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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 gets a demo October 12th

Travis Bruno
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Star Wars fans eager to jump back into the shoes of Starkiller can sate their appetite slightly when the demo releases next week. LucasArts has told us that the demo for The Force Unleashed 2 will be released on October 12th for the Xbox 360 and the PS3.

The demo will place Starkiller on the planet of Kamino and his escape from Darth Vader, tearing apart his enemies with his new dual lightsabers. There was also a bit of the story released, as this Starkiller happens to be a clone of our hero from the first game. The reason for his rebellion is that his memories have started to return and memories of a woman are haunting his mind. Expect to see the force unleashed all over the XLBM and PSN next Tuesday.

Campaign Matchmaking and new Halo: Reach playlists soon

Travis Bruno
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Tired of playing Team Swat for the thousandth time in a row?  Well don’t worry any longer because thankfully Bungie has heard people’s complaints and is doing a complete overhaul of Halo: Reach’s playlists and their multiplayer component.  There are adjustments to a few maps and game modes themselves, and even a complete restructuring of the betrayel system. This may mean that when you blow your teammate’s head off with a rocket during Rocketfight, you might not be kicked right away.

Beyond those adjustments, Bungie announced that they will be making a Campaign Matchmaking to make it easier to play through Campaign with a bunch of people. Expect the patch for this mode sometimbe between October 12th and October 19th.

Catch the extensive list of changes below.

Rumble Pit

  • Added Crazy King
  • Added Juggernaut
  • Removed Oddball on Asylum

Team Slayer

  • Removed SWAT
  • Removed Classic
  • Weights adjusted based on voting data

Team SWAT (New!)

  • Based on existing Team Slayer SWAT offering
  • Removed Hemorrhage
  • Replaced Zealot with Arena Zealot map variant

Team Objective

  • Added Crazy King
  • Added several gametypes on Powerhouse (CTF, Assault, Stockpile, Crazy King, 3 Plots)
  • Removed heavy vehicles from all 4v4 Team Objective gametypes

Multi Team

  • Added Rocket Race

Big Team Battle

  • Added Crazy King
  • Removed SWAT
  • Removed Snipers from Boneyard
  • Weights adjusted based on voting data

Doubles Arena

  • Removed Slayer Pro for Season 2
  • Removed Boardwalk
  • Replaced Zealot with Arena Zealot map variant

Team Arena

  • Removed Slayer Pro for Season 2
  • Replaced Zealot with Arena Zealot map variant


Maps

Arena Zealot (New!)

  • Added a softkill zone to the space area
  • Modified initial spawns so enemies cannot see each other

Zealot

  • Objects can no longer be dropped into the boot_base

Asylum

  • Removed multiple duplicate Headhunter score zones

Boneyard

  • Changed the base object for territories from a hill marker to a flag stand
  • Objects can no longer come to rest on the out of bounds cliff behind the scaffolding where the Invasion core is captured
  • Players can no longer sit in the out of bounds area under the ship scaffolding

Pinnacle

  • Health Packs should not respawn after 15 seconds

Hemorrhage

  • Landmine removed from Red team’s west cliff
  • Respawn time for all Mongoose vehicles is now 45 seconds
  • Scorpions replaced with Wraiths (4 minute respawn)

Paradiso

  • Respawn timer for Concussion Rifle at Red base is now 30 seconds to match Concussion Rifle at Blue base

Reflection

  • Changed the base object for territories from a hill marker to a flag stand

Boardwalk

  • Changed the base object for territories from a hill marker to a flag stand

Powerhouse

  • Respawn timer for all Needler weapons is now 45 seconds


Gametypes

Global Changes

  • Slayer DMR now has motion tracker enabled
  • Evade has replaced Hologram for all gametypes in which players can hold objects (CTF, Assault, Stockpile, Oddball)
  • Evade has replaced Dropshield for gametypes which create concentrated gameplay in specific areas (Crazy King, Territories, Oddball)
  • All Classic gametypes should now include Sprint as default equipment

King of the Hill

  • Teams are now always able to correctly score points
  • Players standing in the hill no longer receive extra points upon returning from a host migration

