Well, first I would recommend watching the new video for Darksiders 2 below which was released by GameInformer. In the video we learn a few things about the character Death and about the weapons he will be using to deal with his enemies in the game from director Marvin Donald. Unfortunately when you actually see gameplay of him in action, there is a very striking resemblance to another title.
Death’s weapons are two scythes which he can use to kill any enemies in his path, but then again wasn’t there another game that had two weapons that could do the exact same thing… you know… God of War style? Now I know God of War didn’t invent the whole high-action brawler combat we see today in games such as Darksiders 2 but it is is nearly impossible to avoid noticing the distinct resemblance in the trailer below.
Well, you can let it be said that an online petition actually changed something in a video game for once. Or at least it may have. Over the past few days we’ve reported about Battlefield 3 fans becoming angry over the fact that the Physical Warfare content would be exclusive to pre-orders only and never released to everyone else. This caused them to form a boycott petition against the title.
Well EA has responded on the Battlefield Blog that the Physical Warfare pack is only a timed pre-order exclusive and will eventually be released to the public for everyone to download for the price of free. This news should satisfy any of the boycotters as well as make everyone happy that they will be getting free additional items eventually after the game is released later this year.
If you turned on your Nintendo 3DS today you may have noticed that you can download a new firmware update. The firmware update will upgrade your 3DS system to Version 2.1.0-3U and the main reason for the update was to fix a problem with the software that is a “correction for the screen freeze symptom” that is found in the Ridge Racer 3D title.
This means that if you previously found your Ridge Racer 3D title to be unplayable then hopefully this update will nullify that problem. Besides patching up Ridge Racer, the update also allows for future updates to be downloaded automatically which is a decent little feature to have but not one worth much notice unless your doing something that you prefer Nintendo didn’t know about.
Not only has Activision confirmed that they will be releasing the Annihilation Map pack for 1200 MSP on June 28th today, but Treyarch has also released their preview trailer for the maps only a few short hours after the announcement was made.
In the preview trailer we see a great look at all of the new maps in the game, including the Hazard map which is based off of the Cliffside map in World at War. Except this time around it is a golf course. Also detailed was the Shangri-la zombie map. Rather than being an open map the level will be more compact and feature plenty of escape routes. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like we will be seeing any movie stars this time around, though it looks like the old crew may be returning… maybe paradise wasn’t exactly what they thought.
Well, it’s Thursday and that of course means Nintendo are bringing out a small load of titles to all of their download services. The biggest to talk about is the 5th title released for the 3DS Virtual Console, Donkey Kong (also known as Donkey Kong ’94). This Game Boy game was released in 1994 (of course) and plays a lot like the classic arcade version of Donkey Kong, but with more levels and a few new mechanics with Mario going after keys that block the paths along the way. Donkey Kong is priced at $3.99.
For those without a 3DS, Nintendo still have you covered as the NES classic, Mega Man V has finally released for the Wii virtual console for the usual 500 Nintendo points. A full list of all the rest of the downloadable greatness can be found below that covers the DSi, Wii, and 3DS e-Shops.
Activision usually has trouble keeping a tight lip on information concerning their map packs and the latest installment, Annihilation, was no exception. After a little bit of a leak to everyone yesterday, Activision confirmed today that they are planning to release the Annihilation DLC pack on June 28th on the Xbox 360 first with subsequent releases on later dates for the PC and PlayStation 3.
The map pack will cost your average expensive 1200 MSP ($15) and will include four new multiplayer maps and of course everyone’s favorite… a zombie map. The four new multiplayer maps will be called Hangar 18, Drive-in, Silo and Hazard while the zombie map will be called Shagri-La. Shagri La is an exotic zombie map full of deadly traps and dark secrets that will give zombie survivalists an experience they have never seen in a zombie mode yet.
If you thought the bosses you would be fighting against in Shadows of the Damned would be your standard run of the mill monsters then you better go back and check out the rest of the game because you must know nothing about Shadows of the Damned. In a recently released gameplay video we see Garcia Hotspur take on a giant demon bird without blinking an eye.
Also before he happens to start shooting it he calls it a pendejo and says that he will carve his name into the creatures hide. Shadows of the Damned is coming out next week on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 so you better make sure to have at least a little bit of money left over from all of the other games released this month already.
If you have finished L.A. Noire and need something else to do, fear not: Rockstar have announced the new DLC trailer for the arson case, “Nicholson Electroplating” is being released tomorrow.
The story behind the case is simple: an explosion occurs at the Nicholson Electroplating plant, and it’s up to Phelps and Biggs to investigate whether this was a tragic accident or if something more sinister is afoot. While some DLC cases are available for L.A. Noire already (“The Naked City” vice case and “A Slip of the Tongue” traffic case) this one looks far more intriguing and puzzling. From the screens, it seems like a great new piece of DLC that will keep the magic of L.A. Noire alive after the game has finished.
August is shaping up to be a great month for DVDs, and Madman has added yet another one to the list: the award-winning film, How I Ended This Summer, is coming to DVD on the 10th of August, 2011.
Directed by Alexei Popogrebsky and starring Grigory Dobrygin, this Russian film is set in the Arctic Circle and follows the life of a graduate, Pavel, as he is posted at a remote station in Russia. Pavel is isolated with Sergei (Sergei Puskepalis), his co-worker who harbours a great amount of distrust for Pavel’s youthful nature. However, one day when Pavel receives a radio message and does not pass it on to his co-worker, a whole new level of events arises and the situation begins spiralling out of control.
The film has won the Silver Bear for Best Actor and for Best Artistic Achievement at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival, and was named Best Film at the 2010 BFI London Film Festival – from that, it’s pretty obvious that it’s a film worth checking out. You can find out more on Madman’s site here.
During E3, President of Nintendo America Reggie Fils-Aime told GameTrailers that the Wii U would not use Blu Ray discs for its games but rather a similar disc of their own design. It’s now confirmed by company president Satoru Iwata that the Wii U will not be able to play DVDs or Blu-ray discs. “Wii U does not have DVD or Blu-ray playback capabilities,” he said said at a Q&A with investors. “The reason for that is that we feel that enough people already have devices that are capable of playing DVDs and Blu-ray, such that it didn’t warrant the cost involved to build that functionality into the Wii U console because of the patents related to those technologies.”
A lot of people are complaining about this, because this system that runs faster than the PS3 and Xbox360 can’t run DVDs which the last two generations had as a standard. It’s become expected of video game consoles these days. To people who feel this way I say the following:
1. Chances are, many of you guys also will already own a computer, or a laptop, DVD player, Blu Ray, PS3, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, portable DVD player, etc… Do you REALLY need another system that can do that? Chances are your Wii U will sit right next to one of these devices already, and Im sure many of us own at least 2 of those devices!
2. Not including a Blu Ray/DVD player will lower the price of the console. That’s a good thing! Start cheering!
3. Oh come on, are you really surprised? This is Nintendo! They’ve always refused to add that kind of stuff in, remember? Thats why you same guys got annoyed about the Gamecube and the Wii, and many still went out and bought it.
But who cares what I think, what do you guys think? Tell us your opinion in the comment section below! Will not including a Blu Ray/DVD player make you NOT want to by a Wii U?
