July 2010
Nintendo 3DS Release Date And Price Reveal Date Announced
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on July 31, 2010 - 10:53pm
Nintendo has announced that it will be revealing the Nintendo 3DS' price and release date at the end of September.
Nintendo blew everybody away when it unveiled the 3DS at E3 this year. They also announced they would be bringing a metric ton of blockbuster franchises to the forthcoming handheld including Kid Icarus Uprising, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Mario Kart 3DS, and Star Fox 64 3D. The only thing missing from the huge unveil was a release date and a price.
Nintendo is looking to right that last little bit soon. Bloomberg Japan via GameIndustry.biz is reporting that Nintendo is going to reveal the 3DS release date and price on September 29th. Nintendo's President Reggie Fils-Aime, originally stated on Jimmy Fallon that it will be released next year. That reveal was then announced to be a mistake so now we really have no idea of when it will hit store shelves. At least now people have a solid date when they will actually find out how long before they get their hands on the 3DS.
New Halo: Reach Trailer Focuses On Campaign
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on July 29, 2010 - 10:46pm
Halo: Reach is one of the most anticipated games of the year and the new trailer only adds to the excitement.
Halo: Reach's multiplayer mode has been shown off quite a bit since the highly anticipated prequel was announced by Bungie. Now we are finally getting more gameplay footage from the single player campaign and it looks amazing.
Halo: Reach will act as a prequel to the previous best-selling Halo franchise installments. The last game from famed developer Bungie will follow the events as humanity tries to fight off an alien invasion on Reach. As you can see from the new trailer, Bungie is looking to bring some huge epic battles to the Halo franchise. This is highlighted perfectly with one shot where you see tons of Warthogs racing into battle. These battles will also be carried over into the new space combat that is being added. The new Halo: Reach trailer gives you some awesome shots where the screen is filled with dog-fighting spaceships. I don't think anybody needed more reasons to want this game, but watch the trailer anyway and start counting the days until September.
Halo: Reach is going to be released exclusively for Xbox 360 on September 14th. Check out the new trailer after the break.Read more...
Little Big Planet 2 Story Level Walkthrough Video Released
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on July 28, 2010 - 10:22pm
Little Big Planet 2 gets the walkthrough treatment with this walkthrough video from San Diego Comic-Con.
Officially announced back in May, Little Big Planet 2 excited everybody with its potential. Then it wowed everybody at E3 when Media Molecule demoed what can be created with its tools. Now they have released a walkthrough video that gives us more info on the story levels.
The first thing that pops out is the addition of an awesome grappling hook that will allow Sackboy to reach otherwise unreachable areas. The walkthrough video also shows off the new bounce pads that work how you would expect them too as well as just general platformy goodness. Look for Little Big Planet 2 to include tons of new gameplay just like this when it is released later on this year.
Little Big Planet 2 is going to be released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 on November 16th. Check out the new walkthrough video after the break.Read more...
New God of War: Ghost of Sparta Footage Released
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on July 25, 2010 - 12:17am
Ready at Dawn was showing off some awesome new gameplay footage from God of War: Ghost of Sparta at the San Diego Comic-Con this year.
The new footage from God of War: Ghost of Sparta is brutal and exactly what you should expect from a God of War game. Kratos brutally man-handles King Midas in the new gameplay footage and it shows off just how awesome this game looks. Ready at Dawns original GOW game, Chains of Olympus, on the PSP demonstrated they know how to push the PSP to its limits but it is sill shocking how good this game looks on the handheld. It was announced back at E3 this year and you can check out the Ghost of Sparta debut trailer here.
God of War: Ghost of Sparta is going to be released this Fall exclusively on PSP. Check out the new gameplay footage after the jump.Read more...
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer Trailer Released
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on July 23, 2010 - 11:10pm
Ubisoft treated everybody to some Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer footage at this year's San Diego Comic-Con.
Ubisoft surprised everybody with the announcement of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood earlier this year for two reasons. The first reason was because it was surprising they would announce a follow-up to the smash hit Assassin's Creed 2 so soon. The second was the bombshell that it would include multiplayer for the first time in the franchise.
This week at the San Diego Comic-Con Ubisoft wowed everybody with some multiplayer footage. In the new trailer we get to see one of the game modes called "Wanted". In this game mode one player is marked for death and another player is assigned that contract to fulfill. The catch is they must use stealth or else it will degrade down into a foot chase. There are more even game modes to be announced before it is released later on this year.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is going to be released on November 16th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the PC. Check out the multiplayer trailer after the break.Read more...