Rocket Race

  • Players now attached to vehicles after being on foot for 10 seconds
  • Flipped vehicles will be detected to prevent players from attaching to a non-upright vehicle
  • Added functionality for tracking and reporting rotations
  • Fountain of Mongeese should no longer be possible (don’t ask)
  • Players are no longer able to jack another teams Mongoose
  • Players are no longer forced into a specific role of driver or gunner
  • All players start with a Rocket Launcher
  • Players move at 50% speed, do significantly reduced damage and are marked with a nav icon
  • Players on foot are now able to score points in Rocket Race

Juggernaut

  • The Juggernaut no longer sees other players as allies upon returning from a host migration
  • New clients after a host migration will no longer lose their Juggernaut status

Territories

  • All teams now have separate capture timers for each territory
  • Locked territories will no longer prevent players from using equipment
  • The flag in the territory is now attached if the territory is a flag stand object
  • Added a HUD_Widget to display contested status to players inside a territory
  • The progress bar for a territory will now show as full when that territory is being contested (capture progress is saved and will appear again once the territory is no longer contested)
  • Random flag clothes will no longer disappear after a round transition

Oddball

  • Bombs in Hot Potato now properly report carry time
  • Multiple hot potato bombs will no longer spawn in the same location
  • The carry time reported stat will now always be correct after a host migration has occurred
  • Players carrying the oddball during a host migration will no longer receive extra points

Stockpile

  • All stockpile flags are now attached to their spawn location if it is a flag stand

Invasion

  • The game score is now set per frame tick based off of the current phase
  • A failsafe game end timer has been added to catch any possible bad cases of Invasion games not ending properly

Invasion: Boneyard

  • The core will now reset whenever it is thrown through a shield door into a spawning location in Phase 3

Invasion (Assault) and Assault

  • Added sudden death to Invasion (Assault) and Assault gametypes

Race

  • Players who die before the first checkpoint will no longer spawn in a random location on the map

Silent Hill 8 gets a few more details

Travis Bruno
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True horror fans rejoice, the Silent Hill series may be returning to it’s roots. In a sit down interview with Czech gaming site Doupe, Silent Hill 8’s lead designer Mark Berka stated that the game is being designed with Silent Hill 2 in mind. Silent Hill 2 has been heralded as the best of the Silent Hill franchise, while the previous iterations of the game may have been more action packed, but overall didn’t feel like your standard survival horror game.

Another tidbit is that there will be no influence from the Silent Hill movie on the game itself. Instead, the developing team has enlisted the help from key members of the series though who they were was not stated. But being as Silent Hill 8 will be modeled after the second game, the best conclusion to come to can be those that also worked on that game.

With few games taking a chance at survival horror, Silent Hill 8 will take a different twist on the horror aspect. Instead it will follow escaped convict Murphy Pendleton’s journey through Silent Hill. Rather than having military experience like Silent Hill: Homecoming, Murphy has a deep background and depth to his character which will create psychological issues throughout his journey.

No news on a release date though from the interview, but it is great news to hear that the series is returning to it’s horror filled roots.

Source: (Doupe) via Hells Descent

Captain America: Super Soldier announced by Sega

Travis Bruno
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Sega has confirmed today that they are working on Captain America: Super Solider that is due in 2011 along with the feature film that is due for release next year. Marvel has also partnered with Sega for their Thor adaptation, so it is no surprise that they went with Sega again for Captain America. The developing team is Next Level Games, famous for Punch Out!! And Spider Man: Friend or Foe. Not only will the movie be hitting the silver screen, the game will be playable for practically every system; the PS3, 360, Wii, PSP, and DS.

The storyline for the game will be written by Christos Gage and will take place within the same world that the movie does. Christos Gage wrote Marvel’s Avenger: The Initiative, Civil War: House of M, and many other different titles so expect a true to comic book fashion storyline.

The game itself is planned on being a third person action game during World War II. During the war Captain America will be doing battle against Red Skull within a castle that has been converted into a Hydra Base. According to Sega the game will have “highly athletic combat system with fluid platforming and a highly tuned suite of shield attacks taking out multiple enemies at once, deflecting incoming fire back at enemies, solving puzzles, and scaling walls.”

