Supposedly we have all been demanding Miley Cyrus songs in Rock Band. Have we really?
Well Harmonix was proud to announce 5 new songs from Hannah Montana will be available to play on June 22nd.
Have we really been requesting these? Man I must be out of it, but I’ll leave you with some words from Miley Cyrus herself.
“I’m excited fans will be able to download and play five of my songs in Rock Band,” said Miley Cyrus. “I love that people can rock out with me and play my new song ‘Can’t Be Tamed’ on the same day my album comes out!”
Miley Cyrus Tracks – 160 Microsoft points each
Miley Cyrus – “7 Things” (Also compatible LEGO Rock Band)
Miley Cyrus – “Can’t Be Tamed”
Miley Cyrus – “Fly On the Wall” (Also compatible with LEGO Rock Band)
Miley Cyrus – “See You Again” (Also compatible with LEGO Rock Band)
Miley Cyrus – “Start All Over” (Also compatible with LEGO Rock Band)
Can’t wait to get your hands on some Crackdown 2 goodness? Well I have good news! You don’t have to wait until July. A demo of the game will be available for your gaming pleasure on June 21st.
Even more good news, the demo will supposedly have 10 achievements worth 10g each. This sounds odd, but supposedly you will be able to unlock them in the demo, and when you put the full retail version in you will get them all automatically added to the full 1000g.
Major Nelson has made it a habit recently to tell everyone the weeks XBLA schedule before the week actually hits. This isn’t a bad thing; however, it gives us time to save up and collect the Microsoft points we all need for the games we want.
Below is the list of deals, and new items coming to XBLA. Take note, that all items, prices, and games are subject to change.
Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week:
FIFA 10 Ultimate Game Mode – 240 Points
Madden NFL Arcade – 800 Points
NBA 2K10 Draft Combine – 240 Points
Football Genius – 400 Points
Sensible World of Soccer – 400 Points
Soccer ball Xbox LIVE Avatar prop – 80 Points
MLB Stickball – 500 Points
Available only to Xbox LIVE Gold members from Monday June 21st.
Xbox LIVE Games on Demand:
June 21: Mirror’s Edge
June 21: Bee Movie Game
Xbox LIVE Arcade:
June 23: RISK: Factions – 800 Points
June 23: Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project – 800 Points
Xbox 360 Game Add-ons
June 22: Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Onslaught Mode – 800 Points
June 22: Red Dead Redemption: ‘Outlaws to the End’ – Free
June 23: Hasbro Family Game Night: Jenga, Pictureka! and Connect 4×4 – 800 Points each
Avatar Marketplace:
June 21: LEGO Harry Potter
Take note that the below titles have been on sale for the last week, and the sale will end on June 22. Buy while they are cheap.
Admit it…you played some of the Wii’s kiddie party games and you liked them! I know i did, some of them at least…
Yeah…on topic, 2K Play showed their new titles in development:
New Carnival Games – Wii, DS
Nickelodeon Fit – Wii
New Carnival Games brings kids over 30 fun carnival games, loads of cool unlockable prizes, 4 player action, and for the Wii version, the Motion Plus is now integrated for increased precision and fun. Set for September 2010. Trailer down.
Nickelodeon Fit is the first fitness game designed especially for kids, all their favorite Nick Jr. characters making an appearance. Parents will be able to control and monitor their child’s exercise routines so they don’t get too buffed up. 🙂 The game is compatible with the balance board and remote(dugh) and is set to be released in November 2010.
Now, 2K…why’d you have to make an April Fool’s joke with Bioshock Undersea Carnival Games ??? 🙁
2K Games, once again, decided to re-imagine a franchise which left a mark on most of the hardcore gamers…and not only. This E3, a new trailer has been released for the upcoming first person shooter, XCOM.
Set in the perfect american 1950s, you take the role of an FBI agent investigating the alien threat…but the threat finds you and that’s where the story picks up.
Being developed by 2K Marin, the rebirth of the series XCOM promises a strong storyline and fast paced shooting. Let’s not forget that 2K Marin are responsible for Bioshock 2, so in my opinion, it’s in good hands.
A release date has yet to be announced. Now…get ready for some alien abduction action only on Xbox360 and PC!
2K Games and Yager released a new trailer for their upcoming third person tactical shooter Spec Ops: The Line.
The rebirth of the series takes the player to the near future, in Dubai, once the jewel of modern cities, now destroyed by sand storms and war. The developers promised a dark, but gripping story, putting more emphasis on morality choices, but without leaving aside the “tactical shooter” part of the game.
The trailer’s soundtrack is performed by Alice in Chains with their “Rooster” and the release date is to be announced in 2011.
