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MW2 “Stimulus Package” Load Out

Dylan Radcliffe
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the Stimulus Package map pack is coming March 30th to the Xbox 360 first. The price tag set for these 3 new maps and 2 remakes is 1200MSP ($15).

Details on the Maps:

  • “Bailout,” a multi-level apartment complex
  • “Storm,” an open industrial park littered with heavy machinery
  • “Salvage,” a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed cars.
  • “Crash,” a war-torn urban environment.
  • “Overgrown,” which features a massive dry creek bed.

“Bailout,” a multi-level apartment complex
A confined location, perfect for those annoying people that run around with shotguns and knives. Will most likely be hated by snipers and those who like picking off their enemies from a distance. Hopefully long corridors will lead to some balance.

“Storm,” an open industrial park littered with heavy machinery
This level is supposedly going to be stormy, with rain which will reduce visibility.

“Salvage,” a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed cars.
This level will lead to some pretty cool tactics, only if the crushed cars are set up properly.  Snipers could nest into some strategic locations and snipe between the debris.

“Crash,” a war-torn urban environment.
If you have played COD4, you will know this map. Basically it is the original Afghan map.

“Overgrown,” which features a massive dry creek bed.
A fan favorite, that is liked by most COD players.

A $15 price tag will make whether to buy this map pack or not a difficult choice for many players, but the extra maps look interesting enough to constitute a purchase. If you are still playing Modern Warfare 2, then you might want to look into this interesting Map Pack.

inXile’s Hunted: The Demon’s Forge to be published by Bethesda

Travis Bruno
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Bethesda announced today that they will be publishing Inxile’s newest game, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge.

inXile Entertainment was founded in 2002 by industry veteran Brian Fargo. During his distinguished tenure in the video game business, Fargo has been behind some of the greatest fantasy game franchises of all time including The Bard’s Tale®, Baldur’s Gate®, and Fallout®. Hunted’s development is being overseen by Fargo while Michael “Maxx” Kaufman serves as the game’s Director. Previously, Kaufman served as Art Director on such titles as Kingpin™: Life of Crime™, Redneck Rampage™ and the award-winning Return to Castle Wolfenstein® at Gray Matter.

Bethesda Softworks president Vlatko Andonov was quoted saying:

“We are thrilled to be working with Bethesda Softworks on this upcoming release that takes us back to our roots,” said Brian Fargo, Founder of inXile Entertainment. “Bethesda’s track record speaks for itself and the game we are developing for them is no exception.”

“inXile has an extremely talented team and we couldn’t be more pleased to have them working on one of our upcoming titles,” said Vlatko Andonov, President of Bethesda Softworks. “We believe gamers will be really excited about what these guys have in store for them.”

This news comes after the disappointing announcement of Inxile’s other game Heist was canceled by CodeMasters.

Hunted: The Demon’s Forge appears to be a third person fantasy action game where you will take the roll of either E’lara, your standard ranged elf, and Caddoc your typical warrior class. However from all appearances the game looks very dark and the potential co-op abilities will be putting this game on my radar. However there has been no announcement of whether or not you will be able to play co-op online, though this is to be assumed.

An exact release date has not yet been announced, however a bit of the storyline for the game was released as well during this announcement:

The dark ages have become corrupted. Heinous creatures have emerged from underground. Townsfolk across the land are disappearing. Upon the promise of their fortune in gold, mercenaries E’lara and Caddoc take on the daunting task of discovering where the innocent villagers have been taken. Their journey will lead them on a dark and twisted path where they will encounter death, slavery, and sacrifice. Travel deep within the world of Kala Moor…and to the secrets of The Demon’s Forge.

Sounds pretty interesting, and it also appears to be a pure dungeon crawler. It’ll be quite interesting to see how they take the co-op, will it have echos RE5’s co-op abilities? Regardless of that though I am quite interested in seeing where this title will go. Anyone else really interested in this game as well?

EA completes maintenance on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 servers

Dylan Radcliffe
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 didn’t have the best start after many server crashes cause people heart ache. No matter what you play the game on, ever version has had some problems while connecting to a multiplayer match. The Xbox 360 was kicking some users all the way out to the Dashboard and PC users were experiencing authentication issues with PunkBuster.

The developers say that all the problems should be fixed now, due to some bug fixes as well as new servers being put in. Xbox 360 users may experience some loss in data but it is nothing major.

Along with this fix there has also been released a Q&A at the battlefield blog.
Read the Q&A here.

