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Modern Warfare 3 ready to be rebooted

Kellie Wallace
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With the impeding release of the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 out in November, came years of rumours, proposed plots and trailers.

At the start of the year, Activision announced that the site FindMakarov.com, which was gaining world wide exposure, to be a hoax and promptly discouraged fans to visit it.

Upon recently the internet has been running rife with rumours claiming the plot of the third instalment. Many have been debunked,however one rumour has not been discredited as yet.

Activison is yet to comment on the matter, but many fans believe the game will released as a prequel, featuring the much loved and doomed Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley. The British soldier became a hit with fans worldwide for his loyalty, child like persona and of course, his infamous skull mask.

It is unknown and only subject to rumours if his commanding officers, Captain Price and Captain Mactavish will make a well deserved apeparance. With only eight months away from its release, Modern Warfare 3 is surely to make more headlines this year.

This Week on Xbox 360 (3/28/2011)

Dylan Radcliffe
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This Week on Xbox 360 (3/28/2011)

Yes, I do show favoritism towards the Xbox 360; it isn’t because I dislike any of the other systems, I just like the controllers the best. Get me a Wii or PS3 controller shaped just like an Xbox 360 controller and I would probably play my PS3 and Wii a bit more! I like the XBox 360 controller so much, that I have an adapter for my PC that lets me sync an Xbox 360 wireless gamepad to my computer and then use it to play computer games. The Xbox 360 controller is just that sexy! The only thing that it has against it is the D-Pad that isn’t the best for fighting games, but fighting games suck anyway, so what do I care?

As for XBLA releases, we have 3 new games and 4 new deals. Check them out below!

New games incoming, all for just $10

  • March 30: Islands of Wakfu (Microsoft Game Studios) – 800 Microsoft Points
  • March 30: Seisou Kouki Strania (G.Rev Ltd.) – 800 Microsoft Points
  • March 30: Rush ‘N’ Attack Ex-Patriot (KONAMI) – 800 Microsoft Points

On the deals side of the spectrum, the ‘Arcade Four-Play’ promotion is this week, offering three four-player (get it?) games at half price, and the Worms 2: Battle Pack DLC to go along with Worms 2: Armageddon. Check out this week’s deals belows:

  • March 29-April 3: A World of Keflings – 400 Microsoft Points (50% off)
  • March 29-April 3: Worms 2: Armageddon – 400 Microsoft Points (50% off)
  • March 29-April 3: Worms 2: Battle Pack – 200 Microsoft Points (50% off)
  • March 29-April 3: Raskulls – 400 Microsoft Points (50% off)

Anybody buy games on demand? There are two new games coming out on demand.

  • Split/Second
  • Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2

This week in retail we have a bunch of new games, some you might enjoy while others you might enjoy a little less:

North America

  • Shift 2: Unleashed
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
  • WWE All Stars
  • NASCAR 2011: The Game
  • Dynasty Warriors 7

Asia

  • No new releases

Australia

  • Shift 2: Unleashed
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
  • WWE All Stars
  • Alien Breed Trilogy
  • Dynasty Warriors 7
  • PopCap Hits
  • PopCap Hits 2
  • Serious Sam HD

Europe

  • Shift 2: Unleashed
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
  • WWE All Stars
  • Arcania: Gothic 4

Card Sagas Wars promises crossover fighting action

Chris Cerami
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For anyone not familiar with Card Sagas Wars, it’s essentially a fighting game made in the MUGEN engine. The characters in the game all come from various video game series in a crossup similar to Nintendo’s Super Smash series, although with greater variety. Characters making appearances will include Simon Belmont of Castlevania fame, Dead Rising’s famous photographer Frank West, Eggman (ahem, Dr. Robotnik), and even Master Chief from Halo. While there is no set date yet for the beta, it has been announced that it will include four fighters: X (Mega Man X), KOS-MOS (Xenosaga), Cloud (Final Fantasy VII), and Link (Legend of Zelda). The latest character premier trailer has just been uploaded and it shows off a battle between Master Chief and Samus Aran, and includes some awesome assist characters. My personal favorite is the Duke Nukem cameo right towards the end.

Mortal Kombat roster unveiled by leaked screenshot

Travis Bruno
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Mortal Kombat has always been a franchise that has loved their fighters. Many of the fighters may usually just appear to be palette swaps but that doesn’t matter because fans still loved them. Of course we knew some favorite characters would be returning for sure in Mortal Kombat (the 9th game of the series). But we didn’t exactly know who would else would be available.

But it appears that now we do because a leaked screenshot which has shown up on Mortal Kombat Unlimited contains the whole roster from the character select list of the game. Exactly whether or not this screenshot is really authentic is still under debate but it looks very legitimate.

The characters that are shown off on the screenshot are Scorpion, Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Sub-Zero, Sindel, Ermac, Reptile, Kitana, Johnny Cage, Jade, Mileena, Nightwolf, Cyrax, Noob Saibot, Smoke, Sektor, Sonya, Jax, Kano, Stryker, Shang Tsung, Baraka, Kabal, Raiden, Sheeva and Quan Chi. Also we see what appears to be a robotic Sub-Zero and another robotic character on the bottom of the list.

