Microsoft has revealed two Xbox bundles. The first one is available on the Microsft Store for $249.99. It includes $50.00 of MS Points, two controllers, a 4GB Xbox 360 S- Console, and a year of XBL Gold. All in all, you can save up to about $100. If you have not bought a new Xbox or you want to upgrade, this might be the time. Just remember that a new, bigger hard drive will cost around $100 😉
Finally, the other Xbox 360 bundle will be packaged with Alan Wake and Forza 3. This deal is scheduled to be released in S. Korea, Europe and Canada. It may still be announced for other countries as well. Look for more details as they are announced.
We still have a little over a week to go before the new WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 launches, but THQ has recently revealed a bit more insight on what you can expect in this year’s the Road to Wrestlemania mode. First up is choice. Every decision you make will affect the way the storyline plays out for your superstar. Being able to now walk around backstage and interact with the superstars backstage is something fans of the series have missed heavily and it is great to see that that is the bread and butter of this year’s Road to Wrestlemania mode. Now the only small gripe I have is that there is still a limited amount of superstars that you can choose from in this mode.
Those Superstars included are:
Undertaker – play in a “versus” mode against the Undertaker utilizing John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler or a created Superstar
Christian
Chris Jericho
Rey Mysterio
John Cena
Of course a lot was put into this mode making up for the choices of playable characters so I am still very much looking forward to trying it out due to the RPG elements mixed in. As usual, attribute points can be earned to improve your superstar’s overall stats. Players must spend these points in the training room to boost their attribute ratings, meaning the desire to max out all ratings is not an option.
Players must choose which attributes they upgrade depending on their chosen WWE Superstar and playing style. WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 releases on October 26th and will be available for every console, including the portables and the Playstaion 2. We will bring you more soon on WWE Smackdown vs Raw as information comes forward so keep it tuned here for more coverage.
Developer : Supermassive Games
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform : PlayStation 3 / MOVE
Release date : 16 September 2010
Genre : Party game, Augmented reality
Modes : Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating : ESRB: E
Media : Blu-ray Disc
Start The Party puts you right into the game. Using the Playstation Move you can see objects like brushes, pizza trays, magnifying glasses and swords actually in your hands without the need to go out and buy those silly looking attachments that you can get on the Wii. You can go up against another three of your friends and family to see who has what it takes to become the king or queen of the party.
Start the Party is one of Sony’s launch titles for the Move and I must say its great fun for the entire family. Taking full advantage of the Move’s motion controls this not only introduces newcomers to the gaming world of motion control type games but it lso throws down the challenge to hard core gaming veterans with some fun and highly addictive mini games.
Get your family and friends together for some fun filled action and take part in over 20 fun mini games. The great thing about Start The Party is that all of the mini games are easy and very accessible for people of all ages. Grandad and Grandma can even get stuck into the action and have some fun with their grandkids as well. Some of the mini games are great fun and well designed and will certainly make you laugh, giggle and even jump for joy with excitement.
There is not much of a story in Start The Party. Pretty much you can play on your own but there’s not much fun in beating yourself. The real action begins when you and your friends all get together and start a 4 player party mode. You start off by picking a colour pictureless portrait with legs and arms, once you select it you’ll be asked to take a happy snap of yourself using the Playstation Eye Camera so it appears in the portrait and then finally speaking into the camera’s microphone give yourself a name or anything else you want to be called. Let the rest of the players do the same thing and then let the games being. The walking portraits look absolutely hilarious if you manage to pull off a funny looking photo of yourself which makes the fun and games even more enjoyable.
In party mode you’ll have a wide variety of fun mini games and modes thrown at you. The object of the game is have the most stars at the end of the game and by doing that you will need to score the most points at the end of each round. At the beginning of each round, the voice over presenter will explain what type of trouble you’ll be getting yourself into. For example one round might have you taking part in rapid fire mini games, another will allow you to steal stars from other players. There is also a Joker round that is quite enjoyable (as long as the joke isn’t on you) – here you are given a big paint brush and with your MOVE controller you get to paint over an opponent’s portrait and to top it off you’ll be allowed to re-record their name to something that might make then want to go hide in the corner and cry 🙂
Start The Party not only uses the MOVE Controller but also takes advantage of the EYE Camera placing you right into the game. As previously mentioned the EYE Camera detects the MOVE controller light bulb (the little ball attached to the top of the controller that changes colour) and will add the appropriate attachment to it on the screen as you play that specific mini game. For example when trying to catch all the pizza toppings your controller on the screen will turn into a large pizza tray, or when you’re trying to WHACK-A-MOLE it will change to a giant mallet. The mini games are very easy to play and extremely fun, very imaginative and well designed. Some of my personal favourites without giving away to many spoilers is the Ghost Zapping, Haircut shaver and Rock Pick mini games.