This week on XBLA (March/15/2010)

Dylan Radcliffe
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Deal of the Week
This week, Xbox LIVE Gold members can download the following special deals until March 22nd:

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for 800 points
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne for 800 points
Fable I for 800 points

All content may not be available in all regions. Check your Game Marketplace on your console for details

Thoughts:
I personally have all 3 of these games on disc format, but they are all a very good deal at $10 each. Specially Fable and GTA:San Andreas; if you haven’t played either of those games, get them now!

This Week’s Arcade Title:
The Xbox LIVE Block / House Party promotion rolls on with the release Perfect Dark which will be available this Wednesday on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 800 points.

Thoughts:
This game is a very good deal at only 800MSP ($10). It also includes 2 gamer pictures, 2 avatar awards (Perfect Dark shirt Male/Female; Alien (elvis) doll prop), and even a theme. If you haven’t picked up any of the block party releases, or even if you have Perfect Dark quite a steal!

Keep your eyes peeled on this site for the review in a day or two.

Red Steel 2 “Super Powers” Trailer

Philip Federico
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Not only will you have weapons and special moves at your disposal, but you will also be able to unlock super powers. Check this out in this latest Red Steel 2 featurette video. The Swordman’s fate is now in your hands.  Do you have what it takes ?  I think I do .. but what about you 😉

Check out for more on http://www.redsteel2.com

Whats everyone think of Red Steel 2 … I personally can’t wait to get my hands on it.  With the support for the Wii Motion Plus fighting with the blade is going to be even more realistic.   What do you guys think ?

Might & Magic CLASH OF HEROES Coming soon for Playstation Network & XBOX Live Arcade

Philip Federico
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Might & Magic CLASH OF HEROES Coming soon for Playstation Network & XBOX Live Arcade

AUSTRALIA – March 15, 2010 – Today Ubisoft announced that it will bring the critically acclaimed Might & Magic Clash of Heroes to the Playstation® Network (PSN) from Sony and Xbox LIVE Arcade (XBLA) from Microsoft.  Developed by Capybara Games, the creators of Might & Magic Clash of Heroes for the Nintendo DS ™ system, Might and Magic Clash of Heroes XBLA/PSN will give players the opportunity to enjoy the remarkable gameplay now in high definition (HD). 

“We’re very excited to bring Might & Magic Clash of Heroes to PSN and XBLA,” said Senior Producer, Romain de Waubert de Genlis.  “Not only have we had the chance to adapt all of our graphics to High-Definition, but we’ve also had the opportunity to improve the game even further, both in single-player battles and in the main campaign. We took many of the community’s recurring wishes into consideration, allowing players to match their strategic skills and taking full advantage of the online capabilities of PSN and XBLA.” 

Might and Magic Clash of Heroes XBLA/PSN will take advantage of the next-gen console’s capabilities to increase its visual appeal and enrich the multiplayer experience. With a unique mix of RPG and an exceptional puzzle battle system. This upcoming release will give Might & Magic fans something to look forward to this Summer 2010. 

Key features include:

  • Rich Might & Magic Universe
  • High-definition  environments with manga art design
  • Five different factions and five different heroes with five different stories
  • Fresh turn-based puzzle battle system with offensive & defensive combos
  • Unlockable heroes
  • Online Level-up & Ranking          
  • Multiplayer mode for 2-4 players local and online. 

For the latest information on Might & Magic Clash of Heroes, please visit: http://mightandmagic.com/clashofheroes/

DLC – the right and the wrong

Dylan Radcliffe
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There are many different views surrounding DLC. The views vary depending on who is looking at it. I will lay out some general viewpoints on DLC, and discuss them in further depth.

When a consumer sees DLC certain things run through their head:

  • If it’s free, it is picked up without question.
  • If it costs money, many people feel more then $10 is too much.
  • If it is released at the same time as the game and it costs money, many people won’t even buy the game because of it.

When a developer releases DLC, there are a few reasons:

  • They want to boost their sales and make more money through the DLC.
  • They didn’t have enough time to finish and release the rest of the game later
  • The game is good enough to continually add more stuff to extend the play time of the game.

The Consumer’s viewpoints broken down:

Free DLC: Pick it up! even if you don’t have the game or don’t like what it is for, pick up the free DLC anyway. DLC that is free doesn’t always remain free. After you download it once, you can always delete it and redownload it.

The Price: The price is a big factor that determines whether a person purchases DLC.

  • A good price is about $5. Someone sees $5 DLC they are more willing to look at it and look into if they want to buy it.
  • $10 DLC is looked at only if the DLC is for a game your really enjoyed.
  • More then $10, and it better be a bundle. A single piece of DLC for more then $10 will only be purchased by the wealthy. Or, you really really enjoyed the game, and the DLC is massive!