Nintendo releases statement about 3DS headache complaints

Travis Bruno
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The 3DS may have just been released in the United States yesterday but it has been out in the UK since the end of last week and with its launch was the realization that some people were experiencing headaches after or while using the 3DS. Maxconsole ended up gathering a number of these complaints on Twitter to emphasize the number of people having problems.

Nintendo UK’s Head of Communications Robert Saunders then made a statement about the complaints which you can read in full below:

“We have shown Nintendo 3DS at multiple events around the world to literally hundreds of thousands of people and have received very few negative comments. As with anything that requires focus, from reading to staring at a computer screen, taking breaks frequent breaks is always recommended. When viewing any kind of 3D images (TV, movies etc.), some people might experience minor discomfort. The effects are short term and have no lasting effect, in fact most players can continue after taking a short break. The Nintendo 3D was designed with a 3D depth slider that lets users adjust the 3D effect to a level that suits them for optimum enjoyment.”

I’m not sure about some but I too experienced mild headaches after using the 3DS for the first time but later in the day I used the 3D for hours and it didn’t bother me then. At least in my own experience it just takes some time to adjust to using the 3D technology for the first time and is not a continual issue.

Portal 2 video demonstrates robotic trust

Travis Bruno
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Portal 2 - logo

Humans aren’t exactly the pillar of working together. I mean look at MasterAbbott… Thankfully it seems Aperture Science knows that humans won’t work together given the chance to horribly maim each other if they decide to turn on their compatriot. The latest video from Aperture Science has their CEO Cave Johnson telling us just how much better a robot will be in the place of a human.

Watch the video below yet? Well at least the robots worked together a little bit longer than humans would have. It is also interesting to see how Valve is marketing their Portal 2 through small comedic advertisements instead of showing off gameplay as much. Though there is only so much gameplay that can be shown off without seeming like the same trailer again and again so perhaps this is a better way.

New Screenshots emerge for Rocket Slime 3…

Dustin Spencer
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New Screenshots emerge for Rocket Slime 3…

Since news broke 2 weeks ago about a new 3DS Rocket Slime, I have found myself running through the DS version all over again, just waiting for more information to come forward. Today, Square released the first set of screenshots that show that the game will take place in a whole new setting as Rocket and company head to sea.

Instead of standard tank battles like we seen in Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, it appears that slimes will now battle it out in pirate ships, which makes perfect sense with the cannon battle set-up that the series is known for. It also appears that the visuals are more of the same as well, except for some cell-shaded 3D scenes that appear in the game. My guess is that these moments will be where you get the full 3D presentation.

Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippodan or simply Rocket Slime 3 is set to hit Japan this winter. I have no clue if the U.S. will see these happy slimes cross the seas elsewhere, but I am really thinking the chances are pretty good for that happening at the moment. Check out the new screens below.

 

Resident Evil: Revelations demo coming with RE: The Mercenaries 3D

Travis Bruno
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Capcom has revealed that there will be a playable demo of Resident Evil: Revelations with every purcahse of a Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D game. The Mercenaries is set for release on the 3DS sometime in June in Japan and worldwide sometime this summer. This is the first time that a demo will be released complimentary with a game for Nintendo’s hand held and is a good sign of things to come.

The demo of Revelations will place players in control of player’s favorite Jill Valentine who will be trapped on an ocean liner and of course it wouldn’t be a Resident Evil game if there weren’t plenty of zombies and who knows what else crawling around the ship’s decks. The story will take place before the events of Resident Evil 5 and it is currently unknown if the demo will be available for worldwide purchases or only to US residents at this time.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City confirmed by Capcom

Travis Bruno
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There have been rumors circulating regarding the announcement of a new Resident Evil game and it seems that, after appearing on Xbox Magazine covers and now the Playstation Magazine, that Capcom has finally announced that Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will be released during the winter season of this year for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC.

Players will take control of the Umbrella Security Service forces and be thrown into a third person team based shooter that will give players a chance to see the events of Resident Evil 2 and 3 on the side of Umbrella forces. Their job is to eliminate all evidence of a T-Virus outbreak and kill survivors, including it seems Leon Kennedy. Will you be able to rewrite history? We’ll definitely be eager to hear more about the storyline.

Other than that, the interesting news is that Capcom is teaming up with Vancouver based Slant 6 who previously has worked on SOCOM: Confrontation. Also detailed is the multiplayer mode which will place players either as the Umbrella forces or the US Government as well as the undead monsters of course. Check out the latest cover below.

GIRP – From the maker of QWOP

Chris Cerami
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Anyone who enjoys playing flash games online will probably remember QWOP, a flash game simulation of a 100m dash runner where the player must control the individual muscles of the runner’s legs. It gained notoriety on the internet as being nearly impossible to play well and many players uploaded their humorous attempts at making progress on YouTube. The maker of QWOP has now released his next game, GIRP.

GIRP is somewhat of a spiritual successor to QWOP, and it is arguably even more straining on one’s fingers. This time around, the player controls a rock climber, and I use the word control loosely. With one finger you will need to hold down the shift or control key (or mouse button for you masochists) and with your other fingers you will need to navigate Twister style (the game not the Helen Hunt film) around to the appropriate keys. If you don’t mind a few hand cramps, I’d recommend giving it a shot.

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