The originalArmy of Twowas a very successful game. I mean, two million copies sold is nothing to sneeze at. However, it left a lot of people with an odd taste in their mouths. From the ridiculous fist-bumping and tampon-stuffed bullet wounds, to the not-quite-there co-op experience, and the eye-raising last-minute three-month delay,Army of Twowas a flawed game, to be sure. That’s not the best impression the new studio, EA Montreal, wanted to make....
Zombie Apocalypse, to put it simply,is a four-player co-op, twin stick shooter that has players fighting off wave after wave of zombies in small enclosures. It’s basicallyLeft 4 DeadmeetsSmash TV, which is a combination made of extreme win. The videogame market is infected with new surge of zombie games to the point that I feel all these quick cash-ins are hurting the zombie genre. ButZombie Apocalypsestands above all the crap that’s been infecting the market and you may find out why this is so after the jump....
Q Entertainment has announced that a new pack of skins forLumines Supernova— called the “Classic Pack” — will be coming to PlayStation Network tomorrow. As the name implies, the pack will contain 20 skins from the PlayStation Portable original, and will cost $4.99.I have a confession to make right now: I’m aLuminesaddict. It’s gotten to the point where anytime I turn on my PlayStation 3, I “accidentally” start playingSupernova. I tried to play theKillzone 2demo this weekend, but had to pass by theSupernovaicon to launch it....
We’ve been neglectful, PS Store. We should have continued posting what was new on you over the last few months, but things happened. People changed, man. But no more! We shall resume showing people what came out on you starting now with the release list for the week of November 12th. Speaking of that,Braidisnow available on PSNfor fifteen bones. We’ve talked about the game exhaustively over the last few releases, but its hard not to continue suggesting the indie downloadable if you haven’t tried it....
The PSPgo’s launch is a mere two weeks away, but a brand new surprise hasjust been revealed. Sony’s latest attempt to gatecrash the handheld gaming market has a neat little feature called “save state,” which allows you to pause and exit a game wherever you are without having to scramble to a save point. By using “save state,” players can exit a game, do something else with the PSPgo, and then resume from wherever they were....
Australian developer Halfbrick has today announcedRaskulls, a brand new platforming puzzle game for XBLA. Promising to follow up on the success of previous sidescrolling games likeBraidandCastle Crashers, Halfbrick is hoping to be the next big thing on XBLA. This studio is not short of ambition. “Gameplay is a unique blend of platforming, puzzle and racing,” explains the studio’s press release. “With hundreds of blocks arranged inTetris-style fashion throughout each world, players must use a block-smashing wand to find their way through the level in the most efficient way possible....
Here we have a little preview ofGuitar Hero World Tour’snew drums. Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, The Police drummer Stewart Copeland and former drummer of Blink-182, Travis Barker, all give the new drums a test drive. We don’t actually see the drums being used with the game, just the rock stars beating on the drums and telling us their impressions of it.Not much is really detailed that we don’t already know....
Codemasters definitely pushed the boat out with itsOverlordfranchise this summer. Following the surprising success of the original game, this year saw three games in the series release simultaneously:Overlord IIon the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC,Overlord: Dark Legendon the Wii andOverlord: Minionson the DS. The latter game was the least talked about and was certainly the most curious, so I was naturally very eager to play it. Play it is what I have most assuredly done, and we now present to you our full verdict....
As promised, a slew of Billy Joel songs are coming toRock Bandnext week in the form of “Billy Joel: The Hits: Rock Band Edition.” It’s a rousing 12-pack of Joel favorites, including: Get the whole pack for $15-06-2025 MS Points/2000 Wii Points, or pick up individual tracks for $1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points. The songs marked with “X” are eligible for the Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade; that’ll run you an additional 99 cents....
Does Nintendo have a hardware reveal planned for Game Developers Conference 2010? One unnamed source has heard something along these lines. Speaking toVideoGamer, an employee “at a major international publisher” said, “Just heard a rumour that you may be interested in: Nintendo are going to announce a new platform at GDC.” He added, “Some devs have already started work on it.” Nintendo already shot this tasty rumor down as such, so we don’t expect to know for sure if the hardware publisher plans to finally unveil a new DS, Wii or Virtual Boy until GDC closes....
Remember reports that the stand alone Xbox 360 Elite wasgoing the way of the dinosaur in favor ofResident Evil 5-style bundles? Well, it appears as if we’re one step closer to that reality. Ars Technica’s trustworthy rumor dude, “The Mole,” just dropped another Elite-based nugget. According to him, Elites will soonbe offered withFable 2andHalo 3for the standard Elite retail priceof four hundred bucks. If Microsoft’s “Days of Arcade” games have filled your hard drive and you’re thinking that its time to start saving money in preparation for another red ring, this super Elite bundle doesn’t sound like a bad replacement to go with....
TimeGate is teaming up withGameServersto offer dedicated servers inSection 8: Prejudice, the recently released downloadable first-person-shooter. “Dedicated servers traditionally exist solely for the PC platform,” boasts the team. “PC players embrace dedicated servers because of players’ ability to host high-capacity servers, private sessions, configure game types, and generally customize their play experience and environment. “Section 8: Prejudiceis the first product on the Xbox 360 platform that allows players to run PC-hosted dedicated servers, allowing console players to enjoy the same high-performance, tailored dedicated server experience that PC platform players have enjoyed for many years....
As if there were any doubt thatBayonettais selling itself primarily on sex appeal, here comes Sega to announcea sleazy partnershipwith bottom-tier wank magMaxim. The chuckling monkey men ofMaximare helping Sega find a “real life Bayonetta,” a girl who captures the “style and attitude” of Platinum Games’ upcoming title. “Bayonetta is lethal — she’s beautiful but brutal. We’re convinced she will stir up theMaximreaders.” claims Sean Ratcliffe, Sega marketing VP. “We can’t wait to see the Maxim....