DLC released along side of the game: If it’s not free, many people feel cheated out of the game and they feel that the company is taking as much money as they can. This gives companies a bad name and companies should never do this! Many people don’t even bother picking up a game if the company Charges for DLC on the same day. What is even worse, is when a company charges for DLC that is already in the game, and all you doing is buy a key that unlocks that bit of content.

The Producer’s viewpoints broken down:

They want to boost their sales and make more money through the DLC: This is not a smart idea, you will make more money in the short run, but prolonged practice will cause a decrease in sales when people begin to realize that you are taking as much money as you can out of their pockets. Many developer’s reputations are permanently scarred because they practiced this.

They didn’t have enough time to finish and release the rest of the game later: This is fine, if handled correctly. Do not pull a chunk of the game out because you couldn’t finish, and then release it later. This was seen in Assassin’s Creed 2, where the developers pulled out 2 entire sequences because they didn’t have time to finish them. They then released them later on as DLC for $5 each. The price is right, but they were supposed to already be in the game, so you shouldn’t be charging for them. God of War 3, had to cut a chunk out of the ending of the game due to time restraints, but the developers are saying that if they get around to finishing it, they will release it for free. This will work for them in the long run very well. It will get people to hold on to their copy of the game until the DLC is released, and when it is released other people will buy more copies to play it.

The game is good enough to continually add more stuff to extend the play time of the game: This is perfectly fine. In games like Fallout 3 and borderlands, the game is good enough and popular enough for DLC to be released. It will keep the game popular as well as add more to it. The DLC that was added to Fallout3, and Borderlands is big enough to constitute being DLC. The armory of general knoxx was about a gigabyte of memory and only for $10. This is how you properly release DLC.

Gurren Lagann Parallel Works 2 Announced!

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Gurren Lagann Parallel Works 2 Announced!

Animation company Gainex has announced that they will be releasing a sequel to Gurren Lagann Parallel Works! Gurren Lagann was an extremely popular Mecha anime that is now licensed in the US by Bandai. The show may have ended nearly two and a half years ago, but who says you need to let a finished product stand alone?

Gurren Lagann’s story was based upon a desolate world where humans live underground in tunnels dug by their own drills, fearful of the Beastmen who rule the world above. Until Simon, a resident of one of the towns, discovers a key to control a giant “Gunmen” named Lagann. Then the battle for the dominance of the world ensues.

However this is in the past and Gainex has already released Gurren Lagann Parallel Works, which is a collection of alternative universes and stories that are shown in 3-4 minute music videos set to the anime’s original soundtrack. These vary from being a tantalizing taste of what could have been, to completely odd. Though some may bear extreme resemblance to a few video game opening movies, such as Wild Arms 3.

However Gainex has now announced that Parallel Works 2 will arrive on May 26.

Personally I can not wait for this to come out. Gurren Lagann was full of comedy and action, and left you wanting for more. It’d be interesting to see if they were to take any of these changed settings and create an actual branch anime out of them.

The opening video for the original anime can be seen below.

Brink – Movement, Customization, and Gameplay Videos

Dylan Radcliffe
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Earlier a posted a trailer for the game Brink, being developed by Bethesda. If you enjoyed the trailer, you probably want to know more.

So here it is, 5 videos for your viewing Pleasure. What does everyone think of the game so far? with singleplayer, co-op with up to 7 friends, and online multiplayer. (Which will most likely comprise of 8 resistence and 8  security). Brink will be available on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. (Current release date is September/7/2010). Learn more at http://www.brinkthegame.com/

SMART – Free running on the environment

Character Customization

An Objective perspective, Container City parts 1-3



Let us know what you think of it 🙂

Major Nelson Show #353: Wil Wheaton, MW2 Stimulus Package and Supreme Commander

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This week Major speaks to Infinity Wards’ very own Robert Bowling regarding the highly anticipated Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack, find out all u need to know straight from the source Mr @fourzerotwo

Thanks Major !!!

Host: Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : e (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : lollip0p (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)
Co-Host: Stepto (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)

Special Guest Star: Wil Wheaton

Interview: Chris Taylor, Supreme Commander 2 (37:01 – 48:49)
Interview: Robert Bowling, Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack (48:39 – 1:00:51)
Going to South By Southwest? We are too! Listen to find out about the Xbox LIVE Community event.

Show Details: 

Duration (approx):1:32:58
File size (approx) :42.5 MB
Format:MP3

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