If you also want to pick up some easy Playstation 3 Trophies Start The Party is right up your alley. Just by playing for an hour or two you’ll be able to unlock over half of them, of course some are quick and easy like watching the credits where others will need a little bit of work and time to unlock.
If you’re on your own you can take advantage of the survival mode portion of the game which has you taking on random mini-games one after the other till your luck runs out and fail. The main purpose of survival is to tally up a high score on how long you can survive before crash and burn. It’s timed and if you make it past specific times you unlock yet another few trophies.
Start The Party is best enjoyed with friends and Family. The mini games are quick and easy and will make you laugh. It is quite a short game even when playing in party mode with four of your friends. It would have been nice to have a little more mini games as once you’ve played party mode a few times playing the same type of mini games might start to get a little boring. For a Move launch title Start The Party has done just that. Started the MOVE PARTY !!
With the game release under a week away, Bethesda is now bringing out what appears to be its last Developer Diary in it’s six part series explaining everything behind the game. With this diary however they explain not what technological advances they have placed into the game, but instead the famous actors that have been able to voice different characters within the game itself.
We have Ron Perlman returning as the narrator, because to be honest the game would feel extremely different if he wasn’t there to be the narration to our journeys. Actor Mathew Perry comes in as the voice of Benny, leader of the Chairmen which are out to kill you the player for a yet unknown reason. There won’t be any 3 Dog this time around either, as the Mr. New Vegas will be voiced by none other than Wayne Newton.
Other voices gracing New Vegas are William Sadler playing the part of Victor and Kris Kristofferson voicing Chief Hanlon. We’ll be able to hear all of these actors and more when Fallout: New Vegas releases next Tuesday on October 19th.
Video from Yahoo Games, bear with the commercials.
Interesting in the achievements for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood? Well it definitely has perhaps the most interestingly named achievement that I have seen in all my achievement gathering days. That is the fact that one of them comes in Morse Code. The achievement for solving all of the puzzles left by Subject 16 is in some sort of Morse code, though I unfortunately do not know how to read it, maybe you will?
Other than that it looks like your standard fair of story related achievements, achievements for doing a specific action, and then completing random side objectives that otherwise may pass unnoticed without an achievement to go along with them. There are also a handful of multiplayer only achievements to go along with the Brotherhood’s new multiplayer mode.
No tile icons to go along with the achievements just yet, but then again the game doesn’t release until November 16th, so we will have to wait till then. Also in case you are worried about spoilers, thankfully there isn’t too much to be spoiled with the achievements in this one. Catch them below:
Technical Difficulties 10
Attempt to access DNA Sequence 9 for the first time.
Battle Wounds 20
Complete DNA Sequence 1.
Sanctuary! Sanctuary! 20
Find a secure place to hide and re-enter the Animus.
Rome in Ruins 20
Complete DNA Sequence 2.
Fixer-Upper 20
Complete DNA Sequence 3.
Principessa in Another Castello 20
Complete DNA Sequence 4.
Fundraiser 20
Complete DNA Sequence 5.
Forget Paris 20
Complete DNA Sequence 6.
Bloody Sunday 20
Complete DNA Sequence 7.
Vittoria Agli Assassini 20
Complete DNA Sequence 8.
Requiescat In Pace 20
Complete DNA Sequence 9.
A Knife to the Heart 50
Secure the Apple of Eden.
Perfect Recall 30
Achieve 100% Synchronization with a Sequence.
Déjà vu 20
Replay a Memory.
Undertaker 2.0 20
Discover the Shrine in the Catacombe di Roma.
Golden Boy 20
Discover the Shrine in the Terme di Traiano.
Gladiator 20
Discover the Shrine in Il Colosseo.
Plumber 20
Discover the Shrine in the Cloaca Maxima.
One-Man Wrecking Crew 20
Discover the Shrine in Palazzo Laterano.
Amen 20
Discover the Shrine in the Basilica di San Pietro.
Bang! 20
Destroy the Machine Gun.
Splash! 20
Destroy the Naval Cannon.
Boom! 20
Destroy the Bomber.
Kaboom! 20
Destroy the Tank.
Home Improvement 20
Upgrade 5 buildings in the Antico district.
Tower Offense 20
Burn All Borgia Towers.
Show Off 20
Complete 10 Guild Challenges.
.. .- — .- .-.. .. …- . 20
Solve all of Subject 16’s Puzzles.
Perfectionist 20
Earn 3 gold medals from the Animus Virtual Training Program
Brotherhood 20
Recruit 3 Assassins.
Welcome to the Brotherhood 20
Train a recruit up to the Rank of Assassin.
