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May Cover Issue for GameInformer Revealed
Industry News |
April 10, 2010 2:16 pm
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The latest issue of GameInformer has been revealed thanks to http://www.gameinformer.com. This latest issue for the month of May reveals titles like the new game from Epic Games and People Can Fly, Bulletstorm. Here are some other bullet points about this months issue.
- Dead Rising 2 Preview
- In-Depth Look at Sony's Playstation Move
- F.E.A.R 3 Preview plus Fallout: New Vegas and Transformers: War for Cybertron
- Splinter Cell Conviction Review and more
The issue should be heading to newstands very soon. |
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Target Reveals it's Spring Time Sales
Multi-Platform |
April 9, 2010 9:19 am
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Target revealed it's Spring deals for the season with deals for Wii Sports Resort, Splinter Cell Conviction as well as other items.
Nintendo Wii Deals:
- • Free Wii Sports Resort game (a $49.99 value) with purchase of Nintendo Wii game system ($199.99)
- • Select Wii games on sale for $29.99 each, including hot titles like Just Dance and Super Monkey Ball Step and Roll
Splinter Cell Deals on Xbox 360:
- • Xbox 360 Splinter Cell Super Elite Bundle ($399.99) available April 13; includes 250GB Xbox 360 Elite game console, 2 wireless controllers and Splinter Cell game (rated M for “Mature” by ESRB)
- • Target exclusive! Free Xbox Live 1-month subscription card ($7.99 value) with Splinter Cell game purchase ($59.99 on Xbox 360); available April 13
Lowest Prices of the Season:
- • Garmin nuvi 1300W GPS navigation system with 4.3" touch screen, on sale for $109 (save over $60)
- • RCA 8" portable DVD player on sale for $79 (save over $20)
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Rock Band Getting The Used DLC Next Week
Multi-Platform |
April 9, 2010 9:10 am
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Next week in Rock Band sees the Marketplace getting a track pack from The Used. The track pack will be available on the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii on April 13th. For the Playstation 3, those gamers will find the track pack available through the Thursday update on April 15th.
The Used Track Pack 01 ($5.49/440 MS Points for the pack, $1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points per track)
- "Blood on My Hands"
- "Born to Quit"
- "The Taste of Ink"
Single tracks ($1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points per song)
- Serj Tankian - "Empty Walls"
- Serj Tankian - "Sky Is Over" +
- Smash Mouth - "All Star" +
Any of the tracks with a "+" next to them will also be available in the family-oriented Lego Rock Band Music Store. |
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Saw II Announced
Multi-Platform |
April 9, 2010 7:42 am
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Coming to consoles this Fall, prepared to be scared again with Saw II. As if the series wasn't stopping when it came to the movie, it appears Konami wants to do the same. Saw II was announced and is set to terrify you with new puzzles and ways to die.
Developed by Zombie Studios, SAW 2 puts players in the shoes of Detective Tapp’s estranged son Michael, who is trying to understand his father’s death. Through a series of seemingly unconnected events, Michael finds himself facing the man responsible for his Father’s demise: Jigsaw. As the game progresses, players will face mind-bending puzzles, as they navigate their way through Jigsaw’s terrifying world, and defend themselves against his minions. In order to make it through Jigsaw’s games, players must use their intelligence and desire to live in order to survive.
“The original SAW video game gave horror fans and gamers a new outlet to advance their favorite genre, but left them wanting more,” commented Martin Schneider, European Marketing & PR Director, Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “SAW 2 will give it to them, but be careful for what you wish for! Our successful partnership with Lionsgate allows us to advance the survival horror genre, giving players the most intense look into the SAW universe ever.”
Saw II will be appearing on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 this year. |
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[Rumor] Gears of War 3 Announced By Your Xbox
Xbox 360 |
April 9, 2010 7:14 am
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It seems that with the help of a ananymous tipster and your Xbox 360, Gears of War 3 was "officially" announced. Apprently as according to the screenshot caught above by Joystiq "The epic story will conclude in April 2011".
No word yet from Epic Games on the confirmation of the subject at hand so for now we peg this as a rumor. A tipster to Edge Online reported some fo the following facts as part of what's going to be in the game.
Gears Of War 3 will shake up the franchise's acclaimed cover system and feature underwater missions for the first time, Edge can reveal.
Developer Epic Games is set to evolve the combat by introducing new Locust foes with tentacle-like appendages which are capable of extending to player cover spots.
Meanwhile, the COG members of Delta Squad will be equipped with explosives that can travel beneath the ground to take out enemy cover positions, our US publishing source told us.
While the first two Gears games offered mobile cover in the form of objects like burnt out cars that could be pushed around, Gears Of War 3 will feature a heavy duty mech suit the COGs can utilise both for protection and to wreak havoc.
