Microsoft Press Conference
These are the things we thought Microsoft would mention today at the Xbox 360 press conference today, but didn’t: Assassin’s Creed 2 — One of the biggest games of two years ago has a sequel coming later this year and doesn’t get mentioned? Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony — Microsoft has an…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
In the Interest of Time, A Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay Clip
A quick demo of Modern Warfare 2 features explosions, snow, controllable snowmobiles and an ice-climbing segment that would put the Ice Climbers to shame. The part that looks weird to me, though, is when the game ends the ice-climbing segment with a black screen that says “In the Interest of Time…” Then the player is…
By AJ Glasser Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
XBLA Getting Free, DLC-Supported Racing Game
Free Avatar racing game Joy Ride is coming to XBLA, in the fashion of a Korean MMO. One of the more unusual announcements for the Xbox 360 today was the release of Avatar-supported racing game Joy Ride. It would be easy to dismiss amid the flurry of Natal tech demos and Facebook upgrades to Xbox…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Liveblogging Ubisoft’s E3 Press Conference
It’s time to hear what Ubisoft has to show us for this year’s press conference. Will we see Assassin’s Creed 2? Sure. But what about Beyond Good & Evil 2? Not so sure? Check it out below and follow along with us. Click to viewUbisoft’s E3 Presser
By Brian Crecente Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft’s E3 Round-Up: Day One
Lots of new broke at today’s the Xbox E3 press conference. Here it is all in one place for easy reading — for you, for me and that guy over there. Arguably, the biggest news was the announcement of Natal, Microsoft’s motion controller interface. Thing about this post is that if you stand up, wave…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
All You Need Is The Beatles: Rock Band Debut Trailer
.html I may not be the biggest Beatles fan, but it was hard to deny the appeal of the first trailer for The Beatles: Rock Band. It looks fab. This career-spanning look at The Beatles first video game shows off the variety of visual styles that will be highlighted in The Beatles: Rock Band, as…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Forza Motorsport 3 Screens Zoom Into View
If there’s one word that Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios thought best described Forza Motorsport 3 five separate times, it was “definitive.” As in Forza 3 will be the definitive racing game of this generation. Turn 10’s competition Polyphony Digital may take issue with that, should it ever get Gran Turismo 5 out the door,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2009