Capture the Flag 30
Remove All Borgia Flags in Rome.
In Memoriam 20
Collect All Feathers.
Dust to Dust 20
Find 1 Artifact in the Present.
Serial Killer 20
Perform a Speed Kill Streak of 10.
Spring Cleaning 10
Kill a guard with a broom.
Your Wish is Granted 10
Throw money in a well
Fly Like an Eagle 10
Jump with the parachute off the top of Castel Sant’ Angelo.
The Gloves Come Off 10
Win the highest bet at the Fights.
Mailer Daemon 20
Access your email in 2012
Synchronization Established 10
Complete an entire Session with at least one kill (Multiplayer Only).
Needle in a Haystack 5
Kill your target while hidden in a hay bale (Multiplayer Only).
Strong Closer 20
Take the lead 10 seconds before the end of the session and go on to win (Multiplayer Only).
Fast Learner 25
Kill your target and escape your pursuer in less than 10 seconds (Multiplayer Only).
Job skills 20
During Open Conflict, kill your target and escape (Multiplayer Only).
Download Complete 40
Reach Level 50 (Multiplayer Only).
Role Model 20
Get all the Co-op bonuses in 1 session (Multiplayer Only).
Overachiever 20
Score 750 points or more on a single kill (Multiplayer Only).
Abstergo Employee of the Month 20
Get every bonus at least once (Multiplayer Only).
Ahead of the Curve 20
Perform a double or a triple escape (Multiplayer Only).
Not a whole lot to say about this one other than that it looks to take the prize for most unique game coming out next year. The good people at ACE Team have released a new trailer for the upcoming Rock of Ages. ACE Team is known for developing Zeno Clash and is now looking to make a splash, or should I say crash with their next game.
Take a look below to see for yourself this unique game of destruction. The game itself will be releasing on the PSN, PC, and 360 in Spring 2011.
Ready to see just how much blood is inside the human body? Or at least within a body inside of the Fist of the North Star universe? Then you are in luck as Tecmo Koei has announced that Fist of the North Star: Ken’s rage will be getting a demo release on the PS3 and 360 next week on October 19th.
The demo itself will contain two levels of playability and allow players to choose between Ken and Rei as they go through the level popping enemies like overfilled blood sacks. As you can imagine, blood will be everywhere but I digress. The game itself will be hitting shelves on November 2nd with it’s full cast of selectable characters and the rest of the stages. So if you are on the fence about this game, or looking to satisfy your Fist of the North star itch, get ready to get the demo.
Zombies are one thing, but taking the four horses of the apocalypse and throwing them into the game all in one set of DLC? That is definitely a sealed deal for me. Rockstar has announced that the horses of the apocalypse will be available within the Undead Nightmare DLC, and you can see them above; Pestilence, Famine, Death, and War.
Each horse possesses their own special abilities which you can see below:
Death: With Hell following close behind, Death carries with him a violent wake that rattles through the skulls of the undead, causing a spectacular cranial explosion for any zombie it comes in contact with.
Famine: Attracting a swarm of insects wherever it travels, Famine’s thin shadowy frame and crimson eyes mask an everlasting stamina.
Pestilence: A ghastly harbinger of plague and disease that’s easily identifiable by its exposed wounds and ocular hemorrhaging, Pestilence possesses an exceptionally high pain threshold.
War: Given power to take peace from the earth, the fiery red horse known as War ignites a trail of flame upon all those in its path, turning the living and the undead alike into smoldering ash.
The Undead Nightmare DLC will be available on October 26th for the Xbox 360 and the PS3.
Are modern day fighters letting you down? Not giving you that classic feel anymore? Well you are in luck because SNK has just announced on their Facebook page that they are bringing back the updated arcade fighter King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match. KoF UM will be coming to the XBLA sometime in Autumn of this year. But we are already in Autumn, so that is a good sign that the game will be available within the next month or so.
There hasn’t really been a set price, but previous games from SNK featuring their KoF series looks to place the price for this one at 800 MSP ($10). There will be over 66 different playable characters to choose from, and the fighters and the stages themselves will be similar to the arcade version, while the menus, amount of characters, and game modes. But don’t fret the graphics have also been severely upgraded and there have been new attacks added to each character’s arsenal.
EA Bright Light is treating us with a new video for the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, the videogame. It’s your chance to see more of the epic battles, deadly enemies and iconic environments that await you. The trailer features a good level of gameplay, as well as a brief hint in regards to the story, for everyone who has yet to devle into the book and is awaiting the release of the movie. With the physical constrainsts and boundaries of Hogwarts removed, this looks like it could be shaping up to be the best Potter outing yet.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 1 the videogame launches on multiple platforms this November.