New Shank Gameplay Video Shows Co-Op
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on July 21, 2010 - 10:17pm
Klei Entertainment and EA have released a new gameplay video for Shank that shows off the game's co-op play.
Shank is one of the games that just make you smile when you watch it. With its over-the-top action and awesome visual art style, this 2D scroller should be a huge hit when it comes out. The newest gameplay video to be released shows off Shank's co-op play and it looks really cool. It takes me back to the hours and hours spent playing through Contra with a friend. Let's hope it is able to capture that same feeling and if the videos are any indication it has and then some.
Shank is making its way to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and the PC. It is going to be released on PSN on August 24th and it will be arrive on XBLA the following day. No release date has been given for the PC version yet. Check out the new gameplay video after the break.Read more...
Netflix Losing Required PlayStation 3 Disc
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on July 21, 2010 - 8:51pm
Netflix might soon be dropping the required disc that allows you to stream movies onto the PlayStation 3.
PlayStation 3 owners were delighted when Netflix announced they would be offering its subscribers the option of streaming movies onto their console, after they had to look on while Xbox 360 owners were enjoying the service for a long time. The excitement was a little dampened when it was announced it would require a disc instead of the cool dashboard integration that the Xbox 360 had. No timeline was set when this requirement would end but maybe people believed it would be through 2010.
That time may finally be coming to end for PS3 owners. It was announced during an earnings call today that before their next call in October, the PlayStation 3 would receive a major update that would include Netflix integration. This is great news for the service and for anybody that is a fan of the push towards streaming media. They also announced they would be adding a ton more streaming TV options as well.
Kinect Officially Priced And New SKU Announced
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on July 20, 2010 - 9:53pm
Microsoft has finally officially announced the final price of Kinect and it's no surprise to anyone.
Kinect was officially named back at E3 this year but a final price was nowhere to be seen. Many outlets and sites including Microsoft's own site set the price at $150 but Microsoft denied that the price was official. Today they finally stopped dragging their feet and confirmed that Kinect will in fact cost you $149.99. It will include Kinect Adventures along with the motion control camera. Microsoft believes that this was the best approach for their new peripheral. I agree that Kinect should include a launch game. It worked for the Wii, so we will have to wait and see if this was a smart move or not.
Along with the price announcement, Microsoft has revealed a new SKU that will include 4GB of internal memory, built in Wi-Fi, and a black matte finish. It will look like the recently announced Xbox 360 Slim but will lose the sexy black gloss. It will be available August 3rd for $199.99 and will also come in a bundle with Kinect and Kinect Adventures this holiday for $299.99. The stand-alone Microsoft Kinect is going to be released on November 4th.
Trials HD Getting New DLC
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on July 20, 2010 - 9:14pm
RedLynx has announced they will be releasing a new DLC pack for Trials HD, the very addictive motorcycle stunt game on XBLA.
Trials HD was a huge hit on XBLA last year and as anybody who has tried it knows, it is very addicting as well. Originally released back in August of last year, Trials HD received a DLC pack in December that added 23 new tracks and new objects that can be used in the level editor that is included. RedLynx announced they will be releasing a new DLC pack in Q4 of this year called the "Big Thrills Expansion Pack". The new Trials HD DLC will include 40 new tracks from RedLynx plus they are throwing in 10 user-created tracks too. The cool thing is that these tracks haven't been chosen yet and you have a chance to be one of the lucky ones picked. Not to mention you could also win $5000 and some prizes. You have until August 18th to enter the contest.
Valve Announces Alien Swarm
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on July 19, 2010 - 10:36pm
Valve has announced a new game called Alien Swarm and it is completely free.
Alien Swarm originally started out as a Mod for Unreal Tournament 2004 and eventually landed the team behind it jobs at Valve. They have now turned the total conversion into a full release game and they are offering it for free on Steam right now. The team has worked on porting the project over to the Source engine in between working on the Left 4 Dead series and Portal 2. In addition to the cool new game, Valve has released the SDK so would-be developers can get their hands on the same tools used to create the game.
Alien Swarm is a top-down shooter that features four player co-op play. You can choose from 4 unique classes with 8 unique characters that can use over 40 different weapons and equipment. You can check out a trailer for the game on its official site. Alien Swarm is available now for the PC absolutely free on Steam.
