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A Face Full of Hat in GoldenEye 007 Multiplayer
When GoldenEye 007 returns to the console it will do so with a mix of covert and run-and-gun action and a brand new script penned by the writer of the original movie screenplay. Before dropping us into a round of eight player deathmatch on the Wii, Graham Hagmeier, the game’s production coordinator, walked us through…
By Brian Crecente Published August 23, 2010 -
Meet Britain’s New Biggest-Selling Game Of All Time
Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training on the DS used to the biggest-selling video game of all time in the United Kingdom. It no longer holds that title. Instead, the honour now falls to Activision’s Modern Warfare 2, which has overtaken the venerable DS title to take top spot. It’s been on sale for 41 weeks and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2010 -
GoldenEye 007 In Action
Activision’s return to classic shooter GoldenEye 007 puts you in the shoes of Daniel Craig’s take on a grittier, no-nonsense James Bond as he works his way through a new treatment of the classic movie. The game also, of course, includes some pretty amazing Wii multiplayer matches. Check it out.
By Brian Crecente Published August 22, 2010 -
Playing Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions In The Year 2099
Activision brought a new universe from Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions to Gamescom, one that I was lightly familiar with; the one set in the year 2099. That’s the one that doesn’t have Peter Parker as Spider-man’s alter-ego. Instead we play as Miguel O’Hara. This Spider-man universe is shiny to the point of being distracting, bursting with…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 22, 2010 -
Manhandling Goldeneye’s Golden Controller
This is the officially licensed golden Goldeneye Wii Classic controller which you too can play with if you pick up the special edition of Goldeneye 007. This is, I’m told, the first time this slightly textured, shiny controller is around to be seen, prodded and poked. Now watch the video and bask in the controller’s…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 -
How The Pros Play DJ Hero
Before you read about me playing DJ Hero 2 at GamesCom, check out the skills of FreeStyle Games studio manager Kevin McSherry as he and a fellow dev play dueling decks. I got to go hands on with DJ Hero 2 myself today, and thought I did rather well, until McSherry took up the DJ…
By Mike Fahey Published August 20, 2010 -
In This Nightmare, Bad Activision People Make Limbo II
Newgrounds user Tenacious T imagines a bleak future when Activision’s worst people create Limbo II: The Bar’s Been Lowered, the sequel to the beloved indie hit Limbo. It has celebrities! Predator missiles! And … color. I’m torn. Who would want this game made, really? We can be happy it’s just a joke. But then again……
By Stephen Totilo Published August 18, 2010 -
Unusual Call of Duty: Black Ops Solo Campaign Hides Secrets
The line one of the makers of the next Call of Duty uses about the series is that these games are movies we can play. This one will be a war thriller that hides a mystery. A few weeks ago in New York, Josh Olin, community manager fort team creating November’s Call of Duty Black…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 18, 2010 -
Can Video Of Tony Hawk Shred Make You A Fan?
You may be older than the target market for Activision and Robomodo’s next Tony Hawk game, but perhaps video of Tony Hawk Shred will bring out the kid in you. First footage of Shred in action certainly makes it look like a capable entry in the series. The biggest question mark is how well that…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 13, 2010 -
Build Your Empire In DJ Hero 2
Freestyle Games creative director Jamie Jackson walks us through DJ Hero 2’s Empire Mode, the replacement for the original game’s underwhelming career mode. In the original DJ Hero, you unlocked new venues as you progressed through the game, which was pretty damn boring. Empire Mode in DJ Hero 2 looks to make up for it,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2010 -
The Next Tony Hawk Game Is For Kids
Recently in New York it was Gabe who showed me the next Tony Hawk video game, Tony Hawk Shred. Gabe did a great job, especially for someone who would be happy to be paid in toys. Gabe is seven. The next Tony Hawk game is for kids, kids like Gabe. It is called Tony Hawk…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2010 -
Zombies Return To Call Of Duty?
The listing for Call of Duty: Black Ops’ “Hardened Edition” looks to have inadvertently revealed the return of a previous Call of Duty game’s beloved zombie mode. Best Buy’s product page for the fancy edition of the game says that alongside Black Ops itself, a theme and a medal, buyers will also receive “Four Zombie…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2010 -
Call Of Duty’s RC-XD, Ready For Deployment
If you can have this much fun with Call of Duty: Black Ops’ remote-controlled vehicle in-game, imagine how much fun you’ll have with the real version included in the game’s newly-revealed Prestige Edition What young boy hasn’t imagined strapping explosives to a remote-controlled car to take out his imagined enemies? Of course now we’re much…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2010 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Special Edition Includes Video Surveillance Vehicle
Due out this November, the special edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops will include a tiny remote control “video surveillance vehicle” inspired by the game’s multiplayer. The remote control vehicle, inspired by the RC-XD found in the game’s multiplayer, has a range of about 200 feet and a fully-functioning remote camera that transmits both…
By Brian Crecente Published August 12, 2010 -
Warriors Of Rock Adds Eleven New Artists To Guitar Hero
You might have seen them in other rhythm games, but Queensrÿche, Tesla, Neil Young, and eight other artists are making their Guitar Hero debut in Warriors of Rock this fall. Haven’t we run out of bands yet? I figure we had pretty much covered everything in Guitar Hero, and along comes Activision with a list…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2010 -
Fewer Major Games For PSP This Fall, A Sign Of Decline
Fall is usually the busy season for video games, when most games — and many of the year’s biggest — are released for each gaming console. But the fall of 2010 may leave American PSP fans feeling like they’re getting the short shrift. There will be no Need For Speed for PSP this fall, no…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 11, 2010 -
GoldenEye On Wii Gets A Golden Controller
Sensing perhaps that there was room in the market for an official peripheral for the upcoming GoldenEye, Activision and Nintendo have teamed up to release this gold-coloured Classic Controller Pro. The limited edition controller – which looks more “pimp” than “bond” – will be available as part of a bundle including GoldenEye itself, which will…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2010 -
Activision: Call of Duty Creator Infinity Ward Will ‘Rise From The Ashes’
Embattled Call of Duty and Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward lost a good portion of its top tier talent this year following the well publicized firings of its founders. But Activision believes the developer’s “very specific culture” can be rebuilt. Activision executive VP David Stohl, head of the mega-publisher’s worldwide studios, tells Develop that the…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 10, 2010 -
This Is Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer In Action
We know very little about the multiplayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops, except that there will be competitive multiplayer, separate co-op and, for PC gamers, dedicated servers. Any other facts or hints may be in this debut multiplayer trailer. The end of the trailer shows an in-game screen and video capture tool. But surely…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2010 -
First Screens Of Tony Hawk: Shred Show Its Shredding Side
Tony Hawk: Shred will put your Tony Hawk: Ride skateboard controller to use, once again, later this year, letting players skateboard and snowboard while balancing on pricey plastic peripherals. This is what Tony Hawk: Shred will look like. Pro skater Tony Hawk was the first to leak details on the next game in the long-running…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 8, 2010