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Gears of War 3
Mar 16th
GOW III news and we don’t mean the God. Thats right the COG is quietly planning its return.
An anonymous source revealed to Edge Online that Microsoft is planning to ship Gears Of War 3 in early April 2011.
On top of that, the teaser trailer is expected to debut next month on April 8th, which is exactly one year ahead of the proposed 2011 launch date with a full reveal planned for E3 in June.
It might not have been officially announced yet, but Gears Of War 3 is already well into development at Epic apparently, and the story is said to pick up where the last game left off with mankind still struggling against the savage Locust hordes.
“Microsoft’s keen to avoid a clash with Halo: Reach and wants Natal to own Christmas. That’s why we won’t be seeing Gears Of War 3 until next year, but expect a major marketing push ahead of its release,” said the anonymous source.
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Mar 15th
Attention all Tom Clancy fans! the wait is over! it has just been confirmed by street gamer sources that there will be an exclusive demo released on the XBL marketplace to all gold XBL members on Thursday March, 18 so make sure your account is active and prepare to step into the shoes of Sam Fisher and get some revenge for the wrongful death of his daughter!
BFBC 2 Server Issues
Mar 8th
Anybody trying to get a multiplayer game of Bad Company 2 this past weekend no doubt have run in to what we’re calling EA serveritis, a condition that manages to cause massive server problems around the release of a highly anticipated game.
DICE have been keeping us updated all weekend, citing figures like, 400% more peak time traffic than any other Battlefield title to date and that fixing the server issues is a 110% priority. Okay, like we care if you didn’t forecast properly.
A tweet earlier today, stated that the EA servers that are affecting the Xbox 360 issues are coming back online now and things will be at “full speed” come around 3pm GMT.
We will see.
New Details about Portal 2
Mar 8th
Here are the details for Portal 2
•Portal was a ‘trial game’. Size and assets were specifically kept minimal as Valve had no idea it would be as popular as it turned out to be.
•Portal was a ‘test’, while Portal 2 is a ‘full game’.
•Portal 2 takes place hundreds of years after the original and so the Aperture Science complex has become overgrown and almost looks like a jungle.
•GlaDOS returns as the antagonist.
•Chell returns as the hero, and we play as her once again.
•Those personality orbs you may recall from the last Portal have sectioned off parts of the Aperture labs as their territory and are concerned about the decaying state of the complex.
•The original Portal gun thankfully remains unchanged, so will still be the same sleek, crisp white lump of tech we’re used to.
•There’s a new ‘paint’ mechanic wherein certain liquid substances can be used to cause a reaction. For instance, the demo showed an orange substance on the floor that propelled Chell upwards. Using portals you can chuck these ‘paints’ through to other areas of the level for puzzle solving.
•New reflection cubes will enable you to reflect laser beams for some puzzles.
•Physics will now be an integral part of portal puzzle solving. A vent that sucks air in can be combined with a portal to ’suck’ from a different location is cited as an example.
•The co-op campaign has you play as two bipedal robots that like to hold hands. Seriously.
•Co-op will also have a splitscreen option and will reportedly utilise picture-in-picture online to allow you to easily communicate with the other player and combine efforts for puzzle solving.
Sounds good so far. We will keep you updated.
Assassins Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities DLC Review
Feb 25th
Bonfire of the Vanities is the second piece of downloadable content for Assassin’s Creed II, following the pretty crappy ‘Battle of Forti” Let’s hope it’s a better use of your time. Read the rest of this entry »
BioShock 2 DLC Starts With The Sinclair Solutions Test Pack
Feb 23rd
2K Games bolsters the multiplayer experience in BioShock 2 next month, with the release of the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack, bringing new trials, weapon upgrades, playable characters, and a rank increase to our second dose of Rapture. Read the rest of this entry »
Madden 10 Ultimate Team Package
Feb 16th
Madden ultimate team brings a level of strategy to the madden NFL franchise like never before. Create the defensive NFL team that includes 9 types of cards ranging from NFL superstars, head coaches, stadiums and much more. You are responsible for selecting everything from the team uniform to playbook. Create your team by buying card packs, acquiring cards through the auction block and collecting players from around the league including the rare legendary players. The perfect mode for card collectors and fantasy heads! Madden ultimate team provides a unique football experience; giving you total control over building a single team in the quest to be crowned the ultimate madden team.
More Mass Effect 2
Feb 9th
Check out the Cerberus Network tomorrow and you should find the new Cerberus Assault Armour and Eviscerator Shotgun for free.
Cerberus Assault Armour increases heavy weapon ammo capacity by +10%, shields by +10% and health by +10%.
The M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun is a longer-range shotgun with armour-piercing loads, which violates several intergalactic weapons treaties, meaning the gun isn’t normal standard issue.
Peep the armor in the pics below.