GT Racing: Motor Academy HD is now available on the App Store at $12.99 BUY NOW
GT Racing is the richest simulation ever published on the App Store with the following great features :
– Huge content: 107 models from 25 worldwide manufacturers
– Approx 24-hour lifespan thanks to the career mode allowing players passing driving tests and access over 60 racing events
– Online multiplayer
– This is what you get new on the Apple iPad:
o HD graphics
o Redesigned and animated cockpits for an even better representation of racing
o Customisable interface + replay editor
GT Racing is without a doubt one of the best racing games on the Apple iPAD with incredible graphics + animation + gameplay. Check out the video gameplay below.
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Overview:
Music games have become quite popular over the last few years since Rock Band and Guitar Hero came out. Now though we have iPhones and iPods out, with full app capability. Rhythm Racer 2 is now taking a stand to establish their motion controlled music game and it turns out to be quite a fun ride.
Graphics:
Each track has a unique path, though the road looks the same regardless of what song is playing. However as you advance difficulty the track grows more lengths to make things more difficult. The graphics stay above par even with the more resource draining courses. Your own vehicle, while there is only one, looks great as it races along the track. One complaint about the vehicle is that there is no customization option, or even the ability to select between another vehicle and the default one.
As you gather different orbs you will see bits of fireworks pop in the sky with the color you gathered, also as you race the track slowly changes colors which is a nice touch to the environment. Couple that with the occasional pyrotechnic during bits of the track and you will see many things happening around you that look spectacular.
Sound:
Of course sound is the key point to rhythm based music games, as well as the part where they must show when you begin to fail. In Rhythm Racer 2, the music plays fluidly as you race along the track no matter how much is currently happening on the screen. On top of that as you hit the certain glowing orbs the music stays at a consistent beat and as the line fills up the sound triggering a higher multiplayer plays.
As you begin to mess up and miss orbs, you will start to hear the music drain away. The life leaves the beat of the music and it begins to fade. Even if you begin to mess up extremely bad the music never entirely fades away, leaving a bit of faint vocals in the background which slowly begins to pick up as you gather the orbs again.
Gameplay:
Flying your craft along the track is very simple but quite fun. As you race down the track you must steer by tilting the iPhone/iTouch in the direction that you want to go. The motion controls are very responsive and drifting along the track to pick up harder combination of orbs brings a nice sense of accomplishment when you manage to retrieve every single one.
When you begin to play Rhythm Racer 2, you will notice that you will only have four different songs to choose from initially. However this is not the limitation of the game, as you can purchase more song packs for only $0.99 each. The four initial songs however are very entertaining and cover a couple of the music genres, so even the temporary player will find themselves unable to put the game down as they try to gain a better score.
The whole part of the game is to race down the track and gather as many orbs as possible, and when certain amounts of orbs are obtained your mutliplayer increases thus giving you more points. This is a very simple premise and works exactly as it is meant to, establishing the player and the music in an enjoyable format. Plus when you hit the jump and fly through the rings, you can steer yourself through each ring and earn many points, and catch some serious hang time.
There are three different difficulties; Practice, Pro, and Master. It is impossible to fail during a song so you do not have to worry about becoming overwhelmed with a difficulty increase. Instead Rhythm Racer 2 only gets more enjoyable with the higher difficulty as the orbs are more plentiful and the track is larger.
While the track does grow in size, it does cause the occasional hang up during a run down the track. The screen will occasionally lag momentarily to catch up with itself, causing a jump on the track and a loss of your current pick up streak. I only experienced this during Master mode, while the other modes played fluidly.
Overall:
Despite the occasional graphic hang up and the small amount of starting songs, Rhythm Racer 2 is a fully effective music simulating game. Rhythm Racer 2 is exactly what you would be expecting you download it. With a sleek appearance, and a simple and fun gaming experience you will have an app that you can pick up at any time and play. Plus with the addition of more songs to download in the future, you can continuously expand your music gaming library.
It has recently been revealed by Ubisoft that Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood will feature mission replays. Supposedly this is due to the overwhelming request by players, because they couldn’t replay a few key missions. Most notably, would be the Da Vinci glider mission. The reason is most likely because of the achievement located on that mission and if you don’t get it you either have to restart the game or buy the DLC.
Many people are seeing this as a way to hone their assassination skills or enjoy the game without having to continually restart.
I on the other hand see something worse. Depending on how ubisoft handles it, you could be having fun replaying missions with all your equipment. However, they could possibly take away equipment based on how early the mission is. The worse theory would be that you have all your equipment from the start and never unlock anymore, but I highly doubt this would happen.
The next bad part is that Ubisoft could have some pretty difficult mission based achievements. Imagine having to beat a mission without being spotted, or a mission where you have to do it under a certain amount of time. Some people might enjoy that, others won’t.
