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Europe Won’t Get Guitar Hero: Van Halen This Year
Sounds like Activision are having trouble getting their hands on enough plastic to supply the world with games this Christmas, as both Tony Hawk: Ride and now Guitar Hero: Van Halen will see restricted launches in 2009. While Tony Hawk: Ride will still be released in some European territories this year, Guitar Hero: Van Halen…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2009 -
See Guitar Hero: Van Halen In Action For The First Time
The song list for Guitar Hero: Van Halen certainly seems strong enough, but what about the spandex rendering power of the Guitar Hero expansion? Can current generation console technology keep up with David Lee Roth’s bulging air splits? Unfortunately, that question is clearly answered in the debut trailer for Guitar Hero: Van Halen, which features…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009 -
Brutal Legend Lawsuit Settled, Free To Rock October
Activision and Brutal Legend developer Double Fine Productions have reached a settlement over the release of the video game, wrapping up months of totally lame litigation and all but ensuring the game’s safe release this fall. According to a report from the Associated Press on the matter, Activision’s legal team informed a Los Angeles Superior…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009 -
Get Your Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 Codes (360 and PS3)
Exploding monkeys, zombies, new maps? It must be time to give away some codes for Call of Duty: World at War’s third map pack. We’ve got five Playstation 3 codes and ten Xbox 360 codes. I’ve decided to bury the codes in two old posts on Kotaku. You’ll just need to find them. Here’s a…
By Brian Crecente Published August 6, 2009 -
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Has A New Developer, New Date
After months of legal wrangling—after the developer of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ was purchased by its biggest competitor—Genius Products and Numark Industries have found a new developer, Commotion Interactive, the music and party game division of Bedlam Games. Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, which was originally planned to beat Activision’s DJ Hero to market, will now…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009 -
Tony Hawk: Ride Dated, Priced (For The UK)
While American consumers sweat it out awaiting an official US price for Tony Hawk: Ride (unofficial, we’ve got), Activision have announced both a release date and a price for the UK. And one of those two things is not pretty. The game will be out on November 20 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2009 -
Tony Hawk: Ride Only Launching In Three Territories (In 2009)
It was announced during Activision’s earnings call earlier today that the upcoming Tony Hawk: Ride will only be released in three territories in 2009. For everyone else, it’s a 2010 game. The lucky three are the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. If you live in France, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, the Netherlands,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2009 -
id Vows to Punish Mentions of Wolfenstein Leaks
If you got that multiplayer build of Wolfenstein that leaked out last week, you should keep that fact to yourself. Chest-beating about it on the Wolfenstein forums will bring instant banning. Maybe worse. id Community Manager Pete Sokal says yes, they’re aware of the leaks of Wolfenstein Multiplayer. It is “now being distributed illegally through…
By Owen Good Published August 5, 2009 -
Modern Warfare 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance Breaking Pre-Order Records
Activision have been around for a long, long time. Longer than pre-orders have. So when Activision come out and say that Modern Warfare 2 has more of them than any other game in company history, that’s a lot. That’s more than any previous Guitar Hero game. More than any previous Call of Duty game. More…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009 -
The Final, Hagar-Free Guitar Hero: Van Halen Song List
Activision has released the finalized list of songs for Guitar Hero: Van Halen, featuring 28 tunes from the David Lee Roth era of the band, not a Sammy Hagar (or Gary Cherone) vocal track in sight. Included, according to a reveal from MTV Multiplayer, are classic Van Halen tracks such as “Running With The Devil,”…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2009 -
Castle Wolfenstein Has Come A Long Way
Okay, so it might not be THE Castle Wolfenstein, but it’s a castle in Activision’s upcoming Wolfenstein game, so we’re running with it. Wolfenstein is, of course, another prequel to the game that started it all, Wolfenstein 3D. It may seem funny, this game being set before that relatively primitive example of 3D technology, but…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2009 -
World At War Map Pack 3 Launch Trailer
The third map pack for Call of Duty: World at War comes out tomorrow for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, which means it’s time for a launch trailer, complete with monkey. Honestly I haven’t had much time to play World at War outside of the initial launch and our video podcast with the developers,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2009 -
Bakugan Collector’s Editions Have Balls
Fans picking up the first run of Bakugan Battle Brawlers for the Nintendo DS this October can score the Collector’s Edition, which comes packed with a limited edition ball for them to play with. Bakugan is big with the kids, or it was last time I checked, which was a year ago, so the Nintendo…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2009 -
Gamescom Set to Explode with Rage, APB, Modern Warfare 2 in Two Weeks
With Gamescom just two weeks away, the recently transplanted show is heating up to outshine its already white hot predecessor in Leipzig. The new European games convention, shifted this year from Leipzig to Cologne, will feature most of the major game developers, plenty of press conferences and an absurd amount of games. The list of…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2009 -
Blur’s Store-Exclusive Preorder Benefits
Bizarre Creation’s combat racer Blur is speeding to store shelves this November, and which store you buy it from determines what bonus gear you drive off with. As usual, GameStop winds up with the best incentive to preorder the game, with a “Multiplayer Advantage Booster Kit” that gives players “unparalleled multiplayer benefits.” Those benefits include…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2009 -
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Comes To Wii This November
Wii owners will be getting their own Modern Warfare fix this fall, as Activision will release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for Nintendo’s best-selling platform in November, arriving day and date with Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will be a port of Infinity Ward’s blockbuster hit Call of Duty 4:…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 4, 2009 -
Hear Activision Unite The Music Of KRS-One and David Bowie
This fall’s DJ Hero is based on the concept of mixing two songs together. From two artists. No matter how different they are. Like David Bowie and KRS-One. Give that and two more mixes a listen. That first one is “Let’s Dance” and “Jack of Spades” as mixed by DJ Shadow. Here’s the Beastie Boys…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 4, 2009 -
Call Of Duty: World At War Gets Its Own iPhone App
Thankfully, Call of Duty fans have been spared the shoehorning of the game’s experience into an iPhone game, but offered something potentially better in the Call Of Duty: World At War Companion, now available to players for free. The app, which can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store as of yesterday, offers Call Of…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 4, 2009 -
Taylor Swift Shakes Her Polys In Band Hero
Activision’s pop-ridden Guitar Hero spin-off Band Hero scores Taylor Swift as a playable character, and while I might not know who she is, she sure looks fine in polygons. Swift is actually one of pop’s finest songwriters, if Wikipedia and the New York Times are to be believed, regularly topping the country charts with songs…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2009 -
Modern Warfare: Mobilized Coming to DS
The latest DS-version of Modern Warfare will include multiplayer and horde modes, Activision announced today. Modern Warfare: Mobilized is being developed by n-Space for a Nov. 10 release. Previous DS titles by n-Space include Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: World at War and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Mobilized will have…
By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2009