Everyone loves sales and for those of us who just can’t buy every new game out there, these sales are real life savers. Every so often Toys-R-Us has a buy 1 and get another game half off. It is back and better then ever.
Go to Toys-R-Us right now and buy a game, and then buy half of the price for another game. Remember the cheaper game is always the one that the discount is applied to.
The offer is not valid for PC titles or Pre-orders, so aside from those 2 clauses get to purchasing all the other games you want.
Still busy deciding where to buy Starcraft 2? Well look no farther than Kmart! Starting Tuesday and running through July 30 Kmart is offering $20 credit to purchasers of the game. Saving money is always the best idea.
Now the problem is, finding a Kmart that is still open around you. Keep in mind, that it isn’t worth spending $30 on gas to get to a Kmart and save $20 on the game.
Citizens of Gotham are to be saved yet again, as Batman: The Brave and the Bold is getting a full video game treatment for the Wii and the DS this fall. Yes, Arkham Asylum is now the Batman experience for most gamers out there, but Brave and the Bold is catching my attention for many other reasons.
First is a full 2D experience. I grew up first playing Batman games on my Sega Genesis years ago, and this game is looking extremely smooth and fluent with beautiful 2-D graphics. Another reason is also the co-op play. Of course Robin is in, but also playable is Green Lantern, Hawkman and Blue Beetle with assists from drop‐in heroes such as The Flash and Aquaman.
Features are set to include:
Team Focused Superhero Gameplay: Play along with family and friends in two‐player co‐op mode as Batman or one of his powerful allies including Robin, and call in the help of drop‐in heroes such as The Flash.
Play the Show: Experience a true interactive adaptation of the cartoon classic with feature‐quality character animation, many of the same VO cast as the show, and all the same great writing, humour, and action!
Cool Gadgets and Unlockables: Use Batman’s iconic gadgets including his Batarang, Jet Booster, belt sword and more to complete missions. Unlock and upgrade new gadgets and team up with new heroes as you fight your way to justice.
Journey to Foreign Lands: Battle through four unique environments including Gotham City, London, Science Island and Planet Oa.
Fight Dastardly Villains: Just like the show, kick off each game episode mid‐battle, followed by epic boss encounters with villains such as Catwoman, Gorilla Grodd and Gentleman Ghost.
Wii/Nintendo DS Interconnectivity: Link the Nintendo DS version to the Wii version to unlock Bat‐Mite as a playable character that can be controlled with the Nintendo DS. Be helpful or mischievous while fighting alongside the heroes.
If you are a hardcore batman fan or just a fan of arcade style beat-em-up games you now have a reason to check out a fresh new title on both Nintendo platforms. WayForward and WB Game’s Batman: The Brave and the Bold hits shelves in September of this year. Check out the trailer below and be sure to check out the greatness that is Aquaman at the end of the clip FOR THE ENTIRE OCEAN IS MY ARMY!!!!!!!
Yen Press, an American Manga publishing company which translates Manga from Japanese to English professionally, has announced at Comic Con that they picked up the latest hit Highschool of the Dead. The Manga itself has suffered some hiatuses due to author and artist problems over it’s own monthly run but it does garner a very large following in Japan.
One bit of sad news is, that Yen Press has fallen under hard times in stores and retail, and has turned into digital distribution. This is good in another way however, as you can now sign up on their website for Yen Plus, which is currently free until August 9th. After that, you can continue your service with them for $2.99 a month which is not bad for a monthly issue of Manga stories. The service will be providing a new issue the first Tuesday of every month, and keep the two latest issues up until the next issue has been released.
Fans of the table top advanced war game Warhammer 40k have probably already been excited enough to hear that their favorite game will be coming to the PS3 and the Xbox 360 sometime in early 2011. But what about those that prefer PC gaming? They should rejoice as well because today THQ has announced that Warhammer: 40,000: Space Marine will be available on the PC as well as the before mentioned consoles.
Travis Plane, the Vice President of Global Brand Management is quoted to say:
“Delivering great content the fans want to play is the key goal in the core games division at THQ so we are pulling out all of the stops to make this the best possible game for PC and console audiences alike.”
Then again it will be quite an interesting experience in my opinion, as THQ is developing the 3rd person shooter which will place the player behind the eyes of a Space Marine. A soldier that has been genetically modified and conditioned for years to create a superhuman fighting soldier. This is entirely necessary due to one of the industrial “Forge Worlds” has suffered attacks from devastatinly powerful Ork soldiers. Not too much is known beyond this point but fans of Warhammer 40k should be ecstatic.
