Archive for February, 2010

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Teaser Video

Tweet After announcing Ghost Recon: Future Soldier yesterday, Ubisoft went ahead and released the above teaser video for the game. The title was initially confirmed for just the 360 and PS3, but then Wii, DS, and PSP versions were also said to be in the works. Look for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier fall 2010.

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Ubisoft Announces Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Tweet Ubisoft announced today that they will be bringing Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to gamers in 2010, resurrecting the Ghost Recon franchise after a three year hiatus.

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MW2 Care Package Patch Sent to MS for Certification

Tweet About damn time Infinity Ward. The Modern Warfare 2 Care Package patch is finally on the way to the Xbox 360 to fix the glitches that have plagued online matches for months now.

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New Game Releases: 2/7 – 2/13

Tweet Not a bad looking week in new games with BioShock 2 and Dante’s Inferno arriving, along with Star Ocean: The Last Hope for the PS3 and Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll for all you Wii Balance Board owners. The DS gets a little love too this week with Percy Jackson and Scene It? [...]

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Final Fantasy XIII: More Missions & Playtime Talk, Still No Demo

Tweet A recent European PlayStation.Blog interview with Final Fantasy XIII Director, Motomu Toriyama, and Producer, Yoshinori Kitase, reaffirmed the total playtime of 50-60 hours we already knew about months ago, and talks about about the added missions (side-quests) in the game that add to the mix. When asked about the “sidequest” content specifically, they responded [...]

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Backbreaker: First NaturalMotion Developer Diary Video

Tweet The team at NaturalMotion has put out a developer diary series to better help prospective players understand what the game will be about. To be clear, this is not another Madden clone. You won’t see a “god mode” camera that lets you see the entire field, instead your perspective will be third person giving [...]

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RipTen Review: Mass Effect 2 (PC, 360)

We are in the season of sequels. With titles like Modern Warfare 2, Bioshock 2, and Assassin’s Creed 2 beckoning you with their come-hither gleam from high atop their respective shelves, it’s no easy feat to pick just one. Mass Effect 2 will not make your decision any easier …

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Bayonetta Sexifies Her Way to 1.1 Million Unit Sales

Tweet Sega’s voluptuous vixen, Bayonetta, has broken the 1 million sales mark with 1.1 million units sold on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 console. The economy hasn’t been too excepting of new IPs as of late, so it’s good to see that a half nude librarian witch can get a little love. I predict [...]

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BioShock 2 Review Flood Gates Begin To Open

Tweet While most publications are still waiting patiently for their review copy, a few have already published their BioShock 2 review. Our phone call with the developer wrapped up yesterday and you can look for our BioShock 2 review to go live shortly after the game’s release on the 9th. In the mean time, here’s [...]

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4.2GB Heavy Rain Install Passes Time with Swan Origami Building, Better Than Lighting Up

Tweet The last time I sat through a lengthy PlayStation 3 game related install, it was full of cigarette smoke and Surgeon General warnings — a fitting, yet uneventful way, to pass the time with Solid Snake. Heavy Rain Developer, Quantic Dream, is prepared with their own ingenious alternative to twiddling your thumbs while their [...]

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Fallout: New Vegas Teaser Trailer

Tweet A Teaser trailer for the next installment of the Fallout series went up today. This game is currently in development by Obsidian Entertainment, as the franchise is currently on loan from Bethesda while they work on whatever it is they’re working on (Elder Scrolls 5?) As you may or may not know, Obsidian was [...]

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Rumor: Sonic to Make an Appearance in Super Mario Galaxy 2

Tweet There’s a rumor going around the internet claiming that Sonic will make an appearance in Super Mario Galaxy 2. According to a trusted source close to Nintendo magazine NGamer, Sega’s infamous hedgehog will be in the Green Hill Galaxy level. Maybe from a trusted source, but for now it’s just a rumor. That is [...]

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They Might Have Fixed Sonic

Tweet I guess I could say something witty here, or maybe make one of those analogies you all love where I compare video games to some obscure band or movie. Instead, I will just let us all bask in the glory of this moment. For this… this my friends is the minute Sega finally got [...]

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THQ Conference Call Confirms Development of Darksiders 2, Saints Row 3, and Red Faction Guerrilla 4

Tweet In a conference call that occurred earlier today, THQ CEO Brian Farrell, revealed several high profile sequels already in development. The list included Red Faction Guerrilla 4 as a fiscal 2011 release, with Darksiders 2, Saints Row 3, and a new IP titled Homefront underway as well. Interesting news for fans of the aforementioned [...]

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Team Fortress 2 Propaganda Contest Runners Up Revealed

Tweet Valve have today revealed the runners-up for last year’s TF2 propaganda contest, and they are officially brilliant. There are plenty of entries to look through, most in very high resolution, and all highly enjoyable. Hit the link to see them. I think the TF2 community have really outdone themselves here. A lot of effort [...]

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