Rumor: Gears of War 3 Coming April 2011
It's safe to say that a new Gears of War game is in the works, even though there has been no official announcement from the developer, Epic Games, or any info at all. Despite the lack of anything official, EDGE has posted a new article stating that a source has told them about an upcoming trailer and the expected release date of Gears of War 3.
Edge says their source told them that Gears of War 3 is due for release in April 2011, and the long wait is most likely due to a few key factors....
Splinter Cell: Conviction Demo Releases March 18
We learned last Friday that a Splinter Cell: Conviction demo is definitely coming to Xbox Live. What we didn't learn was whether it would be a prerelease demo or not.
The demo is prerelease, as it will release this Thursday, March 18th, according to an Inside Xbox Video. The video shows some gameplay from the demo. So uh, yeah, that's it. Enjoy....
Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” Map Pack Detailed, Priced
The cure for mapathy is right around the corner, and we now have details on the five maps that it comes with, as well as the price.
Modern Warfare 2's "Stimulus Package" map pack is coming March 30th, and we can now tell you that it is coming 'packaged' with 5 brand new maps. Well, sort of brand new. Two of the maps are Call of Duty 4 remakes. Do you remember "Crash" and "Overgrown"? They'll be making a return, as they were apparently fan favorites. An Xbox Live Marketplace listing details...
Green Day: Rock Band Will Rock This June
Rock Band 3 won't be the only way to get your rock on this year. Green Day: Rock Band will hit the stage on June 8th.
The game will be available on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Wii. You and 5 of your friends (that makes 6!) can play the music of Green Day, and unlock a whole bunch of stuff (images, rare footage of interviews, outtakes, performances, and other stuff.) The game will add 47 of the band's songs to your Rock Band library.
All 47 tracks are fully exportable to your console's...
Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack #1 Coming March 30 to Xbox Live
Are you getting tired of playing the same old maps on Modern Warfare 2? Do you play on Xbox Live? Do you enjoy making fun of the self-help ads? If you answered yes, then you may be suffering from Mapathy. And the cure is right around the corner.
We officially learned a few weeks ago that two downloadable map packs are in the works at Infinity Ward for Modern Warfare 2. The first of these two packs, and the cure for Mapathy, is coming to Xbox Live on March 30th.
Playstation 3 users w...
Portal 2 Confirmed for Holiday 2010
The sequel to one of 2007's games of the year has been revealed by GameInformer's cover for their April issue. Portal 2, the highly anticipated game that we've heard little to no information about, will be out later this year.
After the cover was revealed, Valve announced that Portal 2 will arrive this coming holiday season. If you want to get the first details on the game, you should keep on the lookout for GameInformer's April issue. The magazine will have a 12-page feature of the game ...
A Blur Coming Your Way
This week, Bizarre Creations announced that its upcoming action packed race game, Blur, will be released to the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on May 25 in North America and in Europe on May 28.
The game was set for a November release last year, but was delayed till 2010 for improvements on the multiplayer portion of the game.
Up to 20 players can play online at once as part of the multiplayer feature in the game. Blur has over 50 licensed vehicles and several cities from all over the world ...
Xbox Live Ending For Original Xbox
No matter how you are playing them, if you're playing an original Xbox game online, you'll no longer be able to as of April 15th, 2010. A letter from Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten, as well as one from Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb, made it official.
"On April 15 we will discontinue the Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox v1 games playable on Xbox 360 and Xbox Originals," said Marc Whitten.
Even if you're playing an Xbox original game on Xbox 360,...
Two for Two
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Cameron M.
Posted January 31st, 2010 at 12:20 am
Electronic Arts announced that its sci-fi thriller Mass Effect 2 has sold 2 million copies since its release on Tuesday of this week. It looks like this is the first big hit of the year and shows signs that even with our economic down turn video games sales are still holding through strong.
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E10+ Rating for MS Game Room
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Cameron M.
Posted January 30th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Microsoft annonced that rather than having game ratings for each individual game in its upcoming virtual video game aracade Game Room, the Game Room itself will be rated, at a rating of E10+.
This allows Microsoft to freely flow games into the arcade quicker to its users since they won't have to wait for the ESRB to approve each game. The bad side though, some of your favorite games that include such things as strong violence and language will not be showing up in the Game Room....
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