A few weeks ago, the German ratings board posted ratings for NBA Jam, which has been thought to be a Wii Exclusive, for the Xbox 360 and PS3.
This sparked hopeful rumors that the 1993 classic would be making its way to other platforms.
While no official word has been given by EA, today America’s Entertainment Software Rating Board also listed NBA Jam for the 360 and PS3. It has since been taken down.
Oddly enough, the Wii was not inlcuded.
Personally, as long as it releases (I don’t care WHICH platform) I’ll be happy. I just really need to relive my glorious days as a 5 year old playing virtual hoops.
In Modern Conflict, you are a commander of your nation’s army. At the beginning of Modern Conflict’s story mode, you can choose among three nations to control: America, Russia, and China. The China campaign was the oddball of the three campaigns, which started off with your army taking over drug smuggling territory. The beginning of both America’s and Russia’s storylines, however, center around the nation of Guyaran, whom America has found evidence of the Guyaran government supporting terrorism. However, Russia is supporting Guyaran against America because they believe the evidence was fabricated so America can secure oil deposits in Guyaran territory. So a battle between America and Russia ensues.
Gameplay:
Modern Conflict has a very simple interface: click and direct. The game’s six stage tutorial runs you through all the basics: what units there are, the goal of the game, and how various objects interact with your units. The goal of each level is this: control every territory. It’s as simple as that. Each level you start with a certain number of territories with a certain number of units on each. The enemy also starts off with territories, but you can’t see how many units they have on them. There are also many unclaimed territories on the map that you can take over to get more units also. Each territory you control adds a unit to that territory around every 1-2 seconds, which you can then direct to control other territories. Each territory has a limit to how many units it can have on it before it stops creating troops, so it is always a good idea to conquer often.
There are two basic types of territories, those that spawn tanks and those that spawn helicopters. If a tank tries to conquer a helicopter territory or vice versa, the attacking units will suffer twice the casualities. For example, if you move 15 units of tank to attack a helipad with 5 helicopters, the attacking unit will lose ten units when conquering the territory, double the amount needed to overpower the enemy units on that spot. There are also three different types of territories, fortified, double fortified, and anti-ground turrets. any unit attacking a fortified base, a base with a wall around it, will lose twice the number of troops needed to conquer. Any unit attacking a double fortified base, a base with a wall and spikes around it, will lose four times the number of troops. The anti-ground turrets attached to some bases will shoot at enemy tanks when they get near the base, whittling down their health.
Content:
In Modern Conflict there are two modes: Story and Survival. The Story mode is rather short, the whole game only has 33 missions: six tutorial, and nine each for the China, America, and Russia campaigns. Where the game really shines, however is in Survival mode. Survival mode is an endless series of randomly generated battles that get progressively harder as you advance. As you advance through the levels, you can also upgrade twelve survival skills that you can unlock and use, ranging from larger bases to destroying enemy guns.
Overall:
Modern Conflict is a very simple and polished strategy game. There is no need for a bigger screen, because there is amazingly enough room to fit everything on the screen and still have the game easy and nonfrustrating to play. This game offers plenty aside from the story mode, as the survival mode and it’s ever-randomizing stages more then make up for the lack of story stages. The game also contains three difficulty settings and the hardest one, “Elite,” will challenge even the most seasoned strategy gamers. In the words of Dora The Explorer, I give Modern Conflict a “very good!!” rating of 8.5 capsules out of ten.
If you happen to be a user of Netflix then you know how hard it is to scroll through the various movies and TV series alphabetically to simply find the one you wish to watch on your console system. However it so happens that if you are a PS3 user, you now have the option to easily skim through the various movies and TV series with the help of a search option added in today.
Joystiq managed to get a screenshot of the new update, and has shown that the search is definitely a handly little feature. Though those of us that use the Xbox 360 will still need to wait until November for this update, and the Wii has had zero mention of this being added in.
If you want to play along with some of your favorite DC heroes or villains then your chance is coming up soon. Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has released at Comic Con that DC Universe Online will be available for purchase to US residents starting November 2nd.
You can even go to the game’s official web site now and sign up to enter into the beta mode for the game, though your acceptance is not entirely guaranteed. If you happen to want to see more about the game, then watch below for a very long trailer from IGN. If I had the spare cash for this one, I would definitely be jumping at the chance. Even though you can not make your own superhero or villain you will be constantly surrounded by their presence within the universe.