Fist of the North Star more brutal in America

Travis Bruno
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With the move across seas, Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage has been able to receive an upgrade in the violence department. There are also a couple other features besides extra blood however, as the updated version has English/Japanese voice acting, different enemies to fight in a level, better bike controls, and even a new stage to play.

Thankfully though Tecmo Koei isn’t forgetting it’s roots and is also releasing an International edition in Japan which will include all the different additions the game is receiving overseas. Releasing November 2nd expect to see tons more gore from the various screenshots we’ve already seen, because those are primarily from the Japanese release and as we now know, it has been stepped up for the American version. Exploding bodies will be everywhere….

“SHIFT extended” Shifts to the PS Store

J. Bradshaw
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My brother-in-law is always talking about this new fangled phone, the iPhone.  Have you heard of it? Apparently, it is an iPod AND a phone!  Well today I get to tell him that a game is coming from the iPhone to the PSP.  The game is called SHIFT extended. This unique puzzle game is a bestseller on the iPhone and will be ported to the Minis side of the Playstation Store for PSP and PS3.  It will be available by the end of the year, and it looks like it will be quite an interesting experience.   If you pick it up on Playstation, it will have more than double the content of the the iPhone version.

Epic Mickey trailer explores the importance of story

Travis Bruno
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Disney’s Epic Mickey already has the attention of the gaming world for providing a very different feel to a very old character. They are trying to grab everyone’s attention now as Junction Point’s Warren Spector and his staff talk about the importance of storytelling and Epic Mickey’s emphasis on the story. The video explains in detail the amount of storytelling that the game has, and the way that the player will be experiencing it.

With Epic Mickey hitting shelves November 25th and 26th in Europe and the 30th for the US, everyone’s expectations are quite high. Hopefully Epic Mickey will be as epic as it appears.

“Making of” Enslaved- Video #4

J. Bradshaw
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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is out today, and you might be wondering where the music in the game comes from.    This video will explain it all.  If you have bought Enslaved, tell us what you think of it, and look for our review soon!

“The Sacrifice”: Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 DLC out Now! Steam deal Included!

Fernando T. Gonçalves
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The Sacrifice, the newest DLC for both Left 4 Dead games, is already available for PC and Mac. The Xbox 360 version will be released later this evening.

As always with Valve games, this new DLC is available for free on the PC, you just need a copy of Left 4 Dead and/or Left 4 Dead 2. On the Xbox 360 is Microsoft who set the rules, because of this each game DLC cost 560MSP.

For a limited time the PC users have another advantage, Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 received a 66% off discount together with the new free DLC. You can buy Left 4 Dead or Left 4 Dead 2 for just $6.79 each, or both games for $10.19. If you have four friends the deal is even better, you get a special bundle for $20.40, that is a mere $5.10 per person. These deals are really crazy huh, the price for both games on the PC are better than the DLC alone for the Xbox 360!

Steam links:

Left 4 Dead $19.99 $6.79 (Four Pack available for $59.99 $20.39)

Left 4 Dead 2 $19.99 $6.79 (Four Pack available for $59.99 $20.39)

Left 4 Dead 1 + 2 $29.99 $10.19

GotY edition Borderlands to come with access to Duke Nukem Forever demo

Travis Bruno
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Anxious to be the first person to play the demo of Duke Nukem Forever? Especially now that the game has finally seen the light of day and is confirmed for a release in 2011? Well if you happen to be a fan of Borderlands then now is the time for you to get double the fun with the Game of the Year edition coming out on October 12th.

This is because Gearbox is hoping to include membership to something they call the First Access Club. This club will allow those who join to be the first to download the demo to Duke Nukem Forever before it is available to everyone else. There is no date for the demo’s release, but just know that if you happen to get Borderlands, you will eventually also be getting the demo.

Beyond the Duke Nukem Forever Demo, the First Access Club will supposedly provide members with many different bonus features, though these were not announced. One can speculate special themes, videos, screenshots, and who knows what else.

Borderlands: Game of the Year edition will cost $60 USD and will include all four of the DLC packs that have been released for the game, these include Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Mad Moxxie’s Underdome Riot, Secret Armory of General Knoxx, and Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution.

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