The game is also apparently going to be set in the Summer so we will finally see a different color pallette this time. Since we have no official word from Epic Games, this will all be pegged as rumor until we reach Monday for Cliff Bleszinski's reveal on Late Night. |
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Fall Out Boy Track Pack for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero Released
Multi-Platform |
April 8, 2010 6:15 pm
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The American punk pop band Fall Out Boy brings three of their popular songs to Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero this week for players looking to have an experience in recreating the fun and enjoyment of playing a Fall Out Boy song. Available for on XBOX LIVE Marketplace for 440 Microsoft Points, $5.49 in the Playstation Store and on the Nintendo Wii for 500 Wii Points. Players can also purchase the songs individually.
Included in the track pack:
- Thx Fr Th Mmrs
- This Ain’t A Scene
- The Take Over, The Breaks Over
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Starcraft II Wings of Liberty: Collectors Edition Revealed
Windows PC |
April 8, 2010 12:59 pm
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Blizzard Entertainment announced the new collectors edition for the upcoming anticipated release of Starcraft II. The game will be available on a DVD-ROM for Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 and Macintosh®. The standad edition will retail for the MSRP of $59.99 and will also be available shortly after release for digital download through the Blizzard Store. The special collectors edition package will retail for the MSRP of $99.99 and will only be available through retailers. It will include the following bonus items along with the game disc.
- * The Art of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, a 176-page book featuring artwork from the game
- * An exclusive 2GB USB flash drive replica of Jim Raynor's dog tag, which comes preloaded with the original StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War expansion set
- * A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, cinematics with director's commentary, and more
- * The official StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty soundtrack CD, containing 14 epic tracks from the game along with exclusive bonus tracks
- * StarCraft comic book issue #0, a prequel to the comic series
- * A World of Warcraft mini Thor in-game pet that can be applied to all World of Warcraft characters on a single Battle.net account
- * Exclusive Battle.net downloadable content, including special portraits for your Battle.net profile, decals to customize your units in-game, and a visually unique version of the terran Thor unit
Also as a reminder, Starcraft II will require an active internet connection to play. |
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FEAR 3 Announced
Multi-Platform |
April 8, 2010 12:40 pm
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Yes, you should be prepared to be scared by Alma once again. Warner Bros has announced that the latest sequel will be hitting consoles and PC in Autumn 2010. I'm sure we'll here plenty about this title once E3 rolls around in June. Looks like according to the press release, the game will have a diverse co-op. Players will be taking the role of Point Man, To make things even more interesting, Horror movie director John Carpentor and script writer Steve Niles have joined on to help in making the game's horror sequences more horrified.
Alma returns in F.E.A.R. 3 but this time her sons Point Man and Paxton Fettel introduce divergent co-op, giving players distinctly different abilities affecting their own play as well as the experience of their co-op partner. Gamers participate in single player or co-op modes as Point Man, a genetically enhanced super soldier originally introduced in F.E.A.R., or they can play cooperatively as his conniving brother Paxton Fettel, whose incredible telekinetic power has given him life beyond the grave. The game is developed by Day 1 Studios, developer of the original F.E.A.R. console games in collaboration with Monolith Studios.
As stated earlier, F.E.A.R 3 will be releasing for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC this Fall. |
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Deadly Premonition Is Amazon's Deal of the Day
Xbox 360 |
April 7, 2010 5:12 pm
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Exclusive for the Xbox 360, Ignition Entertainment's release of Deadly Premonition for the Xbox 360 has been today's Amazon.com's Deal of the Day. The game has been reduced to a low low price of $14.98.
Deadly Premonition Gameplay Features:
- · Over 20 hours of gameplay!
- Open world adventure- can you survive the town of Greenvale?
- · Numerous side quests
- · Large cast of eccentric characters, each with their own unique stories and agendas
- · Multiple mini-games, including fishing and racing, which gain you experience points to upgrade Agent York’s arsenal
- · Dozens of melee, ranged and hidden weapons to choose from to battle the forces of evil
Deadly Premonition is rated “M” for mature by the ESRB. For more information please visit www.deadlypremonition.com.
You can check out and purcahse the game here. |
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package Hits 1 Million
Multi-Platform |
April 7, 2010 1:06 pm
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The newest downloadable content for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus package has hit 1 Million download in its 24 hours of release and 2.5 Million downloads since release last week. The package add-on is only available on the Xbox 360 console on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The stimulus package will cost you a good 15 bucks for the exclusive maps.
The map pack add-on, now available only on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, extends the action-packed online entertainment experience with five multiplayer maps. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is rated “M” (Mature) by the ESRB for Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Language.
Xbox LIVE is the largest Call of Duty community of any entertainment system. According to Microsoft, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 players have invested more than 1.75 billion hours of gameplay on Xbox LIVE alone since the title’s release in November, which is equal to more than 200,000 years of gameplay playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. For more information, visit www.xbox.com/en-US/games/splash/c/callofdutymodernwarfare2/. For more Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 information, go to www.modernwarfare2.com.
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